Re: Server setup

2021-06-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 14 iun 21, 23:59:58, David Wright wrote: > On Tue 15 Jun 2021 at 07:21:33 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Lu, 14 iun 21, 16:39:11, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > > > This is the first time I have to install a system using GPT with BIOS so > > > I'm not sure how does it wor

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread David Wright
On Tue 15 Jun 2021 at 07:21:33 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 14 iun 21, 16:39:11, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > This is the first time I have to install a system using GPT with BIOS so > > I'm not sure how does it work with the BIOS boot partition. > > What is a "BIOS boot

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread David Wright
On Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 12:31:08 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > On 2021-06-14 11:21 a.m., David Wright wrote: > > On Sun 13 Jun 2021 at 13:57:33 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > > wrote: > > > >> You must also have a huge need to answer question without reading what > >

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread David Wright
On Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 16:39:11 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > I can understand the idea of cutting out part of the messages when I > answer. But this is now forcing me to repeat many times... The idea is to cut out the water that's passed under the bridge, so to speak. You don't

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 14 iun 21, 16:39:11, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > Like I already said, the "helper" that setup the whole system has the > same skeleton for every type of hardware installation (not so good). As most of us are probably not customers of your hosting provider we have no idea wh

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Richard Hector
On 15/06/21 9:26 am, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: I would like to have my system running on different partition for home, usr, var, tmp, etc... This is a safe route to prevent some problem (such as filling up a partition th

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Dan Ritter
Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: > > I would like to have my system running on different partition for home, > > usr, var, tmp, etc... This is a safe route to prevent some problem (such > > as filling up a partition that ris

Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

2021-06-14 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 05:36:39PM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: If I'm not mistaken, if anything it's actually more of an ancestor; That's right. Quoting the original Markdown page[1]: the single biggest source of inspiration for Markdown’s syntax is the format of plain text email. [1] https:

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > I would like to have my system running on different partition for home, > usr, var, tmp, etc... This is a safe route to prevent some problem (such > as filling up a partition that risk trashing the system). "etc."?

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > I can understand the idea of cutting out part of the messages when I > answer. But this is now forcing me to repeat many times... You're being asked direct questions because your rambling style has no real i

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, I can understand the idea of cutting out part of the messages when I answer. But this is now forcing me to repeat many times... On 2021-06-14 3:50 p.m., Andy Smith wrote: > Hi Polyna-Maude, > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 12:31:08PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: >> Now what I d

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Polyna-Maude, On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 12:31:08PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Now what I did was to install the machine using the "helper" given by > the provider (OVH/OneProvider). This way I can dissect the working > system and see how the configuration is done. So what do

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-06-14 11:21 a.m., David Wright wrote: > On Sun 13 Jun 2021 at 13:57:33 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > >> You must also have a huge need to answer question without reading what >> they are. >> >> I ain't using the Debian installer because I don't have access to the >

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread David Wright
On Sun 13 Jun 2021 at 13:57:33 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > You must also have a huge need to answer question without reading what > they are. > > I ain't using the Debian installer because I don't have access to the > KVM (Keyboard, Mouse, etc). > > So if you read back my m

Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

2021-06-14 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/13/2021 04:36 PM, The Wanderer wrote: On 2021-06-13 at 17:30, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: ... Regarding the asterisks, I used them in many text to make emphasis, including in some text that go out in printed form. Started doing so when I was still in university and transcribing

Re: Server setup

2021-06-14 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/13/2021 05:23 PM, deloptes wrote: Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: So if you read back my message. I boot using a rescue system over the network. I do my partition. I make the filesystem. I mount. I use debootstrap. And after I need to configure boot, this is where it blocks. Got i

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread deloptes
Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > So if you read back my message. > I boot using a rescue system over the network. > I do my partition. > I make the filesystem. > I mount. > I use debootstrap. > And after I need to configure boot, this is where it blocks. > > Got it now ? At least now I

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread deloptes
john doe wrote: > Apparently you are not here to get some help. No she is, but she doesn't know how ...

Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

2021-06-13 Thread The Wanderer
On 2021-06-13 at 17:30, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi, > > On 2021-06-13 4:50 p.m., The Wanderer wrote: > >> On 2021-06-13 at 16:42, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: >> >>> How do you make the text bold ? The * is enough ? >> >> You don't. How the text is rendered depends e

Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

2021-06-13 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-06-13 4:50 p.m., The Wanderer wrote: > On 2021-06-13 at 16:42, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > >> How do you make the text bold ? The * is enough ? > > You don't. How the text is rendered depends entirely on the mail client > the person is using, and potentially on the confi

Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

2021-06-13 Thread The Wanderer
On 2021-06-13 at 16:42, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > How do you make the text bold ? The * is enough ? You don't. How the text is rendered depends entirely on the mail client the person is using, and potentially on the configuration of that client. Some clients - including the one I'

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-06-13 3:51 p.m., Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 03:44:26PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: >> It's not a thing of being rude or not. >> But please, take time to read what the person ask before writing a answer. > > But you never actually *asked* anythi

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-06-13 3:51 p.m., Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 03:44:26PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: >> It's not a thing of being rude or not. >> But please, take time to read what the person ask before writing a answer. > > But you never actually *asked* anythi

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 03:44:26PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > It's not a thing of being rude or not. > But please, take time to read what the person ask before writing a answer. But you never actually *asked* anything in your original message. You *implied* that you wanted to

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
It's not a thing of being rude or not. But please, take time to read what the person ask before writing a answer. If you ask "Is there a good software for bitmap imaging" and I answer "You shall try Inkscape". What will you think ? That you are looking for a bitmap editor not a vector based... An

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Georgi Naplatanov
On 6/13/21 9:50 PM, john doe wrote: > On 6/13/2021 8:12 PM, john doe wrote: >> On 6/13/2021 7:57 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> On 2021-06-13 1:52 p.m., Georgi Naplatanov wrote: On 6/13/21 7:53 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi, > > > I

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread john doe
On 6/13/2021 8:12 PM, john doe wrote: On 6/13/2021 7:57 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: Hi, On 2021-06-13 1:52 p.m., Georgi Naplatanov wrote: On 6/13/21 7:53 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: Hi, If you read the part of my message I've left you'll see that : 1st, I'm us

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi ! Tell me where it's not clear : --- Start of original message --- Hi ! I'm renting a server with one-provider (OVH). I have a choice of OS and it does a great job running Debian Buster. But... The "standard" installation give me one partition in RAID mirror ( 3 x 2 To). So I get only a big r

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread john doe
On 6/13/2021 7:57 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: Hi, On 2021-06-13 1:52 p.m., Georgi Naplatanov wrote: On 6/13/21 7:53 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: Hi, If you read the part of my message I've left you'll see that : 1st, I'm using a OVH server but it's provided by o

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-06-13 1:52 p.m., Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > On 6/13/21 7:53 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: >> Hi, >> I have a choice of OS and it does a great job running Debian Buster. But... The "standard" installation give me one partition in RAID mirror ( 3 x 2

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Georgi Naplatanov
On 6/13/21 7:53 PM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi, > >>> I have a choice of OS and it does a great job running Debian Buster. >>> But... >>> >>> The "standard" installation give me one partition in RAID mirror ( 3 x 2 >>> To). So I get only a big root partition and nothing else >

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, >> I have a choice of OS and it does a great job running Debian Buster. >> But... >> >> The "standard" installation give me one partition in RAID mirror ( 3 x 2 >> To). So I get only a big root partition and nothing else >> >> I don't have access to my server with a KVM, so all has to be d

Re: Server setup

2021-06-13 Thread Georgi Naplatanov
On 6/13/21 2:01 AM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi ! > I'm renting a server with one-provider (OVH). > > I have a choice of OS and it does a great job running Debian Buster. > But... > > The "standard" installation give me one partition in RAID mirror ( 3 x 2 > To). So I get only a b