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Fwd: [Ilug-cal-discuss] Novell Makes Linux Driver Project a Reality
by Pradeepto Bhattacharya 29 Sep '07

29 Sep '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay <sankarshan.mukhopadhyay(a)gmail.com> Date: Sep 28, 2007 6:12 PM Subject: [Ilug-cal-discuss] Novell Makes Linux Driver Project a Reality To: ILUG-Cal's principal mailing list <ilug-cal-discuss(a)list.ilug-cal.org> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/linux_driver_project_kickoff.html "Novell have relaunched the Linux Driver Project by dedicating well-known kernel developer Greg KH to work on the project full-time. Greg KH writes: 'My employer, Novell, has modified my position to now allow me to work full time on this project. Namely getting more new Linux kernel drivers written, for free, for any company that so desires. And to help manage all of the developers and project managers who want to help out...They really care about helping make Linux support as many devices as possible, with fully open-source drivers.'" from: http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/28/0544226&from=rss - -- You see things; and you say 'Why?'; But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw www.linkedin.com/in/sankarshan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG/Pa6XQZpNTcrCzMRAmWdAJ0Y2fT254/WiAWg5S/QBLOV6V+UQwCeIfNC 9F6OrJjMMtIjrpCZOWW3dN4= =BdFy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Ilug-cal-discuss mailing list Ilug-cal-discuss(a)list.ilug-cal.org http://list.ilug-cal.org/mailman/listinfo/ilug-cal-discuss -- The KDE Project : http://www.kde.org KDE India : http://in.kde.org Mailing List : http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india

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LUKSH an invitation from Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai
by Frederick Noronha [फ़र ेदरिक नोर ोनया] 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

From: Comet Media [mailto:cometmediafdn@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:07 PM To: Comet Media Foundation Subject: LUKSH an invitation from Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai Dear Friend Have a look at the note below. We are sure you would be interested in joining such a group. Give a ring to Jacob at 23869052 or drop a line if you are coming. If you have any questions, speak to Lajpat 9422077888 or Aditi at 23826674 . Please forward this to your friends who are likely to be interested. Chandita ================================== LUKSH or GNU / Linux Users knowledge Sharing House an invitation from Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai Most of us who use computers and the Internet in our day to day work know that information technologies change very fast. We have had the experience of changing our computers from time to time as technologies offering greater amounts of computing power at faster speeds became available, together with better Internet connections. We tend to use terms like hardware and software to describe our computers. Many would remember going from a simple Pentium I PC to Pentium IV PC now the triple core PC. We try to get a fix on our computer hardware by remembering brand names and share the information with friends, but always have a lurking feeling that we don't have the whole picture. Going to software, can you remember the number of times you've had to upgrade your software? Then there are virus problems, despite spending sizable sums on anti-viral protection? Then the frustration of the computer hanging up just when something important had to go? You may have moved from one vendor or service provider to another, but no satisfactory explanation was ever given for these problems. You may have been told that you had to reset your computer for your own good. So often, you may have had to abandon your data, never knowing the reason why. A fast solution for the vendor or service provider, but such a loss to you. You just had to accept it as part of the IT game--it just happens to some people sometimes, it would seem. After all to gain such efficiency, you have to be prepared to lose something they said, as if it was a philosophical matter! Most of the problems we have encountered have to do with the stability of the software on our systems. To be more specific, while many of us may have heard of GNU or Linux, most of us only know Windows, the proprietary operating owned by Microsoft and Word, Excel, Powerpoint and other applications also distributed by Microsoft. By contrast, GNU/Linux is described as free software or open source meaning that its codes are open and can be modified by users. The trouble is, even if we are ready to adopt it, GNU/Linux is not easily found. Who will show us how to install it on our computers? Will we have to make any changes in our hardware for it? How will we train ourselves to use it? Is there any vendor or service provider to help us with it? Though the solution to many of our problems may seem to lie in free software, we find it difficult to get our hands on it. Do you know that eighty percent of the servers that the internet runs on use GNU/Linux and they remain on for 24 hours, all the time. This is because they are the most reliable operating systems. So, what is a GNU/Linux Operating System (OS)? And what is free software / open source? Why is it supposed to be free? Where can we come to know more about GNU/Linux? You can keep adding on questions which come to you. We at Comet Media Foundation have decided to form a club to respond to these needs, LUKSH or the GNU / L inux U sers K nowledge S haring H ouse. We thought we could meet every other week, or twice a month on the second and last Saturdays , to discuss the implementation of GNU / Linux and open source software at our workplaces and homes. Our LUKSH is simple: to share knowledge about GNU / LINUX and Open Source Software as a cost effective reliable virus-free alternate to costly proprietary software and to get ourselves out of the control of transnational IT corporations. It is about being free, not just getting something for nothing. Please join us from 2 to 5 pm on the 29 th of September 2007, for the first meeting to explore this further. The agenda will be set by you; the resource people are ready for your questions. Lajpat Dhingra LUKSH Coordinator, Comet Media Foundation, http://www.cometmedia.org Reference websites http://www.opensource.org http://www.gnu.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds" HYPERLINK " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph 0091-832-2409490 List of Indian e-lists http://wikiwikiweb.de/MailingListsInIndia

