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From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2009-01-26 12:59:47
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As you may recall from my earlier review of my new Dell desktop, I bought it to replace my previous Dell desktop, a Dimension 2400. Over the last couple of weeks I have installed a couple of distributions on my old system. First the Windows 7 Beta (the first installation of Windows in my house since 1996), a sad story that I hope to write about soon, and over the weekend I formatted over that horror and installed Fedora 10.I've used a lot of Red Hat products over the years and I favor it for administration, however, I have a growing fondness for Ubuntu because it seems to deliver the best desktop user experience. When it comes to Red Hat stuff though, I'm pretty expert at installing it.Now I have to digress a bit and talk about a phenomenon I have discovered about Linux. It is often useful to think about Linux as though it were a living thing. It's been said that Linux is based on evolution, not "intelligent design." This means that Linux evolves naturally in a series of fits and starts, rather than being the result of some grand plan. This is the opposite of proprietary software, which (if done properly) is the result of careful planning.What this means is that sometimes a subsystem in Linux goes away and is replaced by another re-written replacement that addresses a need. And, of course, programmers prefer to re-write code rather than maintain old code. Anyway, this periodic "churn" of code is natural to the process.The problem is that sometimes things that worked in previous versions stop working in the new versions. This is fairly common Linux, and it's perhaps its most off putting characteristic.One case in point is the display driver for Intel integrated graphics chips. Admittedly, some of these chips really suck, especially the earlier ones. The new ones are better and also get official driver support from Intel. Over the last year or so, Linux distributions have been deploying the new "intel" driver replacing the previous "i810" driver. The new driver is in every way much better than the old driver, except it doesn't like the older chips very much.This brings us back to my Dimension 2400, which, as you may have guessed by now, uses one of the old chips.So I pop the Fedora 10 install DVD into the drive and reboot the machine. The installer starts and gets to the first graphical install screen and completely hangs. Dead, inert. It doesn't look like I'll be doing a graphical install this time.I power-cycle the machine and just as the DVD starts to boot, i press the escape key and get:boot:Wonderful! A boot prompt. Now I know what to do. I enter:boot: linux textwhich instructs the boot loader to boot the kernel called "linux" and pass the argument "text" to the system. On a Red Hat style systems this will invoke the text mode installer. I answer all the prompts and the install gets underway. While I have some time to kill, I Google for a way to get the graphics working again. From my search, I determine that the problem isn't so much the new driver but rather that, by default, the new driver uses a new "acceleration method" called "EXA" rather than the previous method called "XAA". Making a one line change to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file will cause X to revert to the old method and solve the problem.After the installation is complete, I reboot the machine and it comes up in text mode. This is caused by a configuration file called /etc/inittab which contains a setting for the default run level, which is 3 for text mode and 5 for graphical mode on Red Hat style systems. In text mode you get a login screen:Login:I log in as root and create a personal account for myself:useradd bshottspasswd bshottsAfter I create the account and set the password, I press Alt-F2 to get to the second virtual console. There I log in as bshotts and try to launch X. I do this by entering the command:startxThe X server starts and almost gets to the desktop before it chokes again. Looks like it's time to fix that xorg.conf file. I restart the machine and and log in as root again. I go looking around in the /etc/X11 directory and notice that there is no xorg.conf file. This is because with modern X servers, the file is no longer required, as all the configuration is done dynamically at runtime which, in concept, is great when it works.Bummer.I think to myself, "there must be some kind of configuration program for X," so I start digging around in the man pages. I discover that the Xorg program has an option called -configure that will create an xorg.conf file based on the server's best guess of what the correct configuration should be. You must be root to use this option so I give it a try:Xorg -configureand it creates a file named xorg.conf.new in root's home directory. I copy this file to /etc/X11 which is where X expects to find it:cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.confNext, a little editing with vi and I add one line to the "Device" section of the file:Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"After saving the edited file, I login in as bshotts and try the startx command again and low and behold, I have a working desktop! I confirm that the graphics seem correct and log