Linux-Misc Digest #77, Volume #27 Sat, 10 Feb 01 18:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: movie_software? (Jerry Kreps)
Re: OT: Atheism, anarchy and amorality (WAS: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else)
(T. Max Devlin)
Re: Optimize for Speed? (philriou)
EXT2-fs error (Brcin)
Re: WEb Cam for Newbi ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Sound Blaster 16 PCI, setup, etc. ("fabrizio FF")
Network config. (Bob van der Poel)
Re: Very weird emacs initialization behaviour. (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=)
HELP! mkisofs problem: can't create iso image! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Partition overlapped (Ript)
Re: Partition overlapped (Ript)
Re: Network config. ("Peter T. Breuer")
how to set time (what shell command)? (Jeff Davis)
Re: Problem with a shared library. (Jean-David Beyer)
Upgrade to Red Hat 7.0 Kills X (Always Questioning)
Re: gnome workspace-next key? (Noah Roberts)
Re: how to set time (what shell command)? (Noah Roberts)
Am I having fun yet -- :( (neo)
Re: A Beginner Asks About Linux (Arctic Storm)
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From: Jerry Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: movie_software?
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 13:48:03 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
GIMP
arau wrote:
> Hi,
>
> anybody knows a free Linux software to convert a sequence of images
> (tiffs or whatever) into a common movie format (mpeg, avi, rpl....).
> So far I have only a dinosaur mpeg-code from U. of Berkeley.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Andreas Rau
> Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre / Medical Imaging
> U of T, Dept. Medical Biophysics
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
--
"God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a
nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a
conviction in the minds of people that these liberties are a gift of
God? Thomas Jefferson - 1781
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From: T. Max Devlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: OT: Atheism, anarchy and amorality (WAS: MS to Enforce Registration - or
Else)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 20:28:56 GMT
Said D F in comp.os.linux.advocacy on Thu, 8 Feb 2001 14:57:36 -0500;
[...]
>I think we can all agree on these four points:
>
> 1. Atheists either believe there is no god or they don't
>believe there is a god. Since both of these are,
>essentially, equivalent, it amounts to the same thing save
>for some semantic gerrymandering one might wish to make
>solely for the sake of convenience.
> 2. Agnostics are uncertain if there are gods. They have
>chosen to remain "on the fence", as it were. Really,
>agnostics are all from Missouri!
I think it must be put more succinctly:
Athiests believe they know there is no god.
Agnostics know they believe there is no god.
Both generally consider it most important to distinguish themselves from
'spiritualists' of an infinite variety, including deists, theists, and
mystics.
--
T. Max Devlin
*** The best way to convince another is
to state your case moderately and
accurately. - Benjamin Franklin ***
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From: philriou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.help,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Optimize for Speed?
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 21:08:00 GMT
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After installed the linux, I feel everything is de ja vu all over.
I wonder if any of you ever use Mac? When MSwindows release, it just
like a couple generation lag of Apple Mac Os. Then MSwindows95 released,
It seem begin to catch up Mac OS a little but still a generation Lag.
When Windows98 arrived to the market, it almost catch up MacOS. Now
Win2K is shoulder to shoulder if not exceed in some form... what an
improvement.
In Linux case, from what I look at, is exactly the mirror except I think
Linux is slower to catching up. Let's not forget Microsoft have BUCK$ in
R&D over the years.. What Linux have is few dollars with few poor
volunteer programmers. Once these programmer run into financial trouble,
the project, one way or other, got to pause if not stop. That's is why,
invest into Linux is a waste of time for serious businesses. MS people
is right, Linux is a challenge but will not threatening Windows OS.
Here are some living proof.
Each new Linux released, the OS getting bigger and clumsier.
Each time you upgrade it, you will find more conflict and your PC
getting slower.
Each time you decide to use it, you'll find the more programs written
for the OS with full of flaw.
Isn't it all deja Vu? Except one thing, Linux is much cheaper but
useless if hardly find a great commercial software suit to my need.
______________________
Gertjan Vinkesteyn wrote:
> I use ctwm, why a Windows like interface?
> ctwm is fast and small.
> you can get it at http://www.freshmeat.net
> --
>
> Gertjan Vinkesteijn
>
> email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> homepage: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvink
>
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After installed the linux, I feel everything is de ja vu all over.
