Package Config Diffs

2001-01-03 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
For system administration... In order to reconstruct a system... It is easy/rivial to get a list of all the instaned packages on a machine. But, getting a list of the modified configuration files (presuming any modified file is a config file of some type) and the differences is a little hard

How to display to a television?

2000-03-14 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
Has anyone done RGB output to a televion. How is it done? -- Fredrick Paul Eisele Netarx, Inc. Phone (248)647-9800 Fax (248)647-9840 30910 Telegraph Road Bingham Farms, MI 48025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.netarx.com

Re: SEUL packaging, etc.

1998-01-16 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
> I would like to make it almost trivial for a user to install a > package, i.e. click in a hypertext help/wizard window and it > will install what is required for functionality set "X". Some time ago I made a suggestion that was only slightly commented on (as I have been rather busy I have not

Re: dselect via ftp probs

1997-01-26 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
> Needed > perl, which I have, but didn't install with dselect. Naughty me. So, I > tried to grab the deb perl, and install it, but it needs libdl1. > Where is libdl1? I think there is an error in the dependancy. I think what is meant is libdb1. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mai

Re: Free space on Linux Drive

1997-01-20 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
John wrote: > > I think this a simple enough question, but even my Unix teacher can't > answer it. I just installed Debian on my 586 Windoze machine, with a 200mb > partition. The first time I installed it on 100 megs but I ran out of > room. My question is how can I check how much space is lef

Discussion Role Based Packages (was Re: Fax programs! help please. (fwd)

1997-01-16 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
Orn E. Hansen wrote: > > What Im driving at is... for a writer, make an environment > suitable for writers... and for an office worker set up an > environment for an office worker... each can be based on a > common os... but to try and create a one setup to serve > all... will only fail

Improvements -- Canning

1997-01-11 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
Richard G. Roberto wrote: > > This can be done without changing package dependency data. We > really just need to have a different interface for installing. > The current installer only takes you as far as getting base > installed and then throws us into dselect. There needs to be an > intermedia

Re: Oleo - Any docs?

1996-11-21 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
Ed Down wrote: > > I've used a few spreadsheets in my time, but the Oleo > docs do not give me > enough info to use the program. Anyone know of any user-friendly Oleo > docs, or maybe an easier to use X spreadsheet program? > I made a shot at installing SIAG but have not really put much effort i

Re: cron problem

1996-11-21 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
Lawrence Chim wrote: > > I don't know why cron always send mail to root with the following > body. Any idea? > I think what you are asking to related to the "MAILTO" variable. If you set MAILTO='' in your crontab for root the cron stuff will not be sent. An exerpt from the cron man page: