Evolution & ThunderBird

2024-06-19 Thread Jerry Mellon
the password, which I supply and box closes only to return shortly with the same response. I have used the account on my other system and no problem so the account is OK. I tried to download Thunderbird to give it a try but it is missing some dependencies an will not load. -- Jerry Mellon

Re: Need help to install gnucobol

2023-04-18 Thread Jerry Mellon
Hi, I am new to Debian and I would like to install gnucobol. I see it is in Debian 10 but not 11. I tried to download the Debian 10 gnucobol, but I get a message that the package is broken. Could you tell me where else I might obtain a compatible cobol compiler? -- Jerry Mellon 501 Los

Re: Evolution

2021-05-05 Thread Jerry Mellon
I have been to settings but found no errors. I removed the account and reentered it, no change. Still will not connect to internet. ? Sent from my iPad > On May 4, 2021, at 10:26 PM, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > On Tue, 27 Apr, 2021 at 18:49:55 +, Jerry Mellon wro

Evolution

2021-05-04 Thread Jerry Mellon
for a second or two and the box reappears asking for my password. The password is the same as my login password which works. Using a browser I go to my email with out any problem. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks Jerry Mellon 501 Los Caminos St. Jacksonville, FL 32.95 jfmel

Evolution

2021-04-27 Thread Jerry Mellon
eenter the password(checked at to correctness). The box disappears but returns in 10-15 sec.I have logged in to my email account from my browser and user id and password are correct.Any suggestions as to what to try. Jerry Mellon 501 Los Caminos ST. St. Augustine, FL 32095 jfmel...@netscape.net 407-461-9216

Re: Add a hard drive to existing system??

2021-01-18 Thread Jerry Mellon
0 /dev/sr0/media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 # sdb1 ext4 e68b74c4-1cee-43a6-8ce6-50e97a65d976 UUID=e68b74c4-1cee-43a6-8ce6- 50e97a65d976 /data ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 2 jerry@UNIX:~\> -Original Message- From: David Christense

Re: Add a hard drive to existing system??

2021-01-18 Thread Jerry Mellon
All, New drive install this morning, appears tobe functioning without a problem. I had some hicups with the fstab file at to the layout, but got it after some head scratching as to the layout of the file. Again thanks to all for the great help. Jerry -- Jerry Mellon 501 Los Caminos St. St

Re: Add a hard drive to existing system??

2021-01-17 Thread Jerry Mellon
71071 2506547212G 82 Linux swap / Solaris Do I set the new drive as /dev/sda6 , 7 , 8 and would it be a single partition? As always any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks Jerry -Original Message- From: Jerry Mellon To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Add a hard dri

Add a hard drive to existing system??

2021-01-17 Thread Jerry Mellon
of space. I wiil use this to store photos and documents etc. Thanks -- Jerry Mellon 501 Los Caminos St. St. Augustine, FL 32095 (407)461.9216

Re: Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-18 Thread Jerry Mellon
. I gave up on Windows 10 after one of the so called updates corrupted the system so bad I could even boot. So I switched to Linux and I am learning a lot, mostly from the Debian-user list. Thanks again. Jerry

Re: Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-18 Thread Jerry Mellon
Here is the sudoers contents. /etc/sudoers # User privilege specification rootALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL # Allow members of group sudo to execute any command sudoALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

Re: Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-18 Thread Jerry Mellon
I installed the Debian 10 64bit from the disks(16) that I purchased. No down load from outside involved. Jerry PS Not trying to cause a problem, just telling you what I had to todo.

Re: Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-17 Thread Jerry Mellon
Hi, When I installed Debian 10 the %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL had a "#" in front of it. Does the "%" have the same function as the "#"? Jerry

Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-14 Thread Jerry Mellon
oblems with sudo and su root I decided to reload. I did but did a use whole disk (no home part). After booting I did have to go to the sudouser file an change it again but the su root worked with out a problem. Only saying all of this because of the email chatter on sudo and su root. Thanks for the attention a great info. Jerry

Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-14 Thread Jerry Mellon
oblems with sudo and su root I decided to reload. I did but did a use whole disk (no home part). After booting I did have to go to the sudouser file an change it again but the su root worked with out a problem. Only saying all of this because of the email chatter on sudo and su root. Thanks for the attention a great info. Jerry

Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-14 Thread Jerry Mellon
oblems with sudo and su root I decided to reload. I did but did a use whole disk (no home part). After booting I did have to go to the sudouser file an change it again but the su root worked with out a problem. Only saying all of this because of the email chatter on sudo and su root. Thanks for the attention a great info. Jerry

Debian 10 64bit

2020-12-14 Thread Jerry Mellon
oblems with sudo and su root I decided to reload. I did but did a use whole disk (no home part). After booting I did have to go to the sudouser file an change it again but the su root worked with out a problem. Only saying all of this because of the email chatter on sudo and su root. Thanks for the attention a great info. Jerry

i386 on 64bit intel ??change to 64bit Debian?????

2020-12-04 Thread Jerry Mellon
can understand all of it. Thanks! Jerry jfmel...@netscape.net

i386 debian to 64bit intel

2020-12-03 Thread Jerry Mellon
the the OS over the i386 OS and retain the $HOME contents? Jerry jfmel...@netscape.net I am a user on the lists. Thanks for your attention to this.

New User Error Problems

2020-11-24 Thread Jerry Mellon
Hello, I am new to linux and have installed Debian 10. I have added some new packages without problems until now. Using the "apt-get update" command (once a week) I am getting the following Error Messages. Any help will be appreciated. root@UNIX:/# apt-get update Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian

Errors using "apt update"

2020-11-17 Thread Jerry Mellon
n't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 04EE7237B7D453EC NO_PUBKEY 648ACFD622F3D138 W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. Any help clearing these Errors will be greatly appreciated. Using Debian 10.5. for i386 vers

Re: Fwd: Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-12 Thread Jerry Stuckle
putting up? > >> >> >>>>> ) my fingerprint (being something I am) >>>> >>>> You sure it's not something you have? >>> >>> Nope - I am pretty sure it is something I am, within the context of the >>> above statement. >

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-12 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/12/2015 10:10 AM, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 09:19:58AM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 1/12/2015 8:05 AM, i...@thargoid.co.uk wrote: >>> >>> Nope - I am pretty sure it is something I am, within the context of the >>> above s

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-12 Thread Jerry Stuckle
oken that can be used to prove your identity to a computer system. That is > part of the implementation. > Everything you have mentioned is something I "have". I "have" knowledge of a long, random password (not stored anywhere else). I "have" a key stored on my computer (protected by a password). I "have" a fingerprint. And the security of these three items are in DESCENDING order. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54b3d80e.3060...@gmail.com

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-10 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/10/2015 2:41 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > > People like Snowden?? :) Ric > > Snowden had direct access to the files. No hacking required. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listm

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-10 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/10/2015 6:39 AM, Joel Rees wrote: > On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:24 PM, scott wrote: >> On 01/09/2015 09:19 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>> On 1/9/2015 8:49 PM, Joel Rees wrote: >>>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Martin Steigerwald >>>> wrote:

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-10 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/10/2015 12:24 AM, scott wrote: > On 01/10/2015 12:01 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 1/9/2015 10:24 PM, scott wrote: >>> On 01/09/2015 09:19 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 1/9/2015 8:49 PM, Joel Rees wrote: >>>>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 6:25 PM

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-09 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/9/2015 10:24 PM, scott wrote: > On 01/09/2015 09:19 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 1/9/2015 8:49 PM, Joel Rees wrote: >>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Martin Steigerwald >>> wrote: >>>> Am Freitag, 9. Januar 2015, 00:24:06 schrieb Brian: >>>

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-09 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/9/2015 8:49 PM, Joel Rees wrote: > On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Martin Steigerwald > wrote: >> Am Freitag, 9. Januar 2015, 00:24:06 schrieb Brian: >>> On Thu 08 Jan 2015 at 22:36:46 +0100, Martin Steigerwald wrote: >>>> Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 201

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-09 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/9/2015 4:37 PM, Bob Holtzman wrote: > On Fri, Jan 09, 2015 at 10:49:49AM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >snip... >> >> SSH passwords are very safe, if they are long enough. For instance, if >> you have a 10 character password, mixed c

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-09 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/9/2015 11:19 AM, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > On Sex, 09 Jan 2015, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> SSH passwords are very safe, if they are long enough. For instance, if >> you have a 10 character password, mixed case and numbers (no special >> characters), a brute force attac

