May 2004 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

compiling 2.6.5 kernel from rh9 .. a better distro?
by Stephen Pearce 11 May '04

11 May '04

Recently downloaded the 2.6.5 kernel from kernel.org as a tgz source file .. and tried to install on rh9 .. but the new installation fails at boot. I am now thinking of converting to an alternative distro that will allow this easily .. I understand rh has a whole lot of distro specfic stuff which has to be organised .. Could someone advise me on either how to get it going using rh9 .. or which alternate distro would be best ..rh is the one I'm familiar with. Also ..can you install a new distro without a reformat of the disk .. to preserve all my personal files? Lastly, can anyone provide me with a copy of such a distro .. I can pay postage and media cost. Thanks Stephen Pearce

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creating directories
by Gun Caundle 11 May '04

11 May '04

I am trying to create a directory in my 'home' directory with my user login. However I can only create a directory as a root user and thus can't use it with my user login. I can use the 'gun' directory in 'home' with my user login. Any help would be appreciated. [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ mkdir adelle mkdir: cannot create directory `adelle': Permission denied [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ su Password: [root(a)LinuxBox home]# mkdir adelle [root(a)LinuxBox home]# exit exit [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ ls -ld drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 12 08:55 . [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ cd gun [gun(a)LinuxBox gun]$ ls -ld drwx------ 25 gun gun 4096 May 12 08:54 . [gun(a)LinuxBox gun]$ cd .. [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ ls -ld adelle drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 12 08:55 adelle [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$

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RE: [wlug] creating directories
by Lindsay Druett 11 May '04

11 May '04

[gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ ls -ld drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 12 08:55 . As you can see with the home directory, The owner of the directory has read/write/execute access. The group of the directory has read/execute access (No write access). Everyone else has read/execute access (No write access). Incidentally, root has full control of adelle, and if adelle is a user, tough, adelle ony is seen as Joe Public and has read execute access. For security reasons, I would leave it as is (and login as root to create subdirectories - this sort of thing should be automated when a new user is created - each user should have their own directory to do whatever and that should pertain to that user) but if you feel another way inclined want to have full control as a user, then chown gun home chgrp gun home Or else if you want want everyone to have rw access the chmod 777 home I hope this helps. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gun Caundle [mailto:gun(a)paradise.net.nz] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 May 2004 09:36 > To: wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Subject: [wlug] creating directories > > > I am trying to create a directory in my 'home' directory > with my user > login. However I can only create a directory as a root user and thus > can't use it with my user login. I can use the 'gun' directory in > 'home' with my user login. > Any help would be appreciated. > > [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ mkdir adelle > mkdir: cannot create directory `adelle': Permission denied > [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ su > Password: > [root(a)LinuxBox home]# mkdir adelle > [root(a)LinuxBox home]# exit > exit > [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ ls -ld > drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 12 08:55 . > [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ cd gun > [gun(a)LinuxBox gun]$ ls -ld > drwx------ 25 gun gun 4096 May 12 08:54 . > [gun(a)LinuxBox gun]$ cd .. > [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ ls -ld adelle > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 12 08:55 adelle > [gun(a)LinuxBox home]$ > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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Xandros 2.0
by Nigel Nguyen 11 May '04

11 May '04

Hi, I have tried xandros for a couple weeks, it nice and easy to install/use. Well, just feel like Andreas, same Yoper but Canadian(i believed they from Canada, Andreas :) ) It recommended for newbies and windows mover as they X/team has tweaked some features to get their own filemanager and the software depository (called XandrosNetwork). Installed stuff outside that is just normal as install on other debian based distro or just configure/make/make install. Overall, easy to use but less "fun" of course. IMO, if yoper has the GUI installation (i havn't tried the 2.0 yet) than Yoper is a clear winner as newbies always scare of text thing thou :) Just a few comments, Nigel Ng. P.S: Do anyone know if Yoper has new zealand mirror for downloading ?

