Re: What did I download?

2002-10-05 Thread Fred Little
Thanks to all who responded to my plea for help (Torsten, Colin, Jeff, Eric, Shyamal). /etc/issue and /etc/debian_version tell me that I am using 3.0 (woody). What is it that distinguishes one version from another? Regarding the ablility to switch to one of many

What did I download?

2002-10-04 Thread Fred Little
In late July I used several floppies ( rescue, root, drivers) to get started with Debian and downloaded the rest on-line. I've learned quite a bit in the two months since then but have a long way to go yet, not having a background in unix/linux before this. I see the terms potato , woody, etc.

Re: What did I download?

2002-10-04 Thread Torsten Wolny
Hello Fred, Am Samstag, 5. Oktober 2002 00:48 schrieb Fred Little: In late July I used several floppies ( rescue, root, drivers) to get started with Debian and downloaded the rest on-line. I've learned quite a bit in the two months since then but have a long way to go yet, not having a

Re: What did I download?

2002-10-04 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 05:48:21PM -0500, Fred Little wrote: In late July I used several floppies ( rescue, root, drivers) to get started with Debian and downloaded the rest on-line. I've learned quite a bit in the two months since then but have a long way to go yet, not having a background

Re: What did I download?

2002-10-04 Thread Jeff
Fred Little, 2002-Oct-04 17:48 -0500: Need to experiment with various desktops. Is there a way to install several and quickly switch from one to another? The way I do this is install menu which lists installed window managers and allows you to switch between them on the fly. Menu creates a

Re: What did I download?

2002-10-04 Thread Shyamal Prasad
Fred == Fred Little [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Fred I see the terms potato , woody, etc. used on this list Fred and it makes me wonder. Did I download one of these ? What Fred release did I download. How do I find out? The kernel, I Fred believe, is 2.2.20. /etc/issue