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  1. Re:"What Linux Needs," my reiteration. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on If I Had My Own Distro...

    That's the issue I always have with Red Hat; I'm left trying to figure out what the heck "/usr/sbin/update-alternatives" is and where it might come from.

    Punch it into rpmfind... it'll tell you what packages provide which files, and vice versa.

    Though if you don't want to fuss about doing it by hand, I highly recommend apt-get, which you can grab it from freshrpms.net, and if you want to manage it by GUI, grab synaptic while you're at it.

  2. They packages are in debian unstable by Wee · · Score: 1 · on Cisco to Acquire Linksys
    They recently bought Psionic [cisco.com] as well and, as far as I can tell, handy tools like PortSentry and Logcheck are nowhere to be found anymore.

    You can get PortSentry and Logcheck from the Debian unstable mirrors.

    If you're on Red Hat, SuSE, etc, then you can use alien to convert the debs to rpm (make sure that you have the Alien::Package::* perl modules installed). You can also grab the Red Hat 7.3 PortSentry package from freshrpms.net if that's all you need.

    -B

  3. Re:File manager by Da+Schmiz · · Score: 1 · on XPde Makes X11 Resemble Windows

    Back when I used a gui file manager, I found GMC (the Gnome Midnight Commander) to be fast and intuitive for a Windows user. Of course, then I realized that Eterm + bash is considerably more efficient and useful than any gui could ever be. Even when I'm forced to use Windows (which, thankfully, isn't that often anymore), I find I can manipulate the filesystem faster in a DOS box than in Windows Explorer.

  4. Re:Why can't it be more like Windows? by robson · · Score: 1 · on Manage Packages Using Stow
    In windows, I double-click setup.exe, a GUI pops up, I pick the destination and off it goes. Why can't someone make something like this for Linux?

    I know this isn't really the same, but as a relatively new Linux user, I've been surprised at the simplicity and effectiveness of...
    ./configure
    ./make
    ./make install
    If the dependencies are present, it really "just works". If there are unmet dependencies, the configure script tells you what's missing. Yes, it could be better... it could tell you exactly what rpm will contain the lib you need; it could auto-launch your web browser with a search on rpmfind... but it's not nearly as bad as it was, say, two years ago.
  5. Re:I don't get it. by MobyTurbo · · Score: 1 · on Windows vs. Unix Revisited
    What about the guy who's playing MP3's at his desk?
    xmms
    What about the guy who wants to sync to his Palm Pilot?
    jpilot/evolution/and some other tools that I don't know the names of offhand since I don't have a Palm Pilot. (Anyone want to donate one to the cause? ;-) )
    What about the guy who's using Messenger?
    GAIM supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, IRC (you're better off with a dedicated IRC client though - but otherwise GAIM's IM support is superb), and probably a couple of other protocols. There are a number of other instant messanger clients such as licq or kit if you prefer.
    What about the guy who *NEEDS* a specific piece of software to communicate with his peers?
    There are several places that have more free *nix software than you can even remember. Also of course distros like SuSE and Debian come with over 8,000 free software programs that are installable right from the CD. (Or apt-getting over the network.)
    What about the guy who's burning DVD's of classroom presentations?
    I remember seeing a DVD burner application offered as part of the Red Hat 8.0 personal distribution, there are other sources for it as well of course. (See above.)
    What about the guy who wants to run mid-priced shrink wrapped applications like Mathematica or MATLAB or IDL
    I think they are available for Linux, if I recall another response to your message correctly.
    What about the guy who runs small simulations -- the kind of thing a reasonable desktop could do in an evening or a weekend? People who run computer centers often complain about 40 hours of computer time on the big boxes.
    Isn't that a good reason to run a faster operating system that you can make customly optimized apps for like Linux? (Some scientists use the Gentoo distro for that reason.)
    In short, what about all the flexibility that the Personal Computer gives the user? Why ins't that included in their "TCO" at all?
    Microsoft with Pallidium wants to take this flexabilty of the PC away, I don't think their vision of signed apps and hardware DRM is exactly what you have in mind when you think of Personal Computer flexability.
  6. Re:Even if you don't *use* Mandrake ... by Linuxathome · · Score: 1 · on Mandrake Linux... Not Dead Yet?
    Mandrake started to fade off my systems when I discovered how nice Red Hat 8 is, and then when I used Knoppix to convert some machines to Debian. (And since I need to reduce the number of machines floating around here, there are fewer computers with which I care to purely experiment.) However, I plan to try the 9.1 release candidate to see where it falls.

