Re: Error while installing Infinality fonts in Debian 7 XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi :) list the directories first: ls -hAl ls -hAl freetype-infinality ls -hAl fontconfig-infinality If there shouldn't be the DEBs, learn self-responsibility. There's a command called find. Ok, you didn't know that, but now you know. All basic Linux commands have a manual page, run man find t

Re: setting up usb wireless

2013-12-18 Thread Charlie
On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:09:03 -0500 Frank McCormick sent: > It appears it is supported - I have the ralink-firmware installed, but > when Debian (sid) boots it tries dhcpdiscover 255.255.255.255 about > 10 times then gives up after getting no reply. There has been a recent thread about wireless.

Error while installing Infinality fonts in Debian 7 XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread Muntasim-Ul-Haque
Hi, I was trying to install Infinality fonts from a forum thread. The procedure is given as follows: "*/1. Clone the git repo/**/ /**/ /**/git clone /**/https://github.com/chenxiaolong/Debian-Packages.git/**/ /**/cd Debian-Packages//**/ /**/ /**/2. Install the build dependencies. Run the follow

Re: Re: upgrade dist from squeeze to wheezy

2013-12-18 Thread Raffaele Morelli
2013/12/19 Clive Standbridge > > > we have been on squeeze for a couple of years and run a server using > > > openvz. we also have some backports and some software in /usr/local > > > we > > > compiled (so we could use more updated versions). > > > > > > we want to do a dist upgrade to wheezy. >

setting up usb wireless

2013-12-18 Thread Frank McCormick
After spending hours trying to setup a (cheap Chinese USB wireless adapter) I thought I'd ask here for some kind soul to walk me through it. It appears it is supported - I have the ralink-firmware installed, but when Debian (sid) boots it tries dhcpdiscover 255.255.255.255 about 10 times then gi

Re: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 18 dec 13, 13:11:30, Tom H wrote: > > At home, people can run "sudo bash" (or more appropriately, "sudo -s" > or "sudo -i") but we can't do that at my current job or other at my > previous jobs. Is this requirement for logging purposes? Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQs

Re: Font Rendering in Debian Wheezy XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread Muntasim-Ul-Haque
Thanks everyone. Look like it worked. Muntasim-Ul-Haque -- 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/52b269a3.2000...@inventati.org

Re: VLC media player 2.1.2 Rincewind (revision 2.1.2-0-ga4c4876)

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Kroeger
On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:00:01 +0100 Brian wrote: > A bug report where? Not to Debian, we hope. No just write those guys in France. > It's up to you. Please see the first sentence in this post. A > 'downgrade' might result in an upgrade to something which works better > for you. I'll probably do

Re: Re: upgrade dist from squeeze to wheezy

2013-12-18 Thread Clive Standbridge
> > we have been on squeeze for a couple of years and run a server using > > openvz. we also have some backports and some software in /usr/local > > we > > compiled (so we could use more updated versions). > > > > we want to do a dist upgrade to wheezy. > > > > is the correct process: > > The re

Re: change slapd during debian instalation

2013-12-18 Thread Cyril Brulebois
Hi, paulo bruck (2013-12-18): > Is it possible to change slapd during debian install? I have done a lot of > pachages wich depends on some changes at ldap and all this pachakes depends > on this changes... > > Please let me know if I asking at the correct list. I'm not sure which kind of change

Re: dealing with bad file permissions.

2013-12-18 Thread Bob Proulx
atar wrote: > I have in my machine a directory that has the value of '000' as its > permissions and even when I switch to the root account (using the > 'su' command), I'm not able to 'chown' it nor to 'chmod' it nor to > delete it. so my question is simply how can I deal with such a > directory or

Re: upgrade dist from squeeze to wheezy

2013-12-18 Thread Bob Proulx
prad wrote: > is the correct process: > 1. uninstall backports and /usr/local software > 2. run aptitude dist-upgrade on main system > 3. run aptitude dist-upgrade on openvz server I would not start with dist-upgrade. That will almost certainly cause trouble depending upon the package dependencie

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Tom H wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > The most notable source of problems are /etc/init.d/foo where foo > > doesn't have current LSB headers. Those files cause problems when > > upgrading because the new 'insserv' program used in Wheezy to set up > > parallel booting can't work without the dependen

Re: Font Rendering in Debian Wheezy XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread BubuXP
As other said, you can use the fonts settings in Xfce, but if you have an LCD monitor you should also do (as root or with sudo): ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/11-lcdfilter-default.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ Better you do this before anything, then logout and login (or reboot) and then you can set the

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-18 Thread Brian
On Wed 18 Dec 2013 at 14:13:10 +, Tom H wrote: > On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Brian wrote: > > > > The goal to have native systemd support in every package with sysv > > scripts (if accepted) and a decision on a new init system may be > > related, but only the first is linked to the time

Re: VLC media player 2.1.2 Rincewind (revision 2.1.2-0-ga4c4876)

2013-12-18 Thread Brad Rogers
On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:47:35 -0500 Charles Kroeger wrote: Hello Charles, >deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free >deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org sid main non-free >deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org experimental main Why testing & sid? Experimental is pretty useless, having

Re: upgrade dist from squeeze to wheezy

2013-12-18 Thread Pascal Hambourg
prad a écrit : > we have been on squeeze for a couple of years and run a server using > openvz. we also have some backports and some software in /usr/local we > compiled (so we could use more updated versions). > > we want to do a dist upgrade to wheezy. > > is the correct process: The recommend

Re: dealing with bad file permissions.

