[gentoo-dev] Install report, bugs, questions & suggestions

[gentoo-dev] Install report, bugs, questions & suggestions

[Sylvain OBEGI]

Hello
I posted this in gentoo-user, but got no answer, so i repost it here if it can be useful.. Tell me if i should have not.
Thanks in advance
-------------------

Hello 
I installed gentoo linux a few days ago, i don't know if it's the right
list to post this report, but we'll see. ;) 


The install runned fine. 
For Information, I'm using a Asus A7V266-E mainboard (KT266A chipset)
with fr keyboard. 

Here's what I noted :

KDM 
kdm shows users like root, www & co, but not the normal user. I guess
there is an inversion somewhere 

XSANE 
latest xsane is 0.84. latest in gentoo is 0.77, quite old. Is there a
particular reason for keeping an old version? 

BASESYSTEM 
basesystem wants me to install isapnptools, but i haven't used a isa
cards for year! i don't even have an isa slot! i think hotplug would be
a much better thing to have in core system than isapnptools.. how to
tell emerge i don't want it with update (without having to do it at each
emerge rsync) ? 

GKRELLMMS 
emerge gkrellmms fails with this message : 
"Calculating dependencies ...done! 
>>> emerge x11-misc/gkrellmms-0.5.5 to / 
>>> md5 ;-) gkrellmms-0.5.5.tar.gz 
>>> Unpacking source... 
>>> Unpacking gkrellmms-0.5.5.tar.gz 
>>> Source unpacked. 
gcc -march=i686 -O3 -pipe -O2 -Wall -fPIC `gtk-config --cflags`
`imlib-config --cflags-gdk` `xmms-config --cflags` -march=i686 -O3
-pipe   -c -o gkrellmms.o gkrellmms.c 
gkrellmms.c: In function `create_gkrellmms': 
gkrellmms.c:694: structure has no member named `top_margin' 
gkrellmms.c:696: structure has no member named `bottom_margin' 
make: *** [gkrellmms.o] Error 1 

!!! ERROR: the make command did not complete successfully. 
!!! ("make") 
!!! Since this is a critical task, ebuild will be stopped. 

!!! emerge aborting on 
/usr/portage/x11-misc/gkrellmms/gkrellmms-0.5.5.ebuild . 
" 

EURO SIGN 
Can't have it in kde (even with iso8859-15 character set selected), and
don't have it everywhere in gnome apps. For example in evolution, i have
it in to, cc, and subject fields, but not in the message window. I guess
i'm missing something somewhere.. but.. where? :) 

LANGUAGE 
Is there any way to have non-english language in other apps than kde
itself? 

REALPLAYER 
There are some realplayer 9 (aka RealOne) beta floating around real.com
site, and it works well. 

EBUILDS 
How do we find the list (and description?) of packages that can be
installed? I'm talking of something equivalent to rpmdrake for example 

RPM 
rpm is present so i guess it's supported.. but why using rpm 3.0.6 as
4.0.3 is the latest version? 

ALSA & OSS EMULATION 
I have a SB Live! card (emu10k1) and alsa. When using oss application i
have noise at the start of the play, for about one second, then it plays
fine.. But it's really annoying since i have that at each song change in
xmms. I tried aalsa plugin, but the sound is strange (stretched or
something..) So if anyone has an idea.. (my on-board sound chips are
disabled in the bios) 

EVOLUTION & SPELLCHECKING 
I guess i need aspell (or other?) and aspell-fr for spellchecking in
french, but there's only de.. 

OLD-GTK-THEMES 
emerge old-gtk-themes gives : 
"Calculating dependencies ...done! 
>>> emerge x11-libs/old-gtk-themes-1.0 to / 
>>> Unpacking source... 
--15:07:09--  ftp://ftp3.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/themes.org/gtk/
           => `/dev/null' 
Resolving ftp3.sourceforge.net... done. 
Connecting to ftp3.sourceforge.net[152.2.210.121]:21... connected. 
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! 
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done. 
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/mirrors/themes.org/gtk ... 
No such directory `pub/mirrors/themes.org/gtk'. 


!!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete successfully. 
!!! Function src_unpack, Line 6, Exitcode 1 
!!! wget failed 

!!! emerge aborting on 
/usr/portage/x11-libs/old-gtk-themes/old-gtk-themes-1.0.ebuild . 
" 
Is there any other package that gives themes for gnome apps? 


