Re: [newbie] Installing Zip drive on 8.0

2001-09-26 Thread Charles A. Punch

I'm not sure,but I think there might be way do that during boot up in 
interactive mode,in the part where you mount or unmount local drives. 
Might be worth a try before re-installing

ShalomOut
Chal

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Jeremy D wrote:
> Are you adding the drive to your machine (i.e.
> post-install of Mandrake)?  My parallel port Zip100
> drive was detected during installation (v8.0) -- works
> great!  I had fewer problems with it than I had with
> my floppy drive (permission stuff if I remember
> correctly).
> 
> All the necessary drivers should be installed when you
> set up Mandrake.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> 
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>>Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
>>
>>Thanks
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Re: [newbie] Hostility Levels on the list

2001-09-25 Thread Charles A. Punch

That can be the other way around as well. In the past I have used my 
computer for many things other than the internet. In fact this list has 
led me to spend more time on the internet, because I am learning how to 
use my computer for reasons that are not neccesarily internet related. 
When I do use the internet (other than this list) it is only for short 
periods of time, to retrieve some data. I studied COBOL and RPG, when I 
had only a foggy idea of what the "Super Information Highway" (as we 
called it back then) was and before I had ever touched a PC.(remember 
coding sheets?)Some youger people may not realize that there were 
computers before the internet and they were (and still are) very useful, 
even without the internet.I have been using Linux for about three years 
now and consider myself a seasoned newbie. However, when it comes to 
internet and email topics I am just scatcthing the surface and I need to 
have even the basics explained before I get a grasp on what is being 
discussed.LAN networking is completely over my head. Using Linux and 
following this list has taught me more about the underlying processes of 
the internet and everything else,than DOS or Winduhs ever did, including 
how Winduhs works.It seems we have a vast variety of levels and areas of 
expertise on the list and I celebrate that. The more variety, the more 
opportunities for learning.

ShalomOut
Chal

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Registered Linux user #217118



John Clegg wrote:
> Please don't assume that just because someone is a Linux newbie they are an
> email newbie. Some people have their HTML habits DEEPLY ingrained!
> 
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Re: [newbie] why won't panel KEEP mandrake launchers from menu

2001-09-21 Thread Charles A. Punch

Have you tried to "save session" before exiting? Sometimes, (probably 
not in this instance) it helps to specify if you are in GNOME or KDE.


ShalomOut
   Chal

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Manuel Drake wrote:

>I can add a launcher to my panel *manually*, and I can add a launcher to
>my panel from menus *other* than mandrake menu, but if I try to add a
>launcher from the mandrake menu directly, it disappears when I login next.
>
>>From what I can determine, this is a bug, as others have mentioned seeing
>it.
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>Anything I can do to fix this?
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Re: [newbie] Installing/Running Ximian

2001-09-20 Thread Charles A. Punch

You would definitely notice some difference, if Ximian were installed. 
For one thing, when you login the first time there is a setup screen. 
Until Ximian, I was still just flirting with GNOME and flipping back and 
forth from KDE. Now I haven't used KDE at all in over a week. I did the 
automatic install from the Ximian site and it went smooth. Took 9 hours, 
but was well worth the wait.

ShalomOut
   Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

Why did the Lord give us so much quickness of movement unless it was to
avoid responsibility with?

Peter Rymshaw wrote:

>Last week I downloaded about 10 gnome RPMs from
>Ximian, including the gnome-core ximian file. Today I
>decided that I would install them, but the message
>that I got back from each attempt was that they were
>already installed. So, I assumed that what I thought
>was a download was actually a download-intall
>combined. (I was glad that I had desided to download
>the core program first.)
>
>But I haven't seen any difference in any of the
>programs, so I decided to try to find out what version
>of gnome I was running, Ximian something or not. I
>couldn't find anything like version on the gnome
>desktop, so I decided to do a "locate ximian" and all
>I found were the downloaded RPMs.
>
>Ximian says that it is not necessary to first remove
>existing gnome, but would that do it? And why does the
>RPM installer fail with a message telling me that the
>programs have already been installed? Same thing?
>Can't distinguish gnome from ximian-gnome?
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Re: [newbie] gnome desktop icons after nautilusi

2001-09-19 Thread Charles A. Punch

I have had problems with Nautilus, so I used GMC for my desktop. I'm 
just curious about these error messages I get when I run nautilus from a 
terminal. Any ideas what kind of a can of worms I'm opening here?


Eel-WARNING **: GConf error:
  Object Activation Framework error:
 OAF problem description: ''

Gdk-WARNING **: Missing charsets in FontSet creation


Gdk-WARNING **: ISO8859-1


Gdk-WARNING **: ISO8859-1

Segmentation fault
[chal@localhost chal]$

ShalomOut
   Chal

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Registered Linux user #21711




Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:

>Load gmc and look for the "desktop" section in its preferences. When finished,
>save your session in the way you would like GNOME to be whenever you load it up.
>You can run the command "save-session --gui" to do this.
>
>On 17 Sep 2001 10:52:59 -0400, Paul Rodríguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>Will using gmc repopulate my desktop icons?  How do I turn gmc desktop
>>control on and off?  
>>
>>Running gmc does not set desktop control on, right?
>>
>>-Paul Rodríguez
>>
>>On 18 Sep 2001 00:02:50 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
>>
>>>On 17 Sep 2001 09:21:35 -0400, Paul Rodríguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
After starting up Mandrake 8.0f2 in Gnome, I opened nautilus (from a
terminal), and deselected "Use Nautilus to draw the desktop".  This than
made my screen blink for a second, and viola, handed control of the
desktop back to the gdm.  Fine, but where are my icons?  Does anybody
know how to repopulate a Gnome desktop with icons (i.e. trash and home)?

Thanks!

-Paul Rodríguez

>>>"Use Nautilus to draw the desktop" means that Nautilus will manage what is
>>>
>on
>
>>>your desktop, including icons. You can either turn that back on, use GMC
>>>
>(the
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>>>old GNOME default file manager) instead, or have nothing at all (as you have
>>>now).
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Re: journaling and upgrading (Re: [newbie] a filesystem question)

2001-09-17 Thread Charles A. Punch

Tom Brinkman wrote:

>On Monday 17 September 2001 10:57 am, Matt Greer escribió:
>
>>on 9/17/01 10:20 AM, Tom Brinkman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> but I'd recommend switching to a journaling FS ASAP. You should
>>>have already.
>>>
>>What exactly is a journaling file system? What does it mean that it
>>journals?
>>
>
>http://www.google.com/search?q=journaling+file+system&btnG=Google+Search
>
>>Also, with 8.1 around the corner, what does it take to upgrade? If I
>>were to upgrade 8.1 over my 8.0 system, do most things remain intact?
>>Do I need to reconfigure everything? Anything to watch out for?
>>
>
>   I never upgrade. I always do fresh installs. 
>

I have never upgraded either. It seems that all the experts on this list are against 
it, but you can also do a fresh install without formatting your home partititon. I've 
only done it that way once and I'm not sure what you want to remain intact. I think 
any apps that you replace will have to be reconfigured. The advantage to me, was to 
keep my data intact.

ShalomOut
   Chal

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Re: [newbie] Libarary compatibility

2001-09-15 Thread Charles A. Punch

Thanx, that sounds like it ought to do it. I must have had those 
installed before, but didn't realize it. I'll give it a go.

ShalomOut
   Chal

Elder Pcusa
Registered Linux user #217118

Charles A Edwards wrote:

>>-Original Message-
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles A. Punch
>>Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:06 PM
>>To: Sridhar Dhanapalan
>>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: [newbie] Libarary compatibility
>>
>>
>>It's this particular one I'm having the problem with. 
>>libc5-1.0-2.i386.rpm. I used it once in the past and it 
>>worked fine. I even had saved it on a zip disk, but my zip 
>>drive died. I downloaded it from Caldera's site and did the 
>>same thing I did last time, but this time it didn't work. I 
>>get a error message. If I unpack it from software manager, it 
>>tells me it is already installed, which I don't think it 
>>could possibly be. I have re-installed 8.0 since the time it 
>>worked and besides that WP8 will not install, as it did the 
>>last time. The only libraries on my system that I am aware 
>>of, would be what comes stock with 8.0. If I unpack it from 
>>Package manager, it does nothing. No big deal though, the 
>>main reason I wanted it was to print envelopes, because I was 
>>having trouble getting Star Office to print them right. I 
>>have since figured out what I was doing wrong there, so this 
>>was actually a blessing. I learned something new in the 
>>process. Now there is no hurry to get WP to work so, if I do 
>>it's just iceing on the cake. Thanx for your concern, not 
>>only on this, but on the info about GNOME you gave me in the 
>>past. I am now running Ximian exclusively and not having any 
>>major problems. I am also planning to get the powerpack when 
>>8.1 is released, so I'll probably wait until then to *monkey 
>>with it any more.
>>
>
>
>To install WP on either 8.0 or 8.1 you need to install 2 additional
>pkgs.
>libc-5.3.12-35mdk
>ld.so-1.9.11-4mdk
>Both are Cooker pkg but the easiest way to find them is using
>www.rpmfind.net
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>libc will now install with no conflicts.
>When you install ld.so set it to upgrade and Replace both files and pkgs.
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>I am using WP on both an 8.0 Ximian system and a system with 8.1 Beta3.
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Re: [newbie] burning iso

2001-09-15 Thread Charles A. Punch

Run sndconfig and listen to the way Linus Torvalds pronounces it. Hey, 
he wrote it, so I think he should decide.

ShalomOut
   Chal

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Registered Linux user 3217118


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>Hello D.,
>
>Saturday, September 15, 2001, 11:45:14 PM, you wrote:
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>DLW> Hello list
>
>DLW> I'm so newbie I don't know if linux is pronounced lin like sin or line like sine.
>
>DLW> I have been lurking for months and enjoy this list.
>
>DLW> I installed 8.0 with no problems that haven't been addressed here until today, 
>discounting
>DLW> my own bumbling.
>
>DLW> Just downloaded Raklet iso's and burnt cdroms, however result is a cdrom with 
>the file 
>DLW> "mandrakelinux-8.1-raklet-beta3-cd1.i586.iso" rather than a cdrom full of files. 
> Where have
>DLW> I erred?
>
>DLW> I used neroburning (gulp) windows 98
>
>DLW> tia
>
>DLW> Lee Wiggers
>
>
>
>
>Are you sure you selected CD-Rom (ISO) from the Nero menu ?
>I use nero, and have had no problem burning iso's (till my burner died
>yesterday :(( )
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>ICQ: 650611   registered linux user 223862
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Re: [newbie] pdf

2001-09-15 Thread Charles A. Punch

chris swain wrote:

>Oh and while your at it  does any one know how to delete printer cues :)
>28 pages of pdf /junk
>

I use -Kups -Manage Jobs once there, you can "remove" or "hold" any 
running  jobs.

