Re: I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-21 Thread Jude DaShiell
will alt+f2 sudo backlight-brightness work? On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, kaye n wrote: > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:36:23 > From: kaye n > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: I need to be root to run this script > Resent-Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:39:09 + (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-user@list

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Linux-Fan
Alessandro Baggi writes: Il 21/01/20 18:30, Linux-Fan ha scritto: [...] Just one more (minor) point to add: Consider the hardware compatibility. Most server vendors explicitly support RHEL which makes it very likely that CentOS runs just as well. This might not be so important initially, but

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Alessandro Baggi
Il 21/01/20 18:30, Linux-Fan ha scritto: Andy Smith writes: Hi, On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 03:41:13PM +0100, Alessandro Baggi wrote: > So, I know this is a debian list and could be obtain biased opinion but > what are better point to use debian on a server instead of CentOS? Really I think y

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Linux-Fan
Andy Smith writes: Hi, On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 03:41:13PM +0100, Alessandro Baggi wrote: > So, I know this is a debian list and could be obtain biased opinion but > what are better point to use debian on a server instead of CentOS? Really I think you are best off using whichever one you have t

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Joe
On Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:41:13 +0100 Alessandro Baggi wrote: > Hi to all members of this list, > > I'm not new to linux and I'm searching a good stable distro for > server. Many said CentOS and other Debian but really I have not > enough experiences to choose one. > > So, I know this is a debian

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread mick crane
On 2020-01-21 14:41, Alessandro Baggi wrote: Hi to all members of this list, I'm not new to linux and I'm searching a good stable distro for server. Many said CentOS and other Debian but really I have not enough experiences to choose one. So, I know this is a debian list and could be obtain bia

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 03:41:13PM +0100, Alessandro Baggi wrote: > So, I know this is a debian list and could be obtain biased opinion but what > are better point to use debian on a server instead of CentOS? Really I think you are best off using whichever one you have the most experience wit

Off-topic email usage note (Was: Debian on server)

2020-01-21 Thread John Hasler
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Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Alessandro Baggi
Il 21/01/20 16:18, Default User ha scritto: On Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 10:03 Alexander V. Makartsev > wrote: On 21.01.2020 19:41, Alessandro Baggi wrote: Hi to all members of this list, I'm not new to linux and I'm searching a good stable distro for se

Re: noapi acpi=off

2020-01-21 Thread zahid
That was kinda easy. ...BUT I found that .deb file at https://packages.debian.org/buster/all/firmware-misc-nonfree/download I had the wifi pane up immediately with a list of networks. I even rebooted. BUT it says configuring interface but won't connect. I am also having to connect using a u

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Default User
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 10:03 Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > On 21.01.2020 19:41, Alessandro Baggi wrote: > > Hi to all members of this list, > > I'm not new to linux and I'm searching a good stable distro for server. > Many said CentOS and other Debian but really I have not enough experiences > t

Fwd: alt- backspace inside emacs in konsole terminal doesn't 'backward delete word' unlike xterm

2020-01-21 Thread kts
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Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 21.01.2020 19:41, Alessandro Baggi wrote: > Hi to all members of this list, > > I'm not new to linux and I'm searching a good stable distro for > server. Many said CentOS and other Debian but really I have not enough > experiences to choose one. > > So, I know this is a debian list and could be

Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Alessandro Baggi
Hi to all members of this list, I'm not new to linux and I'm searching a good stable distro for server. Many said CentOS and other Debian but really I have not enough experiences to choose one. So, I know this is a debian list and could be obtain biased opinion but what are better point to u

Re: noapi acpi=off

2020-01-21 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 02:30:10PM +, zahid wrote: > So now I just want to > > " to get this firmware package and install it  [ /lib/firmware/rt2870.bin > firmware-misc-nonfree > ] " > > what are the instructions I need to follow to d

Re: noapi acpi=off

2020-01-21 Thread zahid
Thank for your response, I want to avoid using  "netinst with non-free firmware" because that would mean a reinstall again. and I would have to install other software al over again. So now I just want to " to get this firmware package and install it  [ /lib/firmware/rt2870.bin firmware-mi

