Re: A spot of advice needed - OP reports back

Man on the Clapham omnibus wrote:


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>
> I still have a few questions and wonder if the group could get me up to
> speed, please.
>
> 1. Now I'm in the GUI, how do I get out of it - ie back to the command
> prompt?

In KDE RIGHT click any blank area on the destop and a menu will pop up. The
bootom entry should be Log off yourusername. Left click it and follow the
instructions.
>
> 2. I've found KDE 3.3.something, but the file is a .rpm. Is there an
> idiots guide to what I do with an .rpm file?

Mandrake has a control center a bit like windows. Part of it is an online
software upgrader. Run this and it will check your installation against the
latest version and give you a list of progs it can upgrade. Slect the ones
you want and let it do its stuff. No need to uninstall anything but you
will need to reboot if you upgrade KDE.

>
> 3. Do I have to close KDE to upgrade it to a newer version, or worse - do
> I need to uninstall the old version first?

No, see above.

>
> 4. I need to edit the hosts file. I've found it, but I don't have the
> necessary permissions to edit it. Do I use chmod to do this? I tried but
> didn't seem to have permission!

You need to be the root use to do this - you did make a not of the root
password when you did the installation. To use chmod, start a terminal and
type su (ask to go to superuser mode). It will ask for the (root) password.
Put this in then you can do chmod. When you have done doing root stuff type
exit in the console and you will go back to your regular user shell.

>
> I *will* get to grips with this. I know all the answers are out there on
> Google, but it's early days and I'm yet sure what I'm searching for. I
> suspect also that I'm trying to run before I can walk, and I've got a
> decade of BillWare to un-think as I go.
>

Linux is great fun and you are never too old to learn. I think there is even
a web site dedicated to linux newbies. A google search for Linux Newbie
will get you a load of hits.


Good Luck and welcome to the free world.

Ian
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