Excerpts from linuxchix: 10-May-101 [techtalk] Large Disk/glibc.. by Kai
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> I'm running rpm 3.0.6-6x. To upgrade to util-linux-2.10o or modutils-2.4.0,
> I need to have glibc-2.2. My current version is 2.1.2-11. However, I can't
> upgrade glibc using rpm, because I need a highe
Excerpts from linuxchix: 30-Apr-101 Re: [techtalk] Re: Write do.. by
Mary [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> X outside project (say an open source project) has a cvs tree. I
> want to be able to import their CVS tree, whilst at the same time
> maintaining my own tree, probably minor, of changes, and resyncing
>
Finding out what process is actually using the port might help.
Assuming this is your machine that you're trying to find out about,
and you have root, you can use 'lsof' (LiSt Open Files) to check what
has things open. Something listening on a tcp port will show up like:
inetd 172 root
Excerpts from linuxchix: 22-Mar-101 Re: [techtalk] Web diary. by Mary
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> > So your total bandwidth consumption is the cvs commit/update
> > (depending on whether the cvs is remote or local), and however much it
> > takes ssh to send those commands over.
>
> Beyond neglible that
Excerpts from linuxchix: 22-Mar-101 Re: [techtalk] Web diary. by Mary
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> I'm not seeing terribly much wrong with these ideas yet :) except the
> reuploading thing. You're too used to a cable modem now Jenn (Mary's
> diary entries are now well over 200K and that used to take some
Excerpts from linuxchix: 21-Mar-101 [techtalk] Web diary. by Mary
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> Now there is one problem with the dynamic pages: the mailing list. Is
> there any better way of noticing the addition of a new entry aside from
> a cron job (ie directory notification or something)?
Unfortunate
Excerpts from linuxchix: 21-Mar-101 [techtalk] DESIGN: N-ary
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> Has anyone come up with a useful design of an N-ary tree (I'm
> thinking of a 4-ary tree) where you can lift a whole branch of
> the tree and move it elsewhere?
What do you mean by move it elsewhere? Are
If you don't have anything really specific, you probably want to
contribute to an existing project.
First, find something that you'd be interested in working on, such as
a program you use or a project working on something that interests
you. http://www.sourceforge.net is a good place to look for
Excerpts from linuxchix: 24-Jan-101 [techtalk] Tar options by Bek
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> Anybody know why it's not working
In the tar info ('info tar exclude' on my machine), it says:
---
A PATTERN containing `/' excludes a name if an initial subsequence
of the name's components matches PATT
Excerpts from linuxchix: 21-Nov-100 [techtalk] Re: Technical is.. by
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> And not just free of known bugs, but tested well.
So, how do you test well? What testing procedures and methodolgies
should be used? And how can adequate coverage be ensured?
Scenario: You are designing a
Excerpts from linuxchix: 15-Nov-100 [techtalk] How do I ... ? (.. by
J-Mag Guthrie@brokersys.
> Issue 2: I really like Eterm but I want to train it to start with the big
> font, and have a transparent, shaded background (and in my dreams, have it
> pick a random tint). I understand that this is
Excerpts from linuxchix: 8-Nov-100 Re: [techtalk] Lilo (or is .. by
Sunnanvind Briling@swipn
> I did change it to just /dev/hda, wich resulted in the new lilo
> overwriting th e mbr (it hadn't before). While this works, I'd like
> the Debian mbr back, like it used to be. Is it just "install-mbr"
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Nov-100 Re: [techtalk] Lilo (or is .. by
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> I think "boot=" should be pointed to /dev/hda.
> Try adding -
> boot=/dev/hda
> to /etc/lilo.conf
> and run /sbin/lilo again.
It doesn't have to be. (I have mine as boot and root both /dev/hda3) I
think it's
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Nov-100 [techtalk] clock issues?? by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ... every time I reboot my system (I was *attempting a rh7.0 upgrade
> *sigh* =96 pointless) it resets the clock to an hour
> ahead. (daylight time instead of standard time)
Is your hardware clock set to local ti
Excerpts from linuxchix: 24-Oct-100 [techtalk] Asheron's Call a.. by
"Kath"@optonline.net
> Anyone know how to get Asheron's Call to work through a Debian =
> ipmasquerade box?
