Linux-Misc Digest #224, Volume #25 Mon, 24 Jul 00 08:13:01 EDT
Contents:
How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2? (Patrick Lam)
Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition! (Andy Shearman)
Re: How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2? (Michael Hofmann)
Re: unknown disk fromat (Villy Kruse)
Re: Operating systems for personal-computers? (Brice WERNET)
Mpeg Movies runns slowly on linux, Please Help me!!!
Re: Cannot install Linux, any help appreciated ("David ..")
Re: How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2? (Patrick Lam)
Get Erros in running Linux Configure
Re: How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2? (Michael Hofmann)
Mail server ("stephen ingle")
porn filter for linux ("Mike Murphy")
Limited web browser ("Ben Addis")
PB WITH GCC (vururu)
Re: Operating systems for personal-computers? (Chas2K)
Re: Favorites and Outlook address book migration from Windows to Linux ("Richard
Finder")
Re: Netscape 4.72 (128-bit) and 4.73 keeps crashing!!?? (Rob Harper)
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From: Patrick Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,alt.os.linux.cadera
Subject: How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 07:59:50 GMT
Hi:
I have installed StarOffice 5.2 (for Linux) on my Caldera 2.3 box (with
kernel 2.2.16). as root. However, when I login as another user, it
doesn't seem to be usable at all. Is there any thing I have to do to
let non-root users use StarOffice on this machine? Or I simply have to
install a copy for each user (even for the same machine)?
Thanks a lo t in advance.
Patrick.
BTW, does anyone know why my messages never got to
staroffice.com.support.misc and staroffice.admin?
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From: Andy Shearman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,rec.autos.simulators
Subject: Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition!
Date: 24 Jul 2000 08:03:01 GMT
I'd be a bit careful with the car analogy - what is said about windows is true but
with a linux powered car?
Where do you put the petrol - /usr/petrol or /usr/local/petrol?
Not withstanding that alot of stuff you get as a "kit" and have to compile it into a
car..
Also, until recently your car couldn't have more than 1024 cylinders..
The list goes on - I think discussions between Windows vs Linux are fruitless and
often border on religeous fanatiscism (sp?)...
In alt.os.linux.mandrake Andrew N. McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Kirk Lane quoth:
: ][ Gordon McLachlan wrote:
: ][ >
: ][ > Linux is not an acceptable desktop operating system. It is useful as a web
: ][ > server OS, but other than that it is an oddity, much like those who hype it
: ][ > excessively.
: ][
: ][ So to you an acceptable OS is one that tries to do too much for you (Let
: ][ ME choose the drivers once in a while!!!!!!), that necessitates
: ][ rebooting every few hours of use, piles up loads and loads of useless
: ][ and system-slowing crap files, and never really has been close to
: ][ stable??? You don't expect to have to restart your car after a few
: ][ hours of driving, or for the car to decide it wants to take a longer
: ][ slower way when you know a faster one, or the car to slow down
: ][ dramatically after a few months of use...why do people accept that in
: ][ their computers???
: Amen brother. Don't know how many times I've used that analogy myslef.
: I think if cars were powered by MS Windows, and they had to give thier
: auto the ole three finger salute, you'd hear a lotta bitchin real quick.
: anm
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From: Michael Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:06:38 +0200
Patrick Lam wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I have installed StarOffice 5.2 (for Linux) on my Caldera 2.3 box (with
> kernel 2.2.16). as root. However, when I login as another user, it
> doesn't seem to be usable at all. Is there any thing I have to do to
> let non-root users use StarOffice on this machine? Or I simply have to
> install a copy for each user (even for the same machine)?
Read the documentation (INSTALL or README or the like). It explains in
detail how to set SO up for regular users.
BTW, there's no need to crosspost this simple RTFM question to several
groups.
f'up to comp.os.linux.misc.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: unknown disk fromat
Date: 24 Jul 2000 08:08:51 GMT
On 23 Jul 2000 07:58:02 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I am trying to get some data off of a floppy disk that was written by an
>> HP35660A dynamic signal analyzer. This thing has some special disk
>> format that I can find nothing about anywhere. I can't copy the disk
>> image into a file with dd. Any ideas?
>
>Yes ... but it involves Windows (yecch).
>
>I would try Norton Utilities diskeditor to examine the floppy as a
>physical (not logical format which relies on the file system) disk.
>
>It should (provided the physical/sector_layout_format is standard) give
>you access to the data in each sector (now, if the hardware used to write
>to the disk used a different physical format, all bets are off).
If the physical layout is standard you will also be able to dd the entire
floppy disk to a disk file.
Maybe one of the other names for the floppy device will work. Each of the
names is used for different floppy physical layout.
/dev/fd0D360
/dev/fd0D720
/dev/fd0H1440
/dev/fd0H360
/dev/fd0H720
/dev/fd0d360
/dev/fd0h1200
/dev/fd0h360
/dev/fd0h720
For other layouts you have (hopefully) the setfdprm utility to custumize it.
The setfdprm utility may not be available with some linux distributions.
