--- On Wed, 3/9/11, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> PGP/GPG and TLS are *significantly* more secure than
> mailing your papers.
You seem to forget that in the process you entrust your data to a *for-profit*
corporation that will store and use it in the way that profits them, though you
may fin
--- On Wed, 3/9/11, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> Just check that the following works for you
> (if it does please post as [SOLVED])
>
>
> $ cp ~/.kde/share/config/khotkeysrc
> ~/.kde/share/config/khotkeysrc_before_I_had_a_fiddle
> $ nano ~/.kde/share/config/khotkeysrc
>
> change line 7 from:-
> Ena
--- On Tue, 3/8/11, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>
> Have you tried disabling the KWrite shortcut you've
> configured and
> seeing if Ctrl+Alt+C is assigned to something else
> (already)?
I've tried different combinations but none of them works. If a shortcut is
assigned to something else then the
--- On Tue, 3/8/11, godo wrote:
> did you press Save in KDE Menu Editor after shortcuts
> input?
> I made shortcut Ctrl+Alt+C for KWrite and it works.
Yes, I've saved it and the shortcut key stays there if I close and then reopen
the menu editor. But the key doesn't work. Strange.
Hi,
Can't get application shortcuts to work in KDE 4.
I defined Ctrl+Alt+F to launch Iceweasel as follows: Right-mouse-button click
on the "Kickoff Application Launcher", select menu editor, select an
application, goto Advanced panel and change the "Current shortcut key".
However, pressing Ct
--- On Sat, 3/5/11, Carl Johnson wrote:
> Try a right click on the panel, then select "Task Manager
> Settings".
> There is a selection box near the bottom under "Filters".
Thanks, it worked. The trick was to close all apps to do a RMB click on the
panel.
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Hi,
I'm runing squeeze with 4 workspaces (or virtual desktops), and I would like
apps that were open in the current workspace to NOT show on the taskbar in
other workspaces. Currently, regardless of what workspace I'm switching to, the
taskbar shows apps from ALL workspaces.
I've looked and lo
--- On Tue, 2/1/11, lrhorer wrote:
> Obviously there is a problem in the initramfs, probably
> with mdadm, but
> what? What should I try to manipulate in the initrd
> so I can find out
> what is failing?
When I was running mdadm, I'd usually rebuild initramfs manually after a kernel
upgrade. T
Hi,
Is there a way to find all recommended packages that were automatically
installed? It appears aptitude now installs recommended packages by default.
Thanks
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--- On Sat, 1/29/11, S D wrote:
> In Squeeze, a RMB click when you're *inside* Ark seemingly
> does nothing, all you can do is to preview a file in the Ark
> internal viewer, you can't open it with an application of
> your choice.
>
> So, it appears that
--- On Sat, 1/29/11, godo wrote:
> Hi,
> maybe is something wrong because on my Squeeze you can do
> it with right
> mouse->open with->ark or just right mouse and
> extract.
Once you opened an archive file with Ark, Ark will show you the content of the
archive. Now, select/highlight one of the
Hi,
I use Ark application to open rar/zip archives. In Lenny it was very convenient
to open an archive with Ark, select a compressed file and then a
right-mouse-button click would show a menu with "Open with..." item that would
allow to select an app you want to open the file with, no explicit
--- On Thu, 1/27/11, S D wrote:
> In Lenny I was able to run
> Konqueror as root, when it was needed, but I can't do it in
> KDE 4.4.5 that comes with Squeeze.
Filed a bug report, for more info see
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=611272
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--- On Thu, 1/27/11, godo wrote:
> No in that way.
Thanks for checking that out. Strange. Not sure why it no longer works. Used to
in Lenny. Bug?
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--- On Thu, 1/27/11, godo wrote:
> Works for me.
> 1. Just check "Run as a different user" check-box (without
> username)
> 2. Like normal user type in terminal $xhost +
> 3. K>System>Dolphin -that will trigger KDE su window
> and type su password
Does it work for you if you do it the way I did
Hi,
Just installed Debian Squeeze. In Lenny I was able to run Konqueror as root,
when it was needed, but I can't do it in KDE 4.4.5 that comes with Squeeze.
What I did: Alt+F2, then select the app to run as root (tried Dolphin and
Konqueror), then check "Run as a different user" checkbox, enter
--- On Fri, 9/17/10, S D wrote:
> I have a RS-232 external dial-up modem that I use from time
> to time. It works fine when connected through a RS-232 port.
