Linux-Networking Digest #22, Volume #10 Wed, 27 Jan 99 18:13:39 EST
Contents:
Re: Nt & linux
socket error (what is?) ("John K")
Re: Logging into Netware server. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
infrared (Serje Beaudoin)
SuSE 6.0 + Mail + IMAP + OutlookExpress ("nobody")
Re: Connect without hub (Jerry Mendes)
Re: long time to log in (Stef)
Re: Linux on NetServer LH Pro (Dai to)
SAMBA -> Gethostbyaddr failed for 90.0.0.3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
machine crash ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Specifying netmasks for IP aliases with linuxconf (Firebeard)
Kernel 2.2 in RPM ("John K")
Problems with remote printing from VMS to Linux (Vilmos Soti)
Re: PPP-MSCHAP -> WinNT not working... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Default Gateway interferes with PPP? (Clifford Kite)
Re: DOES LINUX SUCK ("Keith Peterson")
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Nt & linux
Date: 27 Jan 1999 07:02:17 GMT
Hi,
Use Samb!
Try this URL, the guy has done a good job, a Samba Newbie must see site.
Regards and God Speed,
Gary
Gary W. Sandvik
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
309-676-0224 (fax)
FireDragon wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have a question...
>
>We run a little NT LAN at home, and have recently aquired another machine,
>which is running Linux, which we would love to have on the LAN, but
somehow,
>it just doesn't want to co-operate. I can telnet into the Linux machine
from
>one of the NT machines, but that is about it. Is it possible for us to get
>the Linux machine to actively participate in the rest of our domain, or
will
>it remain an outcast for ever?
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>FireDragon
>
>
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From: "John K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: socket error (what is?)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:15:47 -0500
Hello,
Thanks for helping me setting up my small 2 computer LAN.
Thanks to your advice, the computers can ping each other. The Proxy can ping
the client and the client can ping the proxy no problem. I set up netscape
to connect via proxy will all the numbers set correctly (192.168.0.1 port
80)
The problem is that when I go in netscape to browse somehere I get the
following error:
SOCKET ERROR 10049
what does that mean? strange no? How can I correct this?
Client is a RedHat 5.2 Linux
Proxy is a win98 under wingate
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Logging into Netware server.
Date: 27 Jan 1999 14:10:17 -0700
In article <784qhl$9if$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[posted and mailed]
>
>The ncpfs filesystem will allow you to mount Netware drives.
Any ideas on a way to copy files with original ownership intact from
ncpfs to a local (samba exported) filesystem?
- Iain
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From: Serje Beaudoin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: infrared
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:31:30 -0600
HI all,
I try to find one infrared driver for linux> Someone know something
about that ???
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(514) 923-1500
internet:
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From: "nobody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SuSE 6.0 + Mail + IMAP + OutlookExpress
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:21:51 +0100
Mail �ber IMAP-Protokoll mit imapd
Hallo Networker !
Kann mir jemand verraten, wie man OutlookExpress unter NT 4.0 dazu bringt
auf dem SuSE 6.0 die
Inbox /usr/spool/mail/<user> zu l�schen ?
Ich kann die Mails mit OutlookExpress nur mit einem roten Kreuz f�r
"gel�scht" versehen.
Wirklich l�schen geht irgendwie nicht. Das geht nur auf dem Linux mit "rm
/usr/spool/ ...".
Vorher habe ich POP3 benutzt. Das ging gut. Aber ich w�rde gern die Mail auf
dem Linux lagern.
Nur so f�r den Fall, da� Herr Gates mal wieder irgendwelche Formate �ndert.
Gru� und vielen Dank.
Stephan
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From: Jerry Mendes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.dcom.lans.ethernet,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95
Subject: Re: Connect without hub
Date: 26 Jan 1999 23:50:32 PST
Hey everyone, I stand corrected, and I stand dejected. Excuse me. Enough already.
*S*
Jerry Mendes wrote:
> I may be wrong, but I believe 10BaseT and 10/100 cards need to see a "Link Beat"
> signal from a hub before they will work; therefore, a simple crossover cable
> won't work.
>
> It's so easy to buy an inexpensive hub, why not just do it?
>
> Paul E Larson wrote:
>
> > In article <77s6cr$6ap$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mike Humski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >I am planning to connect the following two machines with ethernet
> > >without using a hub.
> > >
> > >
> > >These machines are only two feet apart.
> > >I heard it is possible to directly connect two machines with
> > >ethernet cards if you use a crossover 10 baseT cable.
