update on Dell install - Solved

2010-08-30 Thread Tom Poe
I have a Dell desktop I picked up from recycle shop at Univ Iowa a few years ago. It had a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I tried downloading Lenny and burning to a DVD+RW disc, and that didn't work. I traveled to my daughter's house, and downloaded the netinst-i386.iso to her Dell desktop (also a

Re: install lenny on Dell

2010-08-29 Thread Tom Poe
Mark wrote: On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Tom Poe tom...@meltel.net mailto:tom...@meltel.net wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut

install lenny on Dell

2010-08-28 Thread Tom Poe
I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed

Re: install lenny on Dell

2010-08-28 Thread Tom Poe
godo wrote: On 08/29/2010 01:54 AM, Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few

Re: install lenny on Dell

2010-08-28 Thread Tom Poe
Tom Poe wrote: godo wrote: On 08/29/2010 01:54 AM, Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking

Re: install lenny on Dell

2010-08-28 Thread Tom Poe
Alan Ianson wrote: On Sat August 28 2010 04:54:01 pm Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got

newbie intro

2010-08-14 Thread Tom Poe
Hi: Is this correct list for learning how to install and use debian? I presently have Ubuntustudio8.04 on a Dell G260 desktop, and would like to move to debian. Just watched Moglen's Cloud speech, and got inspired. Thanks, Tom Poe, Eden Valley, MN -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

Re: newbie intro

2010-08-14 Thread Tom Poe
Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:51:21 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: Hi: Is this correct list for learning how to install and use debian? (...) I hope so :-) Greetings, OK. So, for starters, I'd like to know which version to use. Looks like I can contribute to debian if I

Re: newbie intro

2010-08-14 Thread Tom Poe
Nuno Magalhães wrote: Hi, For starters, try finfind answers to your questions, it'll save you time. Most of what you asked can be answered by browsing around debian.org, the list archives or searching. As for versions, i'd stick with stable. Personally i use unstable for desktops but it does

Re: newbie intro

2010-08-14 Thread Tom Poe
Bob Proulx wrote: Tom Poe wrote: OK. So, for starters, I'd like to know which version to use. Since you are asking then I highly recommend that you install and run the Debian Stable version. That is the most well known and well tested release. (That is why it is called Stable

Re: newbie intro

2010-08-14 Thread Tom Poe
Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:16:23 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:51:21 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: Hi: Is this correct list for learning how to install and use debian? (...) I hope so :-) OK. So

Re: newbie intro

2010-08-14 Thread Tom Poe
Phil Requirements wrote: On 2010-08-14 11:16:23 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:51:21 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: Hi: Is this correct list for learning how to install and use debian? I hope so :-) [snip] workstation/server

Re: newbie intro

2010-08-14 Thread Tom Poe
Paul E Condon wrote: On 20100814_165057, Tom Poe wrote: Phil Requirements wrote: On 2010-08-14 11:16:23 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:51:21 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: Hi: Is this correct list for learning how to install and use

Installation, . . .but then what?

2002-04-21 Thread tom poe
Hi: Purchased CD's, have potatoe installed up to reboot, and runlevel 2 at the prompt. Now what? I looked at the list of books, but didn't see anything that was targeted to this newbie. Anyway, maybe I want to upgrade at this stage? Any suggestions? Thanks, Tom Poe Reno, Nv http

Re: cut-n-pasting links

2002-04-18 Thread tom poe
Hi: I'm clunking along with highlighting, then wander up to the top menu, click edit, and select copy. This usually gets it to the buffer, for the desktop apps. I'm using the Mozilla 0.6 version right now. hth, tom On Thursday 18 April 2002 06:43, Rick Pasotto wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2002

Re: Linux on Walmart's systemless computers

2002-04-14 Thread tom poe
on. Send a thank you to Les Vadasz, and Intel, for standing up to these jerks and their ridiculous CBDTPA law. Visit http://www.eff.org/ for the factual information. :) Thanks, Tom Poe Reno, NV http://www.studioforrecording.org/ http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/ http://renotahoe.pm.org

Re: MPEG Player?

2002-04-14 Thread tom poe
Hi: Do you know why? thanks, tom Poe Reno, NV http://www.studioforrecording.org/ http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/ http://renotahoe.pm.org/ On Saturday 13 April 2002 22:23, Dennis Krinke wrote: It seems like smpeg-gtv is no longer a woody package? What mpeg player is recommended

Re: Chart drawing soft ?

2002-04-05 Thread tom poe
Hi: I like xfig. at: http://www.xfig.org/ On Friday 05 April 2002 17:36, Grant Edwards wrote: On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 10:01:00PM -0300, Daniel Toffetti wrote: I would like to know what are the tools available out there to make some fancy network drawings. I like sketch: