Linux-Misc Digest #672, Volume #19 Wed, 31 Mar 99 13:13:09 EST
Contents:
Linux 2.0.36 NFS client crash Solaris 2.5.1 servers, but not 2.5. Lockd involved ?
("Alain Coetmeur")
Re: newsreader for linux (Michael Perry)
Re: xosview and 2.2.x (Michael Perry)
Re: Screensaver that displays JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.??? (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: Re: ATI RAGE FURY on RedHat 5.2 (Christian D Freet)
Re: Program for editing the rpm database? (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Default Editor (crontab -e) (Oliver Cook)
Re: Task - detach and let it run in the background (Brian Moore)
SuSE 6.0 and ipppd problems (Jason T. Breitweg)
Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ? (Markus Wandel)
Re: Newbie..Hard Drive Question (TS Stahl)
dead getty (Yan Seiner)
Questions for the gurus: (Jason Desjardins)
Re: Writing CGI Scripts in C and Serving with Apache (Toffer)
Re: IP Forwarding Configuration (Brian McCauley)
Re: keyboard problem (Erik Fortune)
kde disk icons ("Karl F. Best")
Re: kde disk icons (Markus Wandel)
Re: Q: S.u.S.E. 6.0 (Michael Perry)
Re: Screensaver that displays JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.??? (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: RPM Errors on installing GNOME. (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: Memory leak? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Alain Coetmeur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Linux 2.0.36 NFS client crash Solaris 2.5.1 servers, but not 2.5. Lockd
involved ?
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:43:30 +0200
On our network we have a big Solaris 2.5.1 server
(nfs V3 and v2).
most workstation are solaris 2.5
the NIS+ server with NIS compatibility is on Solaris 2.5
recently I've added Linux nodes
using kernel 2.0.36 from RedHat 5.2 and Suse6.0,
with autofs, amd, and NIS.
when I use a tool called CSSC (clone of SCCS)
the solaris 2.5.1 server hangs.
I've tested on some 2.5 server and it work perfectly.
I've run the "delta" program from cssc and it seems to do nothanks in advance
lockf(), yet it fork() and do something I ignore.
it seems to hand when doing an unlink() which is perfectly
ilogical (maybe is the server crashed meanwhile)...
I've seen so many thing around lockd problems arounf linux and solaris
that I think they are involved.
note that the linux is only a client in this case.
are ther some patches for solarsi 2.5.1, for linux...
could you give me some info, pointers, solutions.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: newsreader for linux
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:48:50 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 01:09:35 GMT, Jeremiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Daniel Franzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thusly:
>> Are there any stable newsreader for linux ? I don't want to use
>> communicator anymore , it crashes to often.
>
> I use knews now for precisely that reason... it may not
>be the "best" newsreader, but it serves my purposes...
>
> (BTW, the "k" doesn't have anything to do with the
>K Desktop Environment...)
>
>
>Brian
>
>--
>email to bmeloon at twcny dot rr dot com. evilquaker is a spam collector.
I would add my recommendation for slrn. Great features, easy to learn, nice
scoring and filtering.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: xosview and 2.2.x
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:55:38 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:35:02 +0100, Len Cuff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <7dm2cb$500$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ed Young
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>Len Cuff wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone know why xosview doesn't work with kernel 2.2.x ?
>>> I've just moved to 2.2.x kernel running SuSE 6. Everything else works
>>> fine, pppd, sound, printer etc but the little xosview window which used
>>> to appear in the fvwm2 screen has gone !
>>> Running xosview from an xterm gives me nothing although ps ef shows it
>>> running. Any ideas ? Has 2.2.x changed so much that it can't work any
>>> more and, if so, is there an alternative ?
>>> Cheers,
>>> Len
>>Get xosview-1.7.1
>Ed,
> Thanks. I got a copy of xosview but rpm complains that I need
>libstdc++.so.2.8 when I've .7 and .9 would you believe ! Anyone got a
>copy of libstdc++.so.2.8 or could point me to a web site ? I had a look
>last night but couldn't find anything. I would have thought that 2.9
>would have contained 2.8 plus more ? Could I just link 2.8 to 2.9 ??
>Cheers,
> Len
This libstdc is actually available at ftp.suse.com in the applix updates
directory. Its needed by applix for a glibc install I believe but it should
suffice for your needs also.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: Screensaver that displays JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.???
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:00:02 GMT
Coleman Timothy Jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Is there a Linux screensaver that will randomly display various image
: files (JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.) from a specified subdirectory?
