Re: Problem with gnome in recovered squeeze system

Peter Tenenbaum: > > /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup ... > mkdtemp: private socket dir: Permission denied Can your user write to /tmp? Google suggests to 'chmod 1777 /tmp'. J. -- I have been manipulated and permanently distorted. [Agree] [Disagree]

Re: Problem with gnome in recovered squeeze system

Never mind. JFGI. Had to chmod 777 on /tmp. I now appear to have a normal session on my computer, woo hoo! -PT On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Peter Tenenbaum < peter.g.tenenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently had to recover from a hard drive failure in my Debian squeeze > desktop computer.

Re: Problem with gnome in recovered squeeze system

...adding: is it possible that some permission was not set correctly when I restored backups (the backups were made via dump command). On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Peter Tenenbaum < peter.g.tenenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently had to recover from a hard drive failure in my Debian squeez

Re: Problem with gnome in recovered squeeze system

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:28:11 -0800, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: > I recently had to recover from a hard drive failure in my Debian squeeze > desktop computer. After the usual thrashing around I have managed to (I > think) recover all my files and configuration information from backup, > get grub insta

Problem with gnome in recovered squeeze system

I recently had to recover from a hard drive failure in my Debian squeeze desktop computer. After the usual thrashing around I have managed to (I think) recover all my files and configuration information from backup, get grub installed, and get all the grub configurations set properly so that Debia

Re: linux-image for i586

Thank You for Your time and answer, Arnt: > beware that some processes grabs _every_ damned bit > of memory it can get Can You bring here an example f such behavior? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@

Re: what is the use of -c parameter of column(1), can you demonstrate with an example?

On 11/03/2010 10:04 AM, Zhang Weiwu wrote: problem: The usage with -t is to form a table, which, although code level implementation is similar to multi-column layout, in fact is a very different usage than what is mentioned in the first paragraph. Now I think the right move wo

Re: Error loading operating system

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:08:42 +0100 Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:20:02 -0400, Stefan wrote in message > : > > > > sda1 /10Gb > > ..overkill. > > > > sda2 /usr 10Gb > > ..unless this is a single purpose server, > you will want much more, e.g. 50G. 50Gb for /usr?! W

Re: not able to drive a PCMCIA harddisk, what to do?

On 11/16/2010 12:31 AM, Camaleón wrote: What a strange name for a machine running Debian>;-P Sorry, the machine is really debian, but in doubt of whether or not this is a debian-specific problem I decide to try my luck with Ubuntu live CD and stuck there as well (although not sure if it is 10

Re: 'netstat -tu' shows unexpected outbound connection

Yuelin Li wrote: > "netstat -tu" shows a connection to 172.22.202:microsoft-ds. 172.22 is part of rfc1918 address space, and therefore cannot be anywhere other than on your own network (or, I suppose, your ISP's network). > Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local AddressForeign Address State

Really keen to get more information?

Fifty extremely 'fortunate' people are required to preview the best business that has launched in the last ten years. You won't be asked to spend any money, just take a look at the business and give us your professional feedback on the idea and profitability. Would you like to secure the mythical

Re: 'netstat -tu' shows unexpected outbound connection

I found out why. The outbound IP address belongs to a Windows NT machine for a shared drive. My paranoia. Yuelin. -- Yuelin Li wrote --|Mon (Nov/15/2010)[04:42]|--: "netstat -tu" shows a connection to 172.22.202:microsoft-ds. This connection is there all the time, even after I have cl

'netstat -tu' shows unexpected outbound connection

"netstat -tu" shows a connection to 172.22.202:microsoft-ds. This connection is there all the time, even after I have closed all web browers and network connections I know of. I still can't think of any reason why I am connected to 172.22.202.*. My firestarter GUI shows the full IP address being

Re: Error loading operating system

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:20:02 -0400, Stefan wrote in message : > > sda1 /10Gb ..overkill. > > sda2 /usr 10Gb ..unless this is a single purpose server, you will want much more, e.g. 50G. > > sda3 /var 10 Gb ..for a server, you want much more, I use 22G for a lan web server. > >

Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

Dne, 15. 11. 2010 19:51:55 je Borden Rhodes napisal(a): I'm pleased for all of the feedback and that I'm not the only person who's frustrated. I tried proposing to debian-policy that it be mandatory that all logs have timestamps http://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2010/02/msg00035.html but my

Re: How to check which package are from multimedia.org?

