Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

2011-10-09 Thread au2by2
Apologies, line wrapping messed up my previous reply, corrected here (I hope). Won't this do what you want? It obviously works on "old" bash. echo -n "prompt:"; writevt -t `tty` -T "default"; read a; For example: testuser@bartlett:~$ echo -n "prompt:"; writevt -t `tty` -T "default"; read

Enhancing Workplace Communication

2011-10-09 Thread Hadijah Sahid
Enhancing Business English Wednesday, 7th December 2011, 9.00am - 5.00pm, Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur A good command of the English language verbal and written is particularly important for those working as a secretary or personal/administrative assistant in an English-speaking enviro

Re: Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

2011-10-09 Thread au2by2
Won't this do what you want? It obviously works on "old" bash. echo -n "prompt:"; writevt -t `tty` -T "default"; read a; For example: testuser@bartlett:~$ echo -n "prompt:"; writevt -t `tty` -T "default";\ > read a; declare -p a BASH_VERSION prompt:default declare -- a="default" declare --

Re: where are xorg-macros

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Wayne Topa writes: > On 10/09/2011 07:16 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I've looked around with google and on xorg home site for this. >> >> xorg-macros >> >> I find reference to it but not how to get it. > > You use the debian tools, such as apt-cache. > ie > > apt-cache search xorg-macros > xut

Re: Squid & access control

2011-10-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 10/10/11 12:41, Mark Panen wrote: > Hi, > > I can't get squid to function on Debian via Webmin. > > Normally i: > > 1. Set up ports & networking, http port 3128 and the IP of my machine. > 2. Access control, client address, mark - 192.168.1.100 > 3. Restart squid. > 4. Bob's your uncle, it no

Squid & access control

2011-10-09 Thread Mark Panen
Hi, I can't get squid to function on Debian via Webmin. Normally i: 1. Set up ports & networking, http port 3128 and the IP of my machine. 2. Access control, client address, mark - 192.168.1.100 3. Restart squid. 4. Bob's your uncle, it normally works but Ice weasel is giving me an access deni

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Monday 10 October 2011 01:30:12 Harry Putnam wrote: > Thierry Chatelet writes: > > On Monday 10 October 2011 00:31:03 Harry Putnam wrote: > > > > I did not read the complete thread, so I may be say something that has > > been said, but: > > desktop=kde > > tasksel install desktop > > > > sho

Re: where are xorg-macros

2011-10-09 Thread Wayne Topa
On 10/09/2011 07:16 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: I've looked around with google and on xorg home site for this. xorg-macros I find reference to it but not how to get it. You use the debian tools, such as apt-cache. ie apt-cache search xorg-macros xutils-dev - X Window System utility programs

Re: wheezy snapshot boot failure

2011-10-09 Thread Richard
Hi all Successfully loaded the last snapshot of Wheezy without a hitch the second time after moving the HD to another SATA port. Good news for me is that my sound card is fully recognised with kernel 3.0.1. Which point the finger of why it didn't when upgraded from squeeze at a file which is not

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Thierry Chatelet writes: > On Monday 10 October 2011 00:31:03 Harry Putnam wrote: > > I did not read the complete thread, so I may be say something that has been > said, but: > desktop=kde > tasksel install desktop > > should do the job.(Note: no space around "=" ) > Thierry Nice try but afte

Re: where are xorg-macros

2011-10-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 10/10/11 10:16, Harry Putnam wrote: > I've looked around with google and on xorg home site for this. > > xorg-macros > > I find reference to it but not how to get it. > > When I run ./autogen.sh in a git clone of an xorg driver I get this > output. (I added the spacing and asterisks) > > aut

where are xorg-macros

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
I've looked around with google and on xorg home site for this. xorg-macros I find reference to it but not how to get it. When I run ./autogen.sh in a git clone of an xorg driver I get this output. (I added the spacing and asterisks) autoreconf: Entering directory `.' autoreconf: configure.ac: n

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Monday 10 October 2011 00:31:03 Harry Putnam wrote: I did not read the complete thread, so I may be say something that has been said, but: desktop=kde tasksel install desktop should do the job.(Note: no space around "=" ) Thierry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debi

