Linux-Misc Digest #532, Volume #19 Sat, 20 Mar 99 13:13:12 EST
Contents:
Re: Installing true type fonts (Bob Tennent)
mp3 problems, compilation woes and ICQ recommendations (mulix)
Re: Why APM is not good with SMP (Michael Buchau)
Re: Linux kernel (Jeff Japes)
Re: dump program for ELF (NF Stevens)
Re: Incredibly STUPID linux question - How do I format a floppy disk? (John Strange)
Re: Unusual number of posts differing only in date ??? (William Burrow)
Netscape "from" weird (Martin Soderstrom)
Re: AMD questions (Cameron McElhinny)
Re: Unusual number of posts differing only in date ??? (Thomas Zajic)
Re: HELP! Question about Oracle 8 on Linux -- how to auto-start? (Anubis)
Booting Linux filesystem as read only ("Andre")
Hardware inventory tool (Corrected bugs) (Pbonphi)
Re: Linux kernel - sheesh! RPM's are fine. (Ian Hay)
RH 5.1 is missing /proc/swaps: So, swapon -s doesn't work... (Kenny McCormack)
Re: WP8 is crippleware (Carl Fink)
Re: Newbie seeks help running apps ("William H. Pridgen")
failed dependencies ("Baldwin")
Re: lp device question (Walter Strong)
Re: RedHat, The Next MS (Richard Steiner)
Re: LINUX ALONE OR WITH WINDOWS? (Richard Steiner)
Re: RedHat, The Next MS (Richard Steiner)
Re: Booting Linux filesystem as read only ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: DJGPP (Mark Brown)
Re: Uninstall ("Karl Bengtsson")
Re: Linux kernel (Bob Martin)
Re: RedHat, The Next MS (Walter Strong)
Re: Web Hosting Questions ("Karl Bengtsson")
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From: r d t@c s.q u e e n s u.c a (Bob Tennent)
Subject: Re: Installing true type fonts
Date: 20 Mar 1999 13:19:12 GMT
On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:31:23 -0400, Jim McIntyre wrote:
>I'm trying to install more fonts in rh 5.1 Any advice is greatly
>appreciated.
>
Install xfsft or xfstt. There are rpms available for both.
Read the documentation carefully. If you install xfsft, also read
documentation for xfs.
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/
ftp://ftp.metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts/
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/rhcn/RPMS/i386/xfstt-0.9.10-2.i386.rpm
http://pobox.com/~brion/linux/TrueType-HOWTO.html
Bob T.
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From: mulix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mp3 problems, compilation woes and ICQ recommendations
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:30:12 +0300
I'm trying to get an mp3 player working on my RedHat 5.1 system, with
KDE 1.1.
First I've tried FreeAmp 1.2.0 but could not get any output from it. My
plugins are in the right location, I can play sound and listen to CDs
fine, but no mp3 output.
I've decided to try kmp3. No sound either. The faq tells me to download
the mpg123 and make it. When i try to make it, I get a lot of messages
telling me that make can't find the standard library files, i.e.
stdlib.h, string.h, etc. I think this indicates an even bigger problem.
Any and all help, both on how to fix make and on how to play mp3 files,
either with these two players or with some other player will be greatly
appreciated.
One more thing: I'm trying to find and install a decent (doesn't have to
be graphical) icq client. Any recommendations?
These (mp3 and icq) are the only two reasons I still occasionally work
with windoze... Please help me break free :)
--
RedHat Linux Running Here.
Muli B.Y.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Michael Buchau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why APM is not good with SMP
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:22:18 +0100
Chris MacKenzie wrote:
>
> Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
>
> > I want to ask why if i compile the APM in the kernel automaticly
> > unset it and it say that APM is not safe with SMP.
>
> Most BIOS's in PC's have buggy SMP extensions that can cause strange
> things to happen, ranging from an intermittent segfault to a full on
> hang. Don't compile the kernel with APM support - I know it's a pain not
> seeing Linux switch off the PC after you shutdown but you'll probably
> have to live with it for a while.
