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> ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > > debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2004 : Issue > 1051 > > Today's Topics: > Re: alsa stopped working [ Mark > Hannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Bluefish keybindings [ Francisco > Borges <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: raid 1 setup. [ Roger > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: alsa stopped working [ Antonio > Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Testing mailing list.... [ Carlos > Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: KMail crashing on startup. [ > Scarletdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Configuring Courier [ Carlos > Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Using LILO on non-linux disk [ Alvin Oga > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: grub wants root=/dev/hde?? - map [ Alvin Oga > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: First general purpose unmoderate [ Travis > Crump <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Real Debian LiveCD? [ Tom > Pfeifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: First general purpose unmoderate [ Paul > Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > RE: newbie Xlib install/configure qu [ "Mark D. > Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: newbie Xlib install/configure qu [ Stefan > O'Rear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Real Debian LiveCD? [ Stefan > O'Rear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 06:18:12 +1000 > From: Mark Hannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Antonio Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: Debian Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: alsa stopped working > > I have had problems with Audigy cards over upgrades > before. If you run > the alsa-mixer and check if your 'audigy > digital/analog output' you may > find that it is incorrect (it seemed to toggle on at > least one upgrade > for me). /mark > > On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 15:04 -0400, Antonio Rodriguez > wrote: > > Using sid, somehow alsa stopped working; the only > thing I can think of > > between the last time I heard it and the time I > noticed it wasn't > > working is that I started kde in vt8 (while having > gnome in vt7), and > > perhaps an upgrade, but I don't remember seeing > any alsa related > > stuff. Any ideas? > > reboot didn't help, alsamixer settings were > recovered to no avail, rm -r > > .kde doesn't help either (don't use kde much) > > lspci > > 0000:02:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative > Labs SB Audigy (rev 03) > > > > > > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:38:38 +0200 > From: Francisco Borges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Bluefish keybindings > > Hello! > > I asked a couple of days ago about HTML editors and > ended up finding > bluefish beter than quanta or other alternatives. > (BTW, thanks a lot for > all the help with that question). > > My problem now is that I am a heavy emacs user, I > didn't like emacs HTML > mode and I find myself in all sorts of trouble > trying to kill, copy, > paste etc inside bluefish with it's "desktop like" > keybindings. > > Is there any way to get the editor in bluefish to > remap its keys? There > is a /save shortcut_keys/ option under edit but I > coudn't find out how > ot use it. Any pointers? > > Thank you for your attention, > > Francisco. > > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:44:22 -0500 > From: Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: raid 1 setup. > > Roger wrote: > > > I'm trying to get raid 1 going on my Sarge > unstable box. > > > > When I installed raidltools2 and mdadm doing a > /proc/mdstat gave the > > following > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network# cat /proc/mdstat > > Personalities : [raid1] > > read_ahead 1024 sectors > > md2 : active raid1 > ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part3[1] > > 3148672 blocks [2/1] [_U] > > > > md1 : active raid1 > ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part2[1] > > 7269312 blocks [2/1] [_U] > > > > md0 : active raid1 > ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part1[1] > > 25728000 blocks [2/1] [_U] > > > > > > The thing is I have yet to create any md devices > and my > > > > /etc/raidtab <-which raidtools doesn't use - but > I checked anyway > > /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf > > > > files are empty.. > > > > How do I get rid of these bogus md devices? I'm > at a loss as to where > > the are configured, and that mdadm doesn't seem to > have a erase or > > delete function to it > > I finally got around to removing the md devices even > though I had a > empty raidtab > > raidstop /dev/mdx > > That remove the raid entries in /proc/mdstat, while > preserving the md > devices in /dev - from their I was able to create > new raid devices. > > > -- > Rock River Internet Roger > Grunkemeyer > 202 W. State St, 8th Floor > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Rockford, IL 61101 > 815-968-9888 x102 > > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:45:56 -0400 > From: Antonio Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: alsa stopped working > > On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 06:18:12AM +1000, Mark > Hannon wrote: > > I have had problems with Audigy cards over > upgrades before. If you run > > the alsa-mixer and check if your 'audigy > digital/analog output' you may > > find that it is incorrect (it seemed to toggle on > at least one upgrade > > for me). /mark > > > > On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 15:04 -0400, Antonio > Rodriguez wrote: > > > Using sid, somehow alsa stopped working; the > only thing I can think of > > > between the last time I heard it and the time I > noticed it wasn't > > > working is that I started kde in vt8 (while > having gnome in vt7), and > > > perhaps an upgrade, but I don't remember seeing > any alsa related > > > stuff. Any ideas? > > > reboot didn't help, alsamixer settings were > recovered to no avail, rm -r > > > .kde doesn't help either (don't use kde much) > > > lspci > > > 0000:02:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: > Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03) > > > > > That fixed it. Thank you Mark. I didn't notice the > change in the > setting. I had to uncheck it, and sound came back > again. > Thx. > AR > > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:47:46 +0100 > From: Carlos Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Testing mailing list.... > > On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:04:44 +0000 Will Ness wrote: > > This is a test only, please ignore and do not > reply. (Newbie at work)..... > > Very newbie, to use a mailing list for testing > purposes... > > There are a few (alas fewer and fewer) mail echo > addresses still available > on the internet, that will automatically reply to > your email with its > full contents, just for this kind of test. > > Feel free to use mine: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Carlos Sousa > http://vbc.dyndns.org/ > > "I find gnome is far too susceptible to not working" > - J.D.H > > ATTACHMENT part 7 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:19:01 -0700 > From: Scarletdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: KMail crashing on startup. > > On Wednesday 01 September 2004 11:50, Adam Funk > wrote: > > Following various advice received here, I upgraded > from testing to > > unstable today. Although it kept package kmail > back (version > > 3.2.2-2), something related has changed and kmail > now crashes every > > time I try to start it up. > > > > kmail: relocation error: > /usr/lib/libkmailprivate.so.0: undefined > > symbol: > _ZN9DwHeaders22AllFieldBodiesAsStringERK8DwString > > > > Does anyone know how to fix this, perhaps by > uninstalling some > > related package and reinstalling the testing > version of it? I am > > desperate. > > Perhaps just doing an apt-get update followed by an > apt-get install > kmail will fix it by installing whatever the latest > version is. That > helped me repair korganizer last night. > > ATTACHMENT part 8 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:23:51 +0100 > From: Carlos Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Configuring Courier > > On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 20:36:20 +0100 Upayavira wrote: > > I want to set up a Debian based mail server, with > SMTP sending, IMAP and > > [...] > > maildir doesn't exist or has incorrect ownership > or permissions". > > [...] > > > > So, can anyone either (a) help me fix the above or > (b) tell me where I > > can get help fixing the above or (c) recommend a > SMTP/IMAP/Webmail setup > > that is relatively easy to configure, and that can > be installed with > > apt-get from Sarge? > > (a) and (b) - No, sorry. > > (c) My home machine hosts all mail under my care, > and uses Sendmail as > MTA, Courier-imap for both secure and unsecure > IMAP connections > (local or over the internet), Squirrelmail and > Apache-ssl for > secure remote mail retrievals with a web > frontend. It's been > working reliably with no maintenance for over a > year, surviving > all my daily apt-get dist-upgrades (Debian > Testing). > The most difficult to set up was Courier-imap, > mainly due to my > newbieness. The provided documentation was > enough, a fair amount > of reading will get you through the whole setup. > > In my experience, "easy to configure" in this kind > of software usually > translates into "the maintainer or the software > takes care of most > configuration options", which also usually leads to > the wrong end > of the security/reliability path (cf. Windows). The > time and effort you > spend on "learning" the software will help you get > more reliable/secure > performance, more confidence on your system, and > make you an expert on > the matters at hand. Useless at parties, though ;) > > HTH > > -- > Carlos Sousa > http://vbc.dyndns.org/ > > "I find gnome is far too susceptible to not working" > - J.D.H > > ATTACHMENT