X and PPP Problems w/ Debian 1.3
-- Forwarded message -- Date: 30 Aug 98 20:15:20 EDT From: Scorpion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Debian Hello, I just switched from Slackware to Debian. Before that I switched from Redhat to Slackware. Redhat is still my favorite, but my RH CD is scratched and won't install. So I am trying new things. I am using Debian 1.3. X won't work. I try to use the Config program, but when it says it is switching to Graphics mode, it exists with can't connect to server errors. PPP won't work. I am using the same PPP scripts that worked with both Re dHat and Slackware. With Debian, they start and wait a couple seconds, then t hey quit. They never do any dialing. I have the correct location of chat an d pppd (/usr/sbin/). Later Scorpion http://schoolblows.ml.org ICQ: 4762079 AIM: MeT SCorP IRCNet and DALNet: [Stoner] «»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«» «» | I got this real moron thing I do, it's called | | thinking. And I'm not a very good American | | because I like to form my own opinions. I don't | | just roll over when I'm told to. And my first| | rule is I don't believe anything the government | | tells me. -George Carlin| «»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»
Starting Over
For those of you interested in studying how the installation process can be improved to help newbies, I offer myself as a case study weak grin. Now I'm stuck and I need your help I've fallen and I can't get up. On this,( my first ever installation of Linux) I installed stable Hamm using LSL's version of the official 2.0 release. Everything went swimmingly until I got to right before dselect/dpkg where it asks you to pick which installation type you want. I picked complete developer. Cool. Then some instructions to the effect that since I was using a preselected set I didn't need to individually dselect items to install. Unfortunately I didn't write those instructions down -- big mistake. I hit return. Oops. I looked for a go back one screen type button and there was none. For basic user interface being able to escape back to the previous screen is really important. It automatically lauches dselect and I'm lost. I pick one of the choices off the main menu that sounds like it would complete the installation. It asked where I was going to install from. I picked CD-ROM off of a list and then it asked me something about which block device it was. Of course I had no idea. It said I could hit ^c to interrupt. I tried that. It didn't work. I'd call that a serious flaw. I think it was because dselect was started from a script Being cornered and not knowing what else to do I rebooted (my m$ dos background showing). Okay, I reboot off the floppy and it comes up okay and I login in and its okay, except all that cool stuff is not installed and the only file I can see in the root directory is something like rev_[can't recall rest of name. I looked at that file in vi, and it looked like a configuration/installation type of file, but it has columns that give the program/package name and then it says deinstall after each one. Hmm.. go figure. Well, I'm wondering how do I get back into that automatic installation script that was working so well until I lost my way. I wanted to go back to where you select which type of installation you want and go from there. I couldn't figure out how to do that. I started dselect. I poked around, but I ended up back at that same screen where it asked for the block device name. I still didn't know the answer. At least this time the ^c let me out. Yeah! Well I really wanted to start over at this point. I just wanted to wipe the partition clean and start over. So I rebooted and tried to reinitialize my Linux root partition. That worked. I mounted it as root. Then I tried to reinstall the kernel and base OS. Instead of starting from a clean state I think there is still remnants on the partition because it tries to use a recovery floppy image from off of the CD-ROM, but it fails. It not only fails it takes ages to decide to fail very user unfriendly in this respect. So now I'm really stuck. I have no idea where to go from here. The doesn't seem to provide any help at this point Help! Ack! And oh, was the answer to the block device question /dev/hdc ? Thank you for patiently helping a newbie, Marcus
