Re: icewm-gnome config files

1999-05-15 Thread deblists
On 14 May, Tommy Malloy wrote: I added Staroffice to the Gnome menu, but it does not appear when I use icewm-gnome as my window mangager. It does appear if I run gnome with other window managers including icewm. icewm-gnome must be reading a different config file or something. Can anyone

Re: Packages.gz

1999-05-15 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sat, May 15, 1999 at 06:37:30PM -, Pollywog wrote: Now that I upgraded to Potato, with apt-get, I am unable to use dselect to update packages. It wants Package.gz files but I am uncertain how to proceed. Can anyone suggest where I might find step-by-step information on this? Will I

Re: Mouse problems

1999-05-15 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sat, May 15, 1999 at 03:51:25PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'm trying to run X Windows, but it appears I never installed my mouse. Is there any way to do this once I'm past the initial setup? I really don't want to reinstall the entire thing, because I'm doing it off floppies. I

Re: Kernel patches needed for running Informix Dynamic Server Linux Edition

1999-05-15 Thread Adam Di Carlo
F. Fernandez [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd like to know where can I find the patches to recompile the kernel 2.0.36 and/or 2.2.x so that the system supports more open files. [...]They also say that the 2.2.5 that comes with RH6.0 already has been patched to work with Informix and Oracle.

Re: Packages.gz

1999-05-15 Thread Pollywog
On 15-May-99 Bob Nielsen wrote: On Sat, May 15, 1999 at 06:37:30PM -, Pollywog wrote: Now that I upgraded to Potato, with apt-get, I am unable to use dselect to update packages. It wants Package.gz files but I am uncertain how to proceed. Can anyone suggest where I might find

Need help installing - can't find hdd

1999-05-15 Thread freefood
I cannot figure out how to get the debian boot program to recognize my hdd. I have a 13.5GB hdd, so I know there are issues with drives larger than 8GB, but I don't know how to resolve them. This is what I've done: hard boot using rescue floppy. F4 info screen says that I need to specify params

exim and UUCP

1999-05-15 Thread Thomas Adams
I need info on exim and UUCP. In slink's exim I found a little snippet about UUCP which allowed me to receive mail. I have no idea about sending mail via UUCP 'though. How should I do this? BTW, which config is best as preparation for a UUCP configuration, the SMTP or the local delivery?

Partitioning hard disk

1999-05-15 Thread Michelle Maria Coelho
Hi, I read your FAQ and so I was wondering if you (or anyone elae out there) could help me: I have 2 disks: 1) 116 MB 8 heads, 762 cylinders, 39 sectors per track 2) 258MB 14 heads, 944 cylinders, 40 sectors per track 16MB of RAM Debian Linux version 2 is the only operating system I plan to

How do I load CDRom driver?

1999-05-15 Thread Michelle Maria Coelho
Hi, I read your article on command-line arguments at boot time and I was wondering if you or anyone else out there could perhaps help me out since you seem to be in the know of this.. I have installed Debian Linux Version 2.x from floppies. I had no CDRom Drive at the time of installing. I bought

Re: How do I load CDRom driver?

1999-05-15 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sat, May 15, 1999 at 05:35:15PM -0500, Michelle Maria Coelho wrote: Hi, I read your article on command-line arguments at boot time and I was wondering if you or anyone else out there could perhaps help me out since you seem to be in the know of this.. I have installed Debian Linux Version

Re: Partitioning hard disk

1999-05-15 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sat, May 15, 1999 at 05:33:01PM -0500, Michelle Maria Coelho wrote: Hi, I read your FAQ and so I was wondering if you (or anyone elae out there) could help me: I have 2 disks: 1) 116 MB 8 heads, 762 cylinders, 39 sectors per track 2) 258MB 14 heads, 944 cylinders, 40 sectors per track

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