Re: How to get security updates, but not other packages?

[Please include my email address in any replies.] Hi Bob, Thanks for your quick reply. I would verify that you are really at Sarge already and that these really are only security updates. As things download you can tell if they are coming from sarge/updates or not. If you pick a package in p

Re: How to get security updates, but not other packages?

[Please include my email address in any replies] Hi Bob, You want "apt-get upgrade". (Or "aptitude upgrade".) Great! I need 500MB of packages, going to leave it running over night :) Thanks for all the help. Kind regards JG -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

How to get security updates, but not other packages?

[Please include my email address in any replies] Hi, Presently using debian sarge, I would like to update my system with only security fixes which have been made available since Sarge was released. Now sure how to do this. would "apt-get upgrade" also update non-security fixed packages? I have

Re: Is NTFS file system (Win2k) stable and usable with debian sarge?

[Please include my email address in replies] Hi Angelo, Thanks for the quick reply. I just recently did away with my FAT32 "transfer" partition. Your system should be able to READ the NTFS filesystem fine. That allows you to pull files over, and then just delete them the next time you boot

How to save ALSA mic selection as mic2 rather than mic1?

[Please include my email address in any replies] Hi, I'm wondering if someone could help me figure out how to set my mic default to be mic2 please? I am using Debian sarge install from around Feb, updated a few times since then. In KMix there is not a mic selection mode. So in a konsole w

Is NTFS file system (Win2k) stable and usable with debian sarge?

[Please include my email address in replies] I'm dual booting with win2k, I have a small FAT32 partition, which I mount and transfer files via. It is ok, but limited to 2GB per file max. I understand that NTFS allows me to transfer bigger files. Is NTFS support at a level where it is usable an

/bin/bash /etc/rc2.d/S20xprint still running after boot

[Please include my email address in replies] Hi, I am using Sarge. Would it be expected for these 3 scripts to be still running 30mins after my computer started? root 3592 0.0 0.1 2744 1484 ?S19:05 0:00 /bin/bash /etc/rc2.d/S20xprint start root 3593 0.0 0.1 2744

Unable to enable IDE harddisc DMA on VIA KT 880, VIA VT 8237 chipset

[Please include my email address in replies] Hi, I was directed here from another mailing list. I wonder if someone could help me get my hard drives running a a reasonable performance. I installed a debian sarge preview in Jan this year. See attatched install report if you would like to see t

Konqueror Multi-Column view question (KDE 3.3.2)

[Please include my email address in any replies] Hello, I wonder if someone could tell me how to configure a Konqueror feature, or direct me to some documentation about this feature. I have 2 questions: 1) Essentially when I click my "Home" icon on my KDE desktop Konqueror opens with the View

How to disable enter/exit KDE sounds

[Please include my email address in any replies] Hello, Could someone tell me how to disable enter/exit KDE sounds please? Kind regards JG -- Homepage: http://jguk.org/ Blog: http://jguk.org/blog.rss Radio: http://jguk.org/#radio -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!

[please include my email address in any replies] Hello, I wonder if anyone knows why I have this displayed when booting up debian sarge? cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize! I have this in my /etc/fstab: /dev/sr0/media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 There