C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > > Hey there, I've gotten Debian installed and running, but I have a few > problems I need to get taken care of. First off, I accidentally uninstalled > dpkg-ftp, but managed to use dftp to get dkpg-http, but it asks for a proxy > address or URL and I have no clue what it is.
I think you can use ordinary anonymous ftp to get dpkg-ftp (or any package you want) from a Debian distribution site and then just install it by dpkg -i WhateverPackage.deb > > Also, my e-mail and news are messed up something bad. I've installed smail > and it's working, I can send e-mail internally but once I get to sending > e-mail to the rest of the world it goes kaplooie and I can't get anything. > I am also getting permission denied errors on /var/spool/mail when I login. > > Also, what mystical trick to I use to get my backspace key going in > XWindows, for some odd reason I can use <CTRL><H> to do a backspace, but the > actual delete and backspace keys don't work. Include this in your .xsession or .xinitrc file # Makes <BackSpace> do backpace xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace" > > Thanks in advance, > Hatton Humphrey - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null Hope this helps, ST -- -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null