Re: reiser kernel support?

Just what *do* I have to install to get the necessary > kernel support? Do you use Kernel 2.2 or 2.4? As far as I know, only 2.4 Kernel images in Debian have ReiserFS support. Try "modprobe reiserfs" to see if the driver can be found. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Ja

Re: automount permissions problem

s a user can be a severe security risk.It allows you direct read/write access to all your IDE and SCSI hard disk (for example with dd). If you are in group disk, the filesystem mechanisms that protect you from accidentially destroying your system can become useless. best regards Andreas Ja

Re: Cannot connect to http://localhost:631

section, these lines can be found: Order Deny,Allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 And below: [long comment left out] AuthType Basic AuthClass System ## Restrict access to local domain Order Deny,Allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 #Encryption Required If it still does not work wit

Re: automount permissions problem

Shawn Lamson wrote: > On Sun, July 27 at 12:51 AM EDT > Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I hope you know that being in the disk group as a user can be a severe >>security risk.It allows you direct read/write access to all your IDE >>and SCSI hard disk

Re: Installing XFree86 v3.3.6 instead of v4.0

don't need to remove anything else, both packages have the same dependencies. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can't Keep Kernel Log Messages From Console

consoles completely by passing the "quiet" parameter to the kernel on startup or adding it to the append-line of your bootloader. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: 3 questions about pre-compiled kernels in woody

xcept 386) are built for special processor types of the x86 family. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Doing xset dpms off on shutdown

t. If you halt the system it goes into runlevel 0. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Looking for more Debian packages

nstall your bootloader in the MBR of drive C. Lilo and Grub can be configured to load other operating systems, e.g. Windows, as well. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

Re: Old Stable Distribution

Hello Shashank Bhide (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >Where could I find the distribution for the Old Stable (Potato)? I > searched debian.org but could not find it at all. Look here: <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andr

Re: hardware question

then like any other PS/2 keyboard and mouse. For the additional multimedia keys you should take a look at the hotkeys package. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: LANG in /etc/environment and in .bashrc

s used for non-login shells. .bash_profile is used for login shells. Check if your .bash_profile is set to include your .bashrc. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAI

Re: cd burning

, you can start burning. The bf2.4 Kernel has the ide-cd, scsi-mod and sr_mod drivers built in. The ide-scsi and loop drivers are built as modules. And the iso9660 file system driver seems to be called isofs (and also to be built into the kernel). "modprobe ide-scsi" works fine for me with t

Re: Looking for more Debian packages

f you can change it to "Halt on errors: all but keyboard and mouse". best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Newbie - Using Samba client

r more info: <http://tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO-8.html> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Arquivo apagado (erased file)

Hello narley (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > How can I rescue deleted files? On ext2 filesystems you can use the recover or mc packages. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRI

Re: How do I log onto anonymous ftp ?

enter your email address as your password, archive.progeny.com however asks for your name. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: sshd stop working

ll exhibit > behavior similar to what you're seeing. Denying ssh access in /etc/hosts.deny will have the same effect. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Partition sharing

se /usr from an recent RedHat, SuSE or Mandrake in Debian Woody. Debian package management tools like apt and dpkg store information about available and installed packages in /var, and your package management will surely get confused if you install a package that depends on a package not installed

Re: kernel-image-2.4.18-686

> boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4 If you use lilo, it will already have a section "LinuxOLD" additionally to "Linux", so simply rerunning lilo after installing the package is all you need to do, and I think even this is done for you by Apt. best regards Andreas Janssen -- An

Re: RealTex 8139 Problem -- Dmesg output

.1 (address of my Linksys > router) results in Address Not Found. Is your card correctly configured in /etc/interfaces? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: Moving /home to its own partition.

t it in /home. Add a line for the partition in your fstab. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: --purge when package already gone ?

pt-get > doesn't want to. Any way through the standard tools ? > (And how could it occur ? I installed slrn through Debian packages) Try dpkg --purge slrn You can check the package status with dkpg --get-selections | grep slrn best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [

Re: UPDATE: debian potato to woody transition

syntax. auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 The man page for ifconfig would maybe also be interesting for you. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROT

Re: zope not starting

se "zopectl create" So I assume you have to use the "zopectl" program with the "create" parameter to get it running. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: Startup: give root password for maintenance

2" at the lilo prompt). If that works, change the default runlevel. Check /etc/inittab and your bootloader configuration (the append="..." line if you use lilo). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270

Re: Woody install ignoring network card.

Select it during the module configuration to load the driver. > Both knoppix 3.3 and freebsd 4.10 bring up the system with networking; Knoppix has automatic hardware configuration (it will load modules automagically), while Woody does not. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Ja

Re: pppd configuration

s and what I should look for? grep -e DNS /var/log/syslog best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Lilo question..

