On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote:
I have RH 6 on my laptop. It does not have Kpackage anywhere. I tried
using Kpackage from Mandrake 6 but it wants libstdc++2.9mdk which I can't
get to install. I forced mandrakes Kpackage in but it doesn't work. I just
hate Gnome.rpm and miss
Read again Alan ;)
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
Jeanette Russo wrote:
I have RH 6 on my laptop. It does not have Kpackage anywhere. I tried
using Kpackage from Mandrake 6 but it wants libstdc++2.9mdk which I can't
get to install. I forced mandrakes
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
Aaron deRozario wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Alan Shoemaker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 September 1999 5:26
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] File System not unmounting cleanly check forced
Another common problem that gives this message is timeout. Tell me, do you
use an FTP program, or do you use a web browser? The reason is, if you use a
web browser, often the settings are too low for popular sites. At least with
FTP programs you can increase the timeout. My personal
The reason I was upset is I just spent a week of intense trying to fix
Mandrake 5.3 which didn't seem to be that bad and I am not looking forward
to trying to fix Mandrake 6 which I thought would be ok. For some reason
the Mandrake updates is not working. Not sure what it is supposed to do, is
Well give it a try it might work with the newer version of Wine.
Jeanette
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From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Wine configuration?
On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, you wrote:
I got wine to
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, pete moss wrote:
--Yes I agree that Navigator alone works better than Communicator. Any way I'm
in the process of following ricks advice (please exscuse me if I got the wrong
poster). I reinstalled Netscape (Nav. only+common files only) and am
downloading the
I really don't want to argue this point but I will say one thing. I have
both Red hat 6 and Caldera 2.2. I have not updated either of them and both
run fine. Not so with Mandrake 6 which has serious internal problems that
require fixing right away.
Jeanette
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From:
I would be willing to pay someone who could burn me a copy and mail it to me
Thanks
Jeanette
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From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] True quality!
Jeanette Russo wrote:
How is this
This is after all a newbie list. People who are not computer experts. My
trade is Social Worker. I have an interest in computers and if you saw my
apt you would see stacks on Linux books. However it seems like when I try
stuff I just get error message after error message and problem after
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Toshiro Viera Stalker wrote:
Has anybody tried to make a boot image for dosemu? I'm running
Mandrake
6.0
and when I tried to create the image using 'mkdexe' (sorry I
don't
remember exactly the command right now, but it's in the README) the
process
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Frederic PLE wrote:
Hi,
I installed a Mandrake 6.0 on a small PC (P-100) with an X server (no
GNOME nor KDE nor anything else, juste XF86).
How could I set up it in order to force him to display the kdm of
another
BIG Linux box ?
thanx for your help
Fred
[EMAIL
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote:
The reason I was upset is I just spent a week of intense trying to fix
Mandrake 5.3 which didn't seem to be that bad and I am not looking forward
to trying to fix Mandrake 6 which I thought would be ok. For some reason
the Mandrake updates is not
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Frederic PLE wrote:
Hi,
I installed a Mandrake 6.0 on a small PC (P-100) with an X server (no
GNOME nor KDE nor anything else, juste XF86).
How could I set up it in order to force him to display the kdm of
another
BIG Linux box ?
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, pete moss wrote:
--Yes I agree that Navigator alone works better than Communicator. Any way I'm
in the process of following ricks advice (please exscuse me if I got the wrong
poster). I reinstalled Netscape (Nav. only+common files only) and am
downloading the upgrade
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce Linux? With an
"I", as in Lin-ux, or a "y", as in lie-nux?
They did say that this is a realm for newbies!! ;-)
Why use System Commander? LILO will allow you to dual-boot right out
of
the box.
(Russ)
System Commander (and it's evil side kick Partition Commander) are
suppose to be graphical and easy. I also like the idea of being able
to repartition on the fly.
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From: Simon Norris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 9:19 AM
Subject: [newbie] The unspoken question
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
OK I downloaded the Alpha G2. However, I have not yet uninstalled the
old rvplayer (as I really don't know the correct procedure to delete it
cleanly -- can you help?) Until I have deleted the old version, I will
hold off on installing G2.
type "rpm -qa |
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Go to Kpackage do a "FindPackage" for 5.0 and click the uninstall button.
Sheesh this is almost getting TOO easy. ;-) I still
think it'd be better to have 'em learn how to do it from
command-line. :-)
John
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote:
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Frederic PLE wrote:
Hi,
I installed a Mandrake 6.0 on a small PC (P-100) with an X server (no
GNOME nor KDE nor anything else, juste XF86).
How could I set up it in order to force him
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, David P. Greenberg wrote:
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, pete moss wrote:
--Yes I agree that Navigator alone works better than Communicator. Any way I'm
in the process of following ricks advice (please exscuse me if I got the wrong
poster). I reinstalled Netscape (Nav.
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Well give it a try it might work with the newer version of Wine.