:
: Examples of such screensavers in Windows '95 are QuicPics and
: ScreenPaver. I would love to find a similar screensaver for Linux that
: allows me to display my own images.
In addition, there is the "xscreensaver" package. It is probably more like
what you're looking for: screen locking, passwords, run your favorite display
program, etc.
Stu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christian D Freet)
Subject: Re: Re: ATI RAGE FURY on RedHat 5.2
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 15:20:15 GMT
Okay... I had the same problem, but since no one could directly help me, I'll help
you. I'll
spell it out as best I can, assuming you are/were as quasi-new to linux as I was
before I
learned how to do it. This is what you need to do. Rest assured, I know it works,
and you can
get what ever resolution and color depth you desire.
First, download a recent kernel version (I have 2.2.4, but I think versions as old as
2.1.x
will work). Additionally, download the frame buffer X server, both at:
kernel: http://www3.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/
driver: http://www.uno.edu/~adamico/banshee/files/XF68_FBDev.libc6.tar.gz
Next, you'll need to install the kernel and modify it to use the frame buffer device
driver...
this process is amply described at
http://www.lh.umu.se/~bjorn/linux/howto/Kernel-HOWTO.html,
(to install kernel), and http://www.uno.edu/~adamico/banshee/ to set the frame buffer
device...
You should have no problems, but if you do, email me and I can elaborate. Also, you
can refer
to http://www.redhat.com/knowledgebase/kb/cache/37.html for additional help.
Oh, (with reference to another posted follow up message): I suggest you setup X using
xf86config to use your card initially with the vga16 driver (option #2 when asked
which server
to use with your card... if you need help with xf86config, mail me)... then edit
XF86Config in
the /etc/X11 directory and make sure all of the listings for the various servers point
to the
Generic VGA card and not the one it asks you to configure in xf86config... you'll see
what I
mean if you haven't tried it... it's not hard to do, but again, mail me if you need
the help.
That should get X up in 800x600x16 mode...when you get to the point where you need to
run the
"make config" command, use the "make xconfig" command... it's a whole hell of a lot
easier.
Trust me.
On 31 Mar 1999 02:31:59 GMT, Gary J. Sicard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I would also be interested in knowing if there is a way to get the card to
>work... If anyone out there would be interested in helping me, I would be
>willing to try to write a driver for the ATI Rage Fury 128.
> Gary
>
>RJA wrote:
>>
>> Anyone gotten the RAGE Fury to work on RedHat 5.2? If so can you please
>> provide directions. Thanks.
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: Program for editing the rpm database?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:00:03 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
:
: Is there a program to edit the rpm database?
: I want to insert entrys without actually
: install the packages. My problem is, I have
: installed the XFree stuff from a tar-archive,
: and now all the X related rpms complain of
: unresolved dependencies. Of course, I could
: backup all the XFree dirs, install XFree from
: a rpm and restore from the backup, but I don't
: think this is a very good method.
On the other hand, editing the RPM database is also not a very good idea.
Why not just get the XFree stuff in an .rpm and install it?
Stu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ?
Date: 31 Mar 1999 15:58:22 GMT
In his obvious haste, T Ojala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled thusly:
: Hi everybody,
: I'm not familiar with Linux and I've received some very contradictory
: information on Linux's usefulness when using rather old Intel
: hardware.
: On one hand, I found a web site (starting from www.linux.org, under
: something like "Why Linux is better...") stating that Linux is well
: capable of running Netscape on a 486, 8 MB platform. On the other, a
: colleague said that Pentium 133 or better with 64 MB is good (after
: having had some problems with Pentium 233/32).
I have a 486 with 8Meg of RAM, and I can run the Gimp, netscape and Word
Perfect 8 quite nicely. (although it does start using swap extensively, of
course).
: So, simply: is there somebody out there who is using Linux + Netscape
: on a platform similar to the first one mentioned? Did you spend months
: to get it running? Is it really running smoothly (ie can you really
: surf the net with it)?
To answer your questions in order.
Yes, No (it's worked right out of the box, after a small amount of fiddling
with ppp to connect to the ISP) and no (netscape is quite slow, and I have
too slow a modem for fast internet access... I usually use lynx).
But it IS usable... Just a tad slow.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Oliver Cook)
Subject: Re: Default Editor (crontab -e)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 13:13:35 GMT
Just to clear up this little mess, my brother changed my newgroup
reader settings, that's not my real emai address, nor name!
