Re: Windows on VMware on Deb 11: safely usable?

2022-08-17 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-08-17 12:53, Tom Browder wrote: Unfortunately, I have to have a Windows host. I have given up dual hosting because of the pain, so I am using a dedicated Win 10 box and a Deb laptop. I would love to run Windows on a VM on Debian iff I can have it be reliable enough to use with reasona

Re: Windows on VMware on Deb 11: safely usable?

2022-08-17 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-08-17 12:53, Tom Browder wrote: Unfortunately, I have to have a Windows host. I have given up dual hosting because of the pain, so I am using a dedicated Win 10 box and a Deb laptop. I would love to run Windows on a VM on Debian iff I can have it be reliable enough to use with reasona

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-19 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-03-19 13:19, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: On 19/03/2022 09:06, Stella Ashburne wrote: No thank you. I won't touch NetworkManager or its variants with a ten foot pole. Why? Reason #1 [quote] I am sorry but we do not support NetworkManager. I would go so far as to say do not use it at a

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-02-09 Thread hdv@gmail
cat /sys/class/drm/card0/device/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_input Should give temperature: Mine right now is: 29000 which apparently is 29C. /sys/class/drm/card0/device/hwmon/hwmon0/pwm1 is the power management. I returned home yesterday. It seems the temperature here isn't out of the ordinary: $ c

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-01-28 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-28 16:53, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: Wherever possible, it's easier if you are using Debian stable: more people will hae experience / be running that at any one time. All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater I know. But testing is more convenient for me. I need to test current softwa

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-01-28 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-28 16:48, Bijan Soleymani wrote: On 2022-01-28 10:16, hdv@gmail wrote: About the fan: I seem to remember I had to install amdgpu-fan (needed to look that up, forgot the name) when I got this setup. Not sure if it still is needed or that the driver can control the fan reliably

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-01-28 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-28 15:31, Bijan Soleymani wrote: On 2022-01-28 08:40, hdv@gmail wrote: I am reasonably sure the problem lies in some form or combination of software. Sadly, my expertise in that area is insufficient to find out what it is exactly. What kernel/OS/driver are you using if it is

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-01-28 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-28 14:12, Pankaj Jangid wrote: Pankaj Jangid writes: UPDATE: I have changed the HDMI cable and since last 6hrs I have not faced that event again. Will update in the thread if it re-appears. Another thing happened when I was replacing the cable. I heard the sparking noise in the po

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-01-27 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-27 11:16, Bijan Soleymani wrote: On 2022-01-27 5:00 a.m., hdv@gmail wrote: My guess is about once every week. The display is on for roughly 16 hours each day. There seems to be no discernable relation to "load". At least not that I could confirm. I haven't fo

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-01-27 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-27 10:40, Bijan Soleymani wrote: On 2022-01-27 4:23 a.m., Bijan Soleymani wrote: Are you also connected via HDMI? I think I am using DVI to mini display port. I will have to check when I return home from this assignment in 2 weeks time, but I am almost certain I am using DP. I see

Re: Screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds

2022-01-27 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-27 05:35, Pankaj Jangid wrote: Since I have setup a new hardware - x570 chipset, rx570 GPU - I am facing a very strange problem. The monitor goes blank for a brief time, like 1-2s and then comes back. It is connected with the GPU using HDMI cable. During that 1-2s, the machine respons

Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop

2022-01-15 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-15 17:13, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Mi, 12 ian 22, 08:54:50, john doe wrote: Debians, i've been using a laptop for a fiew years now and before this laptop dies on me I would like to buy a new laptop. I'm thinking about two options: - Buying something of the shelph and installing Debi

Re: How to secure access to SD cards a la USBGuard?

