Re: SMTP servers

2025-02-04 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 11:10 Chris Green wrote: > ... > > Has anyone been able to buy the ebook and convert it to Kindle > > satisfactorily? > > > No, it's one of the reasons I use Kobo readers, they are much more > friendly to standard format e-publishing. Thank you very much, Chris--that's w

Re: SMTP servers

2025-02-04 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 12:37 Thomas Anderson < thomas.ander...@little-beak.com> wrote: > I also belong to the group of long time mailserver owners. I started it ... I just bought the hard copy of the new book. I use Kindle also and would love to buy it, but the author doesn't sell his books in t

Re: Anyone using a fixed KVM extender system for home use for one computer?

2025-01-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 04:43 Frank Guthausen wrote: ... An option is: x2go > Thanks, I vaguely remember looking at that many years ago. Is it reasonaby usable? I would still need some kind of mini-PC to be the client, correct? -Tom

Anyone using a fixed KVM extender system for home use for one computer?

2025-01-23 Thread Tom Browder
I'm still trying to solve an awkward office layout and keep control of wiring. I want to keep my main server in the closet but have the monitor, keyboard, and mouse (and speakers if possible) accessed via another cat-5 outlet across the room. Looking for the correct device is difficult for me beca

Re: job is killed

2024-12-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 06:52 George at Clug wrote: > Hi there, > > You did not provide much information for people to be able to respond to > your issue. Please provide more detail, and maybe people can help. > George, all I was asking for was ideas for my situation. I have very little control

Re: Recovery help needed for remote server: file system mounted read-only

2024-12-30 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 05:37 Alain D D Williams wrote: > On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 05:29:05AM -0600, Tom Browder wrote: > > > I suspect a failing disk, > > My main home PC is 10 years old and still going strong (I over specced it > when > I bought it). A few years ago I h

Recovery help needed for remote server: file system mounted read-only

2024-12-30 Thread Tom Browder
I've had this problem a long time ago, and don't remember how I recovered, but it was with help here. I suspect a failing disk, and I wonder if there is a hail Mary command I can do to force a reboot to see if it can recover on its own. I would almost welcome starting over with a new server. I ca

Re: PC monitor is freezing, but I can ssh into it and operate okay

2024-12-12 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 18:42 wrote: ..l If you think something is actually running and the monitor's in some > power-saving state, you can use "ddccontrol" to change the power-saving > state. Here's how I turn each monitor off and on in turn (in sh): ... Looks pretty hairy ;-D Thanks, ebe, I

Re: PC monitor is freezing, but I can ssh into it and operate okay

2024-12-11 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 08:21 Tom Browder wrote: > On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 07:14 Dan Ritter wrote: > >> Tom Browder wrote: > > ... > >> > I can ssh in, reboot, and all is well. Is there any way to completely >> turn >> > off the screen saver and i

Re: PC monitor is freezing, but I can ssh into it and operate okay

2024-12-11 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 07:14 Dan Ritter wrote: > Tom Browder wrote: ... > > I can ssh in, reboot, and all is well. Is there any way to completely > turn > > off the screen saver and its timer via system settings? > > There are three things that could be called screen

PC monitor is freezing, but I can ssh into it and operate okay

2024-12-11 Thread Tom Browder
I can ssh in, reboot, and all is well. Is there any way to completely turn off the screen saver and its timer via system settings? There may be related problems with my newly installed HP printer which sometimes hangs when attempting to print random web pages (I don't do it intentionally but I'm s

Re: Swap a good drive to another computer

2024-11-28 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 10:46 songbird wrote: … > you may still have some issues, but i'd say it would be > worth a try. > > you may need to change your bios or efi settings. > Thanks, songbird! Best Regards, -Tom

Re: Swap a good drive to another computer

2024-11-28 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 06:59 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: … may break. However, you should have a sufficiently functional system to > be able to deal with those things. Thanks, Roberto! Best regards, -Tom

