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[teknogod]

Hey everyone! I managed to install and get on the net with redhat 6, although i have never installed linux before. Yay! Anyways i need help. I just want to know wich are the most important config files. I just want to know how to configure my box.

Please! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/frown.gif

[H. M. Murdock]

thats a very broad question. what do you want to configure? I mean saying you want to configure your computer could be just about anything. Do you want to configure a printer? your X-session? Give us a few more details and we will be more than willing to help.

Murdock

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[teknogod]

oops! ok. umm... im more intereseted in the X-Windows session. Anything and everything that has to do with it. Also a good book on linux. Can u learn linux alone?

Thaknx!


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[witman]

Originally posted by teknogod:
oops! ok. umm... im more intereseted in the X-Windows session. Anything and everything that has to do with it. Also a good book on linux. Can u learn linux alone?

Thaknx!




Try 'Mastering Linux Premium Edition' by Arman Danesh. It is RedHad oriented and comes with a copy of RH 6.0.

Also, try the Man Pages.

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[mdwatts]

If you look around your filesystem, you will find an enormous amount of Readme's, HOW-TO's, etc. Probably a couple hundred meg or so.

[fancypiper]

The config files are found in the /etc directory. For X, look in the /etc/X11 directory.

My favorite book is Running Linux and Linux in a Nutshell, both by O'Reilly (http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/).

If you found this site, you can definately learn it on your own.

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[0be1]

Try Red Hat's site for their version of the manuals in PDF format. The have a beginers one, and one a little more advanced. I believe they have the manuals that go back as far as 5.x Also check out www.gnome.org, (http://www.gnome.org,) www.securityfocus.com, (http://www.securityfocus.com,) www.sourceforge.net, (http://www.sourceforge.net,) and one of my favorites www.freshmeat.net. (http://www.freshmeat.net.) Oh yeah, don't forget www.kernel.org (http://www.kernel.org) for updates and patches.

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