Re: new user MacBook

2021-04-18 Thread David Christensen
On 4/18/21 1:25 AM, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: Thank you for your responses, you have been very helpful. YW. :-) My intention was to have both OSs installed and choose which one to boot. From your answers I understand that it may not be safe for both OSs, so the best solution is to have a mach

Re: new user MacBook

2021-04-18 Thread Thanos Katsiolis
AM riveravaldez wrote: > On 4/17/21, David Christensen wrote: > > On 4/17/21 8:39 AM, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I am a new user who would like to try Debian. > >> > >> I have a MacBook Pro (Early 11) which runs Mac OS,

Re: new user MacBook

2021-04-17 Thread riveravaldez
On 4/17/21, David Christensen wrote: > On 4/17/21 8:39 AM, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am a new user who would like to try Debian. >> >> I have a MacBook Pro (Early 11) which runs Mac OS, to which I want to >> also >> install Deb

Re: new user MacBook

2021-04-17 Thread David Christensen
On 4/17/21 8:39 AM, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: Hello, I am a new user who would like to try Debian. I have a MacBook Pro (Early 11) which runs Mac OS, to which I want to also install Debian. Will I have any issues installing Debian regarding hardware? I would also appreciate it if you have any

Re: new user MacBook

2021-04-17 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 06:39:50PM +0300, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: > Hello, > > I am a new user who would like to try Debian. > > I have a MacBook Pro (Early 11) which runs Mac OS, to which I want to also > install Debian. Will I have any issues installing Debian regarding h

new user MacBook

2021-04-17 Thread Thanos Katsiolis
Hello, I am a new user who would like to try Debian. I have a MacBook Pro (Early 11) which runs Mac OS, to which I want to also install Debian. Will I have any issues installing Debian regarding hardware? I would also appreciate it if you have any tips before the installation as well as if there

Re: New User Error Problems

2020-11-24 Thread john doe
On 11/24/2020 6:30 PM, Jerry Mellon wrote: Hello, I am new to linux and have installed Debian 10. I have added some new packages without problems until now. Using the "apt-get update" command (once a week) I am getting the following Error Messages. Any help will be appreciated. root@UNIX:/# apt-

New User Error Problems

2020-11-24 Thread Jerry Mellon
Hello, I am new to linux and have installed Debian 10. I have added some new packages without problems until now. Using the "apt-get update" command (once a week) I am getting the following Error Messages. Any help will be appreciated. root@UNIX:/# apt-get update Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian

Roundcube creates new user with host FQDN instead of localhost

2018-03-29 Thread Tapio Lehtonen
Debian Stretch, roundcube 1.2.3+dfsg.1-4+deb9u1 Roundcube has created new user_id, with mail_host as FQDN and not localhost as previously. last_login with user where mail_host is localhost was 21. March, today login is mail_host FQDN. Can I fix this in the database so address books etc of the

Re: New User

2015-10-13 Thread Stuart Longland
On 14/10/15 03:06, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Tuesday 13 October 2015 16:42:49 Alex Vong wrote: >> Please use "reply to all" so you are replying to the mailing list as >> well, and others could help you. > > I tried to read this and follow what it was about, and perhaps try to help. > But top-postin

Re: New User

2015-10-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 13 October 2015 16:42:49 Alex Vong wrote: > Please use "reply to all" so you are replying to the mailing list as > well, and others could help you. I tried to read this and follow what it was about, and perhaps try to help. But top-posting, in a thread, of which I haven't seen the beg

Re: New User

2015-10-13 Thread Alex Vong
Please use "reply to all" so you are replying to the mailing list as well, and others could help you. To test if Debian supports your hardware, I personally would "burn" a live CD and boo

Re: New User

2015-10-12 Thread Alex Vong
Hi Hammad, I am CC-ing the Debian user mailing list since you may get more help there from experienced user. Please use REPLY-ALL in Gmail to reply to the mailing list as well. Well, I think I was in a similar situation to you. Last Christmas, I finally got rid of Microsoft Windows and switched t

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-14 Thread Dan Purgert
On 2015-07-13, Jonathan Levine wrote: > > [snip] > > ... [the ISP] allows us 50G traffic (that's up *plus* down) Have you looked at potentially signing up with a WISP in your area, or perhaps setting up your own PTP link from somewhere "in town" that you can obtain service from a wired ISP (e.g.

