root directory missing from /etc/mtab (and mount and df output)

I've got an oddity I hope somebody can explain for me- my root partition doesn't show up in mtab. Has anybody seen this before? /proc/mounts seems fine: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ cat /proc/mounts rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0 /dev/root / ext3 rw 0 0 none /proc proc rw 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw 0 0 /d

Re: Netscape Roaming Package

I don't know if you read freshmeat, but this was posted last night: mod_roaming 1.0.0 With mod_roaming you can use your Apache webserver as a Netscape Roaming Access server. This allows you to store you Netscape Communicator 4.5 preferences, bookmarks, address books, cookies etc. on the s

Re-installed xserver-common and now X is broken?

I previously installed and had Xwindows working. Then I messed with upgrading my 'bo' system from libc5 to libc6; it broke a lot of things. Including X. I re-installed xserver-common, which had been un-installed by apt; all the other X packages seem to be present, and dpkg and apt both say ther

Re: dselect for GNUbies

Hello again, I've found the answer to my second question, re: installing libc5 and libc6, browsing the 'upgrading' section of the 2.0 distribution. Boy does this process look messy! -Daniel

dconfig for GNUbies

Hi there, This is my first debian install. I am installing from the "official" debian CD set, version 1.3.1 (necessary for compatibility reasons). I have read the dselect man page, /usr/doc/debian/FAQ, the online debian installation guide (including the dselect first-time user's guide), the help