Newbie needing help
Mark
msalists at gmx.net
Thu Jan 27 23:22:38 UTC 2005
How do you disable SELinux in FC3? Is it in the package list where I chose the packages I want?
I picked "Minimum installation" and still got SELinux...
Thanks,
MARK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Steve Brueckner
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:12 PM
> To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> Subject: RE: Newbie needing help
>
>
> SELinux can really complicate matters for Linux newbies. I
> recommend you disable it on install. This may clear up
> problems 1 through 3.
>
> Problem 4 is often due to updates defaulting to the same
> server. After you reinstall, check out this webpage on how
> to change your configuration files to use a mirror instead of
> the overloaded redhat servers:
>
> http://fedoranews.org/contributors/alexander_dalloz/mirror
>
> I'm sure you'll still have issues after you do these two
> things, but try them first then come back to us.
>
> Good luck; Linux is hard to learn but very gratifying once you get it!
>
> - Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M A L Wraight [mailto:mawraight at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 5:55 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Newbie needing help
>
> Sorry to bother you all, but I can't read anymore.
>
> I am a complete newbie to Linux and trying to learn it on my
> own. Bought "A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux: Fedora Core
> and Red Hat Enterprise Linux", 2nd ed. Came with installation
> for 2.6 Kernel. I followed steps except I used $linux selinux
> for install. Now I am having issues.
>
> 1. Can only sign on with the root account - other account
> "john" created fails
>
> 2. Signed in as root, I can't browse /home/john
>
> 3. Log in fine with KDE but Gnome crashes and freezes
>
> 4. up2date has lots of potential updates, but I have been
> unable to download or install a single one.
>
> I have reinstalled (since I couldn't get very far) but the
> same issues appear. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Signed,
>
> Aaron Wraight
>
> Windows user trying Linux
>
>
>
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