XFCE4 without panels

2023-09-29 Thread paulf
Folks: I'm trying to run XFCE4 with no (XFCE4) panels. I prefer polybar and tint2. I've searched the internet high and low, and all the advice I can find is old and doesn't work for the current (Debian 12) version. Settings > Session and Startup etc. doesn't provide a way, and the XFCE4 panel app

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Max Nikulin
On 30/09/2023 02:54, gene heskett wrote: On 9/29/23 15:17, Andy Smith wrote: Probably, but adding a label to a *filesystem* is easy, so will that suit your needs? "man e2label" for ext* filesystems. That is what I couldn't remember Andy, thanks. In the case of GPT, partitions may have names

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread David Wright
On Fri 29 Sep 2023 at 20:32:23 (+), Andy Smith wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:14:59PM +0200, Michel Verdier wrote: > > On 2023-09-29, Andy Smith wrote: > > > If not, what are you actually trying to achieve with partition > > > names? I can't think what use they have ever been to me in seve

Re: swap-fle on arm64, need to disable, how?

2023-09-29 Thread Max Nikulin
On 30/09/2023 03:36, gene heskett wrote: On 9/29/23 15:21, Andy Smith wrote: On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 03:15:54PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: I have SSD's for swap on an rpi4b, so to lessen the abuse of the u-sd cnc@rpi4:/etc$ sudo swapon -s Filename    Type

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 06:01:09PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > If you do mean a partition label, can you elaborate as to what the > > use case is and why a filesystem label doesn't work for it? I'm sure > > FWIW, I use "partition" labels (more specifically LVM names) because > they ha

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Stefan Monnier
> If you do mean a partition label, can you elaborate as to what the > use case is and why a filesystem label doesn't work for it? I'm sure FWIW, I use "partition" labels (more specifically LVM names) because they have the advantage of working the same no matter what the partition holds, so I don'

Re: Sunrise and Sunset from terminal

2023-09-29 Thread Karl Vogel
On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 12:48:56PM -0400, Bruno Kleinert wrote: > Am Samstag, dem 23.09.2023 um 23:51 +0200 schrieb s...@gmx.com: > > Is there a way to get sunrise and sunset time from command interpreter? > > I want to use its output for a script! > > in case you're looking for a possibility to e

Re: swap-fle on arm64, need to disable, how?

2023-09-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 04:36:04PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > On 9/29/23 15:21, Andy Smith wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 03:15:54PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > > I have SSD's for swap on an rpi4b, so to lessen the abuse of the u-sd > > > card I > > > need to turn off the swap fil

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Michel Verdier
On 2023-09-29, Andy Smith wrote: > Isn't that just a filesystem label not a partition label? Yes you're right I use fs label. > If you do mean a partition label, can you elaborate as to what the > use case is and why a filesystem label doesn't work for it? I'm sure > there must be one, it's just

Re: swap-fle on arm64, need to disable, how?

2023-09-29 Thread gene heskett
On 9/29/23 15:21, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 03:15:54PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: I have SSD's for swap on an rpi4b, so to lessen the abuse of the u-sd card I need to turn off the swap file, and swapon -a the SSD stuff. Have you looked in /etc/fstab where as you know fi

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Michel, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:14:59PM +0200, Michel Verdier wrote: > On 2023-09-29, Andy Smith wrote: > > If not, what are you actually trying to achieve with partition > > names? I can't think what use they have ever been to me in several > > decades. > > I use label to mount different U

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Michel Verdier
On 2023-09-29, Andy Smith wrote: > If not, what are you actually trying to achieve with partition > names? I can't think what use they have ever been to me in several > decades. I use label to mount different USB devices with one fstab entry.

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 03:54:40PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > On 9/29/23 15:17, Andy Smith wrote: > > If not, what are you actually trying to achieve with partition > > names? I can't think what use they have ever been to me in several > > decades. > > Non volatility. Partition names are

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread gene heskett
On 9/29/23 15:17, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 02:50:23PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: I recall something I haven't used in a decade or more, but we used to have a journal something or other that could rename a partition, and I need something like it. Probably, but adding a

Re: swap-fle on arm64, need to disable, how?

