Re: netscape*.deb installation problem
On 24 May 1996 13:25:40 +0200, Kai Grossjohann [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Kai [[ Can't install netscape*.deb ]] Thanks to everybody who answered. I know understand that I need to get Netscape itself from ftp.netscape.com. Silly me, I should have found that out by myself, especially since I could have done dpkg -I netscape*.deb and read it on my screen. Sorry, kai -- Life is hard and then you die.
Re: ~/.saves-6702-hostname.domainname
Andreas Wehler wrote: Does somone know how to avoid long lists of emacs-savings like that in the subject line? They seem to be created only if the emacs is invoced on the local machine but not if started remotely via telnet etc. The saves-files contain files visited with that emacs-session. If you want to read up on these files, try ^h f recover-session RETURN I tried a couple ideas from the emacs newsgroups for turning these off. They all had bad side effects, such as randomly saving regular files with permissions of 000, etc. This was reported as a bug, and I believe will be fixed in 19.31. For now, I've left the save files enabled for my people until 19.31 comes out. -- ...RickM...
Need testimonials for press release
I'll be making some press releases around the 1.1 release, and I need testimonials and descriptions of interesting things that people are doing with the system for use in the press release. Please take some time to think about what you like most about Debian, and write it down. Write down what you are using the system for. Send it to me directly, not the list. Be aware that this stuff will be broadcast on the Internet and may end up on the cover of commercial CDs containing Debian. Your message should be in this form: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TESTIMONIAL: your_name_here You [may|may not] use my name in press releases and advertising. You [may|may not] give my organization or affiliation in press releases and advertising. My name is your_name_here, and I am a your_occupation_here with your_organization_name_here. [Any amount of text on what you like about the system and what you are using it for.] Thanks Bruce
Re: ~/.saves-6702-hostname.domainname
On Fri, 24 May 96 08:29 MET DST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Wehler) said: Andreas Does somone know how to avoid long lists of emacs-savings Andreas like that in the subject line? [...] These files contain lists of filenames that Emacs has currently auto-saved. You can use M-x recover-session RET to recover all these files from their auto-save files. (Auto-save files are usually named something like #foo# and should not be confused with the backup files foo~ -- auto-save files are created automatically by Emacs when the buffer is modified and when Emacs has been idle for a while.) I do not think that it is a good idea to remove these files. Instead, try to end each Emacs with C-x C-c before shutting down X and see if any new .saves files appear. One day, you will be thankful for an auto-save file! This is similar to backups -- most of the time you don't need them at all but you still do them (you do make backups, don't you?) because you know when you need them you need them bad! Many regards, kai -- Life is hard and then you die.
Re: dpkg-ftp troubles
Kevin Dalley writes:
Try replacing cmpvers in /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install with the
following function. While the maintainer has not yet blessed this
change, it seems to work for me.
# compare two versions (taken from dpkg docs)
sub cmpvers {
($a,$b) = @_;
my ($cm, $ad, $bd);
if( defined($a) !defined($b)) { return 1; }
if(!defined($a) !defined($b)) { return 0; }
if(!defined($a) defined($b)) { return -1; }
do {
$a =~ s/^\D*//; $ad= $; $ad =~ s/\W/ /g;
$b =~ s/^\D*//; $bd= $; $bd =~ s/\W/ /g;
$cm = $ad cmp $bd; return $cm if $cm;
$a =~ s/^\d*//; $ad= $;
$b =~ s/^\d*//; $bd= $;
$cm = $ad cmp $bd; return $cm if $cm;
} while (length($a) length($b));
return length($a) cmp length($b);
}
Changing = to cmp changes the ordering I think. My newest
version (not yet out) will use dpkg --compare-versions to get it
really right.
Andy.
Re: dpkg-ftp troubles
Joe Reinhardt writes: I am having trouble with dpkg-ftp 1.4.0. I repeatedly get this error when trying to install: Processing status file... Processing Package files... unstable... Argument isn't numeric in ncmp at /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install line 99, PKGFILE chunk 1441 (#1) Argument isn't numeric in ncmp at /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install line 99, PKGFILE chunk 1441. non-free... contrib... Just ignore them, they don't do any harm. It is on my list of bugs to fix (I thought I fixed it in 1.4.1 but I still get them.) Andy.
