On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 07:16:45PM -0700, Dale Morris wrote: > I've used Linux (Redhat) for about 6 months and have just installed > potato via ftp. I have some newbie questions I would appreciate some > help with: Please set your mailer and/or editor to wrap lines at 72 characters. > 1.) If I download a file from the net, where does it go? Which > directory, as netscape seems to automatically determine the target. Depends on the method. If you download through Netscape, file defaults to the directory you've started Netscape in. If you launch Netscape from a windowmanager or desktop menu, this is usually your home directory. You can change this default in the download dialog. Using command-line tools (eg: ftp, wget), you can specify DL directory with the command. > 2.) Where's the *best* newbie info for installing my Yamaha opl3a > sound card? I'd start with Deja and the HOWTOs. > 3.) What do I do to get printing? I installed lpr module in the kernel > and installed aps filter, but when trying to print a test page, > nothing happened. Again, any good sources for printer config info? You can install the RedHat printtool configurator, which tends to be pretty good at working things out. apt-get install printtool -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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