    I contemplated moving from Mandrake to RedHat on my desktop machine after hearing all the good praises of RH 8.0. However, once I learned how to use urpmi from the PLF website, I chose to stick it out with Mandrake. PLF (and TexStar) packages software that the main Mandrake distro fails to include due to licensing issues and such. For example, just the other day I wanted to install gnapster. Previously in RedHat 6.2, I had to painstakingly search for RPMs and their dependencies at RPMFind.net or at google.com and hoped and prayed that the programs don't break any other software in my system. Urpmi (much like apt-get) made software installation so easy--less time-consuming, less mentally draining, less frustrating.

    In fact, once I learned about urpmi, I questioned how LindowsOS was going to revolutionize Linux implementation with their supposed "easy to use" software installation system to install programs on-the-fly. Urpmi has got to be just as easy as that of Lindows software manager (although I haven't tested it). The only requirement on the user's side is to make sure to correctly include source sites of RPMs. Short of trying out 9.1 RC's, I cannot see how Mandrake will fold, even if they don't pull out of this bankruptcy.

  7. Re:psnup by infront314 · · Score: 2, Informative · on Open Source Software for Print Tiling?

    Another program to check out is mpage. And I had a link... :-)

    mpage can also be found via rpmfind.

  8. Re:It's already here by internic · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Remotely Counting Machines Behind A NAT Box

    Seriously, anyone who bitches about these sorts of restrictive policies should put their money where their mouth is and switch to a provider like Speakeasy . Not only are they geek friendly when it comes to multiple machines, but they also have a lot of other good projects including the following:

    Not to mention the fact that they offer at least some Linux support (examples here and here). I don't know the extent of it, because honesty I don't ask my ISP for help with my OSs often. Also, when I got DSL they offered static IPs when most of the other providers I looked at in my area only seemed to offer dynamic for residential customers.

    You might be asking yourself, "Does this guy work for Speakeasy?" No. But I am a satisfied customer, and I am afraid that good ISPs like this one will be pushed out by bigger companies (*cough*Verizon*cough*) who offer their customers a much more restricted set of options and don't give back to the interenet community (if you beleive in such a thing). All this because these other companies can offer their servies a few bucks cheaper a month or with a little better initial perks, or just because the other companies have better name recognition and more marketing dollars. That and there are many savvy users at these less friendly ISPs who know they can slip by restrictions (at least in the short term), so they opt for convenience and saving a few bucks over promoting the behavior they'd like to see and options all users can take advantage of.

    So, if you're concerned by the increasing restrictiveness of ISPs, use your wallet to make a statment by switching to one of the good guys.

  9. Re:checkinstall by tubabeat · · Score: 1 · on What Package Management Features Do You Value?

    Thats fantastic, I wish I'd seen that before. If this is as good as it looks (I wonder how it gets on with dependencies etc.) then I'll be rpm'ing and archiving every source install I do - great if I need to do a fast rebuild of something.

    Mandrake packages are on rpmfind, you need both checkinstall and libcheckinstall1 [Note they seem to have a circular dependency so you need to install one --nodeps]

  10. Re:checkinstall by tubabeat · · Score: 1 · on What Package Management Features Do You Value?

    Thats fantastic, I wish I'd seen that before. If this is as good as it looks (I wonder how it gets on with dependencies etc.) then I'll be rpm'ing and archiving every source install I do - great if I need to do a fast rebuild of something.

