[ltp] tpctl and SuSE Linux

Rob Smith linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:46:03 -0600


----- Original Message -----
From: "wes schreiner" <wes@infosink.com>


> Rob Smith wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "wes schreiner" <wes@infosink.com>
> >
> >
> >>And, once you have tpctl installed, you can just say "tpctl
> >>--rs2=disable", no need for PNP support in the kernel (though SuSE's
> >>kernels might have it) and no need to reboot. Doesn't SuSE have a
> >>package for tpctl?
> >>
> >>wes
> >>
> >>--
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Now for the question of the year. Being new to not only SuSE 9.0, but
Linux
> >in general, where should I get tpctl (I saw a version on SuSE's web, but
it
> >was for 8.1) and how is it installed?
> >
> >
>
> Well, that's a SuSE question.  In Debian it's just "apt-get install
> tpctl".  Doesn't that "arguably the finest Linux distribution" have
> something just as easy? ;-)
>
> wes
> --

Yes, they use RPM, but it doesn't always correspond with Red Hat's file
structure.

Rob