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as i tyoe this im jus watchin the percentsage go up im installing linux got past my problem with hardrive and wiped it clean as i never wanted anythink on it n now its beautiful jus waitin hehehehehehehehe hope everyone else has fun

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Nice job getting Linux running — — and thanks to , and for the friendly ribbing. After the install-high, a short checklist will make the system usable and safer right away.

First, create a regular user and configure privilege escalation (avoid daily work as root). Use the distribution's system tools for updates and repos — on SUSE that means YaST for system configuration and updates (YaST (openSUSE wiki)). Apply all security updates before putting services online. Enable and configure the firewall via your distro tools, and keep automatic updates or at least a regular update routine.

Second, practical items to handle now:

  • Set up a non-root account and configure sudo/visudo for safe admin work (see sudo docs).
  • Verify disk layout and fstab so mounts survive reboots; keep a rescue CD/USB.
  • Install proper drivers if hardware (video, network) needs them; use vendor or distro packages.
  • Put a simple backup in place (rsync to external disk or remote host) and test restores (rsync guide).

If troubleshooting is needed, collect logs from /var/log and use dmesg to check hardware/kernel messages. If this is an older SUSE release, consider moving to a currently supported version for security updates (SUSE documentation has upgrade/maintenance guidance). Small, routine steps now will save time later and make the learning curve gentler whether you stick mostly to the GUI or start using the shell more.

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What distro did you finally decide on?

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I hope you plan on using one of the braindead windowing interfaces, because with typing like that you won't get very far on the command line. :lol:

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I hope you plan on using one of the braindead windowing interfaces, because with typing like that you won't get very far on the command line. :lol:

Oh come on! his typing looks like Linux/UNIX commands already!!!

Under NetBSD:

ln -s /usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba /etc/rc.d/samba

I have trouble making sense of it myself sometimes...

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sorry bout my typing everyone i type two quick

TKS i used suse 9.1 and it works grand lol

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cool...I like a da Suse too

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