A way to automatically share latest Debian CD/DVD images via torrent

2009-05-03 Thread Nicolas BERCHER
Hi, I'm looking for a way to automatically share the latest Debian CD/DVD images via torrent. Before thinking about how to implement it myself, I'd like to know if anyone has developped something like this yet. In France where I live, a new stupid law (HADOPI) about the control of file trans

[OT] wrong list.

2009-05-03 Thread Mauro Lizaur
disregard that. i suck. -- JID: lavaram...@jabber.org | http://lusers.com.ar/ 2B82 A38D 1BA5 847A A74D 6C34 6AB7 9ED6 C8FD F9C1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

[OT] respuestas automaticas, nuevamente.

2009-05-03 Thread Mauro Lizaur
Este pedido ya lo hice hace un tiempo, pero evidentemente siguen configurando sus clientes (o lo que sea que usen) de correo para responder automaticamente. NO LO HAGAN. NO. BASTA. Sinceramente gente, si estan en una lista de correo, intenten evitar hacer este tipo de cosas, realmente les agradec

Re: Backing Up CMOS Settings Under Linux

2009-05-03 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 03:19:50PM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: ... > This makes it hard to boot from any CDROM until the CMOS gets > changed back. > As a computer user who is blind, this is annoying > because one must look at the screen to set things back as there > is no network inte

Re: Question about get-selections

2009-05-03 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In , Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote: >Besides the discussion about how to preserve the installed packages state, > I would also backup the file /var/cache/debconf/config.dat which helps to > restore the configuration of the configurable installed packages. But I > don't know how to do it automatically. d

Re: Fw: stopwatch/worktime program?

2009-05-03 Thread Sudev Barar
> From: Micha Feigin > Sent: 05/03/09 04:48 pm > > > I'm looking for some program to follow my work time on different projects, > preferably something that can plug into the xfce, or if not the gnome panel. > karm? -- Regards, Sudev Barar Read http://blog.sudev.in for topics ranging from here to

Gnome problem under squeeze/amd64

2009-05-03 Thread Juan Lavieri
Hi all, I'm having this problem: I recently installed squeeze amd64 in my laptop and after that I recived the gdm login screen. I tried to login with my normal user account (juan) and after I do so, I receive a blank screen. I'm able to use cntl + alt + f1 - f6 terminals, I can login and e

Re: xorg hangs.

2009-05-03 Thread widux
Hi, maybe this info from sidux.com and the links is helpful for you: http://sidux.com/Article505.html Greetings Am Montag 04 Mai 2009 05:32:37 schrieb Magicloud Magiclouds: > Hi, > I am using debian sid. Recently I installed a new box, after > installed xorg, I started it. > It displayed a bl

xorg hangs.

2009-05-03 Thread Magicloud Magiclouds
Hi, I am using debian sid. Recently I installed a new box, after installed xorg, I started it. It displayed a black desktop with my wm. Keyboard/Mouse/Screen are all freezing. Even ctrl alt backspace does not work. I have to remote login and kill the session. And there is (EE) in Xorg's log

Re: Is it possible to prevent emacs auto saving the filename~?

2009-05-03 Thread 明覺
On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:58 PM, tyler wrote: > tyler writes: > >> 明覺 writes: >> >>> I know that emacs auto save a file named filename~ when I modified the >>> file filename, but I do not like the autosaved copy, could i stop this >>> function? thanks >> >> Set auto-save-default to nil, as explai

Re: debian and ubuntu - answer from user not pretending to be guru

2009-05-03 Thread Adrian Levi
2009/5/4 Mark Allums : > Raquel wrote: >> I don't think that aptitude will run as $user, Douglas.  It always >> runs as root.  At least, that's what it's always told me when I've >> mistakenly tried to run it as $user. > > It runs as user (in GUI mode), but it won't attempt to make changes to the >

Re: debian and ubuntu - answer from user not pretending to be guru

2009-05-03 Thread Mark Allums
Raquel wrote: On Sun, 3 May 2009 10:18:49 -0400 "Douglas A. Tutty" wrote: On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 07:29:07AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: Bret Busby wrote: Before I try it, please advise whether, in removing the sudo facility for users, the package management (both adding/removing packages, and

Re: tar up a symbolic linked directory

2009-05-03 Thread Cameron Hutchison
"Douglas A. Tutty" writes: >On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 09:04:38PM +, T o n g wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I want to tar up a symbolic linked directory as if it is a real >> directory. Is there any easy way to do it? >> >> Let me explain with an example (that you can try): >> >> mkdir d1 >> touch d1

Which word list file is used by aspell?

