Re: Installation issue

On Sat 16 Jul 2016 at 20:57:55 (-0700), Adolfo Gonzalez wrote: > Hi there, I've tried to install from Internet but during the process I get > across choosing a mirror, after I choose it it takes me to a screen with a > title "choose a mirror of the debian archive" in. which I'm ask to enter > "HTTP

Re: off topic Question of the day..

On Sat 16 Jul 2016 at 19:46:00 (-0500), John Hasler wrote: > NIST does not agree with you. As for recognizing the metric system and > making it legal for trade, the USA did that in 1866. What it has not > done and what the metrification enthusiasts really want it to do is ban > the use of the cus

Re: What pkg provides openssl headers?

On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > Hi - I'm somewhat new to debian. I'm building the nagios NRPE plugin on > Debian Jessie. Its configure script fails the check for SSL header files > with "Cannot find SSL headers". Which Debian package provides them? > Thanks.Nick Ot

Installation issue

Hi there, I've tried to install from Internet but during the process I get across choosing a mirror, after I choose it it takes me to a screen with a title "choose a mirror of the debian archive" in. which I'm ask to enter "HTTP proxy information (blank for none)", since I'm using a Wi-Fi connectio

Re: LXDE - how to set default image viewer?

Em 16-07-2016 21:41, Stephen Powell escreveu: On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:41:01 +, "Markos" wrote: Hi, I'm using Lxde with Debian Jessie. I installed Wine and now whenever I try to open an image (png, gif etc.) the system use Internet Explorer with Wine to open the image. How to reconfigure

Re: off topic Question of the day..

NIST does not agree with you. As for recognizing the metric system and making it legal for trade, the USA did that in 1866. What it has not done and what the metrification enthusiasts really want it to do is ban the use of the customary system. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: off topic Question of the day..

On Fri 15 Jul 2016 at 22:48:11 (-0500), John Hasler wrote: > Dennis writes: > > BTW: one inch now equals 2.54 cm *exactly*, in case you haven't been > > keeping up! (Used to be approx 2.54 cm.) This is what I mean by > > arbitrary. Don't like the conversion ratio? Then just change it! > > It wasn

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LXDE - how to set default image viewer?

On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:41:01 +, "Markos" wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using Lxde with Debian Jessie. > > I installed Wine and now whenever I try to open an image (png, gif etc.) > the system use Internet Explorer with Wine to open the image. > > How to reconfigure LXDE to use eog or gpicview as def

Re: locked out of postfix install

On Sat 16 Jul 2016 at 18:26:10 +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: > solved see other thread Any particular thread? You have a link? You may have resolved your issue but a solution involves an explanation of what happened on your machine. No explanation - no solution. Glad you have sorted it though and we

Re: off topic Question of the day..

On Saturday 16 July 2016 14:49:30 Curt wrote: > On 2016-07-16, John Hasler wrote: > > Lisi writes: > >> Not quite accurate... > > > > An accurate summary, the point being that it was not a change in > > conversion factor, it was a change in definition. > > She was putting her foot down, but it wen

Re: off topic Question of the day..

On Saturday 16 July 2016 13:21:35 John Hasler wrote: > Lisi writes: > > Not quite accurate... > > An accurate summary, the point being that it was not a change in > conversion factor, it was a change in definition. While we are quibbling, a) the date you gave was wrong and b) the change in defini

Re: [dpkg] broken local package system

On Sat 16 Jul 2016 at 18:25:51 +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: > fixed. I removed exim4-base and it took me back to the terminal stage > of the postfix install. Considering it is impossible to have two MTAs at the same time one wonders how exim4-base was on your machine at the simultaneously with postf

Re: [dpkg] broken local package system

fixed. I removed exim4-base and it took me back to the terminal stage of the postfix install. On 16 July 2016 at 16:39, Aaron Gray wrote: > Debian 8 nearly a fresh install too > see my other post as to how it got like it > > > On 16 July 2016 at 16:18, Francesco Ariis wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 16,

Re: locked out of postfix install

solved see other thread On 16 July 2016 at 15:17, Aaron Gray wrote: > dpkg seems to be totally broken :- > > > $ sudo apt-get install node > [sudo] password for aaronngray: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > You might want to run

LXDE - how to set default image viewer?

Hi, I'm using Lxde with Debian Jessie. I installed Wine and now whenever I try to open an image (png, gif etc.) the system use Internet Explorer with Wineto open the image. How to reconfigure LXDE to use eog or gpicview as default image viewer? Thanks, Markos

Re: [dpkg] broken local package system

Debian 8 nearly a fresh install too see my other post as to how it got like it On 16 July 2016 at 16:18, Francesco Ariis wrote: > On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 04:12:54PM +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: >> Hi, >> >> dpkg seems to be totally broken :- > > Hello Aaron, > is this Debian of Frankendebian? >

Re: [dpkg] broken local package system

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 04:12:54PM +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: > Hi, > > dpkg seems to be totally broken :- Hello Aaron, is this Debian of Frankendebian?

