RE: New User Information Request

2006-12-21 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: New User Information Request >The major problem with fc6 was that i could get no graphical display. After >install (via graphical install process which seems to say to me that it should >have been able to continue graphical interface) I would h

Re: New User Information Request

2006-12-21 Thread Kevin Mark
On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 12:15:28AM +, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (20/12/06 15:30), Laura J. Portscheller wrote: > > I am very new to linux. I have used it to a minimal extent and like > > it, but have no experience in system administration and all the many > > technical matters involved with it

Re: New User Information Request

2006-12-20 Thread Black Dew
Michael Fothergill wrote: I guess (and other people on the list here will correct me if I am wrong) that you are going to need the AMD64 version of Debian. Not necessarily. i386 works just fine on 64 cpus The gain in performance from running a 64bit kernel is hardly noticeable in most common

Re: New User Information Request

2006-12-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/12/06 15:30), Laura J. Portscheller wrote: > I am very new to linux. I have used it to a minimal extent and like > it, but have no experience in system administration and all the many > technical matters involved with it. I want to install linux on my > laptop and want to make sure that th

RE: New User Information Request

2006-12-20 Thread Michael Fothergill
Hi there, From: "Laura J. Portscheller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Subject: New User Information Request Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:30:51 -0700 I am very new to linux. I was once too I had used Unix machines before however. I have used it to a minimal extent and like

Re: New User Information Request

2006-12-20 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 03:30:51PM -0700, Laura J. Portscheller wrote: > I am very new to linux. I have used it to a minimal extent and like it, but > have no experience in system administration and all the many technical > matters involved with it. I want to install linux on my laptop and want

New User Information Request

2006-12-20 Thread Laura J. Portscheller
I am very new to linux. I have used it to a minimal extent and like it, but have no experience in system administration and all the many technical matters involved with it. I want to install linux on my laptop and want to make sure that there are no compatibility problems with your product. I

information request

2001-11-17 Thread Kathy and Scott
Hi, I teach special education and have visually impaired students.  I would like to download a cursor that would be large and colorful.  could you recommend one for me? Thank you, K. Cooper   [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Re: information request

2001-06-07 Thread Jeff Maxson
On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, ktb wrote: > On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 01:04:39AM +0200, Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: > than debian and for all practical purposes is debian. Why no > recommendation for that distro? People always assume that a newbie wants > the easiest route to linux. I don't know why people ass

Re: information request

2001-06-07 Thread Viktor Rosenfeld
Hi, > carmex83078 wrote: > > I recently downloaded linux-2.4.4.tar.gz and I can't read most of > the files because I am running Windows Millenium Edition. I was > hoping you could help me with installing it since I don't know how > to. I read through some documentation and the situations it

Re: information request

2001-06-07 Thread ktb
On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 08:15:53PM -0700, carmex83078 wrote: > Dear Debian.org, > > I recently downloaded linux-2.4.4.tar.gz and I can't read most of the > files because I am running Windows Millenium Edition. I was hoping you could > help me with installing it since I don't know how to. I

Re: information request

2001-06-07 Thread Kevin Ross
> I recently downloaded linux-2.4.4.tar.gz and I can't read most of the > files because I am running Windows Millenium Edition. I was hoping you could > help me with installing it since I don't know how to. I read through some > documentation and the situations it described required me to a

information request

2001-06-07 Thread carmex83078
Dear Debian.org,       I recently downloaded linux-2.4.4.tar.gz and I can't read most of the files because I am running Windows Millenium Edition.  I was hoping you could help me with installing it since I don't know how to.  I read through some documentation and the situations it described

Re: information request

2001-06-07 Thread ktb
On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 01:04:39AM +0200, Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: > Hi, > > > carmex83078 wrote: > > > > I recently downloaded linux-2.4.4.tar.gz and I can't read most of > > the files because I am running Windows Millenium Edition. I was > > hoping you could help me with installing it since

Re: information request

2001-06-07 Thread Margarete Hans
Here is another file, describing the isntallation process very well: http://www.debian.org/releases/2.2/i386/install I don't understand why this document is not displayed in a clearer manner and at a more accessible place than it is currently. It took me 2 or 3 days of combing over debian.org to fi

Re: information request

2001-06-07 Thread Alex Suzuki
On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 06:34:36PM -0500, ktb wrote: > It is said and repeated like a mantra. Debian's install keeps getting > easier and people keep repeating that exact same thing. It's not *that* > hard to install. There is also Progeny. It has an even easier install > than debian and for al