Re: Swap a good drive to another computer

2024-11-28 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 06:59 wrote: … > Most probably you won't break anything -- but doing a backup is a good > idea anyway, if you hold your data dear. Thanks, Tomas, I do have good backups! Best regards, -Tom

Swap a good drive to another computer

2024-11-28 Thread Tom Browder
My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis. As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and expect it to boot up? Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! -Tom

Re: new Xerox printer doesn't print

2024-11-19 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 16:12 D. R. Evans wrote: > I have recently added a Xerox C325 multifunction printer to my home LAN. Based on my recent experience with a new HP MFP, are you using the Debian package 'printer-driver-fujixerox'.? Have you tried 'lpr'? Scannng? I also wound up rebooting m

Re: Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-16 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 8:45 AM Tom Browder wrote: ... > Now I can do it all. BTW, the program 'simple-scanner' shows in my MATE desktop "Applications/Graphics" menu as 'Document Scanner'. -Tom

Re: Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-16 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 15:44 Timothy M Butterworth < timothy.m.butterwo...@gmail.com> wrote: ... > I use a program called simple-scan, it works great! I highly > recommend giving it a try. It is packaged and available through Debian Main > repo. > I've tried that before, and I didn't think it wo

Re: Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-15 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 08:36 Tom Browder wrote: … So far I cannot get scanning or copying to use the ADF in two-sided mode. > Sorry, I lied about two-sided copying: I can do that, but menu is not easy to use. -Tom

Re: Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-15 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 7:46 AM Tom Browder wrote: ... I wound up, after some fumbling, to set up everything using some basic info from HP documentation that came with the printer. I used Firefox to go to the network address of my printer and it magically showed me the proper setup screen where

Re: Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-14 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 4:22 PM Charles Curley wrote: ... > General advice: Always check to see if a package is available. There > are a variety of ways to do that, not least searching debian packages. > https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages Yes, I should have, but I was trying to read other st

Re: Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-13 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 17:48 Charles Curley wrote: > > On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:19:59 -0600 > Tom Browder wrote: > > > I'm going to try installing the OpenPrinting snap HPLIP on top of my > > current mess and see what happens. > > I suggest you use the debian p

Re: Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-10 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 09:49 Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 07:40:54 -0600 > Tom Browder wrote: > > > I just bought a new printer, an HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw, to > > replace my nine-year old HP MFP black and

Modern HP MFD printers and Debian

2024-11-10 Thread Tom Browder
I just bought a new printer, an HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw, to replace my nine-year old HP MFP black and white laser printer (which was always connected directly by wire to my home network). My old printer served me well, especially after I discovered the HP developers site and its code for

Re: asciidoctor-pdf

2024-10-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 11:05 wrote: > On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 10:06:10AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > I am running Debian 11 and trying to run asciidoctor and > > asciidoctor-pdf with no luck so far. > > [...] > > > `block (2 levels) in parse!' > >

asciidoctor-pdf

2024-10-26 Thread Tom Browder
I am running Debian 11 and trying to run asciidoctor and asciidoctor-pdf with no luck so far. I run it with this bash script: asciidoctor -r asciidoctor-pdf -b pdf \ -a pdf-theme=binder \ -a pdf-themesdir=./data/themes \ -a document_name=”Raku Guide” \ -o rakuguide-binder.pdf rakuguide-bi

Re: Need advice on a usable, inexpensive laptop for Debian

2024-09-04 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 17:47 Charles Curley ... What did you replace the H&R Block program with? Free TaxUSA, recommended by my lawyer son. it's free, but I paid extra (still less that H&R) for some extra features. It worked great for 2023, I will use it again for 2024. Note I've been audited t

Need advice on a usable, inexpensive laptop for Debian

2024-09-04 Thread Tom Browder
I'm trying to propose a computer lab for young wannabe coders, and I want to use a Linux box (I prefer Debian, but I get the feeling Ubuntu is more familiar with school systems and other institutions). I am torn with whether dual boot is the way to go, given all the problems I see with dual boot w

