dpkg dependencies

2000-12-01 Thread patd
i'm thinking of removing python, but before i do, i want to know which packages depends on it. is there a dpkg/apt command that will show me what the dependencies are? thanks pd -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not real

Compiling pcmcia-source using make-kpkg fails

2000-12-01 Thread Mark Phillips
I've just tried compiling pcmcia-source 3.1.22 using make-kpkg but it fails, telling me: make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/pcmcia-cs/modules' MD -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -pipe -I../include -I/usr/src/linux/include -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -c cs.c make[4]: MD: Command not found make

Boot Module Error Message

2000-12-01 Thread Christopher W. Aiken
I just did a fresh install of Debian 2.2 When I boot the system I get the following error: insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.17/misc/unix.o: cannot create /var/log/ksymoops/20001201182539.ksyms Read-only file system Any one know what this is about? How to fix or remove. What is "unix.o" module? Is i

Re: what is > ?

2000-12-01 Thread Jimmy O'Regan
On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, cls-c/s wrote: > debs, > > in bash, i sometimes hit ' at the end of a command and i then get > on the > next line. what does > do? It's the secondary prompt ($PS2), which means it's waiting for you to finish your command (i.e.,close the quotes) > > ia, t. > > bentley taylo

Re: Hi all

2000-12-01 Thread Tim Uckun
At 10:07 PM 12/1/2000 -0600, Dean wrote: Hi Tim: congrats on the install. As to your question: I'm not sure what you where trying to type but the error message sounds like what I get when I 1.have the wrong location. 2.using the wrong command to open it. 3.don't have proper authority to get in

missing info pages (eg emacs)

2000-12-01 Thread Jeremiah H. Savage
I'm running a freshly installed Potato system on i386. It seems there are 14 packages for which no info pages have been installed, most notably emacs. But I have installed emacs20 and xemacs21. I have checked for a package such as emacs-doc or emacs-manual, but haven't found anything yet. Howeve

Re: Hi all

2000-12-01 Thread Dean
Hi Tim: congrats on the install. As to your question: Tim Uckun wrote: cut > right now I am having an odd problem when I type which "something" it says > shell-init: could not get directory: getcwd: cannot access parent > directories: nosuch file or directory I'm not sure what you where tr

Re: what is > ?

2000-12-01 Thread Harry Henry Gebel
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 07:41:01PM -0700, cls-c/s wrote: > in bash, i sometimes hit ' at the end of a command and i then get > on the > next line. what does > do? > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ top' > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ exit The > prompt is bash's way of telling you that you

Re: swap size

2000-12-01 Thread Greg Baker
The magic amount of swap is the totaly memory you ever expect to need, minus the amount of physical RAM you have. That's it, really. These 1xRAM, 2xRAM, etc. rules are just vague hand-wavey guidelines. Just guess how much memory you might need and subtract 1G (in your case). Note: some systems m

why doesn't modprobe log errors?!?

2000-12-01 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
sorry if this is a repost; i just installed a firewall and had to reconfigure exim. my helo was all screwed up and i didn't see this email come back via the list. dear all, 1. whenever i boot, i get warnings that modules rtl8139, ppp and sg can't be found by modprobe. for example: Cal

what is > ?

2000-12-01 Thread cls-c/s
debs, in bash, i sometimes hit ' at the end of a command and i then get > on the next line. what does > do? ia, t. bentley taylor. // Script started on Fri Dec 1 19:34:51 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ top' > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ exit Script done on Fri Dec 1 19:35:07 2000

Re: swap size

2000-12-01 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya.. it also depends on the largest sized programs you gonna be using... if the binary is yoru typical 100K binarys and its datafiles is just 100Myou will never need 1Gb of disks also depends on hwo the apps are written to be tunable or not for thevarious hardware configlots or m

Which gives an error message.

2000-12-01 Thread Tim Uckun
I am having an odd problem when I type which "something" it says shell-init: could not get directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: nosuch file or directory Can anybody clue me in as to why it does this? Do I need to install it all over again?

