debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2002 : Issue 597
Today's Topics:
Re: konqueror(kde2.2) [ Rob Weir <rweir@softhome.net> ]
Re: alsa output plugin for realplaye [ Rob Weir <rweir@softhome.net> ]
Re: Installing X window [ Irvine Russell <pd3@luukku.com> ]
Re: Questions about mirror'ing a web [ Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> ]
Re: i always end-up in frame buffer [ Matthias Hentges <eebe@gmx.net> ]
Re: i always end-up in frame buffer [ Sandip P Deshmukh <deshmukh@escorts ]
Re: HP Laserjet 1200 series (print c [ Jan Krupa <krupa@alpha.sggw.waw.pl> ]
Re: KMAIL [ "W. Paul Mills" <Paul-NOT@Mills-USA ]
Consquences of changing hostname [ Robert Ian Smit <robian@wanadoo.nl> ]
Re: i always end-up in frame buffer [ Derek Gladding <derek_gladding@alta ]
Re: GNU-LINUX Installation! [ "Arthur H. Johnson II" <arthur@usol ]
Re: i always end-up in frame buffer [ Derek Gladding <derek_gladding@alta ]
Re: Consquences of changing hostname [ Nicos Gollan <gtdev@spearhead.de> ]
[Proftpd] failed binding 0.0.0.0 [ Wanou <wanou@coloc.homelinux.org> ]
Re: Diald problems ... continued ... [ John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> ]
Re: i always end-up in frame buffer [ Olivier Esser <ol.esser@belgacom.ne ]
Open Source file delivery for apache [ Lukas Ruf <ruf@rawip.org> ]
Upgrade source package confusion [ Robert Ian Smit <robian@wanadoo.nl> ]
Re: Open Source file delivery for ap [ Robert Ian Smit <robian@wanadoo.nl> ]
Re: Open Source file delivery for ap [ Lukas Ruf <ruf@rawip.org> ]
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 01:56:13AM -0500, Travis Crump wrote:
Do you have non-us in your sources.list? Though come to think of it,
why is it still in non-us? mozilla-psm isn't...
Packages don't automagically move into main from non-us, it takes a
specific change by the maintainer. I'm guessing no onw got round to it
before woody was released...
-rob
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 02:00:02PM -0800, suresh kumar sharma wrote:
Hi,
I have ALSA sound system on my laptop .
I installed realplayer .
how can I configure realplayer to have ALSA output
plugin .
I have realplayer which works but for some files I
hear a lot of noise and audio is some what distorted .
and I am assuming that this a output plugin problem
because I had similar problem in xmms and I changed
the o/p plugin from OSS to ALSA it works fine
now .
RealPlayer is proprietary and barely supported under Unix these days and
thus does not support ALSA at all. You could try using mplayer with
Real support compiled in, since it supports a wide variety of sound
outputs.
-rob
Osamu Aoki kirjoitti 23.11.2002 kello 08:37:
Where is the best place to find information on installing X under
debian. A friend of mine says that it's a pig to get X working under
debian. Just thought I'd try and prepare myself b4 I begin.
"Debian Reference"
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-x
or use tasksel to get whole lots of X at once.
# dselect update && tasksel
Thanks for the tips.
t.irvine
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On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:13:30PM -0800, Michelle Storm wrote:
I am just after suggestions on the best and/or most efficient means to
mirror my website (exactly) from one location to another (currently on
same computer, but eventually multiple computers).
Consider using version control (CVS or Subversion are the obvious
candidates). Your working and live directories can just be checkouts,
and it's easy to do 'cvs up' or 'svn up' from cron every day for the
live site. Plus you get history for free. All you have to do is
occasionally check in what you've done.
Subversion tracks renames, unlike CVS. I use it for my web site and much
of my home directory. However it's still considered alpha and in heavy
development, so it's perhaps not to everyone's taste just yet.
Neither of these handle permissions or symlinks yet. You can probably do
these using .htaccess files just as easily, or perhaps with a Makefile.
