fuzzylizard

In order to display a webpage simply open a browser and point it to http://localhost. If the server starts then you should see the apache intro page.

The file to change is httpd.conf. This file controls almost all areas of apache and allows you to customize apache and to add things to apache such as php.

Thanks.

Give em time, Maybe they will create a New Zealand one???

sftp uses the same connection arguments as ssh.

So, you do not need to set up a special ftp server in order to use sftp if ssh is already running on the machine? All you need to do is setup ssh and you have access to both ssh and sftp?

Is this what you are saying? Just trying to clarify what I think you are saying.

Hello,

Does anyone know if it is possible to download additional/regional dictionaries for OpenOffice.org? I am specifically looking for a Canadian one. No offense to Americans but I like spelling center as centre and color as colour. I would just like a dictionary/spell checker that knew how to spell Canadian style.

Any ideas?

I definitely have to put in a vote for Mozilla Mail. Excellent email client and it renders HTML email beautifully.

If you go to www.linuxworld.com they have a review of UT2003 right now. It outlines the problems, and correct procedure, with installing UT2003. It also has some links to websites that offer help and further directions for the install.

Okay, so let's make this simpler - how do you do this using linux? I am sitting at my computer - Red Hat 7.3 - and pop open a console and ssh to a remote computer, how do I transfer a file using scp? Or does it only work on a local network?

From reading the man pages I got the idea that it was for a local network, but I have been wrong before.

2003 will be the strong year for Linux on Desktop, that's for sure. I imagine KDE 3.x + glibc 2.3 + Kernel 2.6 + ALSA 0.9 + XFree86 4.3 will provide one of the smoothest desktop experience ever. And if fontconfig works really good, both KDE and Gnome will be benefited from this and might rival other OS as strong desktop contender.

I can't wait. I completely agree with you. It is going to be amazing to see what Linux will become over the course of the next year as all the new technology gets integrated into the various distros. Next summer - with the release of 2.6/3.0 - should be a very exciting time.

I can't wait for RH 9 and ML 10.

I actually started with Mandrake and have since switched to Red Hat as well. My reason - Oracle. I wanted to start learning oracle and decided to go with a certified linux distro and save myself some headaches. Right now I am using 7.3 and will probably stay there for the next little while - at least until Oracle and Houdini run on 8.0.

scp works. Just take the manual.

 

Sorry, but it is as easy as this post is short :)

Okay, so if I am sitting on a windows machine using ssh to access a linux box, exactly how do I go about transfering a file from the remote machine onto my windows machine?

Sorry, but I am a little lost on how to do this. (And yes, I am looking at the man page.)

I did a little looking on google and it seems that you are right - scp will copy files between computers using ssh. However, this is not a simple process and involves creating enryption keys and the such. From a cursory look, it is an involved process for each and every file that needs to be transfered.

The easiest ways of transfering files is using sftp. Setting up a server would at least only be an involved process once.

Cooool, I'm not a N00bie anymore.

What does the -w do?

I don't think you can do this. Once you open lynx, it is linked to your account. Therefore, in order to close your account, you need to kill all active processes. This would include the download. I have tried adding the ampersand after the command and it simply stops me from exiting my account until the process is finished.

Theoretically, I think so. I always thought that was the idea behind urpmi. However, I have never been able to get it to work and have given up installing many a piece software.

And if somebody leaves, there may be a noob to fill the gap.  Hello, everyone!  Just switched from Red Hat to Mandrake 9. :lol:

Welcome. Cute avatar.

So, why the switch? Ya can't just show up and say you switched without giving a few reasons. :) :)

Very cool, I can't wait. Next summer should be very exciting.

Hello,

I am running Red Hat 7.3 and would like to update KDE to either 3.0.3 or, preferably to, 3.0.4. However, I don't want to have to sit at my computer downloading 40 files individually. There must be a spot to download the entire thing in one big archive. Does anyone know if this exists?

EDIT: Well, I sorta solved my own problem. I logged onto the kde ftp site and am downloading everything using ncFTP. Great little program that allows you to download multiple files and to use wildcard characters within a download - get *.rpm.

Now I just wait. And then remove everything I don't have installed already.

The one editor that I am starting to use in both windows and Linux is jEdit - www.jedit.org. It is an excellent editor with almost the same power as emacs and a more intuitive, gui, interface.

It is entirely written in Java - so only get it if you have a faster machine with lots of ram - and is very fast. It understands java, pearl, html, css, php, and many more languages. (Understands means that it will do proper text highlighting for that language) When using it with html, it even supports proper code completion.

The editor also contains a plug-in architecture allowing developers to increase the functionality of the program. So, if the core editor does not support your language, or what you want to do, you can either write a plug-in for it, or download one off the net.

Another nice feature is that it will auto update any installed plugins. You need to start the process, but it will keep itself up to date.

Some nice little extra plug-in additions for the program are shell support and irc support.

Very cool program that I strongly suggest everyone download.

One more thing, it is also open source.

Can we assume this is on a fairly up to date computer and not a 486 with 8 megs of ram?!???

Both are complicated and easy to use. I know emacs, a little, and would like to learn vi/m as well. I think it is best to know your way around both editors. When you sit down in front of a strange computer, you won't know which is installed.

The one thing that I like about emacs is that added information on the screen and the fact that you can subdivide the window allowing you to work in the shell (shell buffer) and work with a config file/program/text document at the same time.

If you are using a desktop, this point may not mean much. But if you have to sit down at a computer that is only running a shell, it can save considerable time.

On the other hand, if you are using a small screen where space is everything, the minimalistic approach of vi makes for more characters on the screen.

There, my two cents worth.

Hehe, +1 for emacs...

Actually, learn both. When you sit down at a computer, you never know which editor is going to be installed. The more you know, the better off you will be and the more employable you are.

in a that way, yes,

 

in a "Could u tell what ide's are for C and which is the best suited for newbies" this way, not.

For newbies, I would definitely recommend emacs - without all the ide components. Either that or a text editor like gedit, kate, jEdit, etc. The last thing I would recommend for a newbie would be a full IDE.

An IDE does too much for the beginner and they do not learn the language properly. All a newbie really needs is something that can do text highlighting. They need to learn how to use gcc properly and how to create the code themselves.

Plus, if computer science is the goal, the learning emacs is a must.

I read the review on Mandrake 9 from that site and it felt more like a tutorial on how to install the OS instead of a proper review. Although, after the fifth page, I gotta really bored of reading. The thing was way to long.

I did not have the energy to read the review on Red Hat 8. I know how to install Linux.

Newsgroups are fairly easy to use. Your two best options for a newsgroup program are Pan and Mozilla Mail. Pan is a dedicated news reader, while Mozilla Mail combines mail and news into one application.

Just get the news server from your isp, enter it into your news reader and you are away. The only problem that I have found with newsgroups is there tends to be a lot of spam out there and you need to set up very complex rules in order to get rid of it all without losing the important messages.

I got to check out the news groups myself and see what they are like.

fuzzy, what do emac's IDE programmers use for a debugger? Is a debugger integrated into the IDE?

Actually, yes there is a debugger integrated into emacs. (it really is a huge program) Basically they have been able to intergrate the standard gcc debugger directly into emacs in conjunction with the built in shell. It takes a little bit of getting used to, but it is extremely powerfull. However, I have forgotten how to access it. (I studied it in school last year.)