X, lynx and audio

[Charles Hallenbeck]

I have been playing with X here and can tell you how it works on
a Slackware distro (it is probably the same on Redhat, actually)

You need to configure X first, be becoming root and running the
program "xf86config" (all lower case) which will create a
configuration file for you. The file will be called "XF86Config"
(some letters are caps) and it will be put in "/etc/X11" for you
(capital X).

Once you have configured X for your system, running it is simple.
Your son would first log into some account, either yours or one
you create for his use, and simply type "startx". That is all
there is to it. He can get out of X by typing
"ctrl-alt-backspace".
There are a number of window managers to choose from, but one in
particular is designed to have the "look and feel" of Win95. It
might make the simplest transition, assuming familiarity with
that desktop. It is called "fvwm95" and has a man page to
describe it.

HTH - Chuck

On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Keith Heltsley wrote:

> Just a couple questions.
>
> 1. For the sake of my son, who wants to play on my newly setup RedHat box,
> how do I set up an account for him that will open in x-windows?  Can I make
> it so x only opens when he logsin?
>
> 2. I managed to get the lynx rpm to install. wow, that was easy. Just a
> matter of locating it on the right disk. Now, where is the lynx.cfg? I was
> wanting to replace it with the one Janina included on the goodies disk.  Or
> at least make lynx put numbered links in the browser. I found the setting in
> the options but I either am not doing it right or the setting isn't being
> saved, even after hitting the 'Accept' button.
>
> 3. I don't have any speakers hooked up to my sound card yet. I've just been
> using the double talk speaker. What program do I use to play waves or mp3
> files when I can find an extra speaker to plug into it? I know it's a dumb
> question, but even on my previous shell accounts i never had access to
> playing sounds over the network connection.
>
> More questions to come, but that should do it for now:_)
> Happy Easter
> from
> Keith H.
>
> "When the student is ready, the master appears."
>         - Buddhist Proverb
>
>
>
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