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Ubuntu 5.10 Live Report
by Rony Bill 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hello All, This month's LFY magazine has a Ubuntu 5.10 live CD that can be used as a live sample of the Ubuntu 5.10 OS. It installed and setup smoothly. The system was P4 2.4 GHz, Intel 845 GEBV2 MB, 256 MB RAM, 80 GB IDE HDD. The display drivers were much better than 5.04 and gave good screen resolution unlike 5.04's basic 640x480 resolution. Sound could not be tested as multimedia was not complete due to legal issues :-P . Due to the dhcp now working in linux too, the triband ADSL modem got the system on the net as soon as it was up. The firewall inside the modem took care of open ports in the live system. The wvdial.conf file from my other distros was simply copied and run. It ran smoothly for both, the dialup modem as well as the Reliance LSP350R. Only thing to remember is that all root based commands must be preceeded by the word 'sudo'. And after the first run of the triband internet, switch off the adsl modem and after any of the wvdial connections are up, run the 'sudo route add default ppp0' command for net access. The transcend 512 mb pen drive was detected flawlessly and a cute little icon was automatically created on the desktop. On the whole it was a very good experience and this distro came out in flying colours. It is definately worth a try. :) My only query is that if root access is not allowed for security, still anyone can simply sudo and gain access. How is the system protected from outside. If anyone can hack into the user account, can he then sudo and play ball? How secure is this sudo? Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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Vlan / IP routing on RHEL
by Shahed Moolji 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hi, I have a senario like below :- server1 eth0 10.1.1.9 eth0.5 10.1.1.10 (vlan 5) gateway 10.1.1.1 On 10.1.1.1, (the gateway) I have the following route 10.1.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1 10.1.2.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth2 10.1.3.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 vlan5 Interfaces are eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:A0 inet addr:10.1.1.1 Bcast:10.1.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:48250711 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:44504353 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:2479942868 (2.3 GiB) TX bytes:2052597702 (1.9 GiB) Interrupt:9 Base address:0xe000 vlan5 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:A0 (same as eth1) inet addr:10.1.3.1 Bcast:10.1.3.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:245092 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:72378 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:49341672 (47.0 MiB) TX bytes:6273804 (5.9 MiB) Now, when I ping a device 10.1.3.128 from server 1, it forwards the packet to 10.1.1.1, but then it does not forward it out to the device. If however, I change the IP address of eth0.5 to 10.1.3.244, I can ping 10.1.3.128 (because now both are on the same subnet, and same vlan) I thought that even though the source (10.1.1.10) and destination IP (10.1.3.128) address are on different subnets, as both are on the same vlan, the gateway should be able to forward the packets. Can anyone please clarify ? Thanks Shahed.

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Ubuntu - Bug Buddy
by Sanket Medhi 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

I tried to send a bug report using the Bug Buddy on Ubuntu. But it asks me for a sendmail path to send the mail to the developers. What should this path be? Also, when I saved this report as a file so that it could be sent later manually via mail, I realized that the size of that file is 4 MB!!! -- Regards, Sanket Medhi.

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Search software
by Sutanu Majumdar 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

I am presently working in a s/w company in Bangalore. I am invovled in a project that installs s/w evaluation products on user's system. So we need a software program (coded in C++,java, ruby) that would run in linux platform and determine whether previous versions of a s/w product are already installed. Can anyone help me with this? Sutanu Majumdar

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[COMMERCIAL] wireless access point. brand new in box. linksys. for sale.
by Abhishek Daga 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

I got a wireless access point (802.11b), (brand new) in box, Linksys Wap11. I got a wireless router+access point so making this one redundant. it's for 3000.00 OBO. contact me offline if interested and we can take it from there. thanks abhishek Ignorance is Strength. What you don't know cannot hurt you. __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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(no subject)
by sunny anthony 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hi, I need RHEL 4 exam papers.. I'm planning to appear for the exam in this month.. Please mail me model queston papers as soon as possible. Suuny

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Books on Linux
by neel s Gurjar 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

hi I need softcopy & hardcopy Books on system & Network Admin in Suse linux. Where I can get these books ? Where I can get Linux complaint or certified Laptops ? Please reply Neel

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Playing sound files/songs
by Apoorva Kulkarni 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

hello all i have a weird problem. whenever i play sound files/songs on my debian sarge machine (any media player) it plays no doubt. but the sound is audible only when i put speaker on full volume. i fail to understand the problem. tried all sorts of players from freshmeat without success.. can anyone tell me wht could be the problem? cheers -- Apoorva Kulkarni

