On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Daniel Robbins wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Douglas Stewart wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
> >
> > > It is a sort of Press Release whipped-up by the Debian Project Leader.
> > > I really didn't intend to chastise him for this - I am a staunch
On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote:
> Related idea:
> I'm thinking about working on the FAQ this weekend, and one thing I'd
> like to do is to break it up into at least two parts:
> --one which is general, and
> --one which focusses only on dselect and dpkg.
>
> Of course, we could br
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Douglas Stewart wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
>
> > It is a sort of Press Release whipped-up by the Debian Project Leader.
> > I really didn't intend to chastise him for this - I am a staunch Debian
> > advocate. I just wanted to remark that the "p
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, dpk wrote:
> Thanks for all who replied to my problem with my ethernet card.
> I finally got it to work properly. There seemed to be an IRQ conflict
> with my scsi adapter because they both claimed IRQ 10. I'm now
> installing debian on my other machine now! :)
> Thanks ag
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Daniel Stringfield wrote:
>
> > > I think Gromit would be a better mascot. Ultimately he was much
> > > more resourceful and capable than de penguin.
> >
> > Yep, you're right, I guess I was stuck in "penguin mode" since it seems
> > like the penguin somehow became the o
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Jonathan Lawson wrote:
> Script started on Thu Feb 20 10:36:52 1997
> Hi,
>Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the "GNU C Manual"? I
> would really like to take a look at it . Secondly, I get the
> following (underlisted) error from Gdb, I wonder if anyone knows
Hiya,
Just curious. I've noticed a few letters making references to packages
such as ldso_1.8.10-1_i386.deb and libc5 version 5.4.3 and yet, I'm
unable to find these new packages in unstable. Where could I find them?
Thanks,
J. Goldman
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On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Mario Olimpio de Menezes wrote:
> Feb 20 21:38:34 named[202]: Lame server on '165.114.83.155.in-addr.arpa'
> (in '83.155.in-addr.arpa'?): [140.194.20.7].53 'NS1.USACE.ARMY.MIL':
> learnt (A=147.240.16.254,NS=128.9.0.107)
> Please, what it means? Where can I learn more abo
On 21 Feb 1997, Rob Browning wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > In other words, if you don't have plenty of money, don't use Debian.
>
> FUD
>
> It just means that you can be as cutting edge as you feel comfortable
> with/can afford. Many other systems don't even give you that option.
Hello,
Does anyone know if the following two elements ar supported under Linux?
- Olicom Ethernet PCI 10/100 Adapter, Model OC-2315
- NEC Multispin 4x4 CD-ROM unit (4 CD's in one unit)
(I believe this is an IDE unit).
If so, what are the appropriate drivers? So far, I h
On Fri, 21 Feb 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I notice that the entries in the .dir_colors file for the attributes of
> the text are 00 01 04 05 ... The 04 does not seem to work, replacing it
> with 03 seems to do the trick (04) is the only even number. Is this
> someting particular to my system
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> In other words, if you don't have plenty of money, don't use Debian.
FUD
It just means that you can be as cutting edge as you feel comfortable
with/can afford. Many other systems don't even give you that option.
Also, CheapBytes sells a Debian CD for $2.99. I doubt
The traffic on debian-user is becoming a little overwhelming. Could
we move threads like this and the shuttle press release to the
debian-publicity mailing list please?
Cheers,
- Jim
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> On Feb 20, Bruce Perens wrote
> > I think what we need first is a person to coordinate all of the oldbies
> > who are answering questions. There has to be a schedule, perhaps a mail
> > alias that is directed to different people at different times, etc.
> >
> > Second, we need a person who edit
David Engel wrote:
> You probably have mismatched run-time and development packages. For
> example, your libc package might be at version 5.4.23 while your
> libc-dev package is still at version 5.4.20-1. The version numbers
> are supposed to match exactly. Dpkg is supposed to prevent this fro
[I can't seem to resolve freeze.oslo.dnmi.mo, and anyway, this should
be of general interest]
Hi,
Actually, this maybe and old cleared bug resurfacing, the
following bug apparently was fixed around 1.4.0.5, but seems to be
present in 1.4.0.8 (at least, the patch quoted below does not see
Craig writes:
> If you dont have a good net connection, I'd recommend getting a freshly
> burned CD with unstable on it once a month and upgrading from that.
In other words, if you don't have plenty of money, don't use Debian.
