Re: how to view config file changes without running an upgrade?

On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 6:07 AM, Curt wrote: > On 2018-03-21, deloptes wrote: > > Richard Hector wrote: > > > >> Where 'checked' was presumably the debilitate one :-) > > > > true, sorry - even double checking fails sometime :D > > > > > > When Norman Mailer's Harlot's Ghost was published it con

help identifying package for /usr/share/dict

Hi Debian-user, I was referred here by reportbug, which says "If you don't know what package the bug is in, please contact debian-user@lists.debian.org for assistance." I have a bug to report (see emails below) against /usr/share/dict but I'm unable to identify the specific Debian package respon

Re: Update: Re: Password Manager opinions and recommendations

rhkra...@gmail.com writes: > Thanks to all who replied! > > I thought I'd summarize where I am: > > I like three of the suggestions (from what I've seen / investigated > (slightly) > so far, but with some comments: > >* pass: appeals to me a lot--the one problem for me (for which I believe

Re: Password Manager opinions and recommendations

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 08:34:28PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Sun 25 Mar 2018 at 22:43:26 +0200, Ángel wrote: > > > On 2018-03-25 at 19:47 +0100, Brian wrote: > > > 1 day after the breach your data had been compromised. Changing your > > > password 10 days later on in your 1 month cycle doesn't seem

Re: Debian 9 rocks, really

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:06:17AM +0200, Mart van de Wege wrote: > Andre Rodier writes: > > > Hello all, > > > > I have been using Linux since more than 20 years, and Debian Linux > > since Potato. > > Same here. I started out on Red Hat 6.2, and discovered Debian when it > was on potato. I've

Re: Update: Re: Password Manager opinions and recommendations

On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:02:48 -0400 rhkra...@gmail.com said: > Thanks to all who replied! You are welcome. :) >* I also like the approach suggested by Abdullah Ramazanoglu (and > the somewhat similar Diceware), but I almost didn't find the emails > from Abdullah-- for some reason my email cl

Update: Re: Password Manager opinions and recommendations

Thanks to all who replied! I thought I'd summarize where I am: I like three of the suggestions (from what I've seen / investigated (slightly) so far, but with some comments: * pass: appeals to me a lot--the one problem for me (for which I believe I've found the solution) is that it stores

Re: IPv6 radvd questions

On 27/03/18 01:45, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 08:25:56PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm getting a little confused by the radvd docs, and possibly by IPv6 >> concepts in general ... >> >> The router I'm configuring isn't the default gateway of the LAN; it's an >>

Re: Password Manager opinions and recommendations

On Monday, March 26, 2018 03:49:38 PM Brian wrote: > On Sun 25 Mar 2018 at 21:54:22 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > at some time in the future> > > > > On Sunday, March 25, 2018 08:38:25 PM Richard Hector wrote: > > > On 26/03/18 04:52, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > >* a means to aut

Re: some questions about cfengine3

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 03:33:19PM +0200, Morel Bérenger wrote: > Le Mon, 26 Mar 2018 08:54:22 -0400, > Greg Wooledge a écrit : > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:37:08AM +0200, Morel Bérenger wrote: > > > I have several questions about the cfengine3 p

Re: some questions about cfengine3

Le Mon, 26 Mar 2018 08:54:22 -0400, Greg Wooledge a écrit : > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:37:08AM +0200, Morel Bérenger wrote: > > I have several questions about the cfengine3 package that can be > > found in Debian. > > > > * binaries seems to be located into /usr/local/sbin/, is there is a > >

Re: Password Manager opinions and recommendations

On Sun 25 Mar 2018 at 21:54:22 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > some time in the future> > > On Sunday, March 25, 2018 08:38:25 PM Richard Hector wrote: > > On 26/03/18 04:52, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > >* a means to automatically update passwords on the target websites (to > > > > > >

