apache + perl + (embeded OR asp)
Hello Can someone help with the instalation of this packages : libhtml-embperl-perl and/or libapache-asp-perl I don't know what to do afteter apt-get foo.deb . I set the perl module in apache but my page with perl code stay like the source. (i use an exemple code, from the package) Thanks
probleme install with sgmltools-2
Bonjour, i have a probleme when installing sgml : there is a confligt beetwin : sgmltools-2 and sgml-tools potato i386 ( all up-to-date) i got this from apt during the install of sgmltools-2 : Unpacking sgmltools-2 (from .../sgmltools-2_2.0.2-2_all.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sgmltools-2_2.0.2-2_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/man/man1/sgmltools.1.gz', which is also in package sgml-tools Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/sgmltools-2_2.0.2-2_all.deb E: Sub-process returned an error code (1)
Re: new logo on debian.org
John C. Ellingboe wrote: I'm with you also. The chick connected us with Linux but the new logo doesnt do anything for me at all. John C. Ellingboe don't you never see a Genius going out from it's lantern ? like Aladin's story
Re: how to get netscape?
Francis J. Bruening wrote: OK, Just finished installing slink via ftp. Chose the workstation configuration, and was shocked to find there is no browser. Tried to used dselect to choose netscape, but I have seemingly dozens of options. Can someone tell me how I can get a rather current version of netscape to run on slink? And which .deb file(s) I'll need to get? Has 4.61 been packed for slink? Feeling kind of stupid at this point... Thanks, Francis -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null use the communicator 4.61 static if you have not motif dinamyc if you have motif
Re: shutdown -h now : don't power off
Hi, I rebuild my kernel with make-dpkg (as usual) but i get no better news. shutdown -h now or poweroff don't act to shutdown my box, just reboot. I have no apmd files. does someone know how to see if the APM option are well setting in my running kernel, because it's selected in : make xconfig and make menuconfig
Re: error messages in dselect and xterm
what method are you using with dselect : apt ftp ... ?
Re: How to share swap partition across 2 linux installs?
Andrew White wrote: In addition to this, Is there any problems sharing the same /home between 2 distros. yes, there are a lot of config files in /home/user. you can have a software with a specific config file in a distribution (slink) which is diferent in the other (potato)
Re: shutdown -h now : don't power off
I get this, :/boot # grep APM config-2.2.10 CONFIG_APM=y # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=y CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y CONFIG_APM_POWER_OFF=y CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_MULTIPLE_SUSPEND=y # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_SUSPEND_BOUNCE is not set CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y # CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set but i can't shutdown my box i reinstalled sysvinit but makes no difference. *if someone have any idea, i get it. thanks.
Re: shutdown -h now : don't power off
Hi, for your question : This is a summary of what I have done: I set the APM option in the kernel 2.2.10. if I do halt, my box act like the use of reboot : it reboots using the shutdown of windows95 act as i want : power off the computer the command : #ps aux |grep apm root 2169 0.0 0.3 1148 416 pts/0S15:39 0:00 grep apm* to be sure I am recompiling my kernel.
shutdown -h now : don't power off
Hi, I have : Kernel2.2.10-1 + potato + ATX_box All packages are the last. When i do a : shutdown -h now or halt my system is rebooted, but not power off. Wheras I set this option in the kernel. do someone have the same probleme are the solution ? Thanks.
XF86Setup gives Segmentation Fault
Hi, since 2 month I can't run XF86Setup, ech time I get a Segmentation Fault. I configured X with xf86config and it works now. Do someone know how to solve this ? Debian+kernel2.2.10+potato PII + Ati RagePro with 4Mo All my software are uptodate.
mozilla don't run
Hi, when i type mozulla in a shell i get : bash-2.02$ mozilla *** Registering html library Registered Ok bash-2.02$ but no mozilla window's opened. is it normal ? potato+last packages+kernel2.2.10
Re: snowcrash.tdyc.com... mirrors???