<br>I wonder if any of you ever use Mac? When MSwindows release, it just
like a couple generation lag of Apple Mac Os. Then MSwindows95 released,
It seem begin to catch up Mac OS a little but still a generation Lag. When
Windows98 arrived to the market, it almost catch up MacOS. Now Win2K is
shoulder to shoulder if not exceed in some form... what an improvement.
<p>In Linux case, from what I look at, is exactly the mirror except I think
Linux is slower to catching up. Let's not forget Microsoft have BUCK$ in
R&D over the years.. What Linux have is few dollars with few poor volunteer
programmers. Once these programmer run into financial trouble, the project,
one way or other, got to pause if not stop. That's is why, invest into
Linux is a waste of time for serious businesses. MS people is right, Linux
is a challenge but will not threatening Windows OS.
<p>Here are some living proof.
<br>Each new Linux released, the OS getting bigger and clumsier.
<br>Each time you upgrade it, you will find more conflict and your PC getting
slower.
<br>Each time you decide to use it, you'll find the more programs
written for the OS with full of flaw.
<p>Isn't it all deja Vu? Except one thing, Linux is much cheaper but useless
if hardly find a great commercial software suit to my need.
<br>
<p>______________________
<p>Gertjan Vinkesteyn wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I use ctwm, why a Windows like interface?
<br>ctwm is fast and small.
<br>you can get it at <a href="http://www.freshmeat.net">http://www.freshmeat.net</a>
<br>--
<p><font size=-1>Gertjan Vinkesteijn</font>
<p><font size=-1>email:
<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a></font>
<br><font size=-1>homepage: <a
href="http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvink">http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvink</a></font>
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Subject: EXT2-fs error
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brcin)
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 21:14:56 GMT
The last day I got this:
EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,3)): ext2-readdir: directory #1298281 contains
a hole at offset 33366016
The offset was from the above number up until to 33554432. Does this mean
trouble? I got this messages at the login prompt, after I left the machine
alone for a few days and I got the same messages when I tried to search
for some files in Midnight Commander. fsck apparently fixed things.
I use Slackware 7.1
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WEb Cam for Newbi
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:15:03 +0100
Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK, I've downloaded w3cam and finally unziped it and un-tar'ed it the manual
Look .. like everyone has already said, all you need to do is load a
driver and run an application that accesses the device. A cgi script
is plainly a http frontend, and will do you no good at all until you
have something for it to access!
> just says to run the config file then make the install file and then run the
> CGI script. I clicked the config file and it did something, then in the
You do NOT CLICK config files! You RUN them, like the instructions
say, presumably after glancing them over first to make sure they are
not going to harm your syste,
> konsole (note spelling) I typed 'make install' and it returned an error.
Like what??? Report it. At least take note of it yourself so that you
can act on it!
> There's no cgi file on my drive that I can find :o(
Would you expect one? And more to the point, why would you want one?
> It's becoming obvious after 6 hours getting this far that I desperately need
> to go on some kind of Linux for dummies training. Can anyone suggest a page
> that starts at press the power button and goes on to explain the basics? My
Try linuxnewbies.org. But why don't you buy a linux for dummies book?
Bookstores are full of unix primers.
> Everything I've found so far assumes a basic knowledge of Linux with such
> statements as 'install the file' but doesn't suggest HOW you 'install the
> file' and the like.
It depends on what the install instructions are for the file. There is
no generic method. You do what the author or packager says to do.
Peter
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From: "fabrizio FF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16 PCI, setup, etc.
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:39:45 +0100
I'm having the same trouble with a SB PCI 128. Please help us.
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From: Bob van der Poel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Network config.
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:56:31 -0700
I was complaining to my ISP about slow throughput and he, not knowing
that I was using linux, suggested the following:
> As an aside, there is a quick-fix solution. Download a program called
> TweakDUN and reset the MTU from 1500 (Local Area Network speeds) to
> somewhere between 576 and 1024. Try and keep the number you set divisible
> by 8. You can download TweakDUN from
> (http://aicom.tucows.com/adnload/1100_30143.html).
I have no idea what this is talking about, or if it has some application
to my linux
setup. Can someone explain?
