Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-13 Thread Pavel Volkov
On Friday 13 December 2013 18:13:29 Brian wrote: > The call for release goals has finished and we have received the > following proposals: > >* UTF-8 What's wrong with UTF-8 currently? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tr

Re: Soliciting hardware recommendations

2013-12-13 Thread David Christensen
On 12/13/2013 05:31 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. ... I want a 64-bit system (amd64) on which I plan to install Debian. I will use it primarily for two things: (1) As a host system for Hercules. Hercules is an open source program (pack

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 12/14/13, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 12/13/13, Wally Lepore wrote: >> possible), "How to Install Packages". I've been hours reading about > Assuming you have a graphical user interface (GUI) installed, then > just run the program "synaptic" package manager. > Lisi showed some command-line

Re: Up-to-date kernels

2013-12-13 Thread Kailash Kalyani
On Friday 13 December 2013 10:29 PM, Rares Aioanei wrote: Hello everyone, I have a question : since I usually make debs for myself from the latest vanilla kernels, I wondered if those would help somebody else, for example in cases of needed hardware support or some bugfixes. I know about Debian'

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Kailash Kalyani
On Friday 13 December 2013 07:08 PM, Wally Lepore wrote: I've also noticed a graphical package installer that was included in the initial install of Debian-Wheezy called, "GDebi Package Installer". Has anyone utilized this for installing .deb packages? On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Ralf Mard

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 12/13/13, Wally Lepore wrote: > I would like to locate a link that explains in simple terms (if that's > possible), "How to Install Packages". I've been hours reading about > this topic via many links but find them helpful to some extent but too > advanced. Assuming you have a graphical user i

(SOLVED) Re: Backported Kernel - install question

2013-12-13 Thread Kailash Kalyani
On Friday 13 December 2013 02:32 AM, Reco wrote: Hi. On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:33:45 +0100 Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 21:32 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: I experienced that synaptic for *buntu Saucy is broken, perhaps it's for Debian broken too. Sometimes nothing is inconsistent, b

Re: Jesse install images?

2013-12-13 Thread Jon N
On Dec 12, 2013 5:58 PM, "Steve McIntyre" wrote: > -- > > Ummm. Why mess about? There *are* regular builds of Debian installer > CDs for jessie - see > > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ > I apologize for not getting back sooner, I found the Jessie installer and, well, installe

Re: Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) unter Linux

2013-12-13 Thread Volker Wysk
Wrong mailing list. Sorry. Please ignore. Volker -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2954613.bgLJJXhQLD@debian

Re: Soliciting hardware recommendations

2013-12-13 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Stephen Powell wrote: > I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. But > [snip] > > (1) As a host system for Hercules. Hercules is an open source > [snip] > > (2) This system will also double as a desktop system. I'm not a > [snip] > > Does anyone wi

Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) unter Linux

2013-12-13 Thread Volker Wysk
Hallo! Ich versuche, mein Smartphone per MTP an meinen Linuxrechner anzuschließen, doch es funktioniert nicht. Ich habe mtpfs, mtp-tools (mtp-detect), jmtpfs, go-mtpfs und go-mntfs ausprobiert, und ich bekomme immer den gleichen Fehler: ~ $ mtp-detect Unable to open ~/.mtpz-data for reading,

Re: Soliciting hardware recommendations

2013-12-13 Thread sp113438
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:31:15 -0500 (EST) Stephen Powell wrote: > Does anyone wish to contribute any opinions? Anything from general > advice to specific hardware recommendations is welcome. And feel > free to ask follow-up questions. > Dell Ultrasharp U2713HM 27 inch monitor, it is nice to ha

Soliciting hardware recommendations

2013-12-13 Thread Stephen Powell
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. But before I go out there and buy something, I thought I would solicit some advice. I want a 64-bit system (amd64) on which I plan to install Debian. I will use it primarily for two things: (1) As a host system for Hercules. Hercu

Re: override kernel version with make-kpkg

2013-12-13 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:36:02 -0500 (EST), Michael Gulick wrote: > > I think my only option if I want automatic upgrades is to keep the > abiname constant. I'm assuming (and I'm not sure whether this > assumption is correct) that all the third party modules (primarily > nvidia drivers and vmwar

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Joe
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:28:23 +0100 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 21:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > > good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal > > > tool > > > > I had boards where a Weller vacuum

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/13/2013 3:17 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal tool I had boards where a Weller vacuum pump driven solder removal tool didn't help, but it was easy to do with hot air soldering.

