Linux-Misc Digest #554, Volume #25 Fri, 25 Aug 00 05:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: rxvt question (Eric)
Outside the 'cathedral' of commercialism looking in on the advantages of Open Source
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Good books ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Operating system file name restrictions? Where? (Lew Pitcher)
Re: crypt code (Jeff Davis)
Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition! (Andy Shearman)
Trouble with NIS+ (Guy-Armand Kamendje)
Re: crypt code (Villy Kruse)
Re: XFree86 vs Windows ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Where to install apps on Linux system? (Ed Hurst)
Re: Where to install apps on Linux system? (Ed Hurst)
lynx question (Cheung Chung Keung)
Re: XFree86 vs Windows ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
dat driver problem ("Andreas Moroder")
Re: lynx question (Andreas Kahari)
boot error messages (Marco Viets)
Re: Linux equivalent of Solaris tools: truss (Erik de Castro Lopo)
X server problems ("Keyur Kanabar")
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rxvt question
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:18:39 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Luke Olson wrote:
>
> trying to make the background transparent in rxvt. any ideas?
Yeah, read the info include with the package :-)
No really, there's either a manpage, README or a --help option with it.
You may need Esetroot to set a background image that can be used.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Outside the 'cathedral' of commercialism looking in on the advantages of Open
Source
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:10:06 GMT
An outsider to the 'cathedral' of commercialism, but having considered
the differences in the quality of products produced under commercial
means and Open Source, this article addresses the differences between
the two and the ultimate advantage of an Open Source-based society.
The article is located
<a href="http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?
c_id=150378"><b>here</b></a>.
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Good books
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:30:58 GMT
Thanks Garry,
Sure, I'll make a post if I find a good Linux/Unix book.
Though I'll probably buy some of the books recommended here
but if I find something interesting I'll let you know.
/Fredrik
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Garry Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Here are some that I like:
>
> "Special Edition Using Red Hat Linux" by Alan Simpson, pub. Que,
> ISBN 0-7897-2258-5. (covers version 6.2 and includes it on CD)
> This includes most of the basic stuff you'll need to know, and
includes some
> more advanced stuff like setting up servers and programming.
>
> "Practical Linux" by M Drew Strieb and Michael Turner,
> pub. Que, ISBN 0-7897-2251-8
> One of the easiest to understand introductions to Linux.
>
> "Running Linux" by Matt Welsh et al, pub. O'Reilly, ISBN 1-56592-469-X
> One of the best introductory books. Goes into a fair amount of
technical detail.
>
> "Linux Desk Reference" by Scott Hawkins, pub. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-
13-016391-0
> Most of the commands you'll ever use, listed by function. A great
reference.
>
> "Practical KDE" by Dennis E Powell, pub. Que, ISBN 0-7897-2216-X
> A great introduction to KDE and its apps, including configuration.
>
> "Mastering Gnome" by Bryan Pfaffenberger, pub. Sybex, ISBN 0-7821-
2625-1
> A great book on Gnome, but doesn't cover the latest 1.2 version.
>
> "Learning the bash Shell" by Cameron Newham and Bill Rosenblatt,
> pub. O'Reilly, ISBN 1-56592-347-2
> Essential for really getting to grips with the command line.
>
> And for later on, when you get more expert:
>
> "Essential System Administration" by Aeleen Frisch, pub. O'Reilly,
> ISBN 1-56592-127-5
> Unix, rather than Linux, but will really broaden your knowledge of
Linux.
>
> I'm pretty sure that Amazon carry all of these. If you come across
some other
> good ones, maybe you could let us know about them.
>
> --
> Garry Knight
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.sys.mac.programmer.help,comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc
Subject: Re: Operating system file name restrictions? Where?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:25:58 -0400
Keep it to Usenet please wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Greg
> Weston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > What about < and >, the smaller than and greater than characters?
> >
> > < and > ("suck" and "blow" are my favorite names for them) are the
> > stream redirection characters.
> >
> > The command
> >
> > C:\> somecmd < input.txt > output.txt
>
> well, try:
>
> touch somecmd\ \<\ input.txt\ \>\ output.txt
>
> It might actually create a file called:
> "somecmd < input.txt > output.txt"
~/temp $ ls -la
total 3
drwxr-xr-x 2 lpitcher users 1024 Aug 24 14:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 34 lpitcher users 2048 Aug 24 14:24 ..
~/temp $ touch "somecommand <input >output"
~/temp $ ls -la
total 3
drwxr-xr-x 2 lpitcher users 1024 Aug 24 14:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 34 lpitcher users 2048 Aug 24 14:24 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 lpitcher users 0 Aug 24 14:25 somecommand
<input >output
~/temp $
> --
> Help! I'm being held in a .sig factory.