Re: Direct Messaging

2024-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 15:05 john doe wrote: > On 8/31/24 17:01, Ryan Nowakowski wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 03:18:10PM +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > >> On 31/08/2024 14:26, Tom Browder wrote: > >>> Anyone know of a way to send text messages to willing r

Re: Simple group email list

2024-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 08:43 Geert Stappers wrote: … Yes, I also used Mailman2, but hoped MM3 would cure its warts—unfortunately it ruined it for me. Maybe I should revisit it. -Tom

Direct Messaging

2024-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
Anyone know of a way to send text messages to willing recipients from one’s own website and server without hiring DM provider? Thanks. -Tom

Simple group email list

2024-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
I have a class website that I would like to programmatically send noreply@mydomain messages to my list of classmate emails when I periodically update the site. (I used to do that circa 2010 via Gmail’s API but that changed and I had to stop.) With modern email handling restrictions I’m not sure th

Re: Cross-platform contacts program/app recommendations?

2024-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 14:55 Tom Browder wrote: > On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 08:06 Michael Grant > … I’m too lazy at the moment to self-host. Anyone suggest a provider that is in the US? -Tom

Re: Cross-platform contacts program/app recommendations?

2024-08-16 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 12:36 Dan Ritter wrote: > Michael Kj??rling wrote: > > On 14 Aug 2024 21:22 -0600, from charlescur...@charlescurley.com > (Charles Curley): ... I don't really need any Linux support as long as the app supports Gmail and Google contacts. -Tom

Re: Cross-platform contacts program/app recommendations?

2024-08-15 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 08:04 Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:36:02 + > Michael Kjörling wrote: > > > I too was going to suggest Nextcloud; with the caveat that I don't see > > the server portion in the Debian Bookworm repos (though it is free

Cross-platform contacts program/app recommendations?

2024-08-14 Thread Tom Browder
I've been using Gmail and iOS contacts for years, and they are supposed to synch; but neither has worked very well for me, except when I use the Google Contacts on my Debian PC or laptop. I am looking at Contacts+ as a possible solution. Has anyone had any good experience with it, or do you have a

Re: VirtualBox (VB) and Windows on Debian

2024-07-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 06:20 Tom Browder wrote: > On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 01:45 jeremy ardley > wrote: > ... > > I appreciate your and others views on the Windows version I'm using. I am > using > 10 only because it's the only one I still have a key for, and I wa

Re: VirtualBox (VB) and Windows on Debian

2024-07-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 01:45 jeremy ardley wrote: ... I appreciate your and others views on the Windows version I'm using. I am using 10 only because it's the only one I still have a key for, and I was able to find a downloadable iso file. I would happily use an older Windows if it has the capa

Re: VirtualBox (VB) and Windows on Debian

2024-07-16 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 3:06 PM wrote: ... > I use it every day. Mind you, I'm running XP, > but I do Windows program development on it and it runs just > fine. I give it 512MB of memory, and programs run on it at > least as fast as on a native Windows box. Thanks, but I now have a good solut

Re: VirtualBox (VB) and Windows on Debian

2024-07-16 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 12:06 Kent West wrote: ... > I use "Virtual Machine Manager" now, instead of VirtualBox (mostly > because of the more-libre licensing; last I used VB, you had to use > their proprietary pay-for add-on for USB3 support, if I recall > correctly), but I used to use VB. Thank

Re: VirtualBox (VB) and Windows on Debian

2024-07-16 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 09:42 jeremy ardley wrote: … > VirtualBox is not supported on Debian 12. > There are alternatives that include: > > - KVM/QEMU > > - VMWare Workstation Pro (which is now free for private use) > > In my experience KVM/QEMU is fairly stable. The VMWare product not so much.