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Brad Rogers writes: > On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:22:02 -0500 > Harry Putnam wrote: > > Hello Harry, > >> Brad Rogers writes: >> > Which is known as a meta package. It's a shorthand way of pulling in >> > (in this case) lots of other packages. The full KDE suite, in >> > fact. >> OK, I was alarm

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: > On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:00:22 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Camaleón writes: > >>> How does your "/etc/apt/sources.list" file look like? >> >> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main >> deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main >> >> deb http://se

Re: wheezy snapshot boot failure

2011-10-09 Thread richard2
On Sun, 2011-10-09 at 22:18 +0100, Brian wrote: > On Sun 09 Oct 2011 at 22:10:19 +0100, richard2 wrote: > > > hi > > It sat at the end of its install wirh a flashind screen with a debiam > > logo on it, went to a cosole and scrolling seg fault meesage. No > > keyboard entry possible. > > This was

Re: [OT] Re: Please kill the noise

2011-10-09 Thread PMA
Speaking for myself -- Sometimes an off-topic email perks my interest so powerfully that, defying all reason of course, I neglect to disassociate the off-topic from the topic that it was off. I shall try harder now in such situations to discipline my response. PA Weaver wrote: On Sat, 08 Oct

Re: wheezy snapshot boot failure

2011-10-09 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
09/10/2011 23:10, richard2 wrote: > hi > It sat at the end of its install wirh a flashind screen with a debiam > logo on it, went to a cosole and scrolling seg fault meesage. No > keyboard entry possible. > rebooted got a grub error > "error hd0,msdos5 read error > entering rescue mode > > > anyth

Re: wheezy snapshot boot failure

2011-10-09 Thread Brian
On Sun 09 Oct 2011 at 22:10:19 +0100, richard2 wrote: > hi > It sat at the end of its install wirh a flashind screen with a debiam > logo on it, went to a cosole and scrolling seg fault meesage. No > keyboard entry possible. This was even before you had booted into the new OS? > rebooted got a g

wheezy snapshot boot failure

2011-10-09 Thread richard2
hi It sat at the end of its install wirh a flashind screen with a debiam logo on it, went to a cosole and scrolling seg fault meesage. No keyboard entry possible. rebooted got a grub error "error hd0,msdos5 read error entering rescue mode > anything I can do ? and wth is msdos5 doing with linux ?

Re: Console font too wide in Wheezy

2011-10-09 Thread Peter Brüel
On Sun, 2011-10-09 at 00:01 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 04:36:21PM +0200, Peter Brüel wrote: > > I have a box that dual boots Debian Squeeze and Wheezy. In Wheezy I have > > found that the console font in X (I use Xfce as DE) is about 17% wider > > compared to Squeeze. (T

Re: Console font too wide in Wheezy

2011-10-09 Thread Peter Brüel
On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 10:35 +, Camaleón wrote: > (...) > > > The only thing I've been able too find is this guy's post (Google search > > line 'debian font too wide'): > > > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=636844 > > Hum... yes, the issue seems to be very similar. > > >

Re: When was Debian installed

2011-10-09 Thread Claudius Hubig
Tomas Volka wrote: >root@debian # passwd -S bin >bin L 11/23/2010 0 9 7 -1 Excellent. >root@debian ~ # dumpe2fs -h /dev/sda3 | grep -i creat >dumpe2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) >Filesystem created: Tue Nov 23 21:11:56 2010 Please note that this will fail if the system was copied from one

Re: wanted wheezy snapshot iso

2011-10-09 Thread richard2
On Sun, 2011-10-09 at 21:01 +0200, tv.deb...@googlemail.com wrote: > 09/10/2011 20:44, richard2 wrote: > > Hi, > > the update to wheezy from squeeze didi not go well :) > > I ended up with a desktop, on LXDE, that as soon as to clickrd on > > anything it disappeared, no functionality at all. Droppe

