Re: Viewing

["Ryan Bartig" <rdb1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You have to mount it first.  As root type mount /mnt/cdrom.  To see what's
on the cd you can go to it by typing cd /mnt/cdrom.  Once there you can see
the contents by typing ls -l (the -l gives a long descriptions (files,
sizes, directories, etc.) of the cd).

-----Original Message-----
From: Marceilleiano Sosa <elechtron@earthlink.net>
To: klug@klug.armintl.com <klug@klug.armintl.com>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Viewing


>O.K.,
>
>now i have this cd that i want to see whats on it how do i do that with
linux?
>
>Like in windows, you just insert any cd and it will read it
>
>Mike
>
>Jason Kushmaul wrote:
>
>> In xwindows its real easy, just open control panel, and there is one
>> control panel that looks like a present all tied up , this is the rpm
>> manager.  open this up.  once it opens, this window is what you have
>> installed.  if you click on available-make sure you mounted your cdrom,
>> etc. this will load all of the Rpms that haven't been installed yet into
a
>> window for you to look through and decide which ones you want.-sorry
about
>> the poor tech help...
>>
>>  and if you don't have x windows, just make sure your cdrom is mounted
and
>> browse through the rpms, I'm not sure on the commands or params which
give
>> you info on rpms...
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>       I want to live until eternity ends....
>