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so you basically just don't get the pretty windows thingy come up?
once you've logged in type: startx
to get into Gnome. Then you can change it back if you know how. If you need help on getting it back properly, come back. It's pretty easy to do in Mandrake tho
hmm isa, just realised i could call you isajerk... but that wouldn't be nice, so i won't.
I'm not worried about losing the pretty picture thingy, as you put it. In fact, I'd be happier typing in commands as I'm a fair typist. That's why I turned off Gnome in the first place......
Your command 'startx' has rescued the situation. Where can I learn about the rest of the commands so I can, for instance, use Abiword and all the other goodies available under Linux?
When I first started with Linux I bought "Linux in a nutshell" It's been updated a few times since then but it has every useful command and it's tags/options that you would want, or even not want. It was a good getting started type book, although overwhelming since it's not written in a linux for dummies format. It dives right in.
hmm, i find learnign that way slow and annoying, without meaning to sound pompous or anything, cos i don't mean it like that...
when i learn a programming langauge i'm much happier just getting an API rather than a manual and diving in head first, and i never really used anything to suss linux out other than 'man -k' really. Less faffing around!
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