[SLUG] Recovering data from failed hard drive

Can I thank globally those who kindly responded to my query about the above subject? The cost of recovery of the data by the places people mentioned turned out to be too great in the circumstances, especially given that I could reconstruct the data from other records and I've got plenty of time

RE: [SLUG] Too many ethx ports

Internet to set up your network again using (now) the only available network card eth0. If have tested this and it works Regards, Rick Original Message: - From: Gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:14:43 +1000 To: slug@slug.org.au Subject: [SLUG] Too many ethx ports Hi

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

, green, blue etc) so I guess we are stuck with whatever Asus Australia thinks they can sell comfortably. Regards, Rick Phillips Original Message: - From: Jacinta Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:46:52 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], slug@slug.org.au Subject: Re

[SLUG] Boot problem

I have LinuxMint KDE 4.0.44 installed My system has suddenly decided not to boot, giving the following error from /var/log/fsck/checkfs:- Log of fsck -C -R -A -a Fri Mar 14 23:43:10 2008 fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007) /dev/hda3: clean, 6800/1376256 files, 1585688/2749123 blocks fsck.ext3: No such

[SLUG] Optus for dial-up

A while ago, I asked about people's experience using the above. I'm now recording the following, just in case it should be relevant to someone else hereafter. Wvdial worked immediately to connect to Optus. I did precede the telephone number, username and password in a "Dialer Optus" section of

Re: [SLUG] Someones bouncing funny

On Thu Jan 10 11:11 , Dean Hamstead [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: when i post, someones mail server sends me this (see attached) i have no idea whos email is causing this. I do. Well the email address is mine. The server however, is not mine - all of my machines were off. I have used email from

[SLUG] Hi to ALL. I just join this group.

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[SLUG] Important about Novell Certifications

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[SLUG] Re: Firefox and 64 bit java plug in

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[SLUG] Using Ubuntu in an Internet cafe problems!

Hi all I'm travelling over in Sydney at the moment and have been trying to get my Dell 640m laptop connected to the network in Global Gossip internet cafe in Kings Cross. I'm running Ubuntu 6.06 on it. It connects well when I boot up into Windows XP, everything as it should be. Finds the

[SLUG] Network Card On Holidays

My Internet connection has been working fine after following the advice in lesson 17C @ Linux.org but as allways it was too good to last? I had been trying to read my old IDE doze disks for the purpose of data transfer but after I had came into (hardware related) problems I took my doze disks down

[SLUG] Sorry I made a mistake

In my previous email I said that I use Mandriva Linux but I actuallyuse Fedora Linux. I have installed that many Linux Versions that it is hard to keep track of which is which -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs:

[SLUG] IPTABLES rule change to allow interface with AD

We have a server running in a DMZ servicing intranet and extranet. In the past we have blocked all traffic originating on the server from the two internal networks we run (eth1 and eth2) but have accepted traffic coming from the networks outside of the server. Eth0 is the direct connection to

[SLUG] Worst Installer ever!!!

So now I am using Fedora It was a bitch of an install as the Anaconda installer kept on crashing all the time. In the end I had to format my partitions using the Mandriva installer and then switch over to the Fedora installer once formatting was complete, but now that that it is completed I will

[SLUG] resolv.conf

I wen't to linux.org/lessons and skipped straight to the ADSL section and did exactly what it said including the modification of resolv.conf And everything worked as expected Then when my intenet connection didn't work I checked all the system files I had modified including resolv.conf It seems

[SLUG] Need a Mail Client

I have found that when I open Evolueion for the first time it opens the email configuation wizard The only thing is the 2nd screen crashes (without fail) so I cannot configure the Evolution Client. Does anybody recommend another suitable email client anything that works will be good. RPM

[SLUG] Mega confused

Hi there...i am new to all things linux/gnu/gpl etc etc Can anyone tell me if someone was to use a group of gnu/gpl programs to provide a service for a feeis this legal under the licensing terms? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and

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[SLUG] Question from ebay member

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[SLUG] Fazla Lafa Gerek Yok

300 kisilik Toplanti Salonu ile hizmetinizdeyiz. Doganin tekrar fethettigi tarihi Olympos'ta, Olympos Turkmen Pansiyon, her turlu laptop ve diger medya cihazlarin baglanabildigi dev cine-vision donanimiyla, 300 kisilik dogal ahsap toplanti salonu ile Turkiye'de bir ilk'e imza atti.

