Telnet on Mandrake 8.0

[Knarf]

i am really new to linux so i may sound like an idiot here so bare with me, I am running Mandrake 8.0 and when i am in the terminal and i type Telnet i get Command not found. um..why? i made sure that command line tools was installed with it ansd i am at a total loss. i was running 7.2 before and never had this problem. Please help.

[X_console]

Linux is case sensitive. Use telnet and not Telnet

For that matter, I would suggest installing OpenSSH and using ssh instead of telnet. ssh encrypts your session whereas telnet doesn't.

[Knarf]

I was typing telnet in lowercase, for that matter i get the same error when i try to use piko.

[chikn]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Knarf:
<STRONG>i am really new to linux so i may sound like an idiot here so bare with me, I am running Mandrake 8.0 and when i am in the terminal and i type Telnet i get Command not found. um..why? i made sure that command line tools was installed with it ansd i am at a total loss. i was running 7.2 before and never had this problem. Please help.</STRONG>[/QUOTE

The telnet packages arent installed by default. Use Package Manager then flat list and select telnet server and client to install both.

[X_console]

Try pico and not piko. If it still doesn't work, do a "which pico" or a "locate pico" If nothing shows up, it's not installed.

[Knarf]

I cant believe i put "piko"

I cant find anything that say flat list under the package manager, nor can i find anything that says telnet under the package manager. i know im being anoying sorry :p

[Cuthbert]

If you don't have pico, then I think you need to install pine.

[chikn]

/me thinks he should have said software manager :D

[Knarf]

Actualy i found what you were talking about under Mandrake Update Thanks for the help.

[eXtremist]

The guys are right.. Neither telnet nor pine is installed by default in Mandrake 8.

pico is the editor for the mailreader pine. If you're looking for a fast editor, but you don't want to install pine, give vi a try.