Re: Running 32-bit static exeutable on 64-bit Debian

2024-07-19 Thread Van Snyder
On Sat, 2024-07-20 at 05:54 +, David wrote: > On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 at 04:56, Van Snyder > wrote: > > > I'm trying to run a 32-bit static executable on 64-bit Debian 12.5 > > "bookworm." > > > > When I launch it, I get > > > > ./LinuxSusser: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11- >

Re: Running 32-bit static exeutable on 64-bit Debian

2024-07-19 Thread David
On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 at 04:56, Van Snyder wrote: > I'm trying to run a 32-bit static executable on 64-bit Debian 12.5 "bookworm." > > When I launch it, I get > > ./LinuxSusser: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Re: why reliable linux hasn't gained more market share?

2024-07-19 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 02:45:37PM +1000, David wrote: > On Sat, 2024-07-20 at 11:54 +0800, hlyg wrote: [...] > > why free OS hasn't gained more share even after 30 years of > > development? > > Because people don't have it hammered into them via the educational > formats, it doesn't come preins

Running 32-bit static exeutable on 64-bit Debian

2024-07-19 Thread Van Snyder
I'm trying to run a 32-bit static executable on 64-bit Debian 12.5 "bookworm." When I launch it, I get ./LinuxSusser: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11- 2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Why is a static executable wanting to load a .so file? i386

Re: why reliable linux hasn't gained more market share?

2024-07-19 Thread David
On Sat, 2024-07-20 at 11:54 +0800, hlyg wrote: > crowdstrike makes news headlines, many Windows become blue screens > > it is evident that many people around still use Windows > > i wonder if linux is more reliable than Windows > > according to some statistics linux has only 4% desktop market, 7

why reliable linux hasn't gained more market share?

2024-07-19 Thread hlyg
crowdstrike makes news headlines, many Windows become blue screens it is evident that many people around still use Windows i wonder if linux is more reliable than Windows according to some statistics linux has only 4% desktop market, 73% for MS, 15% for MacOS why free OS hasn't gained more s

Re: Re: Webmin

2024-07-19 Thread Evelyn Escamilla
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Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread David Wright
On Sat 20 Jul 2024 at 12:13:28 (+1200), Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: > > Thanks much! > [...] > > As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against > > linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with > > this information, indi

Re: umask - default user settings?

2024-07-19 Thread Max Nikulin
On 19/07/2024 10:45, songbird wrote: - Does MATE use scopes and services to run applications an components? "ps xwf" and "systemd-cgls" trees may clarify where started applications appear. neither of those show all the programs that i have included on the panels, but there are cgroups and so

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Max Nikulin
On 20/07/2024 05:25, Greg Wooledge wrote: #!/bin/sh echo "I am a.sh, and inside me, VAR=<$VAR>." A way to report a bit more information: cat /tmp/test.sh #!/bin/sh printf "%s: VAR %5s %10s value=<%s>\n" \ "$0" "${VAR+set}" "${VAR:+not empty}" "$VAR" /tmp/test.sh /tmp/test.sh: VAR

w4sp-lab

2024-07-19 Thread Aleix Piulachs
installing w4sp-lab and wireshark there are many errors and I can't install it..

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: Thanks much! [...] As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with this information, indicating that it's not really a problem with that package. You are welcome!

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread pyh
On 2024-07-20 06:35, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 06:30:42 +0800, p...@gmx.it wrote: On 2024-07-20 06:25, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > I can not clearly understand for this statement. what's "future shell > > commands"? can you show an example? > > hobbit:~$ unset -v VAR > hobbit

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 06:30:42 +0800, p...@gmx.it wrote: > On 2024-07-20 06:25, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > > I can not clearly understand for this statement. what's "future shell > > > commands"? can you show an example? > > > > hobbit:~$ unset -v VAR > > hobbit:~$ VAR=bar; ./a.sh > > I am

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread pyh
On 2024-07-20 06:25, Greg Wooledge wrote: I can not clearly understand for this statement. what's "future shell commands"? can you show an example? hobbit:~$ unset -v VAR hobbit:~$ VAR=bar; ./a.sh I am a.sh, and inside me, VAR=<>. hobbit:~$ echo "VAR=<$VAR>" VAR= OK I know that. $VAR can be

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 06:17:46 +0800, p...@gmx.it wrote: > $ VAR=foo ./a.sh > i can see VAR=foo I don't know what "see" means here. hobbit:~$ cat a.sh #!/bin/sh echo "I am a.sh, and inside me, VAR=<$VAR>." hobbit:~$ unset -v VAR hobbit:~$ VAR=foo ./a.sh I am a.sh, and inside me, VAR=. hobbit:~$