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-14 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 14 July 2015 02:38:26 Richard Owlett wrote: > Lisi Reisz wrote: > > [snip] > > > > I neither said nor implied that a limited bandwidth was an unusual > > problem. I said that Richard's usage was unusual. And I stand by that. > > my usage unusual?!!! *DEFINITELY* !!! > > I was just

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-14 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 14 July 2015 01:28:00 Jonathan Levine wrote: > On 7/13/15, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> If it ever began to irritate you, however, there have been microcode > >> updates - there were several from Intel - and you might be able to > >> install > >> one and get rid of the message. > > > > For AM

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Richard Owlett
Lisi Reisz wrote: [snip] I neither said nor implied that a limited bandwidth was an unusual problem. I said that Richard's usage was unusual. And I stand by that. my usage unusual?!!! *DEFINITELY* !!! I was just pointing out that a solution to MY problem(s) might be worth considering

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Richard Owlett
Jonathan Levine wrote: [snip] So, on average, I try to keep myself down to about a gig a day, and it should be obvious why I took the approach I did. Downloading *one* DVD would have blown my budget for most of the week. *CHUCKLE* I consider a gig/MONTH large --snicker-- I rant cause there i

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/13/15, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> If it ever began to irritate you, however, there have been microcode >> updates - there were several from Intel - and you might be able to >> install >> one and get rid of the message. > > For AMD processors the microcode updates are available in linux-firmware, >

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 14 July 2015 01:09:05 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Tuesday 14 July 2015 01:00:16 Jonathan Levine wrote: > > So the microcode business appears to only be a warning (that's still > > being reported) and not constitute a "problem".  It happily skips right > > past it and comes up normally. > > Go

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 14 July 2015 01:00:16 Jonathan Levine wrote: > So the microcode business appears to only be a warning (that's still being > reported) and not constitute a "problem".  It happily skips right past it > and comes up normally. Good! That's just what we want hear. If it ever began to irrit

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/13/15, Lisi Reisz wrote: > "However, on boot it tanks with a "microcode: no > support for this CPU vendor" error." > > He did not mention having solved this particular problem. In fact, it looks > as though he may still be having it. You must have missed the followup post, in which I wrote

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 13 July 2015 20:24:51 Brian wrote: > On Mon 13 Jul 2015 at 18:54:31 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 13 July 2015 18:39:42 Richard Owlett wrote: > > > Ms. Reisz > > > Please read before replying in future. Mr. Levine had pointed out > > > one of his goals was minimum data charges du

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/13/15, Brian wrote: > On Mon 13 Jul 2015 at 18:54:31 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> On Monday 13 July 2015 18:39:42 Richard Owlett wrote: >> >> > Ms. Reisz >> > Please read before replying in future. Mr. Levine had pointed out >> > one of his goals was minimum data charges during install. I >> >

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Brian
On Mon 13 Jul 2015 at 18:54:31 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 13 July 2015 18:39:42 Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > Ms. Reisz > > Please read before replying in future. Mr. Levine had pointed out > > one of his goals was minimum data charges during install. I > > pointed out that I had found a

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 13 July 2015 18:39:42 Richard Owlett wrote: > Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 13 July 2015 13:30:40 Richard Owlett wrote: > >> Jonathan Levine wrote: > >>> On 7/11/15, Richard Owlett wrote: > You might want to try a live-cd {https://www.debian.org/CD/live/}. > The netinst cd is

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Richard Owlett
Lisi Reisz wrote: On Monday 13 July 2015 13:30:40 Richard Owlett wrote: Jonathan Levine wrote: On 7/11/15, Richard Owlett wrote: You might want to try a live-cd {https://www.debian.org/CD/live/}. The netinst cd is a very minimal system. I can see it "running" when a "full" system might not. W

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
Sorry - I have just found the rest of the answers in a side thread. I couldn't find then just now. I was stuck in the Richard Owlett world of isolated DVDs. But the odd idea below might still be useful. I see however, that you have already reinstalled. The microcode or BIOS update ideas see

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 11 July 2015 04:29:23 Jonathan Levine wrote: > Greetings: > > I'm a hardware guy, and not a linux wonk, so I hope you'll all be > gentle and use words without too many syllables. > > I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current > distribution on a small-footprint p

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 13 July 2015 13:30:40 Richard Owlett wrote: > Jonathan Levine wrote: > > On 7/11/15, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> You might want to try a live-cd {https://www.debian.org/CD/live/}. > >> The netinst cd is a very minimal system. I can see it "running" > >> when a "full" system might not. Whe

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-13 Thread Richard Owlett
Jonathan Levine wrote: On 7/11/15, Richard Owlett wrote: You might want to try a live-cd {https://www.debian.org/CD/live/}. The netinst cd is a very minimal system. I can see it "running" when a "full" system might not. When I was looking for a distro I purchased live-cd's [https://www.debian.

