Re: add-apt-repository broken

2025-04-17 Thread Timothy M Butterworth
On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM Van Snyder wrote: > I'm using Debian 12. > > I tried to add a PPA repository but it failed: > PPA's are an Ubuntu creation and do not work on Debian. > > root@Blue:~# add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa > Traceback (most recent c

add-apt-repository broken

2025-04-17 Thread Van Snyder
I'm using Debian 12. I tried to add a PPA repository but it failed: root@Blue:~# add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 362, in sys.exit(0 if addaptrepo.main() else 1) ^ File "/usr/bi

Re: add-apt-repository broken

2025-04-17 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 02:38:38PM -0700, Van Snyder wrote: > I'm using Debian 12. > > I tried to add a PPA repository but it failed: > PPAs are primarily for Ubuntu and only used in Ubuntu. There's every likelihood that you can't use this one with Debian. You migh

Re: add-apt-repository broken

2025-04-17 Thread Christian Britz
Am 17.04.25 um 23:38 schrieb Van Snyder: I'm using Debian 12. I tried to add a PPA repository but it failed: PPAs are an Ubuntu thing.

Debian repository -- any well documented PDF to HTML converters?

2025-04-05 Thread Richard Owlett
I've just received a 68 page PDF document. I don't know proper terminology but visually it resembles an outline in many of it's items are multiple paragraphs. The points are "collapsible". When everything is collapsed, the document index is 9 lines. Due to vision/perception issues I find it mo

Re: Debian repository -- any well documented PDF to HTML converters?

2025-03-20 Thread Yassine Chaouche
Le 3/19/25 à 15:50, Richard Owlett a écrit : A quick DuckDuckGo search of https://www.emacswiki.org didn't find it. I changed the search parameters a bit: javascript org-mode folding First google hit: https://orgmode.org/manual/JavaScript-support.html First link in that page: https://orgmode.or

Re: Debian repository -- any well documented PDF to HTML converters?

2025-03-19 Thread Richard Owlett
On 3/19/25 8:59 AM, Yassine Chaouche wrote: Le 3/19/25 à 14:52, Richard Owlett a écrit : [...] I has a *problem*. The PDF can collapse sub-points. The HTML *cannot*. I think I saw a javascript code on emacswiki that does that for html exports from org-mode documents, but sorry, I didn't take

Re: Debian repository -- any well documented PDF to HTML converters?

2025-03-19 Thread Yassine Chaouche
Le 3/19/25 à 14:52, Richard Owlett a écrit : [...] I has a *problem*. The PDF can collapse sub-points. The HTML *cannot*. I think I saw a javascript code on emacswiki that does that for html exports from org-mode documents, but sorry, I didn't take any notes about it... Best, -- yassine -- s

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-25 Thread David Wright
On Sun 23 Feb 2025 at 22:13:55 (+0700), Max Nikulin wrote: > On 22/02/2025 05:02, David Wright wrote: > > > > With mupdf, I don't even > > know how to copy, as the mouse just drags the page around. > > I have not tried it, but... > https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/mupdf/mupdf.1.en.html#Right~

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-23 Thread Max Nikulin
On 22/02/2025 05:02, David Wright wrote: On Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 09:53:46 (+0700), Max Nikulin wrote: P.S. "pdftotext -layout" in some cases is better than without "-layout". I think the results are roughly comparable with my scrapings, for this document at least. Perhaps both pdftotext and xpd

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-23 Thread Greg
On 2025-02-23, Max Nikulin wrote: > > I am sure there should be ready to use tools that extract tables from > PDF and from aligned text. Out of curiosity I tried to create a small > python script to process text you attached earlier. It does not try to For previously created python wheels ther

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-23 Thread Max Nikulin
On 22/02/2025 05:02, David Wright wrote: With mupdf, I don't even know how to copy, as the mouse just drags the page around. I have not tried it, but... https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/mupdf/mupdf.1.en.html#Right~2 On Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 09:53:46 (+0700), Max Nikulin wrote: When text fi