That's not entirely true. You can still automatically switch off the
power after shutdown on an ATX/SMP machine under Linux 2.2.X. This is
what you have to do:
1) Enable "Advanced Power Management BIOS support" and
"Power off on shutdown" in your kernel configuration.
2) Add "apm=smp-power-off" to your kernel command line (e.g. in
/etc/lilo.conf). This only enables the APM power-off feature. All
other APM functions are still automatically disabled on an SMP box.
3) Make sure that "halt -p" or "poweroff" is run at the end of your
shutdown script. There are still a lot of distributions out there which
only run "halt". This worked with 2.0.X kernels, but 2.2.3 insists on
"halt -p".
Cheers,
Mike
--
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Michael Buchau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Erlangen, Germany
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Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just a little choosy about its friends
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From: Jeff Japes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux kernel
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:31:32 +0000
"Jean-R�ginald Louis" wrote:
>
> Where can I find new kernel version to install? Currently I have the version
> 2.0.34 from Redhat 5.1. It's that old?
The latest version at the time of writing this is 2.2.3, and can be
found at ftp.kernel.org (use your local mirror)
You'll probably find that upgrading to a 2.2.x kernel will give you a
fair speed boost, but it's not a simple job. Read the kernel HOWTO, but
be aware that you may have to install updated versions of a few packages
(modtools etc)
Good luck
Jeff
--
Jeff Japes
http://www.wylm.demon.co.uk/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: dump program for ELF
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:42:13 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Benkmann) wrote:
>Is there a program that shows header and symbol information of ELF
>binaries like the Borland's TDUMP does for .EXEs ? MSB
objdump
It is part of the binutils package.
Norman
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Strange)
Subject: Re: Incredibly STUPID linux question - How do I format a floppy disk?
Date: 20 Mar 1999 13:12:46 GMT
Here is a copy of my init_fd script.
######################################################
setfdprm /dev/fd0 1440/1440
fdformat -n /dev/fd0
mke2fs -i 1024 -m 0 /dev/fd0
#******************** end init_fd ********************
Kristy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hey Dudes:
: I need to format a 3.5" floppy disk under RHLinux 5.2, then I'm gonna
: copy a *.tgz file on it for transport to another linux system.
: A little help please, and no jokes! ;-)
: Kristy
--
While Alcatel may claim ownership of all my ideas (on or off the job),
Alcatel does not claim any responsibility for them. Warranty expired when u
opened this article and I will not be responsible for its contents or use.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Unusual number of posts differing only in date ???
Date: 20 Mar 1999 14:59:21 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 05:22:06 GMT,
Michael Geary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bengt Richter) wrote:
>>Is there a problem in the delivery chain somewhere?
>>I can't believe so many folks are re-posting their
>>stuff...
>
>Something is *very* wrong somewhere. I'm getting four copies of
>everything in .announce!
The problem is coming from:
199.201.191.2
It is changing the Message-ID, so the bounces escape the natural screening
of news servers. I'm fairly sure the problem is being looked into, news
admins probably don't appreciate their news traffic tripling overnight.
>And your message came through twice too... <g>
Urk.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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From: Martin Soderstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape "from" weird
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:23:50 GMT
I recently installed Netscape 4.08 in hopes of centralizing my
browser/mail/news under Linux. Everything is working pretty good, but
for some reason my "From:" id is not what I entered in the Identity
preference.
I entered the usual [EMAIL PROTECTED], but when I post, my address is
being listed as Martin Soderstrom <"name"@domain.comIncoming mail
sepoprver:>
Anybody know what this is all about?
Thanks,
-- Martin
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From: Cameron McElhinny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD questions
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:36:14 +0000
I have an AMD K6 233. I have had one problem, but I didn't attribute it
to the CPU. Some sounds applications make my computer lock up. I have
a SB AWE64, and I have been blaming it and the drivers. Could it be the
append="mem=128m" ??
Andrew Comech wrote:
>
> "Jeremy L. Buchmann" wrote:
> >
> > This may or may not be AMD related, but anytime I try to compile
> > the kernel with X running, I get a Signal 11. If I exit X
> > and untar everything again, and recompile, it works. I don't
> > remember this happening on my Pentium, but I could be wrong.