2022-01-11 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-01-11 12:41, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 02 ian 22, 20:52:25, David Wright wrote: On Fri 10 Dec 2021 at 17:20:52 (+0100), Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Lu, 06 dec 21, 10:18:49, David Wright wrote: On Sun 05 Dec 2021 at 13:33:41 (+0100), Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Vi, 12 nov 21, 12:27:59, St

Re: Reasonably simple setup for 1TB HDD and 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD

2021-12-15 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-12-15 15:51, Jorge P. de Morais Neto wrote: Hello, Em [2021-12-09 qui 15:00:43+0100], hdv@gmail escreveu: Regarding the swap space: I wouldn't make it so big. That really isn't necessary. I have a 64GB RAM system here, on which I have 2GB of swap. I doubt I have ever

Re: Reasonably simple setup for 1TB HDD and 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD

2021-12-09 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-12-09 15:46, Dan Ritter wrote: hdv@gmail wrote: On 2021-12-08 15:27, Jorge P. de Morais Neto wrote: Hi everyone! I have a Dell Inspiron 5570 laptop with 1TB HDD and 16 GiB RAM (it supports 32 GiB). I am about to buy an M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD---a Regarding the swap space: I wouldn&#

Re: Reasonably simple setup for 1TB HDD and 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD

2021-12-09 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-12-08 15:27, Jorge P. de Morais Neto wrote: Hi everyone! I have a Dell Inspiron 5570 laptop with 1TB HDD and 16 GiB RAM (it supports 32 GiB). I am about to buy an M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD---a Western Digital WD Blue SN550. I would like to set the system for reliability, SSD durability¹ and p

Re: How to secure access to SD cards a la USBGuard?

2021-12-05 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-12-05 13:33, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Vi, 12 nov 21, 12:27:59, Stefan Monnier wrote: As mentioned, the way to control it will depend on the specific tool used to mount. E.g. if it's mounted by hand via a rule in /etc/fstab, then you can rules that specify the device via /etc/disk/by-uu

Re: How to secure access to SD cards a la USBGuard?

2021-11-12 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-11-12 17:13, Stefan Monnier wrote: I'd like to limit access to (micro) SD cards on our systems to only those cards that have been vetted up front. IIUC the way SD card are interfaced with the system, you can't use an approach like USBGuard for that indeed. I was getting afraid of that

How to secure access to SD cards a la USBGuard?

2021-11-11 Thread hdv@gmail
Hi all, I'd like to limit access to (micro) SD cards on our systems to only those cards that have been vetted up front. At first glance I thought maybe USBGuard would help me do this, but that will only detect built-in or USB-mounted card readers in which the card is plugged, not the storage

Re: vim not seeing many Unicode chars

2021-05-18 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-05-18 18:37, IL Ka wrote: Thanks all. I looked at my config files (which go back at least 15 years) and found lots of explicitly setting both LC_ALL=C and LC_LANG=C. Should I remove all, or just remove the LC_ALL? > Using LC_ALL is strongly discouraged as it overrides eve

Re: About mouse settings

2021-01-31 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-01-31 00:16, Vincent Lefevre wrote: On 2021-01-30 19:58:13 +0100, hdv@gmail wrote: I use xinput and xbindkeys to solve issues with mice and keyboards. Had to to get my Logitech MX Ergo Trackball and MX Keys to do what I wanted them to do. Works remarkably well, ... if the mouse and

Re: About mouse settings

2021-01-30 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-01-30 19:49, reader wrote: Are there any tools that can set what each button or scrollwhere does? I have a mouse that when pressing scrollwheel will not paste. I can think of no other mouse I've had that does not paste (in linux) when the scroll where is pressed (assuming something has

Re: Looking for help with locale configuration

2021-01-14 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-01-14 20:06, Rasmus MK wrote: Hi list, I'm looking for help in understanding how locales work and how to configure my system running Debian Testing. During the Debian installation (graphical) I configured my locale to be "en_SE.UTF-8". Recently a python script crashed with the error mes

Re: Monitor Problem???

