Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Gayle Fairless([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is reported to have said: > <> >= > > > I gave up temporarily on network installation and downloaded the iso > files for approximately 20 CDROM's. T

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is reported to have said: I'll mention some other stuff for you to ponder. There, usually, is no need to reboot the system. When working on networking you can restart networking, after making changes to the interfaces file by doing as root /etc/init.d/networking

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Gayle Lee Fairless([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: >Although I would have replied sooner; there was a death in the family. > Sorry for your loss. > > > Gayle Lee Fairless([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > > Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: > > <> >

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Although I would have replied sooner; there was a death in the family. Hope you remember or kept the thread! Gayle Lee Fairless([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: > > It's worth a try, but the bad 770 locks up when it get to the pcmc

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 12:10:28PM -0500, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > >The quoting > >style of this (your) message was, well, different to say the least. > >Ah, it was hand-cobbled. I composed it in a well-known Word > Processor (We won't say which one!) and then pasted it into > Thunderb

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Gayle Lee Fairless([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: > >The pcmcia slots _did_ work for a week or two. Got it used from Ebay > >so I probably was Lucky they worked for that long > > Mine is a discard from my son. So mine may be totally bad

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 10:31:37AM -0500, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > RJ> Figured. You'll need something lighter-weight than even Xfce > RJ> (which is based on getting-heavy GTK2 and leaks memory). There > RJ> have recently been a couple of threads regarding people's > RJ> preferences in lig

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: The pcmcia slots _did_ work for a week or two. Got it used from Ebay so I probably was luckey they worked for that long Mine is a discard from my son. So mine may be totally bad. :-( Every time I try a card, the cursor on the Windows screen freezes.

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Hi, On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 11:32 -0500, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: I just installed Windows XP Professional on an IBM ThinkPad 390 with a Pentium MMX (233 MHZ) and a 60 GB harddrive. SS> Since it is a ThinkPad, you should have a look at thinkwiki. [1] A SS> good reference site for

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

On 05/25/07 23:27, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 25 May 2007 12:15:17 -0500 On 05/25/07 11:32, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote (portions deleted): > have installed Windows and booted live Linux CD'

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Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Hi, On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 11:32 -0500, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > I just installed Windows XP Professional on an IBM ThinkPad 390 > with a Pentium MMX (233 MHZ) and a 60 GB harddrive. Since it is a ThinkPad, you should have a look at thinkwiki. [1] A good reference site for hardware proble

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/25/07 23:27, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 25 > May 2007 12:15:17 -0500 > > On 05/25/07 11:32, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote (portions deleted): > >> > have installed Windows and booted li

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 25 May 2007 12:15:17 -0500 On 05/25/07 11:32, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote (portions deleted): > have installed Windows and booted live Linux CD's. Ubuntu Dapper Drake > stalled with a KDE desk error. RJ> What kind of error? It

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

Gayle Lee Fairless([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > I just installed Windows XP Professional on an IBM ThinkPad 390 > with a Pentium MMX (233 MHZ) and a 60 GB harddrive. (I have partioned it > in anticipation of also installing Linux.) Knoppix 3.7 boots on the > machine. (Wou

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > I just installed Windows XP Professional on an IBM ThinkPad 390 > with a Pentium MMX (233 MHZ) and a 60 GB harddrive. (I have partioned it > in anticipation of also installing Linux.) Knoppix 3.7 boots on the > machi

Re: Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/25/07 11:32, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > I just installed Windows XP Professional on an IBM ThinkPad 390 > with a Pentium MMX (233 MHZ) and a 60 GB harddrive. (I have partioned it > in anticipation of also installing Linux.) Knoppix 3.7 b

Install which Linux? (or avoiding dirty birds)

I just installed Windows XP Professional on an IBM ThinkPad 390 with a Pentium MMX (233 MHZ) and a 60 GB harddrive. (I have partioned it in anticipation of also installing Linux.) Knoppix 3.7 boots on the machine. (Would I be able to migrate to Debian or just stay with Knoppix if I go th

Re: Which linux-image should I download ??

