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From: Jim Ruby @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux speakup
Hi,
I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting these type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to give
you an idea
how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser username -p password
is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to make admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu driven utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1.
Thanks.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread* is there another list is there another list Jim Ruby @ ` Ann Parsons ` Will Smith ` Sean murphy ` Shaun Oliver 2 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Ann Parsons @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi all, Well, if you liked Debian, why did you switch? To add a user in RH, I think it is still: adduser I started with RH, but went to Debian after a tour with Slackware. As for linux questions being off-topic, don't worry about it. We're not hide-bound on this list. So ask away. 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` Ann Parsons @ ` Will Smith ` Ann Parsons ` Gregory Nowak 0 siblings, 2 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Will Smith @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hello Ann and all, Along these lines a friend has recommended debian linux and I wonder if I need to use or avoid certain hardware? I plan to use an older Dell pentium 166mhz with external 56k modem on com3, soundblaster compatible card, andolder Sony 4x CDR drive. Does this sound like hardwarethat will work, and can I still have win98 set up on a separate drive letter using Partition Magic or similar utility under linux? Thanks for any info, Will wilsmith@iglou.com On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Ann Parsons wrote: > Hi all, > > Well, if you liked Debian, why did you switch? > > To add a user in RH, I think it is still: adduser I started with > RH, but went to Debian after a tour with Slackware. > > As for linux questions being off-topic, don't worry about it. We're > not hide-bound on this list. So ask away. > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` Will Smith @ ` Ann Parsons ` Gregory Nowak 1 sibling, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Ann Parsons @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi all, Welcome, Will, glad to see you here. All the equipment sounds good. The answer to your partitioning question is yes, it can be done. Do not, I pray thee, ask me for technical details; I am not a techie. However, I can tell you that if you go to: http://www.linuxdoc.org/ You will find the howtos. There's a lot of stuff there on hardware, what works, what doesn't. Good luck. Maybe somebody else on here can help you with the technical end of things. 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` Will Smith ` Ann Parsons @ ` Gregory Nowak 1 sibling, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Gregory Nowak @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup It should all work, including the out-dated cdr. Yes, you can repartition your drive to have the other os and Linux. Greg On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 02:16:05PM -0400, Will Smith wrote: > > Hello Ann and all, > > Along these lines a friend has recommended debian linux and I wonder if I > need to use or avoid certain hardware? I plan to use an older Dell > pentium 166mhz with external 56k modem on com3, soundblaster compatible > card, andolder Sony 4x CDR drive. Does this sound like hardwarethat will > work, and can I still have win98 set up on a separate drive letter using > Partition Magic or similar utility under linux? > > Thanks for any info, > > Will > wilsmith@iglou.com > On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Ann > Parsons wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Well, if you liked Debian, why did you switch? > > > > To add a user in RH, I think it is still: adduser I started with > > RH, but went to Debian after a tour with Slackware. > > > > As for linux questions being off-topic, don't worry about it. We're > > not hide-bound on this list. So ask away. > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list is there another list Jim Ruby ` Ann Parsons @ ` Sean murphy ` Jim Ruby ` Shaun Oliver 2 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Sean murphy @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi Jim. Use linuxconf that should have been installed on to your machine when you install red hat. Linuxconf will allow you to create new users and groups. Sean. From: "Jim Ruby" <jruby@charter.net> To: "linux speakup" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:24 AM Subject: is there another list > Hi, > > I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting these type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to give > you an idea > how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser username -p password > is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to make admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu driven utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1. > > Thanks. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` Sean murphy @ ` Jim Ruby ` jwantz 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Jim Ruby @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup I thought that linuxconf was an x based program. Just checked and it is not there, will see if I can install. thx. On Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:03:25 +1000, Sean murphy wrote: >Hi Jim. > >Use linuxconf that should have been installed on to your machine when you >install red hat. > >Linuxconf will allow you to create new users and groups. > >Sean. >From: "Jim Ruby" <jruby@charter.net> >To: "linux speakup" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:24 AM >Subject: is there another list > > >> Hi, >> >> I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for >speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting these >type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to give >> you an idea >> how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser username -p >password >> is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to make >admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu driven >utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` Jim Ruby @ ` jwantz ` Sean murphy 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: jwantz @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi Jim, I too don't think there is a text-based linuxconf in Redhat 7.1. There was definitely a text-based version in 6.1 and 6.2. Jim Wantz On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Jim Ruby wrote: > I thought that linuxconf was an x based program. > Just checked and it is not there, will see if I can install. > thx. > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:03:25 +1000, Sean murphy wrote: > > >Hi Jim. > > > >Use linuxconf that should have been installed on to your machine when you > >install red hat. > > > >Linuxconf will allow you to create new users and groups. > > > >Sean. > >From: "Jim Ruby" <jruby@charter.net> > >To: "linux speakup" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:24 AM > >Subject: is there another list > > > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for > >speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting these > >type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to give > >> you an idea > >> how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser username -p > >password > >> is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to make > >admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu driven > >utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` jwantz @ ` Sean murphy ` Janina Sajka 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Sean murphy @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi All. LinuxConf is definite on RedHat 7.1. My machine is currently running it. RedHat 7.1 doesn't install it by default. Regards Sean. ----- Original Message ----- From: <jwantz@hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:12 AM Subject: Re: is there another list > Hi Jim, > I too don't think there is a text-based linuxconf in Redhat 7.1. There > was definitely a text-based version in 6.1 and 6.2. > > Jim Wantz > On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, > Jim Ruby wrote: > > > I thought that linuxconf was an x based program. > > Just checked and it is not there, will see if I can install. > > thx. > > > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:03:25 +1000, Sean murphy wrote: > > > > >Hi Jim. > > > > > >Use linuxconf that should have been installed on to your machine when you > > >install red hat. > > > > > >Linuxconf will allow you to create new users and groups. > > > > > >Sean. > > >From: "Jim Ruby" <jruby@charter.net> > > >To: "linux speakup" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> > > >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:24 AM > > >Subject: is there another list > > > > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for > > >speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting these > > >type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to give > > >> you an idea > > >> how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser username -p > > >password > > >> is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to make > > >admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu driven > > >utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1. > > >> > > >> Thanks. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` Sean murphy @ ` Janina Sajka 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Janina Sajka @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup I no longer use linuxconf, though it is still tempting when there's something I don't quite know how to do myself. Problem for me was not the interface. I got used to the quirks of linuxconf's text interface readily enough. Problem was that it seems one cannot mix doing configuration by hand and doing it by linuxconf. Eventually, linuxconf just breaks if you do that. As is so commonly the case with these kinds of tools, one can only do what the tool supports. If you're willing to live with that, and I am not, you should be OK with linuxconf. PS: You can even run linuxconf from lynx. You need to open linuxconf and specify that this kind of access is allowed--somewhere under misc, if memory serves. Thereafter, it's localhost:900. On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Sean murphy wrote: > Hi All. > > LinuxConf is definite on RedHat 7.1. My machine is currently running it. > RedHat 7.1 doesn't install it by default. > > Regards > Sean. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jwantz@hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov> > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:12 AM > Subject: Re: is there another list > > > > Hi Jim, > > I too don't think there is a text-based linuxconf in Redhat 7.1. There > > was definitely a text-based version in 6.1 and 6.2. > > > > Jim Wantz > > On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, > > Jim Ruby wrote: > > > > > I thought that linuxconf was an x based program. > > > Just checked and it is not there, will see if I can install. > > > thx. > > > > > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:03:25 +1000, Sean murphy wrote: > > > > > > >Hi Jim. > > > > > > > >Use linuxconf that should have been installed on to your machine when > you > > > >install red hat. > > > > > > > >Linuxconf will allow you to create new users and groups. > > > > > > > >Sean. > > > >From: "Jim Ruby" <jruby@charter.net> > > > >To: "linux speakup" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:24 AM > > > >Subject: is there another list > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for > > > >speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting > these > > > >type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to > give > > > >> you an idea > > > >> how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser > username -p > > > >password > > > >> is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to > make > > > >admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu > driven > > > >utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1. > > > >> > > > >> Thanks. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list is there another list Jim Ruby ` Ann Parsons ` Sean murphy @ ` Shaun Oliver ` Jim Ruby 2 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Shaun Oliver @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: linux speakup jim have you tryed linuxconf? it works very well for the console but I'm not sure that redhat has it. I think for memory it does guys? Shaun.. Cat, n.: Lapwarmer with built-in buzzer. Email: shauno@goanna.net.au On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Jim Ruby wrote: > Hi, > > I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting these type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to give > you an idea > how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser username -p password > is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to make admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu driven utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1. > > Thanks. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: is there another list ` Shaun Oliver @ ` Jim Ruby 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Jim Ruby @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Yes, and it is not there, will see if it is a package I can install as I'm now up on the second hd with lilo as boot loader. On Wed, 19 Sep 2001 19:48:15 +1000 (EST), Shaun Oliver wrote: >jim have you tryed linuxconf? it works very well for the console but I'm >not sure that redhat has it. I think for memory it does >guys? > >Shaun.. > >Cat, n.: > Lapwarmer with built-in buzzer. > >Email: shauno@goanna.net.au > >On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Jim Ruby wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a few questions, but I fear that they are going off topic for speakup related questions. Is there another list I should be posting these type questions too that is blink related? Here are a few questions to give >> you an idea >> how do you add a new user to the system? useradd or adduser username -p password >> is there some scripts or text based programs that I can install to make admin tasks easier. it seems debian had some nice text based menu driven utils that I don't seem to find in rh 7.1. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
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