x11amp installation problems

I have been trying to install x11amp for quite sometime now but I keep running into installation problems. I tried it with both the .deb package (from www.debian .org) as well as the source. I get the following error: Libc6 conflicts with apt. FYI: x11amp requires a newer version of libc6 but whe

Scanner, TV tuner, PC-TV support on Debian 2.1

Hi: I am trying to find out some information on scanner support for Debian 2.1. Can someone recommend a good scanner for use? Also, what would be a good PC-to-TV card that is supported on Linux. I am looking to run my graphics output to my computer output to my TV (preferably through a S-video co

GNOME vs. KDE

This is not meant to start a debate on "which is better" but I just want to find some facts about each one. 1. Is Debian more leaning towards KDE or is this just 'news' from the Corel folks? Is there a reason why they chose KDE and not GNOME? 2. Which is faster? 3. Which uses less m

Installing Sound Module

I recently installed Slink have been quite happy with its performance except that I am unable to get the sound card working. I have tried a couple of other Linux distributions like Red Hat and Caldera's and have found loading the sound driver as a "module" was much easier. Is there a program that c

Debian applications - where to get them???

I am running into problems getting applications for Debian. 1. I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of around 12MB). A

RE: Some kde questions

Where did you get the KDE distribution from. I downloaded 1.1.1 from kde.ord (.deb files) but after I installed them, I could not start "startkde". I inserted the line in my .xsession file and when I log in through xdm, it simply returns me to xdm instead of starting KDE. Is there a problem with ve

Kernel 2.2 Upgrade questions

I downloaded the source files for Kernel 2.2.1 from the Debian site. I currently am running Slink (2.0.36) and was hoping to upgrade to 2.2 (good idea???). As I was going through the configuration menus (using make menuconfig) and found that some of the configuration options available under slink a

RE: awe64 sound problems

I read somewhere that AWE32 driver works only for kernels later than 2.0.36. I might be wrong (anybody???). -D -Original Message- From: Mark Bathie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 3:25 AM To: d

NTFS support

Hi: I am trying to findout how I can enable NTFS support on my Debian 2.1 system. I am to access some files on my Windows NT partition but I am unable to mount the partition. Any suggestions??? Thanks. -Dinesh