How do you disable SELinux in FC3? Is it in the package list where I chose the packages I want? I picked "Minimum installation" and still got SELinux... Thanks, MARK > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Brueckner > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:12 PM > To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases' > Subject: RE: Newbie needing help > > > SELinux can really complicate matters for Linux newbies. I > recommend you disable it on install. This may clear up > problems 1 through 3. > > Problem 4 is often due to updates defaulting to the same > server. After you reinstall, check out this webpage on how > to change your configuration files to use a mirror instead of > the overloaded redhat servers: > > http://fedoranews.org/contributors/alexander_dalloz/mirror > > I'm sure you'll still have issues after you do these two > things, but try them first then come back to us. > > Good luck; Linux is hard to learn but very gratifying once you get it! > > - Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: M A L Wraight [mailto:mawraight@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 5:55 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Newbie needing help > > Sorry to bother you all, but I can't read anymore. > > I am a complete newbie to Linux and trying to learn it on my > own. Bought "A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux: Fedora Core > and Red Hat Enterprise Linux", 2nd ed. Came with installation > for 2.6 Kernel. I followed steps except I used $linux selinux > for install. Now I am having issues. > > 1. Can only sign on with the root account - other account > "john" created fails > > 2. Signed in as root, I can't browse /home/john > > 3. Log in fine with KDE but Gnome crashes and freezes > > 4. up2date has lots of potential updates, but I have been > unable to download or install a single one. > > I have reinstalled (since I couldn't get very far) but the > same issues appear. Any help would be appreciated. > > Signed, > > Aaron Wraight > > Windows user trying Linux > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
