allen.panther

I now find myself in the position ( rather bent over backwards, I am...with my lips very near my own arse...) of having to re-boot into 98SE to use Outlook Express to gather all of my mail...is there a solutiion in Linux ( I KNOW there is..what should I type into Syamantic to solve this bass-ackwards positon I now find mysel fin..? ) -Allen

Second of all, I'll back up a few paces to the beginning of this ms.|t|-adventure...mr.Windows still had me in "his" head-lock of square-box thinking, and I was attempting to re-create that square box and impose it upon Linux' back. With that end not in (under-)min(e)d, I installed Netscape ( 'cause that's all I knew about what to do, from what I've been taught..). First of all, Dapper Dan, I really have to offer a heart-felt "thank you!" to you. You took the time to plant a LOT of seeds, and your plantings seem to have germinated and have now sprouted for me at some sub-conscious level ( I have a few thoughts to share in your efforts to help 'Mallion', as well...molayta ). I've had a great deal of success in the interim. Somehow ( " I was only following orders!" ) , I managed to follow your instructions and get Synaptic installed, tho' I didn't HAVE A CLUE why I was doing it...but it felt right... And then I took a few well-deserved ( " maybe to YOUR way of thinking turkey.panther..!!" " No..really..I was exhausted!! from the war(s)...!! I just fought ON! " ) After I recovered, I decided to change gears, and I installed Libranet Linux into a reserved and empty spare partition , and I found its simplicity delightful. I felt at ease with it, and more free to play a bit ( knowing that it wasn't my main-stay, and if I MESSED UP!!, it wouldn't affect anything in my redhat nor 98SE partitions... )( I'm using PBM on my boot drive ). THAT'S when I discovered how very precious Galeon is. ( "Fast, too!!" )( "Very!and friendly..." ) I knew that you were very sincere in your efforts to help me, but I also knew that it was largely up to me. You'd written ; ============================================= "Now that you're familiar with how it works..type in: realplayer [enter] " , ============================================= ...and I really didn't understand ( I wasn't at ALL "familiar" with any of what I had just done!! )whether I was supposed to type those keystrokes into 'Terminal', ( that's how confusing it had all become -my wings were flapping and I was changing levels with no or none or very little control at all and no idea of, as The Beates so eloquently put it, "Know where to go!" ), or the <Ctrl><Alt><F1> screen ( the [lower-level] equivalent of DOS, as I conceptualize it ...? ), or a browser window... or ..!?!? maybe there was something I still wasn't yet understanding..? Awright...enter 'Mallion'... "Mr. Mallion, Sir? We either have diametrically-opposed CPUs, or we are on opposite sides of the whlrled... " _i_ tried to install Mandrake Linux multiple times with absolutely NO success...nothing but error messages and ( deep feelings[internalized] of inadequacy). HOWEVER..redhat went in so slick and easy I think they actually 'came' in one of my orifices without my even knowing it...maybe they 'love' me. I don't know. Mandrake was like tearing my hair out ( and I've got precious little left [upstairs, anyway] )...maybe its PBM ( Partition Boot Manager? ). There! I've taken all of the points in the order presented..First, number two, and then, secondly number one, followed by number five. Now let's resolve numbers three, four and eleven... I opened 'Symantic' ( which somehow by Dapper Dan [ or goodGod ]'s good graces I managed to installl ) and figured it out...at this very moment I'm watching the 'install' progress of some 69 ( what a wonderful number ) packages that needed to be installed or upgraded...blue bars sliding slick left-to-right and right-to-left .back and forth and forth and back and to and fro ( and in and out ..?!? )( "performing changes" )...when it's over and Ithey've realized themselves, I FULLY intend to see what happens when I type "realplayer<Enter>" into Symantic ( tho' I STILL think it was just a tease on Dapper Dan's part....I don't for a MINUTE believe he REALLY knows what he's talking about...when it 'cums' to streaming media...) Take care, folks ( and good luck...)-allen.panther Mo'layta.. ( that's "...more, later..." for the uninitiated....) And my invisible friend asks me... "what...?!?" I respond, "You wouldn't BELIEVE how much I've left OUT!!" " What do you mean..? What haven't you divulged to this forum..?" "I left out points 6, 7, 8, 9, 10..and twelve!! ogg and gtoaster, and...Linux goes on for ever!! " " So...what you are saying is...Linux rocks?" " yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I' so slow and so stooopid that I missed your link...I'll check it out ( and THANK YOU for your help... ).. (...duuuuuuuuh ) -AllenGotLostInTheConfrontation

