January 2001 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] Fwd: [oclug] Linux Destined to Fall by the Wayside
by Volker Kuhlmann 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

> IMO the only thing Internet Explorer does better than Netscape or Konqueror > is saving complete web pages in one go, with graphics and all, AFAIK there's > no such alternative in Linux. No FUD please. wget 1.6 -p Finished. Volker

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FW: [SLE] Kyix - Delphi for Linux - Free for GPL
by dids 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

How cool is this. ?? I can see a future in which i dont have to use WinBloze for work or play. Currently i use delphi to program if i want to. If i went for a programming job, delphi is what i'd want to program in from choice. dids. ( going back to work in IT real soon) www.diddyland.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Shrimpton [mailto:phil@shrimpton.co.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 9:14 PM > To: damon.w.register(a)lmco.com > Cc: Suse-Linux-E > Subject: RE: [SLE] Kyix - Delphi for Linux > > > > From: Damon Register > > Hi, > > > I was drooling too until I saw the price. The price is too high. > > http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-01-31-001-27-OP-CY-SW > > They are releasing the 'full' version for free if you want to develop open > source software. > > Cheers > > Phil > > > -- > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com > > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq > >

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KDE2 vs Gnome
by Fred A. Miller 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

I spent the day on this old beast with Helix Gnome. There's been some nice work done with it, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, playing MP3's WORKS much better with the Gnome app. than with FreeAmp or anything else on KDE2, which seg. faults. :) I expect that Gnome will, and should eventually become as fine a well polished app. that KDE2 is, but it's NOT there yet. That said, I still think that SuSE should include it on 7.1. The install is TOTALLY painless over the Net. What ISN'T in Gnome that should be, is the various term. support at console. The Gnome term. is totally worthless when accessing via telnet to a server, like an RS6000 with AIX. Mouse movement isn't anywhere as smooth as in KDE2, and stretching any window in any direction is a bit of a hassle, as it frequently doesn't want to work properly. These are just a few of the many annoyances I found in Gnome, but then, nothing is perfect. :) Gnome deserves our support, because Linux is in part about choices, and we must always insure that we have them. Best, Fred -- ----/ / _ Fred A. Miller ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Systems Administrator --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / Cornell Univ. Press Services -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ fm(a)cupserv.org

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RE: [SLE] why is everything about Linux a p*** off
by Doug Finch 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

Fred, Touché Doug -----Original Message----- From: root(a)cups.cupserv.org [mailto:root@cups.cupserv.org]On Behalf Of Fred A. Miller Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 2:56 PM To: Doug Finch Subject: Re: [SLE] why is everything about Linux a p*** off Doug Finch wrote: > > I am sorry that it took you so long to load Netscape on Linux. It is not > made for the masses, it is made for those that want customizability and > power. If you think that windows is so much better you should stick with > windows. After being a windows user for years, I am overjoyed at the > challenge and power of Linux. I get aggrivated but then again, I get even > more aggrivated when I have to reboot my windows machine after only 6 hours > of work. That's right, if I have Photoshop, Homesite, two browsers, and my > email running for the duration of (1) work-day, I usually have a failure due > to lack of RAM (128mb). I have never had that problem with Linux. Congrats.....you're doing better than I can with my 'Bloze disk! The only reason I boot to 'Bloze now mostly is Quicken or TurboTax, although I'm using GNUCash for the most part instead of Quicken. There really isn't any other reason for me to use 'Bloze. Fred -- ----/ / _ Fred A. Miller ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Systems Administrator --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / Cornell Univ. Press Services -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ fm(a)cupserv.org

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A4 Tech mouse ...
by Anel H. [ pingvin` ] 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

Anyone had success with enabling (A4Tech Duall Wheel Mouse) of wheels ? If yes, please tell me how ... Is it possible at all? Thank you ... Anel H.

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Microsoft outsources some DNS servers to Linux
by Álvaro A. Novo 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

http://www.linux.org/news/bin/news Alvaro Novo SuSE 6.4 -=- Kernel 2.4.0 -=- KDE 2.1.0-Beta1-0 2:46pm up 1 day, 23:16, 3 users, load average: 0.04, 0.06, 0.01

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printer permissions
by SCC 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

Hi everyone. I think this is easy but I can't figure it out. I have a Lexmark z32 printer with the (excellent) driver from Lexmark installed. The paper choice/resolution etc is controlled by the program /usr/local/lexmark/z32/lexmarkz32 This program writes to a file at /var/spool/lexmark/z32.conf. My Question: root can write to this file from the above program and the resolution etc is changed accordingly. Try as I may, I cannot get myself as a normal user to be able to do the same thing. I have given the file global rw permissions but it remains at the settings I last used as set by root. Could it be something to do with the file's permissions in /usr/local? Or the /lexmark directory in /var/spool? Thanks, Steve. -- SuSE Linux 7.0

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Hybrid of X3 and X4....
by andy 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

Are they gonna do another mix of Xfree 3.3.6 and Xfree 4 (hopefully Xfree 4.0.2)? That was the only thing that made me mad about 7, really got anoyed by that, but I just ripped it out and put Xfree4.0.2 on it, but it would be great to see them do 4.0.2 standalone and if they still need 3, do it as a seperate option. Red Hat seems to think this is a nice feature, I find it anoying.... any other thoughts? Andy

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RE: [SLE] How do I setup Gnome on SuSE?
by John Ross Hunt 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

> I switched to it by letting Ximian (formerly helixcode) Gnome > switch it > for me during the installation process: > > http://www.ximian.com/ > > However after I did that I couldn't choose any other type of desktop > manager (besides failsafe and gnome). Then after I rebooted > it told me > that the gdm directory wasn't owned by the correct group. It's group > was set to "shadow". And after I reboot again the gdm directory is > reowned by shadow group. I gave up and started using kdm (login > manager) against my will. > > > Any help, > Dannie Putting the following line in /etc/permissions.local and running /sbin/SuSEconfig should set the correct permissions on gdm: /var/lib/gdm gdm.gdm 0750 Good luck, -jrh

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gateway security
by Grant Walton 31 Jan '01

31 Jan '01

Hi I would like to make our mail server/masquerading gateway more secure while still being able to log in remotely (using ssh I presume?) for admin purposes. It is also running Webmin. What is the best way to do this? The internet connection is only a dial-up ISDN, but the gateway can be connected for several hours at a time, and I am concerned about possible attacks. It's running SuSE 6.3. Thanks Grant. Grant R Walton New Creation Family Church PO Box 1638 Cresta South Africa 2118 Tel. +27-11-792-1151 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.230 / Virus Database: 111 - Release Date: 01/01/25

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