Re: Newer mutt in stable

2016-07-26 Thread Andre Majorel
On 2016-07-26 18:35 +0200, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: > 2016-07-26 14:38 keltezéssel, Andre Majorel írta: > >This will be the next step. Good point about build dependencies, > >will need to find a way around that. I have a feeling that brute > >force will be involved. > > or you can use apt-get build-dep

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, Jul 26, 2016, at 19:05, David Wright wrote: > > One issue though: I have a useful laptop that has a nifty 686 (AIUI) > Pentium M processor, but I have to run linux-image-3.16.0-4-586 on it > because it lacks the PAE. (It has SSE/SSE2.) Do you know whether > stretch will cater for non-PAE

Mate problems

2016-07-26 Thread Frank McCormick
I am running Debian Stretch/Sid on AMD64 and noticed for the first time a problem with a Mate application. The Mate accounts dialog won't run because it detects gtk2 on the system. (mate-accountsdialog:12108): Gtk-ERROR **: GTK+ 2.x symbols detected. Using GTK+ 2.x and GTK+ 3 in the same proc

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread David Wright
On Tue 26 Jul 2016 at 22:28:24 (+0200), Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2016-07-26 15:04 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > Does this mean that the days of running Debian on an old box in the > > corner are now numbered, or should a bug be filed against making > > such apt-related packages depend on such "mod

Re: Instralling from offline sources: broadcom

2016-07-26 Thread Richard Owlett
On 7/26/2016 4:24 PM, Alan E. Davis wrote: I need to install the broadcom-wl wireless adaptor drivers. I have no connection to the internet on this new installation. So it's either this or tethering the iphone to get this package installed.[snip] Might apt-offline address some of your issues?

Instralling from offline sources: broadcom

2016-07-26 Thread Alan E. Davis
I need to install the broadcom-wl wireless adaptor drivers. I have no connection to the internet on this new installation. So it's either this or tethering the iphone to get this package installed. Both of these pathways require a plethora of steps to install various dependencies for dependencie

Re: Jessie does not boot (GRUB2 complains with "mduuid not found"

2016-07-26 Thread deloptes
Daniel Guillermo Bareiro wrote: > Hi all! > > Currently I have an old machine without hardware virtualization > support, which I was using for testing using Jessie i686 and LXC. > > I tried to migrate that installation to amd64 architecture but > things did not went as well as I would have liked

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 26 July 2016 18:47:11 Johann Klammer wrote: > On 07/26/2016 04:50 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Telling us your requirements, will make making a recommendation easier. > > I did. it's just those two things... > ... > kinda thought it was obvious, that the problem is my boxen being too >

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2016-07-26 15:04 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Tue 26 Jul 2016 at 19:47:11 (+0200), Johann Klammer wrote: >> On 07/26/2016 04:50 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> > >> > Telling us your requirements, will make making a recommendation easier. >> > >> I did. it's just those two things... >> ... >>

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread David Wright
On Tue 26 Jul 2016 at 19:47:11 (+0200), Johann Klammer wrote: > On 07/26/2016 04:50 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > Telling us your requirements, will make making a recommendation easier. > > > I did. it's just those two things... > ... > kinda thought it was obvious, that the problem is my box

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Nicolas George
Le nonidi 9 thermidor, an CCXXIV, Lisi Reisz a écrit : > Why use Stretch if the software in it ios too new for your boxen?? Old software have unpatched security issues. And it is not the software that is too new, it is the build options. > Of course it is not obvious!! It was to me, at least.

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 26 July 2016 18:47:11 Johann Klammer wrote: > On 07/26/2016 04:50 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Telling us your requirements, will make making a recommendation easier. > > I did. it's just those two things... Why use Stretch if the software in it ios too new for your boxen?? > ... > ki

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Johann Klammer
On 07/26/2016 04:50 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Telling us your requirements, will make making a recommendation easier. > I did. it's just those two things... ... kinda thought it was obvious, that the problem is my boxen being too old to run that stuff. To be more specific, something I tried

Re: Newer mutt in stable

2016-07-26 Thread Nemeth Gyorgy
2016-07-26 14:38 keltezéssel, Andre Majorel írta: This will be the next step. Good point about build dependencies, will need to find a way around that. I have a feeling that brute force will be involved. or you can use apt-get build-dep command.