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Performance bottle neck?
by Raymond Burgess 11 May '04

11 May '04

I am currently importing a lot of data into a Postgres Database. Initially things where quickish, but now it seems to be running very slowly. I put this down to index scans. The machine is a Dual P4 with 2 GB of ram and a Raid array (14 Fibre Channel Harddrives) Top is reporting the disk cache is 1.7 GB and system idle around 70%. The postgres backend is using 10% to 20% of one CPU. I don't know if the bottleneck is the Disk IO or Ram. What would people suggest I can look at to see what is holding up the process?

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Xandros 2.0 SE
by Gible Fog 10 May '04

10 May '04

'llo :) Included with the aussie PC Authority's April issue is a copy of Xandros 2.0 SE which I shall (attempt to) install if and when I get time. Any comments/opinions/gripes/warnings about this distro? Love & Spikes Gible "Arguing on Usenet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded." - James McGuigan in rec.games.computer.stars

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Yoper V2 is out
by Andreas Girardet 10 May '04

10 May '04

Hello fellow Linux enthusiasts Version 2 of Yoper (iso date 20040509) is now available on http://www.yoper.com. Main changes are: - RPM based - Apt-rpm support and repository available - More than 400 packages now available - Yoper is not commercial anymore - Installer allows a fully apt capable minimal install (around 300Mbyte) - The KDE experience has been extended by including Openoffice with full KDE look and Geramik as a GTK KDE theme - Synaptic is now the graphical package management system - 400 packages (including Gnome) are available via apt - Yoper is still i686 optimised and performance patches from Con Kolivas bring even greater speed Regards Andreas Girardet

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Installfest aftermath
by Daniel Lawson 10 May '04

10 May '04

We've just finished tidying up after the installfest. I think we had about 30 registrants, but I'm sure more than that came throughout the day. I'm pretty sure we got linux onto a few peoples computers, and we solved a good number of problems. Let's hope we didn't create more than we solved :). Out of interest, I checked the usage graphs for the Internet link, and we peaked at 170 KB/sec at one point during the day. Next time I'd like to enforce use of a proxy server, as I'm sure most of that traffic was duplicated a few times. While I remember, I'd like to fire off a few points: * I think it was a great success. We had many new people turn up - some from as far away as Waihi at least - and it was a really great atmosphere. * Thanks to everyone who helped. The entire committee, Bruce, Alastair, Matthias, Lindsay, Alan, Shay, Shane and all the rest who helped people out during the day. Big ups :). * Thanks to Lindsay / University of Waikato ITS for supplying the Cisco Catalyst 5000 and 2926 switches. * Thanks to Phil / Open 2 View for providing the server. Thanks Carich for going into receivership and allowing Open 2 View to buy lots of your old computing equipment . * Thanks to Crawshaw School for the use of the Hall and facilities, and the use of the Internet connection. Thanks also to Satlan, Crawshaw's Internet provider. * Thanks to DSE for giving us some Mandrake 9.2 cds. We still have a handful of these left, so if anyone would like a copy of this, yell out, you can pick it up at the next meeting. * Thanks to IT Partners for providing "CD Duplication Facilities". And thanks again to everyone who turned up. We've learned a bit about running these, so hopefully next time things will run a bit smoother - we should have enough tables at least! Daniel

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Installfest
by Gun Caundle 09 May '04

09 May '04

Thanx to all those that organised the Installfest. > It was very successful for me and the help I got is very much > appreciated. As a bonus, it gave me a buzz watching these guys > zooming around linux files making changes. Their skill and knowledge > level blew me away. > > Cheers > Gun Caundle

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Installfest roundup
by Craig Box 09 May '04

09 May '04

Hi there, Thanks to everyone who came to the installfest today, and a special thanks to all those who helped out; especially Matt for all the organizing, Daniel for the venue and Bruce for rousing all the attendants! We had a lot of people signing up as a token of their gratitude - thank you very much; those of you who didn't pay today will want to check https://secure.wlug.org.nz/join.html to figure out what to do next. Just a note to a gentleman named David, who gave us Mandrake 10 - you paid and filled out a membership form, which I think you took with you. Can you contact me off list, if you're out there, or if anyone knows David can they please ask him to get in touch. I'm sure you'll hear more from others about this event soon. If you came, and have any questions or comments, please feel free to post them to this list. Regards, Craig

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