Jeanette
Thanks... I may as well...they just released a Y2K bug-fix
version. :-) First I've got to set up WINE, though... :-)
John
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Simon Norris wrote:
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce Linux? With an
"I", as in Lin-ux, or a "y", as in lie-nux?
They did say that this is a realm for newbies!! ;-)
At 02:19 PM 9/1/99 +0100, you wrote:
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce Linux? With an
"I", as in Lin-ux, or a "y", as in lie-nux?
They did say that this is a realm for newbies!! ;-)
Greetings
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Simon Norris wrote:
To Joe, sounds like a perfect client server situation to me. Powerful server
(BIG Linux box), bog standard local PC.
To Axalon, sorry I don't know, we use an X client on our local small
machines, rather than X server. In case you're wondering, it's
Simon Norris wrote:
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce Linux? With an
"I", as in Lin-ux, or a "y", as in lie-nux?
They did say that this is a realm for newbies!! ;-)
Here in Portugal we
I recently signed up for a new mail account on Netcenter and filled out
some sort of survey and they asked if I'd like to have Netscape
Communicator on CD. I had it sent because I like to have this stuff
around for installs. Well it had 4.61 for Windows and Linux on it. Do
you see the shock
Curious to know if the updates are being kept current for the 5.3 version
from the Update icon? I had to do a reinstall to rearrange drives and
clicked on the icon and there were only about 4-5 items to download. I
grabbed all of them and Kpackage installed them fine.
Another question.
Granted, Mandrake should have fixed the problem before it came out with the
new version. BUT, they have the next best thing. They offered a update and
they tell you exactly what to do. I as I have said before started using linux
4 months ago. I felt the need to switch once I started hosting moos
Say it however you want. don't let anyone give you crap about it either.
I've heard it said about three ways depending on where someone is from.
In an interview w/ Linus in some online mag., he said say it however you
want.
Brian
"My God, it's full of penguins!"
-Original Message-
I say "lynn -ucks"
and I dont care if it is wrong, in fact, I think everyone else is wrong.
=)
.bill
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From: Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 9:04 PM
Subject: [newbie] Kpackage install in RH 6
I have RH 6 on my laptop. It does not have Kpackage anywhere. I
tried
using Kpackage from Mandrake 6 but it wants
Hi. I've just change linux Red Hat 5.2 by Mandrake
6.0 in my Laptop. Red Hat has XF86Setup, where it is
possible to change monitor frequencies manually. Does
Mandrake 6.0 have anything similar?
Thanks,
Rommel
__
Get Your Private,
Jeanette, can I just say a few things to put this in perspective. How
many times have you installed Windows? Or had to reinstall due to crash of
OS or hard drive? I've had to do it about six times on one machine and I
don't even count anymore on other PCs. The first couple of times were a
Jeanette Russo wrote:
The reason I was upset is I just spent a week of intense trying to fix
Mandrake 5.3 which didn't seem to be that bad and I am not looking forward
to trying to fix Mandrake 6 which I thought would be ok. For some reason
the Mandrake updates is not working. Not sure
I will do it for you. Just send your adress at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (my email addy) and I will send it. Just give me
an empty cd or a check for two dollars :P
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Aldrich
Sent: Wednesday, September
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
Read again Alan ;)
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
Jeanette Russo wrote:
I have RH 6 on my laptop. It does not have Kpackage anywhere. I tried
using Kpackage from Mandrake 6 but it wants libstdc++2.9mdk which I can't
It is supposed to be like "lee-nooks" I believe, but really...tomato tomahto
--
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999 14:19:59Simon Norris wrote:
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce Linux? With an
"I",
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I understand your frustration level. Sometimes you just
have to step back, have a brew and shut the computer off
for awhile. :-) Trust me, I've been there... :-) And I'm
STILL there sometimes. I work for an ISP and sometimes have
to work on customers' computers
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Rommel Barbosa wrote:
Hi. I've just change linux Red Hat 5.2 by Mandrake
6.0 in my Laptop. Red Hat has XF86Setup, where it is
possible to change monitor frequencies manually. Does
Mandrake 6.0 have anything similar?
Thanks,
Rommel
Yes, same place as
You may remove the old one after successfully testing the new one with the
command..
rpm -e kernel-2.2.9-19mdk
default=linux27 (or whatever you call it)
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9-27mdks
Theres no S on the end of that, just so nobody botches the install and
Blames poor John ;)
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce Linux? With an
"I", as in Lin-ux, or a "y", as in lie-nux?
They did say that this is a realm for newbies!! ;-)
What???
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
"play /usr/share/sndconfig/sample.au"
A text based medium isn't exactly one for pronunciation leasons ;)
HAH! That explains why I wasn't able to find it whilst
searching for *.wav! :-)
John
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
This seems to be the source of debate in some circles. From what I've
read, the correct pronunciation is "Linux"(Lynn-ux). I have met
"professional" Linux consultants, who pronounce it with a "long" I (Lie-nux).
