Re: OT: Small business financial software

insight. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto Roberto, I'm in the process of converting my personal finances from windows to Linux. I've been impressed by GNUCash. Take a look at it as well as SQLLedger. John Purser

Re: (OT) Beginner's Linux book recommendation

what's available that's Suse specific. John Purser

Re: Two tuxes, an xp and a DNS problem

On 10/30/05, marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Purser said... On 10/29/05, marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have three machines in a small network: one XP, two Linux - let's call them xp, tux1 and tux2. xp connects to the Internet via a dial-up modem. Internet Connection Sharing (ICS

Re: Two tuxes, an xp and a DNS problem

firewall and the bottom is for ICS. Take a look and see if the ping UDP port is enabled. Not sure this will do it but it's worth a shot. Take a look at the firewall settings button too. Mine was set to allow internet connections from outside! Okay, it was doing half the right thing. John Purser

RE: alternatives to minicom in debian stable or testing?

scripting language. Hope this helps, John Purser http://solarflow.dyndns.org/pcplus/ -Original Message- From: nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:56 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: alternatives to minicom in debian stable or testing? i was wondering

RE: Looking for a ProComm replacement - Interesting Development

this information back to the group. http://solarflow.dyndns.org/pcplus/ John Purser On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, John Purser wrote: Hello, Hope this isn't too far off track. I'm looking for a good ProComm replacement. Necessary features would include: Wyse50 terminal emulation Decent scripting

RE: Looking for a ProComm replacement - Interesting Development

That was of course dosemu. -Original Message- From: John Purser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 05:44 To: 'Debian-User (E-mail)' Subject: RE: Looking for a ProComm replacement - Interesting Development Hello, I just found an interesting link to a page where

Looking for a ProComm replacement

system but my version of ProComm is Windows 95 only believe it or not. Don't want to spend money unless I have to but if I do have to I want to know what other people are using out there. Thanks and apologies again for being off track for this list. John Purser

RE: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Sir, My heart cries out for you in your plight. I am eager to aid you as best I can. Towards that end I have opened up an account at my local bank (routing number 1234567, Account 098765544321). If you will wire just 10% of the $22,000,000 to handle administrative fees, taxes, and licenses I

Installing XFree86

of it seems to match the documentation from www.xfree86.org and I haven't found Debian specific installation/configuration instructions. Would someone either post a summary of the steps involved or point me to a HOW-TO that shows how to install this the debian way? Thanks, John Purser

Installing GNOME and KDE on Woody

, these HAVE to be common tasks but I can't find any documentation on doing them the Debian way. Where should I be looking to find out how to do these simple things? Thanks, John Purser

RE: Installing GNOME and KDE on Woody

for tasksel and dpkg and didn't see anything about updating available. Still, I'm just trying to install Gnome and KDE on Woody. Anybody know how to do this? John Purser -Original Message- From: Mark Ferlatte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 13:01 To: Debian-User (E

RE: Installing XFree86 Solved, On to Gnome

in the package list. Doesn't seem like the bright way to install something on a server. There's got to be some repository of knowledge around here that makes it a little less of a crap shoot. Many thanks to all that replied. Even stuff that didn't work was an education! John Purser -Original Message

RE: Installing XFree86 Solved, On to Gnome - Solved?

Okay, here's what I did. apt-get install sawfish-gnome apt-get install gnome-session edited .xinitrc and added the line: exec gnome-session Gnome is running on my Debian box now. Thanks again to all who helped. John Purser -Original Message- From: John Purser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Aliasing a NIC

trying to do it on a Debian woody box running a 2.4.10 kernel. I need to know what files to edit and what the format of the configuration. Thanks, John Purser

RE: Aliasing a NIC

Thanks! I hadn't seen that HOWTO before. Lots of good stuff on aliasing and routing. John Purser -Original Message- From: Mark Carroll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:14 To: Debian-User (E-mail) Subject: Re: Aliasing a NIC On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, John Purser

RE: Propossed Project: Odyssey

FYI there's already an Odyssey project in the windows software world. It's a client server point of sale project for a large wholesaler that should be for sale to the public next year. Not sure if this matters, just passing along the flotsam and jetsam. John Purser -Original Message

Unable to telnet to localhost

to turn it on? I haven't used telnet on my network before but it's suggested as a test in a HOW-TO I'm working through. Thanks, John Purser

RE: Unable to telnet to localhost

Many thanks to all who responded. I've installed ssh and can talk to myself now. I've also checked to be sure telnetd was not installed. Appreciate the prompt accurate help! John Purser -Original Message- From: Mark Lanett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12