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-22 Thread David Wright
On Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 17:13:17 (-0500), Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > On Fri, 2025-02-21 at 21:20 +, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > For me, FF opens a normal web page and tries to download a PDF file as > > well. Cheeky thing! For both the 2006 and 2021 pages. I can't be > > bothered trying

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-22 Thread songbird
fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > in discussions about pdf utilities i've don't recall atril being mentioned > it's become my goto viewer perhaps because it is normally a part of the MATE desktop? i've been using it for years and so far no major issues that i've noticed, but i'm also not doing

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-22 Thread Greg
On 2025-02-21, David Wright wrote: >> > >> > I get: >> > >> > Access Denied >> > You don't have permission to access >> > "http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2006"; on this server. >> > Reference #18.dd831002.1740148075.35e89c97 >> > >> > https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.dd831002.174

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-21 Thread tomas
On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 03:59:55PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > On Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 21:20:45 (+), debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: [...] > > > I get: > > > > > > Access Denied > > > You don't have permission to access > > > "http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2006"; on this se

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-21 Thread fxkl47BF
in discussions about pdf utilities i've don't recall atril being mentioned it's become my goto viewer

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-21 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On Fri, 2025-02-21 at 21:20 +, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > Greg wrote: > > On 2025-02-21, David Wright wrote: > > >   > > > > > > [1] https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2006 > > > > > >   Table ES-1. Thrifty Food Plan market baskets, > > > > > > quantities > > > > > >

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-21 Thread David Wright
On Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 21:20:45 (+), debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > On Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 14:30:08 (-), Greg wrote: > > On 2025-02-21, David Wright wrote: > > > > > >> > > [1] https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2006 > > >> > > Table ES-1. Thrifty Food Plan market ba

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-21 Thread David Wright
On Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 09:53:46 (+0700), Max Nikulin wrote: > On 21/02/2025 08:00, David Wright wrote: > > I dragged the mouse > > across the Males table and dumped it in a file. > > David, I recall you mentioned xpdf in your messages. It allows to > select rectangular regions. Sometimes it is conv

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-21 Thread debian-user
Greg wrote: > On 2025-02-21, David Wright wrote: > > > >> > > [1] https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2006 > >> > > Table ES-1. Thrifty Food Plan market baskets, quantities > >> > > of food purchased for a week, by age-gender group, 2006 > > > > I don't read PDFs /in/ the br

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-21 Thread Greg
On 2025-02-21, David Wright wrote: > >> > > [1] https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2006 >> > > Table ES-1. Thrifty Food Plan market baskets, quantities of food >> > >purchased for a week, by age-gender group, 2006 > > I don't read PDFs /in/ the browser: it downloads it i

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread Max Nikulin
On 21/02/2025 08:00, David Wright wrote: I dragged the mouse across the Males table and dumped it in a file. David, I recall you mentioned xpdf in your messages. It allows to select rectangular regions. Sometimes it is convenient since this strategy does not depend on order of objects inside

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread David Wright
On Thu 20 Feb 2025 at 13:52:06 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 2/20/25 11:20 AM, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > Richard Owlett wrote: > > > I wish to extract CSV formatted data from a PDF document. [1] > > > Page ES-7 has a weekly grocery list for males grouped by age. > > > I need only

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread Richard Owlett
On 2/20/25 11:20 AM, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: I wish to extract CSV formatted data from a PDF document. [1] Page ES-7 has a weekly grocery list for males grouped by age. I need only the first and last columns. Can someone point me in a suitable direction? TIA [

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread Hans
Am Donnerstag, 20. Februar 2025, 15:08:27 CET schrieb Richard Owlett: > I wish to extract CSV formatted data from a PDF document. [1] > Page ES-7 has a weekly grocery list for males grouped by age. > I need only the first and last columns. > > Can someone point me in a suitable direction? > > TIA

