Re: Newbie questions

[Frédéric Bothamy <fbothamy@mail.dotcom.fr>]

* Jacob Tennant <k8jwt@ntelos.net> [2003-04-23 17:08] :
> 1. Whenever I start the machine it goes straight into GNOME desktop. How do
> I stop that?

Remove the package gdm (apt-get remove gdm) or change the
/etc/rc?.d/S??gdm to K??gdm (or use the program update-rc.d to do this).
 
> 2. I need to tell it to make the screen 1024x768 instead of 800x600. How do
> I do that?

Reconfigure your X server with dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86.
 
> 3. Need to setup the system to use my Thinkpads Trackpoint mouse. How do I
> do that?

Same as above.

You may find some good URLs at http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ibm.html
and at http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html.

HTH

Fred