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-12 Thread David Wright
Quoting Brian (a...@cityscape.co.uk): > I'd be inclined to do > > apt-get install xorg fwvm I assume that's fvwm. > and use 'startx' to test the video in X. Logs are in /var/log. Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscrib

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-12 Thread Brian
On Sat 11 Jul 2015 at 17:58:57 -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: > On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: > > > Reinstall; one partition for everything. > > > > The base system is installed next. You have no control over this. > > > > When it comes to installing other software do not install anything. > > Also, d

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: > Reinstall; one partition for everything. > > The base system is installed next. You have no control over this. > > When it comes to installing other software do not install anything. > Also, deselect anything which is marked as selected. > > Complete installation and re

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Selim T . Erdoğan
On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 04:15:09PM -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: > On 7/11/15, Gary Dale wrote: > > > That almost sounds like a video driver problem. Are you running a gui? > > As I said, I went with the default install, so I don't know what it thinks > it's trying to run. I wasn't *expecting*

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: > Not knowing how how you installed, do you fancy trying this: Sure, no reason not to. > Reinstall; one partition for everything. That's how I did it first time around, as that was the default. I'm accustomed to more complex partition schemes in other unixen, but figu

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Brian
On Sat 11 Jul 2015 at 15:18:21 -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: > On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: > > > A nice account. > > > > At the GRUB splash screen press 'E'. Find the line beginning 'linux' and > > add > > > >longhaul.enable=1 > > > > to the end of the line. Press F10. See how you go on. > > D

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/11/15, Gary Dale wrote: > That almost sounds like a video driver problem. Are you running a gui? As I said, I went with the default install, so I don't know what it thinks it's trying to run. I wasn't *expecting* one - I just need command-line on this thing. And it does (inconsistently) f

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Gary Dale
On 11/07/15 11:14 AM, Jonathan Levine wrote: On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: On Fri 10 Jul 2015 at 21:29:23 -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: I'm a hardware guy, and not a linux wonk, so I hope you'll all be gentle and use words without too many syllables. I've just completed the "small cd" internet i

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/11/15, Richard Owlett wrote: > You might want to try a live-cd {https://www.debian.org/CD/live/}. > The netinst cd is a very minimal system. I can see it "running" > when a "full" system might not. When I was looking for a distro I > purchased live-cd's > [https://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/]

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: > A nice account. > > At the GRUB splash screen press 'E'. Find the line beginning 'linux' and > add > >longhaul.enable=1 > > to the end of the line. Press F10. See how you go on. Did that. Result was exactly the same, with the exception of not getting the longhaul

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Richard Owlett
Jonathan Levine wrote: On 7/10/15, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Saturday 11 July 2015 04:29:23 Jonathan Levine wrote: I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current distribution on a small-footprint pc based on the VIA EDEN ESP 6000. I went with all the defaults and it seemed to

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Brian
On Sat 11 Jul 2015 at 09:14:33 -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: > On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: > > > On Fri 10 Jul 2015 at 21:29:23 -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: > > > >> I'm a hardware guy, and not a linux wonk, so I hope you'll all be > >> gentle and use words without too many syllables. > >> > >> I'

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/11/15, Brian wrote: > On Fri 10 Jul 2015 at 21:29:23 -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: > >> I'm a hardware guy, and not a linux wonk, so I hope you'll all be >> gentle and use words without too many syllables. >> >> I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current >> distributi

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Jonathan Levine
On 7/10/15, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Saturday 11 July 2015 04:29:23 Jonathan Levine wrote: >> I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current >> distribution on a small-footprint pc based on the VIA EDEN ESP >> 6000. I went with all the defaults and it seemed to complete >> unev

