Re: compiling sources

Leon Breedt spake thus: > download the three files for > vim you need, namely: > > vim_xxx.orig.tar.gz > vim_-x.diff.gz > vim_-x.dsc uhm, maybe you want to know where to get the files :) ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/source/editors

Re: compiling sources

27; and modify the line that calls ./configure accordingly. hope this helps, -leon -- Leon Breedt | Debian 2.0 Developer, Obsidian Systems | Linux 2.2.1 http://www.valderen.org.za

Re: Bootable CD, boot_image early?

age? Directory/File names? Thanks, -Leon -- Leon Breedt | Developer, Obsidian Systems | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.2.1 WWW: http://www.obsidian.co.za | Tel: 011 792 6500 | Fax: 011 792 6522

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V99 #247

a perl frontend for it, dont know if its been done already. -leon -- Leon Breedt | Developer, Obsidian Systems | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.2.1 WWW: http://www.obsidian.co.za | Tel: 011 792 6500 | Fax: 011 792 6522 Hackers do it with all sorts of characters.

ntsysv 4 debian

just wondering if there was a tool similar to redhat's "ntsysv" for debian... ntsysv is a utility to control which services in /etc/init.d get started up. or /etc/rc.d/init.d i think it was in redhat. leon -- Leon Breedt | Developer, Obsidian Systems | Debian 2.0 | Linux

help the guys at linux-kernel-digest, please :)

the people at linux-kernel-digest really can learn from you people: - they need to make attachments real attachments, not inline in the digest - they need layout tips from you :) great work! leon -- Leon Breedt | Developer, Obsidian Systems | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.2.0pre1

Re: Permissions for vfat mounted drive

or is that the way the msdosfs filesystem handles it? regards, leon -- Leon Breedt | Codewarrior | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.1.128 PGP key and homepage at http://ejb.www.icon.co.za Linux: Because I want to get there *today*

resizing ext2 partitions

hi apart from Partition Magic 4, are there any programs to resize ext2fs partitions? i recently did away with windows on my drive, and i dont want to backup everything/reinstall to make the whole drive ext2... thanks, leon -- Leon Breedt | Codewarrior | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.1.128 PGP

"SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument" nit

version of netbase/netstd which does not give this message? i dont like error messages on bootup :) just a nit... leon -- Leon Breedt | Codewarrior | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.1.127 PGP key and homepage at http://ejb.www.icon.co.za Linux: Because I want to get there *today*

Re: exim queue

On Mon, Nov 09 1998, Leon Breedt spake thus: i just noticed something else. > i'm running exim on a dialup box, with some success. i can get > local messages (via fetchmail) delivered fine. or maybe not so fine. after running fetchmail, i see local messages aren't all deliv

exim queue

determine whether exim has sent all the remote outgoing messages to my smarthost? i dont want to have to wait and hope that the messages have all gotten through. thanks, leon -- Leon Breedt | Codewarrior | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.1.127 PGP key and homepage at http://ejb.www.icon.co.za Linux

libc6 <-- no problem

hi again disregard my previous messageapt is indeed *excellent*. i put a local slink mirror in sources.list, did an 'apt-get install libc6-dev', and voila, it downloaded the necessary files. i am impressed :) leon -- Leon Breedt | System Administrator | Debian 2.0

libc6 upgrade

how do i upgrade my libc6? i've got the .deb of 2.07u, i suppose i have to get the libc6-dev version of it too? when i've got both, can i just install them, and have the slink programs work? regards, leon -- __ _ Leon Breedt

exim

and ignore the dependency requirements. thanks, leon -- Leon Breedt | System Administrator | Debian 2.0 | Linux 2.1.126 PGP key available at http://ejb.www.icon.co.za "Show me the code or get out of my way"

Re: mutt trashes mail

On Wed, Nov 04 1998, David Wright spake thus: > Takes up 1.6MB though :( try 'strip' on the executable, or turning off the '-g' option to your compiler in the Makefile. my mutt executable is only +/-400KB. regards, leon -- __ _ Leon B

Re: modem connection speed

dem to modem connection. afaik, this command is ATW2...is what works on my 33.6 rockwell. leon -- __ _ Leon Breedt-o) / / (_)__ __ __ System Administrator /\\/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / [EMAIL PROTECTED]_\_v/_/_//_/\_,_/ /

Re: fs not umounted at CTL-ALT-DEL

On Sun, Oct 25 1998, D'jinnie spake thus: > I had this problem right before my hd went bad :( It might be very prudent > to run fsck on it... hmm...i've only had this problem running 2.1.x kernels, not stock hamm 2.0.34. ideas? leon -- __

Re: NLS warnings at boot time

On Sat, Oct 24 1998, Eugene Sevinian spake thus: > What all this means? Is something wrong? not seriously, i dont think. > Unable to load NLS charset cp437(nls_cp437) > Unable to load NLS charset iso8859-1(nls_iso8859_1) > Unable to load NLS charset cp437(nls_cp437) > Unable to load NLS ch

source install tracking

hi is there a program to let me monitor any source installs i make? i'm a bit reluctant to do a 'make install' if i dont know what gets dumped on my system, and where. whats the best way to install programs from source? regards leon -- Leon J. Breedt : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Valderen Sysadmin

Re: Eterm and X server

On Mon, Oct 19 1998, Brian Almeida spake thus: > Are you running linux 2.1.x? yes, 2.1.125 > If so there was a bug in it that is now fixed > in the Eterm CVS... i'll get the new version then, thanks leon -- Leon J. Breedt : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Valderen Sysadmin Linux valderen 2.1.125 #1 SMP,

Re: smail problems (dial-up)

On Tue, Oct 20 1998, Moore, Paul spake thus: > I found a command "runq" which seems to push stuff through. Is that what > it's for? If so, how do I get this to happen automatically when I start > the PPP link? any scripts in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/ get run when the ppp link is established. so, in your

Eterm and X server

hi I installed Eterm from the hamm cd, but i cant get it to work on any account except root. These are the error messages I get when I try to run it from an xterm: Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: client is not authorized to connect to server Eterm: can't open display :0.0 an

Re: PPP: I give up

On Sat, Oct 10 1998, [EMAIL PROTECTED] spake thus: > When I try to run my PPP scripts, everyone of them results in > permission denied. Does the account have permission to use the modem? On my box, the modem device (/dev/ttyS1) is owned by root, group dialout. See if adding your user to the d

ftp client

hi anyone know of a nice console ftp client that supports squid proxy servers? i detest having to use lynx to download :) i tried lftp, no success :( thanks leon -- - -- - Leon J. Breedt : PGP Fingerprint [EMAIL PROTECTED] : B1 BC 1F

dselect error

hi am getting weird error messages with dselect under hamm: --PASTE--- internal error - no filename at -e line 12, chunk 13. installation script returned error exit status 1. Press RETURN to continue. --END PASTE-- erm, anyone know wot i'm doing wrong? i've recently migrated from slackware,