[CALUG] Newbie questions

Russ rmain at polaris.umuc.edu
Sun Sep 25 11:47:56 CDT 2005


Hello,

As far as the browser goes, I'd be delighted to get on line and use
Mozilla.  I'd rather use AOL for access and use Linux for everything
else.

Russ M

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 junekis at comcast.net wrote:

> MOST recent versions of Redat/Fedora have a GUI setup utility for dial-up internet access.
> 
> From the "applications" menu, select "system tools" then "internet connection tool"
> 
> AOL is "special", their value added features extend the normal browser and use a proprietary downloadable client - which so far is windoze only.
> 
> AOL released a beta  browser for Linux a couple of years ago, but didn't keep it updated. You can check it out at:
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/pengaol 
> 
> GRUB has a beta config gui at
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/grubconf
> 
> 
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > How can I establish a web connection with RH9 or any version of Linux for 
> > that matter?  I realize this may be a simple task, but I dont know a whole
> > lot about establishing connections.  Can I use an AOL access number to do
> > this, or do I need their software to access that connection number?
> > 
> > Secondly, is grub a command line tool only, or can I start a grub GUI.
> > I dont feel comfortable using the grub tool yet.  I have downloaded the
> > GRUB manual, so I can try and educate myself with that.  Right now I'm in
> > two classes, and I work full time.  I would love to experiment and learn
> > more, but I need that computer for homework right now.   
> > 
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Russ Main
> > 
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Sincerely,

Russ Main



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