Linux-Misc Digest #759, Volume #23 Sun, 5 Mar 00 15:13:04 EST
Contents:
Re: multiple users using X on same computer at same time? (Rod Smith)
Re: connecting to win98 (Rod Smith)
Re: Linux as an router ?? ("Matthew Watts")
RDP/Terminal Server client. ("Matthew Watts")
Re: ?? Ethernet card help.... :o ("Goofy")
Re: Advice on PartitionMagic on all-Linux system? (Steve Jacobs)
Re: multiple users using X on same computer at same time? (I R A Darth Aggie)
Re: VMware: how does it work? (Bastian)
~Corel Linux~ ("Dan Mc")
User Shutdown (Timo Benk)
X-Forward to many X-Servers (Timo Benk)
StarOffice network installation (Timo Benk)
Re: ~Corel Linux~ (Bit Twister)
lockd: fail to monitor ERRORS (Jose)
Re: lilo failed? (Peter Lee)
Re: any good books for config a network? (Jose)
True Type Font Installer (Craig Drummond)
Which Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: User Shutdown (Bit Twister)
Re: A Good Question (Andrew Higgs)
Re: (Cable modem) networking problem (Rand Graham)
Wrong version of IDL [Mozilla] (Mark J. Tilford)
Re: Which Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Which Linux (Bit Twister)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: multiple users using X on same computer at same time?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.powerpc,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 17:51:30 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I would like to have 2-3 accounts active on the same computer, running X
> at the same time. I tried cntrl-alr-f2, but when I log in and start X, I
> get an error saying display 0 is using X. I tried startx --:1, and xinit
> --:1, but get the same error. Is it possble to do this.
It's not clear exactly what you hope to accomplish. Chances are you can do
it with the "su" command:
1) Log in as user1.
2) Start an xterm (or nxterm or kvt, or whatever).
3) Type "su user2" to become user2 in that xterm.
You can then run programs as user2 by starting them from the xterm you
started in step #2 (or other xterms started from that one). You can run
other programs as user1 by starting a new xterm in the same way you
started the one in step #2; using "su" won't convert your entire setup to
user2, just the xterm in which you run the command.
OTOH, if you want to run two entirely different environments (say, one
1024x768 display and one 800x600; or one running GNOME and another running
KDE; or other major differences), then you need to run two instances of X.
You can do this as follows:
1) Log in as user1 using XDM or some other similar GUI login, or log in
using text mode and run startx.
2) Hit <Ctrl-Alt-F1> to get to a text mode login: prompt.
3) Log in as user2
4) Type "startx -- :1 vt8" to start X on virtual terminal 8.
You can then switch back and forth between the two instances of X by
hitting <Ctrl-Alt-F7> and <Ctrl-Alt-F8>. You can add additional parameters
to the startx command in step #4 to start X at different color depths or
resolutions. I routinely use this method when I write books, because my
publisher wants screen shots in 800x600 mode, but I prefer to work at much
higher resolutions.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & WordPerfect for Linux
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: connecting to win98
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 18:05:29 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Patrick O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have two computers. One has windoze 98 on it and the
> other has linux (Mandrake 7.0). I have a DSL connection
> and have connected my Cisco 675 router to a hub and
> connected both computers to the hub. I am now able
> to ftp or telnet from the windoze computer to the linux
> computer but I would like to be able to connect to
> the windoze computer from the linux computer.
It depends on what you want to do. The simplest way is probably to enable
Windows networking on the Windows box and use smbmount or smbclient (parts
of the Samba package) to connect to Windows from Linux. Alternatively, you
could dig up an FTP client for Windows. I believe there are even telnet
clients for Windows, but I don't know how useful they'd be in practice. If
you want to control GUI programs in Windows from Linux, VNC can do the
trick.
If both your systems are directly connected to the Internet via your DSL
connection, though, I *STRONGLY* recommend that you reconfigure things, or
at least pick up and read a good book on network security and secure both
your systems IMMEDIATELY. (I've got some suggestions at
http://www.rodsbooks.com/books/books-network.html.) Most Linux
installations are, by default, not very secure when first installed, and
there are a bunch of script kiddies out there who just love breaking into
such systems.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & WordPerfect for Linux
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From: "Matthew Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux as an router ??
