I have friends who like Ubuntu derivatives, so I hope you enjoy that GNU/Linux distro.
But back to your not being able to copy files from one computer to the other in full screen mode, this is simply not knowing how to do it. It actually is easy. So in case anyone else encounters this, I’ll explain how simple this is. First copy the file xorg.conf.install to a memory stick on the PC that had the gui.
Now on the pc with only a konsole, you need to use root permissions. So type :
su
with the root password. Alternatively you could type
su -
with the root password. There are differences, neither matter here, and I refuse to be dragged into a discussion by those with a ‘B’ in their bonnet about the use of ‘su’ or ‘su -’ so I note both. Here it does NOT matter which you use. Do NOT type both. Only one!
Now check your disks/partitions so as to learn what you have in place.
fdisk -l
and make note of the various drives. For example on my PC:
Disk /dev/sda: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00094fab
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 204796619 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 204796620 266229179 30716280 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 * 266229180 296945459 15358140 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 296945664 2930276351 1316665344 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 296947712 310259711 6656000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 310261760 381941759 35840000 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 381943808 2930276351 1274166272 83 Linux
Likely you will see a bunch of /dev/sda entries (such as /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2, … etc ). No worries. That is your nominal hard drive.
Now plug in the memory stick. You will not see anything happen. Now again type:
fdisk -l
you should see a new entry for your memory stick. On my PC:
corei7:/home/oldcpu # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00094fab
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 204796619 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 204796620 266229179 30716280 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 * 266229180 296945459 15358140 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 296945664 2930276351 1316665344 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 296947712 310259711 6656000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 310261760 381941759 35840000 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 381943808 2930276351 1274166272 83 Linux
**Disk /dev/sdb**: 130 MB, 130023424 bytes
16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 496 cylinders, total 253952 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb4d247ec
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
**/dev/sdb1** * 32 253951 126960 6 **FAT16**
Say /dev/sdb with a partition /dev/sdb1. That is your USB stick. It is likely W95 FAT32 (LBA) format or FAT16 format. Lets say it is /dev/sdb1.
Now create a directory where you can mount that usbstick.
mkdir /home/your-user-name/usbstick
substitute your user name for ‘your-user-name’
now mount the memory stick with:
mount -t vfat -o rw,users,uid=your-user-name,umask=000 /dev/sdb1 /home/your-user-name/usbstick
and it is now possible to navigate to the directory where the usbstick is located:
cd /home/your-user-name/usbstick
and if you type ‘ls’ or ‘dir’ you will see the contents. or if you can navigate to the /etc/X11 directory with the command:
cd /etc/X11
and check its contents with the command ‘dir’ or ‘ls’.
Now copy the file xorg.conf.install to the directory /etc/X11/ with the command:
cp /home/your-user-name/usbstick/xorg.conf.install /etc/x11/xorg.conf.install
and unmount the memory stick with the command:
umount /dev/sdb1
and remove the memory stick. note that is ‘umount’ and not ‘unmount’. Note GNU/Linux is case sensitive.
It is all very basic and simple.