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RH 9 -> Fedora upgrade through Yum... Success!
by Sean A. Walberg 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

Just a short note from Fedora Core 1 on a box that was previously RH 9. Upgrade steps are simple -- no CDs necessary, no reboots needed other than to bring up your new kernel. Install Yum. Edit /etc/yum.conf to point to a Fedora mirror (use Gilbert's patches, but change $releasever to 1) Run "yum upgrade" Reboot into your new kernel That's a bit of a stretch. I had to delete one rpm that was causing a dependency failure, but it wasn't necessary anyway. I also had to edit /boot/grub/grub.conf to default to the new kernel (not sure if that was the upgrade that defaulted it to the old one). And, more strangely, my eth0 didn't work even though it was detected (wouldn't receive packets even though they were being sent). eth1 worked fine, though. I noticed Fedora has some hardware management stuff that comes up on boot, this behaviour is classic interrupt stomping. Enjoy. Sean -- Sean A. Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://www.ertw.com

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Fedora multimedia support
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

According to Mel Seder, way back on 17 Oct 2003: > I downloaded the iso's for fedora, burnt them, and did an install. > The "everything" download was a bit more than 5 GIGS. > > Mozilla seems to be much faster. > I like using fedora so far (I'm using a beta version). when I > installed fedora it seemed to run quite faster right out of the box. > > I can't get MusicPlayer to play a MP3 because I can't browze for that > file using the MusicPlayer. Has anyone played a MP3 yet? Well, file this in the "better late than never" category, but I just came across an excellent guide, written by the legendary Eric Raymond, on installing multimedia support under Fedora... http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Fedora-Multimedia-Installation-HOWTO/index.html This, and many other useful tips, can be found in the weekly Fedora News Updates... http://fedoranews.org/colin/fnu/ Share and enjoy! -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, Feb 10, 7:30PM -- The Squid Web Proxy
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 03 Feb '04

03 Feb '04

[Posted to man.unix.general and other news groups] ------ Forwarded Article <bvon67$bra$1(a)canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> ------ From gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca (Gilbert E. Detillieux) The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 10. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: The Squid Web Proxy Kevin McGregor will provide an introduction to setting up web caching using the Squid web proxy software. This will include installation, configuration, monitoring and, if there's time, a demonstration. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our new meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15 PM, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30 PM. Don't be late, or you may not get in. Limited parking is available for free on the street, or in a lot across Ellice from IBM, for $1.00 for the evening. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $2.00 for the evening. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce" and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you to subscribe now: http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/ The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG members. The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective, we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay involved! -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ P.O. Box 130, St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609 ------ End of Forwarded Article

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port forwarding and ssh
by Mel Seder 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

My Router is a Netgear RP614 and I can successfully ping the address reported by www.ipchicken.com. Netgear's port forwarding screen shows SERVICES as "192.168.0" and nothing for the fourth group of digit(s). I tried to change the SERVICES to read "192.168.0.1" to but when I tried to change the services to read "192.168.0.1" Netgear pops up a "[JavaScript Application]" box saying "invalid service". I can ssh into my linuxbox downstairs (192.168.0.3) with no problem. Also on the NetGear Port Forwarding screen: Under the column headed "Service Name" 20-22 is shown, and to the far right is the Server IP address of 192.168.0.1 is shown. ipchicken.com reports the address the outside world can use to log into my system and when I ssh to what ipchicken.com says I get the ssh message saying "connection refused". I'm *guessing* that maybe SERVICES should be set to what ipchicken reported instead of a local lan address. Is that a bad guess? Any clues or suggestions as to what may be wrong? ===== The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)

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Windows Services for Unix
by Bill Reid 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Microsoft must feel threaten. They are now not charging for their Services for Unix (SFU). It looks pretty extensive. Of course MS's motive is to encourage migration of Unix apps to the Windows platform. But on the otherhand it is nice to see Microsoft enhancing their OS to interoperate with Unix. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/ Enjoy, Bill

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Perl
by Bill Newman 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

Thanks to Sean for his Perl talk on Jan 13. I would like to recommend: Perl: The Programmer's Companion by Nigel Chapman, published by Wiley This book is aimed at programmers and focuses on how you can use Perl to work in familiar "programming idioms", i.e. get the job done. It makes a useful contrast to Larry Wall's "spare me no details" approach. He uses formal syntax diagrams for precision. By page 68 he has described enough of the language to launch into an example of a "single pass recursive descent compiler". To wit, the translator that converts his personal notation for syntax diagrams into the LaTeX notation that drives Mark Wooding's package for typesetting syntax diagrams. Obscure enough for you? :=) It's actually not a difficult read. He uses the same clear "what you need to know" style to go through Data Structures, Objects, Modules, and other Perl topics that have more detail and variability than you need to know all at once. Not a reference work but an excellent introduction to the power of Perl. Bill _______________________________________________________________ Bill Newman wrnewman(a)mb.sympatico.ca Winnipeg Manitoba

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Perl presentation online
by Sean A. Walberg 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

Hi, I've posted a PDF of my presentation from last night: http://ertw.com/~sean/perl.pdf There was a bit of talk about Perl's handling of scalars, are they a string, integer or float? The article I was referring to is http://www.perladvent.org/2003/16th/ Sean -- Sean A. Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://www.ertw.com

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Shirt
by millward 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

I could not make it to tonight's meeting. Could I obtain the shirt I ordered at the next meeting?

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MUUG Shirts
by Shawn Wallbridge 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Just a reminder, the MUUG shirts will be ready for the next meeting, so if you ordered one, bring some money. The shirts are $40, and we took a $20 deposit, so you will need another $20. thanks shawn

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MUUG Meeting, Jan 13, 7:30PM -- Perl
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

[Posted to man.unix.general and other news groups] ------ Forwarded Article <bterb2$ekp$1(a)canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> ------ From gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca (Gilbert E. Detillieux) The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 13. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Perl This month's presentation, unimaginatively titled "Perl", is a brief walkthrough of the language's features and applications. The talk will focus on the places that Perl differs from traditional languages, and the features that make it worth learning. Sean Walberg will be presenting this topic. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our new meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15 PM, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30 PM. Don't be late, or you may not get in. Limited parking is available for free on the street, or in a lot across Ellice from IBM, for $1.00 for the evening. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $2.00 for the evening. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce" and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you to subscribe now: http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/ The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG members. The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective, we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay involved! -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ P.O. Box 130, St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609 ------ End of Forwarded Article

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