Hello,
I'm trying to install Debian Linux as per the instructions for installing
from a DOS partition at:
http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-install-from-dos
My problem is that the installation seems to go through, it finds my
harddrives, CD-ROM drives, etc., b
(I tried sending this to the list before, but I didn't get any responses to
I'm not sure if it arrived. I've also updated some things in the message.)
Hello,
I'm trying to install Debian Linux as per the instructions for installing
from a DOS partition at:
http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/i386
Hi,
I was wondering if there's a way to apt-get KDE. I'm having
trouble finding that.
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> Add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list (or replace slink with
> potato if that's what your using):
> deb http://kde.tdyc.com slink kde contrib rkrusty
When I did that and ran apt-get update, it couldn't connect to that
server. Are there any other apt sources I can use? Also, how come
> I wonder if http://kde.tdyc.com is down now.
When I did an apt-get update with that added, it wasn't able to
connect to the server. I hope the site will be back up soon because
Gnome has given me problems and is doing the same right now.
I've never had a single problem with KDE.
Does anyone kno
> I run Window Maker, and I always have. My dad (who alo uses this machine)
> uses KDE,
> due to it's simplicity and "user friendly" interface. Even he has no problems.
> I was just wondering what other people thought of the Netscape problem.
I've found several problems with Netscape and all of t
> I know it's because the file is in pc binary instead of true ascii (despite
> being saved as a text file). My question is this, is there any way I can
> convert the file to true ascii while it's still on my pc then copy it to
> floppy then copy it to linux, without the need to ftp the file betwee
Hello,
Last night, KDE crashed on me and ever since then, it won't load.
When I do startx -- -bpp 16, all I get is that checker/basket pattern
with the 'X' cursor and nothing loads. When I press Ctrl+Alt+F1, this
gets repeated over and over until I press Ctrl+Z:
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't c
> This may be an FAQ, and I apologize if it is. Does anyone have any
> suggestions for a good Linux ICQ client? I want to get rid of my old Win98
> box, but I keep it around for just that one thing. Please keep me CC'd, as I
> don't subscribe to this list. Thanks.
A great site on various ICQs for
Hi,
I'd like to get a new graphics card and was wondering how well
the Matrox G400 is supported on Linux.
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> G200 8MB AGP, works great. I show XFree86 version 3.3.3.1 having
> support for G400 16MB video. I'd guess it also works well.
Does the amount of MB part make a difference? I was thinking about
a G400 32MB.
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> If you are interested in the Matrox G400, maybe you'll like one of the
> boards with the TNT2 chipset from Nvidia. One friend of mine just got a
> Diamond Viper V770 Ultra (It costs the same as the Matrox G400), and It runs
> fine in X using the Xserver downloaded from the Nvidia site. Nvidia gav
Hi Everyone,
I've setup Mozilla Milestone 8 on my Debian system, but when you
resize a window or load a site, it's just way too slow. Unusably slow.
When I tried Milestone 9 and Milestone 8 in Windows98, it was
fairly quick and totally useable. Has anyone else noticed these
differences? Is there a
Hello,
On Windows98, I'm able to use my MAG DJ700 monitor with
my Diamond 3D Stealth 2000 card at 1024x768 and 24-bit colors
without a problem. Whenever I've tried to set that up with
XFree86, it always turns off the 1024x768 option for 24-bit color,
so the highest color depth I'm able to use 1024
> try and decide for yourself. I use Debian because its so easy to keep it
> stable, because I think apt-get is way way easier than rpm and because the
> support offered by this list is great.
I agree with the former two reasons, but from my experiences, Red Hat's
list was much better. Not to put
Hello,
I have a Sound Blaster AWE64 sound card and am looking for
pointers on what I need to do to set it up on Debian Linux. What
programs would I need? I have the latest KDE version (1.1.1 I
believe) with the various programs for playing multimedia files,
but don't have my soundcard configured y
Hello,
>From Win98 with Partition Magic, I have resized my partition and
made room for a partition I'll use for /var . In Red Hat, I had the option
to use Disk Druid, format the partitions I wanted as Linux partitions,
and set their mount points. I'm having trouble finding Disk Druid for
Debian. I
Hello,
I have a Logitech Trackman MarbleFX trackball and I was wondering
if it's possible in Linux to configure one of the extra buttons (there
are four) to do double-clicking.
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> How can I get apps to start automatically with X if its using XDM?
> Before I used to use .xnitirc, but this doesnt seem to work any more since apt
> installed xdm. :(.
If you're using KDE, all you have to do is make an icon to the program and
put it into the Autostart folder.
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> Does anyone know where i can download the debian package ssh (secure shell)
You can get it through 'apt-get install ssh', but I'm not sure what you should
do if you're outside of the U.S. You can probably download it manually from
here:
http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/non-us/ssh.html
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> > You can get it through 'apt-get install ssh', but I'm not sure what you
> > should
> > do if you're outside of the U.S. You can probably download it manually from
> > here:
> > http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/non-us/ssh.html
> no, no, no
> I'm outside US (Poland) and apt-get install ssh
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone here has tried KDE 2.0. If so, how
stable was it? Especially compared to Windows9x?
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> I don't wanna start a flame war, but it is reeelly all that difficult to use
> 7(or is it 9? -I forget) installation disks instead of two?.
