Re: debugging package breakage

2011-08-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 22/08/11 01:48, Tom Roche wrote: > > summary: my questions are about > > + using Debian packaging and its tools (notably apt-*, aptitude) > + fixing problems with same > > *not* > > - fixing broken functionality > - LMDE > - LMDE repositories > > If there is a better place to ask end-user-l

Re: SSH server

2011-08-21 Thread Bob Proulx
Ivan Shmakov wrote: > Bob Proulx writes: > > 2. Ensure that sshd is listening on port 22. > > > $ netstat -na | grep '0.0.0.0:22' > > tcp0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:*LISTEN > > As IPv6 is slowly conquering the world, I'd be checking for > :::22 just as w

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 21 August 2011 21:20, Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:07:50 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > > > On 21 August 2011 19:51, Camaleón wrote: > > >> (ppp are a different method to get a connection over Internet, nowadays > >> mostly used for dial-up modems or USB DSL modems but I'm afraid t

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 21 August 2011 21:03, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > On 08/21/2011 07:53 AM, Heddle Weaver wrote: > > We have already done this and access is not available by way of telnet > > or wget. But, you would know this, having read the thread. > > This thread is far too long and confused, so this might

Fwd: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Heddle Weaver
I'll be glad when I can get away from web mail and post directly to the list instead of sending them direct by mistake. -- Forwarded message -- From: Heddle Weaver Date: 22 August 2011 10:09 Subject: Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N To: Andrew McGlashan On 21 August 2011 21:02, Andrew

How to let Alsa actually mix the PC speaker beep with other sounds?

2011-08-21 Thread Claudius Hubig
Hello, I recently switched to playing music directly on my notebook instead of another computer somewhere else. This notebook runs Debian Testing with Xfce 4.8 and a self-compiled kernel 3.0. I can set the volume level of the system beep (which occurs, for example, if you open a terminal and pres

Re: Xfce4 not enabling a desktop icon - Debian stable

2011-08-21 Thread AG
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:01:03 +0100, AG wrote: On Debian stable, the WM Xfce4 is not enabling an icon of an inserted disk - CD/ DVD - to be drawn to the desktop. If it is an audio CD, then the desired app will launch (ditto with a video DVD), but I can still find no way to browse the actual disk

Re: Xfce4 not enabling a desktop icon - Debian stable

2011-08-21 Thread AG
On Sun 21 Aug 2011 at 15:01:03 +0100, AG wrote: On Debian stable, the WM Xfce4 is not enabling an icon of an inserted disk - CD/ DVD - to be drawn to the desktop. If it is an audio CD, then the desired app will launch (ditto with a video DVD), but I can still find no way to browse the actual dis

Re: debugging package breakage

2011-08-21 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 21 August 2011 19:38:34 Tom Roche wrote: > ... but so what? it's `cat` ... yes - but why open root up when you don't need it?? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http:

Re: debugging package breakage

2011-08-21 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sunday 21 August 2011 16:48:07 > me@it:~$ sudo cat /etc/apt/sources.list > > deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import > > deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free >

Re: debugging package breakage

2011-08-21 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 21 August 2011 16:48:07 Tom Roche wrote: > me@it:~$ sudo cat /etc/apt/sources.list > > > deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import > > deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib

Swift Linux 0.1.2 is now available!

2011-08-21 Thread Jason Hsu
Swift Linux 0.1.2 (based on antiX Linux M11) is now available at http://www.swiftlinux.org. There are two plain vanilla editions (Diet Swift Linux and Regular Swift Linux) and three special editions (Taylor Swift Linux, Minnesota Swift Linux, and Chicago Swift Linux). Swift Linux is lightweigh

Re: Xfce4 not enabling a desktop icon - Debian stable

2011-08-21 Thread Brian
On Sun 21 Aug 2011 at 15:01:03 +0100, AG wrote: > On Debian stable, the WM Xfce4 is not enabling an icon of an inserted > disk - CD/ DVD - to be drawn to the desktop. If it is an audio CD, then > the desired app will launch (ditto with a video DVD), but I can still > find no way to browse th

