Re: reaching a machine with a dynamic IP address.

2007-01-28 Thread Marc Wilson
namic address assigned by cablelan. Not like it's a big problem... dyndns or any number of other services can give you a name that'll re-point to the dynamic address when it changes. -- Marc Wilson | Chicken Little was right. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [

Re: problem with xscreensaver, xorg and DPMS

2007-01-25 Thread Marc Wilson
fails after that. I filed this as bug #396820 almost three months ago. Debian's xscreensaver maintainer has made no comment. File a bug or add your comments to the one that already exists. -- Marc Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: multi-gnome-terminal alternative

2007-01-01 Thread Marc Wilson
On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 12:37:29PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Have *you* ever used it? Yes, unfortunately I have. Its poor-at-best terminal emulation means I never will again. There's no reason to use anything other than xterm. -- Marc Wilson | That money talks, I'l

Re: update messages

2006-12-31 Thread Marc Wilson
didn't you notice *before* the dist-upgrade? It's not like you weren't told. For that matter, why did you give explicit permission to remove packages by using dist-upgrade in the first place? -- Marc Wilson | The longest part of the journey is said to be the [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: multi-gnome-terminal alternative

2006-12-31 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 03:32:26PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Why not just use gnome-terminal? Have you ever *used* gnome-terminal? 'Nuff said. -- Marc Wilson | Modesty: The gentle art of enhancing your charm by [EMAIL PROTECTED] | pretending not to be aware of it. -

Re: .bash_profile ignored in X

2006-12-16 Thread Marc Wilson
which describes when and under what conditions bash uses its various configuration files. Presumably you have told xterm not to run as a login shell, as that's the criterion for bash to pay attention to .bash_profile. -- Marc Wilson | Do your part to help preserve life on Earth -- [EMAI

Re: ./configure - file not found problem

2006-12-09 Thread Marc Wilson
pusher not bothering to know anything about how the tools work. -- Marc Wilson | Q: What do monsters eat? A: Things. Q: What do [EMAIL PROTECTED] | monsters drink? A: Coke. (Because Things go better | with Coke.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: aptitude --mind-your-own-business option?

2006-12-03 Thread Marc Wilson
x27;re correct. Whyinhell isn't this an RC bug!? I'm not about to file it... the last thing I want to do is use the-disaster-that-is-aptitude. But *someone* should. -- Marc Wilson | I'll be comfortable on the couch. Famous last words. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Lenny Br

Re: Using sysctl in debian considered harmful?!

2006-11-11 Thread Marc Wilson
eadme.Debian: * /etc/network/options This file is deprecated, and if present should be replaced by values in /etc/sysctl.conf or equivalent custom scripts. Remember... always ask morons for documentation. When they can't provide it, you can move straight to ignoring them. -- Marc Wilson |

Re: Kernel compile the old way

2006-11-11 Thread Marc Wilson
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 02:10:53PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > make menuconfig > make-kpkg --revision 1 kernel_image Don't you end up with an initrd that way? I admit to never wasting my time with kernel-package, but I thought you couldn't avoid one if you insisted on usin

Re: argh! linux and floppies

2006-10-29 Thread Marc Wilson
it. Further, why wouldn't you just use superformat(1)? It usually does a MUCH better job with marginal media than fdformat(8) does, and it'll invoke mformat for you when it's done. -- Marc Wilson | Auribus teneo lupum. [I hold a wolf by the ears.] [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [Boy

Re: Mounting Music CD's Causes System Freeze

2006-10-29 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 04:42:58PM -0800, jantzen wrote: > My system is unable to mount music CDs. You don't mount an audio CD. There's no reason to even try, as they don't have a filesystem on them. Why trying to apparently hangs up your box, I have no idea. -- Marc Wils

Re: accessing usb-storage device that doesn't register as scsi

2006-10-29 Thread Marc Wilson
p with this bastardization of USB flash devices should be shot. Many times. With large caliber weapons. Vote with your dollars. Return that crap device to the store and replace it with a normal flash drive. -- Marc Wilson | Tagline, you're it! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- To UNSUB

Re: nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source packages not in debian etch/testing

