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Originally Posted by
Michael Snowden
I am using Red Hat 9, that and nothing else.
Could you please elaborate on why that's the case? It's extremely uncommon for someone to be using a Linux distribution of such vintage. Has it been forced on you by an institution? I am genuinely curious.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Michael Snowden
o Does anyone know if there are simple instructions for activating a
firewall for Red Hat 9, and if it is important to have?
Googling for 'red hat 9 documentation':
Personal Firewalls
Basic Firewall Configuration
Firewalls
These manuals are probably installed somewhere on your workstation (or are on the media used to install the operating system), but here's an online version:
Redhat Linux 9 Documentation
Quote:
Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Linux
Red Hat Linux 9, the final release, hit its official end-of-life on 2004-04-30, although updates were published for it through 2006 by the Fedora Legacy project...
Given that new security holes are announced nearly every single day, a firewall on a long ago discontinued version of Linux should not be very comforting (legitimate traffic can still remotely exploit software which is known to be vulnerable):
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhel-server-6-errata.html
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Originally Posted by
Michael Snowden
o I have a brand new HP Laserjet P1102 printer which I am desperate to get
working with Red Hat 9. Is that impossible?
Not according to the first two google results for 'red hat HP Laserjet P1102':
redhat linux drivers for HP LaserJet Pro P1102 Printer [solved]
foo2zjs: a linux printer driver for ZjStream protocol
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Originally Posted by
Michael Snowden
o What browser would you recommend for Red Hat 9 today?
- I am currently using Konqueror 3.1-15
- Also working is Firefox 0.8
- Are there better, maybe later, versions? Opera?
You can try checking with the Fedora Legacy project; they provided updates and security fixes for Red Hat Linux 9 after Red Hat, Inc. discontinued RH9. That said, Fedora Legacy shut down a few years ago and most mirrors aren't even working anymore. I tried over 10 links on the mirror list before hitting one that is still reachable. In one of their repositories you may find a more recent browser than those you are currently using, but whatever Fedora Legacy has to offer will by no means be contemporary.
The Fedora Legacy Project
Fedora Legacy Repository
You could try building one yourself, but I doubt a modern browser's source will build on such an old system (although there's nothing preventing you from grabbing the code and giving it a try). Perhaps you can find a statically linked Opera binary? I don't think such a beast exists for Firefox.
Perhaps you'll have some luck at:
http://www.opera.com/browser/downloa...rements/#linux
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/?custom=yes
Regards,
Alister