February 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: Re: [SLE] installing suse 7.3 - again ;))
by lm72 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

Quote: and what exactly are those that want to try suse out but dont want to invest in because they dont know if they are going to like it or not suppost to do? And what about those that are shit ass broke suppost to do? Quote: For about 3.95 at cheapbytes they can get SuSE Linux FTP Install CD's created so they try it for low-cost. This should be affordable even for shit ass broke people or least i hope. No ISO issue complaint that pop-us every couple of month's. It's not that i do not understand some can not afford to spend 70$ on distro is just they have never made isos's for last couple version so all this hoop-la about it not going make big difference do them. Bandwith cost money and iso for download would probably triple their bandiwth usage. Consider how many gigs of bandiwth they use a day then consider the iso issue you may have the reason why they do not offer them. Bandwith cost money,development cost money etc... Bill's add up so they may want to but can not just give it all away. Consider how much money MandrakeSoft,Red Hat and others loose by make iso availble. Regards, Alex :)

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Re: Re: [SLE] installing suse 7.3 - again ;))
by phil 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

On Saturday 16 February 2002 20:13, you wrote: > Quote: > and what exactly are those that want to try suse out > but dont want to invest in because they dont know if they are going to > like it or not suppost to do? And what about those that are shit ass > broke suppost to do? Ummmmmm, learn to ~S~earch really well? > Quote: > > > For about 3.95 at cheapbytes they can get SuSE Linux FTP Install CD's > created so they try it for low-cost. If folks payed enough attention they could get it off usenet also. At least a link. > This should be affordable even for shit ass broke people or least i > hope. I agree with ya. But I hate to hear so much anger. Suse is supposed to be fun. Not angry. > No ISO issue complaint that pop-us every couple of month's. > It's not that i do not understand some can not afford to spend 70$ on > distro is just they have never made isos's for last couple version so > all this hoop-la about it not going make big difference do them. > Bandwith cost money and iso for download would probably triple their > bandiwth usage. I don't buy this. Look at all the patches and other distro's floating around. If your saying that suse would be that popular then it would only help. but it ain't going to kill bandwidth, we aren't on fidonet anymore. Ever hear of a Mirror? Sure downloading from ftp.suse.com would cost. But what about some.really.fast.as.or.iseries.server.be ? Does that cost em anything? How much? What if I put a server up? How much would that cost suse for bandwidth? So basically, if you don't like this situation why not put up your own server? Or can you? Have you asked if it's "LEGAL" to put up suse iso's? I think I heard something about this before but I don't remember what the answer was now. Seems to me you could spread suse like wildfire, but I dunno. I ain't a lawyer, and I think that you should probably ask this question if your really this concerned about it and feel like taking some kind of action, but at least prepare yourself. > Consider how many gigs of bandiwth they use a day then consider the iso > issue you may have the reason why they do not offer them. > Bandwith cost money,development cost money etc... I really don't mean to throw a monkey wrench into the spokes on your but... Why does mandrake get mirrored on so many servers? And... how much is it costing to have it mirrored? or is it..... in the long run? If I am wrong about these ideas, then I am wrong. I really don't know the answer, but I have an interesting way of helping folks figure out the answers to problems sometimes, if you analyze what I am asking. that's my current intent. and well also to hopefully defuse any anger that may be lingering. were supposed to have fun now. come on. phil -- Leave the Constitution Alone. http://members.osb.net/phil

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mysql under linux suse
by agc 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

sorry perhaps not the p best place fopr asking this but anyway, sorry again, I am trying to conect to mysql and I am getting this error msg > can not conect to local my sql server through socket /var/lib/mysxql/mysql.sock (2) so what does this mean_ cheers

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Anybody Notice New KDE3 RPMs?
by Steven T. Hatton 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

They're out on the SuSE ftp server. I already have mine. Sorry the mystical_rightturn.jpg is not included. It really is cool! Well, so is the rest of the KDE3. I suspect SuSE's ftp servre may be rather busy soon. Macht Spaß, Steven

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What is a <Multi_key>?
by Steven T. Hatton 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

I'm trying to figure out what has happened to my compose key accented character capabilities. This is supposed to be defined by fhe following: file:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose It worked fine until I upgraded to XF86-4.2. I can't for the life of my figure out what is actually breaking this. By comparing different systems it looks as if the Xmodmap file:/etc/X11/Xmodmap hasn't changed in ages. I am by using xkeycaps I can see what the mappings currently are, but I still don' know what they should be. I would apprecieate it if someone could test to see if on their system hitting the Win key followed by d- will produce a lower case eth, and Win th wil produce a thorn. If that works the please check the key mapping show by xkeycaps. TIA, Steven

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java error
by Jon Doe 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

How do I execute a jar file? I keep getting -jar: illegal argument when I try to run jar files.

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Harddisks ?.
by erik＠urbakken.dk 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

Hi. On this computer I have set up 2 harddisk. The first is installed with SuSE linux 7.3, and the second with WIN98SE. The WIN98SE is mounted in a changeable slot, and is taking out when I use the SuSE 7.3 harddisk, that is fixed in the computer. Opposite when I use the WIN98SE I then change the ide cable between them. My question then is if its possible to connect the 2 harddisk on the same ide cable. Of course its possible from the start, but I am a bit confused in how I do the install to get rid of the changing between them the way I have explained. Can some of you help me out of this. Regards, Erik Jakobsen - erik(a)urbakken.dk

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konqueror crash every time
by scc 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

Hi everyone. 7.3 with loadsa big photo files. I set the (e.g) large icon view and it crashes. I have around 85 tiff's and jpg's of around 2 Mb each in my home directory. I'm a photographer. Can't it cope with this sort of stuff? I can't see an update at ftp.suse.com but please tell me otherwise. The KDE list seems to be dead. Or at least it doesn't reply to girls. Please help Thanks Ana x x x

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'Bloze boot, follow up....
by Fred A. Miller 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

As a follow up to my fstab question, what are the lines needed in lilo.conf to add XP. THANKS, Fred -- "The only secure Microsoft software is what's still shrink-wrapped in their warehouse..." (Forno)

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Number Lock
by Dave Barton 16 Feb '02

16 Feb '02

My BIOS turns the Number Lock key on, but at the start of the boot process Linux turns it off. Is there a way of making Linux leave the Number Lock key on? Not a serious problem, but it is irritating to have to keep manually switching the Number Lock key back on. TIA Dave SuSE 7.3 Pro

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