hi,
first of all: i am a linux beginner

i need a dc client for Debian etch.
I installed dctc 0.85.9 and dcqt 0,2.0 with kpackage.
There was no error message during the installation. But when i write my
settings in dcqt and restart the program all settings are gone and i
can't connect. There are even no public hubs.

I also tried DC++ 9.6x with wine. but when I want to see the transfer
status it crashs.

Thx for your help.

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Sebastian Bodden <info@sebastianbodden.de>:
>
>  first of all: i am a linux beginner

That's allowed.  Welcome to the party.

>  i need a dc client for Debian etch.

A dc client?!?

(0) heretic /home/keeling_ dpkg -l dc
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=b
ad)
||/ Name   Version   Description
+++-======-=========-=============================
ii  dc     1.06-15   The GNU dc arbitrary precision reverse-polish calculato
r

That dc?

>  I installed dctc 0.85.9 and dcqt 0,2.0 with kpackage.

This is Debian.  Why are you using kpackage?

>  There was no error message during the installation. But when i write my
>  settings in dcqt and restart the program all settings are gone and i
>  can't connect. There are even no public hubs.

An rpn calculator "connects" and has "public hubs"?!?  Obviously, I
don't know what you're talking about.  Sorry (this is where you should
offer us a bit more explanation as to what you're trying to do, not
assuming we can read minds).

>  I also tried DC++ 9.6x with wine. but when I want to see the transfer
>  status it crashs.

Yup.  My understanding of dc doesn't include "transfer status" as one
of its many features.


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s. keeling wrote:
> Sebastian Bodden <info@sebastianbodden.de>: 
>
> That's allowed.  Welcome to the party.
> 
>
> A dc client?!?
>
> (0) heretic /home/keeling_ dpkg -l dc
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase
=bad)
> ||/ Name   Version   Description
> +++-======-=========-=============================
> ii  dc     1.06-15   The GNU dc arbitrary precision reverse-polish calcula
tor
>
> That dc?
> 
>
> This is Debian.  Why are you using kpackage?
> 
>
> An rpn calculator "connects" and has "public hubs"?!?  Obviously, I
> don't know what you're talking about.  Sorry (this is where you should
> offer us a bit more explanation as to what you're trying to do, not
> assuming we can read minds).
> 
>
> Yup.  My understanding of dc doesn't include "transfer status" as one
> of its many features.
>
>
Most probably looking for a P2P DCC (direct client to client) Debian
alternative (seems to be one of those file swapping things).

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> Most probably looking for a P2P DCC (direct client to client) Debian
> alternative (seems to be one of those file swapping things).

yes, this is what i mean. A P2P DCC.
I tried dctc and as gui i used dcqt
http://ac2i.homelinux.com/dctc/ <- dctc
http://sourceforge.net/project/show...?group_id=44321 <- dcqt

thx to keeling. i laughed out loud when i read you comment ;)
[vbcol=seagreen] 
What else shall i use?

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Someone who Sebastian Bodden failed to identify wrote:
> This is Debian.  Why are you using kpackage?

Sebastian Bodden writes:
> What else shall i use?

Kpackage should do fine, if you like that sort of thing.

BTW why don't you just install and use the Debian packages:

dctc
Description: Direct Connect Text Client

dcgui
Description: Direct Connect Graphical client (GTK+) (peer-based
file-sharing)

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Sebastian Bodden <info@sebastianbodden.de>: 
>
>  yes, this is what i mean. A P2P DCC.
>  I tried dctc and as gui i used dcqt
>  http://ac2i.homelinux.com/dctc/ <- dctc
>  http://sourceforge.net/project/show...?group_id=44321 <- dcqt
>
>  thx to keeling. i laughed out loud when i read you comment ;)

I'm glad you weren't offended.  I was a little rough.  :-P
 
>  What else shall i use?

Make sure /etc/apt/sources.list is correct (Google), then:

apt-get update && aptitude update && aptitude upgrade

Then to install new software:

aptitude search $BLAH

where $BLAH is something you're looking for.  If that turns up hits:

aptitude show $HIT

will describe $HIT

Here's my /etc/apt/sources.list (this is stable/"Sarge"; edit for your
version!  Change "sarge" to "etch" for testing.  If you're running
Sid, you're on your own):

--------------------------------------
deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ sarge main

# Security updates
#
deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main contrib non-free

# was marillat
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sarge main
--------------------------------------


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> dcgui
>    Description: Direct Connect Graphical client (GTK+) (peer-based
>    file-sharing)
>

Das habe ich auch probiert. Damit kann ich sogar ein Public Hublist
laden. Eine schöne Übersicht mit Angaben wie "Minimum-Shared" "Anzahl
User", etc. kriege ich da aber nicht, Vll. kann das Programm das aber
auch einfach nicht.
Wenn ich nun auf "View File List" dann erscheinen die auch alle im
Queue, aber bei Download erscheinen nur nichtssagende grüne Balken. Und
unter UserFilelist erscheint auch nach einer Ewigkeit nichts.

Kennt sich jmd. mit dem Programm aus?
Ein Manual scheint es nicht zu geben,

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Sebastian Bodden wrote:
> hi,
> first of all: i am a linux beginner
>
> i need a dc client for Debian etch.
> I installed dctc 0.85.9 and dcqt 0,2.0 with kpackage.
> There was no error message during the installation. But when i write my
> settings in dcqt and restart the program all settings are gone and i
> can't connect. There are even no public hubs.
>
> I also tried DC++ 9.6x with wine. but when I want to see the transfer
> status it crashs.
>
> Thx for your help.
You should try Valknut.Just do a 'sudo apt-get install valknut' and
you're done 

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