Well, were it not for his scandinavian
I WAS.
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
BE NICE!
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From: Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] True quality!
Quit bitchin, go to the mandrake site, download all the updates, and
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Hi. I've just change linux Red Hat 5.2 by Mandrake
6.0 in my Laptop. Red Hat has XF86Setup, where it is
possible to change monitor frequencies manually. Does
Mandrake 6.0 have anything similar?
YES! The SAME file/program. You have to be "root" to run it
I'm having problems installing a mousecan anyone tell
me how to move around the desktop with key commands?
Thanks!
-Melissa
Ok, seems it's not being called with the correct make install command.
In
the mean time, heres the quick fix..
perl -p -i -e 's/\"ISBINRELEASE\"/\"1\"/' /usr/bin/mkdexe
Sorry no dos on this box, i didn't test it.
I did what you say but it didn't work :( Here's the output of
Melissa Menz wrote:
I'm having problems installing a mousecan anyone tell me how to
move around the desktop with key commands?Thanks!-Melissa
Real newbie answering here but I give it a stab..
It might be easier to just fix the mouse. What do you have?
You might want to try a
Oh, goodie. A question I can (almost) answer.
Linux. "Len" like in Lenny and "X' like in 'X.'. "Len-X'
Using Linux since 2.2.9!
Simon Norris wrote:
I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the
plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce
Thanks !
Bill Moshier wrote:
Gerry - log in as root, and edit the /etc/inittab file.
There is a line, about 17 lines down, that says
id:5:initdefault:
Change the 5 to a 3, and you will boot to the command line interface.
It should look like:
id:3:initdefault:
To only do it once, from
I will check out LSL, thanks for the suggestion. I did know about
the problem with the kernal but I guess I figured they had fixed it since
the date on the package I bought was long after the problem was discovered.
Jeanette
I posted yesterday about LSL releasing a new "updates" CD that
Ok,
Well I think I would rather just update it than trying to change the kernal.
I really don't feel like I am going to be able to do it and have it work
right off.
Jeanette
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From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01,
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Sheesh this is almost getting TOO easy. ;-) I still
think it'd be better to have 'em learn how to do it from
command-line. :-)
John
I think that linux thru mandrake 6.0 is now as easy to use as
Ok I am over it now. Thanks for the support. This is a great list.
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] File System not unmounting cleanly check forced
On Wed, 01
Well I am sure not going to be the one to try to defend Windows, especially
since the reason I even tried Linux was because of Windows crashes.
Jeanette
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From: Ripcrd6 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 10:46 AM
Subject: Re:
Ok well I guess its just not working then I am just getting an error message
when I try to run the update utility.
Jeanette
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From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] File System
Hi John,
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==[John]==
I tend to agree with Steve (?) in saying you should just
use LILO and manually type in "dos" (or whatever you've
labled it) if you want Windows or "enter" for Linux (or
wait for the timeout G)
==
At 07:13 PM 9/1/99 -0400, you wrote:
Howdy all. Anyone know how to STOP Linux from booting straight in to
KDE's graphical login ? I'm at home, not work, so I can't check Lilo,
which I presume is where it starts ? Maybe the rc.local ?
Runlevel 5 = graphical boot
Runlevel 3 = console
check
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Go to Kpackage do a "FindPackage" for 5.0 and click the uninstall button.
Sheesh this is almost getting TOO easy. ;-) I still
think it'd be better to have 'em learn how to do it from
command-line. :-)
John
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Sheesh this is almost getting TOO easy. ;-) I still
think it'd be better to have 'em learn how to do it from
command-line. :-)
John
I think that linux thru mandrake 6.0 is now as easy to use as windows. Well
almost, we need the manufactures to
On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Howdy all. Anyone know how to STOP Linux from booting straight in to
KDE's graphical login ? I'm at home, not work, so I can't check Lilo,
which I presume is where it starts ? Maybe the rc.local ?
At the LILO prompt, type "linux 3" This will put you in
Gerry Doyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Howdy all. Anyone know how to STOP Linux from booting straight in tobrKDE's
graphical login ? I'm at home, not work, so I can't check Lilo,brwhich I
presume is where it starts ? Maybe the rc.local ?brbrThanks !br
At the lilo
Have noticed this on the web and it claims to run
under Linux. Can't get CD in England at present.
Does anyone know of Star Office and does it
run?
John the Nadger
www.goon.freeuk.com
anyone using seti@home? i have the unix version running as a cron job.
what does the -nice option refer to. the default is 1, but it
recommends setting it to 19 if run by cron. what is the difference?
i have sent this same quesion to seti at home, but i dont think they are
ever going to get
so hiting alt-F[1-6] gives me six virtual terminals. if i am running x,
then it lives on 7. does eight or higher do anything? i can flip to
them, but there is just a flashing cursor at the top of the screen.
:P
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