On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 23:50 +0530, Rajev Mhasawade wrote: >Hi, >Im facing the same problem.The progress dialogue proceeds a bit and >nothing happens.I do not have broadbamd hence i would like to download >only critical updates and patches.im going thru yum hope its less >complicated. >if u find any solution,plz let me know. >Rajev Hello Rajev: A good idea, when responding to the digest, is to use the same subject (topic), and also delete all messages but the one you are responding to. As it is, I have no idea what you are talking about, and do not care to read all of these messages to find out. HTH Scott On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:15:31 -0500 (EST), >fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx <fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Send fedora-list mailing list submissions to >> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> fedora-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of fedora-list digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 (Dave Jones) >> 2. Re: Linux Desktop for university staff (Anthony E. Greene) >> 3. Still no parallel port printer with 2.6.10-1.766 ! (Kim Lux) >> 4. Re: Linux sucks? <depending on what you are trying to do!> >> (bizzorg) >> 5. Re: New install. Partioning advice please. (Nat Gross) >> 6. Re: Linux Desktop for university staff (Matthew Miller) >> 7. Re: Password (Alan Horn) >> 8. Re: Linux sucks? <depending on what you are trying to do!> >> (Kim Lux) >> 9. Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 (David Curry) >> 10. Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 (Dave Jones) >> 11. Re: bad gnome-terminal or bad script? (Johnathan Bailes) >> 12. Re: Password (Robert Storey) >> 13. Re: booting Fedora 3 from boot disk (Johnathan Bailes) >> 14. Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 (David Curry) >> 15. Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 (Dave Jones) >> 16. Re: Linux and Spywares - lack of reading (David Curry) >> 17. Re: Linux and Spywares - lack of reading (jdow) >> 18. Re: Linux sucks? <depending on what you are trying to do!> >> (Johnathan Bailes) >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:12:39 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 07:09:02PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> > I downloaded the 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 kernel today and promptly rebooted to >> > give it a spin. >> > >> > My system froze up fairly quickly and then repeated that performance on >> > reboot. The only way I was able to recover control of the system in >> > both instances was through pushing Reset on the box. >> > >> > On the first occurence, I had stepped away from the machine for several >> > minutes and returned to discover a screensaver pattern on the screen >> > with system completely unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > >> > On the second occurence, I stepped away for a few minutes and returned >> > to find a dialogue box displayed on the desktop advising that the volume >> > control applet had died suddenly and asking if I wanted to restart it. >> > I selected "No". Within seconds the Gnome panel at the bottom of the >> > screen disappeared and the system was unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > >> > Is anyone else experiencing this system behavior with the new kernel? >> >> Did you try the .13 one too ? I'm curious if this is something >> introduced by the exec-shield fixes. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Anthony E. Greene" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:13:36 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Linux Desktop for university staff >> On 14-Feb-2005/15:36 +0200, Murat Tepegoz <tepegoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >Dear all, >> >I am trying to build a linux desktop especially for the assistants and >> >professors in the universities. I wrote down my alternative programs curerntly >> >using. Please add comments, new programs, or suggesstions. Write down also >> >your favorite programs so that others will learn. >> [snip] >> > >> >Filezilla: gftp is good enough. kbear is buggy (always crashes somehow). >> >> Why not just use the FTP functions built into Nautilus (or Konqueror)? >> >> ftp://host.domain >> ftp://user@xxxxxxxxxxx >> ftp://user:password@xxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Tony >> -- >> Anthony E. Greene <mailto:Anthony%20E.%20Greene%20%3Ctony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx%3E> >> AOL/Yahoo Messenger: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.greene-family.org/tony/> >> OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D >> Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Kim Lux <lux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:21:37 -0700 >> Subject: Still no parallel port printer with 2.6.10-1.766 ! >> >> Ever since about 2.6.9-1.741, I've been unable to get our server to >> recognize our Lexmark parallel port printer. Kudzu doesn't see it and >> nor can I manually configure it with system-config-printer. Needless to >> say this is getting extremely frustrating ! >> >> Does anyone have any ideas on getting a printer >> recognized/installed/working with these newer kernels ? >> >> -- >> Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: bizzorg <bizzorg@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:22:04 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Linux sucks? <depending on what you are trying to do!