Linux-Misc Digest #67, Volume #21 Sun, 18 Jul 99 04:13:17 EDT
Contents:
Re: Help please - want to limit size of user's e-mail on sendmail. (John Bell)
Re: Can i save my kernel to a floppy? (Silviu Minut)
Re: Netscape crashes on Java (Robert Lowe)
Re: Shortcomings of Linux? (Erik de Castro Lopo)
Re: logging in is very slow (John Cecere)
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (John Imrie)
Re: Shortcomings of Linux? ("Paul E. Bell")
Converting Windows fonts to X/Gnome ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Red Hat is Crap!! (Keven R. Pittsinger)
Re: Lynx for cron-jobs (Keven R. Pittsinger)
Re: RH6.0 Support for > 1GB RAM (Tim Moore)
[help set up] Cable modem, Linux Server + Win98 Clients.. (bono)
Re: Converting Windows fonts to X/Gnome ("R.K.Aa")
Re: How do you install new programs (ryan)
Re: dialup changing hostname (ryan)
Benchmarks for Linux (Ananda Rao Ladi)
Re: who makes the best Linux? Microsoft? (ryan)
re: Sound Problem (Brinley)
Wordperfect and Linuxmall Confusion! (ryan)
Re: Converting Windows fonts to X/Gnome ("R.K.Aa")
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From: John Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Help please - want to limit size of user's e-mail on sendmail.
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 23:17:17 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Johan Kullstam wrote:
>
> if all else fails, have your MTA deliver through a mail filter like
> procmail. this filter would check the mailbox sizes.
>
Better yet, I believe procmail actually respects the
underlying quota mechanism, and reacts accordingly.
I believe that is part of the magic of using procmail
as the MDA, since you can use it to a) push mail to
the user's $HOME/Mail directory, b) have quotas set up
on the home directories, and c) as a result, tailor
the mail folder quota depending on individual user
need (for instance, if they paid for the service).
A HOWTO for this would be nifty - perhaps it has
already been written (a good chance for me to do
some research)...
--
John Bell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.vignette.com
Sr. System Administrator - Vignette Corporation
Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. - Horace
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From: Silviu Minut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Can i save my kernel to a floppy?
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 01:13:17 -0400
Assuming you made (b)zImage,
insert the floppy
fdformat /dev/fd0H1440
cd /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot
cat zImage >> /dev/fd0
That's all.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hi there
>
> since i compiled a kernel that seems to work well , can i save it to
> a floppy and use it as a replacement if i crash my system? if so what
> all do i save just vmlinuz? and /or /System.map
>
> thanks
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From: Robert Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape crashes on Java
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 05:31:05 GMT
I tried the fix that Redhat posted and it did not work for me. Can someone
please tell me what is wrong? I just want to have a little Java!
I am running rh 6.0 that I got from lsl (they burned the CD)
I am using gnome/enlightenment
Netscape version 4.5.1
any ideas will be welcomed
Fred & Val Kuipers wrote:
> I had the same problem & after hrs of searching for an answer other than
> "turn off java", I stumbled across a link in on the RedHat web site with
> the answer to my problem. Here is the link:
>
>
http://www.redhat.com/cgi-bin/support?solution&11-990511-0082&100-926468988&14-0&15-0&25-&3-&30-
>
> Since I have tried what they suggested Netscape has been running
> smoothly.
>
> VK
>
>
> Chuck Cusack wrote:
>
> > I have ReadHat 6.0, and netscape 4.6-1.
> > It seems that whenever netscape launched a java applet,
> > an error message comes up, and netscape crashes before I
> > can read the error. I recall hearing there was some problem
> > with the netscape and Redhat 6.0, but can't find any info
> > on it. What sould I do--get an old version of netscape?
> > If so, which one, and from where.
> > A pointer to a site where this is discussed would also be good.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chuck Cusack.
> >
> > Reply to me personally if you wish.
> > My e-mail is [EMAIL PROTECTED], unless you are a spammer,
> > then it is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: Erik de Castro Lopo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Shortcomings of Linux?