Re: Was the release of Debian 2.0 put on
As a newbie to Linux and Debian I have to say I almost entirely agree with George, and had even thought about writting something on this subject myself. Before I understood about the numbering system it really threw me for a loop to hear that my ISP was using Debian 1.1 (he's very conservative), but that Red Hat was on 5.1 . I was like huh? is this all the same OS we're talking about here? Then my ISP said well the kernal is only stable at version 1.(something or other - which was true at the time a few months back). And what that did was to enlighten me that their might be some OTHER numbers besides the distrib # that I should pay attention to. This is really quite confusing to the newcomer, and a good comparison number (perhaps the LSB?) would be very useful so that people can shop for distributions intelligently. I don't think we need to erect any artificial barriers to entry -- learning Linux is already challenging enough. It would be great to be able to focus on just one number. My perception is that Linux is on the verge of an explosion. I can use myself as an example. I am not the kind of guy who just likes to fool with technical stuff for the hell of it -- like that amusing exchange yesterday between a couple of guys commenting about how Debian was getting too easy to use and that they had to break things intentionally to make life exciting. ;-) Linux has been largely founded on this kind of person so far. But now you are about to see the next wave hit. I (and others like me) am the kind of forward-looking person who when I see the usefulness of something, I jump on it (but not until its use becomes appearent and accesible). I am perpetually ahead of the main body and I am a natural evangelist. I and people like me lead others who are of the main body into new endevours (in this case Linux). You might not care for the unwashed masses, but don't look now, but a very big wave of them is coming our way. I know its been comfortable being part of a small, tightly-knit community. Like it or not though, things are changing. I see the challenge as this -- is the Debian community scalable? Can we handle, accept, nay welcome the infusion of fresh ideas and personalities into our community? Or do we shrink from the challenge and run away and hide? If we aren't growing (in some sense of the word, not necessarily numerically) then we are dying. The choice is ours -- to live and grow or die. Regards, Marcus -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Obtaining stable 2.0 on CD-ROM
Hi all, I'm a newcomer to the world of Linux and Debian and I want to get a CD-ROM copy of the just-released (today) stable 2.0 version to do my first ever Linux installation. I've been waiting for this release for quite some time and now I want to take the plunge. I'd like to do the installation as much off the CD-ROM as possible onto a Sony VAIO Tower PCV-210 multi-media PC. I've looked at the CD-ROM vendors list at Debian.org and checked out their sites. I'm wading through all the lingo but I can't discern which ones would be able to supply this newest stable version and what the magic words are I need to use to get what I have in mind and need. I don't want to request/order it and then find I got the wrong thing. I guess I need a binary CD and a source CD. Could anyone supply me with the required incantation and who I should talk to in order to get the right set? Your help is much appreciated! Marcus -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Advanced Power Management Linux
Hi all, I'm looking to install Linux into a(n almost brand-spanking new) Sony Tower VAIO PCV-210 multimedia PC with the stable version of Debian 2.0 (just released today). The PCV-210 has got this feature called Advanced Power Management (APM version 1.2) where it puts itself in sleep mode when there is no activity for a certain period of time. I'm wonder if this will cause problems for Linux. I fooled around a little with Debian 1.3 and it definitely seemed to act wierdly (I wasn't able to get the screen to come back on after it shut off). Anyone have any experience with this? TIA, Marcus -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Debian w/ Win95?