A search on google for "asheron's call linux ipmasq" (without the quotes)
gave me this url:
http://www.zone.com/asher
Excerpts from linuxchix: 22-Oct-100 [techtalk] Re: losing time by "Mary
E. Mulderrig"@spea
> I wish it were that simple !!
> The more time that passes the further behind the clock
> falls. It has taken a week but know it is behind by a full four hours !
Is it possible that root sees the hardware
Excerpts from linuxchix: 23-Oct-100 Re: [techtalk] last straw (.. by
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> I don't want to be bitchy or rtfm-y, I'd just like to point out that it's
> very important to do research.
So, what are they supposed to RTF? A brand-newbie often just doesn't
know where the M is. I also
Excerpts from linuxchix: 20-Oct-100 [techtalk] (no subject) by Arindam
Chatterjee@yahoo
> i get the following output:
>
> child process
> addr of x = bb00 addr of y = bafc
> parent process
> addr of x = bb00 addr of y = bafc
>
> so far i know parent and child proces
Excerpts from linuxchix: 15-Oct-100 [techtalk] running a progra.. by
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> mount /dev/fd0 /mnt;cd /mnt;./memtest all
>
> The error I received was -
> sh: ./memtest: No such file or directory
I'm not familiar with the redhat install cd, but a few things to try:
ls /mnt
after mo
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Oct-100 Re: [techtalk] RE: Not usin.. by
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> lynx: (not to be confused with the OS of same name)
[...]
> mousesupport:no
This should be yes.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 30-Sep-100 Re: [techtalk] Does there e.. by
Nicole [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In your ssh setup you have to make sure you have X11Forwarding enabled.
> For OpenSSH this is in /etc/ssh/sshd_config ... I think in most
> distributions of OpenSSH it is disabled b
Excerpts from linuxchix: 26-Sep-100 [techtalk] need help with a.. by
alissa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> with the "file" line reading like:
> [first-letter-of-domain]/db.[domain-minus-top-level-domain]
Here's a way to get the [domain-minus-top-level-domain] part:
echo $DOMAIN | sed -e 's/\.[^\.]*$//'
Excerpts from linuxchix: 19-Sep-100 [techtalk] The general case.. by
J-Mag Guthrie@brokersys.
> I've never installed a non-Debian anything and I'm paranoid.
Don't be too worried. If it's not a core component of the system,
and if there isn't really anything that depends on it[1], you should
be
Excerpts from linuxchix: 7-Sep-100 [techtalk] serial port...ho.. by "K.
Ziel"@scc.net
> So, my issue tonight is that I'm trying to configure my linux box
> to let me hotsync my palmpilot.
>
> I tried to use ttyS0, but it said it was busy, and that's when i
> remember it must be the modem. So
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Sep-100 [techtalk] two NICs don't work"David
Merrill"@terraser (850*) by
> I am running RH6.2, and whenever I try to install a second NIC
> (eth1), my first one (eth0) stops working. Do I have to do a
> kernel recompile to enable two cards? I'm something of a newbie,
>
Excerpts from linuxchix: 31-Aug-100 [techtalk] resolv.conf issues by
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> 2. Can anyone confirm/deny this behavior in another linux distro? I don't
> recall ever trying multiple search domains before, personally, but it
> works fine on solaris 2.7 and openBSD 2.7
/etc/resolv.conf
Excerpts from linuxchix: 28-Aug-100 [techtalk] re: Apache and P.. by
Allen Heinecke@cx449026-
> All of the binaries appear to run correctly, however there is an
> "invisible" process running a webserver on my box. As in when
> I do a 'ps aux|grep httpd' or a 'ps aux|grep apache' I don't get
> an
Excerpts from linuxchix: 17-May-100 Re: [techtalk] Adobe Acroba.. by
Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> acroread ../../Source/ATM/Extra/Edge/FileCore.cpp:322:CTBool, CTFile:
> Write(const void *, unsigned int): Assertion 'nWritten == nCount' failed.
> Abort
Looks like an assert() failed[1]. If acroread w
(please don't use html mail.)