2006-10-15 Thread Marc Wilson
won't die. Sheesh. Not like this is rocket science. -- Marc Wilson | I can't think about that. It doesn't go with HEDGES [EMAIL PROTECTED] | in the shape of LITTLE LULU -- or ROBOTS making | BRICKS ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: system is up 1 year

2006-09-10 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 04:45:04PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > If you sit behind a firewalling router, don't run an httpd, an ftpd, > etc, how much at risk are you? Depends. Is the "firewalling router" the Linux box with the year uptime? -- Marc Wilson | The adve

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

2006-09-10 Thread Marc Wilson
*really* unclued, he does it with a cron job someone gave him. Super bonus points if he does it with aptitude and gets completely unrelated software removed as well. I will always maintain that people should be discouraged from using unstable. -- Marc Wilson | "All these black pe

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

2006-09-10 Thread Marc Wilson
ir being told to use 'dist-upgrade' without their also being told that 'dist-upgrade' can change the installation state of a package, while 'upgrade' cannot. -- Marc Wilson | Every time I think I know where it's at, they [EMAIL PROTECTED] | move it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

2006-09-10 Thread Marc Wilson
reakage because your definition of "real breakage" doesn't match his. If you are not prepared to reconstruct the box from a smoking hole in the ground on a daily basis, then you should not be using unstable. 'Nuff said. -- Marc Wilson | Q: What's buried in Grant&

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

2006-09-08 Thread Marc Wilson
On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 01:20:35PM +0200, Jordi Carrillo wrote: > Is Debian unstable, stable enough for a Desktop system? If you have to ask, the answer is definately "no". -- Marc Wilson | Do not dry clean. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: Beta-3 Etch install avoiding commandline?

2006-09-07 Thread Marc Wilson
, then one or the other is broken. Someday there'll actually be a non-religious answer to this question. -- Marc Wilson | Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Josh Billings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
n for just > that. Oh, yes, it's MUCH more nice to the low bandwidth people to make them *wait* to see the headers, vs downloading them in the background while they interact with the application in the foreground. Gee, that makes sense. Not. Oh, and an extension? Wow, there's anothe

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 07:00:26PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 05:39:56PM -0600, djhack wrote: > > Thunderbird - Copies entire message at reply. Works fine on my box. > > For all you thunderbird users... And another one... 6) dialogs that obviously need s

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
. Oh, no... not at all. Thunderbird doesn't require *any* fiddling whatsoever. Feh. Who does Steve Lamb think he's kidding, anyway? -- Marc Wilson | If imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing [EMAIL PROTECTED] | when purchased, do not use. signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
tly. Sorry, just couldn't resist. But the Account Settings preference really doesn't work. We'll leave aside the asinine idea that a collapsed message thread with new messages in it is not itself highlighted like the unread messages are. -- Marc Wilson | You will

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 07:00:26PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 05:39:56PM -0600, djhack wrote: > > Thunderbird - Copies entire message at reply. Works fine on my box. > > For all you thunderbird users... Forgot one: 5) when will Mozilla-based application

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
er to the extension's home). Yes, I'm an atypical unstable user. -- Marc Wilson | To any truly impartial person, it would be obvious [EMAIL PROTECTED] | that I am always right. signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
better since the last time I looked at it. But it's still not something I'd want to depend on. -- Marc Wilson | "Nature is very un-American. Nature never hurries." [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- William George Jordan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
b*tch if it were any more than "mail over there, go read mail". -- Marc Wilson | You will be held hostage by a radical group. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
didn't see this This is why mutt has documentation. Read about 'folder_format'. -- Marc Wilson | If we all work together, we can totally disrupt [EMAIL PROTECTED] | the system. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Error 21

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
equence other than SWAT for configuring Samba? SWAT, in my opinion, is worse than nothing as it exposes umpteen options most of which you should not touch. Cluebies always think you have to adjust every option a GUI exposes. Perhaps your experience is different. -- Marc Wilson | You recoil f

Re: Email programs that work.

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
hat thunderbird's problem is anymore. The excuse of Mozilla's original printing system being so weak is getting very thin. -- Marc Wilson | The sheep died in the wool. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Error 21

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
ing files? -- Marc Wilson | Ever get the feeling that the world's on tape and [EMAIL PROTECTED] | one of the reels is missing? -- Rich Little -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: fstab entries for two different pendrives?