    Mandrake packages are on rpmfind, you need both checkinstall and libcheckinstall1 [Note they seem to have a circular dependency so you need to install one --nodeps]

  11. Joe by HotNeedleOfInquiry · · Score: 2 · on Text-Console Based Word Processing?

    RPM here.

  12. Re:upgrade possible? by davehaas · · Score: 2, Informative · on Evolution Reaches A New Milestone

    I'm running a fresh install of RedHat 8.0 on my Thinkpad T20. I downloaded the rpms from this Ximian ftp mirror site (other mirrors can be found here), moved them into a temporary directory, did an `rpm -e bonobo-conf-devel gtkhtml-devel`, then performed an `rpm -Uhv *rpm` from inside that temp directory. Evolution 1.2 installed perfectly, required no other file or library dependencies, and broke no existing file or library dependencies.

    This definitely takes you off the path of pure RedHat Network up2date strategy, at least where those files/libraries are concerned, but for me it's worth the hassle of having the latest version of Evolution running on my system... YMMV, no warranty, etc.

  13. I actually did something like this by Gudlyf · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Obtaining Shell Access via AIM?

    However, I use the Chimmy Yahoo client, a console based client that runs on Linux, and run it through some expect scripts. I sometimes use this so that I appear to always be online and receive and reply to messages via email on my cellphone. I send an email message from my phone to an address on my linux box, which interprets the commands and sends them through to the appropriate places, and vice-versa. So far it works great.

  14. Re:good by Door-opening+Fascist · · Score: 1 · on Security as a Profit Center?
    Anyway rh 8 sucked for web development and I had to downgrade back to w2k to run perl, mysql and apache. (rh 8 used perl 5.8, apache 2, a crippled mysql, and no cgi support for perl!).
    Take a look at Freshmeat and RPMFind. They should have everything you need available in source or pre-compiled RPM form.
  15. Re:Better List of Mirrors by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2 · on Red Hat 8.0 Released
    I've been running NULL for a couple of weeks.

    Remembered this morning the 8.0 release was today, and did a quick peek online, before deciding that trying to FTP new .iso images would be a time-wasting exercise in frustration - especially in the midst of studies.

    I made a jump over to rpmfind.net, to look for an apt-get package, and try my luck this way.

    BINGO!

    The first hit is a new package, dated yesterday, from FreshRPMs.net.

    apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1

    RPM for i386 This includes an /etc/apt/sources.list file for RedHat 8.0.

    More on this HERE...

  16. Fast upgrade for 7.3 and NULL Users on DSL by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2 · on Red Hat 8.0 Reviewed
    I've been running NULL for a couple of weeks. Remembered this morning the 8.0 release was today, and did a quick peek online, before deciding that trying to FTP new .iso images would be a time-wasting exercise in frustration - especially in the midst of studies.

    I made a jump over to rpmfind.net, to look for an apt-get package, and try my luck this way.

    BINGO!

    The first hit is a new package, dated yesterday, from FreshRPMs.net.

    apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1

    RPM for i386 This includes an /etc/apt/sources.list file for RedHat 8.0.

    I ran:
    su -c 'rpm -ivh apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1.rpm'
    apt-get update
    apt-get upgrade

    I'm about 40% done now. I guess I'll run apt-get dist_upgrade after this, but I'm not sure if this does anything special with "held-back" packages, as it does on Debian.

