I'm a Debian and Linux noobie, so go easy one me
I successfully installed Debian Woody from CD. (I don't yet have an
internet connection on my Linux box.)
I downloaded all 14 CDs for Debain Sarge, and successfully made it
through that install process.
However, I don't remember being prompted
I've just installed Debain Sarge! The OS looks great, even to a Linux noobie!
I've got the GNOME desktop installed. I thought I would try to install
some software on my new system using Synaptic. (I scanned all 14 of
the install CDs.)
However, when I try to install any of the packages listed unde
Guys,
I think I've got the software installation problem pinned down. It's
notSynaptic. Actually, Synaptic appears to be doing its job very well.
It detected a broken package in GNOME, and was attempting to resolve
that. I found the broken package using the "Broken" filter in
Synaptic. It is named
You guys are going to get tired of hearing from me. :]
I was able to fix my problem with Synaptic. I installed the "fam"
package and reinstalled gnome. I was then able to install Scribus.
However, I seem to be having a problem when I reboot my Debian box.
It appears the kernel is loading, and I
I'm a little confused on this one.
I chose to install PostgreSQL during the installation of Debian Sarge.
Both PostgreSQL and pgAccess were installed.
However, when I try to create a new database using pgAccess, I get the
following error:
"Tcl error executing
pg_exec create
database test
is not
Quick question on package management in Debian Sarge.
I tried to install glade-2 using both Synaptic and apt. I get an error
message regarding the glade-common package. Synaptic and apt lists the
glade-common package as version 2.6.8-2, gut the error message
indicates that I need 2.6.8-2 to intall
How do you sign into pgAccess as the user with the creation
privileges? I didn't see a place to log on directly in pgAccess. Does
it use the permissions of whatever current user is logged into Debian?
If I have a user created for Debian, do I simply log in as postgres
and grant that user the creat
Clive,
I really appreciate the time you've taken to explain these things to
me. I think I've got this figured out. I'll give it a whirl tonight
and let you know how things turn out.
Thanks Again.
Scott
On 6/14/05, Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On (14
I've got a couple of questions about using APT on Debian Sarge.
Is there a way to set up a "repository" of Debian packages on a
CD-ROM? I would like to do this, instead of keeping the packages on my
hardrive. I tried to just burn the packages to a CD-ROM, but this
didn't work. I think I need to pr
age I was originally
trying to install, this would be solved.
Is that a correct assumption.
Landon
On 6/14/05, Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> [snip]
> > Does APT have a list that it uses to determine de
Here's part 2
I actually muddle through the APT HOWTO last night and figured out the
dpkg-scanpackages comand. I used it to successfully scan 3 packages I
moved from the CDROM to my /root/debs directory. It created the
Packages file, which I opened with nano to verify the content. It
appeared
I'm still having some trouble using a local repsoitory with APT.
I've got 3 debs in the "home/debs" directory.
I added the "debs file:///home debs/" line to my sources.list file.
However, I am getting this error when I start Synaptic, which has me puzzled:
"W: Couldn't stat source packages list
With a Java client application you can use JDBC.
With a Microsoft Application you can use ODBC.
I would like to write a client application in GNOME witha GTK GUI.
What driver would I use in this case?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
I tried to delete about a gazillion files from my user's wastebasket
in Gnome. I didn't have permission to delete some of the files, and I
could only see a "skip" button on the error message dialog. There was
no "skip all" button. I wasn't about to sit there and click "skip" a
thousand times, so I
I'm trying to run the latest build of the Eclipse IDE on Debian. When
I try to start the program I receive an error about a shared library:
"error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot
open shared object file: No such file or directory"
I've never had trouble running Eclipse
/4/07, Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 06:34:45 -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> > I'm trying to run the latest build of the Eclipse IDE on Debian. When
> > I try to start the program I receive an error about a shared library:
>
I've run into a problem after I performed the following:
[1] Changed the password for my root user with the usermod command.
[2] Changed the password of a non-root user with the usermod command.
[3] Added a new user with a password using the useradd command.
After making these changes I could no
Andrew,
You are probably correct. I didn't think about encryption. I'm going
to give the system rescue cd another shot.
Scott Huey
On 11/3/07, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 08:47:27PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> > I&#x
Is there a separate mailing list for Debian Package maintainers? I'd like to try creating some Debian packages, but I couldn't find a specific mailing list for package developers. Is this type of traffic handled on the normal development list?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
Is it possible to use Ubuntu packages on my Debian system? Or is it a
bad idea to mix the two?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
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I'm currently running Debian Sarge and MS Windows XP Office on the
same 8GB hard drive. I talked my IT guy out of a 20 GB hard drive. I'd
like to install Debian on the new 20GB harddrive, and install MS
Windows on the 8 GB hard drive.
