Re: Setting dnsdomainname w/ DHCP client on Debian?
Paul Smith wrote: > When I plug my Debian laptop in at work and connect to our DHCP network > it all seems to work: I get DNS servers configured, get a network > connection where I can surf, ssh to other systems, etc., and everything > seems fine. > > BUT, when I type "dnsdomainname", it says I have no domain name > configured. With DHCP this is set in the server, not the client. The server tells the client the domain name. I don't know why your override was not having affect. If you set your hostname to the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) I think it should resolve your problem. cp /etc/mailname /etc/hostname > I need that command to return something because I want to start am-utils > so I can NFS mount filesystems, and the am-utils startup requires > dnsdomainname to be set. Of course am-utils has uses and I have used it for a long time. But I think you would be better off using autofs if possible. The am-utils package in particular has terrible debconf behavior. Blech! apt-get install autofs Then as discussed recently make sure you are using the autofs4 module and not the autofs module. echo autofs4 >> /etc/modules modprobe autofs4 Bob pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: root login How ???
Robert Storey wrote: > I know that most Debian users disdain the idea of ever logging in as root, No, you misunderstand. It is fine to log in as root. Especially on the console. It is just frowned upon to run a large collection of unaudited programs such as KDE/Gnome as root. Does anyone know exactly the entire list of programs that are run by those window managers? Has anyone audited the complete set to make sure they are root safe? > The best way I know of to log in as root is to kill gdm and log in > using text mode. Instead of killing gdm you should use the linux virtual terminals. Press CNTL, ALT, F1 at the same time and switch to vt1. Press ALT, F7 to get back to your graphical environment. [Under the console virtual terminals it is just ALT-FunctionKey to switch terminals. But that is taken under X11 so there is an additional CNTL needed when in graphics mode which is not needed in console mode. But then recently someone added the ability to work with CNTL-ALT-FunctionKey the same as ALT-FunctionKey on the console so I guess that distinction does not matter much anymore.] Bob pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
exim runtime configuration file
I'm looking through the exim documentation coming with Debian 3.0r1 since I wish to try it out for my mailserver. I cannot seem to find any default or example runtime configuration file for exim. I have this under /etc: sol:~# find /etc -name exim* 2> /dev/null | xargs ls -ldG -rw-r--r--1 root 191 Mar 10 2002 /etc/cron.d/exim -rwxr-xr-x1 root 669 Mar 10 2002 /etc/cron.daily/exim drwxr-xr-x2 root 4096 May 30 17:26 /etc/exim -rwxr-xr-x1 root 1315 Mar 10 2002 /etc/init.d/exim -rwxr-xr-x1 root 84 Mar 10 2002 /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/exim sol:~# ls -alG /etc/exim total 8 drwxr-xr-x2 root 4096 May 30 17:26 . drwxr-xr-x 75 root 4096 Aug 24 00:34 .. And when I try to dry-run exim to check the syntax of the runtime configuration file, I get this: sol:~# exim -bV Exim version 3.35 #1 built 10-Mar-2002 01:32:04 Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2001 2003-08-24 01:04:26 Failed to open configuration file /etc/exim/exim.conf Is there an example runtime configuration file included in the Debian 3.0r1 exim package somewhere? Best regards, David List -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nvidia driver install
ralph bacolod wrote: > I downloaded the driver from another machine with windows coz im not > connected. Anyway,i had to split the driver file coz it wont fit in > a floppy. I then put it together in my box with windows. But when i > try to run this file , i got a error on line 580 which looks like a > for loop that checks the checksum. How do i fix this? How did you split and reassemble the file in Windows? It really sounds like in that process you ended up with a corrupt file. I would go back to the beginning and checksum the original file and compare that to your reassembled file. If they don't match, as I suspect they will not, then that is your problem. Bob pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: UDMA in kernel 2.4.21
El Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:46:51 +0300 Alexey Chetroi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Hello, > > I've compiled kernel 2.4.21 from unstable, but when I'm trying > to setup UDMA mode X67-X69, kernel complains that udma 3/4/5 not > functional and indeed hdparm -tT /dev/hda shows performance degrade. > But kernel version 2.4.20 on the same machine works perfectly with > UDMA. What could be the problem? Did you compile the support for your chipset? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Summary: IBM DB2 installation on Woody
Holger Marzen wrote: > Some notes for the installation of IBM DB2 v7.1 on Debian Woody > Holger Marzen, 2003-08-21 Thanks for sharing your notes. I think that cross distribution compatibility is one of the important areas for Debian to concentrate on. I have some of the same issues you have with libraries. But I solved it somewhat differently. > - make the usual symlinks for "incompatible" RedHat-software: > cd /usr/lib > ln -s /lib/libncurses.so.5 libncurses.so.4 Instead of doing this I used alien to convert the Red Hat versions of that library to deb format and then installed the deb. For this library alien does a perfect job of it. And the benefit is that you now have a deb you can install on future systems that need it. I keep a local repository with all of the fluff that needs to be installed on my machines without needing to gather them from all over. I create a meta package which I call rh62-compat which depends upon these libraries. > ln -s libstdc++-3-libc6.2-2-2.10.0.so libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2 This one does have a debian equivalent. This is currently only in 'woody' and has been removed from 'testing' and 'unstable'. apt-get install libstdc++2.9-glibc2.1 How does one find these packages? The Debian package can search the repositories. Put the name of the file in that you want to look for the package that contains it. So for the above you will find it in stable but not in testing or unstable. I now have a cached local copy. http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages If a library needed for Red Hat compatibility ever truly went away from Debian then I would use alien to convert the rpm over to deb and install the deb for the reasons stated above. > To run the control center (db2cc) you have to install java (I used the > recent sdk from Sun), make the appropriate symlink /usr/bin/java > (on my machine /usr/bin/java -> /opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin/java). Note that Blackdown Java is often installed by many Debian users and it installs an 'alternative' as /usr/bin/java. Not having tested it but I would guess that Blackdown's version of Java would handle the IBM scripts. In any case, it is useful to know that there may be an conflict on the /usr/bin/java if one tried to install both. Bob pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: /etc/mtab & /etc/modules.conf warning messages on startup
Alphonse Ogulla wrote: > I get the following two warning messages on startup. > 1) warning: cannot open /etc/mtab. no such file or directory > and > 2) warning: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than > /lib/modules/2.4.18-686/modules.dep... I have not tracked down either of those to root cause. But we all see those messages. You can safely ignore them. Or put up a boot time splash screen to hide them. > AFAIC, /etc/mtab is created on startup. Then why the warning in first place? A guess. I think this is due to using an initrd (initial ram disk) kernel and that file is missing from the initrd image. So what you are looking at later is not quite what the system was looking at earlier. > In the second case, probably it is as a result of running update-modules > script after I installed a BT878 tv/fm card. Any solutions to my worries? If you do get to root cause it would be good to file a BTS report on them to get those annoyances cleaned up on the future. But I think this is one of the reasons splash screens are becoming more popular. Bob pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: kernel source (file name and location)
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 13:00:13 -0700, "M.Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I need to know what the name and location would be as for the > kernel-source in order to get my Ethernet card working. I was getting ..ok, you told us you own your card, which is reasonable, and that it does not work, which I agree is less reasonable. Now, if you like advice on getting your card working, you might consider giving us a wee clue on which type card it is. > an error in line 27 that the kernel source was not able to be found. > I was able to find that I have to adjust the following line of code: > > #ksrc :=/usr/sr/ksrc/RedHat/7.2/linux-2.4.7-10alt-ent ..non-standard old kernel, so I pass. Url? > I am currently running the woody 3 distro of Debian with kernel > 2.4.18. Can someone throw me a clue? (I tried #ksrc > :=/usr/src/kernel-source-2.x.xx but there are no files that are > showing in my usr directory or the subdirectories there of ) ..you most likely wanna replace that kernel source tree path with your own tree path. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel source (file name and location)