out of GNOME. This returns me to the text console. Since I want the system to work in graphical mode by default, I need to change the default run level. I do this by returning to my root console session and editing the /etc/inittab file. I change the last line to read:id:5:initdefault:changing the "3" to a "5" to set the run level to graphical. After saving the file I reboot the machine and everything works. New installation successful.So what does all this teach us? It teaches us that sometimes there is no substitute for a good command line. A command line can work wonders. It teaches us that, with enough digging around, most problems are solvable. And most of all, it teaches us you should keep learning and never give up.Hope you had a good weekend too! -- Posted By William Shotts to LinuxCommand.org: News And Rants at 1/26/2009 05:43:00 AM |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2009-01-26 11:04:20
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In my earlier post about the effect of the Asus Eee PC, I explained that it showed how Linux can be used to create "disruptive technologies." The New York Times seems to agree. -- Posted By William Shotts to LinuxCommand.org: News And Rants at 1/26/2009 05:28:00 AM |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2009-01-18 04:41:44
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I recently received this thoughtful question from a concerned reader:Hi, My name is Allan. I´m from Costa Rica. First of all, let me congratulate you because it´s a little bit hard to find a good Linux site that explains everything about the shell (and how to start using commands) and how Linux works in a friendly clean way. I have always been interested in Linux (since I was 12 years old more or less, now I´m 25). But I´m still a rookie using it. Unfortunately most of us have been some kind of forced to depend (exclusively) on Windows because of all the software available, the GUI and the easiness of using it. We all complain about how bad Windows works, that´s why I´m trying to be more involved on Linux. Yesterday, I just installed Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid. Great OS so far. I do not want to bother you, you should be very busy, but I have one big question. How can I stop using Windows if I need it for work and personal use (software like CS3, Paint Shop Pro, Ulead Video Studio, among many others). Maybe any Linux tech would tell me to look for an alternative GPL software. For example for Office, the option would be Openoffice (very nice soft!) but its not perfect or good enough recognizing many characters or text formats. For CS3 or Paint Shop, the option would be Gimp (nice one too) but it lacks of better user friendly funcionality or editing options. Maybe you can do almost the same thing with it but it´s going to take you a lot of time work. I could give you many examples like those, but I think you already got the point good enough. Please do not think that I´m saying that Linux sucks, that´s not it at all, what I´m trying to say is that I realize that you all are working to make it better and better each day, more user friendly, more attractive for other branded companies (like Nero, Skype, Kaspersky, etc) but what does it take to let Linux runs everything what Windows runs. I have heard about Wine, but I also heard that only works fine on some specific softwares. I just wanted to share my point of view. Maybe you can share yours with me so that I can understand better Linux. First off, thank you Allen for taking the time to write. You raise an interesting issue that I'm sure confronts many people looking to migrate from Windows to Linux.Changing computer platforms is a challenaging problem for anyone, not just those seeking to move from Windows to Linux. It really boils down to a question of cost versus benefit.So what are the costs of switching? Obviously they are having to learn new applications and perhaps worse, migrating your data to work with your new applications. We all experience this when switching an application even if no platform change is involved. Using an application involves a certain amount of investment on the part of the user. An investment in time needed learn the application and the time to reshape his or her "world" of data to fit the confines of the application's needs. If you have been using a particular platform and its applications for a long time, you probably have a lot of investment in it. So for many people the costs are high.But what about the benefits? Those are a little harder to quantify. First, there is the economics which should be rather cut and dry, but, for many personal computer users (as opposed to business users), it is not. If you actually paid for Photoshop, Office, and the other software you mention, you're talking about a lot of money (potentially thousands of dollars) spent on your application set. However, many personal computer users, don't bother with the formality of license compliance and simply use unauthorized copies which can be had to no cost. Therefore, for many people, Linux offers no economic advantage.The second benefit is this nebulous thing called "freedom." Some people express this in somewhat abstract terms, saying that it is a virtue in its own right. I tend to be a bit more pragmatic. I think that free software offers distinct practical advantages