2021-01-03 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2021-01-03 12:58, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: My main computer runs  Debian Buster and is displaying some unusual behavior. The monitor is blanking, without warning, at random times, and restoring the screen  while I working. There is no warning, nor does the computer seem to be overheating (

Re: setting the date for testing

2020-12-13 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2020-12-13 16:34, Michael Grant wrote: and now it appears to stick. So I'm good. Thanks for your help though! Michael Grant Glad to read you have solved it. Grx HdV

Re: setting the date for testing

2020-12-13 Thread hdv@gmail
.  Setting the system using the date command, it just resets itself back to the current date/time after a few seconds.  How can I stop this? Thanks! Michael Grant *From: *hdv@gmail <mailto:hdv.ja...@gmail.com> *Sent: *07 December 2020 07:53 *To: *debian-user@lists.debian.org <mail

Re: setting the date for testing

2020-12-06 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2020-12-06 21:56, hdv@gmail wrote: > # timedatectl set-ntp true I am sorry for the typo. This should of course have been "false"! Grx HdV

Re: setting the date for testing

2020-12-06 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2020-12-06 21:43, Michael Grant wrote: I need to set the date to several years in the future in order to test something.  When I do this via the date command, the date returns back almost instantly (or within a few seconds). # timedatectl set-time 2025-12-06 20:41:41 # date Sat  6 Dec 20:

Re: swamp rat bots Q

2020-12-04 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2020-12-03 13:35, Gene Heskett wrote: I've had it with a certain bot that that ignore my robots.txt and proceeds to mirror my site, several times a day, burning up my upload bandwidth. They've moved it to 5 different addresses since midnight. I want to nail the door shut on the first attempte

Re: Hardware for Debian

2020-02-12 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2020-02-12 12:26, Malcolm Beeson-Earwicker wrote: > I've been a Debian user for about twenty years now, and have found that I have > to run more and more of my machines under windo$e because the latest versions > of > Debian just fail, I imagine due to all this UEFI-rubbish. Does anyone know of

Re: Something wakes my laptop from suspend to ram and I don't know what it is

2020-01-22 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2020-01-22 12:41, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > Hi, > > in one my previous posts to the list, I complained that hibernation > was somewhat broken on my Thinkpad and it would generate filesystem > corruption on resume. With the help of the list, I was able to fix > that problem. However, I still have

Re: Top 7 Programming Languages That Employers Really Want

2019-10-18 Thread hdv@gmail
On 18/10/2019 19.26, Doug McGarrett wrote: ... > I'm not sure if any Pascal compilers are still available, but > Turbo was the most popular back when. Until the last version > came out, and it was too complicated for its own good. Forgive me for barging in, but I just had to answer that. Sure t

Re: testing: weird resume (black or frozen screen)

2019-04-21 Thread hdv@gmail
On 21/04/2019 10.42, Andrea Borgia wrote: > Il 20/04/19 18:16, hdv@gmail ha scritto: > > >> I see the same type of problems. > > Hmm, I'm not so sure about it: in my case the sytem works except (parts of) X > and it is most likely not kernel-related. In you

Re: testing: weird resume (black or frozen screen)

2019-04-20 Thread hdv@gmail
On 20/04/2019 17.43, Andrea Borgia wrote: > Hi. > > Running the testing branch and using xfce, the last couple of resumes from > hibernation were problematic: the first one had the suspend dialog still > visible > with the "yes" button still pushed in, all applications were open, the mouse > coul

Re: putting config files under revision control

2019-04-09 Thread hdv@gmail
On 09/04/2019 23.09, Lee wrote: > On 4/9/19, hdv@gmail wrote: >> On 09/04/2019 21.23, Lee wrote: >>> On 4/9/19, Dan Ritter wrote: >>>> Lee wrote: >>>>> What are people doing for putting config files in [under?] git? >>>>> >>>&g

Re: putting config files under revision control

2019-04-09 Thread hdv@gmail
On 09/04/2019 21.23, Lee wrote: > On 4/9/19, Dan Ritter wrote: >> Lee wrote: >>> What are people doing for putting config files in [under?] git? >>> >>> I'd like to have at least some system config files maintained in git >>> so I can get a history of changes. >>> (and yes, I know, I really shoul

Re: Laptop still extremely slow after replacing msata ssd and putting old one back

2019-03-07 Thread hdv@gmail
On 08/03/2019 07.39, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> results. I do remember that cached reads were about 1.1 GB/s for both >> the old and the new SSD after the slowness started. > > FWIW, the "cached read" speed of hdparm doesn't have much to do with the > SSD (it reads from the in-RAM cache, not from th