[SLUG] Question From eBay Member

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Re: [SLUG] New lappy success!

So if anyone has been wondering what makes for a painless Linux+Lappy combination, I highly recommend the HP NC6230 with Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Note though, this lappy comes standard with the evil Broadcom Wifi chipset - I ordered mine specifically with the IPW2200BG Wifi as I knew it was

Re: [SLUG] Script Help

It would seem using somthing like xargs may be appropriate. xargs studentlist rm -switches Xargs will ensure the command argument buffer is chopped into appropriate sized chunks. Cheers Shane Peter Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 13:58 +1000, Julio Cesar Ody wrote

[SLUG] Re: Returned mail: see transcript for details

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[SLUG] Evolution problems! :(

G'day all, I've had some problems with gnome and evolution. I managed to fix gnome, but evolution seems to be having problems across all users. Evolution quits on startup with the error: Unable to initialize evolution shell. From a gnome-terminal:

Re: [SLUG] Evolution problems! :(

G'day... Ahh... thanks for your assistance... This looks suspiciously like you have a new version of Evolution and an old version of wombat. Which distro and verions? Have you built it yourself or something? RedHat-9, although I have upgraded Evolution lately, and various parts of the OS...

[SLUG] looking at vi file in wordpad

Dear slugers, I have created a file using vi. When I look at the same file on a windows box with notepad it is loaded as one line and where I expect to have carriage returns i have box looking characters. Can someone tell me how I can replicate these box looking characters on a windows system

Re: [SLUG] Backup-web-server

Hi Trevor, Google is your friend. The sort of words you want are 'failover' 'high availability' and probably apache. I googled 'apache failover' and go these. http://www.geocities.com/latompa/ha/apache_heartbeat.html http://www.openminds.co.uk/high_availability_solutions/web_servers/apache.htm

Re: [SLUG] LDAP address book?

http://alcastle.com/index.php?id=239 aldap was also pretty OK for a basic web-interface address book. It took a while to install as there is at least one significant bug (as at 4/2004). I think the moz ldap interface is read-only which is a pity. Evolution on Linux is read/write so much better

Re: [SLUG] revisiting a hot topic (accounting systems)

Quoting Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On a scale of 0 - 10,I rate this software to be 9 as bookeeping and financial tool. Being double entry is a plus and helps with operational and financial accuracy. A word of extreme caution: Security wise I rate this software 1 on a scale of 0 - 10. For current

Re: [SLUG] seg fault on df

Quoting Ramon Buckland [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Learn more why this is so by using commands 'ldd' and 'strace' like this: #ldd /bin/df #strace /bin/df Hi, sometime in the past month, I performed an upgrade to my unstable debian. (apt-get update/upgrade) and possibly (i can't remember, a dist-upgrade

Re: [SLUG] Re: building pvr

I've got a nova-t on a via 10K. It's a good card, no lockups so far but I still haven't got mythtv going. More a time issue than anything else. You need linuxtv-dvb. I've heard it's built into 2.6 kernel but the media box is a 2.4 kernel - works OK anyway. The nova-t is around $200 with no

[SLUG] umask kde

I'm getting a weird error for users on a kde desktop network. The umask I set in /etc/profiles and /etc/bashrc is not being honoured in the GUI but if I run an xterm and vi a new file for the same user on the same desktop, the umask permissions for the new file are created correctly. I was

[SLUG] bt878 instability

I've a pc with a bt878 chipset video card. I'm running 2.4.22 kernel (mdk 9.2) and am having stability issues with the card locking up the desktop often. Reading the website leads me to believe that upgrading to a 2.6 kernel with the 0.9 module release (2.4 only goes to 0.7) might be the way

[SLUG] Message Deleted:Re: Re: Re: Your document

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Re: [SLUG] A valid analogy.