Villy
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From: Brice WERNET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.lang.oberon,comp.os.lynx,comp.os.mach,comp.os.misc,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.be.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.psion.misc
Subject: Re: Operating systems for personal-computers?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:17:19 +0200
> I'd like to ask any people who happen to be browsing this newsletter
> what viable personal computer operating systems are available today,
> besides your Microsoft.
>
> There's the Macintosh (MacOS) Next computer I get will be a Mac.
That's right
> There's Linux Hmm, we all know and love this one.
I HATE this one. Or, I HATE KDE and enlightenment. Too heavy. Linux
itself is very messy. Not for average computer user.
> There's Oberon Not cooperative multitasking?
Never tried. I maybe should...
> There's BeOS Thin, very thin, last I looked.
I like this one, but it lacks something to be really serious.
(internationalization for example)
> There's EPOC32 Nice. Is this only for handhelds?
Never tried
> There's OS2 Not sure. Is this still ongoing?
Not for personnal computer I think.
>
> By "viable", I refer to the intuited meaning: that my grandmother
> could start use it and begin to think of the computer as her "personal
> computer".
GeOS? moreover, your gramdmother could use GeOS and hers 80286.
Brice
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mpeg Movies runns slowly on linux, Please Help me!!!
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:19:03 +0800
Dear all linuxers,
I need your kindly help.
I have prolbem that when I play mpeg movie on linux, I notice that
the movie is playing,
but it runs slowly and has poor quality. I don't know why? Can you tell Me?
I guess that may be I have configure my display card accerlerator
function. Am I right? If so,
What should I do?
The followings all the information that you may find useful:
Linux Version: RedHat 6.1
Display Card: Creative Graphics Blaster TNT2 Value 16M Ram
Ram: 192M
Thanks,
LinuxLover
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Cannot install Linux, any help appreciated
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 03:29:46 -0500
Robert Schumacher wrote:
>
>
> So, I'm still at square one. Is running Linux as much of an uphill battle
> as installing it?
There is a steap learning curve but well worth it once you get it
installed and start to understand it some. Don't give up the first time
I tried it it took me a while also and I ended up installing Slackware
instead but that has been a couple of years ago.
By chance did you try using the drivers disk? I don't know that that is
the answer, just an idea. It should be in the /images/drivers directory
and will be named gdth-drivers.img or gdth.img or something like that.
Just an idea. Also another idea would be to try the new boot.img which
is available in the updates directory at RedHat's FTP site.
Just a couple ideas.
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: Patrick Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:32:05 GMT
Michael Hofmann wrote:
> Patrick Lam wrote:
> >
> > Hi:
> >
> > I have installed StarOffice 5.2 (for Linux) on my Caldera 2.3 box (with
> > kernel 2.2.16). as root. However, when I login as another user, it
> > doesn't seem to be usable at all. Is there any thing I have to do to
> > let non-root users use StarOffice on this machine? Or I simply have to
> > install a copy for each user (even for the same machine)?
>
> Read the documentation (INSTALL or README or the like). It explains in
> detail how to set SO up for regular users.
>
> BTW, there's no need to crosspost this simple RTFM question to several
> groups.
>
> f'up to comp.os.linux.misc.
Actually, I did read the README that came with the installation. I couldn't
find anything at all. The closest thing I found from Sun's site is to start
the installation with ./setup /net (then run the setup on each user's
login) which is what I have done. That doesn't seem to work. Can you give
me a little more details?
I am sorry if this crossposting troubles anyone, but this question just
doesn't seem too simple to me (I admit that I am just plain stupid). Also,
I do think that groups like alt.os.linux.caldera (the distribution that I am
using) and comp.os.linux.admin are related to this question though .......
But, thanks for your suggestion anyway.
Patrick.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Get Erros in running Linux Configure
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:32:38 +0800
Dear linux friends,
I get problems when I try to use " linuxconfg" . Error Messages
were seen on the X-terminal.
Actually I want to make LAN in my home, so I need to configure the IP
(192.168.0.1) of my computer (running linux),
but even though I have configured the ip of my computer on X Window's Linux
Configure , I still can't ping myself(192.168.0.1) and also the other
computer running Windows 98 with IP (192.168.0.2). Can you tell me how to
correctly configure the IP of my computer running Linux.
If I want to re-install linuxconf, what should I do?
The following information you may find useful?
linux version: Redhat 6.1
Number of Lan cards: 2 (one for connecting cable modem and one for
connecting lan)
Thank you,
LinuxLover
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From: Michael Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do I let non-root users use StarOffice 5.2?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:57:00 +0200
Patrick Lam wrote:
>
> Michael Hofmann wrote:
>
> > Read the documentation (INSTALL or README or the like). It explains in
> > detail how to set SO up for regular users.
>
> Actually, I did read the README that came with the installation. I couldn't
> find anything at all. The closest thing I found from Sun's site is to start
> the installation with ./setup /net (then run the setup on each user's
> login) which is what I have done. That doesn't seem to work. Can you give
> me a little more details?