Re: Laptop still extremely slow after replacing msata ssd and putting old one back

2019-03-06 Thread hdv@gmail
On 06/03/2019 02.04, Jimmy Johnson wrote: > hdv@gmail wrote: >> On 05/03/2019 04.28, Paul Ezvan wrote: >>> Le 04/03/2019 à 13:32, deloptes a écrit : >>>> double check - I had similar observation when trying to setup USB stick >>>> boot >>>

Re: Laptop still extremely slow after replacing msata ssd and putting old one back

2019-03-05 Thread hdv@gmail
On 05/03/2019 04.28, Paul Ezvan wrote: > Le 04/03/2019 à 13:32, deloptes a écrit : >> double check - I had similar observation when trying to setup USB stick boot >> for a notebook - it's a company property, so not supposed to do that ;-) >> >> Well turned out that I had to modify few bios settings

Re: Laptop still extremely slow after replacing msata ssd and putting old one back

2019-03-04 Thread hdv@gmail
On 04/03/2019 16.14, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > On 04.03.2019 19:40, hdv@gmail wrote: >> On 04/03/2019 15.36, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 3/4/19 9:19 AM, hdv@gmail wrote: >>>> ame day, no old image was used. >>> Right, but if you didn't u

Re: Laptop still extremely slow after replacing msata ssd and putting old one back

2019-03-04 Thread hdv@gmail
On 04/03/2019 15.36, Ric Moore wrote: > On 3/4/19 9:19 AM, hdv@gmail wrote: >> ame day, no old image was used. > > Right, but if you didn't use a "clean install" more than likely an old > configuration might be at fault. I don't have an SSD but during the ins

Re: Laptop still extremely slow after replacing msata ssd and putting old one back

2019-03-04 Thread hdv@gmail
On 04/03/2019 13.53, Hans wrote: > Am Montag, 4. März 2019, 13:04:53 CET schrieb hdv@gmail: > Hi, > > try to start with a livefile system, then check the ssd speed. Thus you see, > if > the problem is by the operating system or by the hardware. > > If it is same slow,

Laptop still extremely slow after replacing msata ssd and putting old one back

2019-03-04 Thread hdv@gmail
Hi all, The mSATA SSD in my Thinkpad W530 was getting full,. So I tried to replace it with a new larger one (Samsung EVO 860). I knew about the mSATA II vs III issue and the BIOS AHCI setting. What I didn't expect was the laptop to slow down to a crawl. To illustrate: even opening de start menu i

Re: Looking for advise to replacy Pan newsreader

2019-02-17 Thread hdv@gmail
On 17/02/2019 11.58, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 17.02.19 10:16, hdv@gmail wrote: >> On 17/02/2019 05.05, Juan R. de Silva wrote: >>> Can your share with me what do you use for newsgroups reading. I do not >>> care >>> about binaries. All I want to follow se

Re: Looking for advise to replacy Pan newsreader

2019-02-17 Thread hdv@gmail
On 17/02/2019 05.05, Juan R. de Silva wrote: > Pan newsreader,which I used happily for several years, lately get buggy > as hell and cannot be used any longer at all. > > I tried Thunderbird from Debian repo and found that the pure thing is not > capable to keep a uniform font size through all p

Re: How to ensure that old kernel does not get removed

2019-01-05 Thread hdv@gmail
On 05/01/2019 14.45, songbird wrote: > hdv@gmail wrote: > ... >> So how do I make sure that 4.18.0-2 does not get removed from the boot menu >> after the next kernel upgrade? I'd like to keep it until I have verified >> that an >> upgrade does work. However, a

Re: How to ensure that old kernel does not get removed

2019-01-05 Thread hdv@gmail
On 05/01/2019 11.19, Reco wrote: > On Sat, Jan 05, 2019 at 11:16:23AM +0100, hdv@gmail wrote: >> On 05/01/2019 08.52, Reco wrote: >>> Hi. >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 05, 2019 at 03:41:05AM +0100, hdv@gmail wrote: >>>> So how do I make sure that

