Re: Cannot install elixir from buster-backports

2020-10-16 Thread Brett Gilio
Andrei POPESCU writes: > > Bumping versions in stable is a no-go for Debian (Stable Release > Managers), with very few exceptions for very specific packages that have > few or no reverse dependencies (Firefox ESR and Chrome being notable > examples). > I meant in backports. But I understand.

Re: Iceweasel hangs

2020-10-16 Thread Brett Gilio
Tixy writes: > On Fri, 2020-10-16 at 19:56 +0300, Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > [...] >> Debian Jessie is not supported even as LTS anymore. If I was you then I >> would try to use FireFox binaries provided by mozilla.org. > > I would second that, or upgrade to a newer version of Debian. > Personall

Re: Have Debian developers contemplated means of faster internet access, using in parallel multiple ISPs from Debian installed Lap- /Desk- tops?

2020-10-15 Thread Brett Gilio
"Susmita/Rajib" writes: > So far as I am concerned I have temporarily put the thread to rest. Stay well, these are hard times. We only have each other. Best -- Brett M. Gilio bre...@gnu.org https://brettgilio.com/ E82A C026 95D6 FF02 43CA 1E5C F6C5 2DD1 BA27 CB87

Re: Cannot install elixir from buster-backports

2020-10-15 Thread Brett Gilio
David Christensen writes: > On 2020-10-15 01:52, Baptiste Beauplat wrote: >> Hi, >> (Please CC me, I'm not subscribed to the list) >> I cannot figure out why I can't install elixir from backports: >> $ sudo debootstrap buster buster >> $ sudo chroot buster /bin/bash >> # echo "deb

Re: Have Debian developers contemplated means of faster internet access, using in parallel multiple ISPs from Debian installed Lap- /Desk- tops?

2020-10-15 Thread Brett Gilio
"Susmita/Rajib" writes: > Having studied physics I have come across many epoch-making twists > when established mathematicians of their eras have been dethroned by > new experiments and subsequently new invention/discoveries. > > I continue to remember that we are only slightly evolved irrational