--
Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA **
EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
WWW: http://users.uniserve.com/~bvdpoel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=)
Crossposted-To: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Very weird emacs initialization behaviour.
Date: 10 Feb 2001 23:12:23 +0100
On 10 Feb 2001, Harry Putnam wrote:
> I don't see anything under any of those listed:
Well, you're not seeing the problem...
But maybe it works to "strace appres Emacs" or somesuch to find out
which directories `appres' is searching. Presumably those are the
right ones. But who knows... I'm not an X11 expert.
kai
--
Be indiscrete. Do it continuously.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.cdrom,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux
Subject: HELP! mkisofs problem: can't create iso image!
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:08:15 GMT
I'm using mkisofs-1.13-3mdk on RedHat 6.2 Linux. I'm trying to create
the iso image of a directory tree:
# mkisofs -J -r -o /mnt/dos/distr.iso /mnt/dos/distr
I get a strange error during the ISO creation. This is one example:
(...)
69.80% done, estimate finish Wed Feb 7 20:47:41 2001
71.64% done, estimate finish Wed Feb 7 20:48:03 2001
mkisofs: No such file or directory. cannot read from
/mnt/dos/distr/linux/squid.kit/ncsa_auth
At this point the command is aborted.
The particular dirtree in on a DOS/FAT mounted partition, but I also
tried copying it entirely to a ext2 partition and it didn't help: same
error exactly in the same point.
The file "with problem" has no problem: I can read, edit, copy it etc.
normally. It is there and I don't know why mkisofs cannot find it.
I had this error with several different files. What worked most was:
- renaming the file to something else
- moving the directory to another level
I almost thought the problem was related to files that had, in their
filenames, the same first characters as the directory name (e.g.
/mnt/dos/distr/qmail/qmail.gz). Thus renaming them usually worked. But
the example above does not have this characteristic, as some other cases
don't have it either.
If I try hard (renaming and moving), I'm able to create the iso image
and burn a CD with no problems. But this is a tiring process, since the
errors tend to show up further and further to the end of the mkisofs
process (in the example above, I got rid of several previous errors and
I got this one at 71%).
I had the same problem with mkisofs-1.8 (the original one with RH 6.2).
Upgrading to version 1.13 was of no help. I'm using the 2.2.16-3 kernel
(the one available in the errata site of Red Hat).
Any help will be appreciated.
Bill.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ript)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Partition overlapped
Date: 10 Feb 2001 21:34:32 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Werner Fangmeier (ESN Bochum)) wrote in <94k129$nlf$1
@nnrp1.deja.com>:
>In article <Q9H56.12523$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Eric en Jolanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >...
>> > Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2491 cylinders
>> > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>> >
>> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> > /dev/hda1 1 64 514048+ 83 Linux
>> > /dev/hda2 65 319 2048287+ 83 Linux
>> > /dev/hda3 * 320 1057 5927985 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
>> > /dev/hda4 1058 2491 11518605 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
>> > /dev/hda5 * 2085 2491 3269196 b Win95 FAT32
>> > /dev/hda6 1058 2084 8249314+ 83 Linux
>> >
>> > Confusing, right?
>>
>> Not really. I just don't get it how people keep creating logicals
>like this.
>
>Well, not "people" create these tables, it's poorly written utility
>software; I was able to create overlapping partitions simply by
>creating a primary and secondary partitions using Partition Magic
>(which is one of the best-known partitioning utility), and then a linux
>distro setup created inside the extended 2 linux ext2 and 1 linux swap
>partition. This rather simple scenario was sufficient to create such a
>table.
>
>
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>
the partitions were probaly screw from the git go, I have used fdisk,
linux fdisk, disk druid, partition magic on the same disk mutiple times,
with no problems whatsoever. One thing for sure, make sure your partitions
are healthy in Partition magic, and fdisk before changing anyhting...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ript)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Partition overlapped
Date: 10 Feb 2001 21:36:09 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric) wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> >> > /dev/hda1 1 64 514048+ 83 Linux
>> >> > /dev/hda2 65 319 2048287+ 83 Linux
>> >> > /dev/hda3 * 320 1057 5927985 c Win95 FAT32
>> >> > (LBA) /dev/hda4 1058 2491 11518605 f Win95
>> >> > Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 * 2085 2491 3269196 b
>> >> > Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 1058 2084 8249314+ 83
>> >> > Linux
>> >> >
>> >> > Confusing, right?
