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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hallo everybody,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm Luca, an italian agronomist, (it's my
first message, today I' ve registered myself also to
italian GRASS</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> list).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've two questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(1) I know there are some newsgroups about GRASS,
but I don't know why they often don't work (in a lot of news servers), or are
not utilized. anyone know anything about it?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They are:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>info.grass.user</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>info.grass</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>info.grass.programmer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(the only news server I'have seen they are really
provided is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>news.ttnet.net.tr; here everyone can write his
messages too (not only read), but noone write on this newsgroups...could we
begin?).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Besides the newsgroup I've found on Baylor's GRASS
site:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>gis.grass.grasslist doesn't work (I don't know why)
and also does't work its server "news2.sinica.edu.tw:119".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to utilize this resources too (it may
more simple to get informations about GRASS).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(2) Second problem (my real problem): I'm a
beginner.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yesterday I've downloaded GRASS
5.0.2 second time (first was tar.gz, second has been .rpm
(grass-5.0.2-2.i386.rpm)).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hoped raise to install GRASS, but Linux (Mandrake
9.1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>konsole said to me it required some
libraries:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-gdal< =1.1.8</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-libcrypto.so.2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-libfftw.so.2,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-libgdal.1.1.so,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-libgd.so.1.8,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-libpng.so.2,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-libssl.so.2.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've tried to install more easily making click over
the .rpm file, but he sai to me some things:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(a) The signature of the packet was wrong (the
signature was made on monday 23.06.2003 with DSA key) - impossible to control
the signature: public key not found;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(b)I tried to carry on with installation, but it
follows a notice telling that there was a conflict ....
after they were listed the libraries I listed before and </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>besides an other:
libpq.so.2</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know what to do... i woul like to learn to
utilize GRASS, but I finded very difficult to install it and I've found a lot to
study it (in italian too), but nothing about installation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If could be useful, I tell you my PC is a PENTIUM
4, 1.7 GHZ, RAM=640 Mb. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perhaps difficulties depend I'm a Linux
beginner too... I hope anyone can tell me anything about it.. after it looks to
me not so difficult to learn how to use GRASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings to all you of GISGRASS list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Luca, from Italy</FONT></DIV>
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