Re: Kernel Image

Did you use kernel-package? In that case the kernel image will be in a .deb package in /usr/src (assuming that the kernel source is in /usr/src/linux). You will need to install the package with dpkg. Bob On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Doug Dine wrote: > Hi, > > I just added sound support and compiled m

Re: Kernel Image

Did the compilation end without errors? Did you 'make zImage' or 'make bzImage'? Try 'find / zImage | grep zImage' to find it, also. Andrew --- Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN 12402354

Kernel Image

Hi, I just added sound support and compiled my kernel as my Debian Users Manual said. Just one problem, I can't find my kernel image which is supposed to be located in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage Any ideas? Thanks. Doug Dine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.xoom.com/dougdine htt

Re: packages missing

*- On 6 Mar, Nils Grimsmo wrote about "packages missing" > are there some x-packages missing from stable? (xfree86-common and so > on) if so, when are they going to get here? > xfree86-common does not exist in the current stable(hamm) release of Debian, and it never will. xfree86-common is in f

Kernel 2.2.x and updates

Hi I am new in the list and Debian too. I need some help.! 1. I want to update to slink without having to download everything from scratch... Which packages shall i upgrade. Which ones are required and which are optionals? 2.When i try to login and i fail, the new login info is screwd up and i get

Re: Color Depth [was: X & Font Problem]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: //:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt10 -bpp 16 - Mch better. whew! Actually, mine looked like this before: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt7 and I added the -bpp 16 Thanks, Brian - Brian (seems a little redundant. :-)

packages missing

are there some x-packages missing from stable? (xfree86-common and so on) if so, when are they going to get here? -- Nils Grimsmo [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Linux&Dos assmebler

Hello fellows! I was thinking about learning assembler, but there is a problem. I heard about DOS interrupts, which I guess work only in DOS. Which I guess means that if I buy a book about x86 assembler, and it speak a lot about that interrupt things, I have a fair chance it wouldn't work in Linux,

Re: Color Depth [was: X & Font Problem]

*- On 6 Mar, Brian Clark wrote about "Color Depth [was: X & Font Problem]" > > > As for the subject line in this email, I'm having a but of a problem with > severe dithering. > > I'm running a pretty typical (I think) video card / display. > > My video card is a Matrox Millennium 2MB PCI, and

Re: Here is some more on deb bus ideas (jc@crack.com) (fwd)

Paul Nathan Puri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please explain what kaberos does. I've quite understood it... It's an authentification protocol. Here an excerpt of the control file: Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party ser

Color Depth [was: X & Font Problem]

Ok, guys this is a call for help again. I solved my other problem for now. Blackbox was listed on the first line of my window-managers file. (yes, I'm very new to Linux in general). I changed that first like to Window Maker and now I'm able to get a window manager up. As for the subject line in

uploaded oidentd to potato

oidentd 1.6.1 is now in Incoming on its way to potato. Please test this and make suggestions. I have never packaged an inetd using app before. Will add examples and more docs soon. Hopefully a conf script too.

Smartlist not sending to sender

I'm using smartlist for some small mailinglists on a Debian machine (I hope this isn't too offtopic) Is there a way to configure smartlist NOT to distribute a message to the sender of the message ? I don't want my own postings. I've tried to read the manual, but I didn't find any information on

Re: X & Font Problem

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brian Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Does anyone know where the font package that contains Adobe Helvetica is? >I used APT for getting blackbox's package from the frozen section. I also >grabbed the xfonts-100dpi and xfonts-75dpi packages, along with the basic

Re: fetchmail again.

On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 11:12:32AM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] called Shao Zhang wrote a 1.2K and a 35 line message : "fetchmail again." To Debian User List : > Leave the messages on server keep in .fetchmailrc or -k > Remove the messages from server when deleted locally > ?

Re: mutt-Netscape and nmh

On Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 12:49:38PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > I have been using Netscape and more recently mutt to download and read > mail. I installed nmh so that I > could 'burst' digests apart but it doesn't seem that nmh and > netscape/mutt folders are compatible. Is > this a correct as

Which are the permitions for /dev/tty?