ShalomOut
   Chal

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Re: [newbie] Libarary compatibility

2001-09-15 Thread Charles A. Punch

It's this particular one I'm having the problem with. libc5-1.0-2.i386.rpm. I used it 
once in the past and it worked fine. I even had saved it on a zip disk, but my zip 
drive died. I downloaded it from Caldera's site and did the same thing I did last 
time, but this time it didn't work. I get a error message. If I unpack it from 
software manager, it tells me it is already installed, which I don't think it could 
possibly be. I have re-installed 8.0 since the time it worked and besides that WP8 
will not install, as it did the last time. The only libraries on my system that I am 
aware of, would be what comes stock with 8.0. If I unpack it from Package manager, it 
does nothing. No big deal though, the main reason I wanted it was to print envelopes, 
because I was having trouble getting Star Office to print them right. I have since 
figured out what I was doing wrong there, so this was actually a blessing. I learned 
something new in the process. Now there is no hurry to get WP to work so, if I do it's 
just iceing on the cake. Thanx for your concern, not only on this, but on the info 
about GNOME you gave me in the past. I am now running Ximian exclusively and not 
having any major problems. I am also planning to get the powerpack when 8.1 is 
released, so I'll probably wait until then to *monkey with it any more.

*notice the Ximian influence?

ShalomOut
  Chal 

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:

>I did a quick search for "libc" at rpmfind.net and I found a number of Mandrake
>and Mandrake Cooker packages. What is the problem?
>
>On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:17:21 -0400, "Charles A. Punch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:18:01 -0400, mcoady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In my ongoing attempt to get Mandrake8 to accept an earlier version of WP8,
>>>>
>I
>
>>>tried to install the earlier library libc5 via rpm.
>>>
>>>>However I get the message: "file /etc/nsswitch.conf from install of
>>>>
>>>libc5-5.4.38-3 conflicts with file from package glibc-2.2.2-3.mdk
>>>
>>>>Does this not mean that the older library cannot coexist with a newer one?
>>>>
>>>Is the libc package a Mandrake 8.0 RPM? 
>>>
>>I am having a similar problem. The only RPM I could find was a Caldera 
>>one. This is the same one that I used before and it worked fine. WhenI 
>>try to unpack it, I get an error message. I have since  made many 
>>changes to my system, so I am thinking that it may be another conflict 
>>within my system and not a problem with the RPM itself. Just guessing.
>>
>>ShalomOut
>>   Chal
>>Elder PCUSA
>>Registered Linux user #217118
>>
>>
>>
>>>If so, try this:
>>>
>>>1. Make a backup of /etc/nsswitch.conf
>>>2. Install libc5
>>>3. Restore the old /etc/nsswitch.conf, in place of the new one
>>>4. Install WP8.
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[newbie] OT?

2001-09-14 Thread Charles A. Punch

I have refrained from posting OT since Dennis HAVLIK posted about 
kicking people off the list. However, that was not the only one reason. 
The other is that I have had arguments in the past about posting OT, and 
I see some of the same people who flamed me about my opinion are now 
posting OT themselves, because this is not just another OT, this is 
different. This topic about the nation's tragedy is something that most 
people can't seem to ignore. Someone posted calling for a show of hands. 
I vote to allow OT. Someone else inquired if everyone had stopped 
because of Dennis HAVLIK's post. With all due respect to Mr. HAVLIK, the 
main reason I have refrained recently, is out of respect to those who 
feel so strongly against posting OT, that they have gone somewhat off 
the deep end emotionally and resorted to name calling. I don't want to 
be responsible for driving someone to that extreme. We have enough of a 
problem. The purpose of discussing the tragedy, is to try to work 
through it, not to create more of a problem. Unity is more important 
than my piddling "freedom of speech." I offer an invitation to anyone 
who wants to discuss this, or anything else off list, until this is 
cleared up ( and I'll try to actually post off list this time). I have a 
great deal of respect for everyone on this list, even those whom I have 
had differences with in the past. At the same time I don't wan to stick 
a gig in someone who is already hurting emotionally.

ShalomOut
Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user 3217118

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means completeness and fulfillment. It could possibly be understood as 
"peace of mind."

Paraphrased from the exeGesis Paralell Bible, an Aramaic translation and 
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Re: [newbie] Libarary compatibility

2001-09-14 Thread Charles A. Punch

Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:

>On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:18:01 -0400, mcoady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>In my ongoing attempt to get Mandrake8 to accept an earlier version of WP8, I
>>
>tried to install the earlier library libc5 via rpm.
>
>>However I get the message: "file /etc/nsswitch.conf from install of
>>
>libc5-5.4.38-3 conflicts with file from package glibc-2.2.2-3.mdk
>
>>Does this not mean that the older library cannot coexist with a newer one?
>>
>
>Is the libc package a Mandrake 8.0 RPM? 
>
I am having a similar problem. The only RPM I could find was a Caldera 
one. This is the same one that I used before and it worked fine. WhenI 
try to unpack it, I get an error message. I have since  made many 
changes to my system, so I am thinking that it may be another conflict 
within my system and not a problem with the RPM itself. Just guessing.

ShalomOut
   Chal
Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118



>If so, try this:
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>1. Make a backup of /etc/nsswitch.conf
>2. Install libc5
>3. Restore the old /etc/nsswitch.conf, in place of the new one
>4. Install WP8.
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Re: [newbie] This is a linux mailing list -- some people pay for email access by volume

2001-09-14 Thread Charles A. Punch

Randy Kramer wrote:


(Except that my ISP has changed his rules since I signed up, and now
considers that if I remain connected for more than 4 to 12 hours (I
forget the exact rules), I am "hanging", and he takes it upon himself to
disconnect me.  I can reconnect, but he seems to have his watchful eye
on me -- 



I used to get that kind of treatment from AOL, but I changed to 
earthlink, when I got serious about Linux and have never had that 
problem since. Another thing that struck me as strange, was that AOL 
gave me about 3 numbers and when I complained about waiting too l,ong to 
comnect, they gave me 3 more. Earthlink gave me just one number and I 
have never had a long wait to connect or been cut off. I hope this don't 
sound like a commercial, but I gotta tell it like it is. About  the 
discussion of inappropriate topics, I feel that we should try to get 
along with each other first, before we start trying to save the world. I 
would like to see everyone on this list try to respect each other a 
little more. Some already are, but the majority are not.

ShalomOut
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[newbie] Backward Compatability

2001-09-12 Thread Charles A Punch

I lost my backward compatability rpm. It's the one that makes Word
Perfect8 (and other progs as well, I believe) work on newer versions of
Linux. Can't remeber the exact name (*.i386.rpm. something something).
If anyone can direct me to the rpm, I would be very grateful. Thanx in
advance.

ShalomOut
  Chal

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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-12 Thread Charles A Punch

Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:

> > Either way, I do not dare put the American people on the same level as
> > terrorists.  The Government, possibly, but not the people.
> 
> That's the point I'm trying to make. However, the government is elected by the
> people, for the people. If we can actually get the American populace to actually
> _think_ about what is going on here, they will hopefully realise that _they_ are
> the ones who can stop this. For example, they could vote for somebody more
> globally responsible at the next election.

I think that wall street has more to do with who gets in office, than
those little levers the government lets people pull on election day to
pacify them. The blame for this is not limited to any one country or
ethnic group. It's evil people in high places. Some of them are American
and some are not.  It also didn't just happen out of the blue yesterday.
The process that alloweed this to happen has been brewing for quite some
time. These people weren't always in high places. We allowed them to get
there by accepting moral corruption and sometimes even condoning it. I
am not talking about the illusion that if you vote properly, that
everything will be allright. It goes much deeper than that. If we keep
letting the people who are responsible hide behind ethnicity and
political systems, we have truly allowed them to decieve us. The sad
thing about American politics, is that it is more concerned with what is
politically correct, than what is just. Still, I think that this is the
best country compared to others (not because of the government). Maybe
that's just homegrown predjudice. I think that people need to stop
looking to the corrupt political systems for answers to these problems
and concentrate on promoting social consciousness and morality. That
goes for all countries. If not, the world will continue these
witch-hunts looking for a scapegoat, while the guilty ones laugh at us
from behind the veil.

ShalomOut
   Chal

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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-12 Thread Charles A. Punch

Point taken.  I apologize. I totally misunderstood you. That was a Homer 
Simpson quote, wasn't it?

ShalomOut
  Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

Lanman wrote:

>It was intended as a humourous tease regarding your minor oversight in 
>sending your emails to the list when you intended to send them off-list, 
>Charles. Lighten up. No need to get sarcastic. Perhaps a little more sleep, 
>and a lot less caffeine are in order here?
>
>Lanman
>
>
>On Wednesday 12 September 2001 12:33 am, Charles A. Punch wrote:
>
>>Lanman wrote:
>>
>>>Doh!
>>>
>>Well that Homer Simpsonian response surely clears it all up. What a
>>vocabulary! I thank the other people who gave good advice rather than
>>whatever that was supposed to be.
>>
>>ShalomOut
>>     Chal
>>
>>Elder PCUSA
>>Registered Linux user #217118
>>
>>>On Tuesday 11 September 2001 05:33 pm, Charles A. Punch wrote:
>>>
>>>>My bad! That's weird, I'm using the reply button (rather that reply all)
>>>>in Mozilla. Good thing I have nothing to hide eh? Sorry, I don't mean to
>>>>clog up the list, but it seems that I am not alone in that today anyway.
>>>>I guess I'll have to cut & paste the address to send a new message and
>>>>get it to go off list . If this one goes on list, it's definitely my
>>>>browser. If it don't, I must have hit the wrong button last time.
>>>>ShalomOut
>>>>   Chal
>>>>
>>>>Elder PCUSA
>>>>Registered Linux user #217118
>>>>
>>>>Randy Kramer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Charles A. Punch wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm replying off list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>Charles,
>>>>>
>>>>>Your off list replies seem to be appearing on the list. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>Randy Kramer
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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-12 Thread Charles A. Punch

Lanman wrote:

>Doh!
>
Well that Homer Simpsonian response surely clears it all up. What a 
vocabulary! I thank the other people who gave good advice rather than 
whatever that was supposed to be.

ShalomOut
 Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

>
>
>
>On Tuesday 11 September 2001 05:33 pm, Charles A. Punch wrote:
>
>>My bad! That's weird, I'm using the reply button (rather that reply all)
>>in Mozilla. Good thing I have nothing to hide eh? Sorry, I don't mean to
>>clog up the list, but it seems that I am not alone in that today anyway.
>>I guess I'll have to cut & paste the address to send a new message and
>>get it to go off list . If this one goes on list, it's definitely my
>>browser. If it don't, I must have hit the wrong button last time.
>>ShalomOut
>>    Chal
>>
>>Elder PCUSA
>>Registered Linux user #217118
>>
>>Randy Kramer wrote:
>>
>>>Charles A. Punch wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm replying off list,
>>>>
>>>Charles,
>>>
>>>Your off list replies seem to be appearing on the list. ;-)
>>>
>>>Randy Kramer
>>>
>>>
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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Thanx

Matt Greer wrote:

>On Tuesday 11 September 2001 16:33, you wrote:
>
>>My bad! That's weird, I'm using the reply button (rather that reply all)
>>in Mozilla. Good thing I have nothing to hide eh? 
>>
>The mailing list has set up a "reply-to:" header so hitting reply will stick 
>in the ml's address. If you select to view all headers you can see it stuck 
>in there.
>
>The easiest solution, IMO, is to reply all then remove the ML's address for 
>private replies.
>
>Matt
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Re: [newbie] A meaningfull Subject-line would help us all

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Idea.listBT wrote:

>Hi Charles
>I couldn't resist chipping in.
>You said:
>
>>My needs are very specific. I delete a lot of >the posts on this list
>>
>without even reading >them, *because I can tell from the title*, >whether or
>not it is something I will need or
>
>>understand.
>>
> Good one.I don't know how you can pull my leg when my foot is in my mouth. Yeah, but 
>because some of them aren't (titled well), as you pointed out, I may be throwing out 
>some good ones in the mix. What I meant (before inserting the foot into my mouth) was 
>that I usually read a few lines before even looking at the title. 
>

ShalomOut
  Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

>


>So you agree that meaningfull 'titles' are helpfull then !  :-)
>
>Just thought that I would pull your leg. :-)
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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

My bad! That's weird, I'm using the reply button (rather that reply all) 
in Mozilla. Good thing I have nothing to hide eh? Sorry, I don't mean to 
clog up the list, but it seems that I am not alone in that today anyway. 
I guess I'll have to cut & paste the address to send a new message and 
get it to go off list . If this one goes on list, it's definitely my 
browser. If it don't, I must have hit the wrong button last time.
ShalomOut
Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

Randy Kramer wrote:

>Charles A. Punch wrote:
>
>>I'm replying off list, 
>>
>
>Charles,
>
>Your off list replies seem to be appearing on the list. ;-)
>
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Re: [newbie] Come on!! don't blind your eyes!