Is this possible?
Which order should I use to install the ope
I just finished with a sucessful install of Debian Etch. However, I am
having some problems setting the screen resolution on my GNOME
Desktop. The highest resolution available is 1024x768. I would like to
set it to a higher resolution.
I have already editied the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and added
I've been using Debian for a few months now, but for the first time
I've got a Debian box hooked to an internet connection. So now I can
finally download Debian packages directly to my work box from the net,
and software installation is much easier! :]
I've got another Debian box at home that isn
What bash command would I use to list information about the hard
drives installed on my computer?
I did what I needed through GNOME's disk management, which was handy,
but I'd like to know the old fashioned way to do it.
Scott Huey
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Cany anyone recommend a good flatbed scanner for under $200.00 that
they are currently using with a Debian box?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
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I have created a little wiki to assist newbies to Debian with Java
development on the operating system.
I'm still new to Linux myself, although I have been programming with
Java for a little while. I hope others will find the wiki useful and I
am open to suggestions for its improvement. There isn
I just finished installing Debian Etch on my (sortof) new computer. (I
got a new computer for my wife and got to upgrade my debian box to her
old computer.) :]
Everything in the install went fine. However when I reboot and try to
log into my system for the first time I get an error message on my
I'll give that a shot cga.
Any suggestions on how I fix the resolution problem? Do I need to
reconfigure X-Windows?
What command would I use to do that on Debian Etch?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
On 7/13/06, cga2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:53:44AM EDT
CTED]> wrote:
> >On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:53:44AM EDT, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> >[..]
> >>
> >> [2] What key combination can I use to bring up the command line?
> >>
> >try Alt+Ctrl+F1.. F2.. etc.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >cg
On 7/13/06, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 12:45:29PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> Thanks Andrew.
you're welcome. please don't top-post, it makes conversations hard to follow...
>
> Where do I find the supported screen r
I'm having some trouble installing a couple of Debs. I've got them in
a repository on my local hard drive. I've run dpkg-scanpackages on the
repository and I can see the packages in Synaptic. When I try to
install the packages Synaptic tells me how much disk space is required
and alerts me that it
It is almost 11:00 at night and I'm getting very frustrated, so please
bear with me. :]
I'm having trouble getting APT to recognize debs on my hard drive, or
local file system. I can't understand what the problem is, since I had
the same repository system working on my Debian Sarge OS. (Now I'm o
My thanks to Ron and T.J. for their earlier posts about my problem.
With their suggestions and a little more trouble shooting I was able
to solve the problem. I wanted to post the solution to the list so
others might find it when searching the archives.
The original problem was that APT and Synap
Can someone point me to some instructions on how to use the reportbug
tool. I checked some links that came up on a google search, but didn't
find it very helpful.
Thanks,
Scott Huey
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I searched the Debian package repository for a "pdftex" package but
couldn't find one. I need to convert a tex file to pdf. Does Debian
have a package with a utility that will allow me to do this?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
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I see that Debian has a new release out, and I was going to try to
download the DVDs for the testing version. I tried to download the
.iso images from this page:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-dvd/
I can't get the links to work. Is anyone else having this problem? Is
th
help.
Scott Huey
On 4/11/07, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:47:51AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> I see that Debian has a new release out, and I was going to try to
> download the DVDs for the testing version. I tried to download
I'm trying to install Debian Lenny on my computer using the CD. (I
burned all 22 CDs, because I'm not hooked to the internet just yet.) I
was running Debian Etch on the computer before.
I get through the first portion of the installation, including the
partitioning of the hard drive, when the ins
Thank you for that tip Michael.
How do I jump to a virtual terminal?
Should I file a bug report for the problem that I am having with the installer?
Scott Huey
On 4/21/07, Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:08:57PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
Michael,
How do I restart the installation after I've made the changes you indicated?
Scott Huey
On 4/21/07, Redefined Horizons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thank you for that tip Michael.
How do I jump to a virtual terminal?
Should I file a bug report for the problem that I am
On 4/21/07, Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just a quick note, top-posting is generally frowned upon here (I purged
the rest of the topic from this message because it was becoming a
complicated mess, too much for me to fix).
> Scott Huey wrote:
> Michael,
>
> How do I restart the insta
I've started a blog about using Debian Linux to manage the daily
operations of a really small business. I hope to run the business with
only open source software, with Debian as my operating system.
