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Article #114Re: Please read and help if you can, Thank you
From: Shawn Smith
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 00:00
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On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 19:33:22 GMT, "Buck" <buck@cfl.rr.com> wrote: >I am using Corel Linux >Thank you Get Corel's "Getting Started Guide" read ch 3. Seems you need to use their "install" program. http://linux.corel.com/products/linux_os/gsg_clos.pdf Also get their server adminstration guide: http://linux.corel.com/products/linux_os/serverguide.pdf >Shawn Smith <shawns@SPAM.unt.edu> wrote in message >news:398d6971.1543310@news.unt.edu... >> On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 17:48:05 GMT, "Buck" <buck@cfl.rr.com> wrote: >> >> >First let me start by saying excuse me for being so ignorant when it >comes >> >to what I have to say. >> >I have installed Linux with no problems and it looks great, and yes I >have a >> >lot to learn. BUT! Now that I have Linux as my only OS how do I Install >> >programs??? I have a CD with all kinds of great stuff that I would like >to >> >load on to my new OS and don't know how to do it. I went to the bookstore >> >and looked at many books on how to install programs and there is nothing >on >> >> "Offical Red Hat 5.2 LINUX operating system Installation Guide" >> I got it for $20 sans cd. I have 6.1 but found this book to be very >> useful. >> >> >the subject at all. There is a lot on how to load Linux on to a computer, >> >but nothing on how to load a program once you have Linux on your pc. >> > >> >Is it that hard? I have posted many times with no replies except for >emails >> >that go something like this " Yea I want to know how to do that to but >was >> >afraid to ask" " and when you find out please email me and let me know" >> >Is it really that hard? or is it that easy? >> >Please if you can help, please post the answers so more then just me can >> >know. >> > >> >Thank you so much >> > >> >> From RH, instructions on how to install RPM's >> http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/faqs/rhl_general_faq/FAQ-4.html#ss4.22 >> >> With RH (I have 6.1) and gnome I just right click (in the graphical >> file mgr) on the file and choose install--for RPM's. >> >> Also, gnorpm, was glint, works. >> >> With a *.tar.gz just copy it to a tmp dir. Un-tar and un-zip it then >> follow the INSTALL file's directions. >> >> >> All the best, >> Shawn Smith !UNT Proud! >> My Resume http://sites.netscape.net/shawnspad/shawn_smith_resume.htm >> My freeware: http://sites.netscape.net/shawnspad >> >> >> > > All the best, Shawn Smith !UNT Proud! My Resume http://sites.netscape.net/shawnspad/shawn_smith_resume.htm My freeware: http://sites.netscape.net/shawnspad
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 100c5f,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid100c5f,public X-Google-Thread: faa64,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gidfaa64,public X-Google-Thread: 11663c,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid11663c,public X-Google-Thread: 109314,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid109314,public X-Google-Thread: f9825,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gidf9825,public X-Google-Thread: 1101c9,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid1101c9,public From: shawns@SPAM.unt.edu (Shawn Smith) Subject: Re: Please read and help if you can, Thank you Date: 2000/08/05 Message-ID: <39927662.4856234@news.unt.edu> X-Deja-AN: 654857077 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <prYi5.579$pq5.11201@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com> <398d6971.1543310@news.unt.edu> <6_Zi5.616$pq5.11600@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: news@news.unt.edu X-Trace: hermes.acs.unt.edu 965506572 23558 204.65.202.164 (5 Aug 2000 20:16:12 GMT) Organization: shawnspad Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: shawns@SPAM.unt.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 Aug 2000 20:16:12 GMT Newsgroups: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,at.fido.linux,at.linux,dc.org.linux-users,linux.help