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
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From: Jeff Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: crypt code
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:47:22 GMT
I am not sure you are posting this in the right forum, but here is what
I found (i searched google.com, great search engine). Thanks for asking
about this, as I have never known either, and it seems interesting. If
you can make heads or tails of it, more power to you.
Regards,
Jeff Davis
static char *sccsid = "@(#)crypt.c 4.3 (Berkeley) 1/25/85";
/*
* A one-rotor machine designed along the lines of Enigma
* but considerably trivialized.
*/
#define ECHO 010
#include
#define ROTORSZ 256
#define MASK 0377
char t1[ROTORSZ];
char t2[ROTORSZ];
char t3[ROTORSZ];
char deck[ROTORSZ];
char *getpass();
char buf[13];
setup(pw)
char *pw;
{
int ic, i, k, temp, pf[2];
int pid, wpid;
unsigned random;
long seed;
strncpy(buf, pw, 8);
while (*pw)
*pw++ = '\0';
buf[8] = buf[0];
buf[9] = buf[1];
pipe(pf);
if ((pid=fork())==0) {
close(0);
close(1);
dup(pf[0]);
dup(pf[1]);
execl("/usr/lib/makekey", "-", 0);
execl("/lib/makekey", "-", 0);
exit(1);
}
write(pf[1], buf, 10);
while ((wpid = wait((int *)NULL)) != -1 && wpid != pid)
;
if (read(pf[0], buf, 13) != 13) {
fprintf(stderr, "crypt: cannot generate key\n");
exit(1);
}
seed = 123;
for (i=0; i<13; i++)
seed = seed*buf[i] + i;
for(i=0;i>= 8;
temp = t1[k];
t1[k] = t1[ic];
t1[ic] = temp;
if(t3[k]!=0) continue;
ic = (random&MASK) % k;
while(t3[ic]!=0) ic = (ic+1) % k;
t3[k] = ic;
t3[ic] = k;
}
for(i=0;i 1 && argv[1][0] == '-' && argv[1][1] == 's') {
argc--;
argv++;
secureflg = 1;
}
if (argc != 2){
setup(getpass("Enter key:"));
}
else
setup(argv[1]);
n1 = 0;
n2 = 0;
nr2 = 0;
while((i=getchar()) >=0) {
if (secureflg) {
nr1 = deck[n1]&MASK;
nr2 = deck[nr1]&MASK;
} else {
nr1 = n1;
}
i = t2[(t3[(t1[(i+nr1)&MASK]+nr2)&MASK]-nr2)&MASK]-nr1;
putchar(i);
n1++;
if(n1==ROTORSZ) {
n1 = 0;
n2++;
if(n2==ROTORSZ) n2 = 0;
if (secureflg) {
shuffle(deck);
} else {
nr2 = n2;
}
}
}
}
shuffle(deck)
char deck[];
{
int i, ic, k, temp;
unsigned random;
static long seed = 123;
for(i=0;i< ROTORSZ;i++) {
seed = 5*seed + buf[i%13];
random = seed % 65521;
k = ROTORSZ-1 - i;
ic = (random&MASK)%(k+1);
temp = deck[k];
deck[k] = deck[ic];
deck[ic] = temp;
}
}
jose luis fernandez diaz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Where can I get the code of de UNIX command crypt ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jose Luis.
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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: 25 Aug 2000 07:37:05 GMT
They know where you live >)
They are everywhere
They move among us unnoticed but spake they do with voices loud...
hold those thoughts!
In alt.os.linux.mandrake Ript <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>Bruce,
:>
:>I would watch yourself, they are very devoted...some of them are nuts!
:>One wrong word about that 'L' OS and they could arrive at your door with
:>big sticks :)
:>
:>Tread Carefully......I am scared even typing this ;)
:>
:>Ash
: Not all Linux users take it so personal!
: I am running win2k/win98/linux tripple boot...
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From: Guy-Armand Kamendje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Trouble with NIS+
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 07:33:55 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I have the following problem: I have installed Nis+ on my Redhat 6.2
machine and the connection to the Nis+ Server is quite ok! (Users in the
NIs+) kann logon on my machine. But whenever I try to mount a directory
from the Nis+ server (for example users directories), I get the
following message.
call_verify: server requires stronger authentication
call_verify: unknown auth error 5
I dont really understand what this means. The client credential was
created using DES as security parameter.
How can I resolve this problem?
