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Re: [SLE] How to tell glibc version?
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Oyku Gencay <oykug(a)sbt.com.tr> wrote: > rpm -q glibc > and earlier, Alfredo J. Cole wrote: >> You can try: >> rpm -qa | grep glibc both in reply to Carson, Chuck, who wrote: >>> It used to be you can determine the version of glibc >>> using 'ls -l /lib/libc.so.6' on SuSE. This only yields the following with SuSE Office Desktop: >>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1312483 Nov 14 10:30 /lib/libc.so.6 >>> >>> Also, I have a few applications that break under 8.1 with some libc >>> errors. Is sometrhing amiss with glibc on SuSE Office Desktop? >> >> Thanks, >> CC >> I tried thee above two methods on my 8.0 machine: [home]$ rpm -q glibc glibc-2.2.5-158 [home]$ rpm -qa | grep glibc glibc-2.2.5-158 glibc-i18ndata-2.2.5-158 glibc-locale-2.2.5-158 glibc-devel-2.2.5-158 > I also ran "pin" which I use (in addition to "locate") all the time: with the following results: [home]$ pin glibc [home]$ pin 0.25 - package info for glibc ------------------------------------------------------------------ *** rpm info ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: glibc Relocations: (not relocateable) Version: 2.2.5 Vendor: SuSE AG, Nuernberg, Germany Release158 Build Date: Wed 02 Oct 2002 01:06:54 AM PDT Install date: Tue 18 Feb 2003 12:04:19 AM PST Build Host: amdsim5.suse.de Group: System/Libraries Source RPM: glibc-2.2.5-158.src.rpm Size: 4002251 License: GPL Packager: feedback(a)suse.de Summary: The shared libraries (from the c-library-package) Description: Shared C libraries - needed to run programs linked with libc and libm libraries (almost all). *************snip**** ** (Note: Some editing done for ease of reading) > Three ways with three different results --- and yes, i have heard that "glibc" is going through some re-visions as shown on the "change logs." HTH ~Gar __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Re: [SLE] SuSE support
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Hi List --- > Hopefully this thread will have died by the time my response gets to you, and no one will feel compelled to reply: I drive an older Mercedes Benz because it makes me happy-- I have SuSE 8.0 on my machine - because it makes me happy-- and if you want to switch to Redhad, or Win 2k, or Debian, or take up bowling because it makes you happy -- go for it; > However, in answer to the question that started this thread, IMHO, SuSE's (English) support is everything I expected it to be, and more --- much more. > As I said, I have SuSE 8.0 w/ KDE3.0.5a, - and an unopened 8.1 pro under my computer table -- on an i686 machine -- dual boot using - using lilo, I use YOU for Security patches, fou4s for some updates -- and rpm via ftp for others, I am in the process of deciding if I want to switch to KDE 3.1, and am testing Gnome2..... > The reason I haven't switched to SuSE 8.1 is: I like lilo over grub -- my machine is very stable ---knock on wood --- --- I have had only one system ooops in 9 months despite my downloading all sorts of SuSE rpm's. When 8.2 (or whatever) comes out, I will buy that, but not necessarily install it.... My System Admin is still running RedHat 6.2 on some parts of the system (and rolling his own patches, etc.) >> (I can't speak to other languages as I don't speak any other language but English. However, I see in the SuSE distro language packs for a number of other languages, and on the "security list" there are usually a few questions each day posted by people for whom English is their second or third language, so SuSE must be doing something right for them too!) > >> I guess I like SuSE so much is because I rarely contact vedors >> for support.I usually just read the manual or spend hours >> educating myself on the matter ;) >> > ... I too read the manuals --- including Togan Muftuoglu's excellent "Unofficial SuSE FAQ" <http://dinamizm.ath.cx/> > as well as SuSE's Reference Manual's, Read Me's, change log's, etc. it is my experience --- not that the answer isn't there, it is; Rather, the problem is: I don't have the background or the vocabulary to understand what is being said (and foo to you too); and at times that frustrates me ...so what's new, and, I also happen to have a on-site System Admin who knows Unix, Linux, plus several programming languages, and loves reading man pages (and from him I too am learning to love man pages and if they don't make sense to me I usually make a copy of them and start adding my own notes, just like I did when I worked on my Master's. > (as an aside, he also happens to like RedHat better than SuSE and he knows some German, Russian, and French, along w/ a few words of spanish as spoken by roofers in Denver, USA, and he kids me, about Suzzie every chance he gets -- and when I ask him a simple question, his first response is: "RTFM !!!") > and it bugs me that he could answer my question in a heartbeat, but after I really try -- if I am still stuck and ask nice, he will help or point me to someone who can, or help me word a question so I can ask this list w/o sounding like a whinner. > He also keeps reminding me that it is dumb to put any mission critical application on an untested system, and if you don't have the horse power to test the system, pay somebody who does; and his rate for testing start-up systems is $100 per hour with 20 hours minimum (plus/ travel and per diem to be negotiated). > And with that in mind, how much did you pay your distro ??? > (Note: if you got down this far -- and you are OTROWL over the idea of testing a mission critical system in only 20 hours -- bear w/ me--- I could have said I spent $500 in reference books so I could understand the "SuSE Linux Basics" --- and you could reply all that info is on the web is you know how to access it -- which is just my point) > Someone wrote: > >I had a major problem getting started with Linux, and tried to get help from SUSE.... ************snip**** >I posted the problem here and had a fix about 2 hours later. > .....Good, that is what this list is for --- and why SuSE pays for the Webserver, and a webmaster, and archieves, to say nothing about bug patches, security announcements, a ftp site, etc.; and BTW, my Mercedes gets 30+ mpg in the city :)) ---- your mileage may vary --- Peace, ~Gar __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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sed
by DB Troll 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

