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Re: [SuSE Linux] Re: 2 LOS99 questions
by kingr＠icon.co.za 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

The Linux Office Suite 99 CD is also bootable, ofcourse...... -----Original Message----- From: Kaare Rasmussen <kar(a)webline.dk> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: 29 November 1998 08:47 Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Re: 2 LOS99 questions > >> Because it assumes you already have an Linux Operating System. The SuSE >> Linux contained is just an add-on. > >I'm sorry to say, but that doesn't make sense at all. You make a parcel >with Applixware and add Linux. Why do you suppose the buyers will have >another Linux in advance? > >> I'm sure Oracle, Informix, StarOffice and other applications are shipped >> without boot disk, too. > >But these are not operating systems. Linux is. It is provided in Linux >Office Suite 99. That's the difference. > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[SuSE Linux] Linux Today: S.u.S.E. 6.0 Linux--finally glibc
by toftd001＠hawaii.rr.com 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

<PRE> <A HREF="http://www.linuxtoday.com/stories/1202.html"><A HREF="http://www.linuxtoday.com/stories/1202.html</A">http://www.linuxtoday.com/stories/1202.html</A</A>></PRE> <ADDRESS>Title: <STRONG>Linux Today: S.u.S.E. 6.0 Linux--finally glibc</STRONG></ADDRESS> <table> <tr> <TD COLSPAN=1 WIDTH=480><a href="/cgi-bin/relay.pl?v=lt1"><img src="/pics/lt-banner3.gif" border=0 alt="Advertise with Linux Today" width="468" height="60"></a> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=1 WIDTH=16> <IMG SRC="/pics/spacer.gif" WIDTH=16 HEIGHT=1 HSPACE=0 VSPACE=0 BORDER=0 ALIGN="TOP" ALT=""> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=1 WIDTH=144> <A HREF="/"><IMG SRC="/pics/lt.gif" WIDTH=90 HEIGHT=53 Alt="Linux Today" BORDER=0></A><br> </TD> </tr> </TABLE> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE="-1"> [ <a href="/">TODAY</A> | <a href="/opinions/">OPINIONS</A> | <a href="/commercial/">COMMERCIAL</a> | <a href="/contrib.pl">CONTRIBUTE</a> | <a href="/advertise/">ADVERTISE</A> ] <BR> [ <a href="/search.html">SEARCH</A> | <a href="/digests/">SITE DIGESTS</A> | <a href="/mail-lists">MAILING LISTS</A> | <a href="/about/">ABOUT</a> | <a href="/linkus.html">LINK US</A> ] </FONT> </CENTER> <hr> <TABLE BORDER=0><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="+1">S.u.S.E. 6.0 Linux--finally glibc</A></FONT><BR> <FONT COLOR=""><I>Nov 28th, 17:15:09 </FONT></I><P>The German version will ship December 15 on five CDROMS. Orders are being taken now. <p>S.u.S.E. is one of the last distributions to convert to glibc 2.0.7. S.u.S.E. 6.0 will feature ecgs 1.1.1, XFree86 3.3.3 and Kernel 2.0.36. <p>S.u.S.E. is an RPM-based Linux distribution. Featured packages include: <ul> <li>afio 2.4.5, a cpio-compatible archive-backup program <li>dhcplient, a DHCP client <li>ipchains 1.3.5, Firewall und IP-Accounting Administration <li>lilypond 1.0.17, music typesetter <li>mgp 1.03a, MagicPoint presentation program <li>mysql 3.21.33b, popular and fast SQL database program <li>openldap 1.0.2, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) <li>orbit (CORBA ORB), part of the GNOME Project <li>perl_tk 800.007, add Tk capabilities to your Perl programs <li>pgaccess, Postgres GUI access tool <li>rpmfind, automatically upgrade your distribution by FTP <li>x11amp 0.7, MP3 player for X <li>yodl 1.31.5, Yet Another Document Language--used by Linux Journal <li>adabas d 10.0.5 Personal Edition, commercial SQL database system <li>antivir 5.15.0.1, Linux anti-virus scanner <li>apache 1.3.3 + PHP 3.0.5 (for ADABAS D and mySQL) + mod_perl 1.15_01 + mod_ssl 2.0.14, the popular web server with compiled with extensions <li>aps 1.4.4. a powerful printer filter <li>bwbasic 2.20pl1, BASIC interpreter <li>dosemu 0.98.3, the popular and powerful MS-DOS emulator <li>flagship 4.48, commercial Clipper compiler demo <li>jdk 1.1.7v1a, Java Development Kit <li>KDE 1.0 with qt 1.41, the popular GUI desktop <li>Netscape 4.5 <li>gimp 1.0.2 <li>perl 5.00502 <li>postgres 6.4-Beta4 <li>ssh 1.2.26 <li>SuSEFax PRE1.0alpha1, Java-based Hylafax fax client <li>yast 0.97.5, user-friendly systems administration tool <li>and hundreds more packages </ul> <p><a href=" http://www.suse.de/lx/lx.html"> More information in German</a>. </TD><TD VALIGN=TOP> <UL><LI><A HREF="/mailstory.pl?sn=1202">Mail this story to a friend</A><LI><A HREF="/printstory.pl?sn=1202">Printer-friendly version of this story</A></UL> </TD></TR></TABLE><P><HR>Comments from Readers: (Read all comments on <A HREF="/stories/1202 _flat.html">one page</A>)<P><UL><LI><A HREF="/showtb.pl?tbsn=1415&sn=1202">james borders - </A> </UL><P> <A NAME="talkback">Post your comments using the form below. <FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/cgi-bin/talkback-action.pl"> <input type=hidden name="sn" value="1202 "> Your Name: <BR><input type=text name="name" size=30> <BR> Your Email Address:<br><input type=text name="email" size=30> <BR> Subject:<br><input type=text name="subject" size=30> <BR> Comments:<br><TEXTAREA NAME="comment" wrap=virtual ROWS=5 COLS=50></TEXTAREA> <BR> <input type=hidden name="infoshow" value="both"> <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Send"> or <INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Reset"> </FORM> [ <A HREF="/">Home Page</A> | <A HREF="#top">Top of Story</A> ]<HR> <FONT SIZE="-1">All times are recorded in CST.<br>Copyright © 1998 by Linux Today (<A HREF="mailto:webmaster@linuxtoday.com">webmaster(a)linuxtoday.com</A>)</FONT>

