On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 10:10 -0500, Thomas w. Cranston wrote: > Can anyone suggest a Linux Tutorial for beginners that works w/FC3? > > I have worked thru several tutorials, but get to the point where I get > different results from my input. For Example: > > "You can use virtual consoles to perform two activities in parallel. > For example, I used one virtual console to write this section and > another to test the commands as they were introduced. You can even use > your mouse to cut and paste text from one virtual console to another. > When you start your Linux system and get the log-in prompt, you're > looking at console number 1. Go ahead and log in as root here; then > press alt-F2. You should then see another log-in prompt. You can log > in as user hermie on this console and then press alt-F3 to access a > third console or press alt-F1 to return to the first console" > > I logged in as root, (su -), then entered alt-F2, and got the "Run > Application" window > > I am reasonably sure that every thing is in the correct case, and that > I have not made any other typos The point that has not been made in other responses is that the above assumes the system is started in text-mode (runlevel 3 for RH/Fedora) not the current default GUI-login mode (runlevel 5), thus your confusion. Once you get to a virtual console (either by starting the system in the "old" runlevel 3 mode, or with Ctrl-Alt-Fx) you will be presented with a text login dialog, and the alt-Fx keys will indeed work as described. Some people have had trouble getting back to the GUI after getting to the virtual console mode under runlevel 5 - Alt-F7 will do that on the default setup.