Hi. I seem to have a little trouble with pgp/gpg and /dev/tty permitions. My /dev/tty device was like this: << root:/dev $ ls -l tty crw-r--r-- 1 root sys5, 0 Mar 6 17:26 tty root:/dev $ >> And pgp/gpg were breaking with permitions errors with /dev/tty. So tried this: add my acc

Re: mutt-Netscape and nmh

Hi, > but it doesn't seem that nmh and netscape/mutt folders are compatible. Is > this a correct assumption? mh handles deals with mail a bit differently that either mutt or netscape. An mh folder is a directory containg a numbered file for each message, both mutt and netscape just use one bi

mutt-Netscape and nmh

I have been using Netscape and more recently mutt to download and read mail. I installed nmh so that I could 'burst' digests apart but it doesn't seem that nmh and netscape/mutt folders are compatible. Is this a correct assumption? If I use 'folders' nmh lists my folder directories but doesn't l

Re: X & Font Problem

Brian Clark said: //When xdm loads it prompts me for user and password, then I enter it, screen //flashes and prompts me for the password again (same screen). I couldnt get //past this so I went back to the console (alt+ctrl+F1) and viewed ///var/log/messages. Oooops! sorry, i meant the .xse

Re: Exim configuration

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lance Hoffmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In /var/log/exim/mainlog.01 > >SMTP error from remote mailer after Mail From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=2522: >host smtp-gw01.ibm.net Unresolvable domain name > >What is this error telling me? I think it's saying that smt

Re: Qmail to Exim woes

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >First the date. My local network is mtntop.home, my user name is >wtopa (of course), my address for the net should be >[EMAIL PROTECTED] So, you're receving mail addressed to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", or possibly "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"? Or do

Send-Mail & DNS

Hello Friends, I have a smallest possible network, just 2 pcs connected. My domain-name is "bal.com". EGA.bal.com is my domain name server and I have not connected that to the internet. For my own domain, the "named" is working fine. My "bal.com" zone file has the following entry for Mail

Re: Kernel upgrade questions

Christian Dysthe wrote: > > Hello Debian-user, > > 1. I have the stable Debian distr. set up running (kernel 2.0.34). Can get > the latest > kernel, compile it and install it on my system, or do I have to > upgrade other parts of my system as well? > You will need to upgrade to Slink (Debi

X & Font Problem

Hi guys: Does anyone know where the font package that contains Adobe Helvetica is? I used APT for getting blackbox's package from the frozen section. I also grabbed the xfonts-100dpi and xfonts-75dpi packages, along with the basic stuff (xfont-base etc etc) needed for running X. When xdm loads

Re: LI\nLI

On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Eric wrote: > How does one fix the problem of LILO saying: > > LI > LI > > when it boots and then just hanging there? It's a pretty standard > system, /dev/hda1 is a 4 gig partition and /dev/hda2 is swap. the > boot block is being installed. I believe that this happ

Re: mouse-pointer acting weird

Probably your computer's board has no integrated COM port, so you are using an additional multi-io card. Aren't you? Probably this card uses an old UART 16450. Isn't it? You can test it, by typing "dmesg | less". You should see something like this (this is displayed by my machine, as you can see I

Re: Network Problem

Mitch Blevins wrote: > In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > > I have a small network that looks like: > > > > workstation running Linux and Win95 hub server > > runing linux isp > > > > The server runs ipmasquerade and works fine. The problem is that > > whenever I login to the server from the ws,

Re: DLT Libraries for Linux

http://www.dandelion.com/Linux/ Go to the bottom of the page and select MTX. HTH. HAND. JLF Sends... * ICQ: 8137851 * Debian Linux Rocks! * Read The Headers No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - I can prove it. 12:19am up 72 days, 7:29, 1 users, load average: 0.15, 0.03, 0.01 MagusNet

Re: printing from netscape

On Sat, Dec 05, 1998 at 04:34:52PM +0100, Thomas Adams wrote: | |Does anybody know why you don't get the top and bottom lines on your print |like in Windows, where Netscape prints the Title, URL, Date and Time? Is it |Netscape/Linux', magicfilter's or ghostscript's fault? I also don't get them

Re: Vote Linus for Person of the Century- re: Edison

> I can think of no single individual that had as great an impact on the daily life of the entire world. Whatever we were to become in the 20th century, we would get there in the company of Edison. --- Although we may owe a lot to Edison, most of us choose to ignore

DLT Libraries for Linux

Hi Everyone, I was just wondering if someone had writen a package to control a DLT library. As fas as I understand, it does not matter which type of media it changes. A package to control a jukebox... If someone could point me to something like that, I would highly appreciate it. Thank you, ZORO

UCD snmp package?

