Hi, On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:28:25PM -0400, Ralph Katz wrote: > On 09/16/2005 07:06 PM, Osamu Aoki wrote: > >>Let me suggest that the anacron package should be recommended for debian > >>systems not running continuously and also for laptops. It could go under: > >>'3.7.1. Install a few more packages after initial install' > > > > > > This is a good point. This Chapter 3 is also problematic one in DR. > > This changes too much. It is best left in other doc. > > I don't understand you. Wherever you put it, please do suggest anacron.
There is fcron package too. I like fcron over vixie cron+anacron > Before I discovered anacron, I was manually updating /etc/crontab to run > regular maintenance scripts because my system was never running between > 6 and 7 am. :) That is Vixie cron. > I feel strongly that anacron should be suggested for people who turn off > their computers. Let's see which cron system wins :-) > > Hmmm... you seem to be right on Sarge. But strange. So what is swat > > package for these days. Do you know any documentation describing this > > change? > > No, I don't know anything about 'swat,' but I don't think this is new. > I installed my first cups printer with mozilla in December, 2003 on a > sid system without swat. Why would anyone need samba to install and > configure a cups printer on a linux system? Perhaps the swat comment > originated in someone needing to configure a printer on a windows > network.... I'm just guessing here. Here is swat description: Package: swat Priority: optional Section: net Installed-Size: 9304 Maintainer: Eloy A. Paris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Architecture: i386 Source: samba Version: 3.0.14a-3 Depends: debconf, samba (= 3.0.14a-3), libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21), libcomerr2 (>= 1.33-3), libcupsys2-gnutls10 (>= 1.1.23-1), libkrb53 (>= 1.3.2), libldap2 (>= 2.1.17-1), libpam0g (>= 0.76), libpopt0 (>= 1.7) Recommends: samba-doc Filename: pool/main/s/samba/swat_3.0.14a-3_i386.deb Size: 4052910 MD5sum: c91a739e748fd6b2c685376381f21d87 Description: Samba Web Administration Tool The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the SMB protocol for unix systems, allowing you to serve files and printers to Windows, NT, OS/2 and DOS clients. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the LanManager or NetBIOS protocol. . This package contains the components of the Samba suite that are needed for Web administration of the Samba server. . Note: if you want to use the on-line documentation that is accesible through the Swat front-end you must install the samba-doc package. Task: file-server ----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