Re: swap size

2000-12-01 Thread Nate Amsden
depends what the machine is doing and how many disks you have, i for one never like to have more then 256MB of swap on any one disk.. more then that and the system can slow to a crawl(which is better then a crash). Unless you got really really fast hdds. My desktop has 512MB of ram and 377MB of

swap size

2000-12-01 Thread patd
a couple of days ago a was configuring a bunch of boxes with 1G ram and i allocated 1G of swap, because my boss said so. a co-worker then told me that the appropriate amount of swap to allocate should be twice the ram. i really don't see the point of having the swap to be twice the size of ram, e

Re: recommend a secure shell client for Windows

2000-12-01 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya... been collecting the list of ssh clients for windows... and its urls... http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Security/ssh.windows.txt have fun alvin http://www.linux-1u.net... 1U Raid5 .. aka 1U with 6x80Gb drives ... On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Keith G. Murphy wrote: > Harry Henry Gebel wrote:

[OT] Apple IIe help please

2000-12-01 Thread D-Man
Hi all. I apologize for the off topic-ness of the message and the cross-post. I have a friend who has a program she likes (written in BASIC) on an Apple IIe. I have a way to get into the code and list it on the screen. What I am looking for is someone who has had some experience using an Apple

Re: gnome without window manager

2000-12-01 Thread Timmy Douglas
"Marcelo Chiapparini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi! > > I've just installed helix-gnome in my potato box. The default for the gdm is > to boot with helix-gnome running. > After typing my username and password I found myself with a helix-gnome > desktop without the > window manager (sawfis

Richiesta informazioni

2000-12-01 Thread Chrisdaloa
Vorri prelevare la vostra release di Linux per poterla installare sul mio pc (P III 700 Mhz). Quali sono i file da prelevare dalla vostra sezione FTP? E' possibile eventualmente ricevere un CD? Grazie

Re: DESTROY (perl experts please) (fwd)

2000-12-01 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Re: DESTROY (perl experts please) (fwd) Date: Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 12:07:06PM +1100 In reply to:Damien Quoting Damien([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > > deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian unstable main > >Thats Woody,

iportfw vs autofw

2000-12-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hi although its not a major issue i am still curious. I have never, to this day gotten the ipmasqdm module portfw to work on any machines when i self compile the kernel, the rules load, and lists when i tell it to l ist, but it doesn't forward the packets. When i change the rule to use autofw inst

why doesn't modprobe log errors?!?

2000-12-01 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
dear all, 1. whenever i boot, i get warnings that modules rtl8139, ppp and sg can't be found by modprobe. for example: Calculating module dependencies done Loading modules: ppp modprobe: Can't locate module ppp 2. presumably, this is because they were once buil

xlibs vs. app-defaults

2000-12-01 Thread Burton Windle
Hello. I am having a prblem with the app-defaults directory on my woody machine. For the longest time I used to get this mesg when installing certain programs: Warning: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults is a directory that should be a symbolic link. Packages containing files in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/a

Re: apt-get libgnomeprint

2000-12-01 Thread Defresne Sylvain
Hello * Some Linux User ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > i wrote previously about this. whenever i run apt-get i get stuck on this: > Unpacking libgnomeprint-bin (from > .../libgnomeprint-bin_0.25-0.1_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomeprint-bin_0.25-0.1_i386.deb

Re: apt-get libgnomeprint

2000-12-01 Thread Corey Popelier
I had this exact problem about 2 days ago when I installed task-helix-gnome. I cannot remember the exact order I did things in (the task metapackge is REALLY forked at the moment, does everything around the wrong way causing more breaks than I could count at the time) but I think the command dpkg -

apt-get libgnomeprint

2000-12-01 Thread Some Linux User
i wrote previously about this. whenever i run apt-get i get stuck on this: Unpacking libgnomeprint-bin (from .../libgnomeprint-bin_0.25-0.1_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomeprint-bin_0.25-0.1_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/gnome-font-install'

