Human language translation software

[Avraham Hanadari]

Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Avraham Hanadari<rufus at hanadari.net> wrote:
>>> then go to the folder on the desktop
>>>
>>> cd dictconv
>> I don't understand what is meant by "go to the folder". I opened the
>> folder, then opened Terminal and entered the line suggested. Below is
>> what I get. I tried the line the author suggested, as well as the actual
>> name of the directory holding the extracted components.
>>
>> rick at brainstorm3l:~$ cd dictconv
>> bash: cd: dictconv: No such file or directory
>> rick at brainstorm3l:~$ cd dictconv-0.2
>> bash: cd: dictconv-0.2: No such file or directory
>> rick at brainstorm3l:~$
> 
> A file on your "Desktop" is in the Desktop directory when you are in
> Terminal. (When you open Terminal by default it puts you in your home
> folder, but to see a file that you put on your desktop, you will first
> cd to the Desktop folder.)
> 
> To follow the instructions at the web site you mentioned, you will
> need to become just a little more comfortable using the Terminal. It
> is a different way of communicating with the computer so it looks and
> acts different.
> 
> Here is a forum thread to teach you Terminal commands in Ubuntu:
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=73885
> 
> And here is another site that presents similar information in a more
> generic fashion:
> 
> http://www.linuxcommand.org/
> 
> You can avoid the Terminal completely in Ubuntu, but for something
> like this situation you will find it a useful skill.
> 
  Many thanks. As noted, I have been using the terminal, just not well! 
I have been checking in with Linux every year or so to see if the 
functions I need have been developed. In the meantime, I forget things, 
like certain terminal commands. I worked around the necessity of cd by 
opening the terminal while already in the directory, using alt + F2. At 
least I didn't forget sudo! I shall consult the links you provided. 
Thanks again.
Avraham