On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, James Mastros wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 08:19:47PM -0400, Michael Stutz wrote:
> > This works for the CD-ROM drive after doing "chgroup audio /dev/cdrom;
> > chgroup audio /dev/hdc" as root (should I have done that?) but doing "mount
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On Wed, 7 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > What is the One True Debian way to allow users access to special devices
> > such as
> > floppies, CD-ROM drives and modems (ie., ppp, efax and minicom)?
> >
> > But simply doing the following for user foo does not work (at least on my
> > 2.1 syst
What is the One True Debian way to allow users access to special devices such as
floppies, CD-ROM drives and modems (ie., ppp, efax and minicom)?
The Debian FAQ has this to say on the subject:
12.2 How can I provide access to hardware peripherals, without
compromising security?
My dpkg is broken:
# dpkg -S /usr/bin/brec
dpkg: fgets gave an empty null-terminated string from
`/var/lib/dpkg/info/kernel-source-2.0.30.list'
#
It first started the other day, when I tried to unintall Netscape 4 and then
install Netscape 3; it happened when during the install of
netscape3_3.
On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Raymond A. Ingles wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Michael Stutz wrote:
>
> > Anyone know where to get a copy of the Netscape Navigator 3.x binary? They
> > took it off their ftp sites; archive.netscape.com does not allow anon ftp
> > logins.
>
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When I tried to install a package today, dpkg gave me a weird error about a
different package. This came out of the blue -- the package in question had
not been installed or played with in quite some time.
The error message was, "fgets gave an empty null-terminated string from
/var/lib/dpkg/info/k
Anyone know where to get a copy of the Netscape Navigator 3.x binary? They
took it off their ftp sites; archive.netscape.com does not allow anon ftp
logins. I downloaded and installed 4.0x but find it to be terrible -- it
crashes roughly 4x as much as 3.x for me (ie., twice a day instead of three
t
On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Matt Garman wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of a way (or a utility) to view ansi graphics under
> Linux?
"cat" will do this after changing the console font to a font that will
properly display all of the extended ASCII characters. "alt-8x16" is one
such font, but there may be ma
On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, M.C. Vernon wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Michael Stutz wrote:
> > Check out /usr/doc/xbase/README.Debian for the scoop.
>
> I've just read it, and it doesn't say anything about xterm-debian.
* The default keymappings for xterm are different t
On Sat, 26 Sep 1998, Shao Ying Zhang wrote:
> But, is this the formal way or proper way to do it??
>
> What is xterm-debian?? Any additional features??
Check out /usr/doc/xbase/README.Debian for the scoop.
I put this line in my .bash_profile:
alias p="export TERM=xterm; pin
I recently upgraded to hamm and added the gimp package, version 1.0.0-1.
Today, the third time I ran it, GIMP reported that there was an error in
reading the .gimprc file, so I took a look at it. It's gone:
pr-S-wx--x 6425 6425 64250 May 6 1983 .gimp
What's going on here? Is th
On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Greg Norris wrote:
> Of course, any suggestions for alternate laser-printers which work well
> under Linux would also be greatly appreciated.
The HP LaserJet 4M+ is a good printer with a lot of features. With
magicfilter installed, it works like a charm. It's an older model,
On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Michael Stutz wrote:
> I just did an upgrade from 1.3 to 2.0; everything works except for sound;
> I'm using the Linux Ultrasound Project's gus driver, compiled as a module. I
> didn't change or make any updates to the kernel or to the sound package,
I just did an upgrade from 1.3 to 2.0; everything works except for sound;
I'm using the Linux Ultrasound Project's gus driver, compiled as a module. I
didn't change or make any updates to the kernel or to the sound package,
which has been working fine for a long time on this system.
Anyone see thi
On Sat, 19 Sep 1998, Jean Pierre LeJacq wrote:
> I'd first resolve the dependency problems by removing the packages
> with dpkg
>
> dpkg --remove wget
>
> If the prerm or postrm scripts fail, edit them to remove the problems.
> They're located in /var/lib/dpkg/info.
Thanks, it's working now -
Please help -- I really messed up my 1.3 system today trying to upgrade to
2.0 using the 2-cd set from LSL. I'd like to be able to find a way out of
this mess and be able to upgrade properly rather than having to save my
/usr/local and /etc and then reinstall new...
