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

it's a simple command to do so. Later, I can easily turn it back > > on in its proper place in the startup sequence. > > I don't understand this. See rcconf, above. That's possibly what he's getting at. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -

Re: junk on tty after x crash

ut.log 2>&1 Or am I not understanding your problem? -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: force full duplex

at 100 Mbps, half duplex. > tg3: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX Have a look at 'mii-tools'. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Probl?me d'installation sarge sur carte raid adaptec 29320

de la d?t?ction des p?rif?riques. "But the card is not being recognised." > Pouvez vous m'aider a resoudre ce probl?me ? "Can you help me with my problem." > Merci d'avance pour votre r?ponce. "Thanks in advance for your help." -- Thomas Adam -

Re: junk on tty after x crash

the device is busy. > > What can I do to clean that messy tty11 and make it usable again? What does "lsof /dev/tty11" say about any processes still using the tty? You can remove the characters by way of: setterm -reset > /dev/tty11 But this won't help it freeing up what

Re: php not working ....?

ails for which are here: http://www.hylafax.org/mailing-lists.html -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt showing all dependencies?

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 03:16:27PM -0400, c0ldfusi0n wrote: > Speaking of which, is there a way to *edit* packages dependencies? Re-build it from source would be the safest solution. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Re: Computers doesn't power off

support has been more flaky than pie pastry. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Getting better screen refresh rate in X?

ection "Monitor"' part of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (ensuring that you comment out any other modelines that might be present for the specified resolution), and restart X11. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Kdepim & Korganizer Upgrade Problem

\ /var/cache/apt/archives/korganizer_4%3a3.2.3-1_i386.deb should do it. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Kdepim & Korganizer Upgrade Problem

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 11:31:41PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 04:59:07PM -0500, Bruce DeGrasse wrote: > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/korganizer_4%3a3.2.3-1_i386.deb > > (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/etc/kde3/khotnewstuff

Re: Package Download Tool?

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 08:49:20AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > apt-get -y --print-uris install lyx | awk '/http:/ {print "wget " $1}' I like to use the following for that: http://linuxmafia.com/~n6tadam/apt-fetch -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custode

Re: Getting better screen refresh rate in X?

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 05:26:58PM -0600, CW Harris wrote: > On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 09:48:33PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 06:42:33AM +1000, Paul Gear wrote: > > > As you can see, the definitions are the same in terms of specs. I'm > > >

Re: make xconfig, libqt3-dev & libqt3-mt-dev

x27;make menuconfig'. It's very useable doesn't require a boot load of nonsense Qt* libs. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: fine-tuning du -h ?

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:33:06PM +0200, Josef Oswald wrote: > > Is there a way to let du -h only print the size of a directory? du -sh /some_dir It's in the manpage, oddly enough. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Transferring install to another HD

ure you change /etc/fstab as appropriate. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X Config and Knoppix

e what graphics 'driver' is recommend to use with X. You also have dexconf support by way of "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86", you also have the 'read-edid' package for DDC compliant monitors. No problem, really. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To U

Re: Transferring install to another HD

ug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LinuxHints/OneDiskToAnother -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: fine-tuning du -h ?

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 04:06:45PM +0200, Josef Oswald wrote: > Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:33:06PM +0200, Josef Oswald wrote: > >> > >> Is there a way to let du -h only print the size of a directory? > > S

Re: Kdepim & Korganizer Upgrade Problem

ing my initial e-mail. It's an acquired art that is easily refined if you have the time to dig. :) -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Transferring install to another HD

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 10:46:08PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > Not on _my_ computers you won't. That's a completely unreliable way of > restoring the directory. He's chrooting into a Debian install. Enough said. It works. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ips

Re: how do i get kdm

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 11:29:57AM -0500, Johnny wrote: > Hi > Late last nite i reinstall Debian 30r2 i386. and I am using gdm as login > now i wanting to use kdm how do i go about get kdm and not gdm. Either install the 'kdm' package, or: dpkg-reconfigure kdm -- Thomas Adam

Re: fine-tuning du -h ?

at drive. I recommend you run badblocks as well. > I sure hate the idea that I need to get an new HDD. :-/ Hardware doesn't live forever, alas. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: I need help with my touch pad.

is not empty, then..". You need to test for it regardless, so something like: [ "$?" = 0 ] && echo "worked" || echo "Failed" Although how this is meant to fix your initial problem is unclear. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? --

Re: Error upgrading KOrganizer

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 11:21:53PM +, Dave Bokan wrote: > Hello, I answered this yesterday. You clearly have no ability to check the BTS. Please read here, and follow the subsequent threads: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/08/msg03770.html -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ip

