Hi, I've been playing with linux on my secondary system and have tried my darndest to resolve some issues on my own but can't figure them out. I am using Red Hat 9

Be prepared to laugh at the 'newb-oscity' of my questions

1.) I am using enlightenment as a WM and am able to get it to start up automatically when i log in. But it doesn't seem to be starting Gnome automatically. When I am in E, and use the menu to browse my home folder, Gnome loads and I lose my background from E, but E is still loaded (I assume so by the pagers at the bottom). How do i get Gnome to load with E. I've tried the xinitrc, Xsession, etc... but i seem to have to use a gnome option to activate gnome (its not a biggie, just tryin to make it a bit easier)........Do i even need Gnome to load?

2.) I have installed and am able to use Eterm. How do I get Eterm to show colors when using the 'ls' command without have to type 'ls --color' everytime. 'ls' with color shows with Xterm but not Eterm...I couldn't find where to set it in any config files

3.) Another terminal question..... How do i initiate a program from a terminal but retain the use of that terminal session. Lets say i want to start Mozilla, In my eterm, I type 'mozilla' and it loads, but if i want to use the terminal again, I have to cntrl-z or close mozilla...cntrl-z is fine to a point, but lets say its a program that i don't want to halt...like a messenger or a monitor....do i just have to iconify the term being 'used' and open another?


Thanks for your time

Another terminal question..... How do i initiate a program from a terminal but retain the use of that terminal session

just add " &" at the end of your command

1) You use either E or Gnome. But Gnome applications will load normally on E, you don't have to do anything. If you want to use Gnome as a WM, you choose a Gnome session when you log in.

2.) I have installed and am able to use Eterm. How do I get Eterm to show colors when using the 'ls' command without have to type 'ls --color' everytime. 'ls' with color shows with Xterm but not Eterm...I couldn't find where to set it in any config files

You can set an alias for ls to equal ls --color I thought this was done automagicly in RH 7.2 and above, maybe not. Anyway, you can check to see what aliases are already defined by doing alias -p at a prompt. My aliases for l type commands:

alias l.='ls -d .* --color=tty'
alias ll='ls -l --color=tty'
alias ls='ls --color=tty'

You can set these on the commandline which will last for that session or you can add them (exactly as shown above) to your .bashrc file and they will be "permanent"

So a short summary:
alias -p (see if ls='ls --color=tty' is set)
add alias ls='ls --color' to .bashrc
start new eterm session and try ls command. I think it is the =tty on the end of the --color directive that is doing it.

Use &

i.e: [user@thismachine dir]$mozilla &

And you will be able to continue using the terminal as usual even while the program runs.

Just remember, that any program started from a terminal, will die when that terminal is closed/dies. There is a program called screen if you want to get around this. Never did manage to get it to work like I wanted though.

Good luck!