Re: When was Debian installed

2011-10-09 Thread Tomas Volka
Quoting Jari Fredriksson : 8.10.2011 4:09, Mark Panen kirjoitti: Hi, Which command do i run to find out on which date i installed my Debian OS? There are several fairly reliable methods to figure this out, one of them is checking the last password change of certain system user (daemon, sys,

Re: When was Debian installed

2011-10-09 Thread Tomas Volka
> > 8.10.2011 4:09, Mark Panen kirjoitti: > > > Which command do i run to find out on which date i installed my Debian OS? There are several fairly reliable methods to figure this out, one of them is checking the last password change of certain system user (daemon, sys, bin). ie. root@debian #

Re: grub2 complaint/question

2011-10-09 Thread Brian
On Sun 09 Oct 2011 at 14:02:28 -0400, Marc Auslander wrote: > Maybe I'm missing something here. > > update-grup creates a grub.cfg with menuentrys for every kernel it can > find - except a menu entry using /vmlinuz on the current root as the kernel! > But in > debian, the obvious default is wha

Re: wanted wheezy snapshot iso

2011-10-09 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
09/10/2011 20:44, richard2 wrote: > Hi, > the update to wheezy from squeeze didi not go well :) > I ended up with a desktop, on LXDE, that as soon as to clickrd on > anything it disappeared, no functionality at all. Dropped back to > console attemped login as root , on hitting CR a blank screen. >

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:22:02 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: Hello Harry, > Brad Rogers writes: > > Which is known as a meta package. It's a shorthand way of pulling in > > (in this case) lots of other packages. The full KDE suite, in > > fact. > OK, I was alarmed to see: > dpkg -L kde-full > /us

Re: When was Debian installed

2011-10-09 Thread Jari Fredriksson
9.10.2011 18:19, Raf Czlonka kirjoitti: > On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 11:39:26PM BST, Jari Fredriksson wrote: >> 8.10.2011 4:09, Mark Panen kirjoitti: >>> Which command do i run to find out on which date i installed my Debian OS? >> >> uptime > > Have you read the question? > Yes. Why? Linux is said

wanted wheezy snapshot iso

2011-10-09 Thread richard2
Hi, the update to wheezy from squeeze didi not go well :) I ended up with a desktop, on LXDE, that as soon as to clickrd on anything it disappeared, no functionality at all. Dropped back to console attemped login as root , on hitting CR a blank screen. I had to give the machine a hard reset, on res

Re: want to try KDE 4.6 from sid on squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Juan R. de Silva
On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:37:51 +, Juan R. de Silva wrote: > I'd like to try to co-install KDE 4.6 from sid to my standard GNOME > squeeze install. > > Hence 2 questions: > > 1. Is it stable enough now or it's better to go with KDE 4.4 from > squeeze repo (though to have 4.6 instead is quite te

grub2 complaint/question

2011-10-09 Thread Marc Auslander
Maybe I'm missing something here. update-grup creates a grub.cfg with menuentrys for every kernel it can find - except a menu entry using /vmlinuz on the current root as the kernel! But in debian, the obvious default is whatever kernel /vmlinuz points to. I made a custom entry to do just that -

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:00:22 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Camaleón writes: >> How does your "/etc/apt/sources.list" file look like? > > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main > > deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/upda

Re: incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:10:17 +0100, Richard wrote: > On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 11:57:39 + (UTC) Camaleón > wrote: (...) >> Hum... maybe related to this comment: >> >> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=513039#37 >> >> If still present in wheezy, this is something worth for bug repo

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Scott Ferguson writes: [...] > Please post:- > /etc/apt/sources.list > the output of:- > dpkg --get-selections I've reposted it here in this thread... I'm sure you'll see it if your reader shows line count. hehe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subjec

Re: LXDE Menu editing

2011-10-09 Thread Javier Vasquez
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Robert Blair Mason Jr. wrote: > ... > > I don't want to provoke anyone or start a flame war, but why does the > debian menu system still exist?  It had it's place in the past, but all > modern DEs and panel/menu systems support the FD.o XDG application > standards.