    Here's an output listing:

    Get :107 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os libgnomeui-devel 2.0.3-3 [399kB]
    Get:108 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os eel2-devel 2.0.6-1 [45.2kB]
    Get:109 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os eel2 2.0.6-1 [335kB]
    Get:110 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os emacs 21.2-18 [11.4MB]
    Get:111 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os scrollkeeper 0.3.10-7 [220kB]
    Get:112 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os mozilla-nspr 35:1.0.1-24 [114kB]
    Get:113 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os mozilla 35:1.0.1-24 [10.7MB]
    Get:114 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os mozilla-mail 35:1.0.1-24 [2118kB]
    Get:115 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os mozilla-chat 35:1.0.1-24 [108kB]
    Get:116 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os mozilla-nss 35:1.0.1-24 [725kB]
    Get:117 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os mozilla-psm 35:1.0.1-24 [369kB]
    Get:118 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os openoffice 1.0.1-8 [30.1MB] 39% [118 openoffice 29424534/30.1MB 97%]
  17. Re:The most important question by Salsaman · · Score: 1 · on Mandrake 9.0 (Dolphin) Is Available [updated]

    I'm not sure if you're serious, but anyway NetHack Falconseye was included in 8.2. I'd imagine that it will be there in 9.0 as well.

  18. Re:Location of ISO's Anybody ? by SmlFreshwaterBuffalo · · Score: 2, Informative · on Mandrake 9.0 (Dolphin) Is Available [updated]
    These are 9.0 ISO's for i586 & higher:

  19. List of mirrors by woobieman29 · · Score: 5, Informative · on Mandrake 9.0 (Dolphin) Is Available [updated]
    For those that cannot get to the /.'ed Mandrake mirrors page:

    Australia

    ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/Mandrake/iso/

    Austria

    ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux/Mandrake/iso/ (Vienna)
    Czech Republic

    ftp://mandrake.redbox.cz/Mandrake/iso/

    ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/mandrake/iso/ (Brno)
    France

    ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/iso/ (Lyon)

    ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrake/iso/ (Nancy)
    United States

    ftp://ftp.cs.ucr.edu/pub/mirrors/mandrake/Mandrake /iso/ (California)

    ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/Mandrake/mandr ake/iso (NY)

    ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/Mandrake/iso/ (Illinois)

  20. Apple: please choose new names by g4dget · · Score: 2 · on Apple Releases iCal

    Like "OS 9" and "X", "ical" already has a well-established meaning: ical is the name of a venerable UNIX calendaring program, still in pretty wide use. It would be nice if Apple were a bit more sensitive to other people's software products, be they commercial or free.

  21. Maybe the X Consortium should sue Apple by JimR · · Score: 4, Funny · on xtunes Forced to Change Name, Appearance by Apple Lawyers

    I can cope with Apple being a bit miffed about someone cloning their interface, but complaining about the name "xtunes" seems a bit rich coming from the company that called used exactly the same symbol (although not name) for their operating system as a popular and well established window system - X.

    They also seem to be in a habit of calling their products after popular Unix programs that have been around for years - consider "Xserve" only only one letter short of "Xserver", and "eMac" is only one letter short of "emacs". Maybe their next product will be called "gre", "Linu" or "Mozill".

    From someone who remembers when ical was a Tk/Tcl application.

  22. RedHat is a simple install, period. by toupsie · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Is Red Hat the Microsoft of Linux?
    RedHat's default install is not the one I use, ever. However, if I want to install GNU/Linux on a computer, I use RedHat. Reason? I can pop in a Net Install floppy, boot the box, and choose a mirror site for Redhat. About an hour later, I have the basic building block on the server I need. I do this both for x86 and Alpha -- never need to remember to bring software. A couple of trips to RPMFind.Net, a tweek of rc3.d and an update -u...that's it. You have a functional, decent performance server for your need...NFS, Samba, AppleTalkIP, HTTPD, WebDAV, FTP, POP3, SMTP, RTSP, X11, etc. Just go nuts tightning down the default install and you have a box that can stay up 365+, no problem.

    RedHat has good name recognition for a reason, they make getting Linux on your box simple. I am sure you can on and on again about your favorite distro and you will have valid points. I just love quick and simple net installs--free of charge--Microsoft ain't never gonna do that for me!!!

