[newbie] Linux Ghost

2005-04-11 Thread Leroy Britton
Does anyone know of a free Linux program that is like Nortan Ghost, and bootable from either a Floppy or CD? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

[newbie] Linux riskier than Windows study says

2005-03-23 Thread Chris
Ahh, another study funded by MS thats only purpose seems to be to cause FUD. Linux riskier than Windows? Companies face greater risks if they run their Web sites on Linux rather than Windows, a Microsoft-funded study has concluded. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=90480-571387brand=zdnetds=5 --

Re: [newbie] Linux riskier than Windows study says

2005-03-23 Thread Elwyn
On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:03, Chris wrote: Ahh, another study funded by MS thats only purpose seems to be to cause FUD. Linux riskier than Windows? Companies face greater risks if they run their Web sites on Linux rather than Windows, a Microsoft-funded study has concluded.

Re: [newbie] Linux riskier than Windows study says

2005-03-23 Thread Aron Smith
On Wednesday 23 March 2005 07:28 pm, Elwyn wrote: On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:03, Chris wrote: Ahh, another study funded by MS thats only purpose seems to be to cause FUD. Linux riskier than Windows? Companies face greater risks if they run their Web sites on Linux rather than

Re: [newbie] Linux riskier than Windows study says

2005-03-23 Thread Elwyn
On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:38, Aron Smith wrote: On Wednesday 23 March 2005 07:28 pm, Elwyn wrote: On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:03, Chris wrote: And I thought I was mad to be going to work this time in the morning, but I am, once again, mistaken :) Elwyn

Re: [newbie] Linux riskier than Windows study says

2005-03-23 Thread Chris
On Wednesday 23 March 2005 09:40 pm, Elwyn wrote: On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:38, Aron Smith wrote: On Wednesday 23 March 2005 07:28 pm, Elwyn wrote: On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:03, Chris wrote: And I thought I was mad to be going to work this time in the morning, but I am, once again,

Re: [newbie] Linux riskier than Windows study says

2005-03-23 Thread Aron Smith
On Wednesday 23 March 2005 08:04 pm, Chris wrote: On Wednesday 23 March 2005 09:40 pm, Elwyn wrote: On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:38, Aron Smith wrote: On Wednesday 23 March 2005 07:28 pm, Elwyn wrote: On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 03:03, Chris wrote: And I thought I was mad to be going to

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread et
snipped it all since I only want to add my $.02USD.. one way to learn available commands at the text console is to use tab. (as someone pointed out, tab can be a good friend. just type a letter hit tab, and see all the commands that start with that letter (it is case sensitive and root gets more

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
et wrote: snipped it all since I only want to add my $.02USD.. one way to learn available commands at the text console is to use tab. (as someone pointed out, tab can be a good friend. just type a letter hit tab, and see all the commands that start with that letter (it is case sensitive and root

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Friday 18 March 2005 04:36 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: et wrote: snipped it all since I only want to add my $.02USD.. one way to learn available commands at the text console is to use tab. (as someone pointed out, tab can be a good friend. just type a letter hit tab, and see all the

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:37:32 -0500 Julie Sloan disseminated the following: They started after you left :) Hey! You know why in Alabama they don't teach ...oops, wrong list. Sure sure sure - just like a woman. Lead us all on and then drop us like a hot tater. Oh okay :)

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 10:15, JoeHill wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:37:32 -0500 Julie Sloan disseminated the following: They started after you left :) Hey! You know why in Alabama they don't teach ...oops, wrong list. Sure sure sure - just like a woman. Lead us all on and then

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread Julie Sloan
On Friday 18 March 2005 06:15 pm, JoeHill wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:37:32 -0500 Julie Sloan disseminated the following: They started after you left :) Hey! You know why in Alabama they don't teach ...oops, wrong list. Sure sure sure - just like a woman. Lead us all on and

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 10:49, Julie Sloan wrote: On Friday 18 March 2005 06:15 pm, JoeHill wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:37:32 -0500 Julie Sloan disseminated the following: They started after you left :) Hey! You know why in Alabama they don't teach ...oops, wrong list.