LXDE: shortcut problem holding . or / char.s

2011-10-09 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day. These shortcuts does not work in LXDE of wheezy: C-A-. or C-A-/ How I should write it in lxde-rc.xm file? When I change the . or / to k or l - it works. Thanks for Your time. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscr

Re: incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Richard
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:41:17 +0100 Dom wrote: > On 09/10/11 14:51, Richard wrote: > > On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:54:16 +1300 > > Chris Bannister wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 11:15:22AM +0100, Richard wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> I was having a problem with the listed url for the United Kingdom

Re: incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Richard
On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 11:57:39 + (UTC) Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:15:22 +0100, Richard wrote: > > > I was having a problem with the listed url for the United Kingdom ftp > > debian site. kept giving errors. > > What's the URL from where you got that info? Or you mean that appears

Re: possible reasons to cause Segmentation fault

2011-10-09 Thread lina
The other information including: Setting-Error: type read mismatch (float) -1 Setting-Error: type read mismatch (int) 667 rlwrap: Command not found. (this one maybe not related, ) Thanks,

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: > On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:51:13 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >>> I suppose you installed the right pattern for you current running >>> Debian system, right? That is, kde-full for "squeeze" if you are >>> running squeeze, kde-full for wheezy, if you are running wheezy, etc... >> >

possible reasons to cause Segmentation fault

2011-10-09 Thread lina
Hi, I met "Segmentation fault" in two places in one day, Which are the possible reasons for the segmentation fault. Thanks,

Re: incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Dom
On 09/10/11 14:51, Richard wrote: On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:54:16 +1300 Chris Bannister wrote: On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 11:15:22AM +0100, Richard wrote: Hi, I was having a problem with the listed url for the United Kingdom ftp debian site. kept giving errors. The correct country designator in th

a quick Q:about package

2011-10-09 Thread lina
Hi, For a package, it showed in wheezy and sid, I checked it's showed the same version, just want to confirm, is it the same package? the wheezy one crashed recently after upgrading some other package, I wanna try the sid one, but seems the same. not sure the build dependency. Thanks,

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:51:13 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: Hello Harry, > I see only 1 pkg when I run `aptitude search kde-full' Which is known as a meta package. It's a shorthand way of pulling in (in this case) lots of other packages. The full KDE suite, in fact. -- Regards _ / )

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: > On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:41:58 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Camaleón writes: >> >> Sorry to cause you extra effort... I should not have started this second >> thread since it way overlaps: >> Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install > > It was me who suggested

Re: When was Debian installed

2011-10-09 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 11:39:26PM BST, Jari Fredriksson wrote: > 8.10.2011 4:09, Mark Panen kirjoitti: > > Which command do i run to find out on which date i installed my Debian OS? > > uptime Have you read the question? -- Raf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.or

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:51:13 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I suppose you installed the right pattern for you current running >> Debian system, right? That is, kde-full for "squeeze" if you are >> running squeeze, kde-full for wheezy, if you are running wheezy, etc... > > I see only 1 pkg when I r

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:41:58 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Camaleón writes: > > Sorry to cause you extra effort... I should not have started this second > thread since it way overlaps: > Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install It was me who suggested opening a new thread. I find

Re: How to unlock apt-get?

2011-10-09 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 12:59:33PM BST, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2011-10-09 13:47 +0200, Matt Harrison wrote: > > Are you running apt-get as root? I don't have my box right in front > > of me, but the errors you describe sound like you are trying to run > > apt as your user account. > > No, in th

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: Reply to Camaleón from overlappingthread: Subject: how to gather info for reporting problem > On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:18:37 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Attempted to install a full kde setup today but landed in the soup once >> it was done. Camaleón wrote: > I suppose

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: Sorry to cause you extra effort... I should not have started this second thread since it way overlaps: Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install So to keep it all in one place, if will be kind enough to look for your reply there I will appreciate it. -- To UNSU

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:18:37 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Attempted to install a full kde setup today but landed in the soup once > it was done. I suppose you installed the right pattern for you current running Debian system, right? That is, kde-full for "squeeze" if you are running squeeze, kd