part 9 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:24:54 -0700 (PDT) > From: Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Using LILO on non-linux disk > > hi ya david > > On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, David Baron wrote: > > > OK tried it. The results: > > Go the lilo menu OK. Boot to Linux partition OK. > Boot to Windows -- Goes to > > the lilo menu again. > > whacky :-) but that's windoze 4u > > > So I -U'd. Now I get the bootmagic menu once more. > Boot to linux -- get the > > lilo menu there, etc. Boot to windows ..... get > the lilo menu again. No > > escape :-( > > sounds like we need to wipe bootmagic too > > -- once you are in linux ... > dd if=/boot/boot.0364 of=/dev/hda bs=446 count=1 > sync > > assuming your linux is on /dev/hdb ( > root=/dev/hdb1 ) > > -- or in DOS ... fdisk /mbr > > c ya > alvin > > > root=/dev/hdb1 > > good > > > # Specifies the boot device > > # I made the one hda1 when I lilod to the windows > partition > > boot=/dev/hdb1 > > BAD ... > > boot=/dev/hda > -- > -- you want to overwrite windoze bootloader with > lilo > -- so you can use lilo to boot windoze(/dev/hda1) > or > -- linux (/dev/hdb1) > -- > > > bitmap=/boot/sid.bmp > > bmp-colors=1,,0,2,,0 > > bmp-table=120p,173p,1,15,17 > > bmp-timer=254p,432p,1,0,0 > > install=bmp > > take out all that junk ( 5 lines ) for now > > > # things can get a little too big > > ramdisk=8129 > > remove that ... ( experiment with and witout it ) > > - make sure you have a linux boot disk that > you can boot off of into linux to experiment > > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-1-686-smp > > initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-1-686-smp > > label=2.6.8 > > read-only > > good ... > > > other=/dev/hda1 > > label=windows > > good .. > > > other=/dev/fd0 > > label=floppy > > remove this ( both lines ) > > c ya > alvin > > ATTACHMENT part 10 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:29:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Lance Hoffmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: grub wants root=/dev/hde?? - map > > On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > > > Grub keeps putting my root on /dev/hde. > > > > Originally this is where my harddrive was. > > Now I have moved it to /dev/hda. Why > > won't Grub recognize this? I keep having > > to edit the root= line at each boot? > > assuming root is /dev/hda1 > > you need to change /boot/grub/device.map > # for /dev/hda1 as / > (hd0) /dev/hda > > in menu.lst ... > ... > kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27 root=/dev/hda1 > ... > > rerun grub: > grub-install /dev/hda > > c ya > alvin > > ATTACHMENT part 11 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:56:29 -0400 > From: Travis Crump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian User List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: First general purpose unmoderated > newsgroup for Debian > > Abdullah Ramazanoglu wrote: > > > It's my first post here, and I'm having hard time > trying to underderstand > > why linux.debian.* is being run as mailing list in > the first place. I have > > no problems with moderation and revealing my mail > address (it's my spam > > collector anyway). But SMTP is for mail, NNTP is > for threaded discussions. > > I had once subscribed to several lists, and seeing > how awfully inefficient > > it is for such things, I had summarily stopped all > my list subscriptions, > > and I will not subscribe to a single list anymore, > no matter what, as a > > principle. > > > > Using mail as a vehicle for threaded discussion, > seems to me only good for > > a tightly knit closed group. I can't understand > why a public, > > usenet-mirrored group should be implemented as a > mail list. For added > > gatewaying complexities? To download all the > message bodies that I > > wouldn't read? > > Personally, I never liked the latency inherent in > usenet. > > ATTACHMENT part 11.2 application/pgp-signature name=signature.asc > ATTACHMENT part 12 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 19:16:15 -0400 > From: Tom Pfeifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Debian-User (E-mail)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Real Debian LiveCD? > > Preston Boyington wrote: > > > > I am involved with a project that is (currently) > using Knoppix as a base for a LiveCD. The end > result of the project is having a "trial" cdrom that > can then be installed as a real Debian system. > > > > I know that there are projects like Morphix (which > is what the Debian Non-Profit is based on) and that > there are several tutorials on converting > Knoppix/Morphix into a Debian system, but is there a > better "variant" out there? > > > > Thanks, > > Preston > > Mepis (www.mepis.org) is another live CD that is > based on Debian. I like > it both as a live CD and as an installed system - > and it's very straight > forward to install to your hard drive. > > Tom > > ATTACHMENT part 13 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:20:23 -0700 > From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: First general purpose unmoderated > newsgroup for Debian > > <#secure method=pgp mode=sign> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Travis Crump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Personally, I never liked the latency inherent in > usenet. > > These days, it's about the same latency as email > unless you're in some > far-off corner of the planet connected only via > carrier pigeon or > something equally obscure. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBNlk3UzgNqloQMwcRAo2TAKDYGd6WjEZ2Wn38M9+AgQ8GpEvuDQCcCEbN > z2meeN/I5zavDPDTyx+oDDM= > =aEFB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ATTACHMENT part 14 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:06:13 -0400 > From: "Mark D. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Stefan O'Rear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: newbie Xlib install/configure question > > Thanks! Great advice. I've got the VNC suggestion > working. But, it > would be cooler to do it the SSH/X11 way. I'm just > a little reluctant > to install the Cygwin stuff on all my Windows boxes. > Is there any other > way to do this, like in an SSH client like PuTTY ?? > Or do I really need > a Windows Xserver? > > -- Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Nicolai O'Rear > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stefan > O'Rear > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 3:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: newbie Xlib install/configure question > > > On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 02:36:17PM -0400, Mark D. > Hansen wrote: > > OK - so I am pretty slow at this Linux/X11 stuff. > I've got X running > on > > my server (debian01) at this point. And I can > open an Xterm using the > > local monitor/keyboard on debian01. But, this > server is on a rack in > a > > closet in my basement. The machines in my office > are all Windows PCs. > > I guess that I've figured out that I can't run an > X session over the > > network using my PuTTY SSH Client! > > > > So, how can I open an X session with my debian01 > server from a Windows > > client? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mark > > > Two ways to do this. > > > Maybe if you install Cygwin and XFree under > Windows: > > http://x.cygwin.com/ > > > 1. the SSH/X11 way > > Get a windows Xserver. > > cygwin$ X :0 & > cygwin$ DISPLAY=:0 ssh -X debian01 > debian01$ xterm& > > You will get X11 windows on your Windows desktop. > > 2. the TCP X11 way > > Get a windows Xserver. > > cygwin$ X :0 & > cygwin$ ssh debian01 > debian01$ DISPLAY=winblowsbox:0 xterm& > > You will get X11 windows on your Windows desktop. > > 3. the VNC way > > debian01$ sudo apt-get install vncserver > debian01$ Xvnc :1 -geometry 1024x768 & > C:\> "C:\Program Files\SomeVNC\SomeVNC.exe" > select <debian-box-ip>:1 > > You will get X11 windows in a VNC window > > > > snippage > > > > You tried to run an complete X session. For this > you need the X server > > to be installed. I don't even know if it works > like this over SSH at > > all. > No, by default startx looks for /usr/bin/X, which > (by debian policy) is > an Xserver that talks to the keyboard/monitor/mouse > connected to the > computer X was run on. > > > > What have I done wrong? Can I run X11 over an > SSH connection from a > > > MS Windows machine? > > > > Perhaps you could use VNC instead. > Or use SSH X forwarding (solution #1) > > If you want the minimum work, I'd suggest #3. > Windows VNC clients are > fairly easy to come by. > > -- > The world's most effective spam filter: > ln -sf /dev/full /var/mail/$USER > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 15 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:27:14 -0700 > From: Stefan O'Rear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: newbie Xlib install/configure question > > On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 07:06:13PM -0400, Mark D. > Hansen wrote: > > Thanks! Great advice. I've got the VNC > suggestion working. But, it > > would be cooler to do it the SSH/X11 way. I'm > just a little reluctant > > to install the Cygwin stuff on all my Windows > boxes. Is there any other > > way to do this, like in an SSH client like PuTTY > ?? Or do I really need > > a Windows Xserver? > To use X11 forwarding: > > 1. Debian SSH daemon must support it. Woody openssh > does, but it is > disabled by default (presumably for security). To > enable it, add > "X11Forwarding yes" to your /etc/ssh/sshd_config. > > > 2. The SSH client must support it. I've never used > PuTTY, so check the > manual. Probable cases: > > 1. No support. Go with plain network X11 (very > highly discouraged for > connecting over the Internet, good for > firewalled LANs, and > somewhere in between for wireless LANs), or > use a different SSH. > > 2. TCP level. PuTTY will offer X forwarding if > you are running an > Xserver on localhost. > > 3. X forwarding will be done, and converted into > MS Windows calls. > > If (1) or (2), you'll need an X11 server. He > mentioned there was an X > server for Cygwin. Google is your friend. (I > vaguely