>
> you certainly should not have this problem.
> By any chance, do you have append="mem=128M" or something in
> lilo.conf? if YES, then you better change 128 to 127 since the
> highest addresses of memory are occupied by *some stuff* (sorry
> my ignorance).
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew
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From: Thomas Zajic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Unusual number of posts differing only in date ???
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:44:48 GMT
William Burrow wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 05:22:06 GMT,
> Michael Geary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Something is *very* wrong somewhere. I'm getting four copies of
> >everything in .announce!
Yeah, and in .hardware as well ... :-/
> The problem is coming from:
> 199.201.191.2
> It is changing the Message-ID, so the bounces escape the natural screening
> of news servers. I'm fairly sure the problem is being looked into, news
> admins probably don't appreciate their news traffic tripling overnight.
Yes, everything seems to be back to normal today ...
Thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anubis)
Crossposted-To: comp.databases.oracle.server,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: HELP! Question about Oracle 8 on Linux -- how to auto-start?
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 09:54:00 -0600
jack dectis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Hi Anubis,
>
> The answer appears to be that there is only an rc.d directory in /etc. All
> of the files in
> the ls -la output are the directories and files within /etc/rc.d. The ln
> command in the documentation
> was wrong because it should have said /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/whatever.
>
> You are welcome,
>
> Jack
Thanks Jack.
That made the command work... Oracle still won't auto-start, though.
Back to the drawing board.
>
>
>
>
>
> Anubis wrote:
>
> > [This followup was posted to comp.os.linux.questions and a copy was sent
> > to the cited author.]
> >
> > jack dectis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > what does ls -la /etc/rc* say?
> >
> > ls -la /etc/rc* sez:
> >
> > drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 1024 Mar 17 10:41 .
> > drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 2048 Mar 19 15:36 ..
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 19 15:30 init.d
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1871 Oct 15 11:07 rc
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 693 Oct 15 11:07 rc.local
> > -r-xr-x--- 1 news news 2082 Sep 10 1998 rc.news
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7165 Oct 15 11:07 rc.sysinit
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 17 10:46 rc0.d
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 17 10:46 rc1.d
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 17 10:46 rc2.d
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 17 11:12 rc3.d
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 17 11:12 rc4.d
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 17 11:12 rc5.d
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 17 10:46 rc6.d
> >
> > Thx,
> >
> > -Anubis
> >
> > (why the heck does init.d show up in that if the mask was rc* ??)
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Anubis wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi there-- dumb newbie question for ya'll:
> > > >
> > > > I have Oracle 8.0.5 installed now on Linux (RH5.2).. As per the install
> > > > instructions, I created a file /etc/rc.d/init.d/dbora containing the
> > > > following:
> > > >
> > > > # Set ORA_HOME to be equivalent to the ORACLE_HOME
> > > > # from which you wish to execute dbstart and
> > > > # dbshut
> > > > # set ORA_OWNER to the user id of the owner of the
> > > > # Oracle database in ORA_HOME
> > > > ORA_HOME=/home/oracle/8.0.5.0.0
> > > > ORA_OWNER=oracle
> > > > if [! -f $ORA_HOME/bin/dbstart -o ! -d $ORA_HOME]
> > > > then
> > > > echo "Oracle startup: cannot start"
> > > > exit
> > > > fi
> > > > case "$1" in
> > > > 'start')
> > > > # Start the Oracle databases:
> > > > su - $ORA_OWNER -c $ORA_HOME/bin/dbstart &
> > > > ;;
> > > > 'stop')
> > > > # Stop the Oracle databases:
> > > > su - $ORA_OWNER -c $ORA_HOME/bin/dbshut &
> > > > ;;
> > > > esac
> > > >
> > > > In the instructions, it then says:
> > > > Link dbora by entering:
> > > > # ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/dbora /etc/rc0.d/K10dbora
> > > >
> > > > # ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/dbora /etc/rc2.d/S99dbora
> > > >
> > > > .. this is where I am assuming it is set so that this dbora gets executed
> > > > on system boot.. correct?