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-09 Thread Jerry Stuckle
..) letter of each word. Then capitalize certain characters. For instance, if you used "To be or not to be, that is the question". Your password could be something like 2bOn2BtiTq (capitalizing every 3rd character). It's a lot easier to remember a phrase than a bunch of random characters. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54aff9e5.1020...@gmail.com

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-09 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/9/2015 4:25 AM, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Freitag, 9. Januar 2015, 00:24:06 schrieb Brian: >> On Thu 08 Jan 2015 at 22:36:46 +0100, Martin Steigerwald wrote: >>> Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015, 14:20:27 schrieb Jerry Stuckle: >>>> Just ensure you're us

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-09 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/8/2015 3:02 PM, Brian wrote: > > If you have resorted to using iptables you have lost it. A standard > Debian install doesn't need it. > > I disagree. iptables is a great tool for blocking unwanted connections. What do you have against it? Jerry -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Jerry Stuckle
y way to tell what the real origins are. I have permanently blocked the IP ranges of some of the worst offenders, but the only real way to stop it is to take your machine off the internet completely. Just ensure you're using good security practices - don't allow root login, use long,

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-06 Thread Jerry Stuckle
ent compromises. It might find your sneaky pete. Worth a try, anyway. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54ac2a8e.6050...@gmail.com

Re: upgrade from wheezy to jessie

2015-01-06 Thread Jerry Stuckle
the systemd author(s) don't like systemd There are also some people who discard any comments against systemd as "FUD, mostly engendered by bigotry against the systemd author(s)". Including on this list, sadly. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54abf2bc.5070...@gmail.com

Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS

2014-12-31 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/31/2014 3:11 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 12/31/2014 02:32 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> Really, your expectations are unrealistic, especially since you don't >> know my clients, their business, their employees' qualifications and a >> whole lot of other th

Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS [Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?]

2014-12-31 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/31/2014 1:34 PM, Mike McGinn wrote: > > > On Wednesday, December 31, 2014 09:45:53 Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> On 12/31/2014 4:20 AM, Mart van de Wege wrote: > >> > Jerry Stuckle writes: > >> >> On 12/30/2014 5:49 PM, Don Armstrong wrote:

Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS [Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?]

2014-12-31 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/31/2014 1:10 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 31 dec 14, 09:45:53, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> >> I've never said anyone should be obliged to maintain Debian the way I >> want. I said the way they are going is not acceptable, so my clients >> are changing dist

Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS

2014-12-31 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/31/2014 1:24 PM, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Tue, 30 Dec 2014, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 12/30/2014 5:49 PM, Don Armstrong wrote: >>> If Debian is important to their business, then they should hire >>> people to work on the bits of Debian that matter to them. >&

Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS [Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?]

2014-12-31 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/31/2014 4:20 AM, Mart van de Wege wrote: > Jerry Stuckle writes: > >> On 12/30/2014 5:49 PM, Don Armstrong wrote: >>> On Tue, 30 Dec 2014, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> The people there have enough to do at work, and like to have a life >>>> outside

Re: Fwd: Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS [Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?]

2014-12-30 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/30/2014 10:07 PM, William Unruh wrote: >> >> On 12/30/2014 5:49 PM, Don Armstrong wrote: >>> On Tue, 30 Dec 2014, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> The people there have enough to do at work, and like to have a life >>>> outside of work. Be

Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS [Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?]

2014-12-30 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/30/2014 5:49 PM, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Tue, 30 Dec 2014, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> The people there have enough to do at work, and like to have a life >> outside of work. Believer it or not, not everyone is capable (or >> interested) in spending their life working on

Re: Continuing to use SysV; LTS [Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?]

2014-12-30 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/30/2014 9:45 AM, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Mon, 29 Dec 2014, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> I should also add - that's why they are looking at other distros now. >> They are planning to stay on Wheezy as long as possible. It will >> probably take two years for them to ge

Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-30 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/30/2014 5:37 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 29 dec 14, 22:06:55, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> >> No, from what I've seen, the default is to do preventative fscks, >> depending on the number of boots (and time? I'm not sure). > > Could you please sh

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-29 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/29/2014 10:05 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 12/29/2014 08:51 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 12/29/2014 1:27 PM, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 12/29/2014 06:44 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 12/29/2014 1:22 AM, Ric Moore wrote: >>>>> On 12/28/2014 10:58 AM

Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-29 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/29/2014 9:33 PM, William Unruh wrote: >> On 12/29/2014 1:27 PM, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 12/29/2014 06:44 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 12/29/2014 1:22 AM, Ric Moore wrote: >>>>> On 12/28/2014 10:58 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>>>>

Re: Fwd: Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-29 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/29/2014 9:33 PM, William Unruh wrote: >> On 12/29/2014 1:27 PM, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 12/29/2014 06:44 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 12/29/2014 1:22 AM, Ric Moore wrote: >>>>> On 12/28/2014 10:58 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>>>>

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-29 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/29/2014 1:27 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 12/29/2014 06:44 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 12/29/2014 1:22 AM, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 12/28/2014 10:58 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 12/28/2014 5:54 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: >>>>> On Sunday 28 Decemb

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-29 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/29/2014 1:31 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 12/29/2014 06:44 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> This is a Debian User list. Why don't you want bugs which affect Debian >> users discussed here? And that's what I have seen here - at least until >> you started co

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-29 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/29/2014 1:22 AM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 12/28/2014 10:58 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 12/28/2014 5:54 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: >>> On Sunday 28 December 2014 00:20:20 Celejar wrote: >>>> On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:02:52 -0500 >>>> >>>> Jerry St

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-28 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/28/2014 5:54 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Sunday 28 December 2014 00:20:20 Celejar wrote: >> On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:02:52 -0500 >> >> Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>> On 12/11/2014 1:23 PM, Brian wrote: >>>> On Thu 11 Dec 2014 at 12:11:26 -0500, Jerry Stuck

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-27 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/27/2014 7:20 PM, Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:02:52 -0500 > Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> On 12/11/2014 1:23 PM, Brian wrote: >>> On Thu 11 Dec 2014 at 12:11:26 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >>>> I often give presentations with my notebook.

Re: SFTP question

2014-12-26 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/26/2014 12:48 PM, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:42:21 -0500 > Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >>>>>> It's possible to corrupt ANY program if you replace a .dll or .so with >>>>>> your own code. >>>>> >

Re: SFTP question

2014-12-26 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/26/2014 1:51 AM, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 09:19:49PM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 12/25/2014 11:23 AM, Reco wrote: >>> Hi. >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 10:18:11AM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 12/25/

Re: SFTP question

2014-12-25 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/25/2014 11:23 AM, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 10:18:11AM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 12/25/2014 8:54 AM, Andre N Batista wrote: >>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:18:36AM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 12/24/2014 2:01 AM, Danny

Re: SFTP question

2014-12-25 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/25/2014 8:54 AM, Andre N Batista wrote: > On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:18:36AM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 12/24/2014 2:01 AM, Danny wrote: >>> Hi Bob, >>> >>> You were right, SFTP, FileZilla and Proftp confused the hell out of me ... >>> lol

Re: SFTP question

2014-12-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
d in the last few days. Maybe the longer nights in the Northern hemisphere have given the hackers more time to spend on their nefarious activities. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact lis

Re: SFTP question

2014-12-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
SSH attacks. Instead, use the right tools and techniques to secure your systems and let them do their jobs. Monitor the server to ensure you didn't leave any holes. For instance, Fail2ban blocked over 100 IP's from accessing one of my servers on yesterday alone. The attacks keep coming,

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-12 Thread Jerry Stuckle
uld some sections of the documentation > be rewritten? Or can default program behaviour and documentation be > reconciled? > > I guess this is something Windows does better than Linux. Windows never does a checkdsk except after a hard crash - and not always then. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/548b9a27.3070...@gmail.com

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-12 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/12/2014 2:34 PM, Brian wrote: > On Fri 12 Dec 2014 at 13:54:39 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> On 12/12/2014 12:07 PM, Brian wrote: >>> >>> The ^C method only postpones the fsck to another time. The issue of when >>> to run one remains. >> &

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-12 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/12/2014 12:07 PM, Brian wrote: > On Fri 12 Dec 2014 at 09:36:33 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> On 12/12/2014 6:02 AM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: >>> Jerry Stuckle writes: >>> >>> > This means fsck will never run because I don't use >>&g

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-12 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/12/2014 6:02 AM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > Jerry Stuckle writes: > > > This means fsck will never run because I don't use > > the laptop outside of those times. > > Plan to use it outside of these times as a maintenance call. Or check > the discussion f

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-11 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/11/2014 1:23 PM, Brian wrote: > On Thu 11 Dec 2014 at 12:11:26 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> If Windows can give you the option as to when to perform a potentially >> critical (do not shut down!) and long running process, why can't Linux? > > As far as ha

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-11 Thread Jerry Stuckle
to when to perform a potentially critical (do not shut down!) and long running process, why can't Linux? Or, better yet, give the option to cancel it if it does start at the wrong time. I often give presentations with my notebook. If I'm lucky, I get 10-15 minutes to set up. If I'm

Re: Skipping fsck during boot with systemd?