Ollie
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:47:34 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gay Teen)
wrote:
>Thanks. That's done trick!
>
>Ollie
>
>On 30 Mar 1999 21:54:09 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] () wrote:
>
>>On 30 Mar 1999 20:43:28 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>When I try to use crontab -e the default editor is vi. How can I
>>>change this to something like joe or pico. Thanks
>>>
>>>Ollie
>>
>>set the EDITOR environment variable... such as:
>>
>>EDITOR=/usr/bin/pico
>>
>>you can do this from the command line, or put the definition in your
>>.bashrc or /etc/profile file...
>>
>>HTH
>>
>>>Please remove the LXEYJX before replying by email.
>>>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian Moore)
Subject: Re: Task - detach and let it run in the background
Date: 31 Mar 1999 08:14:44 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Eric Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ben...
>
>You obviously know your stuff, so I hoped you might be able to help with a
>nohup issue I'm having. Under RedHat Linux, I've tried lots of tests to get
>nohup working for me to run a task after I logoff, but with no success. For
>example...
>
>nohup ping www.yahoo.com &
>
>...runs in the background and creates nohup.out as it should, but when I
>disconnect -- either by hanging up or exiting -- the task is stopped as if
>I weren't using nohup. Do you have ideas as to what's going wrong?
>
...
I thought that most of the time you did not have to use nohup. I have
simulation programs that I run as a.out & and they stay going after
I logoff. Might be that ping is finishing too fast? Make sure to
use as a test a program that you know for sure will run say 10 min
or more. That's just a guess...
--
Brian G. Moore, School of Science, Penn State Erie--The Behrend College
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason T. Breitweg)
Subject: SuSE 6.0 and ipppd problems
Date: 31 Mar 1999 14:44:59 +0200
Hi all,
So I have a new SuSE 6.0 system installed on my machine and I am
trying to get the ppp set up working with the Teles 16.3 (non-PnP)
ISDN card working.
So I do everything from YaST: tell it my IP number, the gateway, point
to point partner, number to dial in to, user name, password, etc. I
also telling it to do a "manual" dial in so that the machine will not
connect by itself (this is very important). All of this goes quite
fine and I like YaST do its tests and they all pass.
Now as root I do a /sbin/isdnctrl dial ippp0 and the machine dials in
just fine and everything is nice. Then to hang up I do a
/sbin/isdnctrl hangup ippp0. Then to test and see if this works I try
to ping a machine and low and behold the machine is still connected
(or so I thought).
In reality the machine did disconnect from the "hangup" command but
upon doing the ping command the machine dialed in by itself again. So
I check all of the configuration files that SuSEconfig modifies and
they all look normal (dialmode=manual and such). So right now I am at
a loss for things to do. Has anyone else out there had this problem?
I would be very greatful for any insight I could get in this matter,
thanks.
Jason
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Wandel)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ?
Date: 31 Mar 1999 16:14:06 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, T Ojala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi everybody,
>
>On one hand, I found a web site (starting from www.linux.org, under
>something like "Why Linux is better...") stating that Linux is well
>capable of running Netscape on a 486, 8 MB platform. On the other, a
>colleague said that Pentium 133 or better with 64 MB is good (after
>having had some problems with Pentium 233/32).
>
>So, simply: is there somebody out there who is using Linux + Netscape
>on a platform similar to the first one mentioned? Did you spend months
>to get it running? Is it really running smoothly (ie can you really
>surf the net with it)?
8MB with any recent version of Netscape? Forget it.
My house mate runs netscape on a 486DX2/66 with 32MB of RAM and it all fits,
that is, doesn't start paging to disk, unless a Java applet is invoked.
This is Netscape 4.07 just as it came with RedHat 5.2, but with KDE as the
window environment. KDE is a resource hog though.
It's not very fast, but it's useable. You _need_ at least 1024x768
resolution and preferably more than 1MB of video card so you can do
16 bits/pixel. Video acceleration of some kind is a must. My house
mate's machine has an ATI Mach32 1MB video card in it and it's fine except
for the 8 bits/pixel, colours look really grainy, much worse than the
8 bit/pixel environment on my Sun workstation at work.
Markus
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From: TS Stahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,linux.help
Subject: Re: Newbie..Hard Drive Question
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 11:24:40 -0600
slick7 wrote:
> Hi Group:
> I have just installed a 6gb om AST Advantage 622 which I purchased in 1996.
> I was told because it is a proprietory PC, the hard disk can't be partioned.
