Re: Local Host

[Barry Drake <bldrake worldnet att net>]

anurich wrote:

> I tried to load redhat linux 6 atleast 10 times.Everytime I finish
> loading and after boot up linux will ask for local host login: For
> this prompt if I type root and password, I get [root local host/root].
> What should be next prompt to log in. I don't have network card. Its
> just a home pc with TV Video card. I ran all the three set ups
> "Workstation", "Server" and "custom". Everything leads to the same.
> Anybody can help?Richard

You're in!!!!  You are looking at the bash prompt (command line
processor).  My command line prompt is

bldrake ruby bldrake$

If I type the command <su> I see (after typing my root password; don't
type the <>)

root ruby bldrake#

ruby is my computer name (I have a network card and 4 computers) and
bldrake is my user name.  I set up an account bldrake from root by
typing <adduser bldrake>.

Now you should type the command <startx> and you'll get a graphical user
interface called gnome/enlightenment.  If you installed KDE (the K
Desktop Environment), you can type <switchdesk> in a terminal window.  A
window will pop up with KDE as one choice.  Choose it and logout of
Enlightenment, then type <startx> again at the command prompt (for you:
root localhost root#) and you'll see a cool GUI called KDE.  Gnome is a
little behind KDE in its development for ease of use.  On my systems I
keep the root GUI as Enlightenment because it is better for managing the
system than KDE.

Hope this helps.  Welcome to Linux. Enjoy.
Barry