I am trying to add sed to 8.0 and get the following error when doing rpm --rebuild:> /usr/bin/bzip2 -d > + patch -p0 -s > + STATUS=0 > + '[' 0 -ne 0 ']' > + rm -f acinclude.m4 acconfig.h > + AUTOMAKE_DIR=/usr/share/automake* > + '[' -d /usr/share/automake-1.6 ']' > + test -f ./config.sub -a '!' ./config.sub -ef /usr/share/automake-1.6/config.sub > + test -d . -a '!' -f ./depcomp -a -f /usr/share/automake-1.6/depcomp > + cp -f /usr/share/automake-1.6/depcomp ./depcomp > + echo 'please add depcomp to sources for new automake!' > please add depcomp to sources for new automake! > + test -f ./missing -a '!' ./missing -ef /usr/share/automake-1.6/missing > + cp -f /usr/share/automake-1.6/missing ./missing > + test -f ./config.guess -a '!' ./config.guess -ef /usr/share/automake-1.6/config.guess > + test -d . -a '!' -f ./depcomp -a -f /usr/share/automake-1.6/depcomp > + test -f ./missing -a '!' ./missing -ef /usr/share/automake-1.6/missing > + cp -f /usr/share/automake-1.6/missing ./missing > + test -f ./ltconfig > + test -f ./ltmain.sh > + autoreconf --force --install > aclocal: configure.in: 69: macro `AM_GNU_GETTEXT' not found in library > autoreconf: aclocal failed with exit status: 1 > Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.98502 (%prep) what am I doing wrong. TIA David

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CUPS and HPOJ
by DB Troll 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

I am using 8.0Pro and would like to know if someone can tell me how to set up CUPS for use with HPOJ 9.0 or if there is another HPOJ that I should be using. TIA David

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[Fwd: Re: [SLE] Trying to update KDE via Synaptic...can't do it.]
by John LeMay 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Meant to send this to the list, sorry! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [SLE] Trying to update KDE via Synaptic...can't do it. Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 23:32:27 -0500 From: John LeMay <jlemay(a)njmc.com> To: Tom Nielsen <tom(a)neuro-logic.com> References: <1046665237.8647.26.camel(a)linux.WorkGroup> > I seem to remember that I could do it with apt-get, but cant' remember > the command. Can anyone help? I ended up removing all of my kde* packages (the 3.0.x versions) first, then doing an "apt-get install kdebase3", then going to /var/cache/apt/archives and doing an "rpm -Uvh kde*" since I had already downloaded everything with apt. -- John LeMay KC2KTH Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC | http://www.njmc.com | Phone 732-557-4848 Specializing in Microsoft and Unix based solutions -- John LeMay KC2KTH Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC | http://www.njmc.com | Phone 732-557-4848 Specializing in Microsoft and Unix based solutions

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FTP install not working
by Frederic Laruelle 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Hi, I am trying to install via FTP (after upgrading my machine's RAM to 96MB), And the problem is that it goes through the packages install in yast, but none of them complete (they all stay at 0% completion). What I find bizarre is that the installer is not complaining about anything. When I check the progress of the installation on the disks themselves, there is indeed no change (the size of used space on disks is not increasing...) What is the problem? Thanks! Frederic Laruelle.