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Err messages on ssh login
by Dinesh Joshi 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

On Sunday 04 December 2005 22:03, scrapo(a)saswatabanerjee.com wrote: > > We often connect from remote machines to the server to administer the > system, make changes etc. If root can not log in on sshd then how do > we do this ? In most cases, it is not possible or worthwhile to go to > the server to work. > > saswata logging in to a unpreviledged account and then using sudo is one option. The other is using a web based management tool like webmin :) -- Dinesh A. Joshi

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[ILUG-BOM][OT] Join the Indian Open Source Team at the World Community Grid.. Fight against Aids!!
by Apoorva Kulkarni 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

hey guys Firstly,this is not a promotion of any kind.. if any of your comps is connected to the Internet 24/7 and lies around idle for hours you can make your comps useful by joining the Indian Open Source Team @World Community Grid.. help the fight against AIDS http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/team/viewTeamInfo.do?teamId=91RLS75QCN1 -- Apoorva Kulkarni ozzman[AT]phenix[dot]rootshell[dot]be Free software is a matter of liberty not price http://www.gnu.org http://www.fsf.org

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Auto-complete gives me more
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

When ever i use [Tab] for auto-complete in bash, if the output is more than the screen buffer, it automatically starts it under more e.g. $cd [tab][tab] x/ y.log z/ a.out b/ c/ --More-- Can anyone tell me, How can I change this more to less so that it can be <[tab][tab]> | less instead of <[tab][tab]> | more $cd [tab][tab] x/ y.log z/ a.out b/ c/ :_

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Backup opera wand passwords in linux
by mehul 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hello friends, I use opera as my default browsers and prefer to store all my passwords in the wand. I am presently using slackware and SUSE but now I plan to format my computer and install Debian. I don't have any important data. I only need my opera bookmarks, which I have backed up and my password wand. Can anyone help me there? Thank you.

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Survey on Linux Desktop users by Data Quest
by Saswata Banerjee & Associates 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hi Everyone, Data Quest is apparently doing a survey on Linux Desktop usage. I know because they called me to ask me some questions on their questionaire. The sad thing is that the guys doing the survey have absolutely no idea of what they are doing and apparantly not even connected with InfoTech. First they had a very unclear way of introducing the matter, asif worried that they will be asked something they cant answer. I told them that yes, I use Linux Desktop software. He asked me again whether I use Linux on Desktop. I clarified to him that we have stopped using desktop computers and everyone in our firm now uses Laptop computers but we use Linux in the laptops. The big joke is that he said "Oh, so you do not use Linux in Desktops.....Ok, thank you" and put down the line. They guy obviously does not know the difference between desktop computers and desktop software and that Linux Desktop software can also be loaded on laptops too. If anyone knows some of the senior managers in Data Quest, please convey this to them. I am quiet sure that at this rate, they will show a very low user numbers. Regards Saswata

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COMMERCIAL - Job Opening with a Multinational Company as Content Formatter
by Mittal Kothari 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Dear Linux Users, Offer for a job opportunity with a fast-paced on-line provider of business & financial information Internet Securities Inc (A Euromoney Institutional Investor Company). We are looking for a highly-motivated person for our Mumbai office . The Job involves Content Formatting, Editing, Scripting, Maintenance of Company databases and publications. Co-ordination with global team for various projects and interaction with Information Partners based in Malaysia, India, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia to source information. Company Profile : Internet Securities Inc, is a business and financial information provider. It collects business and financial information from the emerging markets and delivers it to investors around the world over the Internet. The company sources its information through co-publishing agreements with information providers (newspapers, news bureaus, research houses, rating agencies, government agencies, stock exchanges, analysts etc) in each local market. Users include institutional investors, government agencies, associations, consultancies, law firms, and corporations. Internet Securities Inc, is headquartered in New York, USA, the company belongs to the EUROMONEY group. Job Requirements: 1. Graduate -Commerce preferred. 2. Knowledge of Internet. 3. C++/Perl, Unix/Linux, Ms Office. 4. Knowledge of databases like Sql would be an added advantage. 5. Highly self motivated individual with strong learning prowess 6. Well developed communication skills and net savvy 7. Strong analytical skills and extremely good logical reasoning ability Job Location : Mumbai Minimum Experience : Nil. Maximum Experience : One year. Compensation : Best in the industry. Should you be interested, please send us your updated resume in word format ASAP to Ms.Mittal Kothari mkothari(a)securities.com and Ms. Swati Hegde shegde(a)securities.com . Kind Regards, Ms. Mittal Kothari Internet Data Services (I) Pvt. Ltd. 602/603 Regent Chambers Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021 Tel No : 0091 22 288 1123 / 29 / 31 Fax No: 0091 22 288 1137 Email: mkothari(a)securities.com Web: http://www.securities.com Internet Securities, Inc. (trading as ISI Emerging Markets) is a Euromoney Institutional Investor company. ________________________________________________________________________ This communication contains information which is confidential. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please notify us by e-mail or bytelephone (as above) and then delete the e-mail and all attachments and any copies thereof. ________________________________________________________________________