Re: How to ensure that old kernel does not get removed

2019-01-05 Thread hdv@gmail
On 05/01/2019 08.52, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Sat, Jan 05, 2019 at 03:41:05AM +0100, hdv@gmail wrote: >> So how do I make sure that 4.18.0-2 does not get removed from the boot menu >> after the next kernel upgrade? > > Do not uninstall this version of kernel, si

How to ensure that old kernel does not get removed

2019-01-04 Thread hdv@gmail
Hi list, After a recent upgrade I noticed that my system could not reboot into the new 4.19 kernel. So I rebooted into the kernel before that (4.18.0-3), which did not work either. Booting into the version before that (4.18.-02) did work just fine. It seems I hadn't rebooted after the previous up

Re: librecad

2018-12-07 Thread hdv@gmail
On 12/7/18 2:45 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > All very encouraging. But in about 4 hours, I've written and tested about > 90 LOC which is about 75% of what I need to have this do. :) So I think > I'll continue on this path. :) There's always more than one way to scratch an itch... ;-) > Thank you

Re: librecad

2018-12-07 Thread hdv@gmail
On 12/7/18 10:50 AM, Joe wrote: > On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 19:46:42 -0500 > Gene Heskett wrote: > >> On Thursday 06 December 2018 17:48:21 hdv@gmail wrote: >> > >>> >>> Some time ago I tried LibreCAD as well and soon had to conclude >>> there were

Re: librecad

2018-12-07 Thread hdv@gmail
On 12/7/18 1:46 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 06 December 2018 17:48:21 hdv@gmail wrote: > >> On 12/6/18 11:31 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> Greetings all; >>> >>> The librecad in the debian repos for wheezy is nearly a decade old, >>> v-1

Re: librecad

2018-12-06 Thread hdv@gmail
On 12/6/18 11:31 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > The librecad in the debian repos for wheezy is nearly a decade old, > v-1.02. There are V2-* stuff that still runs on QT4 some of which is > already installed. > > Is there a repo where I can source a newer version than 1.02 without

Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color

2018-09-26 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2018-09-26 11:52, Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm setting up a new machine and copying files from the old machine's home > directory. At the same time I'm creating a new directory structure to better > match how I work. > > I found it expedient to have at least three instances of the file manager

Re: Buster: KDE still broken in testing?

2018-09-05 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2018-09-05 11:22, local10 wrote: > Hi, > > KDE still broken in tesing or is it just me? Anyone have any ideas when it'll > be fixed? > > Thanks I did an upgrade yesterday and noticed the panel containing my application launchers, task manager and system tray is fully functional again. Howeve

Re: [Buster]: KDE wierdness: missing window titlebars + more

2018-08-28 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2018-08-28 07:24, local10 wrote: > Aug 27, 2018, 6:00 PM by cyaiple...@sitesplace.net: > >> I had that happen not too long ago in Stretch. I just rebooted and it was OK. >> > A reboot didn't do it for me, the issue still persist. > > >> You may want to also check your settings in Display - Co

Re: lots of issues with KDE after update

2018-08-27 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2018-08-27 10:56, Hans wrote: > Hi folks, > > after lates upgrade of KDE in debian/testing, I found several issues. > > 1. Missing of all applications (icons) inm the taskbar > > 2. Missing of all status icons in the taskbar > > 3. Right mouse click in for desktop settimngs in desktop nbo mo

Re: software to do drawings of houses, gardens, etc.

2017-11-23 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2017-11-23 09:08, Weaver wrote: > I don't think you'll find LibreCad is `dead'. > I think you'll find it just takes a little more than five minutes to get > on top of a programme. > The traffic on a mailing list is also no indication of usage or how > `good' a package is. > Traffic may well be

Re: software to do drawings of houses, gardens, etc.