VirtualBox (VB) and Windows on Debian

2024-07-16 Thread Tom Browder
I haven't looked at VB in a long time, but I have a real need for a Windows host to port some Linux libraries to Windows in order to support the Raku language. I now have lots of memory and disk space which was always a significant issue when I used it before, and my use case is much different. Th

Re: overthewire.org: safe to use?

2024-06-18 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 20:08 john doe wrote: > On 6/16/24 19:27, Tom Browder wrote: > > Anyone here have any cautionary advice about using the ssh to war games > on > > their site? > … According to [2], nothing needs to be installed. > Ah, I just noticed the port was

overthewire.org: safe to use?

2024-06-16 Thread Tom Browder
Anyone here have any cautionary advice about using the ssh to war games on their site? My grandson just spent last week at a Cyber Security Camp offered by the U of West Florida, and they used it for many of their activities. On Debian it’s the “bandit” package that provides ssh access without an

Re: Bookworm and its kernel: any updates coming?

2024-06-03 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 09:15 Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net> wrote: > On 3 Jun 2024 08:40 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): > > I keep getting emails concerning the serious kernel vulnerability in > > kernels 5.14 through 6.6. > > > > I ha

Re: Bookworm and its kernel: any updates coming?

2024-06-03 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 09:15 Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net> wrote: ... > > I have not seen any updates and uname -a shows: 6.1.0-13-amd64 > ... > Something's broken on your end. ... Check your apt pins to ensure that you're not > blocking too much. Thanks, Michael. My system is a

Bookworm and its kernel: any updates coming?

2024-06-03 Thread Tom Browder
I keep getting emails concerning the serious kernel vulnerability in kernels 5.14 through 6.6. I have not seen any updates and uname -a shows: 6.1.0-13-amd64 Anyone concerned? -Tom

Re: Solution for KVM via a cat 5 connection

2024-05-27 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 17:47 Stefan Monnier wrote: > > Has anyone had experience using a KVM setup (at least one HDMI and two > USB > > ports) and using cat 5/6/7 between user and the computer? I don’t need > to > > handle multiple computers or high-def video movies, just programming and > > of

Solution for KVM via a cat 5 connection

2024-05-27 Thread Tom Browder
Has anyone had experience using a KVM setup (at least one HDMI and two USB ports) and using cat 5/6/7 between user and the computer? I don’t need to handle multiple computers or high-def video movies, just programming and office work. I need a bit more distance from my computer which must stay in

Re: realpath quoting

2024-05-04 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 21:43 David Christensen wrote: ... > My practice is to start with '#!/bin/sh' and migrate to '#!/usr/bin/env > perl' as complexity increases. I agree with David's direction, but ending with Raku instead of Perl. I don't think golfing is the way to illustrate a practical so

Re: Recommended simple PDF viewer to replace Evince

2023-12-05 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 7:12 AM Mike Castle wrote: ... > You could be missing a package that evince expects to be there, but > there is a missing dependency (likely, making it a Debian problem). I think you're onto something. I installed both Okular and Xpdf, exercised them, and remembered why I w

Re: Recommended simple PDF viewer to replace Evince

2023-12-05 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 17:12 Tom Browder wrote: > I have used Evince as my PDF viewer and printer program for many I see I need to read the CUPS man page more closely. It looks like it has most all of the answers I need for my current situation. Thanks to all who responded. Happy Christ

Re: Recommended simple PDF viewer to replace Evince

2023-12-05 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 01:14 Marco Moock wrote: > Am 04.12.2023 um 17:12:28 Uhr schrieb Tom Browder: > > > I would like to use another program which is similar but has good > > documentation. I don't need a heavy duty program like LibreOffice, > > Just something for

Re: Recommended simple PDF viewer to replace Evince

2023-12-05 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 02:06 Paul M Foster wrote: > On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 05:12:28PM -0600, Tom Browder wrote: > > > I have used Evince as my PDF viewer and printer program for many > > years. It still works, but it has been spitting out error messages for > >

Re: Print flakes off mailing labels, use a fixative?

