im wanting this thread to continue as well please keep going david On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 07:32, Morgan Read wrote: > I agree. Being in a similar position, I've been eagerly following this > thread. Could you copy me in. I might chip in with some basic Qs of my > own. > 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> >
