On Saturday 11 June 2011 00:41:10 Rob Owens wrote:
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 08:21:41AM -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
packages. I'm actually looking for a simple comand line entry for apt
to list all the available packages for a system, rather than directly
parsing /var/lib/dpkg/available,
On 20110611_074343, Lisi wrote:
On Saturday 11 June 2011 00:41:10 Rob Owens wrote:
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 08:21:41AM -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
packages. I'm actually looking for a simple comand line entry for apt
to list all the available packages for a system, rather than directly
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 07:43:43AM +0100, Lisi wrote:
On Saturday 11 June 2011 00:41:10 Rob Owens wrote:
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 08:21:41AM -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
packages. I'm actually looking for a simple comand line entry for apt
to list all the available packages for a
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:05:16AM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote:
On 20110611_074343, Lisi wrote:
On Saturday 11 June 2011 00:41:10 Rob Owens wrote:
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 08:21:41AM -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
packages. I'm actually looking for a simple comand line entry for apt
On Sb, 11 iun 11, 10:05:16, Paul E Condon wrote:
OT: while checking my memory on this, I noticed a plaintive question
from 2007 about the Aptitude Reference Manual which seemed to be
mentioned in Debian documentation but seemed not to exist. My quick
search indicates that this situation
On 20110611_193705, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Sb, 11 iun 11, 10:05:16, Paul E Condon wrote:
OT: while checking my memory on this, I noticed a plaintive question
from 2007 about the Aptitude Reference Manual which seemed to be
mentioned in Debian documentation but seemed not to exist. My
On 12/06/11 06:25, Paul E Condon wrote:
On 20110611_193705, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Sb, 11 iun 11, 10:05:16, Paul E Condon wrote:
OT: while checking my memory on this, I noticed a plaintive question
from 2007 about the Aptitude Reference Manual which seemed to be
mentioned in Debian
On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 07:00 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
To see what was delivered:-
cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/packagename.list | less
Much easier to just use (IMHO):
dpkg -L PKG_NAME
or (if installed):
dlocate -L PKG_NAME
--
.''`. Wolodja Wentlandbabi...@gmail.com
: :' :
On 06/11/2011 04:25 PM, Paul E Condon wrote:
On 20110611_193705, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Sb, 11 iun 11, 10:05:16, Paul E Condon wrote:
OT: while checking my memory on this, I noticed a plaintive question
from 2007 about the Aptitude Reference Manual which seemed to be
mentioned in Debian
On 12/06/11 07:10, Wolodja Wentland wrote:
On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 07:00 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
To see what was delivered:-
cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/packagename.list | less
Much easier to just use (IMHO):
dpkg -L PKG_NAME
or (if installed):
dlocate -L PKG_NAME
Having
All the suggestions work.
Thanks.
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On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Scott Ferguson
prettyfly.producti...@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/06/11 06:25, Paul E Condon wrote:
This forces me to ask yet another clueless question: When I install a
documentation package, like this one, where are the documentation
files placed? There is an
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Rob Owens row...@ptd.net wrote:
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 07:43:43AM +0100, Lisi wrote:
On Saturday 11 June 2011 00:41:10 Rob Owens wrote:
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 08:21:41AM -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
packages. I'm actually looking for a simple comand
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Darac Marjal mailingl...@darac.org.uk wrote:
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:03:36AM -0500, Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
[cut]
yum update
This becomes apt-get update in debian.
