wheezy multiarch: binutils:amd64 conflicts with binutils:i386?

2015-04-22 Thread Tom Roche
d64` and `binutils:i386` on the same device? 2. If one can: how? or, what am I doing wrong? 3. If one cannot: why not? Apologies if this is a FAQ, but * I saw no answers relating to this (though several similar questions) when DuckDuckGo-ing * I see nothing @ https://wiki.debian.org/Multiarc

Re: network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-03-09 Thread Tom Roche
.. how to fix this? What am I doing wrong? Any assistance you can provide is much appreciated! and will be paid-forward via the above code and wiki. TIA, Tom Roche [1]: first post @ https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2015/01/msg00732.html , last post before this one @ https://lists.debian.org/

Re: network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-01-25 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:00:37 -0500 [1] (envvar names translated to `bash`ian) >> [The "original routeset" on the client/laptop:] >> 1: default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static >> 2: 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 >> 3: 192

Re: network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-01-24 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:00:37 -0500 [1] (envvar names translated to `bash`ian) >> [The "original routeset" on the client/laptop:] > 1: default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static > 2: 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 > 3: 192.168.1.0/24 dev

network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-01-24 Thread Tom Roche
g to the destinations covered >>>> by the route prefix. but am not sure how to apply this knowledge to route statements. Question 2: which dev[ice] should traffic to F5.VPN.IP.NUM go on? Such traffic has gotta go via the OpenVPN server == SER.VER.IP.NUM (which is usually serviced by

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-23 Thread Tom Roche
7;d be especially interested in knowing how to prevent that. (I suspect it's due to my crude manner of starting/stopping OpenVPN on the client, but ICBW.) Your assistance is appreciated! Tom Roche [1]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2015/01/msg00830.html [2]: https://l

SIOCDELRT, or: proper syntax to delete default route for an interface?

2015-01-22 Thread Tom Roche
etmask 255.255.255.255 gw 0.0.0.0 dev ppp0 SIOCDELRT: No such process `info route` is not helping, nor are my websearches finding helpful doc. What am I doing wrong? TIA, Tom Roche [1]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/linode_jumpbox_config/wiki/Home#rst-header-intended-solution [2]: http

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-22 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:43:17 -0500 [1] >> summary: Smells like progress! If I'm guessing correctly, the >> `route` changes imposed by connecting to the F5VPN[2] are >> conflicting with my server/jumpbox's current `iptables`[3] (through >> which my cli

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-22 Thread Tom Roche
r firewall? details: Matt Ventura Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:58:38 -0800 [1] >>>> First thing to check would be the routing table while the VPN is active. Tom Roche Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:33:43 -0500 [2] >>> The `route -n` for while the OpenVPN connection is active is here[3], >>

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-21 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:50:04 -0500 [1] >> I need to tunnel one SSL VPN (F5, running on one debian host) through >> another (OpenVPN, running on another debian host), but lose networking >> (e.g., `ping`) after the F5 VPN connects. I'm not sure whether this &

network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-21 Thread Tom Roche
at seems to matching my usecase. Pointers to doc or other educational resources are also appreciated. TIA, Tom Roche [1]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/aqmeii-na_n2o/wiki/Home [2]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/linode_jumpbox_config/wiki/Home#rst-header-f5vpn-only-access [3]: https://bitbuc

Re: [newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-16 Thread Tom Roche
another SSL VPN "through the tunnel," which is failing--more on that separately (though that may be getting OT for this list). HTH, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists

Re: [newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-09 Thread Tom Roche
summary: I have a routing problem on the server side of the VPN, as diagnosed by Mart van de Wege[1]: veel dank Mart! I hope to fix that problem using these linode instructions[2]. details: Tom Roche Sat, 08 Nov 2014 23:47:29 -0500 [3] >>> My jumpbox/server firewall is current

Re: [newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-08 Thread Tom Roche
for completeness, added server firewall settings below: Tom Roche Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:07:03 -0500 https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/11/msg00440.html > summary: I'm running [OpenVPN] from an LMDE [client through a Debian > jumpbox/server]. After I [start the server, start

[newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-08 Thread Tom Roche
it (since the SSL VPN's vendor only supports it on Linux via a Firefox plugin) to access a particular remote-access website. Furthermore I need the SSL VPN to run through the jumpbox/OpenVPN. (Don't ask, it's a long, sad story ...) How can I fix this? Alternatively, what should I

Skype substitutes for current Debian?

2014-08-10 Thread Tom Roche
sion of the relative evilness of various corporations and governments, that having been covered well in the thread beginning @ https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/08/msg00061.html TIA, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject o

'box' as noun, was: wireless can DHCP but not DNS?