5 label=Debian in the Mandrake lilo configuration. This is quite easy to maintain. If you install a new Kernel on your Debian system, you do not need to boot or chroot into your Mandrake system and reinstall lilo. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-

Re: Acrobat Reader

.debian.net/index.cgi?Acrobat There are Debian packages of Acrobat Reader available which are maintained by Christian Marillat: acroread acroread-debian-files acroread-plugin available for Woody from ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen &l

Re: Unattended OpenOffice inst

.1.1-2 Use this source: deb ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/debian-openoffice woody-test main contrib best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html

Re: Linux on a Windows XP computer?

If possible, don't try to look for the device name, try to look for the chipset name instead. lspci often can tell you this. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.

Re: trouble installing kde

ouldn't depend on a > functional X. Because some could want to install KDE, but run the X server on another machine? For this I think you only need xlibs and xbase-clients, and kdelibs3 does depend on these packages. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL

Re: What version of stable am I using?

b-2woody3 came from? I got the same package installed, and mine came with the KDE 3.2 backports. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.ht

Re: Dear Debian Maintainers (usability)

stall etherconf dpkg-reconfigure etherconf best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

Re: how to keep 2.4 and 2.6 kernels simultaneously

s only ONE /etc/modules for all kernels!! Use alias entries (e.g. alias usb-uhci uhci-hcd) in /etc/modutils or /etc/modprobe.d. This way loading ush-uhci will work with 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC80167

Re: KDE Sound?

cation that plays the CD has an output plugin for arts. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: iptables - ip_conntrack_max

track_max in the boot without use > /etc/rc.boot/ With sysctl. In this case, add net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_max=5000 to /etc/sysctl.conf. This way it will be configured automatically the next time you reboot. Read the sysctl.conf man page for details. best regards Andreas Janssen --

Re: Default config file for 3.0?

Hello Julian M. Mason (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Does anyone know where I could find the .config file for the default > 3.0 kernels? If the kernel package is installed, the config file is in /boot. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Install from file?

nameserver 194.25.2.129 > How do I install a package from a file? I can't figure it out. dpkg -i packagename1.deb packagename2.deb ... best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #2679

Re: Why is the Debian perl environment set up as threaded?

program can create debian packages from java developement kit and runtime environments: <http://z42.de/debian/> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.d

Re: KPackage and apt-get basics

pt-cache show apache-common apt-cache policy apache-common best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Hard Drive Limitations

support LBA48, which means that with the Woody kernels you cannot use the full size of that disk, because you are limited to 128 GB. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www

Re: Hard Drive Limitations

the way the manufacturers count, 128 GB otherwise) has been introduced in 2.4.19, and is not available in Woody with the stock kernel packages. And if you want to boot from such a hard disk, your BIOS must support LBA48 as well. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PRO

Re: moving to the 2.6 kernel?

ompiled as a module. Make sure the psmouse driver gets loaded before gpm or XFree start. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSC

Re: how stop the dns service?

servies to start. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: no hard disk drives detected ?!?

2.4.18 does not support your controller as well, try to get boot floppies with a newer kernel, e.g. from <http://people.debian.org/~taggart/> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User

Re: Migrating to Debian: questions

lation) By the way, I think all of your questions have been answered before on this list. Please take a look at the archve (<http://lists.debian.org> or <http://groups.google.com>, Group linux.debian.user) first the next time you have questions. You will probably get your answers quicke

Re: question, new to list

k me if I wanted it to try and run the X > confiurator. I said yes several times, btu each time the computer > locked up after displaying a bunch or random colors. Try dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 if you use XFree 4. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL

Re: When building a new Kernel how do you...

select > the options from running "make xconfig". If the config is from another 2.6 kernel, make oldconfig should work without problems. You will be asked some questions on new options, that is all. In this case manually reconfiguring the kernel should be necessary. best regards

Re: is it save to clean /var/tmp?

d |in a site-specific manner, it is recommended that deletions occur at a |less frequent interval than /tmp. You can of course delete the files from time to time, but probably some apps expect their files to still be there after reboot. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Jansse

Re: is it save to clean /var/tmp?

t. However you should be careful if you clean /tmp on a running system. Only removing files that haven't been opened for a certain time should be safe, but I use Debian on a desktop that is shut down at night, so I never bothered to set this up. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andr

Re: way to change default Debian login screen

trol, and switch to system administration mode. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Boot with no KDE?

rted by your login manager. Looks like that is gdm, so remove that link. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: mouse doesn't work on xWindow

x27;t thik the > problem is the configuration file (XF86Config4) Very probably you need to load the psmouse driver. Add it to /etc/modules, and run "modprobe psmouse". best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #1707927

