February 2000 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Starting off
by Helen Reed 15 Feb '00

15 Feb '00

Hi, this is Andy Wyse from Trinity School. I am hoping to eventually ise Linux as an Intranet server to replace the NT BDC that I am using at the moment. Any tips on starting off would be appreciated

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Boot Failed
by James Scott 15 Feb '00

15 Feb '00

I have come to the conclusion that my installation boot disk is dead. How do I make a new one. This is not my day. James

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Greetings
by Paul Taylor 14 Feb '00

14 Feb '00

Hi everyone: I am hoping to use Linux as a file and print server but it is all quite experimental at the moment. I have managed to suss (is it SuSE?) out the Internet settings to use the schools existing NT proxy server to do some surfing and I now have to dig in to samba to allow users to access the printer. I am not the school's technician but one of the IT teachers and as such I am in no man's land as far as access to the administration materials. My room is the opposite side of the school and I currently have a windows 98 machine with an HP LaserJet 5 hooked up to it that all of the other 15 windows 95 machines use. Win 98 is no file and print server so I am constantly plagued by complaints that it will not print. If the 95 machine goes into suspend, it dumps the printer off-line for that station and the student has to re-boot the machine a number of times before it re-connects to my computer to print. Usually they play Morse code with the print icon. Sometimes I come in with a new class full of kids, they all log an and see a message to print and I get about 5 dillion pages of wasted printouts before I can get them to cancel. As you can imagine, most annoying and time consuming. I am hoping that a Linux installation acting as a proper file server will enable me to control the queue and stop all the wastage? If anyone has this sort of set-up working I would appreciate the feedback. I am glad that Linux is making a breakthrough into schools and I think that my school (Westwood St. Thomas in Salisbury) will embark on this road quite strongly. We have currently 130+ stations in the school and the prospect of more on the way. With the inevitable (?) backward step of upgrading Microexploit products, we are looking at £10,000 in licenses alone. A suite of networked Linux machines running StarOffice is a much more attractive proposition. If I can get my microcosm to work I think I can better sell the idea to SMT. Bye, Paul ptaylor(a)uklinux.net

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Today's welcome message
by Roger Whittaker 14 Feb '00

14 Feb '00

I've forwarded this to the list. Please reply to the list, everyone, then all get to see. On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Chris Davies wrote: > Date sent: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:25:14 +0000 (GMT) > From: Roger Whittaker <roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk> > To: suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com > Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Today's welcome message > > > Hello all! > > > Not "lurking", but "wurking"! Just installed SUSE and managed to > get the KDE desktop working. I installed Wordperfect (selected it > and saw it go in) but I'm blowed if I can find it. Where do apps live > and how do I run them? My install listed 1200 applications to > install, but where did they go? To run them you can type their name at the prompt, or click the icon. WordPerfect, I think will get installed under /opt in something like /opt/WP8 > > Where can I find some basic information about the file system, > such as what is stored in bin,usr and these other cryptic locations? There is some useful stuff on this in the manual. > This X-server business, with workstations running applications on a > "server" and seeing X-windows output on local screens, is this > slow? Where can I find out more? Talk to Felsted! > > Lastly, dow we pronounce Linux as L-eye-nux or the lin as in fin ( > no pun intended) We don't care, we just want you to use it. But we say it as in fin. Somewhere there is an audio file of Linus pronouncing it the way he says it. > > Ta lots > > Chris > > > Yes, membership of the list has grown again since yesterday ... > > > > Don't just `lurk': it's really good if people introduce themselves and > > tell everyone what they're doing. Also ask for help - as basic or as > > advanced as you like and we'll try to help as will others on the list. > > > > Please post supplementary questions, replies etc to the list as well - the > > more people see what is being said, the more useful your response become. > > > > Thanks very much to Christopher Dawkins for telling us about what they do > > at Felsted. > > > > Keep posting. > > > > Roger > > -- > > Roger Whittaker > > SuSE Linux Ltd > > The Kinetic Centre > > Theobald Street > > Borehamwood > > Herts > > WD6 4PJ > > ---------------------- > > 020 8387 1482 > > ---------------------- > > roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk > > ---------------------- > > > > > Chris Davies > Head of IT > Epsom College > College Road > Epsom > Surrey > KT17 4JQ > tel.: 01372 821178 > fax.: 01372 821005 > -- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------

