Re: No GRUB with brand-new GPU

2020-12-26 Thread Linux-Fan
The Wanderer writes: On 2020-12-26 at 18:50, Linux-Fan wrote: > Georgi Naplatanov writes: > >> On 12/27/20 12:19 AM, The Wanderer wrote: >> > I have for some years been running Debian with an older model of AMD GPU >> > (Radeon HD 6870) for graphics. >> >

Re: No GRUB with brand-new GPU

2020-12-28 Thread Linux-Fan
print/draw a menu. Does it do these things successfully and only fail to boot afterwards or is it black screen before anything from the live medium appears? (I do not have any answer in case of an immediate black screen.) HTH and YMMV Linux-Fan öö pgp4ysEMBRLqG.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: mdadm usage

2020-12-29 Thread Linux-Fan
an just testing your backup, then there are many alternatives to consider (including, but not limited to rsync, network file systems, tar files). HTH Linux-Fan öö pgp1zx8fLe53E.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: graphical session in LXC automatically started at boot and reachable via VNC/RDP/X2GO

2020-12-29 Thread Linux-Fan
ster/megasync_ctrl.sh [2] https://masysma.lima-city.de/32/trivial_automatic_update.xhtml [...] HTH Linux-Fan öö pgp5wASlnigQN.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: graphical session in LXC automatically started at boot and reachable via VNC/RDP/X2GO

2020-12-30 Thread Linux-Fan
session with VNC/RDP/X2GO. It seems your script Linux-Fan starts a VNC server, but does it start a session in it? I did not mention it explicitly, because with the VNC server I am using (`tightvncserver`) does this automatically. The trick most important steps are as follows: * Prepare a

Re: graphical session in LXC automatically started at boot and reachable via VNC/RDP/X2GO

2020-12-31 Thread Linux-Fan
: Just store the id_rsa file and configure the Windows equivalent of "chmod 600" for it. Afterwards, use command `ssh` (or optionally %USERPROFILE%/.ssh/config) as you would on Linux. HTH and YMMV Linux-Fan öö pgp_WESvwwFNs.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: mdadm usage

2021-01-02 Thread Linux-Fan
can get an improvement even on old connectors and to some extent also on old systems. Unless you are thinking of using IDE SSDs (special-purpose devices which are mostly _not_ used for performance), everything should be fine in that regard :) HTH Linux-Fan pgp2eTYOrcKAX.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: mdadm usage

2021-01-02 Thread Linux-Fan
deloptes writes: Linux-Fan wrote: > deloptes writes: >> Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> >> Each LSI card has a 6 bay cage attached and I have raided 6x2TB WD RED >> >> spinning discs (for data) and 2x1TB WD RED spinning discs (for OS) [...] > Sounds OK to me :)

Re: blacklist module? Selective disable USB?

2021-01-12 Thread Linux-Fan
ev_enabled Documentation: https://masysma.lima-city.de/32/shellscripts.xhtml HTH Linux-Fan öö #!/bin/sh -e # Ma_Sys.ma X 11 Device Enable/Disable Script 1.0.1, # Copyright (c) 2014, 2018 Ma_Sys.ma. # For further info send an e-mail to ma_sys...@web.de. head -n 4 "$0" | tail -n 3 | cut -c

Re: Anyone using a Displayport to VGA adapter?

2021-01-13 Thread Linux-Fan
adapter, do you have an opinion as to which does better? Note that modern USB-C type adapters could be DP adapters in disguise because some USB-C connectors also offer DP signals upon request. HTH Linux-Fan öö pgpp2hFAV4YSj.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: How to restore BIOS-based backup on a UEFI machine

2021-01-14 Thread Linux-Fan
ng CPIO for backups, too. But here, it is explicitly only used for the comparatively small amount of "actually important data" -- i.e. things like VMs, mirrors, program setup files etc. all excluded and (to some extent) backed up by different programs (rsync and borgbackup, but I am st

Re: How to restore BIOS-based backup on a UEFI machine

2021-01-15 Thread Linux-Fan
Jesper Dybdal writes: On 2021-01-14 23:21, Linux-Fan wrote: Finally out of curiosity: You mention using CPIO archives. Do you have any input files above 8 GiB for your backup processes? I always thought that to be the limit of CPIO? My backups do not contain large files within the cpio

Re: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers [Debian 10 stable]

2021-01-20 Thread Linux-Fan
06 that is, old ones used to work). This wiki page might be relevant for you, too: https://wiki.debian.org/NVIDIA%20Optimus Thank you for being part of this wonderful project, M B I am just a user :) Linux-Fan öö pgpdCV6Q6YzSS.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Raid 1