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-18 Thread Julie Sloan
On Friday 18 March 2005 06:51 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 10:49, Julie Sloan wrote: On Friday 18 March 2005 06:15 pm, JoeHill wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:37:32 -0500 Julie Sloan disseminated the following: They started after you left :) Hey! You know

[newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Julie Sloan
I found a new-newbie oriented tutorial at http://www.linuxcommand.org/ which everyone here probably already knows about. But just in case some lurker doesn't, there's the link. I may not be pestering y'all with questions for a while. I'm busy reading. -- Julie

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 04:23, Julie Sloan wrote: I found a new-newbie oriented tutorial at http://www.linuxcommand.org/ which everyone here probably already knows about. But just in case some lurker doesn't, there's the link. I may not be pestering y'all with questions for a while. I'm

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Mr. Geek
Julie Sloan wrote: I found a new-newbie oriented tutorial at http://www.linuxcommand.org/ which everyone here probably already knows about. But just in case some lurker doesn't, there's the link. I may not be pestering y'all with questions for a while. I'm busy reading. Julie, Thanks for

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Fernando Arturo Gómez Flores
. == Registered Linux User 381647. Usuario Registrado de Linux 381647 http://counter.li.org - Original Message - From: Mr. Geek [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial Julie Sloan wrote

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Julie Sloan
On Thursday 17 March 2005 04:52 pm, Mr. Geek wrote: Julie Sloan wrote: I found a new-newbie oriented tutorial at http://www.linuxcommand.org/ which everyone here probably already knows about. But just in case some lurker doesn't, there's the link. Julie, Thanks for the link. I've never

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 09:27, Julie Sloan wrote: Dang. Didn't know they taught reading in Kentucky. (http://linuxfordummies.org) They started after you left :) Hey! You know why in Alabama they don't teach ...oops, wrong list. Sure sure sure - just like a woman. Lead us all on and

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Julie Sloan
On Thursday 17 March 2005 05:32 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 09:27, Julie Sloan wrote: Dang. Didn't know they taught reading in Kentucky. (http://linuxfordummies.org) They started after you left :) Hey! You know why in Alabama they don't teach ...oops, wrong

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Thursday 17 March 2005 04:35 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 04:23, Julie Sloan wrote: I found a new-newbie oriented tutorial at http://www.linuxcommand.org/ which everyone here probably already knows about. But just in case some lurker doesn't, there's the link. I may

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Paul
On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 00:53, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Thursday 17 March 2005 04:35 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 04:23, Julie Sloan wrote: I found a new-newbie oriented tutorial at http://www.linuxcommand.org/ which everyone here probably already knows about. But just in

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Mr. Geek
Paul wrote: Go on Ronald, admit it. That wasn't really a photo of your house was it? 8-) It was probably the guest house. -- Mr. Geek Registered Linux User #190712 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Mr. Geek
Julie Sloan wrote: Dang. Didn't know they taught reading in Kentucky. (http://linuxfordummies.org) They started after you left :) Hey! You know why in Alabama they don't teach ...oops, wrong list. Ouch! She definitely got you on that one Stephen! LMAO! -- Mr. Geek Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Mr. Geek
Ronald J. Hall wrote: Julie, meet Stephen. Stephen rarely has anything good (read accurate as well) to say about Kentucky or Kentuckians, as a general rule. You'll get used to it. :-) I had to post pictures of my home and yard before he would believe that there weren't cars up on blocks in

Re: [newbie] linux command tutorial

2005-03-17 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Thursday 17 March 2005 07:04 pm, Mr. Geek wrote: Paul wrote: Go on Ronald, admit it. That wasn't really a photo of your house was it? 8-) It was probably the guest house. Well, actually it was my house. I guess I should have stood at an angle and got the mailbox (with my name on it)

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-28 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
Duncan Anderson wrote: Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will try get one or two from library first, then buy one. That is very wise, Rosemary. Not wanting to dampen anyone's enthusiasm, but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published.

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-28 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
riccardo wrote: On Thursday 24 February 2005 07:47 am, Duncan Anderson wrote: but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published most are not page-turners/good bedtime reading . . . thus, a Google Search is more likely to turn up the goods :) best rgds

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-24 Thread Duncan Anderson
Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will try get one or two from library first, then buy one. That is very wise, Rosemary. Not wanting to dampen anyone's enthusiasm, but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published. The best up-to-date

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-24 Thread riccardo
On Thursday 24 February 2005 07:47 am, Duncan Anderson wrote: but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published most are not page-turners/good bedtime reading . . . thus, a Google Search is more likely to turn up the goods :) best rgds

