OK
You have selected install. One way to avoid the problem is to choose
"Workstation" and let the installer worry about the unformatted or non-windows
partitions. The second way is to select CUSTOM and use Disk Druid.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES select SERVER, because this installation wipes
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Matthew A Stegman wrote:
Ah-ha! At last, oh long last, I have Internet access from Linux once
again! Ah, I am filled with elation, joy, happiness, etc.
I think I managed to upgrade the DHCP client, but I'm not sure. I booted
into Windows, jotted down the info,
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Actually, i think the workstation installation does that as well (qipes out
paritions and then creates new ones). I have never used the server nor
workstation installation method but I thought that I read it in the manual
somewhere.
On 14-Jul-99
I only have a 600 meg H/D to play with ,( servers out , and so
is workstation ) , so I set mine up custom . It's not
difficult to do , and you can select what you want ( Netscape
navigator ), and leave what you don't ( Netscape communicator
, 3 of the E-mail clients , etc .) . When I better
On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Richard Salts wrote:
What would be the best or average size of these partitions?
I tend to believe for a home use system, it's best to have just a /
partition and a swap partition (because that
way, you won't have to do stuff like "Argh... No space left on /usr... mv
Hi everyone,
Got ide-scsi emulation up and running nicely on my machine using a fresh
install of Mandrake 6 (the 2.2.9-19 kernel version), but i want to know if
there is a way to prevent the kernel from reporting my CD drives on every
LUN on the scsi bus.
I know how to do this with a kernel
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Matthew A Stegman wrote:
Thanks for the replies so far. I'd usually wait at least 24 hours before
saying anything else, but all (both) of the replies so far have been
taking the same direction: static IP. My problem is that our ISP uses
DHCP- and gets very angry if you
I also use a second drive, just for Linux ... a 3.2. I have a 23 meg
startup partition, 129 meg swap file partition, and the rest is for all the
Linux programs and various files. I used Partition Magic to create these
partitions. After creating the partitions I merely booted the Mandrake CD
hey I got a quick question, when installing applications such as
StarOffice, Wordperfect, etc.. Where do you want to install it to? (which
dir?) I would like it so everyone can use it, which reminds me, do I need
to be root when installing it?
Thanks
-Bill
Hi all.
Is there outhere a site in which we can all see what is the best Linux
distribution? Which has the best
install and apps?
Also I give up to install Mandrake after trying to install my ethernet card,
it just don't work. I turned to
Slackware. The interesting thing abount Slackware is
Civileme:
Thanks for your replies and ideas. What I mean by a 'standalone' computer
is simply that it is not part of a local area network or LAN. That's all.
When I dial up the Internet, I connect to it for a while then disconnect
from it and revert to a standalone, or, if one prefers, a
Normally you want to install user programs to /usr/local/bin. This should
be part of everyone's path. The reason is for easy back up of your add-ons
and to give one general location everyone can find things. The install
manager of the program may have other ideas, just go with it if it does.
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On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
hey I got a quick question, when installing applications such as
StarOffice, Wordperfect, etc.. Where do you want to install it to? (which
dir?) I would like it so everyone can use it, which reminds me, do I need
to be root
Ken Wilson wrote:
Normally you want to install user programs to /usr/local/bin. This should
be part of everyone's path. The reason is for easy back up of your add-ons
and to give one general location everyone can find things. The install
manager of the program may have other ideas, just
It is true that Workstation wipes certain areas of the disks, but, for example, if
you have an active Winblows partition, it will not disturb it. On the other hand,
Server installation will take ALL disk space and use it.
Civileme
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Hello, list:
During your LM installation, were you asked about your monitor's highest
resolution and refresh rate?
I ask this because I watched Leo Laporte and co-host install Linux Red Hat
5.X on one of their computers and the above monitor data was one of the
questions that the install
I think that is one of those questions you have to answer for yourself. "Best"
has a lot to do with how it will be used. I have an old 486 box running
printers on an ethernet. What was "Best" for it? Any one of the Linux
distributions that included SMB (server message block) and fit on one or
I just joined the list. I thought this would be a common question, but
I did not find a similar question in the list archives.
