On Tue, 17 May 2005 14:14, Deane Foreman wrote: > I found the files on the DVD, but I still don't know enough about Linux to > open them in order to read them. Open text files with a text editor or reader. Right mouse button, select one of the editors, from the list of apps. Kate, Kwrite, Kedit, gedit. Take care to close the editor without saving.
> I have tried getting to them by opening > Office, Acrobat etc and then opening the files - but no good. > Same thing with Rute - downloaded the html version and I can open the > folder from the NTFS Windows partition when in Linux, but I'm not able to > read the docs in it. Use Konqueror, or Mozilla, or Firefox to read html files. > So I would educate my own good self about this > operating system if I could but I am having no luck so far. The RUTE book will give you all you need and more, but it does tend to assume that you have a modicum of general computer savvy. The chapters about 'Computer Sub-Basics' are pretty good, but do not tell you much about the window managers and desk top environments. Actually the Life Saver Ring in the KDE launch bar is the way into a pretty good read about the basics of the KDE desktop environment. > Basically, I > suppose I lack too many first principles about Linux/Unix to attempt to use > it for anything yet. I had been hoping to get online in Linux and then > surf for basic tutorials to build a basis for working in Linux. > I am hoping to get hold of a router in the very near future which will, I > hope, obviate the necessity to get the USB modem going. It will. Dick Smith might be an appropriate port of call because they have a 7 day take it back for a full refund policy, and are Linux friendly. > I do have a dial up modem but it is an ISA slot model and my current > motherboard has no ISA slots. I'm not sure if I can use a dial-up > connection to an ADSL account either. Nice of you to offer though, Volker. > Oh well. Thanks for the help so far. -- C. S.