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[commercial] PHP Developer required
by Hrishikesh Desai 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hello, The company that I am employed with is looking for a PHP developer with 3+ years of experience with website programming and at least 2 years doing PHP. Knowledge of/experience with the smarty template engine and the PEAR DB classes is desirable. Experience in setting up and managing web server installations on linux an added plus. The official designation will be of senior programmer. While you may not have a team working under you, you will be the sole developer for most of your projects in the foreseeable future. Most of the sites run PHP, but you may occasionally be called upon to provide maintenance for existing ASP sites as well. There is an approximately equal amount of fresh and maintenance work to be handled. We are a small company of ~50 people and growing every month. Cheers, Hrishi

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AMD Athalon64 (939)
by आनंद (Anand M R) 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

I'm thinking of getting an AMD Athalon64 (939) / Athalon64FX and an nForce 3/4 chipset mobo. I would like some advice on where to get it from, (i live in mumbai) and the compatibility with linux. The shop name/number would help a lot. I checked on linux compatibility site andit seems that the nForce chipset is supported, but if anyone has had any personal experience, then it would help a lot. Thanks in advance. Anand.

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[Commercial] Samba Configuration
by आनंद (Anand M R) 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

A friend of mine is looking for someone to configure his samba server asap. Hes set it up, but unable to get windows machines to access it. I'm not aware of all the details but if anyone is interested, they can contact him at: Ayub Khan - 9819047397

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

>Wonderful! What do end users look for to verify if MTNL is resetting > the link @ 0:00 and 08:00? Would appreciate if you could share it with Is there anything persistent other than Session History at the "MTNL Web-Self Care"? Hats off to the oracle who named that page :)) Gishu

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs > Speaking of rolling over... My friend has the same plan and this month he has 2404 MB of ADSL download remaining as per the MTNL web page. Truth or fiction... welcome to the twilight zone No such luck for me though.. - Gishu

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Setup a Mail server in Suse
by neel s Gurjar 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hi I want to setup a Mail Server in Suse. What are the steps to setup a mail server ? There will be 45 to 50 users. All will have 10 MB mailboxes to receive their mail through POP3 server and SMTP to send their mails. (This will be internal mailing) Please reply Neelesh

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

-----Original Message----- From: linuxers-bounces(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in [mailto:linuxers-bounces@mm.ilug-bom.org.in]On Behalf Of JTD Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:12 AM To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs >Yes. Also the account now resets automatically at midnight and 8am so >no billing of free-time downloads. >These guys are actually improving or what? >jtd I'm gonna be old-fashioned here.. I'll believe it when I see it. But in the teeny weeny chance that it's true, MTNL just shot up another few miles into the stratosphere above the other losers Gishu

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Oracle apps on Linux Fedora Core4 not able to get universal installer
by ajay solanki 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hi I am trying to install Oracle Applications on Fedora Core 4. I am not able to get the Oracle universal installer. It gives the java null exception error, Java is loaded on the computer. when we gave java-version, it gave the java version. When I give xclock, it shows me the clock. Thanks, Ajay.. |----------------------------------------| |A j a y S o l a n k i | |Senior Consultant,(Oracle Apps). | |Oracle, NAIO, Bangalore. | |Oracle Certified Professional, Rel 6i | |MMS(Marketing), BE(Electronics). | |HAM -- VU2PAO | |Work -- +91 80 51082260 | |Cell -- +91 9845147120 | |US -- 1 650 607 8697 | |Mumbai-- +91 22 23775174 | |AIM -- ajaysolucky | |Chat -- innocent_devil_inu(a)yahoo.com | |----------------------------------------| __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Sendmail Help
by bimal pandit 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Dear Amit, On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 Karia Amit wrote : > Hi Frnds, > >Suppose i have changed my domain from domaiaA to DomainB And few users still sends me mail in user@domainA I wish those mail to be transferred to user@domainB How can that be done? > >Hoping for reply > user "/etc/mail/virtusertable" and put user@domainA user@domainB in it. hope this will help. regards, Bimal Pandit

