Linux-Misc Digest #274, Volume #19 Wed, 3 Mar 99 01:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: Faxing with mgetty+sendfax (.gs to .g3 translation?) (Bill Unruh)
Re: Public license question (DaZZa)
Re: S.u.S.E. 5.3 and Matrox Millenium G200 AGP (Allen)
Re: Problem with sound modules (Kevin & Chelby Geiss)
Re: reading ext2 partition from within win95 (Sam E. Trenholme)
Re: Netscape goes to sleep ("Michael Lee Yohe")
Re: reading ext2 partition from within win95 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: damn bastards (Richard Steiner)
Re: Installation and usage (Richard Steiner)
Re: which Linux distribution? (Richard Steiner)
Re: Restricting su ("Michael Lee Yohe")
Re: Using 2 versions of GCC ("Michael Lee Yohe")
Re: Microkernels are an abstraction inversion (Craig Kelley)
Re: ICQ in Linux (Richard Steiner)
Re: More bad news for NT (Richard Steiner)
Re: RPM manager ? (Richard Steiner)
Re: Whts wrong with my GTK??? (jik-)
Re: More bad news for NT ("Jim Ross")
Re: Microkernels are an abstraction inversion (Craig Kelley)
Re: StarDivision StarOffice Comments? ("Morten Liebach")
Re: S.u.S.E. 5.3 and Matrox Millenium G200 AGP (Todd Ostermeier)
webpage to change password ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
RPM manager ? (Len Cuff)
Re: ATI Mach64 and X-Windows. (Gary Hodges)
Re: Installation and usage (SSAMOREZ)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: Faxing with mgetty+sendfax (.gs to .g3 translation?)
Date: 3 Mar 1999 04:13:42 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Peter Caffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I'm trying to get us to where we can output a Ghostscript file from
That's postscript. Ghostscript is a postscript interpreter(ie converts
postscript files to some suitable display like g3)
>StarOffice or Netscape or whatever and then invoke a CGI program which
>I'll write (calling however many translation programs I need to in series
>to get it going) to translate a file.gs to file.g3 so it can be faxed.
The fax program can call ghostscript automatically to convert the .ps
files.
>The idea behind it all is to end up with the benefits of mgetty+sendfax
>(ie, being able to use the same line as dial-out, dial-in and fax-in) with
>the ability to fax documents from our .gs outputting office apps .
Yes. perfectly possible. In fact you can set up your mail so that you
can mail a file to a fax number and have it fax it out for you.
>If I'm going about this in a completely stupid way, please let me know :).
It is the standard way.
>--: _ _ _ _
> _oo__ |_|_ |__ _ | _ |_|_o _ pc at it dot net dot a u |
>//`'\_ | (/_|(/_| |_(_|| | || | it.net.au/~pc |
>/
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From: DaZZa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Public license question
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:49:28 +1100
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Rick Onanian wrote:
> Correct me if I am wrong, but to obtain an actual copyright on
> something, you have to register it with some authority? Probably,
> some government?
You're wrong. :-)
> I have been told that you can copyright something simply by saying
> copyright all over it, however, I don't know how that would hold in
> a court of law.
This is correct - a work is copyrite is there is a statement at the end
{or anywhere in it} which reads something like
This work copyrite {date} {author}. Distribution
{modification/editing/reproduction/anything else} without permission of
the author is prohibited.
And it'll stand up in court. There've been court cases where this has been
proven, for sure.
DaZZa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Crossposted-To:
aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,comp.windows.x,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: S.u.S.E. 5.3 and Matrox Millenium G200 AGP
Date: 3 Mar 1999 04:54:46 GMT
Yes you will need to upgrade to Xfree86 3.3.3.1, but I don't know the steps for
S.u.S.E., as I'm going through much the same thing, and I'm running Red Hat 5.2.
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:26:02 +0800, "Chan, Siu-Kei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I currently upgrade my VGA card to Millenium G200 AGP (8MB SGRAM version). I
>have S.u.S.E 5.3 installed and I would like anyone who can tell me what do I
>need to upgrade. Do I have to download the XFree86 3.3.3.1 or anything else.
