Linuxers December 2004

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Hylafax on Fedora Core 3
by Sujeet Bhatt 26 Dec '04

26 Dec '04

Is anyone running hylafax on Fedora Core 3? No rpms seems to be available for this distribution and attempts to compile from source throw up the following error: t.c:1: error: too few arguments to function `strftime' make: *** [t] Error 1 Any help appreciated. Sujeet /"When I don't make a decision, it's not that I don't think about it. I think about it and make a decision not to make a decision." /- P.V. Narsimha Rao

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] easy debian installation
by Sameer Niphadkar 26 Dec '04

26 Dec '04

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 Satya wrote : >On Fri, Dec 24, 2004 at 07:13:18PM +0500, sherlock(a)vsnl.com wrote: > >On Friday 24 December 2004 14:43, Sajid ali Baig wrote: > >> hi, > >> Which flavour of debian is easy to install. > >Personally, I like unstable (sarge? sid? I don't know). Sid is the most unstable one (similar to fedora test), followed by Sarge (similar to fedora core) and then Woody (the robust server type OS). Frankly if you are using a gerneral purpose OS you can very well go for Sid as it is the most latest one. Go for Sarge if you want a more stable OS for mail,web,ftp server. Woody is mostly comparable to any solid Unix or Enterprise Server OS. All these funny names have been derived from the movie "Toy Story" Remember there was even a Potatoe! > >Similarly knoppix (single live cd. (the latest version is two live cds) , woody (rock stable) and other debian based distros. > >Knoppix is more of a live-CD thing, but I hear you can get it to install >itself on the hard drive. After that, tweak the /etc/sources.list and >you've got whichever debian you want. No other live CD can be compared to Knoppix - consider it as the best if you are trying Linux for the first time. You may even try the newer MEPIS which is based on Debian and has a good setup. > >> How many CDs are essential. > >Depends on use again, but the first three are enough for the vast majority. The others cds 7 for woody and 10 for sarge (afaik) have stuff like development libraries and electronic, chemical and other engineering stuff. >Once you have a basic system installed from disc 1, you can tweak >sources.list and get whatever you want off the net. apt-get (install:update:upgrade) As simple as that >I think the other discs contain special boot images in case disc1 >doesn't work for you. > > >> are the CDs at http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/torrents/ > >> good enough(easy to install. > > > >All debian distros are the same. But check the mirror update policy. some of them might be a few weeks out of sync. For the CDs check the MD5 sum if you want to be absolutely sure Sameer >Satya. http://www.thesatya.com/ >Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches/sec. > >-- >http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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[Announce] Picture gallery for GLUG meets!
by Anurag 25 Dec '04

25 Dec '04

Greetings, ILUG-BOM now has a picture gallery for uploading pictures of our GLUG meets and various other activities we organize. I have already uploaded pictures from past few GLUG meets. Please visit : http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/pics/ -Anurag ----------------------------------------------- __ __ gnu /noo/ n. Ox like antelope; (abbr.) /gnoo/ n. (recursive acronym) Gnu's Not Unix.

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Partition table problems...
by ~~~ Rohan ~~~ 25 Dec '04

25 Dec '04

Hello, I know there are hundreds of questions about fixing the partition table. But mine, i suppose is a peculiar case. My disk structure is something like this: 1) Disk 1 - 10GB /dev/hda (partitioned into C:, volgroup00 for FC3, /boot for FC3 ) 2) Disk 2 - 40GB /dev/hdb (partitioned into D:,E:, F:) Windows, Knoppix HD-Install, and even distros like Suse can read data off /dev/hdb1(2,3..) and of course off /dev/hda. However the problem comes when installing distros. Whenever it comes to partitioning step, i *always* get a message saying "/dev/hdb: This disk is not initialised. Dow u want to format? This will erase entire disk" on RedHat and "This disk cannot be read. Please format it. Ignore this messgae if u are not planning to install Suse on this partition." on suse. Also, Partition Magic and QtParted cannot read the partitions on this disk. QtParted just hangs, and Partition Magic 6.0 on startup says that this disk need to be repaired. Sad I donot know whats up, but my guess is that it is due to corrupted partition table. Is there any way to repair the partition table, without damaging the data already stored on this disk? I mean, isnt it surprising that data can be read / written perfectly on this disk? What is the problem? Also, in addition to this question, does QtParted support resizing and modifying data on a partition without damaging the data? Rohan. -- Rohan Dhruva Visit my blog: http://www.rohandhruva.tk/ ____________________________ Want to help Linux's cause? Join the Freedom Computing Group at Wanna help Linux? Join the Freedom Computing Group Now @ Official Website: http://www.freedomcomputing.tk/ To Join or unsubscribe: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/floss

