[aclug-L] Re: Which X is your favorite

["James G." <jamesga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nathan & Jenny wrote:

> I was one of the new guys at the ACLUG meeting the other night.  I'm just
> getting started, toying around with RH 6.0.
>
> Red Hat seems to prefer Gnome.  What type of Windows is easiest to use?
>  Which one seems to be everyone's favorite?
>

Gnome!!!  It is very nice and configurable. You also have access to all KDE
applications within Gnome (no need to keep switching Desktop Environments).

>
> I've never played with the RPMs before, but I wouldn't know how to
> uninstall Gnome and replace it with anything else.  Are there any other
> types of X on the RH 6.0 cd?
>

Have X up and at the xterm prompt, type:

switchdesk

>
> Is there a way to find out what IRQs are being used, and for what?  It
> would be nice to be able to deconflict my setserial commands instead of
> being a total guesser.
>

type:

cat /proc/interrupts               (to check IRQ's)
chmod 0666 /dev/ttyS*         (to access serial ports if needed)
cu -l ttyS0 -s 115200           (substitute ttyS0, ttyS1, ttyS2, ttyS3 one
at a time)
at                                                (if you get an "OK"
response, the modem is on that line)


>
> Nathan Cozzens
> Learning Linux for relief.

James