2006-08-28 Thread Marc Wilson
at you *know* what it is, so that you can find it in /media. > This is also fully integrated in e.g. KDE and Gnome. Fortunately, everyone does not use KDE or Gnome. -- Marc Wilson | If we could sell our experiences for what they [EMAIL PROTECTED] | cost us, we would all be millionaires

Re: Sarge - how to write a filesystem backup directory to a DVD ?

2006-08-07 Thread Marc Wilson
o not. > A URL with a step by step sequence of how to do this or troubleshoot this > would be appreciated. Don't know what you need other than growisofs's man page. -- Marc Wilson | Respect is a rational process -- McCoy, "The Galileo [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Seven&qu

Re: Upcoming Release of Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 - a beginner's query/request

2006-07-31 Thread Marc Wilson
be the use of a dumber vs smarter algorithm? As documented, the difference between the 'upgrade' and 'dist-upgrade' targets is that 'dist-upgrade' allows apt to change the installation state of a package. It can remove packages, and add new ones, in order to reach a de

Re: Really stupid mutt question

2006-07-30 Thread Marc Wilson
ad the description of the 'recall' option in the fine documentation. -- Marc Wilson | The two most common things in the Universe are [EMAIL PROTECTED] | hydrogen and stupidity. -- Harlan Ellison -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Re: Security problem: who is responsible?

2006-07-29 Thread Marc Wilson
ug? > And what when this person is in holiday? It would seem obvious. -- Marc Wilson | BOFH excuse #232: Ionization from the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | air-conditioning -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: kde headers not found, kdelibs-dev needed?

2006-07-17 Thread Marc Wilson
ferent. -- Marc Wilson | Life does not begin at the moment of conception or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | the moment of birth. It begins when the kids leave | home and the dog dies. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble

Re: kde headers not found, kdelibs-dev needed?

2006-07-17 Thread Marc Wilson
On Mon, Jul 17, 2006 at 01:55:15AM -0400, H.S. wrote: > I am guessing I need kdelibs-dev package. However, if I try to install > this, apt-get says it wants to remove gnome and gnome-core etc! What am > I missing here? Nothing. That's how it works. -- Marc Wilson | Chei

Re: apt-get question?

2006-07-03 Thread Marc Wilson
On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 05:27:57PM +0200, Albert Dengg wrote: > and afterwards you should probably clear the cache using 'apt-get clean' Why? -- Marc Wilson | Remember, God could only create the world in 6 days [EMAIL PROTECTED] | because he didn't have an est

Re: OOo check and radio buttons

2006-07-03 Thread Marc Wilson
the bug against? The openoffice.org-gtk workaround takes care of the doubled-up controls, but makes OOo even more of a dog than it already is speed-wise. At least it doesn't force-feed you GTK's disaster-of-a-file-dialog. -- Marc Wilson | Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny. [

Re: New user can't write in /var/log

2006-07-03 Thread Marc Wilson
;t. That's a security hole. You need to correct the *application* so that it has permissions to create whatever file it needs to create. > I tried to add the user to the root group in /etc/group but nothing new > happens when i do that, is that directly applied after you edit that >

Re: Replying to list

2006-06-23 Thread Marc Wilson
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 03:34:24PM +0100, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: > I wouldn't call Thunderbird incompetent, but your point is well taken. I would. -- Marc Wilson | All of the animals except man know that the principal [EMAIL PROTECTED] | business of life is to enjoy it.

