Linuxers January 2002

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by Nikhil Joshi 21 Jan '02

21 Jan '02

OK I had enough of Linux (period) I've been using Linux for almost 2 years now. After getting bored of Windows I decided to remove it from my PC.I was running only Red Hat Linux 7.1 when I had a major filesystem crash. I even lost some of important data. One of my friends suggested that 7.1 had a buggy kernel and I should switch to 6.2 I installed 6.2 and everything was fine until today... The boot process 'dropped me to a shell' and advised me to run fsck manually. I obliged. Out of the blue I got a truckload of messages telling me that something was wrong and that should it fix it ? Amazingly the only answer was yes.I continued pressing 'y' for about 5 mins and then the ordeal was over. I logged in just to find that my ncurses libraries had been deleted ! And horror of horrors: my entire rpm database was gone... I did not want any more surprises. Being frustrated I decided to give myself a break. I removed Linux and now I'm running good ol' Win 98 :-) Anyone reading this please keep in mind : Curse Windows , Hate Windows ,Kick Windows but never and I say *never* remove Windows. It is the only thing that works for you (period) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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Java doubt
by Nikhil Joshi 21 Jan '02

21 Jan '02

I'm trying to learn Java 2 on Linux. I have installed jdk-1.3.1_02 Now when give the command $javac Example.java it gives me following error Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/tools/javac/Main Please help. -- "Hawk, we're going to die." "Never say die... and certainly never say we." -- M*A*S*H

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] kmail setup on Debian(2.2 - Potato)
by Pankaj Jangid 20 Jan '02

20 Jan '02

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 19 January 2002 23:09, you wrote: > Could some-one please point me to a link which > would expalin a very simple step-by-step setup > on a Debian box ? You are asking about kmail setup or debian setup ? for Debian setup this is the link http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/i386/install.en.html#contents and if you already have debian installed then just type apt-get install kmail from the command line. Also kmail is in testing ( or unstable ) in debian so you have to modify /etc/sources.list file to include testing distribution. regards - - -- Pankaj Jangid National Centre for Software Technology Alt Email : pankaj(a)ncst.ernet.in Yahoo ID : pankaj_jangid GnuPG Key : http://ashoka.ncst.ernet.in/~pankaj/gpg.txt -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8Srha4t40miPB/l4RAkz3AJ4n+0qas4m5Fl5MbOZo87qRMLlp2wCffVxK JeTEJKtlo8jIsFgtZzOIEbo= =DbIE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] I/O ports access for normal users?
by Tahir Hashmi 20 Jan '02

20 Jan '02

On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:20:18 Rahul Saxena wrote: >hi everyone, > >I was tryign to read/write bits to 0x378 I/O port, >using the ioperm() system call. >But this allows only the root to access. I think you should explore better ways than directly allowing the users to access the port, like writing a device driver module. Not that I've ever done that, but I have this wariness for allowing users to access the hardware directly. That was the DOS way of doing it, right? > >HOw do normal users access the port? >i did read about SETUID(), but i dont really >understand how it works for me ?? # chown root:root <filename> # chmod a+sx <filename> > >does anyone have any pointers on this ?? > >Also i am trying to uderstand how ot access using read >and write. for that i would need to add the user as >part of the group, which can access /dev/port. > >How do i add myself to the group? i guess.. in that >case i wont be in my original group. > I really think it would be best if you do it the accepted way (I consiously avoided the word "right" :-). Normal users aren't supposed to be accessing I/O ports directly. Try going thru _Linux Device Drivers_ by O'Rilley Publications for enlightenment. > >Thanks for reading > >-rahul > -- Tahir Hashmi (VSE, NCST) http://tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com mailme(a)tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com We, the rest of humanity, wish GNU luck and Godspeed

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[NEWS]-AOL reportedly in talks to buy Red Hat
by N.D. 20 Jan '02

