Re: TTL expired in transit to qemu virtual machine.

2017-03-22 Thread Mimiko
On 21.03.2017 02:25, david...@freevolt.org wrote: It is not clear to me whether your question I regularly do apt-get upgrade, but not to next Debian version. So, how this kernel be old for Debian 7? is a request for information, or merely rhetorical (ie, an assertion that your kernel is in f

Re: Unattended upgrades. Debian methods, please, not Ubuntu.

2017-03-22 Thread Teemu Likonen
Lisi Reisz [2017-03-22 00:37:18Z] wrote: > How do I get unattended upgrades a) to function and b) to tell me when > it has upgraded something. Probably you need to add the following lines in the top of /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades file (or some other file in the same directory).

Re: Guide(s?) to backup philosophies

2017-03-22 Thread David Christensen
On 03/22/2017 03:35 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: David Christensen wrote: On 03/17/2017 03:31 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: David Christensen wrote: On 03/13/2017 05:38 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: [...] I should clarify that: "The backup server can be firewalled with no incoming ports and outgoing

An INCOMPLETE solution - was [Re: Where is data stored when Synaptic scans DVDs?]

2017-03-22 Thread Richard Owlett
On 03/17/2017 08:47 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: As I have limited bandwidth, I install from DVDs. Also I frequently experiment with various options by doing a fresh install to a different partition. It is annoying to keep re-scanning a set of 13 DVDs. Where is the information stored? /etc/apt/sourc

Difference Wheezy / Jessie TCP offloading

2017-03-22 Thread Jan Bakuwel
Hi all, I'm looking after a XenServer (ie. from Citrix, not Xen Open Source) that's running a couple of VMs. Those VMs are being migrated to a DMZ behind a UTM appliance (which is also a VM running on the same XenServer). The virtual hardware configuration of those VMs is virtually (pun intended ;

Re: Unattended upgrades. Debian methods, please, not Ubuntu.

2017-03-22 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Wednesday 22 March 2017 07:42:09 didier gaumet wrote: > there is a doc in the Debian wiki: > https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades Thank you. Yes, I have read and tried to follow it. I quote: - To install these packages, run the following command as root: # apt-get install unatt

JVC camera and Hauppauge PVR-150 framegrabber. Was: Re: MTI camera ...

2017-03-22 Thread peter
With a manual setting of the device path and ID, the V4L2 Test Bench produced this image from the JVC camera on the microscope. http://easthope.ca/JVCtoPVR150screen.jpg Setting the device in the Test Bench each time it is opened becomes tedious and no /etc/*v4l* exists. Can the default conifi

Re: mirrors don't show package xserver-xorg-legacy

2017-03-22 Thread Felix Miata
Felix Miata composed on 2017-03-22 17:48 (UTC-0400): I wanted to directly examine the content of the package described at https://packages.debian.org/sid/xserver-xorg-legacy so went to http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/debian/pool/main/x/ and http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/debian/pool/main

mirrors don't show package xserver-xorg-legacy

2017-03-22 Thread Felix Miata
I wanted to directly examine the content of the package described at https://packages.debian.org/sid/xserver-xorg-legacy so went to http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/debian/pool/main/x/ and http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/debian/pool/main/x/ to try to fetch it to my LAN server, but it is not there

Re: Using wvdial and usb_modeswitch to connect to internet with usb internet key

2017-03-22 Thread David Wright
On Wed 22 Mar 2017 at 02:10:24 (-0700), Daniele Disco wrote: > Hi! > Usually to connect to internet my linux box (with gnome), I insert in a usb > port my dongle 3G/4g and selecting in Network Manager the broad band > connection configured the first time, selecting _Connect_ the pc goes in > int

Re: Matrox G550 - MGA X server fails

2017-03-22 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2017-03-22 10:25 +, Oliver Elphick wrote: > I am unable to start X using a Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe card. > > This is what I think is the relevant part of the log for the session: > > #011compiled for 1.19.2, module version = 0.1.0 > #011ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0 > (--)