2009-05-03 Thread Foss User
I am using Debian Squeeze (Testing). Can someone please help me in finding out which word list file is used by 'aspell' command to match words? Here is an example: $ echo pacier orbier | aspell list orbier So, aspell identifies the word "pacier" but unable to find "orbier". I am unable to find

Re: debian and ubuntu - answer from user not pretending to be guru

2009-05-03 Thread Raquel
On Sun, 3 May 2009 10:18:49 -0400 "Douglas A. Tutty" wrote: > On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 07:29:07AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > > Bret Busby wrote: > > > Before I try it, please advise whether, in removing the sudo > > > facility for users, the package management (both > > > adding/removing packages

Re: vmware 1.0.8 (or .9) with 2.6.29

2009-05-03 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Alex Samad wrote: Hi Has any one been able to compile the kernel module for this kernel ? I have. As usual you need "a fix": http://www.saarlinux.de/blog/?p=5 which is contained in here: http://communities.vmware.com//thread/188410?tstart=0 replace the tars in vmware-server-distrib/lib/modu

Package search in local repository

2009-05-03 Thread Malte Forkel
Hi, is there a package that provides the functionality of the Debian package search, i.e. http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages.en.html#search_packages? I would like to search a local mirror of the Debian repository for packages and their contents. Thanks, Malte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to de

Re: Is it possible to prevent emacs auto saving the filename~?

2009-05-03 Thread tyler
tyler writes: > 明覺 writes: > >> I know that emacs auto save a file named filename~ when I modified the >> file filename, but I do not like the autosaved copy, could i stop this >> function? thanks > > Set auto-save-default to nil, as explained in the Emacs manual: > > (info "(emacs)Auto Save Con

Re: stopwatch/worktime program?

2009-05-03 Thread Mark Shroyer
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 03:48:18PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > I'm looking for some program to follow my work time on different projects, > preferably something that can plug into the xfce, or if not the gnome panel. > > I'm working on different projects for different people and I need to report

Re: debian and ubuntu - answer from user not pretending to be guru

2009-05-03 Thread Nuno Magalhães
> [...] If you later run > aptitude as root, those prefernces won't be active.  Also, vis-versa. So copy them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Installation problem Lenny and Etch on PPC Powerbook 3400

2009-05-03 Thread Tom W.
Hi, I'm having problems getting into the installer on the ppc net install iso of either lenny or etch for ppc. I have bootx installed, pointing at the ramdisk and kernel from the CD, ram disk size 8192 i put a kernel argument in for my video I click on the "Linux" button and then after a few second

Re: No AP associated - wicd

2009-05-03 Thread Nuno Magalhães
On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 20:48, Ed Jabbour wrote: > Installed lenny on my brother's Dell, and trying to get wireless working. > Everything (I think) is setup the same as on my machine, where wireless works > with wicd as the network manager.  On the Dell, wlan0's there, iwlist scan > picks up the ne

Re: debian and ubuntu - answer from user not pretending to be guru

2009-05-03 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 07:29:07AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Bret Busby wrote: > > Before I try it, please advise whether, in removing the sudo facility for > > users, the package management (both adding/removing packages, and, > > downloading and installing updates, and using synaptic) will work

Re: tar up a symbolic linked directory

2009-05-03 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 09:04:38PM +, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > I want to tar up a symbolic linked directory as if it is a real > directory. Is there any easy way to do it? > > Let me explain with an example (that you can try): > > mkdir d1 > touch d1/{a,b,c} > ln -s c d1/d > ln -s d1 d2

No AP associated - wicd

2009-05-03 Thread Ed Jabbour
Installed lenny on my brother's Dell, and trying to get wireless working. Everything (I think) is setup the same as on my machine, where wireless works with wicd as the network manager. On the Dell, wlan0's there, iwlist scan picks up the neighborhood networks, including this one. However, i

Re: Backing Up CMOS Settings Under Linux

2009-05-03 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 05:32:28PM -0400, Michael Pobega wrote: > On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 03:19:50PM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: > > I first thought it was my imagination, but I have had > > two Dell Dimension computers change their boot drive order. I > > don't know when it happens because they

Funny packet dropping...?

