I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up? It's nice that they give me KDE2, a really enjoyable environment, but this machine is just a server and a place to keep gigs of files and I've grown tired of waiting for KDE2 to start up so I can get to a command line. (I've read through some of the SuSE support docs and a faq or two.) I can't believe how long it's taking me to make the crossover to Linux /unix commands. I'm used to being in control and something of a 'power user' in the dos world, for lack of a better term. This is taking forever it seems. I can't even do the simplest things, like I want to see a listing of just directories. ls *. doesn't do it. I know I saw it explained in some book or manual somewhere.
Hi Start yast, go to system administration, select login configuration, and select ascii. On next boot You will have runlevel 3, that is pure ascii-login. Graphical login is runlevel 5. You can change the runlevel "on-the-fly" by issuing command "init 3" or "init 5" Jaska. Viestissä Maanantai 04 Helmikuu 2002 23:54, Tom Nicholson kirjoitti:
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up?
It's nice that they give me KDE2, a really enjoyable environment, but this machine is just a server and a place to keep gigs of files and I've grown tired of waiting for KDE2 to start up so I can get to a command line. (I've read through some of the SuSE support docs and a faq or two.)
I can't believe how long it's taking me to make the crossover to Linux /unix commands. I'm used to being in control and something of a 'power user' in the dos world, for lack of a better term. This is taking forever it seems. I can't even do the simplest things, like I want to see a listing of just directories. ls *. doesn't do it. I know I saw it explained in some book or manual somewhere.
* Tom Nicholson (tomn@antelecom.net) [020204 13:54]:
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up?
rc.config:DISPLAYMANAGER="console" and /sbin/SuSEconfig.
can't even do the simplest things, like I want to see a listing of just directories. ls *. doesn't do it. I know I saw it explained in some book or manual somewhere.
'find . -type d' -- -ckm
Le Lundi 4 Février 2002 23:16, vous avez écrit :
* Tom Nicholson (tomn@antelecom.net) [020204 13:54]:
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up?
rc.config:DISPLAYMANAGER="console" and /sbin/SuSEconfig.
This is broken on SuSE 7.2. If you look at the boot script (xdm) you will see that this option is not taken care of and the default will be used, i.e. KDM David
* David Garnier (david.garnier@etudier-online.com) [020206 12:23]:
This is broken on SuSE 7.2. If you look at the boot script (xdm) you will see that this option is not taken care of and the default will be used, i.e. KDM
Didn't notice the Cc, sorry David. Yes, it's broken (well, the comment is anyway)...I should have said leave the variable null. -- -ckm
On Wednesday 06 February 2002 21.25, David Garnier wrote:
Le Lundi 4 Février 2002 23:16, vous avez écrit :
* Tom Nicholson (tomn@antelecom.net) [020204 13:54]:
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up?
rc.config:DISPLAYMANAGER="console" and /sbin/SuSEconfig.
This is broken on SuSE 7.2. If you look at the boot script (xdm) you will see that this option is not taken care of and the default will be used, i.e. KDM
Nope, you're just looking in the wrong place. If DISPLAYMANAGER is console in 7.2, SuSEconfig will change the runlevel to 3 and rcxdm will never be executed regards Anders
Found it in yast. And thanks, guys. The rc.config thing was what I was
remembering. Christopher M. thanks for the "find . type -d"
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From: "Tom Nicholson"
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up?
It's nice that they give me KDE2, a really enjoyable environment, but this machine is just a server and a place to keep gigs of files and I've grown tired of waiting for KDE2 to start up so I can get to a command line. (I've read through some of the SuSE support docs and a faq or two.)
I can't believe how long it's taking me to make the crossover to Linux /unix commands. I'm used to being in control and something of a 'power user' in the dos world, for lack of a better term. This is taking forever it seems. I can't even do the simplest things, like I want to see a listing of just directories. ls *. doesn't do it. I know I saw it explained in some book or manual somewhere.
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On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 13:54, Tom Nicholson wrote:
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up?
Here's what I would try: Basically, you have to get to a console, then run yast. One way to do that is to re-boot your machine, and at SuSE's prompt, type "init 3". This will boot up to the text-login you are longing for :-) So, you can verify that you like it. From this console, log in. Then type "yast" which will run Yast1. I think you want to select the "system" choice, then something like "boot". Anyway, you want to find a drop-down selection for graphical or text login. Once you make this change, SuSEConfig will run. Re-boot, and verify that it works as you want. This is the only way I'm sure about runing Yast. I hope those more familiar will give more suggestions (ie can you get to a console from XDM/KDM/GDM? Is it safe to Ctrl-Alt-F2 to a console, run yast, then Alt-F7 back to X?).
I can't believe how long it's taking me to make the crossover to Linux /unix commands.