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SMTP for Internet
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

I'm currently using Cable net. The cable ISP has set up LAN and giving me access over PPPOE and I can also access his ftp,ssh,smtp on his router, I can mail to my email on gmail.com from his smtp on the router. Can I set set smtp on my computer and mail the world using it?

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Gtk 1.2 themes
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

How can I change the gtk 1.2 themes? I got gtk-engines-industrial with apt, but cant change the theme of my gtk 1.2 apps (xmms, Audacity, Vlc Player, etc.) I tried to change the theme with gtk-theme-switch package and also by manually editing ~/.gtkrc file. I cant see any change in the above mentioned apps. revant

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Err messages on ssh login
by Satya 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 10:03:00PM +0000, scrapo(a)saswatabanerjee.com wrote: >We often connect from remote machines to the server to administer the system, make changes etc. If root can not log in on sshd then how do we do this ? In most cases, it is not possible or worthwhile to go to the server to work. So do we, all the time. ssh to your unprivileged user account and use sudo. -- Satya. http://www.thesatya.com/ Disks travel in packs. (/usr/games/fortune)

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Sendmail Help
by Karia Amit 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

Hi Frnds, Suppose i have changed my domain from domaiaA to DomainB And few users still sends me mail in user@domainA I wish those mail to be transferred to user@domainB How can that be done? Hoping for reply "To critisize is the sign of week and to improve one self is the sign of strong" Thanks & regards Amit Karia

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Err messages on ssh login
by Sameer N Ingole 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

scrapo(a)saswatabanerjee.com wrote: >-----Original Message----- > >From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)thenilgiris.com> >Subj: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Err messages on ssh login >Date: Sat 3 Dec 2005 16:23 >Size: 381 bytes >To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > >On Saturday 03 Dec 2005 3:47 pm, Arun K. Khan wrote: > > >>Also, it is not a good practice to login as root even over a ssh >>link. >> >> True! What you actually should be doing is log in as some user (who has restricted account) and then "su". >>i thought that sshd by default does not permit root loging? >> >> > >We often connect from remote machines to the server to administer the system, make changes etc. If root can not log in on sshd then how do we do this ? > > For different distros, default sshd options may vary depending on how it was compiled and packaged. But you can prohibit root logins by specifying option in /etc/sshd/sshd_config ------ sshd_config (or whatever sshd config file is) ------ PermitRootLogin no ------ ------ Usually root login is allowed using sshd. Regards, -- Sameer N. Ingole /*****************************************************/ Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. /*****************************************************/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Err messages on ssh login
by scrapo＠saswatabanerjee.com 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

-----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)thenilgiris.com> Subj: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Err messages on ssh login Date: Sat 3 Dec 2005 16:23 Size: 381 bytes To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> On Saturday 03 Dec 2005 3:47 pm, Arun K. Khan wrote: > Also, it is not a good practice to login as root even over a ssh > link. >i thought that sshd by default does not permit root loging? We often connect from remote machines to the server to administer the system, make changes etc. If root can not log in on sshd then how do we do this ? In most cases, it is not possible or worthwhile to go to the server to work. saswata -- regards kg http://www.livejournal.com/users/lawgon tally ho! http://avsap.org.in à²à²à²¡à³à²²à²¿à²¨à²à³à²¸ à®µà®¾à®´à¯à®! -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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TriBand Security Alert:
by Abhishek Daga 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Couple of things to be taken care of when using The Best DSL service in Mumbai. 1) Please change router password from default "admin". By going into the router--->Status, I can get my router's IP address. If I keep trying the IPs directly in ascending or descending serial order, sure enough I will reach other routers and where the default password is admin. Not that I can gain anything out of it, but can fiddle around with the settings and make it difficult for the other person. OR simply enable remote telnet management/web management and try and exploit those. Changing the admin password is a good first step. 2) The login/password (phone number/CA number) will work from any modem/location which has DSL enabled. This means that unlike the Caller ID based dial up system, I can use my username/password from anyone's dsl enabled location. The converse is, someone could do the same to me too. while they can get your number from the username field if they access your router, they cannot get your CA number. However, one call to the call center and a couple of requests later, you can get that too. for any number. They do not have a good verification system in place. So you can start downloading on others time. Just like the usernames/passwords circulated during VSNLs 15000/yr TCP/IP account days. Changing the default password by going to the mtnl website and subsequently in the router would be another good step. 3) Also, after every change, we are supposed to go into Tools-->System, Save and Reboot. This does not work with Firefox 1.5 beta atleast. Hope this helps. I have already told my sub divisional engineer about this and sent a brief note to the feedback form. Does it warrant sending it to the papers? regards abhi Ignorance is Strength. What you don't know cannot hurt you. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Prep material for LPI certification
by Arun K. Khan 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

