Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 10:31:40PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: >> startx uses ~/.xinitrc to start up the X session. In case it doesn't >> exist, then debian has some default stuff that starts whatever the >> default window manager is. Look at `update-alternatives --config

Re: vim syntax line

Hi, there is an explanation in the `debian.vim' . Jerome Lucas Prado Melo wrote: I don't know why... but when it happens I (re-(?))install vim... On Dec 11, 2007 8:00 PM, Jerome BENOIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: You get the point. Thanks, Jerome

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

Andrew Sackville-West wrote: startx uses ~/.xinitrc to start up the X session. In case it doesn't exist, then debian has some default stuff that starts whatever the default window manager is. Look at `update-alternatives --config x-window-manager` to set a different window manager as the default.

Re: volume mgmt w/o gnome

Hi, ivman (http://ivman.sourceforge.net/) is for automounting: Ivman is a generic handler for HAL events. Originally for automounting, it can now be used to run arbitrary commands when events or conditions occur or properties are modified

Re: no email

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 01:04:21PM -0500, Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:58:19 +0530 > Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 10:56:12AM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > Hello. I'm subscribed to the digest of this l

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

On Tuesday 11 December 2007 08:29:02 pm Ron Johnson wrote: > On 12/11/07 20:20, Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:36:02PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by typing > >> "startkde" which I what I remember doing a

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

Ron Johnson wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by typing > "startkde" which I what I remember doing a couple of years ago when > I last tried it. But it can't start X. > > Anyone have any clues? > > $ sta

Re: backup script partly fails when in cron.weekly

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 08:24:07AM -0500, Haines Brown wrote: > Benjamin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > But maybe you should not use this (in my opinion) unusual command "find > > / -print ...". Instead use tar, like: > > > > tar -zcvf /media/mirror/`date +%F`.tar.gz -C / --exclude=/me

Re: Wating for root file system. Kernel bug?

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:13:49PM +0200, wanderlust wrote: > Hello. > > I'm trying to install Debian/etch on Acer Aspire 5520G, but the problem > is, that kernel 2.6.18 doesn't support Marvell netcard 436b. I found it > is supportable in 2.6.23.9, so I decided to compile it. I used default > conf

Re: System Lockup

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 06:50:26PM +0100, strawks wrote: > > I just experienced my first ever system lockup. No mouse, no keyboard > > with an Iceape screen open. > > > I had saved a posting regarding SYSRQ and I tried Alt-Sysrq k then > > Alt-Sysrq i and the Alt-Sysrq b with no response. > >

Re: Anyone using Debian on notebook?

I"m running sid on my LinuxCertified lappy. It came with ubuntu installed, which I wiped and replaced with debian on top of enxrypted lvm. Works great. Everything works but suspend2ram. I could probably make it work, but it's not worth it. I just shut it down. A signature.asc Description: Digi

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:36:02PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by typing > "startkde" which I what I remember doing a couple of years ago when > I last tried it. But it can't start X. startx uses ~/.xinitrc to start up the X session.

Re: reporting aptitude errors

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 10:04:19AM +0100, roberto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > hello > i am receiving a long list of errors from aptitude but i do not know > how to copy and post them here ... If you are running at the command-line, you can click and drag to select text, and then mid

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/11/07 20:20, Michael Pobega wrote: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:36:02PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> Hi, >> >> To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by typing >> "startkde" which I what I remember doing a couple of years ago when

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/11/07 19:52, John Fleming wrote: >> >> - Original Message - From: "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "ML Debian-User" >> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:36 PM >> Subject: How to start KDE from a console prompt? >> >> >> Hi, >

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:36:02PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by typing > "startkde" which I what I remember doing a couple of years ago when > I last tried it. But it can't start X. > > Anyone have any clues? > > $ startkde > [sni

Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

- Original Message - From: "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ML Debian-User" Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:36 PM Subject: How to start KDE from a console prompt? -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by t