2021-01-22 Thread Linux-Fan
e. In the few RAID installs I did, it worked out all of the time. Only thing to do afterwards is to ensure that GRUB is installed on both of the respective devices (dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc assuming BIOS mode). HTH Linux-Fan öö pgpJCMm17oPdN.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Raid 1

2021-01-23 Thread Linux-Fan
protection for the acutally important data while maintaining basic redundancy for the OS installation. YMMV. Here are my notes on essential ZFS commands (in case they might be of help): https://masysma.lima-city.de/37/zfs_commands_shortref.xhtml HTH Linux-Fan öö pgpyxBOnc9X6C.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Raid 1

2021-01-23 Thread Linux-Fan
mick crane writes: On 2021-01-23 17:11, Linux-Fan wrote: mick crane writes: [...] Please note that "root on ZFS" is possible but quite complicated: https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Getting%20Started/Debian/Debian %20Buster%20Root%20on%20ZFS.html For my current system

Re: audio support in libvirt with qemu/kvm

2021-01-24 Thread Linux-Fan
the one to the other wihtout explicit configuration :) HTH Linux-Fan öö [...] pgplB56a2rMaA.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Raid 1

2021-01-24 Thread Linux-Fan
by running periodic backup integrity checks which your software hopefully supports. HTH Linux-Fan öö [...] pgpsyBbo4j9TH.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Raid 1

2021-01-25 Thread Linux-Fan
Andy Smith writes: Hi Pankaj, Not wishing to put words in Linux-Fan's mouth, but my own views are… On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 11:04:09AM +0530, Pankaj Jangid wrote: > Linux-Fan writes: > > > * OS data bitrot is not covered, but OS single HDD failure is. > > I achiev

Re: audio support in libvirt with qemu/kvm

2021-01-25 Thread Linux-Fan
Rainer Dorsch writes: Am Sonntag, 24. Januar 2021, 23:04:54 CET schrieb Linux-Fan: > Rainer Dorsch writes: > > Hi, > > > > I created a virtual machine using libvirt with qemu/kvm. To make it > > simple, I installed a Debian 10 guest on a Debian 10 host. I am > >

Re: Screen scaling and 4k support in libvirt with qemu/kvm

2021-01-27 Thread Linux-Fan
match the host window size and including sizes above 1920x1200. HTH Linux-Fan öö [...] pgpHH0VkHwaRq.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Screen scaling and 4k support in libvirt with qemu/kvm

2021-01-27 Thread Linux-Fan
Linux-Fan writes: Rainer Dorsch writes: Hi, with virtualbox, it is possible that the guest system rescales its screen if I change the window for the guest (and virtualbox guest tools are installed at least). Does anybody know if that is possible with virt-manager/libvirt/qemu/ kvm? It

Re: Download Pages are, Locked??!???

2021-02-07 Thread Linux-Fan
access? I can open the live images: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/ and the installation media: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/ and others I just checked randomly just fine. HTH Linux-Fan öö pgpaSjZg87gUb.pgp Description: PGP

Re: Question regarding hardware choices

2021-02-19 Thread Linux-Fan
rder this (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (i) with (i) having the "top performance". Just my take on this, other good opinions exist, just see the other replies :) HTH Linux-Fan PS: I had some issues sending this, I hope it arrives threaded correctly. öö pgpzjwn0vMkhL.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: on the verge of shopping for new desktop hardware, recommendations?

2021-03-07 Thread Linux-Fan
n by the estimate, because modern GPUs tend to require "spikes" of power in very short time that can destroy PSUs that would otherwise suffice. I have not found a means to find out about this in advance other than reading exstensive reviews for the respective GPUs of interest. HTH Linux-Fan öö pgpy415ofPQYO.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: on the verge of shopping for new desktop hardware, recommendations?

2021-03-08 Thread Linux-Fan
The Wanderer writes: On 2021-03-07 at 21:35, Linux-Fan wrote: > Btw. wrt. the thread's main topic: I saw many disks being discussed. That was in a separate message, so a separate reply would have been appropriate (to preserve threading by sub-topic), but yes. Yes, sorry for

Re: Off topic: non zero error codes

2019-05-19 Thread Linux-Fan
in comparably new programming languages like Java. For program execution from the shell, the ``error codes''-idea is applied and as `true` and `false` are just programs which can be run from the POSIX shell, the counter-intuitive use of `true` ~ 0 and `false` ~ 1 can be explained. HTH LInux-Fan [...] pgpcg1gZOHdC9.pgp Description: PGP signature

The use of VMs in experimentation schenarios (Was: Re: Intended question - was...)

