Reconfiguring dpkg's options

2000-02-26 Thread Christian Rishøj
Hi. When I installed Debian/Potato I was asked how critical configuration options had to be before thay were presented to me (low/medium/high). Now I would like to change my choice. How can I do this? Also, how can I change the "look" of package configuration? I would like to use the menu interfa

Re: Reconfiguring dpkg´s options

2000-02-26 Thread Christian Rishøj
Hi, > dpkg-reconfigure debconf > > it will ask you all the questions you want :) I tried that, and it just returns my prompt. If this is because the configuration options for debconf is not critical enough for me to see them - this is quite a funny situation. There must be some way to override

Re: Reconfiguring dpkg´s options

2000-02-26 Thread Christian Rishøj
Sorry folks! I tried "man dpkg-reconfigure" and found that "dpkg-reconfigure --priority=medium debconf" does the trick. /Christian "Christian Rishøj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > dpkg-reconfigure debconf > > > >

Re: Boot up graphics & screen corruption

2000-02-26 Thread Christian Rishøj
Phillip Deackes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Storm has a graphical boot up which uses the frame-buffer options > compiled into the kernel to display a nice graphic around a central text > area which shows the boot-up messages - a nice compromise I think > between no messages and a full-blown te

Re: xstart or startx?

2000-02-26 Thread Christian Rishøj
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello everyone, I'm new to LINUX. So for I have one question. How do I > install X? Assuming you are using Debian and have access to an archive with software (a set of CD's or an ftp connection to a server) it should be fairly easy to get X up and running. First of a

Re: redirecting 101

2000-02-27 Thread Christian Rishøj
Hi. > I can't work out how to do this. All the instructions I can find tell me to > use ipfwadm, but Debian doesn't seem to offer it (not listed in debian > packages, for example). "ipfwadm" is a part of the "netbase" package. I believe you can get a basic IP-masquerading setup up and running f

Merging a set of CD's to a local depository

2000-03-05 Thread Christian Rishøj
DEAR DEBIAN USERS, I have multicd set containing an unofficial release of Debian Potato made a few days ago following the instructions and tools suplied with Debian. Now I would like to make a local depository on my hardrive using the packages on the CDs. I am thinking about just copying each of

Proper way to call window manager

2000-03-07 Thread Christian Rishøj
What is the proper way to call the window manager? Currently, I call wmaker from ~./Xsession (or something). Does Debian have a policy on this? Something with /etc/alternatives? /Christian

Fancy features of Storm Linux

2000-03-07 Thread Christian Rishøj
I recently visited Storm Linux's (Debian in disguise) homepage and found some fancy (not nessecarily usable) features like graphical bootloader and (framebuffered?) svga console and boot sequence. See for example http://www.stormix.com/products/screenshots/index_html?query_start=5 ...which has a

Changing the appearance of XDM

2000-03-23 Thread Christian Rishøj
Hi, How can I change the appearance of the XDM login screen? I am thinking about changing the background and the font types. /Christian

Re: Lilo & hdb

2000-01-25 Thread Christian Rishøj
> Subject: Re: Lilo & hdb > Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 17:27:50 -1000 (HST) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Alec, thanks for the info. I was useful as Win2k does have boot loader > similar to NT4's. I could just make hda1 the partition with Win2k by > physically swapp