Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-24 Thread Stephen Kitchener
On Monday 24 December 2001 04:44, you wrote: > When u encounter a tar.gz to tgz file first gunzip it giving th e folowing > command at the command line > gunzip filename.tar.gz > then it will be shortened to .tar file with a lager size > we have to now untar it with the command > tar -xvf filenam

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-24 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:58:18 +0800 "Pranay Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > Extract the files using "tar -zxvf ". > > Then you can build the source. Generally the steps involve: > > ./configure > ./make > ./make install == No ./ before either make or ma

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-24 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:53:30 -0500 Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > I use the term > # tar -xvzf gobbledegook.123_tar.gz. > and the -xvzf seems to uncompress it and untar it all at once. It's > magic. Ha! so then when it lists out a whole bunch of files you can go

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-24 Thread Michael Viron
At 01:53 AM 12/24/2001 -0800, you wrote: >You are correct about the twice-compressed file. > >You need to do the following (from a terminal): > >1) gunzip *.*.gz >2) tar -xvf *.tar > >Good luck, > >Paul Actually, if you want to do it that way, the first step could be 'gunzip *.gz' or even 'gunz

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-24 Thread hardcorepush
a preemptive strike... When you run ./configure, the program is looking for dependencies before it compiles. When you are missing something it will tell you..."cant find gtk-config" or whatever. now go to rpmfind and search for that file, dl the package and install and try again. "make" should

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-24 Thread Bob Abbott
You keep talking about a twice compressed file. It isn't twice compressed tar is just a way to archive files without any compression. After you make a tarball then you can decompress it. to extract the files you first have to uncompress it and then untar it. I hpe this helps. On Monday 24 Dec

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-24 Thread Pauljames Dimitriu
You are correct about the twice-compressed file. You need to do the following (from a terminal): 1) gunzip *.*.gz 2) tar -xvf *.tar Good luck, Paul --- Mithrilhall2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as > something like this > "ghx3_Linux_x86_gli

RE: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-23 Thread Mr S Ganesan
When u encounter a tar.gz to tgz file first gunzip it giving th e folowing command at the command line gunzip filename.tar.gz then it will be shortened to .tar file with a lager size we have to now untar it with the command tar -xvf filename.tar the tar will be removed and a directory created wit

RE: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-23 Thread Pranay Kumar
OTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mithrilhall2000 >Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 1:37 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to. > > >install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this >"ghx3_Linux_x86_g

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-23 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Monday 24 December 2001 12:37 am, Mithrilhall2000 wrote: > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like > this "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is > compressed twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip > but I have no clue what to do

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-23 Thread Dennis Myers
On Monday 24 December 2001 00:37, you wrote: > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this > "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is compressed > twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip but I have no clue > what to do with it. > > Th

Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-23 Thread Michael Viron
'tar -xzvf ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz' and then read the README and / or INSTALL file(s). Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 09:37 PM 12/23/2001 -0800, you wrote: >install files

[newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................

2001-12-23 Thread Mithrilhall2000
install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is compressed twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip but I have no clue what to do with it. Thanks in advance, Mithrilhall =Mithrilhall=

Re: [newbie] Can someone answer me these questions three

2000-05-04 Thread Paul
On Wed, 3 May 2000, Tim Schmidt wrote: > >I hope someone can help me on these Mandrake installation problems. > >First, I'm trying to install 7.0 on a second hard drive with windows 98 on >the first one. Someone told me in order for Lilo to work I have to reformat >hda and answer yes for large d

Re: [newbie] Can someone answer me these questions three

2000-05-04 Thread Don W. Jenkins
9:01 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Tim Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Can someone answer me these questions three > > > I hope someone can help me on these Mandrake installation problems. > > First, I'm trying to

[newbie] Can someone answer me these questions three

2000-05-03 Thread Tim Schmidt
I hope someone can help me on these Mandrake installation problems. First, I'm trying to install 7.0 on a second hard drive with windows 98 on the first one. Someone told me in order for Lilo to work I have to reformat hda and answer yes for large disk support and no for no for using the whole

Re: [[newbie] Can someone please explain..]

2000-03-22 Thread Jon
Ok, it is not the card. Second to the last line is your card loading. Looks like you may need to setup an address for it. On your kde desktop is DrakConf Network Configuration Basic host information Adapter 1 Below is example, you can use numbers if you want. These numbers are not on inter

Re: [[newbie] Can someone please explain..]