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 26 July 2016 12:49:35 Felix Miata wrote: > Johann Klammer composed on 2016-07-26 11:35 (UTC+0200): > > Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. > > > > I have special needs: > > binary packages. > > i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. > > > > any advice? > > Take a

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:35:54 +0200 Johann Klammer wrote: > Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. Be more specific,please. > I have special needs: What are they? > binary packages. Most all distros have that option > i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. > > any a

Re: using VR headset in debian

2016-07-26 Thread Dan Ritter
On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 08:20:57AM +0100, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Folks, > > I have been researching VR headsets a little recently. There seems to be > two main makes - Oculus and HTC Vive that are useful with a PC at present. > > Oculus had been selling a development version of their d

Re: Restart Building a Package

2016-07-26 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Tue, 26 Jul 2016, Satya Prakash Prasad wrote: > Is there a way that I can terminate an ongoing package creation process and > then restart the same on a suitable time? In general, no. *Some* packages (typically very simple ones) will tolerate this well, while others won't and will have to rest

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Miles Fidelman
On 07/26/2016 11:35 AM, Johann Klammer wrote: Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. I have special needs: binary packages. i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. The only one I can think of off the top of my head that isn't based on Debian that still fulfills your criteri

Restart Building a Package

2016-07-26 Thread Satya Prakash Prasad
While I started to build gcc 4.9 early morning hours my side via command : dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us it turned out the whole day package creation execution went on and still unsure how much is left with. I am currently seeing a lot of test suites being executed. Is there a way that I can termina

Re: Newer mutt in stable

2016-07-26 Thread Andre Majorel
On 2016-07-19 13:51 +0200, Alberto Luaces wrote: > Andre Majorel writes: > > > Things I'd rather not do : > > - install from source, > > - install a package from unstable or testing in case it drags in > > new versions of libc etc., > > This is the first thing I would try, because it is the eas

Re: Info

2016-07-26 Thread Satya Prakash Prasad
Thanks a lot - the command set helped me to build gcc package. Though I saw the build process running test suites - but how to confirm its acceptance criteria. Is there a report where can refer of the test suite it ran during the build operation - which failed / which passed / issues or concern if

Info

2016-07-26 Thread Satya Prakash Prasad
I am in need to build gcc-4.9/libgcc1_4.9.2-10_amd64.deb locally so that I can copy this deb file to another host for installation. I am aware that we can build .deb & install file using below steps: # apt-get source gcc-4.9 # apt-get build-dep gcc-4.9 # cd # dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us # dpkg -i

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Felix Miata
Johann Klammer composed on 2016-07-26 11:35 (UTC+0200): Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. I have special needs: binary packages. i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. any advice? Take a look here: http://www.mepiscommunity.org/wiki http://antix.mepis.org/index

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Felix Miata
Johann Klammer composed on 2016-07-26 11:35 (UTC+0200): Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. I have special needs: binary packages. i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. any advice? Take a look here: http://www.mepiscommunity.org/wiki http://antix.mepis.org/index

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 26 July 2016 10:35:54 Johann Klammer wrote: > Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. > > I have special needs: > binary packages. > i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. > > any advice? https://distrowatch.com/ http://www.infoworld.com/article/2687088/linux/how-to

Re: What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Christian Seiler
On 07/26/2016 11:35 AM, Johann Klammer wrote: > Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. > > I have special needs: > binary packages. > i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. Well, if you don't tell us why Debian doesn't work for you any more, then it will probably not be e

What Linux distribution to use?

2016-07-26 Thread Johann Klammer
Unfortunately, Debian does not work for me anymore. I have special needs: binary packages. i386 code without SSE stuff or other surprises. any advice?

using VR headset in debian

2016-07-26 Thread Michael Fothergill
Dear Folks, I have been researching VR headsets a little recently. There seems to be two main makes - Oculus and HTC Vive that are useful with a PC at present. Oculus had been selling a development version of their device but now they are bringing out a newer model for consumers. Some web sites