Re: choosing a web browser

2013-03-09 Thread Jude DaShiell
the seamonkey package may be what you're looking for. It combines firefox with thunderbird in a single package and uses less system resources. It also doesn't update constantly either. --- jude Microsoft, windows is ac

Re: Two copies of E-Mail (Re: I wish to advocate linux)

2013-03-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Zenaan Harkness wrote: > Brian wrote: > > Fortunately, Mutt users have the opportunity to take advantage of its > > ability to construct a custom Message-ID: header for a mail sent to > > debian-user. Like so: > > > > send-hook . 'unmy_hdr Message-ID:' > > send-hook 'debian-user@lists\.debian\.org'

Re: choosing a web browser

2013-03-09 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 3/10/13, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: >> Update: >> >> * Google Chromium .. >> Only downer is: does not integrate with "standard (XFCE) style >> desktop/windows theme - ie Windows XP style windows theme. Chromium >> seems rather stuck on its

Re: Two copies of E-Mail (Re: I wish to advocate linux)

2013-03-09 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 3/10/13, Brian wrote: > On Fri 08 Mar 2013 at 23:19:06 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > >> But I am a pedantic sort and so must say that every message does have > > To continue with the pedantry :) and to return to the issue raised in > this subthread, a CC is not a duplicate of a list mail. Put them

Re: choosing a web browser

2013-03-09 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > Update: > > * Google Chromium > This does not appear (in an hour of usage) to have the CPU-spikes > problem of iceweasel/firefox. > Performance is fine on my modern laptop. > Tabs work; CTRL-PgUp/Dn works. > Has private browsing mode. I'm h

Re: choosing a web browser

2013-03-09 Thread Zenaan Harkness
Update: * Google Chromium This does not appear (in an hour of usage) to have the CPU-spikes problem of iceweasel/firefox. Performance is fine on my modern laptop. Tabs work; CTRL-PgUp/Dn works. Has private browsing mode. I'm hoping proxy settings are remembered. Only downer is: does not integrate

Re: A question about how to ask a question

2013-03-09 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:51:47 +0100, Olivier Cailloux a écrit : > [Y R U NOT ANSWERING ME] Hey Olivier, I would personnally bet on badluck. As far as I can see, your question is well asked, maybe a bit too long, but who cares ? Because it's a question about debian, I'll try to help you for you

Re: A question about how to ask a question

2013-03-09 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 3/10/13, Olivier Cailloux wrote: > My question is about... how to best ask a question! That is because I ... > Original question: > Hi list, > > My graphic card is connected through HDMI to my screen. I get no sound, * You have not said where your speakers are. There is an implication that the

choosing a web browser

2013-03-09 Thread Zenaan Harkness
I need a "sane" webbrowser. Firstly, I'm not interested in rolling releases. In my experience, Firefox 3.6 was the pinnacle in browsers, in the days when Epiphany was also a fine option. Things appear to have gone downhill bigtime since then, as far as I can tell. Seeking something that is 100% l

Re: Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Bob Proulx wrote: > Richard Owlett wrote: > > Installation iso on a CD or flash drive as desired. ( target iso > > size is ~100MB, smaller if possible) > > AFAIK Debian CD#1 is the smallest fully standalone install supported. > But at the time that you are committed to booting from cdrom then > m

RE: Installer not reading preseed.cfg

2013-03-09 Thread keshav prabhakar
d-i mirror/country string manual d-i mirror/suite string stable yes, those two lines did the magic! Thanks.It started reading from the local server but...now, it's stopping next at this error: No root file systemNo root file system is defined. Please correct this from the partitioning menu. I

Re: I think D-I is recommending unnecessary non-free firmware, where do I take this?

2013-03-09 Thread Aubrey Raech
I feel embarrassed, but I guess I didn't look hard enough. This exact case already exists as a bug for debian-installer (severity: wishlist). http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=684968 Sorry about that. It doesn't look like anything will be done about this, since the debian-installer

I think D-I is recommending unnecessary non-free firmware, where do I take this?

