Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-04-03 Thread Brian
On Sat 03 Apr 2021 at 11:26:51 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Friday, April 02, 2021 01:11:01 AM Susmita/Rajib wrote: > > Thank you, Dr./Mr. Kramer, for taking time to post your kind inputs. > > To me, the best possible option would be an organisationally hosted > > wiki site with strict po

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-04-03 Thread Susmita/Rajib
On Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:26:51 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org [...] > Message-id: <[๐Ÿ”Ž] 202104031126.51275.rhkra...@gmail.com> > In-reply-to: <[๐Ÿ”Ž] > CAEG4cZUx8-gHimrykbsc88o4FhePNGhLk2v8QLdButiV=hc...@mail.gmail.com> > References: > > > <[๐Ÿ”Ž] CAEG4c

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-04-03 Thread Peter Ehlert
On 4/3/21 8:26 AM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, April 02, 2021 01:11:01 AM Susmita/Rajib wrote: Thank you, Dr./Mr. Kramer, for taking time to post your kind inputs. To me, the best possible option would be an organisationally hosted wiki site with strict posting guidelines, and pages a

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-04-03 Thread rhkramer
On Friday, April 02, 2021 01:11:01 AM Susmita/Rajib wrote: > Thank you, Dr./Mr. Kramer, for taking time to post your kind inputs. > To me, the best possible option would be an organisationally hosted > wiki site with strict posting guidelines, and pages as described. Just a followup: I wasn't awa

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-04-01 Thread Susmita/Rajib
On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:38:07 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org [...] > Message-id: <[๐Ÿ”Ž] 202104010938.07787.rhkra...@gmail.com> > In-reply-to: > > References: > > > [...] >* There are wikis available that you could start making pages for -- o

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-04-01 Thread rhkramer
Intentionally to posting, as it is a general comment to the entire thread, not anything specific in this email (I think). My comments: * Some interesting ideas -- when are you going to implement them? Or are you trying to get others to implement them? It would be useful / helpful if you g

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-03-31 Thread Dan Ritter
Susmita/Rajib wrote: > > > The best possible method of learning appears to be minimal > explanation, but exhaustive implementation of code lines in a > console/terminal. While you may think that this is the best way for you to learn about command lines, most people don't do well this way. Most

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-03-31 Thread Susmita/Rajib
On Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:15:13 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org [...] > Message-id: <[๐Ÿ”Ž] 258050bc-618b-e8ae-6a93-fc4483c42...@darac.org.uk> > In-reply-to: <[๐Ÿ”Ž] > CAEG4cZVHeUrD5Ke1iMd_MLSXuw6j8+k+AhEteKfYoQPO2v=m...@mail.gmail.com> > References: > > > >

Re: Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-03-31 Thread Darac Marjal
On 31/03/2021 10:46, Susmita/Rajib wrote: > Follow Up from https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/03/msg01459.html, > > Motivation: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/03/msg01358.html > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/03/msg01362.html > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/20

Request: A Debian public Wiki repository/bank for complex code lines with examples, scripts, self-explanatory with terminal, otherwise Minimal explanatory texts

2021-03-31 Thread Susmita/Rajib
Follow Up from https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/03/msg01459.html, Motivation: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/03/msg01358.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/03/msg01362.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/03/msg01365.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-us

Re: Rotate palette (or otherwise redefine colors) in X

2013-11-25 Thread David
On 26 November 2013 08:06, Emanuel Berg wrote: > David writes: > >> Perhaps this does what you need: >> http://sam.nipl.net/xdark.c > > This works like a charm: > > sudo aptitude install xorg-dev > cc -o xdark -Wall xdark.c -lm -lX11 -lXxf86vm > ./xdark 0.7 > This will in an instant increase my

Re: Rotate palette (or otherwise redefine colors) in X

2013-11-25 Thread Emanuel Berg
David writes: > Perhaps this does what you need: > http://sam.nipl.net/xdark.c > > If you need help to make it work, just ask. This works like a charm: sudo aptitude install xorg-dev cc -o xdark -Wall xdark.c -lm -lX11 -lXxf86vm ./xdark 0.7 This will in an instant increase my life quality!