Re: incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Richard
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:54:16 +1300 Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 11:15:22AM +0100, Richard wrote: > > Hi, > > I was having a problem with the listed url for the United Kingdom ftp > > debian site. > > kept giving errors. > > The correct country designator in the url for the UK

Re: LXDE Menu editing

2011-10-09 Thread Richard
On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 11:12:26 + (UTC) Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:51:38 +0100, Richard wrote: > > > I'm trying out LXDE, much less system load, very noticeable . Is there a > > menu editor similar to gnome alcatel, I'd like to customise the "other" > > menu section. TIA > > You m

Re: router for loadbalancing..anyone know a low cost solution ??

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:24:54 -0400, Joey L wrote: > I know this is not exactly the correct forum for this question, but: 1. > I do not want to setup another debian server/servers. 2. I am on a > serious low budget to run 2 servers. 3. I am looking for the router to > handle the load balancing betw

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: This is a reply to Chris B [...] Harry wrote: > > I was prompted a few times about uninstalling and installing > > things. And I remember one prompt that asked me if it was ok to leave > > a list of dependencies unmet. Chris replied: > And you said OK? Yes [...] Chr

Re: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Scott Ferguson writes: > *Don't stress - this is easily, and simply, fixed* > > kde-desktop is a small part of the KDE Desktop Environment. It looked like dozens of pkgs were installed when I said: aptitude install kde-full > Please post:- > /etc/apt/sources.list > the output of: - > dpkg --ge

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
[NOTE: I've foolishly started more than one thread covering the same subject so please allow me to revert to the original and if you would be kind enough to follow. I would appreciate any more input you might have: Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install ] Chris Bannister writ

Re: router for loadbalancing..anyone know a low cost solution ??

2011-10-09 Thread Joel Roth
On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 08:24:54AM -0400, Joey L wrote: > I know this is not exactly the correct forum for this question, but: > 1. I do not want to setup another debian server/servers. > 2. I am on a serious low budget to run 2 servers. > 3. I am looking for the router to handle the load balancing

anyone can point me to an article regarding auto mount nfs share with heartbeat ??

2011-10-09 Thread Joey L
i have found 1 article that shows you how to make nfs high availiblity but does not show you how to have your nfs client mount 1 nfs share if the other nfs share is not available. thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? C

router for loadbalancing..anyone know a low cost solution ??

2011-10-09 Thread Joey L
I know this is not exactly the correct forum for this question, but: 1. I do not want to setup another debian server/servers. 2. I am on a serious low budget to run 2 servers. 3. I am looking for the router to handle the load balancing between 2 debian servers. Or - Can I setup debian to listen 2

Re: [OT] Yet Another Language Issue (wa: imap with claws mail problem)

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:29:23 -0300, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > On 10/09/2011 07:52 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> This can sound a bit rare but for us >> (Spanish speaking users) is very hard to write some Enghlish words like >> "don't know". We are not used to apostrophes and the word "know" is >> spe

Re: How to unlock apt-get?

2011-10-09 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2011-10-09 13:47 +0200, Matt Harrison wrote: > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Bill.M wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm having a problem with apt-get. I seem to be locked out of >> /var/lib/dpkg/lock and /var/lib/dpkg when I try to do an apt=get update , >> How can I clear these locks? And if ther

Re: incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:15:22 +0100, Richard wrote: > I was having a problem with the listed url for the United Kingdom ftp > debian site. kept giving errors. What's the URL from where you got that info? Or you mean that appears as the default repo source of your "/etc/apt/sources.list" file? >

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 05:18:37PM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Attempted to install a full kde setup today but landed in the soup > once it was done. Are you running stable testing or unstable? > I just get a black screen with a terminal emulator running, no menus > are available with mouse cl

Re: How to unlock apt-get?