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-11 Thread Brian
On Fri 10 Jul 2015 at 21:29:23 -0600, Jonathan Levine wrote: > I'm a hardware guy, and not a linux wonk, so I hope you'll all be > gentle and use words without too many syllables. > > I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current > distribution on a small-footprint pc based o

Re: New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-10 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 11 July 2015 04:29:23 Jonathan Levine wrote: > I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current > distribution on a small-footprint pc based on the VIA EDEN ESP > 6000.  I went with all the defaults and it seemed to complete > uneventfully.  However, on boot it tanks w

New user having trouble with new install

2015-07-10 Thread Jonathan Levine
Greetings: I'm a hardware guy, and not a linux wonk, so I hope you'll all be gentle and use words without too many syllables. I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current distribution on a small-footprint pc based on the VIA EDEN ESP 6000. I went with all the defaults and i

Re: New user question

2014-12-13 Thread Stephen Allen
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:04:02AM -0500, detwy...@riseup.net wrote: > > ... clicking on the date on the top panel should display my > > appointments from Evolution... > > Is this documented? Please provide a reference If you have Gnome installed and Online Accounts configured; usually Evolution

Re: New user question

2014-12-12 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 12 December 2014 21:54:12 Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > * Lisi Reisz [2014-12-12 10:00 +]: > > On Friday 12 December 2014 09:21:31 Jeffrey Needle wrote: > > > Hi. I'm pretty new to Debian. I just downloaded the 64-bit .iso and > > > have just installed it. I have a question about th

Re: New user question

2014-12-12 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
* Lisi Reisz [2014-12-12 10:00 +]: > On Friday 12 December 2014 09:21:31 Jeffrey Needle wrote: > > Hi. I'm pretty new to Debian. I just downloaded the 64-bit .iso and > > have just installed it. I have a question about the date display on the > > top panel. > > > > My understanding is that

Re: New user question

2014-12-12 Thread detwyad7
> ... clicking on the date on the top panel should display my > appointments from Evolution... Is this documented? Please provide a reference. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive

Re: New user question

2014-12-12 Thread berenger . morel
Le 12.12.2014 11:00, Lisi Reisz a écrit : On Friday 12 December 2014 09:21:31 Jeffrey Needle wrote: Hi. I'm pretty new to Debian. I just downloaded the 64-bit .iso and have just installed it. I have a question about the date display on the top panel. My understanding is that clicking on

Re: New user question

2014-12-12 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 12 December 2014 09:21:31 Jeffrey Needle wrote: > Hi. I'm pretty new to Debian. I just downloaded the 64-bit .iso and > have just installed it. I have a question about the date display on the > top panel. > > My understanding is that clicking on the date on the top panel should > displ

New user question

2014-12-12 Thread Jeffrey Needle
Hi. I'm pretty new to Debian. I just downloaded the 64-bit .iso and have just installed it. I have a question about the date display on the top panel. My understanding is that clicking on the date on the top panel should display my appointments from Evolution, but it's not working. I have lots

Re: apt configuration question from new user

2014-06-24 Thread Floris
Op Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:12:49 +0200 schreef P Perazim : Migrating from fedora to debian. I need to have apt use the latest version of cups (1.7.3) that I can see in the pool directory on the web. I don't really understand the apt logic at this point so I don't know what to do so I am asking. Ru

Re: apt configuration question from new user

2014-06-24 Thread Curt
On 2014-06-24, B wrote: > >> I need to have apt use the latest version of cups >> (1.7.3) that I can see in the pool directory on >> the web. > > You can't; if you're in stable (wheezy), you'll only > get the stable version. > Maybe if we knew why he needed the latest version of cups, we coul

Re: apt configuration question from new user

2014-06-24 Thread Bzzzz
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:12:49 +0300 "P Perazim" wrote: > Migrating from fedora to debian. Excellent. > I need to have apt use the latest version of cups > (1.7.3) that I can see in the pool directory on > the web. You can't; if you're in stable (wheezy), you'll only get the stable version. > I

apt configuration question from new user

2014-06-24 Thread P Perazim
Migrating from fedora to debian. I need to have apt use the latest version of cups (1.7.3) that I can see in the pool directory on the web. I don't really understand the apt logic at this point so I don't know what to do so I am asking. Running 7.5.0 and have checked the software sources and ther

