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2007-12-27
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Typing "exit" in the root xterm is the easiest way to do the trick. Mind you, the only way you'll notice it, is the prompt changing from # back to $.
On second thought, if you're that new to Linux, it might be a good idea just to stay away from root; very bad things will happen to your tablet. Note that I wrote "will", not "can".
May I recommend a rather good book about Linux, "Linux In a Nutshell" from O'Reilly? It's old and therefore focuses on content, rather than bling. It's also almost exclusively about the major shells (command line interfaces) in Linux and it will teach you why root will do bad things.
It taught me preciously little however, because I have the stupid habit of doing things first and then go look them up in the book which, quite unsurprisingly, is not the right way to go. I'm kinda hoping you'll do as I say and not as I do...
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2007-12-27
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2007-12-27
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@ "Almost there!" (Monte Christo, Count of)
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2007-12-27
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@ "Almost there!" (Monte Christo, Count of)
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Thankyou very much
and yes I'm going to try learning this subject till I have no fear playing with the commands.
On second thought, if you're that new to Linux, it might be a good idea just to stay away from root; very bad things will happen to your tablet. Note that I wrote "will", not "can".
May I recommend a rather good book about Linux, "Linux In a Nutshell" from O'Reilly? It's old and therefore focuses on content, rather than bling. It's also almost exclusively about the major shells (command line interfaces) in Linux and it will teach you why root will do bad things.
It taught me preciously little however, because I have the stupid habit of doing things first and then go look them up in the book which, quite unsurprisingly, is not the right way to go. I'm kinda hoping you'll do as I say and not as I do...
Watch out Nokia, Pandora's box has opened (sorta)...
I do love explaining cryptic sigs, but for the impatient: http://www.openpandora.org/