Marcus, A million thanks. I'll try it out.
Regards, Albert --- Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 08:35:38PM -0800, Albert > Ollosa wrote: > > > > I have installed succesfully "the Hurd" from the > old > > tar ball file. > > Then don't bother and just upgrade using the debian > packages. > > If you are connected to the net, use "dselect" and > the ftp Access method. > > Use ftp.debian.org or a mirror. > > If you are not directly connected with your Hurd > box, then you can put > the Debian packges on a nother media and install > them with > dpkg -i <filename.deb> > > > > > By the way guys, what editors are you using? It > seems > > there's no *vi/m* or *emacs* in the tar ball file > even > > before? > > > > jed, vim and emacs are on the Debian ftp archive as > Debian packages. > > > Also, correct me if I am wrong, if I want to > compile a > > program which is in "*.tar.gz" (if there is > > available), is it the same with the other GNU > tools > > where I just run ./configure, make and make > install? > > Yes. > > > How about the files that ends with "*.deb"? Is it > > "dpkg -i somefile.deb". > > > > Yes. > > If you want to compile Debian packages from source, > get the orig.tar.gz, > *.dsc and *diff.gz if available, and do > > dpkg-source -x *dsc > cd <package>-<version> > dpkg-buildpackage -B > > YOu need the dpkg-hurd-dev package for this to work. > > > Lastly, how do I mount a floppy or a CD-ROM from > the > > Hurd? Do I have to use some translator? How do I > use > > it? > > > > Translators are the right thing, although there is a > mount executable. > > cd /dev > MAKEDEV fd0 > MAKEDEV hdd # or whatever for your CD > > settrans -a /floppy /hurd/ext2fs /dev/fd0 > settrans -a /cdrom /hurd/isofs /dev/hdd > > (those mounts go away at reboot. For permanent > mounts, leave out the -a option). > > If your floppy is in MSDOS format, install the > mtools package from the Debian > archive. > > Thanks, > Marcus > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
