--- "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 07:24:10AM -0800, Angus Auld
> wrote:
> > --- "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:23:40AM -0800, Angus
> Auld
> > > wrote:
> > > > Is it safe to delete any "bad symlinks" that I
> > > find on
> > > ^^^
> > > > my Debian Etch system?
> > > > I used FSlint to search, and found several.
> > >
> > > I wouldn't give a blanket guarantee. If there
> are
> > > no bugs in Etch,
> > > there should be no bad symlinks. So, give us a
> list
> > > of bad symlinks.
> >
> > I have deleted some bad symlinks that I found in
> > /usr/bin, but here is a list of "dangling"
> symlinks as
> > found by FSlint in my /etc directory:
> >
> > /etc/rc1.d/K20inetd
> > /etc/rc5.d/S20inetd
> > /etc/rc2.d/S20inetd
> > /etc/rc3.d/S20inetd
> > /etc/rc6.d/K20inetd
> > /etc/rc4.d/S20inetd
> > /etc/rc0.d/K20inetd
> Do you not have /etc/init.d/inetd? Do you not have
> the package inetd
> installed? If not, then check what package contains
> that file and see
> if you've ever installed it (check to see if it is
> not installed but was
> once and removed not purged). It may just need
> purging. If it is not
> instaled and purged then there's a bug somewhere.
> Find it and report
> it.
I have a package called openbsd-inetd installed that
provides inetd.
> > /etc/rc2.d/S23ntp-server
> > /etc/rc3.d/S23ntp-server
> Ibid re ntp-server.
Can't get a lead on this one.
>
> > /etc/motd
> You don't have an /etc/motd file? What about
> /etc/motd.tail?
I have /etc/motd.tail.
>
> > /etc/fonts/conf.d/30-debconf-no-bitmaps.conf
> Use apt-file and figure out what package put that
> there.
Can't get a line on this either.
> > /etc/ssl/certs/cacert.org.pem
> ibid.
> > Is there such a thing in the real world as
> computer
> > software w/o bugs?
> Of course not. Nothing outside of pure physics is
> without bugs. It
> keeps life interesting.
>
> > Surely you are speaking in relative terms? ;)
> >
> > My Debian Etch isn't a "pure" version either.
> Rather
> > it is a distribution called "Dreamlinux", which is
> > based on Deb Etch. It is kept up-to-date with Etch
> > repositories tho.
>
> Well, then all bets are off re what we on
> debian-user can tell you about
> symlinks. What does the dreamlinux list have to say?
The Dreamlinux list has been helpful in the past, but
it is small as Dreamlinux is a relatively new dist,
with a small user base. I didn't inquire there about
this because it seemed more of a core issue to me, but
I may be wrong about that of course.
Anything to do with the installer, or anything that
would seem specific to Dreamlinux, such as tools or
configs, I would direct to that list.
I'm sorry if I have posted this here out of ignorance.
"Debian-user" has been very helpful and I appreciate
being able to inquire the experience and depth of this
list, and the Debian distribution. Dreamlinux appears
to be pretty much Debian Etch at heart, at least from
what I have learned from this list. This is my first
Debian based system, having used Mandrake/Mandriva for
several versions prior.
>
> Doug.
Dreamlinux is a live-cd distribution that you can
install to harddrive, so these could be remnants of
the live-cd.
In that case, I have asked the wrong people. :)
Thanks for the reply.
Best regards.
--
Angus
"All churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, appear
to me no other than human inventions, setup to terrify and
enslave mankind - and to monopolize power and profit."
--
Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
######Linux Laptop powered by Debian Linux######
###########Reg. Linux User #278931############
____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better friend, newshound, and
know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