Evolution theory is based on getting better from NON intelligence. Intelligence is NOT in the equation. Oh no. So you're a creationist then? This isn't necessarily implied. It looks to me like he's just distinguishing between biological evolution (as in the Origin of Species etc.) and the

Re: [SLUG] MTA for laptop

I have an old Compaq Armada currently running Debian Woody... Question is a good lightweight MTA for it. For MTA, you might want to try lightweight stuff like nullmailer. Personally, I find Postfix light enough to use on my laptop. Seconded on Postfix - works nicely with mutt on my own

[SLUG] Re: Re: Document

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[SLUG] Thank you for your email to Hender Consulting

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Re: [SLUG] anti virus tool

John, Jeff, of course I meant him... There are too many j-names in this thread. James, you are not allowed to reply to this message. But I haven't said a word in the whole thread! James -- ...so there I am at ten thousand feet with a power drill in one hand, a takeaway menu in the other, no

Re: [SLUG] Qestion about configure

I haven't used the configure tool much before while building from source and am wondering if I want to configure in new options or change old ones do I need to include all the origional configuration options I used or will it 'remember' these and just add or change the new options I use?

Re: [SLUG] Remote keyboard/mouse combo

If you've seen a remote keyboard mouse combo, I'd love to know - my searching has so far been fruitless. Took a while to find out the make and model, but I've seen a Chicony KB-9820 in reasonably effective use. IR communication, mouse-type disc on the RHS of the keypad, and L/R mouse keys to

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally centralised server involved at any point. Does that count? Not unless you use a very loose definition of p2p - it's a client-server technology. Decentralised != p2p James the cranky -- ...so there I am at ten thousand feet with a

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally centralised server involved at any point. Does that count? Not unless you use a very loose definition of p2p - it's a client-server technology. Decentralised != p2p

Re: [SLUG] So Linux is American.....read on!

Drivel is a profoundly Australian word. Really? It's very well known in England and NZ as well. I always thought it was Commonwealth-wide slang. It'll still probably confuse the poor, freedom-loving American underdog, either way. The really sad thing is that they probably _are_ leaders of the

Re: [SLUG] ls sort order askew

What is it that determines the order that files/directories are sorted by the ls command? A combination of things, including aliases. Those and locale settings. I suffered the same problem, and it turned out to be the LANG setting (locale-related). Putting unset LANG in my .bashrc file set

Re: [SLUG] Turn off annoying auto-search in Mozilla

If you use Mozilla, you might have discovered the feature in Mozilla which e.g. decides that when you say you want to go to a URL like localhost:1234, that you really mean http://www.localhost.net.au/;. You can turn this behaviour off by going to the URL about:config, finding Thankyou!

Re: [SLUG] mutt and sendmail.

the reason for this statement is because I'd like to get mutt and sendmail to play nice. I'll risk starting a flamewar here - have you looked at Postfix? The reason I bring this up is not bigotry but rather that I've found it much easier to configure than sendmail. I also use

Re: [SLUG] good cd burning software?

XCDRoast is one of the few apps that makes GUI buring more difficult than just running the command line tool. Aha! Maybe that's why it seemed so natural to switch :) James -- ...so there I am at ten thousand feet with a power drill in one hand, a takeaway menu in the other, no parachute and

Re: [SLUG] good cd burning software?

any recommendations on a good piece of cd burning software, i'm using k3b and not liking it very much :( It depends on whether you prefer GUI or CLI. My own choice is mkisofs + cdrecord, as between them they take care of everything I need them to do. On the GUI side, there's X-CDroast, at

Re: [SLUG] keys for digital signature

HOw do you go about getting keys for digital signatures? gnupg --keyserver keyserver --recv-key key id Where keyserver is usually one of us.wwwkeys.pgp.net, gnv.us.cryptnet.net or us.keyserver.net. I'm sure there are servers in Australia, but I stopped looking after I found a few that tend to do

[SLUG] Sampiyonlar Ligi heyecani tum hiziyla devam ediyor!!!

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[SLUG] Continuation of PPP woes.

