Hi all,
I have a Dell Latitude E6410 running Squeeze + backports. I've
recently upgraded to 3.2.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 as it supports my hardware
better than the stock kernel. However for some reason I've lost my
ability to tap my touchpad and have it issue a left click. I can't
seem to find a setting fo
Forgot to reply to the list, sorry!
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From: Ashton Fagg
Date: 18 February 2012 21:28
Subject: Re: Can't install linux-source-2.6.39 from backports?
To: Andrei POPESCU
On 18 February 2012 21:24, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 18 feb 12, 21:10:25
Hi all,
Does anyone know why I can't install linux-source-2.6.39 from backports?
http://packages.debian.org/squeeze-backports/linux-source-2.6.39
But yet...
root@huygens:/usr/src# apt-get install linux-source-2.6.39
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state informatio
On 6 February 2012 11:31, Rob Hurle wrote:
> I definitely don't have Wheezy or Sid repos enabled. My sources.list is:
>
> deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free
> deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free
> deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/
On 3 February 2012 12:32, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> I have backports enabled, and my iceweasel was updated to 10.0
> yesterday when I did a standard safe-upgrade.
>
> Perhaps this is a function of adding
> deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ squeeze-backports iceweasel-release
> to your /etc/apt/sources.li
On 6 February 2012 11:03, Stayvoid wrote:
>> Closing the lid and go suspend is an option, maye you have to enable that.
> Where?
>
> Cheers.
This usually has to be configured in whatever power manager you're
using. What DE are you using?
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On 4 February 2012 17:43, Mark Charles wrote:
> Can anyone recommend any good VPS companies that allow you to install
> Debian or who have Debian preinstalled?
>
>
> Thanks in advance
I've been using Evorack [1] for over a year now and they've been
nothing but brilliant. Very little down time an
On 1 February 2012 04:33, Stayvoid wrote:
> Thanks! What could you recommend as a replacement?
Look at LUKS or dmcrypt. You can encrypt your entire machine if you
want to, or just create a separate volume to store your sensitive
stuff in. From that you can also glean that you can encrypt /home.
On 27 January 2012 09:25, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Right-click, Open With, Open With Other Application..., select Use a
> custom command:, then use (generically) "x-terminal-emulator -e", then
> Open. That works. (I say generically because x-terminal-emulator
> will point to whatever is installed and
On 27 January 2012 07:05, Bob Proulx wrote:
> In XFCE's Thunar file browser you can right click on a script and
> execute it. Fine. Is there a way to run the script in a terminal
> from the file browser?
>
> Of course there is always Alt-F2, Select run in terminal, Run, but
> that isn't associat
On 24 January 2012 08:47, wrote:
> Given that several Linux distros identify (on boot) my display brand and
> type, get the size only slightly wrong, but default to a resolution that
> isn't native and doesn't work correctly, how do I identify just what
> package, module, or kernel part this "bug
On 23 January 2012 21:15, Brad Rogers wrote:
>
> NVidia stuff isn't in DMM, it's in non-free and contrib. Further, why
> bother with all the grief you suggest when the *dkms package(s) will
> handle all that stuff for you?
+1 The dkms is the only good choice if you're absolutely forced to use
th
Hi all,
Can anyone tell me how the Microsoft Natural Ergonomics 4000 keyboard
works with Debian (and if possible, also with XFCE) in regards to the
multimedia keys etc? I'm not afraid of having to deal with Xmodmap.
Ashton
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On 21 January 2012 10:55, Harry Putnam wrote:
> However, if I start synaptic it immediately pegs resources (as viewed
> in `top') around 92-95 percent us.. And there it stays until I close the
> partially open synaptic gui.
>
> At that point the `top' reading drops to 92-95 percent id.
>
> Surely
On 21 January 2012 10:32, Brad Alexander wrote:
> I looked at TrueCrypt years ago, and if I am honest, the Linux functionality
> seemed like a bolt-on kludge. It was designed and implemented for Windows,
> and Linux functionality was added as an afterthought. Maybe things have
> changed over the y
board actions you could use Synergy provided you could still
see the display.