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If you mount the boot floppy that you created when you installed your
system (-t msdos) you will see that it contains various files. The file
named linux on the floppy is the kernel image file. When you rebuild your
kernel, you will find the new image file in linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage,
if you bui
One little annoyance I have with my debian box is that usually once or
twice a day and just about every morning, I have a message from MS Exchange
(a poor excuse for a mail program) that says it could not contact the mail
server.
Anyone else seeing this or any ideas?
I was thinking about runni
'xapm' works just as well as the utility provided with W95 on my
Thinkpad 365XD.
Paul
On 21-Feb-97 Robert Nicholson wrote:
>>dmesg reports the correct information from the BIOS so that APM stuff is
>working fine. So does anybody know of a good notebook battery level
>monitor?
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> e2fsck -b 8193
>
> Attempts to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying
> to open /dev/hda2...
> cfdisk tells me that this still is a legit filesystem/partition.
The "short read" message says there _is_ a problem with the partition table
Remco van de Meent typed:
> Anybody any idea how to config smb.conf and lpd.*/printcap for adding
> printer services to samba?
I assume this means it is not working? This is strange as I just used the
default parameter and it worked fine.
What's happening/not happening, what does the logs say?
- Received message begins Here -
I hate to toss water on this logic, but here is my 2 Gb drive.
Using /dev/hda as default device!
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hda: 64 heads, 63 sectors, 1023 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 bytes
Device Boot BeginSta
Hello, all,
I'm having unexplained problems booting my debian box. I shutdown linux
yesterday morning and booted win 95 from /dev/hda1. When I tried to reboot
linux (/dev/hda2) in the evening using lilo, I got nothing but the
"starting linux" statement. I used the base rsc1440.bin disk (my boot
fl
dmesg reports the correct information from the BIOS so that APM stuff is
working fine. So does anybody know of a good notebook battery level
monitor?
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On Feb 20, David Puryear wrote
> When I do dpkg -i ldso_1.8.10-1_i386.deb here is what I get:
>
> (Reading database ... 18262 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace ldso 1.8.5-1 (using ldso_1.8.10-1_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement ldso ...
> Setting up ldso (1.8.1
On Feb 20, Rick Macdonald wrote
> I live off unstable all the time, and seem to have less problems
> than the average bear!
Be forewarned, after the release of Debian 1.3.x, we will be switching
to glibc 2.x, aka Linux libc 6. When that happens, the unstable tree
will definitely live up to it's n
Hi ALL
I did an upgrade of some packages a few minutes ago and a notice a
problem with dselect settings:
1. As I choose to replace perl by a newer version it was removed
from my system and the new version was installed. The problem is that the
new version only is properly set aft
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Daniel Robbins wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John T. Larkin) writes:
> >
> > > This was bad; everything linked with the x libraries couldn't run
> > > since they couldn't find the libraries. They had installed a bunch
> > > of X packages, so one of the packages should have b
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Bob Clark wrote:
> Make the target "zdisk" and you will have a boot floppy.
>
> Bubonic wrote:
> >
> > I recompiled my kernel today (without any major problems) to 2.027,
> > however, I can't seem to figure out how to create a new boot floppy. I have
> > tried: cp vmlinu
I had just posted this to comp.os.linux.setup, as i found out of
the debian-users list. so im sending it here too.
Briefly : I concluded that to be able to install Debian on my machine
i need to have a root.image file for the rescue disk which then
i make up myself (with an own w
Hi ALL,
Today I see these lines in a blank (no one logged in) console:
Feb 20 21:38:34 named[202]: Lame server on '165.114.83.155.in-addr.arpa'
(in '83.155.in-addr.arpa'?): [140.194.20.7].53 'NS1.USACE.ARMY.MIL':
learnt (A=147.240.16.254,NS=128.9.0.107)
Please, what it means? Wh
Clemmitt Sigler wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> > "daniel" == Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> > OK, ok, the penguin's a jewel thief, and he's evil. But he
>> > has funny little beady eyes, and that's got to count for
>> > somethin
On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote:
> Of course, we could break it up further. For example, we could have
> --an FAQ on installation and booting, and
> --an FAQ on using the Debian archives.
> --an FAQ on other Debian utilities or Debian practices.
> --an FAQ on printing and text u
Thanks for all the help I recieved but as usual after sending my query the
damn
thing suddenly started working for no reason I can find.Think I'll just leave
it alone.
