Re: IRC

2002-11-17 Thread Ron Sinclair
On Sunday 17 November 2002 14:49, Justin A wrote: > So basically #debian didn't cater to your file sharing philosophy, > and wasn't able to read your mind. > > I'm terribly sorry, guess we should have tried harder. > > CC replies :-) Sorry...you are definitely wrong on that account. But, if you g

Re: IRC

2002-11-15 Thread Ron Sinclair
On Friday 15 November 2002 16:12, james leclair wrote: > Hello, what server and channel should I join to talk with other > debian users? Thanks in advance! > James Well, I can suggest where NOT to go: irc.openprojects.net, #debian I went there but not for help, but because I love Debian and want

Re: Newbie: where to place src files for compilation

2002-11-12 Thread Ron Sinclair
I always put my sources in /usr/local/src and compile them there...excluding kernel sources. I believe those go in /usr/src (following guidelines from http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/Compiling_Kernels/Kernel_Configuration_and_Compilation.html). I use the above link everytime I make a kernel (wh

Re: apt-get

2002-11-11 Thread Ron Sinclair
> Comment out the cdrom devices (put a # in front of the line), add > the appropriate ftp/www locations in your /etc/apt/sources.list > file, and type: apt-get update in a terminal window while connected > to the internet. Thanks for the help...I immediately tried this and now I'm CDROM-free! :o

Re: apt-get

2002-11-11 Thread Ron Sinclair
On Monday 11 November 2002 13:16, Donald R. Spoon wrote: > It is up to you if you want to retain 3 sets of somewhat > duplicative internet sources. I find I have done quite will here > with only one set. Stable doesn't change that frequently, but you > might want to have more than one source if

apt-get

2002-11-11 Thread Ron Sinclair
I'm an occasional Libranet user but installed Debian 3.0 a few weeks ago. Everything is fine but was wondering something: when installing via ap-get, the install always defaults to installing from the cdrom device. Here's my sources.list: __ deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r0 _Woody_ -