Multiple instances (was Using source code for debian; compiling debian)
Hi Richard; These were not web BROWSERS he was talking about but web SERVERS. You can not, in anything even remotely resembling a normal system, use two different web servers. Now in fact if you REALLY want to do this you can, in that you could configure (and probably recompile) one of the servers so that it does not try to use ANY of the resources of the other. Of course you would also have to use a non-standard protocol or two different physical net interfaces and would then have to either create two non-interacting network software package (or redesign the existing one), and of course alter the kernel, and ... Basically, asking for two (or more) packages such as web servers is much like asking to be able to use ext2 and vfat32 on the SAME physical partition and expect it to work. -bill On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, Bruce Perens wrote: >> Several hundred of the Debian packages will compile automaticaly. A number >> of them will not, and require a bit of hand tweaking. >> >> You can't install _all_ debian packages, as many of them conflict with each >> other. For example we distribute at least 4 web servers, and you'd only want >> one. > I think this is a major shortcoming of the debian package > system. Why wouldn't I want to run two different web > servers? Two packages that provide the same functionality > don't need to be mutually exclusive. Likewise, I'd very > much like to see support for multiple concurrent package > instances. This is key for migration in a production > environment. It goes without saying that its a must for a > development environment. It would require rethinking > quite a few things though. Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: What is the file XF86_NONE??
Yes it is most definately a "hack". You need to edit the file
"/etc/X11/Xserver" to properly reflect the "real" xserver that you are using.
In your case the first line of that file should be "/usr/X11R6/XF86_SVGA".
I am reasonably sure that if you don't do this then any future upgrade to the X
system that you might try to make will fail.
-bill
> Aha! I managed to fix it myself after copying the
> XF86_SVGA to XF86_NONE..
> A hack but it worked!! {8^ )
> Thanks anyway guys and gels
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Re: Multiple instances
Yep, I relent. I got a bit too enthusiastic with that response. However, as far as I know there is currently no way short of using different sockets for different registered services to use two or more different web servers. One probably could write a daemon for inetd to select the "appropriate" server based upoon some other criteria such as domain of the incomming request but as far as I know nothing like that exists now. I don't quite agree with your statement that a web server is like an editor but that could very was be more my own ignorance than a fact based opinion. With the exception of using a different socket the situation with web servers looks a lot more like MTAs than editor to me. -bill > Oh, come on. Only one of them can use the port 80, but >you can have as many web servers as you like. Think >about SSL - apache and apacheSSL are different servers. > >It's more like having two editors installed - only >one can be the default ($EDITOR), but the others can >be used too. Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: custom kernel configuration
I think that there are several issues here but wonder if I see the right ones. Is isn't one of the problems with not using make kpkg that you may accidently "upgrade" a kernel using dselect? I don't know (yet) how the preinst scripts handle kernel dependencies but if they use the files in var then dependencies might be a problem under some conditions, yes? How about the includes for gcc? Is there a potential for problems trying to upgrade them if you upgraded a kernel manually? -bill Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
RE: pgp package not listed
The pgp package is one of those software items to comes under the U.S. Govt's Defense Export Restrictions as thus is not available on any U.S. debian or debina mirror site. Two files in debian/ README.non-US and README.pgp both tell where and how to get the pgp package. Note that the main site "os.inf.tu-dresden.de" has changed and but I don't seem to have a copy of the site name (the old one gives that information during ftp logon). -bill Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
RE: dpkg won't remove a kernel-image package
You probably should rebuild the kernel using the debian kernel build package and make kpgk. I am not sure if you would 'get into trouble' just deleting the kernel image, boot and map files by hand or not (the system should boot ok but I am not sure how dpkg would 'feel' about their not being present). -bill Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: help needed [urgent]
Max; While from what I have seen by following this list for quite a few months now, the list members are rather tolerent of 'off-topic' posting when such postings are still Linux related. However, your problems are not even Linux specific much less debian specific. With a non-debian distribution, attempting to get help from a debian users listserver may do you more harm than good! The primary debian tools such as dpkg and dselect could even 'mess up' your system. I presume that you are in France so I would think that maybe sunsite UK under the GNU directory would be your best source except that there are undoubtedly good mirrors of the GNU project in France. > Here I am again !( > > As you can imagine I'm not working on a debian box > (Waiting glibc2 stable..). I can't even say which kind of > box it is: I > didn't install it. > > I'm still looking for this minor things that make > gnu/linux powerfull : more, sort, frcode and man. > > I don't know how many of these bugs are still missing.. > So, if someone could point me to the place I could find > them.. This way I won't disturb you. > > Thanx in advance, Max Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