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

jennifer wrote:

>.and I break my own rule on commenting on off topic posts on this list..
>
>First off..as of right now we have absolutely no FACTS that state that this 
>attack was caused by anybody outside the US. 
>
We might not have *Facts*, but we have a good idea where todays attack 
came from. This in no way justifies attacking people who happen to be of 
the same nationality. That is the beginning of predjudice and we should 
know where that leads.

>This could very well be 
>disgruntled americans or canadians for all we know at this time. We have no 
>right to assume it was another nation.
>
I think we have every right to make a logical progression based on the 
facts. If we try to obscure the truth, it may encourage people to find 
scapegoats and some may be in in our own multi-cultured society. 
However, if the people who did this are of a particular ethnic origin, 
it does not mean that all people from that same ethnic origin are 
responsible or even like what happened any more than Americans do.

>And Nicolas, My post is not only directed to you but to the whole of what i 
>have read. And I don't think that cuss words are a grammatically correct use 
>of adjectives. Nor do they make your point any more emphatic.
>
I gotta give Jennifer an amen on that one! Name calling and cursing make 
me realize that someone has abandoned reason and is blasting pure 
emotion, straight from the hip. At that point, communiucation is 
impossible.

>Thirdly, Come on men (and women) stop thinking and be with your families. Be 
>glad you have them and pray that you will have them along time. Extend your 
>sympathies to the all of those affected by this tradegy, no matter how far 
>removed from the victims. 
>
>fourthly, forgive me for breaking going back on my word and posting this-but 
>if we are going to discuss something like this off topic I would hope that 
>everyone could keep their chin and spirits up and not sucomb to doomsaying or 
>hatred.
>
> Thanx for the positive tone of your post Jennifer. It is encouraging 
> to see that people on this list are concerned.

ShalomOut
Chal

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Re: [newbie] A meaningfull Subject-line would help us all

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

etharp wrote:

>so why don't you save Civilme's posts as html files, and post them on a free 
>website like geocities?. 
>

Is this reply to me or to the previous poster? If it's to me, I would 
venture to say that my lack of experience would not allow me to even 
make any kind of an archive that anyone else could follow. I think this 
is something that everyone needs to do for themselves. If not you just 
have a bunch of info to wade through, that may or may not be relevant to 
you. I am technically illiterate about anything to do with networking 
for instance, so I would not even know what to post or even if  I 
guessed at that, I would not know how to title them properly, so that 
anyone else would understand it. My needs are very specific. I delete a 
lot of the posts on this list without even reading them, because I can 
tell from the title, whether or not it is something I will need or 
understand.  That is why I recommend making your *own* archive. That way 
you have more work in creating it, but less when you need it. It's not 
that hard to save a file and title it something that *you* will  
understand. It would be hard for me to title something so that someone 
else would understand. I usually have just about enough time to save a 
few of these posts that I think will help me, but I haven't had time 
recently to keep up a website. I used to have one, but it's been over a 
year since I had time to do that. 

ShalomOut
   Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118




>
>
>On Tuesday 11 September 2001 14:12, you had thoughts to the concept of:
>
>>I do something similar to what you are talking about. I roll my own help
>>files, by saving those posts that I think will be of any help in the
>>future. In the open source spirit, I read them or at least skim over
>>them enough to get an idea of what to title them. I then save them as a
>>file (with my new title and the ext _info). What you are suggesting, is
>>probably not going to happen and even if it did, I would continue to
>>make my own titles, so that they will have *my*  idea of what they
>>should be titled, rather than someone elses. After all, *I* will be the
>>one that has to find it when I need it.
>>
>>ShalomOut
>>   Chal
>>
>>Elder PCUSA
>>Registered Linux user #217118
>>
>>Idea.listBT wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all
>>>
>>>As a 'taker' from this group rather than a contributer I suppose I have
>>>got a cheek commenting here. I do so in the hope that one day I might
>>>have learned enough to be able to contribute :-)
>>>
>>>I find this list very helpful in my struggle to learn Linux and even
>>>though some of the topics are rather advanced for me at the moment I save
>>>them all for future reference as, I am sure, many others do.
>>>
>>>The big problem is that, as a reference-archive, it sometimes stinks - wth
>>>subject headers such as 'Lets go' and 'Nearly got it'
>>>
>>>Why not pay this superb list the respect it deserves by supressing the
>>>comedian that lurks inside all of us and *always* use a meaningfull
>>>Subject description. Then, even in years to come, we could fairly easily
>>>find some obscure technical solution or whatever. All elementary really.
>>>
>>>If you disagree (perhaps you believe that Linux *should* be as difficult
>>>as possible to learn and that even these helpfull messages should be
>>>cryptic) then fair enough. I'm sorry I mentioned it.
>>>If, on the other hand, you feel that we might all benefit from this
>>>brilliant suggestion then why not give it a try.
>>>Oh yes - and tell a friend :-)
>>>
>>>Incidently, it's normal to courteously ask someone not to use HTML so why
>>>not ask them to use a meaningfull header line for future posts.
>>>
>>>Anything to make life easier.
>>>
>>>Dave S.
>>>
>>>
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Re: [newbie] Mandrake over windows selection

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Star Office is a resource hog. I gave up  on running it on my laptop 
which only has 80MB RAM. Why not tell him to ditch SO and try Word 
Perfect for word processing and maybe some GNOME stuff (Gnumeric  etc. ) 
for the other stuff.  That was my solution. The new Abi suite that comes 
with Ximian GNOME i pretty nice too. They have made some improvements in 
the last couple of releases.  Nice and lean too.

ShalomOut
   Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

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>Someone I am trying to help via email has installed Mandrake, one of the
>later versions, over his windoz.
>Now he has trouble cause it is evident he installed everything and he does
>not have enough memory. I think he mentioned 56meg but not sure.
>His big problem is StarOffice and the extreme slow bootup and action
>overall.
>
>He did manage to send me what his df replied, The main thing I noted he
>has a partition for lin4win (sp) and I wonder if that is what happens when
>installing over windows option ??
>
>He tried doing a rpm -e staroffice and got an error.
>
>Is there anyway to remove the whole install and start over ??
>
>Any help appreciated as I do not use Mandrake but RedHat.
>
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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

>
>
>
>I'm an athiest but this does not change the fact that my heart goes out to 
>those who have lost loved ones in this tragic (and cowardly!!!) attack.
>My thoughts are with all those involved.  People all over the world are in 
>total shock and disbelief.
>
>skinky
>
I'm replying off list, because I think a good thing can turn bad if 
overdone and my intention is not to tick anybody off.I do thank you for 
your concern.It is that same kind of concern that we Christians as well 
as, other religions address in prayer. As human beings we have more in 
common than our differences can overcome.


ShalomOut
  Chal

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Re: [newbie] A meaningfull Subject-line would help us all

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

I do something similar to what you are talking about. I roll my own help 
files, by saving those posts that I think will be of any help in the 
future. In the open source spirit, I read them or at least skim over 
them enough to get an idea of what to title them. I then save them as a 
file (with my new title and the ext _info). What you are suggesting, is 
probably not going to happen and even if it did, I would continue to 
make my own titles, so that they will have *my*  idea of what they 
should be titled, rather than someone elses. After all, *I* will be the 
one that has to find it when I need it.

ShalomOut
   Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118



Idea.listBT wrote:

>Hi all
>
>As a 'taker' from this group rather than a contributer I suppose I have got
>a cheek commenting here. I do so in the hope that one day I might have
>learned enough to be able to contribute :-)
>
>I find this list very helpful in my struggle to learn Linux and even though
>some of the topics are rather advanced for me at the moment I save them all
>for future reference as, I am sure, many others do.
>
>The big problem is that, as a reference-archive, it sometimes stinks - wth
>subject headers such as 'Lets go' and 'Nearly got it'
>
>Why not pay this superb list the respect it deserves by supressing the
>comedian that lurks inside all of us and *always* use a meaningfull Subject
>description. Then, even in years to come, we could fairly easily find some
>obscure technical solution or whatever. All elementary really.
>
>If you disagree (perhaps you believe that Linux *should* be as difficult as
>possible to learn and that even these helpfull messages should be cryptic)
>then fair enough. I'm sorry I mentioned it.
>If, on the other hand, you feel that we might all benefit from this
>brilliant suggestion then why not give it a try.
>Oh yes - and tell a friend :-)
>
>Incidently, it's normal to courteously ask someone not to use HTML so why
>not ask them to use a meaningfull header line for future posts.
>
>Anything to make life easier.
>
>Dave S.
>
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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

FLYNN, Steve wrote:

>Whilst this is all very touching (and no, I'm not being cynical), can please
>we *not* discuss it on the list.
>
>People agreeing with others that it's a terrible thing and their prayers are
>going out to the victims it all well and good, but irrelevant.
>
>Yes, I know it sounds cold, callous, etc. but I'm this will get done all
>over Usenet, the news, the papers and so on - the world is depressing enough
>without bringing the whole sad, sorry mess into here...
>

The sad part has already happened and simply ignoring it will not make 
it go away. The prayers offered are not sad, they are a positive 
response to a serious situation.  I don't know if you believe that 
prayer actually accomplishes anything, but if you do, would you really 
want someone who benefitted from these OT prayers to be deprived of the 
positive results, just because they were off topic? If you don't believe 
in prayer, I can understand what you are asking, but I can't agree with 
it. As for your aksing to please not discuss it on this list, I would 
ask; Could you please learn how to use your delete key. It takes less 
effort to delete than to respond.

ShalomOut
   Chal

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Registered Linux user #217118

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Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Dave Sherman wrote:

>On Tue, 2001-09-11 at 10:56, David E. Fox wrote:
>
>>US needs to do something about this though - nuke Mecca
>>
>
>Careful, David. We may have peaceful Muslims on this list, who would
>deplore today's events as much as anyone else.
>
>Dave
>
Not to mention that negativity breeds negativity. We should be careful 
when fighting monsters, not to become one in the process, Simply nuking 
someone will not solve the entire problem, even if that is a reasonable 
part of the solution. Even then, it should not be taken lightly. There 
is more than one base of evil in the world and some of them are very 
well disquised. I think the people who are offering prayers are in the 
proper attitude to receive the wisdom to deal with this situastion.

