Linux-Setup Digest #280, Volume #19 Sun, 30 Jul 00 19:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Problem compiling gnome ("Mats Andersson")
Installing SUSE via FTP? (Axel Boldt)
HELP!!! Backspace driving me crazy in bash ("Mark E. Mason")
SuSe 6,4 DUAL PCMCIA network configuration problem (Michael L Lockhart)
Re: Hosed install. Techs messed up. Moving /usr? (Bill Unruh)
RH6.2 bash aliases (dwkunkel)
Re: Linux, W98, Lilo & 1024th Cylinder Problems, Please Reccommend Software Also
(Michael Kelly)
Re: Getting rid of a linux partition. (Michael Kelly)
Re: Installing SUSE via FTP?
Re: Does everyone know how can I use a shadow in order to protect the password !
(Tom Hoffmann)
Re: Math Coprocessor problem - Linux won't boot (B'ichela)
Easy print server for linux was Re: Linux printer server? (Bill Silverstein)
Re: Help!!!! Home-Network-mini-HOWTO (Hal Burgiss)
Re: Math Coprocessor problem - Linux won't boot (Xzera)
Re: Application sizing problem in X (Michael Perry)
Re: A question about gateway setting. (Michael Perry)
linuxconf corrupting files (smb.conf,Redhat 6.2) ("Ross Levis")
I/O question ("Steve Riskus")
KDE, Gnome 1.2 and any version of Debian? (Jerome Mrozak)
Re: HELP!!! Backspace driving me crazy in bash (Chiefy)
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From: "Mats Andersson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem compiling gnome
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:06:27 +0200
Hi
I'm updating my gnome installation to the latest stable from
OctoberGnome, but I'm having problems with readXpm.c
which includes X11/xpm.h which doesn't exist. Does anybody know what package
provides this file?
Mats
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From: Axel Boldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installing SUSE via FTP?
Date: 30 Jul 2000 22:12:36 +0200
Hi,
does anyone know where to find instructions about what steps to follow
and what exactly to download from Suse's FTP server in order to
install Suse Linux on a box that currently runs Windows and is
connected to the Internet? I do not want to burn a CD, I want to do it
"Slackware-style".
So far, I have searched the Suse knowledge base and the
docu/book-en.pdf documentation as well as Google and Deja without
success. All I can find is references to some obscure NFS install
method which only seems to work locally, and only if a system running
Unix is already available.
Thanks,
Axel
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Sponsor free software at the Free Software Bazaar visar.csustan.edu/bazaar/
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From: "Mark E. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP!!! Backspace driving me crazy in bash
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:04:36 -0500
Hello;
I am running RedHat 6.2 headless. I am accessing it via the Exceed X
emulator for WinNT. Mostly, I am using linux as a firewall.
When I bring up an Xterm, and I use the backspace key at the command line,
it DOES NOT delete the character to the left of the cursor. In fact, it
just beeps. If I press Ctrl-H, I get the desired behavior.
I have tried to edit /etc/inputrc as recommended by several sources. No
luck.
Note that the BS key works as desired in most all other apps, including
nedit, telnet, and netscape.
Can anyone help me understand what I need to do to "fix" the backspace key
in xterm?.
Please CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your reply.
Thanks,
Mark
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From: Michael L Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: SuSe 6,4 DUAL PCMCIA network configuration problem
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:34:05 -0700
I am running SuSe 6.4 (kernel 2.2.14).
I it acting as a gateway for my home network attached to a wireless
modem. The modem has a fixed IP address as does the eth0 PCMCIA card
which connects to it. I also have a PCMCIA card acting as eth1 which is
set up to have an IP of 10.0.0.1. During boot both cards are set to the
IP of eth0. After boot, I use "ifconfig eth1 10.0.0.1" to change the IP
of eth1 to the corect value.
I have dug around and am hesitant to edit the PCMCIA or network scripts
in /etc/rc.d without a bit of feedback from someone more knowledgeable
than myself in this stuff.
I need to know where to make sure that the eth1 card gets set up
properly. Anyone got some suggestions?
--
Mike Lockhart
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,iu.linux,linux.dev.newbie,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Re: Hosed install. Techs messed up. Moving /usr?
Date: 30 Jul 2000 20:41:35 GMT
In <8m1i4h$ok2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Michael Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I let a local PC dealer setup a dual boot linux /win98 machine for me and it
>cost a ton.