Robert V. MacQuarrie wrote: Are there any mirrors of snowcrash.tdyc.com anywhere? I think I remember an alternative site being mentioned awhile back but can not remember the URL. deb ftp://ftp.uni-marburg.de/mirror/debian-snowcrash.tdyc.com potato rkrusty
Re: Problem after memory upgrade
if you have instaled lilo, read the man about memory.
Re: java applets in X
moron wrote: I've just installed the jdk and tried some applets that worked perfectly well (from local files or across the Internet) with Netscape normally Netscape use it's own java runtime. So it's normal that it works. what happend when you type : java in a shell.
Re: java applets in X
excuse my previous mail.. it's not the problem. what version of Netscape are you using ?
Re: Netscape + rvplayer xpdf
Arcady Genkin wrote: Hi all: Has anyone gotten Netscape call these with the right parameters when a hyperlink for an appropriate file is clicked? I have the following in the Netscape's setup: for RealAudio: rvplayer %h try : rvplayer %s
Re: Changed CDROM hdd to hdb
change your link file : /dev/cdrom to point to /dev/hdb and use /dev/cdrom everywhere you want
Re: Upgraded mother board and now...
Jim Harsh wrote: floppy, the boot process hangs when trying to setup the SCSI controller. The controller is an Adaptec AHA-2940. message all look correct/normal until it gets to Downloading sequencer code... 406 instructions downloaded then the boot just stops. I've noticed this before when I had a bad rescue disk. Good boots usually downloaded 407 or 413 instructuctions. To work arround this I pulled the scsi controller. Now it boots OK but I'd like to have my Jaz drive. if i rermember there is a probleme with kernel 2.2.x and scsi card you have too create your own kernel with the support of your Adaptec AHA and create your boot disk
Re: Microtek scanner help
try : cat /proc/scsi/scsi if you see something like : Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00 Vendor: UMAX Model: Astra 1220S Rev: V1.3 Type: Scanner ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00 Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP 100 Rev: J.02 Type: Direct-AccessANSI SCSI revision: 02 it's ok. your scanner must be : /dev/sg0 else you will have to compile your own kernel with the support of your scsi card.
Re: Separate list for newbies
I was thinking about a solution about this and found that it could be a good thing to add in the mailing list all 200 messages an official message in the list that explan what is the archive list, the LDP , the FAQ and some usefull information. (and of course where to find them) this mail must be send in the first subscription and automaticaly added all 200 messages. khalid ezzaraoui
Re: can't get xdm to load.
do you install the xserver-yourcard ?
Re: kernel problem
Shao Zhang wrote : However, top reports there are heaps of memory left. 4:03pm up 40 days, 21:53, 15 users, load average: 0.40, 0.42, 0.36 217 processes: 216 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped CPU states: 7.6% user, 6.7% system, 0.0% nice, 86.4% idle Mem: 256928K av, 247616K used, 9312K free, 104016K shrd, 122876K buff Swap: 261496K av, 3676K used, 257820K free 41000K cached how much swap do you set one of 256 or two of 128 ?
Re: about xfstt an freefont
but I have a probleme with the freefont package. the font that it install are available only for root but not other user. Could you help me about this ? What are the rights on the font files? Jack Versfeld -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null Thankds, but I solved it today, and I don't know how. after installing xfstt the user can access to others font. the right permission are good. I run some commande as root, one of this solved it after a reboot : xfstt --sync xfstt xset fp+ unix/:7101 xlsfonts xcoral -fn TTM20_Times New Roman xfontsel -pattern -*-*-*-*-*-tt-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* xset -fp unix/:7101
Re: A file's permission controler
thanks it is exactly what i'm looking for.
