Re: [newbie] Archives

2005-01-28 Thread Noel McG.
Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Archives > On Saturday 29 January 2005 00:09, Noel McG. wrote: > > I realize that this has been asked before but can someone give me > > the add for

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM -- SPOKE TOO SOON

2005-01-28 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Miark wrote: On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:25:14 -0500, Miark wrote: On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:17:57 -0600, Mikkel wrote: Miark wrote: Does Powershell set TERM to any value? If it sets it to a terminal type that isn't defined, there is hope... If TERM isn't defined, you may be a

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM -- REALLY SOLVED!

2005-01-28 Thread Miark
> Well, that is easy to fix. Change it to: > > if [ $TERM = "dumb" ] ; then export TERM=xterm ; fi _THAT_ did it!! Hurray! > One thing to keep in mind - if Powerterm is setting TERM to > dumb, then it probably does not support some of the terminal > functions of xterm. So some programs may no

Re: [newbie] Evolution fails to install

2005-01-28 Thread Dennis Myers
On Friday 28 January 2005 09:11 pm, Andy Yankovich wrote: > Trying to install Evloution, unable to install: > "Due to unsatisfied libgnutls.so.11" > Is there something I can do to solve this? > Thanks, Andy If you go here : http://rpmfind.net/ type in the "libgnutls.so.11" and then click search it

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM -- SPOKE TOO SOON

2005-01-28 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Miark wrote: On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:25:14 -0500, Miark wrote: On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:17:57 -0600, Mikkel wrote: Miark wrote: Does Powershell set TERM to any value? If it sets it to a terminal type that isn't defined, there is hope... If TERM isn't defined, you may be able to add something to .ba

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM -- SPOKE TOO SOON

2005-01-28 Thread Miark
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:23:46 -0500, Charles wrote: > > When I opened powershell from the XFCE launch bar directly, > > Try using this as the command in the Xfce entry > > powershell && TERM=vt100 && export TERM Promising, but no. :-/ Miark

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM -- SPOKE TOO SOON

2005-01-28 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:29:44 -0500 Miark wrote: > When I > opened powershell from the XFCE launch bar directly, Try using this as the command in the Xfce entry powershell && TERM=vt100 && export TERM Charles -- : - cut in regexps I don't think we reached consensus on that. We're sti

[newbie] Thunderbird problem

2005-01-28 Thread Andy Yankovich
I still have Thunderbird on my system, but when I tried to access new mail screen opened with dialog to set up an account. Somehow I lost the existing account I had been using for a few days and all folders and addresses. Is the problem with my ISP or in/on my 10.1 system? I'll try Evolution, T

[newbie] Evolution fails to install

2005-01-28 Thread Andy Yankovich
Trying to install Evloution, unable to install: "Due to unsatisfied libgnutls.so.11" Is there something I can do to solve this? Thanks, Andy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM -- SPOKE TOO SOON

2005-01-28 Thread Miark
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:25:14 -0500, Miark wrote: > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:17:57 -0600, Mikkel wrote: > > > Miark wrote: > > Does Powershell set TERM to any value? If it sets it to a > > terminal type that isn't defined, there is hope... > > > > If TERM isn't defined, you may be able to add some

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM -- SUCCESS!

2005-01-28 Thread Miark
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:17:57 -0600, Mikkel wrote: > Miark wrote: > Does Powershell set TERM to any value? If it sets it to a > terminal type that isn't defined, there is hope... > > If TERM isn't defined, you may be able to add something to > .bashrc - something like (untested) > > if [ ! $TER

Re: [newbie] Powershell and $TERM

2005-01-28 Thread Miark
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:17:58 +0100, Paul wrote: > Op Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:02:41 -0500 schreef Miark: > > >> TERM=vt100 > >> export $TERM > >> > >> Logout, login and it is in your environment. > >> > >> If you need it for everyone on your machine, add the lines > >to > /etc/profile. > > > >Hmm, t

Re: [newbie] Archives

2005-01-28 Thread RickSisler
Noel McG. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I realize that this has been asked before but can someone give me the add > for the newbie archives please. > > Thanks. The Community twiki has many .. http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MailingLists#Mailing_List_Archives HTH .. -- RickS

Re: [newbie] Archives

2005-01-28 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Saturday 29 January 2005 00:09, Noel McG. wrote: > I realize that this has been asked before but can someone give me > the add for the newbie archives please. > > Thanks. http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/maillist.html Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free work

