KaHa wrote:
> /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> (Mine looks like this:)
>
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
erm.. needless to say, switch the "unstable" to "stable" if you're
running slink. Sorry.
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tf wrote:
> hey guys,
>
> I just got my modem happily dialing and connecting, however, apt-get
> --update can't open (sources list). can someone please tell me what
> files to edit? /etc/hosts? hosts.allow?
/etc/apt/sources.list
(Mine looks like this:)
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian un
Walthier Mate Tamas wrote:
> I tought I've allready installed DebinLinux but I never got over the
> "LI" after several times.
Try putting the line:
linear
in your /etc/lilo.conf, right below the line that says "compact".
Then run /usr/sbin/lilo, and reboot.
> An other problem: I created a boot
David N. Welton wrote:
> Is there any list of people using Debian for mission critical
> applications? Such a list wouldn't necessarily have to include
> exactly what, if the person preferred not to disclose that
> information, but might include a company name, at least.
NASA?
Don't know what the
Brendon Baumgartner wrote:
> I can't seem to find the .bashrc file. I checked all over for it.
> According to the debian package search on their website, its
> suppose to be in the bash package, but I installed that again, and
> its not there! What can I do to find it?? Thanks.
umm.. try "vi .bash
George Bonser wrote:
> On Fri, 21 May 1999, Jayson Baird wrote:
>
> > I say we form a watchdog committee called the Linux CIA :) it seems like
> > slashdot's crash came from the grassy knoll and NOT the book
> > depository...h...All I know is..I glanced something on Redhat and Linux
> > care,
Sean wrote:
> Not true at all. I have many more questions now that I have a clue
> as to what I'm doing than I did when I first started using Linux
> and was pretty much clueless about what was going on.
>
> It's kinda like that saying: The more you know the more you realize
> how much you don't
Pollywog wrote:
> I like to get lots of messages, because I scan through them to see
> if I can learn something. I would be one of the newbies to take
> advantage of a newbie list. :)
But most newbie questions tend to be covered in the FAQs or through a
perusal/search of the debian-user archive
KaHa wrote:
> Hey, Ken: get a virus scanner.
Apologies, Ken. 'Twas Alexander that I meant.
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Kenneth Sims wrote:
> Why did you (Alexander Gutfraind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) just send a
> virus (HAPPY99.EXE) to the debian-user list?
That's how the "HAPPY99" virus propogates itself; the sender isn't
even aware that it's attached.
Hey, Ken: get a virus scanner. Or better yet, dump Winblows. :-
Joel Gautschi wrote:
> I didn't found any gif support in gimp of slink. is that because of
> the licence of gif or what?
Yup; that's exactly why. To provide the Gimp with gif support, you
need to get and install the gimp-nonfree package from non-free.
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darrin griffiths wrote:
> hi, i'm having a hard time installing debian. it's on
> an old 486 with 8 meg ram and a 100 meg h/d. i put it
> together with spare parts and it works well. when i
> install all goes well ( i am installing from floppies )
> untill i put in the 7 base discs. after the 7th i
Brian Schramm wrote:
> OK I want to use talk on the slink distribution. I have ytalk
> installed along with talkd damon. But for some reason it always
> comes back saying that the person is refusing connection. I
> thought that the talk system worked with all users right away. The
> man pages
Bernd Mayer wrote:
>
>
> "Martin T." schrieb:
> > 2. Was hat es mit den timezones auf sich und wie kann ich die
> >veraendern ? Ich habe bei der Installation Eurapa/Berlin
> >angegeben. Wenn die BIOS-Uhr nun auf die lokale Uhrzeit
> >eingestellt ist, ist die Systemuhrzeit 2 Std. vo
Nidge Jones wrote:
>
> Can some kind soul suggest an entry for my .procmailrc file which
> will seperate debian-user mails to another foler/mbox.
>
> I have tried using various things, even some of the
> /usr/doc/procmail/example 'examples' All to no avail.
Well, this one works for me with Mutt:
Stephen Parks wrote:
> Hi,
> I tried to install Debian on my second harddrive.
> I went through bootstrap and then when I set my bios to try booting
> from D:, all I get is the following output:
>
> LI_
> (where _ is a cursor which won't actually echo anything I type)
Try putting the line:
linea
A. M. Varon wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Eugene Sevinian wrote:
>
> > I would like to know if there are any well known sites which are
> > running linux? I need some statistics to persuade some decision
> > makers to consider linux for a crusial task machine to provide
> > different internet ser
Vincent Murphy wrote:
> because netscape kept giving my crap about illegal instructions in
> libBrokenLocale, which is in the libc6 pkg (thanks to the people
> who told me that BTW), i'm trying to run navigator 4.08 libc5.
>
> here's what happens:
>
> $ /usr/local/netscape/netscape
> /usr/l
Gary Singleton wrote:
[..]
> As an aside, this person sends .doc files regularly too; luckily
> we're not susceptible to their evils.
Don't get mad: get even. People that send me .doc files generally
recieve a copy of the bash manpage or a big ole tarball. :-)
> Regards, G.S.
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Shawn Nguyen wrote:
> I am using Zircon IRC to try to hook up to irc.debian.org but I
> can't seem to get there. Is there something special that I need to
> do in order to open the link to irc.debian.org? Does it work?
Hmm.. irc.debian.org was a sort of a round-robin thing; wasn't
working anymor
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