On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 12:53:33PM -0300, Alejandro wrote: > Dear all, I've got a PC AMD 800 MHz and I want to update my kernel to the > 2.6.17-2 version on > my Debian Etch system. So I want to download a pre-compiled kernel from my > repositories, but I > don't know which one matches my proce

Which linux-image should I download ??

Dear all, I've got a PC AMD 800 MHz and I want to update my kernel to the 2.6.17-2 version on my Debian Etch system. So I want to download a pre-compiled kernel from my repositories, but I don't know which one matches my processor features: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 - Linux 2.6.17 image on PPro

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:41:21 +0100 (CET) Holger Rauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ron! > > Thanks for your reply! > > On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > On a workstation, after the installer defaulted to 2.2.20, I downloaded > > kernel-source-2.4.17 & kernel-headers-2.4.17-k7, th

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

#include Bill Moseley wrote on Mon Feb 18, 2002 um 07:40:15AM: > Can someone point me to a good debian article/FAQ for upgrading the kernel. > On Sid I tried apt-get for the K7 kernel-image and all seemed to go well, > but on reboot I ended up with a kernel panic. The installation script does t

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 07:40:15AM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote: > At 11:17 AM 2/18/2002 +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: ... > Can someone point me to a good debian article/FAQ for upgrading the kernel. > On Sid I tried apt-get for the K7 kernel-image and all seemed to go well, > but on reboot I ended up

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 09:40, Bill Moseley wrote: > Can someone point me to a good debian article/FAQ for upgrading the kernel. > On Sid I tried apt-get for the K7 kernel-image and all seemed to go well, > but on reboot I ended up with a kernel panic. There's a great article on compiling a new ke

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

At 11:17 AM 2/18/2002 +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: >You don't need the -headers package. This is only used if you want to >build additional kernel modules (or programs which use kernel's include >files) against the same source configuration as one of the precompiled >kernel images. In this case, ker

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

Moin Ron! Ron Johnson schrieb am Monday, den 18. February 2002: > On a workstation, after the installer defaulted to 2.2.20, I downloaded > kernel-source-2.4.17 & kernel-headers-2.4.17-k7, then built my own > kernel, choosing "Athlon". No problems... You don't need the -headers package. This is

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

Hi Ron! Thanks for your reply! On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Ron Johnson wrote: > On a workstation, after the installer defaulted to 2.2.20, I downloaded > kernel-source-2.4.17 & kernel-headers-2.4.17-k7, then built my own > kernel, choosing "Athlon". No problems... Ok, a few questions: 1. Did the 2.2

Re: Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:42:24 +0100 (CET) Holger Rauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Which version of the Linux kernel do you recommend for using an Athlon > XP's special features? Is it supported by 2.2.20 as well as 2.4.17? > > Any advice will be greatly appreciated. On a workstation, a

Which Linux Kernel Version for Athlon XP?

Hi! Which version of the Linux kernel do you recommend for using an Athlon XP's special features? Is it supported by 2.2.20 as well as 2.4.17? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Greetings, Holger

Re: Which Linux NVIDIA driver to download?

On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 02:59:29PM -0600, Chris Spencer wrote: > On Monday 21 May 2001 13:37, Gordon Hart wrote: > > On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 11:25:09AM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: > > > I am trying to install a Linux driver for my NVIDIA > > > GTS2 Geforce video card. Their site lists RPM, RPMS, >

Re: Which Linux NVIDIA driver to download?

On Monday 21 May 2001 13:37, Gordon Hart wrote: > On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 11:25:09AM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: > > I am trying to install a Linux driver for my NVIDIA > > GTS2 Geforce video card. Their site lists RPM, RPMS, > > and tar files for non-RPM systems. I should use the > > tar file, rig

Re: Which Linux NVIDIA driver to download?

