Problem installing bash-2.03

Hi all, Current system is slink 2.0.36 bash 2.01 gcc 2.7.2.3. I am trying to upgrade bash from tarball (bash-2.03.tar.gz). But first of all I would like to test it on a temporary directory (/tam). Now I've done ./configure and make but when come acrossing to make -e prefix=/tam/usr install it c

Missing library libXamwM.so.0

Hi, I am setting up siag-3.3.2 to work on my 2.1 box with 2.2.14 kernel. I have done ./configure, make, make install. When I run the program siag, pw, or egon it complains about error in loading shared libraries libXawM.so.0:Can not open shared object file:No such

RE: Cups 1.0.5

Hi Jim, Thanks for you info. Cheers, Alan > > Subject: RE: Cups 1.0.5 > Resent-Date: 6 Mar 2000 22:59:21 - > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Resent-CC: recipient list not shown: ; > Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 10:32:19 -0500 > From: "Lewis, Jame

Kernel patch

Hi dear gurus I would like to use the supermount features on cdrom & floppy disks. But I don't know how to apply the patch file to kernel. (currently running slink 2.0.36) Can somebody tell me please ? Thanks in advance. Alan

Re: Cups 1.0.5

Hi Jim, Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me more about how you worked around it by changing some of the macros in the a2ps config files ? Temporary, I reinstalled the lprng package but could not print in kde (console, netscape & wordperfect 8 is ok). Thank you.

Cups 1.0.5

Hi dear Debian gurus, I am a home user running slink (Debian 2.1). I've installed the cups 1.0.5 deb package which overwrites my original lprng package. But when I try to do lpr ~/.bashrc it says lpr: error -- no default destination avaiable then I go through the web for cups rela

StarOffice 5.1a

Hi dear Debian gurus, How do I start staroffice as a normal user ? I can run it as root. I've checked the file permissions, they are -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root3437Aug 24 1999 soffice in /usr/local/Office51/bin. When I issue ./soffice

gIDE make error

Hi all, I have installed the necessary files for gIDE-0.1.1 (they are glib-1.2.0, gtk+1.2.0 and guile-1.3). When I go to make, it compliants about cd . && aclocal -I macros aclocal : configure.in: 9: macro 'AM_PATH_GTK' not found in library make: ***

Re: Help! More problems compiling kernel

Hi, Thank you for telling me about that. I am new to Linux, new to Debian, and also new to this discussion list. Don't know the rules very well. I will do no more next time. Thanks Alan Ulf Jaenicke-Roessler wrote: > Alan Tam wrote: > > >

Re: Help! More problems compiling kernel

Hi, I have done my kernel compile with ease, and I have made a note on it. Here is my note for your reference. See the attached file "Steps to do a kernel compile" in Microsoft Word Document format. Cheers ! Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm having problems with com

Re: Can't load modules [Re: Kernel compile OK]

Hi, Have you compiled the new kernel with some module loading in it ? Or you did compiled the kernel to load the necessary module but forget to make modules ? Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The new kernel seems to load ok with a lilo dual bootup, but I get a message > saying i

Re: Kernel: Make config errors (First time compile)

3.76.1-8 > ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8.8 > patch 2.5-2 > > but I thought the kernel-package was required to install with kpkg, I'll > upgrade that one ... if there's anyone else you might think of, please let me > know. > > Thank you > > Alan Tam dixit: > ~> Hi

Re: New Kernel install (II)

Hi, cd to /etc to edit the file lilo.conf as original lilo.conf === boot=/dev/hdxn where x = hard disk a or b; n = partition number 1, 2, 3 etc (could be boot=/dev/hda if you have written the master boot record (MBR) during your initial install

Re: How to install Pine

th "debian/rules binary". Please help. Thanks Alan John Galt wrote: > get the .dsc file and the README as well and read it--dpkg-source -x, > debian/rules binary, then install the new .deb. > > On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Alan Tam wrote: > > > Hi A

Re: How to install Pine

Hi Bruce, Thanks for your nice link. Bruce Sass wrote: > Try: > http://www.ompages.com/debian/pkgs/pine/pine.html > > -- > On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Alan Tam wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > How do I install Pine from the

Re: file system vfat

Hi, The kernel comes with Debian was not configured with vfat support. During boot time mount is processed before kerneld, therefore you can't mount vfat file systems before kerneld is processed. After login (before login, kerneld is processed) then you can mount the vfats. To ha

Re: Kernel: Make config errors (First time compile)

Hi, Have you installed all the packages mentioned according to the dependencies and recommends of kernel-package 6.05 and don't forget the bin86 package as well on intel x86 platforms. Cheers. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I've just started to try compiling

How to install Pine

Hi All, How do I install Pine from the pine396-diffs 2 pine396-src 2 Debian packages ? Cheers. Alan

Directories in vfat

Hi, Can I install the / directory in ext2 filesystem all others in vfat filesystem ? And how to do it ? Thank you. Alan

Disk error

Hi dear debianers; I've installed Slink and worked fine. (hard disk A for Windows; hard disk B for Linux, boot from loadlin or sometimes from floppy.) Now I want to install the kernel-package downloaded from Debian for a kernel compile (kernel-source-2.0.36 downloaded as well). Wh

Re: .rpm --> .deb conversion

Hi, check out http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/admin/alien.html for full details Alan "Fethi A. Okyar" wrote: > I did this once before, I copied the file > > xf86setup.rpm > > from my old installation CD and used a tool to > either convert that .rpm package directly to > ..deb fo

Re: Goodbye, people!

