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Re: [SuSE Linux] Linux Today: S.u.S.E. 6.0 Linux--finally glibc
by toftd001＠hawaii.rr.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

Mike McFarlane wrote: > > As a relative newbie still getting SuSE 5.3 up and running to my > satisfaction, do you think there are any compelling reasons to upgrade > to 6.0? I don't think I need the new features, at least not yet, and I > feel like I should get more familiar with the current version, and linux > in general, before I move on. Any comments from the "oldie's" out there? Based on my experience with Red Hat, I would wait one rev, say 6.1, so the glibc migration problems are mostly resolved. Maybe SuSE is learning from Red Hat's mistakes, and is managing the situation appropriately. George - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Linux Today: S.u.S.E. 6.0 Linux--finally glibc
by mdb＠n-jcenter.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

well, we can look at this way (providing we're getting the english version,) at least we'll get a chance to find out if 6.0 has any real problems before our version is shipped. :) -derek >Based on my experience with Red Hat, I would wait one rev, say 6.1, so >the >glibc migration problems are mostly resolved. Maybe SuSE is learning >from Red Hat's mistakes, and is managing the situation appropriately. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Some Comments regarding S.u.S.E. Linux
by regular_guys＠yahoo.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

Hi All, I know I should send feedback to S.u.S.E Inc. rather than posting it to this mailing list. However, I was thinking that these problem could be something I'm having :)) First of all, I love the way S.u.S.E packaged their Linux with KDE and so on. I don't think I wanna go back to any other distribution. Ok, let me talk about the problems, and then I'll say what I like to see :) 1. In the newbie installation (Install from the scratch) --it didn't install PPP (not to mention suseppp)--- l8r I had to manually install it. When I reinstalled the whole Linux again, I browsed and found that PPP was not selected either. Ok, they may leave that as an optional thing because some people may not connect via modem. Well, during configuration, YaST does ask if you want to configure modem---then was SLIP installed by default? I guess newbie shouldn't have to encounter that since most of the linux users uses PPP now days. 2. After the installation is complete, system boots up and I get login prompt. No GUI cause my X server wasn't configured??? When they have cool stuff like SaX, why this wasn't a automatic thing?? They could implement XF86Setup ( which would give the autoprobe option) 3. I wish they'd implement a prompt (gui would be nice) which would ask ---Do you want KDE, FVWM, and so on on boot (so newbie wont have to type it manually note: When I click on startx as root, it launches FVWM2 and when I type startx as user, it launches KDE. If I try to run KDE manually as root, it generates an error (I can't remember) 4. Oh I would love to see a Undo option. I see a Abort option, but something (I can't remember specific ) I've done and I clicked on Abort and kinda messed up the few changes I've made. Ok, Now there's something I thought could point that out.... once again, this could be "user error" -->my problem :)) ----S.u.S.E must separate German Distribution and English distribution completely. a. When I loaded the default package during Install from the scratch---I browsed the selection and found out that it had some German manual, help files selected besides the English ones... I guess that's why I saw some German instruction ;p b. Why there isn't a S.u.S.E Newsgroup?? Almost all the distribution has newsgroups, but why not S.u.S.E (may be one for German and one for English) Note: I know I sound too greedy. Getting the power of Linux, good look of KDE and ease of installation. But hey it doesn't hurt to wish:) == "Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change to take affect. Reboot now? [ OK ]" _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] SunWorld: What does Sun have to fear from Linux?
by vidor＠ec.se 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

---------------------------------------------------------------------- This mail is sent to you courtesy of ViD and SunWorld (<A HREF="http://www.sunworld.com"><A HREF="http://www.sunworld.com</A">http://www.sunworld.com</A</A>>). Message from sender: Something to read about Linux... Vidor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out this great SunWorld article: "What does Sun have to fear from Linux?" By Steven Brody (<A HREF="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-12-1998/swol-12-linuxunix.html"><A HREF="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-12-1998/swol-12-linuxunix.html</A">http://www.sunworld.com/swol-12-1998/swol-12-linuxunix.html</A</A>>) Summary: Windows NT bashing is all the rage for commercial Unix vendors and open source communities alike, but don't forget that Linux is still Unix, and many Linux users are lost opportunities for the likes of Solaris and SCO. Is there a market where Solaris is safe from Linux? Sun execs seem to think so, but analysts aren't so sure. (2,300 words) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Hosed boot disk , how do I boot up ?
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

