Linux-Misc Digest #390, Volume #20 Sat, 29 May 99 08:13:07 EDT
Contents:
kdm only in failsafe ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ATI Rage 3 Video Card ("peka")
Re: RedHat 6.0 questions (4season)
Re: RH 6.0 from Cheapbytes is 1 CD, official RH is 2 CDs. Why? (Michel Catudal)
Re: IP Addresses of Interfaces ("Robert B. Hamilton")
password prompt missing ("Jose A. De Sousa Boura")
Re: A Capitalists view of freedom (David Kastrup)
RH 6.0 vs. Mandrake 6.0 (Robert Washburne)
Re: Netscape 4.6 .rpm, .deb? was, Re: Netscape 4.51 suddenly exits (Michel Catudal)
ncurses pieces missing? (Ciaran Costelloe)
Re: core dump ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ISA future domain SCSI card driver? (Marc Mutz)
postgresql and postmaster (Fezzzza)
Re: corel wordperfect 8 for linux (Bo Vandenberg)
Re: Commercially speaking (NEWS)
Re: Graphics Tablet for Linux (Jari Lietzen)
Re: HELP!!! I cant explain these few loglines! (Paul Kimoto)
Re: gnome RPMS suck??? + a few questions (Andrew Chung)
Re: screen size problem (Stanislaw Flatto)
Re: gdbm: What is it!? (Paul Kimoto)
Re: A Capitalists view of freedom (Matthias Warkus)
Re: SuSE vs Red Hat? ("Robert C. Paulsen, Jr.")
Re: Linux fonts (Bob Tennent)
FREE HARDCORE XXX SEX PICTURES! 1831 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Lilo having a problem (NEWS)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: kdm only in failsafe
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 18:49:59 GMT
Hi. I installed kde and I was trying to run kdm when.
I got an ancient slackware that I've been upgrading, it's got
kernel-2.2.9 and latests everythings.
My problem is that the kde login only lets me enter in the
failsafe mode. Every other seems to start but comes back
to the login screen.
When I run in failsafe I got to do
. /etc/profile
startkde
I've been reading docs and wandering deja news
unsuccessfull. What am I missing ?
I just installed kde-1.1.1 and keeps doing the
same.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: "peka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ATI Rage 3 Video Card
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:35:13 +0200
Nik Gibson wrote:
>I have been searching and searching and I can't find a driver for my new
>ATI Rage 3 Video card. The card is so new that it wouldn't surprise me
>if it takes a bit of time for a driver to come out.
>
>But I was wondering if any one had already gotten it to work? Or if
>anyone has heard of a driver being developed?
Don't know about ATI Rage 3, but maybe the text below is of some assistance.
Text from suse homepage I might add. Sorry, but I don't have the URL. Just
saved the text to my HD.
/Peter
"
Graphics card ATI Mach64 RagePro
Applies to
XFree86: Versions since 3.3.1
Project:
You try to use the Mach64 server (series "x", package "xmach64") with your
ATI Mach64 RagePro. The server does not recognize your card autmoatically.
How to proceed:
Please edit /etc/XF86Config (you have to be user root) and search for:
Section "device"
Identifier .....
VendorName .....
BoardName .....
Now insert the following two lines below:
ChipId 0x4754
ChipRev 0x01
Now you should be able to start the Mach64 server by entering startx.
"
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From: 4season <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat 6.0 questions
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 23:36:59 -0600
> Second, programs crash at odd times, and I don't know why.
> In particular, in netscape when I am editting a document, and
> go to create a link, then hit the OK button, netscape crashes. Why?
> It is netscape 4.51.
Dunno, but I've found that Netscape crashes every time I try to get to
the USA portion of Logitech's website. Dunno if it has anything to do
with the fact that I've got it configured to refuse all cookie useage.
>
> Third, Is it possible to put things like wmmon, wmWeather, etc in the
> panel in Gnome?
> It doesn't seem to work. It puts them on the desktop instead. This
> would be fine if I could
> launch them every time I logged in, but can't figure out how to do
> that either.
Try Settings:Menu Editor. Unless you are logged on as root, the only
place that seems to be allowed for new entries is under User Menus.
Maybe create a spiffy icon to go with it.
This seems to work for automatically launching apps and placing their
windows in a desired location each time you log on: Arrange the desktop
to your liking, right-click, and choose "rescan desktop". Cool, huh?
Not sure about the other problems (I only did my first Linux install a
couple of weeks ago). I haven't gotten around to finding out how to
check memory useage, but my 64M box works fine. I've got a 127M swap
partition..
