Re: which distribution to use?

2002-05-28 Thread David Benfell
On Tue, 28 May 2002 16:10:50 +0100, geoff wrote: > Is anyone able to compare (say) Slackware Linux with any other UNIX clones > such as FreeBSD ? > > From a learning point of view, I guess it depends on what it is that you > wish to learn. > Comparing BSDs with Linux is a little difficult to do

Re: PGP

2002-05-28 Thread Brian Bilbrey
On Tuesday 28 May 2002 15:36, Jay wrote: > Can someone explain in a nutshell how to use PGP or GNUPG.. How do I > create a key and how do I use it to send and recieve mail? http://www.pgpi.org/ - http://www.pgpi.org/doc/guide/ (pick your version) http://www.gnupg.org/docs.html - http://www.

Re: Setting EXTRAVERSION (was Re: Kernel error)

2002-05-28 Thread Chuck Gelm
G Anna wrote: > Can I choose any value > for this variable? Yes. > Also, should this value always start with -, by > convention? Uh, no, I think, especially if the extraversion starts with a non numeral. ;-) I used EXTRAVERSION = wireless i.e. '2.2.19wireless' - To unsubscribe from t

Re: Setting EXTRAVERSION (was Re: Kernel error)

2002-05-28 Thread Richard Adams
On Tuesday 28 May 2002 15:44, G Anna wrote: > > Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 17:50:31 +0100 > > From: Steven Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subj: Re: Kernel error > > (snip) > > > My suggestion would be to compile a new kernel, and set > > EXTRAVERSION. If the new kernel is version 2.4.5, then put > > t

Re: which distribution to use?

2002-05-28 Thread Richard Adams
On Tuesday 28 May 2002 15:47, Ray Olszewski wrote: > At 12:50 PM 5/28/02 +, Richard Adams wrote: > >On Tuesday 28 May 2002 06:40, Ray Olszewski wrote: > > > I usually ignore these threads, but this one is starting to get an > > > unpleasant tone, so let me try to encourage the proponents of th

Re: Setting EXTRAVERSION (was Re: Kernel error)

2002-05-28 Thread Steven Smith
> > My suggestion would be to compile a new kernel, and set > > EXTRAVERSION. If the new kernel is version 2.4.5, then put > > the System.map in /boot/System.map-2.4.5. > I installed RH 7.1. It came with 2.4.2-2 kernel. I then upgraded the > kernel to 2.4.16. While compiling the new 2.4.16 ker

Re: Setting EXTRAVERSION (was Re: Kernel error)

2002-05-28 Thread Ray Olszewski
At 09:14 PM 5/28/02 +0530, G Anna wrote: >[...] > > My suggestion would be to compile a new kernel, and set > > EXTRAVERSION. If the new kernel is version 2.4.5, then put > > the System.map in /boot/System.map-2.4.5. > >I installed RH 7.1. It came with 2.4.2-2 kernel. I then upgraded the >kerne

Setting EXTRAVERSION (was Re: Kernel error)

2002-05-28 Thread G Anna
> Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 17:50:31 +0100 > From: Steven Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subj: Re: Kernel error (snip) > My suggestion would be to compile a new kernel, and set > EXTRAVERSION. If the new kernel is version 2.4.5, then put > the System.map in /boot/System.map-2.4.5. I installed RH 7.

Re: ftp

2002-05-28 Thread G Anna
> Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 21:57:51 -0400 > From: Karthik Vishwanath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subj: Re: ftp > > try gftp, has a gui and options for sub-directory > tranfers. Alternatively, ncftp is another great non-gui ftp client. wget Cheers, anna -- (16) I will never utter the sentence "Bu

Re: which distribution to use?

2002-05-28 Thread Ray Olszewski
At 12:50 PM 5/28/02 +, Richard Adams wrote: >On Tuesday 28 May 2002 06:40, Ray Olszewski wrote: > > I usually ignore these threads, but this one is starting to get an > > unpleasant tone, so let me try to encourage the proponents of the various > > distros to moderate their insistance before w

Re: which distribution to use?

2002-05-28 Thread geoff
Is anyone able to compare (say) Slackware Linux with any other UNIX clones such as FreeBSD ? >From a learning point of view, I guess it depends on what it is that you wish to learn. Best regards. Geoff Bagley G3FHL - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in t

Re: which distribution to use?

2002-05-28 Thread Richard Adams
On Tuesday 28 May 2002 06:40, Ray Olszewski wrote: > I usually ignore these threads, but this one is starting to get an > unpleasant tone, so let me try to encourage the proponents of the various > distros to moderate their insistance before we get to a flame war. So do i, but the thread was whic