This is what happened:
* The a
On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Michael Stutz wrote:
> (Now can someone tell me why it's dumping me directly into a root shell
> after bootup? The other virtual consoles have login gettys running as
> normal.)
Replace /etc/inittab with /etc/inittab.real.
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On 21 Apr 1998, Mike Miller wrote:
> First, I installed base system with floppies. Then I copied the
> pcmcia-cs and pcmcia-modules packages from the debian archive to
> a different linux machine and put them on a floppy. Since you've
> got a cd, you might not need to do that. On the other hand
On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
> In addition to the pcmcia-cs package you also need the pcmcia-modules-2.0.??
> .deb
> package which matches your kernel version. 'uname --release' will tell you
> which
> one you've got. You'll have to ftp this package from the debian archive, put
On 21 Apr 1998, Mike Miller wrote:
> >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Stutz writes:
> > I'm ready to conclude that you cannot install Debian on a
> > laptop that uses a pcmcia modem as its primary interface to
> > the world. I would
On 21 Apr 1998, Mike Miller wrote:
> > There is also the question of whether or not it will work
> > on this kernel, which is 2.0.32. So I went to
> > www.debian.org and downloaded
> > pcmcia-modules-2.0.32_3.0.0-5k5.deb.
>
> How did you get a 2.0.32 kernel while installing Debian
Now I am thoroughly confused. I installed "pcmcia-cs_2.9.6-2.deb," which I
found on my Debian 1.3.1 CD, and it complained that the actual modules were
missing. The only pcmcia module package I could find on the CD were
pcmcia-modules-2.0.29_2.9.5-2.deb and pcmcia-modules-2.0.30_2.9.5-3.deb; I
tried
> >I've got a Megahertz PCMCIA 14.4 fax/modem card that was recognized as com2
> >by the win311 software that came with the laptop. There were no cua?
> >devices in /dev so I made cua0 and cua1 using the MAKEDEV script, made a
> >/dev/modem symlink from cua1, but the "pon" command still dies on me.
I'm installing 1.3.1 from floppy to a Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CS, and am
having some trouble.
The actual install went fine, up until the end where you get dropped in
dselect. I installed the dpkg-ftp package (and all its dependencies, like
Perl), but can't get my modem to work. (Since the machine
On Sun, 15 Feb 1998, David Stern wrote:
> Are there any debianized CAD programs? I'm running hamm, and I don't
> see any.
Are there any *linux* CAD programs? (That are open source and not
proprietary. Haven't found much in this area...)
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k the "efax" package. It's the easiest fax system I've seen so far
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uld probably never be as robust as
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SEUL folks in making Debian easier to install and maintain).
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On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Michael [badpixel/bad sector] wrote:
> Is there a site, where I can get the Debian logo in different
> sizes/formats?
_Is_ there an official Debian logo yet?
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On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Tim Thomson wrote:
> > Such a beast would be great. Alas, I don't think one exists. Perhaps if
> > Mnemonic ever gets into beta, we'll see one.
>
> What is Mnemonic?
A project to build a graphical, GPLed, buzzword-compliant Web browser:
http://www.mnemonic.org
http://www.wir
a's OpenDOS/WebSpyder32 on a
machine like yours than run Linux, especially if using the Web is a
priority. I don't even know if you _could_ install X on that system -- it
would just be impossible to use.
Good luck,
m
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$treeli_priv(canv_bg) -foreground $treeli_priv(canv_bg)
-activef ..."
(procedure "display_tree" line 54)
invoked from within
"display_tree"
(file "treelink-1.1.tcl.html" line 1048)
Michael
Is there a Debian-centric approach to dealing with the fvwm2 config files?
What I want to do is save my desktop so that every time I start X again I
can get the applications I want to load in exactly the same place; using the
FvwmSave command I get the .fvwm2desk file, but that doesn't include
pos
On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Ãlex Maneu wrote:
> Do you know if there is any good word processor
> for Linux? (I mean like WordPerfect, or, at least,
> like windoze WordPad). If so, where can I find it?
You can buy a WordPerfect version for Linux. Applixware is a WYSIWYG word
processor that you can also
from the film 'Toy Story'.
And what about "hamm"? Didn't see explanations for either in the FAQ --
would that be a good addition?
