debian user in SW Michigan(Kalamazoo-St.Joe counties)

1996-08-31 Thread Mike& Candy List
I get the feeling that I am obtusely missing some important underlying point here that only tete a tete communication will solve. So if anyone in Kalamazoo-Three Rivers vector is willing to help me I'd be ever so grateful ..Mike List

hardware needed for real terminals..or consoles

1996-08-31 Thread Mike& Candy List
one thing I hope to do when I get acquainted(future,hopefully near )is to open consoles so mt family has, in effect simultaneous access to the computer so I can make upgrades nto one computer rather than buy and maintain several since hardware tends not to be cheap, I'm trying to think(and save

minimal system

1996-08-29 Thread Mike& Candy List
can anyone advise a new debian user on a scenario in which a useable system can be installed on a 120 meg hard drive with a 20 meg swap on another disk? If I can't use it for much then it seems that I would be better off going back to microstuffit- not all bad but thanks 1&allMike List

mailing list

1996-08-27 Thread Mike& Candy List
I don't want to complain too much, especially since group members have been so much help,but this mail is out of control.Single messages are totally acceptable although many, but multiple entries get very tiresome I'm willing to tough it out (easier than figuring out this OS for this semi litera

flop-py disk installation...........

1996-08-26 Thread Mike& Candy List
I am soo confused.Can anyone clue me in as to how to transfer package information to a floppy in a form that linux can recognize?tried: direct copy from mswindows file manager,rawrite but no go also, booted from custom disk got message that dselectlockfile access denied,as well as the tragic news

how in the world?........

1996-08-25 Thread Mike& Candy List
can I delete unnecessary partitions?Ibegan to install debian on C drive but decided to wait until I could install a discrete hard drive to dedicate to debian or other linux.This accomplished, I attempted to delete the partitions I created on C drive, but fdisk tells me I can't delete extended pa