2013-03-09 Thread Aubrey Raech
I've been using Debian for a long time on and off, and I've been using it as my primary (and only) OS for about a year now on a relatively new computer. While I've had issues, they've never been anything that couldn't be fixed by doing a little reading and learning. I'm no expert, but I think I've

Re: Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-09 Thread Brian
On Sat 09 Mar 2013 at 12:17:38 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: [Snippety snip] > What is intentionally not installed at this point is any network > connectivity, any display manager or desktop environment, or just > about any application software. What I've not decide is what shell > or scripting fr

Re: Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Richard Owlett wrote: > Current standard practice optimizers AWAY from my goal. > My old 2 Mhz Z80 32 kByte system could do more than 90% of what I > actually use my computer for. > Instead Debian follows in the dainty footsteps of corporate > behemoths such as Microsoft, Apple, and Canonical by lo

A question about how to ask a question

2013-03-09 Thread Olivier Cailloux
Hi list, My question is about... how to best ask a question! That is because I have the feeling I am not asking it in the best possible way. I have a problem with my sound setup. I tried many different things, to no avail, so I thought I would ask for help on an appropriate mailing list. I h

Re: Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-09 Thread Joe
On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 11:05:37 -0800 Kelly Clowers wrote: > > You can not configure the network, but network support will still > be there. I guess you could blacklist all the network card kernel > drivers. Don't disable the core network stack that allows the > loopback to function, though, that m

Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-09 Thread Richard Owlett
Current standard practice optimizers AWAY from my goal. My old 2 Mhz Z80 32 kByte system could do more than 90% of what I actually use my computer for. Instead Debian follows in the dainty footsteps of corporate behemoths such as Microsoft, Apple, and Canonical by loading everything {including

Re: Parcellite errors

2013-03-09 Thread Frank McCormick
On 03/09/2013 12:50 PM, Brian wrote: On Sat 09 Mar 2013 at 09:23:37 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote: For quite a while now I have been getting this error in .xsession-errors log...somedays to the point where the log grows to 3 or 4 megs. (parcellite:2660): Gdk-WARNING **: Error converting selecti

Re: Parcellite errors

2013-03-09 Thread Brian
On Sat 09 Mar 2013 at 09:23:37 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote: > For quite a while now I have been getting this error in > .xsession-errors log...somedays to the point where the log grows to > 3 or 4 megs. > > (parcellite:2660): Gdk-WARNING **: Error converting selection from > UTF8_STRING > > >

Parcellite errors

2013-03-09 Thread Frank McCormick
For quite a while now I have been getting this error in .xsession-errors log...somedays to the point where the log grows to 3 or 4 megs. (parcellite:2660): Gdk-WARNING **: Error converting selection from UTF8_STRING It seems to me I didnt see this until an upgrade of Parcellite a few mont

Re: Two copies of E-Mail (Re: I wish to advocate linux)

2013-03-09 Thread Brian
On Fri 08 Mar 2013 at 23:19:06 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > But I am a pedantic sort and so must say that every message does have To continue with the pedantry :) and to return to the issue raised in this subthread, a CC is not a duplicate of a list mail. Put them side by side and the difference is

Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg

2013-03-09 Thread Brian
On Fri 08 Mar 2013 at 22:22:25 -0500, Tom H wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Brian wrote: > > On Fri 08 Mar 2013 at 19:04:41 -0600, keshav prabhakar wrote: > >> > >> netcfg/wireless_wep string#d-i mirror/country string USd-i > > > > The first post at > > > >http://ubuntuforums.org/sho

RE: Installer not reading preseed.cfg

2013-03-09 Thread keshav prabhakar
Thanks for the pointer. I'll try this and let you all know how it goes.

RE: Installer not reading preseed.cfg

2013-03-09 Thread keshav prabhakar
oh wow! Frankly, this is the best, most detailed response I have ever gotten on any list so far. :) but seriously, I can't thank enough for your time and interest. really appreciate it.I didn't pay much attention to my preseed.cfg yet since I was still trying to figure mirror issue. Also, I hav

Re: gcalcli - commandline for google calendar

2013-03-09 Thread Sharon Kimble
Tony. No, I hadn't set up dual-verification but I do now :) But I still cant log on to it, so I've written to the gcalcli mailing list and hope for a reply from them, crossed fingers! Sharon. On 9 March 2013 06:28, Tony Baldwin wrote: > On Sat, Mar 09, 2013 at 01:21:56AM -0500, Tony Baldwin wr

Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg

2013-03-09 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 4:32 AM, Tom H wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Tom H wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:04 PM, keshav prabhakar wrote: Also 1483 seems like a very small preseed file. >>> >>> It is. >>> # ls -l preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1488 Ma

Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg

2013-03-09 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Tom H wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:04 PM, keshav prabhakar wrote: >>> >>> Also 1483 seems like a very small preseed file. >> >> It is. >> # ls -l preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1488 Mar 8 14:00 preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg >> # more preseed_D

Re: create chroot for armhf - creating tty fails

2013-03-09 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2013-03-09 01:10 +0100, Sladjan Ri wrote: > Hi, I want to create an image for a Nexus7 Android device. > > I am following this wiki: > http://wiki.debian.org/EmDebian/CrossDebootstrap#Generating_cross_images_as_root_user > > and this command does not work: > chroot /armelfs_debian sh -c "cd /de