<div>On 5/21/08, <a href="mailto:hannah@hannah-and-friends.de">hannah@hannah-and-friends.de</a> <<a href="mailto:hannah@hannah-and-friends.de">hannah@hannah-and-friends.de</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello Vincent, many thanks for your respond. I installed the latest xubuntu hardy.... 8...</blockquote><div> 8.04 :) </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I load down the ndisgtk-package from the url you told me and received a WinZiP-tar-file. After I have copied this zip-archive to my filesystem I unpacked it. Okay, a lot of files, but whow does the show go on. As greenhorn I missed something like <setup.exe>. Synaptic does not find and display this files.</blockquote><div> Sorry, that's my fault: I shouldn't have confused you with that URL. You can simply install ndisgtk by opening Applications->System->Add/Remove... and searching for Windows Wireless Drivers. The reason you couldn't find it, is because you first need to select "All available applications" from the drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner. </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Please help me by given me simple instructions to solve my problem. Otherwise, my understanding of the linux-architecture tells me, that the systemconfiguration is done with simple textfiles in the related directonaries. (/etc/interfaces and so on). Welcome back to DOS?</blockquote><div> Actually, this is what happens behind the scenes. Normally, you can just configure everything through graphical applications, which will edit the text files for you. This way, should something ever happen to your graphical environment, you (or someone who can if you can't) can still restore the situation. </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Why doesn't exist a supportline, where fools like me can find examples of running and tested entries in this files.</blockquote><div> As said, you do not need to edit these files. Also, you really need to differentiate between Linux and Xubuntu. Linux is actually just the core, though the name is often used as an umbrella term to describe all Linux *distributions*, which ship the core Linux and a lot of applications around it, like Xubuntu does. Not all "Linux" tutorials apply to Xubuntu. If you want to be sure whatever you're looking for, use "Xubuntu" instead of "Linux" as a search term. If you can't find anything, you can also often use guides aimed at "Ubuntu", of which there are a lot more. The safest bet is just Xubuntu though. </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I'm a certified IBM - specialist for i-series and LotusDomino/Notes. I installed a lot of dominoservers on Linuxsystems like SUSE and REDHAT. Why xubuntu is so difficult?????</blockquote><div> May I also point out to you that Xubuntu has excellent documentation available? If you browse to the default Firefox homepage on Xubuntu you will see a link to the documentation (on version 7.10 it's located at file:///usr/share/xubuntu-docs/index.html). Just take the time to read that and it will be a lot easier, I'd say. A lot of volunteers have generously spent their time on that, so it'd be a shame not to use that. </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">May it be, that the linux-community loss the ideas of linus thorwald and working hard to develop legions of distributions where anyone runs correctly?</blockquote><div> Come again? </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I'm ready for bungee-jumping - without the carbontie. Regards hannah josephine dippe PS: From Fedora over xubuntu until redhat, all these distributions are copies of the new WindowsVISTA. The installation of VISTA, controlled remote by microsoft, is done within 50 minutes. </blockquote></div> I'm sorry, what is the relevancy of this comment? Please keep discussions open and constructive. Of course, if you really don't like it, you can always use something else. Best, -- Vincent