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Re: [SLE] Galeon and Mozilla problems under Gnome
by Paul Geary 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Hi All Spent some time looking at Gnome bugzilla (RTFM at me I guess) and found this, the solution supplied works for me - both Galeon and Mozilla work fine now. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99229 The fixes supplied need to be altered slightly to fit in with my installation locations - as these are the defaults as supplied I guess it would be the same for anyone else having this problem: First the fix suggests removing lib/mozilla-$version/components/compreg.dat This is on my system: /opt/mozilla/components/compreg.dat Second the fix suggests removing the write permissions to the mozilla installation directory (/opt/mozilla?) - seemed kind of extreme so ignored this. Anyway Galeon now starts without respawning and Mozilla now actually starts! Note that after starting Galeon and Mozilla I checked and found that a compreg.dat file had been rewritten - not sure why the original was causing the problem. regards Paul I.T. Technician - Faculty of Computing and Applied Science Coleg Sir Gâr Graig Campus Llanelli SA15 4DN ___________________________________________________________ Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn gyfrinachol ac at sylw'r unigolyn neu'r sefydliad a enwir uchod. Bydd unrhyw farn neu sylwadau a fynegir yn perthyn i'r awdur yn unig ac ni chynrychiolant o anghenraid farn Coleg Sir Gâr. Os ydych chi wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn ar gam, rhowch sylw i'r gweinyddwr ar y cyfeiriad canlynol: postmaster(a)colegsirgar.ac.uk This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Coleg Sir Gâr. If you have received this email in error please notify the administrator on the following address: postmaster(a)colegsirgar.ac.uk ___________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs.

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RE: [Fwd: Re: [SLE] Running a webserver from a homemachine...how?]...a response
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

* Tom Nielsen <tom(a)neuro-logic.com> wrote: >> >> Boy did you guys opened up on me! >> Ouch! I guess I should have expected it. >> ----snip--- Derek Fountain on Sun, 8 Jun 2003 23:09 EST wrote in reply: > --snip-- >> >> I just want to be up and running and >> get some "advice" about critical areas of security. > All areas of security are critical. The most important bit is > the bit you ignore or don't understand. > ------snup-- >> >> I just want to play > around right now >> and I'm sure there are simple tips that can be given to >> an Apache newbie. (I think). > If you want to test and play, install apache on one of your > internal machines, away from untrusted users. > That's simple - it'll work out of the box. > Sounds like a plan to me. Then sign up for one of those cheap web hosting services (for $10/mo) that some one suggested. So you then can have asap Home linux box with pictures of your carpet on it --> going to your apache box ---> going to your firewal box ----> going to you (cheap) temporary hosting IP service where you will upload your carpet pictures and we (the public) can view them without you worrying we are looking at your other files on your home linux machine. Then, after you have RTFM, you can choose to get rid of the cheap hosting service--- or not FYI, I have been re-reading Bruce Schneier's "Secrets and Lies...." IMHO, Just as cluster computing is becaoming more and more common --- i think "chains" of computers such as I outlined above will become more common --- not just for security, but anonymity, integrity, robustness, etc. HTH __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

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Galeon/Epiphany/Gnumeric/gPDF
by James Ogley 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Been a busy weekend for releases, so lots of updates on www.usr-local-bin.org today: * Galeon - Updated to version 1.3.5 - Return of shift-click downloading! - Return of popup-filter controls * Epiphany - Updated to version 0.7.0 - Oh, lots and ltos of updates :) * Gnumeric - Updated to 1.1.19 - Return of Excel[TM] import - Basic graphing * gPDF - Updated to 0.103 James -- James Ogley, Webmaster, Rubber Turnip james(a)rubberturnip.org.uk http://www.rubberturnip.org.uk Jabber: riggwelter(a)myjabber.net Using Free Software since 1994, running GNU/Linux (SuSE 8.2) GNOME updates for SuSE: http://www.usr-local-bin.org

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Re: [SLE] Enabling /home/*/public_html to be seen in my web page(SOLVED)
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Jose Sanchez <joseos(a)okstate.edu> wrote: >Well I did it in the following way: > >I created a symbolic link in the /srv/www/htdocs called directory to >/home/jose/public_html > >and then my links in the web pages I made them like /directory/filename > >and it worked, I think, there should be another way ..... > ------ snip ----- Another way --- would be to "copy" what you want from your private directory into your public directory rather than linking, (just an idea) __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