No. It's
On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 08:21 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Darac Marjal mailingl...@darac.org.uk
wrote:
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:03:36AM -0500, Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Ralf Mardorf
ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net wrote:
On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 08:21 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Darac Marjal mailingl...@darac.org.uk
wrote:
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:03:36AM -0500, Matt wrote:
I have worked with
On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 09:10 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Ralf Mardorf
ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net wrote:
On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 08:21 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Darac Marjal mailingl...@darac.org.uk
wrote:
On Mon,
On 10/06/11 22:21, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Darac Marjal mailingl...@darac.org.uk
wrote:
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:03:36AM -0500, Matt wrote:
snipped
To find a package I also frequently do something like this:
yum list available |grep abr_package_name
On Vi, 10 iun 11, 23:55:58, Scott Ferguson wrote:
Asking me about the merits of aptitude is liking asking a emac fanboi
about the merits of vi :-)
I don't think this is a fair comparison, but rather vi vs. vim ;)
aptitude can do almost everything apt-get/apt-cache can do, but:
+ has very
On 11/06/11 04:44, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Vi, 10 iun 11, 23:55:58, Scott Ferguson wrote:
Asking me about the merits of aptitude is liking asking a emac fanboi
about the merits of vi :-)
I don't think this is a fair comparison, but rather vi vs. vim ;)
It wasn't meant to be :-)
I am
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 08:21:41AM -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
packages. I'm actually looking for a simple comand line entry for apt
to list all the available packages for a system, rather than directly
parsing /var/lib/dpkg/available, but this is not it.
Does this do what you want?
On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 10:08:45PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
Just out of curiosity: is there an equivalent for 'apt-get update'
(checking for updates without actually installing them)?
apt-get update doesn't check for updates without actually installing them: it
updates the local cache of
On Lu, 06 iun 11, 14:39:40, Matt wrote:
I gather in the apt-get world the equivalent is:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
I think anyway? Being used to yum I like there way better. ;-)
Just out of curiosity: is there an equivalent for 'apt-get update'
(checking for updates without
On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 22:08 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Lu, 06 iun 11, 14:39:40, Matt wrote:
I gather in the apt-get world the equivalent is:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
I think anyway? Being used to yum I like there way better. ;-)
Just out of curiosity: is there an
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
Installed Debian on a 1U box. Used a 1TB drive and EXT4. Linux
debian 2.6.32-5-amd64
root@debian:~# df -h
FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 916G 661M 868G
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:03:36AM -0500, Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
[cut]
yum update
This becomes apt-get update in debian.
or:
yum install package_name
apt-get install package_name
To find a package I
On 06/06/2011 05:15 PM, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:03:36AM -0500, Matt wrote:
Now on Centos when I do 'yum update' after a fresh install I usually
get offered a good number of patches etc. When I do 'apt-get update'
I seem to get nothing.
Is your sources.list now empty?
On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:03:36 -0500, Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert. Giving
Debian a whirl now.
(...)
Now on Centos when I do 'yum update' after a fresh install I usually get
offered a good number of patches etc. When I do 'apt-get update' I seem
On Monday 06 June 2011 17:03:36 Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
Having made a desultary attempt in teh other direction, I feel your pain. :-(
[snip]
In Centos when I want to update or add a package I do this:
yum update
On 06/06/11 at 06:52pm, Lisi wrote:
On Monday 06 June 2011 17:03:36 Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
Having made a desultary attempt in teh other direction, I feel your pain. :-(
[snip]
In Centos when I want to
On Monday 06 June 2011 19:27:24 William Hopkins wrote:
On 06/06/11 at 06:52pm, Lisi wrote:
On Monday 06 June 2011 17:03:36 Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
Having made a desultary attempt in teh other direction, I
On Monday 06 June 2011 20:14:34 Lisi wrote:
The fact that you are unfamiliar with apt-get update
should, of course, be apt-get full-upgrade. Sorry :-( I'm a lousy typist and
teh keyboard seems to affect my brain.
Lisi
is not strictly
relevant here, though if someone who is familiar with
remains that yum update installs things and apt-get update simply updates the
database. This caused me considerable confusion. I suggest that you check
this before telling me that I am incorrect in believing it.