ShalomOut
 Chal 

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Re: [newbie] KDE/Gnome -- Thanks,

2001-09-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

Peter Rymshaw wrote:

>Thanks for the info. Since I come from Win, I guess
>I'll keep things simple with KDE...for now.
>
I just downloaded Ximian GNOME and it seems to be pretty easy to use.  I 
don't like the term "user friendly," because that usually means limited 
configuration. Ximian seems to be as simple or as complicated as you 
want it to be. I took the option to download and install from the 
internet and it took 9 hours, but the installer did everything, with 
only a few questions. You can't beat that for making it easy for 
newbies. Thanx once more to Sridhar for posting the info about Ximian.


>





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Re: [newbie] Ximian Gnome

2001-08-31 Thread Charles A. Punch

Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> 
> Mandrake has taken a few elements from Ximian GNOME for Mandrake 8.0.
> However, Ximian's official Mandrake 8.0 packages are even better. Things are
> smoother and faster than in 8.0 (especially Nautilus), and there are a few
> extra little niceties like Doorman and Red Carpet.


Do you think that MDK 8.1 will have the full version of Ximian GNOME? I
don't have a cd burner and out here in the sticks, it's impossible to
get broadband that supports Linux. If 8.1 will not include it, is there
perhaps a RPM or something that would reasonably download over 56k?

ShalomOut
  Chal
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[newbie] Re: Subject changed by request of previous poster

2001-08-29 Thread Charles A. Punch

> >LURKER here,
> >
> >These two subjects are NOT what I would call appropoe for this Mail
> >List.  ONE, slamming others is NOT very NICE even though you may have
> >thingys correct or NOT.  TWO, the subject is NOT correct for what is placed
> >in each message.  I do thank you for responding but if the subject is
> >changed then change what is in that field, SUBJECT:.  

I have a few questions. First of all, let me say that I do not mean to
*slam* anyone. I am only trying to figure out the standard procedure for
this list. There is much diversity in place of a standard going around,
not only on this list, but in the world in general. This is one of the
factors that led me to use Linux. Although it is far from standardized,
it seems that the Linux community is at least making an honest effort to
define and set some standards. Sometimes this means hearing the groans
of growing pains. I think that is what is happening on this list. I have
heard a few people *demand that everyone follow their standard, but I
have yet to hear very much in the way of credentials, or an explanation
why. Several times I have asked *why* and gotten cursed out. A few
people have *tried* to ridicule me, but were not successful (in my
understanding), because they quite simply, didn't make any sense to me.
Perhaps their insult was over my head, but they should have taken into
consideration that this is a *newbie* list. I have also gotten replies
insinuating that I had been insulting. I usually post in the same tone
that the previous post was in. However, I will not resort to calling
names, posting with lots of CAPS or ad hominem, no matter what. I am now
verbally walking on eggshells, so as not to offend anyone. My questions
are just questions. If I ask a question it means that I want to know
something. There is no hidden agenda. These are just some things I
thought were worth considering, in the interest of communicating more
effectively. Maybe I've got it all wrong. If so, it would be nice to
hear someone explain it to me in rational terms.
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These types of
> >messages should be addressed directly to the individuals you are wanting to
> >communicate this information NOT to the LIST.
> >
> >This is what gives this LIST a BLACK EYE in PROFESSIONALISM. 
-
I have asked this before, but gotten no reasonable explanation. What has
this list got to do with professionalism? This is not a rhetorical
question! I really want to know.
---
 Most of the
> >info asked for is received with the intent of assisting. 
--
Assisting what? Is it strictly for addressing technical issues? I have
heard many contradictory opinions on that one lately. If so what
constitutes a technical issue? 
--
 If you want to
> >have this type of discussion then create your own Mail List for that and
> >let those of us that want to learn our systems to the best of our abilities
> >to this List.
-
By what authority do you declare this? again I am not trying to be coy,
but seriously, why should I listen to your denmands as opposed to all
the others who say just the opposite? I can't follow two directly
opposite paths. The best I can do is listen to all sides and choose the
most logical one. If anyone wants people to follow their instructions,
perhaps it would be in their interest to present their case more
clearly. 

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Re: [newbie] kde2.2 broke Konqueror Flash plugin

2001-08-28 Thread Charles A. Punch

Isaac Curtis wrote:
> 
> Wow, this seems to be the only thing in Linux I actually know anything
> about.  So far I've posted this same thing twice and gotten rave reviews
> both times, so I'll modify it to refer to flash instead of java (the
> original topic, same procedure) and just copy-paste...
> 
> The command line solution can be found on page 98 of Running Linux
> (Welsh,Dalheimer and Kaufman - O'Reilly & Associates) and on page 219 of
> Linux in a Nutshell (Siever, Spainhour, Figgins and Hekman - O'Reilly).

I've got "Running Linux" (well woth the money) and heave heard so much
lately about "Linux in a Nutshell" I guess it's time to dig into my
pockets again. Sometimes the answer is right under my nose, but it's
hard to know where to find the answer, if you don't know where to start.
That's usually my problem. There is plenty of documentation out there,
but reccomendations about where to find info on a specific topic like in
your post help me a lot.

>(dude, get mozilla...) 

I was using Mozilla, it worked real good for a couple of months, but
suddenly I had some trouble with my mail sending blanks where the body
of the text should have been. Strange, but I quit using it for a while
and when I went to try it again, it was completely crashed. I don't
think it was the latest release though. I really miss it, so I *will*
get the new one when I have time. Thanx for the info. Now I have a
direction to start out in. Onward through the fog!

ShalomOut
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Re: [newbie] KDE and Gnome when I log in?

2001-08-28 Thread Charles A. Punch

Mohammed Arafa wrote:
> 
> u guys probably got gmc on autostart (find and erase) OR most likely, u once
> ran gmc then quit kde with the option to save ur session as is so as to
> resume it next boot.
> 
> u can
> 1. kill the gmc process (that should also kill the gnome icons) then save ur
> sessions
> 2. somewhere in the kde control panel is the same save sessions options but
> i cant for the life of me remember where
> 

I have already turned off the "save session" option. I have also already
killed the GMC process(if you mean using Xkill). The autostart is
something to check out though. I'm not sure where it is, but I'm sure it
can't be too hard to find. Thanx for sharing the info. Thanx also for
being clear, to the point and not assuming that I have any previous
knowledge in this area.

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Re: [newbie] KDE and Gnome when I log in?

2001-08-27 Thread Charles A. Punch

I know that there is probably a better way to do this, but I, (in
desperation) got rid of those bad boys, by slapping them with Xkill
everytime they showed up. It took five or six times, but eventually they
stopped coming up, so far. If there is a better way to do this that will
not leave a lot of unfinished cleanup (as this probably did) I would
like to know also.

ShalomOut
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Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as virtue.
-- Ambrose Bierce, on qualifiers

Jon Doe wrote:
> 
> I have a strange problem. I am running Mandrake 8.0 and I have upgraded to
> the 2.2 KDE. Things work great, except everytime I login now, KDE comes up,
> then all the Gnome icons come up, over top of the KDE icons and then gmc
> comes up. I am not sure which file to edit to fix this.
> 
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Re: [newbie] Canon BJC-5100

2001-08-27 Thread Charles A. Punch

had one, but couldn't get it to work either. Had a Canon BJC 2110 that
worked. Had to use a 610 and up setting on that one. Gave the 5000 away
and got a HP Deskjet 632C for about 60 bucks and it prints better (as
far as print quality) than either one of the others. Its a little
particular about settings though. I've had a few problems getting it to
print on the right position on the page and it sometinmes chews up my
envelopes. Now that I've  gotten used to it's idiosycracies, I like it
better, because of the print quality. It seems you have gotten futher
than I did with the settings on the BJC 5000. I couldn't even get it to
intialize. Good luck.

 ShalomOut
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Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as virtue.
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Ton Strijbosch wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Canon BJC-5100, but I can't get it to work. I installed CUPS and
> selected the proper driver Canon BJC-5000 according to Canon. When I start
> printing the print just initialises and then stops. Nothing get's printed. Is
> anyone out there who has also a Canon BJC-5100 and got it to work?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Greetings,
> Ton
> 
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Re: [newbie] Linux Lunacy....

2001-08-27 Thread Charles A. Punch

brown1302 wrote:
> 
> WHAT HAS THIS GOT TO DO WITH LINUX NEWBIE PROBLEMS!!  THERE ARE OTHER
> VENUES FOR THIS CRAP>

___
I'm sure there are other venues for *this* kind of crap that you have
posted as well.
oh, by the way, your headlights are on. maybe your batteries are running
down and your congratulatory modules require more power. 

ShalomOut
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Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user # 217118


> - Original Message -
> From: "d" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Lunacy
> 
> > LURKER here, Congrats.  A little word of advice, I am sure you never have
> > had any nor will you from any others.  When my wife and I married 38 years
> > ago we made an agreement that this was more than a marrage, it is a
> > partnership and any decisions made that effected both would be agreed upon
> > by both.  We have always discussed thingys first then made our decision
> and
> > went forward with that.  Worked for us.  Hope you have as GREAT a luck as
> > we have.  Never go to sleep without the "I Love You" closing.
> >
> >
> > At 02:57 PM 8/26/01, you wrote:
> > >Just curious - anyone going on the Linux Lunacy 7 day cruise in the
> Caribeaan?
> > >(sp?).
> > >
> > >Its in October, and my fiance' and I are going to use it for a honeymoon,
> > >-'Nix- style!
> > >
> > >Somebody congratulate me, the date is October 19th! ;-
> > >
> > >--
> > >
> > >  /\
> > >  Dark> > >  \/
> > >
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> >
> > TIA,
> > 'd'
> > Don Hodges
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > San Antonio, Texas
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> >
> 
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Re: [newbie] download manager

2001-08-23 Thread Charles A. Punch

d wrote:
> 
> LURKER here,
> 
> Excuse me for jumping in here but when I clicked on this link a window
> popped up saying "RealPlayer could not be found would I like to download?"
> and I clicked NO then everythingy STOPPED.  No download for that RPM, I am
> still using WindBlows, EudoraLitev5.1, and NetScape v4.77 for these
> messages.  Am working with Linux/ Mandrake v7.0 because I have it installed
> and working for learning.  AMD-K6 II 400meg/w 163m RAM.
> 
> Any assistance would be great, I also would like a DldMgr for LM, will this
> one work with v7.0?   Maybe a different one?
> 
> At 08:07 PM 8/23/01, you wrote:
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Try holding the shift key down while clicking on the link.

ShalomOut
  Chal
Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user # 217118

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as virtue.
-- Ambrose Bierce, on qualifiers

> >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by
> >mandrakesoft.mandrakesoft.com id OAA24275
> >
> >Jeferson Lopes Zacco escribió:
> >
> > > I wonder if there is a good download manager for Linux - like GetRight,
> > > GO!zilla or DownloadAccelerator for window$ - I haven been able to find
> > > anything but beta projects. And I just don't want to go downloading 24MB
> > > kernels in my lovely ISP without one...
> >
> >Try:
> >
> >ftp://fr.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/contrib/RPMS/nt-1.28.1-1mdk.i586.rpm
> >
> >--
> > Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  ICQ 11407395
> >   Joan.Tur.pagina.de  www.ClubIbosim.org
> >   Linux: usuari registrat 190.783
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> TIA,
> 'd'
> Don Hodges
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> San Antonio, Texas
> 
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Re: [newbie] Re: hoping to use CD-only install of Mandrake 8.0 on a Libretto palmtop. . . possible??

