Regards,
Morgan.
James Wilkinson wrote:
zuki269@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Not sure about running X though I have seen a reference to X. I am running Grome and everything on the desktop is graphic.
Harry Putnam replied:
That means X is running. X is the name of the graphical display in linux. Shortened form of XFree86 or Xorg. Both of which are software bundles that allow graphical stuff.
*Slightly* incorrect, but not that it matters now. But you might like to think of Linux graphics as a stack: one layer builds on the one below. X goes at the bottom, and does very basic graphic support (it talks to the hardware). There'll be a "window manager" in between, and Gnome does all the fancy menus and dialogues.
It may be wise to stay off the list from here on. I suspect the list readers may be wearing out on this thread. Besides many of the things you need to know about are really just basic linux stuff not particularly Fedora related.
I would *strongly* disagree. I'm afraid I haven't been around this weekend to help (and it looks as though you've been doing pretty well), but it's still as important that we get the peer review of any advice, the group effect of people picking up on what looks like minor details, and we get this into the archives. It's also important for Fedora that newbies can ask questions on the list, and that they're seen to be welcome.
Meanwhile, the Original Poster is going through the process of having his system configuration checked. It's another stack: we're checking that the low-level stuff is working before we get him to configure Samba. It's not that difficult in itself: it's just that if he's not sure what he's doing, it's easier to take him step-by-step.
Good luck!
James.
-- Morgan Read <mailto:mstuffATplDOTnet>
