After Installation Assistance

[YeNotGuilty]

Ok, so I managed to pull off a successful dual-boot between Linux and Windoze XP. I have a few questions for the post-installation aftermath:

1) I apparently configured my ISP during installation, but how do I tell Linux to dial it in order to apt-get things?

2)What is the command (i've looked in my Dummies book for one) to open a file? (i feel like such a n00b)

3) I managed to find the poweroff command, is there any other command to do this that I don't have to 'su' into root for?


I think thats all for now, i can't think of anything else that's been plaguing me (other than finding a GNOME mirror, but I can just look on their site for when I manage to get apt-get working)

[X_console]

1. Not sure. Usually it's something like ppp-up to get running and ppp-down. Kinda varies with each distribution I think. Been a while since I've used a dialup modem.

2. You can use a text editor to do so (pico, vim, emacs, jed, joe, etc...) Or if you don't want to edit it, you can just view the contents with less (use 'q' to quit).

3. Well you can use the sudo command to give yourself access to run commands only root is allowed to. Check the manual page for sudo. Generally you need to modify /etc/sudoers. From then you can use sudo halt to shut down the system.

[dalek]

If you are in a GUI, use Kppp. Should be under networking in the start thingy. If you have a command line only setup, you may want to check wvdial. I do NOT know how it works though, just read about it.

If you are in Mandrake, you may have to update the menu so Kppp will show up. Post back if you need that.

Later

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