[fsug-tvm]: How to test latest software from source?

2012-07-30 Thread Visakh
@Syam sir: Thanks for the clear reply - it makes things a lot easier now. I was already familiar with some of your suggestion, but others were plain new to me. I had partially tried these ideas earlier when I tried a Django/Apache/Python/Postgresql server stack. But I still had to ask since th

[fsug-tvm] Re: FSF Statement on Secure Boot

2012-07-30 Thread Visakh
On Monday, 30 July 2012 13:25:59 UTC+5:30, V. Sasi Kumar wrote: > > Dear Visakh, > > Thank you for posting it to smc. That is where I should have originally > posted it, and, in fact, that is what I thought I had done. Some stupid > oversight it was to post it to lug. Anyway, there is no need t

Re: [fsug-tvm] Regarding mozilla browser hanging issue

2012-07-30 Thread JeevZ
this shock wave, is it ok with chrome/opera/IE?? *-- JeevZ * +---+ * * *| !!Its Better to be Blessed With Nothing Than Cursed with Blessings!! |* +- -

Re: [fsug-tvm]: How to test latest software from source?

2012-07-30 Thread JeevZ
@syam. Very good tips.. Its useful to others too *-- JeevZ * +---+ * * *| !!Its Better to be Blessed With Nothing Than Cursed with Blessings!! |* +- --

Re: [fsug-tvm] Regarding mozilla browser hanging issue

2012-07-30 Thread jaseem abid
On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Manoj K wrote: > Hi All, > > Please help and let me know why the mozilla firefox > hanging continuously, while browsing in Windows. we are facing the issue > only in Windows and never faced such issue in Ubuntu. > You are running world's biggest virus,

Re: [fsug-tvm]: How to test latest software from source?

2012-07-30 Thread Syam
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Visakh wrote: > > > That is, I want to be able to test the software without touching the > default installation (install to a non standard location). Most 'make' based packages will have a 'prefix' argument to the 'configure' script to install to a custom direct

Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: FSF Statement on Secure Boot

2012-07-30 Thread V. Sasi Kumar
On Sun, 2012-07-29 at 21:07 -0700, Visakh wrote: > My apologies to Sasi sir (Shri.V. Sasi Kumar, Free Software Foundation > of India) for cross posting his mail to SMC here. I do believe that > this issue will become prominent very soon - as the latest windows 8 > may compulsorily require UEFI + Se