great! Glad your'e liking it 
And didn't I say Mandrake was a piece of cake? It is, isn't it? Everything is 'where it should be'. But you know what? You haven't seen anything. 
After a few days/weeks start messing with the Terminal, and enjoy a whole new world of operating a computer!
Until now it seems like it's pretty intuitive if you're used to windows, the only thing is i gotta start learning commands and stuff but so far so good....
hell, it's easier to configure it than windows!!
Still got a couple of questions though, i think my sound isn't working and i wanna know if there's some kind of winamp but that is pretty good...
oh and yeah, where do i see the amount of disk space i have left???
quick question, is there a way to rename my booting OSes in the boot menu?
OK, in a console, type "su" and enter your root password. You are not root (be careful).
type "pico /etc/lilo.conf" . This is your LILO (linux loader) config file. You should see lines that read:
label=slackware
(or whatever the name is) for each OS. Simply replace "slackware" (or whatever) with your new name.
Now to Ctrl+O to save, and then Ctrl+X to exit.
Now something important, for the changes to take effect, type "lilo" (making sure you are still in that same console).
If the "pico"command doesnt work, try doing "urpmi pine"
I think my sound isn't working and i wanna know if there's some kind of winamp but that is pretty good...
Well, for your sound, you'll have to tell us what sound card you have. You may just have to raise the mixer volume (kmix should work).
As for a winamplike player, XMMS is an exact clone. (it even uses WA2 skins). Its great. typing "xmms" in a console should bring it up, and if its not installed: urpmi xmms.
oh and yeah, where do i see the amount of disk space i have left???
"df -h" should do the trick.
Originally posted by contrasutra@Jul 28 2003, 07:04 PMOK, in a console, type "su" and enter your root password. You are not root (be careful).
type "pico /etc/lilo.conf" . This is your LILO (linux loader) config file. You should see lines that read:
label=slackware
(or whatever the name is) for each OS. Simply replace "slackware" (or whatever) with your new name.
Now to Ctrl+O to save, and then Ctrl+X to exit.
Now something important, for the changes to take effect, type "lilo" (making sure you are still in that same console).
If the "pico"command doesnt work, try doing "urpmi pine"
and for grub? the same process?
No, its looks like this in an /etc/grub.conf file:
"title Red Hat Linux "
so you replace "Red Hat Linux" with whatever you want.
You dont have to run "grub" afterward though.
Ive just started downloading JAMD it looks sweet 
Finally gonna make the switch alilm?
Im telling you, Linux is a programmers heaven.
For the compiling tools, be sure to apt-get it.
I've just bought a 10GB hdd for my laptop and I plan on running, Aquafying, hacking, and otherwise having fun with (a) Linux distro(s) on it. This being my first serious attempt at using Linux, I'm wide open to suggestions, advice, and comments.
From what I've gathered thus far, I'm looking at either Mandrake or JAMD for my first distro... I've already burnt and used a Knoppix CD a little. From that experience I know already that I need to learn more about Unix... So, any help and advice from you experienced Linux users would be greatly appreciated!
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I really suggest Mandrake. Its just very polished.
I recommend bein friends with Contra. 
He should open a Linux tech-support site. I 
him.....
su
( i think i dont have to enter any password since it don'T prompt me)
pico/etc/lilo.conf
No such file or directory
urpmi pine
no package named pine
what am i doing wrong???
small update: i did find the lilo.conf file, its in etc/lilo.conf i found it with konqueror, unfortunately i cant save it when i open it with kwrite since i don't have access, how can i switch to root like that??
also, i tried doing it in the konsole and this is what it gave me:
su
/etc/lilo.conf
bash: /etc/lilo.conf: Permission denied
help?
Thanks i just found out how that apparently my sound was all muted, im using xmms playing my mp3 playlist now...too cool! the sound is much more crispier i must say...
also, i'd like to know if theres an aqua stripes background for my menu panel background somewhere..
And, most importantly, is there an instang messaging application like Gabber but on which i could talk to people using MSN messenger on windows???
Thanks alot contrasutra, your are really making this easier for me, and you are also my new idol! :baby: :baby: :baby:
telmo@isengard:~$ su -
Password: you could also try to log in as root insteaf of yourself to do all the system configuration until you get used to switching users at the command line.
its pico then a SPACE then etc/lilo.conf
pico is an editor, so what you are telling it to do is open lilo.conf in pico.
Well I also have mandrake 9.1, i installed it once and it worked but now it doesnt seem to? Im still trying to make it work.
Alilm, hurry up and fix your Mandrake, we need a decent dock for gnome
ok this is what i did:
su
kwrite etc/lilo.conf
it opened an empty kwrite so i opened lilo.conf myself
then i edited the values, i simply changed the names and changed the default loading os
then i saved it and closed it and then i typed lilo in the konsole, i saw the result of what i changed and it all looked good but then again this thing appeared:
Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy
does it means that lilo is simply being used and it will work anyway or does it means i won't be able to reboot kuz i messed it up????
plz help! i don't wanna reboot in xp until i know it won'T kill my computer!!!
Originally posted by Taha@Jul 29 2003, 03:48 PMin terminal, write pico /etc/lilo.conf
then edit it there. Notice the space after pico.
su
pico etc/lilo.conf
bash: pico: command not found
that's why i tried it with kwrite
weird.. you dont have pico.. 
do you have emac? maybe try the same thing with emac: emac /etc/lilo.conf
If not, how about logging in as root, then trying to modify the file.. 
trying it with emac, in the meantime, you wanna tell me how do i log in as root??? i've been tryin to do that for a while...
sorry about doublepost
i tried it with emac, same thing...i tried the urpmi thing
urpmi emac
The following packages contain emac: emacs-nox xemacs-mule emacs-auctex xemacs-extras CJK-emacs emacs-el emacs-leim emacs emacs-X11 xemacs-devel xemacs xemacs-info xemacs-tramp emacs-tramp
but then how do i get it???
Originally posted by Magnolium@Jul 29 2003, 05:57 PMsu
pico etc/lilo.conf
bash: pico: command not found
that's why i tried it with kwrite
be careful
pico etc/lilo.conf it's not the same as
pico /etc/lilo.conf
anyway, you've got a problem with pico, the '/' thing was a detail
thank you frenzyfloyd, i wasn't sure if the / before was making a difference, anyways i tried with and without it and it just doesn't work...
Contrasutra!! Where art thou????
its "emacs" , not emac.
If you dont have pico, try doing (as ROOT of course)
"urpmi nano"
then do:
"nano /etc/lilo.conf"
Nano is a standalone version of Pico.
if that doesnt work, try:
"vim /etc/lilo.conf"
but vim is harder to use than nano.
Pressing "a" goes into edit mode, then pressing "ESC" and then ":wq" saves and exits.
EDIT:\\ What have I been doing? Ive been fixing linux and windows. :nuts:
You know what, linux is soooo much easier to troubleshoot. Windows, I was reduced to reinstalling, Linux, I just booted into Knoppix, fixed the files, and rebooted. I was even able to get help online via knoppix.
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