Running FrameMaker on Debian 2.1

On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 05:15:23PM -0800, FM Linux Admin wrote: > (1) C library incompatibiliy with some distributions of Linux, including > Red Hat 5.2 and Debian 2.1. > > Users will typically see the following message in this case: > > ./maker: error in loading shared libraries

Re: Bad points for debian (was: resetting dpkg)

I've got another question about dselect. It seems like when I go in there and choose some more packages to "install," then tell it to install, it gives some kind of error about /cdrom being mounted. I have to exit dselect, umount /cdrom, then re-enter dselect, select install and off she goes...

lyx: Can not use AMS math.

Package: lyx Version: 1.1.2-2 Severity: normal Although I have activated the radio button of AMS math at the Layout->Document menu I can not been able to follow what the UserGuide.lyx suggets. In particular, both \mathfrak{g} and \mathbb{R} give an error message. \boldsymbol{\alpha}, which does

Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 02:29:31PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > Friday, December 24, 1999, 2:23:07 PM, Art wrote: > > And what are the great points about Opera? > > [snip] > pages Opera is just barely 2nd to IE and NS. Also in the development of the > Linux version th

Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

Friday, December 24, 1999, 2:23:07 PM, Art wrote: > And what are the great points about Opera? For me it is the fact that while the other browsers weigh in at >10Mb for their distribution Opera is a whopping 2Mb. For compatibility with the most pages Opera is just

fatal error with mouse when trying to start x

Hello, after I configured my x window , when I tried to start it it gave me an error about my mouse not being "operation not supported" but I'm pretty sure that it is a ps/2 mouse. When I checked the website of xfree86.org , it said something about that but it did give any help on how to fix the

Re: PPP connection

Sound like you need to set your DNS servers that it'll use to resolve things. Castille At 10:50 AM 12/24/99 -0800, Jacob Smith wrote: Hey Well I got my modem to connect to my ISP fine now. I accomplished this by commenting out the 'auth' line in the ect/ppp/options file

Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

And what are the great points about Opera? Is it distributed under a GPL? Art -- Fathers' Rights Network http://www.hky.com/frn/frnhome.html

Listening daemons and security

Hi, I have just installed Slink. I have shut down many services - via /etc/inetd.conf - that I am familiar with and do not need. This is a stand-alone home machine. I do not offer services. At present, I have the following : /usr/sbin/lsof | grep LISTEN portmap 129 root 4u inet

Re: Error with LaTeX

On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 08:46:56AM -0800, Pann McCuaig wrote: > On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 09:59, Paul Huygen wrote: > > Brian Lavender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Here is the error I get: > > > [..] > > > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'! > > > > > > Is there supposed to be a latex

Re: PPP connection

Jake Smith writes: > Well I got my modem to connect to my ISP fine now. I accomplished this > by commenting out the 'auth' line in the ect/ppp/options file as Hans had > suggested a while back. However I cannot go to any website and I can not > ping other systems and cannot ping my system from an

Re: PPP connection

did you put your nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf? On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 10:50:16AM -0800, Jacob Smith wrote: > Hey > > Well I got my modem to connect to my ISP fine now. I accomplished this > by commenting out the 'auth' line in the ect/ppp/options file as Hans had > suggested a while b

Re: Source packages

you need the entry deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free in /etc/apt/sources.list then, apt-get update ; apt-get source --compile --build package.deb for more info check out "man apt-get" Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 05:59:11PM +0200, Tadas wrote: > Hello, > > How c

Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

At the time I didn't have it installed on slink. Potato is stable enaugh to run anything else. Anyways, same stuff happens on slink. Btw, the key word there was _YET_. :) On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 11:04:34AM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > Friday, December 24, 1999, 10:42:02 AM, Marcin wrote: > > It

Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

Friday, December 24, 1999, 10:42:02 AM, Marcin wrote: > It doesn't look stable yet to me: *ROFL* Gotta love the irony [Snippage] > running potato, upgraded yesterday. A /BETA/ version of a new program on an /UNSTABLE/ system and you're looking for stability? Oy. BTW, it worke

Source packages

Hello, How can I build debian source packages? Which commands do I need? I use source potato packages. Bye, Tadas

PPP connection

Hey Well I got my modem to connect to my ISP fine now. I accomplished this by commenting out the 'auth' line in the ect/ppp/options file as Hans had suggested a while back. However I cannot go to any website and I can not ping other systems and cannot ping my system from another box. The I

Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

It doesn't look stable yet to me: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/opera-19991224]$ ./opera MainWindow::buttonBarFull() MainWindow::statusBarTop() MainWindow::menu() MainWindow::scrollBars() MainWindow::localButtonBar() Segmentation fault [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/opera-19991224]$ ./opera MainWindow::lo

SoftOSS Kernel Module?