2001-08-23 Thread Charles A. Punch

set your BIOS to boot from CD. That workerd for me. Floppy drives seem
to hate me and are always breaking. I think that there are two things we
need to get rid of (in the USA); floppy drives and pennies. Both are
worthless.


ShalomOut
  Chal
Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user # 217118

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as virtue.
-- Ambrose Bierce, on qualifiers



WCBaker wrote:
> 
> Here's a good question for you!   I've put Mandrake 8.0 on a desktop and
> it's great (I'm new to Linux, by the way).   Now I need to get Mandrake 8.0
> on my tiny Libretto palmtop.   The palmtop currently has a Japanese version
> of Windoze 95 on it and I'd like to keep a very tiny bit of the disk for
> Windoze but have Linux eat up most of it.   Problem is that my PCMCIA
> fax/modem card  and the floppy drive are no longer functional (long story
> involving a lot of travelling).
> 
> Is it possible to NOT use a floppy disk to boot when installing?   I want to
> just use my CD (I do have access to a PCMCIA CD machine that connects quite
> nicely) and install Mandrake 8.0.
> 
> Can I do this?  I've seen other methods on the Net, but I need to use CD
> only. . .
> 
> Hopefully,
> 
> -warren
> 
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Re: [newbie] Unable to surf...

2001-08-23 Thread Charles A. Punch

How are you "Killing the process?" Did you try deleting this file?

 /home/chal/.kde/share/apps/kppp/kppp.pid 

the "chal" is my user name, so apply whatever yours is there.
I had a similar problem and this solved it.

ShalomOut
  Chal
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Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as virtue.
-- Ambrose Bierce, on qualifiers


Jason Guidry wrote:
> 
> OK, Kppp (LM8) sees my Modem Blaster External, dials out to my ISP.  most of
> the time Kpppd crashes somehow (no connection timer) but is still "running"
> when I look for it with $ top.
> 
> I try killing the processes, but they won't die.
> 
> when Kpppd doesn't crash and I get the timer, etc, I'm unable to resolve web
> pages.
> 
> so, If Kppp is broken, what will fix it, and if this is a generic linux
> problem and not an ISP issue, how do I fix it?
> 
> much thanks
> 
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Re: [newbie] Re: Mandrake 8.0 "internet" desktop icon does not give me a button to connect & disconnect to Internet. . .

2001-08-22 Thread Charles A. Punch

In KDE, click on the K then go to -Networking Remote Access -Internet
Dialer. In GNOME, it's called Gnome ppp. If you want to put it on the
desktop, you just drag & drop it from the menu.

ShalomOut
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WCBaker wrote:
> 
> Hi!   I very recently installed Mandrake 8.0.   The "internet" desktop icon
> in KDE (and I think, in Gnome, too) does not give me a button to connect &
> disconnect to Internet. . .   I'm wondering how I can go about
> troubleshooting this problem.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -warren
> 
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Re: [newbie] dual boot

2001-08-22 Thread Charles A. Punch

you just need to set the timeout. Go to -Mandrake Control Center -Boot -
Boot Config then press the "Configure" button and set the "delay before
booting default image"

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matt conran wrote:
> 
> Hi
> I'm having problems dual booting mandrake with win2000.  It can boot in
> linu or 2000, but it defaults in to linux if you don't scroll down and
> select windows2000.  Do you know of a way where the boot screen can
> default to windows2000.  It boots into a linux gui first and then it
> lists the O/S I can go into.  If it booted into 2000 by default I could
> just edit the boot.ini.  I have tried to edit the lilo conf and I have
> switched the default to 2000 etc.. but when I restart the linux screen
> pops up and it still defaults to linux.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Matt Conran
> Network Administrator
> Servecast
> 3a Prince street
> Dublin 2
> 
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Re: [newbie] X woes (Toshiba laptop)

2001-08-22 Thread Charles A. Punch

Are you sure you have the right Graphic Card selected. On my Toshiba
Satrellite Pro 465 CDX, I had the same problem in installing MDK 7.1.
After much fiddling around with the resolution, I finally resolved it by
changing the Graphic card to  the first entry on Tatung. All of the
Generic settings worked fine during install, but then after booting
would flicker unless I changed the resolution to 256 colors. I was not
happy with 256 Colors, so I kept experimenting until I stumbled on the
right setting. Now it does not even flicker on 65 thousand colors. In
7.1 I changed it in Harddrake, but in 8.0 it's easier to use
-Configuration -Other -Mandrake Control Center

ShalomOut
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-- Ambrose Bierce, on qualifiers

Chuck Messenger wrote:
> 
> I'm unable to figure out the right display mode for my laptop.  During
> the install process, the graphics mode is correct (i.e. the screen looks
> great -- no problems).  However, after it starts X, the display goes
> haywire.  I tried another mode -- this time, the LCD display mode.
>  Still no luck.
> 
> How do I figure out what mode to use?  For example, how do I figure out
> what mode Mandrake is using during the boot-up and boot-down process
> (during which time the graphics looks fine).  How do I set the mode?  Is
> there a way to test the mode, without committing to it?
> 
> Can anyone point me to a troubleshooting page for xfree86?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> - Chuck
> 
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Re: [newbie] Re: No Taskbar, minimized programs gone

2001-08-21 Thread Charles A. Punch

Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> 
> Got mine back. Don't know if this is the only or best
> solution, but apparently what I had before and what
> disappeared was an "external" taskbar, which is
> another bar sitting above the panel. I right clicked
> on the panel / add / external taskbar and it's back.
> My open programs show there.
> 

Thanx, that did it. 


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at
you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*".'
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Re: [newbie] religion in Linux?!

2001-08-14 Thread Charles A. Punch

As long as were digging deep into the spiritual side, BASH stands for
"born again shell." It seems to me that these kind of things are just a
result of people naming things from the vernacular. If you want to
seriously look into the spiritual side of Open Source, check out "The
Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age" by Pekka Himanen.
I'm not sure where to find it. I picked it up on a trip to Baltimore
recently and it was the only copy in the bookstore. I'm sure a search
engine would find it for you though.

ShalomOut
  Chal
Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user # 217118


Andrei Raevsky wrote:
> 
> Call me curious, or call my plain stupid.  But I cannot but help notice
> stuff such as the names "daemons" or "ncurses" or the FreeBSD logo with a
> little devil on it. Could anyone explain why this is so?  Is there some
> historical reason for this, or is this just a coencidence, or just as in
> rock bands - a way of looking more interesting?
> 
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Re: [newbie] nautilus as desktop manager

2001-08-08 Thread Charles A. Punch

I had a little problem understanding the instructions posted to the 
list, until I realized that you must change the preferences to 
"advanced" and then click preferances. The advanced option is the 
"triangle" that one post spoke of.

ShalomOut
  Chal
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paul rodríguez wrote:

> Please forgive me if you recieved multiple copies of this email
> accidentally.
> 
> I have been looking for a way to disable Nautilus as my desktop manager.
> Everyone has been telling me that it is in the Nautilus preferences
> (which I thought as well), but it doesn't seem to be in the preferences
> in my version (1.0.3-3mdk) from Mandrake Freq2.  I am currently using
> gnome with sawfish and would like more control of my desktop environment
> through these applications.
> 
> -Paul Rodríguez
> 
> 
> On 07 Aug 2001 11:02:48 -0300, Nicolás Gómez wrote:
> 
>> open the nautilus browser in the last menu from left to right (is a
>> drawing like a diamond) then... go to preferences and disable the option
>> "Choose Nautilus to draw my desktop"... or something like that
>> 
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Sridhar Dhanapalan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:53 AM
>> Subject: Re: [newbie] nautilus as desktop manager
>> 
>> 
>>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 03:23, Paul wrote:
>>> 
 It was Tue, 7 Aug 2001 17:40:40 +1000 when Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
 
> I haven't used Nautilus in a while, but I vaguely recall an option for
> this existing in Nautilus' preferences.
 
 I recall it is nautilus --nodesktop.
 Just tried it: that's it.
 
 Paul
>>> 
>>> The problem here is that when you start GNOME, Nautilus will load
>>> automatically to manage the desktop. There is no opportunity to enter the
>>> --nodesktop flag. The flag will only work if Nautilus is not already
>> 
>> loaded
>> 
>>> (and hence not managing the desktop). To control how Nautilus behaves at
>>> GNOME startup, you need to change the preferences setting.
>>> 
> On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:50, paul rodrguez wrote:
> 
>> I chose to have nautilus run as my desktop manager during the initial
>> setup of my LM 8 freq2 gnome system.  Now it seems neither gnome nor
>> nautilus are fully in control of my desktop, the icons appear as
> 
>> blank
>> 
>> files and i can't change the background image.  I would like to take
> 
>> off
>> 
>> nautilus' control of the desktop, how can I set this?
> 
> --
> Sridhar Dhanapalan.
> "There are two major products that come from Berkeley:
> LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
> -- Jeremy S. Anderson
 
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>>> 
>>> --
>>> Sridhar Dhanapalan.
>>> "There are two major products that come from Berkeley:
>>> LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
>>> -- Jeremy S. Anderson
>>> 
> 
> 
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Re: [newbie] Disabling Mandrake 8.0 automatic login?

2001-08-07 Thread Charles A. Punch

Mandrake Control Center - Boot Config - System Mode - No I don't want
auto login

ShalomOut
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Keith Christian wrote:
> 
> How do I disable the automatic login when my Mandrake 8.0 machine is
> booted up?  Instead of waiting for me to login, it automatically logs in
> as the regular user and goes straight to the desktop.  Convenient, but
> not really secure.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> =Keith
> 
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Re: [newbie] text file viewer/previewer

2001-08-06 Thread Charles A. Punch

Konqueror works for me. You can view directories, click on a file and
view it, with the option to edit it with either K Word, Text Editor, or
Advanced Editor. You can also right click and use "open with" if those
won't do the trick.

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paul rodríguez wrote:
> 
> Does anybody know of a good text file browser?  One that I can use to
> quickly look through my files and read the textfiles as I browse through
> them.
> 
> -Paul R
> 
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Re: [newbie] windows documents

2001-08-06 Thread Charles A. Punch

Is it feasable to go into windows and save them as a plain text or ASCII
text file? If that's not a problem almopt any Linux prog wil read it. If
not Star office and Word Perfect read most word files. I'm not sure
about Wordpad though.

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chris wrote:
> 
> I have a problem in taking windows documents (mostly wordpad created)
> from my mount/windows directory into my linux drive.  Both kword and konqeror
> give me about half of the first page and no more.  Both usually hang
> afterwards.   Anyone know which program would read these documents properly?




Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-08-06 Thread Charles A. Punch

  What ever happened to free speech? If you don't agree with someone, 
why not express your opinion, instead of whining?
If it really is too much trouble to simply delete what you don't want to 
read, why not get another account for the list?

