hello.
just wondering what steps to take if i want to upgrade to the latest
version of postgresql (using binaries/tar) instead of using a
mandrake-specific rpm (which is not yet available)? any possible pitfalls
to watch out for?
thank you.
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who should we direct the feedback about rpm and application icons to? the
people who manage rpm or those who manage the windows managers (kde, gnome,
etc.), or the companies who create the distributions (i.e. mandrake)?
i am a consultant and looking to help companies make the switch from
i've been using windows quite a bit, but slowly making the move to linux. :)
lately, i installed opera6 on linux. downloading the rpm and installing it
was easy, but post-installation, i wasn't able to find where the opera
executable was. knowing rpm command line and other commands, it's
anyone have any advice on how to resize linux partitions?
thinking about upgrading to partitionMagic8.0, which apparently has support
for linux ext3 partitions...
thank you.
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try updating 9.0rc2 to the latest modules, which may resolve your problem,
with these 2 attached scripts. i didn't have your same exact problem, but
md9.0rc2 was going to the shell instead of automatically starting xwindows
upon startup. updating to the latest cooker modules, which the
by the way, it takes a long time to download the updated modules and
install, so you should have a broadband connection and about 30mins to spare.
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have you tried going to samba.org (or rpmfind.net), downloading the
latest .rpm, and installing it using mandrake's package manager?
At 10:17 02/09/17 -0400, you wrote:
Hello,
I am new to Mandrake Linux, and am hoping that someone can help
me to upgrade to the newest version of
i just wanted to give some feedback that upon completing installation of
mandrake9.0rc1 and the system restarting, mandrake does not automatically
start xwindows. it took me to the shell prompt. there, i typed in
startx and was able to get into xwindows, but this may not be obvious to
for 9 final to start afresh.
Miark
tek1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith:
i installed 9.0rc1 and tried accessing mandrake control center. after
inputting the root pw, the dialog box for mandrake control center
disappears and nothing happens.
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hi dale and all.
yes, the pathname was wrong.
thank you for your help. :)
At 11:15 02/09/04 -0500, you wrote:
Hope I'm not missing the point, or saying something obvious, but I've had
a similar problem in several incarnations of Mandrake. The problem (in my
case, at least), is that the
i installed 9.0rc1 and tried accessing mandrake control center. after
inputting the root pw, the dialog box for mandrake control center
disappears and nothing happens.
anyone know why this might be happening?
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you will be truly missed civileme. you have provided the user community
with so much help and been pivitol in the acceptance of mandrake as one of
the best linux distributions. it's mandrakesoft's loss to let you go, but
hopefully they can bring you back quickly, as soon as things improve
i tried specifying -i in the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.opts file,
but everytime i restart the machine, for some reason, the contents of the
postmaster.opts reverts back to the original contents and the -i that i
specified is lost. i also tried specifying the -i option in the
i tried specifying -i in the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.opts file,
but everytime i restart the machine, for some reason, the contents of the
postmaster.opts reverts back to the original contents and the -i that i
specified is lost. i also tried specifying the -i option in the
are you doing an upgrade from 8.1 or a completely new install?
by any chance, did you change the default partition sizes? for some
reason, i remember when i did that when installing 8.1, my machine also
hung in stage 2 of the install. leaving the default as is (i.e. not
changing the default
try creating samba users with the same user name and password as those on
your win2k machine using the command:
smbpasswd -a username
the username also needs to be defined in /etc/passwd (in other words,
username has to have a linux system account also)
after typing in the above command, you
i just installed mandrake8.1 and during startup, it freezes when loading
nmb. however, when i start the system in failsafe mode and turn the
nmb/samba service to start manually, i'm able to boot up without a problem.
anyone know why this might be happening?
thanks.
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if you want to make an image of your drive, try powerquest's driveimage:
http://www.powerquest.com/driveimage/
At 21:16 02/02/02 -0600, you wrote:
fixed my mistake
Tried it - it worked ! ;-)
wrote it all down
backed that up
all is good in the world tonite
Thanks
Mike McNeese
Springdale,
check out the specs for the product. it says that it works on linux
partitions, so it shouldn't matter what flavor of linux you're using...