Re: woody's fate wrt security update

e for most users to upgrade. You should not keep using Woody after support by the security team ends, unless you are willing to deal with the security problems on your own. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079

Re: newbie kernel question

Hello Mark D. Hansen (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > How can I tell which Linux kernel is running on my Debian machine? Use uname. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux Us

Re: Not being detected as burner

tldp.org>, or in the doc-linux-html or doc-linux-text packages. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: 2.6.x kernel doubts

w cryptoloop api you need updated mount and losetup programs, and maybe a newer lmsensors package. Check the Changes file in the kernel source Documentation directory for details. You can get all the packages you need at backports.org. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <

Re: Making a route change persistent in Debian

es. Read the interfaces man page for details. If you want to run some script, you could use the /etc/network/if-up.d directory. But maybe adding a gateway option to one of the interface sections already does what you want. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Debian Update

n.org/debian-security woody/updates main \ contrib non-free You should probably pick another mirror server closer to you. After adding the servers, run apt-get update and apt-get upgrade. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #1

Re: All these open ports

n the computer Cups runs on, open /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, replace "Port 631" by "Listen 127.0.0.1:631" and restart Cups. > udp0 0 *:ipp *:* Again Cups, this time browsing for network printers. If you don't need this, change "Browsi

Re: /proc/partitions (was: Get a list of hard disks)

. To get the traditional format, recompile the kernel without devfs support. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRI

Re: debian problem about installation

t seem > to find it on any site anymore,am i able to ask; if i might could > download old linux distributuins like Debian 2.0 on any(or perhaps > this)site The packages are available at <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian-archive>, but I don't know if you can find ISO images anywhe

Re: Error: Please disable GnuPG Agent from KGpg settings, or fix the agent.

on.options. However I think you need the newpg package that is currently not included in Debian to get the agent. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/deb

Re: Kernel rebuild problems

n tell, the problem is that the new kernel cannot mount > the root filesystem and I have no idea why, as it is ext3 and ext3 is > built into the kernel. What about IDE or SCSI support? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC80

Re: 'umask' and mounting of vfat filesystem.

was done to create /etc/mtab with safer permissions, but has side effects. Check the bug database for more info. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/deb

Re: 'umask' and mounting of vfat filesystem.

he files have been marked "read-only" in Windows and that mount respects that setting? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X client problem..

export DISPLAY=A:0; xterm > > results in > ... Can't open display "A:0" > > Any ideas? X11 forwarding not enabled in ssh server config on B, or not enabled in ssh client config on A. Read man sshd_config man ssh_config Look for "ForwardX11" and &quo

Re: Problems with mounting vfat in Debian

ount is suid root by default. In fact even with permissions set to 000 it should still work. I think the umask, uid and gid parameters are what NiL needs. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux

Re: no sound on Sarge

ice files Add yourself to the audio group, log out and in again - volume set to 0, channels muted Install and use mixer (e.g. amix) Also check dmesg to see if the device driver reports any errors when it is loaded. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: To use GUI as root

se Woody, and sux is not available, you can also use gksu or kdesu. Or install sux on your own: <http://fgouget.free.fr/sux/> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.

Re: No cute littel penguin :-(

configuration. Debconf/dpkg-reconfigure asks for the mouse device when xerver-xfree86 or another xserver is installed. Can't you select /dev/gpmdata there? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Lin

Re: Upgrading Debian (was: when and how???)

re you have entries for a Debian mirror and, if you use stable, for the security server, in your sources.list, and run apt-get update apt-get upgrade and, if necessary, apt-get dist-upgrade For more info, read the apt howto at debian.org. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Ja

Re: Debian Linux on a mac?

Hello Bobby Edlebeck (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Is it possible to run Debian Linux on a mac? Yes. There is also a debian mailing list for Debian powerpc users: <http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL P

Re: What is the current stable version

Hello Josef Oswald (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Well it seems that Sarge is _now_ the current stable release? > When login into shell I see Debian Gnu/Linux 3.1. No, not yet. Right now Sarge is still the testing branch, and Woody is stable. best regards Andreas Janssen

Re: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz

g: /usr/lib/libz.so.1 zlib1g: /usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.1.1 zlib1g-dev: /usr/lib/libz.so Probably you have to install the zlib1g-dev and/or zlib1g package, at least if you use Sarge. I don't know what the version of zlib on Woody and Sid is. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janss

Re: sound/CD player question

, so you normally use the IDE device files. However they belong to the disk group, and you have to change the device file for your cdrom to group cdrom. And don't forget that you need a cable from your CD-ROM drive to the sound card, or you need to use the cdread plugin. best regards