Doing:
yum update
Causes yum to check all installed packages including kernel
On Monday 06 June 2011 20:39:40 Matt wrote:
I gather in the apt-get world the equivalent is:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
Yes - but certainly in aptitude (I am more familiar with aptitude than with
apt) it is now recommended to use either aptitude safe-upgrade or aptitude
full-upgrade
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Darac Marjal mailingl...@darac.org.uk wrote:
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:03:36AM -0500, Matt wrote:
I have worked with Centos quite a bit in past though no expert.
Giving Debian a whirl now.
yum update
This becomes apt-get update in debian.
No. apt-get
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Lisi lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Monday 06 June 2011 20:14:34 Lisi wrote:
The fact that you are unfamiliar with apt-get update
should, of course, be apt-get full-upgrade.
You mean apt-get dist-upgrade (aptitude full-upgrade is the
aptitude equivalent).
--
On Monday 06 June 2011 21:25:52 Tom H wrote:
You mean apt-get dist-upgrade (aptitude full-upgrade is the
aptitude equivalent).
Thanks - I am much more familiar with aptitude. Because aptitude
has switched (by recommendation, not by formal instructions) from aptitude
dist-upgrade to aptitude
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 14:39 -0500, Matt wrote:
remains that yum update installs things and apt-get update simply updates
the
database. This caused me considerable confusion. I suggest that you check
this before telling me that I am incorrect in believing it.
Doing:
yum update
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Lisi lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Monday 06 June 2011 21:25:52 Tom H wrote:
You mean apt-get dist-upgrade (aptitude full-upgrade is the
aptitude equivalent).
Thanks - I am much more familiar with aptitude.
You're welcome. I use apt-get but the aptitude
--- On Wed, 1/27/10, Johannes Wiedersich johan...@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de
wrote:
From: Johannes Wiedersich johan...@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de
Subject: Re: selected debian questions: raid performance tips
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 11:59 PM
Dear debian people,
I need to configure a application/database server to proof the potential of
open source business intelligence. I want to use a ETL tool like the java based
Talend or Pentaho Kettle or maybe the unix tools awk, sed, perl to transform 25
million records into 10 million
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Dino Vliet wrote:
Questions
1) Can you show me the definitive debian lenny guide to create a
software RAID-1 array from within the debian installer (I searched
with google but wasn't that sucessfull and the manual is brief) The
OS and data will
Thanks to all for your info and pointers!
VS
Hi everybody,
I just completed a switch from 5 years of Mandrake to Debian
GNU/Linux. The install went well, although I had to use a couple of
tricks to configure X and my soundcard. I now have to basic
questions:
1) during my install I was not connected to the Internet (I had
ordered the 14
Depends what kind of networking you want to do. If you are just
connecting to a LAN with a DHCP server running, then just run
/etc/init.d/networking start as root and see if it works. If you
want a static IP address and name servers, the easiest way is probably
to use the Gnome network tools -
Hi,
vineyard saker [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
I just completed a switch from 5 years of Mandrake to Debian
GNU/Linux. The install went well, although I had to use a couple of
tricks to configure X and my soundcard. I now have to basic
questions:
1) during my install I was not connected to
vineyard saker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
1) during my install I was not connected to the Internet (I had
ordered the 14 Debian CDs from budgetlinuxcds) and I therefore did not
configure my network card. Now I would like to connect my computer to
the rest of my computers on a home network.
s. keeling wrote:
RMS seems to have disagreements with just about everyone but himself.
RMS more than any public figure I know of, seems to generate these ad
hominem attacks against himself. He's also the most intelligent and
relentlessly logical writer and speaker of any public figure I know
Le vendredi 27 aot 2004 09:27 +0200, Martin Braure de Calignon a
crit :
Au sujet des kernel-headers :
pourquoi le make-kpkg kernel-headers ne produit que les fichiers de
/usr/src/linux/include/* et pas /usr/src/linux/*.h ?
/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.x.yy-z-k7/include/* voulais-tu dire, non ?
