Re: java plug-in

2005-01-03 Thread Matej Cepl
jianan wrote: > I'm using sarge, kernel 2.6.8 and kde 3.2.2. > I'm having problem filling-in ofrms online.Suspect I need Java plug-in. > From SUN's Java site, download for the plug-in is not available for > Debian. Is it available as a Debian package? deb http://www.tux.org/pub/java/debian unstabl

Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread Stephen Cormier
On January 3, 2005 11:05 pm, jianan wrote: > Hi, > > Just after sending you the last msg, I discovered that I had keyed in > mpq instead of mpg. Due to my choice of font, the curve of the 'g' > disappears after being underlined. I'm so sorry. > > Upon re-trying 'apt-get install' I now have a depend

java plug-in

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Hi, I'm using sarge, kernel 2.6.8 and kde 3.2.2. I'm having problem filling-in ofrms online.Suspect I need Java plug-in. From SUN's Java site, download for the plug-in is not available for Debian. Is it available as a Debian package? Jianan

Re: Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Hi, Just after sending you the last msg, I discovered that I had keyed in mpq instead of mpg. Due to my choice of font, the curve of the 'g' disappears after being underlined. I'm so sorry. Upon re-trying 'apt-get install' I now have a dependency problem as follows: The following packages hav

Re: Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Forgot to mention that I have also tried the dpkg approach i.e. go to the site to download the latest version .deb file and do 'dpkg -i' but ran into dependencies problems. 'apt-get install' is still the best method. I have checked through Debian list of non-US mirror sites but the one you re

Re: Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Hi, I too find Mr. Johnson unreasonable. I don't knowhis motive. He expects users to be technically precise and accurate on questions raised. I don't have to be an expert in broadband services and devices to ask a question about the availability of a gui for a broadband connection. Most users a

Re: Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Hi, No luck here. I've checked and re-checked my source list entry to the dot. I am able to access www.mpe.mpq.de with my browser. It's the Max-Planck-Institut. But 'apt-get' just cannot resolve that address. I'll put a question to the debian-user list on this. Thanks, you have been most help.

Re: Re: DPMS doesn't work with KDE

2005-01-03 Thread Rupinder S. Gill
I have the same problem with KDE 3.2. I can force the display off with 'xset dpms force off', but the display doesn't standby/suspend/off after the configured times. Here's the relevant dpms output from 'xset q': DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 180Suspend: 420Off: 780 DPMS is Enabled

Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread Achim Woessner
On Monday 03 January 2005 14:53, jianan wrote: > Hi, > I was able to access the webpage but it's address was not accepted as a > valid source list by 'apt-get install'. It could not resolve > 'www.mpe.mpq.de'. Is there other site to try? I've scanned through the > relevant Debian site but knemo

Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread Ruth A. Kramer
Paul Johnson wrote: > On Saturday 01 January 2005 07:31 pm, jianan wrote: > > Is there a gui for broadband user to connect, monitor bytes > > transferred, duration of connection, disconnection, etc. ? > > No. Broadband isn't a kind of network interface. Hmm, don't understand your point. The que

Re: Re: gui for cd-rw drive

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
I find k3b great. I've burned my first CD, backing up some important files. Thanks a lot. Jianan.

Re: Re: errors in kdm.log

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Hi, I've tried ur recommendation but I lost the icons in all the windows even without touching the Default dir. Perhaps there should be other dir(s) that should also be left alone? Jianan

Re: Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Hi, I was able to access the webpage but it's address was not accepted as a valid source list by 'apt-get install'. It could not resolve 'www.mpe.mpq.de'. Is there other site to try? I've scanned through the relevant Debian site but knemo is not there. Cheers Jiianan

Re: Vague, uninteresting question...

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Here you go again, trying to be a smart ass. For ur info, someone pointed me to k3b and I've installed and burned my first cd with it. The question may not be smart but you are no smarter either. Again, if you can't provide any assistance, just shut-up and don't waste any bandwidth.

Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread Achim Woessner
On Monday 03 January 2005 02:55, jianan wrote: > Thanks for the info. Unfortunately there's only a download for SID and I'm > running SARGE. Hi. You maybe just want to add deb http://www.mpe.mpg.de/~ach/debian/sarge ./ into your /etc/apt/sources.list and apt-get install knemo. After you have r

Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread Caveman
Very interesting, I never knew about this app. Caveman On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:55:36 -0800, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 01 January 2005 07:31 pm, jianan wrote: > > Is there a gui for broadband user to connect, monitor bytes > > transferred, duration of connection, disconn

Re: gui for broadband

2005-01-03 Thread Paul Johnson
On Saturday 01 January 2005 07:31 pm, jianan wrote: > Is there a gui for broadband user to connect, monitor bytes > transferred, duration of connection, disconnection, etc. ? No. Broadband isn't a kind of network interface. Ask smarter questions, get smarter answers. -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL P

Vague, uninteresting question...

2005-01-03 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sunday 02 January 2005 06:10 am, jianan wrote: > Is there a gui to config CD-RW drives? No, CDRW drives come preconfigured, ready to roll. Ask smarter questions if you want smarter answers. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ursine.d

Re: Re: errors in kdm.log

2005-01-03 Thread jianan
Thanks a lot for the info. I have learned from online how to turn off those Warnings by some settings in kdebugdialog. That does not really solve the problem. I'll adopt your approach. Jianan