Re: Replying to list

2006-06-23 Thread Marc Wilson
On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 12:32:18PM -0400, Carl Fink wrote: > Not real relevant until CUPS gets fixed. Have you tried tonight's CUPS packages yet? Apparently the maintainer has decided after all that multiple configuration files is a bad idea. Myself, I decided not to bother just yet. -

Re: upgrading x11-common_7.0.22

2006-06-17 Thread Marc Wilson
you should have no further problems. -- Marc Wilson | Vail's Second Axiom: The amount of work to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] | done increases in proportion to the amount of work | already completed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "un

Re: don't like the fonts from xorg-xserver

2006-06-15 Thread Marc Wilson
ndly broken freetype 2.2.1. -- Marc Wilson | The steady state of disks is full. -- Ken Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GNOME new file selection dialogs

2006-06-14 Thread Marc Wilson
On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 08:44:11PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > If you want to fork the library, and convince app writers to use it. Gnome and company realized that they couldn't fork GTK... no one would pay attention. Instead they co-opted it. -- Marc Wilson | BOFH excuse #292: We

Re: stuck in X11 transition

2006-06-14 Thread Marc Wilson
broken dependencies... and if you pass -f, *what you specify on the command line is expected to be the solution to the problem*. So you told it to remove cbb, removing cbb didn't fix the indeterminate state, apt-get told you so. Use dpkg to remove the cbb package. -- Marc Wilson | Arnold&

Re: GNOME new file selection dialogs

2006-06-14 Thread Marc Wilson
On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 08:40:03AM +0100, Liam O'Toole wrote: > The new dialog is supplied by GTK, not GNOME, so it will show up in > XFce too. Just an advance warning ;-) Ah, but who do you think controls GTK now? Hint... it ain't the GIMP people. -- Marc Wilson | New Yor

Re: GNOME new file selection dialogs

2006-06-13 Thread Marc Wilson
ompletely off-putting the one time I actually messed with it. Of course, there are very few Gnome applications that're worth bothering with, either. -- Marc Wilson | The best thing about being bald is, that, when [EMAIL PROTECTED] | unexpected company arrives, all you have to d

Re: CUPS 1.2: /dev uris will not work (by design)

2006-06-12 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 03:11:39PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > Myself, I've not allowed it to install and don't plan to until I have time > to (a) test it, and (b) easily back it out when it breaks. Debian's CUPS > is always brittle at best and fundamentally b0rken at wo

Re: GNOME new file selection dialogs

2006-06-11 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 11:25:37PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > Marc Wilson wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 03:14:52AM +0400, ??? ?? wrote: > >> If you want *nix then try lynx =) > > > > Thank you, but I'm already using links2 in GUI mode and quite >

Re: CUPS (1.2) is screwed up totally--I have no printers

2006-06-11 Thread Marc Wilson
that wants to remove the meta-package. I'm not about to install KDE just to find out. -- Marc Wilson | The angry man always thinks he can do more than [EMAIL PROTECTED] | he can. -- Albertano of Brescia -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "uns

Re: GNOME new file selection dialogs

2006-06-11 Thread Marc Wilson
to escape me. -- Marc Wilson | We have found all life forms in the galaxy are [EMAIL PROTECTED] | capable of superior development. -- Kirk, "The | Gamesters of Triskelion", stardate 3211.7 signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: CUPS 1.2: /dev uris will not work (by design)

2006-06-11 Thread Marc Wilson
allowed it to install and don't plan to until I have time to (a) test it, and (b) easily back it out when it breaks. Debian's CUPS is always brittle at best and fundamentally b0rken at worst. -- Marc Wilson | Macho does not prove mucho. -- Zsa Zsa Gabor [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- T

Re: GNOME new file selection dialogs

2006-06-11 Thread Marc Wilson
're in the right. -- Marc Wilson | It's the theory of Jess Birnbaum, of Time magazine, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | that women with bad legs should stick to long skirts | because they cover a multitude of shins. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: GNOME new file selection dialogs

2006-06-09 Thread Marc Wilson
right, we're not. We make a conscious decision not to use the disaster they've created, and then they go and make that impossible by infecting normal software. Unfortunate, really. -- Marc Wilson | When you meet a master swordsman, show him your [EMAIL PROTECTED] | sword. Whe

Re: Comparison of aptitude hold and pinning?

2006-05-28 Thread Marc Wilson
. Under certain circumstances not clearly defined, aptitude will import the real status database information, but I have no idea if the process ever goes the other way. Yet another reason to never use aptitude. -- Marc Wilson | We wish you a Hare Krishna We wish you a Hare Krishna [EMAIL PROTECTED] |

Re: Fonts Look Broken

2006-05-21 Thread Marc Wilson
sons I haven't allowed my box to update any part of X in a very long time. -- Marc Wilson | The first time, it's a KLUDGE! The second, a trick. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Later, it's a well-established technique! -- Mike | Broido, Intermetrics -- To UNSUBSCRI

Re: Why does dpkg think my pentium computer is an AMD?

