Re: c/c++ to LaTeX?

On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, A. Paul Heely Jr. wrote: > Some where I once saw a c/c++ to LaTex tool that would > take as input a source file and produce a .tex file. > > If I remember right it would do some pretty formatting of the > syntax. Hmm. I don't have the tool you're looking for, but you mi

Re: vga.h

It is contained in one of two packages. svgalib1-dev or svgalib-dummy1 One way of finding this out yourself is to get the Contents File from the stable directory and grepping for the file you are looking for. This file contains all the files from all the packages from stable. A. Paul On Sun, 2

Re: debian-disent

According to Arthur Jerijian: > Er...I immediately unsubscribed from that list because of all the negative > energy that it conveyed. Although I can't recommend it, you can try > sending subscription requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or if that > doesn't work, try [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, I suspected

Problem stat-ing nfs directories (atd and nfs mounted var partition, part 2)

Hello. As some of might have read about a week ago, I thought I had a problem with atd and it's pid file. After recompiling at and hacking a little I've discovered that the problem is in at or perhaps with nfs. You see, stat-ing a file in a directory that is only readable for root from a progra

Re: how many account?

On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, dada wrote: > How many user can have an account in my linux box? > 65535 Jens Kerle e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://venus.rz.fh-heilbronn.de/~jkerle/ IRC: nick mars i

Re: debian-disent

Er...I immediately unsubscribed from that list because of all the negative energy that it conveyed. Although I can't recommend it, you can try sending subscription requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or if that doesn't work, try [EMAIL PROTECTED] --Arthur On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Martin Str|mberg wrote:

c/c++ to LaTeX?

Some where I once saw a c/c++ to LaTex tool that would take as input a source file and produce a .tex file. If I remember right it would do some pretty formatting of the syntax. Does any one know what this package might be and where it might be found? I have looked in a couple of archives and

Re: IP address and ipfwadm

On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > I am using dialup PPP and need to run ipfwadm everytime I connect to my > ISP. I know that I can put ipfwadm into /etc/rc file. What is the > best/easy way to get the IP address other than using ifconfig or route > (they are not good because the output is mo

Re: IP address and ipfwadm

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lawrence wrote: : I am using dialup PPP and need to run ipfwadm everytime I connect to my : ISP. I know that I can put ipfwadm into /etc/rc file. What is the : best/easy way to get the IP address other than using ifconfig or route : (they are not good because the ou

vga.h

Can anyone tell me what package contains this file? Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/ **

Re: Newbie going crazy........part 2

** Reply to note from Lawrence Lucier <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun, 21 Sep 1997 01:28:15 PST Howdy all...:-) Still having problems with trying to install DebianI have included my original message below but am also providing some new information on this: The boot floppy will procee

Re: Installing applixware for redhat under Debian

On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Chris R. Martin wrote: alien applix*.rpm Depending on system ... wait, put it the background and ignore the warnings that scroll by ... a few hundred or so ... no biggy there. On my system (486dx 33 and 12mb ram) it took about 6 hours to do. I know most people have a lot be

Installing applixware for redhat under Debian

I obtained a copy of Applixware for Redhat and I was wondering if it was possible to install this under Debian. I know that there is a program to read rpm files (called "alien" or something?) but I'm sure really how to go about the install process. If anyone has installed Applixware for RedHat und

Re: Motif

On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > Anyone know who is selling the Motif 2.0.1 in .deb package? > > Lawrence > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > No one that I know: I'm usi

Motif

Anyone know who is selling the Motif 2.0.1 in .deb package? Lawrence -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Upgrade to libc6 ok?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Jim Thomas wrote: > I am considering upgrading to libc6, from my debian 1.3.1 distribution. > Are there any problems with this, breaks of already installed software > etc.? I need to do this as perl-5.004 needs it. The libc5 to libc6 upgr

strange SCSI problem

I need help or suggestions with the following problem. I'm getting desparate! (Maybe this would better be posted in one of the comp.os.linux newsgroups, but since I don't understand what's happening, I can't rule out that it's somehow Debian-specific.) I have a Linux root partition on my (first)

Debian libc5 to libc6 Mini-HOWTO (regular posting, updated)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Note that some of the updated material (information about perl and NIS) is very rough, and I should be cleaning up the information in the next draft. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me and I'll try to be more specific. - - begin howto -

Re: update-menu problem

> > Whenever update-menu runs, it says: > > Unknown identifier "" in script > -f: Aborting. You are running menu-1.3, from bo, I can tell. > This is completely messing up my menus everywhere. Can anyone help me > with this? Not so easy from the silly error message that menu-1.3 gives. Men

update-menu problem

Whenever update-menu runs, it says: Unknown identifier "" in script -f: Aborting. This is completely messing up my menus everywhere. Can anyone help me with this? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PRO

IP address and ipfwadm

I am using dialup PPP and need to run ipfwadm everytime I connect to my ISP. I know that I can put ipfwadm into /etc/rc file. What is the best/easy way to get the IP address other than using ifconfig or route (they are not good because the output is more than one line)? ipfwadm -A -a -P My I

RE: Acer Magic S20

I THINK it is a MAD16 but I had all sorts of problems with mine. I finally got the OSS sound drivers and it figured the card out just fine. On 21-Sep-97 Lazar Fleysher wrote: >Hello everybody, > >I have an Acer Magic S20 sound card, and I do not see it within supported >and unsupported ones. D

Re: Starting out...

