Newbi Type questions :)

Ophielle · 04-07-2002, 05:45 AM

Hello people

i currently use windows *everyone hisses*

and want to move over to linux

i tryed installing mandrake 7.1 and had a play around only to find i couldent access my a drive or cd rom

i dident have access rights ?

ime downloading mandrake 8.2 at the moment and am hopeing it will be a little easier

can anyone help with the access rights thing ?

also is there a way to take my msn messanger with me ???

last of all is there anything else i should think about before moveing to linux >>?<<

Thanks

Ophielle

Mara · 04-07-2002, 08:05 AM

I think MDK 8.2 is easier than RH 7.1. One thing you should know is that there is no automatic mounting in this release, but it can be easily done.

therion12 · 04-07-2002, 01:53 PM

Yeah go with Mandrake 8.2, its much more refined for the newbie user.

Ophielle · 04-07-2002, 02:20 PM

hmz ok when ive downloaded mandrake 8.2 (iso format) ile make me some mandrake cd's after that can u boot from the cd's ? or do i need a mandrake flavor boot disk ???

Thanks

Richard

Annex · 04-07-2002, 03:31 PM

yep, if burned properly mandrake cds are bootable

neo77777 · 04-07-2002, 10:56 PM

As for msn, gaim and gabber are the solutions.

DMR · 04-08-2002, 02:47 AM

And as far as access rights go, in Linux it's normal behaviour that no one but root can mount/unmount CDs and floppies drives; it's an adminisration/security thing. Access rights can be changed by changing permissions (for directories and files) and by passing certain options to the mounting commands in /etc/fstab (for filesytems, CDs, floppies, Zip drives, etc.). Read the man pages for mount and chmod/chgrp once you get everything installed.