Quoting D Bhardwaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
1. When I installed ubuntu breezy (server option), I tried apt-get update, it refused command- on some file 'locked'. I poked around, googled, no luck, I tried various options to log in as root, even though Ubuntu never asked me to setup root - again no luck.What all did I miss or screw up?
Ubuntu does not use the root account by default, I also dislike the handlling of sudo under ubuntu, which is one reason why I still choose Debian on the server. To enable root access, simply type "sudo passwd" without the quotes to set the root password.
2. I am told Gnome has an edge on KDE where Gnome has ability to work with /proc file system and get access to hardware, and is able to 'auto-detect' hardware. How is this? Isn't this role of kernel? And what is this 'fork' related to gnome-hardware detect? Am I making sense?
I don't know about any of this, I prefer KDE for gui work, but neither has a role in configuring hardware for me. GNOME people have been fairly vocal as of late, but personally I find the project to be deteriorating in usefullness. The GNOME gui gets in the way too much, whereas KDE evolves to work with me. Just my experience though.
3. I'd like to know how the Debian-ites install same on 'new' hardware. Sarge didn't even get off the ground. My attempt at using 'testing' version (2.6 kernel) failed on basic install, and syslog messages looked like a new language.
I don't understand the question. Perhaps some more info (what hardware is being used, what kind of errors, etc. Be as specific as possible please.) A lot of the time I find the problem to be a badly burned disk. There are also updated debian installers, so for the wierd or bleeding edge hardware I may try one of the nightly builds of the debian installer. Really before I can begin to guess I need to know the hardware specs.
4. Any comments on Webmin? Something to experiment with? stay away from? Antique?
I don't use it, so I can't be of help here. I did try it out almost two years ago, and I found it way too slow for me. But then vi at the command prompt is hard to beat for speed.
5. How can I get Debian sarge on my home machine to change graphics. I think I tried some hardware 'probe' but it didn't pick up this old ati radeon 7500.
Yquestion is not very specific so I am going to assume that you want to change the resolution and graphics driver.
For debian (sarge and etch) which still use Xfree86, run the following as root to reconfigure the xserver:
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86For Ubuntu or debian users who have migrated to xorg, the following should work:
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorgThis should step you through all the options needed. Most of the defaults are usually fine. The driver to choose for your card should be the radeon one.
Thanks.....:) Dharam
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