Camaleón wrote: > On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:23:44 +, Artur Frydel wrote: > >> Is any method to replace this packet - not using multimedia? > > IIRC, "w32codecs" is only needed for uncommon/rare codecs because main > codecs are included within mplayer. > > Anyway, if you don't want to use multimed

Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

On Mon Nov 15, 2010 at 15:19:27 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Actually, that does suggest a policy-level, or perhaps > kernel-level approach -- creating a stronger framework for > logging, error-reporting, tracebacks, etc. The further upstream > that's implemented, the more likely developers are

Re: fontconfig / defoma segfault

I solved the problemm by noticing that the scripts in /var/lib/defoma/scripts were all empty. Strang as it is, these scripts don't get regenerated on reinstalling. I copied them from an old backup. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

Steve Kemp wrote: On Mon Nov 15, 2010 at 13:51:55 -0500, Borden Rhodes wrote: What would it take to get some error message standards in place so that troubleshooting Linux is possible for those of us who aren't computer science PhD candidates? 1. Make a list of all the programs w

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

Sry, didnt reply to list in first place... - Original message - > - Original message - > >      I'm quite new to debian and I'm getting my head around dpkg, > > apt-get, aptitude and synaptic.   Does anyone have advice on the best > > way to handle a .deb package?   Can I make up

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

15/11/2010 21:01, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <20101115192606.gb18...@hysteria.proulx.com>, Bob Proulx wrote: >> * 'sudo' uses your user password while 'su' uses root's password. >> With sudo you manage your own password. With su you manage both >> your password *and* root's password. >

Re: Screen rotation messes up brightness - whose fault?

On 2010-11-15 19:45 +0100, Borden Rhodes wrote: > Hullo all, > > I've freshly reinstalled Debian Squeeze with GNOME this time and, > amongst other things, I've noticed a problems with my Intel 855 graphics > (aside from the obvious lack of 3D acceleration). When I rotate the > screen, the display

Re: bash history

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:33:57 -0700, Bob wrote in message <20101115183357.ga18...@hysteria.proulx.com>: > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > Bob wrote in message > > > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > ..from grep --help |less: ;o) > > > > -i, --ignore-case ignore case distinctions > > > > > > That is a

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

In <20101115192606.gb18...@hysteria.proulx.com>, Bob Proulx wrote: >* 'sudo' uses your user password while 'su' uses root's password. > With sudo you manage your own password. With su you manage both > your password *and* root's password. For those that prefer using root's password, sudo has th

Re: Toner level checking

Eduardo M KALINOWSKI schreef: > On 11/15/2010 01:49 PM, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> Can anyone suggest a proper tool to do so, working with Samsung? > > One tool that you can use (unless you happen to be blind) and works for > all brands are your eyes: look at something after your print. If the >

Re: Downgrading packages (with dependencies)

In <201011151334.06503.lukas.linh...@centrumholdings.com>, Lukas Linhart wrote: >Problem is, we'd like to be able to downgrade. However. I did not found the >option to "force download in dependency chain"; when metapackage is being >downgraded, all dependencies forced to download must be specified

Re: Conversion to Ext4 in LVM

On Thursday 11 November 2010 19:44:36 David Baron wrote: > The system-config-lvm UI offers the option to change filesystem type, i.e. > currently ext3, change to ext4. > > Can one/should one do this? As requested by one responder: What is the advantage of ext4 over ext3 and what variety of files/

Re: Re: Packages - what's the best way?

Kelly Clowers writes:>> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 23:20, Andrei Popescu wrote:>>> On Du, 14 nov 10, 20:54:42, Bob Proulx wrote: And if 'sudo' isn't configured for you then that is the first thingthat you will want to do. :-)   # visudo   rob     ALL=(ALL) ALL>> What's w

Re: Great value maybe. handheld computer + phone @ RadioShack $200 only til Nov 20? $25/m unlimited internet; jor

In <1289810794.3085.1405309...@webmail.messagingengine.com>, giovanni_re wrote: >Is there debian for handheld computers like the below?: > [...] >Runs Android. Well, that means at some point in the future you will probably be able to get source code to the custom kernel that is running on it. L