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php
by James Scott 14 Feb '00

14 Feb '00

Hello, Is there anyone out there that understands PHP. I am trying to install PHP on my SuSE box and after running ./configure --with-mysql --with-apache-/usr/lib/apache --enabled-track-vars I get the error message Checking Lex output file root ... ./configure: lex: command not found Configure Error: cannot find output from lex; Giving up Any Help. James

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Money Programme
by Roger Whittaker 14 Feb '00

14 Feb '00

By the way, did anyone see the Money Programme last night? There was an item about the launch of Windows 2000 with quite a balenced and sensible description of Linux. -- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------

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Install Error
by adrian.wells 14 Feb '00

14 Feb '00

Hi Roger, Having tried installation 3 times now, I have received the following messages. It would also appear that this occurred on the first installation, but my assistant kindly continued the process without telling me! Is it possible that I have a defective CD-ROM? I believe that the HDD & RAM are okay as I am using a previously functioning win95 workstation, that did not do anything too bizarre in the past! :-) The KDE runs, but as mentioned I get errors when trying to run the GUI I want to use the SuSE version, but in the meantime I am installing a copy of Mandrake (that I bought for my home system but never got around to opening the box). The installation "appears" more flexible than SuSE, but you get far less for your money (in fact it cost abut £27+VAT for three disks) and is "apparently" slower to install (don't forget that I am using YaST1 for my SuSE installation) While that cooks, I'm off to read my Valentines cards and restraining orders. Many thanks Adrian Error messages follow An error occurred during installation/update Please go to the selection of packages (-> Start Installation) and check for lost packages /var/adm/inst-log/installation-1000211-1 25 installed 1 noted for installation with error Can not allocate memory (my note on the KBASE line) Unpacking of archive file failed on file /opt/kde/share/local/de/lc_messages/kcmsamba.mo var/log/config.bootup Kind Regards Adrian Wells _______________________________________ Systems Manager Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25 1PD. Please reply to adrian.wells(a)sidcot.org.uk admin(a)sidcot.org.uk for general enquiries

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Today's welcome message
by Roger Whittaker 14 Feb '00

14 Feb '00

Hello everyone. Even more people have joined the list since Friday. Post a message and introduce yourselves. Tell us how you're getting on. -- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------

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re: Diskless terminals
by Martin Devon 12 Feb '00

12 Feb '00

On Thu 10 Feb, Christopher Dawkins wrote: > The VMware server allows any of our clients (except BBCs and earlier Arcs) > to run a W95 virtual machine. Are your X terminals floppyless as well? If so, what do you do about work done at home and brought in on floppy? On the other hand, if you allow in floppies, Word files etc, is your W95 setup not at some degree of risk from home viruses and rogue software? Do you need to to protect your W95 server, and if so, how do you go about it? Do you need to sweep it from time to time, etc? -- Martin Devon Stonar School

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Server secure setup?
by M E Clinch 11 Feb '00

11 Feb '00

Evening All No I am not a policeman but one point of security you may like. If you want a secure server for nfs mounting for Acorn RiscPCs or (perhaps) samba services then set the users shell to /bin/false instead of a shell (/bin/bash). Any time they try to log in they get loged out. I secured the BSD server we use at school, for the Acorns, to stop hacking and it works so well. The iMacs we have use MacOS-X servers, not quite the x files but. Hope this is of interest. Regards mike -- Mike Clinch, minkl(a)dircon.co.uk, Disclaimer? Acorn RiscPC + SuSE linux box & unix box

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