Kevin,
> #include and the compile fails, does anyone know where I can
> get this H file? what packages is it in ... is this a C++ Header file of
> a C Header File?
Try /usr/include/g++, /usr/include, /usr/lib/g++-include. You will
need a copy of g++. Mail me direct, if you need a URL f
Peter,
> What package do people use to record .au audio files?
I've had good service from xwave-0.6 and xmix available from most
of the sunsite and other archives. (Please mail me direct for a URL if
necessary.) xmix controls the SoundBlaster card, and xwave records, plays
and displays
Alex,
> How do I tell smail, that a single user shouldn't be allowed
> to send/receive email?
If the user is a fictitious user, you can simply put a .forward file in
their home directory (see smail(8), smail(5)).
If the user has no home directory, you can place an entry in
/etc/a
Christoph,
> ..., I usually install [packages] ... in a directory
> /usr/local/packages/ ...
> I use a script to move files into the correct directories.
> The appeal of such an approach is [ability to] use any packages ... without
> [installing] anything locally except a set of well-defined link
Peter,
Thank you for request for ideas and desires regarding the next
improvement to the debian package management system.
1. Scripts provided by the package writer should only have access to
files and directories specifically approved by the installer.
2.
Bruce,
> I would like to see a proposal for reduced-privilege installation using
> dpkg/dselect. Feel free to write one and make a test implementation.
This is a wonderful idea. The convenience and dependency
management of dpkg with the reliability, security, tolerance, and flexibility
Bruce,
> Note that Red Hat, Caldera, etc. are just as liable to pick up and compile
> a package whose author built in a booby-trap.
IMHO, Red Hat, Slackware, Irix, SunOS, Solaris, HPUX are NOT AS
LIKELY to INSTALL a booby-trapped package. Since extraction, compilation,
and testing are n
Debians,
I am a un*x guru, but a Debian newbie. I apologize in advance if the
following three questions indicate avoidable ignorance of the proper usage
of dpkg. I recently installed dpkg and dpkg-dev 1.4 only to find that it did
not remove the obsolete files of dpkg and dpkg-dev 1.2
(e
Seth,
Based on your question, I am going to guess that you are not
familiar with C, but are familiar with an object-oriented language (e.g. lisp)
or a stream language (basic). If you will be using C or C++, I recommend
reading a copy of
The C Programming Language by Kerninghan an
Nick,
Having had to recover disks in in the past (on Apples, Macs, IBMS,
and SGIs) I offer the folowing hint. If linux fdisk is able to recover the
disk, great! If not, and you must extract the files from the disk dump
(from dd?), I have found the inode-reading features (-i -C -c -k) of
> Here's a quick question: Why is my /home g+s staff?
> drwxrwsr-x 4 root staff1024 Mar 19 23:05 /home/
Your $HOME directory is probably /home/. /home is
the parent directory for the home directories of all the users (real and
system) on your machine. Normally only the staf
Jason,
> Is anyone using mgetty?? Did anyone have problems getting it setup??
I have used for the past year with Slackware 3.0 (linux 1.2.13).
I had no trouble using it for fax reception or transmission, and remote login.
I have not yet started using it under Debian.
For securit
> Is there a way to make dpkg give me a list (output) of ALL the packages
> (installed and not installed) along with their descriptions? Even just
> the short one-liner descriptions? ... I want to search ... by a keyword ...
dpkg -l
This produces a list of selected packages (in
> [When I mount] an Iomega Zip drive ... occasionally[,] I get the message:
> sda: Write Protect is off
>sda: sda4
> ... Is there a command out there somewhere to write protect/unprotect
> disks?
I am not familiar with Iomega drives but strongly suspect that the
message is
Debians,
I am interested in writing a Linux interface for the PS6500 Personal
Data Organizer from Texas Instruments. Before contacting TI, I would
appreciate any experience or suggestions regarding approaching manufacturers
for protocols.
Is there an TI employee on this list who
Matthew,
> I'm not sure if this is normal, but it seems that any file owned by
> someone else and in one of my directories can be deleted by me ...
> I also can rename the file, but I can't alter the file. This holds true
> even if the file is owned by root.
>
> Is this normal ?
Yes. Pe
Stig,
> I wonder if it is possible to upgrade from slackware to debian, and
> keep most of my system. Is there an easy way to do this, or should I
> just fdisk the thing and start all over?
I recently upgraded from slackware 3.0 (linux 1.2.13) to Debian
(linux 2.0.6) and still have both r
Debians,
I just purchased a Texas Instruments personal organizer
(Model 6500) with kit (6555) for bidirectional serial communication (6155) to
a PC. Does anyone have experience or recommendations with this model?
Does anyone know of or have software to link this to Linux?
Is the
Leander Berwers,
> After I do a 'more (binary file)' often my command prompt and everything I
> type is unreadable. This has probably something to do with ANSI. How can I
> correct this 'problem'?
Don't more (or less) binary files. It's an "ASCII thing". The
American Standard Code for I
Jens, Ken, and any other interested parties
Thank you for your able assistance with the mt(8). The secret was
the need to use mt erase on a tape. This works for linux 2.06, but does
not work for linux 1.2.13 (Operation not permitted). I understand that
patch 56(?) addressed this problem
Debians,
Thank you in advance for any help.
I recently upgraded my Slackware 3.0 (linux 1.2.13) system to Debian
1.1 (linux 2.0.6) via InfoMagic's Dec 96 6 cd set, and was disappointed that
mt(1) limitations were not lifted.
Summary:How can I read and write multiple archi
Debians,
I would like to suggest to those having trouble installing or using
packages in a new binary installation that they consider spending ~6 hours
to rebuild and reinstall the kernel.
I have recently upgraded my system from Slackware 3.0 (linux 1.2.13) to
Debian 1.1 (linux 2.
Debians,
Thank you in advance from a newbie. Any help in installing X would
be appreciated, especially regarding
o booting to a login screen
o configuring the mouse for left-handed use
I have been trying to install
Debian 1.2
from theInfo
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