Redhat setting up etc.
Well first off I warn you I am a big newbie so forgive me.
Basically I am starting a uni course and the uni uses redhat linux and I am looking to do the same on my laptop. I have downloaded all the iso's and have them aswell. Anyway once I installed everything went fine (I did workstation install) but some things are diffrent from the uni one's so I thought I would ask some questions here. a) On the other computers there was a program where I could type commands etc, basically the crux of the operating system I believe (shell is it not?). I was wondering which would be the best for me. I have a program called konsole I found but the graphics on it are terrible (Delete leaves 'residue' of past letters and clear only clears some of the screen leaving ghost images of the past letters) so I am looking for something else. b) They are using a compiler called gcc (for c++) and I was wondering how I could get it. c) They have many diffrent options for desktop displays (gnome, kde etc) and I was wondering how I could also get diffrent ones. d) Anything that could help out a complete linux newbie would be appreciated. I don't know much but I am willing to learn. I am used to windows however so I think the file systems and program running is going to take a while to get used to. Thanks again if you can answer any / all of my questions, or if you have something useful chuck it in. -Peleus |
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there is a gnome terminal actually I believe there are a few floating around. sourceforge.net and freshmeat.net are great places to search for apps. Quote:
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Thats great, any further imput is still appreciated though.
Also looking around at this place (my first time here) I am mighty impressed by the community and it seems that it has a large (or larger then usual) empahsis on helping people and newbies which is great, thanks everyone. |
Oh and also is it just me or are the icon's and menus for the task bar under kde a lot lower quality then those in gnome? They look blocky and grainy but I am still at the same resolution.
Also I had a look at konsole under KDE and its still being crappy. :( Linux is so frustrating to start with, hope it gets better. Oh and on another note when I try and say install gcc on computer it says package already installed, but when I try and run it it says 'program gcc not found' |
which version of redhat are you running?
and which version of KDE I'm running KDE 3.1 at the moment I prefered gnome 1.4 but gnome 2 seems to have taken a step backwards. |
Redhat 8.0 and whatever default KDE version it is after running the update thing.
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Well the newbie in need update is as follows:
Firstly sorry if I am posting too much, its kinda like help a newbie in real time, fun :D Anyway I have found the terminal, staring me in the face all the time, and don't worry I feel plenty dumb enough. However I still can't get gcc to work. I type in gcc in the home/username directory and get the message "gcc: no input files" which has me stumped. I also tried it in the usr/bin folder where I believe it is located and still no luck. Please help! |
usually gcc is used as follows
gcc main.c -o programname if you are looking for an ide then try either Kdevelop anjuta |
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