Re: Is the buster 10.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

On Tue, 2019-09-17 at 07:09 +0100, Tixy wrote: > Conclusion, to me, it looks like the mainline kernel doesn't yet have > RPi4 support, and when it does, would anyone want to go to the effort > to backport that to 4.19? Actually, I don't think the support for >1GB memory patches [2] meet the criter

Re: Is the buster 10.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

On Mon, 2019-09-16 at 20:31 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 16 September 2019 19:50:32 Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 22:10:53) > > > > > On Monday 16 September 2019 12:22:23 Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > > Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 17:56:38) > > > > >

Re: xfce: changing scrollbar looks

On 9/16/19, Dan Ritter wrote: > Lee wrote: >> Is there a _debian_ doc somewhere that shows how to change the xfce >> scrollbar looks? >> >> What I want is the "traditional" scrollbar look - ie. the damn thing >> doesn't play hide & seek with me, it looks like a bar instead of a >> wire, is wide eno

Re: installed zfsutils-linux post-installation script returned exit status 1

On 9/16/19 2:39 AM, Curt wrote: On 2019-09-16, Mark Allums wrote: I need advice diagnosing and dealing with this: E: zfsutils-linux: installed zfsutils-linux package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Maybe one or both of these bug reports apply: https://bugs.d

additional info: installed zfsutils-linux post-installation script returned exit status 1

I should note, I don't actually have any disks set up yet with a ZFS file system. Installing Okular pulled in ZFS-utilities as a dependency. Chicken-or-egg problem. On 9/15/19 11:42 PM, Mark Allums wrote: I need advice diagnosing and dealing with this: E: zfsutils-linux: installed zfsu

Re: Stretch to Buster with sysvinit

On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 3:17 PM The Wanderer wrote: > >> If you want to keep sysvinit, here's the order of events: > >> > >> change sources from stretch to buster > > > > Fine. > > > >> apt update > > > > Splendid. > > > >> apt dist-upgrade > > > > Great. > > > >> apt install sysvinit-core > >

Re: Stretch to Buster with sysvinit

Quoting Brian (2019-09-17 00:11:33) > On Mon 16 Sep 2019 at 15:16:34 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > > > On 2019-09-16 at 15:07, Brian wrote: > > > > > On Sun 15 Sep 2019 at 21:52:50 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > > > >> Roger Lynn wrote: > > >> > > >>> Hi, > > >>> > > >>> I have three Stretch AM

Re: Is the buster 10.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

On Monday 16 September 2019 19:50:32 Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 22:10:53) > > > On Monday 16 September 2019 12:22:23 Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 17:56:38) > > > > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > > > > Please write in content, not

Re: Is the buster 10.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 22:10:53) > On Monday 16 September 2019 12:22:23 Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 17:56:38) > > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > > Please write in content, not only subject field. > > > > And please clarify what you are talking about -

Re: Stretch to Buster with sysvinit

On 2019-09-16 at 18:11, Brian wrote: > On Mon 16 Sep 2019 at 15:16:34 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > >> On 2019-09-16 at 15:07, Brian wrote: >> >>> On Sun 15 Sep 2019 at 21:52:50 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: apt install sysvinit-core >>> >>> What happens if this is not done? >> >> Next time yo

Re: xfce: changing scrollbar looks

Lee wrote: > Is there a _debian_ doc somewhere that shows how to change the xfce > scrollbar looks? > > What I want is the "traditional" scrollbar look - ie. the damn thing > doesn't play hide & seek with me, it looks like a bar instead of a > wire, is wide enough that I can easily click on it wh

Re: Stretch to Buster with sysvinit

On Mon 16 Sep 2019 at 15:16:34 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > On 2019-09-16 at 15:07, Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 15 Sep 2019 at 21:52:50 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > >> Roger Lynn wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I have three Stretch AMD64 systems with sysvinit - a desktop and > >>> laptop run

Re: xfce: changing scrollbar looks

On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:43:20 -0400 Lee wrote: > And I'm > *really* sick and tired of making a change & rebooting to see what > effect the change has. Try just logging out and in again. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/

Re: Is the buster 10.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:10:53 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > > And please clarify what you are talking about - e.g. by pinking to > > the thing. > > pinking? Typo for "plinking"??? -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/

xfce: changing scrollbar looks

Is there a _debian_ doc somewhere that shows how to change the xfce scrollbar looks? What I want is the "traditional" scrollbar look - ie. the damn thing doesn't play hide & seek with me, it looks like a bar instead of a wire, is wide enough that I can easily click on it when I'm using the laptop

