[wellylug] wellylug Digest, Vol 26, Issue 1

[dragboat at paradise.net.nz]

Hi

I'm running Debian etch on Toshiba Laptop, with iceweasel,icedove,
evolution,firefox on stable version with some unstable apps with no issues
It has heaps of extras with and all the usual suspects.

Dave


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>    1. Re: Difficulties with thunderbird installation in a Suse 10.2
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> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:51:21 +1300
> From: Wayne Koorts <wayne at wkoorts.com>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Difficulties with thunderbird installation in
> 	a Suse 10.2 box
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> Hi Dave,
>   
>> I think that 350+ files could be too long - however?
>>   
>>     
> Apologies for the late response.  May be too long for this list, but how 
> about you mail it to me privately and once we have a solution we can 
> post it back to the public list for archive purposes.
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> Cheers,
> Wayne
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> Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:08:29 +1000
> From: Carl Turney <c.turney at orcon.net.nz>
> Subject: [wellylug] Debian Etch 4.0r1 DVDs
> To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
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> Hi,
>
> I've decided on a clean install of Debian Etch, as updated in mid 
> August.  Leaving Fedora.  No time to explain why.
>
> Anyone know if Etch still supports ppp dial-up external modems via the 
> serial port?  (Guess it doesn't have ModemLights, bummer.)
>
> LINUX CD Mall in Auckland has a 3-DVD set for ~$55
>
> Anyone know if these 3 DVDs include the stable/main and stable/non-free 
> and stable/contrib sets of files, as per the Debian FTP site?
>
> Am I right in assuming that (e.g.) the stable/main DVD/directory would 
> have IceWeasel and OpenOffice, but that stable/non-free would have 
> Firefox itself?  Where would the Flash/Gnash, Java, PDF, FTP, etc. 
> plug-ins for Firefox/IceWeasel be sitting, if at all?
>
> Would any of these three DVDs or FTP directories have multimedia stuff, 
> like audio CD and video DVD rippers, video/audio capture and editing 
> apps, and CD/DVD burners?
>
> Anyone in the Hutt or Welly area already got a set of 4.0r1 DVDs to 
> share, or want a copy from me when/if I order them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
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