Re: User-oriented backup tools

2017-02-15 Thread solitone
On Wednesday, 15 February 2017 23:37:40 CET Francesco Porro wrote: > Which backup tool do you use? I'm happy with backup2l [1]. It's very simple to configure, supports incremental backups, and it's fully automated. Here you can find a short guide [2]. I also like it because it is simple to ext

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Tony Baldwin
On 02/15/2017 03:38 PM, David Wright wrote: On Wed 15 Feb 2017 at 12:50:33 (-0500), Anthony Baldwin wrote: On 02/15/2017 11:05 AM, David Wright wrote: On Wed 15 Feb 2017 at 10:49:06 (-0500), Tony Baldwin wrote: I get random ID crashes, pretty well daily, but no consistently identifiable c

Re: User-oriented backup tools

2017-02-15 Thread Martin McCormick
I use rsnapshot. I have 4 128 GB thumb drives that are combined in to 1 large drive with the idea of backing up the system I do most tinkering on on a daily basis for a year and then I swap out the drives with other drives so that the year just completed gets stored and the new drives start

IPv6 connection problem with https://www.flickr.com/

2017-02-15 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On my Debian/unstable machine at home, IPv6 connection to https://www.flickr.com/ freezes most of the time: zira:~> wget -d https://www.flickr.com/ DEBUG output created by Wget 1.19.1 on linux-gnu. Reading HSTS entries from /home/vinc17/.wget-hsts URI encoding = ‘UTF-8’ Converted file name 'index

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread D. R. Evans
Paul van der Vlis wrote on 02/15/2017 01:24 PM: > On 15-02-17 16:32, D. R. Evans wrote: > >> That said, I had an icedove crash a few days ago, but it was the first time >> for perhaps a month, whereas at one point it was happening several times per >> day. > > Do you use Stretch? No: jessie.

Re: User-oriented backup tools

2017-02-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 15 February 2017 17:37:40 Francesco Porro wrote: > Hi guys, It's the first time I'm posting here. I'm both a Fedora and > Debian user. > > Which backup tool do you use? > At this time I feel comfortable with rsync, which I use to sync my > home to an external Usb drive. No automation,

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Daniel Bareiro
Hi, Mark On 15/02/17 19:43, Mark Fletcher wrote: >>> I am using Jessie, Icedove v. 45.6.0 at the moment, on AMD64; >> It's a known bug in Jessie. My question is about Stretch. >> >> With regards, >> Paul > Isn't there a plan to migrate back to Thunderbird anyway, just as > Iceweasel has been r

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Mark Fletcher
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 09:18:37PM +0100, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > On 15-02-17 16:49, Tony Baldwin wrote: > > > I am using Jessie, Icedove v. 45.6.0 at the moment, on AMD64; > > It's a known bug in Jessie. My question is about Stretch. > > With regards, > Paul > Isn't there a plan to migrate

Re: User-oriented backup tools

2017-02-15 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 11:37:40PM +0100, Francesco Porro wrote: > At this time I feel comfortable with rsync, which I use to sync my home > to an external Usb drive. No automation, no scheduling for now. I just > launch rsync from the command line and let it backup all the stuff when > I need it.

Re: Rie4wudu

2017-02-15 Thread Mark Fletcher
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 11:29:39PM +0800, mkprint4u wrote: > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Someone just broadcast their password to the world...

User-oriented backup tools

2017-02-15 Thread Francesco Porro
Hi guys, It's the first time I'm posting here. I'm both a Fedora and Debian user. Which backup tool do you use? At this time I feel comfortable with rsync, which I use to sync my home to an external Usb drive. No automation, no scheduling for now. I just launch rsync from the command line and let

[SOLVED] testing reportbug broken?

2017-02-15 Thread songbird
Sven Joachim wrote: > songbird wrote: > >> anyone else seeing this? >> >> $ reportbug >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2234, in >> main() >> File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1084, in main >> if newui.initialize(): >> File "/usr/lib/python3/dis

konqueror annoying with certificate messages

2017-02-15 Thread Hans
Hi folks, I am running konqueror 4.14.24. Since a long time, konqueror is annoying me, with messages of "new" certificates, which I have to accept. However, these messages appear everytime again and again. Is there a way, just to accept the new certificates automatically? I understand, that i

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread David Wright
On Wed 15 Feb 2017 at 12:50:33 (-0500), Anthony Baldwin wrote: > > > On 02/15/2017 11:05 AM, David Wright wrote: > >On Wed 15 Feb 2017 at 10:49:06 (-0500), Tony Baldwin wrote: > > > >>I get random ID crashes, pretty well daily, but no consistently > >>identifiable cause. It really seems to be occ

Re: testing reportbug broken?