G'day all... I'm still having some PPP woes. PPP doesn't always reconnect properly upon reboot - which then causes squid to fall-over - and sometimes PPP falls over by itself and doesn't manage to reconnect. If it was just for me, it'd be ok, as I can fix it - but its for an organisation I

[SLUG] Re: ADSL modem

* Original Message: - From: Grant Parnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:49:34 +1100 (EST) I have an original Alcatel SpeedTouch laying around ... I was thinking $100? I'm in Five Dock ... Also, you can order a new PCI card for $132.00 Thanks for that Grant

Re: [SLUG] No more Red Hat Linux support after April 30 2004 - Quick Survey

If you haven't heard the news, Red Hat will no longer provider errata updates for RHL after April 30 next year. So a quick survey among Red Hat SLUGgers. I'm a long time RH user currently with a few RH9 machines. So where are you going to go to? 8) Something else I'm a longtime RedHat

[SLUG] No Keyboard in X

I shutdown on Friday. Came in this morning and fired up. The keyboard won't connect in X, although it does in the console. I can't work it out. Perhaps someone came in and, being baffled by the linux login, decided to muck around in the bios. I've changed a few keyboard settings there (K7), to

[SLUG] Kazanmanin keyfini bahisnet.net 'le yasayin!

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[SLUG] Kazanmanin keyfini bahisnet.net 'le yasayin!

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Re: [SLUG] Xine is AWOL

Hi all, Hi there, Installed Xine, but can't find it. I have been searching for the .exe for xine. You'll be out of luck, then. Linux, like all other forms of Unix, doesn't need or use a .exe suffix to identify an executable file. The executable for Xine, as it happens, is generally just

Re: [SLUG] slug archive searching seriously broken

I've been casting around for search engines recently. swish-e (Simple Web Indexing System for Humans - Enhanced.) lookss pretty good. We use that for a couple of our sites. It works pretty well, but has been known in the past to go berserk and nail the CPU indefinitely. I don't know what the

Re: [Fwd: RE: [SLUG] Oracle over NFS]

The shared aspect is the key. 2 boxes both able to access the data (oracle and application failover), otherwise I'd disk array it. What about a SCSI array shared between a pair of servers, with a cable to each? I've seen this operating as a very clean failover system between a pair of

Re: [SLUG] Connecting a Mac to a Linux box masquerading a ppp0 connection

I want to set up the old Mac PPC to access the internet (dial-up) through the Linux box. Where do I start reading? Terse version: man pppd man wvdial man minicom man iptables Slightly more verbose version: pppd is the point-to-point protocol daemon, which can be started manually via minicom

Re: [SLUG] Colo somewhere *other* then Sydney CBD/North Sydney.

Anyone know of any companies which are reasonably priced with good bandwidth - but not in Sydney CBD / North Sydney? Paramatta would be good. Not sure how close it qualifies to North Sydny, but my employer (large, faceless corporate monolith-type) uses space in a nice big facility in

Re: [SLUG] Linux Partition Resize

Uh.. one of the new partitions will house Rh8.0 and another will be win2k. Please do suggest things I must be on the lookout for (particularly with win2k around - eg grub conflicts etc). Repeating what I've been told: Windows apparently has the endearing habit of

Re: [SLUG] Colo somewhere *other* then Sydney CBD/North Sydney.

After today's power problems in Sydney, My company is looking at implementing a backup system somewhere out of Sydney's CBD centers.. *smile* Oops - it _can_ happen to us! Anyone know of any companies which are reasonably priced with good bandwidth - but not in Sydney CBD / North Sydney?

Re: [SLUG] Indenting shell scripts under vim

I've been using vim to edit shell scripts. Tonight, when I go to continue editing my files, I find that automatic indenting is off. a) How the hell did this happen? Not sure, but probably related to... b) How do I correct it? ESC:set ai The colon tells vi(m) that you're about to give it a

Re: [SLUG] fetchmail and Maildir format - oops!!!

somewhere? Aah! Help! Mike Original Message: - From: Jamie Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:05:22 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] fetchmail and Maildir format - oops!!! This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A high number

[SLUG] (?Courier?) IMAP + Postfix

G'day all... I'm wanting to create an IMAP server that will play nicely with postfix, and am currently considering Courier. It's for a small organisation and network, on a RH9 server that does not have development tools installed (no gcc, etc). (FWIW, 900MHz Celeron hardware - not too grunty,