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File Cleanup
by DB Troll 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 What is the best way to go about cleaning up the hard drive af no longer needed files and directory left over from various downloads etc. My temp directory alone is almost 400mb. TIA -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+38vx3VVncqMjOZsRAgNbAJ9bSnd8ZtWGfteWEa5I5HWijc6k1QCfbi2p CtNhAj3ELXwh+Sr3XNXSVew= =HN70 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Problems with 8.2
by Donn Washburn 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Hey Group: I am have nothing but problems/headaches with 8.2. I use fvwm2 (or command line) because KDE is a massively slow loading memory hog. But I decided to give it a try tonight. Mistake! First time for KDE 3.1. It started up and about 2 minutes later it showed the small box as it configured itself (3 more minutes). The problems started when it (like Microsoft) started finding devices which were already configured and working. My /etc/X11/XF86config file now is screwed up. My used to work TV/Radio now will not work any longer. Now as a user (God forbid you should be in root) "smix" fails (likely permissions). It even asked if I would like to configure a IDE HD (which has Linux software on it which SuSE already settup). Also, if I download almost any program the compiler seems to complain and then crashes. So I can't even fix xawtv which seems to default to Pal mode. Mind you xawtv used to work also. -- 73 de Donn Washburn __ " http://www.hal-pc.org/~n5xwb " Ham Callsign N5XWB / / __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 307 Savoy St. / /__ / / / \/ / / /_/ / \ \/ / Sugar Land, TX 77478 /_____/ /_/ /_/\__/ /_____/ /_/\_\ LL# 1.281.242.3256 a MSDOS Virus "Free Zone" OS Email: n5xwb(a)hal-pc.org Info: http://www.knoppix.net

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KDE service releases via YOU?
by knesbitt 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Can someone please confirm I am entering the site and path appropriately within the "Change source of Installation" module of YaST? Select: Add ftp server Server Name: ftp.suse.com Directory on Server: /pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_8.2/yast-source Authentication: Anonymous selected User name and password greyed out I still seem to be receiving the ERROR (InstSrc:E_no_instsrc_on_media) each time I try to add a site to the software source table. Not joy with the mirrors either. Am I just unlucky with the loading on these sites or what? I can connect via the browser and establish an ftp session directly to these servers so they seem to be listening. Any comments? Kirb --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003