Otherwise VNC is probably as good as it'll get without a KVM.
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On 04/01/12 03:52, Martin, Larry D wrote:
What I cannot seen to make happen is to use a line command to
cause a file to go to the printer and create a PDF document.
What command are you trying to use? And what type of file is that you're
trying to "print"?
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ccur only on shutdown? Does it happen sometimes if
you're rebooting rather than powering off?
Another option is to update to a newer kernel - could please clarify
what you're using (Squeeze, Wheezy etc)?
Cheers,
Ashton.
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there you can uncheck "Print page headers".
That should do the trick.
Cheers,
Ash.
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note:i am use debian DVD for install phpmyadmin and my apache server work
fine.
Is there any reason why you're not using a mirror?
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lse as I mostly work
with the command line for stuff like this.
http://git-cola.github.com
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obviously refusing to start.
On the plus side, I did get the Backports kernel and the proprietary
drivers running. Would still like to look at the Nouveau drivers though.
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o update every day (and the constant
holding of breath every time I rebooted my machine) to be a bit
annoying. Backports I can live with, but going the Testing/Unstable
route irks me slightly and I'd like to avoid it if I can.
Cheers,
Ashton
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e,
should I merely upgrade my entire machine to Wheezy or even Sid? I like
the stability that Squeeze offers, but there are a few incompatibilities
(lack of touchpad scrolling in particular) which are beginning to annoy
me with the stock Squeeze kernel.
Cheers,
Ashton
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...Icedove) over the web
interface because I'm annoyed with many of the changes in the new look.
(And the fact that I miss being able to set messages to be viewed in
plain text only).
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buntu and Android, which means
with a bit of massaging you can probably get Debian running on it.
Here's a guide for getting Ubuntu working...
http://liliputing.com/2011/08/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-an-hp-touchpad.html
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ing a
precompiled package from a third party. Liqorix [1] offers precompiled
newer kernels which should work fine with Squeeze. *Note*: I haven't
tried this myself, but hopefully someone here can vouch.
[1] http://liquorix.net/
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Original Message
Subject: Re: Icedove Tab Bar - Ugly
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:04:57 +1000
From: Ashton Fagg
To: Scott Ferguson
On 22/12/11 21:53, Scott Ferguson wrote:
And I thought you were being petty - but that is one ugly
Is there a way to fix this without installing another theme? I've taken
a screenshot of what I mean (see here: http://i.imgur.com/WaGod.png).
PS - This is Squeeze with Icedove 5 from Backports.
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Keep calm
On 22/12/11 20:55, Raf Czlonka wrote:
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 01:50:57AM GMT, Ashton Fagg wrote:
On 22/12/11 11:39, Sharon Kimble wrote:
As the drive is owned by root should it be run as sudo?
Yes, or as root (su -c 'chown blah blah').
What's the point of running "su&qu
On 22/12/11 12:38, David Christensen wrote:
What would be some good books for current C++
> on Debian Squeeze?
I've used "Big C++" by Cay Horstmann and Timothy Budd. It's great if
you're just starting off but it also includes a fair bit of more
advanced stuff also. It was a prescribed text bo
On 22/12/11 11:39, Sharon Kimble wrote:
As the drive is owned by root should it be run as sudo?
Yes, or as root (su -c 'chown blah blah').
Cheers,
Ashton
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ptop (also running Squeeze) to Iceweasel 9 about 20
mins ago, and no issue here. That site you posted works fine for me.
Are you running any extensions? If so, maybe start Iceweasel with no
extensions and see if that helps...
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On 21 December 2011 07:26, Andrei Popescu wrote:
>
> Just something that might not be obvious in Brian's example: the
> username must always be your complete e-mail address.
I have a feeling the fully-qualified address is only required if it's
a Google Apps (Gmail for your domain) account. I cou
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