After a while it grows on you. I still feel I'm a newbie (8 years using Linux), because I hang out with others who seem super-human. Occasionally I find myself suddenly re-configuing LILO, exporting an X-display, mounting NFS disks, SSH'ing to home, and I start to think that maybe something has "stuck" :-) Linux is a moving target, though. I can recall really sweating over XFree86 configuration, counting dot-clocks, etc. Now it happens automatically, and differently. Ditto for printers. Jeepers - even sound... I had to compile a kernel just to get sound (so I could play Doom :-) ), and again that's automatic now. There's a lot of stuff I've learned, related to Linux, that I've only enjoyed briefly before having to throw out... My only suggestions: -learn the "real Linux (or Unix)" commands. Don't "help yourself" by trying to create aliases to DOS-like commands. -use Linux. If you have a choice of two ways to do something (DOS/Linux), opt for the Linux way. -push through problems. This can be a toughie, but being able to Google-search through dejanews.com is a real blessing. Beyond on-line resources, HOW-TO's are great, and some books (see below).
like I want to see a listing of just directories. ls *. doesn't do it. I know I saw it explained in some book or manual somewhere.
Well, sometimes 'man ls' (as in "manual") will help. Sometimes these man-pages are really cryptic, though. In the specific case of ls, I can only think of following it by grep, which will filter the output: ls -ap | grep / (this isn't very elegant, and may in fact miss some of what you want, but in essence: it performs a complete listing of the current directory, and pipes the output to 'grep'. grep will search for the string '/', which it will find following every directory entry (as a result of the -p option in ls. You'll then see the display.) Hopefully this will steer you onto a helpful course, and hopefully someone else will chime in with a better example :-) As for books; I'm a great fan of treeware, and some of the best I know of: Unix System Administration Handbook, third edition. Covers 3 flavours of Unix, plus RedHat. But, it's the *principles*. ISBN 0-13-020601-6. Not so useful for commands, but good for getting to "think *nix". An excellent how-to, not a good reference. Great for getting to know what info is stored in what files, where those files are, and what should go in them. As the title says: Administrative. VI Tutorial (an SSC Pocket Tutorial). ISBN 0-916151-54-9. I long ago realized that I could count on vi being available and it works. I still don't like it, but I have had to learn to live with it, and this tiny book helped. Focussed reference, with some how-to. Linux in a Nutshell, by O'Reilly. ISBN 0-596-00025-1. A great reference, not really a how-to. I like a lot of the O'Reilly books, and this is a good example of their work. Understanding Unix. ISBN 0-89588-649-9. I *love* Stan Kelly-Bootle, so I bought his book. It's a hands-on mix that's a good "how-to". Not Linux-focussed. When I pick it up, I only get a lukewarm feeling from it, so I can't call it a favourite. But he does show you how to think and combine command-line tools to achieve results. I hope this long-winded reply helps, Tom. -- Gordon Pritchard, P.Eng., Member IEEE Technical University of B.C. - Research Lab Engineer mailto:gordon.pritchard@techbc.ca direct phone: 604-586-6186
On Mon, 04 Feb 2002, Gordon Pritchard wrote: < In the specific case of ls, I can only think of following it by grep, which will filter the output: ls -ap | grep / > ~ gee, that's Handy ~ thanks :) best wishes ____________ sent on Linux ____________
Hi, SuSE has made Japanese version at 7.1, but there seems no sign of the newer version. Would there be any, or can I just upgrade to English? -- Coming Events 2002-02-02 PHP Seminar at Linux Cafe www.linux-cafe.jp 2002-02-15 Tokyo Linux Users Group Nomikai www.tlug.gr.jp -- # BABA Yoshihiko 馬場美彦 (Town Planner) [photo] home.dal.net/citywalker/citywalker.jpg # IT Project, Daido Information Technology, www.daido-it.co.jp, +81 (0)3 3316 8321 # Webmaster, Tokyo Linux Users Group, www.tlug.gr.jp, tlug.linux.or.jp
"BABA, Yoshihiko"
SuSE has made Japanese version at 7.1, but there seems no sign of the newer version.
Would there be any, or can I just upgrade to English?
Yes, the English version of SuSE Linux 7.3 is also installable in
Japanese and works for Japanese. No special Japanese version is
necessary.
The only drawback is that because of the limited space on the 7 CDs
of SuSE Linux 7.3 Professional, only the most important packages for
Japanese have been included[1]. Basically it contains only
- Japanese translations for YaST2
- canna + some extension dictionaries
- kinput2
- Japanese Bitmap fonts and the Kochi TrueType fonts
- Japanese fonts for Ghostscript
- Japanese KDE translations
- kterm, kon2, jfbterm, lv, nkf, nvi-m17n, a2ps-perl-ja
So the basic stuff is already there.