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RE: [SLE] Does SuSE deviate from "standards" (long)
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Zach Smith <zach(a)zcsmith.com> wrote: >My sincere apologies for the hijacking...I must have sent off from >another thread. Rest assured it won't happen again. > >Zach > Zack your apology is noted -- I considered making my reply to Anders, but I didn't want to put any more salt on an open wound --- at any rate -- i have the following (long) comment to your original post. Zach Smith asked the implied question in his topic line: Does SuSE deviate from "standards" First Herman Knief (herman_at_knief.net) replied: I believe what you want to look at is LSB (Linux Standards Base) (I would add see: http://www.linuxbase.org/ ) Next: Patrick Shanahan (WideGlide_at_FastMail.fm) on Mon Jun 09 2003 - 03:23:23 CEST wrote: "And *your* question has what to do with the thread "Enabling /home/*/public_html to be seen in my web page" which you have responded?" (snip) And then Thomas Jones, Hans Forbrich, and Anders Johansson each gave good analysis based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) and the Linux Standards Base (LSB) and their own expereriences why certain things are in certain places. Several of uour (Zack's) questions remain, including: Does SuSE use its own "recipe"? My take on this is SuSE is LSB compliant and will continue to be LSB compliant because that is what the big corporate clients (such as the banks) want. Thomas Jones asked if SuSE was LSB compliant: Fact or Fiction???!! Fact -- they are depending on the distro. However, getting LSB compliant has taken several steps. It included changes in "aaa_base" which as you recall SuSE upgraded for 8.0 in August of last year and again in April of this year. With regard to 8.2, SuSE is LSB compliant, per the following: The following products have been certified by The Open Group to the LSB Specifications during 1Q 2003: Date Company Product 06-Jan-03 Red Hat, Inc Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 with updates 07-Jan-03 Sun Wah Linux Ltd Sun Wah Linux Desktop 3.0 07-Jan-03 Turbo Linux Inc Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 powered by UnitedLinux 15-Jan-03 Conectiva Inc Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition Powered by UnitedLinux v1.0 24-Mar-03 SuSE Linux AG UnitedLinux 1.0 24-Mar-03 SuSE Linux AG SuSE Linux 8.2 28-Mar-03 SuSE Linux AG SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IPF powered by UnitedLinux 01-Apr-03 Red Hat, Inc Red Hat Linux 9 However, the goal of the LSB is to develop and promote a set of standards that will increase compatability among Linux distributions and enable software applications to run on any compliant system. In addition, the LSB will help coordinate efforts to recruit software vendors to port and write products for Linux. There will still be variations between the different distributions. Further, as Anders explained depending upon the status of the release (beta or stable), the vendors (and developers) may put a program in different places at different times. Further, on my machine I have two different version of Mozilla: 1.2.1 which I use for my email and web browsing, and Mozilla 1.0 which I use with some of my "old" Gnome programs. The advantage of Linux (even given FSH/LSB/posix) is "i am in charge" of my box and the tools are available. If i don't like where something is I can move it, or create a copy and have it in two places at once. The reason for some of the changes in 8.1 and 8.2 (from 7.3 and 8.0) are related to becoming and remaining LSB compliant. Some of the reasons SuSE decided to stop supporting 7.0. and 7.1 were not just security issues, but LSB issues. It would have taken a lot to get those distros LSB certified. SuSE had to modify both the kernel and aaa_base on 8.0 from what had been issued in March of 2002. SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional with (August) aaa_base and a Kernel Update was declared compliant August 9th, 2002. If IIRC, the FHS formed part of the basis of the LSB; another leg is the IEEE POSIX standards <http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/posix/>. In addition to SuSE, Redhat and Mandrake are also committed to LSB compliance, as are other Linux distros. However. as I indicated above, the standards are still evolving following the IETF motto "rough consensus and running code." A new draft FHS is set to come out July 15 2003. LSB is likewise working on a new standard. And we know SuSE is committed to a new distro next fall or so. You didn't say what version of SuSE you are running, but which ever one it is you will have different problems depending on what applications and libraries you are running. As a result, although SuSE is compliant with the LSB, your problem of having a difficult time upgrading various software programs (dependency issues and such) from the software maker and must wait for a SuSE RPM to come out before guaranteeing success is a real one. However, I am sure you are aware of steps you can take to minimize it (running checksig, checking dependencies, and using programs like fou4s or apt-get, or making your own rpms). The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) provided a nice write up by Binh Nguyen discussing the philosophy behind the FSH. It is a little dated but well worth reading. http://www.tldp.org/LDP/fhs/fhs6.pdf Further, as discussed on this list and elsewhere, many of the the "SuSE application" programs are not part of the official KDE distribution. SuSE warns: "Please be aware that most of the programs are still under development and may contain bugs. Some programs won't event run on your system or don't make sense without a special piece of software or hardware." http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/linuks/i386/update_for_8_2/extra.html The problem is compounded if you download programs from Slashdot or Wherever. Expect dependency problems. That is the fun of being at the cutting edge, but the tools are there and others are willing to give suggestions. HTH Gar -- "Sorry I wrote such a long email, I didn't have the time to write a short one." --- Mark Twain __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

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YOU failure
by Richard 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Yast online update fails with the following message: quickstarting online_update /sbin/yast2: line 149: 23848 Aborted /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2base $module "$@" qt -geometry "$Y2_GEOMETRY" -style="$Y2_STYLE" -fn $Y2_XFONT This seems to have been broken since I tried an online update and received a series of error messages indicating problems with either the files being downloaded or with the site. I assumed some file on my computer has been corrupted. I tried re-installing all YaST2 files from the disk (8.0) to see if I could at least get back to go, but no go. Now I am not sure what else to try. Whatever is causing this also prevents a patch-update. If I do a simple software install from disk and allow SuSEConfig to run everything looks ok. If I run SuSEConfig by hand it gives a series of errors at the config susewm step, saying there is no name defined for wmaker. This is all beyond me. Any help, anyone? Richard

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Canon printer recomendation? (8.2)
by bis9170＠cox.net 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Hi all: Anybody have any particular recommendations for a good quality, SuSE 8.2-complient printer? I'm looking at a good deal on a Canon S330 Color Bubblejet, and want to get a feel for what folks think first, before diving into the SuSE Hardware Database. Tks. //TB