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Joris Hooijberg
I read O'reilly's Running Linux and Understanding the Linux Kernel (www.oreily.com) Joris On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:50:26 -0600, John Michael Schneiderman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 23:55, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 09:35 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Rob Blomquist
Linux Etudes is also good but very basic For very beginners there's Linux For Non-Geeks by Rickford Grant. It's based off of Fedora, but much of the information can be gained from it. It's written in a very informal style. For a more in depth, but not too in depth, I liked Linux

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
Rob Blomquist wrote: Linux Etudes is also good but very basic For very beginners there's Linux For Non-Geeks by Rickford Grant. It's based off of Fedora, but much of the information can be gained from it. It's written in a very informal style. For a more in depth, but not too in depth, I

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Ivica Bogdanovic
Dana Tue February 22 2005 06:33, Aron Smith je napisao: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Wednesday 23 February 2005 09:57 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: whack Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will try get one or two from library first, then buy one. Rosemary Rosemary: Check out O'Reilly's (www.oreilly.com) Safari which allows you to read various O'Reilly

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Aron Smith
On Wednesday 23 February 2005 06:57 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Rob Blomquist wrote: Linux Etudes is also good but very basic For very beginners there's Linux For Non-Geeks by Rickford Grant. It's based off of Fedora, but much of the information can be gained from it. It's written in a

[newbie] linux autocad

2005-02-22 Thread rabellan
hi, i just wanna ask if someone here is familiar or using Autocad application under mndk 10 environment.? if there is then where to find the installer? thanks.. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] linux autocad

2005-02-22 Thread Pablo Ortuzar
On Tuesday 22 February 2005 12:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, i just wanna ask if someone here is familiar or using Autocad application under mndk 10 environment.? if there is then where to find the installer? thanks.. Hi, why don't you try BricsCAD? It's fully compatible with AutoCAD.

Re: [newbie] linux autocad

2005-02-22 Thread rabellan
: [newbie] linux autocad | --| On Tuesday 22 February 2005 12:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [newbie] linux autocad

2005-02-22 Thread John Layt
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, i just wanna ask if someone here is familiar or using Autocad application under mndk 10 environment.? if there is then where to find the installer? thanks.. The leading apps I know of for CAD under Linux are www.qcad.org, www.cycas.de

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-22 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Monday 21 February 2005 11:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have a written reference to follow when doing new things.

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-22 Thread John Michael Schneiderman
On Monday 21 February 2005 23:55, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 09:35 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: On Tuesday 22 Feb 2005 18:33, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any

[newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have a written reference to follow when doing new things. Thanks Rosemary

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Aron Smith
On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have a written reference to follow when doing new things.

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
On Tuesday 22 Feb 2005 18:33, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Aron Smith
On Monday 21 February 2005 09:35 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: On Tuesday 22 Feb 2005 18:33, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 7.1 support

2005-02-05 Thread riccardo
On Friday 04 February 2005 08:00 pm, NE MASANGANE wrote: Mandrake 7.1 and I want to install the operating system but now I use windows xp pro ( NTFS ) I need both operating systems in one machine. 1.. How to install the operating system in these situation ? 2.. How to do partition on the

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 7.1 support

2005-02-05 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 04 February 2005 20:00, NE MASANGANE wrote: - Original Message - From: NE MASANGANE To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: Linux Mandrake 7.1 support LINUX MANDRAKE 7.1 Help I have linux Mandrake 7.1 and I want

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 7.1 support

2005-02-05 Thread Erylon Hines
On Friday 04 February 2005 12:00 pm, NE MASANGANE wrote: | - Original Message - | From: NE MASANGANE | To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com | Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:46 PM | Subject: Linux Mandrake 7.1 support | | | | | LINUX MANDRAKE 7.1 | Help | | I have linux Mandrake

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 7.1 support

2005-02-05 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Saturday 05 February 2005 04:12 am, Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 04 February 2005 20:00, NE MASANGANE wrote: - Original Message - From: NE MASANGANE To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: Linux Mandrake 7.1 support

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-02-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'll try thiis fix tonight! -thanks so much. On Thursday 03 February 2005 11:44 pm, Eric Huff wrote: I get the eth0 internet connection failure thing.It works OK though.It just annoying... A couple solutions: - Thanks to several tips I found my problem.