I've been unable to find the UCD snmp stuff in .deb format. Does it exist? I've seen the CMU package, but need to get the UCD code instead to make it work with php. I know UCD snmp is really easy to compile from source (that's what I've done), but I like to stick to debian packages where I can...

Re: Backups

I'd also add the result of dpkg --get-selections to a backup (redir the output to a file). Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bmitch.dhis.org/ ICQ 30631197 | | Throughout history, UNIX systems have

Re: imlib against gtk1.2?

On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Ossama Othman wrote: > Hi, > > I've gotten a number of requests for imlib packages that are linked > against gtk/glib 1.2. The imlib packages linked against gtk/glib 1.2 have > been ready for some time. However, they will not be released until the > gnome/gtk/imlib coordinat

Re: VNC

> vncserver, svncviewr and xvncviewer are all in separate packages. Do > you have xvncviewer installed? Duhhh! My apologies for wasting bandwidth; please ignore the previous message. :-) -- Regards,| Debian GNU/ __ o http://www.debian.org .

imlib against gtk1.2?

Hi, I've gotten a number of requests for imlib packages that are linked against gtk/glib 1.2. The imlib packages linked against gtk/glib 1.2 have been ready for some time. However, they will not be released until the gnome/gtk/imlib coordination team feel that the new gnome/gtk/imlib packages ar

Re: Display full package names

>-David Densmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have libc6 2.0.7.19981211-6 installed, but when I use dpkg -l > I see this > > ii libc6 2.0.7.19981211 GNU C Library: shared libraries > > with the -6 at the end truncated. > > How can I list the full package name? dpkg -s libc6 | grep ^Vers

Re: ppp

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *- On 5 Mar, Ole J. Tetlie wrote about "ppp" > > I'm having a little trouble with ppp. Everything seems normal until > > the line with "Hangup". I don't know why that happens. I made the > > configuration with pppconfig, making the same choices as for a > > machine with work

Kernel upgrade questions

Hello Debian-user, 1. I have the stable Debian distr. set up running (kernel 2.0.34). Can get the latest kernel, compile it and install it on my system, or do I have to upgrade other parts of my system as well? 2. I have compiled sound card support for my Soundblaster card as a module on

RE: from a newbie

On 06-Mar-99 Ramakrishnan M wrote: > Hi, >I am new to Debian GNU/Linux.Until now I had been using RedHat Linux > system( now also in my institute I am using it).But thanks to afew friends > who introduced me to Debian system.I want to explore more on them. >One thing which attracted me to

Re: from a newbie

There are several places online that list commands and their usage. I need to get to work so I will leave you with a link that I found last night that might help with your search. http://www.linuxstart.com/ Good luck, Kent Ramakrishnan M wrote: > Hi, >I am new to Debian GNU/Linux.Until n

Booting Linux with lilo

Hi, I have a dual boot Linux/Win95 system where Linux is a RedHat 5.2 (Win95 is in my system for the sole reason I like to play games from time to time). The setup look like this: Device ContentsSCSI id /dev/sda1 Win95 C: lilo 0 /dev/sdb1 / 1 /dev/sdb2

Re: modem

> I need help to choise a modem that works on debian > can somebody tellme about? I'm using an internal USR 56K Sportster on this machine; works fine. What you have to be leery of is any modem that requires Windows. Ask about that specifically. My advice would be to avoid an internal mod

Re: web based mail

> I have tried to do so, but this page does not seem to exist any > more. Does anyone have a suggestion where to find this .deb? Ivan's link at works just fine . Another interesting web-based system -- much more than just e-mail -- is Obsidian's OCS at

Re: Problem with PPP connection

It sounds like you might possibly have a win modem which won't work with Linux. I had one of those myself (LT Win Modem). You can check out the modem HOWTO for more info, http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html There is also a link there to a list of compatible and not so compatible

