On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:06:52 -0400 (EDT), p3qwes...@hushmail.com wrote:
>
> I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to say thank you to all of
> you who offered some guidance - pressure of obligations in may
> areas cut into my time somewhat. I have decided to give Debian a
> miss yet again. I
I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to say thank you to all of
you who offered some guidance - pressure of obligations in may
areas cut into my time somewhat. I have decided to give Debian a
miss yet again. I really is a bit too cumbersome. I am not new to
computing with over 30 years exper
Roger Leigh wrote:
On Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 09:51:17AM +, Brad Rogers wrote:
On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:19:05 -0800
"Dr. Ed Morbius" wrote:
Hello Dr.,
There are so many wins of LCD over CRT that I'd see little to no reason
to stick with a CRT display.
Finance is often the reason people don't
On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:02:48 +
Roger Leigh wrote:
Hello Roger,
Please don't Cc: me, I'm subscribed to the list.
> Another reason is colour reproduction. Until recently, and even now
Doubtless, there are many reasons for not changing kit. I nearly said
upgrading, but in the case of colour
On Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 09:51:17AM +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:19:05 -0800
> "Dr. Ed Morbius" wrote:
>
> Hello Dr.,
>
> > There are so many wins of LCD over CRT that I'd see little to no reason
> > to stick with a CRT display.
>
> Finance is often the reason people don't w
On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:19:05 -0800
"Dr. Ed Morbius" wrote:
Hello Dr.,
> There are so many wins of LCD over CRT that I'd see little to no reason
> to stick with a CRT display.
Finance is often the reason people don't want to change their existing
kit. Some people simply can't afford to upgrade.
on 17:58 Thu 03 Mar, p3qwes...@hushmail.com (p3qwes...@hushmail.com) wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I need help please.
>
> Because I'd like to move to Debian, I have tried the Debian 6 Live
> CD. However, because the screen refresh rate is fixed on 60hz,
For CRTs, that's an issue, especially if you have flo
On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:58:12 +, p3qwestra wrote:
> I need help please.
Next time try to give a more descriptive "subject" line ;-)
> Because I'd like to move to Debian, I have tried the Debian 6 Live CD.
> However, because the screen refresh rate is fixed on 60hz, I cannot
> proceed.
(...)
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 9:58 AM, wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I need help please.
>
> Because I'd like to move to Debian, I have tried the Debian 6 Live
> CD. However, because the screen refresh rate is fixed on 60hz, I
> cannot proceed. I am unable to change the rate and leaving it on
> that setting means I
On Jo, 03 mar 11, 17:58:12, p3qwes...@hushmail.com wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I need help please.
>
> Because I'd like to move to Debian, I have tried the Debian 6 Live
> CD. However, because the screen refresh rate is fixed on 60hz, I
> cannot proceed. I am unable to change the rate and leaving it on
>
* Mr Geo (25-07-2007):
>
> Ok...So I've tried to run=20
Such kind of output (with obviously more information about your system,
gathered and proceeded by "reportbug" tool) is a possible bug, you just
can report to relevant package. Then experienced developers will help you
if they will find ways.
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On 07/24/07 21:10, Oleg Verych wrote:
> 25-07-2007, Mr Geo:
>
>> I've just started to use Linux.
>
> Congratulations!
>
>> So I try to install Debian 4.0 into Power= Book G4 with the minimal
>> base system.
>
> OK, lets assume you don't scare of an
Ok...So I've tried to run
apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-input-synaptics \
xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-mouse xorg
and it appear like this...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree...Done
xserver-xorg-video-nv is already t
25-07-2007, Mr Geo:
> I've just started to use Linux.
Congratulations!
> So I try to install Debian 4.0 into Power= Book G4 with the minimal
> base system.
OK, lets assume you don't scare of any shell scripting and text console
tools first, otherwise it will be very hard to yourself and to help
Mr Geo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just started to use Linux. So I try to install Debian 4.0 into
> PowerBook G4 with the minimal base system.
> After installation, I've tried to reboot the PC but it was unable to
> load into GUI environment(startx). The error was like this:
>
> Fatal server error:
> C
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On 07/24/07 19:45, Mr Geo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just started to use Linux. So I try to install Debian 4.0 into
> PowerBook G4 with the minimal base system.
