On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Alexander Gieg wrote:
> > Linuxconf has some nice features but it has the serious drawback
> > that it replaces the sysvinit. This would break every single program
> > that needs to be started at boot time. Using Linuxconf would require
> > changing nearly every important pack
> > It seems that someone is packaging LinuxConf. This software can
> > also take care of the Linux's boot process, but the Debian
> > developers seems don't know about it... :-(
>
> Linuxconf has some nice features but it has the serious drawback that it
> replaces the sysvinit. This would break
WOW! Now my delete key is working under XWindows!
Now *I* discover .inputrc! This should definitely be set by default.
Can I make a global file so these options will apply to all users?
(Maybe put it in /etc/X11/inputrc)? Yes? No?
On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, Lindsay Allen wrote:
>
> Ever since I s
Ever since I started using Debian about two years ago I have been gnashing
my teeth here because the DEL/HOME/END keys did not work at the prompt.
Now I discover .inputrc.
This is IMO a prime candidate for something that can and should be
installed along with bash on day one, on ix86 boxes. Or a
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Alexander Gieg wrote:
> *All* of this, except those things about default prompts,
> are done by the LinuxConf project, a very cool system manager
> for Linux. See at:
>
> http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/
>
> It seems that someone is packaging LinuxConf. This softw
> "Joey" == Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Joey> So when I installed debian, I was pleasantly suprised to
Joey> find all these packages prompting me for configuration
Joey> information in their postinst scripts, and I ended up with a
Joey> working system with all the nec
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
> So start by learning what you need to know to have a "nicer setup". If
> you dont have the time to trace through all the documentation to find
> out exactly what needs to be done, then at least skim the docs to get an
> overview of how it works and ask s
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Scott Stanley wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > >
> > > I wonder if it would be possible to make a package that included a good
> > > degree of the t
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Scott Stanley wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
> >
> > I wonder if it would be possible to make a package that included a good
> > degree of the typical customizations? I have setup 3 debian machines right
>
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
>
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> >
> > > > If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt
> > > > (even if there are other factors), I'm not going t
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
>
> On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
>
> > > > Debian comes up in a much "rawer" form after install - for
> > > > instance, no prompt beyond the basic "#" for root and "$" for the
> > > > user (RedHat gives you the now famous "username /home/
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
>
> On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
>
> > > If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt
> > > (even if there are other factors), I'm not going to be upset if they
> > > don't choose Debian.
> >
> > I'm
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
> > > Debian comes up in a much "rawer" form after install - for
> > > instance, no prompt beyond the basic "#" for root and "$" for the
> > > user (RedHat gives you the now famous "username /home/username$"
> > > prompt).
> >
> > # and $ are standard/
Yoav Cohen-Sivan:
> It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
> pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
> mean is that after installation of RedHat you have a more or less
> pre-tailored system setup. You can start tweaking your heart out but t
Chris Walker:
> I'm not sure about the situation in unstable, but in stable neither the
> menu package, or fvwm2 seem to provide /etc/menu-methods/fvwm2.
> This file is available in /usr/doc/menu/examples. Because of this, the
> menu is not updated by default. Is this the case in unstable or sho
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> > If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt
> > (even if there are other factors), I'm not going to be upset if they
> > don't choose Debian.
>
> I'm no talking about just the prompt. We're talking about good
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Kevin McEnhill wrote:
> Yoav wrote:
>
> #ifdef QUOTE
>
> It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
> pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
>
>
>
> It seems as if Debian
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
>
>
> > Debian comes up in a much "rawer" form after install - for instance,
> > no prompt beyond the basic "#" for root and "$" for the user (RedHat
> > gives you the n
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write:
>
>On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
>
>> X is pretty bare in Debian after install, too - if you just "startx"
>> you get a simple xterm with no default menus, no menued way of running
>> another xterm, heck not even a FvwmModule running on scree
> Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many people
> take this things into account when deciding which distribution they
> like best.
The flag of Texas should be a good prompt. DOS can do that, you know!
Sorry, it's been a long day.
This .sig is multi-threaded.
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On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Pete Templin wrote:
> > He's right Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many
> > people take this things into account when deciding which distribution they
> > like best.
> If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt (even
> if ther
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > # and $ are standard/expected prompts. if you want something different,
> > customise it yourself.
> He's right Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many
> people tak
Nicolás Lichtmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many people
> take this things into account when deciding which distribution they
> like best.
My mind is reeling.
Guy
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On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > Debian comes up in a much "rawer" form after install - for instance,
> > no prompt beyond the basic "#" for root and "$" for the user (RedHat
> > gives you the now famous "username /home/username$" prompt).
> # and $ are standard/expected prompts. if y
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
> It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
> pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What
> I mean is that after installation of RedHat you have a more or less
> pre-tailored system setup. You can start
> "Yoav" == Yoav Cohen-Sivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Yoav> My proposition - let's go for the more casual, yet
Yoav> sophisticated user. A user that DOES want to read the Fvwm man
Yoav> page to learn how to set it up to his own tastes, BUT doesn't
Yoav> want to do it 2 hours after inst
Yoav wrote:
#ifdef QUOTE
It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
It seems as if Debian is catering to the more techie crowd - the ones
that want a bare-
It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
mean is that after installation of RedHat you have a more or less
pre-tailored system setup. You can start tweaking your heart out but the
basics are already ther
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