Re: netscape

*- On 6 Mar, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about "netscape" > When I try to start netscape after installing it from a download, I get the > message, "can't load libXpm.so.4". Has anyone had a similar problem and > found a solution? > > Install the xpm4.7(for libc5) or the xpm4g(for glibc) package dep

Re: VNC

*- On 6 Mar, Randy Edwards wrote about "Re: VNC" > If you don't mind another VNC question, what are you using for a viewer on > the client side and how are you running it? The man pages on this aren't the > best. > >I can run a VNC client on a Windows machine perfectly (finally, a use fo

Re: Matlab segfaulting now. A few weeks ago, dont. Maybe a bad upgr ade...

*- On 6 Mar, J.H.M. Dassen wrote about "Re: Matlab segfaulting now. A few weeks ago, dont. Maybe a bad upgrade..." > On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 20:29:09 -0400, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira > wrote: >> At home I have: >> >> [20:17:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/matlab/matlab/bin/lnx86$ldd matlab >>

Re: NCR53C8xx Problem

Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 11:25:04AM -0700, Dean Allen Provins wrote: > > Tim Buller > > Stephen Ryan > > Ulisses > > Christoph > > Steve Beitzel > > Bruce Jackson > > Lawrence Walton > > Ruslan Ermilov > > > > Gentlemen: > > > > > On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Tim Buller wrote: > >

Re: forcing dselect to downgrade

On Thu, Mar 04, 1999 at 06:21:39PM -0800, George Bonser wrote: > > You can not do it in dselect. Just ftp the package to your system and use > dpkg like this: > > dpkg --install --force-downgrade package.deb I just do this: dpkg --install package.deb It gives a warning about downgrading to a p

Re: Backups

Hi Andrew, When I make backups, I do not backup /dev (I do not use any devices that have not been created automatically). I also backup /usr/local (including all subdirs), because I keep some manually installed programmes there and /boot, where I have a customized kernel (the modules are under /li

Re: VNC

If you don't mind another VNC question, what are you using for a viewer on the client side and how are you running it? The man pages on this aren't the best. I can run a VNC client on a Windows machine perfectly (finally, a use for Windows!:-), but when trying to access my Linux server fro

netscape

When I try to start netscape after installing it from a download, I get the message, "can't load libXpm.so.4". Has anyone had a similar problem and found a solution?

Re: Ricerca distributore Linux Debian

FlowChart dixit: > Stiamo cercando il distributore o rivenditore del Linux Debian in Italia. > La società presente sul sito Linux come distributore italiano, non dà segni > di vita! > In attesa di notizie We're looking for the distributor or reseller of Linux Debian in Italy. The society which app

Re: Matlab segfaulting now. A few weeks ago, dont. Maybe a bad upgrade...

On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 20:29:09 -0400, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote: > At home I have: > > [20:17:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/matlab/matlab/bin/lnx86$ldd matlab > /usr/lib/libqthreads.so.0 => /usr/lib/libqthreads.so.0 > (0x4000f000) > libreadline.so.2 => /lib/libreadline

Re: Vote Linus for Person of the Century

True, it could be argued that all this did stem from Edison, but there have been a lot of other 'great' people inbetween. I don't think that Edison had any great concept of semiconductors, etc. However, I do agree that there are a lot of people who have had a much greater effect on this century t

Re: Shared PPP connection?

On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 23:57:11 -0600 Matt Garman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a similar question. Is IP Masquerading the same solution for > networking say two, three, four computers (in a house or apartment), > so that they can all share files and resources, as well as share a > modem? Yea

Re: [off-topic] User Account Information

On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Peter Ludwig wrote: > I would like to write a cgi script to display to the user a listing of > their usage on my system. > > I have the acct package installed so I can get the information from the > command line, but how do I display this information to the users? If you have

[off-topic] User Account Information

I would like to write a cgi script to display to the user a listing of their usage on my system. I have the acct package installed so I can get the information from the command line, but how do I display this information to the users? Regards, Peter Ludwig