[SLUG] Membership, CD, GST

Hi Guys While I suspect the committee can answer this if I email them directly, I thought others might be interested in the answer for tax purposes. Basically I bought membership and a debain CD for a bargain of $30. I was just wondering whether this was including GST or if the fees are GST

Re: [SLUG] Debian

contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free -Original Message- From: Rob Weir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 24 June 2003 9:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Debian -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http

[SLUG] debian apt and jdk

Hi guys I am trying to work out how to get a copy of the jdk for my woody system so that I can fix some dependancy issues and hopefully eventually get a gui up. I have the basic woody cd and mirror.aarnet.edu.au as sources, however when I try to install something it asks for jdk 1.1.8 from the

Re: [SLUG] debian apt and jdk

I'm really starting to dislike debian. (even if its only due to my own lack of knowledge) I can't apt-get install debconf because it complains that it needs jdk. I can't install a jdk cause that needs xfree86-common. I can't install that because it needs debconf. Does anyone know how I can

Re: [SLUG] debian apt and jdk

On Tuesday 24 June 2003 21:38, Jeff Waugh wrote: On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 12:35, Robert Tillsley wrote: I'm really starting to dislike debian. (even if its only due to my own lack of knowledge) I can't apt-get install debconf because it complains that it needs jdk. I can't install a jdk

Re: [SLUG] debian apt and jdk

aarnet au.debian.org and while trying to work out what I was doing, Dinesh (also on this list) gave me ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian for when I was looking to download jdk. Looking on the debian site, it looks like what I currently have is the last stable

Re: [SLUG] debian apt and jdk

On Tuesday 24 June 2003 22:05, Jeff Waugh wrote: On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 13:03, Robert Tillsley wrote: aarnet au.debian.org and while trying to work out what I was doing, Dinesh (also on this list) gave me ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian for when I

[SLUG] Debian

Hi Guys I just installed debian (well the bits that seemed to work). I've been able to log into the console, but I wouldn't mind seeing if the GUI is up. All I can remember about how to get into a gui is xstart, but that doesn't work. Anyone know what command I need? Regards Rob T -- SLUG -

Re: [SLUG] Debian

Thanks guys. I'm tried a little apt-getting, but its having a fit over the java development kit. so I'm going to download that on another system and try to copy it across and set it up. Thanks again. Rob T On Sunday 22 June 2003 10:01, Chris Deigan wrote: Robert Tillsley [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [SLUG] Debian

June 2003 10:01, Chris Deigan wrote: Robert Tillsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just installed debian (well the bits that seemed to work). I've been able to log into the console, but I wouldn't mind seeing if the GUI is up. All I can remember about how to get into a gui is xstart

Re: [SLUG] courier

After going to the pub, I made it home and quickly had a look. Sure enough, no c++ compiler was installed. There was a common compiler as well as g++, but g++ sounds good, so I've gone with that. The version showed with the command you suggested after I had installed it. So I'm letting it

Re: [SLUG] German characters in linux

* Robert Tillsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi guys I've been looking into being able to type accented characters in linux. This is because I'm learning german and want to be able to type notes. Hello Robert. Perhaps the neatest thing available now is sexkbmap which should

Re: [SLUG] vipw

Thanks Steve I've got it running, though I needed to remove the $. Do you know if its a permanent change, or do I need to do this every time I log in? Cheers Rob T On Sunday 08 June 2003 16:14, Steve Kowalik wrote: At 3:39 pm, Sunday, June 8 2003, Robert Tillsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] mumbled

Re: [SLUG] Network

This is correct, fibre runs between buildings prevent fault currents from faulty equipment, and induced or direct lightning strike transmission between buildings. I've heard of some nasty incidents, though I've never been involved. If you are paying someone else to lay the cables (most

Re: [SLUG] vipw

2003 21:58, Steve Kowalik wrote: At 5:11 pm, Sunday, June 8 2003, Robert Tillsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] mumbled: I've got it running, though I needed to remove the $. Do you know if its a permanent change, or do I need to do this every time I log in? Right, I said this, I should explain