How to start KDE from a console prompt?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by typing "startkde" which I what I remember doing a couple of years ago when I last tried it. But it can't start X. Anyone have any clues? $ startkde xsetroot: unable to open display '' x

back to basics: what's wrong with this exim condition statement?

running debian etch (which is exim4); I'm having problems with an ACL; so i've gone to absolute basics, and I still have a problem :) So here's what I have in my ACL: accept message = condition is false condition = ${if eq{23}{123}{1}{0}} next, I telnet in, and transact an email up to th

Re: vim syntax line

You get the point. Thanks, Jerome Magnus Therning wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Dec 10, 2007 6:16 PM, Jerome BENOIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello List, I have just noticed on my Lenny box that the vim syntax line command in files does not work anymore whereas the

Re: Compile Error, Debian 2.6.23.9

> I may be dense but what exactly are you compiling? The 2.6.23.9 kernel obtained from kernel.org. Kernel recompiling works on my Microtel without errors. Like the error said, it looks like a hardware error dealing with the USB port, but I loaded the configuration

Re: buying TV card: somewhat OT

On Dec 11, 2007, at 9:43 AM, Bob McGowan wrote: I was under the impression that, even with CPU based encoding, the recording process went directly to the compressed format. It doesn't have to -- it depends on the software you're using. Usually *some* kind of compression is used, though, be

Re: Compile Error, Debian 2.6.23.9

Telly Williams wrote: Hi, I've been trying to compile the 2.6.23.9 Debian kernel onto an IBM Thinkpad 570. I keep getting this error: drivers/net/usb/cdc_subset.c:222:2: error: You need to configure some hardware for this driver I decided to use the exi

Re: KDE doesn't connect to HAL

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Gebhardt Thomas shared this with us all: >--} When I klick on an icon in the konqueror "Storage Media" menu, then I > get --} the error message "Feature only available with HAL". You have installed hal? # apt-get install hal -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 +++

Re: reporting aptitude errors

roberto wrote: hello i am receiving a long list of errors from aptitude but i do not know how to copy and post them here ... I suppose you run aptitude's "full screen" user interface. You can use it from the command line too, just like apt-get, e.g.: # aptitude install so, this way, I thin

Re: Ping works but not internet

Guillaume a écrit : Axel Minck a écrit : Hi everybody, I recently installed Debian on my computer (2.6.18 kernel). After some time to configure the wireless internet access, I can: - Ping addresses - Go to Google homepage (sometimes I cannot even open Google) -

Re: Ping works but not internet

On Tuesday 11 December 2007 22:29:09 Guillaume wrote: > Axel Minck a écrit : > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > > > I recently installed Debian on my computer (2.6.18 kernel). > > > > > > > > After some time to configure the wireless internet access, I can: > > > > - Ping addresses > > > > -

Re: Ping works but not internet

Axel Minck a écrit : Hi everybody, I recently installed Debian on my computer (2.6.18 kernel). After some time to configure the wireless internet access, I can: - Ping addresses - Go to Google homepage (sometimes I cannot even open Google) - Carry out searc

Re: Ping works but not internet

> > > > In parallel, I can ping the addresses I cannot access with the navigator. You mean you have another PC which the same problem? do you have any other PC or maybe a LiveCD to test this connection? maybe could be a proxy problem, rules or something. -- Guillermo Garron "Linux IS user friend

Re: Ping works but not internet

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:01:24 +0100 "Axel Minck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > > > I recently installed Debian on my computer (2.6.18 kernel). > > > > After some time to configure the wireless internet access, I can: > > - Ping addresses > > - Go to Goog

Ping works but not internet

Hi everybody, I recently installed Debian on my computer (2.6.18 kernel). After some time to configure the wireless internet access, I can: - Ping addresses - Go to Google homepage (sometimes I cannot even open Google) - Carry out searches on Google But I c

location for user-specified iptable rules in Lenny

Mumia & others, At 2007-09-12 11:57:52 -0500 Mumia W. Paduille wrote, iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -s 12.140.16.4 --sport 22 -j REDIRECT --to-port 4122 & etc. Right oh; thanks. I have the general picture. Seems that what I aim for might be an instance of port forwarding. In Lenny

Re: Anyone using Debian on notebook?

