Re: Preparing for Debian 13

2025-05-18 Thread David Christensen
On 5/18/25 09:47, Default User wrote: Hi, OP again. 1) Regarding: "Its unclear to me from OP's message whether OP actually wants to solve the partition sizing issue or is just complaining about it and THEN asking for unrelated Debian 13 upgrade tips." I originally posted asking for general adv

Re: Preparing for Debian 13

2025-05-18 Thread Timothy M Butterworth
On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM Default User wrote: > Hi. > > I currently run Debian 12 Stable, amd64. > Unexceptional single-user SOHO setup on a relatively current > (2023) low-end Dell laptop. > Intel Core i3 processor. > 8Gb ram. > UEFI booting. > Internal nvme SSD, 256 Gb, for mass storage.

Re: Checking for a mount in a shell script (Was: Re: Preparing for Debian 13)

2025-05-18 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 19:51:04 -0400, Lee wrote: > On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM Andy Smith wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 12:47:25PM -0400, Default User wrote: > > > Since I know almost no shell scripting, the rsync usb drive A > > > to usb drive B copy is done with a simpl

Re: Checking for a mount in a shell script (Was: Re: Preparing for Debian 13)

2025-05-18 Thread Lee
On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM Andy Smith wrote: > > Hi, > > On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 12:47:25PM -0400, Default User wrote: > > Since I know almost no shell scripting, the rsync usb drive A > > to usb drive B copy is done with a simple bash script consisting > > only of the rsync backup command, wi

Re: Checking for a mount in a shell script (Was: Re: Preparing for Debian 13)

2025-05-18 Thread Default User
Thanks, Andy! I'll give it a try.

Debian 13 Trixie RC1 bug

2025-05-18 Thread Al Rice
The Windows Button on Panel no longer honors the "Show Windows From All Monitors" when it is checked OFF for at least the evolution email package.

VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so on AMD GPU

2025-05-18 Thread valerio GMAIL
Hi, I'm on Debian Sid with an AMD 9070XT "6.12.27-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.27-1 (2025-05-06) x86_64 GNU/Linux" "Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 48 [RX 9070/9070 XT] driver: amdgpu v: kernel Display: wayland server: X.Org v: 24.1.6 with: Xwayland

Checking for a mount in a shell script (Was: Re: Preparing for Debian 13)

2025-05-18 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 12:47:25PM -0400, Default User wrote: > Since I know almost no shell scripting, the rsync usb drive A  > to usb drive B copy is done with a simple bash script consisting > only of the rsync backup command, with options and parameters, but > without any code to verify t

Re: Preparing for Debian 13

2025-05-18 Thread Default User
Hi, OP again. 1) Regarding: "Its unclear to me from OP's message whether OP actually wants to solve the partition sizing issue or is just complaining about it and THEN asking for unrelated Debian 13 upgrade tips." I originally posted asking for general advice about upgrading to Debian 13 Stabl

Re: What file does Linux use to...

2025-05-18 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 10:35:37 -0500, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > If you mean "what file contains the IP address and hostname of my own > server?": It depends whether you use NetworkManager to configure networking > or the older style. > > In the older style the config file goes in /etc/sysconfig

[SOLVED] was : Installing Bookworm on two old laptops : wifi now inoperative since airplane mode can’t be disabled

2025-05-18 Thread Bernard
In the end, I found the way to unlock Airplane Modes on both machines. On the Clevo, I had to press Fn + F11, on the old Dell Inspiron, there was a tiny button on the side that I had to push. Sorry for the bother. Cheers, Bernard On 17/05/2025 16:21, bd wrote: Hi to Everyone, Concerning th

Re: What file does Linux use to...

2025-05-18 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
Of course if you are installing as a Debian desktop workstation your networking is configured by DHCP. Your ISP allocates an address and network hostname to your machine at startup. That can also be configured "by config file" but only rarely requires it. On Sun, May 18, 2025, 10:35 AM Nicholas Ge

Re: What file does Linux use to...

2025-05-18 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Sun, May 18, 2025, 9:16 AM wrote: > On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 09:42:45AM -0400, COMCAST wrote: > > What file does in Linux use to the store network address in? > If you mean "what file contains the IP address and hostname of my own server?": It depends whether you use NetworkManager to configur

Re: What file does Linux use to...

2025-05-18 Thread Felix Miata
COMCAST composed on 2025-05-18 09:42 (UTC-0400): > What file does in Linux use to the store network address in? That depends on context. e.g. local ethernet port may be configured via ifupdown, or Network Manager, or systemd-network, and you may be using DHCP to determine its IP, or set it up s

Re: What file does Linux use to...

2025-05-18 Thread tomas
On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 09:42:45AM -0400, COMCAST wrote: > What file does in Linux use to the store network address in? Whose network address? And: what do you mean by "store"? Could you please explain what you are trying to do? Cheers -- t signature.asc Description: PGP signature

What file does Linux use to...

2025-05-18 Thread COMCAST
What file does in Linux use to the store network address in?

Re: ssh, where do the host come from

2025-05-18 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 23:09:18 -0500, David Wright wrote: > It may be installed, but I've always had to use: > > [ -f /etc/bash_completion ] && . /etc/bash_completion # Use bash-completion > if available > > in order for it to work: > > $ grep -A8 'bash completion' /etc/bash.bashrc > #

Re: Preparing for Debian 13

2025-05-18 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 12:26:21PM -, Greg wrote: > On 2025-05-17, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > I found it easiest to just run the installer and say - use LVM, all files > > in one partition. > > Is there no rapidity cost on lower-end machines? > IME, there is not a cost that can be dete

Re: Preparing for Debian 13

2025-05-18 Thread Greg
On 2025-05-17, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > I found it easiest to just run the installer and say - use LVM, all files > in one partition. Is there no rapidity cost on lower-end machines? > that give you a boot partition and everything else in one partition. > > It Just Works (for high values of