Re: gnome without window manager

2000-12-01 Thread Hubert Chan
> "Marcelo" == Marcelo Chiapparini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Marcelo> Hi! I've just installed helix-gnome in my potato box. The default Marcelo> for the gdm is to boot with helix-gnome running. After typing my Marcelo> username and password I found myself with a helix-gnome des

Re: ip source routing

2000-12-01 Thread Alson van der Meulen
On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 09:51:20AM -0600, Luis Gustavo Madrigal Salazar wrote: > Is there a program to use the IPv4 source routing feature? > I need to send some DNS requests (UPD packets port 53) but specifying > through which routers it is going to be routed. install iproute, the ip and tc progr

Re: SMP Machines and motherboards

2000-12-01 Thread Karl E. Jørgensen
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 11:50:05PM +0100, scr wrote: > SMP route? To do something fast and cheap? You are clearly > not looking at other architectures than x86? > > Well, a dual PowerPC (G4 Mac, do those units run well under > Debian?) is *way* cheaper than a dual ev67 Alpha machine ... Perhaps I'

RE: Exim Install & localhost configuration.

2000-12-01 Thread Arlen Carlson
IIRC, when running eximconfig (script that does the configuration) don't select the option that involves smart-hosting. Instead set your system up as an "Internet server" that does SMTP transfer of mail...option 1 or 2, IIRC. On 01-Dec-2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just installed Exim, how ca

Re: MegaImage MegaBook 880

2000-12-01 Thread C. Falconer
Debian doesn't need drivers as such - you will need to know the type of chipset used in each component... for example you need to know that your video card uses a neomagic 256-abc (for example) If you want windows drivers (asking in a linux mailing list is not the most optimal way to answer t

scanner doesn't scan...

2000-12-01 Thread Peter Wollny
Hello, I've got a Mustek 6000SP scanner which refuses to work with Debian. I tried to use the same configuration as with SuSE 6.3 but xsane still prompts "no devices available". I made MAKEDEV sg, the scsi card (advansys) finds the scanner, the scanner is recognized at boot, even xcdroast recog

Re: netscape 4.75 as root

2000-12-01 Thread Arlen Carlson
Try editing /etc/netscape4/config The line your looking for to enable root access is in there. On 01-Dec-2000 Joerg Johannes wrote: > Marcelo Chiapparini schrieb: >> >> Hi! >> >> I don't know why, but I cannot run netscape 4.75 as root. For example, >> when in the popup Window maker >> desktop

gnome without window manager

2000-12-01 Thread Marcelo Chiapparini
Hi! I've just installed helix-gnome in my potato box. The default for the gdm is to boot with helix-gnome running. After typing my username and password I found myself with a helix-gnome desktop without the window manager (sawfish in my case) running! (I cannot take control over any window I

Re: Creative Labs sound card

2000-12-01 Thread Ray Percival
Go to www.creative.com and search on those numbers (You might also try google) This will give you a card name at that point the best source of info for Linux drivers is opensource.creative.com. -- Original Message -- From: "Andrew Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Sound Card

2000-12-01 Thread Ray Percival
With the sblive you go to creative.opensource.com get the latest source snapshot compile and install like you would any other module the readme has good Debian instructions (read the *whole* thing first :)) Very easy and a very sweet card. -- Original Message --

Re: Sound Card

2000-12-01 Thread Ray Percival
IMHO the SoundBlaster Live is a great card and very easy to set up. -- Original Message -- From: Timmy Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 01 Dec 2000 15:55:23 -0600 >Eileen Orbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Could someone tell me what SOUND CARD would b

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #706

2000-12-01 Thread Kenward Vaughan
More of a clue about your question would be in order, it seems. Kenward On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 03:49:32PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ** Original Message ** > FROM: debian-user@lists.debian.org > SENT: Fri 12/01/2000 12:44 PM > TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SUBJECT: debian-user-dig

