May 2002 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

installing expect.tar.Z from expect.nist.gov
by Torben Brosten 13 May '02

13 May '02

I don't see an SuSE rpm, or src rpm for Expect, so have the following questions and comments for an suse7.3ppc install. The Expect INSTALL instructions.. 1. suggest installing expect in /usr/local/src/ . This seems consistent with the SuSe directory tree (manual pg 335). 2. states that "the TCL source directory is assumed to be in the same directory as the Expect source directory". I installed TCL8.3 via SuSE rpms. rpms -q -i returns "tcl-8.3.3-44.src.rpm, build host "strawberry.suse.de" I presume I should create a symbolic link in /usr/local/src/ that points to /usr/src/packages/SOURCE yet the directory is empty. find / -name tcl* -print returns.. /usr/bin/tclsh /usr/bin/tclsh8.3 /usr/lib/tcl8.3 ... and a few other miscelaneous doc files. Should I uninstall TCL, and reinstall from a src rpm to get the source files? Is there an SuSE rpm for expect I missed somewhere? Thanks in advance, Torben

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SuSE Linux GNOME Service - still updated for PPC?
by Janus Sandsgaard 11 May '02

11 May '02

SuSEs support-pages descibe "GNOMES: SuSE Linux GNOME Service": In addition, SuSE keeps a lookout every day for new GNOME programs or new versions of existing GNOME programs, and makes these immediately available. These web pages are automatically updated every day; it really is worth making use of the Shift+ Reload function in your browser." When can we expect theese pages to be updated? There is still no entry for SuSE 7.3 PPC, and the newsest version of AbiWord is v. 0.9.5, though AbiWord has already passed v.1.0 -j -- Akademisk Opgavebank http://akademiskopgavebank.dk

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Avifile:Aviplay rpm package for SuSE-7.3-PPC
by Alain Barthélemy 10 May '02

10 May '02

Hello, Did anyone find a Avifile-Aviplay RPM package for SuSE-7.3-PPC? Where? -- Alain Barthélemy cassandre(a)gminformatique.com bartydeux(a)gminformatique.com http://bartydeux.gminformatique.com

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Installing on a PowerMAc 4400
by Tarik Ansari 10 May '02

10 May '02

Hi, I have a PowerMac 4400/160Mhz with 32MB and 2GB HD connected to my LAN with a Realtek PCI 10BaseT ethernet card that is not predestined for mac computers. I only want to recycle this oldworld mac for navigate on the web, macos dont see this card, but Linux can. I have ever tested most diestributions for PPC : -Mandrake PPC : very nice distribution but not very finished for oldworld macs and too heavy for my poor old PowerMac. -YDL : a too untidy distribution, can't go farer than partition editing (suxx bug at this moment) and the french traduction is very bad - Debian : I think very good way but not enought intuitive, I didnt find any ram file on any cd to load on BootX to start the install (only boot.bin but I get a strange thing), BootX is int he CD1 but there is no word about it in the guide. - SuSe : My last hope, moreover, puiguinppc.org webmaster recommanded me this distribution for my needs. My only problem with SuSe is downloading, I have ever read the "why we dont give any iso", my mac dont get 64MB so I cant download from ftp, SuSe website speak about a README.FTP to read for comp that have less than 64MB but I did not see it anywhere (there is a README on the ftp but it dont say any word about that)(http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/lmuelle_suselinux_internet.html). That I am doing is downloading all ppc/7.1 directory from the ftp to my pc I dont know when it will finish and for now I have 1.5GB, I also dont know how I will do to install on the mac because my ethernet card cant work on macos (to transfert this directory) and my mac harddrive is only of 2GB. I can't also buy the pack because I dont know If it will work like I want on my computer, I ever tested much distributions, I am not at the end of my surprises ! Please help me!!! Thank you !

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KDE 3 problem
by comito＠infinito.it 10 May '02

10 May '02

Please forgive me for my mistake about the precedent message :-) Hi people have anyone experienced to install KDE 3 on Linux SuSE PPC 7.3? I downloaded KDE from suse site, but after installation with yast the login is always with KDE 2. Infact KDE not update the old version but it addict itself on /opt/kde3. Plus, if I start kde 3 from failsafe it run in a very slow mode, such KDE 2. Anyone has some advice? Thanks in advance. Salvatore Segreterie VIP: attori, comici, personaggi TV! Voci famose rispondono per te! Scoprile qui http://genie.omitech.it/voicemail/

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ssh: Bash command not found
by Matthias Geissb=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hler 05 May '02

05 May '02

Hi, I've got the following problem: I want to ssh to another computer: But: When I type ssh username@thehostiwant I get the message: ssh: Bash: command not found Since I'm not really an advanced Linux User I thought maybe ssh isn't existing on Linux...lets try: man ssh And what happend? It showed me the man pages of ssh -> so I think ssh IS existing on Linux and I think I have installed it, because I think if the man pages are shown its correctly installed...or not? But for one reason it's not running on my machine. I'm running Suse Linux 7.0 PPC on a Macintosh G4. If anybody has any hints how I can get ssh running on my machine I'd be glad to hear about it And just a question: What about Suse Linux 8.0 for PPC? Any ideas when it'll be available? Thank you mat

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Cyrus-IMAP on SuSE7.3PPC
by Alain Barthélemy 02 May '02

02 May '02

Hello, I may already send a e-mail on the subject I installed the Cyrus-IMAP and Cyrus-SASL rpm packages from SuSE7.3 on a PC and it works perfectly with Postfix and Procmail. The packages were very well constructed. I would like to have a backup server at job but the only available stations are Imac's or G3's. Thus I have SuSE7.3PPC on a G3. The Postfix rpm. package delivers a working application without problems but ... There seems to be some bugs with the Cyrus-IMAP or Cyrus-SASL rpm. packages. If I try to configure Cyrus-IMAP with the instruction: G3: # cyradm -u cyrus localhost ==> nothing happens .... and when I say "nothing" it means nothing, just a blinking cursor waiting for who knows what, no error message, no log messages, nothing, niks, nada. mekesch... Idem with instruction imtest. I installed the same basic config on the backup server. Is there a specialist of the PPC version who can tell me what the problem is? Are the Cyrus-IMAP and Cyrus-SASL for PPC desperately inoperative? -- Alain Barthélemy cassandre(a)gminformatique.com bartydeux(a)gminformatique.com http://bartydeux.gminformatique.com

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