Excerpts from linuxchix: 18-May-100 [techtalk] network configuring"Deepa
Karnad"@blr.vsnl. (1539*) by
> One basic question. How can an IP address be assigned to a host?=20
> Tried many ways including Lisa. Could not figure out.=20
> I understand that there should
Excerpts from linuxchix: 17-May-100 [techtalk] Adobe Acrobat he.. by
Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I installed the Adobe Acrobat reader on RH 6.2. It doesn't seem to want to
> run under anything other than root. I set it up under /user/local. Adobe
> then puts the program under /user/local/Acrobat4/bi
Excerpts from linuxchix: 12-May-100 [techtalk] how to find prio.. by
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> The project in question: a generic ratings and comments engine for
> a website. The things being rated could be anything, but site
> visitors should be able to vote on various survey questions for each
> (boo
Excerpts from linuxchix: 9-May-100 [techtalk] automatically pr.. by
"Christian MacAuley"@jel
> This is probably a really basic question, but i can't find an example of it
> anywhere. I set up an email account on my FreeBSD server. When this
> account receives an email, i want it a Perl script t
Excerpts from linuxchix: 3-May-100 [techtalk] OT - [job opp] o.. by
"Sidra M. S. Vitale"@ope
> Ugh, an off-topic post! Icky-icky poo! Could some kind
> soul let me know what the appropriate forum is for a job
> opp? Or is *this* the appropriate forum?
Surprisingly, it would be [EMAIL PROTECTE
Excerpts from linuxchix: 21-Apr-100 [techtalk] remote xwin? by Brian
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> I have several RHL 6.0 machines on my network. I would like one to act as
> the XServer, and have the others connect to it via an x interface to run
> apps, print, etc. However, I don't want the "clients" t
Excerpts from linuxchix: 19-Apr-100 [techtalk] newbie trying to.. by
Julia Coolman@gladstone.
> and i am SO lost and feel like SUCH a clueless newbie and have NO idea
> where to go from here. indeed, there is no such directory as /sbin/pump,
> but what is it needed for, and how can i remedy not h
Sent a reply to the original message, but apparently it didn't get there,
so here it is:
Excerpts from mail: 8-Apr-100 Re: [techtalk] ftp_masq sto.. by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> well, I'm not completely sure how to tell,
> but if I insmod ip_masq_ftp, it tells me
> it's already existing.
The comma
Excerpts from linuxchix: 8-Apr-100 [techtalk] ftp_masq stopped.. by
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> any clues? or more information needed?
Is the module loaded?
Is it still loaded when it stops working?
Does passive ftp work?
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Apr-100 Re: Re: [techtalk] Printer .. by
"Jennifer Tippens"@surfa
> In fact, the only thing that prints correctly is netscape (and "Hey,
> Anatoli, print it through Netscape" aint gonna cut it)
My guess is that netscape stuff works because it's [post|ghost]script.
You
If you install something from source, you'll have to somehow tell the
packaging system that you did so, or it won't notice. In Debian you
do that with equivs. No idea how with redhat.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 23-Mar-100 Re: [techtalk] X/windowmaker by
Nicole [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Also, it's not the titlebars and menu text, those look great. It's the
> text that's actually appearing in the applications... things like
> netscape's menus and personal toolbar text, or gaim's text in
I've found this site:
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/bchafy/mp3.html
It includes information about Linux and mp3s in general, as well as
links to some car mp3 player projects.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 23-Mar-100 [techtalk] How to unsubscribe by
"Mats Andersson"@brain.s
> Has the Techtalk server changed? I used to get this list in digest
> format and now it comes i normal format. Also I can't unsubscribe to
>
> ,8000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, it has. read the w
Excerpts from linuxchix: 22-Mar-100 Re: [techtalk] html editors by Steve
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> But isn't there a time and place for authentication?
> Seems a little OTT for a 'public' mailing list.
Why? Authentication is no less important in a public forum. It prevents
someone from forging an em
Excerpts from linuxchix: 22-Mar-100 [techtalk] SB Live! and SiS.. by "m
d"@hotmail.com
> This is my first posting, so forgive me if this is a worn-out question.
> Can I get SB Live! to work under linux? I'm using Redhat 6.0 on a
> Pentium. Windows98 is also loaded.
Yes. There is a driver at ht
Excerpts from linuxchix: 22-Mar-100 Re: [techtalk] html editors by Mari
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> No, sorry... Writing HTML from scratch using emacs has filled all my
> needs so far :-)
Emacs psgml mode is great! Commands to insert an element and the
required sub-elements, complete a tag name, automa
Excerpts from linuxchix: 19-Mar-100 [techtalk] Re: Moderator
stuffGregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] (1504*) by
[entire quoted message snipped]
> Speaking of bad form - html on a mailing list (esp. a linux
> mailing list)? Very bad form - no bonus points for you.