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[SuSE Linux] KDE Install Question
by sandyseeds＠iname.com 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

I'd like to have KDE on the HD for some of its apps, however I do NOT want to run KDE when logging in. I specifically don't want Kwm and kfm to run at all. How do I get a different wm to be the default, once I DL kde from SuSE's CD's? My experience with 5.3 is that if kde is there, it defaults to it. Also, any suggestions to cure this one? As root, root can only access an X-session via startx, which runs fvwm2. When xdm is run, the users can login, but root can not. (This is a straight 5.3 install without kde. Maybe that's my prob?) TIA -- Sandy Seeds Going there today with SuSE Linux! - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[SuSE Linux] 2.0.36
by phil＠stokes.demon.co.uk 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

Can anyone tell me which file to hack to get the "Linux version 2.0.36.." line which is sent to the console at boot time, to appear in that nice blue colour. I know it's sad, but I've gotten used to seeing it appear in blue in the SuSE kernels, and I don't like the plain white version I've now got in 2.0.36! Just the name of the file will do, I can check the diffs against the version in the 2.0.35-SuSE sources. Thanks, Phil -- Philip Stokes Email: phil(a)stokes.demon.co.uk Fax: +44 (0)870 164 1242 - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[SuSE Linux] umlaut's in linux ?
by neonatus＠bigfoot.com 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hello! I have an umlaut (letter with two dots over it) in my surname can anyone tell me how this can be done - my .xmodmap can only write two characters separated - the letter and teh dots as if each was seperate, but they should be both typed at once - instead uš the dots should be over u. Anyone please - German users - any info? THX in advance Bostjan - -- Bostjan Muller [NEONATUS], NEONATUS(a)bigfoot.com, <A HREF="http://surf.to/NEONATUS"><A HREF="http://surf.to/NEONATUS</A">http://surf.to/NEONATUS</A</A>> ICQ #:7506644, My PGP key <A HREF="http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc"><A HREF="http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc</A">http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc</A</A>> RSA id: 0x90178DBD, I accept ONLY RSA keys Press any key to continue or any other key to quit... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3in Charset: latin1 Comment: PGP - Privacy - The Choice Is Yours! iQEVAgUBNmBWclLaN4+QF429AQE7rgf/bGAo0cojgnS7qableucqWQv+SmDddWaL p+gRfZuGsp93xE/qrbl7jZEEn9wXIjWjuO8nbVT5YC+xQ2tkwS9a9LZ6zpde3c1Y C3lcw69O0s1IEbi0S5CTUciVKAQdFBZ3EGgGSY9vnvxeOr1y0PlD8lX3zR+i8R4C h1zuu49jgYRe/m0sP6L8/cRQoSlIPZF6FTphXMVPKGyyT6uuVh+qsvmsz6sSmjCw TM14OMCRM1B+FZhgyyqhaTt3TldaDWyTl7YZHHeMLRSL7HX18TFcClAF5jsSq1aa KzGTl1E1TiL99zq+8bAKPJ4uDAf1V4NGb+z23DouwCZThfYbx7VKLg== =CMYt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[SuSE Linux] Any Earthlink Users in US/CA?
by sandyseeds＠iname.com 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

I'm looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA). Anyone here using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in general? Other ISP suggestions welcome. andy -- Sandy Seeds Going there today with SuSE Linux! - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[SuSE Linux] mount/umount
by neonatus＠bigfoot.com 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

