On 5/10/09, Visakh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Zacharia. Its nice to see a Loyolite here. I am a former > Loyolite and there are quite a few here. If you need help, the > community will be happy to provide it - just choose the correct topic > name. However, if you need personal help, you can add me to your > Google talk friends list (just tell me if you need me to do it). > > Seeing that you are a beginner in GNU/Linux, you will find it very > helpful to read 'Ubuntu help'. It is a very beginner friendly manual > to using Ubuntu. > > I see that you are confused with instructions given to you here. > When somebody asks you to 'type something in'- they will usually be > asking you to enter a 'terminal command'. For that, you need to open a > 'terminal'. This is commonly done from menu [Applications> > Accessories> Terminal ]. Also, 'root' is the username of the all > powerful administrator in a GNU/Linux system. So most systems have a > 'root' user and a root password. But for Ubuntu, root is disabled by > default for security reasons. Instead, if you want to enter a > administration command (eg: mount /dev/cdrom), just prefix it with > 'sudo' command (eg: sudo mount /dev/cdrom). Then you will be asked for > your normal password. > > If you need detailed help with mounting drives, just contact me on > IM. > > Regards, > Gokul Das > > > Hmm thats great. I am a former Loyolite too.
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