2014-05-23 Thread Tom Roche
e you, 'box' as a noun is widely used to refer to informatic devices generically. FWIW, Tom Roche -- 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/87ha4gz9ew@pobox.com

Re: wireless can DHCP but not DNS?

2014-05-22 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Thu, 22 May 2014 15:08:36 -0400 >> summary: box ethernets via wire, but all wireless fails, including >> known-good providers: `ifconfig -a` shows a wireless IP#, but `nslookup` >> fails. How to fix or debug? Brian Thu, 22 May 2014 20:46:38 +0100 > You could co

wireless can DHCP but not DNS?

2014-05-22 Thread Tom Roche
with misconfigured routers--which does not seem to apply in this case, because, in every instance, the old box works as expected. Your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche -- 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/87sio1zl57@pobox.com

SOLVED: [multiarch] easy fix for interarchitectural package conflict?

2014-05-04 Thread Tom Roche
] >>> [you have an] older version of libgif4 than the one in jessie/sid[, >>> since] Multiarch support was enabled in 4.1.6-11 back in December 2013. https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/05/msg00302.html [Tom Roche Sun, 04 May 2014 17:10:28 -0400] >> [So] >>

Re: [multiarch] easy fix for interarchitectural package conflict?

2014-05-04 Thread Tom Roche
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/05/msg00291.html [Tom Roche Sun, 04 May 2014 16:04:30 -0400] >> me@it ~ $ inxi -r >> Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list >>deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main &g

[multiarch] easy fix for interarchitectural package conflict?

2014-05-04 Thread Tom Roche
't see any information on this topic targeting a package end-user while either casually DDGing or a less casual read of https://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch (which seems more targeted to package maintainers). Feel free to pass pointers to Fine Manuals; I will cheerfully RTFM. your assistance

solved: `ls` shows file, `bash` says "No such file" ???

2014-05-03 Thread Tom Roche
summary: solution: install jessie package=libc6:i386 et al details: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/05/msg00126.html [Tom Roche Fri, 02 May 2014 22:25:34 -0400] >>>>> me@it ~ $ /usr/local/share/firefox-3.6.28/firefox-bin >>>>> bash: /usr/local/share/

Re: `ls` shows file, `bash` says "No such file" ???

2014-05-02 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Fri, 02 May 2014 22:25:34 -0400 >> For background on my problem (and why I very much need to solve it), see >> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=190&t=166506&p=855700#p855700 >> But the essence of the problem appears to be >> me@it ~ $

`ls` shows file, `bash` says "No such file" ???

2014-05-02 Thread Tom Roche
t's the only thing unusual about /usr/local/share/firefox-3.6.28/firefox-bin (of which I'm aware). desperately confused, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lis

Re: [APT] how to debug "Hash Sum mismatch"?

2013-01-27 Thread Tom Roche
commended r-base-dev ... E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.nics.utk.edu/cran/bin/linux/debian/squeeze-cran/r-base-core_2.15.2-1~squeezecran.0_amd64.deb: Hash Sum mismatch > There are also plenty of hits on google for: > W: Failed to fetch bzip2: Hash Sum mismatch I'll try that. thanks a

Re: [APT] how to debug "Hash Sum mismatch"?

2013-01-26 Thread Tom Roche
n/ r-recommended 2.15.2-1~squeezecran.0 [2,688 B] Get: 4 http://mirrors.nics.utk.edu/cran/bin/linux/debian/ squeeze-cran/ r-base-dev 2.15.2-1~squeezecran.0 [3,906 B] Fetched 21.1 MB in 12s (1,650 kB/s) E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.nics.utk.edu/cran/bin/linux/debian/squeeze-cran/r-ba

[APT] how to debug "Hash Sum mismatch"?

2013-01-25 Thread Tom Roche
; bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/mirrors.nics.utk.edu_cran_bin_linux_debian_squeeze-cran_Packages: > Hash Sum mismatch Given that CRAN is a fairly reliable organization, and I have just failed with 3 recommended mirrors, I'm wondering if something is wrong on my end. How to debug? TIA, Tom Roche --

Re: startup: separate /var partition hoses /run, shm (shared memory)?

2012-11-16 Thread Tom Roche
;> 4.0K/srv >> 0 /sys >> 72K /tmp >> 4.9G/usr >> 470M/var http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/11/msg00685.html > Do you have the initscripts package and its dependencies installed? apparently: $ sudo aptitude install initscripts No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. ... http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/11/msg00686.html > You're quasi running Sid Not really: I'm running LMDE testing, which is ~all debian testing. Your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87sj89iqxi@pobox.com

Re: startup: separate /var partition hoses /run, shm (shared memory)?

