command lines

[LordRyugen]

do i type the command lines into RUN APPLICATION? the book im reading doesn't say where to type them...

[Picomp314]

what command lines do you speak of???
they probably need to be typed into a terminal such as gnome-terminal
(you can launch gnome-terminal from "run application")

[LordRyugen]

what commands couldn't be used with the terminal... would konsole work? would any terminal work? thanks alot

[Dog-One]

Any terminal program should get you a command line where you can enter commands and see the output of the commands. Typically, I only use "Run Application" when I know in advance that the application is graphical and I don't need or want to see any other output. You can also switch to the console (text) by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1. You may need to login, but once you're in, you can issue commands that way as well.

[bob]

Yes, any terminal or konsole will work. You might be interested in these links to get you started:
http://linuxsurvival.com/index.php?m...ceid=1&meid=-1
http://www.linuxcommand.org/
http://www.unixguide.net/linux/linuxshortcuts.shtml
http://linux.org.mt/article/terminal