Looking for a friend....

[Shakie]

well, in a sense anyway.

I am going to install RedHat 8... again. And I am not gonna quit until I can atleast navigate and install things with no problems. I have tried before, but get discouraged because I am always trying to teach myself and have no one to turn to when something goes wrong.

If there is a "Linux Pro" out there that has time and patience for totally n00b questions... will you be my friend?

LOL.

 

[Ecniv]

I am no where near a pro, but If you have questions feel free to post here. I know quite a bit and will answe whenever I can. I am checking every few min from 3pm-Midnight except for tue and sun, EST.

LINUX RULES!

 

[shan]

Hell ya, I've formatted my laptop entirerly to RedHat 8, damn I'm lovin' it! I only have one issue, and that's my new Kodak CX4200 Digital Camera, there's no drivers out yet (at least that I can find) but other than that...Linux does more for me than XP ever did, plus I feel a little more comfortable when I leave my computer on when I'm connected to my cable modem

I may also be able to answer questions you may have...once again No Pro here, but I know enough to delete Windows completely, so that's gotta count for something. hahahha.

 

[h4x0r]

I will kinda be ure friend because I kinda know linux. But now Redhat though, Mandrake, but still the basics are the same. Just IM me if u want to talk, AIM: dryicerx

 

[Shakie]

Thanks for the replies everyone. As soon as I get it installed, the games will begin. lol.

 

[Shakie]

OK... guys... let the stupid questions roll... lol.

I installed RH 8.0 tonight. Here is what I need to know how to do so far:

Basic Terminal Commands
How to install stuff that is not RPM
Basic knowlege things that you think I should know.

Thanks. I know I am ignorant of Linux so let's keep the wise-cracks to a minimum... lol. =)

 

[Shakie]

Direct question:

I downloaded Yahoo! Messenger, it was an RPM (thank-goodness), I clicked it, it installed it.... now where the F&*K did it go? lol.

 

[Shakie]

LOL@MB

Heh... well... I got ymessenger to install and can use it by running ymessenger in the run box, and thankfully it added it to my desktop.

But I still don't know where the damn thing is...

 

[Seloce]

you performed the install as the root user, correct?

 

[Shakie]

no.

I don't stay logged on as root, I hear that that is bad practice, so I have a user name, and I installed it under that.

OK. My home directory is "/home/Guy" and somehow I found the Yahoo folder in "/home/Guy/.ymessenger" and I am guessing that that is the linux version of a hidden folder?

Is there anyway to see these without stumbling onto them?