[WickedLittleSlaveBoy]

I went to view a ASCII file by typing "view filename", how to I quit that after viewing the file?

/usr/bin/view -> vim

it's a symbolic link to vim....the easy answer is hit escape to make sure you're not in edit mode(accessed by hitting the "i" key), then type:

:q

to exit if you haven't changed anything,

:q!

ro exit if you have changed something,

:wq

to save changes and quit

:st

to stop vi....you can return, by returning it to the foreground from the bash(or other) prompt:

fg

you could also exit vi(m) by typing

ZZ

it will save changes, though.

here's some links to vi tutorials http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Vim-HOWTO-9.html

I only found the Alt+F5 (or was it F6?) to work, which brings me back to a login screen.

you've switched virtual terminals...you have 6 "virtual terminals" by default, and X will run on the 7th. I never use all 6, so I've disabled agetty from loading on four of the terminals...to slim things down a bit.

put it in C:\ and now the Win2000 boot menu can take me to Slackware Linux.

I've always loved that trick.

Can't access my CD-ROM and floppy 'cos they won't mount for some reason, I decided to go to a GUI to do that.

show me the commands you're using and make sure your mount points exist. the default cdrom mount point for Slack is /cdrom , but you could move it anywhere.... /mnt is always a good choice.

I remember saying I wanted X and KDE. I typed in startx and it said Config file now found...

which version of Slackware?

in 7.1, you need to run :

XF86Setup

or:

xf86config

XF86Setup is graphical...if you have problems with that, use xf86config or xf98config.

in 8.0:

xf86cfg

for craphical configuration, or:

xf86cfg -textmode


did you not install the framebuffer X server? if you had, X would have most likely worked without configuration, if your card is VESA 2.0 compliant.

The installation was actually OK, accept for the part where it asks you a whole bunch of questions on what to install.

I always recommend newbie mode for package selection the first time....it's supposed to make you understand what you're installing and give you an understanding about what each package does.

do the menu based package selection from now on, until you understand exactly what packages you need....then you can get lazy, like me. 8)