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> debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2003 : Issue 16
>
> Today's Topics:
> Re: Programs Won't Run -- Can't find [ Nicos Gollan <gtdev@spearhead.de> ]
> Unidentified subject! [ Jason Pepas <j.pepas@mail.utexas.ed ]
> Re: real player plugin only as root [ Aryan Ameri <a.ameri@linuxiran.org> ]
> Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2003 [ Clay Trotter <claytrot@SWBell.net> ]
> adding ssl to apache1.3? [ "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris ]
> Re: OpenGL [ "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org> ]
> Re: Unidentified subject! [ Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> ]
>
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> Subject: Re: Programs Won't Run -- Can't find Library
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:49:37 +0100
> From: Nicos Gollan <gtdev@spearhead.de>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
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> On Thursday 02 January 2003 19:26, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > I used apt-get to install a few games -- most not ably, Enigma, and
> > Mirror Magic. Whenever I try to run either from the console, I get:
> >
> > error while loading shared libraries: libvorbisfile.so.0: cannot open
> > shared ojbect file: No such file or directory
> >
> > I do have /usr/libs/libvorbisfile.so.3, but not .so.0. I thought
> > apt-get was supposed to resolve dependency problems like this.
>
> This problem already occured some time ago. It should help if you go to
> /usr/lib and create the .so.0 as a symlink to .so.3.
>
> - --
> Embedded Linux -- True multitasking!
> TWO TOASTS AT THE SAME TIME!
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> Subject: Unidentified subject!
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 12:56:25 -0600
> From: Jason Pepas <j.pepas@mail.utexas.edu>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> I don't know what to file a bugreport against, checkinstall, man, groff or lp?
>
> (pts/3)jason@marsala:~$ zcat /usr/share/man/man1/checkinstall.1.gz | groff
> -mand
> <standard input>:106: warning: `spec' not defined (probable missing space
> after
>
> gv displays nothing
>
> (pts/3)jason@marsala:~$ zcat /usr/share/man/man1/checkinstall.1.gz | groff
> -mand
> <standard input>:106: warning: `spec' not defined (probable missing space
> after
> (pts/3)jason@marsala:~$ gv /tmp/foo.ps
>
> gv displays the page correctly
>
> (pts/3)jason@marsala:~$ zcat /usr/share/man/man1/checkinstall.1.gz | groff
> -mand
> <standard input>:106: warning: `spec' not defined (probable missing space
> after
> request id is epson-197 (1 file(s))
>
> (pts/3)jason@marsala:~$ man -t checkinstall | lp
> /tmp/zman8FWIIT:106: warning: `spec' not defined (probable missing space after
> `
> request id is epson-199 (1 file(s))
>
> these both print the man page, but appear to start from the second page.
>
> (pts/3)jason@marsala:~$ man checkinstall | lp
> Reformatting checkinstall(1), please wait...
> /tmp/zmanySH7Iv:106: warning: `spec' not defined (probable missing space after
> `
> request id is epson-198 (1 file(s))
>
> this also prints the man page, and also starts on the second page, but starts
> from a different spot.
>
> your opinions are welcome.
>
> -jason pepas
>
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>
> Subject: Re: real player plugin only as root
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 22:33:28 +0330
> From: Aryan Ameri <a.ameri@linuxiran.org>
> To: ernst <ernst@bluezone.no>, John Kerr Anderson <jaanders@tm.net>
> CC: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> On Thursday 02 January 2003 21:37, ernst wrote:
> > you scould check the rights
> >
> > (chmod a+rw /dev/dsp)
> >
> > # ls -la /dev/dsp
> > crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 3 Nov 4 2001 /dev/dsp
> > #
> >
>
> Well, I have RealPlayer, and all the permissions are correct and the mozilla
> plugin is loaded, but I can't use it. Mozilla doesn't bring the program up
> when needed, and when I run the program itself, I get an error message
> telling me that cannot open audio device, another program might be using it.
>
> Cheers
> Aryan
>
> > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, John Kerr Anderson wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I recently tried installing Real Player 8 plugin for Netscape 7.0.