--
G.A. Kamendje || Tel +43 316 873 55 51
T-U Graz || www.sbox.tu-graz.ac.at/home/g/gaillard/
I.A.I.K ||www.iaik.at/people/gkamendje/gkamendje.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: crypt code
Date: 25 Aug 2000 07:52:17 GMT
On Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:47:22 GMT, Jeff Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am not sure you are posting this in the right forum, but here is what
>I found (i searched google.com, great search engine). Thanks for asking
>about this, as I have never known either, and it seems interesting. If
>you can make heads or tails of it, more power to you.
>
This program has for a long time been export restricted, so it would
always be excluded from unix versions sold outside the US. Guess you
just exported it.
Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: XFree86 vs Windows
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 07:52:52 GMT
I'll try to explain what I mean.
Consider a graphics heavy app like say Star Office. Opening the app
takes up a lot of time and after it comes up , the motion of the app (
suppose I want to move the window or use the side bar to navigate) is
very jerky.
Consider even Netscape , if we use the sidebar to move up and down , we
see that the image changes in jerky. But in Windows ( though I hate to
admit it) the motion is perfect. Also any applications , take for
instance the Office suite, works perfectly , starts up fast etc.
Now the Linux kernel is superior to the Windows kernel , yet there is a
problem with the graphics. Where is the problem????
Sandy
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Chris Severn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8o2opq$vri$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > hi,
> > I have a doubt about X development.
>
> Are you considering doing your own development of an application which
will
> use X ?
>
> > Even though Linux has cool Window Managers , the level of gui
> > programming in Linux is severely limited as compared to windows (
even
> > though Linux is much more stable).
>
> What do you mean by this ? There are many toolkits to allow you to do
lots
> of stuff with graphics in X.
>
> > Also motion graphics quality is much
> > better in Windows.
>
> That's true for the implementations of video in X which I've seen
(comparing
> the playing of VCDs using xanim with using the Windows Media Player).
Is it
> necessarily true of the linux/X platform, or is it just the
applications
> I've seen ?
>
> > What is Linux lacking in terms of the X console???
> > Can anybody out there answer my question?
>
> If I could understand your question, I'd try to answer it.
>
> Chris Severn
> --
> Delete the 'x' to remove the spamblock.
> Except spammers, for whom my email address is abuse@localhost
>
>
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From: Ed Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where to install apps on Linux system?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:35:40 -0500
Luc Van Bogaert wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a newbie Linux user and I'm having some difficulty getting used to
> the directory structure as it is being used by this os. More
> specifically, I'm wondering what the recommended place would be to
> install applications on my system.
>
> If this is anything like OS/2, it actually doesn't make any difference
> where you install an application, but I know I would never install an
> app like StarOffice in one the OS/2 system directories.
>
> Now, here's the problem : I haven't got a clue about what those
> different Linux directories mean and how much they're related to the
> Linux system itself.
>
> Does it make sense to install StarOffice in the root directory? Does it
> make sense to install it in my home directory? If I want the app to be
> used by all users on my system, does that require some special
> installation directory?
Luc,
If you are the only user of your machine, you can install StarOffice in
your home directory, as I did. In fact, the source files are there, too.
I simply gave it the default name, "office52" and made a subfolder
called "src" and copied all the files into it. I ran the install script
and put it all in the office52 directory.
If you share the machine, I highly recommend you install it in
/opt/office52 using the "/net" switch. That way, each user need only
install a few files in their home directory. Another good option is
/usr/local/office52.
Ed
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From: Ed Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where to install apps on Linux system?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:34:58 -0500
Luc Van Bogaert wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a newbie Linux user and I'm having some difficulty getting used to
> the directory structure as it is being used by this os. More
> specifically, I'm wondering what the recommended place would be to
> install applications on my system.
>
> If this is anything like OS/2, it actually doesn't make any difference
> where you install an application, but I know I would never install an
> app like StarOffice in one the OS/2 system directories.
>
> Now, here's the problem : I haven't got a clue about what those
> different Linux directories mean and how much they're related to the
> Linux system itself.
>
> Does it make sense to install StarOffice in the root directory? Does it
> make sense to install it in my home directory? If I want the app to be
> used by all users on my system, does that require some special
> installation directory?
Luc,
If you are the only user of your machine, you can install StarOffice in
your home directory, as I did. In fact, the source files are there, too.
I simply gave it the default name, "office52" and made a subfolder
called "src" and copied all the files into it. I ran the install script
and put it all in the office52 directory.
If you share the machine, I highly recommend you install it in
/opt/office52 using the "/net" switch. That way, each user need only
install a few files in their home directory. Another good option is
/usr/local/office52.