>And they really goofed up with druid.
>They let a 6 gig area of the disk go uninitialized as they thought it would
>"grow". It turns out that is only at
>install time, not during normal run conditions.
>I found out the hard way. Loading Staroffice
OK, where did you try to install Staroffice.
>So..I zapped the win D drive and made it into a linux partition and mounted
>it first as /home
>because /home is easier and I can do that.
Yes, so you know how to mount it as some directory name.
>I got a suggestion to mount instead /usr but /usr has all the xwindows stuff
>and gnome and
>then I cannot change the names of /nusr (the new usr dir) and /usr.
/usr contains a lot, and is dangerous to replace. You must make sure
that the new /usr contains everything that the old /usr did, or you will
have a completely broken system. It may in fact be far easier to just
reinstall.
iYou have not told us what the present setup is. I will assume that
there is just one Linux partition, the / partition, containing
everything. Now you want to to have two, one is / and the other /usr.
a) set up the new partition and mount it as /nusr . copy everyting from
the /usr tree to the /nusr directory.
eg
cd /usr
tar -cf - . |(cd /nusr;tar -xpf -)
When that is done, reboot the machine, but at the LILO prompt, do
linux 1
this will put you as root into single user mode. Now edit /etc/fstab
and put in a line like
/dev/hda6 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2
where hda6 should be replaced by the partition on which you actually
have the new /usr partion.
Then do
mv /usr /old-usr
mkdir /usr
chmod a+rx /usr
mount -a
check that you now have a /usr with everything in it, and that no errors
cropped up in that mount.
Now reboot
You should now find that your new partition is mounted as /usr.
check again to make sure that everything in /old-usr is in /usr.
Then erase /old-usr
rm -r /old-usr
and you are set.
>How does one change directory names aside from inside Gnome / properties?
>Thanks
>This it taking way too long.
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From: dwkunkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH6.2 bash aliases
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:43:24 -0700
I can't figure out how the default bash aliases are being set in RH 6.2.
I've modified the /etc/bashrc file and my .bashrc, but the Redhat
default aliases still automatically start with the shell. I haven't had
this problem in previous versions of Redhat - anyone know the secret?
Thanks,
Dave Kunkel
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From: Michael Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux, W98, Lilo & 1024th Cylinder Problems, Please Reccommend Software
Also
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:47:02 -0400
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:09:12 +0100, "Marko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I'd like to use linux's Lilo as the boot manager.
>If my motherboard will look past the 1024th cylinder for the boot image or
>OS loader, does Lilo have to be below the 1024th cylinder?
Hi Marko. The Lilo that ships with most distributions has the
1024 cyl. problem, but there's a newer version of Lilo you
can download that doesn't. So, if you don't want to mess
around with boot partitions inside the 1024 cyl limit, you
can boot from a diskette until you can install the newer
Lilo. If you find the new Lilo on the web I would guess
it would come with some info how to install it onto an
existing Linux dist. to overcome the 1024 cyl thing.
Good luck. :)
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From: Michael Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting rid of a linux partition.
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:41:37 -0400
On Sat, 29 Jul 2000 17:19:01 +0100, Neil Horlock
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I don't have a working Linux system on the drive, and hopefully I won't
>need to put one up in order to remove the Linux partition ?????
Hi Neil. If you're not familiar with fdisk I'd suggest using
Partition Magic 5.0 or higher. You can use it to delete
the Linux partition and resize the Windows Fat32 C:
partition to the size of the entire drive if you like, or just
change the Linux partition to an additional Fat32. Also
you might find it comes in handy as a maintainence tool.
If the $50 or so doesn't pinch then it's well worth having.
Even an experienced professional can make a bad move
with fdisk that produces a lot of uneccesary work,
wasted time, and frustration.
Good luck. :)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Installing SUSE via FTP?
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:03:33 GMT
Providing you have a fast and stable internet connection (read:
dsl, cable, or LAN *not* modem) then the process is quite simple and
only takes a few hours.
You will need to make a bootdisk for the version you wish to install.
If your NIC uses a "standard" driver, then this is all you need --
otherwise also rawrite or dd a "modules" diskette. You should know
the ip address of SuSE's ftp server, the ip of your gateway and the
IP you wish to assign to your NIC. You should know the complete path
to the directory on the ftp server from which you will be doing the
install.