2013-12-18 Thread prad
atar writes: > Hi there!! > > I have in my machine a directory that has the value of '000' as its > permissions and even when I switch to the root account (using the 'su' > command), I'm not able to 'chown' it nor to 'chmod' it nor to delete > it. so my question is simply how can I deal with su

Re: VLC media player 2.1.2 Rincewind (revision 2.1.2-0-ga4c4876)

2013-12-18 Thread Brian
On Wed 18 Dec 2013 at 12:47:35 -0500, Charles Kroeger wrote: > apropos to nothing but after reinserting these locations in my sources.list: > > deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free > deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org sid main non-free > deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org experi

Re: Font Rendering in Debian Wheezy XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread Steven Rosenberg
To get better font rendering in Xfce in Settings - Appearance - Fonts: -- Check the box to "enable anti-aliasing" -- make it "Hinting: Full" -- Steven Rosenberg http://stevenrosenberg.net/blog http://blogs.dailynews.com/click stevenhrosenb...@gmail.com ste...@stevenrosenberg.net On Wed, Dec 18,

Re: Soliciting hardware recommendations

2013-12-18 Thread Stephen Powell
On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:18:14 -0500 (EST), Tom H wrote: > On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:31 AM, Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> I'd like it to have a usable CSM, so I can continue to run my favorite boot >> loader, >> LILO. And I plan to partition the disk using the traditional MS-DOS disk >> partitioning s

dealing with bad file permissions.

2013-12-18 Thread atar
Hi there!! I have in my machine a directory that has the value of '000' as its permissions and even when I switch to the root account (using the 'su' command), I'm not able to 'chown' it nor to 'chmod' it nor to delete it. so my question is simply how can I deal with such a directory or fi

upgrade dist from squeeze to wheezy

2013-12-18 Thread prad
we have been on squeeze for a couple of years and run a server using openvz. we also have some backports and some software in /usr/local we compiled (so we could use more updated versions). we want to do a dist upgrade to wheezy. is the correct process: 1. uninstall backports and /usr/local soft

VLC media player 2.1.2 Rincewind (revision 2.1.2-0-ga4c4876)

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Kroeger
apropos to nothing but after reinserting these locations in my sources.list: deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org sid main non-free deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org experimental main and getting an upgrade to VLC the first time to use VLC, I

Preparer et gagner un APPEL D'OFFRES

2013-12-18 Thread Vendre davantage
Voir les images, cliquez ici Pour choisir de soumissionner aux bons appels d'offres Les appels d'offres sont devenus en quelques années une pratique courante dans le monde des affaires. Tous les secteurs d'activités industriels sont touchés; de la construction à l'informatique en passant par

Re: Wasted space in hard disk partitioning (was Soliciting Hardware Recommendations)

2013-12-18 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:12 AM, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:13:16 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> >> Cool. Make sure you partition the SSD so that your first, and all, >> partitions start on a 4KB boundary. Many guides are available for your >> favorite partitioning tool. Linux

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-18 Thread Tom H
On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Brian wrote: > On Sun 15 Dec 2013 at 14:03:36 +, Tom H wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Brian wrote: >>> 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.

Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice

2013-12-18 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:02 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > > The most notable source of problems are /etc/init.d/foo where foo > doesn't have current LSB headers. Those files cause problems when > upgrading because the new 'insserv' program used in Wheezy to set up > parallel booting can't work withou

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-18 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: >> On 14/dic/2013, at 09:09, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: >> 2013-12-13 17:22 keltezéssel, John Hasler írta: ...must have successfully authenticated to execute a sudo command once >>> >>> Within the last 15 minutes. >> >> ... from

Re: Soliciting hardware recommendations

2013-12-18 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:31 AM, Stephen Powell wrote: > > 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 > prima

Re: gdm3 issue

2013-12-18 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > 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

Re: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-18 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > 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 >> c

Re: Fwd: Re: canon powershot sx50 hs

2013-12-18 Thread Brian
On Wed 18 Dec 2013 at 11:34:02 +, steef wrote: > this is what i get. so wheezy seems to see it but is up till now not > able to mount it. i will try by adding /dev/sdd to /etc/fstab and > /mnt and than see what happens. If mount or pmount fails I do not see how automating the process is likel

Re: Crypt Folder

2013-12-18 Thread Iker Bilbao
In order to ensure data is password-protected crypted and nobody else but the decrypting-session can see decrypted data: another session for the same user (stolen login) must see data crypted. Specs in Encfs says so for different location sessions but in my tests data is unencrypted for a

Re: Font Rendering in Debian Wheezy XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 04:28:01PM +0600, Muntasim-Ul-Haque wrote: > Hi, > Fonts is Debian Wheezy XFCE does not look good. I'm not comparing > the font rendering with other distros but I have to make it better > and clearer. How to make fonts look great in Debian Wheezy XFCE? > What's the way out?

Re: Font Rendering in Debian Wheezy XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2013-12-18 at 16:28 +0600, Muntasim-Ul-Haque wrote: > How to make fonts look great in [...] XFCE? Menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Appearance -> Fonts -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@l

Font Rendering in Debian Wheezy XFCE

2013-12-18 Thread Muntasim-Ul-Haque
Hi, Fonts is Debian Wheezy XFCE does not look good. I'm not comparing the font rendering with other distros but I have to make it better and clearer. How to make fonts look great in Debian Wheezy XFCE? What's the way out? With thanks, Muntasim-Ul-Haque -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

Fwd: Re: canon powershot sx50 hs

2013-12-18 Thread steef
sorry i used your private addres. been away from this list rather long. reg., steef --- Begin Message --- On 17-12-13 22:24, Brian wrote: On Tue 17 Dec 2013 at 22:21:55 +, Brian wrote: dmesg | tail - 20 dmesg | tail -n 20 thanks brian, this is what i get. so wheezy seems to see i