I'm sorry I can't go into more detail as I don't have access to my Linux
box now. It 's been a while since I have done this, but the procedure
seemed fairly straightforward to me back then. IIRC you have to install
(as root) with the /setup/net option and then login as user to let SO
create the user folders and presets.
All you really need is the information in the README, it does work that
way...
Good luck,
Michael
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From: "stephen ingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mail server
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:08:38 +0100
Hi
I'm trying to set up a Linux box to act as the in-house mail server for our
company. We have 2 sites, linked by lease line.
First site is running NT network; 2nd site is running Netware <vbg>.
My idea is to set up sendmail & fetchmail.
Any tips or hints? Any definite _Dont's_ ?
TIA
--
Stephen Ingle
IT Manager
Mastex Coatings Ltd
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From: "Mike Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: porn filter for linux
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:51:10 GMT
Is anybody awhere of any porn filter solution available for Linux ? (Man
7.1)
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From: "Ben Addis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Limited web browser
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:24:21 +0100
I have a PC with touchscreen, that I am going to use as a web kiosk, and I
need a web browser that will allow users to access just one particular site
(defined in a mneu option?). I don't want the user to be able to change ANY
settings in the browser, so perhaps there should be an option to disable
menus.
I am using Red hat 6.2 (release 2.2.14-5.0), running XFree86 and GNOME.
Could anyone recommend such a browser?
Thanks for your time
Ben
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Subject: PB WITH GCC
From: vururu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 03:55:16 -0700
Hello all,
I tried to compile program with gcc by typing: ./configure.
I got this error message:
"Checking whether the C compiler (gcc -o) works....no
Configure error: installation or configuration probleme: C
compiler cannot create executables"
What could be the solution to make gcc working ...
Please give me some detailed answer, i am real NEWBIE.
THANKS A LOT FOR HELPING.
vuru
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From: Chas2K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.lang.oberon,comp.os.lynx,comp.os.mach,comp.sys.be.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.psion.misc
Subject: Re: Operating systems for personal-computers?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 07:07:11 -0700
This isn't to be considered a flame war starter, all such replies will
be kill filed. Just wanting to add to the discussion for an OS not
mentioned here. I am a FreeBSD user of long standing, due to having many
install problems with earlier Linux versants and none with the BSD
variants. Goes in the first time and every time for me. BSD does require
knowledge of UNIX however. I have been a UNIX user and admin for many
years, so the install is no problem for me.
I have again been trying to load Linux in order to support and promote
anything but M$ for server apps. Any Linux on standard hardware, and am
having problems. My latest is Mandrake 7.1 and it's been nothing but
problems. Next it's Turbo Linux.
So in your search for alternative OSes, look at the BSDs. They are a
hardy breed, just not user friendly during the installation. But once I
have it up, I use fvwm95 as the window manager for my wife and kids.
Looks like Windoze and they can use it without too much training (my 10
year old daughter even prefers vi editor at the command line. Weird kid,
but then so do I).
Chas
Brice WERNET wrote:
>
> > I'd like to ask any people who happen to be browsing this newsletter
> > what viable personal computer operating systems are available today,
> > besides your Microsoft.
> >
> > There's the Macintosh (MacOS) Next computer I get will be a Mac.
> That's right
> > There's Linux Hmm, we all know and love this one.
> I HATE this one. Or, I HATE KDE and enlightenment. Too heavy. Linux
> itself is very messy. Not for average computer user.
>
> > There's Oberon Not cooperative multitasking?
> Never tried. I maybe should...
>
> > There's BeOS Thin, very thin, last I looked.
> I like this one, but it lacks something to be really serious.
> (internationalization for example)
>
> > There's EPOC32 Nice. Is this only for handhelds?
> Never tried
>
> > There's OS2 Not sure. Is this still ongoing?
> Not for personnal computer I think.
>
> >
> > By "viable", I refer to the intuited meaning: that my grandmother
> > could start use it and begin to think of the computer as her "personal
> > computer".
> GeOS? moreover, your gramdmother could use GeOS and hers 80286.
>
> Brice
--
===== * == www.unixstar.com ===============
- Support a free and democratic Taiwan
- FreeBSD rocks!
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From: "Richard Finder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Favorites and Outlook address book migration from Windows to Linux
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:37:40 GMT
Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andy Kinsey):
> > "Prasanth A. Kumar" wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. Any idea if there is anything to convert the
Outlook
> > address book?
>
> Not really a conversion, but it offers a couple suggestions.. [look at the
> bottom of page ]
>
> http://www.interguru.com/msieall.htm
> --
> Mike
If you are going to use Netscape Messenger and the address book in Netscape,
you can directly import the .PAB into Netscape - or at least you should be
able to. Pull up the address book in Netscape and click File > Import...
Hope that helps.
Rich
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From: Rob Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape 4.72 (128-bit) and 4.73 keeps crashing!!??
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:52:06 +0100
Patrick Lam wrote:
>
> upgrade to 4.72 (128-bit version), Netscape starts crashing every once a
> while, with no noticeable pattern (the reason seems to be random).
Netscape crashes on linux tend to be to do with Java in my experience. I
always turn off Java support, and don't have any problems.
Cheers, Rob
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