> > >
> > Find or make a crossover cable
> > (http://www.linksys.com/support/faqs/howbuild/wiring.htm)
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > Get rid of the blahs to email me :}
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From: Stef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: long time to log in
Date: 24 Jan 1999 23:48:29 +0100
: Then nothing happens for some minutes, and finaly I get the login
: prompt. Also rlogin or telnet to ports 80 and 25 exhibits this
: behaviour.
It was some sort of name lookup timeout. On 192.168.1.3 there is a
named running. After I put the names and IP numbers of the two hosts
into their /etc/hosts file there was no more lag.
But I would still like to know why exactly this lag was caused.
Stef
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From: Dai to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux on NetServer LH Pro
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:07:49 -0800
I noticed you had some knowledge of Netservers (and the hp.com email address)
so I'm wondering if you might be able to help me out.
I picked up a a Netserver LD (for almost nothing) and was wondering if there
is any source of info or examples of using it with Linux. Specifically I would
like to be able use the hot-swap drives. I don't care if I have to purchase a
different scsi controller, I just want to have the fault tolerance.
Wayne
root wrote:
> Stephen Jay wrote:
>
> > I am fortunate enough to have an opportunity to try and install Linux on an
> > HP NetServer LH Pro system. The server has 3 scsi controllers, 2 onboard
> > adaptec AIC 7880's and an HP NetRaid Adapter; the one that the raid array
> > is attached to. When installing RedHat 4.2, it sees the AIC's (where the
> > CD-ROM is) but fails to see the NetRaid, which has the drive space attached
> > to it that I want to install Linux to.
> >
> > Has anyone an idea as to how I can get arround this? If so, I will be
> > checking back frequently, but I would not mind receiving e-mail as well
> >
> > Thanx for your time
>
> You will have to boot from drive attached to the on board SCSI (AIC7880),
> since NetRAID driver is not included in kernel., however you should be able
> to recompile 2.0.36 kernel and include the NetRAID (MegaRAID) driver to gain
> access to any logical drives you created on the disk array controller..
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SAMBA -> Gethostbyaddr failed for 90.0.0.3
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:51:13 GMT
Hi All,
I am having a problem with samba
Here is the log for the only machine trying to connect:
Gethostbyaddr failed for 90.0.0.3
Gethostbyaddr failed for 90.0.0.3
1999/01/23 01:06:26 sparches (90.0.0.3) connect to service tmp
as user
ann (uid=501,gid=100) (pid 3983)
1999/01/23 01:06:26 sparches (90.0.0.3) closed connection to
service tmp
Gethostbyaddr failed for 90.0.0.3
Gethostbyaddr failed for 90.0.0.3
this is a win98 machine.
The win98 machine can see the linux box.
The linux machine lists it as one of the computer on the net
using
nmblookup.
smbclient and testparm works great.
please help!!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: machine crash
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:04:46 GMT
Hi,
I've never posted to this list before, so excuse any poor etiquite. Here's
the problem. Periodically my linux 2.0.36 machine crashes with this in
/var/adm/messages:
Jan 27 15:39:04 twistdrill kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 00b1e000, ^Lr3 =
00b1e000 Jan 27 15:39:04 twistdrill kernel: *pde = 00000000 Jan 27 15:39:04
twistdrill kernel: Oops: 0002 Jan 27 15:39:04 twistdrill kernel: CPU: 0 Jan
27 15:39:04 twistdrill kernel: EIP: 0010:[<00b2f826>]
When the machine crashes, I see some kind of loop going on the console.
I have no idea what is going on here, I have no idea where to start looking
for the problem. I will greatly appreciate any suggestions, hints, pointers
to documentation, whatever.
Thank you very much,
Brad Beck
net admin
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From: Firebeard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Specifying netmasks for IP aliases with linuxconf
Date: 27 Jan 1999 13:28:14 -0600
Is it possible to specify netmasks for IP aliases when
linuxconf is being used? Or do I need to just hack the linuxconf
stuff out of the ifup* scripts and put it in the ifcfg-* files?
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From: "John K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Kernel 2.2 in RPM
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:04:47 -0500
Hello,
Can somebody compile the new kernel in a RPM package for "newbies", please.
I have RedHat 5.2 and I look forward for something easy to upgrade without
making it a pain, or making a mistake as a result to have to re-install
again Linux for the 400th time.
Please make a RPM package of the new kernel.
Thanks.
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From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems with remote printing from VMS to Linux
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:09:07 +0000
Hello,
I want to setup my machine as a print server and want to be able
to print from other machines (Linux, Windows, and VMS) through it.