Re: debugging package breakage

2011-08-21 Thread Tom Roche
summary: my questions are about + using Debian packaging and its tools (notably apt-*, aptitude) + fixing problems with same *not* - fixing broken functionality - LMDE - LMDE repositories If there is a better place to ask end-user-level questions about Debian packaging and its tools (vs dev- o

[SUSPENDED]: squeeze freeze while copying from camera mem card (via USB)

2011-08-21 Thread Itay
Due to a failure in reproducing the problem I suspend the discussion in this thread. Hopefully I should not return to it later... ;-) Itay On Fri, 12 Aug 2011, Itay wrote: Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:28:59 +0300 (IDT) From: Itay To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: squeeze freeze while

Re: squeeze freeze while copying from camera mem card (via USB)

2011-08-21 Thread Itay
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011, Camaleón wrote: Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:59:10 + (UTC) From: Camaleón To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: squeeze freeze while copying from camera mem card (via USB) Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:59:47 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org

Re: Xfce4 not enabling a desktop icon - Debian stable

2011-08-21 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:01:03 +0100, AG wrote: > On Debian stable, the WM Xfce4 is not enabling an icon of an inserted > disk - CD/ DVD - to be drawn to the desktop. If it is an audio CD, then > the desired app will launch (ditto with a video DVD), but I can still > find no way to browse the actual

Xfce4 not enabling a desktop icon - Debian stable

2011-08-21 Thread AG
Hey list On Debian stable, the WM Xfce4 is not enabling an icon of an inserted disk - CD/ DVD - to be drawn to the desktop. If it is an audio CD, then the desired app will launch (ditto with a video DVD), but I can still find no way to browse the actual disk contents, not even via /media/*.

Re: How do I partition a 250 gb drive for a dual boot setup?

2011-08-21 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 01:54 -1200, sdc wrote: > Unfortunately I have to use Windows 7 as well so I need to setup a > dual boot. Alternativelly to dual-boot you might want to consider running windows as a virtual machine, using, for example, VirtualBox (there are others). It will work just fine. A

Re: pdfedit

2011-08-21 Thread Javier Barroso
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Rick Pasotto wrote: > I guess I'm too stupid to figure it out. > > I have a pdf document that I would like to add two lines of text to > (different positions, different fonts). Under the 'Page' menu I see an > icon for adding text but it is greyed out. I don't see

Re: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Please provide squeeze backports for alsa

2011-08-21 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 21/08/11 08:11 AM, Touko Korpela wrote: > Alsa libs are needed for userspace programs that depend from them. > They also provide mixer support. > Just upgrading kernel isn't enough. You would have a stronger case for your request if you would provide some evidence, preferably an upstream change

Re: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Please provide squeeze backports for alsa

2011-08-21 Thread Touko Korpela
(I forgot to cc mail lists) On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 12:04:43PM +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > * Touko Korpela [110821 12:40 +0300]: > > > Bug log for Alsa looks quite long so maybe some extra maintainers are > > needed? > > Anyway, I would like to request backporting Alsa for squeeze, hoping

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 21 August 2011 12:20:04 Camaleón wrote: > > Will check out /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-providers. Sounds like I might have > > screwed something up in there. Surely the whole point is that it shouldn't be there at all, not that you "might have screwed up in there"? At least, I think that that i

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:07:50 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > On 21 August 2011 19:51, Camaleón wrote: >> (ppp are a different method to get a connection over Internet, nowadays >> mostly used for dial-up modems or USB DSL modems but I'm afraid that's >> not your case...) >> >> > Will check out /et

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 08/21/2011 07:53 AM, Heddle Weaver wrote: > We have already done this and access is not available by way of telnet > or wget. But, you would know this, having read the thread. This thread is far too long and confused, so this might have been asked already: give us the output of /sbin/ifconfig a