2019-06-17 Thread Linux-Fan
e hard drives. Other ideas * https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/reasons-start-using-virtual-machine/ * https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-benefits-of-VM-Virtual-Machines Btw. at least one of the links recommends VirtualBox. I would rather prefer Virt-Manager + KVM (see https://masysma.lima-city.de/37/how_to_transition_from_virtualbox_to_kvm.xhtml for reasons). HTH Linux-Fan pgpmvrDc3gEk9.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Choice of VMs under i386 Stretch?

2019-06-30 Thread Linux-Fan
eing less configurable -- such images are not part of the Debian main repository as far as I know. It is not an issue for me since I either clone existing VMs or install them anew with the installer most of the times... HTH Linux-Fan pgpKx027eD78W.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Choice of VMs under i386 Stretch?

2019-07-01 Thread Linux-Fan
Richard Owlett writes: [...] On 06/30/2019 10:44 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: Matthew Crews writes: On 6/30/19 5:34 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm considering using a VM for some experiments. > Although my web searches have turned up articles about particular > aspects of partic

Re: Choice of VMs under i386 Stretch?

2019-07-02 Thread Linux-Fan
Richard Owlett writes: On 07/01/2019 01:43 PM, Linux-Fan wrote: Richard Owlett writes: [...] I do not understand. It was an attempt to give you a list of packages that may allow you to start using VMs without further checks ... That your answer was "a list of packages" is

Re: please stop breaking threads (was: Problem Installing DiscoveryStudio2019 in Buster

2019-07-09 Thread Linux-Fan
s from linux tty. Cone works well for me, although it is unfortunately not in Debian anymore. See http://www.courier-mta.org/cone/ to find out if it may suit your needs. HTH Linux-Fan pgpP1XcDSbawU.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Threading; was Re: HTTP shimmed to HTTPS

2019-07-23 Thread Linux-Fan
:35:27 +0300. B40 26 67 74 3b 20 59 6f 75 27 72 65 20 62 72 65 61 > You're brea I am using a niché e-mail client as well, so I wish you the best of luck in fixing that issue... HTH Linux-Fan [...] pgpHhoUykeepv.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Upgrading from Stretch to Buster with docker 3rd party installed

2019-07-29 Thread Linux-Fan
to that package to avoid the third-party repository. In case you want to use it, upgrade the system first and only then switch to the new package. HTH Linux-Fan pgpszmOX1hu6y.pgp Description: PGP signature

Upgrade from Debian Stretch to Buster moves files from /usr/share/vim/vimfiles effectively disabling them

2019-07-29 Thread Linux-Fan
effectively re-enabled them... If anyone knows details about this, some explanation would be very much appreciated :) In case it is needed/useful or part of the problem, I have attached my `vimrc`. Thanks in advance Linux-Fan " Customized Ma_Sys.ma VIMRC 1.0.0.24, Copyright (c) 2013--2015, 2

Re: maximale Monitorgröße auslesen

2019-08-16 Thread Linux-Fan
creen size is mostly irrelevant for hardware compatibility unless small screen sizes and high resolutions come together (like UHD on 21" or such). HTH Linux-Fan pgp0ETyrFfqFH.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke

2019-09-29 Thread Linux-Fan
ely-executed task. [Note that I am not N. Dobigeon, just /my/ opinion on what the Debian Partitioning tool and its merits are in case it might help to find out what exactly is wrong about the partitioning step and how it can be improved...] YMMV Linux-Fan *Subject: *  Re: Debian Installer, Manu

Re: NAS software for Raspberry Pi that supports full range of client OS (Win-10, MacOS-X, Linux) ?

2020-03-25 Thread Linux-Fan
board, from my point of view, power consumption raises significantly making the use of an energy efficient "regular" system a viable alternative to consider. YMMV Linux-Fan pgpQkZDnivH4V.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: how to keep 2 PCs partially in sync

2020-03-25 Thread Linux-Fan
data loss). Yet, most people using such systems do not seem to have these issues :) These tools are useful in scenarios where there is no guarantee for any machine being online the same time as the other although this is achieved at the cost of running a "third" machine 24/7... HTH and YMMV Linux-Fan pgpT5gAF_bQcc.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: NAS software for Raspberry Pi that supports full range of client OS (Win-10, MacOS-X, Linux) ?

2020-03-25 Thread Linux-Fan
deloptes writes: Linux-Fan wrote: > From my experience, RAID1 on USB does not work reliably. > See https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/09/msg00602.html > > For NAS-style use cases, I consider single board computers to have an > advantage mainly in terms of power consumpti

Re: change the mount point of my flash drive

2020-04-01 Thread Linux-Fan
-s /media/user/myflashdrive /media/myflashdrive might already be enough. HTH Linux-Fan [...] pgprgA4KM_cUc.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: how to keep 2 PCs partially in sync

2020-04-04 Thread Linux-Fan
Anastasios Lisgaras writes: [...] On 3/25/20 7:44 PM, Linux-Fan wrote: [...] * Network File Systems. [...] * "Cloud"-like file synchronization. [...] I really liked your *detailed* post! It really is a detailed and comprehensive answer. Thanks :) In my use case, I h

Re: Zoom- best practice?

