litack35 wrote: > A tech who came out to set up a network for me said the reason > was that I had the same user and password for root and the default. If > I click on the house icon,I get the total home folder. I want to just > see the browser so I can use it. PLease advise me on how to do this. > This computer is part of a network with a Windows computer.I would > rather not mess up the network as I had a to get a tech out to set up > the network.The Linux computer is a Dell Compaq Deskpro,ep/sp series. > The Windows computer is a Dell Dimension 4100.They are both pretty old. >
You might want to consider buying a book for beginner Linux users. First, it is a very good idea to have two separate accounts... one for 'root', and one for your everyday use, with just a standard set of permissions. The 'root' account has too much power to want to use for everyday tasks. Second, your 'home' directory is just a part of the file system, that is assigned to each and every user on the machine (except root), in the '/home' branch of the filesystem... you might have /home/tom /home/dick /home/mary ...for three different users. Applications like your browser, are in a completely different tree of the directory, and because you do have a graphical Desktop, there should be a Windows-like button on the bottom left of your screen, to access installed applications. Last, networking is pretty simple once you get the hang of it, especially in Linux, so the more you learn about Linux, the more you will pick up about networking, along the way. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ http://robertwittig.net/ http://robertwittig.org/ . To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