over proprietary software. I like the fact, for example, that I can install Linux distributions all day long and never worry about having to call a vendor and ask for permission to do so. I like that fact that since the source code is freely available, many people can offer technical support. I like the fact that I never encounter, timed demos, "crippleware", and "lite" versions of products. Any time I want to install something, I can just install the full version, no strings attached.Then there are the technical benefits of using a Unix-like operating system. Things like virus and malware resistance, file systems that don't require periodic defragmentation, a powerful command line interface, and the potential for almost limitless customization.While these benefits are clear, many people do not have a clear picture of what a migration means. For many people who want to move from Windows to another platform, what they really seem to want is a "Windows" that does not have the problems that they have been experiencing. So many times you hear, "I'd change to Linux but I tried it once and it was different from what I'm used to."Yes, Linux is different. Linux is very different and to successfully move to it (or any other platform for that matter) you have to be willing to accept change. Some people really cannot do this. Their minds are not built that way. They learn just enough about "the computer" to do their jobs by rote. Platforms just don't matter to them.Platforms matter to people who enjoy and care about computing. I use Linux as opposed to Windows because I really like computers. I enjoy using them and learning about them. I find that Linux helps me enjoy my computer much more than any version of Windows ever did.As to your concerns about OpenOffice.org and GIMP versus Office and Photoshop, yes, they are different too. I'm currently writing a book with OpenOffice.org and I have found it very satisfactory. I used to write a lot with Word and it was fine too. I don't see a lot of practical differences in what each program does, but there certainly are surface differences which may be difficult for some people. I suppose that the same may be true with GIMP and Photoshop. I've never used Photoshop so I can't really comment, but from reading the comments of others, I sense that many people reject GIMP out-of-hand because it's not just like Photoshop. Both are very capable programs and the field of digital image processing is an extremely technical one which makes any truly capable application dauntingly complex. But with the exception of of deep color support, and some pre-press functions, GIMP is very comparable to Photoshop for many tasks. I use it routinely in my photographic work.To sum up, change requires, well, change. Forward progress sometimes means giving up old ways of doing things and learning some new ones. For anyone attempting it, the question remains, "is it worth it?" and only you can know the answer to that.Hope this helps. -- Posted By William Shotts to LinuxCommand.org: News And Rants at 1/04/2009 04:39:00 PM |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2008-11-24 22:58:25
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A couple of months ago I purchased a new desktop system for my office, a Dell Inspiron 530N with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS pre-installed by Dell. For those of you unfamiliar with the "N" series, these systems are sold without Microsoft Windows installed. They are available with either Ubuntu Linux pre-installed or with no operating system installed and a copy of FreeDOS (an open source MS-DOS work-alike) installation media in the box.My previous computer, another Dell N Series (a Dimension 2400 from 2004) still works but since it's Celeron powered, it's a bit slow for my contemporary tastes.Ordering from the Dell website was very straightforward and I configured my system with the optional Intel Core2 Duo E4600 processor, 2GB RAM, Integrated Intel 3100 Graphics (I'm not a gamer), and a 22 -inch E228WFP wide-screen flat panel monitor. The total system price was $703 including $35 shipping charge.After it arrived (it only took about three days even with ground shipping), I got it out of the box and set it up. The only interesting thing of note was that no manual for the computer was included in the box. I don't know if this was a shipping mistake or if Dell omits it because the manual is Windows specific. I later went to the Dell support site and downloaded a PDF version.Physically, the machine is a pretty typical desktop computer. It features an attractive silver and white case with front audio and USB sockets behind a sliding cover and it has a glowing blue power button. When the system powers up, all of its fans turn on (loudly) for about three seconds and then turn off. Besides that, I would rate the system as very quiet. The standard keyboard is on the smallish side, with no excess around the keys themselves and I had concerns at first about using a keyboard that had no wrist rest, but after having used it for a while, I like the small size. It leaves plenty of room on my desk for even more junk.The Ubuntu installation on the system is pretty good. Dell adds two icons to the desktop, one linked to a folder named "Dell" which contains a single PDF file of technical support contact information, and a second icon