  23. Re:mirrors by dotgod · · Score: 0, Redundant · on Mandrake Linux 9.0 Beta 1
    Oops...these are the real ones

    Austria

    ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux/Mandrake-iso/i586/ (Vienna)
    Czech Republic

    ftp://mandrake.redbox.cz/Mandrake-iso/i586/

    ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/OS/Linux/Dist/Mandrake/m andrake-iso/i586/ (Prague)
    Estonia

    ftp://ftp.aso.ee/pub/os/Linux/distributions/mandra ke-iso/i586/
    France

    ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-iso/i586/ (Lyon)

    ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrake-iso/i586/ (Nancy)

    ftp://ftp.proxad.net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandr ake-iso/i586/ (Paris)

    ftp://linux.ups-tlse.fr/Mandrake-iso/i586/ (Toulouse)
    Germany

    ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/Mandra ke-iso/i586/ (Esslingen)

    ftp://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/pub/linux/distribut ions/mandrake-iso/i586/ (Muenster)

    ftp://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/pub/linux/Mandrake-iso/i 586/ (bayreuth)
    Hungary

    ftp://ftp.linuxforum.hu/mirror/Mandrake-iso/i586/
    Netherlands

    ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/Mandrake/Man drake-iso/i586/

    ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/Mandrake/M andrake-iso/i586/
    Russia

    ftp://ftp.chg.ru/pub/Linux/mandrake-iso/i586/ (Chernogolovka)
    Sweden

    ftp://ftp.chello.se/pub/Linux/Mandrake-iso/i586/

    ftp://ftp.du.se/pub/os/mandrake-iso/i586/ (Dalarma)
    Taiwan

    ftp://linux.cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw/pub/Mandrake/mandrak e-iso/i586/
    United Kingdom

    ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/un ix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrake-iso/i586/ (Canterbury)
    United States

    ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/Mandrake/mandr ake-iso/i586/ (NY)

    ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/mandrake-iso/i586/ (Oregon)

    ftp://ftp.software.umn.edu/pub/linux/mandrake/Mand rake-iso/i586/ (Minnesota)

    ftp://helios.dii.utk.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake/Mandra ke-iso/i586/ (Tennessee)

    ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/Mandrake-iso/i586/ (Illinois)

    ftp://mirrors.secsup.org/pub/linux/mandrake/Mandra ke-iso/i586/

    ftp://raven.cslab.vt.edu/pub/linux/mandrake-iso/i5 86/ (Virgina)

    ftp://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mirrors/mandrake/Mandra ke-iso/i586/ (Hawaii)

  24. mirrors by country... by neo8750 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Mozilla 1.1 Beta Out And About
    lets be nice to the main site! .at .au .be .bg .ca .ch .com/.net/.org/.edu .cz .de .dk .ee .es .fi .fr .gr .hk .hu .ie .il .jp .kr .no .pl .pt .ru .se .sg .sk .tw .uk
  25. mirrors by country... by neo8750 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Mozilla 1.1 Beta Out And About
    lets be nice to the main site! .at .au .be .bg .ca .ch .com/.net/.org/.edu .cz .de .dk .ee .es .fi .fr .gr .hk .hu .ie .il .jp .kr .no .pl .pt .ru .se .sg .sk .tw .uk
  26. Re:My Font Whine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Top 10 Things Wrong With Linux, Today

    webfonts-1-3.noarch.rpm

  27. RPM/DEB and source by abdulla · · Score: 1 · on A Linux User Goes Back

    I'll put this simply. I'm a home user, not a programmer. Why on earth should I have to compile the software I want to use? I know that having the source available is a good thing, but I'll say it again: I'm no programmer. I just want to install software and run it.

    True, but personally I find I've had way too much problems with rpms to be even bothered with them, I go with source first, and as a last resort, I'll get the rpm from rpmfind (recommended site).