ShalomOut
  Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

Jeanette Russo wrote:

> How many people would like to see this thread taken off list it is OT.
> - Original Message -
> From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft
> 
> 
>> I hate threads like this. Makes you stop and think about why you use these
>> mailing lists!!!
>> 
>> John W
>> 







Re: [newbie]

2001-08-06 Thread Charles A. Punch

Just a shot in the dark, and not very specific to your problem, but do 
you have enough free disk space? I have a Satellite Pro 465CDX with 2GB 
hard drive and I solved a lot of problems by trimming down all the 
unneccesary stuff during installation. I got a lot of weird conflicts 
and errors trying to install packages, before I realized that it was a 
space problem. I re-installed and everything is smooth now.

ShalomOut
  Chal
Registered Linux user # 217118


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I have installed mandrake 7.1 on my laptop toshiba satellite pro 780..
> Now i`d like to install
> koffice..this
> requires kde2..and so I should install it...I downloaded kdebase, kdelibs
> 
> and kdesupport but if I try to install then using the kpackager it gives
> me
> an error (conflict something).Is there anyone who has any idea on how I
> 
> could solve this problemthanks a lot
> Bye
> Maurizio
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Re: [newbie] a big duh

2001-08-01 Thread Charles A. Punch


I think it is Nautilus that causes the problem, not GNOME, or at least 
not running GNOME progs in KDE. I have been using gnome cal and gnumeric 
with no problems (from KDE). I still haven't resolved the problems in 
GNOME itself, but I don't think it is running GNOME progs in KDE that 
causes the problems.


ShalomOut
   Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user # 217118
skinky wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> I had the same problem.  I was also using Gnome apps in KDE and vice versa, but 
>after a few days Gnome did the big crash thing which completely locked up my system 
>(had to use the dreaded reset button).  Because I'm a sucker for punishment, I went 
>back into Gnome a few more times with the same result each time.  I'm not sure what 
>caused it because I had also tried out Enlightenment and a few others.  So I've just 
>uninstalled and reintalled LM8 and haven't been brave enough to try Gnome again or 
>run the Gnome apps in KDE.
> 
> Can someone please advise whether or not its OK to use Gnome apps in KDE.
> 
> Cheers
> skinky
> 
> PS.  Sorry if the font is italicised - having just got my new external serial modem 
>(YAY!!  No more booting back into Windows every 10 mins  :-))  I'm trying out KMail 
>and can't seem to get the font thing sorted for replying/composing.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 01 August 2001 22:05, you wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:19, Charles A. Punch wrote:
>> 
>>> nkey wrote:
>>> 
>>>> im just now beginning to run GNOME (was using KDE) and id like to
>>>> change the color of my fonts on my desktop but cannot find an
>>>> option anywhere to let me change this!
>>>> 
>>>> GACK!
>>>> 
>>>> is it possible to do so?
>>>> thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> im using Sawfish and also letting Nautilus draw my desktop. so im
>>>> not sure whats up. if i turn off that nautilus feature, my text
>>>> goes from white ot black, but i cant seem to get any other text
>>>> colors on my desktop.
>>>> 
>>>> luke
>>> 
>>> I have been using mainly KDE, but every once in a while I try
>>> GNOME. It seems that I always get a kind of bleed through effect.
>>> Sometimes when I am in KDE the desktop icons from GNOME will bleed
>>> through and vice versa. I do use GNOME programs in KDE and vice
>>> versa. I am wondering if this has anything to do with it. It
>>> doesn't seem to crash anything but is mostly annoying. The really
>>> strange thing is that I don't use any desktop icons except "Trash."
>>> The first thing I do after an install is get rid of them. I have
>>> had these kind of problems in several versions of Mandrake and I
>>> always wind up going back to KDE, because the problems seem to go
>>> away  after awhile,. if I just use KDE. If I continue to use GNOME,
>>> it seems that it gets worse . I can't seem to get the settings in
>>> GNOME to stay where I set them. They keep changing back to the
>>> defaults.  Last week I ran Netscape in GNOME and it changed (spell
>>> checked perhaps?) my address in my mail settings and changed the
>>> number (0) to the letter (o). as a result anyone who replied to my
>>> mail would get a return. It also sent some of my mail with blank
>>> body text. (the subject line was all that was readable). I think
>>> GNOME has possibilities and it seems to be less and less buggy with
>>> each new release, but I have to go with KDE for now. Sorry I don't
>>> have any answers, but sometimes listing the problems helps in
>>> running down the solution.
>> 
>> That's really odd. I've been using GNOME as my primary desktop for
>> almost two years, and I've never had any problems like these. For
>> your desktop icon problems, what apps cause this? I know that if you
>> run Nautilus without the --no-desktop tag, or GMC without the
>> --nodesktop tag, they will try to manage your desktop.
> 






Re: [newbie] a big duh

2001-07-31 Thread Charles A. Punch

nkey wrote:

> im just now beginning to run GNOME (was using KDE) and id like to change the 
> color of my fonts on my desktop but cannot find an option anywhere to let me 
> change this!
> 
> GACK!
> 
> is it possible to do so?
> thanks!
> 
> im using Sawfish and also letting Nautilus draw my desktop. so im not sure 
> whats up. if i turn off that nautilus feature, my text goes from white ot 
> black, but i cant seem to get any other text colors on my desktop.
> 
> luke

I have been using mainly KDE, but every once in a while I try GNOME. It 
seems that I always get a kind of bleed through effect. Sometimes when I 
am in KDE the desktop icons from GNOME will bleed through and vice 
versa. I do use GNOME programs in KDE and vice versa. I am wondering if 
this has anything to do with it. It doesn't seem to crash anything but 
is mostly annoying. The really strange thing is that I don't use any 
desktop icons except "Trash." The first thing I do after an install is 
get rid of them. I have had these kind of problems in several versions 
of Mandrake and I always wind up going back to KDE, because the problems 
seem to go away  after awhile,. if I just use KDE. If I continue to use 
GNOME, it seems that it gets worse . I can't seem to get the settings in 
GNOME to stay where I set them. They keep changing back to the 
defaults.  Last week I ran Netscape in GNOME and it changed (spell 
checked perhaps?) my address in my mail settings and changed the number 
(0) to the letter (o). as a result anyone who replied to my mail would 
get a return. It also sent some of my mail with blank body text. (the 
subject line was all that was readable). I think GNOME has possibilities 
and it seems to be less and less buggy with each new release, but I have 
to go with KDE for now. Sorry I don't have any answers, but sometimes 
listing the problems helps in running down the solution.

ShalomOut
Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118   

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Re: [newbie] win95 gone

2001-07-30 Thread Charles A. Punch

Do you mean that you installed Linux on a dual boot, and now you want to
get rid of the Windows partition and use it for Linux. If so, what
distro are you using? If you want a clear detailed answer, you need to
ask a clear and detailed question.

ShalomOut 
   Chal 

Elder PCUSA   
Registered Linux user #217118

 

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I re-installed my computer and decided that I didn't want win95 any more. I was 
>wondering how can I make sure windows is totally gone?
> Any idea's would be helpful.
> 
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Re: [newbie] Geforce 2 mx

2001-07-25 Thread Charles A. Punch

I have a GeForce II Ultra 64 MB. Is that the same? I'm not sure exactly 
what configuration you need, but if I can help, let me know.  The four 
letter word makes you sound less intelligent than you probably are and 
the context you use it in makes you sound tense and anxious. Try to 
chill,  enjoy life and express yourself in a more creative manner. It's 
all good, in da *nix neighboorhood.

ShalomOut
 Chal

Elder PCUSA
Registered Linux user #217118

arro wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:57:56 -0600
> "Miark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> Dude, watch your language on Newbie.
>> 
>> Miark
>> 
>> 
>> - Original Message -
>> From: arro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: mandrake list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:21 AM
>> Subject: [newbie] Geforce 2 mx
>> 
>> 
>>> if some one has the exact configuration and got it to work
>> 
>> , plz let me now !
>> 
>>> 
>>> Creative Geforce 2 MX (PCI)
>>> mdk8, XFree86 4.0.3 (but also could install 4.1 if
>> 
>> needed..while i might do that anyway)
>> 
>>> plz only sent a reply if you have the same configuration ,
>> 
>> as i cannot risk to fuck up my box in any way...not for a
>> day , and not for an hour.
>> 
>>> Thx in advance for any replies !
>>> 
> 
> is it offensive in any way to say "i cannot risk to fuck up my box in any way" ?
> i don't think so.
> 
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Re: [newbie] Kernel Panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 03:05

2001-07-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

joel lopez wrote:

> I have two operating systems Linux Mandrake 8.0 and Windows ME and i have read the 
>how-tos and i have not found this error message anywhere and it isnt the first time 
>it has happened. The first time it happened i ended up reformatting my hard drive 
>ended up getting a new computer. If anybody has had this happen to them could i get a 
>shout out on how to get LM running again.

I tried a ME/Mdk7.2 dual boot. It gave me so much trouble, to install 
and to run after installation. I gave up and went back to Win 98. I 
didn't get that particular message, but I got a bunch of unexplained 
crashes.

ShalomOut
  Chal

Registered Linux user #217118

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Re: [newbie] Kmail Question

2001-07-02 Thread Charles A. Punch

I never could get Konqueror or Kmail to work right. Netscape works fine 
for me , but I use Mozilla, which works just as well and has some nice 
skins . I think it's probably a question of whatever works for you. 
Different systems seem to work better with different things. I think 
that with Linux, experimentation is crucial. Find what works for your 
system and keep checking the ones that didn't work as they become upgraded.

ShalomOut
  Chal

Registered Linux user #217118

bc wrote:

> i've used Kmail for 2 days, it has "not responed" twice, or, i cick around 
> very fast and it does not like it, does anyone have an opinion for me, that 
> is, should i use Kmail and Konkerer or Netscape's browser w/ email program???
> 
> thanks...
> bc
> 
> 
> 






Re: Fw: [newbie] Use of Linux

2001-07-02 Thread Charles A. Punch

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> i can't resist this one.  to add further to John's response, why are you 
> having to su so much?  the only time i have to su is to install programs.   i 
> just tried this, i can su & type in a password in 4 seconds.  you do this so 
> often that it results in a "fair amount of lost time"?  i'm sure i'm not the 
> only one who would be curious to know what you are doing to that computer...


Yeah what he said!

PS Maybe you should use a shorter psswd.

ShalomOut
  Chal

Registered Linux user #217118

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Re: [newbie]

2001-07-02 Thread Charles A. Punch

bc wrote:

> how can i open a Microsoft Word Document, a doc file in KDE/Mandrake?  what 
> program?
> 
> "Kword" can not open it?
> 
> 
> 
Star Office or Word Perfect, if you have either one. If not SO is free 
and  I believe there is a free version of WP.

ShalomOut
Chal

Registered Linux user 217118





Re: [newbie] WP and Mandrake8

2001-06-18 Thread Charles A. Punch

mrc wrote:

> It seems that WP8 will not run on Mandrake8. Has anyone else had this problem?

I'm not sure where you are having the problem,  but I have wp8 running 
on L8.0 succcesfully on my desktop as well as my laptop. In LM7.2, I 
could click on the install icon and it would start up the installation, 
but for some reason in LM8.0 I had to install from a terminal with; 
"./install.wp " after mounting the  cdrom. You can also just open your 
cdrom directory and open the terminal from there. That way you don't 
have to cd to your  
/mnt/cd/andapartridgeinaperartree/etcetc/andallthatjazz/ because you're 
already there.

ShalomOut
 Chal

Registered Linux user #217118
Never teach a pig to sing. It doesn't sound very good and it annoys the pig.