Here is the relevant section of /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/README.OSS: Does this mean I need to buy OSS/Linux? >4Front Technologies SoftOSS > > SoftOSS is a software based wave table emulation which works with > any 16 bit stereo sound card. Due to its nature a fast CPU is >

Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

; > > http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/browsers/opera-19991224.tar.gz > > Off-topic?!!! Not on your life. I have been waiting for this beauty for > *ever*!!! Are sources available? This one is linked against glibc2.1, and I'm running Slink... -- Arcady Genkin

Re: apt-move

Try running with the "get" or "getlocal" option first. This should download/copy the required master file(s). On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 10:29:20PM +0800, Lindsay Allen wrote: > > I can't get apt-move to co-operate. > > elm:# apt-move move > Creating Lists... > Error: makelist: No master ls file

Re: PGP for Windows -> GnuPGP?

I'm using GnuPG with mutt 1.0.0-2 without any problems. I can email you the relevant entries from ~/.muttrc if you like... On Wed, Dec 22, 1999 at 05:48:18PM -0600, David J. Kanter wrote: > Just a quick follow-up to my post: I use Mutt and have read in one > place that Mutt does not support GnuPG

Re: Charset nls_iso8859_1 not found

*- On 24 Dec, Georg Colle wrote about "Charset nls_iso8859_1 not found" > Hi, > > mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /floppy throws following message: "unable to load NLS > charset iso8859-1 (nls_iso8859_1)". What can I do that mount finds this > charset? > I'm running the Atari version of Debian m68k kernel-

Re: Error with LaTeX

On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 09:59, Paul Huygen wrote: > Brian Lavender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here is the error I get: > > [..] > > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'! > > > > Is there supposed to be a latex.fmt somewhere on my system? > > > Yes, there is. You can generate one using

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Re: Opera Beta for Linux Released!

EVCom Support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know this is slightly off topic, but according to slashdot.org, > beta 1.9 of the Opera Web Browser has been released for > Linux. It can be retrieved from: > > http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/browsers/opera-19991

Re: Aiii, xfree86redux

Same here. Use only the 3.3.5 with the XVGA server. Works great, though sometimes Enlightenment freezes up every now and again, but that's because the V3 support isn't ... awesome ;) Castille At 11:29 AM 12/24/99 -0500, Todd Suess wrote: Just to put my $.02 in, I have my vood

Charset nls_iso8859_1 not found

Hi, mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /floppy throws following message: "unable to load NLS charset iso8859-1 (nls_iso8859_1)". What can I do that mount finds this charset? I'm running the Atari version of Debian m68k kernel-image-2.0.36 on a Falcon 030. Greetings Georg.

Re: Aiii, xfree86redux

Just to put my $.02 in, I have my voodoo3 2000 PCI working fine in X with NOTHING except Xfree86 3.3.5. I didn't use any of the 3DFX drivers at all. Granted, I don't play Quake3 or anything, but the graphics quality and speed are plenty good for me at this point. Regards, Todd At 08:15 AM

Aiii, xfree86redux

Concerning my problems installing a Voodoo3 card: Do I have to install the new stock Xf86 3.3.5 drivers before I install the the drivers I downloaded from linux.3dfx.com? I already had the linux.3dfx.drivers as rpm files leftover from installing them on linux mandrake 6.0. That was a hassle, to

Re: How to setup USR 56k Faxmodem?

Tell us what you have tried and what problems you are having. Give complete details. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin

Opera Beta for Linux Released!

I know this is slightly off topic, but according to slashdot.org, beta 1.9 of the Opera Web Browser has been released for Linux. It can be retrieved from: http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/browsers/opera-19991224.tar.gz Enjoy, and Merry Holidays to all

SoftOSS Kernel Module?