  28. E-Mail Address by Mad+Marlin · · Score: 3, Informative · on Hinrich Eilts, Author of ipxtund, Where are You?

    This page lists an e-mail address for him, eilts@tor.muc.de. I hope that helps.

  29. Adjtimex by agentZ · · Score: 2 · on Do You Have The Time?

    IIRC, This can be done on any system that system that supports adjtimex() . It's very handy, but not really new.

  30. Ximian GNOME 2 by MAXOMENOS · · Score: 2 · on A User's First Look at GNOME 2.0
    If people cant read release notes they should just pull down ximian RPMs

    Funny, I tried to find them myself (on RPMFind, and I don't think they've been released yet. If they have been released, then they're not on RPMFind or, as of this morning, Red Carpet.

    Does anyone know what's up with Ximian GNOME 2?

  31. Mirrors for Gnome2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released
    GNOME FTP Sites

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

  32. Mirrors for Gnome2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released
    GNOME FTP Sites

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

  33. Mirrors for Gnome2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released
    GNOME FTP Sites

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

  34. Get To Those Mirrors! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

    Last updated Wed Jun 26 03:18:01 2002 from our mirror database (webmaster@gnome.org).

  35. Get To Those Mirrors! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

    Last updated Wed Jun 26 03:18:01 2002 from our mirror database (webmaster@gnome.org).

  36. Get To Those Mirrors! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

    Last updated Wed Jun 26 03:18:01 2002 from our mirror database (webmaster@gnome.org).

  37. Re:Mirrors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    Karma whore alert! Please mod down, and mod this anonymous post up!

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  38. Re:Mirrors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    Karma whore alert! Please mod down, and mod this anonymous post up!

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  39. Re:Mirrors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    Karma whore alert! Please mod down, and mod this anonymous post up!

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  40. Mirrors by neo8750 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  41. Mirrors by neo8750 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  42. Mirrors by neo8750 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  43. RPM can do most of what this crowd wants... by psychosis · · Score: 2 · on Is RPM Doomed?

    I was very anti-RPM a few years back - even as late as RH7.0. I still compiled all software from .tar.gz source and installed appropriately. If I couldn't get the source to compile for some reason (strange dependencies that I could not track down), I'd end up trying a rpm -Uvh --nodeps foo.i386.rpm. Without the --nodeps, the installation would fail 99% of the time - the files it needed were there, but not in the RPM database.
    Then, for some reason that escapes me now, I tried a pure rpm-only box. Dependencies were still a pain the the ass to some extent, but much easier with sites like rpmfind - just type in the missing dependency and d/l the topmost result for your architecture, and voila - the original package installs fine.
    I missed being able to compile from source, though. The security aspect is one major plus, but being able to tweak PHP to include EXIF, TrueType, and libGD support so my web apps keep working was the clincher.
    Enter rpm -bb --clean /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/foo.spec. All you have to do is d/l the .src.rpm file, install it (usually installs 2 files /usr/src/redhat/[SPECS/foo.spec | SOURCES/foo.tar.gz]). You can tweak the .spec file (the ./configure line is in there - modify to your hearts content!), then do the -bb command listed above.
    Grab a coke, come back, new package file specific to your installation is in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/foo.i386.rpm. Have a lot of like-OS machines (I have 7 RH7.3 machines at home)? Compile your binary RPM on the fastest machine (a dual P-III 850 VALinux box here), install the binaries on each machine.
    This ability combined with the most EXCELLENT red-carpet and up2date capabilities in ximian and RH, respectively, make RPM usable for the masses. I have seen many low-end-tekkies (no disrespect, of course) using red-carpet on their personal machines with no hiccups. Need do remove something to get this new software? OK - it tells you. Need extra dependencies for the new package? OK - it's all automatic. (They don't even need to know that RPM and red-carpet are crypto-checking the stuff they install to ensure there's no man-in-the-middle work going on!)
    RPM is really powerful. There's a LOT more than the features I've listed here. Want to see what files have changed since you installed the XFree86 RPMs? rpm -V XFree86. It tells you if the date, file size, contents (MD5 hash), and a bunch of other stuff have changed or if files are missing since install. It even tells you if the file is a configuration file, meaning a change in size, date, and content is not necessarily something to be concerned about.
    Please don't think my support of RPM is blind - I have used Slack, played with Debian, and done the 100% source code route. RPM is a great tool, and most linux users (even some of the very skilled ones) don't use it to it's fullest potential. Spend a day or two reading the man page, the files in /usr/share/doc/rpm*, and make the call then.
    Full disclosure - I am an RHCE, but I was sold on the advanced stuff RPM can do way before I took the class and test. Check it out - you might be surprised at what you've been missing. Feel free to e-mail me after unmangling the addy if you like...

