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From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@attbi.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space?
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 16:57:33 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <003d01c1f6d2$f9fc2160$02263e18@mycomputer> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020508140259.B1387@uic.edu>

Hi Greg. However, certain cards are only supported by Alsa. I was fortunate to be able to use a shell account, so I had some good unix knolige, just had to make it Linux-specific. Another difference is that now I administer my own system, so in a way it is different. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Gregory Nowak <gnowak1@uic.edu>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space?


> I think that it isn't wise for a newby to start with alsa. I think newbys should start with the kernel sound drivers, and progress to alsa when they've gotten the hang of the various system components after a while.
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 02:58:27PM -0400, Ann Parsons wrote:
> > Hi Buddy,
> > 
> > Nope, you explained it very well indeed.  Now, care to take the next
> > step, which I am not knowledgeable enough to try?  Send a short list
> > of the things that are *really* needed in a Linux installation.
> > 
> > Lemme see if I can start.  
> > 
> > First, you need the kernel.  
> > 
> > then you need some kind of editor, VI Emax whatever, an editor.  
> > 
> > You'll probably want the C libraries for yourself, or for anyone
> > tinkering on your system.
> > 
> > You'll want Lynx and its attendant libraries.
> > 
> > You'll want the curses stuff too.
> > 
> > You'll want the alsa stuff for your sound card and its attendant
> > stuff.
> > 
> > You'll want a mailer, Pine, MUT or something.
> > 
> > You'll want the stuff for your network card if you have one or the PPP
> > stuff for dialup.  
> > 
> > That should do you, I think.  Have I forgotten anything, Buddy? 
> > 
> > Ann P.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Ann K. Parsons  
> > email:  akp@eznet.net ICQ Number:  33006854
> > WEB SITE:  http://home.eznet.net/~akp
> > "All that is gold does not glitter.  Not all those who wander are lost."  JRRT
> > 
> > 
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Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Cris Ali
 ` Buddy Brannan
   ` Raul A. Gallegos
   ` Ann Parsons
     ` Gregory Nowak
       ` Igor Gueths [this message]
       ` Ann Parsons
     ` Buddy Brannan
     ` Igor Gueths
       ` Gregory Nowak
     ` Toby Fisher
       ` Buddy Brannan
         ` Ann Parsons
         ` Toby Fisher
           ` Toby Fisher
       ` William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123
         ` Ann Parsons
           ` TALMAGE
             ` Toby Fisher
         ` Toby Fisher
     [not found]     ` <Pine.LNX.4.33.0205100357420.9750-100000@frontdoor.g0ucu.fr eeserve.co.uk>
       ` TALMAGE
         ` Toby Fisher
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Few More questions! Cris Ali
       ` Alex Snow
       ` Raul A. Gallegos
         ` Igor Gueths
       ` Gregory Nowak
 ` Why does it need that much hard disk space? Raul A. Gallegos
 ` Ann Parsons
   ` Raul A. Gallegos
     ` Ann Parsons
       ` Toby Fisher
         ` jwantz
           ` Ann Parsons
     [not found]       ` <Pine.LNX.4.33.0205100415120.9750-100000@frontdoor.g0ucu.fr eeserve.co.uk>
         ` TALMAGE
           ` Toby Fisher
             ` Alex Snow
               ` Toby Fisher
                 ` Charles Hallenbeck
                   ` Gregory Nowak
                     ` Charles Hallenbeck
                     ` Adam Myrow
                       ` Steve Holmes
                   ` Steve Holmes
   ` Alex Snow
 ` Gregory Nowak
 ` 'Georgina'
   ` Kerry Hoath
 ` Cecil H. Whitley
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Gregory Nowak
       ` Alex Snow
     ` Cecil H. Whitley
       ` Gregory Nowak
       ` Igor Gueths
         ` Alex Snow
 ` Alex Snow
 Dawes, Stephen
 ` Gregory Nowak
 ` Raul A. Gallegos
   ` Gregory Nowak
 ` Igor Gueths
   ` Gregory Nowak
 ` Ann Parsons
 ` Toby Fisher
 Dawes, Stephen
 cwhitley

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