Re: Ctrl-alt-del to restart window manager with xfce in wheezy?

2013-06-09 Thread Rick Thomas
On Jun 9, 2013, at 11:10 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 09 iun 13, 19:27:35, Rick Thomas wrote: I've got xfce window manager installed on pretty-much as it comes fresh-out-of-the-box Wheezy. I'd like to have -- restart the window manager. I've configured it to do so with "dpkg-reconfigure

Re: Metapackages and autoremove

2013-06-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 09 iun 13, 20:46:56, Thanasi Bakis wrote: > Hello, > > When I remove a package such as Brasero from my computer, it removes the > Gnome With Extra Components as well. So, when I run apt-get autoremove, > it wants to remove all other Extra Components. Can I remove just Brasero > without seei

Re: Ctrl-alt-del to restart window manager with xfce in wheezy?

2013-06-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 09 iun 13, 19:27:35, Rick Thomas wrote: > > I've got xfce window manager installed on pretty-much as it comes > fresh-out-of-the-box Wheezy. > > I'd like to have -- restart the window manager. > > I've configured it to do so with "dpkg-reconfigure keyboard- > configuration", but (even aft

Re: Gnome shell won't open.

2013-06-09 Thread John Tate
I'm using nvidia's binary blob instead of the drivers in apt, and for some reason they had to be reinstalled. Everything started working after that, but there seems to be some conflict between the binary blob and some apt-get updates. Usually though when there is no direct rendering I just get gnom

Gnome shell won't open.

2013-06-09 Thread John Tate
I am getting errors and gnome shell won't open. I'm not sure why, my system installed the latest security updates today is the only system change I can think of. I get the following output from gnome-session... GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/john/.cache/keyring-5FLzEO GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/john/.cach

wifi disappeared completely last night on a Debina Jessie laptop.

2013-06-09 Thread Hendrik Boom
Now the wifi access point at home is a bit flaky. Every now and then we have to reset it. I run jessie on my laptop, and upgrade it every few days, so it's reasonably up-to-date. The laptop is an ASUS 1000H (or HE? I forget) -- the first of the EEEPC's that was completely Linux-compatible wit

Metapackages and autoremove

2013-06-09 Thread Thanasi Bakis
Hello, When I remove a package such as Brasero from my computer, it removes the Gnome With Extra Components as well. So, when I run apt-get autoremove, it wants to remove all other Extra Components. Can I remove just Brasero without seeing everything else under the autoremove list? Thank you! --

Re: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME?

2013-06-09 Thread Gary Dale
From: Paul Lane To: debian-user Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 9:18:36 PM Subject: Re: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME? On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Go Linux wrote: > From: Evuraan > Subject: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 1:47 PM > > I've been o

Re: corrupt/lost dpkg files, dpkg broken, aptitude broken, help :(

2013-06-09 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 6/9/2013 10:57 AM, Brian wrote: > On Sat 08 Jun 2013 at 18:39:45 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > >> On 6/8/2013 4:43 AM, Brian wrote: >>> >>> apt/aptitude have their own idea of what packages are available and do >>> not use what is in /var/lib/dpkg/available. So you should not have any >>> probl

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread green
Hans-J. Ullrich wrote at 2013-06-09 12:46 -0500: > yes, maybe, but after more than 10 years of using debian a lot of unnecessary > stuf is in my ~home directory. And as I am now using a SSD drive, space is > more important than before. `ncdu` might help you find out what is actually using your

Ctrl-alt-del to restart window manager with xfce in wheezy?

2013-06-09 Thread Rick Thomas
I've got xfce window manager installed on pretty-much as it comes fresh-out-of-the-box Wheezy. I'd like to have -- restart the window manager. I've configured it to do so with "dpkg-reconfigure keyboard- configuration", but (even after a reboot) that doesn't seem to do the job. Anybody

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Re: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME?

2013-06-09 Thread Paul Lane
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Go Linux wrote: > From: Evuraan > Subject: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 1:47 PM > > I've been on Gnome for years. (vdpau, GT430, 1080p - the typical nvidia setup) > > Looking at http://cdimage.debian.org/deb

Re: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME?