Re: Rotate palette (or otherwise redefine colors) in X

2013-11-24 Thread David
On 25 November 2013 10:12, Emanuel Berg wrote: > >>> Is this possible to do? I mean in a generic way, so >>> that every application and so on will work the same >>> only, for example, when they think they output red, >>> what you see is blue? I actually need this, it is not >>> for some cool stunt

Rotate palette (or otherwise redefine colors) in X

2013-11-24 Thread Emanuel Berg
. Thanks. Subject: Rotate palette (or otherwise redefine colors) in X >> Is this possible to do? I mean in a generic way, so >> that every application and so on will work the same >> only, for example, when they think they output red, >> what you see is blue? I actua

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-04 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Qui, 04 Jun 2009, lee wrote: I know that --- but how do I watch the videos then? Why don't the browsers just convert them to something that can be watched with a better player? Why should a browser convert a video? A browser is for surfing web pages, not for transcoding videos. -- Eduar

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-04 Thread lee
On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 01:58:11PM -0300, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > On Ter, 02 Jun 2009, lee wrote: >> Ok, that's what they are saying. How do you know if it's true? > > You check the source. > > Oh, this is closed-source software. In this case, if you are not willing > to believe what the com

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-02 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Ter, 02 Jun 2009, lee wrote: Ok, that's what they are saying. How do you know if it's true? You check the source. Oh, this is closed-source software. In this case, if you are not willing to believe what the company behind it says, you should not use the software. -- Eduardo M KALINOW

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-02 Thread lee
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 04:20:15PM -0500, Christofer C. Bell wrote: > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Jochen Schulz wrote: > > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html > > > > > > They get a list of sites you have visited --- and who knows wh

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-02 Thread lee
On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 09:49:13PM -0500, Jason Dunsmore wrote: > lee writes: > > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:25:37AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > > > > I'd gladly do that, but how would I watch the videos then? > > Check out the mtube greasemonkey script for Firefox. It allows you to > play y

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-02 Thread lee
On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 12:19:59PM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-06-01 02:36 +0200, lee wrote: > > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:25:37AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > >> > >> How about "dpkg --purge flashplugin-nonfree"? If you do not trust > >> Adobe, stop using their closed-source softwar

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-01 Thread Jason Dunsmore
lee writes: > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:25:37AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > > I'd gladly do that, but how would I watch the videos then? Check out the mtube greasemonkey script for Firefox. It allows you to play youtube videos in mplayer via mplayerplug-in. http://raaf.atspace.org/mtube/ -

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-01 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-06-01 02:36 +0200, lee wrote: > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:25:37AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: >> >> How about "dpkg --purge flashplugin-nonfree"? If you do not trust >> Adobe, stop using their closed-source software. > > I'd gladly do that, but how would I watch the videos then? If you

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-06-01 Thread thveillon.debian
lee wrote: [big snip] >> Use Firefox >> "better privacy" extension, it can wipe the .macromedia content >> automatically. > > Does that work with iceweasel? Even if it does, I keep the browser > running until the flashplayer crashes. > "better privacy" can wipe out the .macromedia folder content

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-31 Thread lee
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:25:37AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-05-31 04:14 +0200, lee wrote: > > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 06:10:58PM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: > >> If you tweak you flashplayer not to cache content locally, just tweak it > >> back using the setting panel from Adobe t

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-31 Thread lee
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 11:44:15AM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: > lee wrote: > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 06:10:58PM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: > >> If you tweak you flashplayer not to cache content locally, just tweak it > >> back using the setting panel from Adobe there : > >> > >> http://ww

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-31 Thread Christofer C. Bell
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Jochen Schulz wrote: > lee: > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:41:57PM -0400, JoeHill wrote: > >> > >> Spying? > > > > look at > > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html > > > > They get a list of sites you have

