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This one didn't get approved, so here it is again.  Hopefully I've
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C U L8R!
Wiz  <{;-)

>Hi Folks,
>
>On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:47:11 +0000
>"Udo Kuhnt" <048321887-0001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> > All that's needed is the name of the program, in Slack,
>> > "removepkg nameofprogram", RPM is just as easy.
>> 
>> So how do you uninstall a component that you have *not* installed with
>> PKG or RPM? Let's say you have compiled it yourself, then your
>> "removepkg" trick would only remove the source directory. I am not
>> impressed. ;-)
>
>   Just cd to the directory where the software was compiled and make 
> uninstall.  Works for me.
>
>> 
>> > All I do to access a floppy is type "fd", no harder than "a:"
>> > "ufd" to umount.
>> 
>> Ah, but that is just calling a script that does the mounting for you.
>> This does not invalid my argument. Also, you still do not have anything
>> like "A:" in your system because your floppy disk is now a part of your
>> root partition. No matter how you try to do it, Linux simply does not
>> support mounting two separate root devices.
>
>   chroot ?
>
>> And since everything is one
>> drive, you do not have separate working directories for each logical
>> drive like in DOS, either. :-)
>
>   One can install and operate across several partitions for a single 
> installation, and some folks prefer that.
>
>> 
>> > I run Slack on a Packard Bell with 32Megs RAM and a 66Mhz cpu, That's
>> > hardly bloated.
>> 
>> That *is* bloated - DOS needs only a fraction of this even with a GUI
>> running. 
>
>   And I have a Slackware slim installation (including X) on a '486, 33 MHz 
> with 16 MB RAM.  
>
>   But enough of this "mine is smaller than yours" stuff. I use MS-DOS 6.20 
> for all my business, and Linux for most of my internet/email, because it 
> works for the way I operate.
>
>    The only thing I don't think I will ever use is any Windows above 3.1.
>
>
>> Well, if Linux wants to be a replacement for the PC OS, it will have to
>> be compatible with it. And I would never replace DOS with anything that
>> cannot even run my PC software natively.
>
>   I, also, will always keep using DOS, like you mostly because I want to keep 
> using the perfectly good DOS software that I have - and that includes 
> Arachne.  But I will also keep using Linux, and I am thoroughly enjoying the 
> learning experience.
>
>
>> The idea behind my project is it make DR-DOS the best OS for as many PCs
>> as possible, not to leave as many users as possible behind. If the
>> proportion of 64-bit machines increases, it will of course also support
>> this. However, there is no point in making it 64-bit *only*.
>> Nonetheless, it already supports 64-bit file operations.
>
>   Your project does sound interesting.  Is it a complete "download and 
> install" setting, or is it just add-ons to an existing DR-DOS installation. I 
> didn't fully understand it from your website.
>
>   I did try DR-DOS just a few months ago, but it did not run half my DOS 
> software properly, so I took it out again.  If you are improving on it, I am 
> certainly interested.
>
>Regards,
>         Ron
>-- 
>Ron Clarke 
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