Ed
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From: Cheung Chung Keung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lynx question
Date: 25 Aug 2000 08:13:08 GMT
Is it possible to get image or files using lynx ? Say, there is image in
http://www.abc.com/aaa.gif . then I type 'lynx http://www.abc.com/aaa.gif'
It shows error . Then how can I do ?
Thanks
Eddy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: XFree86 vs Windows
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:27:24 GMT
In comp.os.linux.development.apps [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Consider even Netscape , if we use the sidebar to move up and down , we
> see that the image changes in jerky. But in Windows ( though I hate to
> admit it) the motion is perfect. Also any applications , take for
> instance the Office suite, works perfectly , starts up fast etc.
> Now the Linux kernel is superior to the Windows kernel , yet there is a
> problem with the graphics. Where is the problem????
Well, the first problem is the msie generally ships with the "smooth
scroll" setting on. ;)
A less sarcastic answer, however, is that you really seem to be
confusing two different architectures. X is network-transparant, which
means you can run netscape on a _different_ machine and have it
display on yours. Because of that, there's generally alot more
overhead in drawing to an X display.
There are workarounds for alot of that, especially in new X
releases. I expect things to pick up soon.
--
Matt Gauthier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Andreas Moroder" <andreas[nospam][EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.scsi
Subject: dat driver problem
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:24:02 +0200
Hello,
I tried to write multiple tar files onto my dds dat tapedrive connected via
a adaptec
Adapter Configuration:
SCSI Adapter: Adaptec AIC-7880 Ultra SCSI host adapter
Ultra Wide Controller
PCI MMAPed I/O Base: 0xdf100000
Adaptec SCSI BIOS: Disabled
on a linux 2.0.36
I did
mt -t /dev/st0
tar cvf /dev/nst0 file1
tar cvf /dev/nst0 file2
tar cvf /dev/nst0 file3
All works well
if I try to get back the data I have the following problem
mt -t /dev/st0
tar xvf /dev/nst0
all works well
tar cvf /dev/nst0
there comes back nothing
tar cvf /dev/nst0
there comes back nothing
tar cvf /dev/nst0
now the second file comes back.
I get this two empty sessions between every session.
I asked Paul Eggert, the tar mantainer, if this is a tar problem. After a
few tests he told me that there must be a problem in the device-driver.
Please let me know via email at amoroder@se-nord[nospam].provinz.bz.it
take away [nospam] )
Thank you all
Andreas
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Subject: Re: lynx question
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Kahari)
Date: 25 Aug 2000 10:33:52 +0100
In article <8o59qk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Cheung Chung Keung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is it possible to get image or files using lynx ? Say, there is image in
>http://www.abc.com/aaa.gif . then I type 'lynx http://www.abc.com/aaa.gif'
>It shows error . Then how can I do ?
>
>Thanks
>
>Eddy
>
>
What error?
To view images, try getting the 'xli' program. Add the following line
to your Lynx configuration file:
XLOADIMAGE_COMMAND:xli -quiet %s &
Lynx should not give an error when you access a data file. It should
ask you whether you want to save it to disk or not.
/A
--
Andreas K�h�ri, <URL:http://hello.to/andkaha/>.
All junk e-mail will be reported to the appropriate authorities.
========================================================================
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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From: Marco Viets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: boot error messages
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:58:55 +0200
Hi,
could anybody tell me, how to get rid of the following messages that appear
while booting my new SuSE 7.0 2.2.16 kernel?
thanks in advance,
Marco
Mounting /dev/pts.modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module devpts
mount: fs type devpts not supported by kernel failed
modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-10
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From: Erik de Castro Lopo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux equivalent of Solaris tools: truss
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:57:47 +0000
Michael Wang wrote:
>
> I am looking for Linux equivalent of Solaris tools: truss.
> Email reply also welcome. Thanks.
You will find that strace has most of the same functionality.
You might also find ltrace of interest.
Erik
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From: "Keyur Kanabar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: X server problems
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:07:26 +0100
Hi
I've got a problem with an PC Xserver sever I'm using. The X server (X
Manager) is running on a Win 98 box. On my network I've got a box running
Linux.
What I've managed to do is to run an X windows session (GNOME, Enlightenment
etc.....)on my Linux box and have the displayed piped throught the network
and on to my Win98 box via the X server. I done this using xdm.
Now the problem I'm having is that when I install new themes i.e .ethemes
then somtimes certains fonts would be missing on the menu etc.. hence I
wouldn't be able to do anything because I can't see any of the fonts. I've
tried installing the fonts required onto my Xsever, I also tried using an
xfs but no luck.
Does anyone know what the problem could be?? Am I going about it the right
way?? Any help would be much appreciated.
KK
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