Re: Sound Card
try to found the reponse in the : http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/ there was a lot of tal about this during april and mai
2.2.5 - 2.2.7 .config file
is it safe to use the old 2.2.5 config file (to compile the kernel) in the 2.2.7 configuration ?
about xfstt an freefont
Today I made my truetype fonts accessible by X by changing the /etc/init.d/xfstt and changing this line : portno=7101 to this : portno=127.0.0.1:7101 or by : portno=inet/127.0.0.1:7101 I hope this will help you. but I have a probleme with the freefont package. the font that it install are available only for root but not other user. Could you help me about this ?
potato+slink
I read before that potato is a duplication of slink, and the potato's tree are just link to slink. And each time a new application is generated to potato the link to this become a new file. So if this is true, why using slink+potato but not just potato in apt-source? in fact i understood that if someone is using slink + some potatos it is usefull but with apt that make an auto upgrade it is really dangerous. I ask this because i want to have a new computer with slink+some_potatos
Re: Modem went poof...GRRRR
in your bios you can set some information irq to your parallel,mouse port. and you can set your bios to be : not plug and play or reserve the irq 3 to your modem but forget the old setting to come back if nothing of this work
glade--
is glade-- work with potato+kernel2.2.5 ? I get a segmentation fault each time using : glade-- my_prj or glade with c++ option
A file's permission controler
Do someone know if there is a programme that is able to controle : - the permision right of all or part file installed in a debian machin including the directory's right. - the presence of the more importante or used file, directorys (/dev/audio, /dev/cdrom, ) - and create them if root says to do it if not, I am interesting to create one, with your help of course.
Re: Problem with booting
if you boot with lilo try to type, if the_name is the word you type to boot linux : the_name single this will make your machine to boot in single mode after what rename : /etc/init.d/lpd --- /etc/init.d/lpd_old try to reboot and see if all works after what if the answer is yes this indicate that your lpd is broken so reinstall it else move lpd_old to lpd
Re: A file's permission controler
David B.Teague wrote : Could you be asking about chmod? That file utility sets No I'm speaking about an other application. As you see in mailing list some people speak about problem to configure their sound card. in fact a part of them did not have their /dev/audio, /dev/mixer created or well setting. other with their cdrom forget to create a link from /dev/cdrom to /dev/hd? or other. some time it was a directory or file with bad permission. So i speak about an application that control and solve this behaviour.
Re: How do I load CDRom driver?
do you have an over OS (Win95,WinNT, BeOS) that found your cdrom ?
Re: Temporaly disable program
try as root : update-rc.d gpm remove see also : man update-rc.d
Re: netscape, navigator, communicator...
Pere Camps wrote: What's the bare minimum if I want to have just a 'lightweith' netscape 4.5 browser? if you want just a browser, use the netscape4.5 package. (there is now the 4.51 version) if you have motif, download the dynamic version else download the static. if you want to use netscape to read your mail you have to download the communicator (perhaps)
dselect problem
today I try to see if there's someting to install but running dselect with apt I found this in the select zone of dselect: I don't understand why this packages are in Obsolete. In fact I find the downloaded Packages list is empty. Waht have I to do ? my source_list : deb ftp://ftp.jussieu.fr/pub2/linux/distributions/debian unstable main contrib non-free deb http://pandora.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable non-US/main non-US/contrib non-US/non-free deb http://snowcrash.tdyc.com/debian potato rkrusty some over info : = :/root # cat /var/state/apt/lists/ftp.jussieu.fr_pub2_linux_distributions_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Relea se Archive: unstable Component: main Version: 2.2 Origin: Debian Label: Debian Architecture: i386 = /root # ls -l /var/state/apt/lists/ftp.jussieu.fr_pub2_linux_distributions_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root0 May 15 14:27 /var/state/apt/lists/ftp.jussieu.fr_pub2_linux_distributions_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages = - All packages - --- Obsolete and local packages present on system --- - Obsolete/local Required packages - --- Obsolete/local Required packages in section base --- *** Req base adduser 3.8 none *** Req base ae 962-23 none *** Req base base-files 2.1.6 none *** Req base base-passwd 2.0.3.3 none *** Req base bash 2.02.1-1.4 none *** Req base bsdutils 2.9i-1 none *** Req base debianutils 1.11none *** Req base diff 2.7-18 none *** Req base dpkg 1.4.1.1 none *** Req base e2fsprogs1.14-2 none *** Req base fileutils4.0-1.1 none *** Req base findutils4.1-34 none *** Req base grep 2.3-2 none *** Req base gzip 1.2.4-29none *** Req base hostname 2.04none *** Req base kbd 0.97-1 none *** Req base kbd-data 0.97-1 none *** Req base ldso 1.9.11-2none
URGENT to DEBIAN
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz is empty. If I do a mistake excuse me.
