> However, in days of yore, uninstalling summat was risky. Just
> deleting the "main programme" wasn't enough; there were links to
> other programmes which, for a complete uninstallation had to be
> ferreted out. If you didn't do this the hard disk gradually
> filled up...
RPM keeps track of what each package puts into your filesystem... so if
you install/uninstall things using rpm then you should be able to stay
on top of things...
> which has a built in modem. I'd like to contact work at night,
> but I've been told that it will not be via the on-board modem,
> because this was dedicated to the dreaded Microsoft products and
> any attempt to use it will result in galloping leprosy.
have a look a http://www.linmodems.org and see if you can't get some
assistance...
actually it looks like IBM has provided a driver for it
(http://oss.software.ibm.com/developer/opensource/linux/projects/mwave/)
later
marty
--
SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/
More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