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread John Hasler
Levente writes: > This is installed using apt-get. But that is good point, as I might > have some leftovers in /usr/local. So you had previously installed FreeCAD from a non-Debian source? Remove it. If necessary go into /usr/local/lib and remove any libraries the non-Debian FreeCAD package insta

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Levente
Okay, I solved it. There have been some old leftovers in /usr/local. I removed them and everything was working again. Sorry for the noise. Bests, Levente On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 2:21 PM John Hasler wrote: > > Levente writes: > > The funny thing is that this file isn't in any Debian package. > >

Re: noapi acpi=off

2020-01-21 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 11:15:34AM +, Zahid Rahman wrote: > During installation I got a prompt to install rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw > rt2870.bin from media. > I was installing using net install so I skipped it. Awesome. Knowing the exact filename of the firmware that you need makes it *super* ea

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread John Hasler
Levente writes: > The funny thing is that this file isn't in any Debian package. True. So how did it get on your computer? Did you install the Debian FreeCAD package, or did you install FreeCAD from elsewhere? The Debian FreeCAD package works fine for me. > So, I don't know why can it run with

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Levente
This is installed using apt-get. But that is good point, as I might have some leftovers in /usr/local. BR, Levente On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 2:04 PM Nektarios Katakis wrote: > > Στις 2020-01-21 12:42, Levente έγραψε: > > The funny thing is that this file isn't in any Debian package. > > > > https:

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Nektarios Katakis
Στις 2020-01-21 12:42, Levente έγραψε: The funny thing is that this file isn't in any Debian package. https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=libhdf5_serial.so.100&mode=path&suite=stable&arch=any So, I don't know why can it run with root. On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 1:10 PM

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Levente
I run freecad with user root, and I did this: root@mercury:/home/lev# lsof | grep freecad | grep libhdf5 freecad 11574root mem REG 8,2 3806704 11433825 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5_openmpi.so.103.0.0 freecad 11574 11575 QXcbEventroot mem

Bug #949471 --- help needed to figure which component it is in

2020-01-21 Thread Chris Ward
Please take a look at https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=949471 . I have reported it as a bug in open-infrastructure-system-build , but I don't think the problem is in this component; I think the problem is in one of the components that it installs ( maybe ca-certificates ) . Ple

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Levente
The funny thing is that this file isn't in any Debian package. https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=libhdf5_serial.so.100&mode=path&suite=stable&arch=any So, I don't know why can it run with root. On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 1:10 PM Dan Purgert wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SI

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Dan Purgert
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Levente wrote: > Hi all, > > > I recently experienced that I can't launch FreeCad. > > lev@mercury:~$ freecad > freecad: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_serial.so.100: Sounds like your general user account doesn't have permissions to a

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Nektarios Katakis
Στις 2020-01-21 10:24, Levente έγραψε: Hi all, I recently experienced that I can't launch FreeCad. lev@mercury:~$ freecad freecad: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_serial.so.100: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory lev@mercury:~$ whereis freecad freecad: /usr

Re: freecad

2020-01-21 Thread zahid
In a konsole terminal you may need to login as  root first # su - enter root password # password: make user a sudoer  ; my    user name "zahid" # usermod -aG sudo zahid Regards Zahid On 21/01/2020 10:24, Levente wrote: Hi all, I recently experienced that I can't launch FreeCad. l

Re: noapi acpi=off

2020-01-21 Thread Zahid Rahman
Following your message. I have just done a complete fresh in reinstall of debian. The installation processes removed the other two linux , fedora 31 and suseopen. I don't care about that I saved my data. I have dual boot with windows 10. At the moment I am running a wired connection. Debian and

freecad

2020-01-21 Thread Levente
Hi all, I recently experienced that I can't launch FreeCad. lev@mercury:~$ freecad freecad: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_serial.so.100: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory lev@mercury:~$ whereis freecad freecad: /usr/bin/freecad /usr/lib/freecad /usr/share/

Re: Fwd: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-21 Thread Rick Thomas
Hmmm... It looks like you're correct. I just downloaded the "netinst" and "DVD-1" unofficial firmware images and compared the two "/pool/non-free/" directories on the two ISOs. They are identical. Bottom line: You can use either the netinst or the DVD-1 versions without fear of Catch-22. Tha