On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 05:45, Graham Pohle wrote: > I've went to edit my /etc/inittab file and it was already 5. Since last > time I was here, I have downloaded quite a bit of stuff and most of it I > had to get from the net. I couldn't get it off the CD, or find it in the > packages that came with the distro. > I did run that ldconfig and the CPU went into a bit of a spin and then > it just returned to the command prompt. > I don't necessarily want a graphic interface, I just want to get this > system working so I can really start learning.I'm thinking about a total > clean fresh install. I mean totally erase the entire partitions with the > linux and start again. I may end up doing that if I'm not able to make > any headway in the next 4 weeks.(I think I have patience) anyway, this > OS will test that theory. > I think I need to set up a path so that I can compile and execute the > programs I want to use. How to do that is any one's guess. The sad truth > of it is, that apart from the helpful hints from message boards like > this one, I'm the only one that can make it work, which is a very > daunting thought. > Graham >
Don't let it be a daunting thought - at all. If *I* can do it, well, literally, anyone can. Ultimate path statements are in /etc/profile - and on a per user basis they lie in /.bashrc Library paths - the most important thing in compiling a program, lie in the /etc/ld.so.conf file - so you're getting there...doing the ldconfig only rebuilds the library path - so when it takes a long time, it's doing alot of rebuilding...which is good. Doing re-installations from fresh after learning something from a particular installation only reinforces what you have learned, and gives you the opportunity to make things more rock solid for the next go. I end up doing a re-install of my "rock solid" OS install on my "production" machine about every three months or so - because I want to try something different, or I want to do something that I was told I cannot do - but it always results in a stronger system, an increase in personal knowledge, and fun overall - entertainment that nothing else or no one else can give me - because it's an achievement in and of itself. You'll do quite well. Meanwhile, if your system is already set to runlevel 5 and you're booting into runlevel 3 (text login) something seems a bit amiss... -- Mon Jan 20 19:00:00 EST 2003 7:00pm up 4 days, 4:43, 6 users, load average: 0.04, 0.27, 0.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ "I don't think they could put him in a mental hospital. On the other hand, if he were already in, I don't think they'd let him out."
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