Re: Downgrading packages (with dependencies)

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:34:06 +0100, Lukas Linhart wrote: > we're building packages with concept of "metapackage": package whose > only purpose is to specify particular versions it depends on. Then I'm afraid you'll receive more advice in "debian-devel" :-) > Problem is, we'd like to be able to d

Re: Downgrading packages (with dependencies)

Lukas Linhart wrote: > we're building packages with concept of "metapackage": package whose only > purpose is to specify particular versions it depends on. Sounds good. It is very commonly done. > Problem is, we'd like to be able to downgrade. However. I did not found the > option to "force do

Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

On Mon Nov 15, 2010 at 13:51:55 -0500, Borden Rhodes wrote: > What would it take to get some error message standards in place so that > troubleshooting Linux is possible for those of us who aren't computer > science PhD candidates? 1. Make a list of all the programs which exist, but which do n

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

In <87k4ker2gj@guruji.demimonde>, Tyler Smith wrote: >Kelly Clowers writes: >> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 23:20, Andrei Popescu >> wrote: >>> On Du, 14 nov 10, 20:54:42, Bob Proulx wrote: And if 'sudo' isn't configured for you then that is the first thing that you will want to do. :-)

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

Tyler Smith wrote: > Doesn't the 'ALL=(ALL) ALL' line give the user unlimited authority > anyways? It isn't about restricting privilege. Both have superuser privilege. It is about the invocation environment. The difference is that: * 'sudo' uses your user password while 'su' uses root's passwor

Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:51:55 -0500, Borden Rhodes wrote: > (Sorry for the late reply to a thread started way back) > > I'm pleased for all of the feedback and that I'm not the only person > who's frustrated. I tried proposing to debian-policy that it be > mandatory that all logs have timestamps

Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

(Sorry for the late reply to a thread started way back) I'm pleased for all of the feedback and that I'm not the only person who's frustrated. I tried proposing to debian-policy that it be mandatory that all logs have timestamps http://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2010/02/msg00035.html but my s

Screen rotation messes up brightness - whose fault?

Hullo all, I've freshly reinstalled Debian Squeeze with GNOME this time and, amongst other things, I've noticed a problems with my Intel 855 graphics (aside from the obvious lack of 3D acceleration). When I rotate the screen, the display dims to the lowest setting and there's no way to get it bac

Re: bash history

Arnt Karlsen wrote: > Bob wrote in message > > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > ..from grep --help |less: ;o) > > > -i, --ignore-case ignore case distinctions > > > > That is a grep option. It doesn't apply to bash's history search. > > ..correct, that's _why_ we use such grep pipes instead.

Re: Toner level checking

Rodolfo Medina put forth on 11/15/2010 9:49 AM: > The disadvantage is that now I have no way to check ink toner level before it > is almost out. The command `escputil -i -r /dev/usb/lp0', that used to work > with my old Epson inkjet, doesn't work now. Tangential to the OP's question, this is ano

Re: bash history

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:11:30 +0100, Arnt wrote in message <20101115181130.42248...@a45.fmb.no>: > On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:51:18 -0700, Bob wrote in message > <20101115025118.ga1...@hysteria.proulx.com>: > > > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > Bob wrote in message: > > > > Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wro

Re: Intel Wifi Link 5100 -> halt system on Squeeze

On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 04:58:52PM -0300, Felipe Valverde wrote: > Definitively the culprit is the new driver. I tried the testing and the > > unstable driver but they just do not work properly. They will freeze my > > laptop as soon as I try to connect to a wireless network. My fix is just a > > b

Re: bash history

On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:51:18 -0700, Bob wrote in message <20101115025118.ga1...@hysteria.proulx.com>: > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > Bob wrote in message: > > > Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: > > > > (reverse-i-search)`wh': aptitude why patch > > > > --- After typing "wh" (without the quotes), it

Re: linux-image for i586

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:58:08 +0700, Sthu wrote in message <4ce0cbf7.d07b0e0a.2eb0.2...@mx.google.com>: > Thank You for Your time and answer, Arnt: > > > ..what it needs to do, it can either do in some slick hardware, > > or, the hard sweaty way by some software hack. Motion reads a > > webcam

Re: not able to drive a PCMCIA harddisk, what to do?

