Moving to Linux

How to login as root in Fedora 7

noreply@blogger.com (Uday) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:55:07 PDT

Well most of the linux experts may find me fool posting this here.
but to tell u the truth i faced problem becoz i didnt know how to login as root. In most of the linux forums they say login as root and i wondered how to do it.

So for all of those like me here's it.

Login as Root from terminal

Go to the terminal and type "Su" there
now it will ask for password.
type the password and beware the masking char of password is space so you wouldnt see anything while u type the password.
just type it and press enter
there you go. you are login as root

But this is too messy you need to be linux expert to change the permissions and all that stuff. Another way to login as root from the login screen shown below. Just type "root" as username and ur password.

Setting up dataone broadband connection in Fedora 7

noreply@blogger.com (Uday) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:23:52 PDT

Well i believe that u have installed FC7 in ur system. Moving on.
The very first thing i tried to do was setting up internet connection in Fedora. Coz if i cant setup internet connection i cant work on Fedora.
I am having broadband connection provided by BSNL Dataone service 256kbps.
I tried various linux forums but in vain. I gathered from the tidbits from the net. it was most difficult task coz i had to login in windows, search the net, save the html file and then come back to Fedora to set it up.
Heres how u do it

After loging in to Fedora go to System at the top menubar. Go to administration and click on network.
It will ask for root password. You will be presented with following screen. Look below
Click on new icon. Here you see device type on left side. Click on Ethernet and move on to next. Look below.
Select your ethernet card. here i struggled most. i had three options shown to me. i tried all of them one by one untill i successfully configured it. its eth1 for me. Look below
In the next screen u will be asked to enter the ip address, subnet mask and default gateway address.
Enter them as follows. Address 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway address 192.168.1.1 Look below
There u are. you will have the connection created with inactive status. go to DNS tab and enter primary dns as 61.1.96.69 and secondary dns as 61.1.96.71
Go to file and and click on save. you are done.
Just reboot ur pc and remember dont shut the Quidway router device. Let it remain on.
If luck favors u it might work for you. I tried nearly half a dozen times untill i finally succeeded.
Yes one more thing before rebooting you have to activate it after saving. ie after step 8 this is the step you have to follow.
Also after creating connection. click on it and then click edit and the check the option 'Activate device when computer starts'. look below

Note

Click on the image to enlarge them
The first image is the most important one. I have marked some arows there. the painting software in linux is awful not used to it so bear with me. coming back in my article i have marked some words in bold Those are the name of buttons in the main screen.

Taking the first move

noreply@blogger.com (Uday) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:26:43 PDT

Well its been long time i wished i had linux in my system. So finally i decided to install Fedora 7.
Heres how i did it go to Fedora homepage.
Then download it. you need to have a broadband connection for that mind u.
Installation was pretty much easy.