[Wolves] Am I getting through??

[david]

What i know about code you could write on a grain of rice.
To compile is (usually and almost always) a matter of typing

./configure
make
su to root
make install

and that's it
occasionally one needs to type 
makefile 
before doing the ./configure

nux




On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 18:09:21 -0000
"Helen Randle" <helenr at gmx.co.uk> wrote:

> > Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:53:38 +0000
> > From: david <nux at blueyonder.co.uk>
> > Subject: Re: [Wolves] Am I getting through??
> > To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Message-ID: <20031212205338.7d725fb6.nux at blueyonder.co.uk>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> > 
> > i've never paid any attention to those notices and have always said
> > yes
> > 
> > i'm not aware of any problems as a result of this
> > 
> > the first time i did it i was scared the pc would blow up or that it
> > would write off the hardware
> > 
> > it didn't
> > 
> So, if I did just click yes is it likely to work?
> 
> > 
> > the obvious path if you're reluctant is to get the source code for
> > kppp and compile it locally
> > 
> I'm not very good with all the codey stuff (bit of a vertical learning
> curve!)
> 
> > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:38:04 +0000 (GMT)
> > From: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver at mavit.freeserve.co.uk>
> > Subject: Re: [Wolves] Am I getting through??
> > To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Message-ID:
> >  <Pine.LNX.4.58.0312130020430.2078 at froglet.mavit.dnsalias.org>
> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
> > 
> > 
> > Anyway, to verify that a package really comes from who you think it
> > does, you need something called the packager's "public key".  It's
> > this that you're missing in this case.  This either means that you
> > just don't have the right key for the packager (likely if it's a
> > 3rd-party package you found on the web), or that someone naughty has
> > substituted their own package and is trying to attack your system.
> 
> I've installed a version of Mandrake Linux 9.2 from the DVD off the
> front of a magazine. Is that likely to be dodgy??!! > > I think I've
> given you enough to search Google for, anyway.
> 
> Yeah, thanks. I've had a look and got a bit confused. Do I have to
> have my own key, or do I just find one for kppp?
> 
> Helen
> 
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