Hi, I have a winxp partition ( kids games ), a shared Fat32 partition ( linux mounted ) and assorted partitions for 9.1. I want to shrink the winxp partition and increase the size of the shared fat32 one. If I do this from within winxp ( partitionmagic ) does anyone have suggestions as to whether this will result in an unbootable SuSE installation and how should I change the fstab to reflect the changes. Would I be better using the Yast partitioner? This is my only machine so down time or reinstallation would be pretty disasterous. Cheers Francesco
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 06:18, Rudolf Schnetler wrote:
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 12:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
uname -r
Rudolf
That will report the kernel version. For the OS version use cat /etc/SuSE-release -- Ken Schneider unix user since 1989 linux user since 1994 SuSE user since 1998 (5.2) * PLEASE only reply to the list *
Ken wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Linux version' on Thu, Aug 19 at 05:59:
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 06:18, Rudolf Schnetler wrote:
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 12:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
uname -r
Rudolf
That will report the kernel version. For the OS version use
cat /etc/SuSE-release
So, we meet the debate between "Linux is the kernel" and "Linux is the distribution" again. :) --Danny, pretty sure the *linux* version is in uname, and the *SuSE* version is in /etc/SuSE-release...
On Thursday 19 August 2004 15:41, Danny Sauer wrote:
Ken wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Linux version' on Thu, Aug 19 at 05:59:
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 06:18, Rudolf Schnetler wrote:
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 12:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
uname -r
Rudolf
That will report the kernel version. For the OS version use
cat /etc/SuSE-release
So, we meet the debate between "Linux is the kernel" and "Linux is the distribution" again. :)
Hmm, I think in the first place the question is bad (besides the yelling), and the responders (including me) should have asked 'Do you mean the kernel or the distribution?'. BTW, it's GNU/Linux, not just plain Linux. ;) Cheers, Leen
In a previous message, Leendert Meyer <leen.meyer@home.nl> wrote:
On Thursday 19 August 2004 15:41, Danny Sauer wrote:
So, we meet the debate between "Linux is the kernel" and "Linux is the distribution" again. :)
BTW, it's GNU/Linux, not just plain Linux. ;)
But that answers the question! Linux is the kernel, GNU/Linux is the operating system plus applications, "distribution" is GNU/Linux plus whatever else can be included. :-) John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!
Leendert wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Linux version' on Thu, Aug 19 at 09:55:
On Thursday 19 August 2004 15:41, Danny Sauer wrote:
Ken wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Linux version' on Thu, Aug 19 at 05:59:
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 06:18, Rudolf Schnetler wrote:
On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 12:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
uname -r
Rudolf
That will report the kernel version. For the OS version use
cat /etc/SuSE-release
So, we meet the debate between "Linux is the kernel" and "Linux is the distribution" again. :)
Hmm, I think in the first place the question is bad (besides the yelling), and the responders (including me) should have asked 'Do you mean the kernel or the distribution?'.
BTW, it's GNU/Linux, not just plain Linux. ;)
Did I get subscribed to the Debian list by mistake? :p --Danny, switching over to the BSD ls just to be obstinate
------- Forwarded message ------- From: Louis Richards <louis@ldrinteractive.com> To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Linux version Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:45:54 -0400
Leendert Meyer wrote:
<SNIP>
BTW, it's GNU/Linux, not just plain Linux. ;)
Question: What's GNU?
Answerer: Not much ... What's GNU with you?
With apologies, Louis
OK, time for a straight answer, and to clear this up. "GNU" is an acronym for GNU's Not Unix. Note the recursive (circular) definition. I'm sure it was picked to be a reflection of a powerful programing technique. Actually the effort we refer to as GNU was going well before Linus posted his beta version. It was an open writing of all of the commands and utilities that makes Unix tick, and therefore, not owned by AT&T, et. al. Linux was the central part of the OS (kernel) that made a complete break from Unix ownership, licensing, etc. Linux vs. GNU/Linux is an argument in how history should look at it, and maybe a lawyer or two (come to think of it, they should be history, too). Hardly a humble opinion, Gene -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Gene Holmerud wrote:
Question: What's GNU?
Answerer: Not much ... What's GNU with you?
With apologies, Louis
OK, time for a straight answer, and to clear this up. "GNU" is an acronym for GNU's Not Unix.
Note the recursive (circular) definition. I'm sure it was picked to be a reflection of a powerful programing technique.
Actually the effort we refer to as GNU was going well before Linus posted his beta version. It was an open writing of all of the commands and utilities that makes Unix tick, and therefore, not owned by AT&T, et. al. Linux was the central part of the OS (kernel) that made a complete break from Unix ownership, licensing, etc.
Linux vs. GNU/Linux is an argument in how history should look at it, and maybe a lawyer or two (come to think of it, they should be history, too).
