Re: [debian-knoppix] Nice things to add to knoppix :)
--- Klaus Knopper <knopper@linuxtag.org> wrote:
> On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 09:17:05AM +0200, ROSSEL
> Olivier wrote:
> > > My short list of nice things to add to knoppix.
> > >
> > > 1) auto detect console mouse:
> > > /etc/gpm.conf
> > > device=/dev/psaux
> > > repeat_type=raw
> > > type=imps2
> > >
> > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> > > Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
>
> With this, about 40% of all mice in use will
> immediately stop working.
The issue here is not the mouse protocol, but rather
the mouse device.
When gpm is correctly configured with the same mouse
protocol as X, XF86Config-4 should be configured to
use the /dev/gpmdata device.
> > > 2) auto detect for smartmontools
Monitors the (SMART) system built into IDE and SCSI-3
hard drives
Just use this line to populate the config file.
fdisk -l | awk '/^Disk/ {a = $2; sub(/:/," -a",a); if
( $2 ~ /hd/ ) {print a," ata"} else {print a," scsi"}
}' > /dev/smartd.conf
> > > 3) change /etc/xpdf/xpdfrc to use cups
> > > psFile "|lp"
>
> lpr works fine with cups.
This does not work on my machine?? I have not install
a fresh knoppix in over a month.
Can you please give the the results of
dpkg -S /usr/bin/lpr
> > > 4) /etc/profile
> > > alias df="df -Th"
> > > set -o vi
>
> Can I send all user complaints to you? Especially,
> the cursor key
> problems will be a killer.
Point taken, and please don't send me ALL the user
complaints.
>
> > > 5) a firewall package, I have not decided which
> > > firewall package I like if any :(
>
> iptables.
I will get back to you on this one.
-tim.
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