"Anytime someone proclaims themselves a complete "newbie" to Linux, they shouldn't be suprised if the answerer of that post goes into great detail.." Ya, OK...But you didn't...? -Allen

Sorry..that was cruel..a few URLs would be appreciated, though, in this ( my new endevour). You DON'T have to elucidate EVERYTHING in detail. . . PLS! ! ?!? don't tell me every-one is as sparce-in-documentation as MessaGates... -Allen.pnther ( that [now]passe ( away) old DOSmaster )

How do I access the (Windows98SE)D:/My documents/My music files on my other ( NOT in a RedHat partition)hard -drive under Linux..? (...I placed /boot and the swap DIR/drive on .....................................................................................-t C, and the / on the free -space on D ) (...?)( CHRIpes!! I don't even know the right words to say... -Allen ( that RANK amateur that's s o new to lInux he doesn't even c n0w, yet. . ..

"Flashplayer's" a crock'a.. Whut I'm REALLY interested in is..? !? "How Do I Get Streaming Musc Playing Under theLinuxOS"..? Screw MessaGate$... -Allen ( and Ps..? I have the synaptic screen open (with LOTS of right arrows and pretty-lookin' letters/directories..ooooooops that's an msn term...I mean 'folders'.) and I -have NO idea where to go from here..( whut is 'synaptic' ..? a nervous condition...?a downloader like MSGetRight..? A desktop..? HEeeeeeeeeElp..!?!?) Fool me once..and I'm twice shy. -Pananoiallen.panther

Fait-accompli... ! ! Thanks guys.. ( I used 'cut-and-paste', tho'... ) ..."strange thingsare going on in the world"..!??! ....Tell _me, will'ya... ! ! ! Whadd'a'"I" do now...? "Long live and conquer"..?! ? I'll examine the new directories "we've" created......I hope I DON'T have to delete a mess and re-create a "new" hard-drive...you guyz'r on the up-and-up, right? ...nowhut -Allen

I've installed RedHat 9, and would like to get up to speed with some applications, but...nothing I try to install is working. I've figured out how to provide root permissions for myself in Terminal and the <ctrl+alt+F1> whatever-that-is-page.. ( I've been studying the book The Complete Reference ( ya..uh-huh..suuuure!! ) to Red Hat Linux 6.2 ), but I can install NOTHING without incomprehensible error messages. The ONLY thing that I can say about my experience so-far w/Linux is that it hasn't locked up on me once... I wanted to installl FlashPlayer...bad directions and error meassages...thought the problem was that I was using Mozilla ( which I adore for the soft edges and the pleasing colors ) and I should install Netscape...bad directions and error messages. Where the HELL is the desktop directory ( ya , I know..I figured out it's hidden, but that doesn't help a super-user like me )( lol )...I have years of experience with DOS and Windows but I feel like an absolute idiot. I'm about ready to surrender, give up and pay Mr. Gate$ ' team a few more dollars . This SUCKS!!!

I have two systems that I am trying to set up as a LAN. Figured out how to install Linux on both...no sweat, and I'm very impressed with the look, the feel and the ease with which it installed. Figured out ISOs and .imgs..RedHat 9. Feels great to leave Windows behind. My faster system I have been trying to set up as the server, and my older, slower system as a client. My problem is that I am so new to Linux, AND I am not at all experienced with networking, either. Both systems can access the internet through my cable modem seprarately, but they don't 'see' each other. Maybe I am trying to do the impossible...connected my preferred system to the cable modem through the USB on the motherboard, and plugged the older system, through etherlink, into the etherlink card in my new system. Will this not work...or do I need a router...? This is probably going to be your 'stupid question of the day', but I have been reading some of the other postings here, and they, too, seem amateurish so I thought I'd just swallow my pride, whimper and ask for directions. Any URLs to furhter my knowledge, or specific advice would be appreciated. -Allen