Now to work out procmail and that damn cnews/newsx thingy. I know linux is
deliberatly hard just for the fun facter but my h
Related idea:
I'm thinking about working on the FAQ this weekend, and one thing I'd
like to do is to break it up into at least two parts:
--one which is general, and
--one which focusses only on dselect and dpkg.
Of course, we could break it up further. For example, we could have
--an FAQ on in
On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Adam Shand wrote:
> > I am currently using a debian system to masquerade all the traffic
> > from my high school's win95 lan to the internet. This is ok for a
> > temporary manner, but my school wants me to implement a way to track
> > where all the students are going, can't
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Seth Reinosa wrote:
> My church is building an intranet (Lord willing). We are going to have
> @ 5 macs with localtalk and the localtalk server connected to a PC
> runnning linux. Can I have the Linux beast connected directly to the
> Mac toy with a single rj45 cable or do I
I notice that the entries in the .dir_colors file for the attributes of
the text are 00 01 04 05 ... The 04 does not seem to work, replacing it
with 03 seems to do the trick (04) is the only even number. Is this
someting particular to my system or is there an error in that
documentation?
Jonathan
On Feb 20, Bruce Perens wrote
> I think what we need first is a person to coordinate all of the oldbies
> who are answering questions. There has to be a schedule, perhaps a mail
> alias that is directed to different people at different times, etc.
>
> Second, we need a person who edits all of the
> "David" == David Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
David> When I do dpkg -i ldso_1.8.10-1_i386.deb here is what I
[...]
David> I didn't have these warnings when I installed
David> ldso_1.8.5-1_i386.deb Is this ldso problem or is it other
David> packages not being up
Hello,
this is my 4-th try to solve my problem.
If somebody is interested in my concrete problem I can post
my further letters under the subjects "Installation failure",
"Once more: Installation failure" and "Instalation problems, anyway"
with private mail. I don't want to bother the readers of
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> Hi, Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the "GNU C Manual"? I
> would really like to take a look at it . Secondly, I get the
> following (underlisted) error from Gdb, I wonder if anyone knows of a
> way to set things right.
I think you're referring to the
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Seth Reinosa wrote:
> I would also like to know if I really need any other software.
You should probably install Squid in the linux machine. It's a WWW cache
that can save bandwidth and improve performance...
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dpk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> i just installed debian, and i can't seem find tcl.h
On a Debian system, the best way to answer a question like this is to
use dpkg's intrinsic ability to find files that it has installed on
the system. So, in your case:
$ dpkg --search tcl.h
tcl76-dev: /us
> Second, we need a person who edits all of the questions and answers into
> a web tree. The web tree should be orgnanized by package or something,
> and then under the package name you see a big list of questions and click
> on them to see tha answers.
I'd like to volunteer to do this, as I was
On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, dpk wrote:
> i just installed debian, and i can't seem find tcl.h
>
> i checked where it normally is /usr/include/ but no such luck finding it
> there and many other places. is /usr/include the default? i'm wondering
> if my installation had errors (i used dselect but it
i just installed debian, and i can't seem find tcl.h
i checked where it normally is /usr/include/ but no such luck finding it
there and many other places. is /usr/include the default? i'm wondering
if my installation had errors (i used dselect but it didn't complain of
anything) i happened to
This may be in the works, but I like the way smit(aix) handles software.
You can apply, commit and reject applied stuff. This would be nice in an
instance where a package is installed and broke/not working. For example,
I just d/l the newest netbase/netstd, and something appears wrong with
tcpd. On
>Can I have the Linux beast connected directly to the Mac toy with a single
>rj45 cable or do I need a hub. (I know about the ethernet cards)
I think you need to use ethertalk not localtalk but I'm not positive.
You can connect two computers (in this case the linux box and *one* Mac)
with a rj45
My church is building an intranet (Lord willing).
We are going to have @ 5 macs with localtalk and the localtalk server
connected to a PC runnning linux.
Can I have the Linux beast connected directly to the Mac toy with a single
rj45 cable or do I need a hub. (I know about the ethernet cards)
I als
>I am currently using a debian system to masquerade all the traffic from
>my high school's win95 lan to the internet. This is ok for a temporary
>manner, but my school wants me to implement a way to track where all the
>students are going, can't have them going to sighs which arn't kosher, if
When I do dpkg -i ldso_1.8.10-1_i386.deb here is what I get:
(Reading database ... 18262 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ldso 1.8.5-1 (using ldso_1.8.10-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ldso ...
