Re: RPM packages

1999-05-17 Thread Jake Bishop
Eber de Castro Diniz wrote: > Hi guys... > > Hope you could help me... I've downloaded some RPM files and I'd like to > install it... > I've heard that's pretty possible to convert .rpm files to .deb... but > how? > > Is it really possible? If so, it will cause any damage to my system? > > Regards

Re: Debian with 2.2.x kernel?

1999-05-10 Thread Jake Bishop
Robert Woodcock wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Does anyone know when a version of Debian will be released with the > >2.2.x kernel? > > Potato, later this year. It doesn't yet have a version number attached to > it. > > >I need a Linux distribution with the 2.2 kernel to install on my > >sys

Compiling non-debian source

1999-05-09 Thread Jake Bishop
Hello, Can non-deb source pkgs be compiled and installed with dpkg (like the kernel sources)?. Thank you

Exim and fetchmail

1999-05-05 Thread Jake Bishop
Hello, I am having a problem getting exim and fetchmail to work.I just installed Slink.I used option #2 in the eximconfig menu. when I try to send a message with mutt it only goes to /var/spool/mail/jak3b. when I try to use fetchmail I get this message: 1 message for jak3b at postoffice.pacbell.ne