[Tfug] Where to start

[Jude Nelson]

Welcome to Linux!

We can help you with your hardware problems, but we need to know your
hardware stats.
You can get Ubuntu to cough them up by opening a terminal and running
"lspci -vv".  Translation: "list everything on the PCI bus, and be
very verbose about it."  After running the command, paste the output
into an e-mail header, and we can help you get the drivers you need.

For your scanner, you'll need xsane.  You can get that with the
package manager.  A package manager is sort of like "Add/Remove
Programs," but with steroids and with extra mustard.  All software
installation happens through the package manager.  With Ubuntu, this
is either Adept or Synaptic (both are GUIs for the command-line
package manager APT [Advanced Packaging Tool]).  Both are under
Applications->System, IIRC.  If given a choice, use Synaptic.

Once you open it, search for "xsane" (which is the software package
that has everything you need to run your scanner if it's supported).
Check the box next to it once you find it.  It will attempt to install
some additional package dependencies (which is fine--with Linux,
libraries, data, and executables are usually all in separate
packages).  Click OK, and click Apply.  Then, all the scanning
software will be automatically downloaded, configured, and installed.
That should get your scanner working.

WiFi is not as easy; it will depend heavily on the chipset (which we
will learn from the lspci -vv command).

Regards,
Jude Nelson

On 2/5/08, shripad sinari <shripad.sinari at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello David,
> Ubuntu Documentation is pretty good and the community there is pretty quick
> at providing solutions. Try this for Ubuntu
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/7.10/newtoubuntu/C/index.html
>
> For details on Linux in general goto:
>
> http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html
>
> best wishes,
> shripad
>
> On Feb 5, 2008 8:06 PM, David <daviiid at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >  Where can I go to learn Linux??????
> > I know Windows reasonable well and I am trying to get my feet into a
> > better system. How do I do it??
> > Is there a school ----
> >
> > I have loaded UBUNTU into my machine and now what. Looks interesting. Dial
> > up modem does not work.
> > Wifi don't work. Scanners don't work. What??
> >
> > I need help. I know that there is a world of knowledge if only I can avail
> > myself of it. I am sick to death of
> > Bill Gates crap and Windows patches. What to do--------
> > Someone give me a hand, I'll be happy to meet someone and pay them for
> > their time.
> > No PDA is not one of my interests.
> > Come back,
> > David Jennings   Daviiid at worldnet.att.net.
> >
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> --
> Shripad Sinari
> Bioinformatics Group,
> Arizona Cancer Center,
> Tucson, Arizona 85724
>