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
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> 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(a)redhat.com>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)greene-family.org>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)mems.eee.metu.edu.tr>
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@host.domain
> ftp://user:password@host.domain
>
> Tony
> --
> Anthony E. Greene
<mailto:Anthony%20E.%20Greene%20%3Ctony@greene-family.org%3E>
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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(a)diesel-research.com>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)comcast.net>
> To: fedora-list(a)redhat.com
> 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(a)verizon.net>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)vitalstream.com -
> > - 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(a)mattdm.org>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)mattdm.org <
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(a)deorth.org>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)diesel-research.com>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)redhat.com
> > To unsubscribe:
http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
> --
> Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc.
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Curry <dsccable(a)comcast.net>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)redhat.com>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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...
>
> 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(a)gmail.com>
> To: cs(a)zip.com.au, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)zip.com.au> 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(a)ms25.hinet.net>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)comp.leeds.ac.uk> 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(a)gmail.com>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)city-fan.org> 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(a)comcast.net>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)redhat.com>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)comcast.net>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)earthlink.net>
> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:13:58 -0800
> Subject: Re: Linux and Spywares - lack of reading
> From: "David Curry" <dsccable(a)comcast.net>
>
> > 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(a)gmail.com>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> 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(a)comcast.net> 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.
>
>
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