Re: ftp+rcp: Connection refused
Gerd Bavendiek wrote: gives me: ftp: connect: Connection refused You get this error only when the other machine is up and running, your machine manages to reach it, and finds that there is no FTP server on the other machine waiting for new connections. The culprit is usually in /etc/inetd.conf, uncomment (i.e. remove the initial '#' character) the line with 'ftpd' in it. (dunnot if Debian has a tool to do this?) Cheers. -- --Amos Shapira (Jumper Extraordinaire) | Of course Australia was marked for | glory, for its people had been chosen [EMAIL PROTECTED]| by the finest judges in England. | -- Anonymous
Cron
Just a quick question!! How can I stop cron sending a message root everytime it runs a script. I have a couple of cron jobs that run every 15 minutes and I am getting hundreds of messages a day. Thanks in advance. Andrew =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= andrew stephenPost Office Box 299 E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]Gosnells, 6110 Web: http://byteline.com.au Western Australia =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: Cron
How can I stop cron sending a message root everytime it runs a script. I have a couple of cron jobs that run every 15 minutes and I am getting hundreds of messages a day. Make sure that the programs in question don't produce any output (e.g. by redirecting the output to /dev/null.) Cron mailing you any output that it sees is a feature. - Richard -- http://www.elmail.co.uk/staff/richard/ GCS d- s+:- a-- C++ ULVS+++$ P+++ L++ E++ W(++,--) N(++,+) o? K w--- O? M- V? PS(+,+++) PE Y+ PGP+ t- 5++ X+@ R tv--- b++ DI+ D+ G e++ h r% y++
Uploading sysklogd 1.3-5
Hi folks! I'll upload a new bugfixed release to master later. Format: 1.5 Date: Thu May 23 20:29:26 MET DST 1996 Package: sysklogd Version: 1.3-5 Section: base Priority: required Essential: yes Distribution: unstable Architecture: i386 Depends: libc5 Conflicts: syslogd Replaces: syslogd Provides: syslogd Maintainer: Martin Schulze [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: Kernel and system logging daemons. Changes: some bugfixes sysklogd-1.3-5.i386.deb 40186 binary/base sysklogd-1.3-5.diff.gz 6845 source/base sysklogd-1.3-5.tar.gz 66811 source/base f9efa705ca5c0dfbfd7cecc5173fd8ed sysklogd-1.3-5.i386.deb 8a08dbe63bb2ae323409e681c4ebf0af sysklogd-1.3-5.diff.gz 6af6c536de1ca77ddd7cca09d1784f1d sysklogd-1.3-5.tar.gz There was a bugreport from Erick that I can't find. If the bug isn't fixed with this upload, could the person please file it as a bug or drop me a line. Thanks. There have been some additions. I have received them but I'm not going to include any of them (unless they fix a bug) until we have a stable release of sysklogd. Thanks for your attention, Joey -- / Martin Schulze * Debian GNU/Linux Developer * [EMAIL PROTECTED] / / http://www.debian.org/ http://home.pages.de/~joey/ / Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for! /
Re: Cron
Just a quick question!! How can I stop cron sending a message root everytime it runs a script. I have a couple of cron jobs that run every 15 minutes and I am getting hundreds of messages a day. Thanks in advance. Andrew In the /etc/crontab whack a 21 /dev/null on the end of it. Works here anyway :-) ...Karl -- Karl Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED]Tel: +61-9-455-3446 Fax: +61-9-455-2776 Network Manager, A/h: +61-9-480-5958 Tower Networking Pty Ltd (ACN: 072 322 760) | Internet Providers and | t/a STAR Online Services | Networking Solutions |
Re: Cron
Andrew Stephen writes (Cron): How can I stop cron sending a message root everytime it runs a script. I have a couple of cron jobs that run every 15 minutes and I am getting hundreds of messages a day. Make the cron jobs not produce any output unless there's an error. cron only sends mail if there is something to send. Ian.
Re: kernel headers
Hello, The headers were included in libc5-dev after a rash of very buggy alpha kernel releases (1.3.7* or something like that) that proceeded to break compilations, etc. Kernel versions are changed far more rapidly than libc is, and there are higer chances that people install a custom kernel than they install custom libc. I strongly ask the ppl to think about this. This is a MAJOR difference from debian to the rest of the linux community. It even violates the recommedations from Linus himself (in the Kernels readme). Broken Headers due to instable Kernelinstalls are realy not a concern we should have. The System will just run fine, and those who install a new kernel and then compile a program are experienced enough to know how to get new version of the kernel if it wont work. I mean every single compiler run in the linux community is done with the actual kernelsources, why should we change this and act like we dont belong to linux? Programs which needs the linux/ and asm/ include-files have a reason to use them. A lot of programs compile dependingly of the kernelsource (for example the net-tools). Greetings Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],ka.sub.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/ o--o *plush* 2048/A2C51749 [EMAIL PROTECTED] +4972573817 *plush* (OO) If privacy is outlawed only Outlaws have privacy