Installation needs some work on

2013-12-13 Thread Userx Xbw
I just installed your latest Distro, the few things I found wrong and should be easily fixed. one when it searched for my networking cards, it found them, a net work, and wifi then it goes into the what do I want to connect to next. wifi ,, then it wants a address, I'm at McDonalds where I get all

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Goren Buckwalk
> - Original Message - > From: Ralf Mardorf > Sent: 12/13/13 03:28 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 21:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > > go

Re: Having weird seqfaults

2013-12-13 Thread Goren Buckwalk
> - Original Message - > From: Goren Buckwalk > Sent: 12/12/13 01:21 PM > To: Debian User > Subject: Re: Having weird seqfaults > > Once it finishes I'll reseat eveything and see what happens. Thanks. > I found a couple of problem while reseating everything. The fan was making a sligh

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 21:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal tool > > I had boards where a Weller vacuum pump driven solder removal tool > didn't help, but it was easy to do wit

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal tool I had boards where a Weller vacuum pump driven solder removal tool didn't help, but it was easy to do with hot air soldering. It doesn't pay for me to own such gear, but

buici-clock problems

2013-12-13 Thread Frank McCormick
I have been fooling around with buici-clock on Debian Sid. I was running it on the desktop at 100x100 with the appropriate x and y offsets. It was being called from the Fluxbox startup file. I then modifed the file to enlarge the clock to 150x150 and lowered the x and y offsets. What happens now i

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Doug
On 12/13/2013 01:00 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:49 -0500, Goren Buckwalk wrote: - Original Message - From: Ralf Mardorf Sent: 12/12/13 07:23 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors I would replace all capacitors in

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/13/2013 1:00 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:49 -0500, Goren Buckwalk wrote: - Original Message - From: Ralf Mardorf Sent: 12/12/13 07:23 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors I would replace all capacitors in

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
> Better don't sent such a request not as a private mail. ^^ :D Ouch ;) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/138695879

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-13 Thread Reco
Hi. On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:08:07 +0100 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Except that "single" doesn't make GDM fail, it doesn't even launch it. > > It's not the same thing. > > The result is the same, you won't end up with the option to launch > Iceweasel by a launcher on the GNOME desktop ;). It was jus

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 10:44 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Tom H wrote: > > > But the earlier in the cycle that a decision is taken, the better. > > > > So if I later today set up Debian stable, I better directly drop init > > and install systemd during installation? > > No.

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-13 Thread Brian
On Fri 13 Dec 2013 at 11:38:31 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 12 dec 13, 20:00:44, Brian wrote: > > > > Debian doesn't have deadlines. You'll have to wait. Think in terms of > > a couple of years for a decision to be made. > > I don't think so. A timeline has not been decided yet, but it

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 16:49 +, Tom H wrote: > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 4:25 PM, PaulNM wrote: > > On 12/13/2013 10:03 AM, Tom H wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Ralf Mardorf > >> wrote: > >>> On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 02:25 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 19:08

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:49 -0500, Goren Buckwalk wrote: > > - Original Message - > > From: Ralf Mardorf > > Sent: 12/12/13 07:23 PM > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > > > I would replace all capacitors in that area, not onl

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 13 December 2013 14:53:16 Lisi Reisz wrote: > why are there independent .debs on your system in > the first place? André has explained this. Sorry. It is so long since I used Windows in anger that I just accept that Windows is odd, and pass on, so I forget its strange ways.. As Andr

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-13 Thread Bob Proulx
Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Tom H wrote: > > But the earlier in the cycle that a decision is taken, the better. > > So if I later today set up Debian stable, I better directly drop init > and install systemd during installation? No. In Debian Stable today the default is sysvinit and everything has bee

Re: grub2 and linux from scratch

2013-12-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 13 December 2013 17:26:19 john s wrote: > grub2 is doing something I don't understand. > > /etc/default/grub has the line: > GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -c -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` > > the boot menu shows: > > linux from scratch gnu/linux > advanced options for linux from scra

grub2 and linux from scratch

2013-12-13 Thread john s
grub2 is doing something I don't understand. /etc/default/grub has the line: GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -c -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` the boot menu shows: linux from scratch gnu/linux advanced options for linux from scratch etc. debian gnu/linux (jessie/sid) on sda2 advanced options f

