Hi, no I didn't update the repo (how do I do that?) but I switched to a different location which I assume did the same thing. It looks different since this morning...
Thanks for your help, I continue to browse how to set up a different shell. Apparently it doesn't make any difference which one uses. Jurgen On Jun 4, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Ricardo G. Herdt [via Puredyne] wrote: > The default terminal I think is rxvt. You can change it's settings > editing the file .Xdefaults (there are many examples on the internet). > Or install an easier to use terminal, like xfce4-terminal. Also, > regarding the 'cannot be installed' error, did you update the > repositories before trying to install any apps? > > 2010/6/3, terrabite <[hidden email]>: > > > > > I think the 2 posts illustrate my confusion :-) Indeed the command is sudo > > su, but it took me a while to find out. The command I used so far (su -) > > renders an authentication error. > > The puredyne book is quite empty - I mean, the intriguing subject line > > "installing a full puredyne system onto hard disk" exists but there is no > > article. When I installed AV Linux first the entire idea of adding a grub > > and taking the risk to perhaps lose my partition with windoze frightened me > > considerably. So the empty article here wasn't so helpful :-) > > > > I found by now that the shell that comes with puredyne is a different > > flavor > > than I know, it is zsh. I think that's why things are a bit different. I > > think I can change that, I will find out later. > > > > Also, I find the terminal's gray characters hard to read. I haven't found a > > way yet to change the color scheme. Also the prompt surprised me, I thought > > it is $ for user - here it is % with a preceding string that I looks like > > (˜) but I'm neither sure nor do I understand the meaning. > > > > I will take some time out and find answers :-) Question marks that persist > > after 2 weeks will come up here. > > Hey, bluetooth is working, so is wireless networking, my audio hardware > > (RME) with Jack works flawlessly, I'm quite a lucky boy. > > > > Cheers and thanks for your help' > > Jurgen > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://puredyne.466513.n3.nabble.com/puredyne-where-do-I-find-some-general-info-about-puredyne-tp867959p869214.html > > Sent from the Puredyne mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > --- > > [hidden email] > > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > > --- > [hidden email] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > > > View message @ > http://puredyne.466513.n3.nabble.com/puredyne-where-do-I-find-some-general-info-about-puredyne-tp867959p869282.html > > To unsubscribe from Re: [puredyne] where do I find some 'general' info about > puredyne, click here. > -- View this message in context: http://puredyne.466513.n3.nabble.com/puredyne-where-do-I-find-some-general-info-about-puredyne-tp867959p869289.html Sent from the Puredyne mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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