20 Jan '02

http://news.com.com/2100-1001-819243.html WASHINGTON--Media and Internet titan AOL Time Warner is in negotiations to acquire Linux distributor Red Hat, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing unidentified sources familiar with the matter. The talks were fluid and it was unclear how much AOL, which runs the biggest U.S. Internet service provider and the second-largest U.S. cable television system, would pay for Red Hat, the newspaper said. Red Hat is the leading distributor of Linux, which unlike software such as rival Microsoft's Windows operating system, is an "open source" platform that anyone can change to suit their needs. Spokespeople for the three companies declined to comment on the negotiations, the newspaper reported. Linux has gained growing favor with businesses, especially to power the heavy-duty server computers that dish up Web pages and run corporate networks. The attempted acquisition is the latest indication that AOL is seeking alternative software to that made by rival Microsoft, the maker of Windows which runs 90 percent of the world's personal computers, the Washington Post said. To counter Microsoft, AOL could couple its Internet service with Red Hat's operating system technology and could be configured to override Windows while launching a version of Linux, sources told the newspaper. ===== | N.D. | ===== _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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kmail setup on Debian(2.2 - Potato)
by Pat 19 Jan '02

19 Jan '02

Could some-one please point me to a link which would expalin a very simple step-by-step setup on a Debian box ? ( No manual type sites, please ! ) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Kindly guide ! Regards ! ~Pats ( alias ~newlxuser ) ------------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

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dual processor motherboard?
by Joshua N Pritikin 19 Jan '02

19 Jan '02

Actually, i'm staying in Nashik but none of the Linux people around here have any clue about SMP. Can anyone suggest where i can purchase a dual-processor (P-III 500Mhz is fine) ATX motherboard with minimal heat emission? Thanks!! -- Victory to the Divine Mother!! after all, http://sahajayoga.org http://why-compete.org

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] dual processor motherboard?
by Amarendra Godbole (Intl Vendor) 19 Jan '02

19 Jan '02

> Uh, Mumbai is too big. Which rail station is nearby? Is it > easy to find computer hardware shops? Lamington is the Lamington road, that is near Grant Road station on the Western railway. Lots of shops there selling h/w, s/w. -a -- Amarendra A. Godbole / Spare time LINUX Hacker / Microsoft ``Services For UNIX'' / These opinions are _MINE_. If you don't try to succeed, nobody will try to stop you.

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I/O ports access for normal users?
by Rahul Saxena 19 Jan '02

19 Jan '02

hi everyone, I was tryign to read/write bits to 0x378 I/O port, using the ioperm() system call. But this allows only the root to access. HOw do normal users access the port? i did read about SETUID(), but i dont really understand how it works for me ?? does anyone have any pointers on this ?? Also i am trying to uderstand how ot access using read and write. for that i would need to add the user as part of the group, which can access /dev/port. How do i add myself to the group? i guess.. in that case i wont be in my original group. Thanks for reading -rahul __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

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Re: Linuxers digest, Vol 1 #340 - 3 msgs
by Anand Iyer 18 Jan '02

18 Jan '02

> > >hey there luggers...:) > > I am on the look out for budding talent that who >share team spirit and like writing technical content. > > Puttin it plain n simple...I want freelancers who r >real geeks in wat they do..:)) . They the pple we luv >workin with. > > SO if u hav a flair for technical writing do get in >touch ASAP. Subjects for technical writing vary from >Linux Implementaion nd deployment/Kernel >Internals/Network Security/ Operating System >Architecture/ Protocol Specifics/ Code analysis/ Appln >testin and Benchmarking/ Codin Tutes/ Highly >researched Technical papers on various breakthrough >technologies/ Java/ PHP/ etc.... > >The right talent will be well compensated. > > >Do get intouch ASAP ... > >The rest.....I hav tried my best to highlight the >commercial base of the mail. So if u still wanna rant. >i'll welcome it off the list. > >Trevor Warren >9820349221 > Hi Trevor, Do the Gimp tutes qualify? Anand >

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