WOW! Now my delete key is working under XWindows!
Now *I* discover .inputrc! This should definitely be set by default.
Can I make a global file so these options will apply to all users?
(Maybe put it in /etc/X11/inputrc)? Yes? No?
On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, Lindsay Allen wrote:
Ever since I
It seems that someone is packaging LinuxConf. This software can
also take care of the Linux's boot process, but the Debian
developers seems don't know about it... :-(
Linuxconf has some nice features but it has the serious drawback that it
replaces the sysvinit. This would break every
On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Alexander Gieg wrote:
Linuxconf has some nice features but it has the serious drawback
that it replaces the sysvinit. This would break every single program
that needs to be started at boot time. Using Linuxconf would require
changing nearly every important package so
Ever since I started using Debian about two years ago I have been gnashing
my teeth here because the DEL/HOME/END keys did not work at the prompt.
Now I discover .inputrc.
This is IMO a prime candidate for something that can and should be
installed along with bash on day one, on ix86 boxes. Or
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Alexander Gieg wrote:
*All* of this, except those things about default prompts,
are done by the LinuxConf project, a very cool system manager
for Linux. See at:
http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/
It seems that someone is packaging LinuxConf. This software
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt
(even if there are other factors), I'm not going to be upset if they
don't choose Debian.
I'm no talking about just the prompt. We're talking about good and
Chris Walker:
I'm not sure about the situation in unstable, but in stable neither the
menu package, or fvwm2 seem to provide /etc/menu-methods/fvwm2.
This file is available in /usr/doc/menu/examples. Because of this, the
menu is not updated by default. Is this the case in unstable or should
Yoav Cohen-Sivan:
It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
mean is that after installation of RedHat you have a more or less
pre-tailored system setup. You can start tweaking your heart out but the
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
Debian comes up in a much rawer form after install - for
instance, no prompt beyond the basic # for root and $ for the
user (RedHat gives you the now famous username /home/username$
prompt).
# and $ are standard/expected prompts. if
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt
(even if there are other factors), I'm not going to be upset if they
don't choose Debian.
I'm no talking
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
Debian comes up in a much rawer form after install - for
instance, no prompt beyond the basic # for root and $ for the
user (RedHat gives you the now famous username /home/username$
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt
(even if there are other factors), I'm not going to be upset if
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Scott Stanley wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
I wonder if it would be possible to make a package that included a good
degree of the typical customizations? I have setup 3 debian machines right
from the
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Scott Stanley wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
I wonder if it would be possible to make a package that included a good
degree of the typical
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
So start by learning what you need to know to have a nicer setup. If
you dont have the time to trace through all the documentation to find
out exactly what needs to be done, then at least skim the docs to get an
overview of how it works and ask
Joey == Joey Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Joey So when I installed debian, I was pleasantly suprised to
Joey find all these packages prompting me for configuration
Joey information in their postinst scripts, and I ended up with a
Joey working system with all the necessary
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What
I mean is that after installation of RedHat you have a more or less
pre-tailored system setup. You can start
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
Debian comes up in a much rawer form after install - for instance,
no prompt beyond the basic # for root and $ for the user (RedHat
gives you the now famous username /home/username$ prompt).
# and $ are standard/expected prompts. if you want
Nicolás Lichtmaier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many people
take this things into account when deciding which distribution they
like best.
My mind is reeling.
Guy
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On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
# and $ are standard/expected prompts. if you want something different,
customise it yourself.
He's right Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many
people take this
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Pete Templin wrote:
He's right Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many
people take this things into account when deciding which distribution they
like best.
If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt (even
if there are
Debian should provide a nicer default for the prompt. Many people
take this things into account when deciding which distribution they
like best.
The flag of Texas should be a good prompt. DOS can do that, you know!
Sorry, it's been a long day.
This .sig is multi-threaded.
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] you write:
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
X is pretty bare in Debian after install, too - if you just startx
you get a simple xterm with no default menus, no menued way of running
another xterm, heck not even a FvwmModule running on screen with xload
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Yoav Cohen-Sivan wrote:
Debian comes up in a much rawer form after install - for instance,
no prompt beyond the basic # for root and $ for the user (RedHat
gives you the now famous username
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Kevin McEnhill wrote:
Yoav wrote:
#ifdef QUOTE
It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
snip a comparison of different
It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
mean is that after installation of RedHat you have a more or less
pre-tailored system setup. You can start tweaking your heart out but the
basics are already
Yoav wrote:
#ifdef QUOTE
It seems that Debian is taking a rather different philosophy on
pre-configured packages than other distributions, such as RedHat. What I
snip a comparison of different packaging set-ups
It seems as if Debian is catering to
Yoav == Yoav Cohen-Sivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yoav My proposition - let's go for the more casual, yet
Yoav sophisticated user. A user that DOES want to read the Fvwm man
Yoav page to learn how to set it up to his own tastes, BUT doesn't
Yoav want to do it 2 hours after installing the
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