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WTO. They are a
little more expensive than, say, APC, but my impression is that the hardware
is superior; better yet, they openly support GNU/Linux, and include the
source to the accompanying software (which is easy to install). And a cable
is included.
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eemed to create the device files that
xcdroast thinks I need. Still no go. Does anyone know what I should do next?
Thanks.
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x27;t appear in dselect. The idea of replacing the
libraries on my main box with unstable libc6, xlib6g and xpm4g scared me,
and so I decided not to install it. Would this have broken my system?
Furthermore, are these libs at all close to being moved over to stable?
Finally, what's the status o
ropos -d a" and got
>
> Perhaps you need to run mandb to create the manual page index.
Yup, that did it. Shouldn't the man package automagically do this once
installed or via the dselect [C]onfigure option?
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Certain X apps like GIMP only seem to like being run as root (in this case I
can run GIMP as a user but I cannot open any files, nor can I perform
editing tasks on a new one).
What is the reasoning behind this? Also, is there a way to change this so
that I can run this software as a user?
Thanks.
On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, Brian C. White wrote:
> Debian is committed to making a high-quality Linux distribution. It's
> not commited to public charity. Even the GPL says you can charge anything
> you want for the software. You just can't restrict further distribution
> of that code.
As they say,
agree with! It is especially bad to see "some parts of this may
> not be working..." at the top. Delete links to those that don't work or fix
> them.
Who's in charge of them, and how can one get involved with this?
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you said, Debian was made to be extensible and
allow for anyone to create their own "distribution" based on Debian; imho
this is what makes it so strong, because different people use it for vastly
different things.
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On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Johann Spies wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, Paul Rightley wrote:
>
> > Also, how do you go about getting/installing TeTeX in Debian?
Anyone know of any plans to make a debian package out of this? I use TeTeX
on a Slackware system and am very impressed with it.
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to use it! Word-of-mouth and the net have done wonders
for Linux and I expect that to continue. Along with advertising from
companies such as Red Hat, Caldera, etc. And another resource, one that I
think should not be understated, is local users groups.
Michael Stutz
ser would do with Win95. Call somebody who does
> know the answer and if necessary pay them to fix it.
Hey! This could be the answer! So simple. As long as they knew who to call
-- maybe including the Linux Consultants-HOWTO with the base install (and
letting the user kn
"moron," but it is fact that many people, when
using the term "computer illiterate," really _mean_ "moron."
> Personally, I vote for a simple, fool-proof, don't-have-to-read more than
> a couple-of-pages base installation, hopefull
its heritage -- in this case, a cooperative global
youth community of individuals.
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at would normally be out of their price range. But in most
cases they will still need someone else to come in (dial in?) to administer
the system. Again, an opportunity for consultants.
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On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, Daniel Stringfield wrote:
> I'm assuming a Adaptec 2940, right? I don't think the normal boot disk
> kernel works with the 2940, only the 2740, 2840's, even though it says so.
Yeah, the normal boot disk does work with 294
last device in your scsi chain has the termination jumper set. Then power
back up and it should work fine.
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-newbie?
Maybe debian-setup? debian-help?
What's happening on debian-talk?
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t with their own loadable driver as a replacement
for the standard USS sound support. Check
ftp://ftp.pf.jcu.cz/pub/perex/ultra/. It is still in development but already
is an excellent driver. Included with the distribution is isapnptools, which
will allow you to configure your Plug'n'Pray
On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Ami Ganguli wrote:
> Michael Stutz wrote:
> > I am starting a project now that I've
> > been thinking about for some time: making a custom Debian "distribution"
> > geared toward writers, artists and other creative types who don't have
only that volunteer has admin access to the machine. Maybe this
could be tied in with all the Linux user groups that are sprouting up
everwhere, I don't know -- just some open thoughts for debate.
m
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ets too much into its own terminology too quickly, and
the user's lost.
Bottom line is I think dselect's a good thing but something has to be
changed. Maybe dselect doesn't go far _enough_ in it's direction, I don't
know. But Debian can be difficult to insta
Hello everyone--
I'm attempting a Debian installation at work on a brand-new machine. It's a
Gateway 2000 Pentium Pro with, among other things, an Adaptec AHA-2940 Ultra
Wide SCSI controller, two 4GB Seagate Ultra Wide harddisks, an 8x SCSI
CD-ROM and a 3com 100mbit Ethernet card. It came with Wi
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