Re: automatic load of modules ?
use modconf too if your card's driver is in module.
Re: Mouse installation
use : XF86Setup
Re: 2 network cards revisited
use : dmesg and look for info about eth0, eth1 or the name of your card
Re: dselect and the unstable branch
try to see if you can change some files here or get the old dselect setting : /var/lib/dpkg
Re: dpkg problem
download the package : et and do : dpkg -i your_package_name.deb after what try to remove it with apt-get like you do before
Re: Need Apache with proxy support
Hey, did someone know if the proxy of Apache will work only to my localhost or to all url ? more clearly : if I use my browser on my computer is apache-proxy see in its cache ? or apache-proxy will work only to the request on my http://localhost In fact I want to know if I have to install squid. thanks.
Re: packages for dialing isp
YMMV - I tried KPPP (I do have KDE installed) and could never get a successfull connection. I can dial using any other means without problems, in the kppp help they say to remove a directory to make it running, perphaps : /etc/ppp
xterm and arrow keys
About xterm and arrow keys : after an upgrade a get this from ldconfig ldconfig: warning: can't open /lib/libNoVersion.so.1 (No such file or directory), skipping any idea ? this happend after installing X (3.3.3.1-? - 3.3.3.1-3) Since this time I can't use the up arrow key to find the previous commande in a xterm+bash 2.02 (or do any thing with it, like in dselect i can't move in the menu). but bash2.02 works with over term. thanks
Re: kernel and modules compiling
J Horacio MG wrote: Hi Alexander, and to my surprise, it only installed modules/fs/ and modules/net ... what happened to the rest of the modules? This is not doing much sense, but just in case you can help me with it, I send you again the .config file I'm using. TIA Horacio configName: config Type: Plain Text (text/plain) perhaps you set the option in the kernel config that says to not compil modules that don't change. (this option set the version of your kernel in modules)
Re: HP 7200i
try suse.com and look at there hardware support.
rtl8139 + kernel2.2.5
Bonjour, I have a problem about rtl8139 (ethernet card) option in the compilation of the kernel. rtl8139 is in the kernel source but not available in make xconfig. How to compil it anyway ? other question : after an upgrade a get this from ldconfig ldconfig: warning: can't open /lib/libNoVersion.so.1 (No such file or directory), skipping any idea ?
Re: checkdir error
Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote: I have a shell script that unzips multiple files in a directory. This directory have 4 subdirectories named 001, ..., 004. Each one have 400 subdirectories named 001, ..., 400. In each of these 400 subdirectories I have 400 html files. The file system( using df ) still have enough 400x400x4 = 64 (file or dir) see if your hd is able to manage all this. you can see this during the boot so try dmesg, I don't know over way. (df)
Re: rtl8139 + kernel2.2.5
Frank Rosendahl wrote: other question : after an upgrade a get this from ldconfig ldconfig: warning: can't open /lib/libNoVersion.so.1 (No such file or directory), skipping any idea ? Does this library exist with this name ? CU Frank -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null yes it is in : /lib/libNoVersion.so.1 this happend after installing X (3.3.3.1-? - 3.3.3.1-3) Since this time I can't use the up arrow key to find the previous commande in a xterm+bash 2.02. but bash2.02 works with over term. thanks for the rtl8139, it works now.
apache + proxy ?