[newbie] Linux Mandrake 7.1 support

2005-02-04 Thread NE MASANGANE
- Original Message - From: NE MASANGANE To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: Linux Mandrake 7.1 support LINUX MANDRAKE 7.1 Help I have linux Mandrake 7.1 and I want to install the operating

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-02-03 Thread Graham Watkins
JR wrote: On Saturday 29 January 2005 04:40 am, teguh wrote: Hi all, I have some questions and do need your help since I'm really,really,really new in Linux. 1. on booting my comp shows this status Bringing up interface loopback eth0 FAILED. But the rest are OK. What does it mean? and

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-02-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I get the eth0 internet connection failure thing.It works OK though.It just annoying... On Thursday 03 February 2005 01:02 pm, Graham Watkins wrote: Dunno what it means but I get it all the time. In my case eth0 refers to my internet connection which works perfectly once the computer is up

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-02-03 Thread Eric Huff
I get the eth0 internet connection failure thing.It works OK though.It just annoying... A couple solutions: - Thanks to several tips I found my problem. Turning off 'Network Hotplugging' in MCC networking fixed it. One poster mentioned you could get the same

Re: [newbie] Linux commands.......????

2005-01-31 Thread Julie Sloan
teguh wrote: Hi, Thank you Julie for asking Making New Connection cause I have the same problem since I live in Asia (Indonesia). I don't know which provider should I choose. Beside that I have problem with my connection so i'll work on building connecting first then ask that question.Till now

Re: [newbie] Linux commands.......????

2005-01-31 Thread et
On Monday 31 January 2005 09:46 am, Julie Sloan wrote: teguh wrote: Hi, Thank you Julie for asking Making New Connection cause I have the same problem since I live in Asia (Indonesia). I don't know which provider should I choose. Beside that I have problem with my connection so i'll

Re: [newbie] Linux commands.......????

2005-01-31 Thread Julie Sloan
et wrote: On Monday 31 January 2005 09:46 am, Julie Sloan wrote: Hi teguh - - here is the external modem I bought last summer; it works well for me: http://www.bestdata.com/product.asp?pid=41catID=4 I think I have the same setup as you - - dual booting Mandrake-10.0 and WinXP. The call-waiting

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-30 Thread Pablo Ortuzar
On Saturday 29 January 2005 21:11, Julie Sloan wrote: Hi Thank you Pablo for the explanation. Now I have a question: when I open kppp and choose configure, my modem device is shown as /dev/ttyS0. How is that the same or different from eth0 ? I am using an external modem since my

Re:[newbie] Linux commands.......????

2005-01-30 Thread teguh
Hi, Thank you Julie for asking Making New Connection cause I have the same problem since I live in Asia (Indonesia). I don't know which provider should I choose. Beside that I have problem with my connection so i'll work on building connecting first then ask that question.Till now i'm still

[newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread teguh
Hi all, I have some questions and do need your help since I'm really,really,really new in Linux. 1. on booting my comp shows this status Bringing up interface loopback eth0 FAILED. But the rest are OK. What does it mean? and how to fix it? 2. And on the taskbar (at the bottom

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread JR
On Saturday 29 January 2005 04:40 am, teguh wrote: Hi all, I have some questions and do need your help since I'm really,really,really new in Linux. 1. on booting my comp shows this status Bringing up interface loopback eth0 FAILED. But the rest are OK. What does it mean? and

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 29 Jan 2005 09:40, teguh wrote: Hi all, I have some questions and do need your help since I'm really,really,really new in Linux. 1. on booting my comp shows this status Bringing up interface loopback eth0 FAILED. But the

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread Julie Sloan
teguh wrote: Hi all, I have some questions and do need your help since I'm really,really,really new in Linux. 1. on booting my comp shows this status Bringing up interface loopback eth0 FAILED. But the rest are OK. What does it mean? and how to fix it? If you are connecting with a

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread Pablo Ortuzar
On Saturday 29 January 2005 19:06, Julie Sloan wrote: teguh wrote: Hi all, I have some questions and do need your help since I'm really,really,really new in Linux. 1. on booting my comp shows this status Bringing up interface loopback eth0 FAILED. But the rest are OK. What

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread Julie Sloan
Pablo Ortuzar wrote: On Saturday 29 January 2005 19:06, Julie Sloan wrote: If you are connecting with a modem rather than LAN then you don't use the eth0. I *think* eth0 referes to LAN. If you are connected despite the FAILED, then you don't need the eth0 to start at boot. Hi, eth0 is your

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread Aron Smith
On Saturday 29 January 2005 12:11 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: Pablo Ortuzar wrote: On Saturday 29 January 2005 19:06, Julie Sloan wrote: If you are connecting with a modem rather than LAN then you don't use the eth0. I *think* eth0 referes to LAN. If you are connected despite the FAILED, then

Re: [newbie] Linux commands...???

