Re: Too New
go to www.linux.org and click on documentation, go to the LDP pages and
download (and read) the Getting Started guide
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Sarel Botha
On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 shaleh@clifford.livenet.net wrote:
> >
> > I'm still trying to install Debian2.0. Here is what I'm doing. My
> > computer boots to the CD-ROM, the rescue screen comes up. I press enter,
> > Then I go into configure keyboard. After that I partition my second hard
> > disk, ( first one has win98 on it)Make 1815mb for linux, 50 for swap,
> > and should I make some for dos? the choices are dos16fat dos32fat and so
> > on. after writing partition table, activating swap and such,
>
>
> no, that option is for those sharing the drive w/ windows and what not
>
> > I install
> > the base system, after that, config, then reboot, I boot from floppy for
> > now, so after boot, it goes into deslect, It asks for Access, I choose
> > CD-ROM, It asks for the CD and the device block, I enter /dev/hdc,
> > (Binary i386 is in the drive) It says it found something and it will do,
> > but then it says it can't find something, I'm not sure what it is
>
> it looks for contrib and non-free, which or not on the CD
>
> > looking for, but it says enter none, after that its slect, then its
> > install the packages, after that, its config, then quit. after ten
> > minuts of hd and cd exchanges, it says good luck,,,. It says login,
> > which I do as root, then password, then I get a prompt #. after that I
> > can't do anything, If I type /dev/hdb1 it says permission denide, If I
> > type ttys2 it says permission denide. whats going on here?
> >
>
> the permission denied error is because it tries to run /dev/hdb1 as a command
> in UNIX everything is a file, and a file may be a program. So it says, hey
> why not and tries to run it.
>
> sounds good so far. Now, go to the local library or book store and look for
> a nice intro to unix or linux book and enjoy. Nothing is worse than fumbling
> in the dark w/ a new OS.
>
> Some hints:
>
> df shows the mounted disks (the windows drive is not mounted by default)
>
> ls shows ths files you have
>
> dselect will get you back to where you installed packages earlier
>
> read the man page for mount (type man mount)
>
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