2017-11-22 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2017-11-23 02:05, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Librecad seems good and I got it working > instantly on a Debian box. > > Only how do I draw a box and then change the > properties to specific side lengths? > > For example, if I want to picture a building > that is rectangular (from above) with one sid

Re: How to Keep Track of Changes to the System

2017-08-31 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2017-08-31 04:39, ray wrote: > On Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 6:50:06 AM UTC-5, hdv@gmail wrote: >> On 2017-08-26 05:14, ray wrote: >>> I would like to find a way to keep track of changes I make to my system. >>> ...snip >> Hi Ray, >> >> I just retu

Re: How to Keep Track of Changes to the System

2017-08-27 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2017-08-26 05:14, ray wrote: > I would like to find a way to keep track of changes I make to my system. It > seem that I may learn from others on how they keep track of changes they make > to their systems. > > When I make changes, I don't remember where I made changes or why. > > It would be

Apt problem

2016-12-19 Thread Gmail
After upgrading my Libranet (Sarge-based) system, I now end up with the following messages after doing anything apt-get based (including Synaptic): W: No priority (or zero) specified for pin W: No priority (or zero) specified for pin However the apt-get commands and apps work. How do I solve

Re: Linux based cellphones?

2015-01-30 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2015-01-30 10:47, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Now that seems nifty. Don't know what your timeframe is, but have you considered the Neo900? See neo900.org. It is not out yet, but it seems promising. Grx HdV -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "u

Re: Question about an attempt to upgrade CUPS and cups-filters

2014-11-30 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2014-11-30 19:55, Paul E Condon wrote: > I'm using Jessie, and attempting to do frequent update/upgrades. > I use aptitude. Computer is HP with dual core pentium cpu. > The most recent upgrade left cups and cups-filters only partially > installed with the following report: > > T A cups > W A cu

Re: Lost high res desktop settings on vbox upgrade to 4.3.14

2014-07-23 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2014-07-23 23:04, Harry Putnam wrote: > Andreas Rönnquist writes: > >>> I upgraded vbox from 4.3.10 to 4.3 14. Now the best screen res I can >>> get in 1024 x 768. When it was something like 1500 x . Not sure >>> of exact setting but desktop was much larger when I logged in before >>>

lm-sensors控制风扇,不能加载模块

2014-05-14 Thread gmail
我在x200上面安装了 debian sid,风扇一直在全速运转,想要实现根据温度来调 节转速。 参考了http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2009-02/18270.htm 这篇文章提到lm-sensors,于是到官方网站(http://www.lm- sensors.org/wiki /iwizard/Detection) 按照教程设置,最后加载模 块不能成功。 下面是我的操作过程,有知 道的,帮我看看。 PS:1.像这样 的问题应该在哪里的邮件列表去问呢? 2 有哪位朋友也在 thinkpad上面安装了debian之类的linux系统

Request For Sponsor: Bug 731282

2013-12-04 Thread ChrisofBristol (gmail)
I'm told that I need to "file a separate RFS bug against the sponsorship-requests pseudo-package". I have spent hours reading the documentation and I thought that I had done this, I am totally mystified about what else I need to do and how. Has anyone got any helpful suggestions please? -

Re: A rookie's query: Want to about Debian and the related

2013-11-30 Thread gmail
On 12/01/2013 08:45 AM, Celejar wrote: On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:32:57 +0100 Ralf Mardorf wrote: ... I suspect that the good MUAs are all without a GUI, hopefully I'm mistaken. Sylpheed is a good GUI MUA. Regards, Ralf Celejar how about thunderbird ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-u

Re: very weird xfce behavior... please help

2012-02-23 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hi guys, thank you for the clear explanations. I was able to fix the issue now. Thank you Joao On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 13:06 -0700, Joe Pfeiffer wrote: > Maximilien Noal writes: > > > On 02/23/2012 06:47 PM, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > >> Hello all, > >> > >

very weird xfce behavior... please help

2012-02-23 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello all, Recently my xfce started behaving with strange issues that make me unable to use it. I can login to xfce, but... I notice 2 major problems: 1) the windows have no frame, no minimize, maximize and close buttons; so I can not close them, minimize them, nor move them; each new window I

Re: Custom Kernel Networking support

2012-02-02 Thread A E [Gmail]
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:17:24 -0500, A E [Gmail] wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Camaleón wrote: > > (...) > >>> OTOH, I've always thought that lower values for timer frequencies are >>>