FWIW, you may find the stuff useful even if you are not into certification. Registration (free) required. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lpi/index.html -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside

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Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Seminar on GNU/Linux
by अिनकॆत (Aniket) 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

>Hi all, >I am a student of S K Somaiya College of Arts, Science and Commerce. We are having our annual festival between 12th to 17th December >2005 combining all >the sections of the college which includes Department of Computer Science and >I. T. > On this occasion, I would like to have a seminar on GNU/Linux for encouraging the usage of GNU/Linux among my college students. I invite, >anyone in the list whoever would like to conduct this seminar with reference to the following points with some experience in the industry. >1) What is Linux (Kernel, history, Linus Torvalds, Free Software is exactly?) >2) Why Linux? (Comparison with Windows, Security, Reliability, Features) >3) The X-Window System and Desktop Environments (GNOME, KDE) >4) Basic tips, Do's and Don't for installing and using Linux and Hardware Compatibility Details >5) Reducing Software Piracy and encouraging usage of Licensed Software and/or using GNU/Linux and software available from internet >(website links)......... >Awaiting a positive response. >Roshan I am a student of K J somaiya engg collge ,electronics. I can help you if newbies are your target audience because i am no expert on linux!! Last month we conducted a seminar on linux for newbies with similar objectives ,in our college ,100 people turned up and we distributed OpenSuse 10 , all funded by the college!!Contact me off the list if you think i can help you. I have exams till the 12th so i am available after that. -- The Future is Open...The Future is LINUX

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Debian Installer
by Raj Shaz 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Hi I want to access windows from my ubuntu machine can some1 tell me something.... somelinks some docs.. Raj

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Virus menace
by Komal 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Hello, I am getting flood of virus infested mail like pins(a)ocrad.com and info(a)fbi.gov and lot more. I am using Postfix mail server. I know using content_filter directive in main.cf with ClamAV it is possible to reject such mail. I am looking for comprehensive guide to reject such mails. Thanks Regards, Komal

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Need Red Hat 8.0
by hemendra jain 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Dear Luggers, I need Red Hat 8.0 CDs. Rgds, Hemendra

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Re: Seminar on GNU/Linux
by Roshan 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Mr. Navin, from this list, had mentioned screening of the movie, Revolution - OS. Is that movie also made under GPL license or can it be redistributed? I could only get the trailor of the movie, and the music video which was free. Any ideas whether, I would have to purchase it or is the trailor allowed to be broadcasted? _____________________________ www.geocities.com/d_rosh2001 If there's anything that you want to ask about related to computers and information technology email me at any of the following addresses 1) d_rosh2001(a)yahoo.co.in 2) dhanvirosh(a)rediffmail.com I think I should be able to help you --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here

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[OT] mp3 format specs
by Dinesh Joshi 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Hi people, I want to make an mp3 player in Linux. It's just for the experience. I was looking around for the specs of mp3 format. Couldn't find any. That is kinda obvious since mp3 is a proprietary format. But there are so many open source mp3 decoders AND encoders. Where / how do these people get the specs? If they can get the specs then so should I. Can you please suggest a link / a book or a something where I could get developer specs for the mp3 format? Thanks a lot :) -- Dinesh A. Joshi

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[OT] Test
by Mrugesh Karnik 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Hi, I'm having problems with my SMTP server. I am not sure that my messages are reaching the list. Please reply if you get this message. Thanks, Mrugesh

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Reco for Linux friendly UPS ...
by Arun K. Khan 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