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espère que quelqu'un pourra y répondre
Bonjour,
Au sujet des kernel-headers :
pourquoi le make-kpkg kernel-headers ne produit que les fichiers de
/usr/src/linux/include/* et pas
On Thursday 24 June 2004 09:53 pm, Jules Dubois wrote:
I had seen the term bash_completion many times, assuming it was the
standard tab completion I've known since 1992.
Amazing. Thank you for the lesson.
Me three! Wow! I just had no idea.
Well, there's my something new for today. :)
Hello All,
I am new to Debian but I have been using Linux since 1995. I enjoy the idea of Debian
that offers total independence so I am willing very much to learn it well.
I have installed 3.0R2. It installed kernel 2.2 instead of 2.4. Now, how can I use apt
to have the 2.4 installed?
Also,
Hello
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I am new to Debian but I have been using Linux since 1995. I enjoy the
idea of Debian that offers total independence so I am willing very
much to learn it well.
I have installed 3.0R2. It installed kernel 2.2 instead of 2.4. Now,
how can
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:41:02 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have installed 3.0R2. It installed kernel 2.2 instead of 2.4. Now, how can I use
apt to have the 2.4 installed?
If you haven't already, turn on bash_completion (smart tab completion)
by typing 'source
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello All,
I am new to Debian but I have been using Linux since 1995. I enjoy the idea of Debian
that offers total independence so I am willing very much to learn it well.
I have installed 3.0R2. It installed kernel 2.2 instead of 2.4. Now, how can I use apt
to have the
Ricky Clarkson wrote:
If you haven't already, turn on bash_completion (smart tab completion)
by typing 'source /etc/bash_completion' or entering that into a
.bashrc or similar and restarting your bash.
Then do apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.tab
By tab I mean press the tab key. That should show
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 18:33:25 +0100, Ricky Clarkson wrote:
If you haven't already, turn on bash_completion (smart tab completion)
by typing 'source /etc/bash_completion' or entering that into a
.bashrc or similar and restarting your bash.
I had seen the term bash_completion many times,
On 20 Apr 2004, Deboo wrote:
[snip]
What can be done if/when apt-get/aptitude/dpkg are unable to either
install nor uninstall a package and that package is in broken state and
unless that package is properly installed or removed, no other packages
can be installed? This
Deboo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How to set wget so that it can retrieve/download a list of files given
to it, as soon as the ppp connection starts?
Put a script in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d which reads a file (say,
~/download/download.files), which has a newline separated list of files
to
Hi List!
I have limited-time net connection and not very high speed one at
that. So, am putting all my questions in one or two messages and sending.
I hope this won't irritate others and also hope I'll get quite a few
replies when I check next, in 24 hours or so. Sorry for putting all these
in one
On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 07:39:19PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
on Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 09:26:53AM -0700, Robin Lynn Frank ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
...
1) What are debian's strong and weak points as a server?
2) What are debian's strong and weak points as a desktop workstation?
The
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:36:35 -0800
Ken Irving [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is this still your recommendation? I've used testing in the past for
workstations, but from the recent discussions thought that unstable
would be the preferred choice when stable won't cut it.
If you were to only track
on Sun, Apr 18, 2004 at 10:36:35AM -0800, Ken Irving ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 07:39:19PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
on Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 09:26:53AM -0700, Robin Lynn Frank ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
Basic benefits:
...
- Choice of stability /
on Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 09:26:53AM -0700, Robin Lynn Frank ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
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We've been using Mandrake Linux for a number of years and have come accross
problems with the way its library packages are set up. (We encounter
problems
Take a look on this
http://www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian
feanor7
On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 13:26, Robin Lynn Frank wrote:
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We've been using Mandrake Linux for a number of years and have come accross
problems with the way its
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:26:53 -0700
Robin Lynn Frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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We've been using Mandrake Linux for a number of years and have come
accross problems with the way its library packages are set up. (We
encounter problems compiling
On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 18:26, Robin Lynn Frank wrote:
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We've been using Mandrake Linux for a number of years and have come accross
problems with the way its library packages are set up. (We encounter
problems compiling certain software because
On Monday 29 March 2004 21.53, mehdi wrote:
Hi
I am new to debian but not to UNIX. I `ve been using HPUX unix (only
as a user) for few years. There are some question for me and I be
glade If anyone can help me on that.