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:10:44 +1100
You will need to set up ipchains, and IP Masquerading on the machine
connected to the net. See the relevant HOW-TOs on how to do this.
"Fredde Andreasson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:R7jw4.4793$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello
>
> I have two computers.
> Both are using Debian GNU/Linux.
> Only one of them have an modem connected to it.
> How do I do to be able to connect to the internet through the other linux
> machine ?
>
> I guess I will be using the other machine as an router, right ?
> I now there is an command 'route add'
> Is this what I should be using.
>
> The computer with the modem have the ip of 192.168.0.1
> The other one has the ip of 192.168.0.2
>
> I want the last one to be able to connect throught the first linuc
machine.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.. Freddy --> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
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From: "Matthew Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RDP/Terminal Server client.
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:28:23 +1100
Does anyone know of an RDP or Terminal Server Client for Linux?
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From: "Goofy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? Ethernet card help.... :o
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 18:32:17 GMT
I have the same problem and don't iknow how to fix it either but if I go
into the control panel and activate that card under the network options it
works fine but have to do that everytime I reboot.... tried saving the
configuration and it didn't help.... I have both kde and gnome running but
it doesn't make a difference.. It happens during the startup... Confused???
Goofy.
Fairway Fatty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Im running RH6.1 and at initial install it seemed all hardware loaded in
> cluding my Nic card without probs. I couldnt seem to get my linux
> partition to recognize my home network or my network printer so i
> started messin with the network settings in Gnome interface.......any
> way now when i reboot during the load ethernet0 always "fails" where it
> used to load fine although icouldnt get it thru to anybody....... where
> and what is the command to reconfig network adapter where can i find
> some good help info on cofigging my home lan with linux. this machine
> is multipartitoned with NT, 98 and Linux and i access the lan/printer
> with NT or 98 no problem. Another question i'll drop in here - im a
> rookie (doh!)..... and im running X windows with Gnome.........I
> d'loaded KDE....... if i install KDE can i still run Gnome...... and is
> there any difference?
> Thanks, FF
>
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From: Steve Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Advice on PartitionMagic on all-Linux system?
Date: 05 Mar 2000 11:39:45 -0700
Robert Sand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Steve,
>
> The PM product only runs in windows 95/98/NT. It's nice if you have a system
> with both Win and Linux but in your case you'll need to have a disk with win on
> it in order to do the partitioning/resizing work that PM will let you do.
That isn't quite true. From a Win 95/98/NT machine, you can also make
a bootable floppy with non-GUI versions of PM. All the same functionality,
but the interface isn't quite as nice.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (I R A Darth Aggie)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.powerpc,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: multiple users using X on same computer at same time?
Date: 5 Mar 2000 18:32:20 GMT
Reply-To: no-courtesy-copies-please
On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 17:51:30 GMT,
Rod Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, in
<C8xw4.3041$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
+ > I would like to have 2-3 accounts active on the same computer, running X
+ > at the same time. I tried cntrl-alr-f2, but when I log in and start X, I
+ > get an error saying display 0 is using X. I tried startx --:1, and xinit
+ > --:1, but get the same error. Is it possble to do this.
+ It's not clear exactly what you hope to accomplish.
Probably just chew up more memory and CPU cycles...
James
--
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The Bill of Rights is paid in Responsibilities - Jean McGuire
To cure your perl CGI problems, please look at:
<url:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/doc/FAQs/cgi/idiots-guide.html>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bastian)
Subject: Re: VMware: how does it work?
Date: 05 Mar 2000 18:47:14 GMT
On 4 Mar 2000 22:20:32 -0600, Kenny McCormack wrote:
>Has anyone given any thought to just how vmware works?
>
>I.e., for years, the conventional wisdom has been that the i386 chips are
>not fully virtualizable - unlike the IBM VM environments of the 60's.
>That is, you couldn't run an entire i386 inside of another i386.
>
I know about this "rumor", but I can't believe it. Why shouldn't it be
possible to write a program that behaves exactly like a i386?
Bastian.
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From: "Dan Mc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ~Corel Linux~
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:49:16 -0000
As a newbie to linux is it worth getting Corel linux, as i have no internet
connection for my other pc and i dont intend on getting one
thanks
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From: Timo Benk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: User Shutdown
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:09:07 +0100
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Hi,
how can I let a user shutdown the Computer from the Console? Shutdown,
halt, etc. sais that only root can do that.
