hello everyone, I installed centos 4.3 using microsoft virtual pc. but the linux isnt starting it is only showing a black screened console. how am i supposed to browse internet with that console?? how am i supposed to install softwares on linux ?? screenshot: attached isnt there any environment on which i can use mouse like winxp??
What exactly is your goal? If you intend to use Linux as a desktop, I'd second Pwner's suggestion of starting with Ubuntu. It has an excellent gui and tools to manage applications and to configure the system. In case you're doing this to learn the nitty gritties of Linux or for managing a server, you might want to start from where you are right now. That black screen console is an immensely powerful interface which you can use to do pretty much anything once you master it. Now that you're logged in, learn some basic commands and build up your skills from there. Check out http://tldp.org/ which has documentation on virtually anything related to Linux, for everyone from beginners to gurus. Good luck.
To browse the internet, you have to use Opera (I see that opera is minimized in your desktop). You couldn't browse using console, otherwise you need to use text browsers like lynx (I hate it ) You can download the RPMs of the softwares for that distribution and just click on its icon, and it will install automatically.
How did you install that on virtual PC? (I have no exp. with that) You can reinstall and choose the required packages (GUI here too). Also, what's your intention to do with this install?
you all are just giving stupid advices except adnivo007. most noob advice was from oc-scott; telling me to use opera to browse internet, without reading what i asked. I asked HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BROWSE INERNET ON MY LINUX, NOT ON MY XP !!!. anyways, agnivo007, thanks for your suggestion, but i just found out that Linux Server CD does not come with a GUI. so i will need to download a whole dvd again source: http://www.linux.com/feature/60825
Stupid advices... ¬¬ CentOS is for servers not webbrowsing, if you want GUI (graphical control) you should install a desktop focused distro, not a server one, as i said u Ubuntu is your best bet, or if you are only going to use it to download & browse, use DSL. (and opera works in linux too)
hello nastynappy you need install windows manager in your distro ! in shell console type : yum groupinstall "X Window System" "KDE (K Desktop Environment)" after install all type : nano /etc/inittab change id:3:initdefault: to id:5:initdefault: reboot the machine ! CENTOS 5 is better to desktop Best
pwner, i installed server becuz i want server, and i want it with gui. and yum groupinstall "X Window System" "KDE (K Desktop Environment)" isnt working , it gives error: Error: cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: update
hello install more repo from yum ( repo are repositories to find more apps using yum ) type this in shell rpm -Uhv http://apt.sw.be/packages/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm one question in your virtual machine the guest system have internet access ? if no in config use the NAT option to network connection
my guest operating system doesnt have internet access . and this command isnt working. gives error: transfer failed - unknown or unexpected error please help and btw, do u know how to give it internet access? i have VPN(need to dial connected to browse internet) on host windows xp..
well in freebsd, even if you'll install X still you'll have that environment. unless if you'll create a .xinitrc file in the root dir. to call X so that it will start up. you have to manually create that file. i dunno if that's the case with centos. or maybe you're just having a minimal install.