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Are you actually getting into KDE or are you still in a black screen/
dos-like mode?

I'm a newbe too, but get into KDE easily. Have installed Mandrale several
times to get used to it.'

TIm
"David Fulton" <dfulton@firstworld.net> wrote in message
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> Get into it? The login and password get you into to it, you most likely
get
> something like this:
> [dfulton@vrealms linux]$
> This is the linux prompt, if you see this, you are into it. There is no
> "START" button or fancy menu, just a prompt. Which makes one think that
the
> computer is doing nothing, but  Linux is a Unix variant and is probably
> doing a lot in the background. If you are in a GUI, try pushing the right
> mouse button on a blank area on the screen, and if that doesn't work, the
> left one. Also, get a book like Linux by O'reilly and Associates, this
will
> make the learning proccess easier. Lastly, learning Linux after running
> windows is a bit like learning how to fly a 747 by yourself after flying a
> cropduster. The cropduster is obviously easier to fly, but the 747 will
get
> you farther and get you there faster. Don't give up on Linux, set goals
for
> yourself. Like this month I am going to learn how my machine does what it
> does on startup (incidentally that is a good place to start.)
>
> "mohan" <mohan@best.com> wrote in message
> news:8p15sl$ceh$1@nntp1.ba.best.com...
> > I'm only a beginner with Linux. I am running Linux Mandrake 7.1 and when
I
> > turn on my computer the screen comes up and asks for my username and
> > password. I enter it.
> > Then what do I do to get into the actual Linux OS?
> > I know this is probably a really stupid question, But I am only a
beginner
> > and if you know how to answer it please help me.
> > Thank You
> >
> >
> >
>
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