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread debian-user
Richard Owlett wrote: > I wish to extract CSV formatted data from a PDF document. [1] > Page ES-7 has a weekly grocery list for males grouped by age. > I need only the first and last columns. > > Can someone point me in a suitable direction? > > TIA > > [1] https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread John Hasler
Try pdftotext. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread mick.crane
On 2025-02-20 14:08, Richard Owlett wrote: I wish to extract CSV formatted data from a PDF document. [1] Page ES-7 has a weekly grocery list for males grouped by age. I need only the first and last columns. Can someone point me in a suitable direction? TIA [1] https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thr

Alternative to Debian Repository - extract CSV formatted data from PDF

2025-02-20 Thread Richard Owlett
I wish to extract CSV formatted data from a PDF document. [1] Page ES-7 has a weekly grocery list for males grouped by age. I need only the first and last columns. Can someone point me in a suitable direction? TIA [1] https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2006 Table ES-1. Thrifty

Problem with KATE editor installed from Debian repository

2025-02-07 Thread Richard Owlett
Running Debian 12.8 with MATE 1.26.0 Synaptic reports following items installed: kate 4:22.12.3-1 kate5-data 4:22.12.3-1 ktexteditor-katepart 5:103.0-1.1 libkate1 0.4.1-11 KATE's "About Kate" identifies itself as "Version 22.12.3" All software has

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-13 Thread Richard Owlett
On 1/12/25 1:05 PM, David Wright wrote: On Sat 11 Jan 2025 at 06:58:04 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: [ … ] However I'm making practical use of mp3 files for the first time (currently a dozen lectures). I looked for an mp3 player whose GUI took up a very minimal amount of screen real estate. I w

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread Dan Ritter
Paul M. Foster wrote: > I would suggest moc (Music On Console). It's a terminal app, but it's very > easy to operate. Simple single character commands, but no real menus. It's > not a GUI per se, but uses ncurses. If you can deal with the terminal > visually, moc should work for you. I use moc re

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread David Wright
to be passed upstream if appropriate.) On Sun 12 Jan 2025 at 05:58:56 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 1/11/25 10:24 AM, eben wrote: [ … ] > > So is mplayer. As far as graphical programs, I think gmplayer has a fairly > > small footprint, but I might have used it once. > >

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread debian-user
Richard Owlett wrote: > On 1/11/25 8:06 AM, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > Richard Owlett wrote: > > *SNIP* > >> > >> Due to vision and perception issues, I avoid sites over using > >> graphics or requiring JavaScript. For support I look for USENET > >> groups &/or mailing lists (not ha

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread mick.crane
On 2025-01-11 14:18, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 07:01:23 -0700, Fred wrote: On 1/11/25 05:58, Richard Owlett wrote: > However I'm making practical use of mp3 files for the first time > (currently a dozen lectures). I looked for an mp3 player whose GUI took > up a very minimal a

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread Olafur Jens Sigurdsson
pplication with newbie friendly docs? >[VLC has attractive features but ...] > 2. Is there a mailing list or USENET group where application specific >newbie questions would be appropriate? Application specific questions are relevant here on debian-user as long as the application is

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread Richard Owlett
forward. Hi, mpg123 is a command line program that plays mp3s. So is mplayer. As far as graphical programs, I think gmplayer has a fairly small footprint, but I might have used it once. It's not in Debian repository. I had visited its homepage in my initial search. It is a "movie playe

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread Richard Owlett
On 1/11/25 9:00 AM, Paul M. Foster wrote: On 1/11/25 07:58, Richard Owlett wrote: *SNIP* However I'm making practical use of mp3 files for the first time (currently a dozen lectures). I looked for an mp3 player whose GUI took up a very minimal amount of screen real estate.*SNIP* I would sug

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread Richard Owlett
On 1/11/25 8:06 AM, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: *SNIP* Due to vision and perception issues, I avoid sites over using graphics or requiring JavaScript. For support I look for USENET groups &/or mailing lists (not having found _any_ usable WEB based fora). I didn't

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread Joe
On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 04:05:01 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 1/11/25 8:01 AM, Fred wrote: > > On 1/11/25 05:58, Richard Owlett wrote: > > *SNIP* > >> However I'm making practical use of mp3 files for the first time > >> (currently a dozen lectures). I looked for an mp3 player whose GUI > >>

