Re: new system uid/gid

2003-01-26 Thread Bob Proulx
Chad Miller wrote: On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 09:12:21AM +0100, Szilveszter Farkas wrote: i would like to create a package which needs a system user and a group to be added. which uid/gid shall i use? leave it over 1000 (default), or should i set it under 1000? There's policy already set up

Looking for sponsor (was smb-network package)

2003-01-26 Thread Marcel Kolaja
Sorry for crossposting, but maybe my questions are more suitable for [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 05:21:54PM +0100, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 04:47:12PM +0100, Marcel Kolaja wrote: And I did not include the .xvpics file in the package, of course, and I will

Question about seeking (finding) a sponsor

2003-01-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi. I've packaged libchipcard (see below), and would like to see it included in debian. - From the nm pages and related, I'm slightly confused about the appropriate order of - - Getting my GPG-Key signed, - - Finding a sponsor, - - Applying as new

How to be a great Debian Developer (was Re: Question about seeking (finding) a sponsor)

2003-01-26 Thread Chad Miller
Hi, Thomas. I'm not directing this to you only. I'm giving general advice to all readers here who are thinking of joining Debian. On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 10:54:14PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: - - Getting my GPG-Key signed, - - Finding a sponsor, - - Applying as new maintainer, and All of

RFS: gkrellmitime - Internet time plugin for gkrellm

2003-01-26 Thread Juan Manuel Garca Molina
Hi, mentors. Recently, a new gkrellm version has been uploaded to Debian master repository. As gkrellmitime plugin won't work with this new version, I'd like any of you upload gkrellmitime new package to Debian main repository. I'm the current maintainer of the package. Debs can be located

new system uid/gid

2003-01-26 Thread Szilveszter Farkas
hi all! i would like to create a package which needs a system user and a group to be added. which uid/gid shall i use? leave it over 1000 (default), or should i set it under 1000? thanks in advance, szilveszter

Re: new system uid/gid

2003-01-26 Thread Chad Miller
On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 09:12:21AM +0100, Szilveszter Farkas wrote: i would like to create a package which needs a system user and a group to be added. which uid/gid shall i use? leave it over 1000 (default), or should i set it under 1000? There's policy already set up for this, and adduser

Printer Problems

2003-01-26 Thread Clare Jarvis
Does anybody use their printers using the command 'lpr' or 'lpd'? I am using woody and cannot get printer output using these commands even though the printers show up as available and ready lusing the 'lptat -t' command. Everytime I print to the printers the message 'Unknown printer is

Re: new system uid/gid

2003-01-26 Thread Bob Proulx
Chad Miller wrote: On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 09:12:21AM +0100, Szilveszter Farkas wrote: i would like to create a package which needs a system user and a group to be added. which uid/gid shall i use? leave it over 1000 (default), or should i set it under 1000? There's policy already set up

Re[2]: new system uid/gid

2003-01-26 Thread Szilveszter Farkas
hi! BP See the Policy manual section 10.2.1 for the details. As noted you BP should be using the 'adduser' command to dynamically create uids when BP created within your package. thanks for all of your help, i found it ;) greets, szilveszter

Looking for sponsor (was smb-network package)

2003-01-26 Thread Marcel Kolaja
Sorry for crossposting, but maybe my questions are more suitable for [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 05:21:54PM +0100, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 04:47:12PM +0100, Marcel Kolaja wrote: And I did not include the .xvpics file in the package, of course, and I will

debian packages

2003-01-26 Thread norfo
I packaged a little original software made by me which downloads and displays meteo satellitar images. It is in C and uses svgalibs and Zgv as viewer. It can be found on http://meteolin.sourceforge.net I'm next to package other software aimed to backups and restore of full file systems and I'm

Question about seeking (finding) a sponsor

2003-01-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi. I've packaged libchipcard (see below), and would like to see it included in debian. - From the nm pages and related, I'm slightly confused about the appropriate order of - - Getting my GPG-Key signed, - - Finding a sponsor, - - Applying as new

How to be a great Debian Developer (was Re: Question about seeking (finding) a sponsor)

2003-01-26 Thread Chad Miller
Hi, Thomas. I'm not directing this to you only. I'm giving general advice to all readers here who are thinking of joining Debian. On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 10:54:14PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: - - Getting my GPG-Key signed, - - Finding a sponsor, - - Applying as new maintainer, and All of

RFS: gkrellmitime - Internet time plugin for gkrellm

2003-01-26 Thread Juan Manuel GarcĂ­a Molina
Hi, mentors. Recently, a new gkrellm version has been uploaded to Debian master repository. As gkrellmitime plugin won't work with this new version, I'd like any of you upload gkrellmitime new package to Debian main repository. I'm the current maintainer of the package. Debs can be located