[LINK] Ubuntu

[Fernando Cassia]

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:58 PM,  <stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
>> > Linux (and in turn Ubuntu) handle old style external modems just
>> > fine. It's just another serial interface and everything "just works".
>
>
> With Ubuntu, I found the following to be the case ...
>
>  https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/internet/C/modem-identify.html
>
>
> Most dialup modems are not supported by Ubuntu, but drivers can be found
> that will enable the use of some such modems. First you need to identify
> what chipset your dialup modem is:
>
> Download scanmodem
>
> (http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/scanModem.gz) using a computer
> with an net connection. (ie, u need a net connection to get a connection)
>
> Copy the downloaded file to the Home folder of the computer with the
> dialup modem you wish to use.
>
> Open a Terminal (Applications → Accessories → Terminal) and type the
> following commands, pressing Return after each line:
>
> gunzip -c scanModem.gz > scanModem
> chmod +x scanModem
> sudo ./scanModem
> gedit Modem/ModemData.txt

Why people insist on using sudo? is it too much work to tell the user
type "su" enter your admin password, and then go on with the procedure as root?

sudo carries its own set of problems that are totally overkill for the
end user, sometimes a given comment is not allowed to be used with
sudo, hence you have to tell the user to edit "etc/sudoers" and the
like.

I don't understand the insistence on using gzip either when just a
.zip would suffice. with gzip you have to enter a parameter whereas
with zip you just 'unzip file.zip'. Zip and unzip are part of every
distro nowadays. Not to mention the relic of .tar.gz files...

FC