> After installation, I've tried to reboot the PC but it was unable to
> load into GUI environm
Phillipus Gunawan wrote:
Hi there,
Im a newbie at debian,
You may find the NewbieDOC documentation project wiki useful -
http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/
just installing debian 31r0a from a DVD.
http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Installing_Debian_on_a_small_partition
I got an ADSL connectio
Raquel wrote:
On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:04:02 -0500
Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you really want to use webmin, use the upstream version (see
my other messages on the topic), but it is much better to
actually learn the system's interface and where everything is
located via the
On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:04:02 -0500
Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If you really want to use webmin, use the upstream version (see
> > my other messages on the topic), but it is much better to
> > actually learn the system's interface and where everything is
> > located via the comm
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 10:19:12PM -0700, Phillipus Gunawan wrote:
Hi there,
Im a newbie at debian, just installing debian 31r0a from a DVD. I got an ADSL
connection with a crappy modem. Anyhow, I want to make a box that can do:
- Generating traffic usage (download/u
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 01:01:30PM -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote:
Andrei Popescu wrote:
The next release of Debian will *not* include Webmin. Unless you plan
to stick with 3.1 (sarge) even after the release of 4.0 (etch), you
will have to compile it yourself.
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 10:19:12PM -0700, Phillipus Gunawan wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Im a newbie at debian, just installing debian 31r0a from a DVD. I got an ADSL
> connection with a crappy modem. Anyhow, I want to make a box that can do:
>
> - Generating traffic usage (download/upload)
Not sure.
On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 01:01:30PM -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> Andrei Popescu wrote:
> >The next release of Debian will *not* include Webmin. Unless you plan
> >to stick with 3.1 (sarge) even after the release of 4.0 (etch), you
> >will have to compile it yourself.
> How come?
>
In short, webmi
On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 07:11:58AM -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> Phillipus Gunawan wrote:
> >- Generating traffic usage (download/upload)
> >
> vnstat
> >I heard that Webmin (www.webmin.com) is a tool that combine a few debian
> >pacakages so easier to manage them. Any suggestion?
> >
> I fin
Miles Fidelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > The next release of Debian will *not* include Webmin. Unless you plan
> > to stick with 3.1 (sarge) even after the release of 4.0 (etch), you
> > will have to compile it yourself.
> How come?
The webmin package has been orphan
Andrei Popescu wrote:
The next release of Debian will *not* include Webmin. Unless you plan
to stick with 3.1 (sarge) even after the release of 4.0 (etch), you
will have to compile it yourself.
How come?
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Phillipus Gunawan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Im a newbie at debian, just installing debian 31r0a from a DVD. I got an ADSL
> connection with a crappy modem. Anyhow, I want to make a box that can do:
> - Firewall (I was looking at ://www.turtlefirewall.com)
Shorewall. No GUI, bu
- Generating traffic usage (download/upload)http: wget & screentorrents: www.torrentflux.comdc: dctcand many more.- List the program /
port / destination used in daily/weekly/monthly basis (just in case
that 1 of my mates use kazaa or something that we decided to blocked)Install mrtg/cacti/ntop
Phillipus Gunawan wrote:
- Generating traffic usage (download/upload)
vnstat
I heard that Webmin (www.webmin.com) is a tool that combine a few debian
pacakages so easier to manage them. Any suggestion?
I find webmin to be pretty useful, but a few caveats:
- the stable package is a bit o
lmyho wrote:
>Hi Hex! Tahnks for the info! I am downloading It's big! Will have to
>read and get to know it and use... hope it's good! Also any othe ridea?
>
> By the way I responded to Thierry about my graphic card info but forgot to
> send to the mailing list, here it the info o
Hi,
On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 09:09:58PM -0800, lmyho wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, so
> I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home,
> using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK,
> ho
lmyho wrote:
Hi Kent, Thank you!!