A few things to keep in mind.
1) LIVE has a different "owner:group" than WORKING.
Trivial if they're both working copies of a repository; LIVE just does
the checkout as a different uid and gid.
2) If I move/rename files or diretories, I need this updated.
In CVS you'll have to 'cvs rm' the old file and 'cvs add' the new one
(well, there are other tricks if you need to preserve history more
elegantly than that). In Subversion you can 'svn mv'. Both will be
tracked in working copies when they're updated.
3) It only has to update once every 24 hours. <- Probably cron to do this.
Easy - see above.
(Incidentally, if you go for CVS, you'll be able to move the repository
into Subversion later when that becomes stable.)
Cheers,
Am Sam, 2002-11-23 um 11.32 schrieb Sandip P Deshmukh:
hello all
when i boot in linux, i always end up in frame buffer mode - despite
setting up vga=normal in /etc/lilo.conf.
here is the entry:
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, <mode>)
#
# vga=normal
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
# Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go
# here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in
# the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.
#
# append=""
manual says normal is for 80*25 and extended is for 80*50! ask prompts
at boot.
what is wrong?
Did you run lilo after changing the configuration?
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 01:23:34PM +0100, Matthias Hentges wrote:
Am Sam, 2002-11-23 um 11.32 schrieb Sandip P Deshmukh:
hello all
when i boot in linux, i always end up in frame buffer mode - despite
setting up vga=normal in /etc/lilo.conf.
here is the entry:
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, <mode>)
#
# vga=normal
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
# Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go
# here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in
# the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.
#
# append=""
manual says normal is for 80*25 and extended is for 80*50! ask prompts
at boot.
what is wrong?
Did you run lilo after changing the configuration?
sure i did. still the same problem
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Hendrik Sattler wrote:
Am Freitag, 22. November 2002 16:50 schrieben Sie:
The PPD from HP and a printing system that accepts such PPD file (e.g.
cups). Download the windows postscript driver and unzip it and then you
^^^^
have the PPD file :)
I installed CUPS system.
Which model/driver to choose?
During the configuration (http://localhost:631/admin)
I cannot find proper model/driver for HP Laserjet 1200 series (se?).
I tried the driver for HP Laserjet 1100A and it works but
I can only print at maximum 600dpi. Also I tried
HP Laserjet 2100M, Foomatic+Postscript and it works too but
when I configure the printer I do not understand the option
in extra section: Ghostscript Resolution: 1200 DPI.
This is an postscript printer so why it uses ghostscript?
(
Choose default options for HP_Laserjet_1200.
Extra
Density:
Economy mode:
Ghostscript Resolution:
Memory Booster Technology:
REt Setting:
)
I copied the hp1200_7.ppd file from original CD (which I got
with the printer) and it also works. I have also on that CD
hp1220_7.ppd file. Which one to choose: hp1200_7.ppd or hp1220_7.ppd
or to stay with the one generated by CUPS system (but I could not find
driver for exactly HP Laserjet 1200 so I chose the one for
HP Laserjet 2100M, Foomatic+Postscript)?
How one can scan with the machine (it's print copy scan)?
Jan
[...]
and it works, but how one can use properties (e.g. dpi =1200,...)
of the printer with the above printcap? Is it possible?
As I told you: use Cups or another PPD-capable printer daemon. Plain lpr
is...well...old.
HS
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Felipe Martínez Hermo wrote:
I am trying kmail, but it says it can't fing kaddressbook.
I tried apt-cache search kaddressbook, but it replied nothing.
Does anyone know how can I install an addressbook for kmail?
kaddressbook is part of the kdebase package.
Paul
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I am used to leaving "Enter domainname" blank when I install Debian.
So all my systems are called something like box1 or box2.
I want to add to this name so it becomes box1.foo.domain.
I have searched through /etc and i have found a couple of files that
reflect the hostname of the machine.
Can I update these files to the new name? I am most worried about the
exim and ssh(d) configuration? Exim for obvious reasons, and ssh for
fear of being locked out of remote systems (I use key pair
authentication and don't want to get on a bus to reset public keys.)
