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- From: trussell@cwis.unomaha.edu (Tim Russell)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: How to create a user and other questions!
- Message-ID: <trussell.715382067@cwis>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 21:14:27 GMT
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- sundaram@cps.msu.edu (Divya Sundaram) writes:
-
- >--- How do I create a user?
-
- Login as root and use adduser, or do it manually: put a line for the
- user in /etc/passwd, an entry in /etc/group, create a home directory and
- chown it to the user, create default shell profiles, etc.
-
- >--- When I try to use emacs, it says that it cannot find some 'X' library.
- > Since my current Video card is NOT supported by Linux, I have not
- > installed X yet. Is there a work around for this?
-
- The emacs provided has X11 support built in, so you'll have to install
- X11 to get the X libraries in /lib.
-
- >--- WHere can I find a port of Tcsh for Linux 0.96
-
- Somewhere on tsx-11.mit.edu. Grab 'ls-lR' in /pub/linux and search
- for tcsh, you'll find it.
-
- >--- WHere do I get mtools - so I can read/writye MS-DOS Floppy disks.
- > Were these included in the SLS Dist.? If so where?
-
- Mtools is in /usr/local/bin, or you can just mount the floppy and
- use it directly, with 'mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /dir' (or fd1).
-
- --
- Tim Russell Omaha, NE trussell@unomaha.edu
- One of the richest men in the world made his billions selling a toy "operating
- system" that is more accurately described as a glorified bootstrap loader.
- -- Phil Karn
-