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread pyh
On 2024-07-20 05:56, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 05:46:23 +0800, p...@gmx.it wrote: $ VAR1=foo && ./a.sh $ export VAR2=foo; ./a.sh $ ./b.sh $VAR1 will be seen by a.sh only, but $VAR2 can be seen my current login session (such as b.sh). Am I right? I am a bit confused about env

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 05:46:23 +0800, p...@gmx.it wrote: > $ VAR1=foo && ./a.sh > $ export VAR2=foo; ./a.sh > $ ./b.sh > > > $VAR1 will be seen by a.sh only, but $VAR2 can be seen my current login > session (such as b.sh). Am I right? I am a bit confused about env scope. If we assume NO other

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread pyh
On 2024-07-20 00:07, Mike Castle wrote: In addition to what everyone else has said about env(1), there is the fact that Korn derived shells also supports some of the same features. env VAR1=foo VAR2=bar random-command VAR1=foo VAR2=bar random-command $ VAR1=foo && ./a.sh $ export VAR2=foo; ./

Re: umask - default user settings?

2024-07-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 23:04:25 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote: > On 16/07/2024 20:46, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 23:39:54 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > Now we just need for GNOME users to discover a way to configure the > > > programs that are started as children of dbus, and

Re: Fwd: using xorriso to create a bootable Linux ISO

2024-07-19 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Vijay Kirpalani wrote: > I am using xorriso to create a bootable Linux ISO and facing some issues. > Please suggest what i might be doing wrong or missing. I answered to your identical mail on bug-xorr...@gnu.org . See: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-xorriso/2024-07/msg3.html T

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Mike Castle
In addition to what everyone else has said about env(1), there is the fact that Korn derived shells also supports some of the same features. env VAR1=foo VAR2=bar random-command VAR1=foo VAR2=bar random-command If running a Korn-like shell (ksh, bash, zsh), both would set the envvars VAR1 and VAR

Re: umask - default user settings?

2024-07-19 Thread Max Nikulin
On 16/07/2024 20:46, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 23:39:54 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: Now we just need for GNOME users to discover a way to configure the programs that are started as children of dbus, and then we can move forward. Documentation would be my top priority. If oth

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread Celejar
Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-19 02:32, Celejar wrote: > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > running out of space on /boot: > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 > zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block

Re: Debian 12.6: Screen won't come back on if monitor is power cycled

2024-07-19 Thread debian-user
Johan Sjölin wrote: > On 7/17/24 23:30, Kent West wrote: > > > Try pressing a shift key a couple of times, and then blindly typing > > your user password. > My guess is that the screensaver/lock is > > wonky. > > Doesn't work. I don't use any screensaver or automatic screen lock. > > Whenever

Re: Why is Firefox crashing so much lately?

2024-07-19 Thread Gary Dale
On 2024-07-19 11:09, Gary Dale wrote: On 2024-07-19 10:42, The Wanderer wrote: On 2024-07-19 at 10:34, Gary Dale wrote: On 2024-07-18 09:52, Gary Dale wrote: Thanks for the tips guys, but I'm not going to switch to XFCE, I'm using an old AMD graphics card, it's a desktop machine, and the prob

Re: Why is Firefox crashing so much lately?

2024-07-19 Thread Gary Dale
On 2024-07-19 10:42, The Wanderer wrote: On 2024-07-19 at 10:34, Gary Dale wrote: On 2024-07-18 09:52, Gary Dale wrote: Thanks for the tips guys, but I'm not going to switch to XFCE, I'm using an old AMD graphics card, it's a desktop machine, and the problem isn't specific to PDFs - although t

Re: Why is Firefox crashing so much lately?

2024-07-19 Thread The Wanderer
On 2024-07-19 at 10:34, Gary Dale wrote: > On 2024-07-18 09:52, Gary Dale wrote: >> Thanks for the tips guys, but I'm not going to switch to XFCE, I'm >> using an old AMD graphics card, it's a desktop machine, and the >> problem isn't specific to PDFs - although that seems to be one of >> the ma

Re: Why is Firefox crashing so much lately?

