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Linux-Announce Digest #801
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Linux-Announce Digest #801, Volume #3 Tue, 13 Jun 00 18:13:07 EDT
Contents:
LILO minor update to 21.4.4 (John in SD)
Xplns version 3.1 - free astronomy simulation software (Osamu Ajiki)
wcd 2.3.2 - Wherever Change Directory ("Erwin W.")
LOCAL: Anglian LUG June 18th ("BJ")
PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.10.0 released (Super-User)
TkUsr 0.60: A GUI for USR/3COM Modems (ldrolez@usa.net)
YPLib 0.1 - Perl scripts for managing a library ("Jan Schaumann")
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From: John in SD <johninsd@hotmail.com>
Subject: LILO minor update to 21.4.4
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:20:34 GMT
Reply-To: johninsd@hotmail.com
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LILO version 21 by Werner Almesberger has been updated to support booting
from large capacity disks using a new 'lba32' option (-L new command line
switch). Dubbed version 21.4, the source code is available for download
from:
ftp://sd.dynhost.com/pub/linux/lilo (developer's site)
ftp://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo (an alias)
Or from the main distribution site:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo
The lilo-21.4.4 release is a maintenance release for those using RAID.
In general, there is no need to upgrade from 21.4.3.
The 21.4.4 release changes the following:
1. Additional RAID patches from http://www.elliott-turbo.com/lilo
2. The effects of the LARGE_EBDA patch, which reduced the maximum size of
zImage kernels from 512k to 448k is reversed. bzImages were never affected.
3. The serial line support now asserts DTR/RTS at initialization.
4. The DISK.COM utility now assembles without the need for the 'nasm'
distribution. Use "make floppy" as before.
5. Small bugfix in the numeric conversion routine affecting the K suffix.
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The lilo-21.4.2 release fixes problems that have affected a few people:
1. The command line passed to the kernel was truncated at 78 characters if
the LARGE_EBDA (Extended BIOS Data Area) compile-time option was used.
(With today's big kernels, this was the default.)
2. If both 'linear' and 'compact' were specified, the second stage loader
would encounter disk I/O error 0x40.
Enhancements include:
3. The boot loader now understands octal. The kernel has always understood
octal, decimal, and hexadecimal, but prior boot loaders only supported the
last two.
4. All patches from the RedHat 6.2 distribution have been applied. This
includes the RAID support.
This version of LILO will boot from partitions beyond the 1024 cylinder limit.
To do this it requires a post-1998 BIOS with support for the EDD packet call
interface. Older systems may employ "soft" BIOS support for these calls with
hard disk boot software such as EZ-DRIVE(tm) or MaxBlast(tm).
- --John Coffman <johninsd@san.rr.com>
EZ-DRIVE(tm) is a registered trademark of Micro House International, Inc.
MaxBlast(tm) is a trademark of Maxtor, Inc.
LILO version 21.4.3 (06-May-2000) source at
ftp: sd.dynhost.com dir: /pub/linux/lilo
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From: Osamu Ajiki <osam-a@astroarts.co.jp>
Subject: Xplns version 3.1 - free astronomy simulation software
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:25:09 GMT
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I'm pleased to announce the release of "Xplns" version 3.1, free
astronomy simulation software written specifically for Unix. It
reproduces real starry sky on your display of X Window System.
It calculates the position of many celestial objects accurately.
You can enjoy the past and future sky on the desk top as if you
have traveled all around the world.
I used commercial source code provided by AstroArts Inc., so this
software is released in binary executable form only.
Xplns is available at:
http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns/
New features in 3.1:
GSC and SAO star catalog supported
User defined objects (adf)
Site data editing function
Comet and minor planet function extended
Disk mode display of planets
Function to centering objects
Many bug fix and may be new bugs
etc.
Osamu Ajiki
osam-a@astroarts.com
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| <osam-a@astroarts.co.jp> o^o Shinjyuku-Ku Tokyo, JAPAN _|
| http://www.astroarts.co.jp/ o^o TEL +81-3-5350-0691 | /
|_________AJIKI, OSAMU_________o^o________AstroArts Inc.______|/
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From: "Erwin W." <waterlan@xs4all.nl>
Subject: wcd 2.3.2 - Wherever Change Directory
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:28:14 GMT
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wcd 2.3.2 - Wherever Change Directory
Chdir for DOS and Unix, w/C src
Homepage : http://www.xs4all.nl/~waterlan/
Source : http://www.xs4all.nl/~waterlan/wcd-2.3.2-src.tar.gz
Changes: update for curses and pdcurses
Description:
WCD is a fast directory changer, another Norton Change Directory
(NCD) clone, for DOS and Unix.
This program jumps to a (sub)directory anywhere in the directory-tree.