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, it doesn't work. First of all, I am logged in as root. Second
> > > > of all, I am assuming the # signs in there are a mistake since they are
> > > > comments in the bash shell. Third of all, if I just try:
> > > > ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/dbora /etc/rc0.d/K10dbora
> > > >
> > > > It returns an error saying:
> > > > ln: cannot create symbolic link `/etc/rc0.d/K10dbora' to
> > > > '/etc/rc.d/init.d/dbora': No such file or directory
> > > >
> > > > So, I tried a 'ls /etc/rc*' and I got:
> > > > init.d rc.local rc.sysinit rc1.d rc3.d rc5.d
> > > > rc rc.news rc0.d rc2.d rc4.d rc6.d
> > > >
> > > > ... so, rc0.d IS there... so, THEN I tried: ls /etc/rc0.d and got:
> > > > ls: /etc/rc0.d: No such file or directory
> > > >
> > > > huh?? why won't this work? does it or doesn't it exist?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any help.
> > >
> > >
>
>
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From: "Andre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Booting Linux filesystem as read only
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 10:57:03 -0500
Hello,
I'm going to be using Linux as an analog router, and I was wondering if
anyone knows how to boot the file system up as read only. Obviously I'll
have to shut down some deamons such as syslogd, but I was wondering if
anyone has any other tips or info I will need.
Thanx
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pbonphi)
Subject: Hardware inventory tool (Corrected bugs)
Date: 19 Mar 1999 21:33:14 GMT
If you need an inventory of your hardware under Unix, have a look at this URL.
This is a free tool.
http://perso.club-internet.fr/sgarnaud/
Major bugs corrected.
Thank you for your feedback.
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From: Ian Hay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux kernel - sheesh! RPM's are fine.
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 16:52:11 GMT
Jean-R�ginald Louis wrote:
>
> Where can I find new kernel version to install? Currently I have the version
> 2.0.34 from Redhat 5.1. It's that old?
Like the other posters have responded, you -could- go to ftp.kernel.org,
and find yourself the newest, latest kernel. Since a) you're using Red
Hat, and b) you're a fairly new user (I'm guessing - no disrespect), I
have NO IDEA why they are suggesting anything other than finding a more
recent kernel RPM. Suggesting that you get a tar.gz and compile it
yourself, given the fact that you can only guess what options RH has
chosen for the kernel, is asking for trouble.
at www.redhat.com, at their "support" pages, you'll find links to the
errata for RH 5.1. On this page, they have provided a number of kernel
upgrades to the stock 2.0.34 provided with RH5.1. I believe they're now
at 2.0.36.
You could also find an RPM for the 2.2.* series of kernels, but you'll
have to update and hack a number of other things. You can get an RPM
for 2.2.2, I believe, by FTP at either contrib.redhat.com or
rawhide.redhat.com. There are documents floating around to describe how
to do this safely and successfully for a Red Hat system. (Sorry, I
don't know where.)
I.
--
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Ian R. Hay <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Toronto, Canada <http://www3.sympatico.ca/ian.hay/>
Linuxing about since June 21, 1998 <Redhat 5.1 - 2.0.35>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenny McCormack)
Subject: RH 5.1 is missing /proc/swaps: So, swapon -s doesn't work...
Date: 20 Mar 1999 11:01:12 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have an RH51 system, installed from "Official RH 5.1" in the pretty box.
I have 2 working swap partitions - Running 'free' shows 96 megs of swap.
When I run "swapon -s", I get /proc/swaps: No such file or directory.
Assuming something is missing from the kernel. How do I fix this?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Subject: Re: WP8 is crippleware
Date: 21 Mar 1999 00:00:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 01:47:04 -0500 Jeffrey L Straszheim
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I was just playing around with WP8 for Linux
>and discovered that the drawing fearture is
>"only available in the commercial version of
>WordPerfect 8". And I though that there was
>hope for Corel. Oh well.
You thought there was hope for Corel if they give away their products?
Hope to do what, exactly?
