Hi Alistair, I met you when I was living in Edinburgh and I went to EdLUG. I moved to Glasgow a while ago too :-)
sandy On 9/20/05, Alistair Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all. > > First post on the list, I'm an EdLUG convert as I'm now living in > Glasgow, but have met many of you before, so Hi! > > Going back to the topic - I have authored (and am currently updating) a > website I made for newbies. > > Have a look, it even won awards when I first made it, way back in 2001. > Some of the content is a wee bit old, but all the major stuff is all > there. > > The URL: http://www.linuxnewbieguide.org > > Regards, > > Alistair Ross > > Russell Cassidy wrote: > > Hiya. > > > > <delurk> > > > >> - Conceptual #1. I'm struggling to figure out where Suse/Linux puts > >> things. On XP, on the whole, programs are installed (by default) in > >> c:\Program Files, dlls etc in C:\Windows and subdirs, user data in > >> C:\Documents and settings\User\ and sub dirs. Is there a direct Linux > >> equivalent? And I'm beginning to think that Suse ain't the same as > >> Redhat? Can you give me a HoNe Rule Of Thumb for where to find stuff? > > > > > > Linux type operating systems tend to have the following layout (but > YMMV). > > > > /usr - operating system and program files. > > /etc - system and program configuration files > > /home - personal account data (Documents and settings if you like) > > /tmp - temporary files and data > > /var - server data files such as mail spools and web content etc > > /mnt - mounted file systems (such as cdroms etc) > > > > This isn't exhaustive and is really just a guide - don't take me for > > gospel :) > > > > Suse is a different distribution to RedHat - the main differences > > between distrubutions are really found in the style of package > > management. RPM files are RedHats way of managing dependencies (program > > x needies libraries z,y and foo to run). I don't use Suse so I cannot > > say for sure what they use, but I don't think its RPM based. > > > >> - Conceptual #2. Being a big Firefox fan I downloaded the RPM from > >> mozilla.org <http://mozilla.org> to my desktop (as root) and ran it. It > seems to have > >> installed in a directory under the desktop, which, I suspect, isn't > >> correct. Where should I have put it so that all users can run it? > > > > > > Its probably extracted the contents of the RPM instead of actually > > installing it - you should probably install a SuSE specific package if > > at all available. If not, try going for the regular (non rpm) installer > > that they have available. > > > >> HoNe Q1: How do I uninstall apps? > > > > > > You can usually do this using the package management tools provided by > > the distribution. I'm not a Suse user so I couldn't give you anything > > specific but I'm sure any of the Suse users on the list could point you > > in the right direction. > > > >> HoNe Q2: I've got this Suse 9.3 from the Linux mag. Can I 'install' > >> that over what I've got? Will I lose anything (eg YaST online update > >> or similar? I'm hazy as to what I get for paying fifty quid for the > >> boxed version of 9.1 vs the free versions) > > > > > > Most distros offer an upgrade path between minor versions - upgrading > > major versions (ie. 9.1 ->10.0 ) can cause problems but you're usually > > ok within minor revisions. However, your milage may vary. > > > > Buying a boxed set of a distribution doesn't normally mean that the > > basic software is any different (depending on the boxset, extra packages > > may be thrown in though) - you are usually paying for either an x day > > support contract where you can get support over the phone/by email, or > > decent manuals describing setup procedures etc etc. Your boxset should > > have some info about what sort of support you get and for how long, if > any. > > > > Hope this has been of some help, back to lurking now. > > > > Cheers. > > > > Russell. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Scottish mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > > > -- > > -------------------------------------------[ Web Services Since 2002 ]-- > Alistair Ross, CEO > XBOLT Network > --[ www.xbolt.net > <http://www.xbolt.net>]----------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Scottish mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