Hey, did someone know if the proxy of Apache will work only to my localhost or to all url ? more clearly : if I use my browser on my computer is apache-proxy see in its cache ? or apache-proxy will work only to the request on my http://localhost In fact I want to know if I have to install squid. thanks.
Re: Apps For Debian?
Peter Ludwig wrote: On a side note I will be needing a Database to connect a website to fairly soon. Any suggestions (I am leaning towards mySQL but I would like a GUI interface to work in if possiable) Someone is ahead of you here, I do believe... There is a GUI interface for it, but it's very cumbersome, and might be best handled at present from the command line... I'm not sure if there is a Database package written for Linux which has a decent GUI interface... though if you don't mind buying commercial software, there is at least one... can't quite remember it's name now (I'm a big help, aren't I?) try : postgres pgaccess (gui)
Re: Some newbie questions
to remove xdm : try : Ctrl+R in the xlogin or as root, in shell : switchdm
proxy and Apache
Hey, did someone know if the proxy of Apache will work only to my localhost or to all url ? more clearly : if I use my browser on my computer is apache-proxy see in its cache ? or apache-proxy will work only to the request on my http://localhost In fact I want to know if I have to install squid. thanks.
sendmail config
hey, I have a probleme to configuring smail. If I say to smailconfig to send mail to root, all thing work, but if I set it to send them to a user khaezzar (he is in mail group) a get this mail : === !root !0 1001 !-oem !-f !+ !-oMs !localhost !-oMr !bsmtp !-oMP !smail !postmaster From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: postmaster Subject: mail failed, sending to postmaster Reference: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |- Message log follows: -| Xfail: khaezzar reason: (ERR133) transport local: failed to open output file: Permission denied |- Failed addresses follow: -| khaezzar ... transport local: failed to open output file: Permission denied |- Message text follows: | Received: by localhost via send-mail from stdin id [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Debian Smail3.2.0.102) for unknown; Fri, 7 May 1999 19:22:58 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 19:22:58 +0200 (CEST) From: khaezzar (Khalid EZZARAOUI) To: khaezzar Subject: test juste un test === someone know what have I to do ?
3D Card
did someone know what kind of 3D card company, is really making the job to porting their hardware to Linux, especialy OpenGL ? I tried to found this on the web but no way to know the true : ATI says they don't open their hardware to 3-party 3dfx says they are thinking to port voodoo3 because game nvidia I don't found any information I have to buy a computer next week and need to make a quick choice. If someone can help me, I'll be able to sleep before 7 days.-) thanks.
OpenGL and X
Hey, Do you know if some hardware (nvidia,tnt,ati) openGL code are directly supported by X or other free api ? I have to buy a computer but would like to know the better card to choose. (don't want to spend money for 3D card that I will not be able to use 3D acceleration). if you know a url speaking about this, could you tell me ? Thanks. P.S. : thans for other answer to other questions, that help me to solve my old probleme.
Re: IDE for JAVA
try http://www.netbeans.com it's free for non commercial use (if I remember) you have one to jdk1.1 and 1.2. there is a rpm archive
Re: some sound
there was a lot of speak about this last month, try to : http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/
Re: posgresql postmaster would not start
hey, do you delete the file : /tmp/.s.PGSQL.portnr like says your error message after what if it doesn't work do as root : /etc/init.d/postgresql stop /etc/init.d/postgresql start good luck
Re: kernel compile error-help
try the package : kernel-package it makes all automaticaly. else : perhaps you need the package bin86
Re: unable to cd /home/directory_name
enter as root and type : ls -l /home ls -l /home/your_home_dir see the owner of this directory. if needed change them with : chown chmod for more help : man chown man chmod
X 3.3.3.1-1 Crash
Could someone tell me what can I do (sending this in an other place) ? I have this output from XF86Setup, after manuelly changing the amount of my memory in XF86Config , and running it under X : :/root # XF86Setup X Error of failed request: BadGC (invalid GC parameter) Major opcode of failed request: 70 (X_PolyFillRectangle) Resource id in failed request: 0x0 Serial number of failed request: 155 Current serial number in output stream: 158 X is always running in 256colors. befor changing manualy XF86Config, running XF86Setup says something like : it seems that X is running in other consol, ... wheras I directly boot in a simple text console. perhaps a bug : after installing the last X 3.3.3.1-1 package from debian with dselect+apt, I can't run XF86Setup : sometime I get a segmentation fault some time it works for 1 minute, and it scratch when I click in the card button. I can solve it a little by using : xf86config I have : potato+ kernel 2.2.5 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] AGP 8Mo for this time I can't read my mail, because of Netscape who can't allocate its color. I be back later. bye -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
how to keep output of apt-get in a file ?