Hardly a humble opinion, Gene
Uhhh ... I was just being silly. Linux = kernel GNU = base tool set kernel + base tool set = operating system = GNU/Linux GNU/Linux + software + installer + config tools + more = distribution In this case ... distribution = SUSE Linux Of course names have always evolved over time. Grabbing a kleenex with a pair of vice grips while I type, Louis
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:52:28 -0700 Gene Holmerud <geneous@cox.net> wrote:
OK, time for a straight answer, and to clear this up. "GNU" is an acronym for GNU's Not Unix.
Note the recursive (circular) definition. I'm sure it was picked to be a reflection of a powerful programing technique.
Actually the effort we refer to as GNU was going well before Linus posted his beta version. It was an open writing of all of the commands and utilities that makes Unix tick, and therefore, not owned by AT&T, et. al. Linux was the central part of the OS (kernel) that made a complete break from Unix ownership, licensing, etc.
Linux vs. GNU/Linux is an argument in how history should look at it, and maybe a lawyer or two (come to think of it, they should be history, too).
RMS had been fighting to get GNU recognized in the Linux community almost from the first time Linux was announced. Even before the Boston Linux and Unix group became independent of the Boston Computer Society in 1994, he came to one of our meetings and totally disrupted it. We subsequently met and re-evaluated our SIG name, and decided not to change it. I believe that Debian was the first distro to formally adopt GNU/Linux with the Red Hat and SuSE joining only very recently. By recognizing the GNU project, we formally recognize the open source movement and their contribution to this movement that effectively made Linux and FreeBSD possible. But, The FSF (eg. the parent of GNU) was not the only player in the game. Many of the commands and utilities come from the University of California, Berkeley and are released under that license. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
Problem solved,I got an answer to my question concerning how to find the Linux version so please lets put an end to this debate. -----Original Message----- From: Louis Richards [mailto:louis@ldrinteractive.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:46 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Linux version Leendert Meyer wrote:
<SNIP>
BTW, it's GNU/Linux, not just plain Linux. ;)
Question: What's GNU? Answerer: Not much ... What's GNU with you? With apologies, Louis -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 08:44 +0300, Paul Ikanza wrote:
Problem solved,I got an answer to my question concerning how to find the Linux version so please lets put an end to this debate.
Just *one* more: cat /proc/version Seems this one is less distro-dependent then others. cikasole
Because there are versions of SuSE Linux that don't have /etc/SuSE-release file (i.e. SLOX, who has /etc/SLOX-release) Daniel Secareanu wrote:
More precisely... cat /etc/issue
Daniel
Josephine wrote:
On Thursday 19 August 2004 12:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
cat /etc/SuSE-release uname -a for kernel
Josephine
Daniel Secareanu writes:
More precisely... cat /etc/issue
That is not a good way to find out about the version. The /etc/issue file is a simple text file that could be modified. It doesn't necessarily need to contain any info that reflects the currently running OS or kernel version. SuSE puts such info in there by default, but it could be removed by the system admin (some people feel an added level of security by obscuring such info from the login banners, whether it's real or not). -Ti
On Thursday 19 August 2004 05:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
uname -v -- JAY VOLLMER JVOLLMER@CONSOLIDATEDLINT.COM TEXT REFS DOUBLEPLUSUNGOOD SELFTHINK VERGING CRIMETHINK IGNORE FULLWISE
On Thursday 19 August 2004 06:32, Jay Vollmer wrote:
On Thursday 19 August 2004 05:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
uname -v
Oops, I meant 'uname -r' -- JAY VOLLMER JVOLLMER@CONSOLIDATEDLINT.COM TEXT REFS DOUBLEPLUSUNGOOD SELFTHINK VERGING CRIMETHINK IGNORE FULLWISE
On Thursday 19 August 2004 13:36, Jay Vollmer wrote:
On Thursday 19 August 2004 06:32, Jay Vollmer wrote:
On Thursday 19 August 2004 05:03, Paul Ikanza wrote:
HEY,THIS IS A SIMPLE ONE.What command do I use to tell my version on linux? Paul
uname -v
Oops, I meant 'uname -r'
/etc/lsb-release Leen
Hi,
I have a winxp partition ( kids games ), a shared Fat32 partition ( linux mounted ) and assorted partitions for 9.1. I want to shrink the winxp partition and increase the size of the shared fat32 one. If I do this from within winxp ( partitionmagic ) does anyone have suggestions as to whether this will result in an unbootable SuSE installation and how should I change the fstab to reflect the changes. Would I be better using the Yast partitioner? This is my only machine so down time or reinstallation would be pretty disasterous. This "should not" affect the boot loader at all as long as you do not change the partition scheme. If you were to add or delete a partition,
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:49:21 +0100 (BST) Francesco Scaglioni <fgs@epulse.net> wrote: then the fstab might change, and the need to change the GRUB menu would arise. But simply resizing 2 existing partitions should work fine. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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