Ciao,
Timo
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From: Timo Benk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux
Subject: X-Forward to many X-Servers
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:08:20 +0100
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Hi,
I want to forward one x-program to all X-Servers. I tried setting the
DISPLAY Variable to my browdcast address (192.168.0.255), but that way
it doesn't work.
So anyone knows a nice tool to do that, maybe like MasterEye for Windows?
Ciao,
Timo
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From: Timo Benk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: StarOffice network installation
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:07:22 +0100
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Hi,
I want to setup StarOffice in my network only once, and than every user
can start it.
If I install it using the network installation there are 1.8MB placed in
every users home directory, that's to much for my box. So I thought
making a Symlink to the /homr/user/Office51 directory might be a good
idea, but it doesn't work.
Anyone knows more?
Ciao,
Timo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: ~Corel Linux~
Reply-To: The news group
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 19:01:53 GMT
Built my system from this site.
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/intel/61/rh6.1-hcl-i.ld.html
Get the ~$2 redhat x86 install cd + shipping from
http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart
and look at Bundles, try several.
Load cd in your win box and look for install/getting started
documentation.
I picked Custom and installed almost everything and the install went
easier than Micro$oft. Picked KDE window manager.
Look at the vendor's site, see who as the better FAQ, Security information,
available updates.
There are several "linuxes" Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, Debian, Mandrake,
Caldera, Corel, Yellow Lab, Black Lab, WinLinux, PhatLinux, Linux On A
Floppy, (Rock, Armed, Stampede, Tiny. Power, Coyote) Linux
http://www.rodsbooks.com/distribs/
http://207.178.22.52/lj-issues/distable.html
I would get the distribution which has been around awhile.
More uses to help with questions.
I tried to help a user start his gui and found out the corel
distro did not have the command which is normaly standard.
On Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:49:16 -0000, Dan Mc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>As a newbie to linux is it worth getting Corel linux, as i have no internet
>connection for my other pc and i dont intend on getting one
>thanks
>
>
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If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man every_command_here, before doing anything or running a script.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jose)
Subject: lockd: fail to monitor ERRORS
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 19:03:20 GMT
I'm using the NFS program and often I get an error saying
"Error: failed to monitor <IP ADDRESS>"
I get this several times....
I mounted the /var/spool/mail directory and the /home directory
Any help on how to fix this would be great, thanks in advance
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From: Peter Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo failed?
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 13:46:34 -0500
Sir:
I apperciate your opinion. However, it's not everyone in the world has the
same level of linux knowledge as you have. Also, it's not everyone has easy
WWW access as you have. A simple question for you might take a novice 1 day
or 2 days to figure out. Somebody post a simple question in the newsgroup, if
you don't like, just ignore it. There is no need to act like those questions
being worthless, and even pursuade other people to ignore them. Everyone has
their starting point, right?
thanks!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Peter Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I was trying to install Redhat 6.1's lilo to boot linux and win98.
> > However, i couldn't make lilo work because it complained about the
> > amount of cylinders on my HD (13GB) are too large. Therefore I can only
> > boot linux through boot disk now. I used to install lilo on my another
> > PC with 3GB HD without problem. Can anyone tell me how to solve this
> > problem?
>
> I've been out of the Linux newsgroups for several months. I got tired
> of seeing the same questions over and over. I thought I'd drop in and
> see how things are going. Nothing seems to have changed - same old
> questions.
>
> I think we in comp.os.linux.* could learn a lesson from the folks
> over in comp.lang.perl.misc. Over there every time someone asks a FAQ
> they get told to read the FAQ. They don't usually get the answer -
> they are actually forced for their own good to read the FAQ.
>
> Has anthing significant about the 1024 cylinder limit of boot loaders
> using PC BIOS changed in the last few years?
>
> Assuming it hasn't, I suggest Peter goes to a Usenet search engine
> (e.g. Deja.com) where you can find answers (some from me) to this
> question from previous years.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jose)
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: any good books for config a network?
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 19:18:15 GMT
I have set up a small 3 computer network, two linux boxes and one
WinNT machine
On one of my linux boxes, I have in it two network cards, one card
that connects to my DSL modem and the other cardplugs into a small 5
port hub. The linux machine with the two cards is set up to do IP
Forwarding. But I had to recompile the kernel to support this.
