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hi im a linux newb so i dont know anything thats going on
when i boot up linux, it said:
The following installation problem was detected while trying to start ...
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- 01-20-2005 #1Just Joined!
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Boot up Problem
hi im a linux newb so i dont know anything thats going on
when i boot up linux, it said:
The following installation problem was detected while trying to start KDE:
No write access to $Home directory (/home/jon)
KDE is unable to start.
anyone know how to solve this?
also i am clueless on how to install things. i tried to install AIM, azureus, and mozilla firefox. however i do not know how to install them, but somehow i got mozilla installed but i don tknow how it got iinstalled. can anyone explain to me how to instlal stuff? such as .tar.gz etc.
- 01-20-2005 #2Linux Enthusiast
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- no perms to write to $home
Strange, but it can be solved with a few commands:
Installing a package and packagemanagement:Code:su - # enter root password chown -R jon.users /home/jon
http://www.slackware.com/config/packages.php
Slackware comes with mozilla, so if it is a package you can manage it with tools described above.
Firefox comes in all kinds of versions and formats. There is an installer which you can install in your home, /home/jon/firefox . Most packages come with installation instructions.
But it is better to do some reading first, questions about tar.gz (search the forum please) is basic knowledge.
A good start would be http://www.slackware.com/book/ Part IV. Using Slackware.I\'m so tired .....
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- 01-20-2005 #3Linux Guru
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Re: Boot up Problem
Also read this tutorial by Jason th site admin http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/topic-19957.html
Originally Posted by j0ngz0rz
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- 01-20-2005 #4Linux Engineer
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when adding users in the command line if you use
adduser instead of useradd
it will give you a wizard and if you accept all the defaults it will create a home directory and you won't have that problem.
adduser <username>
MikeSome people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen a angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.
-- Linus Torvalds
- 01-27-2005 #5Just Joined!
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Where do i enter this code when the whole system refuses to start?????
Thnx
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CODE
su -
# enter root password
chown -R jon.users /home/myname
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- 01-27-2005 #6Linux Engineer
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Do you meen not even CLI or not even booting up? Originally Posted by khopdi
do you have any error message\"Meditative mind\'s is like a vast ocean... whatever strikes the surface, the bottom stays calm\" - Dalai Lama
\"Competition ultimatly comes down to one thing... a loser and a winner.\" - Ugo Deschamps
- 01-28-2005 #7Just Joined!
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Hi,
I logged on in safe mode, entered the code above.
then i shutdown the pc and rebooted in normal mode and everything is now up and running....
not sure what i did but everything works well now...
Cheers
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