2005-01-29 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Julie Sloan wrote: Pablo Ortuzar wrote: On Saturday 29 January 2005 19:06, Julie Sloan wrote: If you are connecting with a modem rather than LAN then you don't use the eth0. I *think* eth0 referes to LAN. If you are connected despite the FAILED, then you don't need the eth0 to start at boot. Hi,

[newbie] Linux, Wine and viruses

2005-01-27 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Here's an amusing article: http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/25/1430222 Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -BEGIN PGP

[newbie] linux shell commands

2005-01-21 Thread jallan6977
I don't know if anyone knows of this site, but it seems to be one heck of a resource for newbies on linux commands and what they do. Thanks google for showing me where it was. http://linux.about.com/od/commands/ Want to buy your Pack or

Re: [newbie] linux shell commands

2005-01-21 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 21 Jan 2005 20:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if anyone knows of this site, but it seems to be one heck of a resource for newbies on linux commands and what they do. Thanks google for showing me where it was.

Re: [newbie] linux simulator-DESKTOP

2005-01-07 Thread frengoGorgia
Il gio, 2005-01-06 alle 19:01, alfonso flores ha scritto: hi everyone, happy new year, once upon a time i found a web site that offers a linux simulator desktop that run under the browser does anybody knows where can i find or have any idea, i work in a school and we one to gradually change

[newbie] linux simulator

2005-01-06 Thread alfonso flores
hi everyone, happy new year, once upon a time i found a web site that offers a linux simulator desktopthat run under the browser does anybody knows where can i find or have any idea, i work in a school and we one to gradually change from windows to linux, thanks and best regards to everyoneIan

Re: [newbie] linux simulator

2005-01-06 Thread Paul
On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 10:01 -0800, alfonso flores wrote: hi everyone, happy new year, once upon a time i found a web site that offers a linux simulator desktop that run under the browser does anybody knows where can i find or have any idea, i work in a school and we one to gradually change

[newbie] Linux: Fewer Bugs Than Rivals

2004-12-14 Thread JoeHill
Okay, we already know this, but here's some heavy duty numbers to prove it: http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,66022,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 18:43:46 up 23 days, 9:55, 8 users, load average: 0.22, 0.08, 0.02 +++

Re: [newbie] Linux on the rise

2004-12-08 Thread JoeHill
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:06:53 -0800 (PST) Thomas Wilkowski disseminated the following: I found this article interesting and thought it would be good to share. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2577377,00.html This inspired me to redo an old wallpaper I'd abandoned work on, maybe

Re: [newbie] Linux on the rise

2004-12-08 Thread Eric Scott
JoeHill wrote: On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:06:53 -0800 (PST) Thomas Wilkowski disseminated the following: I found this article interesting and thought it would be good to share. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2577377,00.html This inspired me to redo an old wallpaper I'd abandoned

[newbie] Linux on the rise

2004-12-06 Thread Thomas Wilkowski
I found this article interesting and thought it would be good to share. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2577377,00.html tsw __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com

Re: [newbie] Linux on the rise

2004-12-06 Thread Rob Blomquist
I found this article interesting and thought it would be good to share. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2577377,00.html This has to be the single most positive article I have ever read on Linux that was published in the regular press. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[newbie] Linux printing using HP 170X Jetdirect Print Server / Lexmark Z22 printer

2004-12-02 Thread Raja Mukherjee
Hi I have a Lexmark Z22 printer connected to my home network through an HP 170X Jetdirect print server. The arrangement works fine with Win XP (forgive me for still dual-booting) and now I'd like to print from Linux on the same printer. How do I go about it? Raja

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-23 Thread Richard Urwin
On Friday 22 Oct 2004 7:27 am, Russell W. Behne wrote: In that case, Mikkel, it's not a virus, what you're describing is a trojan horse program. Agreed. But 99% of mal-ware these days are not real viruses either. They are called viruses by the unknowing because they don't know the difference,

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Russell W. Behne
Yesterday at 23:31, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: I think you did a great job of summing it up. But one thing I have never seen talked about as a way to get a virus into a Linux system is to include it in an RPM. Lets face it, how many people actualy check the scripts that are run when an