Hi! I run debian lenny/sid in my Thinkpad T60 with no problems : wifi works, hdap works, fingerprint reader works, acpi works, and also supend (sometimes :-D) works. Before that i run debian sarge on a Thinkpad R51P and T40 again with no big problems. I had mre problems using Win$ :-D And in

Re: java applet compile problem

Robert Jerrard wrote: I am trying to enter the world of java applets but am having problems compiling applet code. I downloaded an analog clock applet from the web (which works) but want to modify it. However: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Java$ kaffe AnalogClockApplet java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main

Re: Anyone using Debian on notebook?

Hi, I am running Debian on a Macbook. I used the Etch DVDs for install, and I followed the instructions on the wiki entry http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook I think that made most things work for me, including wireless, touchpad and sound. Microphone worked after an alsa upgrade. Everything runs very

Re: Replacing HD with Flash IDE drive

Hi! > Anyways, flash based IDE drive would be the solution I am guessing. I am not really concerned with the size as I am running a fairly > minimal debian system. So about 4G would be perfect. > > So anybody has any experiences with this on Debian? Does the Flash HD simply look like an IDE drive

Database of nephrologists and many more

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Replacing HD with Flash IDE drive

Hey guys, I have an old PowerBook G4 500MHz running beautifully with debian. Everything is perfect except for the noisy hard drive in this machine. It is unbearable when trying to work in the library or someplace quite (sounds like when you're sitting in a plane, on a seat right next to the eng

Re: Re: Debian on PCs

Ron Johnson wrote: > > On 12/11/07 06:05, John Talbut wrote: > >> Does anyone know if there is a web site with a repository of users' >> experiences of running Debian or GNU/Linux on PCs, similar to the >> www.linux-laptop.netsite? > >> It would certainly have helped me to install Debian on some P

Re: no email

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:58:19 +0530 Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 10:56:12AM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > Hello. I'm subscribed to the digest of this list, and used to > > regularly receive email. Suddenly, it stopped. I resubscribed, but > > still am rec

Re: System Lockup

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 12:05:22PM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote: > I just experienced my first ever system lockup. No mouse, no keyboard with > an Iceape screen open. > > I had saved a posting regarding SYSRQ and I tried Alt-Sysrq k then > Alt-Sysrq i and the Alt-Sysrq b with no response. > In

Compile Error, Debian 2.6.23.9

Hi, I've been trying to compile the 2.6.23.9 Debian kernel onto an IBM Thinkpad 570. I keep getting this error: drivers/net/usb/cdc_subset.c:222:2: error: You need to configure some hardware for this driver I decided to use the existing configuration file

java applet compile problem

I am trying to enter the world of java applets but am having problems compiling applet code. I downloaded an analog clock applet from the web (which works) but want to modify it. However: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Java$ kaffe AnalogClockApplet java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main at java.lang.VMThrowabl

Re: System Lockup

> I just experienced my first ever system lockup. No mouse, no keyboard > with an Iceape screen open. > I had saved a posting regarding SYSRQ and I tried Alt-Sysrq k then > Alt-Sysrq i and the Alt-Sysrq b with no response. Did you really press those 3 keys at the same time? To see if it works

Re: buying TV card: somewhat OT

Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 03:52:10PM -0800, Bob McGowan wrote: Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 08:43:38AM -0500, Scott Lair wrote: ---deleted--- so its not strictly etch. Also, these cards include hardware mpeg encoding which can be a blessing a

Wating for root file system. Kernel bug?