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 13:00:13 -0700 "M.Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to know what the name and location would be as for the > kernel-source in order to get my Ethernet card working. > I was getting an error in line 27 that the kernel source was not able to > be found. I was able to find that I have to adjust the following line of > code: > > #ksrc :=/usr/sr/ksrc/RedHat/7.2/linux-2.4.7-10alt-ent > > I am currently running the woody 3 distro of Debian with kernel 2.4.18. > Can someone throw me a clue? (I tried #ksrc > :=/usr/src/kernel-source-2.x.xx but there are no files that are showing in > my usr directory or the subdirectories there of ) Once you've downloaded and installed the kernel-source-2.4.18 package, do the following: 1. Create a symlink from the kernel source tree, called "linux": bash /usr/src: ln -s kernel-source-2.4.18 linux 2. Copy the configuration file you're using now to the kernel source tree: bash /usr/src/linux: cp /boot/config-2.4.18-bf2.4 .config (If you're using another kernel version besides bf2.4, modify the command accordingly.) 3. In /usr/src/linux do "make oldconfig". Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
Hello, Hello I know this has already been discussed here and there but I really want to know why Debian doesn't provide PHP4 for Apache2. what is the reason Apache2 in debian don't support PHP4 ? In fact I am in a desperate need of it for my personnal use and also for my work. So why ? I know PHP4 *IS* working pretty well in conjunction with Apache2 (i had feedback on this) but there is still nothing for us Debian user. Currently, I'm using Apache2 with PHP4 but I build it from source both with success. I had have tried to install it by hand but I failed building it from source. I have also tried to build my own set of .deb files without success too. So do you think it will be soon (really soon) be available (even in experimental) or is this sort of dream/fantasm I will keep doing ? Regards, zeDek Yoann _ Envie de discuter en "live" avec vos amis ? Télécharger MSN Messenger http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/m la 1ère messagerie instantanée de France -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Out of Office AutoReply: Approved
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 01:00:50 -0400 Derrick 'dman' Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IMO someone with admin privs should have a script to immediately > unsubcribe the account and send a nice, canned, notification message. > The notification message would be sent "from" the bit-bucket so as to > avoid further autoresponses. Please accept my apology for letting that get out. I thought I had prevented my reply from getting to the list. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: trident i want driver
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Re: kernel source (file name and location)
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Re: libc6 optimizations
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 22:33:11 +0200, Pierre THIERRY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Benchmark have been made between Debian, Mandrake and Gentoo, with > identical version of programs, and there is no signficant speedup with > Gentoo. > > As a matter of fact, it is the slowest of the three distros in all but > one test of this bench, and never the fastest... ..they mention cpu and compile flags as possible isses on Gentoo. Such a race should be set up with a team from each distro, doing the same tasks, inside a set cost and time frame. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel source (file name and location)
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 22:20:14 +0200, M.Forbes wrote: > I need to know what the name and location would be as for the > kernel-source in order to get my Ethernet card working. > I was getting an error in line 27 that the kernel source was not able to > be found. I was able to find that I have to adjust the following line of > code: The relevant packages are kernel-source-2.4.18 kernel-headers-2.4.18-$YOURFLAVOUR Most probably the headers are enough. After installing, have a look at /usr/src. > Mark > Please turn that off. -- Best Regards, | Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into Sebastian | your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: trident i want driver
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Re: nis client problem (still)
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:40:11 +0200, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote: > Hi all, > I have a debian potato nis server. I have some debian woody desktops > (nis clients) configured. When I updated these machines do sid, the nis > stopped to work! :( Only when I do su - from root account, it "works": > > machine:~# su - user > su: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info. > (Ignored) > > How I can fix this? The current libc6 is said to have broken NIS. Maybe you can locate an older version of the package and install it. -- Best Regards, | Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into Sebastian | your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kernel source (file name and location)
I need to know what the name and location would be as for the kernel-source in order to get my Ethernet card working. I was getting an error in line 27 that the kernel source was not able to be found. I was able to find that I have to adjust the following line of code: #ksrc :=/usr/sr/ksrc/RedHat/7.2/linux-2.4.7-10alt-ent I am currently running the woody 3 distro of Debian with kernel 2.4.18. Can someone throw me a clue? (I tried #ksrc :=/usr/src/kernel-source-2.x.xx but there are no files that are showing in my usr directory or the subdirectories there of ) Thanks Mark
Re: libc6 optimizations
> I was thinking that in addition to the kernel, libc6 was a good > candidate for a recompile in terms of overall performance boosts. I > know about gentoo, but I dont feel like changing distros. Benchmark have been made between Debian, Mandrake and Gentoo, with identical version of programs, and there is no signficant speedup with Gentoo. As a matter of fact, it is the slowest of the three distros in all but one test of this bench, and never the fastest... http://articles.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=227&page=1 Precisely, le Moine Fou -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenPGP 0xD9D50D8A pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Why Does Testing mozilla-firebird Wants To Remove diald
When I try to "apt-get install mozilla-firebird" from the testing distribution, it wants to remove the diald and ppp packages. I am certain that that would be bad, and that I have done something wrong. I added the following to my /etc/apt/sources.list: dev http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free If the solution isn't obvious, please reply to the list with what other information I should gather. I'm pretty new with using debian, but I'm very experienced with writing UNIX server software. I'm impressed so far. Thanks, David Crane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:22:14 +0200 Xavier Maillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can understand your point but mine is different in which I _only_ > want debian packages on those systems. Then make your own packages and install those. -- Steve C. Lamb PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 08:57:22PM +0200, Yves Goergen wrote: > and, even if there will be php4 support for apache 2 (i'm still with > apache 1, because of a necessary setuid module) by debian, i guess you > wouldn't really want to use it. seems, they'll not update php before > php5. FUD. > i mean, php 4.1.2 (from debian 3.0 stable) is - how old? - at least a > year now. Welcome to stable: it's stable. Use unstable if you care. (Sure, the odd package is out of date, but that's just individual maintainers not getting round to it.) Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 09:22:14PM +0200, Xavier Maillard wrote: > > I can understand your point but mine is different in which I _only_ > want debian packages on those systems. Why do I need a PHP4 for my > Apache2 server is related to subversion which is provided with a > apache2 dev_svn module. I know I don't need PHP for this but my problem > is I also use a piece of software called papaan which does a heavy use > of XML and PHP. Have you looked at using svnserve in place of Apache2 for networking the Subversion repository? -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 08:57:22PM +0200, Yves Goergen wrote: > i have seen some time ago (as i was quite new to debian/linux) that > debian packages are far not current or partially even over some years > old. so i have decided for myself, to install only some uncritical > packages like gcc/compilers and some other things like bash or zip. > everything else, server related stuff like apache, php, mysql, exim > (still 3.x!!) Seems you haven't learned the value of the other releases (testing, unstable). Sure, "stable" is behind and will always be. It's goal is not to provide you with the latest version of applications, but rather a combination of application versions that have been thoroughly tested and proven to work in unison. There are newer version of the packages in testing or unstable, some are under a different name (exim v4 is exim4, apache v2 is apache2). The point being that the version of software in stable are older yes, but there are newer version in the archive. > and, even if there will be php4 support for apache 2 There are issues with php under Apache 2. For more information on this, search the archives. This link may help: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200308/msg03196.html -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