Re: Installation suitability for Dell laptop

ghe wrote: >> I am a new user of Debian and Linux in general. I am planning to install >> Debian on a Dell laptop, Inspiron 5570 in particular. > > I've never had much of a problem running Debian on Dell laptops. Right > now, Buster is (reasonably) happy on my Dell Latitude 5414. Sound works, > D

Re: Is the buster 10.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

On Monday 16 September 2019 12:22:23 Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 17:56:38) > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Please write in content, not only subject field. > > And please clarify what you are talking about - e.g. by pinking to the > thing. pinking? > Concretely, I a

Re: Stretch to Buster with sysvinit

On 2019-09-16 at 15:07, Brian wrote: > On Sun 15 Sep 2019 at 21:52:50 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > >> Roger Lynn wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have three Stretch AMD64 systems with sysvinit - a desktop and >>> laptop running KDE and a headless server. Is there any >>> information available anywhere

Re: Stretch to Buster with sysvinit

On Sun 15 Sep 2019 at 21:52:50 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > Roger Lynn wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have three Stretch AMD64 systems with sysvinit - a desktop and laptop > > running KDE and a headless server. Is there any information available > > anywhere to tell me what will happen when I attempt to

Re: Installation suitability for Dell laptop

On 16/09/2019 20.13, Felix Miata wrote: > Laptops that offer Hybrid graphics (Intel+AMD) or Optimus graphics > (Intel+NVidia) > cause a lot of people a lot of grief. Pure Intel graphics and pure AMD > graphics do > a fine job without similar grief. If you need dual graphics for gaming, I > sugge

Re: Installation suitability for Dell laptop

Thanos Katsiolis composed on 2019-09-16 20:15 (UTC+0300): > Inspiron 5570 That is a series of models, not a model. Laptops that offer Hybrid graphics (Intel+AMD) or Optimus graphics (Intel+NVidia) cause a lot of people a lot of grief. Pure Intel graphics and pure AMD graphics do a fine job wit

Re: Installation suitability for Dell laptop

On 9/16/19 11:15 AM, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: > I am a new user of Debian and Linux in general. I am planning to install > Debian on a Dell laptop, Inspiron 5570 in particular. I've never had much of a problem running Debian on Dell laptops. Right now, Buster is (reasonably) happy on my Dell Latit

Re: Installation suitability for Dell laptop

On 9/16/19 8:15 PM, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: > Hello, > > I am a new user of Debian and Linux in general. I am planning to install > Debian on a Dell laptop, Inspiron 5570 in particular. > > I have started reading the installation guide on Debian webpage which > mentions many points to consider du

Installation suitability for Dell laptop

Hello, I am a new user of Debian and Linux in general. I am planning to install Debian on a Dell laptop, Inspiron 5570 in particular. I have started reading the installation guide on Debian webpage which mentions many points to consider during the procedure. I would like to know if the laptop is

Re: Is the buster 1.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

Quoting Gene Heskett (2019-09-16 17:56:38) > Cheers, Gene Heskett Please write in content, not only subject field. And please clarify what you are talking about - e.g. by pinking to the thing. Concretely, I am puzzled what you mean by "1.1" - Buster is release 10 of Debian. Do you perhaps mea

Is the buster 1.1 net install in armhf flavor ready for an rpi-4b?

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Re: Arrow annotation in GIMP.

On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:55:46 +0200 Siard wrote: > Op Sun, 15 Sep 2019 16:55 -0700, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > > > > Is another layer necessary? Can't the arrow be pasted directly > > onto the image? > > I guess that a separate layer makes it easier to position the arrow. > Then Image > Flat

Re: Arrow annotation in GIMP.

Op Sun, 15 Sep 2019 16:55 -0700, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > * From: Dan Ritter > * Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:26:18 -0400 > > Open a new image. > > Right. > > > Set the background to transparent. > > Haven't quite got that. File > New In the dialog 'Create a New File': Advanced Option

Re: Arrow annotation in GIMP.

On 2019-09-16 00:55, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: * From: Dan Ritter * Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:26:18 -0400 Open a new image. Right. Set the background to transparent. Haven't quite got that. From reading a few weeks ago, I added an alpha channel (Layer > Transparency > Add Alph

Re: installed zfsutils-linux post-installation script returned exit status 1

On 2019-09-16, Mark Allums wrote: > I need advice diagnosing and dealing with this: > > E: zfsutils-linux: installed zfsutils-linux package post-installation > script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Maybe one or both of these bug reports apply: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.

Re: Stretch to Buster with sysvinit

Quoting Dan Ritter (2019-09-16 03:52:50) > Roger Lynn wrote: > > The KDE systems have systemd-shim installed, which is not present in > > Buster. Is this going to cause problems? Will the server be okay? > > Should I just stay with Stretch until Bullseye is released or > > consider moving to De