Re: Stupid Newbie Question - Install Netscape from download
On Sunday 25 November 2001 19:18, John Griffiths wrote:
> At 07:07 PM 11/25/01 -0500, Chris Jenks wrote:
> >At 07:00 PM 11/25/01, John Griffiths wrote:
> >> >Look inside the directory. There should be a file called
> >> >INSTALL or README. Use "vi" to open it and do what it
> >> > says.
> >> >
> >> >Good luck.
> >> >
> >> >HTH,
> >> >Jesse
> >>
> >>I'd recommend using "more" to view the README file,
> >>unless you know how to close a file in vi (which most
> >>newbies do not know how to do)
> >
> >Not that it's hard to do. Just make sure to hit esc frist.
> > :q! to not save, and ZZ to save and quit.(shift + z shift +
> > z)
>
> I wasn't having a pop at vi, just noting that an unfamiliar
> user (who might not even be aware of virtual terminals) might
> end up having to hard-boot their entire machine following an
> instruction to use vi to view a file.
>
> (it's not that long ago I had to go to another terminal, ps
> -ef and then kill a vi process because i couldn't figure out
> how to make it let go)
>
> If you don't already know how to get out of a vi session
> BEFORE you get into it then you can get badly stuck.
>
> I suppose the best instruction would be:
>
> $pager README
>
> if you have to tell someone how to view a file, then telling
> them to use vi (without instructions for getting out) is
> well-meaning but perhaps a little counterproductive)
You're right! my bad, forgot about that. I'm helping him
offlist now.
jesse
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