> I'd like to use the modem with another PC that doesn't have
> a RS-232 port, so I bought a RS-232 to USB adapter
--- On Sat, 9/18/10, Camaleón wrote:
> Before you throw out your adapater :-), just be sure you
> cannot even
> communicate with minicom.
I recalled that there was a way to send a command to the modem without minicom,
so I tried:
# echo ATDTtest-phone-number-here > /dev/ttyUSB0
The modem doe
> From: Phil Requirements
>
> What are you using to try to dial out?
I'm using pppd and the respective pon/poff scripts and configuration files.
This configuration works fine with the modem when the modem is connected via a
RS-232 port. When the modem is connected via a USB port it doesn't. Th
--- On Fri, 9/17/10, Camaleón wrote:
> > --- On Fri, 9/17/10, Camaleón wrote:
> >>
> >> Device is detected at "/dev/ttyUSB0".
> >>
> >> Have you tried to communicate with the modem using
> low-level tools,
> >> such
> >> "minicom"?
> >
> > No. Anything in particular I should try? Thanks
>
> N
--- On Fri, 9/17/10, Camaleón wrote:
>
> Device is detected at "/dev/ttyUSB0".
>
> Have you tried to communicate with the modem using
> low-level tools, such
> "minicom"?
No. Anything in particular I should try? Thanks
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Hi,
I have a RS-232 external dial-up modem that I use from time to time. It works
fine when connected through a RS-232 port. I'd like to use the modem with
another PC that doesn't have a RS-232 port, so I bought a RS-232 to USB adapter
cable. It's a simple inexpensive cable that doesn't seem to
Is there a way to get a list of uninstallable packages in aptitude? Something
like "aptitude search ..." that would return a list of packages that were
installed in the past but are currently uninstallable.
Thanks
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--- On Thu, 2/19/09, francisco Quinonez wrote:
> The problem is, if it come on a standard installation as
> SELinux and probably
> others; because in this case it becomes an obligation by
> default.
What Java packages are you referring to? If you don't use any Java apps you
should be able t
--- On Thu, 2/19/09, Bret Busby wrote:
> Does this now mean that we cannot instal and run Debian 5
> without Java,
No, it doesn't mean that. You can install and run Debian without Java.
> or that Debian cannot fully run without Java,
> in the same way that some versions of MS Windows cannot
>
--- On Thu, 2/19/09, Sven Joachim wrote:
> >> It appears that video card configuration was
> removed from
> >> dpkg-recofigure in lenny. Has anything replaced
> it? How can one
> >> reconfigure video card in lenny?
> >
> > It's supposed to be automagic now, built into xorg
> itself.
>
> If that
--- On Wed, 2/18/09, S D wrote:
> I tried "dpkg-recofigure xserver-xorg" but the
> reconfig process asked some questions about the keyboard it
> didn't ask anything at all about the videocard and/or monitor.
It appears that video card configuration was removed from d
I'm trying to resolve "Desktop is not using full screen" problem that appeared
after upgrade from etch to lenny. More info about the issue can be found at:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=515840
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread/b651d56d24d02d
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Pavlos Parissis wrote:
> [pparis...@spartacos][~]$
> id -a
> uid=1000(pparissis) gid=1000(pparissis)
> groups=4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),34(backup),40(src),44(video),46(plugdev),1000(pparissis)
> [pparis...@spartacos][~]$ which xvidtune
> /usr/bin/xvidt
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Pavlos Parissis wrote:
> You don't need root access in order to run that
> command.
True, but if I run it as a regular user, it gets even funnier:
$ which xvidtune
/usr/bin/xvidtune
$ `which xvidtune`
Please install the program before using
$ /usr/bin/xvidtune
Please instal
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, S D wrote:
The issue was solved by:
# rm -rf /var/lib/mdadm/CONF-UNCHECKED
# update-initramfs -ut -k 2.6.26-1-686
See /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz for more details.
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--- On Tue, 2/17/09, pavlos.paris wrote:
> Try the following
> 1) inside GNOME/KDE open a terminal and run
> xvidtune and tune the settings
> as you wish. Then click on show button, this will
> print on the terminal the setting to be used in
> xorg.conf.
