bash startup scripts - what is an interactive login ??

Can anyone clarify for me when the ~/.bash_rc and /etc/bash.bashrc scripts get sourced? I read from the man and googling that it is only when an interactive login shell is created, but what does that mean? If I create a new xterm do these scripts get sourced or is it only if I do an rlogin,

removing exim also removes mysql-server-4.1

when i do: apt-get --purge remvoe exim4 debian also wants to remove mysql-server-4.1. why is this? how can i remove exim4 without removing mysql?

exim tutorial

I'm a total newbie at mail servers. Now, I need to set up exim. I can't even figure out how to add users. Can somebody point me to a good HowTo or tutorial for dummies ??

debian hosting service

can anyone recommend a good hosting company that provides debian sarge (either dedicated or virtual private server)?

outlook calendaring/contacts - to replace MS Exchange

Can anybody recommend a good backend server for calendaring/contacts that works well with Debian? I need to use Outlook as front end and support group calendaring and contacts. Thanks!

RE: outlook calendaring/contacts - to replace MS Exchange

- From: Gallagher Timothy-TIMOTHYG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 11:54 AM To: Mark D. Hansen; Debian-User (E-mail) Subject: RE: outlook calendaring/contacts - to replace MS Exchange -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

running scripts when logging in (via X)

When I reboot my Debian box, the login comes up in an X environment. I notice that my login scripts (e.g., /etc/profile, .bash_profile) do not run. How to I get these scripts to run when I login via X ?? Thanks, Mark

RE: running scripts when logging in (via X)

When I first log in (after reboot), I'm logging in to an fvwm session. /etc/profile and ~/.bash_profile definitely are not being run. Any ideas? -Original Message- From: Sam Watkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:26 AM To: Mark D. Hansen Cc: [EMAIL

problem with /etc/profile

My /etc/profile is not being run when I reboot and log on. Can anyone give me some advice about how to figure out what is wrong? What should be calling it and when? Would any failures get logged someplace? I was fiddling around creating some Sxx links in /etc/rc2.d to start an X11 server,

LVM with kernel 2.6.x ??

Can I use LVM 1.0 with my 2.6.x kernel? Or do I have to go to LVM 2.0?

real time clock compiled into my kernel?

I am installing some software and it tells me to check as a pre-requisite that: The real-time clock function must be compiled into your Linux kernel. How can I tell if the RTC is compiled into my kernel? Thanks!

CONFIG_PARPORT_PC ??

Another installation config question. I'm installing VMware Workstation for Linux and it requires that the parallel port PC-style hardware option (CONFIG_PARPORT_PC) be built and loaded as a kernel module (that is, it must be set to m when the kernel is compiled). Can anyone tell me how to

which version of gcc and glibc ??

Sorry for the dumb question, but how do I tell which version of gcc and glibc are installed on my current Debian configuration? Thanks, Mark

RE: Websphere MQ on Debian ??

- From: Simon Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 12:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Websphere MQ on Debian ?? On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 01:38, John Foster wrote: On Saturday 14 August 2004 07:41 pm, Mark D. Hansen wrote: Has anyone here ever installed WebSphere MQ

newbie Xlib install/configure question

I've been running a debian server for a while with no X11. I access it from SSH on a MS Windows machine. Now, I want to be able to use X11. So, I installed xlibs (apt-get install xlibs). It installed OK, but I can't run startx. I get the following: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: line

RE: newbie Xlib install/configure question

, September 01, 2004 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: newbie Xlib install/configure question Hello Mark D. Hansen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I've been running a debian server for a while with no X11. I access it from SSH on a MS Windows machine. Now, I want to be able to use X11. So

RE: newbie Xlib install/configure question

Xserver? -- Mark -Original Message- From: Stefan Nicolai O'Rear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stefan O'Rear Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 3:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: newbie Xlib install/configure question On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 02:36:17PM -0400, Mark D. Hansen

newbie package question

How can I find out what version of a package I have currently installed (e.g., glibc)?

Websphere MQ on Debian ??

Has anyone here ever installed WebSphere MQ (MQ Series) on Debian Linux? Any special tricks or pitfalls? Thanks.

newbie kernel question

How can I tell which Linux kernel is running on my Debian machine? Thanks.

RE: newbie apt-get question

, Jul 26, 2004 at 09:36:47PM -0400, Mark D. Hansen wrote: I'd like to upgrade to version 3.0.5 of SAMBA. But, apt-get tells me that samba is already the newest version. When I try this: apt-get install samba=3.0.5 it tells me that Version 3.0.5 for samba is not found What am

newbie apt-get question

I'd like to upgrade to version 3.0.5 of SAMBA. But, apt-get tells me that samba is already the newest version. When I try this: apt-get install samba=3.0.5 it tells me that Version 3.0.5 for samba is not found What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Mark