2013-06-09 Thread Go Linux
--- On Sun, 6/9/13, Evuraan wrote: From: Evuraan Subject: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME? To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 1:47 PM I've been on Gnome for years. (vdpau, GT430, 1080p - the typical nvidia setup) Looking at http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/i386/

Re: dpkg error, `aptitude safe-upgrade` leaves zsh unconfigured

2013-06-09 Thread John Magolske
* Sven Joachim [130609 06:12]: > On 2013-06-09 10:10 +0200, John Magolske wrote: > > After an `aptitude safe-upgrade` I'm getting the following, which > > leaves zsh unconfigured. Any suggestions about how to untangle this? > > [...] > > % sudo aptitude install zsh > > [...] > > Unpacking zsh-co

Re: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME?

2013-06-09 Thread Gary Dale
From: Evuraan To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 2:47:10 PM Subject: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME? I've been on Gnome for years. (vdpau, GT430, 1080p - the typical nvidia setup) Looking at http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/i386/bt-hybrid/, I gotta ask: The

Re: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME?

2013-06-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 09 iun 13, 11:47:10, Evuraan wrote: > > These days, kde or gnome - which one? This decision is quite personal, it's better you try both and decide for yourself. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http

Re: 2013 -- KDE or GNOME?

2013-06-09 Thread Thore
Am 09.06.2013 20:47, schrieb Evuraan: I've been on Gnome for years. (vdpau, GT430, 1080p - the typical nvidia setup) Looking at http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/i386/bt-hybrid/, I gotta ask: These days, kde or gnome - which one? iirc, kde does retina display (high dpi), an

2013 -- KDE or GNOME?

2013-06-09 Thread Evuraan
I've been on Gnome for years. (vdpau, GT430, 1080p - the typical nvidia setup) Looking at http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/i386/bt-hybrid/, I gotta ask: These days, kde or gnome - which one? iirc, kde does retina display (high dpi), and gnome yet may not etc. thanks in advance!

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 19:46:19 +0200 "Hans-J. Ullrich" wrote: Hello Hans-J., >yes, maybe, but after more than 10 years of using debian a lot of >unnecessary stuf is in my ~home directory. And as I am now using a SSD I know it can build up, that's for sure. I have to admit that I do, occasionally,

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Am Sonntag, 9. Juni 2013 schrieb Brad Rogers: > On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:38:53 +0200 > "Hans-J. Ullrich" wrote: > > Hello Hans-J., > > >just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files of > >uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? > > That's the only way to

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread John Hasler
Hans-J. writes: > just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files > of uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? If the files in question were created by a program that you installed via the package-management system *after installation was complete* there is

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:38:53 +0200 "Hans-J. Ullrich" wrote: Hello Hans-J., >just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files of >uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? That's the only way to do it. It can be handy if you decide that, after all, you *do*

Re: gdm broken after upgrade from squeeze to wheezy

2013-06-09 Thread fireball
Your suggestion WORKED! I was able to remove enough of the NVIDIA cruft so that apt-get would install gdm3. My desktop environment is now working, thanks to your suggestion. THANK YOU! -- View this message in context: http://debian.2.n7.nabble.com/gdm-broken-after-upgrade-from-squeeze-to-whee

Re: Packageinstallation isolation.

2013-06-09 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day, M.Atıf. Thank you, for your time and answer. On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:16:36 +0300 you wrote: > you need to the chroot. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot > http://wiki.debian.org/chroot And i have read there is not real jail except w/ FreeBSD. So no other way? Sthu. -

Re: corrupt/lost dpkg files, dpkg broken, aptitude broken, help :(

2013-06-09 Thread Brian
On Sat 08 Jun 2013 at 18:39:45 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 6/8/2013 4:43 AM, Brian wrote: > > > > apt/aptitude have their own idea of what packages are available and do > > not use what is in /var/lib/dpkg/available. So you should not have any > > problem with installing. > > Others mention

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread staticsafe
On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 04:38:53PM +0200, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > Hi there, > > just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files of > uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? > > apt-get --purge ~c (and aptitude purge) does that for configuration files in

Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Hi there, just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files of uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? apt-get --purge ~c (and aptitude purge) does that for configuration files in /etc, but do you know a similar way for files below /home ? If this is not

Re: wheezy comes with synaptic, why?