A few "list etiquette" items (which have nothing to do with your
questions, but are good things to know):
1) On this list, private replies are discouraged unless the postings go
off-topic. Instead, replies should go to the list, so that others can
add in the
Hi Hex! Tahnks for the info! I am downloading It's big! Will have to read and get to know it and use... hope it's good! Also any othe ridea? By the way I responded to Thierry about my graphic card info but forgot to send to the mailing list, here it the info of my card: Just copi
Well I've been told that in the event that the Debian installer fails to properly detect and configure the graphics card/monitor simply copying Knoppixes X config over the Debian one should clear things up so perhaps giving that a try would be a good idea ;-) :-) ...you can download Knoppix for fre
lmyho wrote:
Dear all,
I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, so I
tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, using
mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK, however
it was all text sceen during and after the installation.
Hal Vaughan wrote:
On Wednesday 22 March 2006 00:09, lmyho wrote:
Dear all,
I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good,
so I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home,
using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK,
On Wednesday 22 March 2006 00:09, lmyho wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good,
> so I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home,
> using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK,
> however it was all text
David,
I only burned the first two Debian CD's. I didn't realize I would be in
a situation where I would need the others. So I only scanned the second
CD during the install process.
The Sunburned SurveyorOn 5/16/05, David Jardine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 07:55:52AM -0700
On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 07:55:52AM -0700, Sunburned Surveyor wrote:
> I am new to Linux and Debian. I've just installed Debian from CD. I would
> like to install some software on my new Linux computer. (For example, I
> would like to install OpenOffice.) However, I can't run "apt-get install",
>
Sunburned Surveyor wrote:
> I am new to Linux and Debian. I've just installed Debian from CD. I
> would like to install some software on my new Linux computer. (For
> example, I would like to install OpenOffice.) However, I can't run
> "apt-get install", because I don't have an internet connectio
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 11:09:06AM +0200, Mixo Shiburi wrote:
> Now that I am on the network, it seet that my machine cant access
> externel ftp servers.
> In fact, I cannot ping any machine outsing out network work, I get
> ping: sendto: Network is unreachable
> ping: wrote ftp.debian.org 64 c
Now that I am on the network, it seet that my machine cant access
externel ftp servers.
In fact, I cannot ping any machine outsing out network work, I get
ping: sendto: Network is unreachable
ping: wrote ftp.debian.org 64 chars, ret=-1
But, from host I get:
mixo:/home/mixo# host ftp.debian.org
Andreas Janssen wrote:
Did you maybe forget to make dep? When exactly did you get the
unresolved symbols? Did you compile the kernel with make-kpgk or
without? Which version did you try to compile?
I may have forgotten make dep. And I had compiled and installed the
kernel 2.4.18 manually
(with
Hello
mixo (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> I have been playing around with debin woody (rc2) for about week now,
> and I have varying success. The biggest problem I have is my wireless
> NIC (prism2). The "vanilla" kernel simply freezes my system, the
> "bf24" never connects to the network but giv
Hi,
fixed it.
just put the following line in sources.list:
deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable/pre xfree86
The trick was putting the slash between stable and pre. Without that apt
was looking at the 4.2 version of xfree86
Regds,
Sanjay
This email may contain confidential or privile
On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 02:54, Sanjay Chigurupati wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I am trying to upgrade my x and the packages are available at:
>
>
> http://www.backports.org/debian/dists/woody/pre/xfree86/
>
> How do I specify the above in sources.list?
>
#deb http://www.backports.org/debian woody xfree86
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, David wrote:
> Why not run your router with linux? This is one of the biggest uses of
> linux. THere is a lot of documentation available free on the internet.
I was actually going to do that. Especially since I only have two
machines right now.
Thing is, I bought a wire
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On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 03:04:21PM -0500, Russ Schneider wrote:
> But packages.debian.org is down. Can apt-get upgrade use different
> servers? Are they mirrored?
Yes. Ad-nauseum. Visiting ftp://ftp.xx.debian.org/ (replace xx with
your ISO countr
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 03:53:54PM -0500, Russ Schneider wrote:
>
> On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Adam Barton wrote:
>
> > Let us know how it goes!
>
> Thanks all. So far this list has been VERY helpful. :)
>
> I think I understand now, and once my router gets here (c'mon UPS!) I can
> put this all to
On Wednesday 31 December 2003 20:04, Russ Schneider wrote:
> Alright, I just started using Debian after being mainly a Mandrake user.