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Am 16.07.2016 um 17:07 schrieb D. R. Evans: > Michael Biebl wrote on 07/16/2016 07:25 AM: > >> >> tmpreaper is no longer needed or recommended under systemd. >> systemd-tmpfiles already does time-based cleanup as builtin feature. >> > > Thank you for that information (which was news to me), but i

[dpkg] broken local package system

Hi, dpkg seems to be totally broken :- $ sudo apt-get install node [sudo] password for aaronngray: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependenc

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Yes, it looks like it's the ctime which prevents the deletion, and "d /tmp ... xxd" is indeed the option which is the closest to the old behaviour. I guess I will have to get used to the "systemd POV" ... Thanks all for your help MI Original Message Am 16.07.2016 um 16:3

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Michael Biebl wrote on 07/16/2016 07:25 AM: > > tmpreaper is no longer needed or recommended under systemd. > systemd-tmpfiles already does time-based cleanup as builtin feature. > Thank you for that information (which was news to me), but in any case I would far rather rely on a separate progr

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Am 16.07.2016 um 16:30 schrieb Mark Fletcher: > > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 11:28 PM MI > wrote: > > > > > Please post the output of > > stat /tmp/TOOOLD.txt > > # stat /tmp/TOOOLD.txt >File: ‘/tmp/TOOOLD.txt’ >Size: 9 B

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 11:28 PM MI wrote: > > > > Please post the output of > > stat /tmp/TOOOLD.txt > > # stat /tmp/TOOOLD.txt >File: ‘/tmp/TOOOLD.txt’ >Size: 9 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 regular file > Device: 805h/2053dInode: 14 Links: 1 > Access: (0664

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Please post the output of stat /tmp/TOOOLD.txt # stat /tmp/TOOOLD.txt File: ‘/tmp/TOOOLD.txt’ Size: 9 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 regular file Device: 805h/2053dInode: 14 Links: 1 Access: (0664/-rw-rw-r--) Uid: (0/root) Gid: (0/root) Acces

Re: locked out of postfix install

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 11:46:27AM +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: > Hi, > > I have a relatively fresh install of Debian 8 > > I did a > > sudo apt-get install postfix > > The treminal then came up with a page with instructions and an > button, I then left this while I was waiting for my DNS change t

Re: locked out of postfix install

dpkg seems to be totally broken :- $ sudo apt-get install node [sudo] password for aaronngray: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies:

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Am 16.07.2016 um 16:06 schrieb MI: > - "d /tmp/ 1777 root root 30d" > >Nothing is deleted at boot or when running "systemd-tmpfiles --create > --remove >--clean" without a reboot. > ># grep ' /tmp' /etc/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf >d /tmp 1777 root root 30d >x /tmp/systemd-private-%b

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Thank you for looking into this. Now to your issue. You said you wanted time based clean-up (remove files older then 30 days) but *not* remove them on boot. In fact, cleanup on boot would be fine. However, "cleanup" should only cleanup files older than the age argument. I tried these: - Em

Re: off topic Question of the day..

On 2016-07-16, John Hasler wrote: > Lisi writes: >> Not quite accurate... > > An accurate summary, the point being that it was not a change in > conversion factor, it was a change in definition. She was putting her foot down, but it went into her mouth. -- Même l’avenir n’est plus ce qu’il étai

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Am 16.07.2016 um 15:07 schrieb D. R. Evans: > MI wrote on 07/16/2016 06:53 AM: > >> >> That is, it works as an equivalent to TMPTIME=-1. But I do want to cleanup >> /tmp, just >> with some value of TMPTIME > 0. > > That's what tmpreaper is for. tmpreaper is no longer needed or recommended unde

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

Am 16.07.2016 um 14:53 schrieb MI: > > OK, so you have an empty /etc/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf which indeed works to > completely avoid cleaning up /tmp at reboot. > > That is, it works as an equivalent to TMPTIME=-1. But I do want to > cleanup /tmp, just with some value of TMPTIME > 0. > > Anyway, th

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

MI wrote on 07/16/2016 06:53 AM: > > That is, it works as an equivalent to TMPTIME=-1. But I do want to cleanup > /tmp, just > with some value of TMPTIME > 0. That's what tmpreaper is for. Doc -- Web: http://www.sff.net/people/N7DR signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: off topic Question of the day..

A brief official history of the metric system in the USA: http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric/upload/1136a.pdf -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: How to prevent /tmp files from being deleted at reboot

OK, so you have an empty /etc/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf which indeed works to completely avoid cleaning up /tmp at reboot. That is, it works as an equivalent to TMPTIME=-1. But I do want to cleanup /tmp, just with some value of TMPTIME > 0. Anyway, thanks. It at least confirms that the /etc/tmpfi

Re: off topic Question of the day..

Lisi writes: > Not quite accurate... An accurate summary, the point being that it was not a change in conversion factor, it was a change in definition. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: off topic Question of the day..

On 2016-07-16, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Saturday 16 July 2016 04:48:11 John Hasler wrote: >> Dennis writes: >> > BTW: one inch now equals 2.54 cm *exactly*, in case you haven't been >> > keeping up! (Used to be approx 2.54 cm.) This is what I mean by >> > arbitrary. Don't like the conversion ratio?

locked out of postfix install

Hi, I have a relatively fresh install of Debian 8 I did a sudo apt-get install postfix The treminal then came up with a page with instructions and an button, I then left this while I was waiting for my DNS change to resolve which took several hours. When I went back to the terminal it was froz

Re: off topic Question of the day..

On Saturday 16 July 2016 04:48:11 John Hasler wrote: > Dennis writes: > > BTW: one inch now equals 2.54 cm *exactly*, in case you haven't been > > keeping up! (Used to be approx 2.54 cm.) This is what I mean by > > arbitrary. Don't like the conversion ratio? Then just change it! > > It wasn't a ch