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Re: [newbie] No-one uses Linux, says Microsoft

2001-06-16 Thread Charles A. Punch

> Roman wrote; 

> Is it just me or is every one receiving double or quadruple copies of
> the identical email?
> 
> Roman

I get double and sometimes triple, but never quadruple. What is 
confusing to me is that it doesn't seem to be consistent, but is just 
with some posts, once in a while in a random way. I am using Mozilla 
Messenger, but it also happened in Netscape and Kmail.

ShalomOut
Chal

Registered Linux user #217118

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Re: [newbie] Please no more "No-one uses Linux, says Microsoft" posts!

2001-06-15 Thread Charles A. Punch

Don WILSON wrote:

> I signed up after installing Mandrake to help me learn how to use Linux
> after years of Windows.  I have already found answers and I appreciate you
> folks who have been where I am by taking the time to help. 
> 
> I don't want (and I sure most of you don't either) mailboxes filled with all
> these inane replies. Please limit you posts to Q & A related to Linux probs
> and fixes.  Are there any moderators in this list. Can we stop this!
> 
> Thanks for my rant and keep up the good work!
> 
> Newbie, But not for long.
> 
> Your request falls under it's own weight. Your own reply was not limited to 
>technical Q & A, but was just another "inane reply." You are practicing the very 
>thing you are complaining about. The social acceptance of Open Source is connected in 
>many ways to the technical problems. I would like to see problems prevented, rather 
>than letting them keep springing up and then fixing them with technology. That is 
>what Microsoft has been selling us for years and it is time for a change. If this 
>list is specifically for technical solutions, Is there any rule that specifies this, 
>or is it just your own "inane" opinion. 

ShalomOut
 Chal
Registered Linux user #217118

You better start swimming, or you'll sink like a stone
for the times they are a changin'
Bob Dylan

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Re: [newbie] No-one uses Linux, says Microsoft

2001-06-15 Thread Charles A. Punch

Solver wrote:

> 
> An average, or lower, user, assuming he has got kowledge of English, can
> install Windows without trouble, easily install apps under it, click start,
> point to programs and Microsoft Word.

> This kind of statement is one of the things that scares off potential Linux users. I 
>switched over to Linux, because Windows crashed on me and would not re-install 
>correctly on my laptop. In desperation I installed LM 71, which I had played around 
>with, but was afraid of, because of statements like the one above or, "Linux is not 
>user friendly" It installed without a hitch and I managed to get my mailing list done 
>on time. It was easier to install than Windows, contrary to popular belief. I have 
>not looked back since. I use Win98 now only because I have not figured out how to 
>install my scanner correctly, but I have had trouble with peripherals in windows as 
>well. My zip drive gave me a real hard time to install in Windows, but LM recognized 
>it with no problem. I didn't have to do anything. I didn't install a driver or 
>anything, it just worked after install. 

Solver also wrote;

> Once, when I was instructing a user to type DOS commands, I didn't say open
> the MS-DOS prompt. I just said:
> Type the following commands:
> cd \windows
> copy user.dat \backup
> copy user.da0 \backup
> defrag
> 
> And, when nothing worked I was suprised. Turned out that user typed it all
> in Word... And I can never imagine users like this installing Linux apps and
> compiling sources.
> Solver...

> It sounds like the above "user" would have trouble with any operating system, but it 
>would fall under the category of a non sequitor to assume that he would have any more 
>trouble with Linux than with Windows or for that matter, any other OS. I use Linux 
>because it is easier to install and use than Windows. No defragmenting or cleaning up 
>the registry every five minutes like in Windows, less crashes from opening too many 
>programs at once and finally less chance of getting a virus. Okay, so some software 
>is a little harder to install, but it seems that I see more and more RPMs instead of 
>or in addition to than in the past and that is a small concession to make for all the 
>other advantages.

ShalomOut
Chal

Registered Linux user #217118

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Re: [newbie] DVD Question

2001-06-14 Thread Charles A. Punch

h3rb wrote:

>> What is a CSS-encrypted DVD?
> 
> 
> Cryptanalysis of Contents Scrambling System
> CSS is a scrambling system used in the distribution for movies on 
> DVD ( Digital Versatile Disc ) a high capacity CD like storage system. Its 
> main purpose is to prevent the unauthorized duplication of disc contents. 
> This is achieved through encrypting the files, and storing keys in hardware. 
> 
> 
Thanks h3rb, I guess my next question is; Can I (legally) play comercial 
or rented DVD Movies on my computer, using something like xine? Or, are 
they encrypted? I know this is probably a big question and a can of 
worms, but if anyone can instruct or point me to documentation, I would 
appreciate it.

ShalomOut
  Chal

Registered Linux user #217118






[newbie] DVD Question

2001-06-14 Thread Charles A. Punch

What is a CSS-encrypted DVD?





Re: [newbie] x won't start

2001-06-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Stephen Hansen-Sturm wrote:

> I cannot start x. I am using Mandrake 
> 
> 7.2, and I have XFree86 3.36 and 4.01 
> 
> both installed. 
> 
> The computer is an IBM ThinkPad 770z, 


This may be a long shot, but I have had similar problems starting X, as well as other 
screen resolution problems, stemming from incomplete installations. It took me a while 
to figure it out, but in desperation, I would re-install and notice that the 
installation took a lot longer the second or third time and offered several options 
that didn't present themselves initially.I don't know why this happens, but I know 
that it has happened several times to me, never on my desktop, but only on my Toshiba 
Satellite Pro notebook. It may be some kind of notebook specific quirk. I'm not sure 
if this will help you, but I just thought I would mention it for consideration.Maybe 
re-installing will be one more alternative to consider before giving up, if nothing 
else works.
ShalomOut
Chal

Registered Linux user #217118
Nothing is impossible, to the man who will not listen to reason.

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Re: [newbie] where to get themes?

2001-06-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Jose wrote:
Glad to help and thanks for letting me know that it did. It always helps 
to let people know when their suggestion helped you. It keeps the spirit 
of sharing information alive.

ShalomOut
  Chal

Registered Linux user #217118
a seasoned newbie

> I want to thank you for the link as well. I have been looking for KDE 
> themes for awhile.
> 
> 
> On Monday 11 June 2001 06:36, Charles A. Punch wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for the link! The message wasn't on the page when I'd checked it
>> (I think!)
>> 
>> On Monday 11 June 2001 00:46, Charles A. Punch wrote:
>> 
>>> Sam wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I went to http://kde.themes.org/ to download a couple of themes for
>>>> KDE. But I get a page saying "404 Not Found". In fact, it appears
>>>> to be the same with www.themes.org Does anybody know what's
>>>> happened to the site, and any other good sources of themes? Thanks
>>> 
>>> There is a link at
>>> 
>>> http://kde.themes.org/
>>> 
>>> called "Sourceforge mirrors," which will take you here
>>> ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/themes.org
>>> 
>>> to a list of themes.
>> 






Re: [newbie] where to get themes?

2001-06-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Thanks for the link! The message wasn't on the page when I'd checked it (I 
think!)


On Monday 11 June 2001 00:46, Charles A. Punch wrote:
> Sam wrote:
> > I went to http://kde.themes.org/ to download a couple of themes for KDE.
> > But I get a page saying "404 Not Found". In fact, it appears to be the
> > same with www.themes.org Does anybody know what's happened to the site,
> > and any other good sources of themes? Thanks
>
> There is a link at
>
> http://kde.themes.org/
>
> called "Sourceforge mirrors," which will take you here
> ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/themes.org
>
> to a list of themes.




Re: [newbie] where to get themes?

2001-06-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

Sam wrote:

> I went to http://kde.themes.org/ to download a couple of themes for KDE. But 
> I get a page saying "404 Not Found". In fact, it appears to be the same with  
> www.themes.org Does anybody know what's happened to the site, and any other 
> good sources of themes? Thanks

There is a link at

http://kde.themes.org/ 

called "Sourceforge mirrors," which will take you here 
ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/themes.org

to a list of themes.

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Re: [newbie] LM8.0

2001-06-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

I think 8.0 is better. On my box, it was harder to install. I tried 
several times before it succeded in fully instaling. Configuring my 
modem and zip drive had to be done after installation, whereas in 7.2, 
they were configured during installation. All things considered, 8.0 is 
worth the trouble. I even have a trimmed down (1GB) 8.0 on my laptop.

Greg G wrote:

> I was thinking about buying  8.0 but wanted to hear
> from some who already have it Is it worth the
> money or should i wait
> thanks
> greg
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Re: [newbie] "Windows Shutdown Problem" in Linux?

2001-06-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

George Petri wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> Everyone knows that certain versions of Windows, when told to "Shut Down", 
> actually choose to reboot instead.  And it seems that my Linux installation 
> has caught this horrible disease (actually it's had this problem ever since I 
> first installed it).
> 
> Basically, if I select "Shutdown" from kdm or type in "halt" or "poweroff" or 
> "telinit 0", it gives lots of shutting-down-whatever-service messages and 
> then it says:
> 
> System is halted.
> 
> So far so good but then it says "stopping all md devices" and reboots.
> Arggh!!!
> 
> Does anyone know why this happens?
> ..

I haven't the foggiest why this happens, but  I have the same problem 
(sometimes). I can shutdown normally twice, but the third time, it will 
reboot instead.

ShalomOut
   Chal

Registered Linux user 217118

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Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-08 Thread Charles A. Punch

Dan LaBine wrote:

> I'm not sure what this guy is talking about, but whatever it is, he makes no
> sense. First, he sounds like he purposely became a skeptic about O/S
> evangelism. What exactly is that?? Is he saying that we've elevated the
> mighty Tux to the level of a diety? .


I am Christian. I worship Jesus Christ. I do a Bible study mailing list 
for a prison ministry. I keep a database for a ministry to the homeless 
and keep in touch with my partners in ministry through email. It just so 
happens that I can do these things much more effectively on Linux than I 
can on Windows. I have never used Mac, so I can't say whether or not it 
is better or worse than Linux, but the sharing of knowledge and even 
products that we see in the Linux community, is much closer to Biblical 
priciples than the rampant capitalism we see in Apple and Microsoft. I 
don't bow down to Tux as an idol, but I do salute Linus for his gift to 
the world and the whole concept of open source. I just downloaded the 
Bible Reader, a very good Bible program by David White, which rivals 
some very expensive commercial software. He also personally responded to 
a question I posted on this list and his response corrected the problem 
I was having. IHaven't gotten that kind of support  anywhere else, even 
for a fee.

ShalomOut
   Chal

Elder PCUSA
Bible Study Teacher
Registered Linux user #217118
in Tux we type, but in God we trust
Yah Veh Nissi, is our banner!
Yah Shua Messiach,  is Sovreign Shalom!





Re: [newbie] Fixing Ugly Fonts corrected with Verdana ref font in Control Center

2001-05-28 Thread Charles A. Punch

Romanator wrote:

> Romanator wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I fixed my font problem by ... Remember, you should install the Windows fonts
>> to access the extra fonts. 
> 
> Just wondering if there is a way to install the windows fonts from the Windows CD 
>Rom on my desktop, which is a Linux only box. I did the "Get windows fonts" on my 
>laptop, which is half and half Win 98 and LMD 8.0 and it seems a little better. Is 
>there maybe a way to copy the fonts and transfer them? 