Now the relevant entry in the printcap file looks like this:
try:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/home/vilmos/test:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
I just simply try to print to a file for testing. Right now I have
two entries my /etc/hosts.lpd file. One for a Linux box, and the
other is for a VMS machine. I prepared the VMS lpd style printing
according to this wonderful document:
http://www-jerry.oit.duke.edu/dec_stuff/vms_remote_printing_readme.html
The setup went flawlessly, but I cannot print from the VMS. The Linux
box prints fine. Here are the relevant entries from my
/var/log/messages:
lpd[29128]: linux.box.edu requests recvjob try
lpd[29155]: vms.box.edu requests recvjob try
lpd[29155]: try: job could not be printed (cfA014vms.box.edu)
(I have changed the machine names.)
I use RedHat 5.2. I did rtfm around, but still no printing from the VMS
although printing from Linux is fine.
Anyone has any ideas what is wrong?
thanks for your time, Vilmos Soti
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PPP-MSCHAP -> WinNT not working...
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 01:29:02 GMT
Thanks to Cliff I am very close to get my Linux dial-up
connection working to my work's Windows PPP server. I
followed your suggestions and I am now getting much better
results. Except that a ping to a work office machine is
not working (I don't konw if it is a route problem or not).
I tried connecting with a domain name (fns.com\\rsg) and
without (rsg), as can be seen below. But it did not make
any difference on solving the ping problem.
======================================================================
$ more /var/log/debug (only last portion of it...)
Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
<magic 0x59ef> <pcomp> <accomp>] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [LCP
ConfReq id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap 80> <magic 0x600c> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0>
<auth chap 80> <magic 0x600c> <pcomp> <accomp>] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens
pppd[338]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x59ef> <pcomp>
<accomp>] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x32
<2141b2df506e747d>, name = ""] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: sent [CHAP
Response id=0x32
<000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000beb0ec073b28cd0e0cfc5f3d95de
560 ba77c048300eccd8b01>, name = "fns.com\\rsg"] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens
pppd[338]: rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x32 ""] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]:
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.10> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Jan 26
20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>] Jan
26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1] Jan 26 20:17:37
rubens pppd[338]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>] Jan 26
20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01>
<addr 168.127.70.231>] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: sent [IPCP ConfAck
id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 168.127.70.231>] Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens
pppd[338]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.10> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: sent [proto=0x21] 45 00 00 3c 00 02 00 00
40 11 12 7c c0 a8 01 0a a8 7f fe 01 04 01 00 35 00 28 c1 ee ca 28 01 00 00 01
00 00 00 00 00 00 04 65 63 68 6f 05 73 6f 75 6e 64 03 6e 65 74 00 00 01 00 01
Jan 26 20:17:37 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [CCP ConfAck id=0x1] Jan 26 20:17:37
rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [CCP TermReq id=0x3 00 00 02 dc] Jan 26 20:17:37
rubens pppd[338]: sent [CCP TermAck id=0x3] Jan 26 20:17:40 rubens pppd[338]:
sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1] Jan 26 20:17:40 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [CCP TermAck
id=0x1] Jan 26 20:17:40 rubens pppd[338]: sent [CCP TermReq id=0x2"No
compression negotiated"] Jan 26 20:17:41 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [CCP TermAck
id=0x2] Jan 26 20:22:15 rubens pppd[338]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User
request"] Jan 26 20:22:15 rubens pppd[338]: rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x2] Jan 26
20:23:32 rubens pppd[367]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0xb75f> <pcomp> <accomp>] Jan 26 20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq
id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap 80> <magic 0x1bb9> <pcomp> <accomp>] Jan 26
20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap
80> <magic 0x1bb9> <pcomp> <accomp>] Jan 26 20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: rcvd
[LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xb75f> <pcomp> <accomp>] Jan 26
20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x33 <13db647f26e1d3d4>,
name = ""] Jan 26 20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: sent [CHAP Response id=0x33
<0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007dabfd2c446347f20cbb361aed06
1ec c51f676b07fa844ce01>, name = "rsg"] Jan 26 20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]:
rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x33 ""] Jan 26 20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: sent [IPCP
ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.10> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Jan 26 20:23:33
rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>] Jan 26
20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1] Jan 26 20:23:33 rubens
pppd[367]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>] Jan 26 20:23:33
rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr
168.127.70.231>] Jan 26 20:23:33 rubens pppd[367]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2
<compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 168.127.70.231>] Jan 26 20:23:34 rubens pppd[367]:
rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.10> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Jan 26
20:23:34 rubens pppd[367]: sent [proto=0x21] 45 00 00 3c 00 20 00 00 40 11 12
5e c0 a8 01 0a a8 7f fe 01 04 14 00 35 00 28 0d 16 7e ee 01 00 00 01 00 00 00
00 00 00 04 65 63 68 6f 05 73 6f 75 6e 64 03 6e 65 74 00 00 01 00 01 Jan 26
20:23:34 rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [CCP ConfAck id=0x1] Jan 26 20:23:34 rubens
pppd[367]: rcvd [CCP TermReq id=0x3 00 00 02 dc] Jan 26 20:23:34 rubens
pppd[367]: sent [CCP TermAck id=0x3] Jan 26 20:23:36 rubens pppd[367]: sent
[CCP ConfReq id=0x1] Jan 26 20:23:37 rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [CCP TermAck
id=0x1] Jan 26 20:23:37 rubens pppd[367]: sent [CCP TermReq id=0x2"No
compression negotiated"] Jan 26 20:23:37 rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [CCP TermAck
id=0x2] Jan 26 20:26:54 rubens pppd[367]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User
request"] Jan 26 20:26:54 rubens pppd[367]: rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x2]
======================================================================
$ more /etc/ppp/options
lock
modem
crtscts
noipdefault
lcp-max-configure 30
ipcp-accept-local
mtu 576
defaultroute
asyncmap 0
debug
name rsg
remotename DialupNT
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -t 80 -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-fnc'
demand
192.168.1.10:192.168.1.20
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
/dev/cua1 57600
netmask 255.255.255.0
======================================================================
$ more /etc/ppp/chat-fnc
ABORT 'BUSY'
ABORT 'ERROR'
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
ABORT 'NO DIALTONE'
ABORT 'Invalid Login'
ABORT 'Login incorrect'
'' 'ATZ'
OK 'ATDT7131285,,,,,,1134922126,,,'
CONNECT '\c'
TIMEOUT '10'
~-- '\c'
======================================================================
$ ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:05:43:F3:0F
inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
Interrupt:12 Base address:0xe800
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:192.168.1.10 P-t-P:168.127.70.231 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:576 Metric:1
RX packets:11 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
======================================================================
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
127.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 1 lo
192.168.1.20 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
168.127.70.231 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.20 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 4 ppp0
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clifford Kite)
Subject: Re: Default Gateway interferes with PPP?
Date: 26 Jan 1999 18:38:26 -0600
Darren Enns ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: This is what my laptop Linux 'netup' script looks
: like:
: insmod 8390
: MODPATH=/lib/modules/2.0.34/net:/lib/modules/2.0.34/pcmcia
: export MODPATH
: insmod pcnet_cs
: ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.0.3 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
: route add -net 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0
: #route add default gw 192.168.0.2 eth0
: /usr/sbin/routed
: I noticed that I could not have BOTH my PPP connection
: running *and* a local network running if I had that
: 'route add default gw...' stuff. So I commented it
: out and it works fine.
You really don't need a default gateway unless the LAN requires routing
to another LAN or to the Internet through a host running routed or gated.
The eth0 network route you have above will route things for the LAN to
the LAN with or without the ppp connection. Pppd was designed not to
replace an existing default route, even with the option defaultroute.
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From: "Keith Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: DOES LINUX SUCK
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:52:47 -0700
>Conversely, I recently installed nethack on that very same machine's linux
>side. I was sitting at home at the time, using a telnet client. All I did
>was "rpmfind nethack", then confirmed the download, and then used
>"rpm -i /down/nethack*". That was it.
Ah. So simple! I myself used that technique to install a true-type font
server.
>Now, just for fun, between typing the previous sentence and this sentence,
>I uninstalled nethack again from that machine. I did this by typing
>"rpm -e nethack".
I removed the font server in the same manner. Simple!
Couldn't launch a terminal window (missing libraries), couldn't launch
anything under X at all. Exited X to do some checking, couldn't launch X.
Despite certain libraries being needed by my system, RPM took it upon itself
to remove them anyways. Not only were they required, they were required by
RPM packages still installed. There is no excuse for this action on the part
of my software.
>Next, I tried uninstalling the qt libraries, with "rpm -e qt". But rpm told
>me in no uncertain terms that I shouldn't do that, because a lot of things
>would break if I did. It listed the things.
Query a package: "xxx is not installed."
Install it: Installation fails because "xxx is already installed."
Lovely.
>>In Linux, installing apps often leaves me with a memory of struggle.
>>Sometimes it leaves me with a new strategy and plan for my next attempt,
or
>>sometimes I rm the file and look for another program that installs
better/at
>>all.
>
>Let me guess --- you try installing something pre-Alpha from the sources?
>Try doing that on Windows....
Well, Bernie, much of the software out there is perpetually Alpha, pre-Alpha
or Beta. The minority is release level.
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