At 22:12 02/02/02 -0600, you wrote:
tek1 wrote:
if you want to make an image of your drive, try powerquest's driveimage:
http://www.powerquest.com
hello.
i'm trying to find out the last modified date of a specific file, using a script.
is there a command that's available where it can return the last modified
date of that file in the format MMDD?
thanks! :)
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one of my scripts logs into a cvs site and i want to send a carriage return
as the next command so that i can (automatically) log in anonymously
(return = anonymous login). the script pauses when the cvs site asks for
the password though, and i have to hit return manually. after that
try uninstalling kaffe through mandrake control center.
then edit your .bashrc and add the full path to your jdk1.4.0 bin dir to
the PATH env, save .bashrc, and then type source .bashrc command at the prompt.
then type: java -version and see what happens...
At 20:28 02/01/05 -0500, you
happy new year to everyone! :)
is it possible to use an external dvd-ram drive (specifically panasonic
lf-d200 4.7gb/side drive), connected via a pci scsi2 card, on
linux/mandrake? if so, any pointers to info on how to do this would be
greatly appreciated.
thanks. :)
Want to buy
i18n = internationalization (i + 18 letters + n)
At 09:15 01/12/28 +0900, you wrote:
Thanks. I'll try that.
Why i18n? I would have never thought of looking there for languages!
doug
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hi all.
i'm also trying to figure out how to get japanese working on my system.
the main freewnn site is at:
http://www.freewnn.org/ (in japanese),
but they have an english page at:
http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/tomoko-y/biwa/root/wnn_e.html
here are some other links that i've
thank you very much!!! :)
At 11:32 01/12/26 -0900, you wrote:
Security levels go as follows
Welcome to Crackers --Level 0 -- no login or password and you are running
as root
Poor -- No checks and no passwords, user and root are distinct Level 1
Low -- Suitable for a modicum of security on
hi robin.
is there a detailed description as to what each mandrake security level
entails (e.g. what settings are changed)? also, is there a way to change
the level easily after installation?
thx and happy holidays! :)
At 14:39 01/12/25 +0200, you wrote:
There are a few worms that can
did you check out the documentation for samba? also, you might want to try
their mailing list, as it may have the latest info on problems with xp...
http://www.samba.org/
At 17:15 01/12/13 -0800, you wrote:
i have windows xp running a internet sharring and my linux machine wont
connect to
hi anuerin!
thanks for the excellent suggestion. will try it!
additional questions abt /tmp
-are the files (that programs place there temporarily) automatically
cleaned up at certain times, or do we need to manually delete the files
there? if the latter, how do we know which we can delete
hi anuerin.
thanks again for your feedback! :)
At 09:32 01/12/11 -0500, you wrote:
hi,
be glad to contribute something ;-).
if you look at the mandrake control center-boot-boot config-Advanced ,
there is a checkbox (sticky push button box? ;-) that should clean tmp at
each boot but for
just wondering if anyone's gotten cvs working right out of the box?
here's what i did so far:
-created a new repository in /etc/cvs/repos
-in /etc/cvs/cvs.conf, set CVSROOT=/etc/cvs/repos
when i go to mandrake control center and click on system/services and then
on cvs, it
environment variables store certain settings/values that are needed by
programs on your machine. it allows you to specify the settings/values in
a central location. environment variables are usually stored in
/etc/profile (for access by all users) or /home/user/.bashrc (for access by
only
try:
rpmfind.net
At 20:59 01/12/09 -0500, you wrote:
I know some of you have upgraded to the latest kernel (2.4.13?). Where
are you finding the rpm's. I don't see them on the Cooker mirrors.
TIA.
Terry Smith
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i just tried to install jbuilder in my home dir (e.g. /home/me) and i got
the below error:
Preparing to install...
WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required to perform
this installation is greater than what is available. Please
free up at least 34640 kilobytes in /tmp and attempt this
just wondering if anyone's gotten cvs working right out of the box?
here's what i did so far:
-created a new repository in /etc/cvs/repos
-in /etc/cvs/cvs.conf, set CVSROOT=/etc/cvs/repos
when i go to mandrake control center and click on system/services and then
on cvs, it
:
On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 21:57:30 +0900
tek1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i've specified environment variables in both /etc/profile (for all users)
and home/me/.bash_profile (for myself), but upon boot up and automatically
logging in to my account, the environment variables haven't been loaded
perhaps you can try reinstall linux in linux-safe(?) or other of the
other safe-boot modes and then running kuduz(?), the hardware detection
program. not 100% sure, but might work...
At 07:38 01/12/07 -0800, you wrote:
Hi list,
I had installed LM 8.1 last week and thought all was well.
is there a way to do this, so that environment variables newly defined
in .bashrc will take effect without logging out and back in?
thanks...
