Happy New Year to everyone2644 (12/31/2005 1:37:57 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I wish everyone a very happy and prosperous 2006! ;-) I've made a few small New Year's resolutions myself in regards to Usenet... From now on, I will...: (1) completely ignore *all* threads in which /flatfish... Aragorn
Merry Christmas #22162 (12/25/2005 2:12:10 AM) comp.os.linux.misc .... and peace to all! ;-) -- With kind regards, *Aragorn* (Registered GNU/Linux user #223157) ... Aragorn
New useful site for newbies (and oldbies...)1022 (12/5/2005 5:40:50 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I've actually just read this on /comp.os.linux.misc.../ This is a useful site that allows you to look for the right commands for doing something from the commandline environment. http://www.linuxcomma... Aragorn
[OT] Windows security and ease of use2019 (11/30/2005 10:17:56 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Recently, my brother and his wife have purchased a new PC. I'd say that it's a white-box PC, eventhough it's actually black... ;-� The machine came with Windows XP Home on it, and it was set up - I don't know... Aragorn
Just something I've decided...1826 (11/12/2005 7:40:08 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Fellow residents of /comp.os.linux.advocacy,/ Chances are that you're all thinking that I'm being naive, and you're all probably right. Yet, I've said it before: I consider my /naivit�/ to be a blessing - i.e.... Aragorn
New Dutch GNU/Linux hardware initiative138 (11/5/2005 2:42:17 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy One of the red herring debates in the GNU/Linux advocacy debates is the hardware support in the Linux kernel, or the lack of vendor driver support for the Linux kernel. Well, for a change there is a new Dutch ... Aragorn
[OT] A Dream Come True...043 (10/29/2005 5:12:26 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Once upon a time, there was a youngman. He was in his teens, and he was a real dreamer. He had this dream of becoming a famous writer. After he had written a number of articles for columns in the highschool ... Aragorn
"Permission Denied" on all programs for non-root?1064 (12/3/2006 8:09:59 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I was attempting to upgrade some ldap libraries on a RH9 box and afterwards, I couldn't su to anyone because I got "permission denied" executing /bin/bash. I rolled back and it was ok. I did the install again a... Philip57(49)
Moving Windows160 (12/3/2006 4:49:13 PM) comp.os.linux.misc How can I use a liveCD to move a win2k/xp intall from one hard drive to another? Will ntloader and boot be moved as well? Can I write it to a cd perhaps? Using tar or some other open source tool. ... carlog11(26)
GLIB installed, ./configure says otherwise939 (12/6/2006 10:01:30 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I have a clean install of Mandriva 2007 Free, the package manager (and urpmi) says that GLIB is installed, however trying to install Xmms at the ./configure stage generates the following error: checking for G... Darius
Preemption Model?337 (12/7/2006 10:09:48 AM) comp.os.linux.misc This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090401060302040006000303 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear subscribers, I am dealing with realtime ca... Markus.Franke(3)
Linux, why?11541 (12/7/2006 4:40:08 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I'm a linux beginner and I am struggling to see the point of having an OS that requires so much hassle to install applications. I was wanting to move away from windows but as far as I can see there isn't much ... charleylandscapes(19)
avoding spam with frontpage forms136 (12/8/2006 7:33:24 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hello I develop my website in frontpage. I have a few forms and I get a lot of spam. The server is a linux server with frontpage extension enabled. Is there away to stop the spam? I am using field validation b... jcharth307(172)
how to stop artsd/noatun143 (12/17/2006 2:10:31 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Can anyone tell me how to stop artsd and noatun? I don't use KDE. This time, it got started by my browser when I clicked on a .mov link. The browser's gone, but artsd and noatun are still soaking up my CPU. ... tmellman(17)