> > > NS7.0 recognises the plugin for all users, but when I try to listen to
> > > Netscape radio, only root can hear the sound.
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me how to get the sound to work for other users? Any
> > > advice would be helpful...
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance! :-)
> > >
> > > John Kerr Anderson
> > >
>
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>
> Subject: Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2003 #13
> Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 13:17:00 -0600
> From: Clay Trotter <claytrot@SWBell.net>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Please remove me from your email
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> debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org wrote:
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> > Subject:
> >
> > debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2003 : Issue 13
> >
> > Today's Topics:
> > Re: kde still sucks and gnome2 rocks [ Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.o ]
> > Re: Nvidia compile error [SOLVED] [ Elijah <desiderata@softhome.net> ]
> > Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0 [ "Kevin" <linux@kd7hah.com> ]
> > Re: kde still sucks and gnome2 rocks [ "Mark L. Kahnt" <kahnt@hosehead.dyn ]
> > Re: PCAnywhere and IPCHAINS [ "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org> ]
> > Re: mrtg and snmpd [ "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org> ]
> > Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0 [ Frank Gevaerts <frank@gevaerts.be> ]
> > Re: which files can be safely delete [ "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org> ]
> > Re: Nvidia compile error [SOLVED] [ Elijah <desiderata@softhome.net> ]
> > Re: Getting nVidia to load [ Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org> ]
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: kde still sucks and gnome2 rocks why?
> > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 07:11:39 -0800
> > From: Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 09:24:10AM -0500, Walter Tautz [MFCF] wrote:
> > > I'd love to hear an analysis of why gnome2 rocks and kde does not. Perhaps
> > > others would like to read about it :-)
> >
> > KDE gets in my way in all the same ways Windows does. This is a Bad
> > Thing. This has nothing to do with what theme or wm I'm using in KDE,
> > KDE just seems to be overly grandious about providing a freaking
> > desktop environment. The KDE menu is also organized very bizarrely
> > (for someone coming from straight-out AfterStep).
> >
> > I've been using computers since I was 8, and I started on a VAX where
> > my father was the sysadmin. I, of all people, should not be
> > overwhelmed by KDE. Simplify it, folks! KDE is so baroque, it
> > wouldn't surprise me if it pisses off Windows users, and you've seen
> > what kind of interfacial abuse they subject themselves to.
> >
> > There is very little I can't change in sawfish or gnome as far as
> > sawfish or gnome are concerned in more than five mouse clicks.
> >
> > However, one thing that tweaks me about both DEs, still, is that they
> > go out and clone xterm. Uuh, why? And why make it as ugly and only
> > slightly more useful than Windows Telnet? I realise that DE's are
> > supposed to be most helpful for newbies, but *jeeze*, I have to wonder
> > if anybody stopped for a moment and thought that maybe unleashing
> > something as garish and stubborn as Windows Telnet on the Linux
> > community isn't the right thing to do.
> >
> > --
> > .''`. Baloo <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org>
> > : :' : proud Debian admin and user
> > `. `'`
> > `- Debian - when you have better things to do than to fix a system
> >
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> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: Nvidia compile error [SOLVED]
> > Date: 02 Jan 2003 23:29:44 +0900
> > From: Elijah <desiderata@softhome.net>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > It took me awhile to download new modutils, binutils, 2.4.20 kernel
> > sources, etc. etc. .compile etc .. .. none worked for me.
> >
> > Then I searched all over forums, /usr/share/docs/, sites, etc. and found
> > a suggestion to use the kernel-headers. I downloaded the
> > kernel-headers.2.4.18.deb, untarred itself to /usr/src/, 'make install'
> > the nvidia-kernels .. and it WORKED! ahhh that felt good ^.^ ...
> >
> > Compiling the kernel-source didn't help much so using the kernel-headers
> > did it for me ... wow ... I've lost a ton of sleep on this one.
