Tutorial

[Phil Schaffner]

On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 10:10 -0500, Thomas w. Cranston wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a Linux Tutorial for beginners that works w/FC3?
> 
> I have worked thru several tutorials, but get to the point where I get
> different results from my input. For Example:
> 
> "You can use virtual consoles to perform two activities in parallel.
> For example, I used one virtual console to write this section and
> another to test the commands as they were introduced. You can even use
> your mouse to cut and paste text from one virtual console to another.
> When you start your Linux system and get the log-in prompt, you're
> looking at console number 1. Go ahead and log in as root here; then
> press alt-F2. You should then see another log-in prompt. You can log
> in as user hermie on this console and then press alt-F3 to access a
> third console or press alt-F1 to return to the first console"
> 
> I logged in as root, (su -), then entered alt-F2, and got the "Run
> Application" window
> 
> I am reasonably sure that every thing is in the correct case, and that
> I have not made any other typos

The point that has not been made in other responses is that the above
assumes the system is started in text-mode (runlevel 3 for RH/Fedora)
not the current default GUI-login mode (runlevel 5), thus your
confusion.  Once you get to a virtual console (either by starting the
system in the "old" runlevel 3 mode, or with Ctrl-Alt-Fx) you will be
presented with a text login dialog, and the alt-Fx keys will indeed work
as described.  Some people have had trouble getting back to the GUI
after getting to the virtual console mode under runlevel 5 - Alt-F7 will
do that on the default setup.