I can't make any promises about the regularity of the blog postings,
but I will do my best to put
I was informed that the problem I ran into with the first CD of Debian
Lenny has been corrected and that this fix will soon be reflected on
the ISO available for public download.
Scott Huey
P.S. - My problem involved a "falure to install base system" error.
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I've got a new Dell running dual core AMD 64 bit processors. I thought
I would try intsalling Debian Lenny on the computer.
I've tried both the DVD installer for AMD 64 and the i386 CD installer
for Debian Lenny. The installer hangs in the same spot with both media
installation types.
The instal
I talked a buddy of mine into installing Linux on his new computer in
a dual-boot environment with MS Windows. He was able to get the
operating system installed without any major problems.
However, he is having some problem with his graphics card. He is using
the ATI Sapphire Radeon 1650. Does an
On 5/6/07, Wackojacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 09:31:03PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> I've tried both the DVD installer for AMD 64 and the i386 CD installer
> for Debian Lenny. The installer hangs in the same spot with both media
> inst
Doug,
I did not respond to the Debian-Boot mailing list. I will do that now.
Thank you for the suggestion.
Scott Huey
On 5/9/07, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 07:56:41AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> On 5/6/07, Wackojacko <[EMA
I'd really like to get Mozilla Sunbird
(http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/) running on my new
computer. I'm running Debian Lenny on a brand new Dell with AMD64 dual
core processors.
However, it doesn't appear that a Debian package
(http://packages.debian.org/experimental/mail/sunbi
I've recently installed the Java 1.5 packages for Debian. I'm trying
to create a simple bash script that will launch a java program. (There
isn't a Debian package for this program, but I hope to create one if I
can get it runnging.) I'm
trying to launch the program, but I'm running into some trou
I develop Java programs on Debian, and I thought I'd try getting
Netbeans installed. (I'm currently using Eclipse.) I know there isn't
a Debian package for Netbeans yet, so I thought that I would try
installing directly from the .bin file provided for Linux at the
Netbeans site.
The instructions
26/06, David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tuesday 26 September 2006 18:25, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> I develop Java programs on Debian, and I thought I'd try getting
> Netbeans installed. (I'm currently using Eclipse.) I know there isn't
> a Debian package for Netb
hanks a lot for your help with this. I'm very happy to have Netbeans
installed on my Linux box. If I can get things working correctly
perhaps I can start work on a "defacto" Debian package for Netbeans.
Scott Huey
On 9/26/06, Redefined Horizons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm still relatively new to Linux, but I'm learning :] I've been using Debian for a few months, and I'm ready to connect to the internet. I've got a Debian box at work and at home. I'd like to connect the work box to my company's T1 connection.
I ran:
dmesg | grep eth
which returned nothing.
I am trying to install Mono on my Debian System. I went to backports.org and downloaded the Mono packages for Sarge, the version of Debian I am running. When I tried to install Mono apt told me that I needed a more recent version of libc6 and libglib. I donwloaded these from the main debian reposit
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 12:22:04PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:> I am trying to install Mono on my Debian System. I went to
backports.org and> downloaded the Mono packages for Sarge, the version of Debian I am running.> When I tried to install Mono apt
Is it possible for a Debian Package to have a circular dependency?
I tried installing the latest stable Debian packages for Eclipse. Synaptic told me that eclipse-jdt depended on eclipse-jdt-common, and that eclipse-jdt-common depended on eclipse-jdt.
Is this possible? Is it a problem with the p
I ran into some trouble when I was trying to install the Debian packages for Mono. Turns out the stable packages for Sarge at backports.org required a newer version of libc6 and libglib, which meant removing about 3/4 of the other packages on my system.
I need a stable Debian OS for certain appl
I just burned the 16 CDs for Debian Etch. I am currently running Debian Sarge, and would like to update my OS. I don't have a connection to the internet on my Debian box. Can I update to Etch with the CDs I burned?
What is the procedure?Thanks,Scott Huey
I've got a couple of programs I'd like to install on my Debian Sarge
system that are only available in source code. There is no .dsc file
for download. I'd like to install the software via APT/Synaptic. Is
there a way I can generate a .dsc file for the source code? What
exaclty is a .dsc file, and
Debian Users,
I originally installed Debian with a hard drive that only had about 6
Gigs. I'd like to add an 80 Gig hard drive.
Debian will be the only OS on my computer. I just need the extra
memory, and I'm not worried about running a dual boot system.
How do I get Debian to recognize the sec
I would like to port Debian to a handheld computer that doesn't
currently support Linux, but that does support WindowsCE.
Any idea where I might be able to find information on how to do this?
