Re: Desktop Linux (fwd)
You know why linux will fail on the desktop for most families.. When Matt comes home with his new copy of Grand Theft Auto from the store and can't play it because they're running that weird linux thing rather then windows. Same thing for any other cool software the family is looking for.. Yes, I realize that there are thousands and thousands of free OSS titles out there but the problem is that for people that just want to go out and get Quicken to do their finances (and no, GnuCash is not even close to Quicken for features/ease of use), or TurboTax or whatever. They want to just get software they've heard of, that others have used, and that, strangely enough, you can buy from a store.. They seem to think there's more accountability if you can buy it from a store. I'm sure we've all run into the boss that won't let you put linux on a server because of the way it's developed. They feel that there's no accountability because there's no company behind it. We all know that it's a load of crap, MS is not gonna help you when your MS-SQL database eats your customer records even if you spent tons on a support contract, but it gives people, even home users, a warm and fuzzy feeling. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
md5sum of RH9 (shrike) disk 1
I have downloaded RHL 9, using wget, and I'm having trouble with the md5sum of disk 1 (shrike-i386-disc1.iso) I've downloaded the file several times, most recently from rpmfind.net and I keep coming up with the following md5sum: [EMAIL PROTECTED] disks]$ md5sum shrike-i386-disc1.iso 400c7fb292c73b793fb722532abd09ad shrike-i386-disc1.iso Here are the md5sums given on the rpmfind website (same as RedHat's site): 34048ce4cd069b624f6e021ba63ecde5 shrike-i386-disc1.iso 6b8ba42f56b397d536826c78c9679c0a shrike-i386-disc2.iso af38ac4316ba20df2dec5f990913396d shrike-i386-disc3.iso 0727c51ab359dafa9ab31e0c50958aa6 shrike-SRPMS-disc1.iso 2ddd8e6a8502869cd2e78d47590b9be1 shrike-SRPMS-disc2.iso f378cf68b22c3b9a64c86b5067511630 shrike-SRPMS-disc3.iso disc two and three check out just fine, it's just the first one that doesn't verify for me. Anyone else get these results? I tried to download from a different source (ibiblio), but it was unacceptably slow. Of course, you can never get a connection to RedHat b/c they are constantly at the anonymous user limit. (I don't have bitorrent installed so I can't do that.) btw, I just found a great bunch of anti-war slogans that you can add to fortune at ibiblio (http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/games/peace_fortunes.tar.gz) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: md5sum of RH9 (shrike) disk 1
* On Sat, 2004-02-21 at 20:25, Greg Rundlett wrote: I have downloaded RHL 9, using wget, and I'm having trouble with the md5sum of disk 1 (shrike-i386-disc1.iso) I've downloaded the file several times, most recently from rpmfind.net and I keep coming up with the following md5sum: [EMAIL PROTECTED] disks]$ md5sum shrike-i386-disc1.iso 400c7fb292c73b793fb722532abd09ad shrike-i386-disc1.iso I get the same md5sum value that you do : $ md5sum shrike-i386-disc1.iso 400c7fb292c73b793fb722532abd09ad shrike-i386-disc1.iso Here are the md5sums given on the rpmfind website (same as RedHat's site): 34048ce4cd069b624f6e021ba63ecde5 shrike-i386-disc1.iso 6b8ba42f56b397d536826c78c9679c0a shrike-i386-disc2.iso af38ac4316ba20df2dec5f990913396d shrike-i386-disc3.iso 0727c51ab359dafa9ab31e0c50958aa6 shrike-SRPMS-disc1.iso 2ddd8e6a8502869cd2e78d47590b9be1 shrike-SRPMS-disc2.iso f378cf68b22c3b9a64c86b5067511630 shrike-SRPMS-disc3.iso The md5sum value for disc 1 is wrong, though I have no idea why. Perhaps RedHat released an updated iso image but never updated the MD5SUM file ??? I would say that your iso image for disc 1 is good and ready to go. Is there a reason that you are installing RHL 9? Why not install fedora core 1 ( aka RHL 10 ) ? Just a thought. Bye, -- Steven Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] IM : skkataim and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,-- One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. -- Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson --- ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: md5sum of RH9 (shrike) disk 1
Is there a reason that you are installing RHL 9? Why not install fedora core 1 ( aka RHL 10 ) ? Just a thought. I know that on my new server Fedora did NOT like my drive array for some odd reason. Worked great with RH9, no problems with software raid or anything, but I could just not get it to work with Fedora.. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
