On Jun 24, Peter S Galbraith wrote
> Another question: There are many upgrades to make to use a 2.1.X kernels.
> Are there Debian packages to do these upgrades? (I have an IDE/ATAPI
> PD-CD; I need 2.1.X if I ever want to see the PD side working.) --
The 2.1.X kernels come with a list (Documenta
On Tue, Jun 24, 1997 at 03:23:53PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The only Kernel that would *have* to have Java support compiled in would
> be the one on the rescue disks. The system could install a different kernel
> that would not have JAVA support.
Java support in the Linux kernel doesn't
> > >
> > I think this is a very good idea - imagine when Debian is ported to other
> > hardware platforms and (dreaming maybe) other OS's - one JAVA application
> > could handle the installation regardless of Hardware and OS.
>
> Wait: you've apparently missed the thread that I've been carryin
Will Lowe wrote:
> The point of the whole idea was to provide a way for people to get
> information on and install packages. We discussed the idea that "finding
> linux software can sometimes be difficult because we didn't know where to
> look" and the fact that, while dpkg is a _GREAT
> > I was thinking that perhaps this might be a
> > decent Java application: you could write essentially the same code to
> > run locally in your Java-enabled kernel, and those with web sites that
> > mirror debian packages could use the same code (with a few modifications)
> > to run in Nets
On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > decent Java application: you could write essentially the same code to
> > run locally in your Java-enabled kernel, and those with web sites that
> >
> I think this is a very good idea - imagine when Debian is ported to other
> hardware platform
> I was thinking that perhaps this might be a
> decent Java application: you could write essentially the same code to
> run locally in your Java-enabled kernel, and those with web sites that
> mirror debian packages could use the same code (with a few modifications)
> to run in Netscape acros
On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> I'm not sure if fvwm95 menu entries calling a simple tk/tcl program to
> display info on one package is better than a styandalone tk/tcl package
> to provide info on all available packages. The standalone package
> could be used with any window man
> > I think the a frustrating thing with Linux is finding out what's
> > available. I think what would attract people to Linux is *showing* them
> > all that's available.
>
> You mean package-wise?
Yeah.
> > What's missing is an X tool to display the
> > package
On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> An idea about `menu':
>
> I think the a frustrating thing with Linux is finding out what's
> available. I think what would attract people to Linux is *showing* them
> all that's available.
You mean package-wise? Generally I check out www.debia
First, let me thank all those that responded to my `impressions' post.
I'll reply to this one, and leave it at that.
> (I thought Debian's installation asked whether you were really sure about
> running mke2fs,
It does, it does. Just a case of initial culture shock.
> > - I assume that the l
Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >From a guy who has used Linux since 1993 or so, I found the installation
> to be non-trivial:
...
> - I didn't really like the interface of dselect. It's easy to get lost in
>there. Perhaps changing the background colour according to the
> - I didn't really like the interface of dselect. It's easy to get lost in
>there. Perhaps changing the background colour according to the context?
>(different background colour during conflict resolution; this package
>suggests this other (in blue foreground); this package confli
Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> A question...
>
> - I assume that the list of installed packages is in some file. Is it
>possible to transfer this file to another PC to instruct Debian to
>install the same pacakges? I often install on several PCs and this
>would be
These are my first impressions, feel free to just delete this post.
>From a guy who has used Linux since 1993 or so, I found the installation
to be non-trivial:
- The use of a single boot disk didn't help me with my Adaptec SCSI card.
I *think* there are alternative kernels in some directo
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