>> >>
>> >> Not really. I just don't get it how people keep creating logicals
>> >like this.
>> >
>> >Well, not "people" create these tables, it's poorly written utility
>>
>> not even that: it is utility software. according to the specs, a
>> hard drive can have up to (exactly?) 4 primary partitions. secondary
>> partitions are contained in a primary partition. check hda4: it says
>> it is an extended partition (thats the primary partition that seves as
>> a container for the
>
>I was not referring to overlapping partitions, but to the wrong ordering
>of partitions.
>hda5 and hda6 are swapped.
>
>I know *how* it can be done, but I can't understand *why*
>
>> secondaries, and both hda5 and hda6 are contained in it: no overlap
>>
>> >software; I was able to create overlapping partitions simply by
>> >creating a primary and secondary partitions using Partition Magic
>> >(which is one of the best-known partitioning utility), and then a
>> >linux distro setup created inside the extended 2 linux ext2 and 1
>> >linux swap partition. This rather simple scenario was sufficient to
>> >create such a table.
>
>Definately not true.
>Unless you delete something first, you won't get a table like this.
>(And btw. there's no overlap here)
>
>Eric
>
than can be changed by using the partition manager included with XOSL,
called Ranish partition manager.... http://www.xosl.org
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Network config.
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 23:16:32 +0100
Bob van der Poel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> As an aside, there is a quick-fix solution. Download a program called
>> TweakDUN and reset the MTU from 1500 (Local Area Network speeds) to
>> somewhere between 576 and 1024. Try and keep the number you set divisible
>> by 8. You can download TweakDUN from
>> (http://aicom.tucows.com/adnload/1100_30143.html).
> I have no idea what this is talking about, or if it has some application
> to my linux setup. Can someone explain?
If you have a noisy line, you can set the MTU (maximum transmission
unit) size to a small number, so that retransmits are less costly and
there is a smaller chance of each packet being interrupted by a
noiseburst.
You can do this with ifconfig, or you can specify the MTU to pppd
when you start it up. Man the respective pages.
See the serial or ppp or net-4 nowtos for more details.
Peter
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From: Jeff Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to set time (what shell command)?
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:37:07 -0800
This is a very simple question I am sure, but I need to know how to set
the time on my Debian system without a graphical utility.
Thanks,
Jeff Davis
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with a shared library.
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 17:39:12 -0500
Michael Heiming wrote:
>
> Jean-David Beyer wrote:
>
> > Oliver Wiegand wrote:
> > >
> > > Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > When I try to download a .tsv file with Netscape (that will be imported
> > > > by Applixware), I get the following message from Netscape:
> > > >
> > > > Gtk WARNING **: Unable to locate loadable module in module-path:
> > > > libmetal.so
> > > >
> > > > This library definately exists:
> > > >
> > > > valinux:root[/usr/lib]# ls -l /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines/libmetal.so
> > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 40482 Aug 1 2000
> > > > /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines/libmetal.so
> > > > valinux:root[/usr/lib]# file /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines/libmetal.so
> > > > /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines/libmetal.so: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object,
> > > > Intel 80386, version 1, not stripped
> > > > valinux:root[/usr/lib]#
> > > >
> > > > I have recently run depmod -a, but that does not seem to help, because
> > > > depmod does not look in /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines unless I add the
> > > > line
> > > >
> > > > path=/usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines to /etc/conf.modules. If I do that, it
> > > > gets all bent out of shape because some of the other files in that
> > > > directory are not .so files. I tried putting a symbolic link to the
> > > > required module in /usr/lib and running depmod again. That does not hurt
> > > > anything, as far as I can tell, but it does not solve the problem.
> > > >
> > > > What next?
> > > >
> > >
> > > depmod looks for dependencies of kernel modules, not for your libraries.
> > > Gtk-modules are no kernel modules,so forget about depmod.
> >
> > I realize that now. I was desparate and hoping that would have something
> > to do with the problem. I now realize it was a blind alley.
