inconsistent X security?

1998-04-21 Thread pgarcia
I'm currently not using xdm; I'm using startx to start X. When I don't have an .xserverrc file, X uses magic cookies. When I do have one (that simply says X -bpp 24), the security is completely disabled. What gives? How do I use an .xserverrc file without losing my security? Thanks, Phil Garcia

what .deb has pixmap?

1998-04-18 Thread pgarcia
What package contains the utility pixmap (like bitmap, but for xpm files)? I know I had it, but it seems to have disappeared. This comes up with nada: dpkg -S pixmap | grep pixmap$ So does this: dpkg -l pixmap Thanks, Phil Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

request for Debian 2.0 features

1998-03-31 Thread pgarcia
Could someone please summarize the main changes in the upcoming Debian 2.0 release? Does it include the filesystem changes in FHS 2.0? I noticed that on the ftp doc/package-developer/ directory, the old fsstnd-1.2 files are still there. Phil Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

dpkg options

1998-03-30 Thread pgarcia
The man page for dpkg says it's inaccurate and also out of date. Is there an updated man page somewhere? I was just wondering if there might be some options for the program that are not listed in the man or --help pages. For example, is there an option to get the long description of an installed