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 15:24:46 +1000
Stuart Fox wrote:
>
> Erik de Castro Lopo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Bob wrote:
> > >
> > > > > For the last few years Microsoft has been trying to push
> > > > > their own ideas and strategies through IETF as official
> > > > > standards (e.g. DHCP, a Microsoft-invented extension to
> > > > > BootP). Basically Microsoft develops something on their own,
> > > > > pushes it as a (hopefully, from their point of view, very
> > > > > complex) standard, that is difficult to implement, and then
> > > > > gets a head start from the work they have already done by
> > > > > being the first company with a working implementation.
> > > > > Everyone else has to catch up.
> > >
> > > Microsoft invented DHCP? I hadn't heard that one, I had always thought
> it
> > > was based on an RFC. But then again a lot of that rant seemed to be full
> of
> > > shit.
> >
> > Microsoft DHCP != DHCP
> >
>
> It's RFC compliant. How is it not DHCP? You can't just say that it's not
> and not tell us why.
Its my understanding that Microsoft has some proprietary extensions
to DHCP which make cause problems with some compliant DHCP
implementations.
Good enough?
Erik
--
+-------------------------------------------------+
Erik de Castro Lopo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+-------------------------------------------------+
"I once worked for a company where as part of the BS5750 "Quality"
process I attended a meeting where I was informed that it was Company
Policy not to use free software. When I asked him for his written
authorisation for me to remove X Windows from our Sun workstations,
he backtracked." -- Phil Hunt
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From: John Cecere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: logging in is very slow
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:01:59 -0400
Paul Gallagher wrote:
>
> scable <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I'm running RH6.0 Frequently (about one in four times) when I power up
> > my machine and log in under my personal account, getting from the little
> > login window to a full desktop takes a long time -- as much as five
> > minutes. I give it my name and password; the window goes away leaving
> > only the RH logo on the screen; and then it just sits there for several
> > minutes before anything else comes up.
> [...snipped...]
>
> I think it's GNOME; this happens to me every now and then. Here's what
> I do:
>
> Do a [CTRL]+[ALT]+[Backspace]
>
> This will kill your X session and put you back to your login screen.
>
> Now, type [CTRL]+[ALT]+[F1]
>
> You'll go to a "virtual console." Log in to your account (user
> account, if that's where it's happening) with your name and password.
>
I ran into the same problem myself and came up with this same
conclusion. However, I just put an rm .Xauthority and rm .ICEauthority
as the first two lines of my .xinitrc and everything works fine.
> Now, type
>
> rm core .Xauthority .ICEauthority
>
> Now, logout (type logout)
>
> Then, type [CTRL]+[ALT]+[F7]
>
> and you'll return to the your graphical login screen.
>
> Log in as yourself and everything should run smoothly.
>
> As I understand it -- moderately, that is -- .Xauthority or
> .ICEauthority is causing the problem.
>
> (In fact, before I came across this tip, I'd resigned myself to simply
> using KDE, but this works well with the GNOME troubles.)
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> P
>
> ----------------
> ICQ: 16556555
--
"...don't try to lawyer me out of common sense."
Jean-Louis Gassee
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From: John Imrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,omp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
Subject: Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark?
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:25:46 +0100
> >--
> The World series is named for the New York World, the newspaper that first
> sponsored it.
> (Baseball is a big deal in Cuba for irony...)
>
In that case I withdraw my earler remark about naming the searies.
Hopfully this wil close this thread.
The Pilgrim
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From: "Paul E. Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Shortcomings of Linux?
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:06:20 -0500
Someone told me the other day that BSD was loosing support (or rather,
that there was no-one supporting it as far as upgrades, bug fixes,
etc.). I have seen commercial packaging of Linux distributions, but
have not so far seen any BSD implementations advertised.
Someone else here said that BSD currently has a greater following than
Linux, and that the TCP/IP stack problems in Linux are bugs which the
Linux community is loathe to admit.