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Does SuSE deviate from "standards"
by Zach Smith 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

My sincere apologies for the hijacking...I must have sent off from another thread. Rest assured it won't happen again. Zach

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Comanche Problem
by Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

SuSE v8.1 with apache 1.3.26 and comanche 3.0.b4. When I attempt to run comanche I get the following: Script started on Mon May 26 09:56:28 2003 abnormal:~ # cina omanche & [1] 2339 abnormal:~ # /usr/lib/comanche/comanche ~ Error in startup script: No such element value while resolving value while executing "error "No such element $pathComponent while resolving $path"" ("0" arm line 2) invoked from within "switch [llength $result] { 0 { error "No such element $pathComponent while resolving $path" } 1 { set currentNode $result } 2..." (procedure "dom::rp" line 17) invoked from within "dom::rp $token value" (object "::labelCreator0" method "::objectCreator::loadValue" body line 2) invoked from within "$this loadValue $token $object $xuiBuilder" (object "::labelCreator0" method "::objectCreator::create" body line 8) invoked from within "$objectCreators([dom::getTagName $token]) create $token $this" (object "::globalXuiBuilder" method "::xuiBuilder::handleObject" body line 2) invoked from within "$xuiBuilder handleObject $component" (object "::propertyPageCreator0" method "::propertyPageCreator::processSyntax" body line 5) invoked from within "$this processSyntax $token $object $xuiBuilder" (object "::propertyPageCreator0" method "::objectCreator::create" body line 7) invoked from within "$objectCreators([dom::getTagName $token]) create $token $this" (object "::globalXuiBuilder" method "::xuiBuilder::handleObject" body line 2) invoked from within "handleObject $element" (object "::globalXuiBuilder" method "::xuiBuilder::renderDocument" body line 5) invoked from within "::globalXuiBuilder renderDocument $domDoc" (procedure "::libgui::createXuiFromFile" line 7) invoked from within "::libgui::createXuiFromFile $::apmanager::pp(newInstallationWizard)" while constructing object "::apmanagerPlugIn0" in ::managerPlugIn::apmanagerPlugIn::constructor (body line 3) invoked from within "apmanagerPlugIn ::#auto" (procedure "apmanager_init" line 3) invoked from within "${rootname}_init -namespace $namespace -moduledirectory $directory" invoked from within "if [file exists $myfile] { source $myfile splash::add "Loading [file tail $directory]" ${rootname}_init -namespace $namespace -modu..." ("default" arm line 3) invoked from within "switch $rootname { manager - CVS - test - apache - hostname - samba - hostname - resolv - tail - apache { # Do nothing, it is us! :) ..." (object "::managerPlugIn0" method "::managerPlugIn::init" body line 35) invoked from within "[managerPlugIn ::#auto] init -namespace $options(-namespace) -moduledirectory $options(-moduledirectory)" (procedure "manager_init" line 3) invoked from within "manager_init -namespace ::ns -moduledirectory ../plugins/manager" (file "startComanche.tcl" line 166) ~ [1]+ Done comanche abnormal:~ # Script done on Mon May 26 09:56:47 2003 What am I missing in my system? Thanks in advance.

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specifying fonts
by Henry Harpending 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Can someone point me to a document describing the "new" way to specify fonts that are anti-aliased? I realize I don't know enough to ask the question right! For example in my .gtkrc there are statements like "font=tahoma 18". In the same spirit is there a replacement for or an analogue of xlsfonts that will show me these? Thanks, Henry Harpending