2006-03-26 Thread Marc Wilson
kg *is* reporting the proper architecture. You have an AMD64 system installed on this box. I suppose you're lucky that your actual processor supports EMT64. Typical cluelessness on the part of the original installer. I imagine a re-install is warranted if you want to go back to i38

Re: libpango-common

2006-03-26 Thread Marc Wilson
of the package? Which of testing/unstable are you running? Can't be stable, there'd be no version churn in stable. Of course, there's no bug report in the BTS, so I'm sure everyone will take you seriously. Or are you actually being bit by the libxft/libfreetype6 fiasco? --

Re: setting xterm title with -T doesn't work

2006-03-06 Thread Marc Wilson
e title with the hostname > >> and current path. Why does xterm ignore the -T option? > > > >It doesn't. Your shell prompt is setting the title to what you see > >after xterm sets it to whatever you're putting in with '-T'. > > > &

Re: setting xterm title with -T doesn't work

2006-03-06 Thread Marc Wilson
27;t. Your shell prompt is setting the title to what you see after xterm sets it to whatever you're putting in with '-T'. -- Marc Wilson | Most people have a mind that's open by appointment [EMAIL PROTECTED] | only. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: CUPS, Sarge/Debian/GNU/Linux and Mac OS X

2006-02-27 Thread Marc Wilson
og/cups/error_log as you try to print from the OS X box. Oh... just thought of something. You said this was Sarge, right? Good, then you're not being bit by the disaster the CUPS maintainer made of cupsd.conf when he wanked debconf configurability into it. At least, I hope you

Re: CUPS, Sarge/Debian/GNU/Linux and Mac OS X

2006-02-26 Thread Marc Wilson
e with me the exact configuration of > /etc/cups/cupsd.conf ? Not like it's a big deal... BrowseAddress @LOCAL Order Deny,Allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 Allow From 192.168.0.0/24 You do have to be using at least 10.2 in order for this to work, of course. -- Marc Wilson |

Re: Setup script for XDM login screen

2006-02-26 Thread Marc Wilson
d no changelog entry) back in 6.9.0-1. See bug #347857. You can fix it by adding the line back to xdm-config: rei $ grep Xsetup /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config DisplayManager*setup: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup -- Marc Wilson | Nintendo Declares GCN Most Popular Console [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Forbidding a version of a package in debian

2006-02-26 Thread Marc Wilson
quite happily ignores holds set by standard tools such as dselect and dpkg. Check the BTS. -- Marc Wilson | Many people are unenthusiastic about your work. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Confused about 64-bit architectures.

2006-02-24 Thread Marc Wilson
rom that > page alone to install AMD64. And that's a good thing, since the one has little to do with the other. -- Marc Wilson | Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss [EMAIL PROTECTED] | put in an honest day's work. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Re: Unable to print from mozilla-firefox only

2006-02-20 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 03:07:05AM -0600, Jason M Cox wrote: > big smiles =). why does mozilla default to that? wouldnt everybody have the > same problem then? Not everyone uses CUPS (thank the gods). Many Linux people do, but Mozilla runs on all sorts of platforms. -- Marc Wilson |

Re: fetchmail broken after etch update - a kludgy fix

2006-02-20 Thread Marc Wilson
y fetchmail is > working again, but obviously that's a kludge. Any suggestions as to how I > can clean things up? There's some reason why you didn't just do what the message told you to do? -- Marc Wilson | How many retured bricklayers from FLORIDA are out [EMAIL

Re: Font, fc-list and xlsfonts

2006-02-20 Thread Marc Wilson
The tools xlsfonts and xfontsel, on the other hand, list core fonts. They're not the same. -- Marc Wilson | The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks Which [EMAIL PROTECTED] | practically conceal its sex. I think it clever | of the turtle In such a