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:32:47 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: > I put in a PCMCIA harddisk and wait with the hope something new appear > as /dev/sda*, until the hope vanishes. I tried briefly google without > luck, yet finding detail howto only for 2.4 kernel (in linux document > project). Where do you s

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

Kelly Clowers writes: > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 23:20, Andrei Popescu > wrote: >> On Du, 14 nov 10, 20:54:42, Bob Proulx wrote: >>> >>> And if 'sudo' isn't configured for you then that is the first thing >>> that you will want to do. :-) >>> >>>   # visudo >>>   rob     ALL=(ALL) ALL >> >> What

not able to drive a PCMCIA harddisk, what to do?

Hello. I put in a PCMCIA harddisk and wait with the hope something new appear as /dev/sda*, until the hope vanishes. I tried briefly google without luck, yet finding detail howto only for 2.4 kernel (in linux document project). Where do you suggest me to go on from here? Detail follows: Scri

Re: Toner level checking

On 11/15/2010 01:49 PM, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Can anyone suggest a proper tool to do so, working with Samsung? One tool that you can use (unless you happen to be blind) and works for all brands are your eyes: look at something after your print. If the printing is light in some areas and has

Re: Toner level checking

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:49:44 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > I bought a new laser printer, the Samsung ML-1915. I managed to make it > work under Debian: see > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364 > > , without installing Samsung Linux software, as it is discouraged from: > see

Re: Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

Camaleón writes: > On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:16:53 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > >> Camaleón writes: >> >>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:53:17 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >>> Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny without installing *any* package at all: ht

Toner level checking

Hi. I bought a new laser printer, the Samsung ML-1915. I managed to make it work under Debian: see http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364 , without installing Samsung Linux software, as it is discouraged from: see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=341621 The disadvantage

Re: Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:16:53 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:53:17 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> >>> Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny >>> without installing *any* package at all: >>> >>> http://forums.debian.net/viewtop

Re: HP Proliant ML110 G6 installation

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:32:49 -0300, Eike Lantzsch wrote: > On Monday 15 November 2010 09:35:30 Camaleón wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:03:14 +0100, Adrian Chapela wrote: >> > I am trying to install Debian on a Proliant ML110 G6 with Debian >> > 5.0.6. The installer isn't detecting my sata disk,

Re: HP Proliant ML110 G6 installation

On Monday 15 November 2010 09:35:30 Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:03:14 +0100, Adrian Chapela wrote: > > I am trying to install Debian on a Proliant ML110 G6 with Debian 5.0.6. > > The installer isn't detecting my sata disk, is this normal ? Debian > > hasn't the drivers of the smart arr

Re: Search application for desktop in Squeeze?

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:31:31 +0100 Daniel Andersson wrote: > On 11/14/2010 06:59 AM, Celejar wrote: > > > On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:35:18 +0100 > > > > Daniel Andersson wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >> Beagle is apparently not actively developed anymore. > >> > >> Does anyone have a tip on a good sear

Re: How to check which package are from multimedia.org?

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:14:09 +0200 Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 14 nov 10, 20:27:15, Celejar wrote: > > [...] > > > The problem was fixed in a newer version of audacity, and Marillat, who > > is *extremely* responsive, quickly put that version into his repo, but > > the point is that you'll

Re: Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

Simon Hollenbach writes: >> Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny without >> installing *any* package at all: >> >> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? > First of all, I installed the Debian print packages: > > no comment I corrected it. I hope it is all right no

Re: Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

Camaleón writes: > On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:53:17 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > >> Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny without >> installing *any* package at all: >> >> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364 > > A similiar workaround was available here: >

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 23:20, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 14 nov 10, 20:54:42, Bob Proulx wrote: >> >> And if 'sudo' isn't configured for you then that is the first thing >> that you will want to do. :-) >> >>   # visudo >>   rob     ALL=(ALL) ALL > > What's wrong with su? It is the The Wrong

Re: 3D acceleration on ATI

Thank You for Your time and answer, Andrei: > Pure or do you have any packages from backports or so (especially > kernel)? Please also post the complete /var/log/Xorg.0.log That's what I have from backports, kernel included: dictionaries-common firmware-linux-free iceweasel libcairo2 libdbus-gl

Re: Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

- Original message - > Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny without > installing *any* package at all: > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364 First of all, I installed the Debian print packages: no comment