> > > > Overall, I'm very satisfied with the upgrade so far. Note that I > > upgraded the whole system unit in one shot (CPU/motherboard/memory). > > Also note that if your motherboard comes with an USB port, make sure > > you can disable it through the BIOS setup program ; Linux seems to > > dis

Re: The Value of TEX

> hello, > > I am a newbie to linux and i keep hearing all of these postings to the > groups about tex. my question is just how long would it take to be > proficient and is the program really relevant at this period of time? > > allan If you use LyX, which is a front-end to LaTeX, the learning

debian-disent

I remember a message saying that a new list debian-disent had been formed. Is that list archived somewhere, like the other debian lists at ? Right, MartinS -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e

Re: configure network

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dada wrote: : how is the script name that Debian uses to configure network? : : ...the script that ask me about how configure network when I installed : Debian 1.3.1 and that create the file /etc/init.d/network. I dont think there is one. To find the files needing a

Re: Upgrade to libc6 ok?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Thomas) writes: > I am considering upgrading to libc6, from my debian 1.3.1 distribution. > Are there any problems with this, breaks of already installed software > etc.? I need to do this as perl-5.004 needs it. > If you have interest in a stable and reliably working sys

Re: Compiling TWIN

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Paul Serice wrote: : Has anyone compiled TWIN successfully on a Debian system? : : I've followed the instructions (I'm pretty sure), but I : keep getting errors that ldconfig couldn't find libtwin : during the make process because it is trying to link with : the libr

kernel 2.0.30

In order to build 2.0.30, I had to: ln /usr/lib/gcc-lin/i486-linux/2.7.2.1/include/stddef.h \ /usr/include/stddef.h and likewise stdarg.h prior to make dep. In addition, neither make xconfig nor make menuconfig would work (a minor inconvenience) and I had to run make config three times. I'd had

Acer Magic S20

Hello everybody, I have an Acer Magic S20 sound card, and I do not see it within supported and unsupported ones. Does anyone know which type of driver I should use? Is it Sound Blaster 16? Thank you, ZORO -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTEC

dpkg error while purging latex

Executing "dpkg --purge latex" caused an error message as follows: Begin - (Reading database ... 15186 files and directories currently installed.) Removing latex ... Removing latex format(s) using install-fmt-base(8) /var/lib/dpkg/info/latex.prerm: install-fmt-base: command

Re: Problem with building of debian packages

In my previous letter I mentioned about the problem associated with lines using the @fowner variable in dpkg-gencontrol and dpkg-shlibdeps > > Error occuring in dpkg-gencontrol: > > -- > > dpkg-gencontrol -pmgetty > > dpkg-gencontrol:

configure network

how is the script name that Debian uses to configure network? ...the script that ask me about how configure network when I installed Debian 1.3.1 and that create the file /etc/init.d/network. thanks -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Intermittant PPP connection

Rob MacWilliams wrote: ... > My ISP has a 10 min. no activity timer once I am logged in and have > done something, so I just grab the mail every 9 min. Your ping should > work fine and grabbing the mail every 10 sec. is a little excessive. > If I were you I would contact your ISP and ask them

Re: Newbie going crazy........

Addressed to: Jose Oncina Carratala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> debian-user@lists.debian.org ** Reply to note from Jose Oncina Carratala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sat, 20 Sep 1997 13:25:01 +0200 > > Lawrence Lucier wrote: > > > Howdy all...:-) > > > > Picked up the following files: > > >

XFree86 3.3 SVGA and S3 Virge/VX

Hi. I'm using the XFree86 3.3 SVGA server with my diamond 3D3000 video card with 4 megs of VRAM, and I can only "startx" once. That is, if I exit X, and type "startx" again on the console, the screen goes black and the machine hangs. CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE and the Vulcan Nerve Pinch have no effe

Compiling TWIN

Has anyone compiled TWIN successfully on a Debian system? I've followed the instructions (I'm pretty sure), but I keep getting errors that ldconfig couldn't find libtwin during the make process because it is trying to link with the library. However, I can't link with the library until I create it

Transcript/ps4014

Does debian have a transcript package? I need to find a program called 'ps4014', supossedly encluded in that package. I have found nothing from the webpage search engine. Does anyone know if it exists or where I may find the source code? Thanks, Dennis -- dpk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Systems/Networ

Re: Intermittant PPP connection

Victor Torrico writes: > > Piggy backing on your idea, I am just leaving ping turned on all the time so > that there is one ping every twenty seconds. This keeps the ISP timeout > window happy and should not interfere in any significant way with using any > applications or downloads. This

Re: Starting out...

> > Overall, I'm very satisfied with the upgrade so far. Note that I > upgraded the whole system unit in one shot (CPU/motherboard/memory). > Also note that if your motherboard comes with an USB port, make sure > you can disable it through the BIOS setup program ; Linux seems to > dislike USBs.

Re: Setting up X

> > > You probably want to try 'gpm -k' before starting X. I understand that > gpm interferes with the operation of ps/2 mice under X. I have no idea > why this problem should be confined to ps/2 mice. Good luck. > > > > > I'm new to Linux/Debian. Everything was going well until it cam

Re: Unidentified subject!

As to the official release date, I doubt there is one that is firmly announced. As to the most realistic date, about which you ask, my recollection from the last two releases tells me that nothing leaves the store unless the newest version of X is ready to go. Now am thinking, if if the p