  44. anaconda is... by the_real_tigga · · Score: 1 · on Battle of the Secure Distros

    The Red Hat Linux installation program.
    here are details.

    end of enlightenment. :)

  45. Re:So... by Jouster · · Score: 2, Informative · on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released

    If you do just a "standard" (workstation) install, you only need Disc 1.

    If I remember correctly, server installs require more than that.

    Personally, I just get Disc 1, and use rpmfind.net whenever I need a given server.

    Jouster

  46. Re:Much more importantly by PissingInTheWind · · Score: 1 · on XFree86 10 Years Old

    You can get xroach as a RPM here.

  47. Re:What About KDE? by dgb2n · · Score: 2 · on Professor Testifies Windows Is Modular, Separable

    Everything you said is true. However, it does not relate to the technical considerations of decoupling Internet Explorer from Windows.

    I think that the comparison is appropriate in that most distributions do not include a separate package for konqueror. Konqueror is usually in the kdebase rpm for rpm based distributions. Moreover, konqueror handles both web browsing and file management for KDE just as IE does.

    Some distro's package konqueror separately. The big difference is that it would simple to install KDE, delete the konqueror binaries and plug in a different file manager and web browser. KDE and the OS would continue to function.

  48. I'm not telling. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative · on KDE 3.0 is Out

    I'm pulling down the Redhat rpms at 154K and I'm not telling any of you where I got it from. yayaya prepositions at the end of sentences blah blah blah

  49. Re:Linuxconf by Sc00ter · · Score: 2 · on RedHat 7.3 beta (skipjack) is out
    Why don't you just go get it and install it:


    rpm -ivh ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/7.2/en/os/i386/RedH at/RPMS/linuxconf-1.25r7-3.i386.rpm

  50. List of mirrors by belbo · · Score: 5, Informative · on Mandrake 8.2 Available
    Hey, easy karma! And to keep the lameness filter happy, I'll sing a little song: see the little goblin, see the little pixie ...

    Czech Republic

    ftp://mandrake.redbox.cz/ Mandrake/iso/
    France

    ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/ linux/Mandrake/iso/ (Lyon)

    ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrake/iso/ (Nancy)
    Germany

    ftp:// ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/Mandrake/iso / (Esslingen)
    Iceland

    ftp://ftp.mbl.is/pub/mandrake/ iso/ (Reykjavik)
    Italy

    ftp://bo.mirror. garr.it/mirrors/Mandrake/iso/ (Bologna)

    http://bo.mirror. garr.it/mirrors/Mandrake/iso/ (Bologna)
    Slovakia

    ftp://hq. alert.sk/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/iso/

    ftp://spirit. profinet.sk/mirrors/Mandrake/iso/ (Bratislava)
    Taiwan

    ftp://mdk.linux.org.tw/ pub/mandrake/iso/
    United States

    ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/m andrake/Mandrake/iso/ (North Carolina)

    ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributi ons/mandrake/iso/ (Georgia)

    ftp://ftp.math. utah.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake/iso/ (Utah)

    ftp://mirror.mcs.anl. gov/pub/Mandrake/iso/ (Illinois)