[Tfug] Where to start

[Matthew T. Eskes]

Jude Nelson wrote:
> "...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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And here I was, taking the time to embed my message into an email
header. *sigh* :p

Matt