How do I use this module? Do I need to buy additional software? Where can I find a patchset? TIA, John

Re: Bad points for debian (was: resetting dpkg)

In this discussion it may be helpful to summarize my view on dselect-dpkg: - the underlying mechanism seems to be very good (I do agree with everybody) - the user interface could be better - as a coherent tutorial the documentation is pretty bad, and the fact that nobody from the inner debian c

Re: Strange Modules Error

Sounds like something is happening in the wrong order on bootup. Did this start after an upgrade? Sometimes, if you have custom edited files, this will happen, as the modified file will not be replaced. In such case, the new file should be there under an obviously modified name. You will need to u

Re: questions about DHCP

Salman Ahmed wrote: > > "JBJ" == Jens B Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> (1) What Ethernet driver should I select for this NIC ? I got the > >> details of the HW from Windows NT which the machine already has > >> on it. Not sure if its a PCI or ISA NIC. Has anyone heard o

Matrox Marvel G400 or Guillemot Cougar Video Edition

Howdy, I want to buy a new graphics board. I can choose between a Matrox Marvel G400 and a Guillemot Cougar Video Edition. (I want something with a TV-out). What would be the best choice/ best linux support? Nico "It has been said tha

How to setup the safe mail&news relying system in debian?

Hi All, I need to set up the safe mail & news relying system on my debian box. The authorised users (or users from the authorised hosts) should be able to connect via Internet (from dial-up ISP's with dynamic IP, or even from CTV ISP, which uses the IP-masquarading itself), and send mail & news. D

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Re: How to setup USR 56k Faxmodem?

On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Thirunathan Sutharsan wrote: > How can I get my US Robotics 56k faxmodem to work with Debian 2.1? Please > provide me with the steps I need to follow. Thanks. Is your modem internal? If so is it a PCI card? Only a very few PCI modems can be made to run under Linux. My ISA in

How to setup USR 56k Faxmodem?

How can I get my US Robotics 56k faxmodem to work with Debian 2.1? Please provide me with the steps I need to follow. Thanks.

Re: Error with LaTeX

Brian Lavender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is the error I get: > [..] > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'! > > Is there supposed to be a latex.fmt somewhere on my system? > Yes, there is. You can generate one using either a program "initex" or to run TeX in a special way. Usually l

Re: UK Freeserve Connection

I've added some comments below from what I remember - I got a connection to freeserve working fine using pppconfig. On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 09:27:37PM +, Mike Norris wrote: > O.K. still no joy obviously I'm doing something wrong still ... please > comment on the following > > the pppconfig ge

Error with LaTeX

I am trying to use Latex and I am getting an error when I try to process the sample2e.tex file. Here is the error I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/docs> latex sample2e.tex This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2) I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'! Is there supposed to be a latex.fmt somewhere o

Re: /dev/ttyS2 port not accessible

>do you have a soundcard? many soundcards (esp soundblaster) use irq5, are >you sure there are no conflicts with anything on that serial port? >nate Yes I do, but sound support is not enabled and it worked under RH 5.2. The main problem is that it works under older kernel- now I'm trying to use

Running fetchmail from /etc/init.d/

I intend to run fetchmail from /etc/init.d/. Just want to verify that I did not miss something important or do something wrong: 1. The script /etc/init.d/fetchmail is taken from /usr/share/doc/fetchamil/contrib /debian_rc:

Re: questions about "generic" Ethernet drivers, DHCP

I just installed slink recently. My IP address is assigned through dhcp, but while installing was unsure how to set dhcp up. I used the IP address I was currently assigned and that works for now. Will the below work to retrospectively setup dhcp so I won't have to change my IP address every time

re: stable -> unstable upgrade

I upgraded from stable to unstable, and now whenever I continue the upgrade, debconf is complaining about perl. Error is below.. Setting up debconf (0.2.58) ... Can't locate overload.pm in @INC (@INC contains: . /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.005 /usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-li

Re: logrotate

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Where I can find logrotate deb package for slink ? >> I try to dowload logrotate sources from unstable >> # apt-get --compile source logrotate >> but it doesn't compile (some errors in sources *.c) >> >> przemol > >I searched using http://www.debian.org/distrib/packa

xquake sound problem

I have installed xquake 1.06 from potato and have a small problem. When I start xquake, it works fine, and it even automatically starts my CD playing if one is in the drive, but I don't hear any game sounds. I have tried leaving the CD drive empty as well as starting with various combinations of '-

Re: What's the deal with .gnome-desktop?

