Re: [cobalt-users] Midnight Commander

["MStan" <MStanchin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Nico

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nico Meijer" <nico.meijer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Midnight Commander


> Hi Mark,
> 
> > Hi group, I just got my first raq 4i, and I am new to linux
> > so I could use a little help,
> 
> 
> I can imagine. We've all been there. :-)
> Do try to find as much as possible on your own and make a note of that 
> in any further postings you make to this list. This will give you the 
> necessary credit and keep the flames away.
> 
> Have you read the meta-faq yet? If not, watch out for it or search the 
> archives. Good pointers in there.
> 
> I'll try to give some pointers to your questions below.
> 
> > Is their a way to install Midnight Commander,  so that I
> > can figure out the dir structure,
> 
> 
> Yes. As a novice, you'll like rpm. Once you advance, you'll like rpm 
> even more, as it'll save you a lot of hassle. ;-)
> 
> Cobalt Linux is tailored after RedHat Linux, specifically the 6.2 
> version, which - IMHO - is a very good version.
> 
> rpms can be found at http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM or one of its mirrors. 
> Do a search for Midnight Commander and try to find the RH6.2 rpm for it.
> 
> rpms can be installed with (no quotes!): "rpm -ivh [software].rpm". The 
> RaQs 3 and up are i386 compatible machines. Do not (try to) install a 
> sparc or an alpha rpm!
> 
> You need to be root to install rpms. You can log in to your machine with 
> telnet (for ssh, see below), type "su -" (again no quotes!) and enter 
> your root password.
> 
> > I need to install SSH, and Web Mail, I am having all
> > kind of problems the SSH pak from cobalt will not install
> > and they won't help because it is not supported.
> 
> 
> No experience with webmail, sorry.
> 
> Get the latest openssh rpms (currently 2.9.9p*) from 
> http://www.openssh.com by clicking on Linux and ftp'ing into a mirror. 
> Get the RedHat 6.2 rpms and issue (as root, again no quotes): "rpm -Uvh 
> openssh*". This will install all openssh rpms you may have downloaded. 
> Check with "ntsysv" to make sure that sshd starts up on (re)boot.
> 
> BTW - rpm -Uvh says to "upgrade" a package. If it is not installed, rpm 
> will try to install the package. Read up on http://www.rpm.org, 
> especially on SRPMS.
> 
> Then, issue "/etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd start" and wait a while for your 
> server keys to be generated. Log in with another program and use ssh. 
> Once all works, *ditch telnet*! Switch it off as soon as humanly 
> possible! I am very serious here.
> 
> > I also
> > want to set up a nice forum and list server.
> 
> 
> Majordomo is installed by default on RaQs. For a nice forum, search for 
> phorum.
> 
> One last tip: Google is your pal.
> 
> HTH and good luck... Nico
> 
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