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-12 Thread Richard Owlett
On 1/11/25 8:01 AM, Fred wrote: On 1/11/25 05:58, Richard Owlett wrote: *SNIP* However I'm making practical use of mp3 files for the first time (currently a dozen lectures). I looked for an mp3 player whose GUI took up a very minimal amount of screen real estate. I was referred to several ov

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-11 Thread Thomas George
As I am 95 and my first computer was a Royal Mcbee using punched paper tape. VLC is ok but mostly I use mpv from a terminal Tom On 1/11/25 07:58, Richard Owlett wrote: As I'm over 80 and a computer *user* since introduction via Hollerith cards and line-printers in 60's (q.v. CORC & CUPL - BASI

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-11 Thread eben
On 1/11/25 09:01, Fred wrote: > On 1/11/25 05:58, Richard Owlett wrote: >> >> I looked for an mp3 player whose GUI took up >> a very minimal amount of screen real estate. I was referred to several >> overpowered complex candidates and chose VLC as most straight forward. >> > Hi, > mpg123 is a comma

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-11 Thread Paul M. Foster
On 1/11/25 07:58, Richard Owlett wrote: As I'm over 80 and a computer *user* since introduction via Hollerith cards and line-printers in 60's (q.v. CORC & CUPL - BASIC didn't exist) and later using an Acoustic coupler with an RBBS, I'm not a newbie per se. However I'm making practical use of

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-11 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 07:01:23 -0700, Fred wrote: > On 1/11/25 05:58, Richard Owlett wrote: > > However I'm making practical use of mp3 files for the first time > > (currently a dozen lectures). I looked for an mp3 player whose GUI took > > up a very minimal amount of screen real estate. > mpg12

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-11 Thread debian-user
Richard Owlett wrote: > As I'm over 80 and a computer *user* since introduction via Hollerith > cards and line-printers in 60's (q.v. CORC & CUPL - BASIC didn't > exist) and later using an Acoustic coupler with an RBBS, I'm not a > newbie per se. > > However I'm making practical use of mp3 files

Re: Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-11 Thread Fred
On 1/11/25 05:58, Richard Owlett wrote: As I'm over 80 and a computer *user* since introduction via Hollerith cards and line-printers in 60's (q.v. CORC & CUPL - BASIC didn't exist) and later using an Acoustic coupler with an RBBS, I'm not a newbie per se. However I'm making practical use of m

Finding appropriate support for packages in Debian repository

2025-01-11 Thread Richard Owlett
As I'm over 80 and a computer *user* since introduction via Hollerith cards and line-printers in 60's (q.v. CORC & CUPL - BASIC didn't exist) and later using an Acoustic coupler with an RBBS, I'm not a newbie per se. However I'm making practical use of mp3 files for the first time (currently a

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-26 Thread dulev
On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:40:36 - (UTC), etphonehomefra...@gmail.com wrote: > On 2024-12-18, Frank Guthausen wrote: > > > > I try to setup a repository with a similar structure as Debian's > > original, just smaller. In the Debian repository, e.g. bookworm main[1] &g

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-26 Thread dulev
On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:40:36 - (UTC), etphonehomefra...@gmail.com wrote: > On 2024-12-18, Frank Guthausen wrote: > > > > I try to setup a repository with a similar structure as Debian's > > original, just smaller. In the Debian repository, e.g. bookworm main[1] &g

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-25 Thread Frank Jezzer
On 2024-12-18, Frank Guthausen wrote: > > I try to setup a repository with a similar structure as Debian's > original, just smaller. In the Debian repository, e.g. bookworm main[1] > there are a lot Contents-*.gz files. My repository is created with > reprepro following the w

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:57:42 + (GMT) Tim Woodall wrote: > On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, Frank Guthausen wrote: > > > > I don't know any tool to generate them, and I don't know the > > workflow. > > apt-ftparchive > generates them. It's not the easiest thing to use though. My first run before reprep