If I had entered a domain-name at setup time, would foo.domain just
be appended to the entry in /etc/hosts or would other configuration
have taken place? I compare to an OpenBSD box that is already setup
correctley wrt name+domain. That system uses an entry in /etc/hosts
and has the file /etc/myname. (It's apples and oranges, I know)
I want to be able to use short names as well. Is it possible to do
this with entries in /etc/hosts like:
192.168.1.4 box1.foo.domain box1
If so, would all regular network applications parse the entire entry
to find both names? (expressed from users point of view)
I could give it a shot, but I'd rather await tips and mentions from
this list.
Bob
On Saturday 23 November 2002 04:29 am, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 01:23:34PM +0100, Matthias Hentges wrote:
Am Sam, 2002-11-23 um 11.32 schrieb Sandip P Deshmukh:
hello all
when i boot in linux, i always end up in frame buffer mode - despite
setting up vga=normal in /etc/lilo.conf.
here is the entry:
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask,
<mode>) #
# vga=normal
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
# Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go
# here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in
# the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.
#
# append=""
manual says normal is for 80*25 and extended is for 80*50! ask prompts
at boot.
what is wrong?
Did you run lilo after changing the configuration?
sure i did. still the same problem
Hi Sandip
IIRC, the "vga=" parameter only affects the settings for VGA text mode. As
you're using a framebuffer this parameter will be ignored.
The control parameter for the framebuffer is given as "video=<foo>". I *think*
that you can turn off the framebuffer with "video=none" or "video=vga" - I
can't remember exactly which.
HTH
- Derek
Agreed. A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step. Its how we
all started. Just be thankful that you have such a supportive community
here! When I started in 1993, there was barely a community! Now look!
Linux and Free Software has come a long way.
On Saturday 23 November 2002 05:29 am, Derek Gladding wrote:
[snip]
Hi Sandip
IIRC, the "vga=" parameter only affects the settings for VGA text mode. As
you're using a framebuffer this parameter will be ignored.
The control parameter for the framebuffer is given as "video=<foo>". I
*think* that you can turn off the framebuffer with "video=none" or
"video=vga" - I can't remember exactly which.
HTH
- Derek
Just to clarify, the "video=" option goes in the "append" section of
lilo.conf, not the main body of the file.
- Derek
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On Saturday 23 November 2002 14:28, Robert Ian Smit wrote:
I am used to leaving "Enter domainname" blank when I install Debian.
So all my systems are called something like box1 or box2.
I want to add to this name so it becomes box1.foo.domain.
I have searched through /etc and i have found a couple of files that
reflect the hostname of the machine.
Can I update these files to the new name? I am most worried about the
exim and ssh(d) configuration? Exim for obvious reasons, and ssh for
fear of being locked out of remote systems (I use key pair
authentication and don't want to get on a bus to reset public keys.)
I'm switching between two hostnames frequently just by changing
/etc/hostname (and calling /etc/init.d/hostname.sh afterwards) and I
haven't encountered problems so far. Even SSH doesn't seem to mind,
even though I'm using a keypair generated for one name for both.
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Embedded Linux -- True multitasking!
TWO TOASTS AT THE SAME TIME!
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Hello evrybody,
I can't use my proftpd server on my Debian Woody box. It's launched via inetd and when I want to open a ftp session to my server, I have the message :
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
So I read the syslog file, and I see :
Nov 24 14:32:31 leon proftpd[11280]: leon - Failed binding to 0.0.0.0, port 21: Address already in use
Nov 24 14:32:31 leon proftpd[11280]: leon - Check the ServerType directive to ensure you are configured correctly.
I don't know what it means. May be it's a conflict between two versions of proftpd (I've installed it from the sources, and after, I've installed the debian-package because I had already this error message).
Thanks for your help.
Erwann Thoraval
Dave Selby writes:
Unfortunately pppds demand dialling doesnt work very well with dynamic IP
addresses alloctaion.