7 or 9 disks?!? I just downloaded the files for the base installation to my
harddrive and used my *1* rescue disk that I created from an image to
kick-start
Hello everyone,
I wanted to move /var to another partition since it kept on
filling up, but I accidentally forgot to make its partition a
Linux one and now Linux won't start. When I boot it, it
asks me for my root password for maintenance or press
Crtl+D to continue booting. If I put in the passwo
Hello,
I was wondering if there are any Debian users here who use
ICQ and wouldn't mind me asking them questions if I had
problems. My ICQ number is 4982727 . Feel free to add me
to your list if you wouldn't mind. Thanks. : )
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> KDE TDYC is currently restructured (check kde-debian mail archive at
> kde.tdyc.com). Network traffic/load was too high. Hopefully the
> transition will be finished RSN (tm). After that there should be
> sources available again (but there will be no sources for kde2 until
> it reaches beta stat
> try mounting our /usr partition - some editor should be there...
Yep, that's exactly what I did. Noticed /usr wasn't mounted so I mounted
it and was able to use an editor. Everything is fine now. Thanks everyone.
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> There is a mirror in Germany
> deb http://kde.tdyc.com potato kde contrib rkrusty kde2
> or
> deb http://kde.tdyc.com slink kde contrib rkrusty kde2
These look like the same site I already have. What are these mirroring?
BTW, I *didn't* just ask about TDYC. It was more impor
Hello,
I've reinstalled Debian to try to get a cleaner setup going, but am
running into some error messages:
hdb: write_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: write_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
They show up randomly. Sometimes while I do apt-get or run some
other progra
Hello,
Where can I find the rescue and other disk images for Debian with
the newer kernels? When I went to the potato directory and got them
from there, the kernel was 2.0.x. Isn't it up to 2.1.x or 2.2.x now?
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> deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
> deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists stable/non-US/binary-i386/
> deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists unstable/non-US main
> contrib non-free
Hm
> > Where can I find the rescue and other disk images for Debian with
> > the newer kernels? When I went to the potato directory and got them
> > >from there, the kernel was 2.0.x. Isn't it up to 2.1.x or 2.2.x now?
> There are debian images by CapTech including newer kernels at:
> ftp://opensource
> That's *usually*ยน a sign that your hard disk is about to die on you. Do a
> backup, buy a new drive, and copy the stuff over to that one.
Well I can't afford to just go out and get a new harddrive, especially since
the two that I have no have more than enough space. Is there a way to
run a check
> > Well I can't afford to just go out and get a new harddrive, especially since
> > the two that I have no have more than enough space. Is there a way to
> > run a check on the harddrive that could prove whether or not the harddrive
> > itself is the problem?
> The surest test would be to use it w
Hi,
I was wondering what luck, if any, you guys have had with flat panel
monitors in Debian. Has everything worked as it should?
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> Personally, I find it difficult to troubleshoot problems when the only
> data I'm given is "These things cost money". Give us something to work
> with.
Well "buy something else" isn't exactly a very good solution to a problem
either. I cited two error messages and asked what they could be cause
> For the case of the Number Nine card and SGI 1600SW digital flat
> panel, all the necessary info needed to manually configure
> /etc/X11/XF86Config is in the /usr/share/doc/xserver-i128 pages.
> Note that you need xfree86 v3.3.1 or later. Note also that the later
> .deb's have a broken xserver..
> I cannot give you any other suggestions ATM, because you haven't deigned
> to list /any/ of your hardware. Since this seems to be a hardware-related
> problem, the idea that anyone could solve it for you w/o hardware specicfic
> information is ludicrous.
All you had to do was ask, then. Some of
> OK, but for me it remains the only convincing test.
> As it happens I have a couple of old pentium 75 motherboards at home and
> I just imagined that maybe you or somebody you knew also had stuff like
> that that you could use for a test, temporarily.
The other motherboard I have is from an old 4
> > download and run Solaris on my own system, make as many modifications as I
> > like,
> > as long as I don't re-distribute the changes. Sun is only trying to protect
> > it's
> Not being able to distribute your changes, is not free speech. It's crap and
> they
> are only hoping to capitalize
> As for the version, i'd go with the latest stable (2.2.12, unless they
> released 2.2.13 just today). There's even a brand new Debian package so
> you won't have to compile your own if you don't want.
Where would I be able to find that package?
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> kde.tdyc.com is looking for a home and it is currently distributing only
> the bare minimum for kde. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is the actual
> kde.tdyc.com administrator.
Is there any particular reason why the Debian and/or KDE mirror sites
don't offer the apt sources? Getting at least half of the KDE
> > Is there any particular reason why the Debian and/or KDE mirror sites
> > don't offer the apt sources? Getting at least half of the KDE mirrors out
> > there to mirror the apt sources would be heaven. Gnome has a buttload
> > of apt sources, why can't KDE?
> Debian folk have determined that t
> Until this evening I had linuxlogo displaying the pretty debian swirl. However
> after the latest potato update I noticed this had changed to a pengouin, which
> looks very ugly on my screen (the default is squeezed because of the
> resolution, and the banner mode does not look nice because of my
> The poor quality of documentation, such as these "how tos" is one of the
> reasons why I recommend when ever I am asked whether a site should move
> to linux to recommend that they don't.
Although I didn't agree with the tone of this message, I definitely think
something
needs to be done abou
Hi everyone,
I found a Wired article with a link to this Microsoft document,
titled "Linux Myths":
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/news/msnw/LinuxMyths.asp
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Hello,
For some odd reason, mail I'm sending to this list is taking
a long time to arrive back in my mailbox. One of the messages
was sent at about 10pm last night and it arrived at 5pm today.
That's a 21-hour time lag! I've heard of 3-5 hours, but not 21.
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