2009-05-03 Thread Miguel Obliviemo
Dear list, On natted lenny connected (or not) directly to a nice new Billion DSL router by a nice new cable. The first pair of ifconfigs connected, the second disconnected. Dropping 125,450,950 packets per second received from connected network. Dropping 125,484,878 packets per second received

Re: Backing Up CMOS Settings Under Linux

2009-05-03 Thread Michael Pobega
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 03:19:50PM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: > I first thought it was my imagination, but I have had > two Dell Dimension computers change their boot drive order. I > don't know when it happens because they change to boot the hard > drive just after trying the floppy such that

Backing Up CMOS Settings Under Linux

2009-05-03 Thread Martin McCormick
I first thought it was my imagination, but I have had two Dell Dimension computers change their boot drive order. I don't know when it happens because they change to boot the hard drive just after trying the floppy such that the CDROM is last. This makes it hard to boot from any CDROM until

find tux comic picture help

2009-05-03 Thread Erik Xavior
does anyone knows/have that comic picture of "tux" the Linux penguin that: - has four pictures in it - it defines 4 "levels" of the knowledge of tux, who is "symbolizing a learning person" - the first one: tux is just a Linux "fanboy"; second: tux is working, and say's: "...stupid rpm"; three: I c

Re: webgui, gui

2009-05-03 Thread Danesh Daroui
What kind of server? For example for print server you have CUPS web interface and for Samba as well. D. Erik Xavior wrote: Are there any good "GUI"s, webGUIs for managing an "Linux" server? For several use, like the mandriva directory server? thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-us

Fw: stopwatch/worktime program?

2009-05-03 Thread Jozsef

Re: Using UNRAR (create 1 iso from 19 archives)

2009-05-03 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 17:48, Felix Miata wrote: > On 2009/05/02 09:15 (GMT-0700) David Fox composed: > >> Felix Miata wrote: > >>> On http://www.dvdboard.de/forum/showthread.php?t=121319 are links to 19 RAR >>> archives, plus md5, plus a .sfv file that contains a list of the 19 files >>> with wha

webgui, gui

2009-05-03 Thread Erik Xavior
Are there any good "GUI"s, webGUIs for managing an "Linux" server? For several use, like the mandriva directory server? thanks

Re: debian "apt" somehow created python hell - help!

2009-05-03 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 03:06:54PM -0400, Walter Lundby was heard to say: > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > WARNING: python-gtk2-doc.private does not exist. > Some bytecompiled files may be left

Re: why must emacs depend on sound packages?

2009-05-03 Thread John Hasler
Harry Rickards writes: > Also, although GNU Emacs was written by GNU and GNU's Not UNIX, I think > (someone correct me if I'm wrong here) it was originally written for > UNIX. Emacs was originally written by Richard Stallman for ITS. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ.

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

2009-05-03 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 07:01:39AM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: > On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Bret Busby wrote: > > On Sat, 2 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: > >> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > >>> On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 06:27:44AM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: > > So, if BSD

Re: Is it possible to prevent emacs auto saving the filename~?

2009-05-03 Thread tyler
明覺 writes: > I know that emacs auto save a file named filename~ when I modified the > file filename, but I do not like the autosaved copy, could i stop this > function? thanks Set auto-save-default to nil, as explained in the Emacs manual: (info "(emacs)Auto Save Control") Adding (setq auto-s

stopwatch/worktime program?

2009-05-03 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm looking for some program to follow my work time on different projects, preferably something that can plug into the xfce, or if not the gnome panel. I'm working on different projects for different people and I need to report work hours and it's a bit hard for me to follow the times by writing t

Re: etch make of 2.6.29 kernel is Broken.

