On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 14:28 -0500, Chris Peikert wrote: > Yea im very new to Linux. The Ctl-alt command didn't work nor did the CTL by > itself. What is X or the X configure? As for the documentation for CentOS I > went to Red hats website through a link someone gave me but there is so many > documents I don't know which ones I am suppose to download. Before I waste > my time downloading them all I would like someone to give me a better heads > up on what to download first. Everyone says to Google the information but I > cant seem to find anything for a beginner. Huh? The very first line in a google advanced search using "linux beginner user" returned this site. www.reallylinux.com - Website for Linux Beginners And I assure you there are lots more. First, office procedure: considered bad form to top post. Ok. Also, your own machine may have a lot to help you. Start browsing /usr/share doc. Do "man bash". # No quotes needed Do ls on /bin and /usr/bin and pick some interesting looking files (often intro is pretty good place to start) and do "man <whatever-you-found-interesting>" # no quotes > <snip original posting> Unlike WinBlows, *IX systems demand some dedication and work to be "user friendly". Like the school yard tough, when you have demonstrated your mettle, he often is quite friendly. HTH -- Bill -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060406/90f23b2e/attachment-0005.sig>