Re: [linux-users] Moving to Sylpheed from PMMail
On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:34:21 -0800 (PST) stayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well it seems the promised Linux version of PMMAil is pretty much a piece of Vaporware so I'm looking to transfer some of my old PMMail folders to Sylpheed. PMMail uses directories and a somewhat strange way of tagging msg's as individual files. I understand that Sylpheed is similar but the files are numbered in order. Is there a simple way in BASH to rename the files in a directory with numbers in ascending order? stayler If you can export to an MBox file, sylpheed can import that. Bill ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Step by Step addon suggestion...
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:26:56 -0500 Matthew Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I'd prefer to have a link to another solid list of compatible hardware, which we could contribute to. There's little sense in duplicating that kind of effort. It seems like it'd be more valuable to work with other sites on that one. On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 22:53:56 -0500 Jerry McBride [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to table a suggestion for the Step by Step linux resource, if I may. Would it be worth our time and resources to add in a linux hardware compatibility page? Personally, I think it would be quite useful to have our own list of stuff/things that work with the linux OS. Perhaps with a comment area that would have things like required software versions, hacks,how I did it, etc... Just a suggestion, I hope it catches on as I have quite a bit to contribute to such a prodject. Actually, this site is building quite a database of things compatible with linux: http://www.linuxcompatible.org Bill ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: ghostscript compile
On Fri, 03 Jan 2003 21:05:22 -0800 Net Llama! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01/03/03 20:31, Joel Hammer wrote: You might find it easier just to get a version of gs which has your driver compiled in it. As I recall, trying to compile gs was beyond me. Joel On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 09:29:47PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been trying to get my printer, lexmark 3200, working under debian. It worked under mandrake before so I know it works with linux. After much RTFM, I found out the driver for this printer wasn't compiled into the debian pre-packaged gs. So my question is how do you compile a driver into gs that doesn't come standard? Has anyone needed to do this before? Agreed. I remember attempting to help a friend compile a print driver in ghostscript about 2 years ago. I was praying to be thrown into a circle of hell after fighting with it for a few hours. ghostscript is one of those ancient UNIX legacy apps that really needs a massive overhaul. Its been ported to death and really is utterly frightening in its internals. Well, I got it done. Perhaps I should have RTFMed a bit more before posting to the list. I found my answers in the README in the source dir for my driver, and the Make.html and Drivers.html files in the 'doc/' dir of my ghostscript source tree. At first glance I thought the Drivers.html file was aimed at developers, but only some of it is. The README file helped me understand what was in there. Once I cd'ed into the top level dir of the ghostscript source tree, I copied my driver source file into 'src/' and added a few lines to 'src/contrib.mak'. Then I ran ./configure and edited the resulting Makefile, adding one small entry there, then 'make' and 'make install'. I ran apsfilterconfig and now I have fully functional lexmark 3200 printer, and I now know more about printing than I thought I wanted to. ;-) Bill ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
ghostscript compile
I've been trying to get my printer, lexmark 3200, working under debian. It worked under mandrake before so I know it works with linux. After much RTFM, I found out the driver for this printer wasn't compiled into the debian pre-packaged gs. So my question is how do you compile a driver into gs that doesn't come standard? Has anyone needed to do this before? TIA, Bill ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Debian - was Re: Server Distros
On Wed, 25 Dec 2002 10:26:19 -0700 Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's an invitation for you debian types in the group. How's about an SxS HowTo (or multiples) on working with debian and updates (the complete idiot's guide to debian). For example, it's quite simple to get a fairly current debian base system installed from the Knoppix CD (or a not-so-current system from the Libranet download). Once I did that, however, I gave up on it pretty quickly because I didn't have the knowledge required to make things work and I didn't want to spend several weeks of RTFM just to figure it out. Debian boot scripts and use of /etc is just a bit weird (IMHO). Yes I know that gentoo boot scripts are also weird, but I understand how they work. Slackware boot scripts and /etc usage are also weird, so debian and gentoo aren't unique in that respect. Some thoughts: modules configuration database(s) and setup for upgrades communications stuff (eth0, dhcp, dialup, etc.) cd writer quirks for debian sites and sources for upgrades a really simple primer on debian packages probably more that I can't think of right now in the way of little tricks that are unique for debian As David suggested, how to seek out and destroy GNU/Linux wherever it rears it's ugly head. It may turn out that this is reinventing the wheel, so the SxS might simply be a series of links pointing to existing debian documentation? There a lot of documentation here: http://www.debian.org/doc This is prolly of particular interest: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html And maybe this: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/dselect-beginner And here is a list of unofficial debian repositories: http://www.apt-get.org Bill ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