Hello! I would like to be able to mount and umount cdrom and or floppy with one program - one link on desktop - is that possible - if it is - how can this be done? I am using KDE and would like to have an program on desktop where _I would click once to mount and the second time to umount - is this possible - or at least sth. similar ? Bostjan -- Bostjan Müller [NEONATUS], NEONATUS(a)bigfoot.com, <A HREF="http://surf.to/NEONATUS"><A HREF="http://surf.to/NEONATUS</A">http://surf.to/NEONATUS</A</A>> ICQ #:7506644, My PGP key <A HREF="http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc"><A HREF="http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc</A">http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc</A</A>> RSA id: 0x90178DBD, I accept ONLY RSA keys Press any key to continue or any other key to quit... - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [SuSE Linux] kppd - Modem USR Modem string?
by kingr＠icon.co.za 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

Hi Jeff: Not a Winmodem... But external -yes. (USR Sporster Flash v.90) It now seems to work most of the time, but occasionally, when you send it the init string, it just doesnt send back "ok" so kppp just sits there. diald is no longer running, and I've looked at the bios to check the ports (mouse = irq4 modem =irq3 ) . I see in the faq a mention of speed of intialisation of the modem - tried adjusting the speed - no difference. I've also tried changing cr/lf, lf, cr as per the FAQ - all to no avail. I've tried all the different initialisation strings that have been suggested - as well as nothing but "ATZ", - all seem to work about the same! I've tried different /dev names - ttyS1, cua1, /dev/modem - all work the same. In minicom, an "ATZ" gets an "ok" everytime, but if I try to reset the modem with alt-z m, the string is echoed on the screen, but nothing else happens. I've also tried different speeds from 9600 up to 115000 (or whatever) - also no change. When it plays up, the only 'cure' is to power-down and reboot the > PC < (Resetting the modem has no effect) So I'm guessing its something to do with the serial port in the PC itself ....... I will try your suggestion about pnpdump - oh, and I have the OSS sound driver installed..... could there be any sort of conflict there I wonder?? When I tried to install a second sound-card, the driver gave some complaint about other PnP cards being present... Perhaps I must see if uninstalling the driver makes any difference. Having spent two days fiddling with the modem, and a day getting the Real Audio Player to partially work, I'm starting to be not >quite< so critical of WinNT/98 ! .... but on the other hand, SuSE 5.3 has yet to crash on me!!!! I intend to replace Redhat 5 with SuSE 5.3 on my two servers at work a.s.a.p. - but would dearly love to also replace NT on my desktop PC ! (I have enough grey hairs, thank-you!) -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Marold <havok(a)xihl.ni.net> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: 26 November 1998 03:14 Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] kppd - Modem USR Modem string? > > > >> >>Thanks for the quick reply. No luck, however. I don't get any "ok" >> >>response from the modem, so everything just hangs... Even powering-off the >> >>modem to reset it seems to have no effect. > >> >>When I went back into windows, I also seemed to have a problem until I >> >>reinstalled the modem. I wonder if this is some 'plug and pray' problem? > > >1) it sounds like this is an extenal modem - you're sure it's not a > WINMODEM ? (winmodems will never work under linux) > >2) assuming its PNP, have you run '/sbin/pnpdump > isapnp.conf' and does > pnp dump detect the modem ? > >3) have you checked to see if other running processes (e.g.diald) are > locking the port (and the modem) ? > >4) you sure minicom is connecting to the right port ? > > > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [SuSE Linux] graphical mode login in
by k01164＠ko.hhs.dk 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

Even if it starts up with a graphical login screen, you still have the normal text console available. just press CTRL+ALT+F1 to get to the first, and you can use the text login. Sincerely Ole On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, Carlos Arroyo Junior wrote: > > I would like to boot and login in graphical mode. > > I know how to do that. But if something gets wrong it is usefull > > to login in ASCII mode. > > What should I do if suddenly I can't login in > > graphical mode and I want to switch again to ASCII mode? > > How can I get back to ASCII mode if I can't login in by graphical mode? > > > Can I have this option : > > - boot by floppy -> ASCII mode > - boot by HD -> graphical ? > > Thanks > > > Carlos > > carlosar(a)dca.fee.unicamp.br > - > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[SuSE Linux] Modem Woes
by rbaguer＠freenet.columbus.oh.us 29 Nov '98

29 Nov '98

Hello all... I am currently running SuSE 5.3 & Win95 on the same machine. The modem I got with the computer is a 56k PnP that is on COM3 using IRQ 3. I have a PnP SoundBlaster on IRQ 5. The soundblaster works under Win & Linux. The modem only works under Win. Desperate for internet under linux, I insatlled an IBM 28.8 modem on COM4 (/dev/cua3). Using setserial, I changed the IRQ on the 28.8 from 3 to 4. When I run minicom, under any /dev/cuax or /dev/ttySx, I get the famous no-input term screen (that is, I cannot type anything, indicating it is not finding a modem). So I'm stuck at that point. But here is where it gets weird. If I run xminicom, it is extremely slow and sluggish but will let me issue at commands, and will connect to another computer. This has befuddled me. What I would like to do is run both of the OS'es off of the 56k, but at the very least I would like to run the 56k PnP off Win95 and use the 28.8 for linux. Am I getting an IRQ conflict preventing me from using the 28.8? I have previously tested this modem and used it a lot on RH5.1 ... Help me -- I've got a great new box but until I can get internet on linux, I am stuck in win95 (as the internet is my bread n butter)... Thanks! -- ryan - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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