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The text editor gedit can be used with superuser privileges, ie, sudo
(means superuser do). So in a terminal you would type:<br>
sudo gedit "whatever_you_want_to_open".<br>
Here's me opening a configuration file from the command line in a
terminal session:<br>
<br>
sudo gedit /etc/yaboot.conf<br>
[sudo] password for brianokeefe: type_your_password_here (it won't show
up) <br>
<br>
and hit return<br>
<br>
the file will open.<br>
<br>
You can install emacs:<br>
<br>
sudo apt-get install emacs<br>
<br>
type in your password and emacs will be installed.<br>
<br>
I do not use nor have I ever used windows so I can't answer your
question. Why do you need to use microsoft to download a Linux file? I
see that both of the packages you want are in the Ubuntu repositories
so that's the best way to install them, through synaptic or with:<br>
<br>
sudo apt-get install minicom setserial.<br>
<br>
In any case, here are the source packages that I downloaded. You'll
have to build them and the info is in the README files in the packages
(click on them to open them. they are archives so you have to extract
them somewhere, like a directory in your home directory called
"downloads or something. You'll need to create this directory though). <br>
You don't run anything as root for building these but rather use the
"sudo" command. So when you run "make install", you would type "sudo
make install" and you will be prompted for your password. Setserial is
apparently not installed that way.<br>
It seems as if you are doing things in a hard way but again, I am not
sure what you're doing. Good luck though!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:akaluta@zianet.com">akaluta@zianet.com</a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Brian:
The link you provided in this e-mail look first rate,looked it over briefly
zeros in on the problem to closely.
From my end and a day later I have managed to install PPP and now I have the
modem icon and applet in net work manager,most of the time spent was due to
being a the very beginning of the learning curve.
In the past I had emacs,it is not on the install here.looks like the editors
on gnome,getit or nom , cannot be used from root.and seem to be locked out
of bringing up /etc/chapscript/providers and such,do you know how they may
be accessible by root?
dmesg shows the modem on /dev/ttyACM0 which seems to be correct.
I would like to download minicom,setserial,Do you have any experience using
microsoft to down load linux files?
My plate is full;like being in a candy shop,trying to figure out what to try
and learn next.
Thanks for the excellent link,I will enjoy reading through it excedingly.
Best Regards, Anthony K
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<pre wrap="">Another thing. You would then use the Network Manager to choose dial-up.
Network Manager is installed by default I think and runs as a daemon in
the panel. It finds wireless networks, connects to ethernet and dial-up.
Here's a link with some info concerning dial-up and Network
Manager:<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/network-manager/+bug/147119">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/network-manager/+bug/147119</a>
On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 21:06 -0600, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:akaluta@zianet.com">akaluta@zianet.com</a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Brian:
Thanks for your several helpful replies.I have logged in a setup the
perameters for dialup.The advice I the site suggested the method of starting
the dialup application would be to use gnome-modem?
gnome-modem did not appear in the internet menu,doing a program
search,produced the program ,but locked me out with no root signin
option,thus my plea for help.I believe I have found the soloution to the
lockout.What appeared was the icon and not the program.which is not on the
program list,nor is gnome-ppp.I am trying to bootstrap my self onto the
internet,with the little knowledge and the choices of which I am
aware,couple more things to try,think that pon in and out may be
possible.Anyway stumbling along,liberally mixed with bouts of
discouragement,in other word a common linux quandry as I know it.Thanks for
your good words. Best Regards,Anthony K
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