I am considering buying APC BR800-IN (880VA/550W) for my Linux WS. It has an USB port for monitoring purpose. Is anyone using this model successfully with Linux (apcupsd or nut)? Any other brand/model (same capac. range) that is Linux friendly (compatible with apcupsd/nut)? TIA for your input. -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] mp3 format specs
by Vivek Rai 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

> Where / how do these people > get the specs? If they can get the specs then so should I. Can you > please suggest a link / a book or a something where I could get > developer specs for the mp3 format? I had once worked on a utility for automatically updating tags from musicindia website.... I found this opensource java based project to be a very good starting point.. it has classes for MP3 files IDE tags etc. http://mediachest.sourceforge.net/ you may also look at KDE multimedia sources if you are comfortable with C++

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LinuxAsia 2006 Call for Speakers
by la tux 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Dear LUG members, The LinuxAsia 2006 Call for Speakers is now open. You are invited to submit interesting and innovative talks for LinuxAsia 2006's conference sessions and forums. We seek high-quality submissions that promote the knowledge of open source software with emphasis on OSS technologies, trends, collaboration techniques, best practices, business solutions and case studies. Specific topics of interest include: * Data and Application Migration * Open Source Desktops * High Performance Computing and Clustering * Databases * Content Management Systems * Scalable Storage and File Systems * Virtualization * Wireless and Mobile Computing * Security * LAMP Technologies * Open Source IDEs * Web Applications and Services * Open Source Best Practices and Collaboration Models * Open Source Licensing and Business Models * Localisation in Indian Languages * Open Source Support and Deployment * Open Standards Submit your conference proposal at http://www.linuxasia.net/speakers -- LinuxAsia Program Committee LinuxAsia Conference & Expo 2006 February 8-10, 2006 | New Delhi, India http://www.linuxasia.net/ __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html

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Wanted Video Cropper
by Rony Bill 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hello All, I am looking for a video cropper that works in FC4. Uncle google pointed towards LIVES. After some dependency hassles I downloaded LIVES but thats too slow and hangs and sometimes I need to press the reset button as it hangs my system too. It may be due to the conflicts in rpms as some dependencies were downloaded from yum and some from the forbidden lavin(?). However I am now looking for something thats easy to load directly from yum and works properly. I have converted some dvds to single mpeg files (in windows) and I need to split them into 2 cds. I was wonndering if any all purpose video editor is available for linux. Any tips, with user experience? Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Model Search 2005 - Find the next catwalk superstars - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hot/model-search/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] TriBand Security Alert:
by Amish Mehta 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Abhishek Daga wrote: >2) The login/password (phone number/CA number) will work from any modem/location >which has DSL enabled. This means that unlike the Caller ID based dial up system, >I can use my username/password from anyone's dsl enabled location. The converse >is, someone could do the same to me too. This is interesting. I posted a similar query here about 2-3months back. MTNL now has pay per use scheme (no monthly rent). So say if I get DSL at home and office. ie. I pay installation charges for both places. So DSL is activated on both lines. But I take Night Unlimited (DSL NU) scheme at only one place, obviously home, so I can monitor night downloads and I take pay as you use scheme (DSL MTNL) for office. But at both places I use same (home) username and password so pay per use is NOT used at all. And may be I can setup cron job at office that will reboot modem at 00;00 and stop it at 08:00. And I can have downloading going on both places. This seems quite possible. MTNL should be informed about this. May be you(AD) can do. Amish.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Triband not up in Linux
by Amish Mehta 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

> Or I could make a simple script to add these lines to resolv.conf which runs > at startup. > An attempt: > #!/bin/bash > echo nameserver 203.94.227.70 203.94.243.70 > /etc/resolv.conf > echo search 203.94.227.70 203.94.243.70 > /etc/resolv.conf > # that's all folks Should be double greater than (>>) instead of single greater than (>) > > how can I make this run at startup? > rc1.d? > I might have to chmod resolv.conf to be writable by others. > put the script or directly those 2 lines in /etc/rc.local. no need to chmod. > Regards, > Mohan S N Amish.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Hall of Shame Websites
by Vivek Rai 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

its a wiki page... anyone can edit it... (AFTER registering) so, please go ahead and add all the websites you guys have been mentioning. If you have a contact email from the website you are adding, maybe you can also mail them to say that their website wasnt visible from non MS browsers etc.