did someone know if apt-get keep it's output somewhere, or the way to do it ? because the long list of thing to do during the install ? I try : apt-get upgrade 12 apt-get_output.txt but I don't see what is wrong. thanks.
Re: SB16 Vibra Pnp PCI
J'ai la meme carte et noyau 2.2.5. pour que ca marche j'ai : tout le son en modules dans la config cocher : OSS sound modules 100% Sound Blaster compatibles (SB16/32/64, ESS, Jazz16) support Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support Support for Yamaha OPL3-SA2, SA3, and SAx based PnP cards SoftOSS software wave table engine x x FM synthesizer (YM3812/OPL-3) supportx x Loopback MIDI device support x x 6850 UART support dans modconf , mes options : sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 opl3 io=0x388 mais je n'ai pas activer SoftOSS wave table
Re: SB16 Vibra Pnp PCI
J'ai la meme carte et noyau 2.2.5. pour que ca marche j'ai : tout le son en modules dans la config cocher : OSS sound modules 100% Sound Blaster compatibles (SB16/32/64, ESS, Jazz16) support Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support Support for Yamaha OPL3-SA2, SA3, and SAx based PnP cards SoftOSS software wave table engine x x FM synthesizer (YM3812/OPL-3) supportx x Loopback MIDI device support x x 6850 UART support dans modconf , mes options : sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 opl3 io=0x388 mais je n'ai pas activer SoftOSS wave table
Re: how to keep output of apt-get in a file ?
thanks. I try what you say, but I would like to see the output in the same time (during the upgrade) in my terminal that it is save in the file.
X 3.3.3 scratch
perhaps a bug : after installing the last X 3.3.3.1-1 package from debian with dselect+apt, I can't run XF86Setup : sometime I get a segmentation fault some time it works for 1 minute, and it scratch when I click in the card button. I can solve it a little by using : xf86config I have : potato+ kernel 2.2.5 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] AGP 8Mo for this time I can't read my mail, because of Netscape who can't allocate its color. I be back later. bye
Re: Buggy kernel-sources package in Debian 2.1?
Has anyone experienced this? If I untar the tar file manually, what are the required simlinks I need to create (like /usr/src/linux)? you will have to do just this : untar it and create this symbolic link.
I do a Big permission mistake
hello, never, never do : chmod -R o+r .* anywhere. (I do it in /home). After doing this as root, I lose a lot of right acces every were for users. user can't use bash, profile dir, libreadline lib . is there a way to solve this ? using apt-get and force to download all my package and to install them again ? (but how?) Thanks. My sys : potato + kernel2.2.5
Re: I do a Big permission mistake
Excuse me for the previous mail, I get Panick. I solved it by typing : chmod -R o+r .* the first time to solve it I do only : chmod -R o+r * the solution is the solution of the problem. but it is always true : never use the .* without care. thanks and sorry.
Re: Java Problem
if you have potato installed, you can't use java, you have to go to slink (because glibc6), or wait jdk 1.2 who is in prerelease.