Weird, when I try to run (as root)
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, martin f krafft wrote:
> Anyway, it seems that the reason it does not is because it
> fails:
>
> > --- initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686:
> >
> > gzip: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686: not in gzip
> format
> > cpio: premature end of archive
>
> and consequently exits. This is a separa
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> Probably need to add some modes or modelines to your
> xorg.conf. Might try
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg (or sth like that) to get the
> resolution you
> want.
I checked xorg.conf, it already has 1600x1200 line entries. Besides, the K
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> For the "ati" module, you need the package:
> p xserver-xorg-video-ati - X.Org X server --
> ATI display driver
Installed the xserver-xorg-video-ati package and it did resolve the issue
somewhat. I was able to start X and KDE, KD
After dist-upgrade from etch to lenny, I'm trying to run lenny using 2.6.18
kernel that I have left over from etch, as I'm having issues assembling mdadm
RAID drives under the new 2.6.28 lenny kernel (For more info see
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread/b97fd9
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, martin f krafft wrote:
> Please file a bug against mdadm and make sure to include the
> output
> of
>
> /usr/share/bug/mdadm/script
>
> as root.
>
A bug report was sent to sub...@bugs.debian.org. No confirmation that it was
received yet, so here's a copy, just in case.
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, martin f krafft wrote:
> Remove those lines with "devices=" and run
> update-initramfs -u as
> root, then try again.
Removed lines with "devices=" and ran "update-initramfs -u -t". The "-t" option
was added because, for some reason, update-initramfs complained that the
ori
Hi,
Just finished "dist-upgrade" to lenny from "etch". It appears that after the
upgrade the system can no longer assemble and mount mdadm RAID drives under the
etch kernel 2.6.26. I still can assemle and mount my mdadm RAID drives under
the kernel 2.6.18 from etch.
Here's some relevant info:
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--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote:
> That's strange, I've just changed mine
> successfully.
You probably have Iceweasel version earlier than "Iceweasel/2.0.0.19
(Debian-2.0.0.19-0etch1)". I remember I used
--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Jeff D wrote:
>
> type in about:config in the address bar ,in filter put in
> browser.safebrowsing.enabled , then click on the line that
> shows up,
> should turn it to false
That won't work. The "browser.safebrowsing.enabled" property is LOCKED and
can't be changed from
Is there a way to disable Google "safebrowsing" feature in IceWeasel? I want to
have as little as possible with Google, even if it only means repeatedly
downloading some black-list file from their servers.
Thanks
$ uname -a
Linux test 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Fri Dec 12 16:48:28 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Emanoil Kotsev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Emanoil Kotsev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Why is it handled by ohci?
Not sure. Because it's an old Buslink USB drive?
> can you mount other usb devices?
Yes, I can mount other USB devices without problems.
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--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe you don't have the correct modules? But if you
> are using a
> stock kernel, that shouldn't be a factor.
Yes, I'm using a stock kernel.
# uname -a
Linux tstsrv 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Thu Oct 9 15:52:18 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Preston Boyington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> check your dmesg output also.
Here's what I get from dmesg. The USB drive was used with WinXP PC so NTFS
seems to make sense. I was turning the USB drive on and off trying to get it
connected so that perhaps explains why ther
Hi,
Am trying to mount an old BusLink USB drive but can't determine what device the
USB drive is connected to, that is, the device that I'd pass to the mount
command. I tried "fdisk -l" but it only appears to show my other internal HDs.
Thanks
# uname -a
Linux tstsrv 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Thu
--- On Thu, 6/19/08, Florian Kulzer
> Maybe you can recreate the /etc/mysql/conf.d/ directory and
> the installation will be successful.
That was one of the first things I tried but it didn't work out, it leads to
more problems.
> If that does not work then run
>
> dpkg -S etc/mysql
>
> to
> That line in the script reads:
>
> echo -e "# created by
> debconf\n[mysqld]\nold_passwords = $RET" >
> /etc/mysql/conf.d/old_passwords.cnf
>
> This does not seem to require that old_passwords.cnf exists
> beforehand.
> Is there still enough space on all the relevant partitions,
Yes, free spac
Hi,
For some reason mysql fails to install after running "aptitude purge
mysql-server --purge-unused". I want a clean, fresh mysql installation and
don't care about what happens to the old mysql data/config files/etc. It
appears the install scrip is looking for the old
"/etc/mysql/conf.d/old
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