Sir,
I have installed Red Hat Linux version 8.0(pscyche) But I am still having some problems:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Sometimes it shows error: Nautilus has no installed viewer capable of displaying "/boot/grub/stage1" (or any other file)
4. 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?
5. As in windows we have Norton Anti-Virus software. What about Linux. Any other software from where can I get it? Any website!
6. Can I install 2 Linux flavours on same P.C.
7. 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
7. Also how to create shortcut on desktop for a particular package. I just drag it to desktop. Is there any other method ?
8. 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.
9. Through which software I will be able to write in Hindi fonts on Linux.
10. 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. Also how to give password facility for the contacts foler in address book on Windows.(urgently needed)
Would be thankful if you could solve some of my these basic queries. Waiting for an early reply.
Yours sincerely, Dhiraj
Hello Dhiraj,
- 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.
Try this link maybe it'll help.. it has a lot of info on configuring internal modems on linux LINK: http://www.linmodems.org/
- I am still unable to find exactly where to do
programming. I have emacs. But still not very comfortable in it. I am referring
You can use any text editor like vi/emacs just figure it out for yourself which one you like the most... :)
- Sometimes it shows error: Nautilus has no
installed viewer capable of displaying "/boot/grub/stage1" (or any other file)
tht's coz nautilus is trying to open the file and can't b'coz it doesn't have any viewers available to view it... (personally i have no clue why it's opening /boot/grub/stage1... maybe u clicked on it or ur keyboard has a stuck key.. just a guess)
- I changed some settings and now when shutting
down linux I get the message : Shutting down NMB services [Failed] Shutting down SMB services [Failed]
try fixing samba... if nothing works out u can always.. reinstall remove and add samba rpm :D
Do I need to reinstall?
reinstall samba :D not the whole OS... :P
- As in windows we have Norton Anti-Virus
software. What about Linux. Any other software from where can I get it? Any website!
there r many antivirii softwares available fo linux like F-prot, Panda personally I'd think you should search google.. maybe u'll find a Free! one :)
- Can I install 2 Linux flavours on same P.C.
there are many methods.. mount the other linux partition and add the kernel and root information in lilo.conf file (Read the mlilo.conf manual before attempting to edit it) then rerun lilo
- Now I can my Linux through Windows using Cygwin.
no you can't cygwin is a library used to *emulate* unix on windows and again you have to compile the whole application as a windows binary..
I wanted to know like Through Linux I would beable 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
you wont have to load the songs again just mount the drive and play the songs.. you can edit the /etc/fstab file if u want the partition to mount everytime you start linux (read the manual before doing anything) :)
- Also how to create shortcut on desktop for a
particular package. I just drag it to desktop. Is there any other method ?
depends on wat desktop ur using
- 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.
search google u'll find thousands of tutorials read the howto's if u wanna try to do something advanced.. :)
- Through which software I will be able to write
in Hindi fonts on Linux.
check out www.indlinux.org... or try out mandrake9.1 it's very user friendly and it has support for hindi in gnome pretty awesome huh :D
- 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. Also how to give password facility for the contacts foler in address book on Windows.(urgently needed)
i have no clue about the contacts thing but can protect it using "chmod 700" command other *users* wint be able to open it unless ur sharing the same user account
Happy Linuxing
Pranav
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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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- Sometimes it shows error: Nautilus has no
installed viewer
capable of displaying "/boot/grub/stage1" (or any
other file)
no clue
it means there is no default viewer/player associated with the file type kinda like the setting from "folder options" in windows eg: an html file would be associated with IE. u can right click on the file and select the open with tab where u will have to select the proper app or give the path to an unlisted app
- 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.
there are indeed virii for linux (see it's as popular as windows ;-))only not as harmful as their windows counterpparts as you cannot execute certain scripts without root priveleges (be careful as root) and yes there are anti virii for Linux most of which come bundled as a part of some commercial mail server i don't exactly remember the name .google can help u
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- Sometimes it shows error: Nautilus has no
installed viewer
capable of displaying "/boot/grub/stage1" (or any
other file)
no clue
it means there is no default viewer/player associated with the file type kinda like the setting from "folder options" in windows eg: an html file would be associated with IE. u can right click on the file and select the open with tab where u will have to select the proper app or give the path to an unlisted app
- 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.
there are indeed virii for linux (see it's as popular as windows ;-))only not as harmful as their windows counterpparts as you cannot execute certain scripts without root priveleges (be careful as root) and yes there are anti virii for Linux most of which come bundled as a part of some commercial mail server i don't exactly remember the name .google can help u
===== ninad purohit ninadonline(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in have a nice day :-)
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