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-31 Thread thveillon.debian
Rich Griffiths wrote: > On Sun, 31 May 2009 12:50:11 +0200, thveillon.debian wrote: > > >> Use Firefox "better privacy" >> extension, it can wipe the .macromedia content automatically. >> > >> Tom > > Thanks for this tip. I've been doing it manually once in a while. > > I should spend more t

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-31 Thread Rich Griffiths
On Sun, 31 May 2009 12:50:11 +0200, thveillon.debian wrote: > Use Firefox "better privacy" > extension, it can wipe the .macromedia content automatically. > > > Tom Thanks for this tip. I've been doing it manually once in a while. I should spend more time looking over the available add-ons

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-31 Thread Jochen Schulz
lee: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:41:57PM -0400, JoeHill wrote: >> >> Spying? > > look at > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html > > They get a list of sites you have visited --- and who knows what else. No, they don't get that list. At lea

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-31 Thread thveillon.debian
lee wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 06:10:58PM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: >> If you tweak you flashplayer not to cache content locally, just tweak it >> back using the setting panel from Adobe there : >> >> http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-05-31 04:14 +0200, lee wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 06:10:58PM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: >> If you tweak you flashplayer not to cache content locally, just tweak it >> back using the setting panel from Adobe there : >> >> http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashpl

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread lee
ou get iceweasel (or another browser) > > > > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > > > > > > > Try this: > > > > > > > > http://clive.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > ITYM: aptitude update && ap

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread lee
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:44:38PM -0400, JoeHill wrote: > lee wrote: > > > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html > > > > > > the image in the upper right part of the page is a setting panel, what > > > you set there is set locally on your

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 06:10:58PM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: > > If you tweak you flashplayer not to cache content locally, just tweak it > > back using the setting panel from Adobe there : > > > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_man

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 07:26:24PM +, s. keeling wrote: > > JoeHill : > > > lee wrote: > > > > > > > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > > > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread lee
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 07:26:24PM +, s. keeling wrote: > JoeHill : > > lee wrote: > > > > > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > > > Try this: >

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread lee
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 06:10:58PM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: > If you tweak you flashplayer not to cache content locally, just tweak it > back using the setting panel from Adobe there : > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html > > the im

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread s. keeling
JoeHill : > s. keeling wrote: > > > JoeHill : > > > lee wrote: > > > > > > > > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > > > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > > >

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
s. keeling wrote: > JoeHill : > > lee wrote: > > > > > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > > > Try this: > > > > http://clive.sourcefor

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread s. keeling
JoeHill : > lee wrote: > > > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > Try this: > > http://clive.sourceforge.net/ ITYM: aptitude update && aptitude install clive -

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread thveillon.debian
JoeHill wrote: > lee wrote: > >> the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) >> to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? >> >> Some sites feed the data too slow to watch while it's being fed, so I >> want to download what&#

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > Some sites feed the data too slow to watch while it's being fed, so I > want to download what's being send instead and save it to

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread lee
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 11:43:22AM +0800, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: > The sites usually detect you are trying to save a copy and won't > proceed. Try putting a man in the middle (WWWOFFLE). How could they detect that? They are just sending data --- or is the player responding in some way to tell

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread lee
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 09:24:05PM -0500, LinuxChuck wrote: > May I suggest a firefox addon called "Downloadhelper". I believe it is > capable of saving flv (flash video) files to your drive. Just go check out > https://addons.mozilla.org and you should be able to find it there. Thanks, I'll tak

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-29 Thread jidanni
The sites usually detect you are trying to save a copy and won't proceed. Try putting a man in the middle (WWWOFFLE). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-29 Thread LinuxChuck
May I suggest a firefox addon called "Downloadhelper". I believe it is capable of saving flv (flash video) files to your drive. Just go check out https://addons.mozilla.org and you should be able to find it there.