2013-06-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 09 iun 13, 15:09:55, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 09 iun 13, 13:52:32, Matthias Weiler wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I just installed Wheezy using the netinst non-free image. I used the > > proposed package-collections. (desktop, print-server, ssh-server, base - > > if i remember correctly) > >

Re: wheezy comes with synaptic, why?

2013-06-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 09 iun 13, 13:52:32, Matthias Weiler wrote: > Hi! > > I just installed Wheezy using the netinst non-free image. I used the > proposed package-collections. (desktop, print-server, ssh-server, base - > if i remember correctly) > > After first login I noticed that there is synaptic installed

wheezy comes with synaptic, why?

2013-06-09 Thread Matthias Weiler
Hi! I just installed Wheezy using the netinst non-free image. I used the proposed package-collections. (desktop, print-server, ssh-server, base - if i remember correctly) After first login I noticed that there is synaptic installed in addition to Debians own packaging tools. If you check the repo

Re: shutdown and restart menu item disappeared from user menu

2013-06-09 Thread Stephen Allen
On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 04:38:40AM -0400, A Fascilla wrote: > > "Kailash" wrote: > > >You can install gnome-shell-extensions and you should have the power off > >option available. > >https://extensions.gnome.org/ > > Now I have understood it is the "Alternative Status Menu" extension > > http

gnome-control-center doesn't start

2013-06-09 Thread M.Atıf CEYLAN
Hi all, I have a problem with gnome-control-center. When I start it I get the "Segmentation fault" error. dbg output is below. Is that a bug? (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linu

Re: shutdown and restart menu item disappeared from user menu

2013-06-09 Thread Greg
Is there a way to install these extensions to all gnome users? On Sun, 2013-06-09 at 11:15 +0530, Kailash wrote: > On Saturday 08 June 2013 03:04 PM, Antti Talsta wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 05:07:00AM -0400, A Fascilla wrote: > >> On my system on one user (the other user are unaffected)

Re: dpkg error, `aptitude safe-upgrade` leaves zsh unconfigured

2013-06-09 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2013-06-09 10:10 +0200, John Magolske wrote: > After an `aptitude safe-upgrade` I'm getting the following, which > leaves zsh unconfigured. Any suggestions about how to untangle this? > > * > > % sudo aptitude install zsh > The following NEW packages will be installed: > zsh-common{a} > The f

Re: dpkg error, `aptitude safe-upgrade` leaves zsh unconfigured

2013-06-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 09 iun 13, 01:10:18, John Magolske wrote: > After an `aptitude safe-upgrade` I'm getting the following, which > leaves zsh unconfigured. Any suggestions about how to untangle this? ... > Unpacking zsh-common (from .../zsh-common_5.0.2-3_all.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/ar

(Solved) How can I use Jack instead of Pulse

2013-06-09 Thread Kailash
On Sunday 09 June 2013 01:55 AM, Joel Roth wrote: Kailash wrote: Hi All, I'm experimenting with sound settings on my debian box: 7.0 stable Using main non-free and contrib repositories. I've currently got PulseAudio running and several apps which use Gstreamer for audio. I'd like to use Jack

Re: shutdown and restart menu item disappeared from user menu

2013-06-09 Thread A Fascilla
"Kailash" wrote: >You can install gnome-shell-extensions and you should have the power off >option available. >https://extensions.gnome.org/ Now I have understood it is the "Alternative Status Menu" extension https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5/alternative-status-menu/ and can be enable

dpkg error, `aptitude safe-upgrade` leaves zsh unconfigured

2013-06-09 Thread John Magolske
After an `aptitude safe-upgrade` I'm getting the following, which leaves zsh unconfigured. Any suggestions about how to untangle this? * % sudo aptitude install zsh The following NEW packages will be installed: zsh-common{a} The following partially installed packages will be configured: zsh z