Hello from Mark McLaughlin

Markus

1 Mar 2008 1 Mar '08

5:37 p.m.

Hello, my name is Mark McLaughlin, I started a computer club in Hudson which extends to Marlboro. I hooked up with you because I am very interested in KDE 4 and want to learn more about how to make linux work for me since I am a writer/enthusiast not a programmer. I am getting better at GIMP and re-learning my MS Office skills with OpenOffice, but, I like to learn inkscape, scribus, do more with KompoZer, and do some multimedia as well I could use advice on how to make my computer club function well and if my club and yours could mingle a bit here and there on occasion when Fedora 9 and KDE 4.1 finally is available. I love Fedora, I feel it could catch up to Ubuntu and maybe surpass it with some new features. IMHO, Windoze XP will be the last good Windoze OS for sure, Windoze 7 has to be able to function like linux in order to survive... Mark McLaughlin hudsoncomputercrew.wordpress.com Hudson, MA

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Andy Stewart

2 Mar 2 Mar

3:44 a.m.

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Hello, my name is Mark McLaughlin, I started a computer club in Hudson which extends to Marlboro. I hooked up with you because I am very interested in KDE 4 and want to learn more about how to make linux work for me since I am a writer/enthusiast not a programmer. I am getting better at GIMP and re-learning my MS Office skills with OpenOffice, but, I like to learn inkscape, scribus, do more with KompoZer, and do some multimedia as well I could use advice on how to make my computer club function well and if my club and yours could mingle a bit here and there on occasion when Fedora 9 and KDE 4.1 finally is available. I love Fedora, I feel it could catch up to Ubuntu and maybe surpass it with some new features. IMHO, Windoze XP will be the last good Windoze OS for sure, Windoze 7 has to be able to function like linux in order to survive...

Mark McLaughlin hudsoncomputercrew.wordpress.com Hudson, MA _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

HI Mark, Congratulations on getting your computer club started in Hudson/Marlboro. I hope you get many attendees and that it goes well for you. I have some limited experience with Gimp, and perhaps a bit more with OpenOffice, but I've never used inkscape, scribus, or KompoZer, for example. Perhaps others in the group could comment about those programs. Nah, Fedora will never catch Ubuntu. ;-) (Oops, was that the opening salvo to a religious war? Just kidding...don't start a war, please.) We have many folks in WLUG experienced on either (or perhaps both) of those high quality distros. Does your group have a website? I'd be happy to put a link to it from the WLUG site if you would reciprocate. Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHyiKFHl0iXDssISsRAhizAJ4q2D6ad4Kx/KIIVUIllkkwTjY6qgCfT481 u+QAdxeHoWiYcl8QUMDCogU= =0oWt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Evans, Robert

6:27 p.m.

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Mark, For tutorials, you might want to listen to these Linux Reality podcasts from Oct 2007. Episode 80 covers the GIMP and episodes 82-83 discuss inkscape. http://www.linuxreality.com/archives/ Robert N. Evans Stow MA 01775 -----Original Message----- From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Markus Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 12:37 PM To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] Hello from Mark McLaughlin Hello, my name is Mark McLaughlin, I started a computer club in Hudson which extends to Marlboro. I hooked up with you because I am very interested in KDE 4 and want to learn more about how to make linux work for me since I am a writer/enthusiast not a programmer. I am getting better at GIMP and re-learning my MS Office skills with OpenOffice, but, I like to learn inkscape, scribus, do more with KompoZer, and do some multimedia as well I could use advice on how to make my computer club function well and if my club and yours could mingle a bit here and there on occasion when Fedora 9 and KDE 4.1 finally is available. I love Fedora, I feel it could catch up to Ubuntu and maybe surpass it with some new features. IMHO, Windoze XP will be the last good Windoze OS for sure, Windoze 7 has to be able to function like linux in order to survive... Mark McLaughlin hudsoncomputercrew.wordpress.com Hudson, MA _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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3 Mar 3 Mar

1:13 p.m.

New subject: [Wlug] looking for mySql setup info

I am having trouble getting mySql operating with gentoo linux. I am not looking for gentoo-specific help, but I am looking for basic setup information (prefeerably a manual) on how to setup mySql undere linux. If anybody has information where to get this, It would be appreciated. -- kstratton@fastmail.us

Jared Greenwald

1:25 p.m.

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What are you trying to do with it once its setup? -Jared On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:13 AM, wrote:

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I am having trouble getting mySql operating with gentoo linux. I am not looking for gentoo-specific help, but I am looking for basic setup information (prefeerably a manual) on how to setup mySql undere linux. If anybody has information where to get this, It would be appreciated. --

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5:31 p.m.

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I want to get myth tv installed. My problem is that I can not get to the mysql prompt. Once I get there, I think I can follow the gentoo setup guides for mySql and myth TV. I am looking for an independent setup guide for mysql to get to the mysql prompt so that i can troubleshoot what is wrong with my setup. Once I get it insalled, I am considering buying hdhomerun. On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 08:25:45 -0500, "Jared Greenwald" said:

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What are you trying to do with it once its setup?

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I am having trouble getting mySql operating with gentoo linux. I am not looking for gentoo-specific help, but I am looking for basic setup information (prefeerably a manual) on how to setup mySql undere linux. If anybody has information where to get this, It would be appreciated. --

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John Stoffel

5:45 p.m.