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:13:20 +0100 Frank Guthausen wrote: > > The repository itself works fine. But I cannot use apt-file to show or > find content of packages. And all the Contents-*.gz files are missing. Peter Pentchev posted the solution in debian-devel[1]. It's a configurati

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Tim Woodall
es or show files in my packages. I guess the problems are related. I'm pretty sure the contents files aren't necessary for a working repo [...] I'm not sure which point is going wrong [...] The repository itself works fine. But I cannot use apt-file to show or find content of packa

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
show files in my packages. > > > > I guess the problems are related. > > I'm pretty sure the contents files aren't necessary for a working repo > [...] > > I'm not sure which point is going wrong [...] The repository itself works fine. But I cannot use ap

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Tim Woodall
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, Frank Guthausen wrote: Hello. I try to setup a repository with a similar structure as Debian's original, just smaller. In the Debian repository, e.g. bookworm main[1] there are a lot Contents-*.gz files. My repository is created with reprepro following the wiki[2].

repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
Hello. I try to setup a repository with a similar structure as Debian's original, just smaller. In the Debian repository, e.g. bookworm main[1] there are a lot Contents-*.gz files. My repository is created with reprepro following the wiki[2]. But I cannot find information about the mi

Trees (was: Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository)

2024-11-17 Thread Max Nikulin
On 17/11/2024 17:30, Cindy Sue Causey wrote: " How Ecosia works: Like other search engines, we make money from ads. We then use 100% of our profits for the planet. The result: 200M trees and counting!" Just a warning: the following article mentions Ecosia as an example of transparency, while t

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-17 Thread Corey
November 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM, "Cindy Sue Causey" mailto:butterflyby...@gmail.com?to=%22Cindy%20Sue%20Causey%22%20%3Cbutterflybytes%40gmail.com%3E > wrote: > > On Sun, 2024-11-17 at 10:30 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 03:56:40AM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-17 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 05:30:46 -0500 Cindy Sue Causey wrote: Hello Cindy, >I haven't researched the others, but it already feels >like ultimately there are only a couple actual search engines, lol. There's Mojeek. Unlike Startpage (and some of the others using google or bing as a back end) Mojee

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-17 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On Sun, 2024-11-17 at 10:30 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 03:56:40AM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > > On Sat, 2024-11-16 at 14:36 +, Joe wrote: > > > > > > You might try Google, with "Debian" (in quotation marks) added to > > > your > > > search terms. You will als

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-17 Thread tomas
On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 03:56:40AM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > On Sat, 2024-11-16 at 14:36 +, Joe wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 06:04:28 -0600 > > Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > Synaptic's search nearly useless. > > > > > > I need a search tool which uses Boolean logic. > > > I'm usua

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-17 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On Sat, 2024-11-16 at 14:36 +, Joe wrote: > On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 06:04:28 -0600 > Richard Owlett wrote: > > > Synaptic's search nearly useless. > > > > I need a search tool which uses Boolean logic. > > I'm usually looking for a standalone app, NOT an add-on for another > > app. Rarely do I w

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread tomas
On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 01:10:27PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > On Sat 16 Nov 2024 at 19:15:10 (+0100), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 11:52:37AM -0600, David Wright wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > Be aware that apt-file searches for filenames in packages, > > > rather than pa

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Chris Green
gic. > >> I'm usually looking for a standalone app, NOT an add-on for another app. > >> Rarely do I want a command line tool. > >> > >> Suggestions? > >> TIA > > > > Maybe > > apt-cache search ….. > > ? > > > &

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread David Wright
On Sat 16 Nov 2024 at 19:15:10 (+0100), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 11:52:37AM -0600, David Wright wrote: > > [...] > > > Be aware that apt-file searches for filenames in packages, > > rather than package names and their descriptions. > > > > (And that's filenames, not path

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Henrik Ahlgren
On Sat, 2024-11-16 at 08:51 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm explicitly looking for packages residing in the Debian repository. I > routinely do a web search if I'm unconcerned about where a program comes > from. By repository, do you mean something else than what you have

