HD Install :: hd install LILO thing

Quote (Gilbert Ashley @ Nov. 21 2003,14:30)

then you'll have to use the text editor called vi
From within an rxvt window type vi /etc/lilo.conf

If you are logged in as root in a terminal you can load any programs you want, you are not limited to vi. Indeed if you need to ask how to edit files under Linux then vi is probably not for you!

Both of these posts suggest an obvious solution:

(1) Start an Xterminal (rxvt).
(2) Type 'sudo su' to become the root user.
(3) Type 'nedit /etc/lilo.conf

Then you can edit the file using an easy-to-use text editor.

Thanks a lot to all of you.
I'm going to try the various methods tonight. I hope I wont get that 'permission denied' message again.
Again, thank you so much for your help.

I launched rxvt and ran "sudo su". I then ran 'nedit /etc/lilo.conf' to edit the file.I changed 'boot=/dev/hda' to 'boot=/dev/hda6", commented the 'prompt', modified the 'delay' and 'timeout', and deleted the entries for Windows. I saved and exited Nedit. Restarted and booted Windows. Within Windows I fdisked the mbr and then ran my boot manager which detected the ext2 partition as bootable. After setting up the boot manager, I restarted the computer. When I selected the SDL item in the boot menu it booted SDL straight through.
I was able to get what I wanted. (I'll attempt the boot floppy tommorrow.) Thanks a million to you guys.
One last thing. How do I install new programs?
What type of packages should I look for? Where can I usually download these. How do I run these to install?

Quote (rudahsol @ Nov. 22 2003,15:15)

How do I install new programs?
What type of packages should I look for? Where can I usually download these. How do I run these to install?

You'll need to setup apt-get. Search the forum for the answers to all your questions.

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