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[edit] Q: How can I see my gnome config files ?

Solution: Check into your config files. In a terminal, enter 

ls -al

By rights, you should get about three (or so) directories each beginning with 

.gnome

In one of those directories ".gnome-desktop", there should be some configurations for te ~/home and ~/trash. These are your desktop images.

Go through all the .gnome* directories and the files you come across - don't change anything yet, but this is where you will find the files that will determine what's going (wr)on(g).

/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf is the file that contains the configuration of the GNOME Desktop Manager

[edit] Q: How can I reinstall Gnome?

Solution: apt-get install gnome

[edit] Q: How is Gnome configured in Morphix ??

Solution : see MorphixHdFaqGnome

[edit] Q:How do I downgrade xlibs?

Solution: Put this in your /etc/apt/preferences.

The 1000 specifies that it will downgrade to the version and package you specify.

Package: xlibs %%% Pin: version 4.2.1-12.1 %%% Pin-Priority: 1000

(Aaron Gerber)

[edit] Q:Do I need all the desktop icons ??

Solution: you can delete the "install to hard disk" icon.

[edit] Q: I cannot see Workspaces, Window Menu and Window List .

Solution: You can install them ( generally in the lower right part of the screen) by clicking with the right mouse button on the panel, selecting Add to panel / Utility and then adding the dessired utility (workspaces, window menu or window list).

[edit] Desktop manager and Programs

[edit] Q: Where can I get more information about Gnome ?

Solution : visit the official Gnome website http://www.gnome.org

[edit] Q: I want start a program just after Gnome initialization.

Solution: Go to Applications / Desktop Preferences / Advanced / Sessions / Start up programs / Add

[edit] Q: An easy way to install program packages.

Solution : Use synaptic for Debian. Go to Applications / Desktop Preferences / System tools / Synaptic . You can use the Synaptic search tool to install new programs (i.e. alien), in Search / Find Tool menu.

You have to tune up some things.

Get root and type :

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and update it to this sources.list

In any case, go to Synaptic / Settings / Repositories and disable (unmark) sites that don't work for you.

It's recommended update Synaptic itself too, with debtags ( http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebTags ).

See also:

[edit] Q: Can I install programs in Red Hat / [Fedora], Slackware, and so on format?

Solution: Yes, you can using alien within the command :

'alien -i -to-deb packagename.packageextension'

You can dowload it from http://kitenet.net/programs/alien/ or use synaptic, if you haven't really installed it.

[edit] Q: And to uninstall ??

Solution : You can use Synaptic to uninstall program ( press the remove button in the package ).


[edit] Q : Can I execute Windows programs ??.

Solution : you can install ( if not really installed yet) wine using Synaptic. To execute the program, click on the file icon in the file browser (i.e. in Nautilus ) or open a terminal an execute :

wine path ( where path is the path to the windows file ).

See also: http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?RunningWindowsPrograms

[edit] Q: Where can I get tips and answer about Linux Mozilla and OpenOffice?

Solution: see http://www.moztips.com/wiki/index.pcgi?page=TableOfContents and OpenOffice

[edit] Q: Which is the program used to download websites ( spider)??

Solution: You install htttrack using Synaptic. Before open it, be sure to have all the Internet Browser closed (you can reopen them after opening httrack).

[edit] Hardware

[edit] Q:How can I easily mount disks ( hard disks, floppy, CD-ROMs) ???

Solution : Right click in the desktop and in the pop-up contextual menu select "Disk" and the unit to mount ( hard disk, floppy, etc..)

But you need to have the directories :

  • /mount/auto/floppy
  • /mount/auto/cdrom
  • /mount/hd(a,b,c....)

If you haven't created these directories and have the hardware, you need get root and launch nautilus to create the folders.

See also : fstab, MountUsb, http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?CDROM


[edit] Q:How can I easily manage partitions ?

Solution: use qtparted

[edit] Q: Which printer to buy ?.

Solution : see http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/pSupportedPrinters.php3

[edit] Q: And CD/DVD burner?

Solution: see http://fy.chalmers.se/%7Eappro/linux/DVD%2BRW/hcn.html

[edit] Q. How do I install or use my printer ?.

Solution: By default, Morphix includes [CUPS] (with the packages : cupsys and cupsys-client). Click in this link http://localhost:631/admin.htm to install printers and, in general, admin the system

Add the drivers for your printers:

  • PostScript printers often ship with PPD files supplied by the printer manufacturer. Any valid PPD for a PostScript printer is a valid CUPS driver. To enable them for use with CUPS, copy the PPDs into /usr/share/cups/model
  • In any case, install the package [cupsys-driver-grimpprint] and don't use foomatic drivers.


[edit] And don't forget to install the cupsys-bsd package (using Synaptic) to use the printer with Mozilla, OpenOffice and, in general, with all the Linux Programs.

If any error, you can see type nano /var/log/cups/error_log , to see the lof file.


More information :

[edit] Q. How can I reduce the quantity of ink used to print in black and white utilizing the gimp-print cup driver ???.

Solution: Adjust the density in the advanced settings -- reducing the density will reduce the amount of ink used.

[edit] Q: I want to buy a printer and I want it work for Linux too. What is the recommendable one ?.

Solution: as said in the TLDP Linux-Printing How To, buy a printer with native PostScript support in firmware.

[edit] Q: What about the scanner?

Solution: Buy a SANE scanner and install, using Synaptic if not really installed, the XSane] to use in X and xsane-gimp if you want the GIMP plug-in.

[edit] Q: Where is my USB [key]?.

Solution: Get root and:

  1. Type mkdir /mnt/key1 to create the USB key directory.
  1. Type mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/key1 and them you can browse the keydrive ( i.e. using nautilus ).

You can include the command 2 in Sessions ( Applications / Desktop Preferences / Advanced / Sessions / Startup Programs / Add ) to automatically mount the key in every session.

[edit] Version

Q: How can I see my Kernel, X-Window and Gnome versions ?-

Solution:

  • For the kernel: type uname -r in a terminal.
  • For X-Window: startx -version
  • For Gnome, you can use a program called 'gnome-pkgview' (it's in unstable).


[edit] Updating the kernel

[edit] Q : Which is my current kernel version ?

Solution: type

uname -r

or

kernelversion

in a terminal.

[edit] Q: How can I upgrade my kernel ??

Solution : see http://am.xs4all.nl/phpwiki/index.php/UpgradingKernel

[edit] Q: How to change the bootloader options to the new kernel image ?

Solutions : Use the Gnome System Tools (Boot Manager Settings).

[edit] Log files .

[edit] Q: I want to see the log file.

Solution: use nautilus and see /var/log/messages

[edit] Shut down and rebooting.

[edit] Q: The first thing to do before halt the system?.

Solution: unmount all the units, to preserve the data in floppy and similar units. Type umount -A in a terminal. Generally, you will recieve the answer : " /: device is busy ", this is, the root floppies directory is being used.

[edit] Q: How do I log-out and shut downs the system.

Solution: To log-out use Main Menu / Log Out To shut down the computer press ALT+CTRL+F1 to go to the debian text consule and type "halt".

Another way: ctrl-alt-backspace kills the X server


[edit] Q: And to reboot ??.

Solution: Go to the text console and type "reboot".

[edit] Others

[edit] Q: I want to make a rescue floppy set for my Debian system.

Solution: Type 

man mkrescue
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