remember > reading something about a commertial product > called Reflection X, > incase it helps.) > > > On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 02:36:17PM -0400, Mark D. > Hansen wrote: > > > snippage > > 1. the SSH/X11 way > > > > Get a windows Xserver. > > > > cygwin$ X :0 & > > cygwin$ DISPLAY=:0 ssh -X debian01 > > debian01$ xterm& > > > > You will get X11 windows on your Windows > desktop. > > > > 2. the TCP X11 way > > > > Get a windows Xserver. > > > > cygwin$ X :0 & > > cygwin$ ssh debian01 > > debian01$ DISPLAY=winblowsbox:0 xterm& > > > > You will get X11 windows on your Windows > desktop. > > > > snippage > > > > > > You tried to run an complete X session. For this > you need the X server > > > to be installed. I don't even know if it works > like this over SSH at > > > all. > > No, by default startx looks for /usr/bin/X, which > (by debian policy) is > > an Xserver that talks to the > keyboard/monitor/mouse connected to the > > computer X was run on. > > > > > > What have I done wrong? Can I run X11 over an > SSH connection from a > > > > MS Windows machine? > > > > > > Perhaps you could use VNC instead. > > Or use SSH X forwarding (solution #1) > > > > If you want the minimum work, I'd suggest #3. > Windows VNC clients are > > fairly easy to come by. > > -- > The world's most effective spam filter: > ln -sf /dev/full /var/mail/$USER > > ATTACHMENT part 16 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:40:13 -0700 > From: Stefan O'Rear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Debian-User (E-mail)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Real Debian LiveCD? > > Preston Boyington wrote: > > > > I am involved with a project that is (currently) > using Knoppix as a > > base for a LiveCD. The end result of the project > is having a "trial" > > cdrom that can then be installed as a real Debian > system. > > > > I know that there are projects like Morphix (which > is what the Debian > > Non-Profit is based on) and that there are several > tutorials on > > converting Knoppix/Morphix into a Debian system, > but is there a better > > "variant" out there? > > Somewhat earlier, a LiveCD distro called Kanotix was > mentioned: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/08/msg03895.html > > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:35:06 -0500, Kent West > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Adam Spencer wrote: > > > > >Firstly, I wondered if there was a way I could > get involved with > > >testing and documenting of new software, > > I'm no expert, but here's what I'd suggest. Pick a > package. Write > > documentation for it. Submit it to the author of > the manpage for that > > package; submit it to the Linux Documentation > Project; put it on your > > own web site, with keywords that Google and other > search engine > > spiders will find; collect several and publish a > book. You can also > > contact the author(s) of a package (not just the > package's man page) > > and work with them to tweak interface and docs. > > > > > Secondly, Knoppix is a branch of Debian right? > > Not really. It's a LiveCD that's based on Debian, > but it's not a > > branch of Debian. Kanotix is another similar > LiveCD, but unlike > > Knoppix, if you install it to your hard drive it > results in a pure > > Debian install, without stuff from third parties. > (At least that's my > > current understanding of it.) > > > > > X config is a nightmare with Debian (I have > spent many hours > > > swearing at it) but Knoppix just gets on with it > and you can tweak > > > later. Is it possible to do this on an > established Debian > > > installation? If not why not? > > The Debian installer is getting better (have you > tried the new > > installer, or have you only used Woody's > installer?). Part of the > > problem with an automatic installer on Debian like > there is in Knoppix > > is that Knoppix is tailored to x86 hardware, > whereas Debian works on > > something like 13 different arches. A recent > thread on this list (last > > week?) talks about these issues. Someone pointed > out that Anaconda > > works on several arches too, so it's conceivable > that the number of > > arches might not be such a roadblock in the > future. Other issues are > > the various methods used to install Debian; and > automatic installer > > might not have the flexibility that Debian's > installer has, although > > again, I believe a poster in the previous thread > somewhat debunked > > this point also. > > > > But the bottom line is that Debian's installer is > currently in > > transition from Woody's to a new more modular and > flexible approach. > > Once the basics of that new approach are firmed > up, it probably won't > > be long before front ends are created for that > base that make much of > > Debian's installer much more ,*cough*, "user > friendly". > > > > -- > > Kent West > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > The world's most effective spam filter: > ln -sf /dev/full /var/mail/$USER > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? 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