Re: New User Question

2012-01-03 Thread Wayne Topa
On 01/03/2012 12:52 PM, Martin, Larry D wrote: I have Squeeze on an Intel box with CUPS installed and a PDF printer defined. > What I cannot seen to make happen is to use a line command to cause a file to go to the printer and create a PDF document. Larry From a console or terminal you can s

Re: New User Question

2012-01-03 Thread Ashton Fagg
On 04/01/12 03:52, Martin, Larry D wrote: What I cannot seen to make happen is to use a line command to cause a file to go to the printer and create a PDF document. What command are you trying to use? And what type of file is that you're trying to "print"? -- Ashton Fagg (ash...@fagg.id.au)

Re: New User Question

2012-01-03 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:52:52 -0500, Martin, Larry D wrote: Welcome! But please, keep html format off :-) > I have Squeeze on an Intel box with CUPS installed and a PDF printer > defined. What I cannot seen to make happen is to use a line command to > cause a file to go to the printer and create

New User Question

2012-01-03 Thread Martin, Larry D
I have Squeeze on an Intel box with CUPS installed and a PDF printer defined. What I cannot seen to make happen is to use a line command to cause a file to go to the printer and create a PDF document. I can open the file with gedit and print to PDF with no problem. What do I not understand ab

Re: New User Help

2011-12-21 Thread Stephen Powell
On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:22:03 -0500 (EST), Larry D Martin wrote: > > I am doing an install on an IBM Z9 LPAR of 6.0.3. > > The install was going smoothly until I got to > "Configure direct access storage device". I supplied an address > and was ask if I wanted to format it; I said yes and when it

New User Help

2011-12-21 Thread Martin, Larry D
I am doing an install on an IBM Z9 LPAR of 6.0.3. The install was going smoothly until I got to "Configure direct access storage device". I supplied an address and was ask if I wanted to format it; I said yes and when it finished it went back to the previous screen. It just keeps alternating

Re: New user questions

2011-04-13 Thread Dr. Ed Morbius
on 10:22 Wed 13 Apr, Freeman (hew...@gmail.com) wrote: > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 03:45:10PM -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > > on 13:03 Tue 12 Apr, Freeman (hew...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 01:38:47PM -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > > > > on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@g

Re: New user questions

2011-04-12 Thread Dr. Ed Morbius
on 13:03 Tue 12 Apr, Freeman (hew...@gmail.com) wrote: > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 01:38:47PM -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > > on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. The computer I > > > had it on died and my wife wouldn't l

Re: New user questions

2011-04-12 Thread Freeman
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 01:38:47PM -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@gmail.com) wrote: > > I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. The computer I > > had it on died and my wife wouldn't let me put it on our shared > > computer. Well, I have another

Re: New user questions

2011-04-12 Thread Ron Johnson
On 04/11/2011 03:38 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@gmail.com) wrote: I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. The computer I had it on died and my wife wouldn't let me put it on our shared computer. Well, I have another hand-me-down (laptop) that I'

Re: New user questions

2011-04-11 Thread chris
On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 15:23 -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > on 09:53 Tue 12 Apr, chris (che...@gmail.com) wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 13:38 -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > > > on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. Th

Re: New user questions

2011-04-11 Thread Dr. Ed Morbius
on 09:53 Tue 12 Apr, chris (che...@gmail.com) wrote: > On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 13:38 -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > > on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. The computer I > > > had it on died and my wife wouldn't let me put

Re: New user questions

2011-04-11 Thread chris
On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 13:38 -0700, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@gmail.com) wrote: > > I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. The computer I > > had it on died and my wife wouldn't let me put it on our shared > > computer. Well, I have another hand-me

Re: New user questions

2011-04-11 Thread Dr. Ed Morbius
on 10:15 Mon 11 Apr, Michael (mmorse...@gmail.com) wrote: > I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. The computer I > had it on died and my wife wouldn't let me put it on our shared > computer. Well, I have another hand-me-down (laptop) that I've put > Debian on but am having some issue

Re: New user questions

2011-04-11 Thread Ron Johnson
On 04/11/2011 10:15 AM, Michael wrote: I used Debian about four years ago and enjoyed it. The computer I had it on died and my wife wouldn't let me put it on our shared computer. Well, I have another hand-me-down (laptop) that I've put Debian on but am having some issues. First, is this the corr