Re: Tiny fonts in Blackbox

2006-02-12 Thread Marc Wilson
ly what to look for to find out what style file blackbox is using, and then what to change in that style file to alter the fonts. It's really not a big deal, once you actually bother to read. Difficult, I know, but you'll have to learn how someday. -- Marc Wilson | Drawing on my

Re: udev is ruining my life

2006-02-12 Thread Marc Wilson
you have the package installed http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-FAQ (if you don't have the package installed) -- Marc Wilson | Now and then an innocent man is sent to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | legislature. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Tiny fonts in Blackbox

2006-02-12 Thread Marc Wilson
for things like window titles? Blackbox has no control over what applications do. Its own fonts are controlled by the style you tell it to use. -- Marc Wilson | party, n.: A gathering where you meet people who [EMAIL PROTECTED] | drink so much you can't even remember their

Re: USB flash drive not automounting or mounting

2006-02-07 Thread Marc Wilson
e udev rules that create the sd* devices. -- Marc Wilson | Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Scottish Proverb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to add a new dir to my PATH?

2006-02-06 Thread Marc Wilson
That's one of the reasons why gdm and kdm are so deeply flawed. -- Marc Wilson | I've given up reading books; I find it takes my mind [EMAIL PROTECTED] | off myself. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: USB flash drive not automounting or mounting

2006-02-06 Thread Marc Wilson
ely seeing is perversion due to udev. -- Marc Wilson | You will be aided greatly by a person whom you [EMAIL PROTECTED] | thought to be unimportant. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: USB flash drive not automounting or mounting

2006-02-06 Thread Marc Wilson
se, why udev is an abomination. Persistent naming is all very well, but whatever idiot decided that it was both a good thing that people shouldn't be allowed to look in /dev (the Gnome camp... it's too complicated for the idiot user), and to delete 90% of its contents, should be shot. --

Re: USB flash drive not automounting or mounting

2006-02-05 Thread Marc Wilson
ear that it's desirable, though. Your mileage may vary. -- Marc Wilson | Show your affection, which will probably meet with [EMAIL PROTECTED] | pleasant response. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to minimize /dev (using udev)?

2006-01-28 Thread Marc Wilson
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 11:38:24PM -0500, Marty wrote: > Marc Wilson wrote: > >On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 08:12:05PM -0500, Marty wrote: > >>Good point, although only /dev/console seems to be required by my Sarge > >>systems. > > > >I'm sure it'd be

Re: How to minimize /dev (using udev)?

2006-01-26 Thread Marc Wilson
useful. Why do clueless people *insist* on messing with things they don't understand? -- Marc Wilson | We warn the reader in advance that the proof [EMAIL PROTECTED] | presented here depends on a clever but highly | unmotivated trick. -- Howa

Re: xterm not dealing with long lines of typing correctly

2006-01-25 Thread Marc Wilson
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 12:08:30AM -, Thomas Dickey wrote: > I'm pretty sure it's a bash bug. See #348111 Specifically, #343471. -- Marc Wilson | You had mail. Paul read it, so ask him what it said. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: Xft, X Resources, TrueType Fonts

2005-12-28 Thread Marc Wilson
compiled into xterm. There is no default. If not specified, or if there is no match for both normal and bold fonts, xterm uses the font and related resources. Which leads to resources like: XTerm*VT100.faceName: monotype.com XTerm*VT100.faceSize: 8 Don&#

Re: Changing over to udev

2005-12-14 Thread Marc Wilson
n his claims and demonstrate how to use udev with a static /dev. Oh, and that's a self-built 2.6.14.2... FWIW the last thing I'd ever do is use a Debian kernel. -- Marc Wilson | Q: What's the difference between a duck and an [EMAIL PROTECTED] | elephant? A: You can&#

Re: Galeon / Firefox print issues, very large fonts, unusable

2005-12-14 Thread Marc Wilson
tever part of Havoc he's channelling thinks Gnome is all about has no clue about how people actually view Gnome? Perception is everything. -- Marc Wilson | There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does [EMAIL PROTECTED] | not object to it. -- G.B. Shaw signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Problem with wajig rpm2deb command