Boot the bootdisk and (using YaST1) load the module for your
particular NIC, either directly or from the modules diskette. From
the installation section of YaST1, prepare your target and swap
partitions as you would for any install of SuSE; choose FTP for
your installation source, then input the appropriate IP and path
information when prompted. And let it chug away. Not much to it, really.
On a cable modem
I usually set one of these up in the evening so it can chug away
through the wee small hours and hopefully be completed by the morning.
Sometimes with congestion on the net the script aborts mid-way and has to
be resumed in the morning. Usually it completes without a hitch.
SuSE has info on this process, though their search engine doesn't
do anybody any favors. Check the support database for the title:
"The SuSE ftp-server ftp.suse.com"
Procedure (3) describes the bootdisk variant of the process just
discussed.
Once more, they recommend a high-speed connection. You'd better
believe it.
Good luck,
--Kevin
On 30 Jul 2000 22:12:36 +0200, Axel Boldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>does anyone know where to find instructions about what steps to follow
>and what exactly to download from Suse's FTP server in order to
>install Suse Linux on a box that currently runs Windows and is
>connected to the Internet? I do not want to burn a CD, I want to do it
>"Slackware-style".
>
>So far, I have searched the Suse knowledge base and the
>docu/book-en.pdf documentation as well as Google and Deja without
>success. All I can find is references to some obscure NFS install
>method which only seems to work locally, and only if a system running
>Unix is already available.
>
>Thanks,
> Axel
>
>--
> Axel Boldt ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/
> Sponsor free software at the Free Software Bazaar visar.csustan.edu/bazaar/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Hoffmann)
Subject: Re: Does everyone know how can I use a shadow in order to protect the
password !
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:13:44 GMT
On Sat, 29 Jul 2000 13:30:12 -0700, Daniel Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>I'm trying to use an encrypted password (shadow) and I don't know how to
>proceed.
>Can anybody help me !
>Thank you !!!!!!
man 'pwconv'
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B'ichela)
Subject: Re: Math Coprocessor problem - Linux won't boot
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:05:24 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 11:21:38 -0500, Xzera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ok, looks like Slackware it is. I tried booting the 7.1 boot and root
>disks, using mem=128mb no387 and managed to get it to work, then I
>remembered that I had a Slackware 4 CD, and install it. To keep from
>having to enter the parameters every time I wrote a batch file and use
>Loadlin. Since my fastest Linux box prior to this was a P133, I am
>astonished by the speed of this PIII 500! Can't wait to get Slak7 and
>the Voodoo3 etc. support.
>Thank you! I refused to believe that mathco had stroked out, but looks
>like you were right, and since Intel chips are pricey, now I dont have
>to replace it.
You can when setting up lilo with liloconfig add these
settings to the config itself. Using Dos to boot Linux in some ways is
Good as it won't turn muff up your MBR. Later on you may want to play
with liloconfig to avoid having to use msdos or drdos or windows to
fire up linux via loadlin. My system has both a lilo boot and a
loadlin boot (the loadlin is for when I am in dos).
--
B'ichela
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From: Bill Silverstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Easy print server for linux was Re: Linux printer server?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:30:11 GMT
I have a simple solution. I had a problem and picked up an OSICOM
network print server.
I am running it on a network with OS/2 Win2k, WinNT 4.0 and Linux. Best
of all, no SAMBA.
I have a couple of spares that I can get rid of.
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:45:08 GMT, Selzhanik wrote:
>Why not installing DOS on it, install the Novell Dos Netware clients (VLM)
>and
>load rprinter (or nprinter for old versions), as usual with Netware ?
>You can put 3 LPT ports in your machine to share them...
>
>Don't think Linux is more stable than a Pentium with only a 'pure' DOS
>6.22.. :-)
>
>"dougcpa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
>news:3opf5.7068$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> I have a question. Is it somewhat easily possible to setup a simple
>> computer as a Linux print server on a Novell Netware 3.x network? We have
>> an office Novell network and we have two computers that need to share a
>> color printer via the network. Right now we have a screwed up setup where
>a
>> user's pc is connected to the printer and has to be on and connected to
>the
>> network, then the other user can print to the printer. The problem is
>that
>> the other computer has to be on (its Win95, so it crashes frequently) and
>> the pc is used constantly by a word processor, so when a print job comes
>> through the computer almost becomes unusable until the print job is
>> finished. What I was thinking was setting up a Linux print server since
>we
>> have around 10 Pentium class desktops that have been replaced and are just
>> in storage, unused. My setup would be to configure a Linux box with a
>print
>> queu, the printer connected to the box via parallel, and an ethernet card
>in
>> the box connected to our network. But I'm not sure how the network will
>> recognize the box, and the print que (sp?).