Hope this helps
Jeff
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From: Michel Catudal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 6.0 from Cheapbytes is 1 CD, official RH is 2 CDs. Why?
Date: 29 May 1999 01:18:11 -0500
Michael McConnell wrote:
>
> On Thu, 6 May 1999, Jerome Mrozak wrote:
>
> > I've seen from Linux Central that the source is on their CD #2. If I
> > have to (want to) recompile the kernel will the single-CD version do the
> > trick? Is all of the kernel source there? (The alternative is that the
> > single-CD versions pulled from the web site can't be recompiled.)
>
> The single-CD version should be fine, as long as
> kernel-source-######.i386.rpm is present on the CD.
>
The source of the kernel is on the cheapbytes CD
for the other sources just buy the second CD which is
just source for $1.99
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From: "Robert B. Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IP Addresses of Interfaces
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 11:19:49 -0500
On Fri, 28 May 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Is there a file where Linux stores the IP addresses (in a.b.c.d format)
> of active interfaces?
>
> In other words, is there a file that contains the information supplied
> by running ifconfig?
The closest would be /proc/net/route, that is assuming your kernel
supports the /proc interface and the /proc filesystem is mounted.
You will see the IP addresses in the form (on intel x86 systems)
ddccbbaa where a,b,c,d are hex digits.
The other stats reported by ifconfig come from parsing /proc/net/dev
I don't know how much guarantee you have that the interface is still
active or functioning correctly, however. For example if someone
pulls out the phone line while ppp0 is up, Linux will probably
continue to report the interface until someone either kills pppd
or deletes the route manually....
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From: "Jose A. De Sousa Boura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: password prompt missing
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:39:55 -0700
hello,
I have a Suse linux box (kernel 2.033) which I am trying to setup. I was
trying to add a scsi driver and therefore recompiled and installed the
kernel, the problem is now when I boot up I have a login: prompt, I type
root <ENTER> and it gives me the login" prompt again, no way to get a
password: prompt, it just keeps cycling...
Thank you for any help, please cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
jose
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From: David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: A Capitalists view of freedom
Date: 29 May 1999 12:29:53 +0200
Maciej Stachowiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Marco Antoniotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Seebach) writes:
> >
> > But the big question remains. Why in Western Europe the violent, gun
> > related, crime rates are still lower than in the US (or - at least -
> > this is the perception that one has), and with much stricter gun
> > controls laws in place? Big question for sure, but avoiding it is
> > unfair. :)
> >
>
> Interestingly, one Western European country that has an _especially_
> low rate of violent crime is Switzerland, where all adult males are
> required to own a firearm.
Well, this would be a very good advertisement *for* gun control. It
happens that the weapons are owned by the government, given out only
to people trained in its army, and both weapons and ammunition are
checked in regular intervals by the army. Any misuse of such a weapon
is a martial offense and appropriately dealt with.
Thus the conditions on weapon use are much much more strict than even
the most ardent gun control freaks in America would dare to demand.
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Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +49-234-709-4209
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From: Robert Washburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 6.0 vs. Mandrake 6.0
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 16:10:20 -0400
Greetings!
I am currently running RH 5.2. I am concidering upgrading to 6.0 and a
more fully featured window manager, such as KDE or GNOME. I also have
downloaded Star Office, but have not installed it yet.
I have seen a lot of threads concerning glibc problems with RH 6.0.
Mandrake sound neats, but I haven't read much about in the news group
(where ther REAL dirt comes out).
So...would anyone care to comment on:
-) Is it advisable to upgrade from 5.2 to 6.0? Or should I wait for a
cleaned up 6.1?
-) Would it be better to go Mandrake at this point?
-) How easy/difficult is it to upgrade from RH 5.2 to Mandrake 6.0?
Thanks much!
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800-759-8888 1636840# (pager)
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From: Michel Catudal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape 4.6 .rpm, .deb? was, Re: Netscape 4.51 suddenly exits
Date: 29 May 1999 01:33:03 -0500
John Thompson wrote:
>
> Michel wrote:
> >
> > Matt O'Toole wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anyone seen Netscape 4.6 rpms or debs yet? Where? I'm too lazy to
> > > install it otherwise... plus, it's nicer to have it packaged and ready for
> > > an easy upgrade or uninstall if necessary..
