Re: Debian desktop environment

Antonino Saetta writes: > (... thanks ...) > I thought that Debian is GNOME by default... > > Also, what's the lightest desktop? Default, XFCE or LXDE...? Hellow, i am beginner with Debian. I install Debian 11 Bullseye on Chromebook. But there is no Gnome desktop. I just launch each Linux app su

Re: Netgen installation problem

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 02:40:09PM -0700, Gary L. Roach wrote: > Hi all, > > Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 11 > KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5 > KDE Frameworks Version: 5.78.0 > Qt Version: 5.15.2 > Kernel Version: 5.10.0-13-amd64 > OS Type: 64-bit > Processors: 4 × AMD FX(tm)-4350 Quad-Core Proc

Re: Firmware III grub

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 03:16:46PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 09:07:46PM +0200, Siard wrote: > > I accomplished the same by creating /usr/local/bin/su containing these > > lines: > > > > #! /bin/sh > > PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin > > /bin/su > > > > and making it execut

Re: any good books about the (art?, economics and) science of optimizing IO performance? ...

On 5/23/22, John Conover wrote: > . . . the problem is to write, NOT to the disk, but to the on disk cache > memory . . . and I could imagine depending on the kinds of data loads one expects there are best practices about how to optimally make RAM, SSDs and RAID configurations of mechanically s

Netgen installation problem

Hi all, Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 11 KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.78.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Kernel Version: 5.10.0-13-amd64 OS Type: 64-bit Processors: 4 × AMD FX(tm)-4350 Quad-Core Processor Memory: 15.6 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD CAICOS I have installed n

Re: Apache2 404

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 10:27 PM ldmko...@yahoo.com wrote: > I am still confused. I have quadruple checked the .conf files, rechecked > to step to create a virtual domain and still I get 404 when trying to > access the second page of html. > 1. Which URL do you see in your browser bar exactly?

Re: Apache2 404

ldmko...@yahoo.com wrote: > I am still confused.  I have quadruple checked the .conf files, rechecked to > step to create a virtual domain and still I get 404 when trying to access the > second page of html.  Please give the complete URL to both the first and second page. > The instruction

Re: Debian desktop environment

On Tue, 24 May 2022 13:27:29 +0200 Antonino Saetta wrote: > Hi, > > After my surrender to Jessie I've thought of moving on with Stretch. > > Currently I've installed it through the net, no problems at all. > > So I was wondering, why am I asked to choose (or not) a GNOME desktop > environment,

Re: Firmware III grub

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 09:07:46PM +0200, Siard wrote: > I accomplished the same by creating /usr/local/bin/su containing these lines: > > #! /bin/sh > PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin > /bin/su > > and making it executable. Clever. But the final line should be: exec /bin/su "$@" I still prefer the

Re: Firmware III grub

Hans wrote: > There is also "su -p", which stands for "preserve". You need this, if you > want use graphical applications as a normal user, which need root rights > (for example wireshark or editing config files with kwrite, with owner > "root"). I accomplished the same by creating /usr/local/bin/

AW: Firmaware II

We do use the root terminal. Thank You Von: to...@tuxteam.de Gesendet: Sonntag, 01. Mai 2022 11:24 Bis: debian-user@lists.debian.org Betreff: Re: Firmaware II On Sun, May 01, 2022 at 10:53:14AM +, Schwibinger Michael wrote: > Good morning > Thank You for h

Re: Firmware III grub

There is also "su -p", which stands for "preserve". You need this, if you want use graphical applications as a normal user, which need root rights (for example wireshark or editing config files with kwrite, with owner "root"). I remember, there was "sux" in earlier times (dunno if it was a SuSE

Re: Firmware III grub

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 04:50:35PM +, Schwibinger Michael wrote: [turning around the quoting order: top quoting drives me bonkers] > tomas wrote > > I see. You can also do it from a normal terminal > > by typing "sudo" before the command. You are then > > asked for your password, then the co

AW: Firmware III grub

Isnt su- better? Regards Von: to...@tuxteam.de Gesendet: Sonntag, 01. Mai 2022 13:33 Bis: Schwibinger Michael Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Betreff: Re: Firmware III grub On Sun, May 01, 2022 at 11:49:30AM +, Schwibinger Michael wrote: > > Good afterno

Re: Debian desktop environment

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 02:23:46PM +0100, Brian wrote: > apt install task-xfce-desktop > apt unstall take-gnome-desktop > apt unstall xfce4 > etc Freudian typos.

Re: Debian desktop environment

On Tue 24 May 2022 at 13:27:29 +0200, Antonino Saetta wrote: > Hi, > > After my surrender to Jessie I've thought of moving on with Stretch. Careful! If you go on like this you will end up installing bullseye :). > Currently I've installed it through the net, no problems at all. > > So I was w

Re: Debian desktop environment

On 5/24/22 05:20, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 01:27:29PM +0200, Antonino Saetta wrote: So I was wondering, why am I asked to choose (or not) a GNOME desktop environment, other than *Debian desktop environment*? uncheck that box, select any other Desktop you want, or None. by

Re: Debian desktop environment

On 5/24/22 04:53, Jeremy Ardley wrote: On 24/5/22 7:27 pm, Antonino Saetta wrote: Also, what's the lightest desktop? Default, XFCE or LXDE...? I use Mate.  It's closest to the old gnome so no fancy crap I am with you on that. BTW: the mate-desktop-environment-extras is a Great enhance

Re: Debian desktop environment

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 01:27:29PM +0200, Antonino Saetta wrote: > So I was wondering, why am I asked to choose (or not) a GNOME desktop > environment, other than *Debian desktop environment*? > > I thought that Debian is GNOME by default... *sigh* It's complicated. See, there's more than one De

Re: Debian desktop environment

On 24/5/22 7:27 pm, Antonino Saetta wrote: Also, what's the lightest desktop? Default, XFCE or LXDE...? I use Mate.  It's closest to the old gnome so no fancy crap Jeremy OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: Debian desktop environment

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 01:27:29PM +0200, Antonino Saetta wrote: > Hi, > > After my surrender to Jessie I've thought of moving on with Stretch. > > Currently I've installed it through the net, no problems at all. > > So I was wondering, why am I asked to choose (or not) a GNOME desktop > environ

Debian desktop environment

Hi, After my surrender to Jessie I've thought of moving on with Stretch. Currently I've installed it through the net, no problems at all. So I was wondering, why am I asked to choose (or not) a GNOME desktop environment, other than *Debian desktop environment*? I thought that Debian is GNOME by

Re: Installing Jessie on VirtualBox

On Tue, 24 May 2022, IL Ka wrote: RAM, disk space... and so on :/ What makes you think so? One person on this thread said he runs Bullseye on a laptop from 2003. Linux itself is not resource hungry, only certain applications may have special requirements. What is your hardware, and which a

Re: Installing Jessie on VirtualBox

On Mon, 23 May 2022, Antonino Saetta wrote: Hi, guys As requested I'm breaking down which files I've used: - For the DVD installation, I used https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/8.11.1/amd64/iso-dvd/ - For the CD, https