I noticed that Mandrake 6.0 installs KDE under /usr. Is there anyway to
change the KDE install directory to /opt/kde during the install (off of
a CD-ROM)? If I
shoot.. I installed it as root, because I wanted both of me (heh) to use
it.. Does that mean that I need to install it again or what? I would really
like to use it on my non root account.
-Bill
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On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
I looked up on my Win98 monitor properties and, I think, found the highest
res. to be 1600 X 1200 but there was no refresh rate specified. Could find
that info anywhere.
Would that be important to this LM 6.0 install or not?
Probably only for X-windows.
Hi, list;
When only one person ever uses their own computer and they want Linux
installed, is it _really_necessary_ for these people to have to login,
give a password to get into their own computer if no one else ever uses it?
Is there some means that an individual user can get out of having
I assume "kde package for mandrake/redhat" means a binary RPM, which is
how I prefer to install things (yes, I know about the advantages of
compiling it yourself). However, the latest binary RPM for "kmysql"
installed itself in /opt/kde... rather than in /usr and thus was not
displayed in the
OK
This will not be gilt-edged, but it will work til you find your monitor manual.
Almost all monitors recently made will at least go this far, but you might want
to check if your monitor is listed instead of selecting "custom" out of hand.
Select
Non-Interlaced SVGA
for the horizontal
You will need to go find the book on your monitor if you still have it to
set this up, but you can also just let the utility probe it for info.
It's better than when Leo did his demo several months ago. In fact when I
set up my Mandrake box I used the settings for the monitor in the Xfree86
I know the background image can be changed on the login manager, but what
about the screen saver? Currently it just blanks out the screen.
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No, try not.. do, or do not.. there is no try. -Yoda
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On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
shoot.. I installed it as root, because I wanted both of me (heh) to use
it.. Does that mean that I need to install it again or what? I would really
like to use it on my non root account.
-Bill
AFAIK, that would mean that you would have to download it
again,
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Tim King wrote:
I assume "kde package for mandrake/redhat" means a binary RPM, which is
how I prefer to install things (yes, I know about the advantages of
compiling it yourself). However, the latest binary RPM for "kmysql"
installed itself in /opt/kde... rather than in
hi
I have installed mandrake 6.0 in my AMD6-2 300 PC with 64MB RAM and 4.3G
hard drive. I have tried making 1004MB linux ext2 partition (for path /
) and 70MB swap: 1) by partition magic under win 98; and 2) by disk
druid from empty space during installation. however, in either case, I
got the
Separate logins are necessary to protect you from yourself. Root has unrestricted
access to every file on your system, thus making it very easy for you to screw
things up royally if you don't know what you are doing. Unless you are performing
system maintenance you want to login as a restricted
Here's a thought for you. What if somebody comes in and steals your PC.
I have a password on my BIOS so if some Ba*tard steals it, all he gets is a
doorstop. Maybe if someone knows what they are doing they could clear
this, but I want to make it damn difficult. I had my house broke into
Yes, your 'monitor data' is very important as giving wrong data might blow
up some older monitors (don't get dramatic about this though, I've
maltreated several monitors, and I never had one blowing up in my face)
What you need to know about your monitor is:
The highest resolution it can handle
I installed Star Office 5.1 as root using the './setup /net' command and it
worked fine. Then you go in as a 'normal' user and use './setup' and you
set it up for that specific user. That way if you have several people (you,
wife, kids, etc) all on one Linux box you only have to use a 'full'
Only if you write the code for it. read: no
Beacham Tim P wrote:
I know the background image can be changed on the login manager, but what
about the screen saver? Currently it just blanks out the screen.
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No, try not.. do, or do not.. there is
Richard Salts wrote:
Hi, list;
When only one person ever uses their own computer and they want Linux
installed, is it _really_necessary_ for these people to have to login,
give a password to get into their own computer if no one else ever uses it?
Is there some means that an individual
Seems you ran out of space on your root partition.
