How to modify xorg.conf from command line in rescue console (F7)

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Sun Sep 2 04:29:23 UTC 2007


On Sat, 2007-09-01 at 17:05 +0100, Chris Jones wrote:
> For the record, I would not recommend vi/vim as the first editor to
> try, if they are new to linux. Yes, it might be the only one installed
> by default, but that can be fixed with a simple 

I wouldn't recommend it to a new user, either.  But if it's the only
thing already there, and you can't install something else, you'd want to
know how to make use of it.

I never use it beyond the basic level.  I can't remember the way to cut
and paste, even.  I'll use the GUI version for anything other than
simple typing with it.  ;-)

Way back when I used the Amiga I'd tried to have a go at emacs (as
"memacs," on the Amiga).  The hotkeys were horrendous, completely
unintuitive, and the menus weren't crash hot, either.

The edit/command mode switching of vi isn't particularly intuitive, but
then a few other console editors, also, leave you stranded with no way
to figure out how to save or exit.

-- 
[tim at bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr
2.6.22.4-65.fc7 i686 i386

Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5.  Today, it's FC7.

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