It's working fine here.
It will dial up but then says it cand find the URL, you click OK,
re-request the URL while the link is up and it will work fine. This
happens every time it dials up.
I think this is happening because the DNS lookup is timing out before the
connection comes up. It has nothing to do with dynamic IP. I think that
you will have the same problem with diald. If you don't, please let me
know: I have the same problem.
On Saturday 23 November 2002 11:32, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
hello all
when i boot in linux, i always end up in frame buffer mode - despite
setting up vga=normal in /etc/lilo.conf.
here is the entry:
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, <mode>)
#
# vga=normal
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
# Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go
# here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in
# the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.
#
# append=""
manual says normal is for 80*25 and extended is for 80*50! ask prompts
at boot.
what is wrong?
append="video=vga16:off"
in /etc/lilo.conf (don't forget to run lilo after changing the file)
Dear all,
my boss agreed to distribute some code and information I have written
under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 and the respective documentation
license. However, he requested me to install a system which allows me
to keep track on who is requesting the data.
This means, a person should be able to register herself by providing a
least a valid email address to which an access code is sent to. This
access code is then used to download the respective tar-files.
With some effort this could be easily implemented by the use of any
database. However, I assume solutions for this problem must exist
already. Therefore my kind asking you:
Does anybody know of such a system that runs under Debian (unstable ,-)
together with Apache (1.3.27).
Thanks in advance for any hint!
wbr,
Lukas
I use libssl0.9.6 from a self-compiled source package. As far as I
know, I have followed the guidelines for compiling src debs.
At first I used the version from unstable which seems to be the
default when you apt-get a source package. Since the machine is too
slow for "casual" recompiling, I now use the version from stable.
When I do an apt-upgrade, a security update is available for
libssl0.9.6. However I can't find any new issues wrt ssh/ssl.
I have tried to figure out if the new binary package is indeed
different from the one I compiled, but can't come up with the
answer.
Here is the information I use:
#=======================>
# dpkg -l libssl0.9.6
....
+++-==============-==============-==============================
ii libssl0.9.6 0.9.6c-2 SSL shared libraries
# apt-get upgrade -s
....
Conf libssl0.9.6 (0.9.6c-2.woody.1 Debian-Security:3.0/stable)
....
# apt-cache policy
libssl0.9.6:
Installed: 0.9.6c-2
Candidate: 0.9.6c-2.woody.1
Version Table:
0.9.6g-10 0
500 ftp://ftp.debian.nl unstable/main Packages
0.9.6g-6 0
500 ftp://ftp.nluug.nl testing/main Packages
0.9.6c-2.woody.1 0
990 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages
0.9.6c-2 0
990 ftp://ftp.nluug.nl stable/main Packages
*** 0.9.6c-2 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
<==========================#
I don't know if I should upgrade or concentrate on pinning the
current package I have.
What other information do I need? How to interpret this
information?
I will reread all the documentation, but I thought I had a basic
understanding of package management already. Seems I need to get
more informed.
Any insight to help this clueless soul would be warmly welcomed.
Bob
* Lukas Ruf <ruf@rawip.org> [23-11-2002 15:04]:
my boss agreed to distribute some code and information I have written
under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 and the respective documentation
license. However, he requested me to install a system which allows me
to keep track on who is requesting the data.
Can't help with a technical solution. I haven't studied GPL law, but
I do have a feeling you can't do this. Besides everyone would be
free to distribute the goods themselves, so it's impractical to say
the least.
Perhaps I am wrong, but I recommend to reconsider the license and
the consequences of applying it.
Bob
* Robert Ian Smit <robian@wanadoo.nl> [2002-11-23 15:17]:
Can't help with a technical solution. I haven't studied GPL law, but
I do have a feeling you can't do this. Besides everyone would be
free to distribute the goods themselves, so it's impractical to say
the least.
We do not mind to have the source code distributed later. It's just
that we would like to know who is downloading it.
wbr,
Lukas