> >> My favorite Operating system vendor is the one sending me commission or royalty checks, since I'm not receiving money from any vendor, I DON'T have a favorite. >> >> I have FC3 installed on my 2nd hard drive. There are a a few issues I have with FC3 that I don't have with Win/XP. >> >> 1.) My Sound Blaster 7.1 is not supported in FC3. >> 2.) FC3 tolerates my Nvidia Geforce video card. I have not found drivers yet. >> 3.) I'm running up2date but it's doing NOTHING! I place my pointer on the progress window and all I get is the hourglass. >> 4.) One of my favorite games, Age of Empires is a Windows based game. I supposed if I take the time to learn Wine I can play it on FC3. >> >> I do like the fact that Spyware or viruses do not infect my system with Linux activated. >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Nat Gross <natgross.rentalsystems@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:26:01 -0500 >> Subject: Re: New install. Partioning advice please. >> Rick Stevens wrote: >> >> > Nat Gross wrote: >> > >> >> Markku Kolkka wrote: >> >> >> >>> Nat Gross kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika tiistai, 15. helmikuuta >> >>> 2005 19:12): >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> I would like to have a /usr/data structure (or /data) where I >> >>>> store data from ALL apps. >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> /usr/share already exists for that purpose. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> Also, a /usr/myPrograms structure, for programs that I >> >>>> 'manually' (not from the distro) install. >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Use /usr/local or /opt >> >>> >> >>> You should read the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard before adding new >> >>> branches to the directory tree: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> You are correct that I need to adhere to standards.However, my >> >> situation is that I logon with multiple id's to this machine >> >> (different security roles/rights) and I want the same set data for >> >> almost all of my programs. Same with programs. >> >> Are you saying that /usr/share and usr/local is meant to cover this >> >> scenario? >> > >> > >> > Precisely. /usr/share is there to share data among users. /usr/local >> > is for locally-installed programs, etc. (don't expect to find the same >> > /usr/local stuff on all systems). >> >> Thank you all; >> -nat >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - >> > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - >> > - - >> > - Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle. - >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:26:15 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Linux Desktop for university staff >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 06:55:52PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> > Like you, I tend to use OO far more than either Gnumeric or Abiword and >> > find the ability to export pdf files a feature that extends well beyond >> > trivial. >> >> For what it's worth, Abiword and Gnumeric can easily print to PDF files as >> well. >> >> -- >> Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://www.mattdm.org/> >> --> Fedora Users & Developers Conference, hosted by Boston University <-- >> February 18th, 2005 <http://fedoraproject.org/fudcon/> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Alan Horn <ahorn@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:29:09 -0800 (PST) >> Subject: Re: Password >> >> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, kate wrote: >> >> >> I need to create an account for a child on my >> >> machine and for that i need >> >> to make a very simple password. But when i try to do >> >> that the system >> >> answer that this password is based on a dictionay >> >> word and refuse to do >> >> it. >> >> Simple passwords are generally bad. However, if you understand the >> implications the passwd command will *allow* it, the 'Based on a >> dictionary word' is merely an advisory response. >> >> Continue to enter the password and it will take and set it to that value. >> Or it used to, haven't tried iin a whlie. >> >> Putting aside the wisdom of teaching your child about good passwords (must >> be 'this tall' to use system ;) If you're going to continue with the >> simple passwd choice, then you need to be sure that your machine isn't >> accessible from the internet using that username and password combination. >> >> Theres probably several different ways to do this, but off the top of my >> head I don't recall wi th Fedora. Perhaps others can help on that piece. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Al >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Kim Lux <lux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:30:25 -0700 >> Subject: Re: Linux sucks? <depending on what you are trying to do!