Re: Usb mouse frozen randomly

.4.27-1-k7 kernel. Any suggest? > (Now i cant send mouse frozen again :) ) Certainly check your logs: /var/log/messages /var/log/XFree86.0.log I get this sometimes as well, but once the CPU goes back to normal, it's fine. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNS

Re: which gcc do I have?

f this is possible). gcc --version -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: hwo to find the cd Number for a given package

madison tell you the relevant information? -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: aptitude refuses to install gcc and a few other things

that if you're going to install 'gcc', you're better of installing: build-essential instead. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: keeping old libc

ion. > Acceptable to copy "/lib" to "/lib2" or somewhat but I dont know what to > do. You could do that and export LD_LIBRARY_PATH as needed, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's not a very stable solution. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Re: Gnuplot 4 on Woody : no Xterm

On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 03:27:26PM +0200, alberto wrote: > I have downloaded and compiled gnuplot 4 from sources. Why? Something wrong with the packages? -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe&q

Re: KMail crashing on startup.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=264976 -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Help with Dependencies

.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=156937 -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Copying Text from a command prompt...No GUI Involved, and then X-windows issue

I do this on a strictly command > prompt basis? Remember I have NO GUI, so I cannot do the normal highlight > with the mouse and paste into window deal. Any advice? TIA!! command > ~/error.log 2>&1 Then send the ~/error.log file with your e-mail. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis cus

Re: Gnuplot 4 on Woody : no Xterm

On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 06:23:18AM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 08:03:18PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 03:27:26PM +0200, alberto wrote: > > > > > I have downloaded and compiled gnuplot 4 from sources. > > >

Re: Copying Text from a command prompt...No GUI Involved, and then X-windows iss

tten, so again: command > ~/error.log 2>&1 -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-get - unmet dependencies

bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=268892 -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X-Windows startup issue!

x-window-manager -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Making KDE my default GUI....

On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 07:40:07PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Will Ness wrote: > All you need is the appropriate line for your desired wm/environment. But KDM and GDM (yet another reason why the developers should be shot on sight) do not honour ~/.xsession. XDM does, as does startx. --

Re: Dock Appts II

with using them, but just be aware that it is down to you to get them to "play nice". > 2. Might anyone recommend dock appts which they favor. FvwmButtons. -- Thomas Adam -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: `who -d' Dead processes

process is indeed init (which it shouldn't be - it ought to be the shell that you execute the 'who -d' command from), then there is no way of killing that properly. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: saving a session urgent pls

ng your editor was vim, it should save a copy of the file as /path/.swp (or some variant thereof) - you can get vim to use this next time. Other than that, there is no other means. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: GTK 1.2 font problems

--- Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After reading the newsgroups, here's what I've tried: Try this: http://linuxgazette.net/issue96/adam.html -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: How to remove escape sequences from a existing file

--- diego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I automatically remove ANY escape sequence to convert it into a > real plain text? cp ./the_file ./the_file.bckup col -b < ./the_file > ./the_file.old && mv ./the_file.old ./the_file -- Thomas Adam = "The

Re: Lesstif over VNC a problem?

boxes and it depends on lesstif2. Nothing to do with Lesstif. Does it work if you type: LANG=C xmgrace & -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your s

Re: Which package to pipe to gz automatically?

--- Silvan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used to be able to, for example > > less README.gz > > Something was set up somewhere to automagically substitute > > gunzip -c README.gz|less use "zless" (distributed with the 'gzip' pack

Re: suddenly only root can login

to su to one of the users. Also, none of the users who > access the system via samba can logon either. Sounds like a PAM issue to me. Check /etc/pam.d/* -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxga

Re: kernel 2.6.6 - why shutting down my hard drives while rebooting?

;re using APIC. If you want to inhibit this: linux noapic from the lilo prompt. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish y

Re: Alias problem

One of which is already included as your original one above, just commented out. When you have finished with that execute: . ~/.bash_profile and all will be right with the world. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: edit pdf's

--- Jonathan Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm, shame on him for not finding pdf2html using apt-cache.. mind you, I > can't find it with apt-cache or dpkg -S. Which package is it in? It's in the package: 'gs-common'. -- Thomas Adam = &quo

Re: locales error when performing apt-get install

--- Cristi Banciu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any idea how could I fix this problem ? I tried dpkg-reconfigure locales > without success. > I am using debian/sid You should know better. Check the BTS [1] -- Thomas Adam [1] http://bugs.debian.org = "The Linux Weeke

Re: Java still kicks out of X

--- David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Common denominators? Both Netbeans and the other app use swing. I do not > know > whether Jazz and OpenOffice do. So: export CLASSPATH=/path/to/rt.jar -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://lin