that links to a program that generates a DVD recovery image for performing a full system restore to original factory condition. A recovery partition is also included on the hard disk which can be selected at boot up. What is missing is a document that describes how Dell integrated the OS. Such a document is useful if you later decide to switch to another Linux distribution and need to know if any special tweaks are required to support the hardware.After the system was attached to the Internet, it set about updating itself from the Ubuntu and Dell repositories. Amazingly, there were over 900 updates available, virtually all of them from Ubuntu. One thing to note about the Dell repositories, packages from there will always display "not authenticated" warnings when you attempt to update them. I looked into this (as the warning you receive is pretty dire) and it seems to be an Ubuntu problem in that only packages from the official Ubuntu repositories can be authenticated.All of the hardware on the machine appears well-supported by Ubuntu. Dell also includes the closed-source LinDVD program from Corel for DVD (and other multimedia) playback. While the program could be said to work, it has two annoying features, first it always sets the volume level (system-wide) to maximum each time it's started. Second, its user interface is visually ugly, looking like a 1998 version of XMMS. This is the inevitable result of it being closed-source. No one in the GNOME or Ubuntu communities is able to properly integrate it into the desktop. Since receiving the system, I have installed all of the usual multimedia packages from the Ubuntu repositories and reserve LinDVD for DVD watching only and use totem for everything else. The integrated Intel graphics system is fast enough to display 720p video playback without problems. This system is also the first system that I have owned that can run compiz-based visual effects on the desktop and it works pretty well.Overall, I am very pleased with the system. Dell did a good (though not perfect) job with the Ubuntu setup and the hardware performs well. The 22-inch monitor combined with the compiz visual effects is a delight. For the money, I think this is a very good system. I've enjoyed it every day so far.You can find out more about Dell's Ubuntu systems at:http://www.dell.com/ubuntuAlso check out Dell's other Linux resources:http://linux.dell.comhttp://www.dell.com/linux -- Posted By William Shotts to LinuxCommand.org: News And Rants at 11/24/2008 03:08:00 PM |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2008-11-22 17:17:04
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For the last couple of years, I have been using nanoblogger, a bash-based blogging engine to manage the site news portion of this site. While I like the concept of nanoblogger in that it is bash-based (so it seems an appropriate choice for a Linux scripting site like LinuxCommand.org), it's kind of cumbersome to use. So starting now I'm trying out blogger.com.If you had been subscribed to the RSS feed from the old blog, you will need to update it to the new feed address. See the Who,What,Where,Why page for details. -- Posted By William Shotts to LinuxCommand.org: News And Rants at 11/22/2008 11:36:00 AM |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2006-01-21 21:15:29
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Hi All, I have just updated the SuperMan pages on LinuxCommand.org to Fedora Core 4. The collection now contains just under three thousand man pages for for educational enjoyment! -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org ||||| See My Photography! http://www.williamshottsphotography.com |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2005-01-27 03:49:07
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I have just posted the second part of Errors and Signals and Traps: <http://linuxcommand.org/wss0160.php> -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2005-01-24 21:22:59
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I have just posted a new lesson, "Errors, signals and traps (Oh my!) - Part 1" <http://linuxcommand.org/wss0150.php> Enjoy! -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2005-01-21 17:17:15
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In response to many requests, I have created a downloadable version of LinuxCommand.org. You can find it on the Script Library page. Download the tar file and expand it with the following command: tar xzvf linuxcommand.org-20050121.tar.gz then point your web browser at the index.html file within the linuxcommand.org directory. I have also made some improvements to the site's style sheet to make printing better. Enjoy! -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2003-06-08 00:44:48
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Massive update to the site today including a conversion of the site to PHP and new stylesheets. This should make the site more readable for most people but web browsers with broken CSS Level 1 support (i.e. Netscape 4.x) will no longer render the site properly. Sorry. All modern browsers (Mozilla, IE, Konqueror, etc.) will display the new pages correctly. I am doing this to make the site easier to maintain and make writing new lessons less tedious. Enjoy! ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2002-10-13 15:54:31
