I have a new ups and it came with a software disc with the following
Unix software...AIX, Freebsd, HP, Linux, SCO, Solarus. Which one do
I use and or Is there software on the Synaptic Package Manager that I
should look for?

Plus, <http://boinc.berkeley.edu/>Boinc has a new version and
Synaptic (SPM) has not updated its version yet. Boinc has a linux
version on there site and I have downloaded it but I have no idea how
to install it.

Any would be appreciated.

Jonathan

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On 01/27/08 21:11, Jonathan Jacobs wrote:
> I have a new ups and it came with a software disc with the following
> Unix software...AIX, Freebsd, HP, Linux, SCO, Solarus. Which one do I
> use and or Is there software on the Synaptic Package Manager that I
> should look for?
>
> Plus, Boinc <http://boinc.berkeley.edu/> has a new version and Synaptic
> (SPM) has not updated its version yet. Boinc has a linux version on
> there site and I have downloaded it but I have no idea how to install it.
>
> Any would be appreciated.

Details (like what brand and model UPS you have, and whether it has
a serial or USB port) are *always* appreciated. Necessary, even.

Anyway, looking at packages nut & apcupsd should get you started.

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because I hate vegetables!"
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:11:57 -0500
Jonathan Jacobs <stingray761@fuse.net> wrote:

> I have a new ups and it came with a software disc with the following
> Unix software...AIX, Freebsd, HP, Linux, SCO, Solarus. Which one do
> I use and or Is there software on the Synaptic Package Manager that I
> should look for?

What version of debian are you using? Lenny's GNOME has built-in
support for my USB UPS (APC BackUPS) which just automagically works, so
I no longer have to mess with nut (although nut would be useful for more
complicated setups such as powering multiple computers off the same
ups, or if your ups is not supported).

I believe, though I am not sure, that the new ups support in gnome is
part of the new acpi support.

Regards,

Daniel
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Jonathan Jacobs wrote:
> I have a new ups and it came with a software disc with the following
> Unix software...AIX, Freebsd, HP, Linux, SCO, Solarus. Which one do I
> use and or Is there software on the Synaptic Package Manager that I
> should look for?
You've already got some suggestions for alternative solutions. If the
UPS is really crappy so it won't work with standard tools, or really
good so the accompanying software is too good to pass up, you can do the
following:

Pick the linux software and unpack it. Depending on how it's packaged
that might be a challenge. Tell us what the file looks like if you need
. Key words here are "shar" and "alien". When you've got the files
unpacked, you'll most likely have some statically linked files that will
run just fine on debian. Check the binaries (i.e non-scripts) with ldd
to check that you have any necessary libaries in case it is NOT
statically linked. If ldd does not list anything missing, you are good
to go. If something is missing, you might need to install some extra
packages. The names of the missing libs (possibly aided by google) will
put you on track of which packages are needed.


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