2000-03-21 Thread Rial Juan
Oh, and when you do; put the highest resolution in front. For example: "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480". The X server defaults to the first resolution in the list. Also, when you switch to lower resolutions, you'll notice you still have the big resolution desktop, but you're just zoomed in, and ca

Re: [[newbie] Can someone please explain..]

2000-03-21 Thread Jaguar
As ROOT have you tried "xf86config" <---w/o quotes, it's a text setup but you should have very good knowledge of your hardware, vid card and monitor in particular. When you finally get the settings you want ie:preference of resolutions edited to the FIRST of each color depth setting default setti

RE: [newbie] Can someone please explain..

2000-03-21 Thread Pittman, Merle
try Drakconfig, it's in all of them (assuming you installed it of course) > -Original Message- > From: James [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 5:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [new

Re: [newbie] Can someone PLEASE do a ls -l /usr/bin/esd for me

2000-03-13 Thread Tom Berger
On 13-Mar-2000 Alex V Flinsch wrote: > On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: >> > -rwxrw root audio is what I have >> >> And mpg123 works??? Id like to keep it like that, but I have to chmod >> o+rx it, otherwise mpg123 gives me permission denied errors :\ > > leave it as > -rwxr-x--- 1 root

Re: [newbie] Can someone PLEASE do a ls -l /usr/bin/esd for me

2000-03-12 Thread Vic
Here is what I have [ntr@wks-206-117 ntr]$ ls -l /usr/bin/esd -rwxr-xr-x 1 root audio 31628 Dec 9 11:42 /usr/bin/esd* [ntr@wks-206-117 ntr]$ On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, -=qUeNCy95=- mewed: > Anyone who has Mandrake 7, and mpg123 works could you please do a ls -l > /usr/bin/esd for me

Re: [newbie] Can someone PLEASE do a ls -l /usr/bin/esd for me

2000-03-12 Thread Alex V Flinsch
On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > -rwxrw root audio is what I have > > And mpg123 works??? Id like to keep it like that, but I have to chmod > o+rx it, otherwise mpg123 gives me permission denied errors :\ leave it as -rwxr-x--- 1 root 81 31628 Dec 9 11:42 /usr/bin/esd

Re: [newbie] Can someone PLEASE do a ls -l /usr/bin/esd for me

2000-03-12 Thread -=qUeNCy95=-
> -rwxrw root audio is what I have And mpg123 works??? Id like to keep it like that, but I have to chmod o+rx it, otherwise mpg123 gives me permission denied errors :\

Re: [newbie] Can someone PLEASE do a ls -l /usr/bin/esd for me

2000-03-12 Thread tymanthius
> Anyone who has Mandrake 7, and mpg123 works could you please do a ls -l > /usr/bin/esd for me and show me the output? Im not sure what permissions > I should have on this file. -rwxrw root audio is what I have Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713

[newbie] Can someone PLEASE do a ls -l /usr/bin/esd for me

2000-03-12 Thread -=qUeNCy95=-
Anyone who has Mandrake 7, and mpg123 works could you please do a ls -l /usr/bin/esd for me and show me the output? Im not sure what permissions I should have on this file.

Re: [newbie] can someone

1999-09-11 Thread byte-runer | Ralph |
Thanks ;-) > Hi! > > I've put a new ISO-image made from the sunsite.uio.no-mirror at 11:30 > CET 990910 on: > ftp://svt1a225.sv.ntnu.no/pub/linux/Mandrake/cassini.iso > > > Pl Arne Hoff > > >

Re: [newbie] can someone

1999-09-10 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, hevnsnt wrote: > Is 6.1 out yet? Or is it still in beta? still beta > -Bill > > > On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, byte-runer | Ralph | wrote: > > > Hey all, > > Can someone plz up a iso image of the new mandrake 6.1 it's alot easier to > > burn one this way. When 6.1 is ready w

Re: [newbie] can someone tell me?

1999-06-25 Thread Anonymous
Jeanette Russo wrote: > I was thinking this was a linux list, sorry > Jeanette > > - Original Message - > From: Hugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 8:28 PM > Subject: [newbie] can someone tell me? > &g

Re: [newbie] can someone tell me?

1999-06-24 Thread Anonymous
I was thinking this was a linux list, sorry Jeanette - Original Message - From: Hugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 8:28 PM Subject: [newbie] can someone tell me? > Hi all, > I was wondering if we had a list for