Ricerca distributore Linux Debian

Stiamo cercando il distributore o rivenditore del Linux Debian in Italia. La società presente sul sito Linux come distributore italiano, non dà segni di vita! In attesa di notizie Flow Chart srl Via Giovanni Di Vincenzo, 13 67100 L'Aquila tel e fax: 0862/317187 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

from a newbie

Hi, I am new to Debian GNU/Linux.Until now I had been using RedHat Linux system( now also in my institute I am using it).But thanks to afew friends who introduced me to Debian system.I want to explore more on them. One thing which attracted me to Debian system is the scripts it gives for allm

KDE / Debian

I have no idea why im getting this message and my Audio Server is not working, suggestions? bash-2.02$ kaudioserver kaudioserver: error in loading shared libraries /usr/X11R6/lib/libkfile.so.2: undefined symbol: __pure_virtual Thanks beforehand, maple

Re: a howto of samba for beginers?

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Eliezer Figueroa wrote: > I want a easy to undertand howto of samba. I plan to connect 25 win95 > to debian-samba but I am new using linux and samba. PLESE HELP!!! Well, have you installed the HOWTO's in html format? when I was planning on hooking up a couple of Win95 clients

Re: Problem loading sound driver in user accounts

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote: > I have installed support for my Soundblaster card and it works > fine (kernel module). That's good, so far so good. > I like to install the driver on the different user accounts through > the X init files. The command is: "modprobe -a sound".

Display full package names

I have libc6 2.0.7.19981211-6 installed, but when I use dpkg -l I see this ii libc6 2.0.7.19981211 GNU C Library: shared libraries with the -6 at the end truncated. How can I list the full package name?

Re: is postgresql free?

"Eliezer Figueroa" wrote: >can I have unlimited clients conected to postgresql with no licese >payment. Yes; postgresql is in the `main' section of the distribution, which means it is DFSG-compliant. All `main' and `contrib' packages are completely free of any payment for licences. However,

Problem with PPP connection

Hi, I finally got PPP to work on prodigy, however, it only work at my workplace. Apparently the modem I have at home doesn't work. Does anyone know what the problem could be? Do you think that V.90 modem could cause LCP packet to be sent in error? Thanks, Shawn

LI\nLI

How does one fix the problem of LILO saying: LI LI when it boots and then just hanging there? It's a pretty standard system, /dev/hda1 is a 4 gig partition and /dev/hda2 is swap. the boot block is being installed. Thanks.

Re: Vote Linus for Person of the Century

> Don't even think Linus should BE the person of the century. That honor > probably goes to Thomas Edison. We owe our current culture and style of If you want to go with the guy who had the biggest slam-bang effect on everything, it's either Oppenheimer or Truman. > living to that guy. His exper

Re: a howto of samba for beginers?

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Eliezer Figueroa wrote: > I want a easy to undertand howto of samba. I plan to connect 25 win95 > to debian-samba but I am new using linux and samba. PLESE HELP!!! I am just starting work on such a beast. I should have some form of rough draft by tuesday. I'll point you at

Re: Vote Linus for Person of the Century

On Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 10:19:57PM +1100, Richard Lyon wrote: > Nope I don't think I will vote for any person on the basis of scientific or > technical merit. A more global view is required. I was thinking of RMS, too. -- G. Branden Robinson | "There is no gravity in space." Debi

Re: Maximal Mount Check

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 3/4/99 7:40:39 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > > > The appear to be tools to `defrag' an ext2 > > > partition, but I never saw any convincing reasons for using them. They > > > may even be a risk to your data. > > > > I'v

Re: seriously hosed slink system

Brian Morgan wrote: > > fstab looks like this: > > > /dev/hda2 / ext2 defaults, errors=remount-ro 0 1 > /dev/hda1 none swap sw 0 0 > proc/proc proc defaults0

Backups

Ok, I'm writing a small script to do backups for me, and thinking which dirs I need to back up. So far: /boot /etc (full directory, with subdirs) /dev /root some of the users (I have one only, but just in case). Any other suggestions? I'd backup some of the config files from other packages, but in

Re: Network Problem

In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > I have a small network that looks like: > > workstation running Linux and Win95 hub server > runing linux isp > > The server runs ipmasquerade and works fine. The problem is that > whenever I login to the server from the ws, no connection is made untill > the

Network Problem

I have a small network that looks like: workstation running Linux and Win95 hub server runing linux isp The server runs ipmasquerade and works fine. The problem is that whenever I login to the server from the ws, no connection is made untill the modem connects to the isp. I first thought the

Re: how do i get a copy of the linux image kernel.

