From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CC0Gk-0003pT-00 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:30:39 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8RITnl6018766 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:29:49 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i8RITnJw018765; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:29:49 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:29:49 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: doc , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040927182949.GN7958@rednote.net> References: <007c01c4a433$42c4af10$6400a8c0@DESKWRIGHT> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <007c01c4a433$42c4af10$6400a8c0@DESKWRIGHT> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.8-1.541.root Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Cc: Subject: Re: Linux and data storage? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:30:39 -0000 I have two answers for you. 1.) First I give you your fish: rpm -iv [package-name].rpm 2.) I teach you to fish: rpm --help 2>&1 |more man rpm Or, go to the net and find a copy of Miximum RPM (freely available on line) and bookmark it. doc writes: > Looking for tips on how to install rpm programs. > Doc Wright > http://wrightplaceinc.net > If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? > then where does the learning start? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Lewellen" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 6:23 PM > Subject: Linux and data storage? > > > Hi all, > This is an odd one, so I hope I ask it in such a way to make sense. > I do not have a Linux machine. I have been trying to get this, and > thought I had one in the he works but it seems that party either made up the > machines they were offering, or for some other reason is not coming > through. > In any case, I do use a Linux shell service extensively. I fear almost > too extensively, as you will understand in a moment. > The OS on the system i use mostly is dos, and I use nettamer to telnet to > my Linux shell. > In the workspace of my shell service i have a great deal of irreplaceable > files and programs. I eave them up here, for ease, but I just was > reminded that this may be a venerable state of affairs. > Fortunately when the server went down nothing was lost or so it seems, but > I have a serious factor to consider. > My question has two parts. > first, is there a way to move large amounts of data stored in the > workspace of a Linux shell service to another location in tact, with > relative ease, and without taking all of the data on the entire system? > second, if my machine was also a Linux one, would this kind of storage be > easy to do? > As I said before I do not have such a machine, but this has shaken me up > enough that if a full Linux or Linux/dos or Linux/windows machine would > give me some firm safe backup, I will have to start advertising for > someone to build this for me and encurl the expense. > I have too busy a professional life to do this myself, and would rather > pay someone with the skills than lose valuable time trying to re-invent the > wheel. > Thanks, > Karen > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040