> > >
> >
> > The US version is only available in libc5 for both 4.51 and 4.6
> > and they are tar.gz files
>
> I just saw this in linux.redhat.announce yesterday:
>
> New netscape packages are available. While these are not
> specifically security updates, among the changes listed
> are 'Fixes to improve security'; therefore it is recommended
> that users update to the new packages.
>
> SPARC packages will become available when SPARC binaries are
> available from Netscape.
>
> Red Hat Linux 6.0:
> ==================
>
> i386:
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.0/i386/netscape-common-4.6-1.i386.rpm
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.0/i386/netscape-communicator-4.6-1.i386.rpm
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.0/i386/netscape-navigator-4.6-1.i386.rpm
>
> Source rpm:
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.0/SRPMS/netscape-4.6-1.src.rpm
>
> Red Hat Linux 5.2:
> ==================
>
> i386:
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/netscape-common-4.6-0.i386.rpm
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/netscape-communicator-4.6-0.i386.rpm
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/netscape-navigator-4.6-0.i386.rpm
>
> Source rpm:
> rpm -Uvh
> ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/SRPMS/netscape-4.6-0.src.rpm
>
> --
>
> -John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
I think these are all export versions. You have to register at
Netscape to get to download the US versions.
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From: Ciaran Costelloe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ncurses pieces missing?
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:53:58 +0100
I am a relative newbie to Linux and I am having problems getting a
program I have written that uses ncurses to compile, specifically when I
add "#include curses.h", the compiler cannot find curses.h.
This is not that surprising since there is no file "curses.h" on my
Linux computer. It is Redhat Linux version 5.2. When I checked what
packages are installed, I was surprised to see that ncurses was
installed. I then found /usr/doc/ncurses-4.2/README, which stated the
installation instructions were to be found in INSTALL. However, I don't
have an INSTALL file (unless it is really well hidden somewhere, like in
some compressed file: it certainly is not with the README).
I have read up as much as I can on this but I am totally lost at this
stage. I know that I don't really have a clue as to what I am doing,
but I don't even know where to start learning. Can anyone please help?
Ciaran Costelloe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: core dump
Date: 28 May 1999 20:17:45 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 5. Just what is 'core dump'? I remember the
> statement from back in the 60s. But then
> we had 'magnetic cores'.
A core dump is the contents of the memory when the program went ballistic.
And yes, the term is a hang over from the old days of ferrite(sp?) core
memory.
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Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 22:42:11 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ISA future domain SCSI card driver?
Kelvin Leung wrote:
>
> I got RH 5.2 with kernel 2.2.6 and it seems to me that it doesn't support
> my Future domain ISA SCSI card (18x00 chipset). Any idea?
>
> Kelvin
Did you say *ISA*? You know: modern HD's do up to 12 and more MB/sec.
ISA does only 2-3 MB/sec!!!!
Buy a new card for approx. 100[$/euro] and you'll be a lot happier....
Marc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fezzzza)
Subject: postgresql and postmaster
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:03:27 GMT
Please help
I am running postgresql and i am trying to connect thme via a linked
table in access through obdc I have installed the drivers on the
windows machine and filled out the info.
I have edited the pg_hba.conf file to accept a tcp/ip host and am
still getting a socket #101 error
I have run the psql -h hostname -u and the message returns is the
postmaster running with the -i switch set.
I am running red hat 5.1 (manhattan)
and the only drirectory I can find with any postgresql files is
/var/lib/pgsql
I am quite new to linux and cant find the data directory where my
databases live enven though I can maintain them from the above
directory ok.
and what file and path controls the postmaster startup so I can put
the -i switch in.
Fezzzza
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From: Bo Vandenberg <"dedy"@(remove)ionline.net>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.rpm,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: corel wordperfect 8 for linux
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 22:47:13 -0400
It may be a kernel issue.
XET Elec wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I've just installed Redhat 6.0 on a blank hard drive. I had been using
> Redhat 5.2 with Corel WordPerfect 8 on this machine, but for several
> reasons I blanked the disk and started over. I reinstalled WordPerfect,
> and I've found that I now can't properly open Microsoft Word 6/7/8
> files. I get a "Filtrix can't convert the file" error. Previously, I
> had been able to read the exact same files when I was running on Redhat
> 5.2
>
> Does anyone know of a reason this might be? In every other way I've
> tested, WordPerfect runs fine.
>
> Thanks. Please copy any responses to my email, if you would.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: NEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Commercially speaking
Date: 27 May 1999 18:17 GMT
[everything snipped]
>
> erik olson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Erik, I recommend that you read the license again....
less /usr/src/linux/COPYING.