Re: Licensing Information Request

2000-08-16 Thread kmself
On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 03:08:03PM -0600, Dompnier, Frank wrote: > > Name: Frank Dompnier > > Company Name: Talisman Energy Inc. > > Address: Suite 3400, 888 3rd Street SW > > Calgary, Alberta T2P 5C5 > > Phone: (403) 237-1284 > > Fax: (403) 237-1674 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reques

Re: Licensing Information Request

2000-08-15 Thread ferret
Also, if you need the extras (such as paid per-incident technical support) you may wish to go to www.stormix.com and peruse their Debian-based commercial offerings. I believe they may be better-equipped to answer your concerns regarding the United States exports and sanctions laws. Also keep in

Re: Licensing Information Request

2000-08-15 Thread Ron Rademaker
I'd advice you to go to www.debian.org and read the social contract, I think it'll give you enough information. Ron Rademaker PS. Basically it says that debian is and will remain 100% free (it also says what's meant by free), and some other things... On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Dompnier, Frank wrote:

Licensing Information Request

2000-08-15 Thread Dompnier, Frank
> Name: Frank Dompnier > Company Name: Talisman Energy Inc. > Address: Suite 3400, 888 3rd Street SW > Calgary, Alberta T2P 5C5 > Phone: (403) 237-1284 > Fax: (403) 237-1674 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Request type: S/W Export restrictions We are interested in purchasing Debian Linux fo

Re: Taking over vnc, vnc-doc. Also xdm information request.

1998-03-18 Thread Amos Shapira
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |I still cannot see all the implications (as there is domain socket, TCP and |RFB ((used by VNC)) protocolls now), but it is much clearer now. Thank you! Just to be clear, there is no such thing as "domain socket". Sockets are created (using the socket(

Re: Taking over vnc, vnc-doc. Also xdm information request.

1998-03-18 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Wed, Mar 18, 1998 at 08:56:57AM +0200, Amos Shapira wrote: > Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > |Ah, I see. If I want to start a client from elsewhere, I have first to copy > |the cookie to it, everytime the X server was new started (if I try to > |display a remote client on my home s

Re: Taking over vnc, vnc-doc. Also xdm information request.

1998-03-18 Thread Amos Shapira
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Bradshaw) wrote: |> Ah, I see. If I want to start a client from elsewhere, I have first to copy |> the cookie to it, everytime the X server was new started (if I try to |> display a remote client on my home station, for example). Thsi I can do with |> xauth -extract and -merg

Re: Taking over vnc, vnc-doc. Also xdm information request.

1998-03-18 Thread Amos Shapira
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |Ah, I see. If I want to start a client from elsewhere, I have first to copy |the cookie to it, everytime the X server was new started (if I try to |display a remote client on my home station, for example). Thsi I can do with |xauth -extract and -merge (o

Re: Taking over vnc, vnc-doc. Also xdm information request.

1998-03-18 Thread Lee Bradshaw
On Wed, Mar 18, 1998 at 03:44:51AM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Tue, Mar 17, 1998 at 05:44:19PM +0300, Amos Shapira wrote: > > Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > although I don't understand what it is doing, it is working quite good > > > now. > > > > X11 magic cookies are usually generated whe

Re: Taking over vnc, vnc-doc. Also xdm information request.

1998-03-18 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Mar 17, 1998 at 05:44:19PM +0300, Amos Shapira wrote: > Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > although I don't understand what it is doing, it is working quite good now. > > X11 magic cookies are usually generated when a user logs in, XDM > copies them to the ~user/.Xauthority file which is supposed

Re: Taking over vnc, vnc-doc. Also xdm information request.

1998-03-17 Thread Amos Shapira
Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > although I don't understand what it is doing, it is working quite good now. X11 magic cookies are usually generated when a user logs in, XDM copies them to the ~user/.Xauthority file which is supposed to be readable only by the user. The server also knows the cookie's va

Trouble information request

1997-12-10 Thread SERGIO RAMIREZ
I use a TOSHIBA Satellite 220CDS, at the time I turn on the PC, the rear fan does not rotate, but the computer works fine. I have worked during periods of four and even five hours continously and the fan has not worked at any time. I have consulted with other owners and they have the sam