I've got a rank beginner question for y'all: I'm thinking of installing Debian on a machine I've got that has Winduhs95 on the primary 4.3 gig drive. I don't want to disturb what I've got there (Windoze is so touchy as you know), and I'm thinking that it might be best to put it on a second drive. So my question is, would that work to put it all on a secondary drive or would I need to put part of it on the primary drive? Can WinDOHs95 peacefully coexist with Debian Linux? Any recommendations about with Debian to go with? TIA, Marcus -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Help with Debian GNU/Linux (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 06:00:01 -0600 (MDT) From: Karl F. Larsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chris Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: Help with Debian GNU/Linux Hello Chris, The Debian loader leaves a lot to the user to set up. If your a trained user then it is no problem. But for you it will be too hard to fix. I suggest you load Red Hat version 5.1 and start there. The book you are buying is fine. There is a lot of on-line help with Red Hat. The kernel is written in C++ and it is an on-going effort. You can get the source code easy, but I suggest you learn to use C and then C++ before you start working on the kernel. On Fri, 10 Jul 1998, Chris Grant wrote: I just downloaded Debian GNU/Linux 1.3 and am using bash as the shell. I am completely new to the Linux/Unix world, so forgive me if any of these questions seem foolish. Whenever I try to use the manual for a command by typing man, bash tells me it can't find the command man. Could someone please tell me what directory man is in so I can put it in my path? Could this be a problem with Debian, and if it is what distribution of Linux is a good one to get? Also, I'm thinking of buying Running Linux by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman. Is this a good book to get if I know almost nothing now and want to become a fairly advanced user? If not, what books would be good for those goals? And are there any books that I really should get in addition to Running Linux? Last question, I'm interested in learning to program Linux drivers, and maybe even debuging the kernal. What language are these thing coded in, or what language would I have to learn if I want to do these things? Thanks a lot. Chris __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Best wishes - Karl F. Larsen, 3310 East Street, Las Cruces,NM (505) 524-3303 - -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Help with Debian GNU/Linux (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:53:38 PDT From: Chris Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Help with Debian GNU/Linux I just downloaded Debian GNU/Linux 1.3 and am using bash as the shell. I am completely new to the Linux/Unix world, so forgive me if any of these questions seem foolish. Whenever I try to use the manual for a command by typing man, bash tells me it can't find the command man. Could someone please tell me what directory man is in so I can put it in my path? Could this be a problem with Debian, and if it is what distribution of Linux is a good one to get? Also, I'm thinking of buying Running Linux by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman. Is this a good book to get if I know almost nothing now and want to become a fairly advanced user? If not, what books would be good for those goals? And are there any books that I really should get in addition to Running Linux? Last question, I'm interested in learning to program Linux drivers, and maybe even debuging the kernal. What language are these thing coded in, or what language would I have to learn if I want to do these things? Thanks a lot. Chris __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Repeated messages
Its not just you .. deja vu!! Marcus Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 14:59:05 -0400 From: Evan Van Dyke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Repeated messages? Is it just me, or am I getting messages from two or three days ago again? --Evan, who swears he's seed the dir *.ext /s msg before... ---And the Gateway message... and others... -- -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
TCP/IP Ports JDBC-mSQL Security
I'm a newbie to Linux and I've run into a problem that I can't figure out. I'm using my ISP's Debian 1.1 system and mSQL with the JDBC-mSQL driver via my shell account. I've set up an mSQL database and can query it succesfully with mSQL tools, but I haven't successfully connected with JDBC yet, not even with a local connection. I've checked the host URL and I'm pretty certain I have it correct. I asked my ISP's SysAdmin about why could one locally running program access the database, but not another. He said something about there being TCP/IP Port security set up within inetd that he'd have to change -- and that he didn't have any time to do anything about it -- so I'm dead in the water. But while I'm twiddling my thumbs I'm still wondering if this is the correct explanation. Like maybe there's something I'm missing here and I could get it running without the SysAdmin making TCP/IP ports publically available (I can understand his reluctance, but it leaves me up the creek). Obviously there's a lot I don't know, so I'm not sure if I've even given enough info for y'all to help me or if I've confused things by the way I've framed the question. Maybe if someone asks me the right questions I'll be able to answer them and get on the right track. I'm really in the dark here and I'd really appreciate any help or insights anyone could provide. A Clueless newbie -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Debian Package Manager Worthless Junk???
This from the Linux-newbies list: From: Mike Ricketts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Donald Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Chris Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED], linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu Subject Re: Which distribution is the best? GENERALLY? (fwd) On Sun, 5 Jul 1998, Donald Thompson wrote: Chris Fischer wrote: [snip] The debian package manager has to be the biggest worthless piece of junk I've ever been stupid enough to use. Very true. [snip] I'm new to Linux and wavering between going with Red Hat and Debian. Could anyone comment on the strengths/weaknesses of the Debian package manager vs RH's RPM system? Also does Debian provide some kind of Uninstall-type manager? Thanks, Marcus -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Debian Package Manager Worthless Junk???