--
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(I'd put my webpage here, if it had anything on it.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Converting Windows fonts to X/Gnome
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 05:50:29 GMT
I am tasked with converting the huge supply of
fonts we use on the Windows machines, to XWindows.
Most are TrueType fonts. I have seen a special
font server, thought I was wondering if there was
an app to convert them to X's native format(s). So
far nothing useful on Freshmeat or by pouring
through Google and Altavista. TIA,
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keven R. Pittsinger)
Subject: Re: Red Hat is Crap!!
Date: 18 Jul 1999 06:35:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> blah wrote:
>
>> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.451
>
>> Get Slackware or Debian, they are the only pure distributions!
>>
>> Anyone who has used both Red Hat and either of these distributions
>> knows this!
>
> This was from somebody using Windows to post...
>
> My take is that you may as well try seveal distributions.
> Go with whichever one you want. If you don't like RedHat,
> fine, don't use it. You have a choice.
>
> And what's all this about "pure distributions?" I suspect
> this is only a concern if you're using linux for religious
> reasons.
RMS must love this guy.
Keven
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keven R. Pittsinger)
Subject: Re: Lynx for cron-jobs
Date: 18 Jul 1999 06:38:23 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Sascha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I need to daily get a html-file via http, and save it local. I want to
> keep this as simple as possible with a cron job. So I wonder, if lynx
> can be invoked by commandline with the URL, save the corresponding file
> and then terminate by its own. The thing is, that I can't find this
> functionality in the lynx documentation, but my feeling tells me, that
> lynx can do this. if not, are there any other SIMPLE ways to do get
> files via http, and save them localy?
> Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks!
I use wget. Freely availiable at your favorite ftp site. Version I'm
using here is 1.5.3. Works like a charm.
Keven
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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 23:40:26 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH6.0 Support for > 1GB RAM
> I am using RedHat 6.0 on an HP server with 1.25 GB of memory, but I can
> only use 970MG.
There's a config file setting for memory > 1GB. Can't recall exactly
which one, but it was obvious.
--
direct replies substitute timothymoore for user name
"Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
WS Burroughs.
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From: bono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: [help set up] Cable modem, Linux Server + Win98 Clients..
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 07:02:26 GMT
Hi:
I have looked at the examples in
http://www.sfu.ca/~yzhang/linux/samba/index.html
http://home.talkcity.com/MigrationPath/maguai/samba.html
they are kinda different from one and the other , especially the smb.conf
files!!! I thought they should be much the same...
I followed the Simpsons example but Homer never shows up in Bart's network
neighbourhood. I could ping each other as well as seeing the Apache page
on Homer through Bart (only IP address if I type http://homer it says host
not found..) if I can ping Bart's IP from Homer and can telnet to Homer
from Bart I guess basically there is a connection.. just that it is not
finished. I thought my workgroup was wrong in syntax but I check it to
"Workgroup" after failed in "WORKGROUP" or "workgroup"... so I think the
matching workgroup name fact should not be there.
Also is it true that after finishing the samba set up Bart can use the
IE to browse the net too?
I heard that you can set up so that if you have a cable modem line connect
to eth0 of the linux server, the other clients can also connect to the net
without another line. Does anyone have a more detail example of how to
set it up like that? Or if anyone know any resource or doc that I can read
more about it.
Just in case I miss the reply , which I really hope not.. please send reply
to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you
Bono
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From: "R.K.Aa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Converting Windows fonts to X/Gnome
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 09:08:42 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I am tasked with converting the huge supply of
> fonts we use on the Windows machines, to XWindows.
> Most are TrueType fonts. I have seen a special
> font server, thought I was wondering if there was
> an app to convert them to X's native format(s). So
> far nothing useful on Freshmeat or by pouring
> through Google and Altavista. TIA,
I would recommend that you first test using xfsft or the "quicker"
solution xfstt provide. Why convert when you can use tt-fonts direct.
However, for converting purposes...(if you really insist):
http://www.mindspring.net/~john_mcl/adding_fonts.html
Applets, scripts and procedure is explained in a slightly different
context as this is a page covering how to get tt-fonts to work with
StarOffice, but the procedure would be the one you're looking for.
