How to use dpkg -b ??

Hi guys, I've grabbed the source files for a package (.diff.gz, .dsc, .tar.gz) but now I don't know what to do ;) I thought the process was to use dpkg -b but that didn't work. How do I go about it? I need to customize some of the .h files, then I'd like to build the package... Can someone help

Re: How to use dpkg -b ??

make mods to the source, tar it up again, and then build the package? I'm fuzzy as to what the procedure would be in order to customize a package. If I make changes to the original source, wouldn't that invalidate the diff file? thanks Ricardo On 18 Nov 1997, Ben Pfaff wrote: &

Re: How to use dpkg -b ??

Hi!! Thanks again... Ok I tried the dpkg-source -x and here's the error I got: dpkg-source: error: tarfile `./mgetty_1.1.8.orig.tar.gz' contains object (mgetty-1.1.8/README.1st) not in expected directory (mgetty-1.1.8.orig) Help! ;) Ricardo On 18 Nov 1997, Ben Pfaff wrote: >

RAID controllers?

Hi, Does anyone have experience with RAID controllers such as Mylex DAC960 or DPT2144UWR ?? I assume they're supported under linux, right? Question, do any of these support automatic recovery? I heard the DPT needs to be booted up into DOS in order to perform a rebuild... Is that true? What abou

Re: RAID controllers?

thanks! anyone know if the Adaptec AAA-131 is supported? On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Dale Harrison wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone have experience with RAID controllers such as Mylex DAC960 or > > DPT2144UWR ?? > > > > I assume they're supported under linux, right? > > > > Question, do any o

Adaptec AAA-131

Hi, anyone know if the Adaptec Raid controller is supported in linux? Thanks! Ricardo -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

HELP!!! ld.so disaster!!

Hi! I was checking my machine for exploits, and one of the vulnerabilities encountered was due to having an older ld_so, and the script recommended that I upgrade to ld_so_1.9.3 or greater... To my disaster, I saw that the only ld_so greater than 1.8 was in the hamm section... upon attempting to

How to make boot + root disk? - Please Help!

Hi, How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on it (maybe just mount, cp, ps, e2fsck, /etc and probably no networking)?? I know how to make a bootable disk by copying the kernel and using rdev, however I don't know how I'd place a root filesystem on the diskette. Thi

Re: How to make boot + root disk? - Please Help!

Great! thanks!! I think that will help... Ricardo On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Alan Su wrote: > Debian List wrote (Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:37:43 -0800 (PST) ): > |>Hi, > |> > |>How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on > |>it (maybe just moun

IMAP help

Hi, I've used imap on a redhat system and it keeps the mailbox file under /var/spool/mail intact, which allows me to switch between an IMAP client and using PINE. I installed the debian imapd package, and although it does keep the mailbox file _somewhere_ because old messages still are retrievabl

sendmail 8.8.7?

Hasn't a debian package for sendmail 8.8.7 been released? thanks Ricardo -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

savelog with "immediate" compress

Hi, I want to use savelog but I need the option that the .0 file created gets compressed immediately... Can savelog do that? Thanks Ricardo -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: savelog with "immediate" compress

Yes, thank you. However, that would cause the "useless" creation of the .0 file because it will be nearly empty... :( each savelog would take up 2 files. Anyone used the "logrotate" program (redhat has it) Thanks Ricardo On Sun, 5 Oct 1997, Joey Hess wrote: > Debian Li

easiest way to upgrade?

Hi, what's the easiest way to upgrade packages, specially if there have been some security updates and we're not sure of what should be upgraded? For example, from a baseline 1.2 install, how can I retrieve updated packages and install them without having to know exactly which ones are necessary?

anyone use berolist package?

Hi, I installed the berolist package. In the Package description (debian website) it says there is a web interface for berolist... Where is it? I can't find any cgi or html files that apply to berolist... Help! ;) thanks Ricardo -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsub

problem with dselect (ftp method)

Hi, I must have a problem with perl, I get the following error when trying dselect with ftp: Can't locate IO/Socket.pm in @INC at /usr/lib/perl5/Net/FTP.pm line 378. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/Net/FTP.pm line 378. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/dpkg/methods

Epson Perfection 1670 Photo and SANE

My new Epson Perfection 1670 Photo was purchased last night, as the http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-EPSON listed this as "good means the device is usable for day-to-day work. Some rather exotic features may be missing". So to get this unit going I did this: dhunt:/home/dan# apt-get