> >
> > Thanks very much to those who helped :)
> > Elijah
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
> > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 07:20:24 -0800
> > From: "Kevin" <linux@kd7hah.com>
> > To: "James Tappin" <james@tappin.me.uk>,
> > <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Tappin" <james@tappin.me.uk>
> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 2:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
> >
> > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 02:12:34 -0800
> > > "Kevin" <kevin@robertsesq.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > FYI
> > > > If I try xhost +localhost
> > > > xhost: unable to open display "debian:0.0"
> > > >
> > >
> > > 3 alternatives spring to mind; either:
> > > xhost +debian # as the original user
> > > or:
> > > export DISPLAY=localhost:0 # as root before running make xconfig
> > > or even:
> > > ssh -X root@localhost # instead of su
> > >
> > > --
> > > James Tappin, O__ "I forget the punishment for using
> > > james@tappin.me.uk -- \/` Microsoft --- Something lingering
> > > http://www.tappin.me.uk/ with data loss in it I fancy"
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact
> > listmaster@lists.debian.org
> > >
> > Same on all 3
> >
> > unable to open display
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: kde still sucks and gnome2 rocks why?
> > Date: 02 Jan 2003 10:30:26 -0500
> > From: "Mark L. Kahnt" <kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 09:53, Walter Tautz [MFCF] wrote:
> > > On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, CaT wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 09:24:10AM -0500, Walter Tautz [MFCF] wrote:
> > > > > > KDE still sucks.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd love to hear an analysis of why gnome2 rocks and kde does not. Perhaps
> > > > > others would like to read about it :-)
> > > >
> > > > Oh for the love of god! Should I put this thread in my twitfilter now?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > All people are equal,
> > > > But some are more equal then others.
> > > > - George W. Bush Jr, President of the United States
> > > > September 21, 2002 (Abridged version of security speech)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
> > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > The intent was to get an analysis of the differences....alas this probably was
> > > a bad idea since these kind of things usually don't end up being an analysis
> > > but a contest who sucks least.... sigh
> >
> > My own observation is that each desktop environment and window manager
> > is built with its own philosophy and design values, traded off with
> > programming and design ability extended to the development. Peoples'
> > preferences as to what they themselves use draws from their own
> > priorities of what matters to them individually - be it speed, size,
> > visual strengths or weaknesses, intuitive functionality, and choice of
> > tools. Those that don't fit as much with one's own relative weighting of
> > these values might be seen to be of increased "suckiness" ;)
> >
> > That means twm may be the cat's meow for some, while someone else wants
> > Gnome on KDE with XPWE. Me, I run Gnome2 rather than KDE simply because
> > I prefer the look and feel, and the ability to load up panels with
> > applets - and since I run many gtk applications, many of the libraries
> > that Gnome calls upon are already loaded. Some non-Gnome applications
> > also call on gtk libraries, while I'm not familiar as yet of any non-KDE
> > program calling on KDE libraries, outside of the QT toolkit (which isn't
> > *really* KDE specific.) If I did use KDE applications, I'd probably be
> > of a moderately different view, but currently, none of them are on my
> > "favorites" list - that may change in the future.
> >
> > Does that mean it sucks? Nah - not to someone like me that still likes
> > OpenWindows and FVWM in their own ways ;)
> > --
> > Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP
> > ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting
> > Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935
> > Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
> >
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> >
> > Subject: Re: PCAnywhere and IPCHAINS
> > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 07:40:06 -0800 (PST)
> > From: "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org>
> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> >
> > Simon Tneoh Chee-Boon said:
> > >
> > > I've executed the following commands:
> > > ipmasqadm portfw -a -P tcp -L externalip 5631 -R internalip 5631
> > > ipmasqadm portfw -a -P udp -L externalip 5631 -R internalip 5631
> > > ipmasqadm portfw -a -P tcp -L externalip 5632 -R internalip 5632
> > > ipmasqadm portfw -a -P udp -L externalip 5632 -R internalip 5632
> > > ipmasqadm autofw -A -r tcp 5631 5632 -h internalip
> > > ipmasqadm autofw -A -r udp 5631 5632 -h internalip
> >
> > why are you doing both autofw and portfw? I would just use portfw.
> >
> > Also be sure when your connecting to externalip you do so from
> > OUTSIDE the NAT network. my experience is that you cannot connect to
> > the external interface of a port forwarded system from behind the
> > same NAT that forwards it. Nor can you connect to the port forwarded
> > system on the external ip from the NAT box itself.
