Re: Simple Script issue..??

2008-12-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kill `ps aux|grep -v grep|grep kicker|cut -b10-15` WHAM! Gone... :) Enrique wayne writes: ps -A | grep $1 | cut -c1-5 | grep -o [0123456789]* | kill WILL NOT WORK. I want to run the above script whack like this: whack kicker which should kill the process kicker But it

Re: bitten by python

2008-12-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:50:56 -0700 I haven't any experience with python and I'm gathering that what should be simple isn't happening for me. I'm trying to install an ssh monitoring package on a Macintosh

initramfs anyone?

2008-12-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello there... I'm trying to create a universal kernel for my machines and apparently initramfs is the way to go. I'm dizzy reading about it and I can't still find the beginning of the string. Does anybody have a initramfs cookbook? Something that a dumb guy like me can read and say:

Re: MySQL premium services?

2008-12-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Use Postgres... :) Joshua Zeidner writes: Hello, Has anyone here used MySQL premium services? Did you think they are a good value? -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe,

Re: PostgreSQL vs. MySQL, was: MySQL premium services?

2008-12-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
on the Postgres side, but MySQL is catching up there. -jmz On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use Postgres... :) Joshua Zeidner writes: Hello, Has anyone here used MySQL premium services? Did you think they are a good value? -jmz

Re: MySQL premium services?

2008-12-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
/server and a number of built in features that make it an excellent enterprise platform. On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 16:53 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use Postgres... :) Joshua Zeidner writes: Hello, Has anyone here used MySQL premium services? Did you think they are a good

Re: PostgreSQL vs. MySQL, was: MySQL premium services?

2008-12-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Back then when I researched the issue (about a year or so ago), you had to take the server down to get a consistent backup with the tools provided by MySQL. I haven't updated my research since... ET Charles Jones writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The final single reason why I went

LFS nuts anyone? Here is another nut :)

2008-12-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you are an LFS freak, I want your input. In my (control freak) quest to own the Ultimate Linux, I have devised a script that creates packages as you build LFS, and then it can be used to manage the machine by installing or removing packages. A Package Manager of sorts, but that's an

Re: LFS nuts anyone? Here is another nut :)

2008-12-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
!!! :) Enrique PS: It'd do me a GREAT service if you just glanced over http://www.kitepilot.com/LFS/B.-MANAGE-MACHINE-README.txt and told me if it at least makes any sense. I'm not the best technical writer... Dazed_75 writes: On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT: Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack

2008-11-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The real problem is that nobody wants to trust something that you get for free. There's a certain irrational sense of security to be had by paying for something rather than downloading it from the internet. I can (sorta anyway) understand that... What BLOWS mi mind, is that there is a

Re: OT: Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack

2008-11-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The first Ubuntu I ran was 5.04 They come out every 6 months. You do the math, my fingers are busy with the keyboard...:) ET mike havens writes: On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (compare that to last 5 years of your favorite Ubuntu flavor

OT: Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack

2008-11-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/11/20/pentagon-cyber-siege-unprecedente d-attack/ It gives me the chills to phantom that the guvement trusts Micro$haft to handle our private country business... Could anybody please grab a phone a find some intelligent guy in the White House and/or the

Is anybody having display issues with the latest Kubuntu ?

2008-11-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At first I thought: well... Those #$% Nvidia drivers... But then I saw it happening with ATI boards. Anecdotally I can say that I have seen it happening in just about each and everyone of the 15-something computers (desktops and laptops) that I have installed Kubuntu onto. And it SUCKS...

Re: who wants a career-oriented resource?