Re: New user: Did not see any responds

2010-06-07 Thread Alexander Batischev
On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 01:40:46PM -0700, ABSDoug wrote: > I don't know what happen, but I reposted my question & someone posted that I > should look at the 1st E-mail string I started... but I didn't see anything. You should be subscribed to mailing list in order to receive responses to your posts

Re: New user: Did not see any responds

2010-06-07 Thread d . sastre . medina
On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 01:40:46PM -0700, ABSDoug wrote: > I don't know what happen, but I reposted my question & someone posted that I > should look at the 1st E-mail string I started... but I didn't see anything. Have you already subscribed to the list? You saw the answer to your second mail be

Re: New user: Did not see any responds

2010-06-07 Thread Mark
On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 1:40 PM, ABSDoug wrote: > I don't know what happen, but I reposted my question & someone posted that > I should look at the 1st E-mail string I started... but I didn't see > anything. > > I'm an Ubuntu user who wants to try out Debian. I'm weak on terminal. I'm > only getti

New user: Did not see any responds

2010-06-07 Thread ABSDoug
I don't know what happen, but I reposted my question & someone posted that I should look at the 1st E-mail string I started... but I didn't see anything. I'm an Ubuntu user who wants to try out Debian. I'm weak on terminal. I'm only getting terminal on Debian now. I don't know what to do next. T

Re: help for a new user

2010-05-08 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, 9 May 2010, Alexander Batischev wrote: On Sat, May 08, 2010 at 02:02:01PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: What is an internet key and did you mean to publish it for all the world to read? Internet key is modern kind of modem. It uses mobile phone network to access. Key looks just like us

Re: help for a new user

2010-05-08 Thread Jari Fredriksson
On 9.5.2010 0:13, Alexander Batischev wrote: > On Sat, May 08, 2010 at 02:02:01PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: >> What is an internet key and did you mean to publish it for all the world >> to read? > Internet key is modern kind of modem. It uses mobile phone network to access. > Key looks just

Re: help for a new user

2010-05-08 Thread Alexander Batischev
On Sat, May 08, 2010 at 02:02:01PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > What is an internet key and did you mean to publish it for all the world > to read? Internet key is modern kind of modem. It uses mobile phone network to access. Key looks just like usual USB pendrive, but it have place for SIM ca

Re: help for a new user

2010-05-08 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sat, 8 May 2010, daniele tavella wrote: I'm new on Debian. I use Ubuntu 9.04, an I found it easy. I would like use Debian, but for internet connection I use an internet key Huawey E169, and Debian 5.04 can't manage it. What is an internet key and did you mean to publish it for all the world

Re: help for a new user

2010-05-08 Thread Alexander Batischev
Hi! On Sat, May 08, 2010 at 09:40:52PM +0200, daniele tavella wrote: > I'm new on Debian. I use Ubuntu 9.04, an I found it easy. I would like > use Debian, but for internet connection I use an internet key Huawey > E169, and Debian 5.04 can't manage it. > I'm not good on computer, but I hope someo

Re: help for a new user

2010-05-08 Thread Merciadri Luca
daniele tavella wrote: > I'm new on Debian. I use Ubuntu 9.04, an I found it easy. I would like > use Debian, Ok. > but for internet connection I use an internet key Huawey > E169, and Debian 5.04 can't manage it. > It looks like it is `Huawei E169' Did you read/try * http://ubuntuforums.org/a

help for a new user

2010-05-08 Thread daniele tavella
I'm new on Debian. I use Ubuntu 9.04, an I found it easy. I would like use Debian, but for internet connection I use an internet key Huawey E169, and Debian 5.04 can't manage it. I'm not good on computer, but I hope someone helps me. Thanks a lot, Daniele -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

Re: Debian new user (french language)

2009-04-27 Thread thveillon.debian
Jerome BENOIT wrote : > Bonjour, Hello, > > you want to look: > > www.debian.org > > hth, > Jerome > > El Haouari ZOUAGHI wrote: >> Bonjour, >> /Hi,/ >> >> Je suis sur Ubuntu et je songe à songer car la nouvelle version >> d'Ubuntu galère avec ma carte vidéo (ATI mobility radeon X1300). >> /I w

Re: Debian new user (french language)

2009-04-27 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Bonjour, Hello, you want to look: www.debian.org hth, Jerome El Haouari ZOUAGHI wrote: Bonjour, /Hi,/ Je suis sur Ubuntu et je songe à songer car la nouvelle version d'Ubuntu galère avec ma carte vidéo (ATI mobility radeon X1300). /I want to change from Ubuntu cos' the new Ubuntu has proble

