2 Mar
2000
2 Mar
'00
07:10
> 1) When I installed the system, I installed a lot of different > programs like StarOffice and ... etc. However, I don't know > the command to invoke them and don't know where they go. Is > there somewhere or some utilities that can tell me this? > In windows, any program you installed will showed up in the > "Programs" menu in "Start" menu. I know Linux is different > so how can I find out what program is available to me and > how to invoke them. There are a few ways to find out the exe for the package. 1. use kpackage (x11 required) to look for the package and see if any of them is a excutable 2. run a search on words that you think it might be an executable. If you're looking for star office, you might want to look for soffice (that's the install script, just in case you need it) There are many other ways to do so, but these are what I use. > 2) If I installed some programs I download from the web. Do > I have to login as root to install it? If yes, after I install > them, will the regular users be able to use them? If further > setting need to be set for regular users to use them, what is > the step to do it? Most of the time I think you need to be root to install, but your regular users can run them unless you otherwise said so (change the permission, chmod command). There are no particular steps that are set as a standard that the regular users have to do to set the program up, refer to the documentation of the particular documentation. > 3) I always get a warning that "/dev/dsp No such device". What > does it mean and what should I do to get rid of it? What will > it affect my system because I do not really see how it is affecting > me running any programs but it just keep coming up. Don't really know, sorry. Calyth -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/