Re: Shutdown & Networking - some more newbie (easy?) questions

From: Davorin Vlahovic (A-Burn_at_fly.srk.fer.hr)
Date: 08/31/03 

Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:18:39 +0000 (UTC)

In article <MD74b.67526$421.872412@weber.videotron.net>, Jim Marnott wrote:
> I installed Debian about two weeks ago and I'm slowly getting used to
> things, but I've still got some questions.
>
> 1) I am unable to shut down my computer without hitting the power button
> -- or logging on as root, opening a terminal and typing reboot. I've
> tried ctrl-alt-delete and ctrl-alt-backspace. The latter just sends me
> to the login screen again. What's the trick?

as root: "modprobe apm", or place "apm" in /etc/modules
 
> 2) Sometimes I will download and install something, but am unable to run
> the program. ie: I just downloaded Mozilla Thunderbird and I believe I
> unarchived it properly, put it in a directory and then went hunting for
> something to double-click. Nothing looked right, so I tried a few that
> didn't look too wrong (including a file called "thunderbird",) but
> nothing happened. Is there a trick here?

Windows programs can't be run on Linux.

> 3) I am dual-booting with win XP. When XP is running, I have my machine
> networked with a win ME machine. How can I get linux to see that win ME
> machine? Do I need software, or am I just not looking in the right place?

Look into /usr/doc/HOWTO/ dir. 

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