2023-12-04 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 19:36 David Christensen wrote: ... > Please confirm printer, toner cartridge, and labels are all HP. If so, > I would contact HP. HP printer and toner, Office Depot labels. I bought so hair spray and will try that. -Tom

Recommended simple PDF viewer to replace Evince

2023-12-04 Thread Tom Browder
I have used Evince as my PDF viewer and printer program for many years. It still works, but it has been spitting out error messages for a very long time. to wit: (evince:81435): EvinceView-CRITICAL **: 16:44:57.520: \ ev_pixbuf_cache_set_selection_list: \ assertion 'EV_

Re: Print flakes off mailing labels, use a fixative?

2023-12-03 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 2:01 AM David Christensen wrote: > I would not put anything through a laser printer unless it is > specifically rated for laser printers. Applying fixative to printer > labels before printing sounds like a good way to damage your equipment. > If anything, apply the fixative

Re: Print flakes off mailing labels, use a fixative?

2023-12-03 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 5:17 PM Gareth Evans wrote: > Are your labels "laser" labels? Yes, DUAL INKJET and LASER -Tom

Re: Print flakes off mailing labels, use a fixative?

2023-12-02 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 3:03 PM Dan Ritter wrote: > Brother has all those features, plus BRScript/3 and ethernet. I > buy them for work where they tend to last about 8-10 years of high-volume > work. Thanks, Dan. I have owned a Brother between two of my HPs. I'll keep an eye out for one. Blessi

Re: Print flakes off mailing labels, use a fixative?

2023-12-02 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 2:18 PM Donald Mac Dougall wrote: > My experience many years ago with HP laser printers was that if the print > flaked off > it was because the fuser roller wasn't hot enough to fuse the toner to the > paper. Yes, I've investigated that a bit. I had the same trouble with

Print flakes off mailing labels, use a fixative?

2023-12-02 Thread Tom Browder
I’ve had a print flaking problem with my old HP laser which has a fairly new toner cartridge. I have a set of brand new Office Depot labels. I intend to try a “fixative” on them to see if that will help. Any other suggestions? Thanks. Happy Christmas! -Tom

Re: On folders vs. directories and history [was: how to compare...]

2023-11-07 Thread Tom Browder
I’m comforted by this friendly discussion about the old days versus the modern generation by fellow old folks of pre-PC days. Sort of like an afternoon gathering at the Elks or the VFW. Thank you all. Blessings. -Tom

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-11-02 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 09:27 Tom Browder wrote: > Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops trying to On my main Debian 11 host I have found one formula that works for ssh logins as well as xterm login on a Mate desktop: I followed most of the formulas on the Deb

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-10-27 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 9:27 AM Tom Browder wrote: > > Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops trying to > get the same PATH for > ordinary users as well as root... This Debian wiki doc pretty much details the information Greg has been giving us

Re: Need help with PGP signature verification

2023-10-08 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 14:39 Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, Thanks, Thomas. I did get the signers key fingeprints from their personal github pages. I would go the full security route if it were only my use I'm concerned with, but I'm working on a Raku module for others and I don't want them to be

Re: Need help with PGP signature verification

2023-10-08 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 05:13 Tom Browder wrote: > On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 3:29 AM DdB > wrote: > > Am 08.10.2023 um 01:16 schrieb Tom Browder: > > > I'm willing to trust published PGP key fingerprints for signers of > > > Rakudo downloadable files. > > &

Re: Need help with PGP signature verification

2023-10-08 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 3:29 AM DdB wrote: > Am 08.10.2023 um 01:16 schrieb Tom Browder: > > I'm willing to trust published PGP key fingerprints for signers of > > Rakudo downloadable files. > > Question: How can I get the fingerprint from the downloads? > There

