Re: Is apt-get still the cool package installer?

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:59:28 -0500, Chris Jones wrote: On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 05:12:31PM EST, Allen Kenner wrote: On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:01:06 -0500, wrote: [..] I also use FVWM, FVWM2, and FVWM95, and one other I can't remember the name of, called FVWM something or other, which

Re: Is apt-get still the cool package installer?

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:01:06 -0500, wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thanks for the aptitude tips. I installed the docs package and the HTML is right where you all was said to be. :) Love debian for we are allowed to install a more simplified system. I can even pretend I

Re: Uptimes - any guidance? [moving OT]

AG wrote: > Allen Kenner wrote: >> AG wrote: > That's an interesting opinion, and certainly not one that I've come > across before (about OBSD, not de Raadt, who I couldn't comment on). I > was under the impression that OBSD was considered one of the best OSs &g

Re: Services / Runlevel editor

Chris Burkhardt wrote: > I think any one of these packages can do what you want, some more > user-friendly > than others: > > chkconfig - system tool to enable or disable system services > rcconf - Debian Runlevel configuration tool > sysv-rc-conf - SysV init runlevel configuration tool for the t

Re: Services / Runlevel editor

John Hasler wrote: > Allen writes: >> I just can't seem to find much to let me work on services that doesn't >> involve the process of shutting them all off by hand. > >> So is there an application you guys use for Debian to turn processes off >> and on? > > Could you clarify? I can't quite wo

Re: Uptimes - any guidance?

AG wrote: > Hello list > > I'm running Squeeze on a desktop and so far have an uptime of some 11d. > I am just curious whether or not there is any guidance/ advice on how > long uptimes should be allowed to be run, or whether it is wise to shut > down and reboot? Are you by chance coming from Wi

Services / Runlevel editor

Hey all, The last month or so I've been using Debian more and more. I normally use SUSE and Slackware for Linux, and also FreeBSD,and Windows XP Home Edition on my machines. I have two main desktop systems that I use for working on music, and also for email, and another desktop I use for an FTP s

Re: Received "You had a Kernel Error"

> Are you given any option to view the error report? I'm not familiar enough > with Gnowe to know about any utility that reports kernel errors. Sadly no, I thought to do that first, but it doesn't let me actually view anything. The machine it happens on, is still up and running fine, I even reb

Received "You had a Kernel Error"

Hi all, I'm using Debian 5.0.1 on a few of my machines here, and for some reason, with almost the same installation on two machines, one of them has twice so far said in Gnome "You had a Kernel Error" and asked if I wanted to send it to the Kernel.org thing. I'm not sure why this is happening rea