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread tomas
On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 11:52:37AM -0600, David Wright wrote: [...] > Be aware that apt-file searches for filenames in packages, > rather than package names and their descriptions. > > (And that's filenames, not pathnames.) Hm. I don't know what you mean by this, but I propose, as an experiment

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread David Wright
tandalone app, NOT an add-on for another > > > > > app. > > > > > Rarely do I want a command line tool. Is that a way of saying you want one now? > > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > TIA > > > > Maybe > > > > apt-cache

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Richard Owlett
;m usually looking for a standalone app, NOT an add-on for another app. Rarely do I want a command line tool. Suggestions? TIA Maybe apt-cache search ….. ? That has the logic I want. *BUT* it searches a local cache. I want to search the Debian repository. Why don’t you give it a try. I think y

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Richard Owlett
pp, NOT an add-on for another app. Rarely do I want a command line tool. Suggestions? TIA Maybe apt-cache search ….. ? That has the logic I want. *BUT* it searches a local cache. I want to search the Debian repository. apt-file searches the repositories, you'll probably need to install

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Richard Owlett
packages residing in the Debian repository. I routinely do a web search if I'm unconcerned about where a program comes from. How good Google's logic is, I don't know. I only ever use quotation marks, + and - modifiers. But if I'm having difficulty finding anything, I

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Richard Owlett
line tool. Suggestions? TIA Maybe apt-cache search ….. ? That has the logic I want. *BUT* it searches a local cache. I want to search the Debian repository.

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Henning Follmann
h tool which uses Boolean logic. >>> I'm usually looking for a standalone app, NOT an add-on for another app. >>> Rarely do I want a command line tool. >>> >>> Suggestions? >>> TIA >> Maybe >> apt-cache search ….. >> ? > > That has

Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Henning Follmann
> On Nov 16, 2024, at 07:04, Richard Owlett wrote: > > Synaptic's search nearly useless. > > I need a search tool which uses Boolean logic. > I'm usually looking for a standalone app, NOT an add-on for another app. > Rarely do I want a command line tool. > > Suggestions? > TIA Maybe apt-ca

Flexible search tool for Debian repository

2024-11-16 Thread Richard Owlett
Synaptic's search nearly useless. I need a search tool which uses Boolean logic. I'm usually looking for a standalone app, NOT an add-on for another app. Rarely do I want a command line tool. Suggestions? TIA

Re: Mozilla's apt repository; was: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions

2024-10-11 Thread Florent Rougon
Hi, Le 11/10/2024, Brad Rogers a écrit: >>if some evil actor gets access to mozilla's >>repository and injects some malware into it. > > A point I missed. Clearly. > > Thanks for highlighting. This is not very convincing. If an evil actor were in a position to

Re: Mozilla's apt repository; was: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions

2024-10-11 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:56:12 +0100 debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: Hello debian-u...@howorth.org.uk, >if some evil actor gets access to mozilla's >repository and injects some malware into it. A point I missed. Clearly. Thanks for highlighting. -- Regards _ "Val

Re: Mozilla's apt repository

2024-10-11 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 11 Oct 2024 11:56 +0100, from debian-u...@howorth.org.uk: > I think the point is not about what actually happens now, but what > might happen in future if some evil actor gets access to mozilla's > repository and injects some malware into it. > > And thus the degree of tr

Re: Mozilla's apt repository; was: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions

2024-10-11 Thread tomas
pinning _everything_ > > >coming from that repository at priority 1000. > > > > Maybe, but; > > > > As an experiment, I added the mozilla repo and updated. Everything > > from their repos was listed as 'new'. Nothing was marked to be > > upgrad

Re: Mozilla's apt repository; was: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions

2024-10-11 Thread debian-user
Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:37:03 + > Michael Kjörling wrote: > > Hello Michael, > > >That sounds like an even better argument for not pinning _everything_ > >coming from that repository at priority 1000. > > Maybe, but; > > As

Re: Mozilla's apt repository; was: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions

2024-10-11 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:37:03 + Michael Kjörling wrote: Hello Michael, >That sounds like an even better argument for not pinning _everything_ >coming from that repository at priority 1000. Maybe, but; As an experiment, I added the mozilla repo and updated. Everything from their rep

