Re: Viewing

["Steve Poling" <sdp@xxxxxxxxx>]

what's the *right* way to mount a CD if you are NOT root?

i'm starting to think paranoid thoughts that maybe i ought to use the root
account on only the rarest of sysconfig occasions.


-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Bartig <rdb1@net-link.net>
To: klug@klug.armintl.com <klug@klug.armintl.com>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: Viewing


>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....
>>
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