Speaking of speaking of bad form, we didn
Excerpts from linuxchix: 18-Mar-100 Re: ipchains by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> However, it will only tell you the ports, some information about the
> sequence numbers and guess the OS if you tell it to. It won't actually
> print out any vulnerabilities or try to break through the firewall.
I've found
List seems to have lost its [flags]...
Excerpts from linuxchix: 15-Mar-100 od by Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I have a question with regards to od. In Solaris, the command "od -c ."
> will give ascii representation to the file names that are held by the
> directory. In RH6.1 this same command doe
Now that the lists are back...
The project I'm working on is looking at open source/free software
3d modelling tools. Under development is fine, and probably even
better. Anyone working on or know of any?
Excerpts from linuxchix: 7-Mar-100 [techtalk] Intro kinda and .. by
"Lisa Dickson"@fox.nstn.
> How did RedHat Linux get its name?
I read somewhere that it was named after one of the founder's literal
red hat. I can't seem to track down a reference now.. anyone have a cite
or specifics?
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Mar-100 [techtalk] Linux Agents/Rob.. by
Subba [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Are there any command line search agents/bots/crawlers for Linux? I want
> to search a few engines at the same time for some key topics.
>
> Any pointers or info appreciated.
Have you looked on freshm
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Mar-100 Re: [techtalk] everybuddy/i.. by
Lighthouse t. D. Sun@one
> I tried that. It sat there and froze up. I tried putting the idx file in
> ~, and that didn't help either. My ICQ version is not ICQ99. so I don't
> know if this is a version compatibility problem, a
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Mar-100 Re: [techtalk] everybuddy/i.. by
Lighthouse t. D. Sun@one
> Well, I can't tell if this is working. It appears not to be. All it does
> is freeze my mouse and sit there blankly. It's asking specifically for
> icq99 idx files, and I have an older version. COul
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Mar-100 Re: [techtalk] everybuddy/i.. by
Lighthouse t. D. Sun@one
> A ls of that directory gives me uin.dat and uin.idx. 'more'ing them gives
> me garble. If it's possible to import the file, that might work, but I
> haven't seen a way to do that yet. I can look more
Speaking of mbr's and debian, debian comes with a pretty nice mbr (not
lilo), which can boot from any partition with a boot sector. So if you
mess up lilo somehow on a >1-boot system, you can boot to another os and
try to fix stuff (or make a rescue floppy. yes, I know. I had one, but
I hadn't
Excerpts from linuxchix: 2-Mar-100 [techtalk] LILO problem by Michelle
Leonard@inovis.
> But when I try to run lilo to reconfigure
> it, I get the following error
> geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (1649 > 1023)
THis usually means that (parts of) the kernel are on a cylinder > 1
Excerpts from linuxchix: 2-Mar-100 Re: [techtalk] viewer for d.. by
"Simona Nass"@abraham.cs
> Other than Excel, is there anything like it for UNIX? -S.
There's "sc - spreadsheet calculator". I've never used it, except when I
tried it for a few seconds while trying all of the 2 letter UNIX
comma
I'm ah, medicated at the moment, so feel free to delete if incoherent.
Excerpts from linuxchix: 29-Feb-100 [techtalk] gcc versions and.. by
"Becky L. Norum"@coe.neu
> I've been developing my C programs at home using RH6.0
> We are required to submit them on Sparc workstations at school.
> A prog
Excerpts from linuxchix: 25-Feb-100 [techtalk] Paths by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'm about to try to install the JDK and I'd like to set it
> in everyone's default paths. Which file do I modify for
> Bash.
According to the bash manpage:
When bash is invoked as an interactive login shell, or
Excerpts from linuxchix: 24-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] Mandrake 7.0.. by
Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I am running wu-ftpd-2.6.0-3mdk.i586
Have you set up the ftp user and the ftp account?
(check by doing:
grep ftp /etc/passwd
ls /home/ftp
ftp://ftp.cert.org/pub/tech_tips/anonymous_ftp_config
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What ftp server are you running?
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 24-Feb-100 [techtalk] Telnet banner fo.. by
Subba [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I am using Open SSH on my system. Is there anyway to prevent the
> SSHD from revealing the process name or version number?
