Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi David > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 at 10:27 AM > From: "David Wright" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages > > It's just a home-grown program that's started from .xsession. > It sets the X background colour in a loop,

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi Thomas Thank you for your help and time. I really appreciate it. > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 at 10:23 AM > From: "Thomas D. Dean" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of > software/security updates? > > I have the same problem.

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Thomas D. Dean
On 6/3/21 5:15 PM, Stella Ashburne wrote: Hi Greg Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 at 9:55 AM From: "Greg Wooledge" To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates? I gave some alternatives that will reveal more infor

Re: passwordless SSH

2021-06-03 Thread David Wright
On Thu 03 Jun 2021 at 17:23:43 (-0400), Frank Pikelner wrote: > It is much better to use SSH certificates, not a great deal of extra work, > but well worth it. Simplifies management and works well for automation. Thanks for the top-posted explanation. The references were useful too. > On Thu, Jun

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread David Wright
On Fri 04 Jun 2021 at 02:05:52 (+0200), Stella Ashburne wrote: > > > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 at 5:12 AM > > From: "David Wright" > > > > My own monitoring program logs the temperature (and battery) > > every six seconds. > > > I'm curious: what's the name of your monitoring program? Is it ava

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi Greg > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 at 9:55 AM > From: "Greg Wooledge" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of > software/security updates? > > > I gave some alternatives that will reveal more information. Replies to > my reply

Re: Nvidia graphic card and newer kernels (open source driver)

2021-06-03 Thread Vincent Lefevre
This is a bit old, but... On 2021-04-24 15:37:28 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Vincent Lefevre composed on 2021-04-24 21:05 (UTC+0200): > > > Yes, very bad experience with the nouveau driver (I haven't tried > > recently with the latest kernels, but my bug reports remained > > unanswered), which is

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi David > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 at 5:12 AM > From: "David Wright" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages > > > My own monitoring program logs the temperature (and battery) > every six seconds. > I'm curious: what's th

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi Tom > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 at 4:18 AM > From: "Tom Browder" > To: "Stella Ashburne" > Cc: "debian-user mailing list" > Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of > software/security updates? > > > Unfortunately I mostly use email from my iPad (gmail app) and I

Re: firefox problem (OT?) [Solved]

2021-06-03 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Thank you all. Copying .mozilla/firefox/ from the backup to ~/.mozilla/ made it all better. Lots of funny file names and one called 'profile.' -- looked like a reasonable possibility. Seems pretty obvious in retrospect :-) -- Glenn English

Re: passwordless SSH

2021-06-03 Thread Frank Pikelner
It is much better to use SSH certificates, not a great deal of extra work, but well worth it. Simplifies management and works well for automation. Best, Frank On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 5:15 PM David Wright wrote: > On Sat 29 May 2021 at 18:25:50 (-0400), Bob Weber wrote: > > > Now follow the inst

Re: passwordless SSH

2021-06-03 Thread David Wright
On Sat 29 May 2021 at 18:25:50 (-0400), Bob Weber wrote: > Now follow the instructions at: > > https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-setup-passwordless-ssh-login/ > > You will need to follow those instructions for each linux server you > want to backup.  The .ssh directory will be under the directory

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread David Wright
On Thu 03 Jun 2021 at 18:34:41 (+0100), Tixy wrote: > On Thu, 2021-06-03 at 12:19 -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > On 2021-06-03 11:27 a.m., Marc Auslander wrote: > > > On 6/3/2021 10:20 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > > > > On 03/06/2021 09:09, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: >

Re: rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin , rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin

2021-06-03 Thread Dan Ritter
srmillersrmil...@outlook.com wrote: > Utilizo un disco flash USB para instalar debian, la pantalla del monitor. > Parte de su hardware necesita archivos de firmware no libres para funcionar. > El firmware se puede cargar desde un medio extraíble, como una memoria USB o > un disquete. Los archiv

rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin , rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin

2021-06-03 Thread srmillersrmil...@outlook.com
Utilizo un disco flash USB para instalar debian, la pantalla del monitor. Parte de su hardware necesita archivos de firmware no libres para funcionar. El firmware se puede cargar desde un medio extraíble, como una memoria USB o un disquete. Los archivos de firmware que faltan son: rtlwifi / rtl

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 03:18:31PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > This time i'm replying from my laptop so it **should** be plain text. It is.

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 20:48 Stella Ashburne wrote: ... > On a different topic, I noticed that you composed your email with HTML > formatting. I didn't know > it is allowed by Debian User Mailing List. Unfortunately I mostly use email from my iPad (gmail app) and I haven't found a way to get pla

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi Thanks for your help and time. I really appreciate it. > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 at 3:03 AM > From: "Linux-Fan" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of > software/security updates? > > > Anyway, I suspect that the OP might

Re: firefox problem (OT?)

2021-06-03 Thread Dan Ritter
ghe2001 wrote: > Buster, Firefox-esr, apt says there's nothing to update. > > Where does Firefox store the bookmarks? > > I had to re-install yesterday, and everything seems to be working. Except my > years of web bookmarks are gone. And I can't tell where they are in the > backups so I can p

Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

2021-06-03 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi, Thanks for your help and effort. I really appreciate it. > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 at 4:02 AM > From: l0f...@tuta.io > To: "Debian User" > Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of > software/security updates? > > Cannot remember if you have Gnome installed but

Re: firefox problem (OT?)