Re: [SLUG] vipw

export VISUAL=ed or export VISUAL=joe or whatever will do. That said, vipw only adds a little locking around your editor to make sure that not more than one is editing it. If you're the only user I'd just edit direct: joe /etc/passwd This is pretty useful to know. At the moment

[SLUG] German characters in linux

Hi guys I've been looking into being able to type accented characters in linux. This is because I'm learning german and want to be able to type notes. In windows it can be done by using alt and a numeric combo. I've done a bit of googling and have come across some information suggesting I can

[SLUG] sluglet notes backup and recovery

Sluglets meeting 30-05-03 Backup and Recovery Notes Hi Guys here are the notes that I took from the last sluglet. Hopefully they make some sense: Definition: hot backup. A copy or backup running on a media which can be available quickly, ie archived on a secondary server or a hot swappable

Re: [SLUG] Network

I am thinking of mounting a secondary switch(s) in the new building, with an uplink to the existing network, however, what sort of uplink should it be: 1. Is it worth putting fibre in? Putting Fibre between separate buildings is something that I think is a must. As I understand it, it

[SLUG] vipw

Hi guys I'm looking into setting up a samba PDC. I've got a help file that I'm working through. It mentioned adjusting users using vipw. So I've been trying to do that. I've found the vim documentation on my system and I've been reading through it, taking a few notes etc. However it seems like

Re: [SLUG] One for the brains trust.

Thanks for the suggestions folks! The link is fine now. I took the phone line out of the APC... Yep. Wakko stuff maybe. Mysteries are good. Problems are not. This is both. I am investigating a DSL option. Though for the sake of completeness it would be good to find out what this is/was.

RE: [SLUG] Limit desktop to one program

put the app in it you want to load... Thanks Original Message: - From: Simon Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:35:37 +1100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Limit desktop to one program Hi all, I have been told that it is possible to limit a desktop to only

Re: [SLUG] gnome migration

while we're on the subject of gnome migration... I run fluxbox, and run severl gtk programs (such as evolution and galeon). I'm fairly new to *nix, but presumably this means there is a bunch of gnome 1.4 libraries and stuff installed?? I was reading about gnome 2 recently however, and it

Re: [SLUG] gnome migration

If you've built it from source or something like that, you need to start gnome-session in the GNOME 2 prefix. exactly what i did... now what is this prefix thingy, and how do I start gnome-session with it? :-) I already use gnome-session in ~/.xinitrc.. James

Re: [SLUG] Ensoniq AudioPCI

Original Message: - From: Felix Sheldon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 10 Sep 2002 15:25:42 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Ensoniq AudioPCI I think a Creative Vibra 128 is the same thing, it uses the ES1371 Ensoniq chipset. According to the google search I just

[SLUG] DHCP from the command line!

Hi Guys and Girls, just a quick one! I was wondering how you would change from a static IP address *i.e * eth0 192.16.1.30 but you want to change to using DHCP from the command line. I dont want to use linuxconf or netconfig etc , just the command line thanks? Cheers -- SLUG - Sydney

Re: [SLUG] Redhat 7.2 crashes my computer

I have installed the gcc3 rpms from ximian, but it only puts a gcc3 in the /usr/bin dir. how do i get gcc3 to be the default? can i just delete the gcc file and replace it with a symlink to gcc3? Regards, Karl Bowden On 8 Apr, Broun, Bevan wrote: Just a note: make sure your dont compile

[SLUG] Company Merger

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[SLUG] Company Merger

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Re: [SLUG] converting deb file to rpm

Please ignore, as this is a transition from Sylpheed to Evolution configuration problem that caused this to be resent Apologies Chris On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 13:59, Christopher Booth wrote: Any takers ? Chris On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 10:19:31 +1100 Christopher Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

RE: [SLUG] routing

On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 10:51, George Vieira wrote: You probably find that it's not routing the whole network via the dialup device.. Other words your dial up device only sees X.X.143.YY which is the dial up server... It can actually see of X.X.8.X which is what the DNS, and proxy server are

RE: [SLUG] Proposed joint trainning between TRIComm CBNSW

PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:05:23 +1100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Proposed joint trainning between TRIComm CBNSW Dear list, Yesterday I collected the keys to our new facilities at Penrith. One of the main things TRIComm want to do is to increase the usage

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