1- Where does the third party software (such as GNU softwares) are
Alexis Huxley wrote:
snip
3- Is there any information on how I can package binary on debian? I
used to build depot for HPUX.
Yes, check out the new maintainer's guide. Google for it.
Also I believe these is actually a debian package that will look
at the files you have installed and
Hi
I am new to debian but not to UNIX. I `ve been using HPUX unix (only as a
user) for few years. There are some question for me and I be glade If
anyone can help me on that.
1- Where does the third party software (such as GNU softwares) are
installed in debian systems ? Is it /usr/local or
On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 08:53:21PM +0100, mehdi wrote:
1- Where does the third party software (such as GNU softwares) are
installed in debian systems ? Is it /usr/local or /usr/?
/usr/local
2- Where can I found pre-compiled software for debian it seems all the
software comes with the disks
Hello
mehdi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I am new to debian but not to UNIX. I `ve been using HPUX unix (only
as a user) for few years. There are some question for me and I be
glade If anyone can help me on that.
1- Where does the third party software (such as GNU softwares) are
installed
mehdi wrote:
1- Where does the third party software (such as GNU softwares) are
installed in debian systems ? Is it /usr/local or /usr/?
William Ballard writes:
/usr/local
However, most GNU software is already packaged for Debian. Debian packages
are installed under /usr.
install dh-make
1- Where does the third party software (such as GNU softwares) are
installed in debian systems ? Is it /usr/local or /usr/?
You mean stuff that you download and compile yourself? /usr/local.
Alternatively just install the Debian packages for these third party
products. Certainly almost
I had some general questions about debian.
Is their any fundamental reason why apt-get could not use rsync in
addition to it's current method?
This should be inherently faster.??
Creating iso image from jigdo-file.
Assume I want to add in some additional packages onto my stable install cd.
Just
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:44:02AM -0700, Lucas Albers wrote:
Is their any fundamental reason why apt-get could not use rsync in
addition to it's current method?
This should be inherently faster.??
It would impose too much load on the servers; rsync is a bit of a pain
that way. It's been
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 11:40:45AM +, Colin Watson wrote:
Use dpkg-scanpackages to update the Packages file (and remember to gzip
it, so you've got Packages.gz).
When you say update the Packages, are you implying that you can do an
incremental update of an existing Packages file?
I use
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:59:04AM -0800, Nunya wrote:
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 11:40:45AM +, Colin Watson wrote:
Use dpkg-scanpackages to update the Packages file (and remember to gzip
it, so you've got Packages.gz).
When you say update the Packages, are you implying that you can do an
Id like to thank all those who helped out, Nate, Moops and Rob
Weir, with the two questions I posted below. I was able to get the
SMP kernel 2.4.20 compiled and working after two days of trying. The NIC
problem has reached a new level where I can see the card after ifconfig
a. I now have a
On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 12:25:13AM -0500, Reaz Baksh wrote:
Hello
Can someone please help me with these questions?
-I have Debian 3.0 running on a dual PIII Compaq. Does Debian recognize
and utilize both CPUs? Is there a way I can check that Debian does use
the two chips?
Install
I don't see any iso's of Woody (b/c
it's not released yet) out for me to download
and burn to take home.
I think Linuxiso.org has some Woody ISOs. I
am not sure if they are the most recent, but
I am sure you can find some at Debian Planet.
or here:
http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/#testing
On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 15:54, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
don't have the space to actually install them. How can I unselelect all?
2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
home, Woody for PPC
Paul F. Pearson, Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 06:54:49PM -0600:
2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
home, Woody for PPC at work). My home computer's access to the net is at
approx. 30Kb/sec - not a good option for doing an internet install. I
don't see any iso's
Paul F. Pearson, 2002-Mar-13 18:54 -0600:
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
don't have the space to actually install them. How can I unselelect all?