Hello. I'm trying to install Debian/etch on Acer Aspire 5520G, but the problem is, that kernel 2.6.18 doesn't support Marvell netcard 436b. I found it is supportable in 2.6.23.9, so I decided to compile it. I used default configuration, taken from /proc/config.gz and after compiling and installing

Re: Debian on PCs

John Talbut wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a web site with a repository of users' > experiences of running Debian or GNU/Linux on PCs, similar to the > www.linux-laptop.net site? > > It would certainly have helped me to install Debian on some PCs if I could > have had a sight of .config, x

System Lockup

I just experienced my first ever system lockup. No mouse, no keyboard with an Iceape screen open. I had saved a posting regarding SYSRQ and I tried Alt-Sysrq k then Alt-Sysrq i and the Alt-Sysrq b with no response. In desperation I crashed and rebooted the system. I am using linux-image 2.

KDE doesn't connect to HAL

Hi, I've several (KDE) etch systems that can't access removable devices attached to the system. In detail: When I plug in an usb memory stick, nothing happens. No syslog entries or whatsoever. But I can see the device with "lsusb". When I klick on an icon in the konqueror "Storage Media" menu,

Re: Network (LAN) 'lost'

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:11:57 +0100, Benjamin Schmidt wrote: > If you have udev installed and it recognizes a ethernet adapter with a > unknown mac address, it will assign a new eth*-reference. So maybe you > used a mac changer or some updates deletes a udev specific file. I don't > know. > > The

Re: no email

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 10:56:12AM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. I'm subscribed to the digest of this list, and used to > regularly receive email. Suddenly, it stopped. I resubscribed, but > still am receiving nothing. I now follow the list via the web. Have you eliminated common probl

Re: execution automatique a la deconnection sous gnome

Salut, > quelqu'un connait -il une solution pour executer automatiquement un > script à la deconnection d'un user sous GNOME. > > (sous kde, il faut créer le .shutdown mais sous GNOME) Premierement, cette list est destinee aux utilisateurs anglophones, il existe une liste specifique pour les fr

no email

Hello. I'm subscribed to the digest of this list, and used to regularly receive email. Suddenly, it stopped. I resubscribed, but still am receiving nothing. I now follow the list via the web. Has anyone else had this issue? Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje

Re: Error reported while trying to update Linux Image

On 2007-12-11 12:58 +0100, Peter Ellison wrote: > Hi > This morning using automatic updater I was advised of a number of > updates to apply to my system (samba etc.) Included in this list of > updates is linux-image-2.6.18-5-486_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5_i386.deb. > > I have previously followed the su

Re: Debian on PCs

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/11/07 06:05, John Talbut wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a web site with a repository of users' > experiences of running Debian or GNU/Linux on PCs, similar to the > www.linux-laptop.net site? > > It would certainly have helped me to insta

Re: Network (LAN) 'lost'

If you have udev installed and it recognizes a ethernet adapter with a unknown mac address, it will assign a new eth*-reference. So maybe you used a mac changer or some updates deletes a udev specific file. I don't know. The configuration file you need, is: /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rul

Re: OT: clicky keyboards

Andrew Sackville-West wrote: Totally OT, except it's on my debian box ;) If you need that amazingly insightful gift for someone (yourself?) this year, check out www.clickykeyboards.com for real IBM keyboards. Mine just arrived and I'm in heaven. I hate to bump a commercial enterprise like tha

Re: Gnus and emacs22

Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 2007-12-10 20:40 +0100, cothrige wrote: > >> Ah, that explains it. It causes me to wonder just how much is now >> coming preinstalled, and doesn't need to be added on? I may be adding a >> bunch of stuff twice, which may I suppose cause some confusio

Re: How Linux becomes Windows

Hal Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Odd. Mine just said, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave." Well, you probably let it see you coming. > A quick Wikipedia search (found it on my first try) gave me this: > > Showoff ;-) Seriously thou

Debian Etch install bugzilla

Hey, I'm trying to install bugzilla on my old machine which runs Debian etch. Aptitude install bugzilla gave me the below error code: ---Error begin dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password /var/lib/dpkg/info/bugzilla.postinst: line 107: /etc/

Re: backup script partly fails when in cron.weekly

Benjamin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But maybe you should not use this (in my opinion) unusual command "find > / -print ...". Instead use tar, like: > > tar -zcvf /media/mirror/`date +%F`.tar.gz -C / --exclude=/media/* > --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/mnt/* Benjamin, tha

