[SOLVED] iam a noob to linux :(

[burnsey_2k]

i just bought a new acer aspire one with linux running onit, and i wont to install KDE onit it but i have looked all over the web and cant find some simple instructions i just wont to put KDE 3.5 onit and be happy but i just dont know were to start, will someone please help.

i have found this on the net, ftp://kde.mirror.anlx.net/ but i dont understand any of that and i dont see how u can download it , i just need someone to point me in the right direction

thanks for ur help,
burnsey

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

If your machine has internet access then you can install KDE easily. Which Linux distro are you using?

[burnsey_2k]

what do u mean? haha dont use words like that hahaha,
linux light running on it if thats what you mean?
Buy Acer Aspire One A150-BW Netbook - Intel Atom (N270) 1.6GHz 512MB (1x512MB) 120GB 8.9 inch TFT LCD with Webcam LAN XP Home (Seashell White) LU.S040B.073 £239.56 - Oyyy.co.uk
there is the full details if that helps?

and yes iam on the net with it

[MikeTbob]

That link claims you have Windows and not Linux, open a terminal window and try these commands:

uname -a

cat /etc/*-release

cat /etc/release

If none of these work then try this

find /etc -iname "*release*"

*you need to use sudo or login as root for these commands

[burnsey_2k]

sorry i didt see that bit, but it does run linux, i got it from tesco for 240£ 2days ago

and the commands u sent me dont work

[yancek]

If you have Linux on the Acer Aspire One, then you are using Linpus Linux (not exactly a major distribution) which is based on Fedora. The site below has some info on the Acer Aspire w/Linpus, might check it out and see if you can find anything on using kde with it:

Acer Aspire One

[MikeTbob]

sorry i didt see that bit, but it does run linux, i got it from tesco for 240£ 2days ago

and the commands u sent me dont work

None of these commands work? Did you get an error msg or just nothing at all? I can't see any value whatsoever in Linpus if these simple commands don't work. uname -a is a kernel command, this must work.
Keep in mind that these commands need to be run as root or using sudo to preface each command, such as:

sudo uname -a

sudo cat /etc/*-release

Thanks for the tips yancek.

[burnsey_2k]

heyy well i have now taken liux off the laptop as i reli! didt like it i have put xp on it and i hope that not it will be easyer for you's to help me on xp?

thanks a lot for your help up to now,
would be gratefull for more

thanks,
burnsey