Re: Using wvdial and usb_modeswitch to connect to internet with usb internet key

2017-03-22 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
On 22/03/2017 12:10, Daniele Disco wrote: Hi! Usually to connect to internet my linux box (with gnome), I insert in a usb port my dongle 3G/4g and selecting in Network Manager the broad band connection configured the first time, selecting _Connect_ the pc goes in internet without problems (% o

Re: Using wvdial and usb_modeswitch to connect to internet with usb internet key

2017-03-22 Thread didier gaumet
I cannot help you with wvdial, I have used this rarely looong ago for simple dial-up (no 3G/4G). NetworkManager itself (not its applet) does not depend upon any GUI part and nmcli (command line) and nmtui (ncurses text interface, roughly equivalent to nm-applet) are included in the package. Networ

Re: Using wvdial and usb_modeswitch to connect to internet with usb internet key

2017-03-22 Thread Daniele Disco
Nobody can help me?

Re: [TEST RUNS] Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Wednesday 22 March 2017 17:26:56 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 03/22/2017 10:33 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:53:24 Richard Owlett wrote: > >> On 03/22/2017 09:28 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >>> On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:05:28 Richard Owlett wrote: > The results of th

Re: [TEST RUNS] Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Richard Owlett
On 03/22/2017 10:33 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:53:24 Richard Owlett wrote: On 03/22/2017 09:28 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:05:28 Richard Owlett wrote: The results of the 6 installs I intended to run: [the only variable being which DE related box

Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread David Wright
On Tue 21 Mar 2017 at 20:52:46 (-0400), Catherine Gramze wrote: > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 21, 2017, at 7:20 PM, David Wright wrote: > > > >> On Tue 21 Mar 2017 at 15:44:18 (-0400), Catherine Gramze wrote: > >> > >> The installer allows you to continue the installation without a configure

Re: [TEST RUNS] Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:53:24 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 03/22/2017 09:28 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:05:28 Richard Owlett wrote: > >> The results of the 6 installs I intended to run: > >> [the only variable being which DE related boxes checked] > >> [space used re

Re: [TEST RUNS] Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Richard Owlett
On 03/22/2017 09:28 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:05:28 Richard Owlett wrote: The results of the 6 installs I intended to run: [the only variable being which DE related boxes checked] [space used reported by gparted] 1. None CLI installed taking ~.92 GB 2. Only

Re: [TEST RUNS] Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Wednesday 22 March 2017 14:05:28 Richard Owlett wrote: > The results of the 6 installs I intended to run: > [the only variable being which DE related boxes checked] > [space used reported by gparted] >    1. None >       CLI installed taking ~.92 GB >    2. Only top entry checked (asking for uns

[TEST RUNS] Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Richard Owlett
On 03/21/2017 05:30 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 03/20/2017 09:05 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Tuesday 21 March 2017 00:38:36 Richard Owlett wrote: With the installer from DVD 1 of 13 the first option in taskel is for choosing to have a desktop - the default is yes. Thanks, Richard! This is as I

Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 12:16:54PM +, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 08:06:46AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 08:52:46PM -0400, Catherine Gramze wrote: > > > Do you prefer that people move on to other di

Re: Guide(s?) to backup philosophies

2017-03-22 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:57:44AM -, Dan Purgert wrote: > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 10:35:13AM -, Dan Purgert wrote: > >> David Christensen wrote: > >> > On 03/17/2017 03:31 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: > >> >> David Christensen wrote:

Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 08:06:46AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 08:52:46PM -0400, Catherine Gramze wrote: > > Do you prefer that people move on to other distros after a base system only > > installation because the Debian installer let them inadvertently get there? > > If

Re: Guide(s?) to backup philosophies

2017-03-22 Thread Dan Purgert
wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 10:35:13AM -, Dan Purgert wrote: >> David Christensen wrote: >> > On 03/17/2017 03:31 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >> >> David Christensen wrote: >> >>> On 03/13/2017 05:38 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >> >>> [...] >> > >> > I should clarify that: >> > >> > "The bac

Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 08:52:46PM -0400, Catherine Gramze wrote: > Do you prefer that people move on to other distros after a base system only > installation because the Debian installer let them inadvertently get there? If they're like you, yes. Good riddance.