> >> Comments below. >> >> On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 19:22 -0500, bizzorg wrote: >> > My favorite Operating system vendor is the one sending me commission >> > or royalty checks, since I'm not receiving money from any vendor, I >> > DON'T have a favorite. >> > >> > I have FC3 installed on my 2nd hard drive. There are a a few issues I >> > have with FC3 that I don't have with Win/XP. >> > >> > 1.) My Sound Blaster 7.1 is not supported in FC3. >> >> I dunno anything about this. I suspect that it can be supported with a >> bit of work. >> >> > 2.) FC3 tolerates my Nvidia Geforce video card. I have not found >> > drivers yet. >> >> Visit nvidia.com. They have drivers there. They are not trivial to >> install and every time you change kernels you must re install them. >> >> > 3.) I'm running up2date but it's doing NOTHING! I place my pointer on >> > the progress window and all I get is the hourglass. >> >> If you just installed, I suspect your system is trying to sort out the >> dependencies with installing about 500 upgrades. I'd leave it run >> overnight and see what happens. You do have a broadband connection, >> right ? >> >> > 4.) One of my favorite games, Age of Empires is a Windows based game. >> > I supposed if I take the time to learn Wine I can play it on FC3. >> >> Dunno. >> >> > I do like the fact that Spyware or viruses do not infect my system >> > with Linux activated. >> >> There is a ton of stuff to like about Linux. Give it time. >> >> > >> > -- >> > fedora-list mailing list >> > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >> -- >> Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:36:36 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 >> Dave Jones wrote: >> >> >On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 07:09:02PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> > > I downloaded the 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 kernel today and promptly rebooted to >> > > give it a spin. >> > > >> > > My system froze up fairly quickly and then repeated that performance on >> > > reboot. The only way I was able to recover control of the system in >> > > both instances was through pushing Reset on the box. >> > > >> > > On the first occurence, I had stepped away from the machine for several >> > > minutes and returned to discover a screensaver pattern on the screen >> > > with system completely unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > > >> > > On the second occurence, I stepped away for a few minutes and returned >> > > to find a dialogue box displayed on the desktop advising that the volume >> > > control applet had died suddenly and asking if I wanted to restart it. >> > > I selected "No". Within seconds the Gnome panel at the bottom of the >> > > screen disappeared and the system was unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > > >> > > Is anyone else experiencing this system behavior with the new kernel? >> > >> >Did you try the .13 one too ? I'm curious if this is something >> >introduced by the exec-shield fixes. >> > >> > Dave >> > >> > >> > >> NO. I wasn't aware that there as a .13 kernel, Dave. I moved from .12 >> to .14 when the up2date icon advised that non-kernel updates were >> available and learned that .14 had been released. The non-kernel >> updates installed in the same update session were >> xemacs-21.4.17-0.FC2 >> xemacs-common-21.4.17-0.FC2 >> xemacs-info-21.4.17-0.FC2 >> Freewinlibs-1.11-42.1.i386.rpm >> >> None of the non-kernel software has been used. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:44:30 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 07:36:36PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> > Dave Jones wrote: >> > >> > >On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 07:09:02PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> > >> I downloaded the 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 kernel today and promptly rebooted to >> > >> give it a spin. >> > >> >> > >> My system froze up fairly quickly and then repeated that performance on >> > >> reboot. The only way I was able to recover control of the system in >> > >> both instances was through pushing Reset on the box. >> > >> >> > >> On the first occurence, I had stepped away from the machine for several >> > >> minutes and returned to discover a screensaver pattern on the screen >> > >> with system completely unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > >> >> > >> On the second occurence, I stepped away for a few minutes and returned >> > >> to find a dialogue box displayed on the desktop advising that the volume >> > >> control applet had died suddenly and asking if I wanted to restart it. >> > >> I selected "No". Within seconds the Gnome panel at the bottom of the >> > >> screen disappeared and the system was unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > >> >> > >> Is anyone else experiencing this system behavior with the new kernel? >> > > >> > >Did you try the .13 one too ? I'm curious if this is something >> > >introduced by the exec-shield fixes. >> > > >> > > Dave >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > NO. I wasn't aware that there as a .13 kernel, Dave. I moved from .12 >> > to .14 when the up2date icon advised that non-kernel updates were >> > available and learned that .14 had been released. >> >> It was in the updates-testing pool only. >> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/2/i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.13_FC2.i686.rpm >> >> If you could give that a try and find out if it also has problems, >> that would narrow it down a little. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Johnathan Bailes <johnathan.bailes@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: cs@xxxxxxxxxx, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:46:01 -0500 >> Subject: Re: bad gnome-terminal or bad script? >> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:20:51 +1100, Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > I can think of two reasons. >> > >> > Firstly he's learning expect, so who cares what he's using >> > underneath? Also he _needs_ something that expect has to interact with >> > if he's going to play with it. >> > >> > Secondly, and perhaps more relevant, is if he's intending this stuff to >> > run in batch mode (cron, whatever) then he'll need a passphraseless key >> > for that, and that's as bad as a password. >> > >> > Well not quite, in that the far end never sees the private half of the >> > key while a password _is_ sent to the far end, but it does mean the key >> > is in the clear at the near/calling end. >> > >> > So yes, keys are slightly better that passwords, but not enormously >> > better if it's a batch mode requirement. >> >> Also once he gets this working he can always crypt the password. >> >> Here is something to read on the subject: >> >> http://wiki.tcl.tk/3594 >> >> Secure expect. >> >> Arguing methods can take forever. And I have seen decent encrypted >> pass expect scripts and used ssh keys as well. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Robert Storey <y2kbug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:48:43 +0800 >> Subject: Re: Password >> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:13:49 +0000 (GMT) >> John Hodrien <johnh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Chadley Wilson wrote: >> > >> > > On Tuesday 15 February 2005 17:03, Alan Peery wrote: >> > >> Eric Tanguy wrote: >> > >>> I need to create an account for a child on my machine and for that >> > >i need>> to make a very simple password. But when i try to do that >> > >the system>> answer that this password is based on a dictionay word >> > >and refuse to do>> it. So how it is possible to assign a simple >> > >passwd to just one account ?>> Thanks >> > >>> Eric >> > >> >> > >> For a young child this may be the wrong choice entirely. I would >> > >> consider setting the machine to auto-logon, and start the GUI >> > >session as> that user. This allows you to keep a good, non-crackable >> > >password on> the machine for their account, so that it is hard to >> > >crack open that> machine via the network. >> > >> >> > >> I am afraid that I don't know if there are hooks for auto-login in >> > >> Fedora Core... >> > >> >> > >> Alan >> > > >> > > Whats your child name and your surname? >> > > >> > > I did my sisters (who was 4 at the time like this) >> > >> > Create the user then reset the password as root. root is allowed to >> > set stupid passwords. >> > >> > Then assuming you're only exposing something like ssh, why not just >> > restrict which users can login through it: >> > >> > AllowUsers daddybear mummybear >> > >> > jh >> >> Or else disable ssh entirely on the machine if it's not being used. >> There are several ways to do that - easiest is to use ntsysv and turn >> off ssh so it doesn't start on bootup. >> >> cheers, >> Robert >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Johnathan Bailes <johnathan.bailes@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:48:35 -0500 >> Subject: Re: booting Fedora 3 from boot disk >> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:55:43 +0000, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > Bootpart (http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm) is a tool you can use >> > under Windows to configure the Windows bootloader to add an entry to >> > chain-load another bootloader (e.g. grub) from another partition. I use >> > it fairly regularly and it's very convenient. >> > >> > Paul. >> >> Damn you people and all your good knowledge my bookmarks are getting >> longer and longer each day trying to keep up with all the great links. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:57:29 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 >> Dave Jones wrote: >> >> >On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 07:36:36PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> > > Dave Jones wrote: >> > > >> > > >On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 07:09:02PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> > > >> I downloaded the 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 kernel today and promptly rebooted to >> > > >> give it a spin. >> > > >> >> > > >> My system froze up fairly quickly and then repeated that performance on >> > > >> reboot. The only way I was able to recover control of the system in >> > > >> both instances was through pushing Reset on the box. >> > > >> >> > > >> On the first occurence, I had stepped away from the machine for several >> > > >> minutes and returned to discover a screensaver pattern on the screen >> > > >> with system completely unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > > >> >> > > >> On the second occurence, I stepped away for a few minutes and returned >> > > >> to find a dialogue box displayed on the desktop advising that the volume >> > > >> control applet had died suddenly and asking if I wanted to restart it. >> > > >> I selected "No". Within seconds the Gnome panel at the bottom of the >> > > >> screen disappeared and the system was unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. >> > > >> >> > > >> Is anyone else experiencing this system behavior with the new kernel? >> > > > >> > > >Did you try the .13 one too ? I'm curious if this is something >> > > >introduced by the exec-shield fixes. >> > > > >> > > > Dave >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > NO. I wasn't aware that there as a .13 kernel, Dave. I moved from .12 >> > > to .14 when the up2date icon advised