LaTeX installation

Hi, I finally decided to try lerning doing typesetting with LaTeX. I had already installed tetex-packages when I was installing linux, but when I tried to use LaTeX it comlained about missing files. I reinstalled tetex-packages using dselect, but even during installation some files were missing.

crypting a whole filesystem or directory?

Hi, linux (unix) is a quite secure system. But if somebody can get directly to the server-computer, then it is easy to reboot computer to dos with a boot disk, and use 2e-filesystem tools to get all files they want, like shadowed password file, or any other only root-readable files. Is there a wa

Re: Debian Problem after compiling kernel

Vaibhav Goel wrote: > > Hello; > > I recently obtained and installed Debian 1.3.1 off the InfoMagic > CD. It installs kernel 2.0.29. I then downloaded and > compiled kernel ver 2.1.62 and 2.1.63 and upon booting > I get the following error: > > SIOCADDRT: Invalid Arguement > SIOCADDRT: Invalid

svaglib

hi, I made some programs using svgalib. But I can run those programs only when I am root. When I am not root, I get following error message: svgalib: Cannot open /dev/console Any other svgalib programs (precompiled from debian-packages) are running without problems. I tried to make /dev/consol

dmsdosfs

Hi, I tried to use dmsdosfs-0.8.3.0 to access doublespace 3 compressed drive on my widows partition. I followed all instructions, recompiled kernel... But when I try add module to the kernel with insmod dmsdos, I get following error messages: /lib/modules/2.0.30/fs/dmsdos.o: unresolved symbol msd

few questions

hi, I have couple of questions: 1. I tried to install xirc, but dselect complained that it requires qt1, which is not available. What is qt1 and where can I find it? 2. Anyone knows where I can find a program called pftp? 3. I tried to compile some c programs but have some troubles with functio

Where can I find pftp?

Hi, I am using ppp to conect to my uni-server. I can connect and WWW is working fine. But because of some problems with the server the only way to use ftp is by using a linux program pftp (win users can't use no ftp programs at all :). Using netscape as ftp is working, but it is bad for download

svgalib configuration?

Hi, does anyone knows how to configure svgalib with ATI Mach64 Rage II? I tried using vga mode but is is not working too, all I get is a blank screen. Thanks for any help. Luka -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to

How to upgrade a package safely?

Hi, this happened to me for the second time, and I don't want to reinstall the whole system again in the future: Everythig worked fine, I was quite happy not to use win95. Then I decided to update some packages. I downloaded some newer packages, run dselect, and selected only xbase (X was not ru

PPP not working

Hi, I am trying to make PPP work. I've read PPP-howto and configured everything according to it. But I still can't connect to my university server. The problem is after the serial link is established. Before that, modem dials the number, my user name and password is sent. Everything seems to be O

X11 Display permitions

Hi, when I'm not logged in as root, I can start X but many programs I try to run give the following error: cannot open display. I can run the same programs as root, without any problems. Probably I have to change permitions for opening Xdisplay, but I couldn't find how. Thanks in advance, Luk

Where is libX11

Hi, I tried to compile some programs for X11 with: gcc prog1.c -lX11 The compilation went O.K., then the linker complained that it couldn't find X11 library. I have installed almost every -dev package but I still think that the right one is missing. Can anyone tell me what should I install in

Missing Files

Hi there, when I tried to instal xpaint, dselect complained that netpbm is recomended but netpbm doesn't seems to available. The same is with xview-clients. dselect recomends xtoolplaces and it is not available. Does anybody know what's going on? Luka -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST:

Sound problems

n for this problem? (Yes I have read FAQ's and Sound-HOWTO's but they couldn't help me.) Bye, Luka Pravica -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .