Indeed, indeed.

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Post #185,492

by folkert

11/29/04 8:35:01 PM

Indeed, indeed.

once a week (for me at the minimum):

dselect update && apt-get -u dist-upgrade

I live dangerously as well. with Experimental as my default.

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Firefox installation - (tuberculosis) - (72) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:36 AM EDT

Er, no... - (admin) - (24) - Nov. 29, 2004, 02:55:08 PM EST

No, his point is well taken. - (jake123) - (10) - Nov. 29, 2004, 02:57:36 PM EST

Missed mine. - (admin) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:00:25 PM EST

That may very well be - (jake123) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:21:23 PM EST

But like I said - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:40:14 PM EST

There should be a standard desktop place to get new apps. - (Another Scott) - (6) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:06:51 PM EST

Very odd. - (admin) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:16:54 PM EST

I'll try again and report back. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:17:45 PM EST

Results of trying apt-get for Privoxy on ProMEPIS. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 07:32:52 PM EST

apt-get update doesn't do much. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:33:08 PM EST

Check out... - (folkert) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:58:13 PM EST

Thanks. I always appreciate your help. -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 11:14:50 PM EST

zsh: command not found: apt-get - (tuberculosis) - (12) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:52 AM EDT

apt-get is a Debian thinger. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:52:32 PM EST

That still isn't the point. - (admin) - (9) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:07:56 PM EST

Does not compute - (tuberculosis) - (8) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:59 AM EDT

Hand waving. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:25:45 PM EST

You don't manage the machine. - (folkert) - (6) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:25:13 PM EST

You guys are all confused - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:01 AM EDT

Now, come on Todd. - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:07:43 PM EST

Here's how to get Firefox on RedHat 7.2. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:25:19 PM EST

Wha??? - (Yendor) - (1) - Nov. 30, 2004, 09:30:46 AM EST

Danke. I looked a bit, but not enough I guess. :-/ -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 30, 2004, 09:48:22 AM EST

fink runs fine on my mac? - (daemon) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:44:27 PM EST

I wondered when the change would happen. -NT - (folkert) - Dec. 16, 2004, 03:40:03 PM EST

Odd. - (imric) - (43) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:06:01 PM EST

False analogy - (tuberculosis) - (42) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:57 AM EDT

On *which* distribution? - (admin) - (21) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:09:43 PM EST

I don't know - (tuberculosis) - (20) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:01 AM EDT

Dunno. - (admin) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:29:36 PM EST

Only clue I have is original install uses "disco" - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:18 AM EDT

Google says it's RedHat - (admin) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:41:55 PM EST

Ha! :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:45:07 PM EST

To finger out your release and distro... - (folkert) - (5) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:59:03 PM EST

RH 7.2 (Enigma). Enigma? You're telling me. - (tuberculosis) - (4) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:03 AM EDT

Now you have to wonder. - (folkert) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 07:47:21 PM EST

Yes, now I wonder what we are running - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:09 AM EDT

Windows XP was released over 3 years ago :P - (altmann) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:28:53 PM EST

Indeed, indeed. - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:35:01 PM EST

Doesn't tell you at the login prompt? - (pwhysall) - (9) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:45:02 AM EST

Really? - (folkert) - (8) - Dec. 2, 2004, 04:50:49 PM EST

You're a primadonna - (pwhysall) - (6) - Dec. 2, 2004, 05:25:40 PM EST

Disagree - (broomberg) - Dec. 2, 2004, 08:05:08 PM EST

Take a CLOSER look. - (folkert) - (4) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:27:08 PM EST

...which has a custom kernel... - (pwhysall) - (3) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:34:49 PM EST

Shhhhush. You'll wake the UnixMonster. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:57:24 PM EST

But NONE of mine are -NT - (broomberg) - (1) - Dec. 3, 2004, 06:54:55 AM EST

Fairynuff. - (pwhysall) - Dec. 3, 2004, 07:09:59 AM EST

Debian? - (imric) - Dec. 2, 2004, 06:20:39 PM EST

It is an apt analogy. - (imric) - (19) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:17:18 PM EST

You're citing 10 year old software - (tuberculosis) - (18) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:03 AM EDT

My sister has a non-working install of Quicktime. On OSX. - (imric) - (17) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:44:49 PM EST

That would be the exceptional case - (tuberculosis) - (6) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:13 AM EDT

*grin* see edited post above -NT - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:36:10 PM EST

I would like to offer you the same evidence. - (folkert) - (4) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:39:57 PM EST

Then tell me how to install firefox - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:58 AM EDT

Holy Crap. - (folkert) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:32:13 PM EST

Looks pretty grim - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:16 AM EDT

If they say... - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:59:28 PM EST

Drag & Drop installation - (SpiceWare) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:04:04 PM EST

Glad - (imric) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:36:55 PM EST

Disk images are easiest - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:08 AM EDT

*shrug* -NT - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:21:11 PM EST

Answers - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:41 AM EDT

Re: Answers - (admin) - (4) - Nov. 29, 2004, 06:40:37 PM EST

Yabut - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:54 AM EDT

OLD, OLD, OLD - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:14:39 PM EST

Gah. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:19:12 PM EST

But... - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:26:37 PM EST

Uninformed tosh, I'm afraid. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:42:15 AM EST

I've now read the whole thread. - (pwhysall) - (1) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:49:44 AM EST

OT: "HEADCRABS!" -NT - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 2, 2004, 07:31:30 PM EST

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