Don't forget, everything you don't put in a separate partition goes in your
/
Ok, I'll try to make this a step by step.
First of all, don't use disk druid to partition your disk, it is a question
of taste, but once you get used to fdisk,
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Richard Salts wrote:
During your LM installation, were you asked about your monitor's highest
resolution and refresh rate?
You are, unless your monitor is in the list of directly known ones.
Would that be important to this LM 6.0 install or not?
If you use X, yes.
Hello everyone,
I am new to Mandrake, but not to Linux. I purchased the Box version of
Mandrake 6.0 and installed it on my Toshiba Satellite 305cds. My pcmcia
cards (a Xircom 56K modem and a 3com 589D nic card) worked fine until I
applied the upgrade rpms from mandrake's ftp server. I
A bios password is totally useless. Bioses can be reset in different ways.
Either by removing the battery and putting it back, or if the battery is
soldered on the MB, by removing and putting back the bios chip. Some MB's
have jumpers to reset a bios.
Absolute security for a PC is
I agree with Brian...
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Ripcrd6 wrote:
Here's a thought for you. What if somebody comes in and steals your PC.
I have a password on my BIOS so if some Ba*tard steals it, all he gets is a
doorstop. Maybe if someone knows what they are doing they could clear
this, but I
Does anyone know of a good SAMBA book. I'm looking for something
intermediate to expert level. Thanks.
Jason Peterson
Bernhard Rosenkränzer wrote:
There is - download the source RPMs, change /usr to /opt/kde in the .spec
file, rpm -ba the spec file, and install the resulting RPM.
There's no other way because the path names are hardcoded into the
binaries.
Yes, but what if I would rather just install the
Hello,
What this means is that your partition is too small for the installation
you have chosen. When you say it "installs" the remaining packages, it
really isn't adding these packages to what you have already installed.
I'm not sure what it does, but it may overwrite other data, or just
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i just installed linux and i forgot my password. i know my username, but i
was talking on the phone and must have typed in something and now i forgot
what it is. what do i do?
thanks, jerrud
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If you've only
I made a 3 Gb /opt in a separate partition and place this kind of stuff into
it. That way, when I upgrade, I just leave that partition alone and I don't
have to reinstall apps.
As far as WordPerfect goes, it must not be installed as root, otherwise it
creates icky security holes. The exact
I'll try it...
thanks!!!
-m
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Ty C. Mixon wrote:
Have you tried the 2.2.10-32mdk kernel? That's what I'm running - but I
don't have pcmcia.
Ty C. Mixon
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Interrim Systems
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login as root and change the password for the user (unless it is the root
password that u forgot). If
it IS the root password that u forgot then u have to rebbot into single mode
and change the root passwd from there...
On 14-Jul-99 [EMAIL
Yes you really need logins and passwords, there is a nice work around if
the site is secure (eg, your house) use rungetty, you'll beable to have it
spawn shells or X servers as the specified user (don't ever do this with
the root login, imagine your dogs/cats/kids/whoever eraseing the whole pc
Looks like you selected "install all" from a custom install if so increase
/ to about 2gig
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Chun-wah Liu wrote:
hi
I have installed mandrake 6.0 in my AMD6-2 300 PC with 64MB RAM and 4.3G
hard drive. I have tried making 1004MB linux ext2 partition (for path /
) and
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Jackal wrote:
login as root and change the password for the user (unless it is the root
password that u forgot). If
it IS the root password that u forgot then u have to rebbot into single mode
and change the root passwd from there...
...by typing "linux 1" at the
Yes works like a charm, on your cd (or on the ftp mirrors) there is a
doc/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem that would be a good starting point.
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Frank Imbroto wrote:
Does anybody have a cable modem connection that works. I am having trouble setting
it up and don't even know where
Is this the latest update from Mandrake? If so, when did it come out? If not,
where did you dig it up?
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
Have you tried the 2.2.10-32mdk kernel? That's what I'm running - but I
don't have pcmcia.
