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O.k. ive read that but i have never used the terminal before, How can i open the file in the terminal when it is on my desktop?
 
Colbaker said:
O.k. ive read that but i have never used the terminal before, How can i open the file in the terminal when it is on my desktop?
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Use the change directory command, cd. It's the same as Windows in this regard. When you open the terminal it will be in your home directory. For me that's /home/bti For you the "bti" will be replaced with whatever your username is.

Your Desktop is a subdirectory of your home folder, just like Desktop is a subdirectory of your user folder in Windows.

Go change to a directory that's just one step away from your current directory, just use cd location. In this case it will look like
Code: 
cd Desktop

Press enter and it'll take you to the desktop. To see what's in the directory you're in, use the ls command. ls works the same as dir does in Windows. It lists the files contained within.

Once you're in the right folder you'll run the .run file. The .run file is really just a script so run it with ./whatever_the_filename_is.

For you this'll be
Code: 
./ati-driver-installer-8.29.6.run

Get to know the terminal commands. They come very much in handy.
 
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o.k. i thought it might be slightly like windows, The only porblem is that the console opens up on..

mainpc@linux-rmlz:/>

to get to the folder i would need to go into the home folder first then go to the desktop.

any idea's
 
mainpc@linux-rmlz:/> run is
bash: run: command not found
mainpc@linux-rmlz:/> run pwd
bash: run: command not found

Is that what you were asking me to do
?
 
Oh o.k. please bear with me i really have never used this before

mainpc@linux-rmlz:/> ls
bin dev home lib64 mnt proc sbin subdomain tmp var
boot etc lib media opt root srv sys usr
mainpc@linux-rmlz:/> pwd
/
 
Ok. This tells me you're in /

To get to your home directory you cdan type out the whole path like /home/username or you can just use the shortcut, ~.

Run this
Code: 
cd ~

That'll take you to your home folder. To go to the desktop from anywhere, you can enter
Code: 
cd ~/Desktop
Remember that the terminal is case sensitive, unlike the windows command line.
 
Oh man, it says i have to be in super user mode, none of them commands work in it and the first prompt i get is

linux-rmlz:~ #
 
They should all work when as root (as denoted by that # on your prompt)

You can enter pwd to see what directory you are currently in.
 
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cd /home/username/Desktop where username is the username you were when you downloaded the file.

At a guess, /home/mainpc/Desktop/ati-driver-installer-8.29.6.run may work.
 
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thanks for the help guys all installing now, anyone know a site that will let me know the commands of the terminal?
 
Colbaker said:
thanks for the help guys all installing now, anyone know a site that will let me know the commands of the terminal?
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http://www.google.com/search?client...al_s&hl=en&q=unix+commands&btnG=Google+Search ;) :p

EDIT: If you're ever wondering how a command works or what a command does or what options might be available, look up the command's manual page with the man command.

If I wanted to know what ls did I would type
Code: 
man ls
My girlfriend was looking over my shoulder one day and asked me why I was looking at a document called "man fsck". :D
 
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BillytheImpaler said:
If I wanted to know what ls did I would type
Code: 
man ls
My girlfriend was looking over my shoulder one day and asked me why I was looking at a document called "man fsck". :D
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LOL!
the tab key comes in very handy when using the terminal, saves typing out the whole file/dir name ;)
 
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