On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 08:27:30AM +0200, Robert Ian Smit wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 12:31:20AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> > fakeroot allows you to easily build .debs (and other kinds of archives)
> > containing files owned by root. There are other uses, but that's the
> > relevant one her
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 12:31:20AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> fakeroot allows you to easily build .debs (and other kinds of archives)
> containing files owned by root. There are other uses, but that's the
> relevant one here. It isn't set-id, so opens no security holes.
That I knew, but why use
> "Robert" == Robert Ian Smit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Robert> Why would one want to use fakeroot? I don't have that package
Robert> installed and have not used it for building kernels.
fakeroot lets you build packages as non-root. It basically fakes out
certain filesystem operations, so
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 12:50:04AM +0200, Robert Ian Smit wrote:
> Why would one want to use fakeroot? I don't have that package
> installed and have not used it for building kernels.
fakeroot allows you to easily build .debs (and other kinds of archives)
containing files owned by root. There are
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 12:08:59AM +0200, Joris wrote:
> for compiling your own kernel, i suggest 'the debian way' (tm)
>
> (as root)
> # apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18 kernel-package fakeroot
> (now login as normal user, after adding him to group 'src' by doing
> something like `adduser hj
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm probebly stupid but on my debian 3.0 system
>there is no /usr/src/linux
>
>Is there a package I should install
>
>
>Regards
>
>Hendrik-Jan
>
>
>
>
/usr/src/linux is usually a symlink to the actual kernel-source
directory, something like:
lrwxrwxrwx1 ro
> Hi,
>
> I'm probebly stupid but on my debian 3.0 system
> there is no /usr/src/linux
that makes you stupid? in that case, i am tooLOL
> Is there a package I should install
it sounds like you're looking for the kernel package...
try apt-cache search kernel-source and see what you come up
> I'm probebly stupid but on my debian 3.0 system
> there is no /usr/src/linux
You're mainly beginner, for that time, I presume... When you're
searching for wehter a package should be installed to satisfy your
needs, run :
$ apt-cache search
When it just outputs too many things, refine :
$ apt-
On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 11:28:46PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm probebly stupid but on my debian 3.0 system
> there is no /usr/src/linux
>
> Is there a package I should install
>
>
Install a kernel-source package for the kernel version you wish, then
untar it and create a sy
> I'm probebly stupid but on my debian 3.0 system there is no
> /usr/src/linux
>
> Is there a package I should install
for compiling your own kernel, i suggest 'the debian way' (tm)
(as root)
# apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18 kernel-package fakeroot
(now login as normal user, after adding
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