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I installed Ubuntu. For the first time I use linux, ever. I like it a lot. I have Vista on my X300 and would love to have linux - but i can't because of programs i need and use daily...

however, I'll have X61 TAblet to play and Ubuntu is great for that. I do have a problem though - how can I edit files... i located those that need changes I know i must perform so that the PC will run smoothly http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installin ... X61_Tablet

however, when I find the file and open it, i edit it and it cannot be saved. What should i do ?! Linux users, please help, please

Edit what files?

The following for example:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
/boot/grub/menu.lst

etc.

These are really basic Linux questions that aren't really relevant to this forum... if you have further questions, you're best searching and asking questions at the Ubuntu Forums.

But to answer your question: you probably should not need to edit these files. Editing this files incorrectly can adversely affect your system, so be careful.

Sans that, open a terminal, and run:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

to edit that file. This will start the gedit editor with administrative (i.e. root) privileges that will enable you to edit these files.

Thanks, I'll do some research on those forums.

Regards