Re: New Problems

**Tress** · 06-22-2005

Another question... (Sorry

)

Can i open the console/shell while in GUI mode? And if so how?

Thanks once again.

**dylunio** · 06-22-2005

You can either go to the tty consoles with Ctrl+ALT+F1-F6 and then back to gui with Ctrl+Alt+F7 or within the GUI open something like xterm or rvtx which are all in the menus.

**Monkeh** · 06-22-2005

In the menu you'll find the konsole (notice the k), you can run that and open multiple different consoles within it. Quite handy.

**Nihilanth** · 06-23-2005

Konsole rules, but If/sense your using kde, you can right click > run/command thing or something. then type in

Code:

xterm

to open a terminal.

**starrats** · 06-23-2005

Originally Posted by Tress

Ok, i know, i'm a total noobie at Linux...

I've managed to install Slackware. But when i restart my computer, it runs Windows instead.

I've tryed to start with the boot disk, but i get this hard to understand DOS like interface where i cant see all the commands when i type help.

Can anyone help me here? Do i have to run some command?

How did you set-up LILO, or did you. If you did, you should have a choice at start-up time.

**Tress** · 06-23-2005

Thanks everyone. This is amazing, i now have the internet on Linux, and i am using it to post here.

But. I've found some linux programs, that say you have to compile them, yet they give no intructions on how you should do this... Can anyone show me a tutorial or something please?

EDIT: Also, i have a mouse roller, something that slides the page up and down, its currently not working. How would i set it up in Linux?

**jordower** · 06-23-2005

this will usually do it

Code:

tar xzvf someprogram.tar.gz
cd someprogram
./configure
make
su
&#91;rootpass&#93;
make install

**Monkeh** · 06-25-2005

I recommend installing sudo and adding this line to it using visudo (that's one command, not vi sudo).

Code:

alex    ALL=&#40;ALL&#41; NOPASSWD&#58; ALL

Change alex for your user, then put sudo before any commands you want to run as root.

**murdochrav** · 06-27-2005

Originally Posted by Tress

Ok, thanks.

I've done that and have duel boot options. But when i run linux it starts up in a shell style. How do i get the GUI up?

Without doing anything fancy at the LILO prompt put 4 at the end. EG if it says
Linux type a 4 at the end IE
Linux 4
and most likely gdm or kdm will start up and you will be GUI. 4 is the run level for GUI in Slackware. Started this way tho <ctrl><alt><F6> will get you the text shell and <ctrl><alt><F7> GUI again.

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