Network (LAN) 'lost'

This morning, at boot, suddenly no LAN. The boot screen already had some SIOCSIF errors. Solaris booted properly, with LAN. In a nutshell, eth0 suddenly migrated to eth2, as one and only eth device. Details: This is what I get from dmesg: ... ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 16 throttling states

Debian on PCs

Does anyone know if there is a web site with a repository of users' experiences of running Debian or GNU/Linux on PCs, similar to the www.linux-laptop.net site? It would certainly have helped me to install Debian on some PCs if I could have had a sight of .config, xorg.conf and driver informati

Re: Network is unreachable email error

hce wrote: $ /usr/sbin/postconf -n alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases append_dot_mydomain = yes biff = no canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical config_directory = /etc/postfix inet_interfaces = loopback-only inet_protocols = ipv4 mailbox_size_limit = 512

Error reported while trying to update Linux Image

Hi This morning using automatic updater I was advised of a number of updates to apply to my system (samba etc.) Included in this list of updates is linux-image-2.6.18-5-486_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5_i386.deb. I have previously followed the suggested items to update/install without problem (inclu

D-BUS

Hi, is there a way to send a message using "dbus-send" that appears at the desktop kind of what libnotify does? if not, is there a similar way to do that using console? Thanks... -- .-. | Miguel J. Jiménez

Re: Network is unreachable email error

On 12/10/07, Mihira Fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hce wrote: > > > > > Indeed, my ISP blocks port 25. How can I config the postfix to change > > to use 465 or 587? I have following sasl_passwd: > > > > smtp.gmail.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thank you. > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Jim >

Re: CoverCD Agreement - Debian

Katarzyna (Kate) Excuse me if my reply appears unhelpful, ... but your questions and the area you have addressed them to makes we wonder about their accuracy and intent;... or at least makes me ask why you appear to be so lazy as to ask a user group questions which should be addressed elsewhere.

execution automatique a la deconnection sous gnome

bonjou, quelqu'un connait -il une solution pour executer automatiquement un script à la deconnection d'un user sous GNOME. (sous kde, il faut créer le .shutdown mais sous GNOME) merci Anthony -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Loosing internet after suspend

On 11/12/2007, John Patton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After bringing up my system after a suspend to disk, i lose internet access. > When i try to restart networking, i get the following: > > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > eth0: ERR

reporting aptitude errors

hello i am receiving a long list of errors from aptitude but i do not know how to copy and post them here ... i have checked /var/log/aptitude but the log stops on march, since probably on this machine there have been no update from that date up to now thank you very much -- roberto OS: GNU/Lin

CoverCD Agreement - Linux+ magazine

Hello, My name is Katarzyna Kaczor and I am an editorial assistant in Linux+ magazine. The next 2/2008 issue of Linux+ will be devoted to Debian 4.0. Many thanks to all from Debian community who prpvided us with articles about Debian, its installation, configuration, how-tos, tips&trics etc.

CoverCD Agreement - Debian

Hello, My name is Katarzyna Kaczor and I am an editorial assistant in Linux+ magazine. The next 2/2008 issue of Linux+ will be devoted to Debian 4.0. Many thanks to all from Linux community who prvided us with articles about Debian, its installation, configuration, how-tos, tips&trics etc.

CoverCD Agreement - Linux+ magazine

Hello, My name is Katarzyna Kaczor and I am an editorial assistant in Linux+ magazine. The next 2/2008 issue of Linux+ will be devoted to Debian 4.0. Many thanks to all from Debian community who prpvided us with articles about Debian, its installation, configuration, how-tos, tips&trics etc.

Re: Math Programme.

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:17:43 +0100 Nyizsnyik Ferenc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:31:47 +0100 > Jonathan Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can find Debian binaries on the site now (seems to be for > > sarge) here: http://sage.apcocoa.org/SAGEbin/linux/32bit/ (or > > 64