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IP based virtual domains- postfix
by Agnello George 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

Hi Dose postfix support IP based virtual domains , if yes how does one enable it. Thanks -- Warm Regards Agnello . G .Dsouza

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[COMMERCIAL] System Administrator post at HBCSE
by alpesh gajbe 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION Establishment Ref.: HBC/EST/PF/ September 24, 2007 NOTICE NO. 14/07 PROJECT FELLOWS (2 Positions) Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), Mumbai hereby invites applications for the positions of Project Fellows for Computer Systems Administration. Job Description: HBCSE HAS a LAN with about 120 clients, 6 servers, and an upcoming data-cluster. The candidate is required to manage and monitor the network, the websites and provide basic support. All the servers run GNU/Linux operating system and use exclusively free software. 1.Candidates should have sound knowledge of GNU/Linux (Unix) system administration 2.System Administration includes setting up and maintaining servers for web, email, spam and virus filtering, firewalls, network traffic monitoring, databases, wikis, backups, etc. HBCSE conducts computer related workshops for schools and other educational organization. 3.Candidate should have a passion for working in a learning environment, a good understanding of free software development and support system is essential. 4.Good understanding of free software development and support system will be prefered. 5.Good communication skills with interest in technical education. Qualifications: Candidates should have a B.E., B. Tech, BCA, MCA, or any non-professional degrees with relevant experience. The positions are purely temporary, for one year in the first instance and extendable by one more year, and carry a consolidated honorarium of Rs.10,000/- p.m. to 16,000/- p.m. based on qualification and relevant experience. Age: Below 35 years (relaxable in deserving cases). Please send your application giving full details such as Name, Date of Birth, Full address with phone/mobile number and e-mail address, Educational Qualification, names and addresses of two referees along with working and project experience, if any and any other relevant evidence of your suitability for the position on or before September 27, 2007 addressed to nagarjun(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in For more information visit our website: http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in (Notice No.14/07). Candidates selected for the interviews will be informed by October 1, 2007. The interviews are expected to be held in the same week after October 1, 2007. (M. D. Gaitonde) Admn. Officer-D NOTICE BOARDS : HBCSE, Mankhurd : GMRT, Pune : TIFR Main Campus : RAC Colony : TIFR Centre, Bangalore : CRL, Ooty : NCBS, Banglore : BF, Hyderabad : NCRA, Pune : HEGRO, Panchmarhi

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[Fwd: Fw: failure notice]
by Koustubha Kale 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "MAILER-DAEMON(a)yahoo.com" <MAILER-DAEMON(a)yahoo.com> To: koustubha_kale(a)yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 6:35:08 PM Subject: failure notice Hi. This is the qmail-send program at yahoo.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. <linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org>: CNAME lookup failed temporarily. (#4.4.3) I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. --- Below this line is a copy of the message. Return-Path: <koustubha_kale(a)yahoo.com> Received: (qmail 23504 invoked by uid 60001); 24 Sep 2007 12:03:46 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=AGdADahKwe0evS13V1ok+d2G5B7gpRMIKwgUypFeWt1x+9bDopBaXnIbdGanYGSRMjNztxJFTgTGw7gmoFgIjDhgk142IMfKCzpQKR0hgRZhx0NArWCW2LHtd6LAe2qxi8MzgDF6Kzdq2lZXj1GVzceCu6uuoKqN04mFw8+BzBo=; X-YMail-OSG: gqVhDhMVM1mzZ5uB9kaa5xDKhxER8crm82Jmqr8MA93fAb1xa3pqhpwwTmI4bWHCVQ-- Received: from [209.191.106.123] by web35206.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:03:46 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/651.50 YahooMailWebService/0.7.134 Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:03:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Koustubha Kale <koustubha_kale(a)yahoo.com> To: linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org Cc: Koustubha Kale <kmkale(a)anantcorp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <634634.23379.qm(a)web35206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi,=0AUsing kdm on the server, after the user has logged in to a KDE sessio= n, I need to run a script with access to the remote users IP/Hostname and U= sername after login in order to do some stuff like mount his local drives e= tc.. =0A=0AIs there an equivalent of GDM PostLogin in KDE?=0A=0A =0AWith wa= rm regards=0AKoustubha Kale=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A ___________________________= ________________________________________________ Hi, Messages sent to the list from my yahoo account have been bouncing for the past week. I unsubscribed from that account finally. Can the admin have a look at the above bounce details & may be take some corrective measures if necessary? -- Regards, Koustubha Kale

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GDM PostLogin equivalent for KDM?
by Koustubha Kale 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Hi, I need to run some stuff as root after users log in to the server. Need access to $REMOTE_HOST & $USER etc. This server has KDE & users don't want GNOME. Is there an equivalent to GDM PostLogin/Default for KDE? Or is there any other way to achieve same results like by inserting my code lines in some script Or by putting in a script somewhere? Regards Koustubha Kale