If you are using Netscape, left-click on the link and highlight 'save link as' then let the left-button go. It will prompt you to save the link. If you are using lynx, highlight the link, then hit the [D] button. I will start downloading the link. NatePuri Certified Law Student & Debian GNU/Linu

Re: how do i get a copy of the linux image kernel.

In a message dated 3/5/99 5:45:28 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > from the direct links in the debian.org, install file, i've downloaded > all of the install files except the linux image kernel file. when i > click on the link, the browser tries to open the file (instead

a howto of samba for beginers?

I want a easy to undertand howto of samba. I plan to connect 25 win95 to debian-samba but I am new using linux and samba. PLESE HELP!!! __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

is postgresql free?

can I have unlimited clients conected to postgresql with no licese payment. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Problem loading sound driver in user accounts

Hello Debian, I have installed support for my Soundblaster card and it works fine (kernel module). I like to install the driver on the different user accounts through the X init files. The command is: "modprobe -a sound". This works fine when I am root. And also on user accounts if I ch

Re: the "g" in libraries (was: where is xlib6g-dbg ?)

On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 11:13:30PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 02:33:39PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Libraries that have packaged for the first time after the release of hamm > > typically do not have a libc5 compatibility version, and omit the "g". > > This is the

Re: what's up with the Debian logo?

Check out Debian Weekly News, http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/1999/9/ That's all I know about it, Kent "E.L. Meijer (Eric)" wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone know what is the status of the logo-contest? I tried to > send in submissions to ftp.gimp.org last month, but my logos did not > appea

Re: (1) xcircuit's tutorial. (2) Adding more doc's to packages.

On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, shaul wrote: > (1) Can a copy of > "http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~tim/programs/xcircuit/tutorial.html > " be added to the xcircuit package ? I can certainly do that. I will also ask Tim if he will include it in the next source release, so I don't have to add it every time. Thanks

Re: Is Linux addictive?

I think it is called sensory deprivation, ultimately leading to hallucinations.

(1) xcircuit's tutorial. (2) Adding more doc's to packages.

(1) Can a copy of "http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~tim/programs/xcircuit/tutorial.html " be added to the xcircuit package ? (2) There is a lot of info on the authors and others web sites that can help users. Further more, package developers are more aware to this info and its changes. There for, perhap

Re: Vote Linus for Person of the Century

> Oh, goodie! A religious discussion! > OK I'm voting for Adam. Without him we all would be dust.

Re: Vote Linus for Person of the Century

> Don't even think Linus should BE the person of the century. That honor > probably goes to Thomas Edison. We owe our current culture and style of > living to that guy. His experiments with his lightbulb led to the > discovery of the "Edison effect" which led DeForest to do some more > experiments

Re: Compiling Problem Lists

*- On 6 Mar, Peter Ludwig wrote about "Compiling Problem Lists" > Well, I've been reading through all the messages here for the last 2-3 > weeks, and I've decided that perhaps we would be better off adding into > the basic Debian documentation a listing of normal errors and their fixes. > > I'm w

Re: how do i get a copy of the linux image kernel.

*- On 5 Mar, pplaw wrote about "how do i get a copy of the linux image kernel." > hi, > > from the direct links in the debian.org, install file, i've downloaded > all of the install files except the linux image kernel file. when i > click on the link, the browser tries to open the file (instead

Re: Debian and Redhat - are most linux users missing the point?

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Frankie wrote: > ) Obviously recommending debian to colleagues/associates/friends > ) sticking a debian logo on your website > ) pestering major sites to display a debian logo > ) Making sure that articles are written for stuff like > slashdot/32bitsonli

Re: dselect handling stable AND unstable [was Re: forcing dselect to downgrade]

Rick Macdonald wrote: > > George Bonser wrote: > > > > On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Rick Macdonald wrote: > > > > > This is something that I've always wondered about. Can you actually tell > > > dselect about both stable and unstable at the same time? I've always > > > been afraid to do that. > > > > Yes,