First off, you should be logged in as root at a terminal. We're good to go if you see a hash mark ('#') or whatever you want to call them at the end of the last line on your screen.
Commands for editors:
These are some editors that can be run from the command line. Usage is <command> <path to target file>.
Really easy editors (you might not have them installed):
nano
pico
almost-easy:
vi
vim (if vi doesn't work, and it should)
joe
Your X windows configuration is stored in a file, typically /etc/X11/xorg.conf or /etc/X11/XF86Config. You can open this file in one of the aforementioned text-editors like so:
# pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and follow the comments (lines preceeded with '#') in the file.
There are several X-configuration scripts and utilities available from distribution to distribution to help you configure X without having to use the config file directly. From the command line, try the following commands:
# XF86configurator
# xf86configurator
# setup
Your particular flavour may well include a graphical X configuration utility that will run X in a hardware-friendly mode while you configure its settings with the comfort of a mouse.
Now, as for the
Quote:
chown elfyl:users /home/elfyl -R
thingie, just type that in exactly as shown at the command line. And I mean _exactly_, or terrible spooky goings-on will happen in your machine