Read point 0 and 1.
There is nothing wrong with writing commercial applications for linux
just so long as you do not copy / use / base any code on the *source*
*code* of a GPL program. There is *nothing* wrong with using a GPL
program for what it is desiged for. If I were to wrap a GPL program in a
non-gpl suite, there is nothing stopping me from charging for the
wrapper, just so long as I do not charge for the GPL program.
Finally, there is nothing wrong with wanting to make money. Linux can
and will provide a mechanism for people to benefit financially. (SAP,
Sybase, StarOffice, Applixware, Redhat ...)
It is *not* against the "spirit", "culture", or license of Linux.
gus
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From: Jari Lietzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Graphics Tablet for Linux
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 09:43:02 +0300
Erik Lins wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I would like to use some kind of graphics tablet (on which one can draw
> with a kind of pen and has some button for certain actions) with linux
> (especially GIMP).
> Of course, a simple one, which behaves to the computer like a mouse
> should work, but I would prefer using it together with my PS2 mouse and
> not instead of. One possibility could be to have a PS2 mouse and a rs232
> graphics tablet and to change X11 setting according to the device I want
> to use at that time. More elegant would be to have both available the
> whole time.
> I didn't find any tablets especially for linux, but maybe someone knows
> one, which works.
Hi!
I'm using SummaSketch II tablet with Linux. X11 is configured to use PS2
mouse and tablet support is added with tablet driver from
MicroStation95. Tablet support can be added or removed when needed. You
can find more information about MicroStation95 Academic Suite from
http://www.bentley.com/academic/support/suppreq.htm
HTH
-Jari
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: HELP!!! I cant explain these few loglines!
Date: 29 May 1999 03:29:32 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bj�rn Griese wrote:
>May 24 07:02:18 mrhankey kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at
>virtual address 00000004
>May 24 07:02:18 mrhankey kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 00cd1000, Xr3 = 00cd1000
>May 24 07:02:18 mrhankey kernel: *pde = 00000000
>May 24 07:02:18 mrhankey kernel: Oops: 0002
>May 24 07:02:18 mrhankey kernel: CPU: 0
>May 24 07:02:19 mrhankey kernel: EIP: 0010:[generic_file_read+1002/1584]
>May 24 07:02:19 mrhankey kernel: EFLAGS: 00010206
Sometimes these kernel errors are caused by hardware
problems. But if you think that it's a kernel (software)
problem, see the file Documentation/oops-tracing.txt in
the kernel source code, also available at
http://www.kernelnotes.org/doc20/oops-tracing.txt .
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Chung)
Subject: Re: gnome RPMS suck??? + a few questions
Date: 18 May 1999 03:00:26 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 18 May 1999 00:09:02 +0100, D. Vrabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> so question 1:
>>
>> by compiling the sources with prefix=/usr which redhat seems to use, am
>> i overwriting the RPMed files redhat put there?
>> This would be good cuz I dont gotta worry about conflicts... but not
>> sure wat happens in the lib directory...
Umm.. are you building just part of gnome or are you building everything you
need? Just putting built binaries into /usr won't necessarily solve all your
dependecy problems.
>> If not then do I have to uninstall all the offending RPMs first b4 I
>> compile?
I don't use RH, but I believe "rpm -e <package>" will remove <package>.
Check "man rpm"
>> wat does ldconfig do?
It checks where all the shared libraries are so that the linker can find the
correct library to import symbols from
>> is there anyway to install RPMs with those missing files?
depends on what you're missing...
>> wat are all those warnings during compiles?... like
>> warning, attempted redefinition of something something
Did you grab the sources from the CVS tree?
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From: Stanislaw Flatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: screen size problem
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:19:11 GMT
In the config file set the size of virtual screen to the resolution.
Actually the server looks at the resolutions possible at the color depth
used and makes the virtual screen according to the largest number
of pixels.
e.g. lets say at bpp8 you have 640x480, 800x600,1024x768, 1280x1024.
No matter which you call by cnrl-alt-plus the virtual screen is 1280x1024.
If you want to work in 800x600 edit config file and write "virtual 800x600".
it will fit the desktop to the screen but you cannot access higher
resolutions
at this color depth.
And RTFM, I had the same problems, solved by learning.
Good luck.
Stanislaw.
