Re: [SLUG] new to linux

> > Hi, > > As I am new to Linux can you suggest any type of books or such so that I > > can learn about this OS. It sounds great and I can use it in my hobby of > > amateur radio, especially with aprs on the radio. Sorry - mass deleted your original e-mail. Try www.linux.org. They have a good

[SLUG] Mandrake up and running.

Hi all, Well, thanks to the help from a fellow slug list attendee, I managed to get Mandrake up on my system. Thanks to everyone who gave advise over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure I'll be annoying you all for a while. Apologies if this is in HTML. I think it might NOT be, but I'm using E

[SLUG] keyboard problem

Re my previous e-mail and the problem I was having with my '! Matthew came up with the idea that it may be to do with accent characters, such that the drivers were allowing me to put in accents like é! This IS the problem, but neither of us know how to fix it. lol Any ideas? Ian -- SLUG - S

[SLUG] Error installing Programs

Hi AGAIN:) Can anyone shed any light on what: error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm means? What do I have to do to make this not a problem. I was installing xchat if it matters Ian -- SLUG - Sydney L

[SLUG] Error Installing Programs

> From: Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: slug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Error installing Programs > Date: 06 May 2002 20:27:11 +1000 > > > > > What do I have to do to make this not a problem. I was installing xchat > > if it matters > > Are you trying to install as your use

[SLUG] Ongoing Keyboard Problems

> From: Trevor Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Mandrake up and running. > Date: 06 May 2002 19:23:27 +1000 > > Ian, > > Go down to the taskbar and you will find the icons. One is a black screen, > that is the terminal. Next to it you will find a black

[SLUG] dependencies

Hi, Still having problems with the dependencies. In answer to various questions, I'm using: rpm -Uvh xchatblahblahblah as my command to execute the program. I believe this is 'verbose' mode, as has been questioned of me a couple of times. I've bought a book, which seems good, but still doesn'

Re: [SLUG] dependencies

> > I've bought a book, which seems good, but still doesn't help me navigate > > yet (gotta get through the book), but did include Mandrake7.1, and so I > > have found (in the lib file) the dependencies I'm after. > > > > Question is - how do I copy the files from the CD - cp is the command > > I'

Re: [SLUG] dependencies

On Sun, 2002-05-12 at 10:38, Mick Howe wrote: > I'm FAR from expert using rpm from a commandline - I use kpackage (part of > KDE) for installing rpms. > > see if this scenerio makes sense > > you wish to install xchat.rpm which is stored in /home/ian but it is > dependent on openssl.rpm which

[SLUG] Program already installed

Hi guy's, More on this dependencies issue, but kinda round the corner from it...if I already have a 'program' installed (but not working) and want to re-install it, I come across an error saying 'program already exists'. How do you install over it/get rid of it/tell the computer "I don't care, j

[SLUG] Dependencies worked out!

Hi all, Got XChat up and running, and an ICQ clone. Dunno exactly what happened, but it seemed to work itself out. Proably was having teh right CD. Thanks for the help people gave Ian -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/sl