that non-kernel updates were >> > > available and learned that .14 had been released. >> > >> >It was in the updates-testing pool only. >> >http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/2/i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.13_FC2.i686.rpm >> > >> >If you could give that a try and find out if it also has problems, >> >that would narrow it down a little. >> > >> > Dave >> > >> > >> > >> I have a single processor and have never tried a smp kernel. Would the >> .13 kernel work on my system? >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:05:40 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2 >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 07:57:29PM -0500, David Curry wrote: >> >> > >It was in the updates-testing pool only. >> > >http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/2/i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.13_FC2.i686.rpm >> > > >> > >If you could give that a try and find out if it also has problems, >> > >that would narrow it down a little. >> > > >> > I have a single processor and have never tried a smp kernel. Would the >> > .13 kernel work on my system? >> >> There's a UP kernel in the same directory.. I just cut-n-pasted the first one >> I saw.. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:12:40 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Linux and Spywares - lack of reading >> jdow wrote: >> >> >Of course you do know of the recent exploits found for Mozilla, aren't >> >you, Brian? What's this "No antivirus needed" I hear about for Linux? >> > >> >{^_-} The quibbler. >> > >> > >> "Recent exploits found for Mozilla" is news here. Care to elaborate or >> point me in the right direction? >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "jdow" <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:13:58 -0800 >> Subject: Re: Linux and Spywares - lack of reading >> From: "David Curry" <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> > jdow wrote: >> > >> > >Of course you do know of the recent exploits found for Mozilla, aren't >> > >you, Brian? What's this "No antivirus needed" I hear about for Linux? >> > > >> > >{^_-} The quibbler. >> > > >> > > >> > "Recent exploits found for Mozilla" is news here. Care to elaborate or >> > point me in the right direction? >> >> Ran across it in the Dartmouth IRIA news summaries yesterday. It's >> scrolled off. It appears to affect the core of Mozilla so it affects >> FireFox as well. It should appear in the CERT advisories. >> >> It appears Mozilla is getting more attention from crackers now that >> it is starting to command a noticeable market share. It's a matter of >> time before more serious items appear. Of course, without things like >> ActiveX it's a little harder to mash a Linux machine than a Windows >> machine. >> >> {^_^} >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Johnathan Bailes <johnathan.bailes@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:15:03 -0500 >> Subject: Re: Linux sucks? <depending on what you are trying to do!> >> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:22:04 -0500, bizzorg <bizzorg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > My favorite Operating system vendor is the one sending me commission or >> > royalty checks, since I'm not receiving money from any vendor, I DON'T have >> > a favorite. >> > >> > I have FC3 installed on my 2nd hard drive. There are a a few issues I have >> > with FC3 that I don't have with Win/XP. >> > >> > 1.) My Sound Blaster 7.1 is not supported in FC3. >> >> Did a search and no love. Sorry. >> >> > 2.) FC3 tolerates my Nvidia Geforce video card. I have not found drivers >> > yet. >> >> http://nvidia.com look up the linux drivers -- Then I got thought you >> should be able to get the 3D glory from that card even with the open >> stuff. >> >> > 3.) I'm running up2date but it's doing NOTHING! I place my pointer on the >> > progress window and all I get is the hourglass. >> >> Sounds like you have never, ever got this to update right? >> >> You can run up2date with the command options but your best option is >> probably a good old-fashioned trip to the Terminal and then su - to >> root and run a yum update. >> >> Yum is typically way faster. >> >> > 4.) One of my favorite games, Age of Empires is a Windows based game. I >> > supposed if I take the time to learn Wine I can play it on FC3. >> > >> >> Transgaming and wine might be able to help you. >> >> But ... Transgaming does sell linux ports. Linux Games Publishing I >> believe sells native linux games. >> >> I have had good luck with this site but other people have reported trouble. >> >> http://tuxgames.com >> >> At the very least it gives you an idea of the games available in linux. >> >> > I do like the fact that Spyware or viruses do not infect my system with >> > Linux activated. >> > >> >> I like that too. >> >> After being forced for over a year to use a 2000 and now XP laptop at >> work I wrote the following Slashdot Journal entry: >> >> http://slashdot.org/~ACK!!/journal/94071 >> >> 7 Things I miss about Linux >> >> But there is good news I got my little Ultra 5 at my desk decked out >> with Solaris 8 and blastwave.org packages and it works pretty damn >> well considering how ancient it is. >> >> The menu redraw rate for the Applications menu is actually better than >> Linux, go figure. >> >> Weird. >> >> >> -- >> fedora-list mailing list >> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >> >> > > >-- >© 2005 Rajev Mhasawade >