Re: Custom Kernel Networking support

2012-02-02 Thread A E [Gmail]
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> >> root@v100:/usr/src/linux-2.6-2.6.32# dmesg | egrep -i 'eth|bond' > > (...) > > Bonding? I would first try to setup the ethernet cards separately and > once you have checked they're working okay with no errors, proceed with > bonding. > >>> Whe

Re: Custom Kernel Networking support

2012-02-02 Thread A E [Gmail]
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Camaleón wrote: > > On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:12:35 -0500, A E [Gmail] wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Hi, please, no html :-( Ok, never heard of that one before, but I have removed Rich-Text composing option. > > sorry for double posting :(

Re: How to install Truecrypt on Debian squeeze?

2012-01-21 Thread gmail
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Re: rsync exclusions

2012-01-16 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2012-01-16 at 10:19 +, Sharon Kimble wrote: > I'm just fine tuning my rsync exclusion file which is called perfectly > okay and works well, but now \i want to add these lines to it;- > > -/icedove/nipl* > -/gnash/* > -/mozilla/firefox/* > -/opera/* > > Will they work with wildcards li

Re: sbin

2012-01-01 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2012-01-02 at 00:42 +0800, lina wrote: > Hi, > > Is it safe to add /sbin into PATH? there should be no problem, but a regular (non-root) user will not be able to do much with it because most of those executables will at some point require root privilege (at least that is my guess) > > W

Re: xfce4

2011-12-19 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2011-12-19 at 11:12 -0600, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: > see below. > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 11:11, Joao Ferreira Gmail > wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-12-19 at 09:58 -0600, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: > >> 2=) How to change the system time? &

Re: xfce4

2011-12-19 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2011-12-19 at 09:58 -0600, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: > 2=) How to change the system time? > > Kjetil try "Applications Menu" -> "Settings" -> "Time and Date" cheers Joao -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: when did debian came into existence?

2011-12-12 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 12:44 +, steef wrote: > LinuxIsOne schreef: > > HI, > > > > when did Debian came into existence? > > > > > > 1993 See Ian Murdock's opinion :) http://ianmurdock.com/linux/linux-family-tree-version-0-90/ check out the image !! Joao > > s. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: gnome 3 refugee: obstructive panel in xfce

2011-11-18 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Fri, 2011-11-18 at 20:52 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > I've fled from gnome 3 and am mostly happy with xfce. But there's the > panel with six icons at the bottom of the screen that obscures the bottom > of a lot of windows. How can I get rid of it, or move it elsewhere? Is > it possible to

Re: debian 6.03 KDE desktop

2011-11-17 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Thu, 2011-11-17 at 15:57 +0200, Johan Scheepers wrote: > Good day, > > Running Gnome desktop debian 6.03. > > Kindly is there a command to add the KDE desktop to a Gnome system. > "apt-get install kde-standard" should work (I did not try). Joao > I remember that in Ubuntu there is such a c

Re: cut's counterpart: vcut ?!

2011-11-16 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 17:15 +, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 16:58 +, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > a crazy ideia just crossed my mind ? > > > > Is there a command that allows me to "glue" to text files t

Re: Is for this community XFCE the most common DE to replace GNOME 3?

2011-11-14 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 20:39 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi :) > > do most of you replace GNOME 3 by XFCE? > > I'm undecided what to do, but I guess it would be wise to install > parallel to GNOME 3 the most used alternative installed by users who are > subscribed to this list. > > Excepted of K

Re: can I safelly remove gnome ?

2011-11-14 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 08:14 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Lorenzo Sutton wrote: > > On 14/11/11 11:19, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > >> Can I safelly "apt-get remove/purge gnome" > >> > > Depends on what you call 'safely' and on what you

can I safelly remove gnome ?

2011-11-14 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello all, I'm going to start using xfce4. Can I safelly "apt-get remove/purge gnome" Or should I expect any side impacts ? Has anyone done this before ? thank you Joao -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listm

Re: [OT] mantis not sending e-mail

2011-11-13 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
:) bull's eye :) On Sun, 2011-11-13 at 13:14 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:58:43 +, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > > Did you already follow the steps detailed here? They are for Gmail but > the basics should also valid for other email servers. > >

[OT] mantis not sending e-mail

2011-11-12 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello all, I'm trying to get mantis to send e-mails but I can't get it right. I posted on the mantis list but I got no replies. So I wonder if anyone on Debian list is using mantis. I've tried many scenarios but I still can't get mantis to send e-mails. The logs generated are not clear enough.

Re: ssh/dsa strange issue

2011-10-21 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Thu, 2011-10-20 at 23:40 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > > a) user jane on one system transfers her public DSA key to account john > > at a given remote host. it works. jane accesses john's account without > > typing a password. > >

ssh/dsa strange issue

2011-10-20 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello all, I have this strange situation: a) user jane on one system transfers her public DSA key to account john at a given remote host. it works. jane accesses john's account without typing a password. b) now the same user jane transfers her public DSA key to account mary at the _same_ remote

Re: login shell VS interactive shell

2011-10-14 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 08:53 +0100, Chris Davies wrote: > Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > > I read a text about bash that mentions a difference between "login > > shell" and "interactive shell". > > > I'm affraid I don not know the difference. Can a

login shell VS interactive shell

2011-10-13 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello all, I read a text about bash that mentions a difference between "login shell" and "interactive shell". I'm affraid I don not know the difference. Can anyone enlighten me ? text I read was: "When Bash starts executes the commands in a variety of different scripts. When started as an inte

Re: how ssh implements X forwarding

2011-10-03 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Mon, 2011-10-03 at 20:27 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 03/10/11 20:12, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I was wondering exactly how X11 forwarding is implemented on an ssh > > tunnel... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System#Net

how ssh implements X forwarding

2011-10-03 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello all, I was wondering exactly how X11 forwarding is implemented on an ssh tunnel... can anyone point me to some hands-on/tutorial information on this, and maybe other useful practical cases using ssh ? thanks Joao -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a

Re: wireless not working after upgrade

2011-09-20 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
kernel: [6.751848] iwl3945: probe of :0c:00.0 failed with error -2 any ideias ? could I just downgrade the firmware package ? how could I achieve this ? many thanks Joao On Tue, 2011-09-20 at 19:27 +0100, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > hello all, > > I've just upgraded to the late

wireless not working after upgrade

2011-09-20 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
hello all, I've just upgraded to the latest software packages. Wireless stopped working. details: jmf@wheejy:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description:Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy) Release:testing Codename: wheezy jmf@wheejy:~$ lspc

Re: childsplay not starting

2011-09-18 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
> > > > It's a bug, see #638747, childsplay doesn't work with sqlalchemy from > testing/sid. Fortunately a fix has already been proposed, you should > watch it's upload in Sid and install it when it's available. > thx a lot. I was able to fix it following the bug ID and found the proposed fix.

childsplay not starting

2011-09-18 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello, I've installed childsplay for my kids but it is not starting jmf@wheejy:~$ childsplay 2011-09-18 18:15:48,960 - schoolsplay.SPDataManager - ERROR - No sqlalchemy package found Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python

Re: which gnome version in sid?

2011-09-10 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Sat, 2011-09-10 at 15:05 -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Which gnome version is now in cid? If the version is 3.0 or later I need > to do some customization like removing gnome-shell since that and orca > don't get along. > http://packages.debian.org/sid/gnome/gnome > > > Jude "I love t

evolution crashes and hangs

2011-09-08 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
Hello all, I am using wheezy. Yesterday I upgraded all packages and since then I have evolution (3.0.2) crashing and hanging every 30 minutes. In the Evolution mailing list they tell me the only way is to upgrade to 3.0.3 which is now on sid. How do I achieve this ? I do not wish to upgrade to

Re: How do I partition a 250 gb drive for a dual boot setup?

2011-08-21 Thread Joao Ferreira Gmail
On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 01:54 -1200, sdc wrote: > Unfortunately I have to use Windows 7 as well so I need to setup a > dual boot. Alternativelly to dual-boot you might want to consider running windows as a virtual machine, using, for example, VirtualBox (there are others). It will work just fine. A

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