Re: Debian Update

upgrade will get newer versions of installed packages from the update cd. If you install packages, apt will automatically get the latest version. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267

Re: alternative to cdrecord?

ity model that (for now) does not allow normal users to write CDs anymore. Go to <http://groups.google.com> and search for linux.kernel 2.6.8 cdrecord to read more. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 R

Re: apt-get and distro aliases

de, nothing > was upgraded. Can anyone explain this behavior? Thanks - John Apt downloaded the package list. Because you changed the source name from unstable to sid, apt assumed this had to be done because the local list for the "new" source was missing. best regards And

Re: dpkg / apt equivalent to 'rpm -qf'?

reated after installation. Take a look at /var/lib/dkpg/info/apt.list and /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt.postinst. I don't know if there is an eays way to find these files, apart from grepping /var/lib/dpkg/info. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P

Re: No sound in Sarge

which driver you need. Use lspci and a search engine to find out. If you want to use the alsa drivers, install the alsa-base package and run alsaconfig. After loading the driver, make sure you are in the audio group. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

but to no avail. If you use Kernel 2.6, select /dev/input/mice as your mouse device, even if it is a PS/2 mouse. > The significant lines from the /var/log/XFree86.0.log would appear to > be [...] Significant? That would have been the last 20 lines, not 1000 lines. best regards

Re: No sound in Sarge

Hello Josef Oswald (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >>> Have installed Sarge and am getting an error >>> messege. >>> Error initializing sou

Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

ake problems with kernel 2.6. PS/2 mice are mapped to /dev/psaux /and/ /dev/input/mice, and with both entries, all events are registered twice. If you permanently use 2.6, select /dev/input/mice as your mouse device. Read the kernel 2.6 input drivers FAQ for more info: <http://kerneltrap.or

Re: Sarge-No Sound/NEWBIE

it and adding yourself to the audio group normally is all what you need to do to get sound. However, you have to find out which driver you need. Maybe groups.google.com or the sndconfig program can help you. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P

Re: Recompiling from 2.2.x to 2.6 OK?

anges for details. You should also not try to use your old config file with make oldconfig - better configure kernel 2.6 from scratch. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.and

Re: No flames please.

it comes with a license to develop |and distribute proprietary applications is the sole reason for this |decision. A long discussion on the mailing list has made it clear that |GNOME and KDE are similar in technical merit and commercial acceptance |at this time, leaving only the licensing issue as a

Re: newbie Xlib install/configure question

ave I done wrong? Can I run X11 over an SSH connection from a > MS Windows machine? Maybe if you install Cygwin and XFree under Windows: http://x.cygwin.com/ Perhaps you could use VNC instead. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC8016

Re: Language problem with knoppix

; LANG = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > are supported and installed on your system. Run apt-get install locales and select [EMAIL PROTECTED] or whatever it is called. If the locales packages is already installed, run dpkg-reconfigure locales. You probably need to log out and in again to appl

Re: No flames please.

Hello Nicos Gollan (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:40:09 +0200 > Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> ...and Gnome uses GTK, which is licensed under the LGPL. From >> <http://userlinux.com/white_paper.html>: > > Al

RE: newbie Xlib install/configure question

a vnc viewer on the windows machine. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: I can't read encrypted email with kmail

I had http://ma2geo.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de/public-debian binary/ > But it sadly is no more... Try deb http://ma2geo.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de/public-debian sarge/ if you use testing. I didn't check for stable or unstable. On Sarge these packages work. best regards Andreas Janssen -

Re: knoppix vs standard debian?

he security team, and under developement, so from time to time things can break. I use Sarge, which will soon (hopefully) be released as the next stable version, and it works well for me, but again, security issues being fixed can take some time in Sarge. best regards Andreas Janssen -- An

Re: hotplug PS2 keyboard

if you do it anyway. Are you sure it works on your hardware without damaging it? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: ssh-agent no longer starts with X

e Xsession script of KDM was broken and no longer included the Xsession scripts from /etc/X11. It should look like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/kde3/kdm/Xsession #! /bin/sh # Xsession - run as user # invoke global X session script . /etc/X11/Xsession best regards Andreas Jansse

Re: EXT3 and data=journal

hing about a "rootflags" option so set the root fs mount options, so I think adding rootflags=data=journal or rootflags="data=journal" to the boot loader config could work. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xD

Re: Making KDE my default GUI....

usr/X11R6/bin and still am stumped.. Please help! TIA!! Try update-alternatives --config x-session-manager best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/de

Re: Configuring X

xf86config xf86cfg nano /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or nano /etc/X11/XF86Config best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

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