OF : DIVX 
Divx 5.0 is out, do someone has info of support for it in linux apps? 


Thanks in advance for your help 

-- 

Sylvain OBEGI 
Email : katios@nolabel.net
ICQ : 661913 

Re: [gentoo-dev] Install report, bugs, questions & suggestions

[Maciek Borowka]

Some answers....

> XSANE
> latest xsane is 0.84. latest in gentoo is 0.77, quite old. Is there a
> particular reason for keeping an old version?

I don't think so. Upgrade the ebuild file and send it to bugs.gentoo.org if 
you want it in gentoo


> BASESYSTEM
> basesystem wants me to install isapnptools, but i haven't used a isa
> cards for year! i don't even have an isa slot! i think hotplug would be
> a much better thing to have in core system than isapnptools.. how to
> tell emerge i don't want it with update (without having to do it at each
> emerge rsync) ?

Take a look at /usr/portage/profiles directory. There is a lot of interesting
stuff there : package.mask for the packages that you don't want, or 
default/packages for the list of default packages. 
You can create your own profile too, and put there only the packages you want.


> GKRELLMMS
> gkrellmms.c: In function `create_gkrellmms':
> gkrellmms.c:694: structure has no member named `top_margin'
> gkrellmms.c:696: structure has no member named `bottom_margin'
> make: *** [gkrellmms.o] Error 1

This is a bug in gkrellmms. If you compile it from sources, you get the
same error. Try on their mailing list (if they have one)...

> LANGUAGE
> Is there any way to have non-english language in other apps than kde
> itself?

Yes, use LANG environnement variable :
maciek@dune maciek $ export LANG="fr_FR"
maciek@dune maciek $ ls /rien
ls: /rien: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
maciek@dune maciek $ export LANG="en_EN"
maciek@dune maciek $ ls /rien
ls: /rien: No such file or directory


> EBUILDS
> How do we find the list (and description?) of packages that can be
> installed? I'm talking of something equivalent to rpmdrake for example

All the packages are organised in /usr/portage tree. You can use find (or 
locate) to browse them.


> RPM
> rpm is present so i guess it's supported.. but why using rpm 3.0.6 as
> 4.0.3 is the latest version?

Gentoo is NOT a rpm distribution. The rpm ebuild is put in portage in order 
to let you install some (almost always proprietary) software distributed only 
in rpms files. Personnally, I don't know any of these that needs rpm 4.

Anyway, I am sure that your ebuild will be welcome ;+)


HTH,
/Maciek

-- 
If you think C++ is not overly complicated, just what is
a protected abstract virtual base pure virtual private
destructor, and when was the last time you needed one?
-- Tom Cargill, C++ Journal, Fall 1990

Re: [gentoo-dev] Install report, bugs, questions & suggestions

[Sylvain OBEGI]

On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 21:36, Maciek Borowka wrote:
> Some answers....

Thanks a lot for answering!

> > XSANE
> > latest xsane is 0.84. latest in gentoo is 0.77, quite old. Is there a
> > particular reason for keeping an old version?
> 
> I don't think so. Upgrade the ebuild file and send it to bugs.gentoo.org if 
> you want it in gentoo

Attach it to a bug report or something?
Will try to read some build doc soon to be able to do something useful.
Anyway, renaming the current xsane ebuild file to the current version
and ebuild digest-ing it seems to be working. I guess it would be the
same with xchat (1.8.8 just released -- untested)
 
 
> > BASESYSTEM
> > basesystem wants me to install isapnptools, but i haven't used a isa
> > cards for year! i don't even have an isa slot! i think hotplug would be
> > a much better thing to have in core system than isapnptools.. how to
> > tell emerge i don't want it with update (without having to do it at each
> > emerge rsync) ?
> 
> Take a look at /usr/portage/profiles directory. There is a lot of interesting
> stuff there : package.mask for the packages that you don't want, or 
> default/packages for the list of default packages. 
> You can create your own profile too, and put there only the packages you want.

Theses files seem to be overwritten at rsync. I will search the docs
instead of making noise here :). Thanks anyway.