How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-29 Thread lee
Hi, the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? Some sites feed the data too slow to watch while it's being fed, so I want to download what's being send instead and save it to a file that I can play later when al

Re: Custom package fails to install as a dependency, works otherwise

2006-09-29 Thread Kevin Mark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 03:20:35PM -0700, Atle Veka wrote: > This turned out to be an issue with permissions, not quite sure in what > way, but I chown'd all the package data for both packages and it installs > fine now.. > > Hi Atle, I remember seem

Re: Custom package fails to install as a dependency, works otherwise

2006-09-29 Thread Atle Veka
This turned out to be an issue with permissions, not quite sure in what way, but I chown'd all the package data for both packages and it installs fine now.. Atle - Flying Crocodile Inc, Unix Systems Administrator On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Atle Veka wrote: > I have a custom package that I use for new

Custom package fails to install as a dependency, works otherwise

2006-09-28 Thread Atle Veka
I have a custom package that I use for new installs (base package) which has a couple of dependencies. One of these dependencies fails to install properly and I'm stumped. lintian report for the package listed as a dependency in the base package: # lintian binary/fci-software-3ware-tools_1.1-2_i38

Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
-0500, Dan Davison wrote: > I would like to install the latest version of R (the statistical computing > software). This is package r-base version 2.2.0 and is in the debian > 'unstable' repository. Otherwise my system has 'sarge' packages, including > r-base 2.1.0

Re: How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
On onsdag 12 oktober 2005, 23:04, Dan Davison wrote: > What is the best way to do this? If I don't want to upgrade > to unstable, must I compile R myself, or is there some way to install > this as a debian package? Then, I'd recommend using the R's own backports, this line would probably do the t

Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 04:04:50PM -0500, Dan Davison wrote: > I would like to install the latest version of R (the statistical computing > software). This is package r-base version 2.2.0 and is in the debian > 'unstable' repository. Otherwise my system has 'sarge'

Re: How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Jim Lynch
ackports. Jim. Dan Davison wrote: I would like to install the latest version of R (the statistical computing software). This is package r-base version 2.2.0 and is in the debian 'unstable' repository. Otherwise my system has 'sarge' packages, including r-base 2.1.0. What is

How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Dan Davison
I would like to install the latest version of R (the statistical computing software). This is package r-base version 2.2.0 and is in the debian 'unstable' repository. Otherwise my system has 'sarge' packages, including r-base 2.1.0. What is the best way to do this? If I d

Re: Using an unstable package with an otherwise stable distribution

2004-10-12 Thread Brian Nelson
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 11:08:44PM -0400, ted wrote: > I'd really like to use Mozilla 1.7.3 on my powerpc, but either the > documentation I've read on how to do so is wrong or I don't understand it. > > I've tried editing my /etc/apt/sources.list to include unstable, and > then gave the command

Using an unstable package with an otherwise stable distribution

2004-10-12 Thread ted
I'd really like to use Mozilla 1.7.3 on my powerpc, but either the documentation I've read on how to do so is wrong or I don't understand it. I've tried editing my /etc/apt/sources.list to include unstable, and then gave the command "apt-get -t unstable install mozilla" (and mozilla-browser) wi

truetype fonts in Mozilla - only good when page is UTF-8, bad otherwise

2004-07-22 Thread Miernik
I use latest Debian unstable, GNU/Linux system. I would like to use only truetype fonts for webpages in my Mozilla browser, because the PCF fonts look ugly. These are the only packages that have anything to do with fonts, that I have installed: defoma fontconfig gsfont

otherwise

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Re: Test print OK, can't otherwise print!

2004-04-06 Thread Steve Freitas
Okay, I set my LogLevel to debug. As I said, the print job starts going to the printer, the printer starts processing, then the job clears the queue and the printer goes back to Ready status without printing anything. Now, this first listing is of error_log when I tried and failed to print a norma

Re: Test print OK, can't otherwise print!

2004-04-06 Thread hugo vanwoerkom
Steve Freitas wrote: Hi all, So, any idea what might cause a test page to go fine and everything else to fail quietly? Any idea what is different between a test page and a regular print job? Set the logging level to debug in the cups config file. Then find out what's bugging him. -- To UNSUBSCRI

Test print OK, can't otherwise print!

