Re: reiser?

[Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net>]

	Subject: Re: reiser?
	Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 11:20:48AM -0600

In reply to:Robert L. Harris

Quoting Robert L. Harris(Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net):
> 
> Ok, this is getting odd then:
> 
> vampire:/var/lib/dpkg 
> root:{1}: grep -i reiser available
>       Reiser FS
> 
> 
> Package: gpart
> Priority: optional
> Section: admin
> . 
> .            
> .
>  Supported (guessable) filesystem or partition types:
> .
> .
> .
>       Minix FS
>       Reiser FS
>       LVM physical volumes   
> 
> 
> No other mention of reiser in the available packages.  When I do the
> apt-get install reiserfsprogs though it does install clean.  Why isn't
> the package named in the available list?
> 
> 
> (Oh, and many thanks by the way.)
> 

I see that you have not mentioned which dist you are using. Humm.
Well as I have already told you how to get it working on Potato I
checked my Woody box, for you.

VT1 root-Deb-Woody:~# apt-cache search reiserfs
kernel-headers-2.2.19-reiserfs - Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.2.19
kernel-image-2.2.19-reiserfs - Linux kernel binary image for version 2.2.19.
kernel-patch-2.2.19-reiserfs - ReiserFS support for Linux 2.2.19
kernel-patch-2.4.0-reiserfs - ReiserFS support for Linux 2.4.0
libparted1.4 - The GNU Parted disk partitioning library, shared libraries.
libparted1.4-dbg - The GNU Parted disk partitioning library, development files
libparted1.4-dev - The GNU Parted disk partitioning library, development files
parted - The GNU Parted disk partition resizing program
partimage - Linux/UNIX uility to saves partitions
reiserfsprogs - User-level tools for ReiserFS filesystems

I'm sure that a review of this lists archives would have helped you
find the answer to your question much faster.  It was quite a
discussed topic over the last month or so.
-- 
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct
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