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I have posted the third and final part of the flow control lessons: http://www.linuxcommand.org/wss0140.html Enjoy! -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <wes...@co...> - 2002-09-22 19:59:26
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New lesson now available at http://linuxcommand.org/wss0130.html. -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: <bs...@pa...> - 2002-07-28 13:00:31
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rh-errata version 1.2.4 has been released. rh-errata ========= This program is used to get update and errata files from an ftp site (presumably a mirror of Red Hat's own site). The program has a number of useful features including: * Only downloads files that you have not already downloaded * Verifies the integrity of each downloaded file * Will optionally produce a report that indicates the status of each downloaded file: - needs installation - already installed - not needed - obsolete - corrupt While this program was designed to support Red Hat Linux, it will probably work on any system that is RPM based. Note that this program requires rpm version 3.0 or later. CHANGELOG for rh-errata ======================= Version 1.2.4 -- Sun, Jul 28, 2002 08:48:22 AM ---------------------------------------------- Added -n option to support multiple download attempts. This option is useful downloading from busy FTP sites. Version 1.2.3 -- Sat, Feb 09, 2002 08:47:53 PM ---------------------------------------------- Updated default FTP site (again) and made various documentation improvements. Version 1.2.0 -- Sun, Apr 01, 2001 12:23:28 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added new "-c" option to delete obsolete and corrupt packages from the repository. Fixed path name on default mirror site to reflect new directory naming scheme used on Red Hat mirrors. Various documentation clean-ups. 11/24/00 10:09:17 ver. 1.1.0 ---------------------------- Added new intelligent mode that only attempts to download packages installed on the system running rh-errata. Also added feature that attempts to re-download files that appear corrupt in the repository (perhaps as the result of a previous failed download attempt). 07/22/00 18:04:48 ver. 1.0.1 ---------------------------- Added support for kernel architecture option (-k) and noarch. Improved temp file handling. Changed default ftp site to ftp.valinux.com which seems more up-to-date. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.5 2002/07/28 12:50:07 bshotts Exp $ |
From: <bs...@pa...> - 2002-03-09 16:50:57
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sf-tools version 1.0.0 has been released. sf-tools - Tools for SourceForge users ====================================== The sf-tools package contains several scripts designed to assist SourceForge users perform routine project maintenance tasks. The package contains the following tools: * sft_run_webalizer - This program is intended for installation on the SourceForge shell server and can be used to automatically perform web server log analysis using webalizer. * sft_upload_website - This program uploads the contents of your web site to your project directory. By default, it only uploads files more recent than the previous upload. * sft_new_cvs_module - This program imports a new software product into your CVS repository. * sft_release_module - This program releases a software module. It updates your CVS, tags the CVS tree with the release version number, prompts you to update your CHANGELOG file, constructs and mails a release announcement to your project's announcement mailing list (if any), and uploads the module tarball to SourceForge. CHANGELOG for sf-tools ====================== Version 1.0.0 -- Sat, Mar 09, 2002 11:47:51 AM ---------------------------------------------- Removed sft_run_webalizer as it is no longer useful. Corrected problem in sft_upload_website where determination of updated files would fail on 2.4 Linux kernels. Various cosmetic updates to all files. Version 0.4.3 -- Thu, May 31, 2001 08:16:57 PM ---------------------------------------------- Corrected stupid bug in sft_upload_website that prevented it from installing uploaded tarball. Version 0.4.2 -- Sun, Apr 01, 2001 12:41:59 PM ---------------------------------------------- Modified sft_upload_website to comply with new project directory naming scheme on the shell server. Version 0.4.1 -- Sun, Mar 18, 2001 02:27:59 PM ---------------------------------------------- Changed name of ftp upload site in sft_release_module. Note that SourceForge has recently unmounted the /home/logs filesystem making it impossible to process your own web logs, thus sft_run_webalizer is no longer useful. If SF comes up with another log parsing scheme, I will try to support it. Version 0.4.0 -- Sun, Feb 11, 2001 02:31:31 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added sft_new_cvs_module script. This addition completes the initial set of tools for this package. Version 0.3.0 -- Sat, Feb 03, 2001 06:26:55 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added sft_release_module script. Other scripts have minor (mostly cosmetic) changes. 01/28/01 12:39:57 ver. 0.2.2 ---------------------------- Changed sft_upload_website to support automatic installation of web site tarball on shell server. 01/27/01 21:04:06 ver. 0.2.1 ---------------------------- Fixed a bug in sft_upload_website with the directory layout in the uploaded archive. 01/27/01 20:21:03 ver. 0.2.0 ---------------------------- Added sft_upload_website, a script to upload your SourceForge web site. 01/22/01 19:58:13 ver. 0.1.0 ---------------------------- Initial release. Contains the sft_run_webalizer script. More scripts to follow. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.10 2002/03/09 16:50:43 bshotts Exp $ |
