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Hello Linux Gurus,

I just start dabbling with LinuxPPC (1999 Q3) and have run into the first
problem for which I cannot find the solution on the web.

I installed Linux on a G4/400 Yikes! following Robert Shaw's excellent "B&W
G3" instructions on linuxppc.org.  Last night I upgraded my kernel from
2.2.6 to 2.2.10, again following Robert Shaw's instructions.  My problem is
that when I get to the part where I have to apply XF86Config.patch and
xkb-macintosh.patch to configure the keyboard, I get a bash error that
command patch is not recognized.  I installed all of the base packages (I
think) and most of the rest of the packages that came with the full install.

Patch is just a binary, right?  What package should have installed it? Can I
install it somehow now as a single file or by installing one of the packages
with RPM?

TIA,

Mark Shaw
Long-time Mac fanatic, Apprentice Linux fanatic.

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On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:59:28 -0600,

+ Patch is just a binary, right?  What package should have installed it? Can I
+ install it somehow now as a single file or by installing one of the packages
+ with RPM?

You mean like:

+ <url:ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/linuxPPC/contrib/software/Development/Tools/p...>

James
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<url:ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/linuxPPC/contrib/software/Development/Tools/p...>

The OP said he has Q3.  If that's the case, just mount the cd and look
in software/devel, I believe.  If it's not there, try 'find software
-iname patch*'.

John

Yeah.  I mean just *exactly* like that. :) Thanks for the quick and helpful
response.  I had never heard of rpmfind.net.  Seems like a good place to
know about.

Let's see.... that was about a 90 minute response time.  What was that again
that everyone said was the disadvantage of "free" software compared to
Micro$oft?  Something about availability of support or something. :)

Lovin' the Linux experience!

Mark

_____________________________________________________________________
The dirty secret of this day and age is that political gain and media
ratings all too often bloom on fresh graves. - Charlton Heston
http://www.nra.org
_____________________________________________________________________

On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:14:16 -0600,

+ Yeah.  I mean just *exactly* like that. :) Thanks for the quick and helpful
+ response.  I had never heard of rpmfind.net.  Seems like a good place to
+ know about.

It is.

+ Let's see.... that was about a 90 minute response time.  What was that again
+ that everyone said was the disadvantage of "free" software compared to
+ Micro$oft?  Something about availability of support or something. :)

And, it was more than "reboot, reformat, reinstall", too... :)

James
--
Consulting Minister for Consultants, DNRC
The Bill of Rights is paid in Responsibilities - Jean McGuire
To cure your perl CGI problems, please look at:
<url:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/doc/FAQs/cgi/idiots-guide.html>