Newbie needs to know how to run programs from DVD, etc
 

Hello all,
Last time i used Unix was 15 years ago. I have installed Oracle's Linux version 5. Ok, all done, now I am at the Root: prompt. Here are my questions:
1) How do I run programs from CD/DVD and which ones do I run? I guess a .sh version of setup.exe??? Do I have to mount the device first? I have no idea here.
2) How do I create another user. Also, I forget the file for users that is the equivalent to autoexec.exe. Is it <username>.sh?
3) What script do I run to get a graphical interface?

I guess this is all for starters.

Thanks! :newbie:

I don't understand your questions about which ones to run. Linux commands don't have any unique file name extension like .exe if that is what you are asking. Instead a Linux command is marked executable in the permissions field associated with each file.

You have to mount the device first. Then you run the command by giving the full path to the command, As an example:

/media/cdrom/usr/bin/eclipse


Log in as root and use the adduser command. See:

man adduser



startx

See:

man startx

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Steve Stites

How to run programs etc.
 

Thanks, this is what I needed.