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About shipit.ubuntulinux.org
by Mohan Nayaka 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

I'd like to know 2 things: 1) Is it for real? I mean, has anyone here tried it? 2) Is it safe to give my home address online ? (at shipit.ubuntulinux.org) Though it is an AES 256-bit encrypted page, I have my doubts as I have never disclosed personal info online except in selected mailing lists. Regards, Mohan S N

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Seminar on GNU/Linux
by Roshan 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Hi all, I am a student of S K Somaiya College of Arts, Science and Commerce. We are having our annual festival between 12th to 17th December 2005 combining all the sections of the college which includes Department of Computer Science and I. T. On this occasion, I would like to have a seminar on GNU/Linux for encouraging the usage of GNU/Linux among my college students. I invite, anyone in the list whoever would like to conduct this seminar with reference to the following points with some experience in the industry. 1) What is Linux (Kernel, history, Linus Torvalds, Free Software is exactly?) 2) Why Linux? (Comparison with Windows, Security, Reliability, Features) 3) The X-Window System and Desktop Environments (GNOME, KDE) 4) Basic tips, Do's and Don't for installing and using Linux and Hardware Compatibility Details 5) Reducing Software Piracy and encouraging usage of Licensed Software and/or using GNU/Linux and software available from internet (website links) The target audience of students could be between 100 - 120. Though I haven't found any sponsors for the CD, I wish to distribute Free CD's (Knoppix 3.6 or 3.9, Ubuntu, Damn Small Linux [any one] ) to all those who attend this seminar and/or give them away as prizes by conducting a quiz at the end of the seminar to get a feedback of the seminar . Ofcourse, the CD's will be burnt on the blank CD-R's available in the market. If there are any sponsors interested, kindly let me know. Kindly let me know before 3rd or 4th December as prior arrangements of LCD / Classroom, other permissions etc have to be made. Awaiting a positive response. Roshan _____________________________ www.geocities.com/d_rosh2001 If there's anything that you want to ask about related to computers and information technology email me at any of the following addresses 1) d_rosh2001(a)yahoo.co.in 2) dhanvirosh(a)rediffmail.com I think I should be able to help you --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here

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Internet with Fedora Core 1
by Sushant Gulati 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Hello friends, I'd like to ask a very trivial question today. Actually I am a novice Linux user and am taking sure but slow steps towards complete migration from Windows to Unix/Linux. I am using RedHat Fedora Core1 at my home and college, but the only real hurdle in my path to becoming a full Linux only user is that I cant connect to the internet. I have this FC1 system, with a Bsnal broadband connection. At the time of installation, I didnt configure my IP address or DNS service. I let it remain default to DHCP. But now when I create a new xDSL connection using Internet connection wizardover my NIC card (eth0), the connection does activate as the message says, but the websites dont open. Also, at the time of bootup, what shoul be the message regarding network interface eth0. I hav always got an OK message when I didnt configure it . But after assigning it an IP 192.168.10.1, it says failed to bring up my ethernet card. So kindly help me out, coz although I am comfortable with a little administration and software package installation, I still experience a lot of problems, when trying to configure sendmail or DNS or NIS etc and this internet connection problem is making me mad. As I had really set a deadline to switching over to Linux fully( no windows usage at all), by this month's end. I hope many of u can help me out, by giving me some insight on where i might be doin something wrong, where can i find step by step tutorials etc. I hav also installed Roaring Penguin's pppoe software, but even that failed to help. Waitin eagerly for reply, Sushant __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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RE: [Bulk] RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Firewall and Triband
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

>> Why is that damn password change option on the MTNL webpage >> if they are gonna shut you out if you don't login with their password. > >The database is on their servers so all changes are recorded there. The >user is supposed to update the change in the ADSL but they forgot to >mention this on their site. :P Another thing that happens is that after I believe I'm ahead of you in the frust race. What I did was change the password on the site. Then launch the ADSL modem configuration and change the login details and Save. Then I had a couple of days with the new password. Then a overall network outage happened. i.e. even the 1504 ppl couldn't connect. then they came back on and I was still out. Many calls later... I had a guy asking me to do everything on the modem conf except stand on my head. In the end I happened to mention that I had changed the password to non-default value. It was like I committed some sacrilege to ancient MTNL gods. He asked me to reset it back and never change it again. I did the same and sure as hell it worked the very first time. So ... get your own conclusions. Gishu

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Linux Migration Frameworks
by Puneet Lakhina 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Hello everyone, as a part of my assignment in college i have to study a few linux migration frameworks and point out the common features and conflicting issues. Any ointers would be really helpful.. Thank You, Puneet Lakhina

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