Re: Simple requests
C. Hatton Humphrey wrote:
>
> Hey there, I've gotten Debian installed and running, but I have a few
> problems I need to get taken care of. First off, I accidentally uninstalled
> dpkg-ftp, but managed to use dftp to get dkpg-http, but it asks for a proxy
> address or URL and I have no clue what it is.
I think you can use ordinary anonymous ftp to get dpkg-ftp (or any
package you want) from a Debian distribution site and then just install
it by
dpkg -i WhateverPackage.deb
>
> Also, my e-mail and news are messed up something bad. I've installed smail
> and it's working, I can send e-mail internally but once I get to sending
> e-mail to the rest of the world it goes kaplooie and I can't get anything.
> I am also getting permission denied errors on /var/spool/mail when I login.
>
> Also, what mystical trick to I use to get my backspace key going in
> XWindows, for some odd reason I can use <CTRL><H> to do a backspace, but the
> actual delete and backspace keys don't work.
Include this in your .xsession or .xinitrc file
# Makes <BackSpace> do backpace
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Hatton Humphrey - hatton@null.net
>
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Hope this helps,
ST
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