How do I get getting_started.html printed out?Forum: Other Help Topics Topic: How do I get getting_started.html printed out? started by: geercom Posted by geercom on April 30 2006,14:25
I want to get a copy of getting_started.html from file:/usr/share/doc/dsl/getting_started.html printed out so I can follow the hdd install instructions in hand while doing it on the computer. I also want to compare it with information I am finding elsewhere about installing DSL to the hdd.How do I get it? D. Posted by roberts on May 01 2006,00:17
The location?/usr/share/doc/dsl/getting_started.html Posted by newOldUser on May 01 2006,16:19
Are you asking how to print in DSL? Lots of forum messages about setting up a printer in DSL. It's pretty easy if you have an HP or Epson printer.If you have an internet connection, use DSL to open a free web-based email account with some service, like Yahoo Mail and then email the document to yourself (as an attachment) and read it on another computer with an internet connection and a printer that is already setup. I guess you could always copy the document to a floppy, cd or thumbdrive and then use another computer to print it.... Posted by geercom on May 02 2006,20:52
Thanks.I haven't figured out how to save it as an attachment on the desktop yet. Posted by newOldUser on May 02 2006,22:16
click on the DILLO icon. By default its set as the dillo home page
Posted by geercom on May 02 2006,22:20
Let me rephrase the question. The Dillo home page comes up on boot every time. I have seen and read the document. I would like to save it to a file that I can find on the desktop, attach it to an email to send to another computer to print because the DSL computer cannot be connected to a printer. Thanks, D. Posted by lovdsl on May 03 2006,00:57
you may try going to the menu and choose system/control panel then click the help button. This will open the getting started pageuseing the left mouse button to drag over the text of the getting started page , starting at the bottom... you may want to use the up arow while holding the drag to get to the top of the page then click both mouse buttons to paste it where you like. ie an email or paste it to beaver and drop to the tray Posted by mikshaw on May 03 2006,02:12
Roberts answered this question at the beginning of the thread, and you answered it yourself in your initial question. The location of the file is /usr/share/doc/dsl/getting_started.html. It's a local file. Are we all missing something here? Do you understand the unix directory structure? There is no desktop in Fluxbox, or in jwm....at least not one that can store files like in kde, or windows or mac. Posted by geercom on May 03 2006,10:48
Well, actually I am unfamiliar with directories other than Windows. I wouldn't know how to get to the file to attach it to an email. If there is a link to how to do it rather than having someone take valuable time to spell it out for me, I would be more than happy to settle for that.[Edit] I see the previous post gave me an option. I will try that. Thank you everyone. David Posted by pr0f3550r on May 03 2006,17:24
Coming from the Winblows world, if it's not on the desktop, it does not exist..The medium is the message, whatever that means! Posted by mikshaw on May 03 2006,18:00
Navigating your system in a gui filemanager in Linux works pretty much the same as it does in Windows. The most obvious difference, as far as I'm concerned, is this...In Windows, "My Computer" is apparently the top level of the filesystem and you navigate to individual partitions from there. In Linux, "/" is the top level of the filesystem, and individual partitions are mounted into various places depending on how you use those partitions. In DSL they are typically used for storage, and mounted in /mnt ("/"=top level, "mnt"=a directory in the top level, so put them together and you have "/mnt" or "/mnt/"). You generally start in your home directory, and do most things from there. The Linux home directory is the equivalent Windows' "Documents and Settings\yourname" directory. In DSL, this home is /home/dsl ("home" is a directory in the top level, and "dsl" is a subdirectory of "home"). Navigating with a gui file manager, such as Emelfm, you'd also start in /home/dsl, so in order to get to /usr/share/doc/dsl, you'd need to go up two levels to /, then go into usr, then share, etc.... Browsing for files works the same way with a file selector dialog. Or you can use the "cd" command: cd /usr/share/doc/dsl Then you'd be in the appropriate directory. Posted by geercom on May 07 2006,00:54
Thank you all. lovdsl's idea worked. I think I can get a good ways with it by myself now. |