Re: Password Manager opinions and recommendations

On Sun 25 Mar 2018 at 22:43:26 +0200, Ángel wrote: > On 2018-03-25 at 19:47 +0100, Brian wrote: > > 1 day after the breach your data had been compromised. Changing your > > password 10 days later on in your 1 month cycle doesn't seem to me to > > be reactive security. Better than nothing, I suppos

Re: low sound

Anil Duggirala wrote: >> I assume you are using PulseAudio and Gnome. On my desktop I've seen >> that sometimes some volumes get set to a low value that Gnome control >> panel can't seem to restore. > > Thanks Tomaz, > I did get the volume up to its usual level (I believe) by going to > alsamixer

Re: some questions about cfengine3

Morel Bérenger wrote: > I have several questions about the cfengine3 package that can be found > in Debian. if you have not to maintain legacy, I recommend ansible or puppet.

Re: low sound

> I assume you are using PulseAudio and Gnome. On my desktop I've seen > that sometimes some volumes get set to a low value that Gnome control > panel can't seem to restore. Thanks Tomaz, I did get the volume up to its usual level (I believe) by going to alsamixer. I had tried this before but h

Re: Regarding microcode update

On 26.03.18 19:05, VigneshDhanraj G wrote: After microcode update, for signature=0x306a9 upgraded revision should be 0x1f but dmesg shows wrong revision any ideas what went wrong. according to the log, firmware was updated from 0x17 to 0x1b which version of intel-microcode do you have installed

Re: [Asus x205ta] Wireless not working after suspend-resume

Ric Moore writes: > On 03/19/2018 11:57 AM, Leandro Noferini wrote: > >> I wrote a little script in /lib/systemd/system-sleep/brcmfmac like: > > Be careful when you "write a little script". Try this: > https://askubuntu.com/questions/761180/wifi-doesnt-work-after-suspend-after-16-04-upgrade > > h

Regarding microcode update

Hi, After microcode update, for signature=0x306a9 upgraded revision should be 0x1f but dmesg shows wrong revision any ideas what went wrong. i have upgraded microcode using apt-get install iucode_tool. In intel release notes, came across the below notes which says that it should upgraded to 0x1f

Re: some questions about cfengine3

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:37:08AM +0200, Morel Bérenger wrote: > I have several questions about the cfengine3 package that can be found > in Debian. > > * binaries seems to be located into /usr/local/sbin/, is there is a > reason for this (not important but intriguing, sounds very unusual > f

Re: IPv6 radvd questions

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 08:25:56PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm getting a little confused by the radvd docs, and possibly by IPv6 > concepts in general ... > > The router I'm configuring isn't the default gateway of the LAN; it's an > openvpn endpoint (server), and I just want t

squid proxy fails to resolve LAN host names

Hi all, Steps to reproduce (query any LAN host running a web server): $wgethttp://lanhost 2>&1 | grep response HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK $export http_proxy=proxy:3128 $wgethttp://lanhost 2>&1 | grep response Proxy request sent, awaiting re

testing: today's upgrade of xserver-xorg-input-libinput breaks MATE mouse clicking

was hoping it was just a momentary blip, but using the Mouse tab in the System->Preferences->Hardware->Mouse didn't fix it. downgraded to previous version to solve problem. FYI songbird

some questions about cfengine3

Hello. I have several questions about the cfengine3 package that can be found in Debian. * binaries seems to be located into /usr/local/sbin/, is there is a reason for this (not important but intriguing, sounds very unusual from Debian AFAIK)? * in /etc/defaults/cfengine3, there is a mention

Re: Debian 9 rocks, really

Andre Rodier writes: > Hello all, > > I have been using Linux since more than 20 years, and Debian Linux > since Potato. Same here. I started out on Red Hat 6.2, and discovered Debian when it was on potato. I've been using some flavour of Debian personally since, and some flavour of it or RH pro

IPv6 radvd questions

Hi all, I'm getting a little confused by the radvd docs, and possibly by IPv6 concepts in general ... The router I'm configuring isn't the default gateway of the LAN; it's an openvpn endpoint (server), and I just want to advertise the routes available via tunnels to the LAN. radvd's prefix block