On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 11:25:09AM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: > I am trying to install a Linux driver for my NVIDIA > GTS2 Geforce video card. Their site lists RPM, RPMS, > and tar files for non-RPM systems. I should use the > tar file, right? thats what I've been using.. unpack, type make as

Re: Which Linux NVIDIA driver to download?

On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 11:25:09AM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: > I am trying to install a Linux driver for my NVIDIA > GTS2 Geforce video card. Their site lists RPM, RPMS, > and tar files for non-RPM systems. I should use the > tar file, right? Either that or get the Debian nvidia-glx-src and nvi

Which Linux NVIDIA driver to download?

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Re: Which LINUX

On Fri, 5 May 2000, Kent West wrote: > I chose Debian because of it's philosophy; Debian seems to be the > "purest" when it comes to the ideal of Free Software. I have "vrms" on my systems, unfortunately it (He?) doesn't tell you if there are free packages that are compatible ("competible?"

Re: Which LINUX

w trillich wrote: > [cut] > > if you want to compare various different versions, you can try > what i did: go to http://www.linuxmall.org and order their megapak, That's www.linuxmall.com. ^^^

Re: Which LINUX

, I had assumed the 2nd part of the solution was to install debian but I guess I was wrong. From: paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "deja luser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Which LINUX Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 15:59:40 -04

Re: Which LINUX

> > When linux is the first OS you've ever installed it can be quite confusing > because there is so much you don't know, but I've learned more in a year of > working on linux at home, than being an junior HP-UX admin (at HP) for a > year. > I've noticed persons with no computer expirience at

Re: Which LINUX

Kevin A Smith wrote: > > I know the answer to this will be obvious to those on this list, > but I wonder what criteria people have used to decide on which > distribution to use...where/for what? > > I have debian on a desktop at home, simply a "users" setup. I > now want to setup a laptop (IBM Th

Re: Which LINUX

I would stick with debian for the Laptop. The eason here is that with a laptop, you probably want maximum configurability. A friend of mine has both regular system and a laptop. He uses Mandrake for the regular system, and debian for his laptop. Seems to work well for him. Bryan > an on a desk

Re: Which LINUX

Kevin A Smith wrote: > I know the answer to this will be obvious to those on this list, > but I wonder what criteria people have used to decide on which > distribution to use...where/for what? > > I have debian on a desktop at home, simply a "users" setup. I > now want to setup a laptop (IBM Think

Re: Which LINUX

(at HP) for a year. From: Kevin A Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Which LINUX Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 18:34:25 -0700 I know the answer to this will be obvious to those on this list, but I wonder what criteria people have used to decide on which distribution t

Which LINUX

I know the answer to this will be obvious to those on this list, but I wonder what criteria people have used to decide on which distribution to use...where/for what? I have debian on a desktop at home, simply a "users" setup. I now want to setup a laptop (IBM Thinkpad 600) with a development envi

Re: Which Linux should I install?

Leonardo Ruoso wrote: > > Oh thanks... not so confuse... so usefull. But I know it's dificult to > learn all in a couple of minutes far away from the information. > > thanks anyway > > p.s. I will install a linux machine at work and start to experiment. I'm > not sure about RH or Debian.

Re: Which Linux should I install?

On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, [iso-8859-1] Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra wrote: > >I'm > >not sure about RH or Debian. It's because here in Brazil Debian is not > >used a lot. No local support or consultant. > > Perhaps we could set a local mailing list? I don't think that's really a good ide

Re: Which Linux should I install?

>Is there "Login scripts" or similars? Oh, just remembered! You need only create a netlogon share with Samba... >Oh thanks... not so confuse... so usefull. But I know it's dificult lo >learn all in a couple of minutes far away from the information. > > thanks anyway > >p.s. I will install a

Re: Which Linux should I install?

Leonardo Ruoso wrote: > Oh thanks... not so confuse... so usefull. But I know it's dificult lo > learn all in a couple of minutes far away from the information. yes it is true...it takes a while to switch the thinking from "windows mode" to "linux mode"alot of things work under a differnt set of

Re: Which Linux should I install?

> So. UNIX is NOT for WORKSTATIONS. Is this true? No. But things are harder for starters than in NT. Only that if using NT, after 12 months you will have been left with a system crying to be reinstalled perhaps. And will still not have had to reboot even once if you are using Linux... >

Re: Which Linux should I install?

Oh thanks... not so confuse... so usefull. But I know it's dificult lo learn all in a couple of minutes far away from the information. thanks anyway p.s. I will install a linux machine at work and start to experiment. I'm not sure about RH or Debian. It's because here in Brazil De

Re: Which Linux should I install?

Leonardo Ruoso wrote: > YEAH! I'm not a UNIX Wizard. I know a litle about TCP/IP networks. I am > just receiveing my books on Linux next week from amazon. I agree that > UNIX can do what NT can do. thats a good start :) > So. UNIX is NOT for WORKSTATIONS. Is this true? absolutley not! i

Re: Which Linux should I install?

YEAH! I'm not a UNIX Wizard. I know a litle about TCP/IP networks. I am just receiveing my books on Linux next week from amazon. I agree that UNIX can do what NT can do. So. UNIX is NOT for WORKSTATIONS. Is this true? If I agree to change every NT and NW host by a UNIX host I wil

Re: Which Linux should I install?

You can do all that and more...but...it is not exactly the same for instance...the concept of "mapping drives" is well...not a Unix type concept :) but every l-user ( I am in service..I fix PCs...I say luser because I deal with the worst of the lot) has (in the normal configuration) their own "ho

Re: Which Linux should I install?

I'd like to know if Linux can do what NT can do in a client X server configuration. Let me explain. I don't want every workstation user an network/system administrator. With NT I can configure from server wich volumes will be maped for each user, wich workstation each user will be granted access, w

Which Linux should I install?

I want to install Linux in my company as the main server, file server and database server. Which one should I install? what the diference between then? Leonardo Ruoso -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Which Linux distribution???

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The KDE project is starting to make some configuration programs.. I >haven't used all of these programs, but the ones I've used are really >good. > >sysv init editor >user editor (w/ quota options) >kdm configuration >filesyste

Re: Super-dooper config utils (was Which Linux distribution)

John Spence writes: > I'd like to see more scripts like my Debian sendmailconfig script. Not > only does it ask you the correct questions but it is a great source of > information for understanding sendmail and script writing. I'm working on one for ppp right now. I'll have it ready for you to tr

Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: Which Linux distribution???

>> This is James from S.u.S.E.. Thanks to Tom Schaefer for the good >> rundown. >> >> [...] >> >> I have found a great use for every distribution I have encountered and >> > they're all good. ANY of the Linux distributions makes an excellent >> > choice. (see >> > http://www.linux.org check the

Re: Matrox Millenum II under XFree86 [was: Which Linux distribution???]

I'm having a little trouble with configuring my card. I have the 250MHz type with 8 megs of ram.. anyhow, when I switch to another console and return, the screen is shifted about 5" and wrapped around the other side.. Also, the X doesn't fill the screen correctly -- squished verticall

Re: Which Linux distribution???

The KDE project is starting to make some configuration programs.. I haven't used all of these programs, but the ones I've used are really good. sysv init editor user editor (w/ quota options) kdm configuration filesystem analyser + mount/unmount (intergraded with desktop) ppp (never used it, but i

Re: Matrox Millenum II under XFree86 [was: Which Linux distribution???]

> I'm having a little trouble with configuring my card. I have the 250MHz > type with 8 megs of ram.. anyhow, when I switch to another console and > return, the screen is shifted about 5" and wrapped around the other side.. > Also, the X doesn't fill the screen correctly -- squished vertically an

Matrox Millenum II under XFree86 [was: Which Linux distribution???]