>>
>> I've checked the FAQ's at linux.org, but none seem to really cover it, the
>> FAQ's I saw were more on how to print from a Linux box and not so much on
>> setting up a stand-alone print server.
>>
>> --
>> Doug
>> http://darksaber.hispeed.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: Help!!!! Home-Network-mini-HOWTO
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:54:13 GMT
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:31:20 GMT, Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am trying to use the Home-Network-mini-HOWTO to set up a Linux box to
>serve up my DSL connection to my Windows 98 box
>
>I'm running RedHat 6.1.
>
>I've struggled through to the point where my Linux box can talk to the
>outside world (I'm on it now). The windows box can get it's IP from
>the Linux Box's DHCP server. I can ping the Windows box from the Linux
>Box, and Ping both of the Linux Box's network cards with the Windows
>box.
>
>However, I can't get outside to the Internet with the Windows box.
>
>I tried checking out some different firewalling scripts (for
>masquerading etc) except that all of the other ones that I have looked
>at try to run the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward script. However, I
>don't have a /proc/sys directory.
This is absolutely necessary AFAIK. Did you build your own kernel? If
so, you need to go back through the config and add the right options for
masquerading. (Don't have them off the top of my head.) If not something
is fubar.
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Xzera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Math Coprocessor problem - Linux won't boot
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:17:29 -0500
Thanks, I didn't know I could do that with liloconfig. I may want to
install Lilo later, but for now I'm gonna stick with Loadlin. It's not
so bad, since I normally have the machine running 24/7, so booting from
Win to Lin is actually faster with Loadlin. Only when I want to boot
back to Winduhz will I have to restart.
Also, while I've never had a problem with the MBR before (Lilo or
restoring to win/dos/whathaveyou) I feel I may be wise not to push my
luck, considering the way it's run lately :)
Thanks again!
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:05:24 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B'ichela)
wrote:
>On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 11:21:38 -0500, Xzera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Ok, looks like Slackware it is. I tried booting the 7.1 boot and root
>>disks, using mem=128mb no387 and managed to get it to work, then I
>>remembered that I had a Slackware 4 CD, and install it. To keep from
>>having to enter the parameters every time I wrote a batch file and use
>>Loadlin. Since my fastest Linux box prior to this was a P133, I am
>>astonished by the speed of this PIII 500! Can't wait to get Slak7 and
>>the Voodoo3 etc. support.
>>Thank you! I refused to believe that mathco had stroked out, but looks
>>like you were right, and since Intel chips are pricey, now I dont have
>>to replace it.
> You can when setting up lilo with liloconfig add these
>settings to the config itself. Using Dos to boot Linux in some ways is
>Good as it won't turn muff up your MBR. Later on you may want to play
>with liloconfig to avoid having to use msdos or drdos or windows to
>fire up linux via loadlin. My system has both a lilo boot and a
>loadlin boot (the loadlin is for when I am in dos).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: Application sizing problem in X
Date: 30 Jul 2000 22:12:32 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 22 Jul 2000 15:08:17 GMT, Ken Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Using either KDE or Gnome, A lot of the applications are cut off
>at the bottom when I run them. My monitor is restricted to
>640x480. For example, I can't run Netscape because I can't get
>at the "Accept" and "Not Accept" buttons on the License screen.
>I can't drag it high enough by the title bar. Same problem with
>many other programs. Is there a way to resize these application
>displays? This is with the KDE or Gnome panel at the bottom of
>the screen moved off the edge of the screen.
>
>I had a _great_ deal of difficulty getting X to work on my
>system, and am _very_ reluctant to solve this size problem by
>getting a higher resolution monitor as I'm afraid X won't work.
>I currently have to use
>
>Unsupported VGA compatible video card
>Generic 640x480 60 Hz. monitor
>
>This is the only pair of choices that will work with startx.
>Selecting my real video card gets me errors.
>
>Linux distribution is Mandrake 7.0. I just set up the x system
>so am still learning KDE and Gnome so I may well be missing
>something obvious.
>
>Any ideas on the display size problem? I'll experiment some more
>with KDE while I'm waiting for a response here. Maybe I'll
>stumble on the solution.