>Please tell me what should I need to download and what should I do to
>upgrade. It would be great if anyone could tell me in step-by-step process.
>
>Please reply to the newsgroups and me through the e-mail services. Thanks!!!
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of nospam.)
fight spam everywhere!!!
The irony is that Bill Gates claims to making a
stable operating system and
Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world.
Linux; The Official OS of the New Millennium
http://www.linuxlink.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin & Chelby Geiss)
Subject: Re: Problem with sound modules
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 04:42:24 GMT
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 19:08:00 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have the exact same card. I haven't gotten it working yet either,
but I have read somewhere that you have to boot up in dos, run
sscape.exe to activate the card, then warm boot into linux.
PLEASE let me know if you find out anything else or get it to work!!
also, I know the module containging the driver is sscape.o.
>I am using RH5.2 with kernel 2.2.2, and have an Ensoniq Soundscape
>Board. I ran sndconfig to set it up, and got the following error when
>it tried to play the sample sound:
>
>/lib/modules/2.2.2/misc/sscape.o:
>init_module: Device or resource busy
>sound: Device or resource busy
>
>I am sure that all of the IRQ, DMA, I/O's are correct, and I am not
>running X at the time. What is causing this problem, and how do I fix
>it?
>
>Any help is appreciated
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sam E. Trenholme)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: reading ext2 partition from within win95
Date: 2 Mar 1999 12:44:43 -0800
>Is there a way to read an ext partition when booted into win95?
Yes. Look over at ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux for the software.
- Sam
--
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Mp3 reviews here: http://www.samiam.org/music
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Reply-To: "Michael Lee Yohe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Michael Lee Yohe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape goes to sleep
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 14:41:48 -0600
>disconnect when I close the program. The only way to disconnect is to
>close Linux. Hope someone can help. No experience with Linux so please
>keep any answers simple. Thank you.
Do this:
1) Type "ps -ax | grep -i netscape"
2) The first column contains process ID numbers. Look at the one that shows
up for netscape (not grep -i netscape)
3) Type "kill -HUP {pid}" - where {pid} is the process ID that you just saw.
If netscape still doesn't quit, type "kill -9 {pid}" - this will force
terminate a process.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: reading ext2 partition from within win95
Date: 2 Mar 1999 21:02:18 GMT
[trimmed follow-ups to c.o.l.m]
In comp.os.linux.misc Sami Yousif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a way to read an ext partition when booted into win95?
Check out:
http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1998/10/14/908381784.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: damn bastards
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 22:57:17 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, "Mr. Tinkertrain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>i hate those morons who say 'x-windows' instead of 'x-window'.
>ignorant fools.
I usually say "X" because it's a lot easier to type. :-)
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
All right... Who tripped over the cord and unplugged summer??!?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: Installation and usage
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 23:00:44 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] spake unto us, saying:
>Do any of you know if Linux is hard to install and operate?
It really depends on your definition of "hard". It can install quite
easily, actually, but the configuration of the system itself (setting
up networking and X) can be relatively complex.
>Like is it automated and stuff like good ol' Windows 98? I might be
>a Windows convert if it isnt hard 2 use. Could you help me? Thanks.
If "easy to use" is the main thing you're looking for, then I'm not
sure that Linux would be appropriate at this time. It's getting quite
a bit better, but you can run into difficulty.
Do you know any other Linux users? That might make a difference.
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
Mental backup in progress - Do Not Disturb.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: which Linux distribution?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 23:10:36 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr Paul Kinsler)
spake unto us, saying:
>Richard Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I use both Red Hat 5.1 and SuSE 5.3 here. Why? Because the decision
>> of "which distribution is better" turned out to ne complex enough that
>> I didn't take anyone else's advice, and I went and tried them myself.
>
>> FWIW, I'm still uncertain. :-)
>
>I use slackware, initially because I had a friend who used it,
>and now because there seems no reason to change.
I actually started initially with SLS and gave up. XFree86 way back
then didn't like my extremely proprietary Diamond Stealth VRAM card.
I started the second time with Slackware 3.2, and it was cool. But I
decided to try Red Hat 4.2, and I liked it better, mainly because I
could use rpm when possible and still use tarballs too.
