Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: > /etc/modules should not be edited by hand. Don't listen to Viktor about /etc/modules. It is meant to be edited by hand or by modconf(1). Personally, I don't see why I should have to enter an ncurses/dialog utility when I can open up vi(1) and edit the file by hand. Much quicker than having to wait for a colorful GUI. I think he ment, "/etc/modutils.conf should not be edited by hand". In which case, he would be correct. And the following statement is why: > Johnny: After editing /etc/modutils/aliases, make sure to run > `update-modules`, otherwise your change goes unnoticed. update-modules does not touch /etc/modules, so don't worry about editing it. Jimmy Richards wrote: > I have been using Red Hat and Mandrake for a while now(a few years) > but am fairly new to Debian and hope you don't mind if I ask a > couple questions that I thought you might know about. Sure. > It looks like you say that /etc/modules should not be edited by > hand. I was just wondering what is wrong with editing it by hand? Nothing. See above. > The other thing I was curious about is the 'ifconfig eth0 up' > command. I used to be on a dial-up/ppp connection. But for about 9 > months now I have been on cable and so now use an ethernet card. Look at ifup(8), ifdown(8), and interfaces(5), found in /etc/network/. It's part of the new netbase (/usr/share/doc/netbase) package. -- Chad Walstrom <chewie@wookimus.net> | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr Key fingerprint = B4AB D627 9CBD 687E 7A31 1950 0CC7 0B18 206C 5AFD
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