Re: java + potato
Someone says there is no solution to this except to downgrade libc6 (potato-slink) , but if you do this you will lose other package who need this. Some people stay with slink, get the source of package needed in potato and recompil waht they want from potato. Someone other use the jdk1.2beta with potato. If you found a solution, I like to know it. Bye
Re: the ~ files
Shao Zhang wrote: Looks like you are using xemacs or similar editor that automatically backs up for you. You can set the backup option to no. I don't think you need to -R option. rm *~ should not have any problems. Correct me if I am wrong. :) The problem is that ther is a lot software taht do this backup file. So I would like to delete by only one command at my home directory. Someones before give 3 good solution : = first type: find . -name '*~' | xargs echo and if this looks ok, then edit the command to find . -name '*~' | xargs rm -r = I think the best thing you could do is to write a small shell script and put it somewhere along your path: something like: rm -rf *~ \#*\# *.bak *.old call it cleandir or the like and you cannot run mistype disasters. One approach, which I use, is to insert into .bashrc (edit to taste): function cleanup { find . -name *~ -exec rm -i {} \; find . -name .*~ -exec rm -i {} \; find . -name #*# -exec rm -i {} \; find . -name core -exec rm -i {} \; }
Re: DHCPCD
use : dhcpc start and not : dhcpcd start
Re: Mixer problems
Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: hey, try : (as root) cat /dev/sndstat and ls -l /dev/mixer ls -l /dev/cdrom (add ls -l to this link file) after what add this output to your next mail. so we can see what is the problem. good luck.
the ~ files
hello, I would like to know if it is possible to delete all file ending by the symbol ~ with the command without risk : rm -R *~ I have more and more of them every day. thanks.
Re: the ~ files
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you use vim you can tell the editor not to do any backup files (.vimrc). Thanks. But if I don't mistake, theire is a lot of software that add a ~ after a backup file. So I would like to know if there is a way do delete in one commande with secure way.
Re: kernel 2.2.6
try to make some option of your config to be module : for the sound scsi printer line but don't do it for importante thing like : ext2 scsi if you boot on a scsi drive bye
subdivise potato and slink in two mailing lists
hello as you see it there is (to me) too much mail in this mailing list. Do you know if it possible to subdivide it in two : a potato and a slink list. I don't know if this is usefull but ... -) bye
java + potato
hello, when I type java in a shell, I get : bash-2.02$ java /usr/lib/jdk1.1/bin/../bin/i686/green_threads/java: error in loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/jdk1.1/bin/../lib/i686/green_threads/libjava.so: undefined symbol: _dl_symbol_value I have : potato+linux2.0.36 thanks.
help: php3
Hello, could someone help me to make php running on potato+apache+kernel2.0.36. I can't make a simple code writing a web page. I select the php module in apache, write a simple html page on my locahost and in netscape : http://localhost/~user/php3_test.html but all my php code do nothing. If someone can send me the more simple html page with a simple echo php code I will be sure if it is my config or my web page. thanks.
Re: java + potato
To make me more clear : Today someone in a previous mail speak about potato+jdk1.2. I had believe that there is a official way to solve the problem. In the use of jdk1.2 instead of jdk1.1.7
Re: help: php3
Ben Collins wrote: Find the phtml defines in httpd.conf and uncomment them, then renamethe page with a .phtml extension. If you want the server to parse all html pages (not recommended), then change phtml to html in httpd.conf thanks, in fact i have activated php3 by uncomment the appropriate line in the file /etc/apache/srm.conf the line : #AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .phtml bye
Re: internet
Buda, Jose wrote: Hello , i am from Argentina and i have a problem here I need to know how to make available the dialing assisted by an operator just like i did with windows can i do this with minicom ? how ? Thank you very much . -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null try as root : pppconfig
Re: Adding stuff to init
see the dir : /etc/init.d# pour a executable script like the over for what you want to run at startup /etc/rc2.d# after that, make a symbolic link in this directory don't forget to make them executable in rc2.d give them the good number. good luck
Re: Question about recompiling kernel ...
use the package : kernel-package, it wll do all automaticaly.