On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Steve Lamb wrote: On Tue, 7 Jul 1998 11:23:52 -0700 (PDT), Marcus Johnson wrote: This from the Linux-newbies list: Gotta love that it sucks mentality of todays youth. :/ Yeah, I know, I work with youth and its quite a challenge. In their frequently expressed opinion everything sucks and there's no value in anything. Anyway, could you compare RPMs and the Debian package manager? Also is there some kind of uninstall manager? ttys, Marcus -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Debian Package Manager Worthless Junk???
Thank you! Marcus On Tue, 7 Jul 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anything. Anyway, could you compare RPMs and the Debian package manager? Also is there some kind of uninstall manager? Main Debian package manager (dpkg) is very similar to rpm, they both can install and uninstall packages, etc. What they were talking about is probably dselect - front-end to dpkg which lists all the packages and let you select which packages you want to install, uninstall, upgrade, etc. and then download and install/uninstall/upgrade everything automatically. The main problem of dselect is that user intrerface is a bit non-intuitive and with 1400 packages in archive - a little messy. It does a good job, though. Alex Y. -- _ _( )_ ( (o___ +---+ | _ 7 |Alexander Yukhimets| \()| http://pages.nyu.edu/~aqy6633/ | / \ \ +---+ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
JDK 1.1.5 Debian package
Hi, I saw your questions on the Debian users list and wondered if you were aware of the java-linux mailing list. That may be a very useful resource for you. See http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html for more info. ttyl, Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Release version of 2.0???
Hi, I'm new to the whole Debian thing, but I see on the Debian.org web site that the release version of 2.0 is upcoming soon. Could anyone give us some kind of feel of how soon is soon? What are the steps that remain to be taken before release? ttys, Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to get started?
Thanks to all who provided information on how to get started with Debian! Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How to get started?
Howdy all, I've got an old computer currently running Win95 that I want to delete Win95 completely and make just Linux box. I've never installed Debian before and want to make this fairly painless. How do I go about doing this? Which version of Debian would you recommend and how can I get a CD-ROM with that version. Thanks! Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
jdk-common_1.0.2-7.deb
Hi Dennis, I don't have a direct answer to your jdk question, but if you don't get the info you need there is another mailing list that is focused on Java on Linux. You might have better luck there. The engineer who did the port actually hangs out on the list. There are also archives of that list. For more info check out http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html ttys, Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian 1.1 problems.
On Fri, 29 May 1998 Marcus Brinkmann wrote: So, given the fact I'm not in a position to compel the admin to upgrade to Debian 1.3 or 2.0 (but can and will lobby for it), Probably your admin will feel more necouraged if you show him some of the root shell expoits that have been found since them (no, I won't tell you any). Debian 1.1 is pretty old. Is there a list of 1.1 bugs someplace? What are these root shell exploits that Marcus refered to? Thanks! Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian 1.1 Problems
Hi Steve, Thanks for the info on root shell exploits! If anyone has any more reasons I can use to persuade my ISP to upgrade from Debian 1.1 I'd be greatful. Marcus Stephen Carpenter wrote: Root Shell Exploits are bugs in programs that either run as root (like a network service deamon like telnetd) or are SUID root (which also means they run AS root..but more like su or passwd). These are bugs which can be used by an attacker to get a root shell (basically bash or some equivalent shell with root privs) This of course gives them acess to teh entire system just liek a 'legal' sys admin. There are many types of such exploits (and even other types of exploits, which may not give a root shell, but may delete an arbitrary file of the attackers choosing etc) Many such exploits can be found on www.rootshell.com if you are interested. (BTW if you are really interested in security I would recommend checking out the BUGTRAQ mailing list) -Steve --=20 ** Stephen Carpenter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Checking Ports?