Need help with PGP signature verification

2023-10-07 Thread Tom Browder
I'm willing to trust published PGP key fingerprints for signers of Rakudo downloadable files. Question: How can I get the fingerprint from the downloads? The products I download are (1) the file of interest, (2) a PGP signed checksums file with various shaX hashes for the file, and (3) a separat

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 18:32 Tom Browder wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 18:11 Tom Browder wrote: > >> On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 16:15 Andy Smith wrote: >> > ... > >> Well, I wanted to do it all in one program, but I guess I could break it >> up into two s

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 18:11 Tom Browder wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 16:15 Andy Smith wrote: > ... > Well, I wanted to do it all in one program, but I guess I could break it > up into two separate programs. I'll have to think about what I'm really > trying t

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 16:15 Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, ... Why does any of that stop you from only using the dev Raku once > you've used the packaged Raku to install it? Well, I wanted to do it all in one program, but I guess I could break it up into two separate programs. I'll have to thin

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:03 Greg Wooledge wrote: ... Greg, one more file I don't think we've discussed: '~/.bash_aliases'. How should I handle that in this variable login climate? Thanks. -Tom

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 17:45 Andy Smith wrote: ... > I'd make it all run with one raku from one place, or else I'd > specify the full path to the special raku that is needed. > > Anything else sounds like a great foot-gun left lying around for > others or myself a week from now. > > Perl and Pyth

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-25 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 08:50 Tom Browder wrote: ... > I think I need to have the program change all the path-affecting files > specified by Greg and others so that PATH includes both locations with the > new location coming before the original location. > ... And that all got m

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-25 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 06:08 Tom Browder wrote: > On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:23 Tom Browder wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:04 Greg Wooledge wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 04:45:11PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: >>> > I'm sure I was

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-25 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:23 Tom Browder wrote: > On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:04 Greg Wooledge wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 04:45:11PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: >> > I'm sure I was too casual in my comments. I want all users, including >> root, >> &

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:04 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 04:45:11PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > I'm sure I was too casual in my comments. I want all users, including > root, > > to have the Raku executables in their PATH, nothing else would be chang

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 16:27 wrote: > Tom Browder wrote: > > Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops > > trying to get the same PATH for ordinary users as well as root, ... > Setting the same path for ordinary users as for root sounds like >

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 15:55 Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net> wrote: > On 24 Sep 2023 15:45 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): > > Bummer, unfortunately, that's the answer I expected. Now if I can find a > > clean way to do that consistently. &

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 14:52 Greg Wooledge wrote: ... > All you can do is put your desired configuration changes in ALL of > the applicable places for all of the login types that are possible on > your system. That's it. There is no other way. ... Bummer, unfortunately, that's the answer I e

Re: Sunrise and Sunset from terminal

2023-09-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 00:00 s...@gmx.com wrote: > Is there a way to get sunrise and sunset time from command interpreter? > I want to use its output for a script! You can calculate it yourself using a Raku module at https://github.com/tbrowder/Astro-Sunrise/; Search https://raku.land to find

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 09:27 Tom Browder wrote: For bash users only, please. -Tom

PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

2023-09-24 Thread Tom Browder
Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops trying to get the same PATH for ordinary users as well as root, regardless of how they log in. Reading the man pages doesn't help my old brain with all the caveats. Can anyone offer a foolproof, programmatic solution to my conumdrum?