K.
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From: ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do you install new programs
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 03:12:04 -0400
Farouk Dindar wrote:
> Hi
>
> This is a newbie question.
>
> I am in my windows partition and am downloading Star Office
>
> I have been told how to mount my fat drive so that I can
> see the drive from linux.
>
> This is a tar file. (70 megs) How do I go about installing the
> program?
>
> Thank You
>
> Farouk Dindar
Well that is sort of a big question, lets see if I can help.
First, you will need to find out which partition windows is installed on
and mount it. If you don't know, use 'fdisk' from linux. Once fdisk
starts, use the 'p' command to print a list of partitions. You should
be able to see which partition is windows. It will probablly be on
/dev/hda1 or /dev/hda2 (only if you have IDE drives though).
Anyway, you can mount the partition with the mount command, something
like 'mount /dev/hda2 /mnt -t msdos' should work. You can read up on
the mount command with 'man mount'. The above string would mount the
second partition on your first IDE drive to /mnt on your linux
partition. You may have to use 'vfat' instead of 'msdos' ( i don't use
windows so I don't know).
Once you have the partition mounted, copy the tar to a temp directory
(you can always 'mkdir temp' in your home directory). 'cd' to the new
directory and type 'tar -xvf tar_file.tar' where tar_file.tar is
obviously your file. If the tar file has a '.gz' extenstion add the 'z'
option so that you have 'tar -zxvf tar_file.tar.gz'.
This will uncompress all the files into a subdirectory. You can usually
find a 'REAME' file on where to go from there.
I hope that helps,
Ryan T. Rhea
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dialup changing hostname
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 03:18:04 -0400
Nathan Ryan wrote:
> For some reason, after I dial in to my ISP my hostname gets changed to
> the name
> my ISP gives dynamically when dialing in. After this happens I cannot
> start any
> graphical programs like an xterm window or netscape.
>
> I would like to know why this is happening and how I can fix it.
>
> I am running Redhat 5.1 Kernel 2.2.9. I never had this problem with
> Redhat 4.2
> Kernel 2.0.30.
>
> Thank you.
What are you using to dial your ISP? Are you using kppp or xisp? If so,
there is a setup option to avoid this - look for change hostname on
connect. I assume you are using chat and pppd otherwise. Maybe the
usehostname option of pppd will help...
Ryan T. Rhea
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ananda Rao Ladi)
Subject: Benchmarks for Linux
Date: 18 Jul 1999 06:49:42 GMT
Hi All
Looking for some benchmarks tuned for linux. Have Linux running
on a PC (1GB HDD, 32 MB RAM, pentium). Would like to run some
benchmarks to verify some changes.
Any clues will be appreciated.
Anand
PS: You can mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: who makes the best Linux? Microsoft?
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 03:25:16 -0400
JY wrote:
> who makes the best Linux? Microsoft?
I don't know if you are serious or not, but Microsoft and Linux are like
two positively charged ions.
Linus Torvalds is the creator of the base of linux, the kernel, and
there are several distributions of software that work around his kernel.
Some of those that I have tried (all free) are RedHat, Caldera
OpenLinux, SuSE, Mandrake (RedHat with some improvements), and
Slackware. I personally found Caldera OpenLinux the easiest to install
and configure, and it includes some nice window managers (these are
roughly equivelent to Windows) including KDE and GNOME.
My favorite is linux distribution is Mandrake. Its everywhere you want
to be.
Ryan T. Rhea
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Brinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.sound,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: re: Sound Problem
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 16:00:00 +0800
hello people,
my sound worked before then it mysteriously stopped working and i dont
remember doing any thing wrong.
