editing config files

[NoOp]

On 06/01/2008 01:13 PM, gordonsmall User wrote:
> I am brand new to Ubuntu and the command line interface.  Years ago I
> used DOS, but there has been a lot of water over the dam since then.
> Anyway, I am trying to get my scanner (Epson Perfection 2450) to play
> well with Ubuntu, and have been working thru manual installation on an
> AMD 64 3800 machine.  One of the instructions is:
> 
> Edit the /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and enable the right driver for your
> scanner. Look for the lines that say:
[snip]
> 
> How do you physically edit this file - I also have trouble finding it
> after I installed it with the package manager.

>From a terminal (Applications|Accessories|Terminal):

gksu /etc/sane.d/dll.conf

Note: you might want to go ahead and put Terminal on your top desktop
panel... you'll be using it a lot. Just right-click
Applications|Accessories|Terminal and select "Add this launcher to
panel". That way you can just single click the panel icon to open Terminal.