Re: SMP Machines and motherboards

2000-12-01 Thread scr
"Karl E. Jørgensen" schrieb: > > I'm considering building my own box - and with lower-spec processors being > a *lot* cheaper, I figure that I can get better value for money by going > the SMP route. > > So where do I find out what motherboards/chipsets/CPUs support SMP? Any > pointers in the r

SMP Machines and motherboards

2000-12-01 Thread Karl E. Jørgensen
I'm considering building my own box - and with lower-spec processors being a *lot* cheaper, I figure that I can get better value for money by going the SMP route. So where do I find out what motherboards/chipsets/CPUs support SMP? Any pointers in the right direction will be greatly appreciated

Re: Partitioning disk

2000-12-01 Thread scr
Lazar Fleysher schrieb: > > Hi Everybody, > > This question has been a topic of many discussions but I still do not > understand the reason why people suggest to have separate partitions of > /usr > /usr/local/ > > In early days when disks were small, this was the only choise, but now, > why do

Re: Sound Card

2000-12-01 Thread Timmy Douglas
Eileen Orbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Could someone tell me what SOUND CARD would be the best to install on a > Debian Box? > > Also the easiest would help.. > I use a soundblaster pci 128. the es1371 kernel module works.

Re: Who is 'nobody'?

2000-12-01 Thread Timmy Douglas
Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have seen this message two times now after using apt-get on a > dialup-system: > > > Unusual System Events > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Nov 30 06:25:03 spyker su[6400]: + ??? root-nobody > Nov 30 06:25:03 spyker PAM_un

MegaImage MegaBook 880

2000-12-01 Thread Marco Damieri
Hello, I saw a message on a message board from you regarding the MegaImage MegaBook 880. I have one and am looking for the latest driver updates etc. But MOST importantly, I have not been able to find the MegaImage manufacturer website. I have tried www.megaimage.com and www.megai.com but they

Re: Sound Card

2000-12-01 Thread Thomas J. Hamman
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 04:23:34PM -0500, Eileen Orbell wrote: > Could someone tell me what SOUND CARD would be the best to install on a > Debian Box? > Also the easiest would help.. Try a Creative Soundblaster PCI 128 (or 64). I just got the SB 128 for around $25, and all you have to do to get

Re: pppd or pptp is not funny :(

2000-12-01 Thread Sebastiaan
> > Do you have the "usepeerdns"-option set in ppp/options? If so, a quick > glance at `man pppd` wouldn´t hurt ;-) Cool, that works. thanks, Sebastiaan

Re: Xterm Font

2000-12-01 Thread Erik Steffl
all three mouse buttons have popup menus, right one (mouse button 3) is the one that pop-ups the font menu (just size of font). you can also specify font to use at startup (see man xterm). erik Andrea Vettorello wrote: > > Jack Morgan wrote: > > > I want to make my Xterm font bigge

Re: CD to MP3 Util

2000-12-01 Thread Erik Steffl
you don't have to mount it, just tell paranoia (or other ripper) which device should be used (often /dev/cdrom). I like grip as well, it lets you specify exactly the name of the file and where to put it (you can use artist, track number, album name a song name as part of file/directory names a

Re: pppd or pptp is not funny :(

2000-12-01 Thread Robert Waldner
On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 22:23:51 +0100, Sebastiaan writes: >Hello, > >before I use a non-trivial solution, I would like to ask for one first. >Everytime when I start my adsl connection, which goes via pptp and then >pppd, my resolv.conf is edited and contains the nameservers my provider >gives me (I se

Re: Sound Card

2000-12-01 Thread Sebastiaan
Hi, I have no experience with this, but as far as I know is Creative a good choice. They have good support for Linux and the sound is very good too. But hey, that's only what I have heard, so please double-check this. Greetings, Sebastiaan On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Eileen Orbell wrote: > Could someon