--
-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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Reply-To: "Michael Lee Yohe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Michael Lee Yohe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Restricting su
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 14:59:23 -0600
>How do I restrict su to only certain users? Is there a different version
>of su available that has this feature, and if so, where would I get it.
>Linux newbie, please be gentle. :)
I suggest downloading the latest "SUDO" (Super User) package. With sudo,
you can remove "su" from your system and let people "try" to hack away at
it. It works like this:
You specify in a sudo.cfg file what users can do what under root privileges.
For instance, if you didn't want them to be root but you wanted them to be
able to remove any file on the system, you would add the "rm" command to the
list. If you wanted them to have full root privileges, you would specify
"all" indicating that you wanted them to be "root".
Also, it doesn't require them to know the root password, thus securing your
system from ... unforeseen rogue attacks. "sudo" is an excellent
replacement for the "su" command.
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Reply-To: "Michael Lee Yohe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Michael Lee Yohe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using 2 versions of GCC
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 14:53:47 -0600
>Is it possible to "freeze" a version of gcc (currently gcc 2.7.2.1,
>libc5) for further usage and switch to new Linux versions (glibc,
>egcs, ..) in future ?
Yes, it is. EGCS, in itself, is packaged to know what kind of compiler you
had and how to replace it. If you mean to salvage your old compiler and
archive it - it really isn't worth it.
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Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Microkernels are an abstraction inversion
From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 02 Mar 1999 22:31:32 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefaan A Eeckels) writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Francois-Rene Rideau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > On the other hand, the Unix API is very unhelpful by its low-level nature.
> > Secure locking and transaction are just a MESS,
> > not to talk about reliable distributed programming:
> > for the Unix API cannot guarantee any of the high-level invariants
> > that are needed, and does not have a distributed resource model.
> > All in all, UN*X is NOT evil, it's just an obsolete primitive design.
> > Something evil would be tying us to UN*X for the eternity,
> > instead of moving on to better designs.
>
> The UNIX API is about the best when using the process/flat file
> paradigm. Current OO languages are kludgy hybrids because they're
> layered on top of this ancient paradigm - we need an OS that
> hosts objects and orchestrates object interaction across
> networks, not ORBs on top of UNIX and its little brother NT :-)
> I fear that PC's having become commodities has made such a major
> shift impossible (as such an OS will definitely *not* run
> Word).
Let's hear some examples. It's very easy to speak about how an OS
should "host objects", but what would be the most substantial change?
Let's just hear the first thing that pops into your mind. I also
don't buy the comment that "secure locking and transaction are just a
MESS" (its an implementation issue, not UNIX-related): again, lets
have something concrete rather than more CS philosophy, purist, tao
guru nonsense (yes, I am a computer scientist as well).
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: ICQ in Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 22:59:43 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, Joel Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>I am running RedHat 5.2, with kernel 2.0.36, and am trying to get an ICQ
>program going for it.. has anyone succesfully gotten ICQ to work in
>Linux? If so, what version of ICQ (or copy) was it?
I don't use ICQ. But try some of these:
http://www.portup.com/~gyandl/icq/
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-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
Illiterate? Write for FREE HELP!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: More bad news for NT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 23:05:26 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, Harry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>> Where does the kernel end on Windows NT and the GUI begin? <
>
>The NT user interface is called Explorer. It's the default
>interface, though you can use Winfile (the Winodws 3.1 interface) if
>you wish - it's still there in NT 4 (look for Winfile.exe). Changing
>the GUI is no easy matter with NT and most MCSEs can't tell you how
>it's done - it requires changing a registry setting or implementing
>a system policy. You can even use a program like MS Word as the GUI
>- you logon, and you boot straight into Word. NT, like the Mac,
>takes the philosophy of hiding itself from the user - it assumes
>you're going to interact with it via the GUI.
Interesting. So it might actually be possible to create a CLI that
replaces Explorer. Like a bash port? :-)
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-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
All right... Who tripped over the cord and unplugged summer??!?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: RPM manager ?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 23:09:05 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>Does anyone know of a decent RPM manager -- something that I could use
>to 'browse' through and see what's installed ?
