[newbie] SOLUTION: updatedb/slocate problem

[Nicholas Ritter]

I found a solution to that updatedb problem.

Do this:

1) slocate -u /
2) updatedb &


The system will be slow for a bit, but it doesn't error out anymore. If
the above doesn't work, you me need to do this before step 1 above:

1) pico /var/lib/slocate/slocate
2) Don't type anything, just save and exit as a blank file


Nick

[newbie] Mandrake v6 & Emacs

[Nicholas Ritter]

I just installed Mandrake 6, and everytime I try to use emacs, it errors
out in the following way.

1) Wether in X or terminal, run emacs
2) type some stuff, or edit something
3) ctrl-x, crtl-s to save
4) crtl-x, crtl-c to exit .. and I get 'Fatal Error (11).'   ...at
the bottom of the emacs screen, and the shell freezes, not the whole
box, just that shell.

What gives?

Also, I can't issue an 'updatedb' commandand the automated cron job
that cam with the dist. fails as well.

Also, I could use lynx (one wonders why someone would still want to),
but removing it, then downloading a new rpm from sunsite fixed it, this
trick did not work for emacs however.

Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas?

Nick