Re: Sound Card

2000-12-01 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
any sound card based on the ensoniq chipset is pretty darned easy. the most popular of these cards is the famous creative pci-128. note that pci soundcards in general don't support midi. midi needs to be emulated by something like timidity for pci sound cards. the drivers for these cards is eit

Re: Email cleanup

2000-12-01 Thread kmself
on Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 02:36:15PM -0500, Brian Schramm ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I am running Debian Potato. > > I would like to go into the imap directories (~/mail) and remove old > messages from each users system automaticly. I would of sorce like to do > the same thing tolally automati

Re: Partitioning disk

2000-12-01 Thread kmself
on Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 05:11:13AM -0800, Lazar Fleysher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hi Everybody, > > This question has been a topic of many discussions but I still do not > understand the reason why people suggest to have separate partitions of > /usr > /usr/local/ > > In early days when

Sound Card

2000-12-01 Thread Eileen Orbell
Could someone tell me what SOUND CARD would be the best to install on a Debian Box? Also the easiest would help.. Thanks Eileen Orbell Software & Internet Applications Capitol College mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't Fear the Penguin.

pppd or pptp is not funny :(

2000-12-01 Thread Sebastiaan
Hello, before I use a non-trivial solution, I would like to ask for one first. Everytime when I start my adsl connection, which goes via pptp and then pppd, my resolv.conf is edited and contains the nameservers my provider gives me (I see them in /var/log/messages). However, I have more (useful) i

Creative Labs sound card

2000-12-01 Thread Andrew Dixon
Hi All, I'm trying to get my sound card to work. It's a Creative Labs card but I don't know much else about it. I have found the Model No. which is CT3600 and another number on one of it's bigger chips, CT2502-SDQ. Does anybody know what kernel options I need for it? Thanks, Andy

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #706

2000-12-01 Thread nilly
** Original Message ** FROM: debian-user@lists.debian.org SENT: Fri 12/01/2000 12:44 PM TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBJECT: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #706 > > > >Content-Type: text/plain > > > >debian-user-digest Digest Volume 100 : Issue 706 > > > >Today's T

Re: non-free packages

2000-12-01 Thread David Z Maze
Richard Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: RH> Are there official cd images? RH> I have bought three CDs called "Official Debian 2.2" CDs 1-3. RH> From the Linux Emporium in the UK. Part of the point of the DFSG is that everything in Official Debian (TM) is free to redistribute pretty much without r

HD de 13GB vs Debian 2.2

2000-12-01 Thread Flavio Alberto
Estou a pelos menos 6 meses tentando instalar o Debian 2.2 em um HD de 13GB... o que acontece e quando vou particionar o HD le emostra a SWAP como /dev/hda6 e o Linux / como /dev/hda5 mas quando vou iniciar a instalacao e montar as particoes ele joga /dev/hda5 como /dev/hda7 e /dev/hda6 como /d

Re:during make-kpkg I get i386-none not in remapping table

2000-12-01 Thread Marvin Stodolsky
When working with these Very Recent sources, its important to have required versions of the software. After installing sources, do a grep ";" /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.0-test11/Documentation/Changes which picks out a table relating how to test versions of critical software: o Gnu C

Re: Partitioning disk

2000-12-01 Thread Rick
also, /var can have a tendency to fill up rapidly, and if it's on the same partition as / there can be some pretty significant problems cropping up. rick Ethan Benson writes: > On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 05:11:13AM -0800, Lazar Fleysher wrote: > > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > This question has bee

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #707

2000-12-01 Thread nilly
** Original Message ** FROM: debian-user@lists.debian.org SENT: Fri 12/01/2000 4:11 PM TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBJECT: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #707 > > > >Content-Type: text/plain > > > >debian-user-digest Digest Volume 100 : Issue 707 > > > >Today's To

RE: CD to MP3 Util

2000-12-01 Thread Timothy C. Phan
Hi, What is the file system type should I use to mount a music CD? -Original Message- From: Jens Gecius [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 7:18 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject:Re: CD to MP3 Util "Timothy C. Phan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #708