Yves Goergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i have seen some time ago (as i was quite new to debian/linux) that > debian packages are far not current or partially even over some years > old. so i have decided for myself, to install only some uncritical > packages like gcc/compilers and some other things like bash or > zip. everything else, server related stuff like apache, php, mysql, > exim (still 3.x!!), i'll download the latest source and compile it by > myself. works pretty fine so far. and i have the advantage to > configure some things as i need them, that only can be set at compile > time. > > and, even if there will be php4 support for apache 2 (i'm still with > apache 1, because of a necessary setuid module) by debian, i guess > you wouldn't really want to use it. seems, they'll not update php > before php5. i mean, php 4.1.2 (from debian 3.0 stable) is - how old? > - at least a year now. and since then, many new useful features have > beed added and quite some bugs were fixed. (ok, there came new bugs, > but hey, that's progress of software. if we never update anything, we > could have stayed with our 486s!) I can understand your point but mine is different in which I _only_ want debian packages on those systems. Why do I need a PHP4 for my Apache2 server is related to subversion which is provided with a apache2 dev_svn module. I know I don't need PHP for this but my problem is I also use a piece of software called papaan which does a heavy use of XML and PHP. I don't want to have 2 different versions of my Apache here and so I want to migrate all stuff running under Apache 1.x to Apache2 and so forth I need a PHP4 version for it. That said I have read into the TODO.Debian there will be a Apache2 support but I didn't see anyrhing about this since ages so ... What I am sure is I only want to install Debian related stuff on my 2 systems and don't want to have to build software from sources. If I wanted to have from-source-softwate, I would have chose something else than Debian :) zeDek -- Welcome to your future with Microsoft; where your every action will be regulated by computers you do not control. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: libc6 optimizations
Manolis Tzanidakis wrote: [20030822] Mental Patient <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Earlier today I was toying with the idea of recompiling libc6 with a bunch of optimization flags. I did an apt-get source libc6 and added the flags I wanted. I built binaries via "fakeroot ./debian/rules binary" and did a dpkg -i on the resulting deb files. Well, the install hung and failed. ls would segfault, ssh would still work. Things were... broken. Don't even think to compile glibc with O3 or Os. It breaks baddly ;) Debian is quite optimized and runs really fast although it's compiled for i386. If you want to speed things up more try compiling kde, xfree, gnome, mozilla etc. I noticed. :) I was using -O2, but like I said in a previous post... I believe the root of my trouble to be other CFLAGS. Thanks for the feedback tho. This was more of an educational thing than anything else. I've used optimized packages of all kinds of stuff. Honestly I dont find debians performance to be an issue in the least. It was just boredom on the rampage :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: libc6 optimizations
Diego Calleja García wrote: El Fri, 22 Aug 2003 16:52:12 -0400 Mental Patient <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: Its not really critical or anything, I was just wondering about it. Try apt-src/apt-build No, I know how to build the debs. The problem is I belive the CFLAGS I used. The kernel uses -fomit-frame-pointer. I do believe that was my big mistake. Like I said, everything compiled and the debs were built. Its just at install it broke. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
i have seen some time ago (as i was quite new to debian/linux) that debian packages are far not current or partially even over some years old. so i have decided for myself, to install only some uncritical packages like gcc/compilers and some other things like bash or zip. everything else, server related stuff like apache, php, mysql, exim (still 3.x!!), i'll download the latest source and compile it by myself. works pretty fine so far. and i have the advantage to configure some things as i need them, that only can be set at compile time. and, even if there will be php4 support for apache 2 (i'm still with apache 1, because of a necessary setuid module) by debian, i guess you wouldn't really want to use it. seems, they'll not update php before php5. i mean, php 4.1.2 (from debian 3.0 stable) is - how old? - at least a year now. and since then, many new useful features have beed added and quite some bugs were fixed. (ok, there came new bugs, but hey, that's progress of software. if we never update anything, we could have stayed with our 486s!) -- Yves Goergen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please don't CC me (causes double mails) -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: "Xavier Maillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: "debian-user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gesendet: Samstag, 23. August 2003 19:39 Betreff: PHP4 for Apache2: when ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
nis client problem (still)
Hi, I still cannot log with nis. I atached a strace log of: "su - user". Anyone can help me? Thanks, PH Hi all, I have a debian potato nis server. I have some debian woody desktops (nis clients) configured. When I updated these machines do sid, the nis stopped to work! :( Only when I do su - from root account, it "works": machine:~# su - user su: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info. (Ignored) How I can fix this? TIA,Paulo Henrique -- Paulo Henrique B de Oliveira Gerente de Operações - Linux Solutions - http://www.linuxsolutions.com.br O maior conteúdo de Linux em língua portuguesa - OLinux - http://www.olinux.com.br (21) 2526-7262 ramal 31 script.nis Description: Binary data
Re: USB problems
* Henning Moll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030823 18:55]: > But there is no /proc/bus/usb/devices and programs like gphoto do not work... Put "none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults" in your /etc/fstab and run "mount -a". Yours sincerely Alexander pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to "fool" apt-get into believing a package is installed?
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 17:03:17 +0200, Alexander Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > * Neal Lippman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030823 17:13]: > > > Is there a reasonable way to do this? > > Take a look at the equivs-Package. ...or 'alien -d a-foreign-format.pkg' and then 'dpkg -i /path/to/your.deb', or add your own deb location url into your /etc/atp/sources.list and then 'apt-get install your.deb'. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Gnome2.2 backport and XFree86 4.3 on woody [was R:e XFree864.3 in Woody]
On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 10:47, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On 22 Aug 2003 09:01:35 -0400, > James Strandboge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 05:25, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > On 21 Aug 2003 09:07:39 -0400, > > > James Strandboge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > The main way I advertised the backport was through this list and > > > > debianplanet.org. Both of those have these instructions. > > > > > > ..urls? (I'm new on this list.) > > > > Check: > > http://www.gnome.org/start/2.2/ > > > > It has a link to debianplanet, but its down now. Wait a couple of > > days and you will see a new article on debianplanet. > > ..willco, thanks. > Please see: http://www.debianplanet.org/node.php?id=992 for updated instructions on how to install the gnome2.2 backport. I have requested that gnome.org update their link to point here as well. Thanks! Jamie -- Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG/PGP ID: 26384A3A Fingerprint: D9FF DF4A 2D46 A353 A289 E8F5 AA75 DCBE 2638 4A3A -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PHP4 for Apache2: when ?
