Re: [Linux newbie asks:] Why "dhelp_parse: no title found for directory "

2004-09-15 Thread Rob Weir
On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 11:44:59PM -0400, David A. Cobb said > On several of my recent installs, (I'm using dpkg --install -R You could just chroot into it from a working linux system... > because I still haven't got my Linux talking to my > network controller ) I get a boatload of > "Unpackin

Re: Linux newbie: (1) 1FA after boot (2) X configuration

2000-10-04 Thread I. Tura
At 12.47 4/10/00 +0300, Shaul Karl ha escrit: >> Hi >> I'm a Linux newbie, and I've jut installed 2.0 on a PC. Everything >> >> went okay, except when I tr

Re: Linux newbie: (1) 1FA after boot (2) X configuration

2000-10-04 Thread Shaul Karl
> Hi > I'm a Linux newbie, and I've jut installed 2.0 on a PC. Everything > > went okay, except when I try to boot from the hard disk, it hangs at > a

Re: Linux Newbie!! Help!!!!! 2

2000-08-12 Thread Simon Law
Argh, no! Well, okay, you COULD do that, but then you'd be wasting the efforts of the kernel-package maintainer... Do an apt-get install kernel-package kernel-source bin86 Then chdir /usr/doc/kernel-package Read the README.Debian On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Dave Sherohman wrote: > Ronald Castillo said:

Re: Linux Newbie!! Help!!!!! 2

2000-08-10 Thread Stephan Hachinger
Hello! > Thanks for your help!!! Everything went fine, except when I did "make > zdisk". I got an erorr message saying that my system was too big and I > should do make bzImage or make modules. Does this affect anything? I still > couldn't make my sound card to work. Is there anything else I

Re: Linux Newbie!! Help!!!!!

2000-08-10 Thread Suresh Kumar.R
Hi, add the following to the /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US But for me, it came thru the normal installation process Suresh -

RE: Linux Newbie!! Help!!!!! 2

2000-08-09 Thread Ronald Castillo
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 12:00 AM To: Ronald Castillo Subject: Re: Linux Newbie!! Help! 2 Ronald Castillo wrote: > > I also would like to know how can I recompile the kernel. I installes APMD > but it asked me to recompile the kernel but I don't know how to do it. &g

Re: Linux Newbie!! Help!!!!! 2

2000-08-09 Thread Dave Sherohman
Ronald Castillo said: > I also would like to know how can I recompile the kernel. I installes APMD > but it asked me to recompile the kernel but I don't know how to do it. > Thanks!! Check out the kernel-HOWTO. -- "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist "So do

Re: Linux Newbie!! Help!!!!!

2000-08-09 Thread Mike Werner
Ronald Castillo wrote: > Hi... I have several things I need help with in Debian... First of all, I > need to know some servers that I can use in the sources.list file for > apt-get and which packages are in that servers. Depends on which version of Debian you want. If you wish to upgrade to the

Re: Linux Newbie Questions.

1998-12-21 Thread Kent West
At 12:08 PM 12/21/1998 -0700, Holdsworth, Ed wrote: >I am getting ready to install Debian Linux on my PC. I'm pretty sure I >understand how to do this from the online instructions. I have have a >few other questions, however: > >1. What is the difference between X11 and Xfree86? Will either of t

Re: Linux Newbie Questions.

1998-12-21 Thread Brandon Mitchell
On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Holdsworth, Ed wrote: > 1. What is the difference between X11 and Xfree86? Will either of these > be installed as part of the Debian Linux installation? Do I need to go > to the Xfree86 site and install it? I am assuming that the windowing > software typically reqires use o

Re: Linux newbie needs help

1998-12-05 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
On: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 00:10:52 AST Jeff Browning writes: > > Thanks but when I dpkg the .deb file, it says qt1g depends on xlib6g. > Where could I get that? Thanks. Do you still have a bo Debian box or a hamm/slink one? xlib6g is the libc6 version of the X11 libraries (the according package in b

Re: Linux newbie needs help

1998-12-04 Thread Olafur Jens Sigurdsson
Þann 04. desember 1998 reit Jiri Baum svohljóðandi: > Hello, > > Jeff wrote: > > Thanks but when I dpkg the .deb file, it says qt1g depends on xlib6g. > > Where could I get that? Thanks. > > Same place as the first .deb file, in the directory main/x11. > > Actually, if you don't have xlib6g, th

Re: Linux newbie needs help

1998-12-04 Thread Jiri Baum
Hello, Jeff wrote: > Thanks but when I dpkg the .deb file, it says qt1g depends on xlib6g. > Where could I get that? Thanks. Same place as the first .deb file, in the directory main/x11. Actually, if you don't have xlib6g, that most likely means you are missing most or all of X11, too. If you

Re: Linux newbie needs help

1998-12-04 Thread MallarJ
I'd suggest you read over the GCC-HOWTO... But the gcc compiler can be found at: ftp://ftp.debian.org/net/ac121/linux/distributions/debian/hamm/hamm/binary- i386/devel -Jay In a message dated 12/3/98 1:59:33 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Uh, help. Where can I get a

Re: Linux newbie needs help

1998-12-04 Thread Jiri Baum
Hello, > Just successfully installed my first linux box with no problems. Now I want > to install KDE. If you are using Debian, you need to install it the Debian Way... Most of KDE is in the contrib, X11, extra section. If you select it with dselect or apt, it'll automatically download whatever

RE: Linux newbie needs help

1998-12-03 Thread Person, Roderick
@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Linux newbie needs help Thanks but when I dpkg the .deb file, it says qt1g depends on xlib6g. Where could I get that? Thanks. Jeff >F

RE: Linux newbie needs help

1998-12-03 Thread Jeff Browning
Thanks but when I dpkg the .deb file, it says qt1g depends on xlib6g. Where could I get that? Thanks. Jeff >From: "Person, Roderick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: 'Jeff Browning' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Linux newbie needs help >Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1

Re: LINUX Newbie

1998-06-03 Thread Jaakko Niemi
>> I have never used LINUX. What do I need to download/purchase >> to get started on my learning journey? Read some install documentation, until you know something about what you are planning to do. For Debian you can find them at least from www.debian.org. If you have fast net connection (I

Re: LINUX Newbie

1998-06-02 Thread M.C. Vernon
>I have never used LINUX. What do I need to download/purchase to get >started on my learning journey? You need to buy nothing, although most people find a book helpful - I have a Practical Guide to Linux ('cos I didn't want a CD). If you have a quick net connection, then you can get the rescue

RE: LINUX Newbie

1998-06-02 Thread Hogland, Thomas E.
s book is great for getting started but something a little more in-depth would be nice... Thanks for the correction! >>--<< > -- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 10:14 AM

RE: LINUX Newbie

1998-06-02 Thread Hogland, Thomas E.
>From personal experience: find the "Using Debian Linux" book (the pretty blue cover is quite eye-catching! :-) and install from that. I downloaded copies and did installs, but when I had the book and a CD to go from it made things MUCH easier to get started! I got mine from Border's Books (Barnes