C. Richard Matson wrote:
advice to be aware of the security implications of working as root. The solution to me is: 1. Keep it to a minimum. 2. Use a firewall.
I thought SuSE ships with a built-in firewall. Do I need to activate it?
the posibility of deleting the wrong files or crashing your system. The solution I use is to: 1. Put my home directory in a seperate partition.
I've already done that. Do my KMail mails also get stored under /home?
2. Have a set of installation disks handy when you try something new. (That also applies to root in text mode:-)) That way if you delete/crash an application or the entire OS, your personal files will be safe and you can install what you lost.
Right, since the app being started up even via text mode can still overwrite the boot sector or some such other thing.
Linux has tremendous possibilities on a PC. The learning curve can be tough at times. But enjoy the trip and good luck. Rich
Thanks, Richard, and to the others: I'm sorry if I said something wrong. Thing is: shifting to Linux is a bit hard at times for ordinary users like me, and sometimes I feel I need a little sympathy. I totally accept that I'm a kiddie when it comes to using Linux, albeit a fairly bright kiddie! But I still wouldn't like being told (even indirectly or without intent) that I'm ignorant of something that's perfectly obviously to experienced people like you. Be well, all. -- Shriramana Sharma http://samvit.org