Re: GNU 2000/03/01 uploaded
On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 08:35:38PM -0800, Albert Ollosa wrote:
>
> I have installed succesfully "the Hurd" from the old
> tar ball file.
Then don't bother and just upgrade using the debian packages.
If you are connected to the net, use "dselect" and the ftp Access method.
Use ftp.debian.org or a mirror.
If you are not directly connected with your Hurd box, then you can put
the Debian packges on a nother media and install them with
dpkg -i <filename.deb>
>
> By the way guys, what editors are you using? It seems
> there's no *vi/m* or *emacs* in the tar ball file even
> before?
>
jed, vim and emacs are on the Debian ftp archive as Debian packages.
> Also, correct me if I am wrong, if I want to compile a
> program which is in "*.tar.gz" (if there is
> available), is it the same with the other GNU tools
> where I just run ./configure, make and make install?
Yes.
> How about the files that ends with "*.deb"? Is it
> "dpkg -i somefile.deb".
>
Yes.
If you want to compile Debian packages from source, get the orig.tar.gz,
*.dsc and *diff.gz if available, and do
dpkg-source -x *dsc
cd <package>-<version>
dpkg-buildpackage -B
YOu need the dpkg-hurd-dev package for this to work.
> Lastly, how do I mount a floppy or a CD-ROM from the
> Hurd? Do I have to use some translator? How do I use
> it?
>
Translators are the right thing, although there is a mount executable.
cd /dev
MAKEDEV fd0
MAKEDEV hdd # or whatever for your CD
settrans -a /floppy /hurd/ext2fs /dev/fd0
settrans -a /cdrom /hurd/isofs /dev/hdd
(those mounts go away at reboot. For permanent mounts, leave out the -a option).
If your floppy is in MSDOS format, install the mtools package from the Debian
archive.
Thanks,
Marcus
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