botteman wrote:
> Geez, this linux stuff is tough to figure out. Where do I find things
> in this system of directories? While surfing with Mozilla, I clicked
> on a page that requires a Java plugin, and was given an option of
> downloading a self-extracting java install file. I think ... 'maybe I
> better read the instructions for this.'
>
> They say: "Go to the plugins sub-directory under the Mozilla
> installation directory" In M$ windows, I can read the properties of
> any shortcut and find what that program is and where it is located.
> Now I know I can't ask you guys where the Mozilla directory is ... it
> varies with each distro, right? But there oughtta be a way to ask my
> os where it is, am I right? For that matter I ought to be able to
> locate the directories for just about any program, shouldn't I? How
> do I do that?
Hi Dave!
It is *my* job to ask "lost and Confused" questions. You are stepping on
my turf!
Click on the "K" down in the corner where the Great Satan keeps the
Start button. A menu should shoot up. Mouse up to System, then out to
File System, then out to File Manager - Super User Mode. Muck around
with that and you will start to see the file organization.
If you have Gnome it won't have a K but there will be some control
there. The file manager might be a little different in Gnome but there
is one.
On my system there is a mozilla directory in the root directory and it
contains a number of sub directories and you eventually get to a file
named something.slt. That file has your settings and messages. However:
There is also a home directory for each user. There will be a mozilla
folder there as well. This makes it possible for each user to set up
mozilla the way he/she wants it. You may want to confine your work to
your user directory and leave the root one alone.
Regards,
Pete
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