On Sat, 29 Nov 1997 11:31:55 PST, Michael wrote: > [..] > My first configuration issue is installing Netscape Communicator. On my > previous install I used netscape's install script but I'd like to do it > via dpkg so the software will be registered with the system. > I already have the communicator tar file, I need a .deb file and > instructions on how to make dpkg install it.
I think you put the tarballs in /tmp by default, but optionally I think you can put both the install package and the tarball in the same directory, then install the package, but I've never done it and I don't recall where I read that. I haven't learned the in's and out's of dpkg yet either, but you should be able to extract this info from the .deb (so you can read it) and then run dpkg without dselect. I started looking at man dpkg yesterday, but got sidetracked. > The second thing I'd like is to be able to mount my DOS vfat drives > (/mnt/c /mnt/d) so that user michael has rwx permission for the drives. > I want to do this so that when I run netscape I can configure it to use > my Win95 Netscape files. Does that work? I can think of a few reasons this might not be a good idea. First of all, vfat has no permissions, so there are security implications which I wouldn't want to open up without more understanding. Second, it's vfat, and I disapprove for ethical reasons. However, all you'd have to do to use your bookmarks from vfat would be to automount your vfat partition in /etc/fstab, and then make a symlink from your $HOME/.netscape/bookmarks.html to your vfat bookmarks. (man ln) Previously I've done something similar with /root/.netscape/bookmarks.ht ml. I doubt you'd want to share the netscape config files because they probably contain information which is system and user-specific. > [..] > And lastly, I need a program that lets me adjust my XFConfig file while > the server is running (S3 805 chip). I need to adjust my screens > diminsions a little because when I adjust it via monitor controls it > mucks up some of the Win95 adjustments So you don't just want to configure XF86, you want to fine tune your monitor timing. There's a package with "tune" in it (xvidtune?). Use the search key in dselect "/", enter "tune", and "\" to repeat the search. I used the XFree86-HOWTO, which goes into great detail about how to manually adjust your monitor timing, far beyond the capabilities (for safety reasons) of that "tune" program, but unless you have a lot of time on your hands and like math, it might not be what you want. You might also want to visit your monitor manufacturer's website to see if linux monitor timings are posted, many do and if yours doesn't ask the webmaster or email the support dept to see if they're available. Sometimes monitors are sold under different names, and you may have to do some work to find out the real manufacturer. Sometimes the timing information is available in the monitor manual, too (if so, the XFree86-HOWTO can help decipher how this should fit into your config file, also see the relevant man pages). David -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
