On Sunday 18 February 2007 11:38, Rod Sims wrote: > Hi, I should point out that I am a novice with Linux and I would like > detailed instructions on how to install the above file. To get root user > privileges, I open a terminal and enter 'su' for super user correct? All right
> It > says on the website to "open a terminal and cd to the download > directory". Ok the the file was downloaded to my desktop and is sitting > there at the moment, but I don't understand what "cd" means. 'cd': change directory. Assuming that your desktop is (for example) is in a directory called Desktop, you'll have to do: (1) Type 'cd' (no quotation marks, just the two letters). Hit Return. This will return to your home directory (2) Type 'cd Desktop' and hit return. This assuming your Desktop is located as suggested. If not, change the settings. Another suggestion. If you do not know where a file is located, do as follows: (1) log as root (2) type 'updatedb'. Wait a moment (maybe a couple of minutes). This will set up a database of the location of your files. (3) Now, either as root or as normal user, type 'locate ' followed by the exact name of your file. The output will tell you where your file is located. For example, in my Mandriva Linux box: %%%%%%%%%%% locate hp-toolbox /home/guido/Desktop/hp-toolbox.desktop /usr/share/applications/mandriva-hp-toolbox.desktop /usr/bin/hp-toolbox %%%%%%%%%%%% HTH, gm ------------ Guido Milanese http://www.arsantiqua.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
