OK, I''ve decided that I''m going to re-install Linux. Basically, I''m having problems with libraries, and I just want to start from scratch. What I plan on doing is not for the light-hearted, but I''m pretty sure I can do it. Here''s my idea: 1. Backup and wipe my old version from my Linux partitions. 2. Use MuLinux (A single-floppy Linux distro.) at first, until I get Linux working at an acceptable level on my hard drive. Acceptable level: -I can access the BASH shell. -I can access the internet via Lynx and FTP. 3. Get the latest stable version of everything in .tar.gz form, and re-install (and re-compile?) everything. I''m going to try to avoid .rpm''s because I have a hard time getting them to work together with everything else. -I''ll want to know how to configure the kernel, but I''ve already got some documentation on that. Heck, I might even use the old kernel. -I know a little bit about the directory structure, but I''ll want to know more about it. -The first things I''ll want to install after I get Linux working at an acceptable level are GCC and utilities to untar and unzip files. -Any advice will be helpful. -Any advice on the very first steps I should take after I wipe my hard drive will be extremely helpful. No, I won''t be changing my partitions; my hard drive is already partitioned the way I like. -Please give helpful advice with your criticisms. -Please, no flaming: I will probably print this thread out, so I don''t want to print realms of useless nonsense. "Whoever performs only his duty is not doing his duty." --Bahya ibn Pakuda

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Thanks. That''s exactly what I''m looking for.


"Whoever performs only his duty is not doing his duty." --Bahya ibn Pakuda