You mean the, for example, SSH-1.5-1.2.27 which the server sends after
accepti
Excerpts from linuxchix: 23-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] A good intro.. by
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> Ok for a network intro, you might try the Network Administrator's guide.
Hm, I also found that useful, but that was quite a while ago, and it
looks like the NAG at the LDP hasn't been updated since then (199
Excerpts from linuxchix: 20-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] Differences .. by
Telsa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Laurel was collecting experiences of installing and running different
> distributions, wasn't she? Did anything come of that?
I only got a few, so I've been holding off until I get enough to make a
me
Excerpts from linuxchix: 21-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] Installing T.. by
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> The package is graphics program called Dia
> (http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/) .The problem occurs soon
> after I enter ./configure.
Ok, this works fine for me on a couple of systems, so the problem i
Excerpts from linuxchix: 20-Feb-100 [techtalk] Installing
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> Checking host system type...Configure: error: can not guess host
> type; you must specify one.
>
> What does this mean and how do I fix it?
I assume this is from running ./configure. Correct me if I'm wron
Excerpts from linuxchix: 20-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] X Mail clien.. by
"Dan McGarry"@moodindigo
> One of my pet peeves with XEMACS (of all things) is that by default
> it requires cutting and pasting to be done by mouse. The whole reason
> I use XEMACS is to have the powerful keyboard interface *a
The bogus ethernet address is probably a known problem with the eepro100
driver, which is fixed in the newset driver, which you can find at
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/. After you get rid of the hw
address problem, dhcp will probably work.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 16-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] career/famil.. by Rik
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> I know someone called Rachel Hoare.
There's a synchronization construct called a Hoare monitor. Endless
amusement for a class of OS students who have been up too late.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 15-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] 1st time add.. by
"Tania M. Morell"@shadow
> Well, being the stubborn person that I am, I'll probably still keep on
> trying to get this modem to run.
I've heard rumors of people getting linux drivers for winmodems from the
manufacturer...
> Do
Excerpts from linuxchix: 15-Feb-100 [techtalk] reading cookies .. by
Tricia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> is there anyone out there that knows how to read IE5 cookies using python.
> i tried this approach but IE5 does not appear to have an environment
> variable called HTTP_COOKIE.
I don't know the answer
Excerpts from linuxchix: 15-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] ICQ client by "kait
mahar"@hotmail.com
> Hi! I just downloaded everybuddy yesterday... I haven't messed with it
> enough yet to have exhausted all options, but is there some special
> way to add icq contacts? I've tried just typing in numbers,
I like everybuddy (http://www.everybuddy.com). It does AIM and Yahoo also.
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-h [host][:port]
listen-address [host][:port]
If host is specified, bind the junkbuster to that IP address.
If a port is specified, use it. The default port is 8000; the
default host is localhost. Before Version 2.0.2, the default
was to bind
Newer junkbusters default to only allowing connections from localhost. Could
that be the problem?
Also, will the linux box allow you to telnet to it at port 8000 from the NT box?
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 10-Feb-100 RE: [techtalk] KDE license? by Ji
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> Does that mean that no GPLed programs can be linked to commecial libraries
> such as Oracle because Oracle library doesn't ship as a part of "the
> system"?
> I saw a few programs that will let you access Or
Excerpts from linuxchix: 11-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] KDE license? by Rik
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> This talk of adding a clause to the GPL just looks like it's something
> that someone came up with and no-one bothered to check whether it
> was actually a correct statement. It seems that many people have
Excerpts from linuxchix: 12-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] Version Cont.. by Rik
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> Ok but it's got to allow managing, not just browsing. cvsweb
> is a browser only.
Sorry. There are a lot of versons of cvsweb out there. Martin Cleaver's
version allows editing, and it is at
http://www.m
Excerpts from linuxchix: 12-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] Version Cont.. by Rik
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> You can use CVS, like most of us :) I don't know if there is
> a web interface to it though.
Check out cvsweb.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 9-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] LaTeX by Dan
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> Unfortunately reading the info and man pages to learn \LaTeX{} is like
> trying to read them to learn C.
Hey, I learned system programming from the manpages...
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http://www.tug.org, the TeX Users Group web page, has resources and
tutorials for both TeX and LaTeX.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 7-Feb-100 [techtalk] Poor performance.. by
"Nathan T. Lynch"@austin
> What's with the big numbers in the TX 'frame' fields? I'm not even sure
> what that field signifies, someone care to enlighten me? (man ifconfig
> wasn't much help.)
