also sprach Wathen, Metherion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.25.1621 +0200]: > 1.) How do you uninstall packages, so that you get more "free" space on your > harddrive?
either use dselect, or apt-get remove <package> > 2.) How do I modify swap partiton size without having to reinstall > everything all over again? do you want to make it smaller or bigger? how much RAM do you have and how big is the partition now? > 3.) How do I change the clock time to the correct time? install ntpdate and synchronize with the time servers, or use date -s "new time" to set the time. run 'man date'! if you have a permanent net connection, install ntp-simple. > 4.) Is it possible to have the cdrom and floopy drives automatically mount > without recompiling the kernel? you need to set up autofs: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Automount.html this should work with debian's stock kernel. > 5.) How do I check if my sound card/drivers are working? > (exp. I have WindowMaker installed and sound events turned on but I get > no sound. I installed XMMS and it plays .cda, so how come no other sounds?) .cda and sounds are very different. find yourself a *.wav file somewhere on the net, install the 'sox' and 'aumix' packages, then use 'aumix' to set the mixer, and play thefile.wav to test the sound. > 6.) Where is there a mp3 plugin for XMMS? - do it need one? nope. XMMS can do mp3 out of the box. > 7.) Is there a GUI file manager for X, WindowMaker, Debian? have a look at the endeavor2 package > 8.) Where should I put tarballs I've downloaded before running "gzip -dc"? > Can I gzip from a cd to my harddrive? If so, how? gzip -d < /cdrom/file.gz > /tmp/file > 9.) How do I switch between color depths on the fly? "Ctl + Alt + +" seems > to only switch resolutions. i don't think you can. > 10.) Do I need all 7 cd's to upgrade from potato to woody? Or can I just d/l > the first cd? you really only need the boot disks, but the first cd will do too. after the base install, you'll use the network anyway... > If someone could tell me of a website that helps people migrate from Windows > to Linux, I would greatly appreciate it. don't know, sorry. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian developer, admin, and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than to fix a system
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