Slackware

md5sum problems
Recently I downloaded the dvd versions of Slack 13.0 and 13.1. After downloading 13.1 I ran an md5sum on the downloaded file and compared that to the published value. I then burned the dvd with a burner on /dev/hdb. I followed up by doing: md5sum /dev/hdb and got the same value as the original file. Then ... 30 Jun 2010 14:13

dhcpd angst...
Greets all, I installed 13.1 on my firewall and, much to my deep consternation, dhcpd doesn't work. I'm sure it's my dhcpd.conf file, which (of course) has been working fine for years until now. So, I spent quite a bit of time with `man dhcpd.conf` and editing the file and restarting the daemon, all with zero re... 28 Jun 2010 18:21

reading Word docs
I got a buncha Word docs I need to look at. I usually email back and tell 'em to shove it, but this time I need the info. I grabbed the word2txt script off the net, but then discovered it needed catdoc and god knows what else. Before I start down that rabbit hole, does 13 have a simple doc -> ascii txt utility I... 27 Jun 2010 09:32

test
On 2010-06-23 22:32:52 -0700, Murat D. Kadirov said: test, sorry belongs in alt.test, no? ... 24 Jun 2010 03:07

timout binary question = SOLVED!
Responding to William Hunt: On Wed, 23 Jun 2010, Mike Jones wrote: Responding to Sylvain Robitaille: Mike Jones wrote: Old partition is still as last used ATM, and still grub bootable. No sign of a timout*.tgz though, nor anything in my /installs dir. Check your spelling, and look *inside... 23 Jun 2010 16:10

Alt.OS.Linux.Slackware FAQ pointer
Posted-By: auto-faq 3.3.1 (Perl 5.010) Archive-name: aolsfaq Current-maintainer: aolsfaq-maintainer(a)therockgarden.ca FAQ last updated: Fri Dec 4 01:11:57 EST 2009 This is a periodic pointer to the Frequently-Asked Questions list (FAQ) for the alt.os.linux.slackware newsgroup. The FAQ which may be frequent... 23 Jun 2010 04:03

Webmin Security Warning
I have installed webmin-1.480 from SlackBuild to Slackware 12.2 on the network computer I have set up as a web server - working as advertised. I am trying to access it from another intranet computer using httpd mod_proxy on a virtual host - ServerName webmin.spdwy.net on the server. All is well so far - I get ... 26 Jun 2010 12:59

/usr/bin/~X11/~X11/~X11
I just noticed I have a recursive set of ~X11 symlink subdirs in /usr/bin Anybody seen anything like this before on Slack 12.2? Its the same on at least two different machines, and both are reasonably fresh installs. Both have NVIDIA drivers installed, but different versions. Not that I have any suggestio... 24 Jun 2010 20:49

NOt connected to D-BUS server
Ever since upgrading to 13.1 I get the above error with different programs. What am I missing?? Thanks ... 22 Jun 2010 16:01

What am I doing wrong ?
Is this OS operating correctly ? [root(a)localhost Legal]# ls *op ls: *op: No such file or directory [root(a)localhost Legal]# ls *op* Apr26Ltop Legal:Dictionarys Legal:Top.Bak Log.Bak Legal:Definitions LEGAL:SU LEGALXLA Routledge Legal:Definitions.Bak Legal:Top ... 22 Jun 2010 19:20