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] easy debian installation
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 24 Dec '04

24 Dec '04

On Friday 24 December 2004 14:43, Sajid ali Baig wrote: > hi, > Which flavour of debian is easy to install. Depends on what you want to use it for. But sarge from PCQ dvd was very easy for desktop use. Similarly knoppix (single live cd. (the latest version is two live cds) , woody (rock stable) and other debian based distros. Although sarge is working very well for me, it is not advisable for newbies. > How many CDs are essential. Depends on use again, but the first three are enough for the vast majority. The others cds 7 for woody and 10 for sarge (afaik) have stuff like development libraries and electronic, chemical and other engineering stuff. > > are the CDs at http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/torrents/ > good enough(easy to install. All debian distros are the same. But check the mirror update policy. some of them might be a few weeks out of sync.

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easy debian installation
by Sajid ali Baig 24 Dec '04

24 Dec '04

hi, Which flavour of debian is easy to install.How many CDs are essential. are the CDs at http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/torrents/ good enough(easy to install.

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Mono success story
by Amish Munshi 24 Dec '04

24 Dec '04

By using Mono to port its software to Linux, Völcker has opened a new market to serve customers running both Windows and Linux platforms. Using Mono as its development platform, instead of Java, has reduced the company’s testing time by 60 percent and eliminated the need to hire 5-10 new programmers. Migrating to Linux is also paying off for its customers who are gaining all the benefits of an open source network, as well as an enormous reduction in server licensing costs. "Linux is now ready for the enterprise and is no longer a single server solution," said Bauer. "Our customers can easily integrate Windows and Linux servers and clients to reduce costs, and we are able to create software for both platforms. Not a lot of companies are doing this, so Mono gives us a competitive advantage." Complete article available at http://www.novell.com/success/volcker.html Amish.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] tar relocation errors
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 24 Dec '04

24 Dec '04

On Thursday 23 December 2004 17:14, Gabin Kattukaran wrote: > hi, > has anyone encountered relocation errors from tar while > installing debian sarge? if you have is there some simple way > around this? No. Three installations so far (using pcq dvd). No problems at all. rgds jtd

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[ Info ] Novell Certified Linux Salesperson
by SeekingGyan 24 Dec '04

24 Dec '04

Hi Group Novell has a Novell Certified Linux Salesperson test which any one can take for free. It tests you on concepts of opensource paradigm and providing complete solution other novell products that run on Linux.The test last about 90 mins with 40 objective questions which normall one can complete in less than 40 mins :) On passing the test you get a printable pdf certificate and i guess a logo that one can use on their resume / website. There is a four module course in pdf and video format for learning. Though some reading on product catalog of Novell products running on Linux is recommended for good score It is a value add for techno-sales executives in organisations who aim to make it big selling in this new evolving paradigm. I guess this is the first of its type in the free software paradigm that too free so no harm taking it right ? The courseware is available here http://www.novell.com/partners/channel/academy/cls_course.html and one can take the test here https://register.novell.com/webexam/?action=selectexam&lcode=enu Happy Computing Harsh

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tar relocation errors
by Gabin Kattukaran 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

hi, has anyone encountered relocation errors from tar while installing debian sarge? if you have is there some simple way around this? -gabin here's the relevant portion from /var/log/messages ---- /var/log/messages tar: relocation error: /lib/libpthread.so.0: symbol __libc_stack_end, version GLIBC_PRIVATE not defined in file ld-linux.so.2 with link time reference dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 127 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_3.1_i386.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 tar: relocation error: /lib/libpthread.so.0: symbol __libc_stack_end, version GLIBC_PRIVATE not defined in file ld-linux.so.2 with link time reference dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 127 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/base-passwd_3.5.7_i386.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_3.1_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/base-passwd_3.5.7_i386.deb --- -- you will soon forget this.

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