How / Where can I find info about becoming familiar with the UNIX command-line interface.
I'm very comfortable with the Windows registery but UNIX / LINUX remains a mystery to me.
(I'm soooo CONFUZZED. Both my Parents and I did / do drugs, RX & otherwise.)
Also I'm 51 and not likely to change anytime soon ERROR:
Could not open the file "/home/jamesl/Desktop/boi…2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh"
gedit was not able to automatically detect the character coding. Please, check that you are not trying to open a binary file and try again selecting a character coding in the 'Open File...' (or 'Open Location') dialog.

This is the message I get.

I'm STILL Linux DENSE

Also posted in NC board

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

Going for some lunch, Back in 1 hr

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

I noticed someone minused you, so heres a

However, what are you actually asking? The first bit seemed clear enough but line 3 down is a tad mystifying.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

I noticed someone minused you, so heres a

However, what are you actually asking? The first bit seemed clear enough but line 3 down is a tad mystifying.

When I try to open the self-extracting archive of BOINC, I get the following message.

ERROR:
Could not open the file "/home/jamesl/Desktop/boi…2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh"
gedit was not able to automatically detect the character coding. Please, check that you are not trying to open a binary file and try again selecting a character coding in the 'Open File...' (or 'Open Location') dialog.

And when I try to open/run BOINC in a terminal window it just vanishes or if the manager apears it won't connect to the server (over and over)

Did you sudo ~/Desktop/./boinc...2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh?

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I see the minusers are still lurking.

I'll let the people who know about linux help you, I don't know anything further than knoppix.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

I see the minusers are still lurking.

You meant "Minix Users", right?

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If you post in the Linux Help forums you will get a friendlier and more accurrate response than mine :)
The instuctions in NC will also work perfectly.

But first try this (if you dare) :

open a terminal window and type these commands:

cd /home/jamesl/Desktop/

(or wherever the boinc file is)
press enter
this changes to the directory the file is in

sudo chmod +x boinc_4.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh

press the enter key
You will be asked for your password
This makes the file executable.

then

./boinc_4.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh

(or whatever the file is called)
press the enter key
This will extract the boinc files to a BOINC directory on your desktop.


Move the BOINC directory to somewhere else in your home directory (/home/jamesl) with your file manager.

EDIT: MAJOR mistakes (told him to make desktop executable)
EDIT2: looked at NC thread

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