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28 Jul 2024 20:30:52 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Debian troubles  
From: Mark Gordon
Date: 10 Jul 1999 12:30:09
Message: <37877543.12F5E1DD@mailbag.com>
Mark Gordon wrote:
> 
> Debian seems to have some ... interesting ... policies regarding what
> versions of software they ship.  This affects everything from shared
> libraries to X.  I haven't been able to get X to run at better than
> 80x60 or so, nor am I able to get X to recognize my mouse, and the
> configuration utilities look like they date to around 1993.  I'm going
> to throw an older, Debian-supported video card in my box and see what I
> can find out.

Latest update: My old video card is recognized by Debian, but I have to
rebuild the kernel to support a PS/2 mouse. :-P

-- 
Mark Gordon
mtg### [at] povrayorg


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