I'm having a little trouble with configuring my card. I have the 250MHz type with 8 megs of ram.. anyhow, when I switch to another console and return, the screen is shifted about 5" and wrapped around the other side.. Also, the X doesn't fill the screen correctly -- squished vertically and too wi

Super-dooper config utils (was Which Linux distribution)

[GUI admin stuff snipped] > Webmin and Linuxconf has the same idea. Maybe we could tinker with it and > start from there. I'd like to see more scripts like my Debian sendmailconfig script. Not only does it ask you the correct questions but it is a great source of information for understanding sen

Re: Which Linux distribution???

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Spence) writes: > One interesting point: I've noticed that it is very common for > people to move to Debian after using other distributions. I would > make a guess and claim that there aren't too many people who migrate > from Debian to another dist after using Debian for

Re: Which Linux distribution???

> I'm pretty sure it's GPL'd. Thanks a lot. maybe you could package it and > put it in the contrib or whatever. If it's GPL'd, it can go in main. Not sure what it'll take to get it working under Debian, though. > I'm assuming your a Debian Developer? Yep. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Which Linux distribution???

> >What package is the Millenium II support under? SVGA? > >Paul > Yes. The hamm (unstable) distribution of xbase+xserver-vga (Debian) has already the Millenium II option. At\'e breve === Pedro Quaresma de Almeida Departamento de Matem\'atica Faculdade de Ci\^encias e T

Re: Which Linux distribution???

On Fri, 6 Feb 1998, John Spence wrote: > One interesting point: I've noticed that it is very common for people to > move to Debian after using other distributions. I would make a guess and > claim that there aren't too many people who migrate from Debian to another > dist after using Debian for a

Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: Which Linux distribution???

Hi! This is James from S.u.S.E.. Thanks to Tom Schaefer for the good rundown. [...] I have found a great use for every distribution I have encountered and > they're all good. ANY of the Linux distributions makes an excellent choice. > (see > http://www.linux.org check the distributions page) R

Re: Which Linux distribution???

What package is the Millenium II support under? SVGA? Paul On 5 Feb 1998, Pedro Quaresma de Almeida wrote: > > > Lal Dissanayake Jnr wrote: > > > > > > Also, which X windows server would go best with a Millenium 2 card? > > > > The last version of XFree86 supports the Millenium II card! > I

Re: Which Linux distribution???

> Lal Dissanayake Jnr wrote: > > > > Also, which X windows server would go best with a Millenium 2 card? > The last version of XFree86 supports the Millenium II card! If you choose Debian you must install the libc6 system. I have this card with a Debian Box and they work nicely. See the foll

Re: Which Linux distribution???

se any problems/questions you encounter along the way will be answered promptly by this list's membership. Another great reason to choose Debian. Good luck! __ Reply Separator _____ Subject: Which Linux distributio

Re: Which Linux distribution???

On Fri, Feb 06, 1998 at 04:34:52AM +1100, Lal Dissanayake Jnr wrote: > Could you guys suggest which Linux distribution I should install on my > system. Ive been using UNIX with X11 for quite a while now, so Im looking > for the best, not something for newbies. If you aren't a new

Re: Which Linux distribution???

Tim Sailer wrote: > Lal Dissanayake Jnr wrote: > > > Could you guys suggest which Linux distribution I should install on my > > system. Ive been using UNIX with X11 for quite a while now, so Im looking > > for the best, not something for newbies. > > Since you a

Re: Which Linux distribution???

Lal Dissanayake Jnr wrote: > > Hi all, > > Could you guys suggest which Linux distribution I should install on my > system. Ive been using UNIX with X11 for quite a while now, so Im looking > for the best, not something for newbies. Since you are asking on a Debian list,

Which Linux distribution???

Hi all, Could you guys suggest which Linux distribution I should install on my system. Ive been using UNIX with X11 for quite a while now, so Im looking for the best, not something for newbies. Also, which X windows server would go best with a Millenium 2 card? my system is as follows, Pentium