... to set it apart from other bootable Linux distributions.
To boot KNOPPIX directly from the DVD, insert the DVD into your PC’s DVD drive, reboot, and
type the following from the boot prompt:
boot: ... you have to
change (
c) lines 9 and 10 of the first file to lines 9 and 10 of the second file.
Finally, if you totally botch all of your changes to your working file...
... Numbers with Commands 79
Summary 79
Chapter 3: Getting into the Desktop 81
Understanding Your Desktop 81
Starting the Desktop 82
Boot to the Desktop 82
Boot to a Graphical Login 83
Boot to a Text Prompt ... dozens of books on Linux and UNIX, including Red Hat
Linux Bible (all editions), Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, Linux
Toy...
... is to
add an ampersand (
&) to the end of a command line. Another way is to use the at command to
run commands in a way in which they are not connected to the shell.
To stop a running command ... just boot to the desktop, offer a graphical login, or offer a text-based login. Bootable Linux
systems (which don’t have to be installed at all) typically just boot to the...
... next reboot. To per-
manently add the module to your system, add the
modprobe command line to one of the startup
scripts run at boot time. You can also add modules to the
/etc/modules file to have ... Gentoo adds the user to the users group; and SUSE adds it to every
group you set for new users, such as dialout, audio, video, and other services.)
Creates a home direc...
... following:
LILO boot:
linux linux -up dos
boot:
This example shows that three bootable partitions are on your computer, called linux, linux- up,
and
dos. The first two names refer to two different boot images ... available Linux distributions is to go to a Web
site dedicated to spreading information about Linux distributions. Use these sites to connect to
foru...
... openSUSE with community support, to
supported SUSE distributions for the home and enterprise desktop (SUSE and
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop), all the way up to SUSE’s Linux Enterprise
Server ... to do to install Linux. Hardware detection is done before your
eyes. You can set up your disk partitions graphically (no need to remember options to the
fdisk
command). Se...
... desk-
top effects.
10. Choose to either not use 3D desktop effects or to use Xgl-based desktop effects. (Your
video card needs to support hardware acceleration to be able to use 3D desktop effects,
which ... as to the developers who support individual
open source packages. The two distributions need to continue to work together to improve
both distributions and GNU /L...
... examples of tiny desktop Linux distributions are Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux.
Damn Small Linux
If you want your desktop Linux distribution to fit in your wallet, Damn Small Linux is one of your
best ... size, and ease of use. To emphasize the ease-of-use aspects,
Puppy Linux tends to lean more toward open and easy than closed and secure. Here are some
exampl...
... want to run Linux in a mostly Windows organization, install the
Preferences toolbar.
Click the Customize button to add other buttons to the toolbar. You can add buttons to clear your
History ... for:
Filters and spam catchers — Thunderbird, Evolution, and other mail clients offer mes-
sage filters and junk mail detectors. You use filters to set up rules to sort inc...
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In Gentoo Linux, you use the add option of the rc-update command to have the CUPS service
start at each reboot and run the
cupsd runlevel script to start it immediately. For ... can rely on standard Linux
read/write/execute permissions, file ownership, and group permissions to access and pro-
tect files. Linux systems that support Security Enhanced...