On Thu, 26 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
> Hi! I am new on Linux. I've got some files called xxxxx.deb
> What's the meanning of .DEB? And how can I copy files
It is a debian package file. To be used by dpkg or better dselect.
> from a floppy disk to a hard disk (in DOS we use
> "copy a:*.* c:\dir"). How can I do it on Linux?
Try mcopy "a:*.*" /tmp/
> Can Linux read an ASCII file that is saved on a floppy that
> DOS had written?
yes it can. Try mtools and maybe recode to get the umlauts right.
Yours,
-- martin
// Martin Konold, Muenzgasse 7, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany //
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Linux - because reboots are for hardware upgrades
-- Edwin Huffstutler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --
Just go ahead and write your own multitasking multiuser os !
Worked for me all the times.
-- Linus Torvalds --
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