2024-07-19 Thread Gary Dale
On 2024-07-18 09:52, Gary Dale wrote: On 2024-07-17 21:25, Gary Dale wrote: I'm running Debian/Trixie on an AMD64 system, using the Plasma 5 over X desktop. Firefox 115.12.0esr is crashing multiple times per day. It frequently happens when page I'm transfers to another page that creates a PDF

Re: Debian 12.6: Screen won't come back on if monitor is power cycled

2024-07-19 Thread Johan Sjölin
On 7/17/24 23:30, Kent West wrote: Try pressing a shift key a couple of times, and then blindly typing your user password. > My guess is that the screensaver/lock is wonky. Doesn't work. I don't use any screensaver or automatic screen lock. Whenever I power cycle the monitor, I get the error

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread The Wanderer
On 2024-07-19 at 09:02, Michel Verdier wrote: > On 2024-07-19, p...@gmx.it wrote: > >> $ perl -le 'for( keys %ENV ){print "$_ --> $ENV{$_}"}' |grep perl >> _ --> /usr/bin/perl >> >> the key for perl is "_" in environment variable? under this key, why >> 'env perl' just works? > > Perl $_ is the

Re: Remote desktop Debian -> ChromeBook

2024-07-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 15:33:40 +0300, Anssi Saari wrote: > I've mostly used VNC and x2go for Windows-to-Linux and Linux-to-Linux. > > VNC was and is: > - Solid and we actually use it at work too. > - Limited in the number of mouse buttons at some point to five, minor > but annoying. At the tim

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Michel Verdier
On 2024-07-19, p...@gmx.it wrote: > $ perl -le 'for( keys %ENV ){print "$_ --> $ENV{$_}"}' |grep perl > _ --> /usr/bin/perl > > the key for perl is "_" in environment variable? under this key, why > 'env perl' just works? Perl $_ is the current (unnamed) value of your loop "for". You could write

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, p...@gmx.it wrote: > I am not sure how 'env' command works. Read the output of man env > for example, what's the difference between '/usr/bin/perl' and 'env perl' ? Reading the man page i'd say it's the same difference as between "/usr/bin/perl" and "perl". I.e. the former runs explicit

Re: Remote desktop Debian -> ChromeBook

2024-07-19 Thread Anssi Saari
Nicolas George writes: > Would perchance somebody here have already investigated a similar need > and be able to tell which solutions are the most promising in terms of > reliability and user experience. I've mostly used VNC and x2go for Windows-to-Linux and Linux-to-Linux. VNC was and is: - So

Re: the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 20:12:14 +0800, p...@gmx.it wrote: > for example, what's the difference between '/usr/bin/perl' and 'env > perl' ? "env perl" searches your $PATH. > I know env may set a environment variable in system, so my question also > includes: env is used to *display* the current s

the usage of env

2024-07-19 Thread pyh
Hello list, I am not sure how 'env' command works. for example, what's the difference between '/usr/bin/perl' and 'env perl' ? I know env may set a environment variable in system, so my question also includes: 1. where to see a shell environment variable? I tried 'echo $ENV' showing nothing.

Re: stty permanently undef "start"

2024-07-19 Thread Max Nikulin
On 12/07/2024 10:56, Max Nikulin wrote: I have a question opposite to the original one. Is it possible to disable xon&xoff for bash prompt, but enable it while foreground commands are running? I do not mind to use forward search in readline history. As to the original question, Emacs and Vim

Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread didier gaumet
Le 19/07/2024 à 05:12, songbird a écrit : The Wanderer wrote: ... By taking on yourself the risk and burden of running sid, you are volunteering to be one of those who helps notice issues before they reach testing, and report those issues so that the machinery of the archive can stop the package

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread didier gaumet
Le 19/07/2024 à 09:25, didier gaumet a écrit : [...] You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one i free to use which Debian distro one wants to... [...] typo error, sorry: You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one is free to use which Debian distro one wants to...

Re: VirtualBox (VB) and Windows on Debian

2024-07-19 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM wrote: > > On Wednesday, 17 July 2024 21:31:00 BST Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 1:35 PM jeremy ardley > wrote: > > > On 16/7/24 19:31, Tom Browder wrote: > > > > [...] > > > There are alternatives that include: > > > > > > - KVM/QEMU > > > > >

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread tomas
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:07:14AM +0200, didier gaumet wrote: [...] > > One of the things I love Debian for. > > > > Cheers > > My bad, I do know the existence of the Debian social contract but have not > worded accurately enough what I wanted to say. I should have written > something like: N

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread didier gaumet
Le 19/07/2024 à 09:43, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 09:25:22AM +0200, didier gaumet wrote: Le 19/07/2024 à 05:12, songbird a écrit : [...] You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one i free to use which Debian distro one wants to... Actually, there /is/ a co

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread tomas
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 09:25:22AM +0200, didier gaumet wrote: > Le 19/07/2024 à 05:12, songbird a écrit : [...] > You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one i free to use which > Debian distro one wants to... Actually, there /is/ a contract: https://www.debian.org/social_contract