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM

2005-01-28 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Miark wrote: On 28 Jan 2005 12:23:38 -0500, J. wrote: Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: When I try to run MicroEMACS in Powershell, I get "Environment variable TERM not defined!" So if I "TERM=vt100" and then "export TERM" all is well. Unless I close and open it again, that is. How do I make t

[newbie] Archives

2005-01-28 Thread Noel McG.
I realize that this has been asked before but can someone give me the add for the newbie archives please. Thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.c

Re: [newbie] Powershell and $TERM

2005-01-28 Thread Paul
Op Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:02:41 -0500 schreef Miark: >> TERM=vt100 >> export $TERM >> >> Logout, login and it is in your environment. >> >> If you need it for everyone on your machine, add the lines to >> /etc/profile. > >Hmm, that looks like it should work, but for some reason, it >doesn't. Odd.

Re: [newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM

2005-01-28 Thread Miark
On 28 Jan 2005 12:23:38 -0500, J. wrote: > Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > When I try to run MicroEMACS in Powershell, I get > > "Environment variable TERM not defined!" So if I > > "TERM=vt100" and then "export TERM" all is well. > > Unless I close and open it again, that is. > > > >

Re: [newbie] Powershell and $TERM

2005-01-28 Thread Miark
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:36:17 +0100, Paul wrote: > >Ah, that's good. But there are other things that need it too, > >such as less and god knows what else. Is there a way to export > >the variable permanently? > > Yup. If you need it for your user-id only, add this to your > ~/.bash_profile: > > T

[newbie] Re: Powershell and $TERM

2005-01-28 Thread J. David Boyd
Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When I try to run MicroEMACS in Powershell, I get > "Environment variable TERM not defined!" So if I > "TERM=vt100" and then "export TERM" all is well. > Unless I close and open it again, that is. > > How do I make this change permanent without affecting > ot

Re: [newbie] Connecting a Linux computer to a MS Windows network

2005-01-28 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
--- Kaj Haulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 28 January 2005 02:28, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > > > Luckily for me, the screensaver was up and I use a generic one so > > Goober didn't even know what OS I was running. I booted back > > over to Windows, let it update and then switched ri

[newbie] Program to search the Internet for torrents

2005-01-28 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I am looking for a program to search the Internet for torrents. Is there such a thing for Linux? Thanks in advance, Paul PS: Since I am a GMail user, please be sure that you reply to the list. Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] What is happening with XFree86.

2005-01-28 Thread JR
On Friday 28 January 2005 06:20 am, Mike Chalmers wrote: > I had a couple of questions about XFree86 and was hoping that someone could > answer them. > > -What is happening? > -Are they still open source? > -Is it that they are not dealing with major distibutions anymore? All I know is that it is t

Re: [newbie] Powershell and $TERM

2005-01-28 Thread Paul
Op Fri, 28 Jan 2005 02:09:39 -0500 schreef Miark: >> In a bash-script it would look like this: >> >> >> TERM=vt100 >> MicroEMACS # Insert proper command if this is wrong. >> > >Ah, that's good. But there are other things that need it too, >such as less and god knows what else. Is there a way t

Re: [newbie] re sagem

2005-01-28 Thread mx-7
Dave, Thank you for the tips but it is not working neither. My ISP is Wanadoo.mu (MU stands for Mauritius) I already have input the DSN (202.123.2.6 & 202.123.2.11 respectively) and still cannot connect. If someone has a tips on how to get the modem to work, would be much appreciated. Thank yo

Re: [newbie] re java

2005-01-28 Thread Graham Watkins
Dave Needham wrote: -- hi greham soory dont understand. how do i get a shell up to put comands in,need step by step please.new to linux. Hi Dave -don't have time for detailed instructions as I have to go out. I'd probably get them wrong anyway. Assuming you are in KDE, there is a little icon of

Re: [newbie] Le mot maudit -- just a test

2005-01-28 Thread et
On Thursday 27 January 2005 01:43 pm, N. B. Day wrote: > Just a test to see if my posts aren't getting through because of > something in my sig. This one has the sig. naw,, it's just your looks -- linux counter #167806 (http://counter.li.org/) website="http://ed-tharp.kicks-ass.org"; ___

Re: [newbie] Connecting a Linux computer to a MS Windows network

2005-01-28 Thread Aron Smith
On Friday 28 January 2005 12:36 am, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Friday 28 January 2005 02:28, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > > > > Luckily for me, the screensaver was up and I use a generic one so > > Goober didn't even know what OS I was running. I booted back > > over to Windows, let it update and then