Hello, I know this has already been discussed here and there but I really want to know why Debian doesn't provide PHP4 for Apache2. In fact I am in a desperate need of it for my personnal use and also for my work. So why ? I know PHP4 *IS* working pretty well in conjunction with Apache2 (i had feedback on this) but there is still nothing for us Debian user. I had have tried to install it by hand but I failed building it from source. I have also tried to build my own set of .deb files without success too. So do you think it will be soon (really soon) be available (even in experimental) or is this sort of dream/fantasm I will keep doing ? Regards, zeDek -- alt.mcdonalds Can I get fries with that? pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Best way to upgrade a single app (apt-get update, not upgraded)
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 01:05:19PM -0400, David Corbin wrote: > In attempting to follow the suggestion below, I end up with this: > > trombone:/home/dcorbin# apt-get upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages have been kept back > spamassassin > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > > > How do I find out WHY it won't upgrade spamassassin? 'apt-get install spamassassin' and see what it says. My guess is that the new spamassassin depends on the new package spamc, and 'apt-get upgrade' doesn't install new packages. In that case, 'apt-get dist-upgrade' or 'apt-get install spamassassin spamc'. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Best way to upgrade a single app (apt-get update, not upgraded)
In attempting to follow the suggestion below, I end up with this: trombone:/home/dcorbin# apt-get upgrade Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages have been kept back spamassassin 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. How do I find out WHY it won't upgrade spamassassin? On Wednesday 20 August 2003 21:58, Nick Hastings wrote: > Hi, > > * David Corbin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030821 10:45]: > > I have a production system, that I do NOT want to migrate to > > testing/unstable. But, I would like to upgrade one particular package > > (spamassassin, in this case) to a more recent version. > > > > What is the recommended way of doing this? Should I just download and > > build the upstream package? Can pinning help me? > > It's easier to get the source package from testing or unstable and > then build it against the libraries in stable (ie backport it). Easier > still is to look at www.apt-get.org and find if someone else has > already backported it. I just checked and it seems you are in luck. > > Cheers, > > Nick. > > -- > Debian testing/unstable > Linux twofish 2.6.0-test3-looxt93c1 i686 GNU/Linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB problems
Hi! if i do a modprobe usb-uhci i get the following in my /var/log/messages: | Aug 23 18:49:47 mothership kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod | 0x4a9/0x2208) is not claimed by any active driver. kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 13:42:01 Apr 14 2002 kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xac00, IRQ 10 kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xb000, IRQ 10 kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned device number 2 kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x4a9/0x2208) is not claimed by any active driver. kernel: usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver Hmm, so the system is able to retrieve the manufactor-id and product-id. So, usb is working in some way... But there is no /proc/bus/usb/devices and programs like gphoto do not work... Any suggestions? Henning -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [OT] Good GNU/Linux book for translation
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 05:28:38PM +0300, Aryan Ameri wrote: > > I am not looking for a "Linux for Dumbs" or "Linux for > Newbies" thing, but I also don't want "Linux device drivers for kernel > 2.4" either. What I am looking for, is a complete, comprehensive guide > for using Linux in all it's aspects. It should cover normal things that > a user will face in his daily life like internet browsing, mail, > usenet, sound, navigating files and directores, X windows, etc) and it > should also cover adminstration issues like installation, maintanance, > networking etc. And also basic Unix and Linux commands. I also would > like it to be as distro independent as possible. > > Any suggestions anyone? _The Linux Cookbook_ (apt-get install linuxcookbook) is very good for showing how to use GNU/Linux to get things done. _RUTE_ (apt-get install rutebook -- but it's in non-free) is good for system administration. I don't know of any single book that does all the things you're looking for. -- Lance Simmons pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: gtkeyboard
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 10:37:04PM +0800, Jianan Huang wrote: > I came across gtkeyboard 1.1.7-2 which was described as a highly-configurable > on-screen keyboard. > > But I failed to install it with apt-get. The error msg reported "package not found." gtkeyboard is only in testing and unstable. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
libacl1 (sid)
Hi I like to compile my own version of cyrus-sasl but the package wants heimdal-dev installed. However i am not able to install heimdal-dev cause it depends on libacl1-kerberos4kth-dev wich depends on libacl1-kerberos4kth wich conflicts wich confilcts with libacl1. libacl1 can not be removed cause it is a core bakcage and would remove nearly the whole system. Is this a package bug or a joke? :)) Should i simply force heimdal-dev and libacl1-kerberos4kth dev to install? cheers, Raffaele -- Raffaele Sandrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Annoyed about M$ Windows? Don't worry. Try Linux! (www.linux.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Only Courier fonts are printed out with Xprint under Mozilla
Folks, I have now got Xprint to print proportional fonts in Mozilla. FYI, I did the following: 1. apt-get remove --purge mozilla* 2. got mozillalinux-gnu-1.4-sea.tar.gz 3. installed mozilla under /usr/local as root 4. ran /usr/local/mozilla/mozilla as root for the first time. The upside is that I can now view (as before) and print using Xprint (unlike before) proportional fonts, including TrueType. The downside is that the font-rendering (with anti-aliasing under KDE-3.1.3) is less pleasing to the eye than before when I had the support of the Debian mozilla-xft package. Any help to resolve this would be most appreciated. So, by solving one problem, I seem to have landed up with another :-( I leave it to more knowledgeable folk to figure out the reasons for the originally reported problem with the Debian packages for mozilla* and xprint-xprintorg. --Chandra 23 Aug 03 R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar wrote: Further to my last e-mail, I have the following information: 1. Only if the 'sans serif' (bundled with Mozilla?) is selected do I get proportional fonts when printing under Mozilla, even as root. Otherwise, if I select Verdana, for instance, I get only Courier fonts on printout. 2. I am not sure whether the preferences in user.js/unix.js for freetype and truetype in ~/.mozilla have any influence on the outcome. 3. Can I try Xprint out with another application other than Mozilla to see what output I get. 4. If it is an encodings problem,what should I do to further troubleshoot my setup? Thanks. --Chandra 21 Aug 03 R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar wrote: I have some interesting information on this outstanding problem. I sincerely hope someone reading this will give me advice to solve it. When I log in as root and run mozilla, I can print proportional fonts using Xprint. Only when I run mozilla as (user) myself do I get the Courier only font problem mentioned in this thread. I suspect that some environment variable or dotfile in my home directory is responsible for this difference in behaviour. I note that the differences between root and myself may reside in one of the following dotfiles/dotfile directories in our respective home directories: .defoma .fonts.cache-1 .fonts.conf .kde/share/config (some files here have [KPrinter Settings] that root does not have) .mozilla/fonts/catalog (these were different, but moving files to make them identical did hot solve the problem) .qt .xftcache This is an empirical approach because I do not have the theoretical knowledge of where to look for the problem and/or solution. The one thing I am certain of is that the encodings.dir may not be the cause of the problem (see my previous e-mail) and also because proportional fonts are seen and printed for root. There may also be useful info from "set" for root and myself. I sincerely hope someone will reply this e-mail and help me track down this problem further. Thank you. --Chandra -- -- Dr R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar Australian Research Centre for Medical Engineering (ARCME) Murdoch University South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, AUSTRALIA Phone: +61-(8)-9360-2783Fax: +61-(8)-9360-6304 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Murdoch University CRICOS Provider Code is 00125J -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Permissions on a vfat partition
Hi I use /dev/hda7 /data vfatrw,users,auto,gid=106,umask=003 0 0 with any other users in the 106 group. You still have a bit of control but its not such a pain in the ass. Wayne On Saturday 23 August 2003 15:14, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > --- kenneth dombrowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > On 03-08-23 03:30 +0200, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > > You are not telling it who owns all the files. FAT has no concept of > > > > users, > > > > > groups, or other attributes (aside from RW and RO). You must specify > > > the > > > > UID > > > > > or GID (uding gid=) you want assigned to all files on the file > > > system > > > > when > > > > > it is mounted. > > > > > > /dev/hda7 /mnt/d vfatrw,user,uid=1000,noexec 0 > > > 0 > > > > that is, if you're concerned about restricting access at all, correct? > > > > I've seen this response before & have always been a little confused. I > > dual boot a laptop with win2k & just have the following in my /etc/fstab > > > > /dev/hda1 /windows vfatnoauto,user 0 0 > > > > I can `mount /windows` and write to it just fine > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo "test">/windows/test.txt > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /windows > > [ ...other stuff.. ] > > -rwxr--r--1 kenneth kenneth 5 Aug 23 00:46 test.txt > > > > I don't think I'm in any special windows-writing groups: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp$ groups > > kenneth adm cdrom audio www-data src video xcdwrite scsi www-adm > > > > for a laptop nobody else in the world is ever going to use, just > > specifying 'user' is fine.. right? > > > > (I've given this out as advice before, so I just want to clarify, but if > > I'm correct, the OP may be interested too) > > > > thanks, > > Kenneth > > You are also correct. If you use the "user" option, then whoever mounts > the partition gets ownership, but then you must also use "noauto," > otherwise the partition is mounted on boot and is owned by root. > > -Roberto > > ___ > Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS > Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... > http://messenger.yahoo.es -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ebay slow
i don't. ebay (www.ebay.de at least, but what's the difference?) was slow and might even be a bit slower these days. but they just don't get it... -- Yves Goergen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please don't CC me (causes double mails) -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Samstag, 23. August 2003 06:39 Betreff: ebay slow my ebay is going slow... how do youy cure? thanks, mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to "fool" apt-get into believing a package is installed?
