* "Salman" == Salman Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK, let's see what is still left open.
Salman> (3) I noticed that when I was running apt-get from a virtual
Salman> console (to upgrade to XF86-3.3.3.1), during the download the
Salman> other virtual consoles were 'locked' out. I couldn't swi
* "Salman" == Salman Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Salman> At 09:25 PM 7/31/99 , you wrote:
>> clear > /tmp/clear.txt # clear is in ncurses-bin
>> cat /tmp/clear.txt /etc/issue > /etc/issue.clear
>> mv /etc/issue /etc/issue.noclear
>> mv /etc/issue.clear /etc/issue
Salman> Ok. Just cur
At 12:07 PM 8/1/99 , you wrote:
You just answered your own question: "In some multi-user environments .."
On my system at home (where I'm the only user) I don't want anything
scrolling (or being cleared) off the screen just because I've logged
out.
At work, it's a different story.
And somebody
On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 10:34:09PM -0400, Salman Ahmed wrote:
> In some multi-user environments this type of behaviour (ie the screen not
> getting cleared after a user has logged out) could almost be considered
> a security risk seeing as how another user could see what the last user
> had been d
On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 07:41:19PM -0400, Salman Ahmed wrote:
> However, I still have quite a few questions that I am hoping to
> get answered :
First let me compliment you on your detailed and well organized request
for help.
I'll pick off one of your questions that is easy for me and let other
On Sun, Aug 01, 1999 at 10:58:46AM +0200, P. van Tilburg wrote:
> >
> > (1) For console logins, how can I get the console screen to
> > be cleared after a user logs out ? RedHat 5.2 seems to do it by
> > default (ie without playing with any config files).
>
> that is done by create a file in the
On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, P. van Tilburg wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 07:41:19PM -0400, Salman Ahmed wrote:
>
> > However, I still have quite a few questions that I am hoping to
> > get answered :
> >
> > (1) For console logins, how can I get the console screen to
> > be cleared after a user logs
On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 07:41:19PM -0400, Salman Ahmed wrote:
> However, I still have quite a few questions that I am hoping to
> get answered :
>
> (1) For console logins, how can I get the console screen to
> be cleared after a user logs out ? RedHat 5.2 seems to do it by
> default (ie without
Brian Servis wrote:
>
> You could also add a vt escape code to the top of the /etc/issue if
> mingetty is not an option.
>
> clear > /tmp/clear.txt # clear is in ncurses-bin
> cat /tmp/clear.txt /etc/issue > /etc/issue.clear
> mv /etc/issue /etc/issue.noclear
> mv /etc/issue.clear /etc/issu
On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote:
> (2) If I download a bunch of .deb files myself to a dir on my HD,
> how can I install them using a combination of dselect/apt ?
1. You'll need the dpkg-dev package.
2. Create an override file. "man dpkg-scanpackages" for more info.
3. Steal a Release fil
On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 10:34:09PM -0400, Salman Ahmed wrote:
> At 09:25 PM 7/31/99 , you wrote:
> >*- On 31 Jul, Ed Cogburn wrote about "Re: Initial thoughts about Debian 2.1
> >(and I need some help!)"
> >>I suggested using 'mingetty' as it by
At 09:25 PM 7/31/99 , you wrote:
>*- On 31 Jul, Ed Cogburn wrote about "Re: Initial thoughts about Debian 2.1
>(and I need some help!)"
>> I suggested using 'mingetty' as it by default will clear the
>> screen at logout. Its also smaller than
*- On 31 Jul, Ed Cogburn wrote about "Re: Initial thoughts about Debian 2.1
(and I need some help!)"
> Mark Wagnon wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> I'm curious about the answer to Salman Ahmed's first question
>> too.
>
>
> I sugge
Mark Wagnon wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> I'm curious about the answer to Salman Ahmed's first question
> too.
I suggested using 'mingetty' as it by default will clear the
screen at logout. Its also smaller than the default getty (I'm
pretty sure).
--
Ed C.
Phil Dyer wrote:
>
> I think the correct line for the slink debs is:
> deb http://www.netgod.net x/
> or
> deb ftp://ftp.netgod.net x/
> (notice no '/debian')^
I think it's:
deb http://ftp.netgod.net/ x/
I'm curious about the answer to Salman Ahmed's first question
too.
--
Salman Ahmed wrote:
>
>
> (5) Initially, I tried to get the .debs for XFree86-3.3.3.1-2 from the
> following site : ftp.netgod.net. Upon instructions from another Debian
> user, who has been kind enough to offer email support during my
> installation nightmare (Hi Kris!),
> I added the following l
I finally installed Debian 2.1 after much effort. My Matrox
Millennium G200 video card was not recognized by the
version of XF86 that comes with Debian 2.1 but I was able
to upgrade to the XFree83 3.3.3.1-2 from the unstable packages.
Also, my mouse (Logitech MouseMan+ PS/2) was not working
at all
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