According to the ifconfig source,
Excerpts from linuxchix: 7-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] Geek Chicks by
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> (although I kind of like sourceforget )
That would be a great name for a version control system... sort of like
SourceUnSafe.
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Feb-100 [techtalk] Setting up Dynam.. by
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> How can I do this. I'm using Redhat 6.1. I used to be able to put in a
> static number and it worked fine. Well recently my ISP switched to Dynamic
> DNS. Under KPPP there's only a setting for Dynamic IP add
Excerpts from linuxchix: 5-Feb-100 [techtalk] Changing the Con.. by
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> I just got a 17" monitor and the added size makes everything in
> console mode look grainy. I'd like to reduce the video size to
> something similar to what I had on the old 15" monitor. I've
> gone through va
Excerpts from linuxchix: 1-Feb-100 [techtalk] ?tex and postscriptBeverly
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> Is there something that changes latex or tex to postscript?
latex file.tex
will give you file.dvi
dvips -ofile.ps file.dvi
will give you file.ps
> Can someone post some tutorials for latex
Excerpts from linuxchix: 1-Feb-100 Re: [techtalk] How do I get.. by
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> This is a decent idea. The tricky part is the autologin bit. I
> think this would involve replacing the console getty with something
> like "su -l mom" in /etc/ttys.
Make sure you only run it on 1 tty, othe
Excerpts from linuxchix: 31-Jan-100 [techtalk] Desperately Seek.. by
"C.E.Lestyna"@velvetapoc
> Where exactly is my cutting and pasting being stored?
When you're in X, this is stored in the X server. In the X server,
these are called Selections. Basically, when an application wants to
copy, it
Excerpts from linuxchix: 30-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] MP3's and my.. by
Terri [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Good thought only... if winamp runs on a friend's celeron, why won't it run
> on my laptop's celeron? Is there anything potentially different?
Your laptop could be on crack... A friend of mine found
Thanks everyone, netcat is exactly what I was looking for. Apparently
things of this sort are a 'network piping program', which I suppose
makes sense, now that I think about it...
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 30-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] have you see.. by
Phil V [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Have you tried rpmfind.net?
Well, not having an rpm based system, I don't really want to find rpms.
Is this site useful otherwise?
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 30-Jan-100 [techtalk] web+ (free version)Kelly
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> web + is loaded..but, I have no clue about
> the webplus.exe in the cgi-bin. It keeps telling
> me that it isn't running.
Are you sure webplus.exe isn't a windows binary? What happens if you
ru
I'm looking for a program that I saw 2 years ago or so. It's basically
a utility that can act as a tcp or udp client or server, which is useful
when writing and debugging such programs. Better than using telnet,
since telnet can't do udp or debug a client.
I saw it running on Solaris, and my g
Excerpts from linuxchix: 29-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] sound. by Nicole
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> '/dev/MAKEDEV audio'.
Oh, if you want to make devices in /dev [1], make sure that's the
directory you're in when you run MAKEDEV. By default, it creates them
in the current directory (at least debian's does)
Excerpts from linuxchix: 28-Jan-100 [techtalk] usb by "Valarie Findlay"@bsicon
> ... can someone tell me is there a driver available yet for usb -
Try http://www.linux-usb.org
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I'm not sure if I understand your question, but perhaps the CD Writing
HOWTO would help.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.11
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The gtk.themes.org "Common Problems" document contains a description of
exactly your problem at:
http://gtk.themes.org/php/docs.phtml?docid=55&secid=2.1
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 26-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] Computer clo.. by "J
B"@hotmail.com
> OuchOk, then why does my BIOS, and a couple of other machines want to
> know what the cycle time is for power?
Because BIOSes are vil?
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Excerpts from linuxchix: 26-Jan-100 [techtalk] Computer clock w.. by
Britta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> As I said, my computer clock is way slow. Whenever I set it, it only
> takes a few days for it to get a few hours behind again. Do I just need
> to change the battery? My computer is only 10 months old
Excerpts from linuxchix: 24-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] Really weird.. by
Lighthouse t. D. Sun@one
> The problem lies somewhere between eth0 (my computer) and eth1 (the mac 4
> feet away). They don't want to talk to each other. Silly machines.
Do they know what they are (have the correct ips for th
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