Re: aptitude is dangerous - any replacement?

2017-03-22 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2017-03-22 07:50:09 +0100, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: > 2017-03-21 23:02 keltezéssel, Vincent Lefevre írta: > > On 2017-03-21 16:21:25 +0100, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: > >> 2017-03-21 14:38 keltezéssel, Vincent Lefevre írta: > >>> Yes, but one can't exclude a package listed by apt-listbugs. > >> You can.

Re: Guide(s?) to backup philosophies

2017-03-22 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 10:35:13AM -, Dan Purgert wrote: > David Christensen wrote: > > On 03/17/2017 03:31 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: > >> David Christensen wrote: > >>> On 03/13/2017 05:38 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: > >>> [...] > > > > I should clarify t

Re: Matrox G550 - MGA X server fails

2017-03-22 Thread Felix Miata
Oliver Elphick composed on 2017-03-22 10:25 (UTC): I am unable to start X using a Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe card. Try stripping whatever in your Grub config is video-related, or reconfiguring it to native plain text 80x25 mode: http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1004453 I haven'

Re: Guide(s?) to backup philosophies

2017-03-22 Thread Dan Purgert
David Christensen wrote: > On 03/17/2017 03:31 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >> David Christensen wrote: >>> On 03/13/2017 05:38 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >>> [...] > > I should clarify that: > > "The backup server can be firewalled with no incoming ports and > outgoing ports limited to SSH and oth

Matrox G550 - MGA X server fails

2017-03-22 Thread Oliver Elphick
I am unable to start X using a Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe card. This is what I think is the relevant part of the log for the session: #011compiled for 1.19.2, module version = 0.1.0 #011ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0 (--) MGA(0): Chipset: "mgag550" xf86TokenToOptinfo: table is NULL

Re: cell phone .sigs (was: installer defaults for desktops)

2017-03-22 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 05:41:51AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: [...] > We see them because the device owner isn't aware, doesn't care, or > can't be bothered to replace the OEM .sig [...] Or perhaps (s)he isn't even allowed? "I've been assimilated"

Re: Where is data stored when Synaptic scans DVDs?

2017-03-22 Thread Richard Owlett
On 03/21/2017 03:31 PM, Brian wrote: [snip] This part of my response wasn't very clear. I was thinking of > you don't appear to have looked to see if it was correct at the time and was wondering why the OP has let his issue hang in the air in his responses. Because I've not yet absorbed the

Re: cell phone .sigs (was: installer defaults for desktops)

2017-03-22 Thread Felix Miata
Darac Marjal composed on 2017-03-22 09:10 (UTC): On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 18:03:12 +, Lisi Reisz wrote: Incidentally, why did we need to know that? These sorts of signatures are usually used on mobile devices for a number of reasons: - Typing on a mobile tends to be less comfortable

Using wvdial and usb_modeswitch to connect to internet with usb internet key

2017-03-22 Thread Daniele Disco
Hi! Usually to connect to internet my linux box (with gnome), I insert in a usb port my dongle 3G/4g and selecting in Network Manager the broad band connection configured the first time, selecting _Connect_ the pc goes in internet without problems (% of success 99.999). Now I have to use a debi

Re: installer defaults for desktops (was Re: Suggested edit)

2017-03-22 Thread Darac Marjal
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 06:03:12PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Tuesday 21 March 2017 17:15:32 Catherine Gramze wrote: Sent from my iPad Note it is sent from an iPad! Open Source all the way! Incidentally, why did we need to know that? These sorts of signatures are usually used on mobil

Re: Unattended upgrades. Debian methods, please, not Ubuntu.

2017-03-22 Thread didier gaumet
there is a doc in the Debian wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades