quite the end of an era: Re: Bug#931659: transition: rm python2

kudoes to everyone who helped with this in getting it done, finding bugs, fixing problems, converting code, updating docs and testing. :) songbird

Re: Python curses

* On 2023 10 Jan 13:38 -0600, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > It may be argued that I shouldn't do the import this way. However, I > prefer to have "curses." in front of things imported. It makes the link > explicit, and serves to remind me of what's actually going on, when I > revisit the code in

Re: PowerBook G4 OS

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 11:03:42PM +0200, Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > On 1/10/23 22:45, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > Good afternoon: > > I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a > > more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? > > No, there is no

Re: Problems with host sleeping

Hi, Did you checked the hardware? Best regards, El 10/01/2023 a las 22:44, Tom Browder escribió: I just got a new PC and installed Deb 11 (nonfree) and cannot figure out how to keep it from powering down after some delay. For instance, when in the middle of the install process I had to leave

Problems with host sleeping

I just got a new PC and installed Deb 11 (nonfree) and cannot figure out how to keep it from powering down after some delay. For instance, when in the middle of the install process I had to leave for "honey dos" and, when I returned, the computer was powered down. When I powered on again, I got an

Re: PowerBook G4 OS

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 4:04 PM Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > > On 1/10/23 22:45, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > Good afternoon: > > I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a > > more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? > > No, there is no release

Re: PowerBook G4 OS

On 2023-01-10 12:45 -0800, Bob Crochelt wrote: > I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a > more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? No, there is no more recent release, at least not of Debian. The powerpc architecture is still hosted

Re: PowerBook G4 OS

On 1/10/23 22:45, Bob Crochelt wrote: Good afternoon: I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? No, there is no release for this architecture. The architecture's state is "unofficial" and the o

PowerBook G4 OS

Good afternoon: I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? Thanks to all who have lent support to this list. Bob Crochelt

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:17:10 -0600 David Wright wrote: > On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 11:13:55 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 > David Wright > > wrote: > > > > You keep mentioning "the docs" without saying which docs, so a > > > reference might be helpfu

Re: Python curses

On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 11:13:55 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 > David Wright > wrote: > > You keep mentioning "the docs" without saying which docs, so a > > reference might be helpful. > > Sorry. I'm using the following (and related pages): > > htt

Libvirt dnsmasq oddity

I seem to have hit an oddity in how dnsmasq operates for libvirt. I have two host machines each with several guests. One of those is also the local samba server. Guests on the non-samba server can resolve the samba server's host name correctly, so far without fail. Guests on the samba server some

Re: Python curses

On 2023-01-10, wrote: > > Follow-up question, in case you know this too: apparently, when you > purchase a Kindle book and read it via the Kindle app on your Android > phone, the document doesn't exist on the phone itself. I've https://pennbookcenter.com/where-are-kindle-books-stored-on-android/

Re: CPU Microcode - Debian Wiki

On 1/10/23 13:12, Dan Ritter wrote: Georgi Naplatanov wrote: Hi all! I've just read Debian's Wiki page about CPU Microcode and there are mentioned Intel's and AMD's processors for AMD64 architecture. What is the situation with processors from other architectures (arm64/AArch64 for example)?

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 David Wright wrote: > On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 09:01:17 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge > > wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > > > wrote: > > > > What you wr

Re: Python curses

pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:11:28 -0500 > Dan Ritter wrote: > > > The Debian package calibre contains: > > > > - an X11 application which is an all-singing, all-dancing > > library manager and ebook reader > > > > - a set of CLI-usable conversion utilities, most imp

Re: Python curses

On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 09:01:17 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > > > curses docs, w

Re: Python curses

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 02:48:26PM +, Tixy wrote: [...] > I doubt that's possible because I assume these things are protected > with DRM to stop people from copying them, or escaping the clutches of > Big Corp who want to monitor what you do in order to sell you more > stuff. I have yet to s

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 2023-01-10 at 09:18 -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > Follow-up question, in case you know this too: apparently, when you > purchase a Kindle book and read it via the Kindle app on your Android > phone, the document doesn't exist on the phone itself. I've > plugged my phone into my PC