Ty C. Mixon
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Hi,
I am able to make the ppp connection as root or as a user, but I am
unable to _shutdown_ the ppp connection from either one. Both the command-line
or using linuxconf gives the same results, neither will shudown the connection.
Kppp on the other hand works just fine. I noticed that the
Does linux have any viruses to worry about? What about the future. There are
some really wack people out there!!!
Don
Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at
http://webmail.netscape.com.
well now that i got my password all worked out (thanks), i need to know how
to get into linux. when i log in i can type stuff but my windows 98 dont come
in handy:) how do i get into x windows or the other GUI`s
thanks
jerrud
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you translated thoughts to electrons:
Hi all.
Is there outhere a site in which we can all see what is the best Linux
distribution? Which has the best
install and apps?
yoda voice
mh... The best distro you seek?
well you should not!
because of your own point of view
for Xwindows type 'startx '
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Subject: [newbie] now what- super newbie question
well now that i got my password
Is there a way i can run X (startx) even i'm not using the root account.
Bobby
I believe I got it from Mandrake's FTP site. It's in the development area.
ftp.linux-mandrake.com. I don't remember where exactly in the directory
structure, so you'll have to look around.
Ty C. Mixon
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On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Michael Norris wrote:
Hi,
I am able to make the ppp connection as root or as a user, but I am
unable to _shutdown_ the ppp connection from either one. Both the command-line
or using linuxconf gives the same results, neither will shudown the connection.
Kppp on
On the same note - what about virus checking programs? I haven't noticed
any, and I'm currently reading thru the RHPowerPack 6.0 list.
Ty C. Mixon
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Sent:
At 08:42 PM 7/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Jackal wrote:
login as root and change the password for the user (unless it is the root
password that u forgot). If
it IS the root password that u forgot then u have to rebbot into single
mode
and change the root passwd from
how do i shut down properly when i see Tux right when i boot?
thanks
j
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
Bernhard Rosenkränzer wrote:
There is - download the source RPMs, change /usr to /opt/kde in the .spec
file, rpm -ba the spec file, and install the resulting RPM.
There's no other way because the path names are hardcoded into the
binaries.
Yes, but what
That is why one of the most dangerous items on your system is an unguarded
server. The second most dangerous item is a user. Give 'Practical Unix
Internet Security' from O'Reilly publishing a read.
:)
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On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
Is there a way i can run X (startx) even i'm not using the root account.
Bobby
just type in startx.
Lloyd Osten
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You are full of questions aren't you. :)
If you are logged in as root type 'shutdown -h now'
Otherwise, if you are logged in as a plain user, or not logged in at all the
Vulcan nerve pinch (CTRL+ALT+DEL) will drop you safely but will want to
reboot. Either let it reboot or power it down
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
how do i shut down properly when i see Tux right when i boot?
thanks
j
login as root, type your password and then type
shutdown -h now. If you want to reboot, the change the -h
to -r.
Lloyd Osten
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That would be from the cooker project, mirrors are listed on the website.
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Ty C. Mixon wrote:
I believe I got it from Mandrake's FTP site. It's in the development area.
ftp.linux-mandrake.com. I don't remember where exactly in the directory
structure, so you'll have to
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
how do i shut down properly when i see Tux right when i boot?
thanks
j
If you mean While waiting at the login prompt ctrl-alt-delete, and it will
run thru shutdown and then reboot.
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Aaron W. wrote:
At 08:42 PM 7/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Jackal wrote:
login as root and change the password for the user (unless it is the root
password that u forgot). If
it IS the root password that u forgot then u have to rebbot into
"Aaron W." wrote:
I am not saying you are wrong because I cetainly do not know but How can
it be this easy to change the root password?! Seems that would be *very*
insecure. Anyone that can get to the keyboard can now get into and mess
anything up.
Sure enough--if the machine
ok all is fine and well, but when i boot i have to use a floppy linux sys
disk to use lilo and thats kinda annoying. what can i do so i just see lilo
w/ no disk. also in lilo i dont see my win98 hard drive. not good at all.
please help on that one. also after i get through that, when linux
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