>
> Installed Woody and I know most of the packages like Apache, etc. need
> upgrades.
>
> But packages.debian.org is down. Can apt-get upgrade use different
> serv
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Adam Barton wrote:
> Let us know how it goes!
Thanks all. So far this list has been VERY helpful. :)
I think I understand now, and once my router gets here (c'mon UPS!) I can
put this all to use.
That is, once I figure out how to use a router (but that's for another
list
Russ,
I had similar questions about updating.
If you check
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200312/thrd12.html
and do a search for the thread 'keeping Debian up to date and checking
the version number' you should find my original posting to this mailing
list with some good
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:04:21 -0500 (EST)
Russ Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alright, I just started using Debian after being mainly a Mandrake
> user.
>
> Installed Woody and I know most of the packages like Apache, etc. need
> upgrades.
>
> But packages.debian.org is down. Can apt-get
At Wednesday, 31 December 2003, Russ Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Alright, I just started using Debian after being mainly a Mandrake
user.
>
>Installed Woody and I know most of the packages like Apache, etc. need
>upgrades.
>
>But packages.debian.org is down. Can apt-get upgrade use d
Alberto Tobias wrote:
/etc/network/interfaces
or, alternatively you can install etherconf.
'apt-get install etherconf'
this will lead you through a prompted setup.
Matt
Thanks for the tip!
However, it does noet appear to solve my issue. After reboot I still need to
manually bring up th
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To: "'Alberto Tobias'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Debian-User"
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Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 10:36 PM
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"Alberto Tobias" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> I have however one question. I have troubles with my network card. I
> can get it up and running ok
/etc/network/interfaces
or, alternatively you can install etherconf.
'apt-get install etherconf'
this will lead you through a prompted setup.
Matt
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Sub
Careless on my part, thank you Will.
Jeff Elkins
> (jeff, i noticed that your question above showed up nestled
> into the shuttle disaster message thread; you correctly changed
> the subject to something meaningful -- good job -- but you
> should have remove the "in-reply-to" header as well.
On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 01:05:17AM +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote:
> I'm a total Debian newbie, having used RedHat for years and
> years. I'm having some difficulty making Debian see my TT
> fonts.
>
> They show up in selection lists, but they look pretty poor
> whhen compared to RH8. Is there a Debia
On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 02:26:26AM +0100, Jeff Elkins wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I'm a total Debian newbie, having used RedHat for years and years. I'm having
> some difficulty making Debian see my TT fonts.
>
> They show up in selection lists, but they look pretty poor whhen compared to
> RH8.
Thanks!
On Sunday 09 February 2003 8:51 am, Brian Nelson wrote:
> Jeff Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Hello List,
> >
> > I'm a total Debian newbie, having used RedHat for years and years. I'm
> > having some difficulty making Debian see my TT fonts.
> >
> > They show up in selection lists
Jeff Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello List,
>
> I'm a total Debian newbie, having used RedHat for years and years. I'm having
> some difficulty making Debian see my TT fonts.
>
> They show up in selection lists, but they look pretty poor whhen compared to
> RH8.
Maybe you're expectin
> "Paul" == Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
>> Luckily, apt has some built-in protection to prevent you from
>> accidentally upgrading to an experimental package, which leads to
>> unexpected behaviours when you don't understand what's going on.
Paul> Eh?
If you already have
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On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 11:29:43PM -0400, Hubert Chan wrote:
> Gnome 2 seems to be the only interesting thing in there at the moment,
> though.
Then there's nothing interesting there. Gnome and KDE would be
interesting if they weren't as slow, bloa
> "Paul" == Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
>> There is also the experimental repository, but you don't want to go
>> there unless you really know what you're doing.
Paul> I hadn't heard or seen this. I take it it's off in obscurity for
Paul> good reason then...
If you look
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On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 04:18:49PM -0400, Hubert Chan wrote:
> always called Sid, who was the evil kid next door in Toy Story. (Sid
> doesn't stand for "Still In Development", but no one will really care if
> you want to think of it like that.)