> > LANGUAGE
> > Is there any way to have non-english language in other apps than kde
> > itself?
> 
> Yes, use LANG environnement variable :
> maciek@dune maciek $ export LANG="fr_FR"
> maciek@dune maciek $ ls /rien
> ls: /rien: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
> maciek@dune maciek $ export LANG="en_EN"
> maciek@dune maciek $ ls /rien
> ls: /rien: No such file or directory

Oh, yes, thanks.. Btw, where is the better place to put it in conf
files?
Anyway, it doesn't seem to work for everything, at least not for
evolution. Maybe something missing elsewhere?
 
 
> > EBUILDS
> > How do we find the list (and description?) of packages that can be
> > installed? I'm talking of something equivalent to rpmdrake for example
> 
> All the packages are organised in /usr/portage tree. You can use find (or 
> locate) to browse them.

Yep, but sometimes some package names are not really explicit. I was
thinking of some graphical tool to browse thru some descriptions.

> > RPM
> > rpm is present so i guess it's supported.. but why using rpm 3.0.6 as
> > 4.0.3 is the latest version?
> 
> Gentoo is NOT a rpm distribution. The rpm ebuild is put in portage in order 
> to let you install some (almost always proprietary) software distributed only 
> in rpms files. Personnally, I don't know any of these that needs rpm 4.

Yes, you're probably right, I'm just of the "use latest version if
possible" school ;-)

> Anyway, I am sure that your ebuild will be welcome ;+)

I'll try to learn how to deal with it (i mean, better than only copying
them -- damn that thing is easy ;) to do something useful

Some other things : i receive all messages of this list twice, but i
subscribed only once.. A bit strange. need help here :)

Can someone point me to an _easy_ guide to configure sshd please? I'm
having some troubles with it (can't login, maybe key problems) and since
I was used to Mandrake "PnP" for this, i'm a bit lost ;)

Thanks again
 
> HTH,
> /Maciek

-- 

Sylvain OBEGI 
Email : katios@nolabel.net
ICQ : 661913 

Re: [gentoo-dev] Install report, bugs, questions & suggestions

[Sylvain OBEGI]

On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 01:20, Sylvain OBEGI wrote:
> > > LANGUAGE
> > > Is there any way to have non-english language in other apps than kde
> > > itself?
> > 
> > Yes, use LANG environnement variable :
> > maciek@dune maciek $ export LANG="fr_FR"
> > maciek@dune maciek $ ls /rien
> > ls: /rien: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
> > maciek@dune maciek $ export LANG="en_EN"
> > maciek@dune maciek $ ls /rien
> > ls: /rien: No such file or directory
> 
> Oh, yes, thanks.. Btw, where is the better place to put it in conf
> files?
> Anyway, it doesn't seem to work for everything, at least not for
> evolution. Maybe something missing elsewhere?

Humm.. spoke too some.. Parts of evolution are translated : folders
name, some menu names in the main window (not in new message window),
but not the rest : buttons, other menus, etc... strange, isn't it?

-- 

Sylvain OBEGI 
Email : katios@nolabel.net
ICQ : 661913 

[gentoo-dev] OpenSSH Security Fix.

[Chris Davies]

Hi,

I haven't seen anything in bugs or this list about this, so here is the 
news:
CERT have issued an advisory about OpenSSH, the bug in question enables 
existing users to gain root privelidges.
The advisory is here: http://www.pine.nl/advisories/pine-cert-20020301.txt
The fix is to upgrade to the latest OpenSSH (3.1p1) ASAP.
May I politely suggest that a new ebuild be constructed post-haste? :)
Anyway, for those at risk, I have constructed an emergency ebuild and 
digest file, so you may upgrade immediately.
The files can be found here: http://www.cdavies.org/gentoo/

Put the digest file in /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh/files and the 
ebuild in /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh and rerun emerge openssh.

If anyone thinks it is worthwhile, I will also post this message to the 
gentoo users list, but at present I'm not going to do that.
Thanks,
C.Davies
(c.davies@cdavies.org)

Re: [gentoo-dev] OpenSSH Security Fix.

[Ferry Meyndert]

Its allready fixed in gentoo here is a copy of the anouncement send to the anouncement list.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

PACKAGE        :openssh
SUMMARY        :vulnerable to a off-by-one error in the channel code
DATE           :2002-04-7 18:02:00

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

OVERVIEW

 
 A bug exists in the channel code of OpenSSH versions 2.0 - 3.0.2
 Users with an existing user account can abuse this bug to
 gain root privileges. Exploitability without an existing
 user account has not been proven but is not considered
 impossible. A malicious ssh server could also use this bug 
 to exploit a connecting vulnerable client.


DETAIL

 http://www.pine.nl/advisories/pine-cert-20020301.txt


SOLUTION

 
 It is recommended that all openssh users apply the update

 Portage Auto:

 emerge rsync
 emerge update
 emerge update --world


 Portage by hand:

 emerge rsync
 emerge net-misc/openssh

 Manually:

 Download the new openssh package here and follow in file instructions:
 ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/openssh-3.1p1.tar.gz

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ferry Meyndert
m0rpheus@gentoo.org
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------


On Thu, 07 Mar 2002 20:04:55 +0000
Chris Davies <c.davies@cdavies.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I haven't seen anything in bugs or this list about this, so here is the 
> news:
> CERT have issued an advisory about OpenSSH, the bug in question enables 
> existing users to gain root privelidges.
> The advisory is here: http://www.pine.nl/advisories/pine-cert-20020301.txt
> The fix is to upgrade to the latest OpenSSH (3.1p1) ASAP.
> May I politely suggest that a new ebuild be constructed post-haste? :)
> Anyway, for those at risk, I have constructed an emergency ebuild and 
> digest file, so you may upgrade immediately.
> The files can be found here: http://www.cdavies.org/gentoo/
> 
> Put the digest file in /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh/files and the 
> ebuild in /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh and rerun emerge openssh.
> 
> If anyone thinks it is worthwhile, I will also post this message to the 
> gentoo users list, but at present I'm not going to do that.
> Thanks,
> C.Davies
> (c.davies@cdavies.org)
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> gentoo-dev mailing list
> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev

Re: [gentoo-dev] OpenSSH Security Fix.

[Chris Davies]

Hi,

Yep. Noticed that a few minutes after I sent the e-mail. I must have 
done my rsync before this package was added.
My Bad.
Thanks,
C.Davies
(c.davies@cdavies.org)

Ferry Meyndert wrote:

>Its allready fixed in gentoo here is a copy of the anouncement send to the anouncement list.
>- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 
>- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>PACKAGE        :openssh
>SUMMARY        :vulnerable to a off-by-one error in the channel code
>DATE           :2002-04-7 18:02:00
>
>- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>OVERVIEW
>
> 
> A bug exists in the channel code of OpenSSH versions 2.0 - 3.0.2
> Users with an existing user account can abuse this bug to
> gain root privileges. Exploitability without an existing
> user account has not been proven but is not considered
> impossible. A malicious ssh server could also use this bug 
> to exploit a connecting vulnerable client.
>
>
>DETAIL
>
> http://www.pine.nl/advisories/pine-cert-20020301.txt
>
>
>SOLUTION
>
> 
> It is recommended that all openssh users apply the update
>
> Portage Auto:
>
> emerge rsync
> emerge update
> emerge update --world
>
>
> Portage by hand:
>
> emerge rsync
> emerge net-misc/openssh
>
> Manually:
>
> Download the new openssh package here and follow in file instructions:
> ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/openssh-3.1p1.tar.gz
>
>- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Ferry Meyndert
>m0rpheus@gentoo.org
>- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>On Thu, 07 Mar 2002 20:04:55 +0000
>Chris Davies <c.davies@cdavies.org> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I haven't seen anything in bugs or this list about this, so here is the 
>>news:
>>CERT have issued an advisory about OpenSSH, the bug in question enables 
>>existing users to gain root privelidges.
>>The advisory is here: http://www.pine.nl/advisories/pine-cert-20020301.txt
>>The fix is to upgrade to the latest OpenSSH (3.1p1) ASAP.
>>May I politely suggest that a new ebuild be constructed post-haste? :)
>>Anyway, for those at risk, I have constructed an emergency ebuild and 
>>digest file, so you may upgrade immediately.
>>The files can be found here: http://www.cdavies.org/gentoo/
>>
>>Put the digest file in /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh/files and the 
>>ebuild in /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh and rerun emerge openssh.
>>
>>If anyone thinks it is worthwhile, I will also post this message to the 
>>gentoo users list, but at present I'm not going to do that.
>>Thanks,
>>C.Davies
>>(c.davies@cdavies.org)
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>gentoo-dev mailing list
>>gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
>>http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
>>
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