Brian Jones wrote:
> I've got red hat 5.2 installed and most things are working fine, but the
> screen size is wrong. The virtual desktop is a few inches larger than
> the screen, and it's also not seeing all of the colors right. The
> monitor's pretty generic (IBM G70, 17 inch), and I've tried messing with
> the /etc/X11/XF86Config file, but none of the changes seem to take
> effect. I'd really appreciate any advice on how to fix this...it makes
> the environment rather frustrating to work in!
>
> cc a reply to my address ([EMAIL PROTECTED])...thanks!
>
> brian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: gdbm: What is it!?
Date: 29 May 1999 03:33:39 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jason Nickerson wrote:
> What the heck is this utility used for anyway (am not familiar with
> "dbm").
Programs that use databases.
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Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: A Capitalists view of freedom
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:37:34 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the 28 May 1999 18:51:51 -0400...
..and Maciej Stachowiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Marco Antoniotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Seebach) writes:
> >
> > But the big question remains. Why in Western Europe the violent, gun
> > related, crime rates are still lower than in the US (or - at least -
> > this is the perception that one has), and with much stricter gun
> > controls laws in place? Big question for sure, but avoiding it is
> > unfair. :)
> >
>
> Interestingly, one Western European country that has an _especially_
> low rate of violent crime is Switzerland, where all adult males are
> required to own a firearm.
Which they usually keep in their closet or the bunker that's required
to be in every newly-built house. It's not like this weapon would be
quickly at hand if some thug came into a Swiss house at night.
There are a million more credible reason for the low crime rate in
Switzerland, f.ex. that the country is not very urbanised, that
they've got the highest GNP per capita on the whole bloody planet,
that they've got liberal drug policies, stuff like that.
mawa
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miss the whole darn bed
-- Joe Riggens, "Drunk", '50 R&B song.
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From: "Robert C. Paulsen, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: SuSE vs Red Hat?
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 06:31:03 -0500
Mitchell Maltenfort wrote:
>
> Syed Mujtaba wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Hello folks,
> > i am currently in the market to buy Linux, and cannot decide whether
> >to get SuSE 6.1 or Red Hat Linux 6? any input on the matter would be
> >most appreciated.
> >thanks
>
> Depends on your level of skill.
>
> In a lot of places, I've seen a consensus that Red Hat is the best 'first'
> package, for someone who is new to Linux and to Unix.
I suspect those opinions were formed by people who never used SuSE.
It would be interesting to do a survey of people who have experience
with both RH and SuSE and hear their opinions on...
1) Ease of install and configuration for 1st time user
2) Ease of install and configuration for experienced user
3) Ease of post-install administration for 1st time user
4) Ease of post-install administration for experienced user
5) Choice of included packages
In my case I have used RH (4.2 and 5.2), SuSE (5.3, 6.0 and 6.1) and
Slackware (3.6).
I give SuSE top marks in all of the above. I found RH and Slackware to
be close in all the above categories. Slackware is just a little less
flashy.
Of course RH and SuSE are not the only choices. Caldera has had good
reviews for its 1st-time user friendliness.
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Robert Paulsen http://paulsen.home.texas.net
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Tennent)
Subject: Re: Linux fonts
Date: 29 May 1999 11:31:23 GMT
Reply-To: rdt(a)cs.queensu.ca
On Sat, 29 May 1999 05:56:25 GMT, N R Farley wrote:
>For a while now I've been putting up with horrible linux fonts in
>netscape. I'm wondering if anyone knows how to install more fonts. Is
>there a way of installing windows fonts (I've got to give microsoft
>credit for their fonts)? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/
http://www.sfu.ca/~yzhang/linux/truetype/
Bob T.
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From: NEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilo having a problem
Date: 27 May 1999 19:32 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Lilo is having a problem with my hard drive. It says that because it
> is more than 1024 cylinders that Lilo will not work right. Will
> Redhat 6.0 fix this. By the way I am using Redhat 5.2
iirc this is a pc bios problem. lilo must use the bios in its initial
disk access. the bios calls were specified some twenty years ago, and
while they have been updated, have not kept up with disk drive
technology. no lilo can fix it.
to fix this you have two options[1]
1) make a small partition at the beginning of the disk (i.e., below
the 1024 cylinder point) and put your kernels there.
2) sometimes you can trick the bios by giving a fake geometry. i
think it is called linear mode, but i may be wrong.
for more information, go to http://www.deja.com/. i think this
question has been asked before.
[1] well, three options, 0) being get a decent piece of hardware,
i.e., a non ia86 based machine. however price considerations
force acceptance of the low bidder despite its horrible flaws.
--
johan kullstam
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