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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Configuring Linux In This Chapter Troubleshooting the installation Configuring the X Window System Setting up printers Managing DVDs and CD-ROMs Installing additional software packages During the installation of Linux, the installer attempts to detect key hardware components, such as the SCSI controller and network card. According to what it detects, the installer takes you through a sequence of installation steps. For example, if the installer cannot detect the network card, it skips the network configuration step. This is perfectly okay if you don t in fact have a network card, but if you do have one and the installer mistakenly insists that you don t, you have an installation problem on your hands. Another installation problem that might crop up occurs when you restart the PC and, instead of a graphical login screen, you get a text terminal which means something is wrong with the X Window System (or X) configuration. Also, typically the Linux installation doesn t include configuration procedures for every piece of hardware in your PC system. For example, most installations do not set up printers during installation. In this chapter, I show you some ways to troubleshoot installation problems. I show you how to configure X to get started with a GUI screen and how to configure a printer. You may also have to install additional software packages from the companion DVD-ROM. I show you how to install packages in different formats such as the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) and Debian package the two formats in which most Linux software is distributed. Using Text Mode Installation Most Linux installers attempt to use the X Window System (X) to display the graphical installation screens. If the installer fails to detect a video card, X
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