The message 7c7d927bcdf171061f21e9f1f4ea2bba@lister from Brett Parker brettp@users.sourceforge.net contains these words:
On 2003-11-25 14:22:36 +0000 Anthony Anson tony.anson@zetnet.co.uk wrote:
Q: If I need to get in as root, do I type 'root' instead of username?
If you need root, the usual way is to log in to gnome as usual, then su -m from a terminal window and run anything you need from there.
Noted, thanks.
Q: Under what circumstances might I need to go rooting?
Installing new or updated software, changing system configuration files, that sort of thing
Just checking..... I think I'm getting the hang of the Linux æthos.
Q: I fired Wine up yesterday and it demanded a Windows program to play with, and sulked because the one I had in mind was in the CD romdrive waiting to be installed.
Was the cdrom drive mounted? Does wine know about the CDROM drive?
I tried: 'mount /cdrom' (without 's) while in the terminal and it didn't want to know. It had been running 'cos it loaded Wine, so it serpently works. I closed the terminal and tried it with Wine not (allegedly) running/mounted/in the way and it still didn't want to know. I can't remember what it said, but IIRC it was a bad command thingy.
Armed with this new skulduggery, I'll try again.
How should I set about installing the program, where should I put it, and how? (It's my internet software, and someone has reported that it runs under Wine. If it does, expect me to lay down a barrage of questions about modems and error messages. And Syd, I really will try to get most of the answers off that CD you kindly sent me, honest I will.)
Right - for installing things in wine... (1) you don't need to be root
Good <g>
(2) make sure wine is configured to have that path mapped to a drive letter (this is in ~/.winerc or ~/.wine/config, usually, and you can edit that with your favourite text editor... or... use wineconfig,
Er, I don't know any text editors except <blush> Notepad and Wormpad so I don't have a favourite. </blush>
Yet.
which should probably be installed)
Probably. The words 'haystack', 'needle', 'fumble' and 'dark' keep suggesting themselves to me for some unaccountable reason.
(3) wine /the/path/to/the/setup/file
I think I'll hang fire on this one till I've had a good browse through Oh Really? It's impatience really - Christmas pressies syndrome, seasonally adjusted.
(4) sacrifice a goat or two in front of the machine
Ah, now this I understand. Burn some special incense too, I wouldn't wonder.......
That should just about cover it :)
Yes, well, er, thanks. If you hear loud wailings and the gnashing of teeth coming from the Wymondham/Long Stratton/Diss/Attleborough quadrilateral you'll guess what's happened.
Thanks for the response. I think I'll go and lie down for a bit.