[Fwd: Help with KDE and Debian Slink]
Bonjour, I would ike to install kaffe from potato, but my computer is : slink+linux2.0.35 and I am affraid to break it. kaffe needs the new libc6, and the last time I was on potato I had no possibility to run a java code. So my question is : installing kaffe under slink will break my system ? thanks ---BeginMessage--- I have installed the deb files for qt1.42, kde off the kde ftp site, and I have upgraded from hamm to Slink. Now about half of the KDE applications give back this error: kdbash-2.01$ kedit kedit: error in loading shared libraries /usr/X11R6/lib/libkfile.so.2: undefined symbol: __pure_virtual bash-2.01$ How do I fix this? -- Brian Schramm [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null ---End Message---
kaffe + java + slink
Bonjour, I would ike to install kaffe from potato, but my computer is : slink+linux2.0.35 and I am affraid to break it. kaffe needs the new libc6, and the last time I was on potato I had no possibility to run a java code. So my question is : installing kaffe under slink will break my system ? thanks
qt1g1.40-qt1g1.42 + ldso
Hi, I use slink+some_potato+linux2.0.35, and was installing : qt1g 1.42, then apt-get says : (Reading database ... 40660 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace qt1g 1.40-1.1 (using .../archives/qt1g_1.42-2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement qt1g ... Setting up qt1g (1.42-2) ... ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/X11R6/lib/libqt.so (No such file or directory), skipping Someone what have I to do ? bye
help : java, kde don't run
Hello, I make a mistake when I downloaded some potato packages. Now I can't use java to run an applic, and kde make some mistake(don't load kedit). I believe someone speak about that, and says to downgrade some old lib. I have : potato+kernel2.2.1 an other question : what is the egcs compilator ? What have I to download to compile my kernel, and work with gtk ? thanks
Java dont run
Hello, when I try to run java I have this : /usr/lib/jdk1.1/bin/../bin/i686/green_threads/java: error in loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/jdk1.1/bin/../lib/i686/green_threads/libjava.so: undefined symbol: _dl_symbol_value slink+potato+kernel2.2.1 someone can help ? P.S. : if I install kaffe some soft dont want to run, they say that I have jdk1.0 version. thanks
gnome library
Hello, I have a probleme when I run a gnome application, like gnome-stones. I have this message : gnome-stones: error in loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libgnome.so.31: undefined symbol: poptHelpOptions Do you know, what I have to do. Bye.
General questions
Hello, Some questions : 1) Is there a conflict between : tya kaffe jdk 2) Did someone use an IDE for java ? I am looking for one to debian. 3) Why don't we found KDE1.x and koffice in potato ? 4) Someone says that slink directory is now frozen except for security patch. if true : How found new software that are in potato but are stable, without downloading all potato ? Thanks for all. Bye.
Netbeans (IDE for Java)
Hello, I download netbeans from netbeans.com, but when I want to install it (like a user not root) with : java nbd2.1.class it says me that I have not a jdk1.1 but a jdk1.0 I use kaffe, jdk1.1 and jdk1.1-dev packages from potato. Bye.
Re: apt problem?
jeb wrote: I've used dselect/apt for a long time to update my debian distribution. For the last several days when I tried to update I get the following message. Updating package file cache... E: Line 3 in package file /var/state/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_potat o_main_binary-i386_Packages is too long.(2) I tried getting distribution from different sites -- no luck. I looked at the file mentioned. Line 3 is a normal line. I did apt-get clean to start over. I get the same message regardless of whether I download main, non-free, or contrib sections of the dist. I tried them all separately -- same result. The message seems unhelpful to me. Does anyone have a clue as to what's happening and how to fix it? I'm not sure what version of apt I have. That's one of things I was trying to upgrade. Thanks, JEB -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null Hello I had the same problem , if I remember : use ftp or dselect/ftp install new version of apt (perhaps dpkg too) bye