glade to help :) Yes! The Linux community is awesome! <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Hafiz Imtiaz <<a href="mailto:eee.imtiaz@gmail.com">eee.imtiaz@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Thank you vaia. The thing that i love the most about linux is the 'linux community'. It is so easy to get help and support. Thank you very much again. <div class="Ih2E3d"> Hafiz Imtiaz 0306005 EEE,BUET Phone:- 01915698207 </div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 19:42 +0600, Tarin Mahmood wrote: > Hi there! Welcome to Linux :) > > I'll try to help you as much I can, > > Q1. > There can be 3 solutions > sol 1: > Alt+F2 to bring up the run dialog box. then use your command without > the '&' > so what is this '&' do? > it runs an application in background. > > sol 2: > Create a shortcut, > Right click on the desktop and select "Create Launcher" > Give a name for the launcher and past/write the command in the > 'Command' text box. optionally you can set an icon for the launcher. > Click OK and your Launcher will be available in the desktop. You can > connect by double clicking it > > sol 3: > If you want to connect automatically upon login then use the solution, > System>Preference>Session > Click Add, 'Add Startup Program' Dialog box shown, now I hope you'll > understand what to do there :) > > > > Q2: > Believe me You'll be in lot better shape, if you just install it from > Synaptic, Don't worry about Line drop, Electricity as Package manager > is very very reliable with downloads. you can stop and resume anytime. > Just go with it. If there is any problems (ie. Electricity) then just > select the package again and start, it will resume from the last > position, > > If you want to compile and build you'll have to fight with dependency > problems which surely is not very please thing to do, and at the end > probably you'll have to download more then 65MB to compile it. > > > > Q3: > Well I have not worked with it, but searching gave me texmaker , looks > good to me. available in synaptic ;) > > > Q4: > Sorry no helps available :( > > > > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 1:54 AM, Hafiz Imtiaz <<a href="mailto:eee.imtiaz@gmail.com">eee.imtiaz@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: >         Hello everybody, > >         I am a new linux user. I have recently switched to Ubuntu 8.04 >         from >         Windows XP. I am facing some problems. Here they are: > >         1. I connect to the internet via SonyEricsson k550i using >         "wvdial". >         Every time i have to open the terminal and write "wvdial >         gpinternet&" to >         get connected to the internet and have to keep terminal open. >         Is there >         any way to connect to the internet bypassing terminal. Or, how >         can i >         keep my net connection intact after closing the terminal? > >         2. I have downloaded glest_3.1.2.tar.gz from >         <a href="http://www.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">www.sourceforge.net</a>, but i >         cannot install it on my PC. I have seen "glest" available >         through >         Synaptic. But for that i have to download ~65MB [given the >         electricity >         condition and speed of internet in Bangladesh]. Could you >         please tell me >         the procedure of compiling/installing "glest" ? > >         3. I used MikTeX and WinEdt in Windows XP for preparing my >         reports,etc. >         I have found MikTeX for linux in Sourceforge but could not >         find anything >         replacing WinEdt. I have heard about "Kile" but i really don't >         know how >         to integrate it with MikTeX to compile TeX files and >         make/convert those >         to PDF. I also have a TexLive2007 CD. But still the problem is >         integrating it with a LaTeX IDE like WinEdt. Please help. > >         4. I have installed MATLAB R2007a UNIX on my Ubuntu 8.04. But >         i could >         not find Image Acquisition Toolbox. I have done a "Full >         Install" so i >         think the toolbox was not in the DVD image. Can i have it >         installed >         manually now? > >         Please do not get bothered by my long mail. I am a novice >         linux user >         with a lot of questions in my mind about doing all the things >         i need to >         do in linux just like in windows. > >         Thanks in advance > >         Hafiz Imtiaz >         0306005 >         EEE,BUET >         Phone:- 01915698207 > > >         -- >         ubuntu-bd mailing list >         <a href="mailto:ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >         <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd</a> > </div></div>-- <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">ubuntu-bd mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>