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tommyrot - Jan 25, 2005 5:56:08 am PST #1362 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

OK, here's a question... if you change the default shell for OS X, does that change also change the default shell for X11?

eta: Crap, I should do some work. In the meantime, here's info on changing shells: [link]


Tom Scola - Jan 25, 2005 5:58:40 am PST #1363 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

You can't change the default shell for OS X or for X11, you can change the default shell for a user.


Theodosia - Jan 25, 2005 5:59:44 am PST #1364 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I'll try all this when I get home, for sure. Thanks muchly!


tommyrot - Jan 25, 2005 6:00:12 am PST #1365 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

You can't change the default shell for OS X or for X11, you can change the default shell for a user.

Yeah, that's what I meant. Of course, I didn't say that, so thanks for the clarification....


Tom Scola - Jan 25, 2005 6:18:54 am PST #1366 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

So what was the question then?


tommyrot - Jan 25, 2005 6:20:27 am PST #1367 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Is there just one thing to change? i.e. does changing the default shell for a user in the regular OS X environment also change the default shell under X11?


Tom Scola - Jan 25, 2005 6:23:13 am PST #1368 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Yes.


tommyrot - Jan 25, 2005 6:56:18 am PST #1369 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Oh, I was assuming that was not the case. That makes things easier. The link I gave above has instructions on how to change a user's shell that should work for Theo, then.


Betsy HP - Jan 25, 2005 7:17:59 am PST #1370 of 10003
If I only had a brain...

Has anybody networked two Tivos? What's the best way to do it cheaply? I'm willing to run Ethernet under the floor, and I hear that the throughput is substantially better.


NoiseDesign - Jan 25, 2005 9:05:32 am PST #1371 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

So say I snapped entire and decided on a 15 or 17 inch jobbie. Would 512 be okay, or should it be 1GB?

Get 1GB. OS X Panther really likes to have elbow room in the memory department. If you are getting the 17" then you are pretty much getting all of the bells and whistles. I'm currently running a 1.33 GHz 17" Powerbook and it's been a nice solid machine for me with 1 GB of RAM.