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-13 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
Tom H writes: > On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > > Bob Proulx writes: > >> > >> Right. Because normal users can't change the system time. > > > > Sorry, wrong. With 'folk ALL=(ALL) ALL', user folk can run as root ANY > > program including 'date -s'. Or at least '

Up-to-date kernels

2013-12-13 Thread Rares Aioanei
Hello everyone, I have a question : since I usually make debs for myself from the latest vanilla kernels, I wondered if those would help somebody else, for example in cases of needed hardware support or some bugfixes. I know about Debian's policy about untrusted software sources as well as the th

Up-to-date kernels

2013-12-13 Thread Rares Aioanei
Hello everyone, I have a question : since I usually make debs for myself from the latest vanilla kernels, I wondered if those would help somebody else, for example in cases of needed hardware support or some bugfixes. I know about Debian's policy about untrusted software sources as well as the th

Re: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-13 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
Tom H writes: > In the corporate environments where I work, we are about 70 sysadmins > in my location and about half as much in another. We all sudo to root > on our more or less 11,000 systems. So by your reckoning we have 100 > critical accounts but that's not how our internal and external

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 4:25 PM, PaulNM wrote: > On 12/13/2013 10:03 AM, Tom H wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Ralf Mardorf >> wrote: >>> On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 02:25 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 19:08 +, Tom H wrote: > > The Ubuntu-created grub.cfg

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Goren Buckwalk
> - Original Message - > From: Ralf Mardorf > Sent: 12/12/13 05:32 PM > To: debian-user > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > The photos are not that good but I guess the capacitors are broken, they > seem to leak. Are some caps curved? It's unlikely that there wo

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:25 -0500, PaulNM wrote: > > The "single" kernel cmdline option would never launch GDM. > > > > I believe that was his point, and the reason for the smiley ;). > Most would say preventing something from happening is a form of > affecting it. Correct, that's why I was thin

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread André Nunes Batista
On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 08:59 -0500, Wally Lepore wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Recently completed a successful install of Wheezy in Virtual Box. Runs > great but slow (for obvious reasons). I'm not looking for > speed/performance at this point but just looking to learn the > interface, access and perform

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-13 Thread PaulNM
On 12/13/2013 10:03 AM, Tom H wrote: > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Ralf Mardorf > wrote: >> On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 02:25 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>> On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 19:08 +, Tom H wrote: The Ubuntu-created grub.cfg cannot be blamed for a GDM problem. If GDM is bei

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 16:14 +, Tom H wrote: > On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:00 PM, Brian wrote: > > On Thu 12 Dec 2013 at 23:37:31 +0400, Pavel Volkov wrote: > > > >> I've browsed through the hot debates here > >> https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem > >> > >> and the LWN article https://lwn.

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-13 Thread John Hasler
Tom H writes: > ...must have successfully authenticated > to execute a sudo command once Within the last 15 minutes. > ...and it must be possible for users to modify the system time without > entering a password." Which is, of course, not the case on Debian. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > Bob Proulx writes: >> >> Right. Because normal users can't change the system time. > > Sorry, wrong. With 'folk ALL=(ALL) ALL', user folk can run as root ANY > program including 'date -s'. Or at least 'sudo bash', and then live > happy w

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:00 PM, Brian wrote: > On Thu 12 Dec 2013 at 23:37:31 +0400, Pavel Volkov wrote: > >> I've browsed through the hot debates here >> https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem >> >> and the LWN article https://lwn.net/Articles/572805/ >> >> But there's no mention about when t

Re: install debian on usb stick

2013-12-13 Thread Diogene Laerce
Thanks to all : it was the flag the issue. The commands from the tuto didn't work. Don't know why but all's fine now ! On 12/13/2013 10:57 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Diogene Laerce wrote: Hi, Tuto : http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/361-installing-debian-on-usb-

Re: Jesse install images?