> >
> > nate
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: mrtg and snmpd
> > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 07:44:58 -0800 (PST)
> > From: "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org>
> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> >
> > James Vahn said:
> > > <grumble> What misfortune has befallen these previously fine packages?
> > > Snmpd has become so confusing and hogtied that it no longer performs any
> > > function at all.. Does anyone know why?
> >
> > not really, but when was snmp NOT confusing and hogtied ? I've never known
> > it not to be confusing.
> >
> > interesting command though, never heard of it myself, I usually just edit
> > the .conf file directly.
> >
> > since you mention MRTG I'll mention my MRTG howto:
> >
> > http://howto.aphroland.de/HOWTO/MRTG
> >
> > nate
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
> > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 16:49:53 +0100
> > From: Frank Gevaerts <frank@gevaerts.be>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 07:20:24AM -0800, Kevin wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "James Tappin" <james@tappin.me.uk>
> > > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 2:27 AM
> > > Subject: Re: cannot open dislpay: debian:0.0
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 02:12:34 -0800
> > > > "Kevin" <kevin@robertsesq.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > FYI
> > > > > If I try xhost +localhost
> > > > > xhost: unable to open display "debian:0.0"
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > 3 alternatives spring to mind; either:
> > > > xhost +debian # as the original user
> > > > or:
> > > > export DISPLAY=localhost:0 # as root before running make xconfig
> > > > or even:
> > > > ssh -X root@localhost # instead of su
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > James Tappin, O__ "I forget the punishment for using
> > > > james@tappin.me.uk -- \/` Microsoft --- Something lingering
> > > > http://www.tappin.me.uk/ with data loss in it I fancy"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
> > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact
> > > listmaster@lists.debian.org
> > > >
> > > Same on all 3
> >
> > try DISPLAY=:0
> > (localhost==127.0.0.1==IP, while :0 uses unix sockets; and debian defaults
> > to not listen on IP ports)
> >
> > Frank
> > >
> > > unable to open display
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
> >
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> >
> > Subject: Re: which files can be safely deleted?
> > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 07:54:53 -0800 (PST)
> > From: "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org>
> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> >
> > Sandip P Deshmukh said:
> >
> > > i was wondering if there are any other redundant log files etc that i can
> > > delete to make more space available. i for instance know that exim keeps a
> > > log and it can be safely deleted. any other files?
> >
> > if your that tight on space you may not need documentation, so I
> > would say remove any *doc packages you have as well as manpages then
> > erase /usr/share/man and /usr/share/doc that is 74MB worth of data on
> > my system here. It would be better to remove this then to remove log files.
> > You could also configure logrotate to rotate logs out of existance faster.
> > Also /usr/share/info can go (remove any info related packages first)
> >
> > use dpkg -S /path/to/file to find packages that are associated with
> > certain files.
> >
> > but the documentation is the best stuff to delete, most of it is
> > available online anyways. a quick search reveals that debian manual
> > pages are available here:
> > http://www.math.u-szeged.hu/dwww/
> >
> > looks like general docs from /usr/share/doc are there as well. I don't
> > know if this is a private site or public, or if it may go away in
> > the future though.
> >
> > nate
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: Nvidia compile error [SOLVED]
> > Date: 03 Jan 2003 00:19:23 +0900
> > From: Elijah <desiderata@softhome.net>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > It took me awhile to download new modutils, binutils, 2.4.20 kernel
> > sources, etc. etc. .compile etc .. .. none worked for me.
> >
> > Then I searched all over forums, /usr/share/docs/, sites, etc. and found
> > a suggestion to use the kernel-headers. I downloaded the
> > kernel-headers.2.4.18.deb, untarred itself to /usr/src/, 'make install'
> > the nvidia-kernels .. and it WORKED! ahhh that felt good ^.^ ...
> >
> > Compiling the kernel-source didn't help much so using the kernel-headers
> > did it for me ... wow ... I've lost a ton of sleep on this one.