2023-09-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 03:15:54PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > I have SSD's for swap on an rpi4b, so to lessen the abuse of the u-sd card I > need to turn off the swap file, and swapon -a the SSD stuff. Have you looked in /etc/fstab where as you know filesystem mounts are described? If th

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread gene heskett
On 9/29/23 14:50, gene heskett wrote: Greetings all; I recall something I haven't used in a decade or more, but we used to have a journal something or other that could rename a partition, and I need something like it. debian 12 on an rpi4b and while a sudo -E gparted brings up gparted on the

Re: naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 02:50:23PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > I recall something I haven't used in a decade or more, but we used to have a > journal something or other that could rename a partition, and I need > something like it. Probably, but adding a label to a *filesystem* is easy, s

swap-fle on arm64, need to disable, how?

2023-09-29 Thread gene heskett
Greetings all; I have SSD's for swap on an rpi4b, so to lessen the abuse of the u-sd card I need to turn off the swap file, and swapon -a the SSD stuff. How? Thnaks all. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use

naming a partition after the fact?

2023-09-29 Thread gene heskett
Greetings all; I recall something I haven't used in a decade or more, but we used to have a journal something or other that could rename a partition, and I need something like it. debian 12 on an rpi4b and while a sudo -E gparted brings up gparted on the named device, the "name partition" is

Re: Sunrise and Sunset from terminal

2023-09-29 Thread Bruno Kleinert
Am Samstag, dem 23.09.2023 um 23:51 +0200 schrieb s...@gmx.com: > Is there a way to get sunrise and sunset time from command interpreter? > I want to use its output for a script! > Hi, in case you're looking for a possibility to execute commands at sunset and/or sunrise, I use remind for this (a

Re: On the uses of secure boot [was: Debian live boot corrupting secure boot]

2023-09-29 Thread Curt
On 2023-09-29, wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:50:37AM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: >> Stefan wrote: >> >> With outdated keys secure boot does not protect you. >> > >> >Just to clarify: in 99.99% of the cases, SecureBoot does not protect you >> >(and is not designed to protect you either)

Re: Sunrise and Sunset from terminal

2023-09-29 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 11:12:02AM +0100, Carles Pina i Estany wrote: > > Hi, > > sudo apt install python3-ephem > > And in one line: > > """ > (LATITUDE=51.5; LONGITUDE=0.12; python3 -c "import ephem; o=ephem.Observer(); > o.lat, o.lon = $LATITUDE, $LONGITUDE; print('Sunrise:', > o.next_risi

Re: Debian live boot corrupting secure boot

2023-09-29 Thread Steve McIntyre
valerio.va...@inwind.it wrote: >On Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:54:31 +0700 Max Nikulin wrote: >> I found the issue on latest versions of Clonezilla, but then I tried >> >>^^ >> >> with plain Debian live and the behavior is the same. >> >> >> Does it mean that you c

Re: On the uses of secure boot [was: Debian live boot corrupting secure boot]

2023-09-29 Thread Max Nikulin
On 29/09/2023 17:16, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: He-said-she-said. Warning! Flammable! Let's wait till Valerio's issue will be solved. E.g. nobody has posted commands to get list of secure boot keys so far.

On the uses of secure boot [was: Debian live boot corrupting secure boot]

2023-09-29 Thread tomas
On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:50:37AM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > Stefan wrote: > >> With outdated keys secure boot does not protect you. > > > >Just to clarify: in 99.99% of the cases, SecureBoot does not protect you > >(and is not designed to protect you either). > > Sigh. Lose the misinformatio

Re: Debian live boot corrupting secure boot

2023-09-29 Thread Steve McIntyre
Stefan wrote: >> With outdated keys secure boot does not protect you. > >Just to clarify: in 99.99% of the cases, SecureBoot does not protect you >(and is not designed to protect you either). Sigh. Lose the misinformation crap, please. It's getting tedious. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.