Hi, I've installed Debian Gnu/Linux 2 months ago, till now I still can't handle the Dosemu package and run dos correctly. But I never think of giving it up. I use win95 to download and read news groups to improve my knowledge on Linux. Linux is my destination and windows is only

Re: Which Kernel?

Hi, Use the latest kernel 2.2.1 at http://www.kernel.org which supports shared parallel ports. The program which compiles the kernel under Hamm is gcc make which is included in the Hamm packages, that means you don't have to download newer versions of software. I am new

Re: Printer Setup

Hi Craig, That is the default printcap settings when you first install lpr or lprng. You have to run magicfilterconfig--force to replace that printcap which is mainly for dot matrix printers not for ink jets. The Netscape printings clearly indicates that nothing has been

Dosemu help

Hi , folks; I installed the dosemu_0.66.7-13.deb with raw config.sys and autoexec.bat. After I boot to drive A (executing dos -A with a Win95 bootdisk in /dev/fd0), the MSDOS editor can start but not functioning at all. Thanks for any help in advance. Alan Tam

Re: WP 8 Download and Installation - my expiriance

file from Win95 system to Linux system and extract it according to the Download.com's web page (gunzip, then tar -xvf and run Runme). Perfect as the name implies. Thank you. Alan Tam Martin Bialasinski wrote: > >> "AT" == Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: WP8 - Lots of Joy and some grumbles

the popup dialog box for convertion. Any idea to solve this problem ? Yesterday I saw an email complaining Wp8 more or less the same as I do. I am using Fvwm95 as my window manager, running Debian 2.0.34. Thanks in advance. Alan Tam Richard Lyon wrote:

Re: WP 8 Download and Installation - my expiriance

system to access the file. From there I extracted the file and run the Runme command, it compliants that a file is missing. So the installation was failed. A detailed setup procedure is most appreciated. Thanks in advance. Alan Tam Martin Bialasinski wrote: > Hi, > >

Re: First attempt

/rc ===== Alan Tam Kent West wrote: > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, KTB wrote: > > > #1. Ok I'm not getting very far. First of all I want to make sure I am > > using the right disk. I have Debian 2.0 official, both the Binary and > > Source disks say the same thing when I

Re: A few questions

rom the Web. Go and have a read, it should help you. Other questions ? I don't know the answer. Some other gurus may help. Alan Tam Jeff Browning wrote: > Now that I got X up and running, I got a few questions. > > 1. How do I change the color setting from 256 col

Re: XFree86 Problem

script provided by XFree86. Try this out yourself and it's full of challenge. I feel satisfaction when I run the startx command and compiled the kernel. Alan Tam Jeff Browning wrote: > When I try to run the preinstall script for xfree86, it says: > "It appears that you have an a

Re: X 11 vs. window manager (was: Re: Make xconfig)

nd learned the difference of X windows system and window manager, I will have a try on fvwm95. Thank you. Alan Tam Frank Smith wrote: >I haven't been on this list long enough to know if this has strayed too > far > off-topic (since it isn't debian-specif

Re: Make xconfig

Dear all; Thanks a lot for your precious info. I have installed X and get it running now (in XF86-svga server). My next step is to do the ' make xconfig ' and have a try on kernel compile. Thanks all. Alan Tam wrote: > Hi all; > > How to ru

Re: Make xconfig

k you. Alan Tam Frank Smith wrote: > All you may need is to set an environment variable. For sh and bash, > export DISPLAY=":0.0" > for csh > setenv DISPLAY :0.0 > > That tells it which display (screen) to open the xconfig window on. This > is assuming you

Make xconfig

for the proper 'make xconfig ' to run ? I have tried ' make config ' and ' make menuconfig ' both runs fine. Thanks in advance. Alan Tam rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts kconfig.tk make[1]: Entering directory `/

Re: printing

Use ' magicfilterconfig --force ' to create a new printcap file to suit your needs. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > sure this ranks as a newbie question so let me know if it is misplaced, > > My printer hp deskjet portable has started to work using the default > printcap file. (foolishly not

Re: Using CFDISK - Help Required Urgently

Boot your Linux and go to cfdisk. Highlight the /dev/hda5 and at the bottom of the screen there is the selection tabs. Select type and press Enter, then you will see a lot of file systems supported by Linux, select Linux Swap numbered 82 and then Enter. Switch to write and confirm with yes, then

Re: Downloading the Linux file from ftp -Help!