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oracle installer
by Landy Roman 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

i know i have run the oracle installer before but i cant get it running today? i am trying to install oracle with the oracle installer that came with the starterkit for linux book here is the output of the installer i tried it on another linux book and it ran fine any ideas? SIGSEGV received at bfffd984 in /media/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/l ib/linux/native_threads/libjava.so. Processing terminated Sat Mar 1 10:26:18 2003 jre full version "JDK 1.1.8 IBM build l118-20000429 (JIT enabled: jitc)" Operating Environment --------------------- Host : pepino.pepino OS Level : 2.4.16-4GB.#1 Tue Dec 18 15:10:30 GMT 2001 glibc Version : 2.2.2 No. of Procs : 1 Memory Info: total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached: Mem: 129527808 119324672 10203136 0 2355200 58335232 Swap: 270942208 30556160 240386048 MemTotal: 126492 kB MemFree: 9964 kB MemShared: 0 kB Buffers: 2300 kB Cached: 53364 kB SwapCached: 3604 kB Active: 22328 kB Inactive: 83592 kB HighTotal: 0 kB HighFree: 0 kB LowTotal: 126492 kB LowFree: 9964 kB SwapTotal: 264592 kB SwapFree: 234752 kB User Limits (in bytes except for NOFILE and NPROC) - RLIMIT_FSIZE : infinity RLIMIT_DATA : infinity RLIMIT_STACK : 2093056 RLIMIT_CORE : 0 RLIMIT_NOFILE : 1024 RLIMIT_NPROC : 1024 Application Environment ----------------------- Signal Handlers - SIGQUIT : ignored SIGILL : sysThreadIDump (libjava.so) SIGABRT : sysThreadIDump (libjava.so) SIGFPE : sysThreadIDump (libjava.so) SIGBUS : sysThreadIDump (libjava.so) SIGSEGV : sysThreadIDump (libjava.so) SIGPIPE : ignored SIGUSR1 : doSuspendLoop (libjava.so) Environment Variables - PWD=/media/cdrom/install WINDOWID=23068686 PAGER=less HOSTNAME=pepino LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/media/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/ Expanded/linux/lib/linux/native_threads:/lib:/usr/lib:/opt/Qtopia/lib: LESSCLOSE=lessclose.sh %s %s LS_OPTIONS=-N --color=tty -T 0 ignoreeof=0 TMAKEPATH=/opt/Qtopia/tmake/lib/qws/linux-generic-g++ SUSE_DOC_HOST=localhost QTDIR=/opt/Qtopia CLASSPATH=/tmp/OraInstall:../stage/Components/oracle.swd.oui/1.7.0.18.0A/1/Data Files/Expanded/lib/OraInstaller.jar:../stage/Components/oracle.swd.oui/1.7.0.18 .0A/1/DataFiles/Expanded/lib/InstImages.jar:../stage/Components/oracle.swd.oui/ 1.7.0.18.0A/1/DataFiles/Expanded/lib/InstHelp.jar:../stage/Components/oracle.sw d.oui/1.7.0.18.0A/1/DataFiles/Expanded/lib/oracleice.jar:../stage/Components/or acle.swd.oui/1.7.0.18.0A/1/DataFiles/Expanded/lib/help.jar:../stage/Components/ oracle.swd.oui/1.7.0.18.0A/1/DataFiles/Expanded/lib/ewt.jar:../stage/Components /oracle.swd.oui/1.7.0.18.0A/1/DataFiles/Expanded/lib/xmlparser.jar:../stage/Com ponents/oracle.swd.oui/1.7.0.18.0A/1/DataFiles/Expanded/lib/swingaccess.jar:/me dia/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/lib/ rt.jar:/media/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/ linux/lib/i18n.jar:/media/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFil es/Expanded/linux/lib/math.jar:/media/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1 .8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/lib/classes.zip LESSKEY=/etc/lesskey.bin QPEDIR=/opt/Qtopia LESSOPEN=lessopen.sh %s MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/opt/gnome/man:/usr/man:/u sr/openwin/man GNOME_PATH=:/opt/gnome:/usr:/opt/gnome:/usr NNTPSERVER=news KDEDIR=/opt/kde LESS=-M -S -I USER=landie LS_COLORS=no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01:pi=40;33:so=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01: ex=01;31:*.cmd=01;32:*.exe=01;32:*.com=01;32:*.btm=01;32:*.bat=01;32:*.tar=00;3 1:*.tbz=00;31:*.tgz=00;31:*.rpm=00;31:*.arj=00;31:*.taz=00;31:*.lzh=00;31:*.zip =00;31:*.z=00;31:*.Z=00;31:*.gz=00;31:*.bz2=00;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp =01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.png=01;35: HISTCONTROL=ignoredups THREADS_TYPE=native_threads MACHTYPE=i386-suse-linux XKEYSYMDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB THREADS_FLAG=native MAIL=/var/mail/landie LANG=en_US GNOMEDIR=/opt/gnome JAVA_HOME=/media/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expand ed/linux COLORTERM=1 INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/info DISPLAY=:0.0 LOGNAME=landie SHLVL=5 TEXINPUTS=::~/.TeX:/usr/share/doc/.TeX:/usr/doc/.TeX:~/.TeX:/usr/share/doc/.TeX :/usr/doc/.TeX MINICOM=-c on INFODIR=/usr/local/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/info SHELL=/bin/bash PRINTER=lp HOSTTYPE=i386 OSTYPE=linux WINDOWMANAGER=/usr/X11R6/bin/kde HOME=/home/landie TERM=xterm XNLSPATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/nls no_proxy=localhost PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/opt/Qtopia/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X 11R6/bin:/bin:/usr/games/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/opt/kde/b in:.:/opt/gnome/bin FROM_HEADER=pepino.despiertapr.com CYBIKO_SDK=/usr/cybiko/sdk LC_COLLATE=POSIX LIBPATH=/media/cdrom/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded /linux/lib/linux/native_threads Libraries Loaded by the JVM --------------------------- <main> libjitc.so libzip.so Current Thread Details ---------------------- "main" (TID:0x4030c2d8, sys_thread_t:0x804d4f0) Native Thread State: ThreadID: 00000400 Reuse: 1 USER PRIMORDIAL RUNNING Native Stack Data : base: bfffee84 pointer bffdf754 used(128816) free(-12080) ----- Monitors held ----- ----- Native stack ----- java_lang_System_initProperties Java_java_lang_System_initProperties_stub invokeNativeMethod invokeLazyNativeMethod __irem_trap6 ------ Java stack ------ () prio=5 *current thread* java.lang.System.initializeSystemClass(System.java) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Thread Count: 3 Active Thread Count: 3 JNI Thread Count: 0 Full thread dump: "Async Garbage Collector" (TID:0x4030c238, sys_thread_t:0x80dc148) Native Thread State: ThreadID: 00000803 Reuse: 1 DAEMON SUSPENDED Native Stack Data : base: bf9ffb30 pointer bf9ff60c used(1316) free(115420) ----- Monitors held ----- ----- Native stack ----- sem_destroy __pthread_mutex_unlock pthread_cond_wait sysThread_shell pthread_detach __clone ------ Java stack ------ () prio=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Finalizer thread" (TID:0x4030c288, sys_thread_t:0x80dbec8) Native Thread State: ThreadID: 00000402 Reuse: 1 DAEMON MONITOR WAIT Native Stack Data : base: bfbffb30 pointer bfbff998 used(408) free(116328) ----- Monitors held ----- ----- Native stack ----- sysMonitorWait - waiting on Finalize me queue lock finalizeOnExit sysThread_shell pthread_detach __clone ------ Java stack ------ () prio=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "main" (TID:0x4030c2d8, sys_thread_t:0x804d4f0) Native Thread State: ThreadID: 00000400 Reuse: 1 USER PRIMORDIAL RUNNING Native Stack Data : base: bfffee84 pointer bffdf748 used(128828) free(-12092) ----- Monitors held ----- ----- Native stack ----- java_lang_System_initProperties Java_java_lang_System_initProperties_stub invokeNativeMethod invokeLazyNativeMethod __irem_trap6 ------ Java stack ------ () prio=5 *current thread* java.lang.System.initializeSystemClass(System.java) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- System Monitor Status --------------------- Thread queue lock: unowned. Name and type hash table lock: unowned. String intern lock: unowned. JNI pinning lock: unowned. JNI global reference lock: unowned. Zip lock: unowned. BinClass lock: unowned. Class loading lock: unowned. Java stack lock: unowned. Code rewrite lock: unowned. Heap Lock: unowned. Has finalization queue lock: unowned. Finalize me queue lock: unowned. Integer lock access-lock: unowned. Monitor cache lock: unowned. Monitor registry: unowned. Object Monitor Status --------------------- OK Initializing Java Virtual Machine from ../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre. Please wait...

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apt broken?
by John LeMay 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Anyone know if this is just a temporary issue? Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/SuSE/8.1-i386/base/pkglist.sax2 Unable to fetch file, server said '/pub/linux/suse/apt/SuSE/8.1-i386/base/pkglist.sax2.bz2: No such file or directory. ' I checked and the file isn't there. It looks like apt won't work without getting all of these files. Am I missing something? -- John LeMay KC2KTH Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC | http://www.njmc.com | Phone 732-557-4848 Specializing in Microsoft and Unix based solutions

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Re: [SLE] oracle installer
by Landy Roman 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

the first error i get during instalation is 'unable to setup inventory' you may not have proper permission'

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CD Burning
by Michael Satterwhite 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

I'm burning a set of data CDs from ISO images. I'm using K3b for this, but it seems very slow compared to EZCreator. Are there any packages which are faster? TIA -- Satterwhite's Observation #2: In any situation in which theory conflicts with reality, reality wins every time.

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