noob questions

simple · 07-11-2007, 05:33 AM

1)I wanted to know what is my kernel version. I have Ubuntu 7. can i get that through the command prompt?
2) can i get a complete list of system calls like "kill" in the command prompt?
3) can i access my bios settings through linux??
4) I have a multimedia keyboard with certain shortcut keys. these work nicely in windows but i cant configure these special keys in linux. i have a CD for the keyboard driver but it is not for linux (or so i feel..). how can i assign shortcuts to these special keys?
I am still young at linux so i am sorry if my questions are irrelevant or plain stupid. As always all help is welcome...

jakec · 07-11-2007, 06:22 AM

1) execute this command: uname -r
2) type "help:" without the quotes to get the list of commands. you might also want to check ohttp://piklab.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Command-line_Utilityut Command-line Utility - Piklab Wiki
3) Not that I am aware of (correct me if I'm wrong)
4) Assign Custom Shortcut Keys on Ubuntu Linux :: the How-To Geek
This is a little tricky and may require you to write your own script for these, what model keyboard is it?

Jake

Greg · 07-12-2007, 11:12 AM

For number 4, look into a program called KeyTouch

07-11-2007, 05:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
simple True Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 171	noob questions 1)I wanted to know what is my kernel version. I have Ubuntu 7. can i get that through the command prompt? 2) can i get a complete list of system calls like "kill" in the command prompt? 3) can i access my bios settings through linux?? 4) I have a multimedia keyboard with certain shortcut keys. these work nicely in windows but i cant configure these special keys in linux. i have a CD for the keyboard driver but it is not for linux (or so i feel..). how can i assign shortcuts to these special keys? I am still young at linux so i am sorry if my questions are irrelevant or plain stupid. As always all help is welcome... __________________

07-11-2007, 06:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
jakec Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Townsville, QLD Posts: 629	Re: noob questions 1) execute this command: uname -r 2) type "help:" without the quotes to get the list of commands. you might also want to check ohttp://piklab.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Command-line_Utilityut Command-line Utility - Piklab Wiki 3) Not that I am aware of (correct me if I'm wrong) 4) Assign Custom Shortcut Keys on Ubuntu Linux :: the How-To Geek This is a little tricky and may require you to write your own script for these, what model keyboard is it? Jake __________________ Linux Distro chooser Join Linuxnewb.com

07-12-2007, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Greg Indeed. Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,530	Re: noob questions For number 4, look into a program called KeyTouch __________________

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