You don't want to unselect all of the packages, just the ones
you don't have the space for...right? You
On 14-Mar-2002 Paul F. Pearson wrote:
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
don't have the space to actually install them. How can I unselelect all?
2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
home, Woody for PPC at work). My
On 14-Mar-2002 Paul F. Pearson wrote:
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
don't have the space to actually install them. How can I unselelect all?
see the help. 'R' reverts the options, 'Q' forces exit, Control-C exits
without saving, 'del' is the
On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 06:54:49PM -0600, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
don't have the space to actually install them. How can I unselelect all?
You can unselect a whole section, including the one marked Available
packages (not
On 14-Mar-2002 Paul F. Pearson wrote:
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find
out that I don't have the space to actually install them. How
can I unselect all?
When I find that I'm out of space, here's what I usually do.
Instead of using dselect, I use apt-get. It
Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I find that I'm out of space, here's what I usually do.
Instead of using dselect, I use apt-get. It generally wants to pull
fewer packages down. If it all fits, great. After they install, I
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb to free up disk space,
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
don't have the space to actually install them. How can I unselelect all?
2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
home, Woody for PPC at work). My home computer's access to the net is at
ATTN: David Bellows
Once, from an unreachable email address, Dave Bellows wrote [in part]:
2. The firewall issue. I've never set up a firewall. Is there a
Debian package that will help with this? Any advice? I'm a little
surprised that this is any more of a problem with DSL than with a
On 24, aug, 2000 at 04:59:16 -0600, Gary Hennigan wrote:
snippage
I have occasional need to telnet into my box from work, will this
still be possible with a firewall installed?
Generally, running telnetd is frowned upon. That's not to say it's not
secure, but it's easier to crack, and
At 00:12 2000/08/24 +, you wrote:
On 24-Aug-2000 David Bellows wrote:
2. I installed the default kernel in my system and didn't set up any
networking stuff (currently using a dial up connection -- I'm presuming
that DSL is a kind of networking thing). Where do I find the
information
Hello everyone,
Thanks for all the responses. I think I'm getting closer to
understanding what's going on. So just a few more:
1. After installing an ethernet card and making sure the corresponding
module gets loaded do I just runt the pppoe program and it'll do the
configuring? Probably
David Bellows [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello everyone,
Thanks for all the responses. I think I'm getting closer to
understanding what's going on. So just a few more:
1. After installing an ethernet card and making sure the corresponding
module gets loaded do I just runt the pppoe
Hello all,
I'm contemplating getting DSL service through my local phone co.
Bellsouth (anyone have specific dealings with them re: DSL) and find
myself in total ignorance of what's involved, so please bear with me as
I ask these questions.
1. The service comes with an external DSL modem. I was
David Bellows wrote:
1. The service comes with an external DSL modem. I was under the
impression that DSL hooked up through one's ethernet card. Since I
appear to be wrong, what does the DSL modem do and is it likely to be
GNU/Linux compatible?
depends on the modem, there are some USB
On 24-Aug-2000 Nate Amsden wrote:
Also unless you know the ISP approves of unix i wouldn't mention it in
talks with them, tell them you use Win 3.1. and need a system that can
work with it. then you can be sure you'll get a hardware based non plug
N pray solution that should work good with
On 24-Aug-2000 David Bellows wrote:
Hello all,
I'm contemplating getting DSL service through my local phone co.
Bellsouth (anyone have specific dealings with them re: DSL) and find
myself in total ignorance of what's involved, so please bear with me as
I ask these questions.
1. The
You should not need a dial up modem may want to ask on that one. Also do you
have a static ip or dhcp if dhcp is it ppoe(?) static ips are easy. DHCP you
need to compile in support for. Also you may want to consider a firewall since
as soon as you put a *nix box up with a DSL connection you are
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