[expert] Creating binary rpms

2001-04-04 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Hi, I have a lot of files under a directory (/home/aravind/test). What is a quick way of creating an rpm out of these files to be installed in /usr/local/test (for an eg). I dont want to go to any build process (they are binary files). I dont have the time to go through the 'Maximum RPM'

[expert] Linux Mandrake 8.0

2001-02-28 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Sorry if I am repeating this question..I have not been following the list for quite sometime.. Can somebody tell me date for release of Mandrake 8.0? Will it have KDE 2.1, kernel 2.4.2?? Can't wait to get my hands on the official release :)..I am sure it will be another quality product from

[expert] Memory hogging

2000-11-20 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Hi all, I just intsalled Mandarke 7.2 . I chose the development option during install. Everything looks great but everything has slowed down. I run KDE2. The boot up process takes long when I view the memory it is taking up in my KDE control panel (they have this thing now ) It is taking

Re: [expert] Ping of death ?

2000-11-06 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
It is possible to crash, reboot or otherwise kill a large number of systems by sending a ping of a certain size from a remote machine. An IP datagram of 65536 bytes is illegal, but possible to create owing to the way the packet is fragmented (broken into chunks for transmission). When the

Re: [expert] When will 7.2 get to the stores in the US?

2000-11-06 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
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[expert] compiler for linux mandrake 7.2

2000-10-31 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
What is the default compiler installed for Linux mandrake 7.2 ..Is it gcc or egcs and which version of gcc is installed (hopefully not 2.96 as in Redhat 7.0) Cheers Aravind S -- Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip round the sun Keep in touch with

[expert] kde2 on Mandrake 7.1

2000-10-24 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Can anybody tell me what are the packages to be installed to upgrade my Mandrake 7.1 system to support kde2..Any pointers are lso welcome Cheers Aravind S Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] Help please

2000-10-23 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Hi Guys, I know this is a wrong place to ask this question..but the problem is I dont use Redhat but my friend had this problem..If anyone has an idea ..please help I have had problems with my mail from netscape 4.75 under RedHat 7.0. Basically, if I log in as a normal user, start netscape,

Re: [expert] Linux Madrake 7.2

2000-10-13 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Harvey - Original Message - From: Aravind Sadagopan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 8:06 AM Subject: [expert] Linux Madrake 7.2 Hi, Does any body have an idea when Linux Mandarke 7.2 (official) will be released..Eagerly waiting

[expert] Linux Madrake 7.2

2000-10-12 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Hi, Does any body have an idea when Linux Mandarke 7.2 (official) will be released..Eagerly waiting for it :) Aravind S -- Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip round the sun Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing

Re: [expert] gcc compilation executable file won't run

2000-10-03 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Jason Yeoh wrote: hi there : Good day. after compilation hello.c file by typing gcc -o hello hello.c and I try to type hello and run it but i got the message such as bash : hello: command not found. How to make it run by typing hello ? any additional package do i need to install it ? At first my

Re: [expert] XDM/Xfree crash

2000-09-29 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Hmmm..SIG11 problem..did you change any hardware or configuration .. Marco Fioretti wrote: Hello, I installed Linux Mandrake 7.1, and set it up to boot in runlevel 5. After 2/3 weeks almost without an itch, XDM has started crashing 80 % of times, leaving the message copied below. Any idea? I

Re: [expert] VNC

2000-09-28 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
type gnome-session Cheers Aravind S Richard Humphrey wrote: Anyone have a clue what command to start Gnome is? Richard Humphrey Quality Assurance Analyst Sage US Group Inc. 972-818-3900 x 2039 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Simon Golicnik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

Re: [expert] Beginning Programming For Linux

2000-09-26 Thread Aravind Sadagopan
Hi Ivan Hello, I just picked up a book called Beginning Linux Programming from Wrox. I have just started reading this book, and there are some questions that I think they assume I know, but don't. I need to find a book or a webpage that explains several basic things. Like why does every file in