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-23 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 09:19 Curt wrote: > > On 2023-09-22, Tom Browder wrote: > > > > However, I so far have not been able to scan both sides of a document in my > > two-side document feeder the way I could could on Windows--bummer, but this > > is a huge win so

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-22 Thread Tom Browder
Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 2:40 PM Carles Pina i Estany wrote: ... > I think that you have lots of advice in the thread. But if I can add > something: I've also used https://www.hamrick.com/ when sane didn't have > the drivers. It's a paid software, for Linux, I had good experience with > it. I just lo

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-22 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 11:35 AM Curt wrote: > On 2023-09-21, Tom Browder wrote: > > Where do you find the "blob?" I've seen reference to it but haven't yet > > found it. ... > Most Linux distributions include HPLIP with their software, but most do not >

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-21 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 08:30 Erwan David wrote: ... > I have a HP LaserJet Pro MFP m125nw, installing it through hplip, It is > seen on network by xsane and I can scan. Just have to install a binary > blob each time hplip is upgraded, but it is rather straightforward Where do you find the "blo

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 18:19 gene heskett wrote: So whats wrong that no one has suggested sane/xsane? They have, Gene, the problem is getting it to recognize my HP scanner. BTW, I have owned many laser HP printers, and one Brother (no inket among them). I went back to HP after the Brother. A

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:37 Tom Browder wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:27 Klaus Singvogel > wrote: > >> Michael Kjörling wrote: >> > On 20 Sep 2023 12:26 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): >> > > “Laser Jet Pro 400 MFP m425dn”

Re: [a bit OT] Automate a (G o o g l e) search from a list of strings

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:36 Nicolas George wrote: > Tom Browder (12023-09-20): > > What if you used an equilavent script but increased and randomized time ... We can try to exercise some common sense, in particular by comparing to > similar situations. For example, if you ta

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:27 Klaus Singvogel wrote: > Michael Kjörling wrote: > > On 20 Sep 2023 12:26 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): > > > “Laser Jet Pro 400 MFP m425dn” > > > > openprinting.org doesn't seem to have heard of it, unfortunatel

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:46 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:17:14 -0400 > Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > > Hello Timothy, > > >When I used to use HP MFD's I used to have to connect to it with USB to > >get scanning. I do not know if network scanning is now supported or not. Unfor

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:11 Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net> wrote: > On 20 Sep 2023 12:06 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): > > One major thing I use my windows host for is using my HP multifunction > > laser printer to scan to pdf to save locally.

Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
One major thing I use my windows host for is using my HP multifunction laser printer to scan to pdf to save locally. I have just installed gscan2pdf and sane but I am still missing something. I have tried printing docs from LibreOffice and it sees my networked printer and prints just fine. So ho

Re: [a bit OT] Automate a (G o o g l e) search from a list of strings

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 09:35 Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 08:13:43AM +0200, steve wrote: > > Le 19-09-2023, à 16:52:24 +0200, Nicolas George a écrit : > > > what you intend is completely forbidden by Google's terms and > > > service. And they have detection: please only

Re: memtest86 (solved)

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 09:10 Tom Browder wrote: > Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I burned > it on a CDROM disk. > Finally tested all my memory modules using a recent system rescue cd and its memtest86+. One bad module out of four. Sending bad module

Re: OpenTaxSolver for US Federal tax: experiences?

2023-09-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 10:37 Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: ... Can you run your H&R Block program on top of wine? > https://appdb.winehq.org Thanks, Charles. Actually, I'm really interested in the OpenTaxSolver. I don't like H&R that much, so I'm gonna try it in para

OpenTaxSolver for US Federal tax: experiences?

2023-09-17 Thread Tom Browder
I want to dump my Windows box. The main showstopper is my US tax programs. I currently use H&R Block. I just discovered there is at least one Linux version out there: opentaxsolver.sourceforge.net. Has anyone used it and can recommend it? Thanks, -Tom

Re: memtest86

2023-09-14 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 13:15 Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: ... > I know "memtest86" was before "memtest86+", but memtest86+ is a successor > > I just found my system rescue disk, booted it, entered the memtest86++ and see lots of FAILUREs (I have 128 Gb so that may be why it's been hit and miss)

Re: memtest86

2023-09-13 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:48 PM Tom Browder wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:32 PM Tom Browder wrote: > >> > On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote: > >> >> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I > >> >> I see that

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