* Neal Lippman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030823 17:13]: > Is there a reasonable way to do this? Take a look at the equivs-Package. Yours sincerely Alexander pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
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Re: [OT] Good GNU/Linux book for translation
On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 09:28, Aryan Ameri wrote: > Hi there: > > I am looking for a good introductory-to-intermediate Linux book, to > translate to Farsi. Currently in Iran I don't see a single good book > about GNU/Linux available in the market, so I am looking to fill this > gap. > > > I am not looking for a "Linux for Dumbs" or "Linux for > Newbies" thing, but I also don't want "Linux device drivers for kernel > 2.4" either. What I am looking for, is a complete, comprehensive guide > for using Linux in all it's aspects. It should cover normal things that > a user will face in his daily life like internet browsing, mail, > usenet, sound, navigating files and directores, X windows, etc) and it > should also cover adminstration issues like installation, maintanance, > networking etc. And also basic Unix and Linux commands. I also would > like it to be as distro independent as possible. How about looking through either of these, from The Linux Documentation Project? http://www.tldp.org/guides.html http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html -- - Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "Our computers and their computers are the same color. The conversion should be no problem!" Unknown -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How to "fool" apt-get into believing a package is installed?
I am looking to install squid onto a system which runs my imap mail store, using cyrus-imap. As part of the cyrus installation, I have also installed cyrus-sasl. I compiled both myself, because at the time (over 1 year ago) that I did this, the version of cyrus-sasl and cyrus-imap running in stable and testing was quite old and outdated. My problem now is that squid depends on libsasl2, which I already have installed via my self-compiled cyrus-sasl. Rather than risk losing or breaking my cyrus-imap installation by installing the debian libsasl2 package, it would be better to make apt- realize that I already have a sasl2 library installed. Is there a reasonable way to do this? Thanks. nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ebay slow
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 01:49:59AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > Also going to oddman since I doubt he's among the hundreds subscribed > to the list. > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 12:39:22AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > my ebay is going slow... how do youy cure? thanks, mike > > Debian is not ebay. Why not email ebay or call your ISP's support > line to figure out what's wrong? > > We're all dying to know, what inspired you to think that we can help > with someone else's website that we have no control over? That's like > calling the gas company because you haven't been getting the daily > paper in over a week. Actually, it's not *entirely* irrelevant... the theory goes like this: - a lot of stuff is 'going slow' at the moment - this is (presumably) because of the recent M$ exploits generating lots of traffic - the thing itself, floods of bounces, broken bounces, people downloading antiviral specifics and generally yapping about it - which is a direct result of so many people using Microfots OSes on the net (BTW I've been told that when running Symantec's specific under XP you have to 'disable "system restore"' (or something) otherwise the OS may restore the virus at some later date...) - so the cure, in the long term, is for oddman to install Debian, and give copies to all his friends, etc. (or, to mangle your analogy, the paper hasn't been coming because the gas company's supply has been so erratic that it's been so cold in the printing works that all the staff have been walking out... the solution is to tell everyone how to create personal fusion plants using old microwave ovens and Portland cement.) :-) Is there a canonical term for a gut-wrenching heave at a totally spurious thread to try and steer it in an on-topic direction? -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
gtkeyboard
Hi folks, I came across gtkeyboard 1.1.7-2 which was described as a highly-configurable on-screen keyboard. But I failed to install it with apt-get. The error msg reported "package not found." Hope someone can offer some info on this. Thanks Yahoo! Games- Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Play now!
[OT] Good GNU/Linux book for translation
Hi there: I am looking for a good introductory-to-intermediate Linux book, to translate to Farsi. Currently in Iran I don't see a single good book about GNU/Linux available in the market, so I am looking to fill this gap. I am not looking for a "Linux for Dumbs" or "Linux for Newbies" thing, but I also don't want "Linux device drivers for kernel 2.4" either. What I am looking for, is a complete, comprehensive guide for using Linux in all it's aspects. It should cover normal things that a user will face in his daily life like internet browsing, mail, usenet, sound, navigating files and directores, X windows, etc) and it should also cover adminstration issues like installation, maintanance, networking etc. And also basic Unix and Linux commands. I also would like it to be as distro independent as possible. Any suggestions anyone? -- /* "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."*/ --President Eisenhower Aryan Ameri -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: gnomeConf.sh
On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 15:06, Colin Watson wrote: > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:56:32PM +0200, ZekeVarg wrote: > > I tried to install gfilerunner from source package but I #./configure > > ends with: > > > > checking for gnomeConf.sh file in /usr/local/lib... not found > > configure: error: Could not find the gnomeConf.sh file that is generated > > by gnome-libs install > > > > Running #apt-cache search gnome-libs only finds "gnome-libs-data" which > > alreddy is installed. > > Anyone that knows what package include "gnomeConf.sh"? > > Use the search engine at the bottom of http://packages.debian.org/ to > answer questions like this. > > Cheers, > > -- > Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Found it and now it works fine. Thanks -- ZekeVarg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: root login How ???
On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:27:06PM -0400, Jeff Elkins wrote: | On Friday 22 August 2003 10:28 pm, Robert Storey wrote: | >I know that most Debian users disdain the idea of ever logging in as root, Well, there is a reason for that. (see my first message in this thread) | > but there are a few times when I've found it useful | I agree. I don't run X as root normally, but it's been useful a time | or two. I'm really curious now. In what situations have you found a graphical root login to be so useful? *I* haven't found any situation in which I couldn't do what I wanted to by using my own desktop and simply switching to root in a certain xterm. -D -- "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of nerd-like effort." -Harley Hahn, A Student's Guide to Unix http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/ pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
UDMA in kernel 2.4.21
Hello, I've compiled kernel 2.4.21 from unstable, but when I'm trying to setup UDMA mode X67-X69, kernel complains that udma 3/4/5 not functional and indeed hdparm -tT /dev/hda shows performance degrade. But kernel version 2.4.20 on the same machine works perfectly with UDMA. What could be the problem? -- Alexei Chetroi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mozilla printer problems
I'm having difficulties getting my cups printer to work with Mozilla.
The printer is located on a different box (server). But for this client, I
can successfully print using 'cat foo | lpr' and Open Office documents as well..
But Mozilla tends to hang. There is a lot of traffic to the server in the
ipp port, but nothing ever gets printed and Mozilla is effectively toast at
this point. I have to 'kill' it.
my variable $MOZ_PRINTER_NAME seems to be null as far as I can tell. I
started up Mozilla from a xterm window and the variable had no definition in
the same xterm windows (mozilla; echo ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME})
I have found this mentioned a few times on Debian and Suse lists from
google-ing, but I don't seem to find anyone who has resolved the matter.