From: William S. <bs...@pa...> - 2002-02-18 15:21:57
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misc version 1.1.0 has been released. misc ==== This is a package containing a variety of utility scripts. Changelog for misc Version 1.1.0 -- Mon, Feb 18, 2002 09:13:09 AM ---------------------------------------------- A variety of changes to the scripts: alarm - cosmetic improvements compare_cds - cosmetic updates, improved method of whole disk comparisons, and temp file security improvements format_floppy - extensive modernizations set_clock - rewritten sizeof - cosmetic updates Version 1.0.5 -- Thu, May 31, 2001 08:11:49 PM ---------------------------------------------- Implemented improvements to device support in the compare_cds script. 10/29/00 11:51:01 ver. 1.0.4 ---------------------------- Removed diskcopy from the misc package. Diskcopy now has its own package. 08/27/00 19:44:57 ver. 1.0.3 ---------------------------- Added two new scripts: diskcopy by Jogeir Lindseth and sizeof by William Shotts. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.4 2002/02/18 14:18:38 bshotts Exp $ ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <wes...@ho...> - 2002-02-11 00:28:06
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new_script version 1.1.0 has been released. new_script ========== new_script is a program that creates shell script templates. It was developed to facilitate rapid creation of well-formed shell scripts containing the features expected in a production quality script. Changelog for new_script ======================== Version 1.1.0 -- Sun, Feb 10, 2002 07:16:50 PM ---------------------------------------------- Revised versions of new_script and new_function to "restyle" the output and improve the user interfaces. Modernized the documentation. 08/03/00 20:12:31 ver. 1.0.4 ---------------------------- More temporary file improvements and cosmetic fixes. 06/30/00 20:17:19 ver. 1.0.3 ---------------------------- Changed template to add clean_up call if invalid command line option is given. Added root user detection and improved temp file handling. 06/17/00 20:46:55 ver. 1.0.2 ---------------------------- Fixed a subtle problem where if a template was edited with a text editor that replaces tabs with spaces, an error would occur in the resulting script. Also added a security warning regarding tmp files. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.4 2002/02/11 00:18:15 bshotts Exp $ |
From: William S. <wes...@ho...> - 2002-02-10 01:58:02
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rh-errata version 1.2.3 has been released. rh-errata ========= This program is used to get update and errata files from an ftp site (presumably a mirror of Red Hat's own site). The program has a number of useful features including: * Only downloads files that you have not already downloaded * Verifies the integrity of each downloaded file * Will optionally produce a report that indicates the status of each downloaded file: - needs installation - already installed - not needed - obsolete - corrupt While this program was designed to support Red Hat Linux, it will probably work on any system that is RPM based. Note that this program requires rpm version 3.0 or later. CHANGELOG for rh-errata ======================= Version 1.2.3 -- Sat, Feb 09, 2002 08:47:53 PM ---------------------------------------------- Updated default FTP site (again) and made various documentation improvements. Version 1.2.0 -- Sun, Apr 01, 2001 12:23:28 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added new "-c" option to delete obsolete and corrupt packages from the repository. Fixed path name on default mirror site to reflect new directory naming scheme used on Red Hat mirrors. Various documentation clean-ups. 11/24/00 10:09:17 ver. 1.1.0 ---------------------------- Added new intelligent mode that only attempts to download packages installed on the system running rh-errata. Also added feature that attempts to re-download files that appear corrupt in the repository (perhaps as the result of a previous failed download attempt). 07/22/00 18:04:48 ver. 1.0.1 ---------------------------- Added support for kernel architecture option (-k) and noarch. Improved temp file handling. Changed default ftp site to ftp.valinux.com which seems more up-to-date. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.4 2002/02/10 01:50:43 bshotts Exp $ |
From: William S. <wes...@ho...> - 2002-02-10 00:03:27