Is there a way for a nonSysAdmin to check to see what program is using a particular port? Even if the program is being run by a different user? Thanks! Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Checking Ports? (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:50:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Marcus Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Checking Ports? Sorry for my brevity and thank you for your answer. I meant ports as in IP ports. I tried to start a server-type program but it exits and tells me that port is already in use. This seems very odd to me because I should be the only one using it. I suspect its still running another copy of my server. How can I find out and if it is another instance of my server how can I kill it? Marcus On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, John Hasler wrote: Is there a way for a nonSysAdmin to check to see what program is using a particular port? Even if the program is being run by a different user? Do you mean serial ports? lsof | grep /dev/ttyS1 | cut -f1 -d' ' will produce a list of all programs with /dev/ttyS1 open. John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Java JDK 1.1.5 on Debian 1.1?
On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Steven A. Reisman wrote: Yeeehaa! I tried the JDK 1.1.5v7 on Debian 1.1 and javac actually executed out of the box, with no configuration! Maybe that sounds like no big deal, but I count that as an enormous victory after fumbling around with 1.1.5v5 for quite a while. I'll report back after more testing if there's any wierdness or anything. Where can I find JDK 1.1.5v7? Steve http://www.blackdown.org/~sbb/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Java JDK 1.1.5 on Debian 1.1? (fwd)
Yeeehaa! I tried the JDK 1.1.5v7 on Debian 1.1 and javac actually executed out of the box, with no configuration! Maybe that sounds like no big deal, but I count that as an enormous victory after fumbling around with 1.1.5v5 for quite a while. I'll report back after more testing if there's any wierdness or anything. ttys, Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Java JDK 1.1.5 on Debian?
On Thu, 28 May 1998, Paul Reavis wrote: the FAQ (currently at http://www.place.org/~stevemw/java/FAQ/FAQ-java-linux.html ) for general issues. That reference is like gold! Thanks gobs for that. I read through part of it and it explained what all this glibc vs libc5 stuff was. I went back and checked my system with the following result: I typed @ the prompt: bay1:~ % ldd /bin/ls The machine responded: libc.so.5 = /lib/libc.so.5.2.18 So, If I'm understanding this correctly the system I'm on is using libc5 v5.2.18 . I gather that chances are good that JDK 1.1.5 simply won't work without getting my admin to upgrade the libc5 to 5.4.4 minimum. Does that sound right? Or does the Bryne port include the correct libc5 and so I can have a decent chance of pulling this off? Paul Reavis wrote: Whoops - you need the libc5 version, for sure. Debian 2.0 (hamm) is the first with real glibc support. If that works, then all you need to do is have the unpacked jdk/bin directory in your path somewhere, and maybe set JAVA_HOME to the unpacked root directory. Check I would also try the 1.1.3 version, since that is the only one I have gotten to work under Debian 1.3 (bo). Bummer. Well maybe that's what I'll have to do then. If you manage to get this running on Rex, send me the details, so I can add it to my Debian-JDK howto (http://www.mindspring.com/~tumu/java/Debian-JDK.html). I hope my admin would upgrade first, but I'll let you know if I get that far. Thanks again! Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Java JDK 1.1.5 on Debian 1.1?
Yeeehaa! I tried the JDK 1.1.5v7 on Debian 1.1 and javac actually executed out of the box, with no configuration! Maybe that sounds like no big deal, but I count that as an enormous victory after fumbling around with 1.1.5v5 for quite a while. I'll report back after more testing if there's any wierdness or anything. ttys, Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Java JDK 1.15 on Debian?