Re: All GNUstep-based graphical apps fault with SIGSEGV

2011-08-21 Thread Vecu BOSSEUR
Hello the List, Here, I am answering to myself to add a bit of a comment, and to say I'm eager to get your point of view. Does anyone feel interested in GNUstep? If not, we could remove it completely from Debian, couldn't we? Please tell me if you are affected by the same trouble, or if you thi

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 21 August 2011 19:51, Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:11:19 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > > > On 20 August 2011 05:56, Camaleón wrote: > > > >> Wait... what are those "pppx" connections? Where are they coming from? > >> Are you using another device to get connected on Internet? > >>

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Hi, I've read the thread completely. It seems clear to me that you have had networking issues where you've had an IP and then not had an IP. If you have a fully working TCP/IP V4 stack, then I'm sure you'll see success. Have you tried a live cd? Pressing the reset button on the Billion mod

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 21 August 2011 13:28, Andrew McGlashan < andrew.mcglas...@affinityvision.com.au> wrote: > Hi, > > > Heddle Weaver wrote: > >> So it looks more and more like hardware. >> Regards, >> > > I don't agree. > > The 7800N is one of Billion's best modems, it may be faulty, but I don't > think so readin

Re: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Please provide squeeze backports for alsa

2011-08-21 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
* Touko Korpela [110821 12:40 +0300]: > Bug log for Alsa looks quite long so maybe some extra maintainers are > needed? > Anyway, I would like to request backporting Alsa for squeeze, hoping that it > would make sound work better for my laptop (Asus EeePC 1215b). I > already use kernel from unstab

Please provide squeeze backports for alsa

2011-08-21 Thread Touko Korpela
Bug log for Alsa looks quite long so maybe some extra maintainers are needed? Anyway, I would like to request backporting Alsa for squeeze, hoping that it would make sound work better for my laptop (Asus EeePC 1215b). I already use kernel from unstable. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-re

Re: OT questions about noscript and notscript

2011-08-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 21/08/11 19:10, consul tores wrote: > 2011/8/19 Scott Ferguson : >> On 20/08/11 03:50, consul tores wrote: >>> 2011/8/18 Scott Ferguson : On 19/08/11 04:01, Paul E Condon wrote: > I'm curious about the differences between noscript and notscript. >> >> >> >>> >>> Some people think

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:51:10 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > On 20 August 2011 05:50, Camaleón wrote: > >> >> Hum... are you sure your router is still at "192.168.1.254"? >> >> > I ran some status checks and get multiple results, without any other > configuration: > > Aug 21 10:15:08 Bandit pppd[

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-21 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:11:19 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > On 20 August 2011 05:56, Camaleón wrote: > >> Wait... what are those "pppx" connections? Where are they coming from? >> Are you using another device to get connected on Internet? >> >> > The only other device I've used is the borrowed XP

Re: aptitude streaming loads of errors, help please

2011-08-21 Thread Erwan David
On 21/08/11 10:50, dave selby wrote: > I seem to have a problem, noticed that aptitude flashed up an error > after adding a package, so dropped to aptitude and got a ton of error > messages every time I try to add / demove any package > > Reading package lists... > Building dependency tree... > Re

Re: OT questions about noscript and notscript

2011-08-21 Thread consul tores
2011/8/19 Scott Ferguson : > On 20/08/11 03:50, consul tores wrote: >> 2011/8/18 Scott Ferguson : >>> On 19/08/11 04:01, Paul E Condon wrote: I'm curious about the differences between noscript and notscript. > > > >>> >> >> Some people think that both, could be a security risk, because they >

aptitude streaming loads of errors, help please

2011-08-21 Thread dave selby
I seem to have a problem, noticed that aptitude flashed up an error after adding a package, so dropped to aptitude and got a ton of error messages every time I try to add / demove any package Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Reading extended state i