Access win part in kubuntu

[nitish_mythology]

I am trying to access windows partition in my kubuntu linux.I can see the icons of two hard disk drives which are my NTFS windows partition i.e hdc1,hdc5. As I am not logged in as "root", I can not view their content. what to do?

I switched to root temporarily in the konsole and then used the chmod command, I could see the files then in console but even if I change the viewing permission for other users, still I am not able to access files by G.U.I.

_little_ modifications are needed to /etc/fstab file..

can you post your file here?

[gary4gar]

oops wrong section ! !
from now on post it in open source
for now somebody can move it there ?

[nitish_mythology]

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc3 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hdc1 /media/hdc1 ntfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc5 /media/hdc5 ntfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc6 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0

Change the

/dev/hdc1 /media/hdc1 ntfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc5 /media/hdc5 ntfs defaults 0 0

to

/dev/hdc1 /media/hdc1 ntfs umask=0222 0 0
/dev/hdc5 /media/hdc5 ntfs umask=0222 0 0


Hope it Helps

[nitish_mythology]

I will try it on my P.C and tell you if it works...
2nd Ques---
There are lots of linux Softwares provided by Digit as .tar files. I want to install xmms and others too. Pls guide me on that.

[nitish_mythology]

Thanks a lot, your trick worked.Without your help I would have never been able to do it...
Pls do guide me on my next questions

[naveenchandran]

hmm... One of my Howto for installing from sources thread is lost during the forum migration anyways.. I found a link..

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html

.tar (or .tar.bz2 / .tar.gz ) is Just Like zip Archives.
Digit Mostly Gives Sources rather than Binaries.. So You Have to Build them Yourself.
Somtimes it Gives RPMs, They are Used only for Red-Hat Based Distros, (well, you _can_ convert them using " alien " )

Ubuntu is Debian Based so it Contains apt-get's _Power_..

so to Install Beep-Media-Player ( Same as XMMS, but Much Better)..
type " sudo apt-get install beep-media-player "..
It Downloads it From the Repository and Installs it.. (make Sure You Have Enabled Universe and Multiverse Repos)

Or Better Install amaroK, its the Best Audio Player in Linux..

See this: http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu , It Contains some Basic How-tos..

[nitish_mythology]

@Brat-Man
I am unable to install the softwares
When I write sudo apt-get install XMMS, n error appears that package was not found.
What is Repository in Linux How to configure it??
You told me to add umask=0222 to the file...What does it mean?


@naveenchandran
I tried your method too...
./configure and all that...
After this step the "make" command is not found by Linux and then even "make insta"l....
What is the diff between two methods??

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUES:: How to learn linux?? Is there a book. Pls recommend something by ur exp(What u did?)

[nitish_mythology]

Hi,
Are u bored by my silly ques?
It has been a long time betwen this and the previous post!!
Is there no-one who can solve my prb...

[vignesh]

Uncomment the universe in /etc/apt/sources files and then go to konsole and type
apt-get update . Then start using apt

apt -get install xmms

[nitish_mythology]

I am comp fed up with Linux...

My Final Question---
Pls, can I directly formt the part???
Do sugg a book---That goes ahead of Digit's Fast track

[vignesh]

Go to www.tldp.org and download the intro to linux guide....thats a good place to start.

what problem do you face now..did you try what I said ?

[nitish_mythology]

I tried what u said....
Some more errors popped up..I wll be postin them soon!!
Pls recommend me some book.