2017-02-15 Thread Michael Lange
Hi, On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:05:47 -0500 songbird wrote: > anyone else seeing this? > > $ reportbug > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2234, in > main() > File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1084, in main > if newui.initialize(): > File "/usr/lib/p

Re: testing reportbug broken?

2017-02-15 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2017-02-15 15:05 -0500, songbird wrote: > anyone else seeing this? > > $ reportbug > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2234, in > main() > File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1084, in main > if newui.initialize(): > File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-pac

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Paul van der Vlis
On 15-02-17 16:05, Boyan Penkov wrote: > > On 02/15/2017 10:03 AM, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > >> I do not have problems with Iceowl, but I don't use Google. What I use >> is my own caldav server (sogo). >> >> Do you use Iceowl or Lightning? >> https://packages.debian.org/stretch/iceowl-extension

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Paul van der Vlis
On 15-02-17 16:32, D. R. Evans wrote: > That said, I had an icedove crash a few days ago, but it was the first time > for perhaps a month, whereas at one point it was happening several times per > day. Do you use Stretch? With regards, Paul -- Paul van der Vlis Linux systeembeheer Groningen

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Paul van der Vlis
On 15-02-17 16:49, Tony Baldwin wrote: > I am using Jessie, Icedove v. 45.6.0 at the moment, on AMD64; It's a known bug in Jessie. My question is about Stretch. With regards, Paul -- Paul van der Vlis Linux systeembeheer Groningen https://www.vandervlis.nl/

testing reportbug broken?

2017-02-15 Thread songbird
anyone else seeing this? $ reportbug Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2234, in main() File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1084, in main if newui.initialize(): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1778, in initialize

Re: Problems with installing Debian-Testing in a Virtualbox and on an old Toshiba-Laptop

2017-02-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:24:28 +0100 Michael Siemmeister wrote: > Hello! > > This is the first time I am writing to a Debian mailing list. > Therefore I don't really know whether or not this is the right place > for this mail. Please tell me if not. I want to report the following > problem. > > L

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread GiaThnYgeia
Anthony Baldwin: > > > On 02/15/2017 11:05 AM, David Wright wrote: >> On Wed 15 Feb 2017 at 10:49:06 (-0500), Tony Baldwin wrote: > Thankfully, it rarely does it while I'm composing a message, that >>> would REALLY annoy me, >> >> If you compose in an editor like emacs, it auto-saves perio

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Anthony Baldwin
On 02/15/2017 11:05 AM, David Wright wrote: On Wed 15 Feb 2017 at 10:49:06 (-0500), Tony Baldwin wrote: I get random ID crashes, pretty well daily, but no consistently identifiable cause. It really seems to be occurring very randomly, I'll just be reading messages when suddenly *pop* it dies

Re: Issues with power management

2017-02-15 Thread solitone
For reference, I resend Darac's advice on this thread, that is the correct one: On Wednesday, 15 February 2017 17:38:59 CET Darac Marjal wrote: > The OP could also try the information in, for example: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingKernelSuspend > https://01.org/blogs/rzhang/2015/best-prac

Re: Issues with power management

2017-02-15 Thread solitone
Sorry for the hijacking, I mistakenly replied to a message in this thread, it wasn't deliberate :^) In the meanwhile I did open another thread, and if you will we can discuss there. For now, thanks for the links. Cheers, Davide

Re: Issues with power management

2017-02-15 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 05:22:12PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Wednesday 08 February 2017 10:50:52 solitone wrote: What do you suggest to do to investigate this issue? Not hijack another thread. I'm not sure that I see how hijacking a thread prevents a laptop from suspending, but - certainl

Re: script purge-old-kernels

2017-02-15 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 03:30:55PM +, Wolfgang Truber wrote: Hello, why is under Debian no possibility to install the script purge-old-kernels or the package bikeshed (this package includes the script purge-old-kernels). There appears to be a program called "purge-old-kernels" in the byo

Re: script purge-old-kernels

2017-02-15 Thread Brad Rogers
On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:30:55 + Wolfgang Truber wrote: Hello Wolfgang, >why is under Debian no possibility to install the script >purge-old-kernels or the package bikeshed (this package includes the >script purge-old-kernels). bikeshed seems to have been superseded by byobu. That package co

Re: Issues with power management

2017-02-15 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Wednesday 08 February 2017 10:50:52 solitone wrote: > What do you suggest to do to investigate this issue? Not hijack another thread. Lisi

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread David Wright
On Wed 15 Feb 2017 at 10:49:06 (-0500), Tony Baldwin wrote: > I get random ID crashes, pretty well daily, but no consistently > identifiable cause. It really seems to be occurring very randomly, > I'll just be reading messages when suddenly *pop* it dies like a > soap bubble on a Christmas tree, n