2004-04-06 Thread Steve Freitas
Hi all, I'm running Debian unstable, all up to date, with kernel 2.6.4. I've set up my printer, a GCC Elite 600 connected via parallel port, under CUPS. (Printing on the same machine via WinXP works fine, BTW.) The test page prints beautifully. However, every regular print job I send its way d

Re: CD players not working although sound otherwise fine - SOLVED

2003-08-29 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 29 Aug 2003, Edward Murrell wrote: > Try chmod 770 /dev/hdc > Other than that, try running it as root. One thing you may find useful > as a side note is the digital CD plugin for XMMS. > > apt-get install xmms-cdread > > It enables reading of CD's so the digital-analog conversion is done on >

Re: CD players not working although sound otherwise fine

2003-08-28 Thread Edward Murrell
, and transmitted through that EM hellhole that is the inside of a PC. Regards Edward On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 04:09, Anthony Campbell wrote: > I can't use any of the apps that are supposed to work on my CD drive > such as cdplay, dcd, xmcd. > > Sound is otherwise fine: I can play mp3 fi

CD players not working although sound otherwise fine

2003-08-28 Thread Anthony Campbell
I can't use any of the apps that are supposed to work on my CD drive such as cdplay, dcd, xmcd. Sound is otherwise fine: I can play mp3 files from the hard disk and I can listen to CDs by pressing the buttons manually. Attempts to use the above apps produce the following errors: ac:~:$ c

Proxies, transparent and otherwise, ports to use. (was Re: upgrading more than one box...)

2001-08-20 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 12:02:22AM +0200, "Jรผrgen A. Erhard" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > "Karsten" == Karsten M Self writes: > > "Dave" == Dave Carrigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Dave> Also, if you prefer not to use a transparent cache (I > Dave> sometimes want to bypass

RE: apt-get testing package on an otherwise stable box

2001-08-02 Thread Mike Kuhar
CTED] -Original Message- From: Andrew Pritchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 11:33 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: apt-get testing package on an otherwise stable box Is there a way you can install a package from the testing branch using apt-get, from a b

Re: apt-get testing package on an otherwise stable box

2001-08-02 Thread der.hans
Am 02. Aug, 2001 schwรคzte Andrew Pritchard so: > Is there a way you can install a package from the testing branch using > apt-get, from a box which is in every other way 'stable'? I remember > seeing something like this I think on debianplanet - but I can't now find > the reference. Yes. Add wood

apt-get testing package on an otherwise stable box

2001-08-02 Thread Andrew Pritchard
Is there a way you can install a package from the testing branch using apt-get, from a box which is in every other way 'stable'? I remember seeing something like this I think on debianplanet - but I can't now find the reference. Cheers, Andrew Pritchard Whether you think you can, Or whether you

dead code and everything (was Re: Collaborative discussion engines (was Re: Tragedy and otherwise (was...)))

2001-04-13 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > Development isn't rivalrous in consumption. No? One of Microsofts favorite tactics is when some startup comes up with a innovative idea, to announce they are going to have something similar. It may not appear for another year or so (or ever) but in t

Collaborative discussion engines (was Re: Tragedy and otherwise (was...))

2001-04-12 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 10:16:51PM -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > *Using* GNU/Linux isn't going to prevent anyone else from using it -- > > you're not using anything that another user can't access because of your > > presence.

Re: Tragedy and otherwise (was Re: water, water everywhere,...)

2001-04-12 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > *Using* GNU/Linux isn't going to prevent anyone else from using it -- > you're not using anything that another user can't access because of your > presence. > > Communications bandwidth is another issue. Network communications grow > according to Metc

Tragedy and otherwise (was Re: water, water everywhere,...)

2001-04-12 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 03:53:58PM -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: <...> > Except in this case these are YOUR boots on YOUR feet. Or a more apt > analogy: Linux is like a village common. You've heard of the economic > concept of the "tragedy of the commons" right? If too man