Debian new user (french language)

2009-04-27 Thread El Haouari ZOUAGHI
Bonjour, Hi, Je suis sur Ubuntu et je songe à songer car la nouvelle version d'Ubuntu galère avec ma carte vidéo (ATI mobility radeon X1300). I want to change from Ubuntu cos' the new Ubuntu has problem with ATI mobility radeon X1300. J'hésite à passer sur Debian ou Mandriva. Maybe I'm gonna u

Re: Strange error in a new user bash session (tab keys tells '/dev/fd/62: no such file')

2008-11-25 Thread Javier Barroso
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 7:32 AM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 2008 November 21 04:24, Javier Barroso wrote: >> Any hint ? > > Sounds like some bash programmable tab-completion script ... Finally I installed udev and it worked. (I thought about I wrote to list befor

Re: Strange error in a new user bash session (tab keys tells '/dev/fd/62: no such file')

2008-11-24 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Friday 2008 November 21 04:24, Javier Barroso wrote: > Any hint ? Sounds like some bash programmable tab-completion script is not swallowing all it's errors/warnings appropriately. You can simply ignore the messages or start doing some digging into /etc/bash_completion.d -- Boyd Stephen Smi

Re: Strange error in a new user bash session (tab keys tells '/dev/fd/62: no such file') [ SOLVED

2008-11-21 Thread Javier Barroso
I installed udev, and the problem was solved. On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Javier Barroso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > > I'm having trouble inside a new user bash session > ( [[TAB]] == I type tab key ): > > > $ ls /e[[TAB]] -bash: /dev/fd/62: No

Strange error in a new user bash session (tab keys tells '/dev/fd/62: no such file')

2008-11-21 Thread Javier Barroso
Hi list, I'm having trouble inside a new user bash session ( [[TAB]] == I type tab key ): $ ls /e[[TAB]] -bash: /dev/fd/62: Not such file or directory -bash: /dev/fd/60: Not such file or directory [[TAB]] -bash: /dev/fd/58: Not such file or directory -bash: /dev/fd/56: Not such fi

New User-Network Problem Still

2008-02-22 Thread Mitch Crawford
Thanks to all those that helped get my internet connection working. AFAICT the Guru router seems to be replying with malformed packets on the DNS, just what that means I don't know at this stage, but my other machines seem to connect OK. All i have done basically is list the router 3rd and put th

Re: New User

2008-02-20 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/20/08 10:57, Andrius wrote: [snip] > > So, upgrade or not upgrade? Install Ubuntu 7.10. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "(Women are) like compilers. They take simple statements and make them into big productions." Pitr Dubovitch

Re: New User

2008-02-20 Thread Andrius
which CUPS once presented have disappeared. When I have occasion to run Etch, I find that I miss features which have been incorporated into Lenny. I advise the new user whose system is not "mission critical" to run "testing" (Lenny), in order to have benefit of the many small

Re: New User

2008-02-19 Thread Russell L. Harris
all annoyances which CUPS once presented have disappeared. When I have occasion to run Etch, I find that I miss features which have been incorporated into Lenny. I advise the new user whose system is not "mission critical" to run "testing" (Lenny), in order to have benefit of

Re: New User

2008-02-19 Thread Rick Dooling
On Feb 19, 2:40 pm, Andrius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How to make upgrade? > > Andrius > If you are asking that kind of question, I would stay with Etch. Look at the advice you've had so far. There's no reason to upgrade from Etch unless there are specific newer software packages that you feel

Re: New User

2008-02-19 Thread Andrei Popescu
; Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:47 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: New User > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 05:02:19PM +, Andrius wrote: > > Ron Johnson wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> >

Re: New User

2008-02-19 Thread Andrius
Johannes Wiedersich wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrius wrote: Is it really good idea to move to Lenny from Etch? If you want a stable system without constantly evolving software, stay with etch. If you think that etch is missing *a lot of* bleeding edge software and

Re: New User

2008-02-19 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/19/08 11:48, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Andrius wrote: >> Is it really good idea to move to Lenny from Etch? > > If you want a stable system without constantly evolving software, stay > with etch. > > If you think that etch is missing *a lot

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