Introduction @ grml

This document will give you a short introduction to the grml system. For further questions please refer to the FAQ, take a look at the grml-website or contact the grml-team.

Terminals

You'll find the following consoles on your grml system:

TTY1  plain console running as user root
TTY2  screen running as user root, exiting brings up a plain console running as user root
TTY3  screen running as user root, exiting brings up a plain console running as user root
TTY4  zsh running as user grml
TTY5  zsh running as user grml
TTY6  zsh running as user grml
TTY7  nothing (reserved for running X)
TTY8  nothing (reserved for running X)
TTY9  getty-login
TTY10 iptstate, exiting iptstate brings up a screen session
TTY11 htop, exiting htop brings up a screen session
TTY12 multitail; exiting multitail brings up a screen session

You'll find the following consoles on your grml-small system:

TTY1  console running as user root
TTY2  screen running as user grml
TTY3  screen running as user grml

X Window System

Notice: the X window system is not available on grml-small.

You could start X via '/usr/bin/startx name_of_windowmanager'. But: we strongly recommend using the grml wrapper script called 'grml-x'! Just call 'grml-x wmii' to start wmii, or use 'grml-x fluxbox' to start X with window manager fluxbox. grml-x creates the X config file /etc/X11/xorg.conf, adjusts and uses the file $HOME/.xinitrc and lets you run other commands at X startup too. As soon as you have a working /etc/X11/xorg.conf file you do not have to use grml-x any longer of course. Take a look at the grml-x manpage.

Usage example: switch to console tty4 or tty5 (which are running as user grml without screen) via pressing Alt+F4 or Alt+F5 and enter for example 'grml-x fluxbox'. To switch back from X press Ctrl+Alt+F<number>

grml scripts

grml provides several scripts (shellscript, perl, ruby,...) via the package grml-scripts. For more details take a look at 'man grml-scripts'!

Save your configuration

It is possible to save and restore configuration via using the scripts save-config, restore-config and mkpersistenthome. Some additional bootparameters provide some more possibilities. Take a look at grml-config.html for more details.

Install grml

It is possible to install grml to harddisk. Take a look at 'man grml2hd' and/or grml.org/grml2hd/ for more details.

Documentation

Run 'grml-info' for general information on grml. Take a special look at the package texttools-doc (run 'dpkg -L texttools-doc'). Also take a look at 'man zsh-lovers' which is also available online!