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fetchmail with dial-up
by H du Plooy 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Hi all, My plan is to use spamassassin to get rid of the 10 or so junkmails I get per day. I have six different pop accounts, for personal, business, and various different mail lists, all being checked by evolution. I got fetchmail so far to download messages and deliver to my /var/mail/*user* and have evolution pick it up there. This wasn't easy though. I first tried (as normal user) to just: # fetchmail but was told to specifiy a server/mailbox. I then did: # fetchmail -f /etc/fetchmailrc and was told I'm not allowed to read the file. I then copied the /etc/fetchmailrc file to my home dir and chown-ed it to my user. Then did: # fetchmail -f ~/fetchmailrc This worked. Adding a "-d 60 -N" and leaving it in a console in the background made sure I'm getting anything that comes in while I'm online. I read in /usr/share/doc/packages/fetchmail/README.SuSE how to set fetchmail up as a service. When I did all that and do: $ /etc/init.d/fetcmail start I get: /etc/init.d/fetchmail: line 20: /etc/rc.config: No such file or directory I searched, and sure enough, there is no such file on my hard drive (SuSE 8.2). I commented the relevant line out of the /etc/init.d/fetchmail script, and now it starts without moaning. Is this good, though? Removing that line? What is it supposed to do? Some more questions: Also, is it better/safer to run fetchmail as user, seeing as this is a single user computer? If so, is it possible to run fetchmail as a service, but as a user at startup, so I don't have to invoke it by hand every time I want to check mail? I'm not sure how fetcmail does this, but all the mail clients I've used, download a list of all the mail on the pop server, then download them all, then delete them all from the server. With a not too stable dial-up connection, and sometimes a couple of hundred messages at a time, I'd like it to go: download message 1 delete message download message 2 delete message 2 ect... Is this possible? Last question: If I have fetchmail running as a service, as user, all is working well, and it is checking mail every now and then, is there a way to see it's progress when it's downloading a large number at a time? A gui tool of some sorts that keeps and eye on fetchmail and reports what it's doing? Thanks H

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partition question ?
by illustre 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

i have /var in in its own partition if i remove the partition and reboot will var be in / ? or should i untar var into / before rebooting does it mater in what mode i am

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Re: [SLE] What is "susee" file on 8.2 livecd?
by Maria Rodriguez 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

--- "Ken Schneider" <kschneider(a)rtsx.com> wrote: ... >> > -r--r--r-- 1 root root 636M Apr 10 03:10 susee ... >> Perhaps the file is gzipped... file -z susee may return the contents. I don't think so unfortunately. Usually, "file" is pretty smart and looks for file headers which may provide clues as to what type of file it is. For example: # file /cdrom/boot/liveeval liveeval: gzip compressed data, was "liveeval 14122", from Unix, max compression >Or perhaps the file is actually the kernel which can't be mounted. You >don't mount files only filesystems. You can actually mount files too, but I doubt this 636Mb file is a kernel image :) Thanks! Maria _____________________________________________________________ Get YourName(a)gatormail.ws email Today! Visit http://www.gatormail.ws/ _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get you(a)yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag

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PDA recommendations
by Rich3800＠aol.com 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Try the HP iPAQ. Alternatively, Linux can be loaded on it. Check out www.handelds.org.

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First Analyst Impressed By SCO's 'Proof'(OT)
by Fred A. Miller 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

First Analyst Impressed By SCO's 'Proof' An analyst says it appears that some parts of SCO Unix and Linux are indeed cut from the same mold. informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10300314 -- Powered by SuSE Linux 8.2 Pro & KMail 1.5.1 Never forget: At Microsoft, the engineering department are the Ferengi... The marketing and legal departments are the Borg!

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Re: [SLE] Apache & php on Suse 8.2 pro.. forms on web-pages don't work
by John Lamb 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Try putting something like: <?php if (!empty($_GET)) { extract($_GET, EXTR_OVERWRITE); } else if (!empty($HTTP_GET_VARS)) { extract($HTTP_GET_VARS, EXTR_OVERWRITE); } // end if if (!empty($_POST)) { extract($_POST, EXTR_OVERWRITE); } else if (!empty($HTTP_POST_VARS)) { extract($HTTP_POST_VARS, EXTR_OVERWRITE); } // end if ?> into the head section of the document. The code above is actually taken from phpMyAdmin and so may be covered by the GPL (if a fragment this size can be copyrighted). I put this in a couple of PHP pages I wrote about three years ago: before I did this the web forms weren't passing variables when I installed 8.2. The code above takes get and post variables and turns them into globals. -- JDL Non enim propter gloriam, diuicias aut honores pugnamus set propter libertatem solummodo quam Nemo bonus nisi simul cum vita amittit.

