Basic Linux Questions
 

1. I am using Redhat 9 and downloaded Limewire. It came in a "bin" file. How do i install "bin" files?

2. I tried Slackware and when i started it up i got a command prompt. What command do I need to use to load KDE or Gnome?

One observation:
It seams that Redhad and Suse modifie the KDE and Gnome desktops allot. am i correct?

Thanks,

-AG:Pengy:

Re: Basic Linux Questions
 

1. ./name-of-file.bin but after making sure its executable. chmod +x name-of-bin-file.bin

2. startx

These are really basic questions, a search here would have found your questions rather quickly. Regards.

if you want slackware to give you a graphical login automatically when you boot up you need to edit the file /etc/inittab.

open it in a text editor and find these lines
# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:3:initdefault:

in the line
id:3:initdefault:
replace the 3 with a 4 so you now have
id:4:initdefault:

reboot you system. You shuold be presented with a graphical logon screen.

a simpler way to install limewire would be to run
sh LimeWireLinux.bin

you need to make sure you have a java vm installed for limewire. If having run sh LimeWireLinux.
Slackware does not install this by default. It is found on the 2nd disk of slackware in the folder "extra/java2-runtime-environment". to install it you must entert directory on the cd and run
pkgtool
select "current" from the menu you get.

Yes suse and redhat do modify a lot of the software. that is why i prefer slackware which rarely changes the original programs you get installed.

whoops messed up my post about limewire

it should read
a simpler way to install limewire would be to run
sh LimeWireLinux.bin

you need to make sure you have a java vm installed for limewire to run.
Slackware does not install this by default. It is found on the 2nd disk of slackware in the folder "extra/java2-runtime-environment". to install it you must entert directory on the cd and run
pkgtool
select "current" from the menu you get.

CrAZy_MoNKeY,

You do realize instead of creating new posts, there is an edit option to edit your posts?? :rolleyes:

To get './limewire.bin' to work, you gotta download JAVA

thanks for the tip trickykid