2000-12-01 Thread nilly
** Original Message ** FROM: debian-user@lists.debian.org SENT: Fri 12/01/2000 6:30 PM TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBJECT: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #708 > > > >Content-Type: text/plain > > > >debian-user-digest Digest Volume 100 : Issue 708 > > > >Today's To

Re: mkboot

2000-12-01 Thread Andrea Vettorello
Andrew McRobert wrote: > hi all > > Can anyone tell me a reliable way to make a boot disk? I've tried the > mkboot util, and I have to say it's pretty average - it hasn't > successfully booted a disk, only get's to: > > "LILO boot: > Loading linux" > > and dies ... I'm pretty sure there's a way to

Re: Xterm Font

2000-12-01 Thread Andrea Vettorello
Jack Morgan wrote: > I want to make my Xterm font bigger. I tried control + middle mouse > click but didn't see any option to change the font as the FAQ says. Any > pointers to appropriate docs would be great > Thanks! To quick change the font size try "SHIFT +" and "SHIFT -" using the "+" and "-

Email cleanup

2000-12-01 Thread Brian Schramm
I am running Debian Potato. I would like to go into the imap directories (~/mail) and remove old messages from each users system automaticly. I would of sorce like to do the same thing tolally automaticly. What can I use to do this? And how whould I do this? Thanks Brian Schramm [EMAIL PRO

Re: keyboard auto repeat in X stops

2000-12-01 Thread Erik Steffl
use xset to set the repeat and other stuff (mouse acceleration/speed/ monitor dpms...) (man xset) not sure why it happens, probably one of the programs that you run sets the autorepeat off... login out and login back in using xdm restarts X server AFAIK erik Christoph Groth wrote:

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #709

2000-12-01 Thread nilly
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Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #710

2000-12-01 Thread nilly
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Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #710

2000-12-01 Thread nilly
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Re: Log rotation error

2000-12-01 Thread Eileen Orbell
Thanks that fixed my error. I did not have the file you mentioned so I created and edited it.. At 10:49 AM 12/1/2000 -0500, you wrote: On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 09:09:13AM -0500, Eileen Orbell wrote: > Hi All > > I have this error emailed to me daily from root. Does anyone know how I > can rep

Re: executable compatible with Debian and Redhat?

2000-12-01 Thread Jinsong Zhao
Thanks to D-Man. I'm enclosing what I got from the gcc.gnu.org website. Yes, RH7.0 is using 2.96 gcc compiler. Not only this may produce incompatible binary codes, it also has trouble working with gdb 5.0. Gdb cannot access locally declared variables in C++ code. I was really scratching my head whe

Re: Netscape4.75 as root

2000-12-01 Thread Ray Percival
This is not a flame but it is strongly worded. First of all Why in the world are you trying to run Netscape as root security matters and that is very insecure that is why by default you can not do it. Now seems like you are pretty new so a few security pointers. First of all DO NOT log in as root

Re: Logitech MouseManPlus, gpm, and X

2000-12-01 Thread Rob VanFleet
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 06:20:39PM +0100, Wouter de Vries wrote: > And did anybody get the wheel working with imwheel? ( I did not .. ) You don't need imwheel for most applications, just add: ZAxisMapping4 5 in the "Pointer" section of your XF86Config -Rob

Netscape4.75 as root

2000-12-01 Thread Herman Christiani
Hello, You wrote: Hi! I don't know why, but I cannot run netscape 4.75 as root. For example, Marcelo Not sure if Corel 2nd version is different from debian in this regard, but if I start Netscape first and then connect it works, if I connect first to the net Netscape won't start. HTH, Herman

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #708

2000-12-01 Thread nilly
** Original Message ** FROM: debian-user@lists.debian.org SENT: Fri 12/01/2000 6:30 PM TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBJECT: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #708 > > > >Content-Type: text/plain > > > >debian-user-digest Digest Volume 100 : Issue 708 > > > >Today's To

Re: Secured FTP?

