Re: here's how I installed Sun's Java, comments are welcome

2004-06-02 Thread Nick Wilson
Here's a step-by-step guide for installing Java on Debian: http://wiki.osuosl.org/display/DEV/Java+on+Debian Graham Williams wrote: Received Thu 03 Jun 2004 2:37am +1000 from David Baron: On Friday 14 May 2004 12:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I remember correctly, all the Java stuff is install

Re: Installing via Apt-Get From a CD?

2003-06-13 Thread Nick Wilson
up to speed on the apt-cd thing and am getting 'ted needs ted-common' when I do $> dkpg ted-common-blah.deb ted-blah.deb Will try with -i, thanks! -- Nick WIlson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Installing via Apt-Get From a CD?

2003-06-13 Thread Nick Wilson
ficial) automagically to /etc/apt/sources.list Okay, done! ;-) However, I still get 'package ted not found'. How do I work out which cdrom it is on? Thanks guys... -- Nick WIlson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Installing via Apt-Get From a CD?

2003-06-13 Thread Nick Wilson
Hi all, Okay, so I read the help file, really! I'm trying to install Ted (a rich text editor) from the CD. I cannot find how to do this? Typing $> apt-get install ted just get's 'package not found'. Could someone put me on the right track please? Many thanks.. --

Re: Lightweight Word Processor

2003-06-13 Thread Nick Wilson
* and then Stephen Patterson declared > > On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 17:34, Nick Wilson wrote: > >> I'm looking for a lightweight but full featured word processor for a > >> very low spec machine. > > How low spec? The unofficial open office packages for

Lightweight Word Processor

2003-06-10 Thread Nick Wilson
hought I'd ask you guys if there was anything even better? Many thanks... -- Nick WIlson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Switching Desktops

2003-06-10 Thread Nick Wilson
o change > > the default desktop to twm. > > > > How do I do that? I've beem looking through the menus but can not find > > it? > Try Ctl-Alt-Fn2 or Fn3 etc (Fn1-6 are consoles Fn7 + are GUI > environments) Thanks guys, I've got it sorted now, your help much ap

Switching Desktops

2003-06-09 Thread Nick Wilson
beem looking through the menus but can not find it? Many thanks and again, I know it's silly so thanks for your patience... -- Nick WIlson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]