Scott Huey
I've just installed Sun's JDK on my Debian Sarge OS. Java appears to
be running just fine when I run "java -version" from the terminal.
I installed IBM's Eclipse 3.01.
Eclipse fires up with no problem when I double-click eclipse.exe.
However, I'm not able to create any Java projects from within E
Just curious. What is the etc/profile directory for?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
This if for the few people using Java on Debian.
I would like to run the latest stable version of Eclipse (3.0.1) on my
Debian system. I have installed the latest JDK from Sun, using the
java-package utlity.
However, when I install Eclipse, I can't create a Java project, or
access any of the Java
I've got GNOME 2 running on Debian Sarge. I'd like to add some fonts
to GNOME. (Currently I've only got about 12 fonts.)
What type of fonts are compatible? How do I add them to Gnome? I
googled on this subject but didn't find anything that helped. (I have
read the Font HOWTO, but it didn't seem to
I've installed a new DVD/CDROM drive on my Debian box. (I also have an
older read-only CDROM drive.)
Now I need to know how to set up the new DVD drive on my Debian Sarge
system. I think this involves editing my fstab and mounting the new
drive. I couldn't find a HOWTO on the net explaining this p
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I will try the different mehtods
and see what works best.
Scott Huey
On 8/1/05, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Redefined Horizons wrote:
> > I've got GNOME 2 running on Debian Sarge. I'd like to add some fonts
> > to
I was able to edit fstab and get Debian to recognize the new DVD/CD
writable drive that I installed this weekend. (I have no problem
reading a CD and copying files from a CD in the new drive to my hard
drive.)
However, when I try to use Gnomebaker to write to a blank CD-R, I get
the following erro
I'm currently running Debian Sarge with the 2.4.27 kernel. I would
like to update to a 2.6 kernel. I don't have an internet connection to
my Debian box yet, so I can't use apt-get.
Is there a place I can download the debs for a 2.6 kernel on the i386
architecture? What files do I need?
I apprecia
I've got some software that I'd like to install on my Debian Sarge
box. I can't get it in source, so I can't compile it, and it is only
made available in binary form as RMP.
What is the best/easiest way to convert an RPM to a Deb? Can I install
RMP on my Debian machine, or is there a conversion ut
I'm rather new to Debian and approaching this from a Windows
perspective.. :]
I'd like to make a task launcher that opens an application I have
installed on my Debian system with Synaptic.
Where do I find the file to link to? Am I looking for an ".exe"
extension, or something else?
On Window
I'm running Gnome on Debian Sarge. When I minimize an application
window in Gnome, the window "dissappears" and I can't get it back. I'm
used to seeing the window on the taskbar in Windows, but I can't see
it on either the top or bottom panel I have in Gnome.
Where are the windows going? How do I
Sorry, I forgot to ask this on my last post about the task launchers
in Gnome. Can a task launcher be set up to execute a bash shell
script?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
I would like to create a task launcher for my GNOME desktop that launches a program that requires root access.
How would I do this?
For example, I'd like to start Synaptic from a task launcher.
Thanks for the help.
Scott Huey
P.S. - I'm running Debian Sarge, with the latest stable version
I'm interested in contibuting to an open source office suite that will run on Debian, and prefrably interface nicely with GNOME. I've got some experience with OpenOffice, but I note that GNOME comes with its own office software like Abiword and Gnumeric.
Which direction does the Linux developmen
Debian Users,
I recently completed my first install of a dual-boot box with Debian Sarge and Windows XP.
However, on my first solo Debian Sarge box I had "Reboot" and "Shutdown" options on the "Actions" menu of my Gnome desktop. Is there a setting that controls wether these options appear, and
Debian Users,
I thought that the host name of my Debian box was the same as my computer name, but I just learned that they are not the same. How do I set the computer name, and what is the difference between the two?
Thanks,
Scott Huey
I'm still rather new to Linux, and I've been running Debian Sarge for a couple of months. However, I am eager to try the new features in Gnome 2.12, and I remember someone on the list writing that it ships with Sebian Etch.
So I thought I would try running Etch, and I had some questions:
[1] W
Have any of you heard of the Open Graphics Project? If so, what do you think of it? What are its chances of success? Does the project represent good ideas and concepts?
I wonder how many people and open source developers will be reluctant to contribute since there is some type of commercial entit
I'm having some trouble setting the screen resolution on the Debian Sarge box I have installed at work.
(I did get it inside, working with my workstation's monitor and keyboard, and running on the switch. Now I can just toggle back and forth between the two computers!)
Gnome shows only two resolut
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