>
>Ken
>
Most X applications will take geometry settings as part of starting them.
Lets say you setup something like nedit which is a nice text editor but the
window size has a certain suckage factor. You could attempt to do what you
are doing and some window managers allow more freedom for moving
applications up above the edge of the visible viewing area. Or you could
instead use slightly smaller geometry settings to allow you to see the
entire application window. I just played with this geometry setting and it
creates a much smaller application window on my desktop:
nedit -geometry 400x400+10+150
Most X-based applications will take geometry settings as part of a startup
switch. With netscape you could start it with settings like this and
perhaps the accept-not accept window would be smaller. Another way is to
use another window manager which allows you to move a window past the
physical edge of the viewable area. One that does this is enlightenment.
I have a small light weight portable (Dell Latitude Ls) and some screens are
initially cut off. I then start enlightenment, resize, or use geometry
settings to stop this from happening.
The man X pages give a lot of examples of how to do various things with X
applications.
HTH.
--
Michael Perry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: A question about gateway setting.
Date: 30 Jul 2000 22:16:00 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:37:30 -0400, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>My machine (a linux box) is located inside a campus LAN which use
>DHCP for configuration. And the IP address I get is a valid
>IP address on Internet (Not IP addresses for internal use).
>However, I still have to set the proxy setting in netscape in
>order to browse the internet. And I am not able to telnet
>from the console. When I use "ping www.yahoo.com" on the console,
>it just says ping: unknown host www.yahoo.com.
>
>I am new to network. But since I have a valid IP address and
>the right gateway setting, it should be able to connect to
>the internet directly. And this shouldn't happen. Am I right?
>
>-Paul
>
Try passing geometry variables for Pan. Pan will accept geometry settings
by using them on the command line. For example, if you start Pan with:
pan --geometry=400X60
It gets smaller and more easily adjustable. I think Pan should then respect
manual sizes of the window.
--
Michael Perry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Ross Levis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linuxconf corrupting files (smb.conf,Redhat 6.2)
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:26:15 +1200
Are there any issues with the linuxconf that comes with RH6.2. It has
corrupted my smb.conf a couple of times now.
Ross Levis.
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From: "Steve Riskus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I/O question
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 18:28:20 -0400
im trying to configure sound on a linux box but i do not understand how to
figure out the I/O address of the sound card. Any help?
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From: Jerome Mrozak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: KDE, Gnome 1.2 and any version of Debian?
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 18:09:39 -0500
I'm wandering through distros and looking at Debian 2.2, which I believe
is potato. I'd like to set up and use KDE and/or Gnome 1.2.
1) Will I have any trouble downloading and installing KDE stuff, such
as their 1.9x or eventual 2.0 series, into a Debian installation? I'm
wondering if "non-free" politics will get in my way technically.
2) The Helix Gnome site has an installer that wants me to use Debian
woody, which is apparently beyond potato, which itself hasn't been fully
officially released. Will I get Gnome 1.2 on potato? And if I don't,
will I have any problem getting Gnome 1.2 for Debian?
Some of you may snicker at me (ok, snicker now...times up) but I'm used
to CD installs for my currently non-internet-connected laptop and
(sometimes) desktop. I've an ISDN connection (external 3Com Impact IQ)
and haven't yet figured out how to connect it (where is an ISDN HOWTO?).
But mostly I'm a Java developer wanting some MS-Windows freedom and
pretty early in my experiences.
TIA,
Jerome.
--
Jerome Mrozak "Never buy a dog and bark for yourself"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] --"Slippery" Jim DiGriz
(the Stainless Steel Rat)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: HELP!!! Backspace driving me crazy in bash
Date: 30 Jul 2000 23:04:06 GMT
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:04:36 -0500, Mark E. Mason did say to the dudes:
>Hello;
>
>I am running RedHat 6.2 headless. I am accessing it via the Exceed X
>emulator for WinNT. Mostly, I am using linux as a firewall.
>
>When I bring up an Xterm, and I use the backspace key at the command line,
>it DOES NOT delete the character to the left of the cursor. In fact, it
>just beeps. If I press Ctrl-H, I get the desired behavior.
[snip]
Debian is in use here, and the backspace key does delete in Xterm, as
does ^h.
File /etc/X11/Xresources/xterm allows you to define the characters
generated by the backspace key.
Not sure where it'll be in RH.
LGB
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