On Tuesday 05 April 2005 9:02 pm, Andy Yankovich wrote:
On Tuesday 05 April 2005 20:05, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:
On Tuesday 05 April 2005 5:18 pm, Andy Yankovich wrote: <snip> go to taglinux.org OR search google for Knoppix , then download the latest version.. 3.7 IIRC, but I could be wrong about that. Anyway, download the .iso file, and them burn it to a cd... mark it rescue,
Now all I have to do is learn how to copy and burn a CD. If you or someone can get me started on learning how to copy and burn I think I can take it from there. Ahh, easy peasy.. once you know where things are, and can get to a gui, you just use k3b to drag n drop your files into the bottom of the k3b window.. when you have filled the disk, or have all the files you want.. you hit "burn" .. assuming you have installed things like cdrecord, cdrdao, and similar it will "just work" like Windows burning..
However, no gui means you need to have the correct programs installed to issue a command in your shell.. I think this part is where Anders should come in , or one of the other wizards <G> And as long as I'm on the subject... you should get a good book ... and you will get a good book w/ the boxed version ( full version not the upgrade, since the difference between the upgrade and the full version is largely the extra Administrator book. So it wouldn't hurt to buy one boxed set at least ever version number or so... <VBG>) Also, O'Reilly's *Linux Administrator* book, and/or one of the *Linux in a Nutshell* ( to get started w/ commands etc. as well as the how it works ) books. Suse's manuals can't be beat, and certainly not for the price! The Suse books are also installed w/ your other documentation .. so if you can read things, and find your way around a desktop, you can push the items that looks a bit like an old life preserver from the Titanic w/ Suse's Geeko's head thru it.. it will lead you thru some of the " handbooks" for various apps, and an easy way to set up a searchable database of all the help stuff you have installed.. Also, Be sure to look at Suse's Administration Guide , as well as the User Guide. The later will help you w/ things like buring a cd or dvd ( basically words the same way... <g>) And the configuration of various things and programs you will want to use whilst the former will give you detailed information on "how to do ... " that book is 702+ pages.. And goes over things you need to know from the jump, as well as more detailed information on things like Suse's boot "concept" ( all the files are editable by root.. BUT you need to know what you are doing, OR have a backup of the files you can replace from a commandline <G>) And don't worry too much about being a newbie, everyone was at one time or another.. have a lot of fun.. -- j Just as all the rules in the world cannot insure our survival, neither can they create the impossible. Instead of focussing on an equal place at the starting gate, our laws attempt to rig the finish by *mandating* an equal outcome. This is unachievable. Even more, it is a stultifying thought. C.Crier