libncurses.a

Hi all, I installed Debian 2.2 r2 about 2 weeks ago and am trying to do the Linux From Scratch project and trying to install bash ( basically the first step ). I need to find the file whose name is libncurses.abut cannot find it. It is suppose to be in either the directory /usr/lib/

Re: Linux Books

Hi all, Thanks for the great suggestions for Linux literature . I printed the responses I received and put together an order for Amazon. Here is my order: TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol 1, Stevens Wright Understanding the Linux Kernel, Bovet Cesati Linux Device Drivers, Rubini The Unix Programming

Re: linux-books

Yes, that is one of the reasons that really made me want it badly. When I read the reviews on Amazon of Programming Perl one of the reviewers complained that Wall tried to present the concepts from different points of view and that one these was as a natural language. The reviewer seem to think

Linux Books

Hi all, I have been asking questions on this list and received lots of help. I am new to Linux but have some limited experiece with Unix in the past. I have just discovered that my employer will let me have $400 to buy books related to my job. I am a member of a mathematics faculty so naturally

startx - Fatal server error

Hi all, I am sure this is an old one too. But I just installed Debian (potato) r2. I issue startx at the commnand line and get fatal sever error Can't open mouse (no such file or directory ) I have run xf86config 4 times now and each time I select 4, the PS/2 mouse, the 3 button emulation,

How to partition hard drive?

Hi all, I know this is a real newbie question. I am in the process of installing Debian Potato r2 on a brand new machine I just built. It has a factory clean 30G IDE hard drive and AMD K6-2/500. I put the Debian CD in the CDRom and booted. I have selected the US qwerty keyboard. Now I am

IDE UDMA/xx Hard drive and Debian

Hi all, I am assembling a new computer at home. It has an Asus P5A motherboard (super socket 7) and a AMD6- 2/500 Mh processor. I want to install the lastest Debian 2.2r2 from CDs. What would be a suitable EIDE hard drive to use? I am worried that the Linux kernel on this release does not