2000-12-01 Thread Michael Smith
Use sftp--it's just a nice ftp frontend for scp that acts like a regular ftp client. I use it just about every day to put stuff on my webserver. http://packages.debian.org/unstable/non-us/sftp.html Peczoli Zoltan wrote: > hi, > > Thanks, maybe it's just me but I don't see how to reach my goals

Re: Java Debian Package

2000-12-01 Thread Michael A. Miller
> "FIOL" == FIOL BONNIN Antonio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, I have written a program in Java, and I would like > to create a debian package with it. There is some discussion of this on the debian-java list which is archived at http://lists.debian.org/. Mike

Re: Xfree 4.0.1 and exporting display

2000-12-01 Thread Erik Steffl
I think it's /etc/X11/xserverrc or something like that, there is a message to that effect when you install/upgrade X server. erik "Robert L. Harris" wrote: > > Somewhat. I had the same problem. When I upgraded another box I noticed > a warning on the upgrade for X. They put an optin

Re: Java Debian Package

2000-12-01 Thread Aaron Brashears
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 10:52:30AM +0100, FIOL BONNIN Antonio wrote: > Well, back to the question: How do I create a simple package that contains > the files and does VERY SIMPLE tasks in preinst/postinst/prerm? No postrm > required. > > If someone has written a similar thing, could you send it to

Re: Debian / Redhat comparison

2000-12-01 Thread Michael Janssen \(CS/MATH stud.\)
In Ard Righ's email, 02-12-2000: > ([<> On 1 Dec 2000, some witty mortal wrote: <>]) > > > RedHat has kickstart which greatly simplifies the install process. > > Currently users here can fill out a webform and get a customized boot > > disk that will do the right thing, just boot from it go to lun

Re: X at boot time

2000-12-01 Thread Juergen Fiedler
You could install xdm. It starts towards the end of the boot process and gives you a graphical login that brings you directly into X. HTH, j On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 02:37:10PM -0500, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > Hi! > How can I start a X session at boot time, without typing startx at the > promp

Hi all

2000-12-01 Thread Tim Uckun
Ok I finally got done with the install of debian 2.2 and now I am trying to get my sea legs after moving from redhat 6.2. Somewhere during the install dpkg segfaulted but it configured the packages it installed and when I ran dselect again it reinstalled the rest (I think). Then I found out I

Re: Log rotation error

2000-12-01 Thread Ernest Johanson
Eileen, See the README.Debian doc in /usr/doc/mysql-server. It explains how to set up a password for non-interactive access. Ernest Johanson Web Systems Administrator Fuller Theological Seminary On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Eileen Orbell wrote: > Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 09:09:13 -0500 > From: Eileen Orb

Re: Debian / Redhat comparison

2000-12-01 Thread Ard Righ
([<> On 1 Dec 2000, some witty mortal wrote: <>]) > RedHat has kickstart which greatly simplifies the install process. > Currently users here can fill out a webform and get a customized boot > disk that will do the right thing, just boot from it go to lunch and > when you come back the machine is

X at boot time

2000-12-01 Thread Marcelo Chiapparini
Hi! How can I start a X session at boot time, without typing startx at the prompt? Thanks! Marcelo _ Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

LyX and HTML exports

2000-12-01 Thread Andrew Sullivan
Hi, I posted a question the other day about exporting HTML from LyX, specifically asking about fixed-width text from the lyxcode environment. I've figured out an answer that worked for me, but it's not perfect. I thought I'd post it here in the absence of other suggestions. It seems that the ly

Re: hda not recognized during install

2000-12-01 Thread Silver
First for installation, don't use the ata100 controler to plug in your hard disk, keep up with the good old ide controler. Then you will install your system and then ensure your kernel can load the drivers for the ata100 controler ! Silver - Original Message - From: "Hannes Schuddel" <[EMA

Re: Logitech MouseManPlus, gpm, and X

2000-12-01 Thread Wouter de Vries
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 10:15:08PM +1100, Damon Muller wrote: > Quoth Carel Fellinger, > > I've a Logitech MouseMan Wheel and use Protocol "IMPS/2" instead. > > Works for me. > > That seemed to do it. Thanks. And did anybody get the wheel working with imwheel? ( I did not .. ) Wouter

Re: ISDN says "no channel for ippp0" on dialing... why?