2009-05-03 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Martin McCormick wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom writes: So what's 'y' in /home/martin/linux-2.6.29/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh? This is an excellent question. That particular application /home/martin/linux-2.6.29/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh is a 294-line bash script I am afraid to upgrade ker

Re: debian and ubuntu - answer from user not pretending to be guru

2009-05-03 Thread John Hasler
Bret Busby wrote: > Before I try it, please advise whether, in removing the sudo facility for > users, the package management (both adding/removing packages, and, > downloading and installing updates, and using synaptic) will work by > entering only the root password. The package management softwa

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

2009-05-03 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Bret Busby wrote: > On Sat, 2 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: > >> >> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 06:27:44AM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: >>> FYI - While many of the fBSD folks will tout there ports/package >

Is it possible to prevent emacs auto saving the filename~?

2009-05-03 Thread 明覺
I know that emacs auto save a file named filename~ when I modified the file filename, but I do not like the autosaved copy, could i stop this function? thanks -- My platform is Gnu/Linux Debian(sid-amd64, lenny-intelx86) Gnome Mozilla/Iceweasel Gmail/Evolution Gtkmm/Anjuta/Emacs Scim Totem Pidgin

Re: List of installed package sortet by installed size

2009-05-03 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
* Sven Joachim [090503 11:57 +0200] > On 2009-05-03 10:44 +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > > > How can I create a list of installed packages sortet by installed > > size? > > Install the dctrl-tools package and run the command > > grep-status -FStatus -sInstalled-Size,Package -n \ >

Re: Why does the laptop battery last longer with Windows than with Debian?

2009-05-03 Thread Kaixi Luo
Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. I'll take a look at the links you've provided. :) Kaixi

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-03 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Sun May 3 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > Firestarter might work, but i really wanted to be able to add my own > > entry to some file somewhere:) command-line junky :) > > Sounds like shorewall to me ;) ahhh, I might have to look at it. thanks! per the INTRO page: http://www.shorewall.net/ Sho

Re: Why does the laptop battery last longer with Windows than with Debian?

2009-05-03 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
Some useful readings on the topic: How to reduce power consumption - ThinkWiki http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_reduce_power_consumption HowTo/CpuFrequencyScaling - Debian Wiki http://wiki.debian.org/HowTo/CpuFrequencyScaling Good power management practices http://www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/pow

Re: List of installed package sortet by installed size

2009-05-03 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-05-03 10:44 +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > How can I create a list of installed packages sortet by installed > size? Install the dctrl-tools package and run the command grep-status -FStatus -sInstalled-Size,Package -n \ "install ok installed" | paste -sd " \n" | sort -n

Re: Added more memory. Not useable???

2009-05-03 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 3 May 2009 08:28:44 +0300 Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Sat,02.May.09, 15:27:26, Mark Neidorff wrote: > > > > Same thing, the kernel doesn't recognize your memory. What kernel > > > flavour are you running (uname -a)? > > > Linux mail 2.6.18-6-486 #1 Fri Dec 12 16:18:30 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/L

List of installed package sortet by installed size

2009-05-03 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
Hi all. How can I create a list of installed packages sortet by installed size? Elimar -- Numeric stability is probably not all that important when you're guessing;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact lis

Re: Acer Aspire One A110 16GB Linux

2009-05-03 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 06:56:18AM +0100, Bob Cox wrote: > On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 00:29:17 +0200, Sven Hoexter (s...@timegate.de) > wrote: > > > On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 08:56:58PM +0100, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > > Or I can install Debian - I know there's a Wiki page but can anybody >

Re: Bash Session

2009-05-03 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 10:27:08PM +0530, Kurian Thayil wrote: > Hi All, > > Planning to give a small demo on BASH scripting in a LUG community. Audience > will be school teachers and basic home users and thus are beginners. > Thinking on how to present simple and some example scripts that will ma

Re: why must emacs depend on sound packages?

2009-05-03 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mike Castle wrote: > On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Paul Scott wrote: >> GNU is an OS, Linux is a kernel. >> >> Unfortunately popular usage has led to Linux incorrectly meaning GNU/Linux >> and even more. > > How much GNU software is required befor

Re: why must emacs depend on sound packages?

2009-05-03 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Paul Scott wrote: > > On May 2, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Harry Rickards wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> John Hasler wrote: >>> Harry Rickards writes: Plus, even though emacs does other stuff apart from editing, what c