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thanks dexter!!! :)
have a great weekend!
At 23:06 01/12/07 -0700, you wrote:
Hello:
yup type:
source .bashrc
Good luck.
Dexter
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i've specified environment variables in both /etc/profile (for all users)
and home/me/.bash_profile (for myself), but upon boot up and automatically
logging in to my account, the environment variables haven't been loaded.
when i do echo $ENV (whatever the environment variable is), it is blank
scenario/pre-requisites:
---
1) windows username = myWinUser, password = 12345
linux/samba steps:
---
1) create a linux user:
useradd myLinuxUser
2) open up the /etc/samba/smbusers file and add the below line:
myLinuxUser = myWinUser
*
anyone have experience with this?
looking to purchase one that has a usb interface. will this work on linux?
thanks.
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, you wrote:
tek1at a console prompt, typing:
X -version
will return info on the version that is running (X is a link
to the executable that is actually running on your system).
to change your xserver just type:
XFdrake --expert
as root, at a console prompt and, as one of the items you can
hello.
i have 2 basic questions abt xfree86:
1.
how can you easily tell what version you are running?
2.
i believe that i'm running 3.3.6 (because it mandrake software manager,
under installed, i found xfree86-server-common 3.3.6), but i'd like to
upgrade to 4.1.0. what is the best way to
what exactly are you trying to do?
you usually run .jar, if it has a class in it that defines the main() method, as:
java -jar FILE.jar
At 22:35 01/12/03 -0500, you wrote:
How do run .jar files on Mandrake 8.1? I still have not figured it out.
--
Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in
i recently bought a pre-built pc that has generic parts. i was able to
install mandrake on it using the cd-r/w drive, and have been using mandrake
with no problem. when i want to install new software (using the mandrake
software manager), i insert the requested cd. mandrake then asks for
in my linux: the complete reference book on p.559, it explain that to use
tcp wrappers (for monitoring connections and controlling access), we need
to put tcpd in front of the service name in the inetd.conf file.
however, mandrake uses the xinetd.conf file, which doesn't list the
services.
thank you all for your replies!!! :)
At 23:44 01/12/01 +1100, you wrote:
wow! that is a great program! thanks! it would be neat to also be able
to save as .jpg, but i guess that many of the graphic converters out there
could easily do it. can you recommend any? thanks again! :)
hello.
is there a gui way to set the PATH variable for all users on the system (or
an individual user) besides editing /etc/profile or /home/user/.profile?
just wondering if a way exist to set the PATH and other variables like on
window's system control panel's environment variables...
also,
according to mandrake, my graphic card is a sis sg86c201 5591/5592 agp, but
when i go to change the screen resolution, it asks me to select the graphic
card. i select sis sg86c201 and then the resolution, but when i test the
settings, the machine goes haywire; the screen starts
also check out: linux: the complete reference, 4th ed. by mcgraw hill.
go to amazon, do a search for linux books and check out the users reviews...
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thx civileme!
it seems to be working now! thx for all the help! :)
At 14:45 01/11/27 -0900, you wrote:
ACK forgot--go to power Management and set 'ACPI aware OS' to No
Civileme
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[stewart]
i agree, marketing also does play an important part, and in the public eye,
everyone knows microsoft. and yes, linux has grown by leaps and bounds in
10 yrs, and ms should be better considering that they've been around longer.
[michael]
i think that you misinterpreted what i said.
problems with sis900 network card
i recently purchased an athlon xp1800+ system and it came with the k7s5a
motherboard (sis735 chipset), which has an on-board network interface.
however, it's not being recognized by mandrake8.1. what settings should i
check? is
hi civileme!
thx for your reply.
At 19:15 01/11/25 -0900, you wrote:
Interesting, I have a K7s5A and the SiS900 set up out of the box.
OK do this
open a terminal
$ su
password:(give your root password)
# linuxconf
(Use alt-click to move the screen til you can click 'OK')
Select
don't know the answer to ur question, but u may want to try:
http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/samba/
At 04:32 01/11/20 +1100, you wrote:
Hello all,
I have samba running ok (logon, file and print sharing)and when I run
the 11 tests in diagnosis.txt, everthin works fine except..
1. I can ping
also try:
www.magicdraw.com
At 12:39 01/11/19 -0600, you wrote:
check freshmeat.net or sourceforget.net... I think there is a nice one
called Dia...
