[Tfug] Where to start

[Jude Nelson]

"...and paste the output into an e-mail header..."
Remove "header."  What was I thinking :)


On 2/5/08, Jude Nelson <judecn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> >
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