Hi David,     Use your browser (Netscape) to download it and save the page as *.txt. But normally Linux is an image file, if you save it as a text file you can't boot your system in text format.     Alan "David B. Teague" wrote:  Can anyone can give me some advice on how to get the kerne

Re: HP DeskJet 890c ????

Hi John, Read the email at around 17 Nov 1998 titled " dj660c-filter and stepping ". These may help. John wrote: > Hi All, > > Is there anyone out there who has a HP DeskJet 890C up and printing in > Debian? > > So far the only driver I've found is an add-on for Ghostscript 5.10 > and

Re: Dj660c-filter and stepping

laddin is a newer version than plain gs (it has a slightly more > restrictive license). It is pre-compiled in the Debian package. > > Did you also install gs-fonts? If you use dselect or apt-get, you will > avoid (or at least minimize) dependency problems. > > Bob > > On Thu

Re: Dj660c-filter and stepping

necessary > for the man -t output to print, since -t converts it to PostScript. > > Keep at it and you will soon learn the Unix/Linux commands. Most of us > started from a DOS background. > > Bob > > On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Alan Tam wrote: > > > Hi Bob, > >

Re: Help with Install

Take a look at the following emails posted a few days ago:     downloading kernel image by Mark     Re downloading kernel image by joseph     Re downloading kernel image by Peter     Re downloading kernel image by Bob     Re downloading kernet image by Alan If you don't have

Re: Dj660c-filter and stepping

ommand style in Unix/GNU/Linux. Now I know the symbol '|' means piping. In Dos I usually use 'type printcap > lpt1' and that will print to the printer. Thank you. Alan On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Alan Tam wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a filter for HP

Re: Dj660c-filter and stepping

HowTo, there is an example > #!perl > #The above line should really have the whole path to perl > #This script must be executable: chmod 755 filter > while (){chop $_; print "$_\r\n";); > #You might also want to end with a form feed: print "\f"

Re: Dj660c-filter and stepping

ler and that is it. It works fine now. Thank you. Joseph Hartmann wrote: > Resent-Date: 16 Nov 1998 11:07:17 - > Resent-Cc: recipient list not shown: ; > X-Envelope-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 00:08:27 +1200 >

Re: downloading kernel image

I had the same problem before. After that I used Getright (in Win95) to download it or as Bob said use an FTP client if you are familiar with the FTP software. Alan Mark wrote: > I downloaded all the files necessary (from debian homepage) to install > Linux on my computer, but when I tried to d

Dj660c-filter and stepping

"; Should I leave the STDIN as is or replace it with lp1 or something else ? Thank you. Alan Tam

Re: beginner: mouse driver

The mouse driver comes in http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/misc/gpm.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am trying to get the mouse running on an NEC powermate 486 sx-25 i. > When installing the mouse driver a message says that it depends on misc.o > >From the busmouse HOWTO it seems to be the

Re: No manual entry for lpc

fine. Thank you. Alan Tam "M.C. Vernon" wrote: > On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Alan Tam wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I am trying to read the manual pages on printer concerned > > commands. > > I have installed man-db and lpr package from Debian &

No manual entry for lpc

? Any ideas ? Same as lpd, lpr, lpq etc... Thanks. Alan Tam

Re: I can config man-db, the man command is unavaliable.

I've just installed man-db and manpages from the following URL http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/doc/ follow the instructions, then man command IS avaliable with comfort. Alan Tam. ayin wrote: > Dear Sir > > When I install the man-db package , the dselect utility tell me t

Re: Midnight Commander

Thank you all very much. I found the mc files and installed it by dpkg according to your path. Thanks alot. Alan Christian Lavoie wrote: > Where can one find the Midnight Commander (GNOME version) 4.1.35 .deb files? > > > Christian Lavoie > UIN: 947212 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- >

Re: Newbie installation problems

Hi Rebecca; I am a newbie too, I am also switching from W95 to Debian. I installed Debian from a floppy set and its smooth -- no problem at all or alternatively if you like, you can install it from your hard disk. Files to get if from floppy: (asumming your floppy is 3.5" 1.44M

Midnight Commander

Hi all; Can someone please tell me where I can get the Midnight Commander package ? Thank you. AlanTam

Re: debian latest version?

Goto http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ 4. Compatibility issues and you may find your answer there. J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote: > On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 04:14:33PM -0600, Jason Herring Dale Davis wrote: > > what is debian's lattest version > > At the moment, 2.0 . > > > I keep hearing about debian 2.

Command `man' not available

Hi Dear Debian Users, I am a newbie to Linux. I just dowloaded the Debian 2.0 floppy base installation set a few days ago. These includes 1. resc1440.bin5. base14-1.bin9. base14-5.bin 2. drv1440.bin 6. base14-