>Some how My boot diskett got hosed , and will not work. How do I >reboot into Linux. Nothing to it. Boot to Windows and from your first cd, run the setup.exe program and choose the make boot disk option. (If you don't know what to do now) Then boot to the floppy, choose the install option, boot installed system, and tell it where your file system is. i.e. /dev/hdb1 is where mine is. Hope this helps. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] FreeBSD better than Linux
by stefan.nantz＠seagatesoftware.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

Hello all, I wonder what Unix system is better. FreeBSD is supposed to be a "real" Unix while Linux is just considered an Unix clone. I mean where is the difference or dose it make a difference? Stefan - 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] Scanner
by dlaude＠execpc.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

zentara wrote: > > "Dana J. Laude" wrote: > Well you don't need a superfast ultrawide scsi card for a scanner. :-) > Do get a PCI, Busmastering, card if possible. > A nice extra feature is a rom-bios, which allows you > to boot from cd's like SuSe, but it isn't a nesescity. > It would add around $20 to the price. > And of course you would need a scsi cdrom drive. > But think toward the future when you will want that scsi > cdrom writer. If you had the rom-bios, you could boot from it. > Or same if you picked up a scsi hard drive. > I got a SIIG card at a discount. It runs good, except it needs > the initio kernel patch everytime I do a kernel upgrade. > It had a rom-bios, at a cheap price, but for simplicity > I would go with a Advansys card. They are all supported > by the kernels, no patches, no problems. > > One thing to watch for when buying the card, is what sort of > external connector it provides. Most scanners use those > cheaper db-25 cables, but most scsi cards now use a hdp-50 > mini connector. So you will either need to get a card that > has a 25 pin connector, or get a db25-to-hdp50 adaptor cable. > > I did see at CDW? a SIIG PCI scsi card, without rom-bios, and with > a db25 external connector. It was only $29 I seem to remember. > That wouldn't be bad. It would let you use your existing > scanner cable, and let you have an internal scsi cdrom, or > hard drive. Thanks much for the advice! Now that Adaptec is putting out the specs to the higher end cards I might just wait a bit, since a bigger hd is in my future. ;) A bootable hd or cd-rom is a nice addition. Right now I'm running a 2 and 2.5GB EIDE's with a 32x cd-rom, which works fine..., but I'll need more space shortly, so adding a 10GB SCSI (whatever..UW, etc) and transferring the old drives to two systems laying around here would work. (Networking is cool!) ;-) Dana - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] /etc/mtab
by sashley＠strattonpress.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

What is the purpose of the /etc/mtab file? What is the syntax for the entries in this file (especially the two concluding digits)? Thanks, Stephen S. Ashley - 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] two major question...
by m.lusetti＠mo.nettuno.it 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

the first question is about firewalling SuSE 5.3, i've read the docs and found the example very usefull cause it's very similar to my conditions so i've setted up my policy like the docs show so the system seems to work (the other PCs can reach the internet) bu tat boot time when the service is started gives me an error on "... socket failed" i can't remember and in /var/log/* nothing talk about it. Can anyone explain me what does it means cause i don't matter about socket ? Second is for ISDN device, a Teles S0/16.3 passive card which at boot time is initialized correctly but al shutdown when the system try to unload the module give me an error on ... " cannot locate char-major-68 device... " after that it gives me some possibility that can have caused this error... like "kernel that does not support device major then 64... etc" Any hints is appreciated. Thanks Massimo Lusetti - 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] FreeBSD better than Linux
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 03 Dec '98

03 Dec '98

>I wonder what Unix system is better. I think that totally depends on what your trying to do. Linux on a commercial server, I don't think I would. Linux as a web server, ISP, or a home system, yes I would. I would rather trust a commercial product rather than linux when my job depends on it. I do believe that Linux is much better for home use. It's faster on a pc and seems to run a larger variety of apps. >FreeBSD is supposed to be a "real" Unix while Linux is just >considered an Unix clone. >I mean where is the difference or dose it make a difference? I don't think so. I have SuSE, SCO and Solaris running on my machines and I can't see very much of a difference in any of them. They differ when it comes to commands, but all-in-all they are pretty much the same. Linux is a great way to learn Unix. Just my opinion. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> - 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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