One NIC card is setup to have the IP address of my DSL line, and the
other NIC card is set up to have a 192.168.x.x address... this would
be the gateway address for any computer you setup in your network
On NT, I went into the network control panel and assigned myself an IP
address, you can use 192.168.x.x cause it is for private networking.
It is very simple and basicly, when I did this the first time, all I
had was the HOW-TO from the internet....... plus I have the newsgroup.
Sorry for the short response, just wanted to give you a some idea, if
you need help... just write again........
Jose
On Mon, 06 Mar 2000 00:21:03 +0800, Bonn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I want to setup a linux server and connect to a few PC (using MS
>windows). Is there any good book that help?
>I am looking for something 'real'. Some linux books just talk about how
>to config TCP/IP, and is very brief.
>
>I am new to network. Anyone want to share the experience?
>Thank you very much.
>
>Pleas also send to:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>regards
>Bonn
>
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Subject: True Type Font Installer
From: Craig Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 11:25:45 -0800
Hello,
I've written a GUI for installing True Type fonts for X,
GhostScript, and StarOffice. It's mainly a front end for
pre-existing software - except for the creation of Fontmaps, and
config files for StarOffice.
If your interested visit
http://www.cpdrummond.uklinux.net/ttfinst.html
To use the program you'll need...
Qt (I'm using v1.44)
FreeType (I'm using v1.3.1)
The web page is a bit crap, but hopefully the program's OK. It
works for me and I find it useful. I've only just uploaded it
today - so hopefully everythings OK.
If you find any bugs/omissions please let me know.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Which Linux
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 19:17:01 GMT
I apologize if this is somewhere in the FAQ, but I see so many
variations of Linux - RedHat Linux 6.1, SuSe Linux 6.3, Mandrake Linux
7.0, Turbo Linux 6.0 etc. Plus there are deluxe editions,
workstations, servers etc. What is a person to do? Are there any
differences?
Also I was planning to add a second hard drive and run Linux from
that. Is there any problem with doing that? Any suggestions?
Thanks - Marc
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: User Shutdown
Reply-To: The news group
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 19:29:57 GMT
As root chmod +s /sbin/shutdown
On Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:09:07 +0100, Timo Benk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>how can I let a user shutdown the Computer from the Console? Shutdown,
>halt, etc. sais that only root can do that.
>
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If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
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From: Andrew Higgs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: A Good Question
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 21:36:05 +0000
Hi Roddy,
mc is a console app. If you go to another console while x is running I
think you should find it has a proccess id. What you should probably do
is run "xterm -e mc &" instead. Just looking at the man page now, not
sure if it will work though....
Kind regards
Andrew Higgs
Roddy wrote:
> Hey linux people,
>
> this is, i think, a good question which may pose a challenge to some
> non-guru's. If your running some tired i586 like me, you'd probably
> rather use the standard midnight commander to browse your filesystem
> than gmc. So therefore to begin mc automatically in an xterm at login
> your .xinitrc may have parts to it that look like this;
>
> ########
> xterm &
>
> mc &
>
> exec window manager
> --------------
> However, having tried this myself it doesn't execute properly. Does
> anyone know how this could be achieved?
>
> Thankyou kindly
>
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From: Rand Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: (Cable modem) networking problem
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 20:03:06 GMT
RedHat will work with dhcp. You just need to install
dhcpcd package. I couldn't get pump to work. Also have you
tried cold booting your cable modem?
I use @home. I run RH 6.1 The first thing I had to do was install the
dhcpcd package.
Then in the file
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
There is a line that I had to change:
#if /sbin/pump $PUMPARGS -i $DEVICE ; then
if /sbin/dhcpcd -h compname -t 20 eth0; then
Notice I commented out the pump line and put in a call
to dhcpcd. compname should be the name that @home
assigned you. The -t 20 times it out after 20seconds.
So what you can do once you have installed dhcpcd
is just manually type the following at a prompt
/sbin/dhcpcd -h compname -t 20 eth0
If it gives you the prompt back right away, it
probably worked. Use ifconfig to print out
the configuration of your interfaces.
