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*Postfish* - gtk+-2.0 not found error 20 44 (7/14/2006 3:07:15 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi; I've been trying to 'make', 'make install' POSTFISH (not postfix) ... ------------------------ >>>> What is the Postfish? The Postfish is a digital audio post-processing, restoration, filtering and m... iforone

iSpell -- Help me Disable any/every "Auto Spell Check" creature in KDE -- Uninstalling any/all spell-checking is P-e-r-f-e-c-t-! 6 36 (7/3/2006 10:47:42 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi; I have this silly issue using KDE 3.3.2 on Debian Sarge 3.1r2 (Kernel 2.6.8-3-686) -- I can NOT disable the spell checking in any web interface text boxes, such as replying to this thread... I *can* manuall... iforone

Using 'noatime', and other options in /etc/fstab, correctly 13 25 (6/17/2006 8:36:59 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all; Is it possible to use the 'noatime' option in /etc/fstab with the (big) caveat that I'd like it to affect /var _only_. The DIR /var .....unfortunately /var is _not_ it's own partition. :-( You see, thi... iforone

'mkswap' and 'swapon' 'swapoff' 22 45 (4/4/2006 10:09:31 PM) comp.os.linux.misc hi folks; Can someone or all help me setup a swapfile correctly please? I already destroyed my Debian (Sarge) install once after reading the man pages for 'mkswap' and 'swapon' (which says "The partition or pat... iforone

A Linux Distribution Comparison Matrix - Which Linux is best for Me ?? 3 57 (3/9/2006 10:44:58 AM) comp.os.linux.misc This thread is not a question I'm posting to answer for me explicitly - but a notification of a recent comparison article I found.... In light of many people starting threads about which distribution is best f... iforone

What's the Dealio with initrd, etc/fstab, initrd.img inittab, vmlinuz, grub and partitions ??? 10 25 (2/24/2006 3:00:47 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Doing my best folks to find out the inter-operability about these things... I would like to post some output of files, but I want to be brief in my initial post -- Allow me to preface with system info, and in... iforone

New Debian31r1 Install - help me optimize - TNT2 - sudo - KDE - Xwindows 4 33 (2/15/2006 6:16:32 PM) comp.os.linux.misc hi folks; it's long-winded....and somewhat of a rant, but in the end, i ask for some assistance ;-) After many hours (i.e., days) of futzin with a new debian (3.1r1) install, which was needed after a munged KN... iforone

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List of Installed Programs in Linux 13 30 (8/1/2006 6:13:58 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi All, I'm looking for a way to list or find all of the programs installed on my Linux box, similar to the way Windows displays the installed programs in the Add/Remove Programs under Control Panel. Does anyo... warnerb (3)

Not strictly Linux, but someone here probably knows the answer.. 12 21 (8/1/2006 6:50:42 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I recently (as part of a move towards Linux, but a peripiheral part) purchased a Samsung 19" LCD monitor (920N) for this old windoze 98 PC. It took a little fudging to get it to work optimally, but it does..... The

Help a newbie debian get up and running.. 12 32 (8/2/2006 12:21:14 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Ok, its Linux time. The story so far. Machine works, CD boot loadr or whatever it is got me to a partitioned disk*, a baisc OS and contacted the local download. I have a network., shell prompt, root access. ... The

Captive NTFS doesn't work with USB HDD? 7 27 (8/5/2006 12:39:21 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Specs: Fedora Core 5, kernel 2.6.17-1.2157_FC5smp. captive-static-1.1.7-0 Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D mobo Samsung (Western Digital mech) 320GB USB2 HDD. I can mount an internal HDD NTFS filesys using Captive no prob... spam95 (5187)

is sudo easy its seems so incedibly hard to me 9 28 (8/5/2006 3:38:04 AM) comp.os.linux.misc jesus man I can copy a config over but then its like hell to figure out who can do what ... bootiack (361)

Linux Backup Software ? 23 32 (8/5/2006 12:28:25 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi I am search a good software for Backup my Linux server. - I want on server dedicaced for the backup with LTO Library. with central management (and web if possible) - I have 80 small server linux on inte... mag1 (3)

Linux history - microkernel, monolithic 13 30 (8/5/2006 5:18:34 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi, Does anybody know why Linus choose to make linux monolithic instead of microkernel? I have been told, that there was some dispute about that decision. Best regards. ... kantabusse (2)

I really need some help here udev/hotplug/usb/usbmount etc etc. 47 43 (8/11/2006 4:57:40 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I am TRYING as previously posted to get a camera to work via USB etc so that I can see it. Now before I tried to get it to work better, it did at least appear on /dev/sda? ..now it doesn't even do that. It ... The

disto dvd 16 27 (8/12/2006 10:19:46 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi, I'm not able to download any distro on dvd. I tried with Debian and with Knoppix, even if I find the ftp in which the file or the files are supposed to be 4GB, when I download them (iso images for i386 eng... marco919 (71)

Google is watching 12 23 (9/2/2006 12:25:47 AM) comp.os.linux.misc http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/google-is-watching/2006/09/01/1156817099159.html I have searched in vain for my Google cookie, it is a windows thing -- regards faeychild (Registered GNU/Linux user #3... phobos (100)