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Old 04-29-2006, 02:45 PM   #1
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how to add lines to a .conf file

i need to add lines to /etc/modprobe.conf but i am new to linux and dont know where to begin. I am currently running fedora core 5 but help on fedora core 4 would work too i guess thanks
 
Old 04-29-2006, 03:18 PM   #2
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You must use a text editor. If you use KDE, look for KEdit, KWrite or Kate. Gnome has gEdit. For the command line you might try pico.
 
Old 04-29-2006, 03:25 PM   #3
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Also you need to be root to modify that file as well.

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