Re: [newbie] re java

2005-01-28 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 28 Jan 2005 11:15, Graham Watkins wrote: > Assuming you are in KDE, there is a little icon of a monitor on your > taskbar towards the lefthand side. klick on this and you have a shell to > type commands in. You should (I think) su to root for

[newbie] Unified login with Windows

2005-01-28 Thread Paul Kaplan
I use an mdk10.1 laptop to connect to a W2K Server based network at work. (I have no administrator rights to the network.) Every time I need to mount a network volume (locally via samba) or access the MS Exchange mailserver, I need to enter my domain, username and password. Is there a simple

Re: [newbie] urpmi locked

2005-01-28 Thread et
On Wednesday 26 January 2005 12:07 pm, Paul wrote: > On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 14:27, Dave Needham wrote: > > -- here we go again.can some one help me unlock urpmi datebase as it is > > locked. > > su > > ps -A > > kill (replace ?s with number of urpmi or whatever) > > is the long way, can't thin

[newbie] What is happening with XFree86.

2005-01-28 Thread Mike Chalmers
I had a couple of questions about XFree86 and was hoping that someone could answer them. -What is happening? -Are they still open source? -Is it that they are not dealing with major distibutions anymore?

Re: [newbie] re java

2005-01-28 Thread Graham Watkins
Dave Needham wrote: -- hi greham soory dont understand. how do i get a shell up to put comands in,need step by step please.new to linux. Hi Dave -don't have time for detailed instructions as I have to go out. I'd probably get them wrong anyway. Assuming you are in KDE, there is a little icon of

Re: [newbie] re java

2005-01-28 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 28 Jan 2005 10:25, Dave Needham wrote: > -- hi greham > soory dont understand. how do i get a shell up to put comands in,need step > by step please.new to linux. > System > Terminals > Konsole OTOH, you probably have a black screen on your t

Re: [newbie] Removing KDE removes...everything?

2005-01-28 Thread John Layt
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:12, JoeHill wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:56:35 -0500 > > JoeHill disseminated the following: > > I thought to myself, 'hey, I don't use KDE, why don't I just remove it?'. > > Well, according to MCC, that means uninstalling most of my system, > > including seemingly most of

[newbie] re java

2005-01-28 Thread Dave Needham
-- hi greham soory dont understand. how do i get a shell up to put comands in,need step by step please.new to linux. Many Thanks To All Who Reply Best Wishes Dave Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.ma

[newbie] re sagem

2005-01-28 Thread Dave Needham
hi christian i use the sagem dsl modem and have it working 100% i just added these ip addresses to the settings in control panel for my isp tiscali first dsn 214.74.112.66 scnd dns 80.225.252.178 third dns optional 80.225.252.178 let me no how you get on -- Many Thanks To All Who Reply Best Wis

Re: [newbie] Connecting a Linux computer to a MS Windows network

2005-01-28 Thread Paul Smith
Thanks for your replies. Paul On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:36:01 +0100, Kaj Haulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 28 January 2005 02:28, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > > > Luckily for me, the screensaver was up and I use a generic one so > > Goober didn't even know what OS I was running. I boot

[newbie] Sagem 800e2/Mandrake 10.0 - New to linux

2005-01-28 Thread mx-7
Hi, I'm facing a problem to connect to my DSL connection through the USB Sagem 800e2. It has been succesfully installed with the generic driver (Eagle) from Mandrake. The modem synchronises but cannot connect at all. Could be I didnt setup the connection well. So if you could guide me a bit about

Re: [newbie] java

2005-01-28 Thread Graham Watkins
Dave Needham wrote: hi all.ive just dwnloaded java j2re-1_4_1_01 linux i586-rpm.bin how do install it please.ive double clicked on it but nothing. This may help (quoted from the readme file that helped with my own installation). Change details to match your own version no. of course. - Make the

[newbie] java

2005-01-28 Thread Dave Needham
hi all.ive just dwnloaded java j2re-1_4_1_01 linux i586-rpm.bin how do install it please.ive double clicked on it but nothing. -- Many Thanks To All Who Reply Best Wishes Dave Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to h

Re: [newbie] Connecting a Linux computer to a MS Windows network

2005-01-28 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Friday 28 January 2005 02:28, Bryan Phinney wrote: > Luckily for me, the screensaver was up and I use a generic one so > Goober didn't even know what OS I was running. I booted back > over to Windows, let it update and then switched right back to > Linux. After that, I told them that I had i

Re: [newbie] need help patching kernel

2005-01-28 Thread Mike Chalmers
From: Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] need help patching kernel Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:46:19 -0600 On Thursday 27 January 2005 09:27 pm, Mike Chalmers wrote: > >From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >R