Day Brown wrote: > > Ok I did that. and someplace or other, I got a copy of > opera for Linux. But dont I also need xwindows if I am > going to run the browser?
Yes, Opera requires X. However, BasicLinux has a built-in browser (links) that works just fine. > and will Opera expect 'dependancies' to be there, Yes indeed, Opera has dependencies. Do: --------- ldd opera --------- to find out what it expects. > or will it be as complete as Arachne is, The Linux version of Arachne also has dependencies. Do: ----------- ldd arachne ----------- to find out what it expects. > I rather had the impression that basiclinux gave me the > linux prompt, but from there on, I was on my own, Yeah, just like DOS. blink...blink...blink... What the hell do I do now??? > and I frankly dont have much skill with a Linux cli. Don't you have skill with the DOS CLI? Then, what's the problem? The Linux CLI is very similar to the DOS CLI. Sure, the \ that DOS uses in pathnames becomes a / in Linux, and there are some other minor things that will trip you up. But the basic way of doing things is pretty similar. Afterall, DOS is a bastard son of Unix. Linux and DOS are half brothers. IMHO, developing CLI skills (whether DOS or Linux) is important for owners of survivor PCs. GUIs put a significant burden on resources and survPCs don't have resources to waste. We just can't afford to depend on "user-friendly" point-and-click eye-candy to manage the computer. Cheers, Steven To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