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 1:36 AM, Jon N wrote: > > I have a new computer that needs (AFAIK) the kernel version 3.10 or > better to support my ethernet (Qualcomm Atheros AR8171). I was hoping > I could do this with a small download, like the net insttall ISO, but > so far I haven't been able to find

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:56 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > http://www.paritynews.com/2013/03/05/762/sudo-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-emerges/ > > But note! The Chaos Computer Club does publish howtos using sudo on > Linux: http://muc.ccc.de/uberbus:ubd > > I don't think the Chaos Computer C

Re: install debian on usb stick

2013-12-13 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Diogene Laerce wrote: > Hi, > > Tuto : > http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/361-installing-debian-on-usb-stick-from.html > > I try to install deby on a stick but I have this warning message > whatever action I do : > > [snip] > > I tried to continue with the install

Re: udev rule for a kindle

2013-12-13 Thread Sharon Kimble
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:40:26 +1100 Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 13/12/13 03:53, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:02:06 +1100 Scott Ferguson > > wrote: > > > >> On 13/12/13 01:30, Sharon Kimble wrote: > >>> On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:43:32 +1100 Scott Ferguson > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>

Re: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > Tom H writes: >> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: >>> If some users needed to have the root power for a small set of >>> operation, then sudo would give them that extact power, no more no >>> less. >>> >>> What

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 02:25 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 19:08 +, Tom H wrote: >>> >>> The Ubuntu-created grub.cfg cannot be blamed for a GDM problem. If GDM >>> is being launched, grub's job has been done many secon

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-13 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 19:08 +, Tom H wrote: >> >> The Ubuntu-created grub.cfg cannot be blamed for a GDM problem. If GDM >> is being launched, grub's job has been done many seconds ago. > > This seems to be true here, but you're mistaken,

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 13 December 2013 14:21:19 Wally Lepore wrote: > local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt > does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages). I should stick to packages in the repositories first. Most of the packages that you are likely to need w

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Wally Lepore
Hi Scott, On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 13/12/13 00:59, Wally Lepore wrote: >> Hi Folks, >> >> Recently completed a successful install of Wheezy in Virtual Box. Runs >> great but slow (for obvious reasons). I'm not looking for >> speed/performance at this point but j

Re: sound problems after upgrade

2013-12-13 Thread Christopher Judd
On Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:30:44 PM Kailash Kalyani wrote: > On Thursday 12 December 2013 09:12 PM, Christopher Judd wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a testing box, kernel 3.2.0-3-amd64, using KDE. After an upgrade > > earlier this week, I am having problems with sound. The system is an MSI >

Re: executable won't execute

2013-12-13 Thread Fernando Bordignon
Had the same problem here! Using Xubuntu 13.10 updated from 13.04 3.11.0-14-generic Found the solution on this 3yo thread, amazing! This cmd did the trick: sudo ln -s ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3 Thanks guys -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

Re: install debian on usb stick

2013-12-13 Thread Jean-Marc
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:02:46 -0500 Rob Owens wrote: > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 05:59:46PM +0700, Diogene Laerce wrote: > > Hi, > > [...] > > I try to install deby on a stick but I have this warning message > > whatever action I do : > > > > ### > [...] > I've insta

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Wally Lepore
Hi Ron On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Ron Leach wrote: > On 12/12/2013 13:59, Wally Lepore wrote: >> >> I would like to locate a link that explains in simple terms (if that's >> possible), "How to Install Packages". I've been hours reading about >> this topic via many links but find them helpfu

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-13 Thread Wally Lepore
I've also noticed a graphical package installer that was included in the initial install of Debian-Wheezy called, "GDebi Package Installer". Has anyone utilized this for installing .deb packages? On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 01:29 +1100, Scott Ferg

Re: Shutdown computer after a specific command has been executed

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 14:28 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:07 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > Simple: > > > > sudo sh -c "apt-get update && apt-get --download-only -y dist-upgrade ; > > poweroff" > > > > and do the upgrade the next day, under human supervision. > > +1 >

Re: Shutdown computer after a specific command has been executed

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:07 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > Simple: > > sudo sh -c "apt-get update && apt-get --download-only -y dist-upgrade ; > poweroff" > > and do the upgrade the next day, under human supervision. +1 Perhaps then directly sudo sh -c "apt-get update ; apt-get --download-onl

Re: How to verify install iso?