>
Bull s***. You can partition the drive without problems. See other post for a
good learning system setup of partitons.
> Can I run W98 and Linux on my system? Can I also surf the NET and what
> browser will I need? By the way, I have recently become handicapped and I am
> wondering if there are jobs out there for people with Linux knowledge, like
> a help desk tech.
>
Red hat is hiring help desk staff. I believe they have a new facility in
Durham, NC which houses the support staff.
--
Scott Stahl
MIS Asst.
Illinois Housing Development Authority
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From: Yan Seiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: dead getty
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 10:44:04 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am having a problem getting getty to run on /dev/tty1-9.
I've tried mingetty and mgetty; both start and immediately exit. There
are no error messages; nothing is in the logs; mgetty -x9 does not even
generate a log file.
Mgetty does put a login prompt on the console, but promptly (pun
intended) disappears and does not ask for a password.
I can log in via ssh or Xwindows with no problems.
Any ideas? What other software is requried to run the gettys? Login?
Thanks.
Yan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason Desjardins)
Subject: Questions for the gurus:
Date: 31 Mar 1999 16:56:48 GMT
I have RH5.2. Some questions...
- I noticed when I had the other video board, I could move my mouse around
the screen and the screen would scroll smoothly. Now it is divided into
four sections and I have to pull my mouse to the edge to "switch" to the
other screens. Irritating. Is this a function of the card (ram?) or is
it a setting?
- Even tho I have that mouse utility not running, many times
right-clicking on something does not make it "active". What's up?
- When cdrom is mounted, can I run the cron.daily on it so that a "locate"
command will scan the cdrom also?
- I'm using fwmd. Why the hell aren't my desktop prefs saved when I
return?
- I can create a button bar (system utils, prefs, etc) with fwmd, but I
can't move them to a different spot on the screen. Any ideas?
- Clicking on the X frequently doesn't close something down. I have to
pick "kill" or "close" from the toolbar to end it. Help?
- Extra Credit: I read the "man sqrt" and aside from #include <math.h>,
I can't understand how the syntax runs. Can anyone give a super-short
example just to demonstrate the syntax?
Thanks to anyone who answers any of these. For the record, I read the man
pages voraciously but sometimes it seems that the more I read the more
questions I have. I've tried to only ask things here that involve things I
simply didn't know where to *look* for an answer.
Thanks!
Jason D
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Toffer)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Writing CGI Scripts in C and Serving with Apache
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:11:25 GMT
It would be easier to comment if you let us have a peek at the source.
Toffer/
"Rita Schiavone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I am using the Apache Web Server and Linux. I'm trying to write a CGI
>program in C that does the following:
>
>1. Reads in a file of records (e.g., the cron tab file).
>2. Displays the file to the screen in an HTML form with a couple of
>checkboxes per record, so the user can select records to delete, activate,
>etc.
>3. Has a SAVE button that writes user changes back to a file.
>
>1 and 2 work fine. It's the 3rd item I'm having problems with. The SAVE
>button is pushed and it goes off to execute the CGI program but halts in the
>middle of the program (no errors it just stops before completing the
>program). If I try to open a file using the standard fopen() routine, the
>program dies at that point. If I use strcmp() to compare two strings, it
>dies there. I have tried putting fflush(stdout) before it, after it, lots
>of places, and it still doesn't work.
>
>Could some C CGI guru out there please provide me some pointers as to what I
>am doing wrong or what I need to do to correct this problem.
>
>Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
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From: Brian McCauley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IP Forwarding Configuration
Date: 31 Mar 1999 18:22:45 +0100
David Peppard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am a new user to Linux and am configuring an existing Linux box. I am
> needing to find where the configuration for IP forwarding is.
Are you sure?
> The box is
> currently routing all incoming e-mail to one server and I need to add/edit
> this setting.
Are we talking about IP forwarding or e-mail forwarding? Huge difference.
> Where can I find this configuration?
The Linux IP forwarding switch for Linux is
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward (1=on, 0=off).
If you want to change the state permanently then change the config
files for the distribution you have. For example in SuSE you'd alter
the "IP_FORWARD=" line in /etc/rc.config.
If you are talking about e-mail you'll have to give a lot more
information about what you are trying to achieve.
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From: Erik Fortune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: keyboard problem
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:28:20 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Le physicien nocturne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Modify your /etc/XF86Config file by enabling the line
> XkbDisable
You should just use XKB instead of disabling it and
screwing around with xmodmap files.
