Tutorial

[Thomas w. Cranston]

Marc M wrote:

> Try www.linuxmigration.com <http://www.linuxmigration.com>
>
>
>
> On 7/21/05, *jdow* <jdow at earthlink.net <mailto:jdow at earthlink.net>> 
> wrote:
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>     From: "Thomas w. Cranston" <cranston_tom at asapchoice.com
>     <mailto:cranston_tom at asapchoice.com>>
>
>     > Control Alt F1 instantly shut my computer down. I am afraid to
>     perform
>
>     This is troubling. What gave you the impression it shut the computer
>     down instantly? Did the power go off or did you just get a totally
>     black screen? The latter may need some fixing. There is a single
>     file to use for that repair. Let us know of this is the case:
>     Control-Alt-F1 gives a blank screen or a blank screen with a color
>     boarder around it.
>
>     If this happens then use "alt-f7" to get back to the GUI system.
>
>     Unless your configuration has been utterly mangled Control-Alt-F1
>     should not shut your computer down. This is the canonical way to get
>     out of X-Windows into the virtual consoles.
>
>
>     That said you can go to the "start" menu and locate System
>     Tools->Terminal.
>     Click on that and you'll get a console. It won't quite work the
>     same as
>     the usual descriptions. But some gentle experimentation and right
>     clicking
>     will show you the differences. That can be used as a starting
>     point for
>     learning. Bash, the shell usually in place, will behave the same
>     from a
>     command standpoint. Cut and paste is a touch different, though.
>
>     But to be repetitious I am concerned with your note with this line:
>     > Control Alt F1 instantly shut my computer down. I am afraid to
>     perform
>
>     {^_^}
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I will try it again after I am done using the computer.