Providing network services for a laptop. Internet connection, and PPP

idea and if so can you steer me to some applicable HOWTO's or other docs that have been helpful to you. Am I overlooking something? Is this the best approach to this problem? Thanks for the help, links, and advice. John Purser

Is initrd useful/necessary with a custom kernel?

for creating a generic kernel. In my current kernel ram disk is not enabled. I commented out the initrd line in lilo.conf and ran lilo and the system now boots just fine. My question is am I missing anything by cutting out the initrd phase of boot? Thanks, John Purser

First time Custom Kernel help - No suck file of directory

it. Has anyone seen a good one they could steer me to? 3. When I read the error messages the voice in my head sounds like Apu from the Simpsons and this cannot be a good thing oh no! Please to be telling where the setting is to change this perhaps to Jessica Rabbit! Thanks, John Purser

RE: Takin' the plunge...

one. See which one you really like. Good luck and have fun! John Purser -Original Message- From: Royce Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 08:53 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Takin' the plunge... Okay, this is it. I'm about to take the plunge

Well that didn't work - Upgrading Woody from 2.2.19 to 2.4.9

to upgrading to 2.4 on woody? I've seen the .deb for upgrading potato to 2.4, should I have used that? Thanks, John Purser

Upgrading Kernel to 2.4

in the installation? How do I get to a 2.4 kernel? Should I download the kernel and install it (the debian way of course) or is there a good reason not to do this? Thanks for the help, John Purser

Sources for apt-get sources.list

(or competent) to assist in bug hunting. Thanks, John Purser

Manually bring up NICs not found at install and/or rebuilding Kernel

? Would there be any advantage to installing potato and upgrading to Woody? Potato doesn't recognize my NIC's either but at least tasksel works. Thanks for the help. John Purser

RE: Manually bring up NICs not found at install and/or rebuilding Kernel

Okay, so I want to load a module. I've got about 15 windows open trying to find what module I need and all I'm finding is information on drivers. What module do I need to support Intel Pro/100B PCI cards? Thanks, John Purser -Original Message- From: Sebastiaan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Manually bring up NICs not found at install and/or rebuilding Kernel

configure the ethernet cards? Thanks, John Purser -Original Message- From: John Purser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 06:03 To: 'Sebastiaan' Cc: 'debian users' Subject: RE: Manually bring up NICs not found at install and/or rebuilding Kernel Okay, so I want to load

Installation doesn't find network devices

would be spotted. Both worked under Win2K. Is this normal or have I broken something? John Purser

Installation: tasksel

I just re-installed Debian Woody for the umpteenth time and this time I chose yes to tasksel and no to deselect. I got nothing installed and no chance to choose a task. Does anyone have any idea what I did wrong? John Purser

RE: RedHat vs Debian?

(not repairable, but really working) while my more realistic goal is to at least understand what I fucked up this go round before I re-re-re-re-install. Not scientific but heart felt! John Purser -Original Message- From: allen wayne best just ramblin in his amx [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Installation: tasksel

noticed that I didn't get to configure devices in Woody either so maybe that was the problem. John Purser -Original Message- From: Joey Hess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joey Hess Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 15:05 To: John Purser Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re

RE: Installation: tasksel

installed Potato and it missed them too. John Purser -Original Message- From: kmself@ix.netcom.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:51 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Installation: tasksel on Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 12:25:03PM -0600, John Purser ([EMAIL

Partitioning Advice

laughter at my expense? Thanks, John Purser P.S. Another MS server bites the dust!

RE: Partitioning Advice - Thanks to all

Thanks to all who responded. Looks like I'll be repeatedly installing so your advice will not go to waste. John Purser -Original Message- From: Craig Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 16:02 To: 'Debian users list' Subject: Re: Partitioning Advice

X-Clients for Windows

Hello, I'm looking for a good how-to on for using a windows box (ME) as a client for a Linux X-server. Has anyone got a good link or a recommended product? Thanks, John Purser

.raw woody images to .iso

All the Woody CD images I've found have been in .raw format. I'm unfamiliar with this format and have been looking for .iso files. Is there a process for converting between the two on a MS box? My CD burner doesn't become Linux until I download these disks. Thanks, John Purser

RE: simple database recommendations?

Doesn't Star Office come with a Database? I've never used it but you might want to start looking there. John Purser -Original Message- From: Thomas Hallaran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 14:14 To: joe golden Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: simple

Where's Woody?

back when I've hosed it completely and need further help. Thanks, John Purser

OT: Looking for 10/100 ISA NIC's for Linux project

away from? Thanks, John Purser