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Running a webserver from a home machine...how?
by Tom Nielsen 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

OK, I'm thinking it might be kind of cool (or keen to you EU folks) to run my own website from home. I don't know what I would do with it yet, but not the typical "here's my kids, here's my dog, here's our family reunion in Death Valley, blah...blah...blah". I might start up a local Land Rover club in my area and might choose to host it. So, with that being said: 1) How should I do this? 2) What server app should I use? 3) What is the downside to doing this? (I don't think I'll get 500 hits a day). 4) Will this have any effect on my system on a day to day basis? 5) I'm running a static, private IP on my machine from behind a firewall. Problem? Basically, I have a SMC cable router/firewall that I know how to setup. I have a static IP from my cable company. I have a pretty good system (processor, motherboard, memory, etc...). Feel free to start throwing out ideas. Also, is there a really simple way for me to do this right away? Like toss up something and see if someone can see it? Thanks! Tom - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems, Inc. 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com

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Lost process solved after install SuSE 8.2
by Jose Thadeu Cavalcante 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Hi, Some days ago, I report about a problem where kde do not free rightly the kio_xxx process, because this after some time the performance of the system was slow down, but it is restored if I kill the "losted" process (more or less one hundred per hour in use). My SuSe was 8.1 with all updates and KDE 3.1.2. Yesterday I install the new SuSE 8.2 and until now no more problems. Jose Thadeu Cavalcante

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RE: [SLE] KDE service releases via YOU?
by knesbitt 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Thanks Richard, I will have a look at it. I would still like however to be able to get YaST functioning as described by others. I am sure I've overlooked something but the question is what... Is this "instsrc" a file that I should be able to see residing in the requested (yast-source) directory? I'm not seeing it looking at several ftp mirrors. KN -----Original Message----- From: Richard Bos [mailto:radoeka@xs4all.nl] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 2:01 AM To: knesbitt(a)nucleus.com Subject: Re: [SLE] KDE service releases via YOU? Op zondag 8 juni 2003 09:10, schreef knesbitt: > Have it going into the "Change Source of Installation" module of YaST as a > new ftp source. Have disabled others for time being. Still No luck. > Getting the, ERROR(InstSrc:E_no_instsrc_on_media). Have tried a mirror and > the ftp.suse site. > I can see the directories and files with a browser doing an anon logon to > these sites. What elce is required on the YaST lines? > > KN Did you have a look at the Advanced Package Tool (apt) for suse? It can do what you want. More about apt at http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003

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Re: [SLE] Networking printers with Samba
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

The Wizard <markea(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >On Saturday 07 June 2003 02:19, Kenneth Payne wrote: >> I know you can share a printer attached to a Linux box with Windows >> machines on the same network by using Samba. But can a Linux box >> access a printer attached to a Windows machine? >> ----------snip------------ > >Ken - > Much depends on the version of Windows you're using. > I have a desktop (with all my printers connected to it) > running Windows2000. I activated the "Unix Printer Service" > which lets CUPS access the Windows print queue as an > "lpd://" printer. Works fine for me, under both 8.1 and 8.2. > That's where I want to get to-- but we are still running Windows 95 on one box -- so the way we share printers is using a switch. The two machines are in the same room --- so with 3 printer cables and one radio shack $15 switch -- done deal __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

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wierd problem with Yast Online Update (SuSE Pro 8.2)
by Adalberto Castelo 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Saw this posted at alt.os.linux.suse, but the thread died there, with no solution. I have the same exact problem. Basically: 1) An error occurs when downloading patch info (goes up to either 11% or 17% complete and throws a fit): Error Signature check for patch info files failed. Cannot load patch information. Patch: [either capisuite or sendmail, it varies] 2) An error occurs when starting to download patch info: Error Initialization failed. Try again. If failure continues, choose another SuSE FTP/HTTP server. This is not the "after a crash" or the "behind a firewall" links in the support database, I've gone through that and it didn't help. I'm behind a firewall and a proxy, but can connect well in all other cases. Besides, YOU starts downloading stuff and stops half-way; if the firewall/proxy were the problem, no download would occur at all, right? And the worst part: sometimes the update goes through (every 10th or 20th attempt, I'd say). I may be seeing things, but it seems that its going well when the download is really slow (the progress bar drags for minutes). This is in SuSE pro 8.2. Please help! Adalberto

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Networking printers with Samba
by Kenneth Payne 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

I know you can share a printer attached to a Linux box with Windows machines on the same network by using Samba. But can a Linux box access a printer attached to a Windows machine? If so, can anyone give me some general guidelines as to how to go about it? I'm using SuSE 8.1 Thanks - Ken

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