[School-GNU-Linux] Re: SGL 3.0

2008/5/17 Vimal Joseph <vimaljoseph@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 5:39 PM, pradeep mattara <pkmattara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>1. If the mouse is not detected or not working-some how- in a system where
>> School GNU/Linux 3.0 is trying to install, will it badly affect the X window
>> to start up? I read in some book like that. But I have seen that the X
>> window system in GSL 3.0 is working even when the mouse is failed. Is there
>> any such cases to note particularly?
>
> newer distributions which uses xorg xserver will work even with out a
> mouse. I'v noted some problems with serial mouse. In that case you can
> reconfigure the xserver (dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg) and select the
> mouse port as /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1
>
>> 2. Its about the system clock. The hardware clock is showing correct time.
>> The time zone selected is also correct. But the system clock shows incorrect
>> time (but not the date.) I tried the command tzselect and reset the time
>> zone and country once again but in vain. What can we do now?
>
> Try right clicking the clock applet in the panel and select the
> preference. check/uncheck the mark on UTC option.
>
>
>> 3. Malayalam typing is still a problem. In my system, Malayalam typing is OK
>> in text editor, but not in Open office. I Installed scim and all related
>> packages to correct it. But the situation became worse then. Now I cannot
>> get neither Chillaksharangal but koottaksharangal also. I tried to type and
>> paste method from text editor to office packages but that also not working.

Did you install libicu package?

Try this http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/SMC/repos/debian
>
> Did you download and installed the patch from :
> http://malayalam.web4all.in? If there is still problems, try re
> installing the debian-openoffice-patch from the CD.
>
>> 4. My system is with Intel GCNL board with Hitachi SATA hard drive. When
>> shutting down the system I am getting the message
>> sda2: some disc may not be spinning properly. Update the shut down utility.
>> For details contact www.linux forge/updates. Its SGL 3.0 with kernel 2.6.23.
>> What should I do now.
>
> no idea, why this error message!!
>
>> 5. The open office working in my system is version 2.0. But 2.4 is available
>> in the net. I down loaded it and tried to install it. When I tried to
>> install it keeping Office 2.0, I got an error message of core conflicting.
>> Then I removed Office 2.0 and then tried to install office 2.4 using G debi
>> package installer. But then I saw the package core1 has dependancy with
>> core2. I tried to install core2 then, but it has dependancy with core1.
>> Mutually eating snakes! Please give us the correct way to install Open
>> Office 2.4.

The best way to install any software on GNU/Linux is by using
repositories (online or CD/DVD) provided by distros, rather than from
individual projects.

>
> It is not possible to install openoffice 2.4 in IT@School gnu/linux as
> it uses the latest libraries which is not in the it@school gnu/linux.
> If some one provided a backported version of openoffice 2.4 for debian
> etch it can be used. Try backports.org

It is available from backports.org
http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=openoffice.org&searchon=names&section=all&suite=etch-backports

See http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions for help
setting up backports

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