plug RedHat 5.1 CD burn

Gavin Tweedie tweedie at nw.com.au
Wed Jun 3 18:36:58 WST 1998


Ray,
If you mail me privately I might be able to help ya out with those modem
probs...

btw. How many people usually attend PLUG meetings?

Gavin Tweedie
-Netway Technologies

On Fri, 3 Jul 1998, Hellraiser4 [aka Ray Gerhard] wrote:

> it depends what you mean as easy.. i found it is the easiest distrubution
> to install, and i had it installed with minimal hassles, it's installing
> extra software that you'll have trouble with (as i did, and still do).. i
> have only been using linux for about a year, but i have not been successful
> in getting the modem to work, so i rarely use it. (ps: im only 15 :)
> -ray gerhard
> At 07:54 3/06/98 +0800, you wrote:
> >I'd be happy to help ya out with an install (Im still only 16, but I've
> >been actively using linux for around 3-3.5 years now)
> >If your interested reply privately and I'll see what we can arrange....
> >
> >Gavin Tweedie
> >-Netway Technologies
> ><tweedie at nw.com.au>
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Mr Pearson wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> I am 13 so I can't drive anywhere, so how much would it be for you to send
> >> it?? And also being 13 and only new to UNIX and RED HAT LINUX would it be
> >> easy to install??
> >> Thanks for your time
> >> Daniel Pearson
> >> http://www.cantech.net.au/~geoffsue
> >> danielpearson at geocities.com
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: David Campbell <campbell at gear.torque.net>
> >> To: plug at linux.org.au <plug at linux.org.au>
> >> Date: Tuesday, 2 June 1998 9:33
> >> Subject: plug RedHat 5.1 CD burn
> >> 
> >> 
> >> To all,
> >> 
> >> [this is somewhere between an advertisement and a comunity service
> >> anouncement]
> >> 
> >> I have finally got the redhat 5.1 mirrored on my HDD and ready for a CD
> >> burn. However I wish to hold off the burn till the last possible moment as
> >> there is already 5 RPMS in the update directory for this version.
> >> 
> >> Currently the following people have stuck their hands up for a copy:
> >> 
> >> Gavin Tweedie <tweedie at nw.com.au>
> >> "Hellraiser4 [aka Ray Gerhard]" <hr4 at aceonline.com.au>
> >> "Mr Pearson" <geoffsue at cantech.net.au>
> >> 
> >> If anyone else wants a copy please drop me an email or phone me at work
> >> (9362 9175). A copy will set you back $5 ($3.50 for the blank CD and $1.50
> >> for my time). If I don't hear from anyone I will burn 3 copies off (the
> >> night before) and bring them to the next meeting (first come first served
> >> basis).
> >> 
> >> Below is a "du" listing to give some idea of what you will get (note that
> >> I have trimmed this listing as it goes for about two pages normally)
> >> 
> >> David Campbell
> >> 
> >> 8864 ./i386/doc/HOWTO
> >> 1143 ./i386/doc/FAQ
> >> 1614 ./i386/doc/rhmanual
> >> 11643 ./i386/doc
> >> 1692 ./i386/dosutils
> >> 5789 ./i386/images
> >> 1 ./i386/misc/boot
> >> 1 ./i386/misc/src
> >> 3 ./i386/misc
> >> 4896 ./i386/RedHat/base
> >> 10659 ./i386/RedHat/instimage
> >> 291765 ./i386/RedHat/RPMS
> >> 307321 ./i386/RedHat
> >> 25343 ./i386/gnome
> >> 351819 ./i386
> >> 132390 ./SRPMS/SRPMS
> >> 132413 ./SRPMS
> >> 1 ./updates/alpha
> >> 2515 ./updates/i386
> >> 2427 ./updates/SRPMS
> >> 1 ./updates/noarch
> >> 4945 ./updates
> >> 1 ./alpha
> >> 489179 .
> >> =======================================================
> >> campbell at torque.net
> >> 
> >> "All parallel ports are equal - Some are more equal than others"
> >> 
> >
> >
> 



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