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So what happens when you type 'emerge mysql' on your box? I haven't done Gentoo in a *long* time, but that's probably the starting point. You need to make sure you have both the mysql server running, as well as the client on your system. This wiki looks like it's what you want to follow as well: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_MythTV John

kstratton＠fastmail.us

4 Mar 4 Mar

3:28 a.m.

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Yes, that looks like where I started (http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_MythTV)

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From the wiki, I found that I need mysql working first. I used:

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/mysql-howto.xml 1)emerge -DuN mySql builds fine emerge --config =dev-db/mysql-5.0.54 seems to execute as I would expect 2) /etc/init.d/mysql start was run before I tried 'mysql -u root -h localhost -p'. I get an access error with 'mysql -u root -h localhost -p'. I know I will eventually have to 'rc-update add /etc/init.d/mysql' once I get this working. What I am looking for is a guide for mysql so that instruct me how to manually configure the installed mySql to the point of getting a working mysql prompt (independent of linux distribution). This will give me idea of the configuration files for mysql and possibly allow me to figure out what is broken with the setup. I guess my next step is to do some reading at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/. For me, linux is just a hobby, so this may take awhile. IF I figure what is causing my trouble, I will try to give a good description of the problem/solution. With my luck, 'emerge --sync;emerge world -DuN' will fix this before I get a chance to figure what is going on.... Thank you for tolerating this. On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:45:05 -0500, "John Stoffel" said:

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So what happens when you type 'emerge mysql' on your box? I haven't done Gentoo in a *long* time, but that's probably the starting point.

You need to make sure you have both the mysql server running, as well as the client on your system.

This wiki looks like it's what you want to follow as well:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_MythTV

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John Stoffel

7:22 p.m.

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kstratton> Yes, that looks like where I started kstratton> (http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_MythTV)

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From the wiki, I found that I need mysql working first. I used:

kstratton> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/mysql-howto.xml kstratton> 1)emerge -DuN mySql builds fine kstratton> emerge --config =dev-db/mysql-5.0.54 seems to execute as I would kstratton> expect Yeah, that's probably what you wanted. kstratton> 2) /etc/init.d/mysql start was run before I tried 'mysql -u kstratton> root -h localhost -p'. I get an access error with 'mysql kstratton> -u root -h localhost -p'. I know I will eventually have to kstratton> 'rc-update add /etc/init.d/mysql' once I get this working. Here's the problem, what error are you getting? If you can't get the mysql client to talk to the server, then you're stuck. Have you confirmed that the server is running? ps -ef |grep mysql Also, look in /var/log/ for a mysql directory or log file to examine. kstratton> What I am looking for is a guide for mysql so that instruct kstratton> me how to manually configure the installed mySql to the kstratton> point of getting a working mysql prompt (independent of kstratton> linux distribution). This will give me idea of the kstratton> configuration files for mysql and possibly allow me to kstratton> figure out what is broken with the setup. kstratton> I guess my next step is to do some reading at kstratton> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/. For me, linux is just a hobby, kstratton> so this may take awhile. IF I figure what is causing my kstratton> trouble, I will try to give a good description of the kstratton> problem/solution. With my luck, 'emerge --sync;emerge kstratton> world -DuN' will fix this before I get a chance to figure kstratton> what is going on.... The mysql.com docs will probably help you alot, but so should the gentoo docs as well. I forget what the default password for mysql is, but you can certainly google for 'reset mysql root password' and learn how you can start mysql is safe-mode without any password protection so you can reset the privs. John

eric

6 Mar 6 Mar

3:33 a.m.

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John Stoffel wrote:

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kstratton> Yes, that looks like where I started kstratton> (http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_MythTV)

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From the wiki, I found that I need mysql working first. I used:

kstratton> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/mysql-howto.xml

kstratton> 1)emerge -DuN mySql builds fine kstratton> emerge --config =dev-db/mysql-5.0.54 seems to execute as I would kstratton> expect

Yeah, that's probably what you wanted.

kstratton> 2) /etc/init.d/mysql start was run before I tried 'mysql -u kstratton> root -h localhost -p'. I get an access error with 'mysql kstratton> -u root -h localhost -p'. I know I will eventually have to kstratton> 'rc-update add /etc/init.d/mysql' once I get this working.

Here's the problem, what error are you getting? If you can't get the mysql client to talk to the server, then you're stuck. Have you confirmed that the server is running?

ps -ef |grep mysql

Also, look in /var/log/ for a mysql directory or log file to examine.

kstratton> What I am looking for is a guide for mysql so that instruct kstratton> me how to manually configure the installed mySql to the kstratton> point of getting a working mysql prompt (independent of kstratton> linux distribution). This will give me idea of the kstratton> configuration files for mysql and possibly allow me to kstratton> figure out what is broken with the setup.

kstratton> I guess my next step is to do some reading at kstratton> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/. For me, linux is just a hobby, kstratton> so this may take awhile. IF I figure what is causing my kstratton> trouble, I will try to give a good description of the kstratton> problem/solution. With my luck, 'emerge --sync;emerge kstratton> world -DuN' will fix this before I get a chance to figure kstratton> what is going on....

The mysql.com docs will probably help you alot, but so should the gentoo docs as well. I forget what the default password for mysql is, but you can certainly google for 'reset mysql root password' and learn how you can start mysql is safe-mode without any password protection so you can reset the privs.

Gentoo doesn't provide a default password, it tells you to set it yourself.

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