Re: Mozilla's apt repository; was: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions

2024-10-11 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 10 Oct 2024 19:53 +0100, from b...@fineby.me.uk (Brad Rogers): >> Though I would adjust that apt pinning configuration slightly to favor >> only firefox and maybe thunderbird packages from their repository, > > AFAICT, the repo you cited has firefox(1) only. That sounds l

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-27 Thread KangWoo Lee
I live in South Korea. Most of the government systems in Korea operate in a closed environment and are not connected to the internet. This is because they are vulnerable to security. Anyway, I decided to use the update dvd image. Alternatively, it would be good to create the image directly using j

Heinlein and requirements (was Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?)

2023-12-26 Thread The Wanderer
On 2023-12-26 at 17:33, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 04:49:13PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: >> -- >> Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and >> ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can >> be killed but can't be

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 04:49:13PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > On Tuesday 26 December 2023 09:34:00 am Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > Living offline is not really feasible anymore - there are too many security > > updates needed. > (snip) > > Linux distributions do update and you should idea

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:49:13 -0500 "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." wrote: > I must be missing something here. If one is running a system that's > NOT net-connected, why is security so important an issue? Physical access, especially a multi-user system. Think a college science lab. -- Does anybody rea

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
On Tuesday 26 December 2023 09:34:00 am Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > Living offline is not really feasible anymore - there are too many security > updates needed. (snip) > Linux distributions do update and you should ideally be running the latest > most up to date security patches. I must be missin

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread Max Nikulin
On 20/12/2023 13:05, 이 강우 wrote: how to clone apt repository to newest only? If you are asking about partial mirror then some of the following links might be useful: - https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Setup#Debian_Repository_Mirroring_Tools - https://www.debian.org/mirror

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
wrote: > > [Copied to the poster because they may not be subscribed] > > > > > how to clone apt repository to newest only? > > > Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most > > recent packages from that distribution if you give it

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread Hans
n, Dec 25, 2023 at 12:21:29PM +, �� wrote: > > [Copied to the poster because they may not be subscribed] > > > > > how to clone apt repository to newest only? > > > Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most > > > > r

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 10:19:26PM +0900, 이강우(KangWoo Lee) wrote: > For example, I want to install the most recent packages when installing an > OS in a specific closed network environment. > > Of course, I could use a recently created DVD iso file, but I would need to > have an internet connectio

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-26 Thread KangWoo Lee
may not be subscribed] > > > how to clone apt repository to newest only? > > Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most > recent packages from that distribution if you give it the "reposync > --newest-only" option, but Debian doesn't se

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-25 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
As Andrew did, I also CC'd.. :) On 12/25/23, 이 강우 wrote: > how to clone apt repository to newest only? > Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most recent > packages from that distribution if you give it the "reposync --newest-only" > option,

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-25 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Dec 25, 2023 at 12:21:29PM +, �� wrote: [Copied to the poster because they may not be subscribed] > how to clone apt repository to newest only? > Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most recent > packages from that distribution if you gi

how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-25 Thread 이 강우
how to clone apt repository to newest only? Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most recent packages from that distribution if you give it the "reposync --newest-only" option, but Debian doesn't seem to be able to do that. What can I do?

Re: how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-20 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 06:05:46AM +, �� wrote: > how to clone apt repository to newest only? > Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most recent > packages from that distribution if you give it the "reposync --newest-only" > option, but

how to clone apt repository to newest only?

2023-12-19 Thread 이 강우
how to clone apt repository to newest only? Fedora/Red Hat will organize the repository by copying only the most recent packages from that distribution if you give it the "reposync --newest-only" option, but Debian doesn't seem to be able to do that. What can I do?

Re: was nvramtool removed from the package repository?

2023-12-16 Thread Albretch Mueller
On 12/16/23, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=nvramtool&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all > Last appearance is Debian Buster (oldoldstable, LTS). > But there's a package with a like-named binary, which might be > what you are looking for: > https://packages.de

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