Re: Help installing Netscape
"J. Hartzelbuck" wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>I have hesitated to ask this simple question here, but after quite along
>time, my head is sore from banging it against the wall . . .
>
>Several problems:
>
> * I downloaded 16 MB from
> ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicaotr/english/4.72/unix/supported/linux20_g
>libc2/complete_install/
>
> communicator-v472-export.x86-unknown-linuxglibc2.0.tar.gz
> * At least it was close to that!
> * I waited for it to ask me where it would put it, having read that
> it should go into /tmp. It didn't ask, just started coming at me,
> so I left it alone. All night.
> * Now I can't find it. I've tried locate with lots of permutations,
> but to no avail. Where are things put by default? Is it possible
> there was a problem with the dl, and that it isn't here?
You don't say which ftp program you used. The following applies to ftp run
from a command line.
If you start an ftp download, the file will go into your current directory.
(However, you can change current directory inside ftp, if you want.)
If you can't remember where you were, try this command (and wait a while for it
to run):
find / -name communicator-v472-export.x86-unknown-linuxglibc2.0.tar.gz 2>
/dev/null
> * I have read with interest the messages to newbies about using the
> help before writing messages like this, but I actually need more
> help before I can make us of the help. when I go to /usr/doc and do
> ls, I do see all the help, but I don't know how to open it.
Under /usr/doc are directories for each package. Inside are many kinds
of file, but most frequently they are plain text, compressed text (file names
end with .gz) and HTML files. For HTML, use lynx (or netscape, once you find
it)
For others, use zless.
To find out how to use particular commands, use `man command'.
Some commands (such as bash, ftp, gdb and nslookup) have interactive help
inside
them. With these, you can type `help' and get a list of possible actions.
>Another question:
>
> * I have installed Gnome/Enlightenment. Maybe. I have a terminal
> window glued to the upper left corner of the screen that I can't
> figure out how to minimize or banish.
> * There are almost no apps available. Do I need to install things
> like a word processor and a spreadsheet separately? They aren't
> part of Gnome?
There are lots of Gnome-related packages, that need to be installed separately.
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