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:11:28 -0500 Dan Ritter wrote: > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 > > David wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > T

Re: Python curses

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 09:01:17AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > > wrote: > > > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > > > cur

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > > curses docs, which tell you to write, for example, "A_REVERSE". And > > Python was throwin

Re: Python curses

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > curses docs, which tell you to write, for example, "A_REVERSE". And > Python was throwing exceptions. But based on what you wrote, I > substituted "curses.A

Re: Python curses

pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 > David wrote: > > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > > > Hi, > > > > This kindle/paperback book [1][2] might also be of interest. > > > > Don't l

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:21:11 -0600 Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2023 09 Jan 22:05 -0600, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > Folks: > > I'm not python curses expert, but is what I found. > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. I've run > > into common curses items like A_NO

Re: why rfkill not list my wifi device

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:31:40 +0800 lsg wrote: > Thank Alexander! i run lsmod | grep -iE "rfkill", it says > > rfkill 20480  2 cfg80211 > > both "modprobe rfkill" and rfkill return nothing Interesting. Running "modprobe rfkill" wouldn't return anything because the module is alre

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 David wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > Hi, > > This kindle/paperback book [1][2] might also be of interest. > Don't like Amazon's vendor lock with Kindle. Do you know of a sim

Re: why rfkill not list my wifi device

actually i want to use rfkill to block or unblock device is it possible to do it with wireless-tools?

Re: why rfkill not list my wifi device

On 1/10/23 18:10, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: In that case check if "rfkill" kernel module is actually loaded, because it is necessary for rfkill utility to function:     $ lsmod | grep -iE "rfkill" Use "modprobe" utulity to load it:     $ sudo modprobe rfkill It is possible that driver mod

Re: CPU Microcode - Debian Wiki

Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > Hi all! > > I've just read Debian's Wiki page about CPU Microcode and there are > mentioned Intel's and AMD's processors for AMD64 architecture. > > What is the situation with processors from other architectures > (arm64/AArch64 for example)? > > - do they have micro

Re: Python curses

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. Hi, This kindle/paperback book [1][2] might also be of interest. Don't be discouraged by "amazon.com" or "book", the price is very low (showing $1.50 -- $6.00) as explained here [3]. Disclaimer: I

Re: why rfkill not list my wifi device

On 10.01.2023 12:33, lsg wrote: On 1/10/23 15:26, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: For this adapter, according to Wireless Wiki [1], you should use universal driver "rtl8xxxu". See if it was loaded:     $ sudo lsusb -t ... Thank Alexander! actually my usb wifi adapter works well in buster but r

Re: why rfkill not list my wifi device

Leandro Noferini writes: > Now you need to compile the relative module for your adapter. Sarry, this part of my message remained in my keyboard: I found this – Ciao leandro

Re: why rfkill not list my wifi device

lsg writes: > On 1/10/23 14:51, Leandro Noferini wrote: >> >> I think for this adapter you need to use the dkms kernel modules: >> >> >> – >> Ciao >> leandro > > Thank Leandro! dkms has been installed Now you need to compile the relative module for your

Re: Python curses

* On 2023 09 Jan 22:05 -0600, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > Folks: I'm not python curses expert, but is what I found. > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. I've run into > common curses items like A_NORMAL which don't exist. When I do a > print(curses.version), it shows "b

CPU Microcode - Debian Wiki

Hi all! I've just read Debian's Wiki page about CPU Microcode and there are mentioned Intel's and AMD's processors for AMD64 architecture. What is the situation with processors from other architectures (arm64/AArch64 for example)? - do they have microcode? - can microcode be updated for t

Re: X11 and hot-plugged keyboards and multiple layouts

Anssi Saari (12023-01-09): > Wow. It's exactly what I need since I've started to use a USB switch in > my home office. Assuming it works for me of course. I've thought about > writing a udev rule but haven't gotten around to it. I hope the program I wrote can help you. > I've tried to run xmodmap