2011-10-09 Thread Matt Harrison
On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Bill.M wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm having a problem with apt-get. I seem to be locked out of > /var/lib/dpkg/lock and /var/lib/dpkg when I try to do an apt=get update , > How can I clear these locks? And if there's another process using apt, how > can I discover what

Re: Disabling wifi to save battery

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:44:57 +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > I've recently purchased a Dell vostro 3350 laptop, and to save battery, > I was planning to disable wifi, when it wasn't required. On my old > laptop I could use the rfkill package like so: rfkill block wifi Mmm, some wifi adapters also a

Re: incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 11:15:22AM +0100, Richard wrote: > Hi, > I was having a problem with the listed url for the United Kingdom ftp debian > site. > kept giving errors. > The correct country designator in the url for the UK is uk not gb. > ie. ftp.uk.debian.org NOT ftp.gb.debian.org Where is t

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 02:34:39PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Without disabling plasma? > > I switched from KDE3 to KDE4 and then, since I'm unable to stand KDE4 to > GNOME2. GNOME2 is dying :(, I'll need to watch out for a new DE. Tr

Re: [OT] Yet Another Language Issue (wa: imap with claws mail problem)

2011-10-09 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 10/09/2011 07:52 AM, Camaleón wrote: > This can sound a bit rare but for us > (Spanish speaking users) is very hard to write some Enghlish words like > "don't know". We are not used to apostrophes and the word "know" is > specially difficult for us (you won't see many words in Spanish with >

Re: LXDE Menu editing

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:51:38 +0100, Richard wrote: > I'm trying out LXDE, much less system load, very noticeable . Is there a > menu editor similar to gnome alcatel, I'd like to customise the "other" > menu section. TIA You meant "alacarte", right? :-) There is a section on LXDE wiki for customi

Re: [OT] Yet Another Language Issue (wa: imap with claws mail problem)

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:28:44 +0100, Joe wrote: > On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:37:03 + (UTC) Camaleón > wrote: > >> On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:25:03 +0200, Tony van der Hoff wrote: >> >> > On 06/10/11 17:33, Camaleón wrote: >> >> OTOH, I dunno how Claws manages this, >> >> > Camaleón, I know English i

How to unlock apt-get?

2011-10-09 Thread Bill.M
Hi folks, I'm having a problem with apt-get. I seem to be locked out of /var/lib/dpkg/lock and /var/lib/dpkg when I try to do an apt=get update , How can I clear these locks? And if there's another process using apt, how can I discover what it is? I've rebooted without success. b.

incorrect url in apt lists squeeze

2011-10-09 Thread Richard
Hi, I was having a problem with the listed url for the United Kingdom ftp debian site. kept giving errors. The correct country designator in the url for the UK is uk not gb. ie. ftp.uk.debian.org NOT ftp.gb.debian.org That needs to be fixed before the next release. -- Best wishes / 73 Richard B

Re: Debian SID - Can't setup Language for applications(using xdm, wmaker)

2011-10-09 Thread Csanyi Pal
Hi Raf, Raf Czlonka writes: > On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 09:13:42PM BST, Csanyi Pal wrote: >> Raf Czlonka writes: >> > What's the content of /etc/default/locale and what does "locale" say? >> >> The content of /etc/default/locale is: >> LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8 > > Last but not least, try running: > > %

Re: [OT] Yet Another Language Issue (wa: imap with claws mail problem)

2011-10-09 Thread Tony van der Hoff
On 09/10/11 00:28, Joe wrote: On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:37:03 + (UTC) Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:25:03 +0200, Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 06/10/11 17:33, Camaleón wrote: OTOH, I dunno how Claws manages this, Camaleón, I know English isn't your first language, although you wri

Re: Debian SID - Can't setup Language for applications(using xdm, wmaker)

2011-10-09 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 09:13:42PM BST, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Raf Czlonka writes: > > What's the content of /etc/default/locale and what does "locale" say? > > The content of /etc/default/locale is: > LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8 Last but not least, try running: % LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8 mc or any other program pr

Re: Upgrading base-files wants to wipe out half of system

2011-10-09 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 11:45:02PM BST, Daniel D Jones wrote: > Searching Google and this list archives haven't come up with anything on > this. > Running apt-get upgrade, base-files and a number of other packages are being > held back. Doing a dist-upgrade or manually upgrading base-files giv