Okay, I'm not the administrator, the admin is not very available and I'm a newbie at Linux/Unix admin stuff, but I have uncovered this much at least. * when I start I new shell I get the following: Linux bay1 2.0.0 #19 Tue Jul 30 21:58:15 PDT 1996 i586 Debian v1.1 Copyright (C) 1993-1996 Debian Association, Inc. and others Now if I'm understanding this correctly (and please set me straight if I'm wrong), this is telling me that the system I'm trying to set the JDK 1.1.5 up on is actually Rex (Debian 1.1) and that the Linux kernal is v. 2.0.0 (and is that #19 mean its 2.0.019 or that I'm the 19th user on-line or what?) So, given the fact I'm not in a position to compel the admin to upgrade to Debian 1.3 or 2.0 (but can and will lobby for it), in the meantime where does this leave me when I want to install the JDK 1.1.5 in my own shell account area? Which libraries and other configuration dealie-mic-bobbers which I need to get the admin to set in order to make this work? * I did ftp the Bryne jdk1.1.5-v5-glibc.tar files, untarred them and tried to set them up. Forgive my (perhaps appalling) ignorance, but I think I'm not sure if I need to set a symbolic link or add to my path or maybe it simply won't work due to incorrect libraries, some combo of the above or something else, but I haven't been able to get it to execute yet. * Without changing anything, if I'm in the /bin directory of the jdk which in my case is export/w1/hbe/java/jdk1.1.5v5-980311/bin/ and I type javac FileName.java as in: bay1:~/java/jdk1.1.5v5-980311/bin % javac DBClient.java I get the following response: export/w1/hbe/java/jdk1.1.5v5-980311/bin/../bin/i586/green_threads/javac: /export/w1/hbe/java/jdk1.1.5v5-980311/bin/../bin/i586/green_threads/java: No such file or directory What does this mean? Does this tell me I need to set some symbolic link? * Without changing anything, if I'm in most of my directories, because the jdk directories aren't in the path, I get a command not found type response. No suprise there, but I'm not sure what I should put in my path to make it work correctly. What is the combo of path and symbolic links I need to make this work? Or do I still need some other libraries installed to make this work? I hope I've provided enough detail so someone could steer me straight without drowning you in details. Thanks in advance! Marcus On Tue, 26 May 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are using hamm (Debian 2.0), you just ftp: ftp.debian.org/debian/hamm/non-free/binary-i386/devel and download the jdk*deb packages. Then use dpkg as usual. I don't think jdk1.1.5 is packaged for Bo (Debian 1.3), so if you are using bo, you will probably have to see www.blackdown.org, and download the jdk1.1.5v5 tarball for libc5 and set it up yourself. Or else upgrade to hamm. :). jdk1.1.5v5 is the newest port that i've gotten to work on debian, and it is also the version of jdk that is debianized. (jdk1.1v67 seem to only work on RH5 for now). For me, the jdk debian packages works out of the box while the tarball only works once you set some symbolic links for its libraries into /usr/lib or somewhere where it normally looks for libraries. www.blackdown.org is the source for info and files on the linux jdk ports. Note that there are afew separate ports going on. The one that is debianized and the one i'm talking about is known as the Bryne port. Good luck, Timothy Sorry for the terseness of my question, and thank you for your answer. I'm a complete novice with Debian, so I don't know where to look for the jdk1.1-runtime debian and jdk1.1-dev packages that you speak of. Could y'all please direct me? Also what prerequisite libraries are required and issues that I should be prepared for? Are there any web pages that would aid me in this quest? Thanks! Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Java JDK 1.15 on Debian?
Hi Timothy, On Tue, 26 May 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You download the jdk1.1-runtime debian package (And jdk1.1-dev if you want to do development) from non-free/devel. Then use dpkg as usual. Timothy How do you install the Java JDK 1.15 on Debian? Sorry for the terseness of my question, and thank you for your answer. I'm a complete novice with Debian, so I don't know where to look for the jdk1.1-runtime debian and jdk1.1-dev packages that you speak of. Could y'all please direct me? Also what prerequisite libraries are required and issues that I should be prepared for? Are there any web pages that would aid me in this quest? Thanks! Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Java JDK 1.15 on Debian?
How do you install the Java JDK 1.15 on Debian? Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