> >
> > Thanks very much to those who helped :)
> > Elijah
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Re: Getting nVidia to load
> > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 08:10:55 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org>
> > To: Larry Hunsicker <lhunsicker@mchsi.com>
> > CC: Debian user listserv <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> >
> > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Larry Hunsicker wrote:
> >
> > > I am not sure why, in my setup, the nvidia kernel "make install" didn't
> > > add the line to /etc/modules. The nVidia folks may not have wanted to
> > > force this at boot up. But their documentation probably should note
> > > that one needs to add this line to get the module loaded automatically.
> >
> > It doesn't need to be added, at least on my setup.
> >
> > $ /sbin/lsmod | fgrep nvidia
> > nvidia 1467456 10 (autoclean)
> >
> > $ fgrep nvidia /etc/modules
> >
> > But I've installed the nvidia drivers twice now -- once via the debian
> > source packages and once from using the tarballs from nvidia and following
> > their instructions. So maybe when I used the Debian sources it added the
> > file to modutils to demand load.
> >
> > $ cat /etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel-2.4.18-xfs-athlon
> > alias /dev/nvidia* nvidia
> > alias char-major-195 nvidia
> >
> > How module loading works is one of those unanswered questions I've posted
> > to the debian-user list before. I think I understand insmod, and that
> > modprobe uses modules.dep to load dependencies, but I don't really
> > understand modules.conf and how it works with modproble.
> >
> > I've read the "alias" part of the man page for modules.conf but still
> > don't understand what those "alias" lines above do.
> >
> > My *guess* is that the X nvidia_drv.o module opens /dev/nvidia* and that
> > causes a demand load of the nvidia driver. But if that's the case I'm
> > curious at what point the modules.conf file is parsed -- if that happens
> > at boot or when /dev/nvidia* is accessed.
> >
> > Doesn't seem likely that it happens each time a device is accessed as that
> > would be a lot of parsing of modules.conf.
> >
> > So if it happens at boot time then what loads that info into the kernel?
> >
> > Of course, I may have it all wrong. It probably works by magic.
> >
> > --
> > Bill Moseley moseley@hank.org
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: adding ssl to apache1.3?
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 14:21:58 -0500
> From: "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net>
> To: Debian Users <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> I've got an apache1.3 server up and running. I've been thinking for a
> while of adding ssl for the heck of it (nothing important on it, just
> something I've wanted to to do). I added libapache-mod-ssl to my
> debian unstable server. There's no doc/readme on configuring and
> activating the openssl implementations.
>
> Anyone got a good HOWTO or link?
>
> Robert
>
> :wq!
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> DISCLAIMER:
> These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else.
> FYI:
> perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
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> Subject: Re: OpenGL
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 11:22:00 -0800 (PST)
> From: "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> Chris Burns said:
>
> > how do i get the GLX extension?
>
> be sure all opengl libraries that you need are installed(most likely
> one/more of the mesa* packages), and turn on glx in the X config file
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
>
> sample from my nvidia setup:
>
> Section "Module"
> Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
> Load "extmod"
> SubSection "extmod"
> EndSubSection
> Load "type1"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "glx"
> EndSection
>
> once that is done, restart X and/or your display managers so the new
> config file can take effect. once done try running the command glxinfo.
>
> sample output:
> [aphro@aphro:~]$ glxinfo
> name of display: :0.0
> display: :0 screen: 0
> direct rendering: Yes
> server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> server glx version string: 1.2
> [..]
> OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> OpenGL renderer string: GeForce3/PCI/3DNOW!
> OpenGL version string: 1.3.1 NVIDIA 28.80
> [..]
> (bunch more stuff snipped)
>
> nate
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Unidentified subject!
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:26:14 +0000
> From: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 12:56:25PM -0600, Jason Pepas wrote:
> > I don't know what to file a bugreport against, checkinstall, man,
> > groff or lp?
> >
> > (pts/3)jason@marsala:~$ zcat /usr/share/man/man1/checkinstall.1.gz | groff
> > -mand
>
> What's -mand? Perhaps you mean -mandoc.
>
> > <standard input>:106: warning: `spec' not defined (probable missing space
> > after
>
> What's on line 106 of that file?
>
> It looks like a broken man page to me. I can rule out man and lp from
> your list above; it could be either checkinstall or groff at fault.
>
> --
> Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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