2012-11-15 Thread Tom Roche
ep upstart $ ps aux | fgrep systemd me3266 0.0 0.0 7740 704 pts/0S+ 00:10 0:00 fgrep systemd Note LMDE != "Mint": latter now comes in several versions, of which LMDE is one. $ lsb_release -ds Linux Mint Debian Edition $ cat /etc/debian_version wheezy/sid $ uname -rv 3

startup: separate /var partition hoses /run, shm (shared memory)?

2012-11-15 Thread Tom Roche
box is booted and I'm logged in, I see that * /run is symlinked to /var/run * /run/shm is a directory I'm wondering, how to fix this problem? E.g., can I make /var (and therefore /var/run) mount before whatever is trying to mount /run? If there is a better place to ask this question, pl

[APT] how to recover from /var overflow?

2012-11-15 Thread Tom Roche
* to prevent /var overflow? As noted above, I know I should make my /var partition larger, but for now, that is not feasible. TIA, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/871ufujqaz@pobox.com

Re: `dget --build` permissions problem

2012-07-13 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:59:34 -0400 > me@it:/tmp/gdal$ dget --build > http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gdal/gdal_1.9.0-3.dsc > fails at end (after long successful build) with > > error: could not create '/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/osgeo'

`dget --build` permissions problem

2012-07-12 Thread Tom Roche
1408/32768 > Validation FAILED!! So I'm wondering, how to fix or work around the `dget --build` permissions problem? `dget` seems to have almost completely built gdal-bin, so I'd prefer to just finish that, rather than, e.g., build separately from source tarballs. TIA, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87zk74yky1@pobox.com

Re: how to fix aptitude errors upgrading LMDE UP3 -> UP4

2012-04-16 Thread Tom Roche
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ty0jywqq@pobox.com

how to fix aptitude errors upgrading LMDE UP3 -> UP4

2012-04-16 Thread Tom Roche
> rhythmbox > rhythmbox-plugins > totem > totem-mozilla > totem-plugins > > Current status: 29 broken [+29], 1128 updates [-112], 35600 new [-1]. Obviously I'm gonna need network-manager* and gnome* and will very much want most of the rest. How to fix? Note that, as noted abov

Re: how to transfer APT packages between different devices?

2011-11-30 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:36 AM >> My old laptop is up-to-date on LMDE with many add-on APT packages. >> I'm now qualifying a new laptop, from a different vendor, on which >> I have installed LMDE from live USB. How best/easiest to transfer >> the packages

how to transfer APT packages between different devices?

2011-11-30 Thread Tom Roche
Please lemme know soonest--I can't return laptop_1 for full refund after 2 Dec 2011. TIA, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ehwpbulu@pobox.com

Re: debugging package breakage

2011-08-21 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sunday 21 August 2011 16:48:07 > me@it:~$ sudo cat /etc/apt/sources.list > > deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import > > deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates

Re: debugging package breakage

2011-08-21 Thread Tom Roche
tails: First, thanks to Darac Marjal for his detailed explanation of how to use the ncurses-based `aptitude` TUI to fix the following: original post @ http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/08/msg01104.html Tom Roche Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:20:43 -0400 > me@it:~$ aptitude search ?broken >

debugging package breakage

2011-08-18 Thread Tom Roche
I only want because it helped me solve an install problem (details here http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=79619&p=462540#p462488 ). So I did for PACKAGE in $(aptitude -F "%p" search ?broken) ; do for CMD in \ "sudo aptitude install -f ${PACKAGE}" \

how/where to ask questions about dpkg/APT and tools?

2011-08-15 Thread Tom Roche
should I just stay on its forum? http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=141 I suspect my concerns are more generic (i.e., applicable to debian and any derived distros, not just LMDE), but I Could Be Wrong. Feel free to reply directly to me (as well as the list) and to forward, and TIA, Tom

Re: Ubuntu -> LMDE: migrate packages using `aptitude` alone?

2011-01-26 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:23:37 -0500 >> The final thing I believe I need to do [to migrate Ubuntu -> LMDE] is >> to backup the list of currently-active (installed and selected) >> packages so as to be able to restore them quickly and completely in >> the new enviro

Ubuntu -> LMDE: migrate packages using `aptitude` alone?

2011-01-26 Thread Tom Roche
3 Is there a reason to prefer the [`dpkg`, `apt-get`, `aptitude`] workflow above to a purely-`aptitude` workflow for this usecase? If possible please reply to me as well as the list (I'm on the digest), and TIA, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org