Now I still have problems with the net being unreachable
sometimes even though
there is a solid green led next to the cable label
on the cable modem indicating that the net should be up.
What I have to do occasionally is cold boot the cable
modem by disconnecting the power to it.
This has been my experience. HTH
Rand
Peter Lee wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using Adelphia powerlink (cable modem) as my internet provider. I
> setup network in redhat 6.1 as dhcp. When I use ifconfig to check my
> network, I got the message like:
>
> [root@oh-wreserve3a-211 /mnt]# ifconfig
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:F0:4A:07:D9
> inet addr:24.48.168.211 Bcast:24.48.168.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:80 errors:11 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:3 errors:178 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:534
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt:9 Base address:0xdc00
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
> RX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>
> According to some documents I read, if "inet addr:" show an IP address,
> then I am in business. However, I still can't connect to internet. When
> I lauched ftp, telnet or www, the programs just stuck, like caught in an
> infinite do-loop..... Can anyone help me what I missed???
>
> thanks!!
> Pete
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark J. Tilford)
Subject: Wrong version of IDL [Mozilla]
Date: 5 Mar 2000 20:03:40 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was trying to compile mozilla, but the ./configure script gave the
error:
checking for libIDL - version >= 0.6.3...
*** 'libIDL-config --version' returned 0.6.5, but libIDL (0.6.6)
*** was found! If libIDL-config was correct, then it is best
*** to remove the old version of LIBIDL. You may also be able to fix the
error
*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing
*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is
*** required on your system.
*** If libIDL-config was wrong, set the environment variable LIBIDL_CONFIG
*** to point to the correct copy of libIDL-config, and remove the file
config.cache
*** before re-running configure
no
libIDL 0.6.3 or higher is required.
Get yourself a RPM or source package from ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/
before your tree is HOSED.
See http://www.rpi.edu/~veliaa/libIDL/ for more information.
configure: error: libIDL not installed.
Well, I looked through my system, and I found that only libIDL-0.6.5 is
installed. Does anybody know what's causing the configure script to
misdetect and how I can fix it?
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Mark Jeffrey Tilford
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Which Linux
Date: 5 Mar 2000 20:06:07 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I apologize if this is somewhere in the FAQ, but I see so many
> variations of Linux - RedHat Linux 6.1, SuSe Linux 6.3, Mandrake Linux
> 7.0, Turbo Linux 6.0 etc. Plus there are deluxe editions,
> workstations, servers etc. What is a person to do? Are there any
> differences?
>
> Also I was planning to add a second hard drive and run Linux from
> that. Is there any problem with doing that? Any suggestions?
Your best bet is to choose the distribution which your primary
support person (friend) is running. This will get you up and
running with the minimum hassle. Once you get into Linux you
can try out several distributions and find out which one suits
you personally the best. All of the distributions you mentioned
are more than good enough to get you started.
There are no problems running Linux on a second drive that I have
found. It is a reasonable strategy. Have fun...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: Which Linux
Reply-To: The news group
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 20:09:30 GMT
Built my system from this site.
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/intel/61/rh6.1-hcl-i.ld.html
Get the ~$2 redhat install cd + shipping from
http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart
and look at Bundles, try several.
Load cd in your winbox and look for install documentation.
I picked Custom and installed almost everything and the install went
easier than Micro$oft. Picked KDE window manager.
Look at the vendor's site, see who as the better FAQ, Security information,
available updates.
There are several "linuxes" Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, Debian, Mandrake,
Caldera, Corel, Yellow Lab, Black Lab, WinLinux, PhatLinux, Linux On A
Floppy, (Rock, Armed, Stampede, Tiny. Power, Coyote) Linux
http://www.rodsbooks.com/distribs/
http://207.178.22.52/lj-issues/distable.html
On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 19:17:01 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I apologize if this is somewhere in the FAQ, but I see so many
>variations of Linux - RedHat Linux 6.1, SuSe Linux 6.3, Mandrake Linux
>7.0, Turbo Linux 6.0 etc. Plus there are deluxe editions,
>workstations, servers etc. What is a person to do? Are there any
>differences?
>
>Also I was planning to add a second hard drive and run Linux from
>that. Is there any problem with doing that? Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks - Marc
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
--
The warrenty and liability expired as you read the message.
If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man every_command_here, before doing anything or running a script.
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