If I
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On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 08:23:05AM +0100, Tom Badran wrote:
> Hi everybody. Im a mandrake convert whos fallen in love with debian. Best
> installer ive used yet :)
I thought so, too, but apparently many people have problems with it.
(I've noticed th
> "Tom" == Tom Badran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Tom> Hi everybody. Im a mandrake convert whos fallen in love with
Tom> debian. Best installer ive used yet :) I just wanted to know what
Tom> the various 'debians' (SID, woody, potatoe) people refer to.
Right now, there are three stages of a r
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On Thursday 27 Jun 2002 8:28 pm, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 08:23:05AM +0100, Tom Badran wrote:
> > Hi everybody. Im a mandrake convert whos fallen in love with debian.
> > Best installer ive used yet :)
>
> A rare compliment for the
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On Thursday 27 June 2002 12:37 pm, Francisco Fialho wrote:
> Welcome Tom.
>
> I`m a former Mandrake and Conectiva user,
> who was converted by Debian :-)
> First of all: you will find 99.99% of the info you
> need taking a look at www.debian.org .
> The names cam
Welcome Tom.
I`m a former Mandrake and Conectiva user,
who was converted by Debian :-)
First of all: you will find 99.99% of the info you
need taking a look at www.debian.org .
The names came from Toy Story ( movie)
potato: Latest Stable Version ( 2.2.rev6)
woody: "unstable" version or pre-stable,
On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 08:23:05AM +0100, Tom Badran wrote:
> Hi everybody. Im a mandrake convert whos fallen in love with debian.
> Best installer ive used yet :)
A rare compliment for the Debian installer. :)
> I just wanted to know what the various 'debians' (SID, woody, potatoe)
> people refe
On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 05:08:02AM -0500, Hugh wrote:
> I just switched from Red Hat and I wonder if this list is the right
> one to ask simple questions in? If not sorry for wasting your time
Hi,
If you know a lot about Linux throght RH experience, all you need is to
lean "Debian ways".
Step 1.
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Gary Turner wrote:
> Absolutely! This is the place. One caveat, though; be sure to do your
> homework before asking, be specific in your question, and include the
> relevant info that the gurus need in order to help. If you haven't
> RTFM'd, someone is likely to jump down y
On Fri, 2002-03-15 at 23:33, Gary Turner wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 05:08:02 -0500, Hugh wrote:
>
> >I just switched from Red Hat and I wonder if this list is the right one
> >to ask simple questions in?
> >If not sorry for wasting your time
>
> Absolutely! This is the place. One caveat, thou
On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 05:08:02 -0500, Hugh wrote:
>I just switched from Red Hat and I wonder if this list is the right one
>to ask simple questions in?
>If not sorry for wasting your time
Absolutely! This is the place. One caveat, though; be sure to do your
homework before asking, be specific in
On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 03:26:41PM +0100, Pietro Cagnoni wrote:
> > 1) what is the minimal package install to send emails from the shell ??
> > (mailx, zmailer-ssl ?) imperative is : SMTP daemon on port 25 must NOT be
> > running.
>
> install mailx + exim, then comment out the smtp line in /etc
> 1) what is the minimal package install to send emails from the shell ??
> (mailx, zmailer-ssl ?) imperative is : SMTP daemon on port 25 must NOT be
> running.
install mailx + exim, then comment out the smtp line in /etc/inetd.conf,
then killall -HUP inetd .
ask for more informations if you n
>1. Cannot boot without the boot disk.
>I'm using the same partitions that I used successfully
>with Mandrake. hda1 is windows, hda2 is the swap, hda3
>is Linux. I installed lilo as the boot loader in the
>hda3 partition.
>
>When I restart, System Commander only gives me the
>options for Windows or
On Sunday 13 May 2001 11:52, Alexander Steinert wrote:
> > 3) I want to have a system that is as secure as possible without
> > sacrificing usability. Where can I get good guidance on securing Debian?
