Linux newb questions

The Astroman

The Astroman

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Ok, I'm a complete n00b to Linux systems, so I have a couple of n00b questions. Don't flame, I'm pretty ignorant on Linux. I'm using SuSE Linux 9.3 (which I have finally managed to install via an FTP install) with a KDE desktop.

1) How do you install programs? I went on YaST, and on INSTALL SOFTWARE, and then there is a search for programs. So I want to download VNC. So I search VNC, and it comes up with a couple responses, I only want "TightVNC", but there are 3 packages I have to install, tighvnc, xorg-x11-Xvnc and kdenetwork3-vnc. I cannot unselect them. So I click accept, but then suddenly a box appears with "Install more packages?" with Install more and Finish options... So I click finish,but then the window shuts.

2) I have installed the Apache webserver using YaST "http server", but I don't find the icon of it to launch it and where to put my HTML files.
 
installing software is very easy with yast. however when yast does not work you can try "rpm -i"

1. you need to open a terminal
2. change directory to where the rpm is located, example - geese@linux:~> cd Documents/downloads
3. you then need to go to super user mode by typing su and hit enter. you will be prompted for the root password.
4. type "rpm -i program_name.rpm" example - geese@linux:~/Documents/downloads> rpm -i xpenguins-2.2-1.i386.rpm

also one way to start programs is to simply type the name of it in a terminal then enter.
 
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Well I tried to install VNC package and the terminal told me it already was. Well how do I open it to configure it? And I still don't know how to open the Apache server and where to put my files...
 
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This whole Linux thing looks not really well made. I'm just so used to being on a Windows with just exe's with a simple installation process and the start menu. I'm on KDE right now, could it help me changing to Gnome? If so, how can I change to Gnome without reintstalling everything?

Also, do you have another distro of linux made for linux-noobs like me, a very easy to use distro?

Otherwise I might just as well install Win98 and install the Apache server on it, IF nobody can suggest a good solution.
 
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