Re: Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:53:17 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny without > installing *any* package at all: > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364 A similiar workaround was available here: GUIDE: How to make your Samsun

Re: HP Proliant ML110 G6 installation

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:03:14 +0100, Adrian Chapela wrote: > I am trying to install Debian on a Proliant ML110 G6 with Debian 5.0.6. > The installer isn't detecting my sata disk, is this normal ? Debian > hasn't the drivers of the smart array controller ? http://wiki.debian.org/HP/ProLiant Look f

Downgrading packages (with dependencies)

Hi, we're building packages with concept of "metapackage": package whose only purpose is to specify particular versions it depends on. Problem is, we'd like to be able to downgrade. However. I did not found the option to "force download in dependency chain"; when metapackage is being downgrade

Re: HP Proliant ML110 G6 installation

En 15/11/10 13:18, Paul Cartwright escribiu: > On 11/15/2010 07:03 AM, Adrian Chapela wrote: >> I am trying to install Debian on a Proliant ML110 G6 with Debian 5.0.6. >> The installer isn't detecting my sata disk, is this normal ? Debian >> hasn't the drivers of the smart array controller ? >> >>

HP Proliant ML110 G6 installation

Hello, I am trying to install Debian on a Proliant ML110 G6 with Debian 5.0.6. The installer isn't detecting my sata disk, is this normal ? Debian hasn't the drivers of the smart array controller ? Regards. Thank you! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a sub

Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny without installing *any* package at all: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debia

[solved] Re: Problems with /etc/modprobe.conf

Rodolfo Medina writes: > Installing the driver for my new printer Samsung ML-1915 (the official > Samsung driver) created the file /etc/modprobe.conf, containing the following > stuff: > > options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7 dma=3 > > Since then, at every boot the following warning message appears

Re: Squeeze. Weekly Build CD installer 2010-11-08 is endlessly seeking a non-free firmware on fd0.

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:00:04 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote: > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:31:37 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote: >> >>> Have tried to install Debian Squeeze (weekly builds 2010-11-08) on a >>> laptop with Intel 2100 Wifi card. Card's firmw

Re: Problems with /etc/modprobe.conf

Stephen Powell writes: > On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:11:12 -0500 (EST), Rob Owens wrote: >> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:40:15AM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote: >>> If the file /etc/modprobe.conf exists, then all the files in >>> /etc/modprobe.d are ignored. The Debian distribution prefers the second >>>

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:22:13 +1100, Rob Hurle wrote: >> I'm quite new to debian and I'm getting my head around dpkg, apt-get, >> aptitude and synaptic. Does anyone have advice on the best way to >> handle a .deb package? Can I make up my own repository of .deb packages >> and point apt-get at

Re: Squeeze. Weekly Build CD installer 2010-11-08 is endlessly seeking a non-free firmware on fd0.

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:31:37 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote: > >> Have tried to install Debian Squeeze (weekly builds 2010-11-08) on a >> laptop with Intel 2100 Wifi card. Card's firmware is packed into native >> debianic non-free tarball.  As expla

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:22:13 +1100, Rob Hurle wrote: > I'm quite new to debian and I'm getting my head around dpkg, apt-get, > aptitude and synaptic. Does anyone have advice on the best way to > handle a .deb package? Can I make up my own repository of .deb packages > and point apt-get at that t

Re: How to check which package are from multimedia.org?

Hi, I not sure if this would be helpfull The synaptic package-manager can display sections and state of packages an even the origin of package, for example 'debian-multimedia.org'. bye bye and nice day klaus Am Montag, den 15.11.2010, 09:14 +0200 schrieb Andrei Popescu: > On Du, 14 nov 10,

Re: Search application for desktop in Squeeze?

On 11/14/2010 06:59 AM, Celejar wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:35:18 +0100 Daniel Andersson wrote: Hi Beagle is apparently not actively developed anymore. Does anyone have a tip on a good search application in Squeeze repository? It must be able to index PDFs in order to be useful for me.

Re: bash history

On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:44:38 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: > Hola! Hola :-) > So I'm trying to use Ctrl-R to do reverse search in the history. Thia is > what happens; I try to search for "white": > > kje...@kjetil:~$ history | tail (...) > (reverse-i-search)`wh': aptitude why patc