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linuxcommand version 0.9.6 has been released. linuxcommand ============ The Contributor's Kit is a collection of files designed for persons wishing to contribute to the LinuxCommand.org project. Changelog for linuxcommand ========================== Version 0.9.6 -- Sat, Feb 09, 2002 06:53:18 PM ---------------------------------------------- Applied various cosmetic updates to the scripts. 08/24/00 20:25:00 ver. 0.9.5 ---------------------------- Updated lc_new_script to match current version of new_script 06/03/00 13:54:45 ver. 0.9.4 ---------------------------- Fixed problem in build to exclude CVS directory 06/03/00 12:48:30 ver. 0.9.3 ---------------------------- Corrected various errors in the README files. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.4 2002/02/09 23:54:24 bshotts Exp $ -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <wes...@ho...> - 2002-01-25 02:20:59
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I have just uploaded an updated version of the SuperMan Pages. It now contains all ~2300 man pages for Red Hat 7.2! Enjoy. -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bshotts AT panix DOT com) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bsh...@ho...> - 2001-10-09 01:56:49
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I have written two new lessons in the "Writing Shell Scripts" series: http://linuxsommand.org/wss0070.html http://linuxcommand.org/wss0080.html Enjoy! -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bs...@cl...) ||||| http://www.clark.net/pub/bshotts/ (Updated 04/13/2000) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@cl...> - 2001-06-01 00:31:49
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misc version 1.0.5 has been released. misc ==== This is a package containing a variety of utility scripts. Changelog for misc $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.3 2001/06/01 00:15:19 bshotts Exp $ Version 1.0.5 -- Thu, May 31, 2001 08:11:49 PM ---------------------------------------------- Implemented improvements to device support in the compare_cds script. 10/29/00 11:51:01 ver. 1.0.4 Removed diskcopy from the misc package. Diskcopy now has its own package. 08/27/00 19:44:57 ver. 1.0.3 Added two new scripts: diskcopy by Jogeir Lindseth and sizeof by William Shotts. -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bs...@cl...) ||||| http://www.clark.net/pub/bshotts/ (Updated 04/13/2000) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@cl...> - 2001-06-01 00:30:51
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sf-tools version 0.4.3 has been released. sf-tools - Tools for SourceForge users ====================================== The sf-tools package contains several scripts designed to assist SourceForge users perform routine project maintenance tasks. The package contains the following tools: * sft_run_webalizer - This program is intended for installation on the SourceForge shell server and can be used to automatically perform web server log analysis using webalizer. * sft_upload_website - This program uploads the contents of your web site to your project directory. By default, it only uploads files more recent than the previous upload. * sft_new_cvs_module - This program imports a new software product into your CVS repository. * sft_release_module - This program releases a software module. It updates your CVS, tags the CVS tree with the release version number, prompts you to update your CHANGELOG file, constructs and mails a release announcement to your project's announcement mailing list (if any), and uploads the module tarball to SourceForge. CHANGELOG for sf-tools ====================== Version 0.4.3 -- Thu, May 31, 2001 08:16:57 PM ---------------------------------------------- Corrected stupid bug in sft_upload_website that prevented it from installing uploaded tarball. Version 0.4.2 -- Sun, Apr 01, 2001 12:41:59 PM ---------------------------------------------- Modified sft_upload_website to comply with new project directory naming scheme on the shell server. Version 0.4.1 -- Sun, Mar 18, 2001 02:27:59 PM ---------------------------------------------- Changed name of ftp upload site in sft_release_module. Note that SourceForge has recently unmounted the /home/logs filesystem making it impossible to process your own web logs, thus sft_run_webalizer is no longer useful. If SF comes up with another log parsing scheme, I will try to support it. Version 0.4.0 -- Sun, Feb 11, 2001 02:31:31 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added sft_new_cvs_module script. This addition completes the initial set of tools for this package. Version 0.3.0 -- Sat, Feb 03, 2001 06:26:55 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added sft_release_module script. Other scripts have minor (mostly cosmetic) changes. 01/28/01 12:39:57 ver. 0.2.2 ---------------------------- Changed sft_upload_website to support automatic installation of web site tarball on shell server. 01/27/01 21:04:06 ver. 0.2.1 ---------------------------- Fixed a bug in sft_upload_website with the directory layout in the uploaded archive. 01/27/01 20:21:03 ver. 0.2.0 ---------------------------- Added sft_upload_website, a script to upload your SourceForge web site. 01/22/01 19:58:13 ver. 0.1.0 ---------------------------- Initial release. Contains the sft_run_webalizer script. More scripts to follow. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.9 2001/06/01 00:18:22 bshotts Exp $ -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bs...@cl...) ||||| http://www.clark.net/pub/bshotts/ (Updated 04/13/2000) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@cl...> - 2001-04-01 17:15:45