Setting up ldso (1.8.10-1) ...
ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr
Why does everyone keep saying that X should look like Win 95. I don't want
to get into a shouting match about which is easer to use and those people
who like the Win 95 look and feel can stick with it. I just don't like
the fact that some people feel we should masqurade(?), I feel we should give
On 20 Feb 1997, Guy Maor wrote:
> Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Since it seems like all the bug fixes go in unstable, isn't the
> > unstable stuff more stable than stable?
>
> All the new bugs go into stable too. Sometimes they are very bad.
I live off unstable all the time,
Ioannis Tambouras wrote:
>
> > You should uncomment the lines to start the nfsd and mountd on the
other
> > hosts in the file /etc/init.d/netstd_nfs.
>
> Well, not if the only thing I want is to mount volumes. In that
> case you only need rpc support from the kernel. That is all.
>
> Thanks for a
>> This is a good idea, because a number of people have told me they
>> find the prospect of posting to debian-user intimidating, because they
>> expect to be flamed to a cinder by others on the list. Now, it's not
>> nearly that bad, but I understand where they are coming from.
>
>I'd subscribe an
> It is possible to build an operating system from software which
> is available from ftp/web sites around the world. Typically
> one starts with the Linux kernel and adds GNU utilities and
> compiler. However, building an functional operating system
> from workable parts can be an enormous
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
> It is a sort of Press Release whipped-up by the Debian Project Leader.
> I really didn't intend to chastise him for this - I am a staunch Debian
> advocate. I just wanted to remark that the "press release" was a bit
> low-key on attributing the
Try adding something like this to your /etc/smail/config file. Obviously,
you'll need to put
your name and address in place of mine.
from_field="From: Rob MacWilliams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"
"Time is the best teacher, unfortunate
Thanks for all who replied to my problem with my ethernet card.
I finally got it to work properly. There seemed to be an IRQ conflict
with my scsi adapter because they both claimed IRQ 10. I'm now
installing debian on my other machine now! :)
Thanks again,
Dennis
==
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Bruce Perens wrote:
> From: David Gaudine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Nor any suggestion that any other Linux distribution may have ever
> > existed. It really sounds like the Debian team finished the job and
> > made Linux into a useable system.
>
> The task was not to write th
Bruce:
Who is the target audience of this press release? Persons who've
never heard of Linux? I'd suggest that you target persons who
use commercial versions of UNIX on expensive workstations at
the office, and Windows 95 at home. This person has probably heard
of Linux, but has little or no s
> > I think Gromit would be a better mascot. Ultimately he was much
> > more resourceful and capable than de penguin.
>
> Yep, you're right, I guess I was stuck in "penguin mode" since it seems
> like the penguin somehow became the official animal of Linux. Gromit
> would be a better mascot
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, John T. Larkin wrote:
> > properly. Now I'm having a similar problem, except instead of not being
> > loaded, it's being loaded every five minutes. An excerpt from my messages
>
> > Okay, now does anyone have a good idea as to how to suppress it? :)
>
> The three ways I
Make the target "zdisk" and you will have a boot floppy.
Bubonic wrote:
>
> I recompiled my kernel today (without any major problems) to 2.027,
> however, I can't seem to figure out how to create a new boot floppy. I have
> tried: cp vmlinux /dev/fd0 to a DOS-formatted disk, but when I tried to
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On 20 Feb 1997, Guy Maor wrote:
> Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Since it seems like all the bug fixes go in unstable, isn't the
> > unstable stuff more stable than stable?
>
> All the new bugs go into stable too. Sometimes they are very bad.
>
>
> Guy
I wish there was a di
>> I'd like to see a standard for support questions that has people put
>> keywords in the subject line.
No need for such complications. Debian-user is fun, and I like the
the subject lines the way they are. Sure, some answers are repeated, so what!
That is part of the fun, the audience gues
Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Since it seems like all the bug fixes go in unstable, isn't the
> unstable stuff more stable than stable?
All the new bugs go into stable too. Sometimes they are very bad.
Guy
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them. :)
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Hi,
I am a Linux (and Unix) "newbie" so before installing Debian I followed
this list for a while to get a sense of the likely problems and possible
solutions. Even without posting the list is helpful, but the sheer
volume of messages is difficult to handle.
I think Bruce's idea of building a web
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