--
Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Manager, Dueling Modems Computer Forum
<http://dm.net>
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From: "William H. Pridgen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie seeks help running apps
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:13:33 -0600
Jim McIntyre wrote:
> WP 80 is now isntalled, but how do I get it to run? The install told me
> it would create an icon for cde desktop, but there's no sign of it. I'm
> running AfterStep. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanx in advance.
> Jim McIntyre
> Halifax, Nova Scotia
> Canada
cd to (for example) /opt/wp8/wpbin and enter "./xwp &". You can also
create a short shell script to start WP without the hassle, something
like
#!bin/sh
#starts wp8
/opt/wp8/wpbin/xwp &
and call it "wp" or whatever.
Make the script executable with
chmod +x wp
Put it someplace like /bin/ so that you can run it from anyplace.
--
Bill Pridgen
--
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From: "Baldwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: failed dependencies
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 18:30:00 +0200
I'm having problems installing any window managers. What the problem is ,is
that when I say rpm -i file.rpm
It tells me failed dependencies and then a list of the libraries it
requires. No problem yet. So I install the rpm containing the lib's required
and try again. Same problem. I then did a locate for the libs that it had
said failed dependency and It located them. What should I do? It isn't just
one program either which makes me think I'm doing something wrong.Help
Please.
My system is as follows:
486 dx66 sunrace laptop
240 mg Hardrive
redhat 5.0
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Walter Strong)
Subject: Re: lp device question
Date: 20 Mar 1999 17:24:57 GMT
Alexander Luchin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: When I do 'cat /proc/devices', I don't see any of the lp (neither lp0, nor
: lp1, nor lp2) in the least. Does it mean that all of the lp devices are dead?
: Alex.
:
if you want to find out what's up with your printer(s) try:
lpc
lpc> status
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: RedHat, The Next MS
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:00:03 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Forkosh)
spake unto us, saying:
>I guess maybe there's a maximum size that "open source
>companies" can reach before they begin to care only
>about money. RH seems to have surpassed that size.
How does that explain Red Hat's continued contributions to open source
projects (like GNOME and RPM)? Or their recent support for KDE? Or
the fact that Red Hat 5.2 is completely available for free via ftp?
My own perceptions don't seem to agree with your assertions.
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
Standards are wonderful! So many to choose from!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: LINUX ALONE OR WITH WINDOWS?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 10:50:35 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, "Benjamin Sher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>How are other Linux people dealing with this?
My own solution is relatively simple: If a file absolutely requires a
Windows-based software package to view or play, and if there is no
workaround, then I consider that file nonessential and I move on.
Of course, I am operating in a home/hobbyist context here, and your own
options might be very different.
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
A penny saved is a Congressional error
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: RedHat, The Next MS
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 10:57:14 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, Bill Amsinux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>I got the feeling RedHat will be the next MS in term of owning the
>share market of PC softwares and building junky stuffs, but getting
>good at marketing. They are rushing like guys&girls at MS Corp,
>releasing premature, buggy softwares.
I didn't find Red Hat 5.1 to be particularly buggy, and (quite) unlike
Microsoft, Red Hat makes errata/updates available very quickly and for
no charge.
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
I'm wearing boxer shorts & I know how to use them!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Booting Linux filesystem as read only
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 17:45:00 GMT
I did this, here's what I did: I don't know if you have linuxconf installed
on your system, but if you do, it should be easy. Go into file systems,
select the root partition, and one of the options is to mount it read-only.
You can also do the same by editing etc/fstab and specifying ro instead of
the default. Check out the file, the syntax is pretty easy.
I'm open to corrections/flames, tho -
In article <7d0gg2$csb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Andre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm going to be using Linux as an analog router, and I was wondering if
> anyone knows how to boot the file system up as read only. Obviously I'll
> have to shut down some deamons such as syslogd, but I was wondering if
> anyone has any other tips or info I will need.
>
> Thanx
>
>
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From: Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP
Date: 20 Mar 1999 17:44:57 +0000
Paul Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> So what's the best freeware IDE and where can I get the linux port of
> RHIDE? Is there a special linux port of Allegro too?