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rh-errata version 1.2.0 has been released. rh-errata ========= This program is used to get update and errata files from an ftp site (presumably a mirror of Red Hat's own site). The program has a number of useful features including: * Only downloads files that you have not already downloaded * Verifies the integrity of each downloaded file * Will optionally produce a report that indicates the status of each downloaded file: - needs installation - already installed - not needed - obsolete - corrupt While this program was designed to support Red Hat Linux, it will probably work on any system that is RPM based. Note that this program requires rpm version 3.0 or later. Changelog for rh-errata $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.3 2001/04/01 16:26:17 bshotts Exp $ Version 1.2.0 -- Sun, Apr 01, 2001 12:23:28 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added new "-c" option to delete obsolete and corrupt packages from the repository. Fixed path name on default mirror site to reflect new directory naming scheme used on Red Hat mirrors. Various documentation clean-ups. 11/24/00 10:09:17 ver. 1.1.0 ---------------------------- Added new intelligent mode that only attempts to download packages installed on the system running rh-errata. Also added feature that attempts to re-download files that appear corrupt in the repository (perhaps as the result of a previous failed download attempt). 07/22/00 18:04:48 ver. 1.0.1 ---------------------------- Added support for kernel architecture option (-k) and noarch. Improved temp file handling. Changed default ftp site to ftp.valinux.com which seems more up-to-date. -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bs...@cl...) ||||| http://www.clark.net/pub/bshotts/ (Updated 04/13/2000) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@cl...> - 2001-04-01 17:12:06
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sf-tools version 0.4.2 has been released. sf-tools - Tools for SourceForge users ====================================== The sf-tools package contains several scripts designed to assist SourceForge users perform routine project maintenance tasks. The package contains the following tools: * sft_run_webalizer - This program is intended for installation on the SourceForge shell server and can be used to automatically perform web server log analysis using webalizer. * sft_upload_website - This program uploads the contents of your web site to your project directory. By default, it only uploads files more recent than the previous upload. * sft_new_cvs_module - This program imports a new software product into your CVS repository. * sft_release_module - This program releases a software module. It updates your CVS, tags the CVS tree with the release version number, prompts you to update your CHANGELOG file, constructs and mails a release announcement to your project's announcement mailing list (if any), and uploads the module tarball to SourceForge. CHANGELOG for sf-tools ====================== Version 0.4.2 -- Sun, Apr 01, 2001 12:41:59 PM ---------------------------------------------- Modified sft_upload_website to comply with new project directory naming scheme on the shell server. Version 0.4.1 -- Sun, Mar 18, 2001 02:27:59 PM ---------------------------------------------- Changed name of ftp upload site in sft_release_module. Note that SourceForge has recently unmounted the /home/logs filesystem making it impossible to process your own web logs, thus sft_run_webalizer is no longer useful. If SF comes up with another log parsing scheme, I will try to support it. Version 0.4.0 -- Sun, Feb 11, 2001 02:31:31 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added sft_new_cvs_module script. This addition completes the initial set of tools for this package. Version 0.3.0 -- Sat, Feb 03, 2001 06:26:55 PM ---------------------------------------------- Added sft_release_module script. Other scripts have minor (mostly cosmetic) changes. 01/28/01 12:39:57 ver. 0.2.2 ---------------------------- Changed sft_upload_website to support automatic installation of web site tarball on shell server. 01/27/01 21:04:06 ver. 0.2.1 ---------------------------- Fixed a bug in sft_upload_website with the directory layout in the uploaded archive. 01/27/01 20:21:03 ver. 0.2.0 ---------------------------- Added sft_upload_website, a script to upload your SourceForge web site. 01/22/01 19:58:13 ver. 0.1.0 ---------------------------- Initial release. Contains the sft_run_webalizer script. More scripts to follow. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.8 2001/04/01 16:43:40 bshotts Exp $ -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bs...@cl...) ||||| http://www.clark.net/pub/bshotts/ (Updated 04/13/2000) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |
From: William S. <bs...@tw...> - 2001-03-24 15:09:33
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floppytools version 1.1.0 has been released. floppytools =========== This package contains various scripts that operate on floppy disks. Changelog for floppytools v.1.0 Copyright 2000 - 2001, Jogeir Lindseth <jo...@fr...>. v.1.0 (20.03.2001) - Initial release. $Id: CHANGELOG,v 1.2 2001/03/24 14:44:04 bshotts Exp $ CHANGELOG.floppytools -- ||||| William Shotts, Jr. (bs...@cl...) ||||| http://www.clark.net/pub/bshotts/ (Updated 04/13/2000) ||||| Be a Linux Commander! Follow me to http://linuxcommand.org |