2014-12-08 Thread Jerry Stuckle
he side effects I spoke of above. >> After all, it's *my* computer, and *I* want to be in control of it. > > Yes, that's perfectly understandable. > I haven't been bitten by this bug yet, because I'm not running Jessie. But it's just another reason why it'

Re: Iceweasel Latest update stealing bandwidth uselessly

2014-12-08 Thread Jerry Stuckle
, Yeti's > and even Alpaccas, but I believe that Alpaccas are on the upgrade in > Aus. ;-) > > Thanks and regards > > Alex > > Alex, That's a lot of plugins and extensions. I would suggest you disable all of them, and see if the problem goes away. If it d

Re: Iceweasel Latest update stealing bandwidth uselessly

2014-12-07 Thread Jerry Stuckle
you then try to 'block' these cookies in Edit -> Preferences -> > Privacy -> Exceptions, then addresses in the 74.125.237.xxx IP range > continue to 'steal' bandwidth by trying to communicate with the > Iceweasel browser. > > > > Ale What ext

Re: Replacing systemd in Jessie

2014-12-03 Thread Jerry Stuckle
.even if it may no longer be accurate to say that after jessie is > released as stable. > > It's the same statement in both cases, and it still refers to jessie, by > name - even if jessie changes in the meantime. > It IS accurate to say that after Jessie is released as stab

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 1:14 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 11/24/2014 08:18 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> And while Wheezy will still be supported for a couple of years, it's not >> necessarily the answer. While many people don't want the "latest and >> greatest",

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 1:08 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 10:52 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>> On 25/11/14 01:57, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 11/24/2014 8:54 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>>>> Jerry Stuckle wrote: >&

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 1:00 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 8:54 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>> Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 11/24/2014 2:56 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>> >>>>>> Yes, and while the

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 12:37 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 25/11/14 03:26, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 10:52 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>> On 25/11/14 01:57, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 11/24/2014 8:54 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>>>> Jerry Stuck

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 12:22 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 25/11/14 03:13, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 10:05 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>> On 25/11/14 00:25, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 11/24/2014 2:56 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>>>> Yes, and

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 11:01 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 25/11/14 02:01, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 8:58 AM, Martin Read wrote: >>> On 24/11/14 13:25, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> And exactly what is the "Debian way" to add custom (NOT customized &

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 10:52 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 25/11/14 01:57, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 8:54 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>> Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>> On 11/24/2014 2:56 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>>>> Yes, and while the Linux commu

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 10:05 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 25/11/14 00:25, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 2:56 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>> Yes, and while the Linux community continues, Debian will lose a >>>> lot of dedicated users due to this decision.

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 8:58 AM, Martin Read wrote: > On 24/11/14 13:25, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> And exactly what is the "Debian way" to add custom (NOT customized >> pre-packaged) software to the system? > > As far as I can tell, the obvious things that go into the "

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/24/2014 8:54 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/24/2014 2:56 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> >>>> Yes, and while the Linux community continues, Debian will lose a lot of >>>> dedicated users due to this decision. Possibly anothe

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
uot; - > and I have every confidence they will continue to do so > And exactly what is the "Debian way" to add custom (NOT customized pre-packaged) software to the system? Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/547331ca.7000...@gmail.com

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-24 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/23/2014 11:25 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 11/23/2014 09:20 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 11/23/2014 8:42 PM, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 11/23/2014 12:17 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>> That is the huge majority of Debian users. >>>> Some will get a rude surp

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/23/2014 8:42 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 11/23/2014 12:17 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > That is the huge majority of Debian users. >> Some will get a rude surprise when they upgrade and things don't work as >> expected. > > Like what?? I first installed systemd

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/23/2014 5:29 PM, seeker5528 wrote: > > On 11/23/2014 1:15 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> We're not talking non-technical people here. We are talking companies >> with ITcd departments managing multiple servers and desktops. We are >> talking small companies who c

Re: Installing an Alternative Init?

