[newbie] Command-line updates

I know how to update software using the Control Centre and Software update, but how would I go about doing this from the command-line? -- Best regards, Davidmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or

Re[2]: [newbie] Willing to help bring someone up to speed on Mandrake via Skype

Pablo, Monday, March 14, 2005, 3:18:03 PM, you wrote: On Monday 14 March 2005 14:42, Tango Echo wrote: -Original Message- From: Anne Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (snip) Good question, and I would be interested in the answer as well... Correct me if I'm wrong here, but can

[newbie] OT: How to mount a Windows partition

Hi, I am sorry that this is a little OT, but I have a machine that will not boot up in Windows, and I want to be able to back up the HD. I have booted a live distro (MEPIS) and the disk is seen as hda (hda1, hda2). A usb disk is seen as sda (sda1, sda2, sda3) I want to be able to mount hda1 and

Re[2]: [newbie] SpamAssassin startup

Derek, Sunday, February 27, 2005, 1:24:13 AM, you wrote: The service is called 'spamd' I'll correct the document. derek But I don't have a spamd service there either. On searching the system for spamd I only find a perl program called spamd, and not the c-wrappered spamd you mention in a

Re[2]: [newbie] SpamAssassin startup

Fajar, Sunday, February 27, 2005, 2:00:22 AM, you wrote: Did you successfully install Spamassassin? If so, you should be able to run it by: service spamassassin start There was nothing to say that the installation had not been successfull. Using service spamassassin gives: [EMAIL

Re[2]: [newbie] SpamAssassin startup

Saul, Sunday, February 27, 2005, 3:18:49 PM, you wrote: You may need to install additional packages: spamassassin-spamc-3.0.2-0.1010.1mdk spamassassin-spamd-3.0.2-0.1010.1mdk Thanks very much - that did the trick! -- Best regards, Davidmailto:[EMAIL

[newbie] SpamAssassin startup

Hi, I am following Derek Jennings' excellent Postfix mail server configuration document, and have got stuck in the SpamAssassin part. The doc says that you need to install the RPM, and then start the spamassassin service in Mandrake Control CentreSystemServices. Unfortunately there is no entry

[newbie] MySQL not starting

Hi, I am trying to start MySQL using mysql start and get the following error message: ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' Can anyone give me a clue as to how to get round this? -- Regards, David David Anderson

Re[2]: [newbie] What Does The Document Contains No Data Mean?

Hello Robin, This still occurs in Firefox 8 - looks like there is a problem that cannot be fixed by the developers - uness they don't care about the User Interface -- Regards, Davidmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tuesday, April 13, 2004, 7:25:08 PM, you wrote: RT

[newbie] No list working???

Nothing for the list for a week. Is it dead? -- Regards, David David Andersonmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v2.01.3 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re[2]: [newbie] This is just sickening

Hello Networks, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 6:04:41 PM, you wrote: NE Let me start again by saying, I THINK THE RECORD INDUSTRY IS WRONG IN WHAT NE THEY ARE DOING. NE If you notice, they are in civil court. Why, because it is easier to get NE what you want in a US Civil court. NE You don't

[newbie] Upgrade from 9.0-9.1

Hi All, I am contemplating upgrading a 9.0 box to 9.1. Are there any hold your hand guides to doing this, or any words of wisdom on what to watch out for? -- Regards, Davidmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re[2]: [newbie] Upgrade from 9.0-9.1

Hello Stephen, Tuesday, September 9, 2003, 3:27:50 PM, you wrote: SK On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 00:08, David Anderson wrote: Hi All, I am contemplating upgrading a 9.0 box to 9.1. Are there any hold your hand guides to doing this, or any words of wisdom on what to watch out for? SK When doing

[newbie] vnc startup

Hello All, I have managed to get vnc running between Linux and Windows. I start vncserver in the Linux box and then switch to Windows where I start up a vnc client. How do I get the desktop to be kde (or the Mandrake equivalent) instead of what seems to be wm? -- Regards, David

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Raising More Capital

Well, After seeing the plea for people to join the club, I thought what the hell, why not! Then I went to the web site, saw that the cost was $60, thought OK, for a home user that is quite a lot, but at least it is supporting the company to produce further versions of what seems to be a pretty

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Raising More Capital

Well, After seeing the plea for people to join the club, I thought what the hell, why not! Then I went to the web site, saw that the cost was $60, thought OK, for a home user that is quite a lot, but at least it is supporting the company to produce further versions of what seems to be a pretty