Well, one ncurses solution is purp:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/purp/index.html
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-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 standard configuration is a sure sign of brain-death...
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From: jik- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Whts wrong with my GTK???
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 19:22:52 -0800
Luis Sousa wrote:
>
> Can some one please tell me what library is lacking in my redhat 5.2,
> since I can't compile
> anything that uses GTK. this is because gtk-config as compiling switch:
> gcc ... -lXext
> so I get a message that Xext ( a library I belive) does not exists. I
> checked I found libXext. Is this it??
Yes.
If so what do I do now ???
gtk is broken...it should have configured itself to know were your
libraries are...recompile.
> Luis Sousa
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From: "Jim Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.linux
Subject: Re: More bad news for NT
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 00:31:55 -0500
Paul Farber wrote in message ...
>There is a simple test to see if the OS is "HUNG" or just to busy doing
>something else. Press the CAPS LOCK key and look at the keyboard. If the
>light goes ON/OFF then the CPU is running and the 'puter is running. The
>OS may be executing an errant program.. but it is definately alive. IF it
>wasn't what would cause the HDD to spin?
>
>If you could telnet into the system (on a netowrk of course) and do a
>ps xa you would see the processes gobbeling up CPU time, try "top" or
>vmstat.. that will point you in the direction of the problem.
>
>
>
>Paul D. Farber II
>Farber Technology
>Ph. 570-628-5303
>Fax 570-628-5545
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
That's an interesting trick to try Caps Lock.
I have ruled out kernel version.
The KDE Control Center has a bad memory leak which I did observe in the KDE
Process Manager. After using all the memory the system goes heavy swap and
is hung. I will try Caps Lock but I assume the CPU is ok. So its seems
that this leak can hang the system. I thought this won't happen. Is there
anything I can do besides avoid leaky apps like this?
Thanks, Jim
>
>On 2 Mar 1999, Greg Yantz wrote:
>
>> A Lurker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> >
>> > Jim Ross wrote:
>> > > >Sounds Like something is crashing your X-Server, not Linux.
>> > >
>> > > No it's more like a hang. And since ctrl-alt-f2 doesn't response
then
>> > > basically my entire Linux system is hung.
>>
>> The rest of your system is almost certainly OK. You just can't
communicate
>> with it. It's still breathing, just deaf-mute. :\
>>
>> [stuff about network services snipped]
>>
>> Nope, the guy was running a standalone machine. So, when the console
>> gets munged and the machine stops responding to mouse or keyboard input,
>> there's no way to tell the difference between a wedged X server and a
>> total lockup- it all looks the same.
>>
>> -Greg
>>
>>
>
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Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Microkernels are an abstraction inversion
From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 02 Mar 1999 22:41:35 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne) writes:
[snip]
> As you say, nobody seems to have done this; people have fixated on the
> use of uKs to:
> a) Recreate BSD,
> b) Port Linux to new places,
> c) Host Hurd.
Which says a lot for what the real uses of a uK are.
> The first two applications aren't particularly interesting; the third
> Isn't Quite There Yet; none of this represents massive justification for
> great interest in Hurd.
>
> In contrast, adding in:
> d) Building a DB server that is real fast and pretty portable,
> e) Building an authentication server for Linux/BSD/Hurd to depend on,
>
> and other such things where some functionality actually gets pushed to
> the Mach level as opposed to merely running Linux tasks that are really
> Mach tasks a couple layers removed.
Or, just design it to use a flat file (which can be arbitrarily
interpreted by the OS to mean anything from a disk partition to a
clustered, mirrored, interstellar network). Ever heard of KISS?
> a) One OS (let's say the Linux instance) has an LPD queue, and Lites has
> to have its /etc/printcap direct output to the Linux queue.
>
> I'm not sure how to address this; you almost need to have a separate IP
> address for each OS. (Which rings mental bells about another issue...)
>
> b) Both OSes have print queues, and have Mach handle contention for the
> physical device.
>
> c) Push LPD out to being a Mach process. Again, there needs to be
> something to represent to *BOTH* singleservers the notion that the
> service might be on the same box and yet external.