2000-12-01 Thread Wouter de Vries
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 03:55:32AM +0100, J?rgen A. Erhard wrote: > I've tried to install ISDN for a friend. Now I got the Hisax module running > (after I found the secret incantation needed for the ISA Siemens I-Surf 1.0 > (some PEEKs and POKEs (yes ;-) in isapnp.conf)). > > But when I try diali

Re: filter

2000-12-01 Thread Manegold
Hi! On 29-Jun-2000 Frederico S. Muñoz wrote: > > > Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: >> >> On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:46:05 +0100, Sven Garbade wrote: >> >> >> >> >Why don t you use apsfilter or magicfilter? I think you can save a >> >lot >> >of work. >> > > > > Also I found that CUPS works flawlessl

Re: unzip

2000-12-01 Thread Seung-woo Nam
Hi: apt-get install unzip Seung-woo Nam - Original Message - From: "Alistair Whittle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 8:36 AM Subject: unzip > Hi, > > I have just installed debian GNU/Linux 2.2. The install worked fine, and I > am now trying to install anoth

Re: 2.4.0-test11, PCMCIA ethernet card through yenta-socket

2000-12-01 Thread Andy Bastien
Pending further investigation, we now allege that Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > My PCMCIA "3Com Corporation", "3CCFE575BT", "LAN Cardbus Card", "001" > manfid: 0x0101, 0x5157 > function: 6 (network) > PCI id: 0x10b7, 0x5157 > is working fine under 2.2.17 and under the 2.4.0-test11 with the "old >

Re: non-free packages

2000-12-01 Thread John Hasler
Richard Hunt writes: > I have bought three CDs called "Official Debian 2.2" CDs 1-3. > From the Linux Emporium in the UK. > I am told (on alt.os.linux) that they should contain the non-free section > of the debian site, including netscape etc. But they don't. I believe that I led you to believe t

2.4.0-test11, PCMCIA ethernet card through yenta-socket

2000-12-01 Thread Marvin Stodolsky
My PCMCIA "3Com Corporation", "3CCFE575BT", "LAN Cardbus Card", "001" manfid: 0x0101, 0x5157 function: 6 (network) PCI id: 0x10b7, 0x5157 is working fine under 2.2.17 and under the 2.4.0-test11 with the "old way" PCMCIA support of compiling all the pcmcia modules, # lsmod Module

Re: Xfree 4.0.1 and exporting display

2000-12-01 Thread xav
"Robert L. Harris" wrote: > Somewhat. I had the same problem. When I upgraded another box I noticed > a warning on the upgrade for X. They put an optino "--nolisten" in a > file. I think it was in /usr/X11R6/bin. Grep for "nolisten" in there on > the machine you are trying to export to. Remo

Re: Why not dselect?

2000-12-01 Thread David Wright
Quoting Michael P. Soulier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Right, so I could go to the top level, hit = and put a hold on the entire > list then, right? That'll probably do what I want. > > What I'm curious about is why this is done in the first place. My > situation is this, and I don't think it

RE: Secured FTP?

2000-12-01 Thread Joel Dudley
I have used the following porogram and found it to be very robust and capable of all your criteria. http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~smcpeak/SafeTP/ Joel Dudley Unix System Administrator DevelopOnline.com "For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the po

RE: Secured FTP?

2000-12-01 Thread Peczoli Zoltan
hi, Thanks, maybe it's just me but I don't see how to reach my goals using scp: 1. security (both passwords and data) - scp ok. 2. separate authentication (file transfer users have nothing to do with system users) 3. home jail (users cannot explore the file system but their own homes) (4. M$ n

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