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 07:59 +, Ignazio Palmisano wrote: > On 13 December 2013 01:41, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > > There's no explanation where the checksum files can be found. The iso > > does include a md5sum.txt and nothing else. There simply is no file for > > comparison. > > > > The checks

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 00:17 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > $20USD In Germany replacing all the capacitors, also those that are not broken, does coast a few cents for the capacitors. And in the OPs case perhaps a six pack beer for the friend too. Assumed the OP is from Europe, I could mention a compan

Re: install debian on usb stick

2013-12-13 Thread Rob Owens
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 05:59:46PM +0700, Diogene Laerce wrote: > Hi, > > Tuto : > http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/361-installing-debian-on-usb-stick-from.html > > I try to install deby on a stick but I have this warning message > whatever action I do : > > #

Re: Installing TrueType Fonts (TTF)

2013-12-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 10 December 2013 18:21:02 Muntasim-Ul-Haque wrote: > To Patrik: I have the fonts. I was just looking for a way to > install them easily like I used to do in GNOME. Thanks by the way. > To Siard: Thanks. I think I would go with /usr/local/share/fonts. If you had installed them with aptit

Re: Samsung CLX4195FN

2013-12-13 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
Lisi Reisz writes: > Has anyone used one of these successfully with Linux? I have never > had an all-in-one, so have no experience. We have a couple of cheap Samsung printers at home that work without any problem and Linux shares the printing system with Mac OS X (CUPS) therefore printing shou

install debian on usb stick

2013-12-13 Thread Diogene Laerce
Hi, Tuto : http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/361-installing-debian-on-usb-stick-from.html I try to install deby on a stick but I have this warning message whatever action I do : ### sudo fdisk /dev/sdd WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's s

Samsung CLX4195FN

2013-12-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
Has anyone used one of these successfully with Linux? I have never had an all-in-one, so have no experience. If the answer is no, what laser all-in-ones would anyone recommend? Thanks, Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

Re: PCMCIA Smart Card Reader O2Micro SmartCardBus Reader V1.0

2013-12-13 Thread Selim T. Erdogan
Justin, 8.12.2013: > > I have a problem with what I believe to be a pcmcia Smart Card > Reader. I'm running Debian version jessie/sid. When I execute the > lspcmcia -a command I get the following output: > > Socket 1 Device 0:[-- no driver --](bus ID: 1.0) > Configuration:state:

Re: How to verify install iso?

2013-12-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 13 dec 13, 02:41:07, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 12:27 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > - you can also use the installer to self-check. > > If it's compromised a self-check could be done compared with what ever > source. It is still a valid integrity check (i.e. you want to

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 12 dec 13, 20:00:44, Brian wrote: > > Debian doesn't have deadlines. You'll have to wait. Think in terms of > a couple of years for a decision to be made. I don't think so. A timeline has not been decided yet, but it is my understanding that a decision is definitely wanted for Jessie and

Re: script line not working as its supposed to, but why?

2013-12-13 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 01:44:51PM +, Sharon Kimble wrote: > On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:42:51 +0100 > "Gian Uberto Lauri" wrote: > > > Sharon Kimble writes: > > > But there is no consistency with the creation date, the menu > > > itself is regenerated whenever I install a new programme, and the

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Helmut Wollmersdorfer
Am 13.12.2013 um 08:42 schrieb Stan Hoeppner : > On 12/12/2013 1:11 PM, Goren Buckwalk wrote: > ... >> I have a system with two AMD Athlon 2400 MP processors and the >> motherboard has 4 slots for RAM. > > That makes this board ~10 years old. Seems so. AFAIR I bought an 2400 XP(?) around 2004

Re: Shutdown computer after a specific command has been executed

2013-12-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 12 dec 13, 16:15:44, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 16:10 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > sudo sh -c "apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade -y ; poweroff" > > sudo sh -c "apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade --dry-run ; apt-get > dist-upgrade -y ; poweroff" > > -y without a

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-13 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
Bob Proulx writes: > Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > > Bob Proulx writes: > > > How would this be accomplished? (Answer cannot contain a use of sudo! > > > No circular logic please.) > > > ... > > > Right. Because normal users can't change the system time. > > > > Sorry, wrong. With 'folk A

Re: How to verify install iso?

2013-12-13 Thread Ignazio Palmisano
On 13 December 2013 01:41, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > There's no explanation where the checksum files can be found. The iso > does include a md5sum.txt and nothing else. There simply is no file for > comparison. > The checksum cannot be in a file because the file itself might have been forged. It is