re: X11 and LaTeX minimal install
Different people maintain different packages. One of the main strengths of debian is that there is an expert who is in control of a package. A minimal X installation is quite large. It would be very unfair to expect someone(who donates their time) to be able to maintain such complex programs as xdm, fvwm, and and several xservers all at once. -Josh Stockwell A minimal X (and LaTeX) installation requires several debian packages, but most people either do not want X or want at least a minimal installation, right? So what are the justifications of splitting a minimal X and LaTeX the way it is? Thanks. Billy C.-M. Chow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian Linux
Re: [Fwd: Virus Alert]
I don't think you have anything to worry about. You just fell victim to one of the most perpetuated practical jokes on the internet. :)) -Josh Stockwell
Re: where is wish ?
wish is part of the Tk package. You'll need tk_7.[3|5].deb and tcl_4.?.deb I can't remember which verison they at. Tk needs tcl. Wish is part of Tk. They should both be in the devel subtree. -Josh Stockwell
Re: Isn't it a security hole...
On Aug 14, 2:35pm, Bruce Perens wrote: : Ahem. Let's not use the word hacker to mean computer criminal on : this list. cracker is more appropriate. -- End of excerpt from Bruce Perens Christopher R. Hertel wrote: Seconded. The term hacker originally referred to one who would hack at [working] code to make it better, faster, cleaner, more fun, etc. The term has been badly misused in recent years, and for some has taken on a new meaning. Given the true meaning of the term, most of the people on this list could be called hacker. To be quite honest, I think it has two meanings now. And it is nothing very recent, hacker has been used to label computer criminals at least for the last 12 years. Like many other english words, you just have to keep in mind under what context it is being used and apply the most appropriate definition. I personally would never want to be called a hacker, because it has a third definition for me -- someone who spends way too much time on their computer :) -Josh Stockwell
Re: LILO trouble
I had this exact same setup. Slackware on the slave disk and msdos on the other master disk. And I just recently upgraded to Debian and ran into the exact same problem. Silly me to forget to uninstall lilo first! The reason your boot is hanging is that it is looking for the old lilo that doesnt't exist anymore. You need to re-install lilo. If your lilo.conf is setup right just type lilo and it should re-write the MBR so you'll be able to boot normally. Lilo should be on your linux partition, not your dos partition. Good luck! - Josh Stockwell Hakan wrote: I have a 486 on which I untill recently had MSDos and Slackware installed on two diffrent harddisks, with LILO installed in the master boot block of the msdos harddisk allowing me to select between the two operating systems. This worked just fine. Now, I decided to convert into Debian (I just love it's package system), so I through out the Slackware stuff and installed the three disks base system. I had to install LILO by hand because the instalation package tried to install it on the linx partion, which is the second partion on the secon harddisk (/dev/hdb2). I placed it on (/dev/hda). Then I rebootet. Then insted of the LILO text that is supposed to show up when LILO loads I only got L followd by 04 repeated in what seemsed to infinity. I have tried bothe my old Slackware lilo configuration file, the new created by Debian. I have tried both the lilo version that came with Debian and the old one used by Slackware. I have tried having both the MSDos hd and the Linux HD as the first HD. And Gud knows what else, but the result is just the same. What am I doing wrong? I have temporarity solved the problem by using a MSDos boot disk with a menu that allows me to either run the startup files from my HD after load MSDOS from the floppy, or execute loadlin to load a linux kernerel from my msdos HD and mount the root system. And this works acceptable. But it is not a decent solution. And since LILO worked with Slackware, I see no reason for it not to work with Debian. Any sugestions will be appricialed. Thanx.
Re: unreliable service of I-Connect
I ordered my cd July 26, a little over a week ago, and I still haven't received it either. I wish they wouldn't post that they can ship in 2-3 days if they can't. That's very frustrating, I've preped my system and all I'm waiting for is the distribution. I'm going to call and tell them if I don't receive it this week I'm canceling my order. -Josh Stockwell
Re: Unreliable service of I-connect
-- Begin Forwarded Message -- Message 2: From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Aug 6 13:25:08 1996 Received: from stealth.ctron.com ([134.141.5.107]) by mer-mail.ctron.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA15749 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 6 Aug 1996 13:25:05 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from gatekeeper.ctron.com by stealth.ctron.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA21039; Tue, 6 Aug 96 13:19:19 EDT Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) by gatekeeper.ctron.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) id NAA16865 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 6 Aug 1996 13:20:52 -0400 Received: from nomis.i-connect.net(206.139.73.10) by gatekeeper via smap (V1.3mjr) id sma016806; Tue Aug 6 13:20:28 1996 Received: (qmail-queue invoked by uid 105); 6 Aug 1996 17:21:04 - Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cdrom To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joshua Stockwell) Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:21:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Joshua Stockwell at Aug 6, 96 08:36:51 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25 PGP2] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Status: R I ordered my cd July 26 and I still haven't received it. I'm not to anxious yet, but I've been seeing quite a few postings on debian mailing lists reporting that it took four to five weeks. If you're experiencing some sort of problem it would be appreciated if you would send out a notification to your customers that it will be late and with a reason. Please remember that one of the reasons I choose to order from you was becuase you advertised that you would ship within 3 days. Sincerely, Josh Stockwell Hello Josh Stockwell, Our records show we shipped your CD 31 July. You should be receiving it any day. Thanks for your order and your comments--yes, we have tended to be a little disorganized as we've been getting this process up and running. Sincerely, Ann [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- End Forwarded Message --- All I need is a little feedback and I'm happy. -Josh Stockwell
Re: rename a machine
Look in /etc/hostname file -Josh Stockwell