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Daniel Bareiro
Hi, Tony. On 15/02/17 12:50, Tony Baldwin wrote: > Not sure if relevant, but I use ID with imap with a gmx.com account > (Perhaps this last was obvious?) I have three accounts configured in Icedove. Two accounts on my local IMAP server, and other IMAP account on GMX. But I do not think it have t

script purge-old-kernels

2017-02-15 Thread Wolfgang Truber
Hello, why is under Debian no possibility to install the script purge-old-kernels or the package bikeshed (this package includes the script purge-old-kernels). Viele Grüße Wolfgang -- Dipl.-Inform. Wolfgang Truber Technische Universität Darmstadt Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenscha

Rie4wudu

2017-02-15 Thread mkprint4u
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Tony Baldwin
On 02/15/2017 10:49 AM, Tony Baldwin wrote: On 02/15/2017 09:36 AM, Paul van der Vlis wrote: Hello, Many peope (not all) have problems because Icedove crashes since an update last year. Icedove on my laptop with Debian stable crashes random about one time per week. I have many customers wi

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Tony Baldwin
On 02/15/2017 09:36 AM, Paul van der Vlis wrote: Hello, Many peope (not all) have problems because Icedove crashes since an update last year. Icedove on my laptop with Debian stable crashes random about one time per week. I have many customers with Debian stable and oldstable. Most of them ha

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread D. R. Evans
Daniel Bareiro wrote on 02/15/2017 08:07 AM: > > That does not sound good. I have been experiencing this for a while in > Jessie and I was hoping it would be fixed on Stretch :( > Getting a bit off-topic, but I have been assuming that icedove must still be broken in stretch, because surely a fi

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Paul van der Vlis
On 15-02-17 15:56, GiaThnYgeia wrote: > Ι've had it happen to me but very rarely and this is a wild shot that > may relate the problem to a certain activity. Are all of your icedove > folders on the default home/. directory or do you store some folders in > other local or network drives? No, ev

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Daniel Bareiro
On 15/02/17 11:36, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > Hello, Hi, Paul. > Many peope (not all) have problems because Icedove crashes since an > update last year. Icedove on my laptop with Debian stable crashes random > about one time per week. > > I have many customers with Debian stable and oldstable.

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Boyan Penkov
On 02/15/2017 10:03 AM, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > I do not have problems with Iceowl, but I don't use Google. What I use > is my own caldav server (sogo). > > Do you use Iceowl or Lightning? > https://packages.debian.org/stretch/iceowl-extension > > If you turn off the plugins, do you still have

Re: Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread GiaThnYgeia
Paul van der Vlis: > Hello, > > Many peope (not all) have problems because Icedove crashes since an > update last year. Icedove on my laptop with Debian stable crashes random > about one time per week. > > I have many customers with Debian stable and oldstable. Most of them > have problems with a

Crashes in Icedove on Stretch

2017-02-15 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Hello, Many peope (not all) have problems because Icedove crashes since an update last year. Icedove on my laptop with Debian stable crashes random about one time per week. I have many customers with Debian stable and oldstable. Most of them have problems with a crashing Icedove. I have also work

Re: Problems with installing Debian-Testing in a Virtualbox and on an old Toshiba-Laptop

2017-02-15 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2017-02-15, Michael Siemmeister wrote: > Hello! > > This is the first time I am writing to a Debian mailing list. > Therefore I don't really know whether or not this is the right place > for this mail. Please tell me if not. I want to report the following > problem. Welcome to the list. > > L

Flickering screen on login/off shutdown

2017-02-15 Thread GiaThnYgeia
AMD64 Stretch LXDE In recent weeks when logging in from start or from a screensaver login or when hitting the shutdown/reboot .. I notice a brief (maybe 1/2 sec) flickering of the screen. This doesn't appear or happen with anything else, I don't think it relates to monitor re-adjustment ... even g

Problems with installing Debian-Testing in a Virtualbox and on an old Toshiba-Laptop

2017-02-15 Thread Michael Siemmeister
Hello! This is the first time I am writing to a Debian mailing list. Therefore I don't really know whether or not this is the right place for this mail. Please tell me if not. I want to report the following problem. Last week I tried to install Debian in a virtual-box. Currently I use Debian 8.7

A new HOWTO page for the Adobe Flash Player plugin under chromium under Linux

2017-02-15 Thread Stephen Powell
It seems to me that there is much confusion out there for how to install the Adobe Flash Player plugin for chromium for Linux. Since fools rush in where angels fear to tread, I have created a new web page on my web site for how to do this. I'd appreciate any comments, positive and negative. I'd