> > I
>
> Not only for that you might want to take a look at
>
> http://www.infodrom.ffis.de/De
> 3) I want to have a system that is as secure as possible without
> sacrificing usability. Where can I get good guidance on securing Debian? I
Not only for that you might want to take a look at
http://www.infodrom.ffis.de/Debian/doc/index.html
Stony
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 12:02:28PM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> I believe there is a "Securing Debian HOWTO" somewhere, but I haven't
> seen it. It might give you some info.
http://joker.rhwd.de/doc/Securing-Debian-HOWTO
a really nicely written HOWTO
MfG/Regards, Willi
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On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 10:11:45AM -0500, Young, C Bryan wrote:
> informed and preferably unbiased position (hard to come by in forums where
> GNU/Linux or BSD are discussed), I'd MUCH appreciate it.
I use FreeBSD and Debian at work, and am often forced to deal with
security issues on Redhat. IMH
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 05:26:57PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> i only meant, when i fortune-ify a set of 40 tips, and then want
> to add seven more... but even then it doesn't sound too
> difficult.
I use fortune for the randomized quotes in my sig, and it's easy to add
new quotes. Just separ
ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The opposite is called "Jeopardy email," replying before the answer:)
I always liked "monkey quoting". I don't know why, but I like it.
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Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors!
This is an unauthorized cybernetic announcement.
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 06:10:30PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> always put your reply AFTER the paragraph or sentence you're
> responding to.
>
> that's called "postfix" notation, boys and girls. it's good
> manners, and shows you're willing to put some effort in being
>
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 02:43:25PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 02:45:01PM -0500, will trillich ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> wrote:
> > when i quote an email in a reply, i scroll down until i get to
> > the not-so-pertinent part, and in vim i do
> >
> > dG
> >
> > to obli
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 05:22:57PM -0500, ktb wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 02:45:01PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
>
>
> > when i quote an email in a reply, i scroll down until i get to
> > the not-so-pertinent part, and in vim i do
> >
> > dG
> >
>
> When you do this how do you append
on Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 05:22:57PM -0500, ktb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 02:45:01PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
>
>
> > when i quote an email in a reply, i scroll down until i get to
> > the not-so-pertinent part, and in vim i do
> >
> > dG
> >
>
> When you do th
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 02:45:01PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> when i quote an email in a reply, i scroll down until i get to
> the not-so-pertinent part, and in vim i do
>
> dG
>
When you do this how do you append your sig? Seems you would snip that
also.
kent
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on Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 02:45:01PM -0500, will trillich ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:12:34PM -0400, Mark Hurley wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 12:24:01AM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> > > --
> > > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP:
> > > What's a "manpage"? It's the documentation y
Dave Sherohman wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 05:29:48PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> > one thing's for sure -- adding "tip-of-the-moment" to your email
> > sure boosts the likelihood that newbies pay attention to what you
> > say! (which means now i must be more careful about the details,
>
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:12:34PM -0400, Mark Hurley wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 12:24:01AM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> > --
> > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP:
> > What's a "manpage"? It's the documentation you get when you enter
> > "man SOMETHING" such as "man ps" or "man bash" or "man apt-setup".
>
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 05:26:57PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> > >
> > > BTW --
> > >
> > > i got this idea from the postgresql "pg-general" mailing list; they
> > > append a random tip to each outgoing message. (i've only seen five
> > > distinct tips, which ain't too impressive, but the conc
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:32:43AM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> [ ... about fiddling with mutt to get fancy signatures ...]
What I'd really like (and implement if I had the time) is for
mutt to have an option to check on startup if .signature is a
pipe, and if so to write into it the header of th
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:12:34PM -0400, Mark Hurley wrote:
>
> So I can automatically strip it out when I reply? Would save me from
> having to delete even more from a message. On another tangent, could
> everyone do me a favor and surround any signature with .
there is already a convention
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 12:24:01AM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> --
> DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP:
> What's a "manpage"? It's the documentation you get when you enter
> "man SOMETHING" such as "man ps" or "man bash" or "man apt-setup".
>
> ...from [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think this is a great idea where every
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 12:53:20AM +0200, Romain Lerallut wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, will trillich wrote:
> > karl and romain -- this indeed looks easy. but it feels like i'll
> > be adding comments and tips daily if not hourly, for a while at
> > least. maybe when it calms down a bit, i'll hamm
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, will trillich wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:28:55PM +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:32:43AM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> >
> > > > Have you considered implementing this as a fortune type deal rather than
> > > > your perl script?
> karl a
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