Re: sound problem.

s list already. Please check the archives. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you

Re: edit pdf's

--- Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there a program lurking out there that might work (apt-cache didn't > seem to find anything). Then you were using it incorrectly. I'd use pdf2html, edit the HTML, and convert it back again. Ugly, perhaps. But it might do wha

Re: unable to install "woody" on i386

hough, make sure you look at the output that: lspci gives you, and obtain both the BUSID and the correct make of your chipset for the graphics card you have. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http

Re: cdrecord error

isted in the file: /etc/modules and if not, add them to it. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all o

Re: kernel upgrading basically ok now

nel module support" selected under "General Options" from 'make menucongig'. HTH, -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up yo

Re: Setting locale failed

--- Christian Christmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > my resent apt-get upgrade of my German sarge system failed while > installing > some locales packages. > When I now execute an upgrade the process always fails with the message: Check the BTS... http://bug

Re: cdrecord error

ur CDRW drive. Then don't forget to run "lilo". If you're using GRUB, you'll need to edit the /vmlinuz line such that: /vmlinuz ide-scsi=/dev/XXX Then reboot. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: twitchy mouse

e using ext3, the journal is being saved. By default (unless you change it with 'tune2fs') the journal is committed every five seconds. The other, perhaps less obvious idea, is that you need to change your mouse settings v

Re: pager changed after upgrade from woody to sarge:

ay all 370 possibilities? (y or n) > when i type y, bash lists the files using /bin/more. > > chase `which pager` says that /usr/bin/pager points to > /usr/bin/less. As root: update-alternatives --config pager -- Thomas Adam Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messen

Re: How to detect that runlevel switch is done

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone, > > is there a standard way how to detect that switching the runlevel has > finished? Yes, see the "runlevel" command: man 8 runlevel It tells you the previous and current run

Re: absurdly simple LAN problem

I suspect that it's more a routing issue on your part. Certainly the output from the commands I've requested will help. -- Thomas Adam ___ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new

Re: [gnome art] I cannot identify a program

--- Andrea Ballatore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want absolutely to install the application in top-left corner. Can > you > tell me which is it? gaim. -- Thomas Adam ___ Yahoo!

Re: bash script

quot; ... if these lines are stored in a file already, that you're wanting to append to some other file, then using cat is your best bet. I am not sure if this answers your question or not. I'm having trouble understanding it. -- Thomas Adam __

Re: device file permissions the debian way

Is it a security risk? No -- it's just a symlink to the actual device. It's fine, as long as the necessary and correct ("correct" in terms of the policy you're enforcing on your system) permissions are there on the device the symlink points to. >

Re: Replies to echo difficult

of the time when I reply I want the list to see it. This list > causes me to have to paste in a CC: or another To: in order > to get the response onto the list. Search this list's archives, going back, say nine months or so. You'll find it was discussed in more d

Re: Java installing

bject You probably need to set the "CLASSPATH" environment variable. -- Thomas Adam ___ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.ya

Re: setting up environment variables

s. That's why the user has the freedom to use ~/.x{session,init} --- let the user do it for themselves. The easy work around, even without it is, is to get your teminal emualator to spawn a login-shell. -- Thomas Adam _

Re: how to show refresh rate of ttys?

the exact refresh rate of ttys? > I want > to make sure it indeed worked. What makes you think the value you have is wrong in the first place? Indeed, why do you even _care_? -- Thomas Adam ___ Does your mail provide

Re: Synaptic Package Manager vs. RPM

kages you're going to need to install. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a .deb file of an RPM already in existance, for most packages. -- Thomas Adam ___ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've

Re: Upgrading to linux-2.6.14.2

eady a search feature to this list, although I suspect it might not be as comprehensive as to catalougue URLs. -- Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins

Re: oom-killer

ns when a resource is out of control. The OOM-killer steps in to preserve the kernel, since without that, nothing runs. -- Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just sav

Re: Shell Script (If and Else) problem

--- Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if [ ... ]; > then command; > else other_command; > fi I much prefer: [ ... ] && { foo } || { bar } -- Thomas Adam ___

Re: How to remove exim4 when aptitude doesnt think its installed?

ith the command you've tried using, along with any output would be a start. Indeed, at this stage, I'd use dpkg: # dpkg -P --forget-old-unavail exim4 -- Thomas Adam ___ Yahoo! Model Search 2005 - Find the next cat

Re: Stock Sarge segfaults, and later crashes!

, but that's rarely the case where computer components are concerned. They're mechanical, like most things, so they're bound to wear out eventually -- especially if they get used all the time. It could be that you get unlucky with your particular drive. -- Thomas Adam

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