Here are the logs when i tried to play a sound file,
Jul 18 15:05:49 jan modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-slot-0
Jul 18 15:05:49 jan modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
sound-service-0-3
this is lsmod after modprobing sound and sb
Module Size Used by
adlib_card 552 0 (autoclean) (unused)
opl3 10728 0 (autoclean) [adlib_card]
sb 31028 0 (unused)
uart401 5576 0 [sb]
sound 55460 0 [adlib_card opl3 sb uart401]
soundlow 208 0 [sound]
soundcore 2084 6 [sb sound]
serial 41940 1 (autoclean)
memstat 1352 0 (unused)
nls_iso8859-1 2024 1 (autoclean)
anyone have anyidea what went wrong?
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From: ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wordperfect and Linuxmall Confusion!
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 03:35:18 -0400
I recently ordered a so called 'download version' CD-ROM of Corel
Wordperfect 8 from linuxmall.com.
Linuxmall claims that this is the free downloadable version of
wordperfect. However the CD-ROM is fully packaged in Corel's jewel case
and printed CD for the full personal edition. After trying to install
WordPerfect, I have come to believe that this is the actual Personal
Edition, even though I only paid $2.99.
After a couple of other prompts, install asks me for the regisration
number for the personal edition. I have tried three codes generated
from the linux.corel.com registration website. None of them work, so
I continue to believe this is the full version. If it is not, why don't
the codes work?
Has anybody dealt with this? Anyone have a code? I am not interested
in ripping corel off, BTW, I was under the impression they are happy to
give it away anyway. I just wanted the download version - my modem is
far too slow for the actual download.
Any help here is greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Ryan T. Rhea
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "R.K.Aa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Converting Windows fonts to X/Gnome
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 09:59:20 +0200
ryan wrote:
>
> "R.K.Aa" wrote:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > I am tasked with converting the huge supply of
> > > fonts we use on the Windows machines, to XWindows.
> > > Most are TrueType fonts. I have seen a special
> > > font server, thought I was wondering if there was
> > > an app to convert them to X's native format(s). So
> > > far nothing useful on Freshmeat or by pouring
> > > through Google and Altavista. TIA,
> >
> > I would recommend that you first test using xfsft or the "quicker"
> > solution xfstt provide. Why convert when you can use tt-fonts direct.
> >
> > However, for converting purposes...(if you really insist):
> >
> > http://www.mindspring.net/~john_mcl/adding_fonts.html
> >
> > Applets, scripts and procedure is explained in a slightly different
> > context as this is a page covering how to get tt-fonts to work with
> > StarOffice, but the procedure would be the one you're looking for.
> >
> > Note: RH6 comes with xfsft built into the x fontserver (xfs) and the
> > task of enabling truetype fonts has become quite painless - i have an
> > old "step by step" posting handy if you want it.
> >
> > K.
>
> I could use the step by step guide, if you don't mind. I'm using
> Mandrake 6.0 but it should be close to RedHat 6.0. I have hundreds of
> TrueType fonts that I could use.
TT-fonts revisited:
This is what I did to enable the xfsft enhanced xfs fontserver that
comes with RH6:
1:
su
[password]
cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
mkdir TrueType
cd TrueType
cp /home/mydir/fonts/* .
(in other words copied all fonts and the fonts.scale and fonts.dir files
to the directory i was in - the dot always indicating "current
directory")
2: make a fonts.scale file: while you're in the dir the fonts are write
/usr/sbin/ttmkfdir fonts.scale
3: then make a fonts.dir file based on the fonts.scale file:
/usr/X11R6/bin/mkfontdir
4: then write:
/usr/sbin/chkfontpath --list
(and then a /usr/sbin/chkfontpath --remove /home/mydir/fonts
because it was still in path)
then:
/usr/sbin/chkfontpath --add /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType
=========
more reading:
about the xfsft server (now built into the xfs)
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/
An explanation about xfstt can also be found there - and a download
link. Some find xfstt simper to use (including myself before i puzzled
out the xfsft system)
yet more reading:
RedHat info about the new fontsystem:
http://store.redhat.com/knowledgebase/newfontsystem/
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/manuals/RHL-6.0-Manual/install-guide/manual/doc012.html
Some useful info regarding *upgraded* systems there.
Hope this gets you going :)
K.
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