hi i like your way of using points to ask questions but try to make the suibject line more descriptive (like linux doubts etc)
tried to answer them in my capacity and understanding
On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 12:01, dhiraj tuteja wrote:
I have installed Red Hat Linux version 8.0(pscyche) But I am still having some problems:
- I have an internal modem and linux is unable to detect it. As it was mentioned in the latest edition edition of
linuxforu magazine I tried using KPPP software for configuring internet but received no success.
internal modem if sm56 is not supported. some patches are available on sm56.tk but i m not sure if they work. the modem offical drivers are available only for RH 7.1 ( the company no longer supports linux)
- I am still unable to find exactly where to do programming. I
have emacs. But still not very comfortable in it. I am referring the book : Unix Concepts & Applications (2nd edition) By Sumitabha Das Publisher Name : Tata Mcgraw Hill Nowhere in the whole book the author has written to use which editor. Just given the commands and I am uuable to find the interface to run them.
you have to use a SHELL Prompt ( command interpreter like BASH) to execute commands. you might find them in Menu -> System utils or somewhere ...
- Sometimes it shows error: Nautilus has no installed viewer
capable of displaying "/boot/grub/stage1" (or any other file)
no clue
- I changed some settings and now when shutting down linux I get
the message : Shutting down NMB services [Failed] Shutting down SMB services [Failed] Do I need to reinstall?
you must have enabled NMB and SMB services in your startup. try ntsysv on shell prompt and disable them. NMB and SMB are samba file sharing services for which you need a n/w card installed on ur system.
- As in windows we have Norton Anti-Virus software. What about
Linux. Any other software from where can I get it? Any website!
there are no viruses (none reported / documented so far) so why will ppl write / sell antivirus.
- Can I install 2 Linux flavours on same P.C.
yes on 2 different partitions
- Now I can my Linux through Windows using Cygwin. I wanted to know like Through Linux I would be able to able
to play songs stored On Windows( by mounting the partition or using some software like Wine) or do I have to again load them on Linux
yes you can mount the windows partions as vfat (type of partition )in directory structure to access files stored there. wine will run some softwares but not very stable. use xmms for mp3 and openoffice for doc / presentation s
- Also how to create shortcut on desktop for a particular
package. I just drag it to desktop. Is there any other method ?
right click on clean area of desktop in that menu that pops goto create new -> link to an application and locate that app and bingo
- Any free tutorial available on any website to learn linux and
its detailed installation procedure guidelines. If available on the Linux Cd itself then how to extract them.
you can refer to GNU/Linux in a Teaspoon (its a CD ) goto tldp.org for HOWTO. best way to learn is thru system manuals and help.
- Through which software I will be able to write in Hindi fonts
on Linux.
seee indlinux.org
- Is there any facility for address book on Linux. If exists
then how to give password to my contacts folder as I don't want to share it.
folders / files in your login are not usually shared till u share them so dont share them
Also how to give password facility for the contacts foler inaddress book on Windows.(urgently needed)
you cant ... get some 3rd party software
Would be thankful if you could solve some of my these basic queries. Waiting for an early reply.
Yours sincerely, Dhiraj
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