Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-13 Thread T. Joseph Carter
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 02:36:08PM -0800, Jason wrote: I'm getting rid of my Mac work laptop and will soon be getting a new Stinkpad (T30 I believe). I have been out of the daily use Linux world for about a year or so, so I was wondering what thoughts folks would have on recommended distros

Re: [eug-lug]RPM woes

2003-11-13 Thread Cory Petkovsek
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 06:15:56AM +, Bob Crandell wrote: I know. I'm bad. Just let this be a leason to you. Don't cut corners. The longer I think about the more I'm hoping Cory isn't right about sick hardware. I'll know in the morning. uh! I can't believe you did that. However it

Re: [eug-lug]'nuther reason

2003-11-13 Thread Cory Petkovsek
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 09:38:46PM -0800, Ken Barber wrote: Lazy sysadmins? I beg to differ. How about overworked sysadmins? I was once in charge of a 'Doze network and there was no way I could keep current with the patches. Before one patch project was complete, there were two more

Re: [eug-lug]'nuther reason

2003-11-13 Thread Linux Rocks !
On Thursday 13 November 2003 03:08 am, Cory Petkovsek wrote: : On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 09:38:46PM -0800, Ken Barber wrote: : Lazy sysadmins? I beg to differ. : : How about overworked sysadmins? I was once in charge of a 'Doze : network and there was no way I could keep current with the :

Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-13 Thread Ben Barrett
IIRC the work nature of his iBook is that it belongs to the employer! Ben On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:04:47 -0800 T. Joseph Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 02:36:08PM -0800, Jason wrote: | I'm getting rid of my Mac work laptop | | What model of Mac, and what are you

Re: [eug-lug]SCOutrage o' the day

2003-11-13 Thread Ben Barrett
warning: coffee-induced There's no poenas like subpoenas... /warning Appologies for lack of useful content, Ben On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:35:59 -0800 Patrick R. Wade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 05:04:23PM -0800, Larry Price wrote: | |

Re: [eug-lug]'nuther reason

2003-11-13 Thread Cory Petkovsek
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 10:09:54AM -0500, Linux Rocks! wrote: From the Real world experience files, I did my work co-op in a govt office. There were 170 workstations (at that time) running NT4, and we needed to update to SP4, IE, mcafee, and a few smaller apps. The bulk of the time was for

Re: [eug-lug]'nuther reason

2003-11-13 Thread Linux Rocks !
On Thursday 13 November 2003 01:37 pm, Cory Petkovsek wrote: : On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 10:09:54AM -0500, Linux Rocks! wrote: : From the Real world experience files, I did my work co-op in a govt : office. : SNIPP : With 170 linux workstations, it wouldn't even take a whole day to write : a

Re: [eug-lug]'nuther reason

2003-11-13 Thread Bob Miller
Cory Petkovsek wrote: With 170 linux workstations, it wouldn't even take a whole day to write a script. Upgrading a herd of homogeneous workstations is easier than upgrading a herd of heterogeneous servers. Keeping track of which hosts require which versions of which software (especially as

[eug-lug]a2ps

2003-11-13 Thread Kent Loobey
I am trying to get a2ps configured to work with my printer. I have set Options: --medium=Letter in my a2ps-site.cfg file. However, when I print a file the top and bottom couple of pixels are cropped off and the right 67 pixels. Do you know how to specify the height and width of the print

[eug-lug]BLAG

2003-11-13 Thread Bob Miller
The Brixton Linux Action Group (BLAG) has released BLAG Linux And GNU (BLAG). From the press release: BLAG Linux And GNU by the Brixton Linux Action Group is an operating system. It comes with everything you need to get a computer up and running--it needs no other software. It has

Re: [eug-lug]Re: New laptop - Distro recommendations (Bob Miller)

2003-11-13 Thread Woody
Jason Keep us informed of what you do and results, if you will. I've found it's the finer details that are the most headache and the best learning! It also helps the more experienced users problem solving when you start banging your haed against the wall. I am seriously considering moving

Re: [eug-lug]Re: New laptop - Distro recommendations (Bob Miller)

2003-11-13 Thread Bob Crandell
Oh goody. A new distribution. What's it like? Where do you get it? Woody ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Jason I am seriously considering moving from Crap(X)P to Salck 9.1 on the Dell Woody Jason wrote: Thanks Bob. VMware needs RAM more than it needs CPU power, I thought. You're

Re: [eug-lug]Re: New laptop - Distro recommendations (Bob Miller)

2003-11-13 Thread Woody
Smart Ash! Bob Crandell wrote: Oh goody. A new distribution. What's it like? Where do you get it? Woody ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Jason I am seriously considering moving from Crap(X)P to Salck 9.1 on the Dell Woody Jason wrote: Thanks Bob. VMware needs RAM more than it