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 22 Oct 2004 05:31, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: John Wilson wrote: - snip John, I think you did a great job of summing it up. But one thing I have never seen talked about as a way to get a virus into a Linux system is to include it in an RPM. Lets

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Alexander Ruoff
John, I think you did a great job of summing it up. But one thing I have never seen talked about as a way to get a virus into a Linux system is to include it in an RPM. Lets face it, how many people actualy check the scripts that are run when an rpm is installed? Do you check that

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Brandon Rife
John Wilson wrote: On October 21, 2004 04:11 pm, Elliot Somers wrote: This is a pretty general question, I've heard it said by one party that linux/unix is virus proof, other's say it's that virus authors go after the big guys, so MS, wintel servers, etc. What I want to know is what's true and

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread cervixcouch
On Friday 22 Oct 2004 05:31, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: John Wilson wrote: - snip John, I think you did a great job of summing it up. But one thing I have never seen talked about as a way to get a virus into a Linux system is to include it in an RPM. Lets

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 22 Oct 2004 14:42, cervixcouch wrote: So how exactly does one safeguard against a trojan when installing an RPM? You don't install rpms from sources that are not well-known to be reputable - Mandrake mirrors, Sourceforge sites, PLF mirrors are OK, and there are others. If you don't

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Lanman
Anne Wilson wrote: On Friday 22 Oct 2004 14:42, cervixcouch wrote: So how exactly does one safeguard against a trojan when installing an RPM? You don't install rpms from sources that are not well-known to be reputable - Mandrake mirrors, Sourceforge sites, PLF mirrors are OK, and there are

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 22 October 2004 12:56, Brandon Rife wrote: John Wilson wrote: On October 21, 2004 04:11 pm, Elliot Somers wrote: This is a pretty general question, I've heard it said by one party that linux/unix is virus proof, other's say it's that virus authors go after the big guys, so MS,

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
cervixcouch wrote: So how exactly does one safeguard against a trojan when installing an RPM? Check the signiture of the RPM, to be sure it is realy from the source you think it is. You can also look at the file list, and the scripts that are run when installing, removing, ect. I use Midnight

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread Ron Hunter-Duvar
On October 22, 2004 10:54, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: cervixcouch wrote: So how exactly does one safeguard against a trojan when installing an RPM? Check the signiture of the RPM, to be sure it is realy from the source you think it is. You can also look at the file list, and the scripts

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-22 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 22 October 2004 23:27, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: Of course, you have to trust that the key hasn't been tampered with as well. The really paranoid among us rely on key signatures exchanged by some other channel, such as telephone, to verify a key before installing it. The really

[newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-21 Thread Elliot Somers
This is a pretty general question, I've heard it said by one party that linux/unix is virus proof, other's say it's that virus authors go after the big guys, so MS, wintel servers, etc. What I want to know is what's true and what's not. Also I'm curious not only if it is, or not, but why?

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-21 Thread John Wilson
On October 21, 2004 04:11 pm, Elliot Somers wrote: This is a pretty general question, I've heard it said by one party that linux/unix is virus proof, other's say it's that virus authors go after the big guys, so MS, wintel servers, etc. What I want to know is what's true and what's not.

Re: [newbie] Linux Fact or Fiction

2004-10-21 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
John Wilson wrote: - snip Now, Linux, in common with almost all POSIX compliant software also has an administrators account and you can, if you want to, set up as insecure a system as any old Windows box. Responsible Linux distributions will insist that you have at

Re: [newbie] Linux connecting to a ms sql server

2004-09-14 Thread Cdrack
Hey en php.net encontre info que te sera de gran ayuda... http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mssql.php El mar, 14-09-2004 a las 02:24, Avi Schwartz escribi: Jeb Barger wrote: Ok, I was working on this most of the day today, and there has got to be a better way. I am converting a

[newbie] Linux connecting to a ms sql server

2004-09-13 Thread Jeb Barger
Ok, I was working on this most of the day today, and there has got to be a better way. I am converting a webapp to Mandrake 10 using php, however, it still needs to connect to the microsoft sql server. Is there an easy way to do this? Articles I have read, suggest using a piece that converts

Re: [newbie] Linux connecting to a ms sql server

2004-09-13 Thread Avi Schwartz
Jeb Barger wrote: Ok, I was working on this most of the day today, and there has got to be a better way. I am converting a webapp to Mandrake 10 using php, however, it still needs to connect to the microsoft sql server. Is there an easy way to do this? Articles I have read, suggest using a

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