2021-06-03 Thread Felix Miata
ghe2001 composed on 2021-06-03 18:27 (UTC): > Where does Firefox store the bookmarks? > places.sqlite and bookmarksbackup/. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based

Re: firefox problem (OT?)

2021-06-03 Thread Nicolas George
ghe2001 (12021-06-03): > Where does Firefox store the bookmarks? places.sqlite in your profile directory. Regards, -- Nicolas George signature.asc Description: PGP signature

firefox problem (OT?)

2021-06-03 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Buster, Firefox-esr, apt says there's nothing to update. Where does Firefox store the bookmarks? I had to re-install yesterday, and everything seems to be working. Except my years of web bookmarks are gone. And I can't tell where they are in the

Re: Boot Repair

2021-06-03 Thread Dan Ritter
Martin McCormick wrote: > This is actually a systemic problem these days when > dealing with sick machines. Nobody is selling new desktops > with RS-232 native serial ports and that is fine as long as > there is an alternative way such as a bluetooth interface or ssh > network connection.

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Tixy
On Thu, 2021-06-03 at 12:19 -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi, > > On 2021-06-03 11:27 a.m., Marc Auslander wrote: > > On 6/3/2021 10:20 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > > > On 03/06/2021 09:09, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > > I check the temperature regularly with sensors

Re: Boot Repair

2021-06-03 Thread Martin McCormick
Weaver writes: > Well, let us know how it goes, because I've noted a few visually > disadvantaged users on the list, and they would find the reference > useful. I have found out that grub is very accessible if one has defined a serial console and there is a working serial port on the targ

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-06-03 11:27 a.m., Marc Auslander wrote: > On 6/3/2021 10:20 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: >> On 03/06/2021 09:09, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: >> I check the temperature regularly with sensors and it's usually >> between 42 and 52 C. >> >> >> Problem is I can't check the temperat

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Marc Auslander
On 6/3/2021 10:20 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: On 03/06/2021 09:09, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: I check the temperature regularly with sensors and it's usually between 42 and 52 C. Problem is I can't check the temperature while it's freezing. You might run a background job that keep

Re: Best remote client+server setup for ~10 users?

2021-06-03 Thread Jim Popovitch
On Thu, 2021-06-03 at 07:14 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > Jim Popovitch wrote: > > On June 2, 2021 11:06:29 PM UTC, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > Jim Popovitch wrote: > > > > I need a FOSS remote desktop solution for around 10 users, back to a > > > > central server. The client connections will be broa

Trunk-bond-vlan-bridge on KVM and LXC host Stretch x Buster

2021-06-03 Thread debbug
  Hello, in Stretch I have done this by Debian way with /etc/network/interfaces an it goes well. The same configuration in Buster is interpreted differently and doesn't work.   Config from interfaces: auto lo iface lo inet loopback     allow-hotplug ens3f0 iface e

Re: Openvpn 2fa google

2021-06-03 Thread Gokan Atmaca
the error is as follows. Verification code is correct. -% error: openvpn(pam_google_authenticator)[16239]: Invalid verification code for usi21 On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 10:58 PM Gokan Atmaca wrote: > > Hello > > I use Google for 2FA. My configuration is as follows. However, I could > not log in. S

Re: Best remote client+server setup for ~10 users?

2021-06-03 Thread Dan Ritter
Jim Popovitch wrote: > On June 2, 2021 11:06:29 PM UTC, Dan Ritter wrote: > >Jim Popovitch wrote: > >> I need a FOSS remote desktop solution for around 10 users, back to a > >> central server. The client connections will be broadband over OpenVPN > >> with an avg latency of 45ms (WFH). > >>

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-06-03 4:17 a.m., Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 03 iun 21, 08:51:06, Ottavio Caruso wrote: >> >> $ sudo inxi -FzCDMm >> System: >> Host: e130 Kernel: 4.19.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 >> Distro: LMDE 4 Debbie > > Can you reproduce the issue on Debian? > > Do

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 03 iun 21, 08:51:06, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > > $ sudo inxi -FzCDMm > System: > Host: e130 Kernel: 4.19.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 > Distro: LMDE 4 Debbie Can you reproduce the issue on Debian? Do CapsLock / NumLed or similar LEDs react (provided there are any)?

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
When you say "it freeze". How long have you waited before "pulling the plug" or considering other way of powering off ? Have you checked the temperature of your CPU after leaving it running for a while. Laptop end up with lot of dirt inside and this is not good for thermal conductivity. So they te

Re: Unexplained freezes and crashes, nothing in /var/log/messages

2021-06-03 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 03 iun 21, 07:49:32, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > Debian Buster here. My laptop is aging and has only 4BG Ram, however that > should be sufficient for a couple of instances of Firefox (no streaming, > etc) and an instance of Chromium. > > It has happened a few times in the last few days that the