Can anyone help?
this is my current printer configuration in Mozilla.
lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}
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Re: gnomeConf.sh
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:56:32PM +0200, ZekeVarg wrote: > I tried to install gfilerunner from source package but I #./configure > ends with: > > checking for gnomeConf.sh file in /usr/local/lib... not found > configure: error: Could not find the gnomeConf.sh file that is generated > by gnome-libs install > > Running #apt-cache search gnome-libs only finds "gnome-libs-data" which > alreddy is installed. > Anyone that knows what package include "gnomeConf.sh"? Use the search engine at the bottom of http://packages.debian.org/ to answer questions like this. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
installing mixed packages with apt
I"m using woody and I want to install the unstable version of vsftpd 1.2.0-1. I have tried the following apt-get commands, but apt cannot find the version I want -- even though this version if listed under the unstable release. apt-get -t unstable install vsftpd apt-get install vsftpd=1.2.0-1 Both of these commands cannot find this version. Any suugesstions? Besides installing it manually, I'd rather use apt. Thanks! _ Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental controls. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/parental -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install Help again PS
On 8/22/03 7:50 PM, "Alan Waterfall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know what the video chipset and PCI video buss ID is on a > powermac 7600? > > Thanks, > > Alan > You'll probably have better luck on the debian-powerpc mailing list: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject "subscribe" "Old World" (roughly: beige box) Macs are more trouble than newer models, but they do work. There are ways... HTH, Bill -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Permissions on a vfat partition
--- kenneth dombrowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > On 03-08-23 03:30 +0200, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > You are not telling it who owns all the files. FAT has no concept of > users, > > groups, or other attributes (aside from RW and RO). You must specify the > UID > > or GID (uding gid=) you want assigned to all files on the file system > when > > it is mounted. > > > > /dev/hda7 /mnt/d vfatrw,user,uid=1000,noexec 0 0 > > > > that is, if you're concerned about restricting access at all, correct? > > I've seen this response before & have always been a little confused. I > dual boot a laptop with win2k & just have the following in my /etc/fstab > > /dev/hda1 /windows vfatnoauto,user 0 0 > > I can `mount /windows` and write to it just fine > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo "test">/windows/test.txt > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /windows > [ ...other stuff.. ] > -rwxr--r--1 kenneth kenneth 5 Aug 23 00:46 test.txt > > I don't think I'm in any special windows-writing groups: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp$ groups > kenneth adm cdrom audio www-data src video xcdwrite scsi www-adm > > for a laptop nobody else in the world is ever going to use, just > specifying 'user' is fine.. right? > > (I've given this out as advice before, so I just want to clarify, but if > I'm correct, the OP may be interested too) > > thanks, > Kenneth > You are also correct. If you use the "user" option, then whoever mounts the partition gets ownership, but then you must also use "noauto," otherwise the partition is mounted on boot and is owned by root. -Roberto ___ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... http://messenger.yahoo.es -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printer Selection Range
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gnomeConf.sh
Hi! I tried to install gfilerunner from source package but I #./configure ends with: checking for gnomeConf.sh file in /usr/local/lib... not found configure: error: Could not find the gnomeConf.sh file that is generated by gnome-libs install Running #apt-cache search gnome-libs only finds "gnome-libs-data" which alreddy is installed. Anyone that knows what package include "gnomeConf.sh"? -- ZekeVarg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: (OT) Team programming tools
On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 21:37, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Egos are the root cause of all poor software, IMX. Just look at the quality of windows and the ego of its parent for a good example. Shri -- Shri Shrikumar Vital State Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.vitalstate.co.uk An Open Source FPS signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Loadlin fails where lilo succeeds.
initrd was made while the deb for the self prepared kernel-image-2.6.0-test2 package was installed. Lilo boots fine. Yet when launching loadlin, and activating an identical kernel image and initrd like the ones that are used with lilo, I get: [ looks like the expected boot process ] mknod: when creating special files, major and minor device numbers must be specified. Try `mknod --help' for more information. Fatal: Module ext3 not found. mount: fs type ext3 not supported by kernel. mount: special device /dev2/root2 does not exist mount: special device /dev2/root2 does not exist mount: you must specify the file system type pivot_root: No such file or directory /sbin/init: 196: cannot open dev/console. No such file Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! Why when booting with lilo the fact that the ext3 module is not there causes it to continue with ext2 while this is not the case for loadlin? What component is mainly responsible: loadlin, mkinitrd or the kernel? Both lilo and loadlin can boot with 2.4.21 and an initrd that was made for that kernel. The loadlin version is 1.6c-0.3. -- Shaul Karl,shaulk @ actcom . net . il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: libc6 optimizations
El Fri, 22 Aug 2003 16:52:12 -0400 Mental Patient <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Its not really critical or anything, I was just wondering about it. Try apt-src/apt-build -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Difference between dpkg and APT?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 01:12:09PM +0200, Yves Goergen wrote: > can anyone explain the difference between dpkg (dpkg-deb, > dselect...) and APT (apt-get...) to me? apt is a frontend to dpkg. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/R1QcsClmdIs2Ki8RAjo/AJ9Pzr3A7Ki70H7/0yDZdZByklVZ+wCfRUT3 FxDdWCNNfkQvrV+VmEfZytw= =Zxvz -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Autodetection and configuring of devices! Need advice
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 12:53:58PM +0200, Joakim Nordberg wrote: > Does anyone knows the progres of discover2? It doesn't appear to be in sid... - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/R1PbsClmdIs2Ki8RAi7qAJ0W2WtfPzfsUc30wowRTtaZ/iE8OwCbB0X/ GLIDjSzOUhapUMVepXkAPJs= =HNEK -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Checking what's installed
There's even handy scripts that'll show arrange the dpkg output by size of package, so you can really trim it. Someone published this on a newsgroup list a while back, but am not sure who it was! Very nice output, kudos to the original author. Oh, and here it is (a the bottom of the page): http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2000/debian-powerpc-25/msg00161.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Checking what's installed
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 11:23:55 +0100 Piers Kittel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all > > Am installing Debian on a 486 laptop, and because I want to trim down > the installation as much as possible, how do I view a list of what's > installed by apt-get on the laptop? DSelect is useless as it marks > some stuff that hasn't been installed as to be installed. dpkg --get-selections | less -- -johann koenig Now Playing: Jurassic 5 - This Is : Power In Numbers Today is Setting Orange, the 16th day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3169 My public pgp key: http://mental-graffiti.com/pgp/johannkoenig.pgp pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
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trident pci audio does not work on windowXP.please send me a driver for it so i download from u
Re: Difference between dpkg and APT?
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 13:12:09 +0200 Yves Goergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > can anyone explain the difference between dpkg (dpkg-deb, dselect...) > and APT (apt-get...) to me? What is considered the better one of both? > The APT manpage says, APT is still in development, but why create > another debian packager, if there's already one? apt is a frontend for dpkg. It solves dependencies and downloads debs from mirrors, and then passes them to dpkg, which installs them. -- -johann koenig Now Playing: A New Found Glory - Heaven Isn't To Far Away : Punk Goes Metal Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 15th day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3169 My public pgp key: http://mental-graffiti.com/pgp/johannkoenig.pgp pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Difference between dpkg and APT?
Hi list, can anyone explain the difference between dpkg (dpkg-deb, dselect...) and APT (apt-get...) to me? What is considered the better one of both? The APT manpage says, APT is still in development, but why create another debian packager, if there's already one? -- Yves Goergen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please don't CC me (causes double mails) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Checking what's installed
You could try dpkg -l JS On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:23 pm, Piers Kittel wrote: > Hello all > > Am installing Debian on a 486 laptop, and because I want to trim down > the installation as much as possible, how do I view a list of what's > installed by apt-get on the laptop? DSelect is useless as it marks some > stuff that hasn't been installed as to be installed. > > Thanks very much for your help in advance > > Cheers - Piers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Checking what's installed
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:23:55AM +0100, Piers Kittel wrote: > Am installing Debian on a 486 laptop, and because I want to trim down > the installation as much as possible, how do I view a list of what's > installed by apt-get on the laptop? DSelect is useless as it marks some > stuff that hasn't been installed as to be installed. aptitude? - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/R0cJsClmdIs2Ki8RAmcNAKCF0TzmWk5hPNn/U9CItslH2ZUCZQCePBJL lDscmdxuNGj8dbDSF9TT7ns= =lPmE -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Checking what's installed
Hello all Am installing Debian on a 486 laptop, and because I want to trim down the installation as much as possible, how do I view a list of what's installed by apt-get on the laptop? DSelect is useless as it marks some stuff that hasn't been installed as to be installed. Thanks very much for your help in advance Cheers - Piers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Working around package conflict
I think this idea will work just fine - I'll test it shortly.
Thanks.
JS.