Just set the layout in your XF86Config file. For
a French keyboard:
XkbLayout "fr"
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From: "Karl F. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kde disk icons
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 08:32:15 -0800
I'm running kde 1.1 on RedHat 5.2.
I've set up the standard disk icons on the kde desktop for floppy,
cdrom, etc. Supposedly when I double-click on the icon the disk should
be mounted (using /etc/fstab settings) and a window should open showing
the disk contents. Instead I get a message saying that I must be root to
mount the disk. I can manually mount the disk as root in a terminal
window, but using the icons shouldn't require that. I've marked all the
permission boxes under the icon Properties dialog, but no change. What
am I missing?
</karl>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Wandel)
Subject: Re: kde disk icons
Date: 31 Mar 1999 17:29:34 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Karl F. Best <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm running kde 1.1 on RedHat 5.2.
>
>I've set up the standard disk icons on the kde desktop for floppy,
>cdrom, etc. Supposedly when I double-click on the icon the disk should
>be mounted (using /etc/fstab settings) and a window should open showing
>the disk contents. Instead I get a message saying that I must be root to
>mount the disk. I can manually mount the disk as root in a terminal
>window, but using the icons shouldn't require that. I've marked all the
>permission boxes under the icon Properties dialog, but no change. What
>am I missing?
The "user" keyword in the appropriate fstab entries. Not there by default
in RedHat.
Also make sure the file system type for the floppy is "vfat".
Markus
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: Q: S.u.S.E. 6.0
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:53:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:01:00 +0200,
Rolf Inge Stangeland Salte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Any good?
>Is it a good Linux too start from scratch with?
>Please forward mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>--
>Mvh.
>Rolf Inge Stangeland Salte
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>
>
>
I believe that SuSE 6 is a great distribution for new folks. It offers a
lot of applications, a nice configuration tool, and the available support
network online is pretty nice. We have a whole group of mailing lists which
offer consistently excellent support for all ranges of user. ImO, the
suse-linux-e mailing list is the most fun and informative resource I have found
for learning the SuSE way.
--
Michael Perry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: Screensaver that displays JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.???
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:00:02 GMT
Coleman Timothy Jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Is there a Linux screensaver that will randomly display various image
: files (JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.) from a specified subdirectory?
:
: Examples of such screensavers in Windows '95 are QuicPics and
: ScreenPaver. I would love to find a similar screensaver for Linux that
: allows me to display my own images.
Realize, of course, that a screensaver - in the true sense of the word - would
turn off your screen, or at least blank it out. What you're really asking for
is a program to display images randomly selected from a directory of images.
# xv -random -max -wait 5 /some/directory/*
This will run "xv", tell it to randomly select an image, maximize the size to
suit the screen, wait 5 seconds and do it again.
Stu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: RPM Errors on installing GNOME.
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.rpm,redhat.rpm.general
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:00:03 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
:
:
: I am running RH5.1 on a Wintel PC. I am trying to install the GNOME
: desktop manager. I have the relevant rpm files as detailed at www.gnome.org.
:
: On installation, I am encountering errors. I am logged in as 'root'. I have
: attempted installation using both of "rpm -Uvvh *.rpm" and "rpm -ivvh *.rpm".
: My feeling is that the problem is due to my lack of knowledge of rpm.
:
: Here is a typical example:
:
: D: Header + Archive: 98136
: D: Expected size: 569988
: error: enlightenment-0.15.3-5.i386.rpm
:
: Q1. Should the above two numbers match?
: Q2. If so, why do they not match?
: Q3. What should be my next course of action?
How did you download the .rpm files? If you used FTP, make sure that you
specify "binary" or "image" mode download, vs. the default "ASCII" mode.
Ensure that the size of the file you have is the same size as the file on the
remote system. Maybe the download didn't complete?
Stu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Memory leak?
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:26:09 GMT
In article <7bk5f5$mgh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Anyone else seen anything like this under kernel 2.2? 2.0.36 doesn't do this
> on my machine, under identical usage patterns.
I'm seeing it also. I'm running XFree86-3.3.3.1-1 and kernel 2.2.1-5. I've
got an S3-Virge card, but I'm using the SVGA server. Have you gotten any
other feedback? It's a pain in the *ss to have to reboot X every day or so.
Right now top shows this for X:
PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT LIB %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND
5154 root 13 0 115M 59M 1516 R 15M 2.3 63.2 55:33 X
That's a little excessive.
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