-Original Message-
From: S$BS(Ben Neigaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 12:30 PM
To: [EMAIL
haven't used vnc myself yet, but currently researching it.
hopefully this will answer ur questions:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/faq.html#q54
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html
At 14:10 01/11/19 +0800, you wrote:
I also am interested in this, we have servers all over the
what driver are you using for the linksys 802.11b pcmcia card? i thought
that there were no linux drivers for it...?
thanks.
At 17:58 01/11/17 -0800, you wrote:
I've installed Mandrake 8.1 on several different laptops and can say that
it has generally been simple and straightforward.
i too am looking for a visio substitute on linux, but just doesn't seem
like the s/w is there yet. kivio looks to be the closest, but they said
that importing visio files is low on their priority list of things to do... :(
pls let us know if u find something though. i will do the same...
At 19:05 01/11/15 -0500, you wrote:
Questions:
1)how do I find where something installed to?
i usually try something like:
find / -name netscape
explanation: find [dir to search in] -name [name of program/file looking
for]
2)is there a way to install something like
you can add the PATH and CLASSPATH environment variables to /etc/profile
(for all users) or to /home/username/.bashrc (for username).
At 21:47 01/11/15 -0500, you wrote:
How do I setup the path and classpath for java?
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thx andre! :)
At 19:36 01/11/13 -0500, you wrote:
Without the export DISPLAY statement, I couldn't load the GUI Postgresql
Access, but I could access it on the commandline. I kept getting the
following error messages (since the postmaster wasn't running):
Connection to database 'postgres'
know what it is? if i log in as
root and 1) change the password or 2) remove the postgres user and create a
new one with a new password, will the postgres startup service still work?
thank you very much,
a linux and postgres newbie...
Hi tek1!
I sure hope you'll get better help than
i too am looking to switch from my win2k system over to linux, as my system
has crashed or been corrupted (undeletable files, programs, massive
application errors, corrupted eudora emails/netscape bookmarks, etc.).
glad for the staroffice6beta alternative to bring over all the ms office
dox,
hi andre!
thx for the DISPLAY warning. can you explain why this was necessary? thx! :)
good luck with the creating the tables! my next step too... :)
At 14:05 01/11/13 -0500, you wrote:
Hi tek!
Nope. I'm using the pre-installed version. Btw, shortly after I sent the last
reply, I
anyone have the problem when clicking on the bookmarks, that the bookmarks
pop-up menu doesn't go away and you can't do anything else in netscape?
thanks.
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mandrake automatically creates the postgres db/cluster in
/var/lib/pgsql/data and automatically starts the db/cluster.
what changes would one need to do if wanting to change the installation of
the db/cluster (e.g. to /var/db/postgres/data)?
would the following suffice?
-stop the
i'm trying to create a new user in postgres (createuser [user]), but when
logged in as root or any other user, i get permission denied. i tried to
su postgres, but it prompts me for the password, which seems to have been
set by default by mandrake. does anyone know what it is? if i log in
first, thanks to all of those who kindly answered my question abt linux
working on athlon-based systems. :)
second, has anyone gotten their linux system (on a laptop) to work in a
wireless networked environment, particularly using linksys' wireless router
+ wireless pcmcia card?
thanks.
i installed staroffice6beta in /usr/bin/staroffice6beta/ when logged in as root.
when i log in using my (non-root) normal user account to try to run
staroffice, i get the following message:
the program cannot be started. the configuration file '.sversionrc' does
not support the current
thx dave.
i'll try the installation with the /net switch. thx again. :)
At 21:27 01/11/10 -0600, you wrote:
On Sat, 2001-11-10 at 20:56, tek1 wrote:
i installed staroffice6beta in /usr/bin/staroffice6beta/ when logged in
as root.
when i log in using my (non-root) normal user account
, it asked me if i wanted to do a
workstation install (1mb) or local install (256mb). am i correct in
assuming that the workstation install is what i should select when each
user wants to run his/her own s.o.?
thx.
At 21:27 01/11/10 -0600, you wrote:
On Sat, 2001-11-10 at 20:56, tek1 wrote
just wondering how well mandrake/linux works on athlon-based systems? are
there any issues which i need to be careful about?
thanks.
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i currently have mandrake8.1 running on a very old system (emachines cyrix
mII 366 processor) and was wondering if my existing mandrake installation
will work as is if i upgrade the cpu to say a athlon1600+ (and appropriate
motherboard)? my windows system (sorry) didn't work when i tried this
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