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Stuckle
nce between the two systems. So they are truly "equivalent". In fact, they would be identical. The question, however, is - can this equivalency be accomplished? That I don't know. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54724ef8.6020...@gmail.com

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/23/2014 2:20 PM, seeker5528 wrote: > > On 11/23/2014 9:17 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> What I see missing in these discussions is the vast number of people >> who don't monitor the lists. That is the huge majority of Debian >> users. Some will get a rude surprise

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/23/2014 1:15 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 23 nov 14, 12:17:00, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> >> What I see missing in these discussions is the vast number of people who >> don't monitor the lists. That is the huge majority of Debian users. > > I agree that t

Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Stuckle
problems, and still others will not have the technical expertise to do so. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5472168c.9080...@gmail.com

Re: If Not Systemd, then What?

2014-11-16 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/16/2014 10:29 AM, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: > Hi, > > Jerry Stuckle writes: >> The problem here is lack of time and/or skills. I would love to help, >> but I already have my plate full. Additionally, I've done device >> drivers and applications, but never

Re: Why focus on systemd?

2014-11-16 Thread Jerry Stuckle
; OdyX > > Your continued rants against a topic which obviously is of interest to many Debian users (and therefore on-topic for this list) are a disgrace to this list. Please stop. Seriously. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "

Re: If Not Systemd, then What?

2014-11-16 Thread Jerry Stuckle
mpared to this job, and even that couldn't be done. > We don't need another Windows, > We don't need to know the way /home > All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome > I agree here. Unfortunately, after the TC's decision, it looks like Debian (along with a lot of

Re: Time for compassion and the Init GR

2014-11-10 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/10/2014 3:10 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: > > On Nov 7, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> On 11/7/2014 2:40 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> On Jo, 06 nov 14, 22:11:59, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>> > >>> I thought he took special care to no

Re: FW: Time for compassion and the Init GR

2014-11-07 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/7/2014 2:40 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 06 nov 14, 22:11:59, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> >> Unfortunately, from the tone of the message I can almost guess whet the >> result of the GR will be. I hope I'm wrong - but if I'm not, it's going >> t

Re: FW: Time for compassion and the Init GR

2014-11-06 Thread Jerry Stuckle
ss again. > The free software community and the broader IT community are bigger > places with room for a lot of values. If another project/community > works better for you, I hope you find value in contributing there. I > hope that project and Debian learn from each other, and I hope that th

Re: Perfect Jessie is something like this...

2014-11-05 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/5/2014 2:37 AM, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > Le mardi, 4 novembre 2014, 21.13:36 Jerry Stuckle a écrit : >> Yes, but you seem to want to stifle any discussion of a possible fork. > > Discussions about possible forks are off-topic on debian-user, please > re-re

Re: Perfect Jessie is something like this...

2014-11-04 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 11/4/2014 6:08 PM, Laurent Bigonville wrote: > Le Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:26:40 -0500, > Miles Fidelman a écrit : > >> Laurent Bigonville wrote: >>> Le Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:57:20 -0500, >>> Jerry Stuckle a écrit : >>> >>>> On 11/4/2014 4:41 P

Re: Perfect Jessie is something like this...

2014-11-04 Thread Jerry Stuckle
Mailing List's) > > I don't see that as a "threat". I see it as an attempt to determine if there are enough others interested to make it a viable project. And lists like this one are a perfect place to find out of there are other users interested in such a project. Jerry

Re: Perfect Jessie is something like this...

2014-11-03 Thread Jerry Stuckle
ources. However you look at it, there are a lot of people who love systemd - and a lot of people who don't want it anywhere near their systems. Then I suspect there is the majority, who are somewhere in between. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: Canoscan Lide 210 Scanner

2014-10-30 Thread Jerry Stuckle
it should work. "Too much power" would be like plugging your TV into a 15 amp circuit and it works fine. But plugging it into a 20 amp circuit (more power available) would cause it not to work. It doesn't happen. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debi

Re: Debian fork

2014-10-20 Thread Jerry Stuckle
bian 7 and Slackware... ;-) > > Cheers! > I have no problem with pam - I use it for several different authentications. But systemd I can definitely do without. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe

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