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:52 am, Bob Proulx wrote:
> James Steward<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sorry Bob - that didn't quite work. I did something like the following;
> > mkdir /usr/lib/libkde3
> > cp /root/kdelib3/usr/lib/* /usr/lib/libkde3/
> > vi /etc/ld.so.conf
> > { add the path /usr/lib/libkde3 }
> > ldconfig
>
> Ooo. I would not make that change a global change. Instead I would
> make it a private change just for the application.
>
> File myvericad:
> #!/bin/sh
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/libkde3
> exec vericad "$@"
>
> Now in that case when you run vericad it gets the old libraries but
> this does not affect anything else. Actually I would call it by the
> same name and put it in /usr/local/bin which is ahead of /usr/bin in
> PATH and have it do the rest. That way it behaves the same.
>
> File /usr/local/bin/vericad:
> #!/bin/sh
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/libkde3
> exec /usr/bin/vericad "$@"
>
> > start varicad - runs ok - no SEGV - cool.
> > start konqueror - SEGV
> >
> > remove the lib path from ld.so.conf and ldconfig, konqueror runs ok now.
>
> This proposal above should solve this problem.
>
> Caveat: Since LD_LIBRARY_PATH is in the environment it will persist
> into subshells launched by vericad. If you shell out of vericad into
> a subshell and then launch konqueror you will get the old libs which
> cause konqueror to core dump. So don't do that. :-) I don't even
> know if you can do that with vericad but just in case.
>
> Bob
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Re: Working around package conflict
Yes there are plenty of browsers to choose from, but what other KDE apps were
also stuffed? I only tried konqueror
Opera isn't 100% - it dies for me every now and then.
Galeon I haven't tried.
Mozilla is all powerful but very bloated and slow (I need more memory yes).
Konqueror is small, fast and good enough for most of what I do - I like it and
I'd like to keep it. There must be another way. I think Bob has cracked it
with his latest idea. I like it Bob - thanks.
JS.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:10 pm, Kevin Mark wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 05:36, James Steward wrote:
> > Sorry Bob - that didn't quite work. I did something like the following;
> > mkdir /usr/lib/libkde3
> > cp /root/kdelib3/usr/lib/* /usr/lib/libkde3/
> > vi /etc/ld.so.conf
> > { add the path /usr/lib/libkde3 }
> > ldconfig
> >
> > start varicad - runs ok - no SEGV - cool.
> > start konqueror - SEGV
> >
> > remove the lib path from ld.so.conf and ldconfig, konqueror runs ok now.
> >
> > H.
> >
> > James.
>
>
> So? Linux has more than a few browsers! try another one! opera, galeon,
> mozilla, . :-)
> -K
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Console misconfigured
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hallo! I'm running knoppix in my laptop, and I've installed 4 times woody in a slow machine (P166, 64Mb). As I'm using the slow one in text mode only -usually through ssh- I've found some things that aren't working fine: 1. < > aren't working (spanish configuration), 2. , , , , arrow keys are not working; If I try for instance to edit a long command line I cannot use the arrows to move backwards or forward or to go to the beginning of the line. 3. when having a look at a man page the only key that's working is the enter key: it moves one line down. Up & down arrow and page back/forwards are not working I keep on learning. TIA ;) - -- Joan Tur. Eivissa-Spain AOL quini2k, ICQ 11407395 www.ClubIbosim.org Linux: usuari registrat 190.783 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/R0GRok8j9RhtetwRAvepAKCMwfMrCw1nFZxOeyHCpzU6AtdA1ACgjy5N mQSkYSRJshTFnv4lKNqLGxk= =vIc0 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: opening ports & i feel dumb
amg wrote: > recently switched to debian after years with windows, i am enjoying > the experience, although at times i get frustrated - i know that is > my fault and not my computer (or operating system - or linux - or > debian - or yours) > > my current dilemma is with ports: > > understanding them, and working with them I tried to explain it in: http://stefan.waidele.info/lanremote.html Since this document was written for a course for new linux-users, it does not cover the complete area with all the IFs, WHENs and THEREALSOMIGHTBEs. But it should give you some idea (hopefully :) HTH, Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: root login How ???
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:01:41AM -0700, Joris Huizer wrote: > As root, run gdmconfig. > Click the tab "Login behavior" and check "Show the > 'system' menu (for reboot shutdown etc)" This is strongly discouraged, however. You should be using su -m when you need an X program to run as root. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RzXssClmdIs2Ki8RAsyOAJ9uvrjA8rdfE+emRuTW5AL6RCH+pQCdHCdj K1msgNAoSzKApxSa8jeIt0c= =l5tS -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: root login How ???
--- Victory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found out that after debian 3.0r1 installed, > try to login as root and passwd at the GNOME Desktop > Manager > and it said " The system administrator is not > allowed to login form this > screen" > How to login with root account to run some utility > from graphic mode ??? > > Regards, > Victor, > As root, run gdmconfig. Click the tab "Login behavior" and check "Show the 'system' menu (for reboot shutdown etc)" That'll let you choose "configure" or something like that under 'system'. I hope this helps, Joris __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: ebay slow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Also going to oddman since I doubt he's among the hundreds subscribed to the list. On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 12:39:22AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > my ebay is going slow... how do youy cure? thanks, mike Debian is not ebay. Why not email ebay or call your ISP's support line to figure out what's wrong? We're all dying to know, what inspired you to think that we can help with someone else's website that we have no control over? That's like calling the gas company because you haven't been getting the daily paper in over a week. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/Ryq3sClmdIs2Ki8RAjzkAJ9lQkFQ1Ppp5tSOWwa3NAXkIWrWzgCfZu3n 661YAcwbF7m1HKx8xR9UgT4= =w0OR -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: root login How ???
Robert Storey wrote: > [...] > I know that most Debian users disdain the idea of ever logging in as > root, but there are a few times when I've found it useful (I'll > probably get flamed to a crisp for saying that). The best way I know > of to log in as root is to kill gdm and log in using text mode. You > can always start the graphics with "startx". You don't even need to kill gdm or logout as user. From any root-shell (even in an xterm) simply do a 'startx -- :1' and it will start another X11-Server on another virtual console. You can switch back and forth with + and +. HTH, Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SCO show must end!!!
