1. apt-get install smbclient...samba is the server so it doesn't need to mount
2. uname -r 3. as I said before you need to install the alsa-modules for your kernel try 'apt-get install alsa-modules-`uname -r`' -- note that those are backticks not single quotes around the uname -r Adam. PS. I know you had more than 3 points, but I can only help you with these ones... On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 15:19, Mick Boda wrote: > Hi all, > > A few things that I need a bit of hand with..... > > 1. I've installed samba, but the smbmount command is not being found. > > 2. I know to check a kernel version on RPM systems RPM -q kernel, but > not on a debian system. > > 3. I recieve the following message from apt-get re sound > > Sorry, alsa-base is already the newest version. > E: Couldn't find package alsa-modules-2.4.20-i386 > > I ran apt-get install snd, which appearred to do something, but Irecieve > the following error messages running modprobe.... > > foo:~# modprobe snd > modprobe: Can't locate module snd > foo:~# modprobe sound* > modprobe: Can't locate module sound* > > > 4. I have alot of iconless applications in KDE, I still don;t know if I > can log into gnome (which is what I originally tried to install) I've > tried apt-get install kde (not update, cause I don't want KDE 3.1 which > the one I assume people are having trouble with) and apt-get install > <thing>, ie; xscreensavers. > > 5. Irritatingly, I recieve the following error message > > 1 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > Setting up diald (0.99.4-5) ... > debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome > debconf: (Unable to load Gnome -- is libgnome-perl installed?) > debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog > Starting diald: fifo-created dpkg: error processing diald (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > diald > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > I didn't want diald, the machine access then internet through a server. > I deselected dialup when I was setting up the system, but apt-get must > have fetched it anyway. > > Also, I thought gnome would be the front-end as it where for Xwindows, > it appears that I've selected it for apt-get, how do I change this back > to dialog. > > On a positive note, anyone wishing to run dual monitors on a radeon dual > head card should be able to use my previousy posted Xinerama file, just > copy it over XF86Config-4 and restart your xserver... too easy. > > On a more positive note, I've learnt more about linux in the last 4 days > than I have over the last two years... (yes, you can be this bad at > linux after two years, don't look so shocked!) > > Regards and Many thanks for continued support > > Mick > > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