>
> a) and c) point out another issue; who controls TCP/IP? Who owns the
> network card? Which OS "owns" IP addresses?
... exactly the reason why uKs are so deceptive. They sound beautiful
when spoken aloud: Everything is abstract! A minimal set of
instructions to port! yadda yadda yadda. In order for this to really
function, you must have servers to do:
o printing
o video
o serial i/o
o disk storage
o kernel A
o kernel B
o etc.
Well, what do we have here? A quasi-monolithic kernel. There isn't
much difference between the above and a completely modularized Linux
kernel. Pushing functions from space to space does not necessarily
benefit you in any way. If you can't trust kernel code, then you
can't trust kernel code: uK advocactes always assume that the uK is
pure.
[snip]
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Morten Liebach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: StarDivision StarOffice Comments?
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:22:40 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote <7bff85$kch$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>3) Is it possible to read/import/export MS Word, Excel and Word Perfect
files
>with StarOffice?
>
>BOB
I've tried the Windows version of StarOffice, and I'm also running MS
Office97, and I tried to import an excel-file to SO, and it didn't work too
well. The graphs wasn't x,y-graphs anymore, so that didn't work. As far as I
could see, there wasn't any problems with the rest in excel.
Ar far as Word goes it looked OK when I tried, but I have far from tried
every function in those programs (e.g. Word+Excel).
I hope I've been of some help, despite the fact that I'm not running
linux...yet!
Morten Liebach
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From: Todd Ostermeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,comp.windows.x,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: S.u.S.E. 5.3 and Matrox Millenium G200 AGP
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 23:47:00 -0600
On 3 Mar 1999, Allen wrote:
: Yes you will need to upgrade to Xfree86 3.3.3.1, but I don't know the steps for
: S.u.S.E., as I'm going through much the same thing, and I'm running Red Hat 5.2.
:
The process should be nearly identical for SuSE 5.3 as it is for RH 5.2,
with one major exception: SuSE 5.3 is still libc5 based, not glibc, so
you have to make sure you get the correct rpms (or tar.gz's, if you're
going that route)
:
: On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:26:02 +0800, "Chan, Siu-Kei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: wrote:
:
: >I currently upgrade my VGA card to Millenium G200 AGP (8MB SGRAM version). I
: >have S.u.S.E 5.3 installed and I would like anyone who can tell me what do I
: >need to upgrade. Do I have to download the XFree86 3.3.3.1 or anything else.
: >Please tell me what should I need to download and what should I do to
: >upgrade. It would be great if anyone could tell me in step-by-step process.
: >
: >Please reply to the newsgroups and me through the e-mail services. Thanks!!!
:
: Allen
:
:
: (email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
: onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of nospam.)
: fight spam everywhere!!!
:
:
: The irony is that Bill Gates claims to making a
: stable operating system and
: Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world.
:
: Linux; The Official OS of the New Millennium
:
: http://www.linuxlink.com
:
:
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Todd Ostermeier
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: webpage to change password
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 05:38:13 GMT
Would like to know of script (freeware / show me resource) for changing user's
password from a webapge ?
Thanks
Samir Sanghavi
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From: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RPM manager ?
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:25:41 +0000
Reply-To: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Does anyone know of a decent RPM manager -- something that I could use
to 'browse' through and see what's installed ?
Cheers,
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Hodges)
Subject: Re: ATI Mach64 and X-Windows.
Date: 2 Mar 1999 20:49:29 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: My system: a P133 with 32 MB of RAM, with a 2 MB ATI Mach64 video card. The
: problem: when selecting a higher resolution, X-Windows reports that there is
: no "mode" available.
If you are getting X-Windows, I suspect you have it installed correctly. I'm
looking at your 2 MB though, and I'm guessing that you don't have the
horses to run at higher resolutions.
Gary
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (SSAMOREZ)
Subject: Re: Installation and usage
Date: 3 Mar 1999 04:19:57 GMT
If you do not have at least a reasonably good knowledge of Unix you should ,
either learn Unix or Stick with windows.IMHO...................dave
nitros@(NOSPAM)bluevelvet.com
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