Thanks to the few replies, I got it copied, however the links are not quite working the same. On my system, the floppy and cd-rom links pop open a gmc windows open to the correct paths, however, it does not mount the relavent device. And the little menus you get when you right click on them are d

Re: Bad points for debian (was: resetting dpkg)

On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 02:11:31PM +0100, Egbert Bouwman wrote: > You are one of many, myself included, who asked similar questions > about resetting dselect or dpkg after they created chaos. Does the revert command 'R' do what you want? > We only want to start all over again with the selection

Re: Menus aren't updating in fvwm2

> When I apt-get a package (rxvt for instance) and it installs, no menu entry > is created. What I've got to do is delete ~/.fvwm/menudefs.hook, run > update-menus, then restart fvwm2. > > I thought menu generation was supposed to be automatic? If I got it correctly then 1) it is generated autom

minor problems

Coming from S.u.S.E. 6.2 on an old 486 I encountered 2 minor problems that I can't find any documentation. elm insists on putting the machine name into my email address; gpm flat out doesn't work ;-) Any help would be appreciated. -- Henry White mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Menus aren't updating in fvwm2

When I apt-get a package (rxvt for instance) and it installs, no menu entry is created. What I've got to do is delete ~/.fvwm/menudefs.hook, run update-menus, then restart fvwm2. I thought menu generation was supposed to be automatic? -- David J. Kanter [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Humans have an innate t

Re: Achieve file-locks over NFS??

On 23/12/99 Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote: I'm a brazilian sysadm with a big trouble: I need some way to allow user-level programs to achieve file-locks (exclusive access file locks, more specifically) over my NFS. its my understanding that only the kernel space nfsd supports

Re: What's the deal with .gnome-desktop?

.gnome-desktop has a link in it (Home Directory) that points to your home directory (in which is located .gnome-desktop in which there is a link to your home directory ad infinitum). that's why it recurses forever use tar instead to copy the directory because it will not follow links. On Thu, 23

Re: What's the deal with .gnome-desktop?

On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 07:46:27PM -0600, Aaron Solochek wrote: > harddrive in my machine, tried to copy -r their .gnome-desktop. After > it started filling up about a gig, I stopped it, and had to become root try cp -dR instead of just -R. That will preserve links as links for right or wron

What's the deal with .gnome-desktop?

I installed potato from scratch on a friends machine, and they had nifty cdrom and floppy shortcuts that I did not have. So I, since I had their harddrive in my machine, tried to copy -r their .gnome-desktop. After it started filling up about a gig, I stopped it, and had to become root and do a r

Re: Download Whole Directories from Apache?

*- On 23 Dec, Art Lemasters wrote about "Download Whole Directories from Apache?" > I run an Apache Web server. How can I allow someone else to > download a whole directory of HTML files from my site with just > one command line? Is there a module, existing command, configuration > or other

Workaround re: `ping', and name resolution in general, hangs

Back in October I posted a message (http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9910/msg00689.html) to the Debian user list in which I complained about `ping' hanging on recent kernels. I've since found a workaround, but I don't think I told any of you about it, so if you're interested, here

Strange Modules Error

I'm encountering a strange module error when i boot up. It states that it cant' find my Network card module (tulip.o) and therefore doesn't start my network stuff. But right after the computer boots p, I log on as root in a consoel and type the following: insmod tulip /etc/init.d/network star

Re: Image formats

jpegs are usually the smallest, but the drawback is that the compression is lossy - the image you uncompress is not _exactly_ what you compressed. this isn't really a big deal for photos and such, so it's generally the best for photorealistic images gifs only support 256 colors, but the compression

Re: pon problems with Potato

Clyde Wilson wrote: > > /etc/chatscripts/provider > > # This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 1.9.3beta2.0. > # Please do not delete any of the comments. Pppconfig needs them. > # > # ispauth PAP > # abortstring > ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO > DIAL

Re: scan large files

On 24-Dec-1999, Shao Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul J. Keenan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Shao Zhang wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > How can I use 'find' together with other shell tools to scan the > > > directory and print the filename if it is over a certain size. > > > >

CA-CLIPPER

Hi out there,   I'm a CA-CLIPPER house with some 10 years of accumulated source code...   Can CA-CLIPPER compiled programs be run on Debian/Linux platforms?   Please reply directly to my email because I am about to cancel my @lists subscribe... (I'm not yet skilled in your disciplines to u

Image formats

Looking for a comparison chart of different image formats, such as tiff, jpeg, etc. I wonder what format is it more appropriate to scan images into. Thanks, -- Arcady Genkinhttp://wgaf.dyndns.org "'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who l

Download Whole Directories from Apache?

I run an Apache Web server. How can I allow someone else to download a whole directory of HTML files from my site with just one command line? Is there a module, existing command, configuration or other Debian Linux program that will facilitate this? I am running Potato here, with kernel 2.2