Many more packages for Japanese are available in the ftp version:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/7.3/
They can be easily downloaded and added.
The Japanese 7.1 wasn't very different from a English 7.1 either.
Compared to the English 7.1 it contained updated GNOME and KDE
packages, and due to the omission of some packages only interesting
for e.g. Germany or France, there was more room to add extra Japanese
packages which were not on the English 7.1 because of lack of space.
But SuSE Linux 7.3 English is already better for Japanese than SuSE
Linux 7.1 Japanese was, there have been many improvements in the
Japanese support since SuSE Linux 7.1-Japanese came out.
Do you already know the mailing list
Dear Mike, Thank you for your info. I guess you are a member of TLUG as well, right? I will add a link to your site from TLUG website. I would also like to know if packages like samba, php and mysql are Japanese-aware: using Japanese compatible version; or with Japanese patches, but I guess that sort of questions should go to m17n@suse. At 18:32 02/02/05 +0100, Mike Fabian wrote:
Do you already know the mailing list
which is for discussion about multilingualization, internationalization and CJK-related topics in SuSE Linux? Subscription information is here:
I didn't know that. I will try. ;-)
Mike Fabian
http://www.suse.de/~mfabian 睡眠不足はいい仕事の敵だ。 その通りだ。
Danke! -- Coming Events 2002-02-02 PHP Seminar at Linux Cafe www.linux-cafe.jp 2002-02-15 Tokyo Linux Users Group Nomikai www.tlug.gr.jp -- # BABA Yoshihiko 馬場美彦 (Town Planner) [photo] home.dal.net/citywalker/citywalker.jpg # IT Project, Daido Information Technology, www.daido-it.co.jp, +81 (0)3 3316 8321 # Webmaster, Tokyo Linux Users Group, www.tlug.gr.jp, tlug.linux.or.jp
BABA, Yoshihiko wrote:
SuSE has made Japanese version at 7.1, but there seems no sign of the
newer version. Would there be any, or can I just upgrade to English?
At least internally we have a 7.3 JP version. We have two sets of CDs for two sets of languages: International (Supports en, fr, es, nl) International2 (Supports it, hu, cz, jp and basic support for en) Hmm, that won't help you, no idea how we would do that except for with a download...
Michael Hasenstein
BABA, Yoshihiko wrote:
SuSE has made Japanese version at 7.1, but there seems no sign of the
newer version. Would there be any, or can I just upgrade to English?
At least internally we have a 7.3 JP version. We have two sets of CDs for two sets of languages:
International (Supports en, fr, es, nl) International2 (Supports it, hu, cz, jp and basic support for en)
The difference between the German, English (=International) and the International2 version is only the package selection. I.e. the International2 already contains more Japanese packages. But apart from the selection of optional packages, all SuSE Linux 7.3 versions are the same, i.e. you can mix and match packages from any of these version or from the FTP version of SuSE Linux 7.3 which contains all available packages. If you could get ISO images of SuSE Linux 7.3 International2, this might save you some downloads of optional Japanese packages from the FTP version compared to the English version. But unfortunately it looks like the International2 version is sold only in Italy, Hungary, and in the Czech Republic (and of course with manuals in the local languages). But as the English SuSE Linux 7.3 version already contains basic support for Japanese, the best thing you can do is use the English version and add other packages you are interested in from the FTP-version.
Hmm, that won't help you, no idea how we would do that except for with a download...
--
Mike Fabian
On Monday 04 February 2002 22:54, you wrote:
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up? Edit the file /etc/inittab Change the line that has "initdefault" in it. Change the "5" to a "3" save the file reboot
hth dan
On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 11:11:49AM +0100, suse@dertext.de wrote:
On Monday 04 February 2002 22:54, you wrote:
I'd like one of my machines to boot to a regular text login. How do I set that up? Edit the file /etc/inittab Change the line that has "initdefault" in it. Change the "5" to a "3" save the file reboot
However, this will be overwritten by YaST. The better answer is... Start up YaST(1), go to System Administration->Login Configuration and change 'Graphical' to 'ASCII'. -- David Smith Tel: +44 (0)1454 462380 (direct) STMicroelectronics Fax: +44 (0)1454 617910 1000 Aztec West TINA (ST only): (065) 2380 Almondsbury Home: 01454 616963 BRISTOL Mobile: 07932 642724 BS32 4SQ Work Email: Dave.Smith@st.com Home Email: David.Smith@ds-electronics.co.uk
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Anders Johansson
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BABA, Yoshihiko
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Christopher Mahmood
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Dan Am
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Dave Smith
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David Garnier
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Gordon Pritchard
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jaakko tamminen
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Michael Hasenstein
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Mike Fabian
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tabanna
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Tom Nicholson