2005-12-11 Thread Marc Wilson
t; there any way round this problem other than going back to the tarball? Or > is rpm2deb still somewhat experimental? You didn't just use alien because...? Why don't you just use Unstable's package? It shouldn't be that hard to build on Stable. -- Marc Wilson | B

Re: Old version of Midnight Commander

2005-12-11 Thread Marc Wilson
. The version in Stable (Sarge) will not change. -- Marc Wilson | Surprise your boss. Get to work on time. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Changing thunderbird default printer

2005-12-10 Thread Marc Wilson
On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 12:17:34PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > xprint, xprint-common, xprt-xprintorg are all installed. > There was a good reason for that and... that good reason escapes me. There are no good reasons to have xprint installed. -- Marc Wilson | Nothing lasts f

Re: when to start udev

2005-11-24 Thread Marc Wilson
ver say. -- Marc Wilson | "Arguments with furniture are rarely productive." [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Kehlog Albran, "The Profit" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: A few general questions from a Debian newbie

2005-11-24 Thread Marc Wilson
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 09:42:16PM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 09:59:22PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 08:33:00PM -0700, Scott wrote: > > > The latest official Debian Sarge package for Firefox is for v 1.04! > > > http

Re: A few general questions from a Debian newbie

2005-11-12 Thread Marc Wilson
gelog to find out for sure. -- Marc Wilson | Software is like sex, it's better when it's free. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Linus Torvalds -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: A few general questions from a Debian newbie

2005-11-12 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 04:55:36PM -0700, Scott wrote: > Marc Wilson wrote: > > OpenOffice.org 2 will never be added to Debian stable. Instead, the next > > time there is a stable release (Etch), OpenOffice.org 2 will be included. > > And then OpenOffice.0rg 3, Firefox 2.0,

Re: A few general questions from a Debian newbie

2005-11-12 Thread Marc Wilson
a stable release (Etch), OpenOffice.org 2 will be included. -- Marc Wilson | * CosmicRay wishes he had some strippers here [EMAIL PROTECTED] | err, wire strippers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Syslogd

2005-11-12 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 12:34:28PM +0100, Roy wrote: > In /var/log/messages the following lines are apprearing: Good... they're supposed to be. Means your machine is alive and syslog is running. > What is the correct command to use in debian? Why stop them? -- Marc Wilson |

Re: Why is 2.95 still around?

2005-11-09 Thread Marc Wilson
the reason for your question? Is there a reason why these compilers should not be available? Nothing forces you to use them, if you do not want to. Myself, as long as the recommended kernel compiler continues to be 2.95, it will have a place on my box. -- Marc Wilson | We have not inherited

Re: how can i unintsll gcc-base

2005-11-08 Thread Marc Wilson
On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 03:45:02PM +0800, ?? wrote: > hi now there are gcc-3.3-base gcc-3.4-base gcc-4.0-base if i am unintsll > anyone of them it will uninstall 100 packages at the fewest how can i do > that You don't. You have no reason to. -- Marc Wilson | HUGH BE

Re: How to set default compiler to 4.0?

2005-11-04 Thread Marc Wilson
o use. As you've noticed, you *can* have more than one installed. -- Marc Wilson | [It is] best to confuse only one issue at a time. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- K&R -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-get install wants to remove too much

2005-11-01 Thread Marc Wilson
On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 06:03:00PM +0100, Thomas Schuett wrote: Knoppix isn't Debian, and all the morons in the world can't make it so, no matter what they want to claim. You want to use Debian packages... run Debian. 'Nuff said. -- Marc Wilson | "An ounce of preve

Re: What blocks access to my host?

2005-10-30 Thread Marc Wilson
he telnet client to test the tcp connection to port 25? And no, "telnet to localhost" and "telnet from another computer" are *not* two very different things. Both require a listener. The *same* listener. Gods, it's like slashcrap. No one reads. -- Marc Wilson | Wh

Re: printing a certain .ps causes usb kernel errors

2005-10-28 Thread Marc Wilson
ated natively by Firefox looked like, though. Now... what happened when you ran the .ps file through ps2ps? Can your printer now interpret the document properly? I did it here and note that gv can actually view it properly, and it prints with no differences. -- Marc Wilson | Sorry. I j

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