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1. GNU is a license, a man, and a prefix.
2.X windows is like regualr Wimdows ( explore your HD etc.) Gnome and KDE
are kindof like the desktop environment.
3. run netconfig from a command promt while logged in as root and it will
set up your NIC.
"The Man" <gesdir@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:U2WP7.23307$V12.2883212@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hey guys I am somewhat of a newbie to the linux world. I just recently
> installed Linux Mandrake 8.1 on my computer and have been having many
> dificulties with it. Here is the list of problems I am currently having:
>
> 1. I need to understand what is GNU exactly
> 2. Is the X Windows the same as the KDE and Gnome environments?
> 3. How can I configure my speedstream dsl modem or internet config within
> linux so I can gain acess to the web?
>
> I just recently bought two books on linux: Using Linux and  Linux System
> commands, however none of them seem to be helping me at all. The Mandrake
> system is said to be 99.9 % compatible with Redhat so therefore a book for
> Redhat should also work for Mandrake, however tha does no seem to be the
> case. I searched tireselly on the net for any linux newbie sites that have
> information a total newbie such as myself could comprehend, but so far I
> haven't found any. Please email me at Guled82@hotmail.com if you can help
me
> in anyway.
>
> Thank you for your help
>
>
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