(Unix: or to directories on other accounts.) The directory to jump to
can be given by only the first characters or a regular expression.
Also a part of the preceding path can be given. Eg. wcd src*/wcd
Features:
- Lets the user choose in case of multiple match
- Wildcards *, ? and [SET] supported
- directory stack, push pop
- Subdir definition possible. Eg. wcd subdira/subdirb
- Long directory-names support in Win9x Dosbox and Windows NT console
- Alias directories
- Ban paths
- Change disk and drive in one go (dos)
- 'cd' behaviour. Eg. wcd ../../src will work.
- Free portable source-code (DOS 16/32 bit, win32, Unix), no special
libraries
- Supports: DOS 16 bit, DOS 32 bit, DOS bash
Windows 3.1/95/98/NT DOS-box
Cygwin bash
Win32 Z shell
Unix csh, ksh, bash and zsh
Wcd has been tested on: FreeDOS, MS-DOS 6.2, Win95, Win98,
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Linux, BSD, HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, SGI
IRIX.
WCD is Freeware (GPL).
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Erwin Waterlander
Jongemastate 125
5655 HS Eindhoven
The Netherlands
www: http://www.xs4all.nl/~waterlan/
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From: "BJ" <bjfreak@REMOVEnettaxi.com>
Subject: LOCAL: Anglian LUG June 18th
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:25:57 GMT
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Announce: ALUG 8
The next meeting of The Anglian Linux Users Group will be on Sunday 18th
June from 2pm - 6.30pm at Syleham Village Hall as guests of the Syleham and
Wingfield Computer Club
Details at http://www.anglian.lug.org.uk/meetings.html
Travel map at http://www.anglian.lug.org.uk/alug5.html
BJ
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From: root@gsbrgo.uchicago.edu (Super-User)
Subject: PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.10.0 released
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:33:15 GMT
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PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, version 1.10.0
HIGHLIGHTS: Rewrote much of the script processing code in a more
modular, readable, and maintainable fashion. Redid the array
implementation, introducing AWK-style associative arrays, also multi-
dimensional numerically indexed arrays. Added the #indent-#unindent
preprocessor directives, for automatic indentation of PIKT configura-
tions. Revised the value history mechanism, fixing a serious
scalability problem. Fixed several small bugs and made other code
improvements.
PIKT, an innovative new paradigm for administering heterogeneous networked
workstations, is a multi-functional tool for monitoring systems, reporting
and fixing problems, and managing system configurations. PIKT is quickly
gathering potential as a serious security management system. PIKT comprises
an embedded scripting language with unique, labor-saving features; a
sophisticated script (and system config file) preprocessor, scheduler, and
installer; and other useful tools. PIKT is a category buster with many, many
different uses limited only by your ingenuity and imagination.
PIKT is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Available now
for Linux, AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, OpenBSD, Solaris, and SunOS. For
more info, and complete source code, documentation, and data files, please
visit the PIKT Web site at:
http://pikt.uchicago.edu/pikt
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Robert Osterlund, Unix Systems Manager berto@gsbrgo.uchicago.edu
Grad School of Business, U of Chicago phone: 773/702-8898
1101 E. 58th Street, #309, Chicago, IL 60637, USA fax: 773/702-0233
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From: ldrolez@usa.net
Subject: TkUsr 0.60: A GUI for USR/3COM Modems
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:31:26 GMT
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TkUsr is a small program that allows you to manage the Self-mode of
USR/3Com Message/Professional modems. You can use it to retrieve voice
messages and faxes. It features smart retrieving with a cache system,
so you do not have to download the whole memory when you only want a
single fax.
New to this release is a much faster dialog with the modem, and
the upload of messages to the modem's flash.
(Depends on Tcl/Tk 8.0+)
Download: http://ldrolez.free.fr/tkusr/tkusr-latest.tar.gz
Alt Download: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/apps/serialcomm/modem/
Homepage: http://ldrolez.free.fr/
Ludovic Drolez.
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From: "Jan Schaumann" <jschauma@netmeister.org>
Subject: YPLib 0.1 - Perl scripts for managing a library
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:30:27 GMT
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'm pleased to announce the release of YPLib 0.1
YPLib (Your Personal Library) is a set of Perl scripts for managing a
library. Once you enter the title and the due-date of a book, YPLib
sends you an email a few days before the book is due, supports multiple
libraries, lets you specify the number of days you want to be reminded
in advance, and the email-address you to which you would like the
reminder to be sent.
YPLib can be downloaded from
http://www.netmeister.org/apps/yplib-0.1.tar.gz or alternatively from
http://guinness.cs.stevens-tech.edu/~jschauma/yplib-0.1.tar.gz The YPLib
Handbook is at http://www.netmeister.org/apps/yplib/index.html
- -Jan
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