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Simple bandwidth monitoring for MTNL Tri-Band router
by Koustubha Kale 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Tried simple mrtg bandwidth monitoring for my MTNL Tri-Band router D-Link DSL-502T. Works too.. [1]http://www.anantcorp.com//D-Link_ADSL_router_mrtg_howto.txt in case anybody wants to know how.. regards Koustubha Kale References 1. http://www.anantcorp.com//D-Link_ADSL_router_mrtg_howto.txt

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Problem with broken package, Ubuntu 6.06
by Kamaleshwar Morjal [कम लेश्व र मो रजाल] 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Hello, I am a new to the world of Linux. I have Ubuntu 6.06 LTS installed on my machine. And I have a problem with it, I apologise for such a long mail but to be on the safe side, I thought it would be better to describe the problem as elaborately as possible as I am unaware of the functioning of this system. Since this version of Ubuntu did not come with gcc i tried getting and installing it from the internet. But while doing so (I admit I was totally unaware what I was doing..) I somehow messed up with installed packages on the system. The installation of a package called libc6 did not complete successfully and I got some error saying all dependencies could not be satisfied. It also said (although I don't precisely remember the exact message..) that a service called "gdm" is running that interfered with the installation. [Till then I was unaware of the [package managers available on board; my fault! Didn't read the manual!] Then, when i tried using the package manager [The "Add/Remove" utility & Synaptic] the software refused go any further saying there is a broken package on the machine that needs to be removed first. It instructed me to run the command "apt-get -install -f" at the terminal. I did. The message I got there was that two more packages (ubuntu-base & ubuntu-minimal) will have to be removed from the system along with the broken package "libc6". I cancelled the process right there.. Because the warning said it would free up more than 2GB space on the disk on removing the ubuntu-minimal package. I suspect this must include quite essential parts of the system and therefore chose not to remove it then before getting more information about it. But I am not able to install any more packages unless I remove these three packages from the system. Meanwhile I also requested the latest version, 7.04 (Fiesty Fawn) of Ubuntu from the Ubuntu website and have received the disk today. I have seen that it includes updated versions of some of the packages, has gcc preinstalled, and I suppose, is definitely an improvement over Dapper Drake. Now my doubt is: 1. How can I resolve the error on my installed system, 6.06 LTS (the problem described above)? 2. Is removing the package "ubuntu-minimal" from the system safe? Can it be restored to previous state? (I'm on dial-up, downloading 2GB of data is an impossibility!) 3.* Is there another way? can i install the latest software i received today (Ubuntu 7.04) overwriting the previous one, but preserving the user accounts, settings, software and data that i've already stored there? For instance, I've installed Mozilla 2.0.0.6, while v 7.04 comes with Mozilla 2.0.0.3! Can i keep the newer version there without messing up anything? (I also have plug-ins like Flash Player for Mozilla installed..) 4. If not 3, can I at least keep the data on the disk unharmed while installing the new (Ubuntu 7.04 over Ubuntu 6.06 LTS) OS. Asked 1 and 2 just for gaining knowledge about what can be done in such a situation, however I want to install the newer version nevertheless, so please at least show me a way to do at least one of 3 or 4 if possible! I really appreciate your cooperation and concern. { * Here I try to describe the currently installed system's configuration as much as I can comprehend and remember. 1. one password protected user account. 2. dial up connection set up. (for modem set-up, I used the scanModem script, thanks to http://www.linmodems.org/; it was very useful and easy to work with) I use "wvdial" to connect to the internet. 3. Mozilla 2.0.0.6 installed (removed the default 1.x version that was preinstalled), + Flash Player plug-in + loads of Mozilla extensions. 4. I have a dual boot with M$ (khidkiyan :p), so, all doors and windows mounted (read FAT32 & NTFS drives! =)); actually Ubuntu does that by default; no pain. 5. 405 MB of data on the Linux drive. Can I preserve it while installing V 7.04 over V 6.06 LTS. 6. Currently fsck, while booting, gives me an error saying the boot sector and its backup are different, and provides all the offsets/differences that it encountered. If fsck logs it to a file, i can post it here if i know where it is logged, that might give a better picture. } [[ About my internet connection.. Although i somehow know that my connection uses CHAP authentication, i get the following logs at the terminal every time i use "wvdial".. --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied --> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky. --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied --> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky. Any information would be really enlightening there.. ]] Thank you very much and regards. :) -- "LUCK i$ the RE$iDUE of GooD De$iGn" kamaleshwar morjal (कमलेश्वर मोरजाल) http://www.eficacy.com/

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Sorry bout the read rcpt in my prev post
by Koustubha Kale 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

List, Sorry about the read rcpt in my prev post. Keep forgetting the bloody thing since I am now using my office account ( as messages to the list from my prev yahoo account kept bouncing.) -- Regards, Koustubha Kale

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postmap -q ( query error )
by Agnello George 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Hi On my postfix server when i try to query the database i get the following error [root@mail ~]# postmap -q "agnello(a)niteshn.info" /etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf postmap: fatal: open database /etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf.db: No such file or directory can some one please tell me where i have gone wrong Thanks -- Warm Regards Agnello . G .Dsouza

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