ShalomOut
Chal

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Re: [newbie] Tecra8100 + Mandrake 7.2

2001-01-18 Thread Charles A. Punch

James Hallam wrote:

> hi again,
>
> has anyone had any experience of installing drak7.2 on a Toshiba Tecra 8100
> laptop
>
> i can install 7.2 but cannot get X up and running.
>
> thanks in advance

I have a Satellite Pro 465 CDX, which I have used some Tecra settings, which
worked for me, when there were none for a 465 CDX. I can't even find 465 CDX
on Toshiba's website, but that's beside the point. I assume that they are
somewhat similar. I  am still a newbie at this, but this may help you. I have
been running LM 7.1 for a while with no problems. I ran 6.5 before that. 6.5
was allright, but since I have a Win modem, I couldn't connect. 7.1 reads my
Win modem without a hitch (I am writing this from  my 465 CDX running LM 7.1).
I didn't do anything special, I just set  up a DNS with ELN/ and it worked
from the get go. 7.2 however, would not read it. It seems that some people
like 7.2 better, but I went back to 7.1, for more than one reason. The Modem
was just one of them. I had problems  with 7.2 on both my 465 CDX and on my
Gateway desktop, so I'm not sure if it is system specific or if it is
something I am doing wrong. Neither one of my boxes are even close to what
could be considered Linux compatible hardware, so it's amazing that  it will
run at all on them. Even if it is something I am doing wrong, 7.1 is a safer
option. 7.2 is pretty, but I want something fuctional. It's a shame though,
that K Office thingie loooks sweet.  I read somewhere on this list, that
slackware is a better alternative for notebooks. I might check that out next.
No matter how much trouble it is, it's got to be less than Windows.


ShalomOut

Chal






Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux

2001-01-15 Thread Charles A. Punch

Mark Johnson wrote:

> My impression is that the Linux community in general cannot decide whether
> linux should be seen as a viable desktop alternative to Windows and MAC, or
> a viable backend alternative to Solaris, or simply as a hobbyist OS.  (To me
> the former is very debatable, the laters are more realistic.)
>
> I think that linux will never be a viable desktop for the masses until
> productivity software is as common as it is for Windows (but then, i guess,
> linux programmers would have to contend with the "dumb windows user"
> mentality).  I know that a couple of months ago the Linux Journal had a
> multi-media issue that showed how linux could be used for generating music
> and movies, and while interesting, it's not even comparable to the
> multimedia power of the MAC and BeOS.  (I can't open any application without
> XMMS "coughing" on me)
>
> To me it seems that despite all linux advances it is still _just_ an
> inexpensive internet sever (web, mail, news, etc..), and a hobbyist OS for
> developers. I think a lot of the reason why is the elitism that Linux folks
> have and distain for the "dumb windows user."  What's needed is a real
> paradigm shift within the community.  Yeah, we have token companies like
> Gnome and Eazel that genuinely care and are compassionate about the computer
> food-chain, but this isn't enough.  (What's up with this in-fighting between
> KDE and Gnome?)
>
> Then again, maybe the fate of linux is never to become a computer for the
> common user, but rather a development environment for programmers and web
> developers. We seem very divided on this issue.
>
> One last thing, I'm not complaining really, it just that I think there are
> different priorities that drive linux compared to the other OSs.
> Consequently, there are opportunity costs and trade-offs.  The thing that
> really bothers me is the elitism.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 9:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux
>
> using the expert mode on the install, my package install was 347.2mb.
> That includes KDE2 with Koffice the network stuuf. Blackbox. Abiword and
> all the other stuff that is needed.
>   After adding a bunch of updated and stuff from the unsupported dir it
> whent up to 422.7 mb.
>
> Now mandrake make it so easy to add/remove packages that when I need to
> compile a program from source, I install those packages then and remove
> them when I am finshed.
>
> Mark Hillary
> Registered Linux User 200755
>
> eryl wrote:
>
> > john rigby wrote:
> >
> >
> >> The 99.99% of people out in the Cyberbog that Linux NEEDS to
> >> reach/convert to save us all from Bill, do not need now, in the
> >> future, ever, ANY Development Tools.
> >>
> >
> > I agree.  That's been one of the problems I have with linux.  When I
> > hand a linux disk to one of my Windows using friends to try, I tell them
> > that the minimum workstation GUI install will take about 1.5 gigabytes.
> > Everyone gives me the "Huh".  Why?  Because Windoze 98, with office and
> > a bunch of other programs takes about 600 meg.  The distros need
> > something like a "Minimal GUI Install" that includes KDE office, One
> > text editor, one file manager, etc.  Everything should be available, but
> > face it--for these newbies it's not necessary.  Once they find out that
> > they really like using linux, then they have room to experiment.  My Mom
> > does not need 5 different terminals or 6 window managers, and she will
> > never have any use for developmental tools.

Just another 2 cents from a newbie; I use Linux because IT WORKS!  The first PC
I ever used was plain Vanilla DOS. Back then we carved our own windows and
climbed in and out of them the hard way, with a little help from our friends.
The Linux community seems to have that same spirit. I have been using Windows
for a few years, but have never liked it. LM was the answer to my problem. I
think that LM could be an alternative to Windows, not by making it more "user
friendly," but by getting more productivity software to run efficiently on it,
without having to be a programmer to install it.  That doesn't  mean to make it
"for idiots." Can't we find a happy medium? User friendly, to me just means
"limited."  I would like to see LM become less like MS, not more! LM 7.2 was a
big dissapointment to me. I went back to 7.1, which is the best OS I have ever
used. I hope that the next  distribution will have all the bugs out of it,
because 7.2 would have been really nice, if I could get it to run properly. As
it stands, it was just a tease.

ShalomOut
 Chal







Re: [newbie] Got RealPlayer?

2000-11-13 Thread Charles A. Punch

Don McKee wrote:

> > I already tried that. The problem is that after I select UNIX, there is
> > no Mandrake 7.0 in the selections on the next page. There are 2 Redhats
> > and a few others that I am not familiar with. I am a newbie and have only
> > had experience with Open Linux, Mandrake 6.2 and Mandrake 7.0. I tried
> > one of the Red Hat selections, but when I try to install, either as
> > upgrade or new install, I get an error message; conflicts with ( such and
> > such) existing file. Ialso tried one of the selections with an rpm
> > extension and it did the same thing.
>
> The "Linux 2.x (libc6 i386) RPM" is the one you want, but you may need
> to install from the command line.  The instructions on the download page
> say
>
>   4.Once you've successfully completed the download, you will
> be ready to install the RealPlayer.
>
>  Rename the uncompressed file.
>
>  Type mv rp7_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1_rpm
> rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
>  To install this package, use the standard rpm install command.
>  You must be logged in as root to install this package.
>
>  Type rpm -i rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
>  For Red Hat 5.x installations: Employ the --nodeps option of the
>  RPM installer.Users updating current installations should use the
>  --force option.
>
> So, if you are having problems, try (from the console, as root)
>
>  rpm -i --nodeps rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
> or
>
>  rpm -i --nodeps --force rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
> Good luck!
>
> -Don

Thanx Don. I finally got it installed. The problem was that I had to uninstall
another version that I had tried and it didn't work. It was conflicting with
the new install. I did it from KPackage, but I had to do a fresh install
rather than an update. I would never have known if it was the right file if
you had not told me. Ireally appreciate it. You saved me hours of fiddling
around with trial and error.

ShalomOut
  Chal





Re: [newbie] Got RealPlayer?

2000-11-12 Thread Charles A. Punch

Don McKee wrote:

> > I already tried that. The problem is that after I select UNIX, there is
> > no Mandrake 7.0 in the selections on the next page. There are 2 Redhats
> > and a few others that I am not familiar with. I am a newbie and have only
> > had experience with Open Linux, Mandrake 6.2 and Mandrake 7.0. I tried
> > one of the Red Hat selections, but when I try to install, either as
> > upgrade or new install, I get an error message; conflicts with ( such and
> > such) existing file. Ialso tried one of the selections with an rpm
> > extension and it did the same thing.
>
> The "Linux 2.x (libc6 i386) RPM" is the one you want, but you may need
> to install from the command line.  The instructions on the download page
> say
>
>   4.Once you've successfully completed the download, you will
> be ready to install the RealPlayer.
>
>  Rename the uncompressed file.
>
>  Type mv rp7_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1_rpm
> rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
>  To install this package, use the standard rpm install command.
>  You must be logged in as root to install this package.
>
>  Type rpm -i rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
>  For Red Hat 5.x installations: Employ the --nodeps option of the
>  RPM installer.Users updating current installations should use the
>  --force option.
>
> So, if you are having problems, try (from the console, as root)
>
>  rpm -i --nodeps rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
> or
>
>  rpm -i --nodeps --force rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.cs1.rpm
>
> Good luck!
>
> -Don

Thanx, I have that one and I will try it like you said. Thanx for the detail.

ShalomOut
Chal





Re: [newbie] Got RealPlayer?

2000-11-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

KompuKit wrote:

> go to my downloads section under linux
>
> and you'll find one...for mandrake
>
> http://kompukit.dyndns.org
>
> go now...as I'm going to be shutting down soon
>
> "Charles A. Punch" wrote:
> >
> > I am Looking for an upgrade for RealPlayer. I am running Mandrake 7.0
> > and the RealPlayer site doesn't have a selction for mandrake. I tried
> > Red Hat and a 2.0 rpm package. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> >
> > ShalomOut
> >  Chal
>
> --
>  Registered Linux User:167369
> <=KompuKit=>
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> <=KompuKit=>

Thanx! I missed the boat this time (didn't check mail till Sat. morn), but
I appreciate the help. I will get it Monday. Thanx again.

ShalomOut
 Chal






Re: [newbie] Got RealPlayer?

2000-11-11 Thread Charles A. Punch

Roger Sherman wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:26:45 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I am Looking for an upgrade for RealPlayer. I am running Mandrake 7.0
> >and the RealPlayer site doesn't have a selction for mandrake. I tried
> >Red Hat and a 2.0 rpm package. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> >
> >ShalomOut
> > Chal
> >
> >
>
> Go to real.com, follow the links to get RealPlayer Basic. When you get
> to the part where you select your OS, select Unix, and at that point
> you should automatically be taken to a page that has the appropriate
> i386 RPM.
>
> peace,
>
> Rog
> http://www.slammingrooves.com

I already tried that. The problem is that after I select UNIX, there is
no Mandrake 7.0 in the selections on the next page. There are 2 Redhats
and a few others that I am not familiar with. I am a newbie and have only
had experience with Open Linux, Mandrake 6.2 and Mandrake 7.0. I tried
one of the Red Hat selections, but when I try to install, either as
upgrade or new install, I get an error message; conflicts with ( such and
such) existing file. Ialso tried one of the selections with an rpm
extension and it did the same thing. A version of RealPlayer came with
Mandrake 7.0, but it is expired. Forget the MTV, I want my RealPlayer.
One of the selections on the RealPlayer page may indeed work, but I am
afraid to do too much experimenting because, I am very inexperienced
especially at installing from anything but kpackage or rpmdake.

ShalomOut
  Chal







[newbie] Got RealPlayer?

2000-11-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

I am Looking for an upgrade for RealPlayer. I am running Mandrake 7.0
and the RealPlayer site doesn't have a selction for mandrake. I tried
Red Hat and a 2.0 rpm package. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

ShalomOut
 Chal