Re: [newbie] Dependencies included in rpm package?

2001-03-12 Thread DRX
27;t do it through rpm, and they are not supposed to be compiled, how do I do it? Is it just a matter of moving them to the correct directories? DRX >= >Thomas Adam >Linux Co-ordinator for The Purbeck School > >e-mail (scho

[newbie] Partition information?

2001-03-09 Thread DRX
much though, so I'll settle for information about how big the partitions are, and what they are called (/dev/hda?). I can probably figure out what they contain just by getting information on how big they are. DRX

Re: [newbie] How to find dependencies?

2001-03-09 Thread DRX
ter when you might be a little leary of the provider (eg, >cooker, contribs, etc.). Then it's a good idea to get the src rpm version >and rebuild it on your system to better insure compatibility. Perhaps that would be better. Where do I get that?

Re: [newbie] Dependencies included in rpm package?

2001-03-06 Thread DRX
27;t do it through rpm, and they are not supposed to be compiled, how do I do it? Is it just a matter of moving them to the correct directories? DRX >= >Thomas Adam >Linux Co-ordinator for The Purbeck School > >e-mail (scho

[newbie] How to find dependencies?

2001-03-06 Thread DRX
-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm package. How can there be a failed dependency when those two libraries are included in the package? How do I get around this? How can I install XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk? Thank you for your help. DRX

[newbie] Dependencies included in rpm package?

2001-03-05 Thread DRX
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[newbie] Bunzip two?

2001-03-02 Thread DRX
I have a file which ends with the suffix .bz2 How do I unzip it? I have tried with commands like "bunzip" (in analogy with "gunzip" for "gz" files), but that doesnt't work. What is the proper command? DRX

[newbie] Global .bashrc? (was: Real rm?)

2001-03-02 Thread DRX
ont of it) in /etc, but this didn't contain any of that alias stuff. When a new user's home directory is created, presumably the new .bashrc file is copied from some master .bashrc file somewhere, but where is that? Is that the one I should change to get real rm for all users? DRX

[newbie] /usr/sbin/install-menu?

2001-03-02 Thread DRX
-menu" myself? How do I do that? Are there any guidelines available on how to create an "install-menu"? Or is this "install-menu" something that I can download from somewhere and just put in the /usr/sbin directory? Thank you for your help. DRX

[newbie] Dependency included?

2001-03-02 Thread DRX
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[newbie] Impossible question?

2001-02-25 Thread DRX
to be able to figure out what the ones I am looking for are named. I am just a newbie. I am very grateful for all and any help. Thank you. DRX

[newbie] "public" directory?

2001-02-22 Thread DRX
I want to have a directory in /home which every user can get to, and put files in as well as take files from. Who should I set as owner? Is there some kind of function so that I can set "anyone" as owner? DRX

[newbie] Real time?

2001-02-22 Thread DRX
by the internal clock? In other words: where do I set the time? DRX

[newbie] Real rm?

2001-02-22 Thread DRX
How do I change the function of rm to make it work the way I would like? DRX

[newbie] "public" directory?

2001-02-22 Thread DRX
I want to have a directory in /home which every user can get to, and put files in as well as take files from. Who should I set as owner? Is there some kind of function so that I can set "anyone" as owner? DRX

[newbie] Still no development packages

2001-02-22 Thread DRX
ne called, but it should be for headers for development with graphics libraries." To somebody with an extensive and intimate knowledge of packages for the Unix/Linux environment, this might mean something, but I am a complete newbie, and I don't know anything.

Re: [newbie] No Internet access 2

2001-02-22 Thread DRX
didn't work anyway. Finally I added a new account, and set this for the other ISP, and that worked! The problem is not with the ISP though, because this is sent through the first, the original, ISP. DRX

[newbie] Real time?

2001-02-22 Thread DRX
by the internal clock? In other words: where do I set the time? DRX

[newbie] Re: How to find packages?

2001-02-21 Thread DRX
how to go about to find them. DRX >-Original Message- > >I need two packages: one called "XFree86-devel-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm," >and the other was described like this: "I don't know how the other one >called, but it

Re: [newbie] AfterStep support?

2001-02-20 Thread DRX
for development with graphics libraries." I don't think I can write that in a search engine and expect any useful results. DRX >Dave > >At 11:36 AM 2/17/01 +0100, you wrote: >> I have been told by the AfterStep people t

Re: [newbie] No Internet access 2

2001-02-20 Thread DRX
completely against this idea, doesn't it? It feels a bit like scrapping your car and getting a new one just because the ashtray is full. DRX >-- >> > if you're abroad :o( .) a few times, inclluding Suse ins

Re: [newbie] No Internet access 2

2001-02-20 Thread DRX
ot;search localdomain" though? Could this be the problem? DRX >> >most often you will need to correctly set your ISP's DNS Server in whatever >> >program you use to dial-in >> >> I use something calle

Re: [newbie] No Internet access 2

2001-02-18 Thread DRX
internal that's for sure. So you're saying that I should reinstall the whole Mandrake CD again? Erase the whole system and start from scratch? I guess I'll have to eventually, but I was kind of hoping that there might be a less extreme solution.

[newbie] How to find packages?

2001-02-18 Thread DRX
I chose "everything" when I installed Mandrake. DRX

[newbie] No Internet access 3

2001-02-17 Thread DRX
" utility in KDE, the only DNS entry to be found there is the same as in the "kppp" thing, and it is only there because I entered it yesterday just to see if this would help any in getting out on the 'net. It didn't.

[newbie] No Internet access 2

2001-02-17 Thread DRX
t wasn't completely wrong to do so. DRX >> I have checked the "kppp >> configuration" settings, and they are correct -- they are the same they >> were a couple of months ago, when everything worke

[newbie] No Internet access 1

2001-02-17 Thread DRX
now that I have never knowingly enabled any proxys. DRX

[newbie] AfterStep support?

2001-02-17 Thread DRX
r one called, but it should be for headers for development with graphics libraries." Where do I find these packages? Somewhere at the Mandrake FTP site? Or are they included somewhere on the CD? If so, how do I find them? DRX

[newbie] Disappeared Internet access

2001-02-17 Thread DRX
re a couple of months ago, when everything worked just fine. I can't figure this out. Does anybody have any suggestions? I am grateful for all help. DRX

[newbie] kppp.pid file error?

2001-02-16 Thread DRX
ll process 803, but this error ocurrs every time I log in as this user. How do I stop this error from recurring? Thank you. DRX

[newbie] Internet access failure

2001-02-16 Thread DRX
ngs were wrong (what do I know? Gotta try something), but they were also correct. I can't figure this out. Does anybody have any suggestions? I am grateful for all help. DRX

[newbie] root and /usr?

1999-11-27 Thread drx
If I make / (root) and /usr different partitions on my hard disk, how big do these partitions need to be? DRX

Re: [newbie] 900 MB too small partition?

1999-11-25 Thread drx
ough I do prefer IE over Netscape -- a Linux version of IE sounds interesting). Thanks for your help. DRX >drxthe initial installation puts virtually nothing in a /home >partition. So you're trying

[newbie] 900 MB too small partition?

1999-11-24 Thread drx
the root installation -- a partition too small for it to fit. How do I fix this? DRX