> >
> > > ldconfig updates /etc/ld.so.cache, where your libraries are
> > > "registered".
> >
> > But, obviously, that has nothing to do with the problem either, since
> > putting /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines into /etc/ld.so.conf and rerunning
> > ldconfig -v does not help either.
> >
> > So what do I do so that Netscape does not complain anymore?
> > I.e., HOW DO I GET /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines INTO THE module_path THAT
> > Netscape IS COMPLAINING ABOUT?
> Hi,
>
> perhaps something like
>
> strings /opt/netscape/netscape |grep lib |less
>
> could give some hint where this NS-crashicator wants to have this lib you
> obviously have
> on your system. You could try copy/symlink it then.
I tried something like that:
strings /opt/netscape/netscape | grep lib | grep metal
and got absolutely nothing.
I also tried: strings /opt/netscape/netscape |grep metal
and got absolutely nothin.
I also tried: set | grep metal
and got absolutely nothing.
>
> Good luck
>
> Michael Heiming
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ Registered Machine 73926.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey
^^-^^ 5:35pm up 13 days, 2:03, 3 users, load average: 2.16, 2.12, 1.81
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From: Always Questioning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Upgrade to Red Hat 7.0 Kills X
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:32:54 GMT
All, I just upgraded to Red Hat 7.0 from RH6.2 and now X errors out.
It appears I am having a problem with the gtk library. Any ideas on how
to fix this? TIA Ray
SESSION_MANAGER=local/rays_pc:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1006
Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/gnome-upgrade.py", line 3, in ?
import gtk
File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 21, in ?
import _gtk
ImportError: undefined symbol: gtk_clist_column_Titles_passive
waiting for X server to shut down
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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:42:27 -0800
From: Noah Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: gnome workspace-next key?
brandon chubb wrote:
> Long-time CDE user on OSF, Solaris and others -- an essential feature I use
> on CDE is to map favorite hotkeys to the workspace-next and
> workspace-previous functions so I can easily flip around my workspaces.
> Is there a way to do this in gnome? I've hunted through the default stuff
> put under ~/.gnome* files and don't see anything promising, nor do I see
> anything promising in the Gnome Users' Guide.
It depends on the window manager.
> I'm certainly not wed to Gnome (yet), so if another window mgr is
> better for me, please clue me in (w/o any religious arguments, mind
> you).
Problem is your thinking Gnome is a WM which it is not. If you are using
sawmill with gnome then the configuration is under sawmill settings in gnome
config. If your using some other WM please read the help files for it.
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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:45:01 -0800
From: Noah Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to set time (what shell command)?
Jeff Davis wrote:
> This is a very simple question I am sure, but I need to know how to set
> the time on my Debian system without a graphical utility.
date -s ......
then
clock -w
to make it stick
the first command can be replaced with some other means like network
time.....the second writes to cmos.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Davis
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From: neo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Am I having fun yet -- :(
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:54:36 GMT
I feel that I have a really stupid "newbie" question -- and if you flame
me I completely understand.
1) I have ATT Cable Modem-- (I have it on a USB - probably a mistake.
i.e. I nave no NIC)
2) I am putting together a Server (Linux 6.2) (small grads 2 processors)
and built in NIC.
3) I would like to network the Workstation and the Server -- with
perhaps the Cable Modem going to the Server.
4) I have been told to go out and just get another NIC and adjust the
something in the "sbin\ipfdadm"
5) Right. Well, If anyone can explain this too me I would greatly
appreciate it.
regards,
neo
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From: Arctic Storm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: A Beginner Asks About Linux
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:56:27 GMT
> >2. Mandrake or Redhat? Which to get?
>
> Niether! Get Slackware or SuSE....Slackware preferably, but SuSE
> has rpm....both of the above mentioned distros are garbage (esp RH)
I wonder how RedHat became the most prevalent Linux distribution?
My understanding is that RedHat was based on SlackWare, and Mandrake was
subsequently based on RedHat. RedHat 7.0 had minor bugs here and there,
but most bugs have been ironed out. I heard that SlackWare gives you more
control during installation, which is convenient if you're familiar with
Linux, but for someone entering Linux fresh, I wonder if that's an
advantage,...
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