On Fri, Sep 04, 1998 at 06:39:19AM -0700, Dinesh Nadarajah wrote: > Couple of questions concerning Debian Linux: > > 1. How can I install .deb packages in RehHat?
The same way you install RPMs in Debian: using Alien (http://www.kitenet.net/programs/alien/). > 2. Can PPP be initiated by a user rather than by the "root"? Yes. If the user is part of the group which owns the dial out devices (with Debian, that's group "dialout"). > 3. X server does not recognize SVGA server and boot into VGA 8 bit > mode. Can I remove VGA mode completely off of the XF86Config file? You can set the default X server in /etc/X11/Xserver . HTH, Ray -- UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY, UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