2008-11-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'd may want to get involved in this... What are the specs? Enrique Joshua Zeidner writes: BTW- there are many stated reasons why the PLUG list is not 'strictly business'. ie. see my interview with Alan: http://www.joshuazeidner.com/2008/05/alan-dayley-phoenix-linux-users-group.html

Re: Disk wiping recommendations

2008-11-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
specified a starting block, it wiped block zero. It is the 'w' that writes. Without the w, it just verifies the blocks. +++ destroying hard drives (intentionally) Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:36 AM From: Nathan England [EMAIL PROTECTED] Add sender to Contacts To: plug-discuss

Re: VOIP, SIP phones

2008-10-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://openmoko.com/ :) Nathan writes: I'm looking for a phone to use with skype, maybe others. I have a laptop that has BIOS problems so it cannot be unplugged, so if the phone must connect to a pc that is fine, but I would prefer some kind of wireless phone. Does anyone use any

Re: Free CodeWeavers software for one day

2008-10-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
for the info Josh. I will give this a try tomorrow. If anyone can find how they setup the free download please pass it on to the group. Thanks again Mike Enriquez - Original Message - From: Josh Andler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PLUG Discuss plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Sent: Monday

Re: Free CodeWeavers software for one day

2008-10-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
the price was right but I honestly don't use nor have the desire to use any windows software... unusable free software makes me sad... On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's cool that codeweavers.com is swamped. Tells you something

Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network

2008-10-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux: Open up a terminal and type: ip addr show and choose the adapter that connects to the network you want. If that doesn't work: ifconfig -a windoze: Open up a command prompt ant type: ipconfig use scp as: scp /file/to/copy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/copy/file/to It's easy, even I can do

Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network

2008-10-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
. -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog I don't want to touch you too much baby, 'cause making love to you might drive me crazy On Wed October 22 2008 04:16:47 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is true but, Just a note: scp *.jpg [EMAIL PROTECTED

Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of ps

2008-10-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) Hello there: I have a Suse 9 machine as: -- # uname -r 2.6.5-7.97-smp # cat /etc/issue Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l).

Re: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of ps

2008-10-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks, that's what I thought...:) ET Jon M. Hanson writes: Those are kernel processes/threads. --- Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, [EMAIL

Re: Reselling a machine

2008-10-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3 971990CatId=2629 Tough to sell a computer... ;-) Enrique Sean Roe writes: Hi All, I have a machine for sale on craigs list at the moment and since I havent gotten any calls on it I was wondering if I was

Re: dd if=hda1 of=whatever ???????

2008-10-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Finstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find sadly windows runs better in virtual box on linux then directly installed. That said I would connect two drives and boot to a live cd like the kubuntu disk ad do the dd On 10/2/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Assuming that you have

Re: dd if=hda1 of=whatever ???????

2008-10-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Assuming that you have another machine with enough space to hold the Window$ drive, you can: Boot both machines in Linux. From the one with the Window$ installation: dd if=/dev/?da0|ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] cat - my-windoze.iso But I would just install the last Kubuntu, setup Windoze

Re: How to format an external hard drive?

2008-09-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
/ -r 1 root root65 Sep 21 16:19 desktop.ini -r 1 root root 820 Sep 21 16:19 INFO2 # cat INFO2 E:\Converted2Ðt'@[EMAIL PROTECTED] E:[EMAIL PROTECTED] S-1-5-21-947519380-1418259369-3847320399-1006] # --- PLUG-discuss

Re: I need help. And I hope I don't offend anyone...

2008-09-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
stranded somewhere. THANKS!!! THANKS!!! THANKS!!! Enrique A. Troconis http://kitepilot.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello group: This is the short story: I live in Georgia (see http://hangglide.com/ :) and my mother in law lives in Chandler. I set up for her a Linux computer

Re: I need help. And I hope I don't offend anyone...

2008-09-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
could give a closer indication of her location than just saying Chandler. Also a minimum description of the hardware could help in choosing the right person. I will try to check email later today. On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Stephen P Rufle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you still

I need help. And I hope I don't offend anyone...

2008-09-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello group: This is the short story: I live in Georgia (see http://hangglide.com/ :) and my mother in law lives in Chandler. I set up for her a Linux computer that may have a hardware problem. She has some limitations that prevent her from reaching the back of the computer and plugging