Currently also using GNU/HURD. although it's much easier installing it by debian packages, i bootstrapped it from the tar balls. HURD doesn't support much hardware (such as PS/2 mouse) and doesn't run on a HURD fs. and GRUB is one pain to understand. at least gcc works there. --- Tonton Rabena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried debian before.. 2.1 (slink) i think.. > > Anyone tried debian hurd? I saw an ISO image of this > package on one ftp > site.. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Federico Sevilla III" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:50 PM > Subject: Re: [plug] XFree86 4.1.0 Debian packages > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 at 22:19, Federico Sevilla III > wrote: > > > I will do a dist-upgrade (since this will entail > updating such > > > critical libraries as libc6 because of > dependencies) when I have more > > > time than I do now to handle any oopses (but > will of course test on a > > > non-critical system first). Whee! Whee! :) > > > > Just a pre-report: I did a dist-upgrade on one of > my non-critical > > workstations running Debian's unstable (100% > unstable, hehehe). This does > > not have as much installed as my main server which > I have yet to upgrade > > (the server doesn't have an X server but does have > gdm and hosts the X > > applications for now). So far no gotchas. > > > > My font server is still 4.0.3 as installed in the > server, but already the > > fonts are more pleasing to my untrained eyes. I'm > sure this will look > > better with the M$ TTFs I downloaded (especially > Verdana) and with the > > font server of 4.1.0. :) > > > > More reports to come probably during the weekend. > :) > > > > --> Jijo > > > > PS- I'm just wondering, aside from myself, Eric > Pareja, and Sacha Chua, > > who else actually runs Debian's unstable? Or > Debian, for that matter? Just > > curious as to who will actually read this series > of "reports". If I'll > > just be wasting everyone's time ... hahaha. :) > > > > - -- > > Federico Sevilla III :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Network Administrator :: The Leather Collection, > Inc. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > > iD8DBQE7ZsXQ5rCBSJO3Rr4RAlH2AJ0bro13lC7BZabh5HooGet5zXN+NQCfRi1a > > JWiTAeH7F9+nvBwhVrunGKw= > > =g17+ > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and > archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives > at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
