Absolutely. You will just use http or FTP option to do that. Vic ******* ******* ******* have you thought of visiting Cybertsar's Internet Kingdom? It is still alive! Here is the URL: http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~vtsaran/ ******* ******* ******* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <bharding@xxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:02 PM Subject: Re: Distro discusion > Wow, when I get a decent network connection, redhat it'll be. Could a > redhat 55.2 box be updated to 6.2 this way? > At 06:05 PM 9/27/00 -0700, you wrote: > > > >For those who would like to know, Redhat offers a similar utility to > >Debian's update. Redhat calls it rpmfind. You specify a word on the command > >line and rpmfind wills earch the database for it, if it finds, it tells you > >allthe dependences, you just hit "download all" option. > >Best, > >Vic > >******* ******* ******* > >have you thought of visiting Cybertsar's Internet Kingdom? It is still > >alive! > >Here is the URL: > >http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~vtsaran/ > >******* ******* ******* > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Gene Collins" <collins at gene3.cc.iastate.edu> > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 9:24 AM > >Subject: Re: Distro discusion > > > > > >> Kirk, http://www.linuxdoc.org/ is your documentation friend! There are > >> very explicit howtos out there for hardware and various software. > >> Debian also follows the Sys V. init style. The thing I find most > >> helpful about Debian is that the apt-get installation program manages > >> software dependentcies for you very nicely. If you upgrade gcc for > >> example, apt-get will also upgrade the appropriate libraries. > >> > >> Gene > >> > >> >Personally, the biggest thing that I believe is important on a > >> >distribution is good documentation on where files are placed. Having said > >> >that, I think it is past time for the distributions to discuss this and > >> >commit to following a standard (or two). Certainly there will be > >> >differences in such things as init scripts. After all Slackware uses a > >BSD > >> >style init (more or less) while RedHat uses a SystemV ini (more or less). > >> > > >> >There are advantages to both of them, and that isn't the point. The thing > >> >is that RedHat does place some config files in strange places. If there > >> >was one place to put a given file it would make Linux overall > >> >stronger. There could still be room for each to do its thing for > >> >improvement. (For instance once you say that all init scripts will reside > >> >in rc.d you can choose to follow the redhat method of a directory for > >each > >> >run level and one for the actual scripts. Or you could decide to place > >> >them all in the /etc/rc.d dir.) > >> > > >> >Actually, documentation is the biggest weakness I see in Linux. The fact > >> >is that much of the documentation is great if you already know what your > >> >doing. Some of it is great, and some is lousy. Sometimes knowing whre to > >> >look though can be a major task in the first place. One master document > >> >giving direction on where to look for all network functions would be > >> >nice. One covering all disk subsystems would also go a long way. > >> > > >> >-- > >> >Kirk Wood > >> >Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > >> >------------------ > >> > > >> >Seek simplicity -- and distrust it. > >> > Alfred North Whitehead > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >Speakup mailing list > >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