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 05:02:40AM +0300, acatrineicatalin wrote: > http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/5067404.htm Yet another company stating the obvious. On a side note, I was listening to some Marilyn Manson when I saw the subject line, and my mind instantly reworded the song... "We're all stars now...In the SCO show" - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RynIsClmdIs2Ki8RAoM9AJ9PsFh971rTnmW3CPMm5mzE5hWSrQCdGi+5 SOfC15aW5Ipxxg7MJM/4Y7s= =bzWZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: opening ports & i feel dumb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:56:41PM -0400, Luke Reeves wrote: > Also, you might wanna check out mldonkey - it's a much nicer replacement > for the official client, and includes an easy web interface. xmule may be more stable and less obnoxious to Windows eDonkey and eMule users making the transition. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RylusClmdIs2Ki8RAi6bAKCE+GGSkARy07gsuRrwj1fd39OGBACeLOp8 +ID8eFtqJITvT5KSKJNAD5w= =2Xu7 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: opening ports & i feel dumb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Please turn your line wraps on to 72 columns so we don't have to do linewrap gymnastics to read it. On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 09:37:18PM -0400, amg wrote: > while looking at "/etc/inet.dconf" and "/etc/services" i see that > these programs and/or services have to be "declared" or "assigned" > to a certain port number (or actually vice versa) (side question: is > my understanding of this false?) Not entirely. > i tried to input "edonkey" along with the corresponding port number inside the two > aformentioned configurations files > > i entered this into "/etc/inetd.conf": > edonkey stream tcp nowait amg /usr/local/bin/edonkey/donkey0.50.1 > (please use your imagination for the other two ports) Don't add edonkey to inetd, that's just asking for trouble. > i then rebooted (just to make sure it was read correctly (special > reminder: i am new at this)) Just reload the daemon you're reconfiguring instead. In this case, as root (using su[1]), do /etc/init.d/inetd reload. If a particular daemon doesn't have a reload, restart works just as well (though can potentially take longer). > i dont have ipchains or iptables installed, so assigning them access > would accomplish nothing (correct?) Right. > so, my question (along with the inter-dispersed) and my assumption > is i don't have a firewall running on my computer (from what i can > tell - very bad - but please limit your response to what's coming up > next) Personal firewalls aren't. http://www.samspade.org/d/firewalls.html Using a reasonably secure OS is more effective than a Windows box running a personal firewall. Don't run any network services that you don't use and you should be OK in Linux. > do i need to start edonkey as a service to allow it access to listen > to a port (using it in a certain runlevel and/or a symbolic link > inside that specific runlevel)? edonkey has no options to run as a daemon, this won't help. Programs will open their own ports as needed. Try to undo what you've done, and go look through the edonkey faq to see why you're getting a low-id. If you're not getting a low-id, forget about it, nothing's wrong. Don't feel bad, many people have a rough start. ESR wrote an essay entitled "How to ask questions the smart way," which I think is misnamed. It really should be, "How to troubleshoot effectively." Either way, it's on the web here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Hope this helps! [1] If you log in as root, break that habit immediately. Seriously. Just use su instead, or if you need an X program as root, use su -m - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/Ryk5sClmdIs2Ki8RAhfWAJ4mcpbH3gwY8lijo8T5pVZ7MlgJYQCfRi5X wO05vmqyXfLta6+EsTEsNkU= =ONzQ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: support - Re: where is the place to enable agp gart in kernel 2.4.21?
hi ya sebastian On Sat, 23 Aug 2003, Sebastian Kapfer wrote: > Very good advice. Different users have different expectations from their > hardware. You often hear that Radeons "work" under Linux. Sure, the 2D > part works fine, but that's not a reason to get the latest 3D accelerator. "work[ing]" is also relative too .. - depends on the monitor one uses .. :-) and its resolution you want and flickering or not ..etc.etc.. > ATI does not provide drivers for their latest cards (9600 and 9800). At > least they did not when I looked two weeks ago. I had to use the FireGL > drivers from Schneider, which "sort of" worked (garbled OpenGL and no yes... i did the same ... took me a day of googling to find newer drivers http://www.schneider-digital.de/html/body_download_ati.html#8x00 drivers at ati was old and didnt support it back in april i've since convreted out most of the old fireGL and have them using $1,000 nvidia quadro 9x000 series controllers .. they seem to be happy 3D modeling their molecules complete w/ 3d goggles > > agp gart stuff is tricky to get working ... fun or annoying stuff > > If your chipset is supported, it's not tricky at all. Otherwise, it > depends - how much of a kernel hacker are you? ;-) adding/deleting options in the kernel is easy.. once you get the hang of it and is highly recommended when time prevails ( spend the time to learn now .. or later .. ) and played with the kernel sources too .. to get some hw recognized still fun and annoying at the same time ... and having to do it 24 times repeatatively stresses the point too for this one client c ya alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mouse Problems
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 06:10:00PM -0400, William Bradley wrote: > This particular machine is dualed with Windows 98, so I looked up the mouse > and though it is a Logitech mouse, Windows lists it as a PS/2 mouse. More detail, please. Specifically, what kind of mouse? Are you also using gpm? What exactly are you telling X your mouse is? - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RyTcsClmdIs2Ki8RAj/GAJ0XJe01q5JEoP9vIvI+pGd+9cpb/ACfdYh2 Ge4v6+NO+n3eRmn//UCb4lY= =fVp6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: root login How ???
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 01:26:46AM -0400, Stephen Touset wrote: > Under gdmsetup, you can allow root logins and remote root logins through > GDM via the Security tab. No! Do *NOT* do this! Log in as a normal user, open your favorite terminal, and type su -m and run your X programs as root from the resulting shell. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RyKMsClmdIs2Ki8RAjAEAJ9FJAaYJhpqFIjD9exKgzbkrIssIQCfcyyj 4Od5imEcanDZHVBnnWpQwQ0= =ipwb -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Unicode: is it safe to use it ?
Le Vendredi 22 Août 2003 22:45, Alex Malinovich a déclamé : > > Polish (całego świata. Dostępne są też ŽŽ), > > Chinese ( 新聞、商業信息、文化藝 ), > > Japanese (ダンス・エレクトロニカ ), > > Thaï > > (พระราชดำริสมเด็จพระเทพรัตนราชสุดาฯ > > สยามบ), > > Hebrew (זכרמב - הבכרמה טקיורפ), > > something from India (ैं ओर राष्ट्रपति > > सद्दाम हुसैन से मिल चुके हैं. > > ), Russian (Слова и музыка)... > > example, I use Bitstream fonts. > Which font packages do you have installed for the Chinese, Japanese, > Thai and "something from India"? I just use a font which contains enough parts of Unicode (Bitstream Vera Sans for Kmail, package is in sarge). I just swapped, as Arial (the one from MS I think) could handle Japanese but not Chinese. > Just out of curiosity, do you actually speak all of those languages or I really would like to :- But I don't even have time to try to learn something as 'basic' as Spanish and at the same time improve my German, so Chinese and Russian will wait... (I'm French and only Americans are worse than us for foreign languages ;-) > are you just tossing out a few words? Cut-and-paste from websites ;o) (I tried to add something from Cambodia, but all their websites are for foreigners, in English or French). -- Christophe Courtois - Ostwald, Alsace, France http://www.courtois.cc/ - Clé PGP : 0F33E837 -- " I'm a bastard. I have absolutely no clue why people can ever think otherwise. Yet they do. People think I'm a nice guy, and the fact is that I'm a scheming, conniving bastard who doesn't care for any hurt feelings or lost hours of work if it just results in what I consider to be a better system. " Linus Torvalds, linux-kernel, 6 September 2000 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Finishing the Install: Packages
Alfredo Valles wrote: > On Friday 22 August 2003 7:23 pm, Chrissy wrote: > >> The stage that I am at now is that I have the base system installed >> and running. I loath to get anywhere past the root or user login. I >> get the prompts and such but I cant seem to find or understand, at >> this point, the command structures that I have come across. > > > From the comand line run the program tasksel, then you will have a > menu in which you sould select to install a desktop environment. > > >> What I have here is Debian GNU/Linux. The name wirtten on the CD >> is: "Debian Woody". > > > Yes, that's the debian stable alright. > > If you take advices hear one: Forget Debian stable for now, download > knoppix and have fun with it, learn with it. It's a live CD but you > can also install it to hard disk without any pain, it's cool and > easy, very good looking desktop, and it's based on debian. What else > you can ask for? > > > Good Luck > > Alfredo > > if you take advice, that's a whole 'nother story. before you download anything else, explore woody, one of the all-time best stable releases of debian. take the time to describe what you want to achieve, and don't get put off by the occasional caustic response from the list. the best people here give straight answers, although sometimes it might seem a tad cryptic. you're already on the road. think about the questions, search the archives for answers. by then, if you haven't found the solution, you'll at least have found the question. ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: how to configure e-mail server
On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 06:22, Paul Johnson wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 10:19:28AM +0200, Richard Lyons wrote: > > He can't do that. It's sure to be a non-registered copy in India - or > > anywhere else in the developing world ;-) > > India's not China, it's a IT hotbed. The piracy rate is still pretty high. That's *one* reason why the Indian federal and state governments are looking favorably upon Linux: it reduces the piracy rate. -- - Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA Spit in one hand, and wish for peace in the other. Guess which is more effective... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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