Newbie needing help

[Mark]

How do you disable SELinux in FC3? Is it in the package list where I chose the packages I want?
I picked "Minimum installation" and still got SELinux...

Thanks,

MARK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Steve Brueckner
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:12 PM
> To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> Subject: RE: Newbie needing help
> 
> 
> SELinux can really complicate matters for Linux newbies.  I 
> recommend you disable it on install.  This may clear up 
> problems 1 through 3.
> 
> Problem 4 is often due to updates defaulting to the same 
> server.  After you reinstall, check out this webpage on how 
> to change your configuration files to use a mirror instead of 
> the overloaded redhat servers:
> 
> http://fedoranews.org/contributors/alexander_dalloz/mirror
> 
> I'm sure you'll still have issues after you do these two 
> things, but try them first then come back to us.
> 
> Good luck; Linux is hard to learn but very gratifying once you get it!
> 
>  - Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M A L Wraight [mailto:mawraight at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 5:55 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Newbie needing help
> 
> Sorry to bother you all, but I can't read anymore.
> 
> I am a complete newbie to Linux and trying to learn it on my 
> own. Bought "A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux: Fedora Core 
> and Red Hat Enterprise Linux", 2nd ed. Came with installation 
> for 2.6 Kernel. I followed steps except I used $linux selinux 
> for install. Now I am having issues.
> 
> 1. Can only sign on with the root account - other account 
> "john" created fails
> 
> 2. Signed in as root, I can't browse /home/john
> 
> 3. Log in fine with KDE but Gnome crashes and freezes
> 
> 4. up2date has lots of potential updates, but I have been 
> unable to download or install a single one.
> 
> I have reinstalled (since I couldn't get very far) but the 
> same issues appear. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Signed,
> 
> Aaron Wraight
> 
> Windows user trying Linux
> 
> 
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