Hi I'm brand new to Linux and have this very problem

But I don't even know how to get to 'terminal' on my Acer Aspire One

I don't mind entering code if that's what it takes to fix it but all I can get to is the outer layer of applications on the computer, no idea how to get at Linux itself or a command prompt

can anyone help me with this?

thanks!

Try <alt><F2> and type xterm. Can't verify as I'm not behind a Linux box.

thank you!
 

That gets me to a command prompt all right! Now for the code puzzle!

ok one last nervous newbie bit -


in

rm -rf ~/.gconf/system/networking

is there a space before the dash in -rf, and again before the squiggle, or not?

and thanks again

rm -rf ~/.gconf/system/networking
rm -rf

ok I've worked out that there are spaces, by copy typing it

wish me luck

oops I STILL don't know enough; when I've typed it in, what then? press enter? click 'run'?

help again!

oh my ignorance!
 

I blithely assumed what i got from Alt/F2 and then xterm was ok, but is it? it looks like this

[user@localhost] $

is that ok?

Hurrah hurrah
 

It worked. I checked somewhere else about the typing conventions, then put in the command and bob's your uncle.

Sadly the free wireless connection I was exploiting is now down but you can't have everything!

Thank you all again

my daughters acer aspire one has loast wireless connection and won't open network centre I tried the rm -rf~/ .gconf/ssytem/networking and it said permission denied, what can I do?

ive got exactly the same problem,please help

could you give me step by step instructions.steve.

exact input; no root needed: rm -rf ~/.gconf/system/networking no feedback if you got it right. many errors possible if you got it wrong.
 

Might KC Thank you so much I cant tell you how happy you have made me I just started playing with linux a little and the aspire one that I have had windows first and the network adapter was faulty then we put Bodhi linux on it and it was working great then I did some updates and it quit and neither me or the one who was teaching me linux culd get it back online but I did your trick and it said nothing and so I rebooted and Voila it was back I am soo very happy I cn continue learning now