The best freeware IDE is, of course, Emacs. :-)
There are some people who disagree - it's probably best to try the
various IDEs and see if you are one of them. RHIDE can be found on
its homepage http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~sho/rho/rhide.html or on
metalab. There may be RPMs floating around somewhere.
Last time I checked, there was stub support in Allegro for Linux using
SVGAlib but nothing useable. Freshmeat reveals an X version at
http://www.canvaslink.com/allegro/xwinallegro/index.html , but I've no
idea what it's like.
--
Mark Brown mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trying to avoid grumpiness)
http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~broonie/
EUFS http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/filmsoc/
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From: "Karl Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Uninstall
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 18:00:35 GMT
David Stillie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i inl�gg
<7cv506$a5f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I'm giving a computer to my Grandmother so she can surf the net, and I"d
> like to uninstall Linux and return to Windoze. But can't seem to get rid
of
> the thing! Please help!
Just boot from an old Windows bootdisk (which has your cd drivers on it)
and run fdisk to remove all partitions. Create one new partition using 100%
of availible space. Reboot and install from the CD (or disks, if that is
what you have). At least, that's what I did last time I had to get rid of
Linux.
/Karl
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Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:27:52 -0600
From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux kernel
The latest kernel sources can be found at
www.kernel.org
and it's mirrors. Be aware that when upgrading kernel series 2.0.xx to
2.2.xx, many of the compiler/tools/libraries will have to be upgraded as
well
check www.linuxhq.com for upgrade instructions.
"Jean-R�ginald Louis" wrote:
>
> Where can I find new kernel version to install? Currently I have the version
> 2.0.34 from Redhat 5.1. It's that old?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Walter Strong)
Subject: Re: RedHat, The Next MS
Date: 20 Mar 1999 17:21:45 GMT
John Forkosh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Bill Amsinux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: : I got the feeling RedHat will be the next MS in term of owning the
: : share market of PC softwares
: : and building junky stuffs, but getting good at marketing. They are
: : rushing like guys&girls at MS Corp,
: : releasing premature, buggy softwares.
: All the distributions I've tried seem a bit buggy.
: What I really don't like about RH is their cute
: little RedHat logo on every X screen they put up.
: It's like they're taking credit for both Linux
: and for X. And naive users may come to credit
: RH for these wonderful things. So I agree with
: you that RH is putting marketing ahead of customers
: and ahead of truth.
: I guess maybe there's a maximum size that "open source
: companies" can reach before they begin to care only
: about money. RH seems to have surpassed that size.
: Anybody know how to replace RH's logo with a cute
: little penguin throughout their system?
: John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
You can change .xpm's wherever you like. I don't know which
wm you're using, but fvwm2 will have an rc file either in
your home directory (.fvwm2rc) or located elsewhere as
system.fvwm2rc. If you open this file you can identify and
change the appearance of things to your heart's delight.
fvwm95 is the same way, just replace the "2" with "95".
Don't know anything about the bloated window managers that
a lot of people seem to prefer these days...
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From: "Karl Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Web Hosting Questions
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 18:09:04 GMT
> Is it possible to get a free DNS? Does the "technical contact" always
have to
> be from the DNS provider? Or, can I be the admin/billing/tech contact?
The technical contact can be anyone you want. He doesn't really have to do
anything anyway (I'm the technical contact for my domain, I've never had to
do anything)
> Is there any inexpensive solution for me to host a site on my Linux box
at
> home without having to pay a professional hosting service?
This depends on what kind of IP you have, static or dynamic. AFAIK it's not
possible to have a domain with a dynamic IP, as your address changes every
time you log on. There are some places (like www.dynip.com) that can
provide you with a subdomain on a dynamic IP, but that costs money, plus
you have to run a special client software, and I don't know if that
software is availible for Linux
If you have a static IP (dedicated connection/some cable modem accounts),
you can setup your box to be a DNS and to run a web server. Unfortunately,
you need two DNS's, one primary and one backup. I don't know if there are
any free DNS servers out there, my hosting provider takes care of that.
Otherwise, maybe you could get a friend to run a DNS if they have a static
IP as well.
I hope that helps,
/Karl
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