PHP5: Using the Debian PHP5 Package in Sarge 3.1

2005-09-11 Thread jim biri
Hi,   Anyone used this package yet?  http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/php5. Is it reliable? Also: how do I get it? What do I add to my sources.list to get hold of it?   Thanks, Jim.      

Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Disk Detection Wierdness

2005-09-09 Thread jim biri
Hi Hans,   Thanks for the email.   OK - will do. However, once I know what driver to install - how do I tell Sarge to try to install that driver during the installation process?   Thanks, Jim.   On 9/9/05, Hans du Plooy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: jim biri wrote:> UBUNTU 5.04 can and dete

DELL Inspiron 6000 Disk Detection Wierdness

2005-09-08 Thread jim biri
Hi,   Wonder if anyone can help. I've got a new DELL Inspiron 6000 that I'd like to install SARGE 3.1 on.   SARGE installer can't detect the h/d. Partitioner during install says "nothing partitionable" or words to that effect. UBUNTU 5.04 can and detects it as: "SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) - ATA HTS726060M

Re: Debian Sarge Compatible Laptop Hardware

2005-08-01 Thread jim biri
Clive and Michael: Great, thanks for this info. One thing - do both of the systems you mention use "standard" components I can buy from anywhere? So if I want I can whack in more RAM or a new hd? Thanks, Jim. On 8/1/05, Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On (01/08/05 15:51), Michael Ot

Debian Sarge Compatible Laptop Hardware

2005-08-01 Thread jim biri
Hi, Wonder if anyone can help. I'm looking to buy a Debian Sarge compatible laptop - yes, I know, most should probably be compatible, but wanted to check that before I went ahead and bought one. What I'm really after, is a make of laptop that uses components e.g. ram, hard drive - that you can ea

Re: Installing X / Gnome / KDE onto an old laptop

2005-05-25 Thread jim biri
OK, well I've gone for aptitude install gnome-core: let's see what happens. On 5/25/05, jim biri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've setup a "fileserver" on Debian SARGE - I'd now like to install > GNOME or KDE on it. > > What

Installing X / Gnome / KDE onto an old laptop

2005-05-25 Thread jim biri
Hi, I've setup a "fileserver" on Debian SARGE - I'd now like to install GNOME or KDE on it. What's the correct packages to ask aptitude for? There's loads . it's an old laptop. Thanks for any advice, Jim.