Re: please guide how install debian squeeze on asus eee pc 1215b

2011-11-29 Thread Eric Cooper
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 07:09:28PM -0800, manmath sahu wrote: > please guide how install debian squeeze on asus eee pc 1215b See http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org wit

Re: Securing services on my T40

2005-10-05 Thread Eric Cooper
tc/default/portmap, where you can say OPTIONS="-i 127.0.0.1" Exim4 has the local_interfaces directive. Apache has the Listen directive. You get the idea -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Automatic removing of unneeded .deb files?

2005-11-22 Thread Eric Cooper
ot;apt-get clean" for example). The important information about your installation is kept in /var/lib/dpkg/. -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Automatic removing of unneeded .deb files?

2005-11-23 Thread Eric Cooper
if ! dpkg-query -Wf '${Status}' $pkg | grep -q ' installed'; then echo $pkg: not installed # uncomment this to remove it ... # rm $deb fi done -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Command Language Reference Book (Website)

2006-12-05 Thread Eric Cooper
torial -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 3d Acceleration, Resolution etc

2007-01-12 Thread Eric Cooper
24 Modes "1680x1250" EndSubSection EndSection If the driver doesn't understand that resolution, you may also have to specify an explicit ModeLine for it (try Google). HTH. -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: xterm font size

2007-07-11 Thread Eric Cooper
XTerm*faceSize4: 12 XTerm*faceSize5: 16 XTerm*faceSize6: 20 (I use a big monitor, and I have aging eyes, so I like bigger fonts ...) -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: xterm font size

2007-07-13 Thread Eric Cooper
On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 05:02:13AM -0400, Zach wrote: > On 7/11/07, Eric Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Note that recent xterms can also use antialiased TrueType fonts, which >> look much better IMO. But the option syntax is completely different: >> Fo

Re: small laptop with only floppy drive

2005-04-04 Thread Eric Cooper
rive that works with your laptop, and use discs that you download and burn on your desktop machine. I think the old Backpack CD drives that connect via the parallel port were well-supported by the install floppies. -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Debian on Slow laptops. What setup is best?

2005-06-22 Thread Eric Cooper
"orphaner" front-end automates the process of removing a package, finding newly orphaned packages, and repeating. -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: gnome-terminal

2005-07-17 Thread Eric Cooper
lications menu and choose Web Browser. -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 70 seconds to load kernel on Thinkpad R50e normal?

2005-08-13 Thread Eric Cooper
s 70 whole seconds before the dots end and I see: > Bios Data Check OK > or whatever. > > Does that sound normal for a IBM Thinkpad R50e? If you're using LILO on the laptop, make sure you have specified the "compact" option in your lilo.conf file. -- Eric Cooper

Re: Pointers to a Debian cum XOrg installation

2005-09-14 Thread Eric Cooper
to install only some pieces from testing If you want everything from sid, you shouldn't be asking this question :-) -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pointers to a Debian cum XOrg installation

2005-09-14 Thread Eric Cooper
sid, but I've seen conflicting recommendations about this. Is there a Right Way? -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]