2020-06-05 Thread Linux-Fan
t system is certainly an option security-wise (if network isolation is considered properly), but might have some additional practical limitations. HTH Linux-Fan include /etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc include /etc/firejail/disable-passwdmgr.inc include /etc/firejail/disable-common.inc include /e

Re: Could RAM possibly be just 3-4 times faster than bare hdd writes and reads? or, is the Linux kernel doing its 'magic' in the bg? or, ...

2020-06-17 Thread Linux-Fan
.bin bs=4k count=5242880 conv=fdatasync 5242880+0 records in 5242880+0 records out 21474836480 bytes (21 GB, 20 GiB) copied, 168.831 s, 127 MB/s real2m48.833s user0m3.137s sys 0m12.492s ### SSD (MDADM RAID1) Write Speed $ time dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/linux-fan/wd/test.bin bs=4k cou

Re: what calculator do you use?

2020-07-13 Thread Linux-Fan
is not available online yet. For spreadsheets and on low-end computers where maxima does not run quickly, I prefer `sc-im` which is unfortunately not in Debian: https://github.com/andmarti1424/sc-im In case anybody wants an unofficial Debian package, I hacked one together here: https://github.com/

Re: sensors

2020-07-20 Thread Linux-Fan
= +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C) Core 3:+71.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C) After a while, one can hear the fans speeding up :) Short summary: Unless your system is idle, 40°C seem to be perferctly fine. HTH Linux-Fan pgpKlaQBsfOxh.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools?

2020-07-30 Thread Linux-Fan
ML: Seems the complete documentation is shipped as part of Debian package recutils (access it via `info recutils`). HTH Linux-Fan pgp3JqWeYFaDO.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: is there a way to corrupt the BIOS and/or the keybord on you laptop from the Internet? ...

2020-08-08 Thread Linux-Fan
s than getting new hardware. On some (new and expensive?) Desktop systems, there are dedicated buttons to use a different BIOS located on a separate chip but I have never seen such a thing for laptops... HTH Linux-Fan pgp_6p05Vl96S.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Encrypt files on Linux, decrypt on Windows

2020-08-21 Thread Linux-Fan
including Linux and Windows. GPG should also run on Windows, but is a little harder to use IMHO. HTH Linux-Fan pgpejwqiOkOJG.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Encrypt files on Linux, decrypt on Windows

2020-08-21 Thread Linux-Fan
john doe writes: On 8/21/2020 9:11 PM, David Christensen wrote: On 2020-08-21 11:24, Linux-Fan wrote: [...] Encrypt on Linux: $ 7z a -ptestwort -mhe=on secret.7z secret.txt Decrypt on Windows: Double-Click or use commandline: % 7z x -o. secret.7z So, the recipient must install 7-Zip on

[OT] Linux-Fan's bad signatures (Re: Encrypt files on Linux, decrypt on Windows)

2020-08-21 Thread Linux-Fan
Teemu Likonen writes: * 2020-08-21 20:24:29+02, Linux-Fan wrote: > GPG should also run on Windows, but is a little harder to use IMHO. GnuPG it is pretty hard everywhere. Your recent signatures are reported as "bad" (at least by Notmuch and Mutt). The signed data (message) doesn

Re: Linux-Fan's bad signatures

2020-08-22 Thread Linux-Fan
Teemu Likonen writes: * 2020-08-22 00:17:19+02, Linux-Fan wrote: > The copy I receive from the list does not verify correctly here, > either. The content between MIME separator lines are signed. The separators itself are not part of the signature and also the last empty line is not p

Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA

2018-10-07 Thread Linux-Fan
der Help > About. * Locate the .desktop files of your application (might work for desktop icons in some Desktop Environments). They sometimes have an `Exec=` line which identifies the command used to start the application. HTH Linux-Fan pgpZsvSwUwd97.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: else or Debian (Re: ZFS performance (was: Re: deduplicating file systems: VDO with Debian?))

2022-11-09 Thread Linux-Fan
AID level), you might also consider running ext4 and trade the complexity and features of the advanced file systems for a good combination of stability and support. fun after I've seen the hardware RAID refusing to rebuild a volume after a failed disk was replaced) and put btrfs on that b

Re: else or Debian (Re: ZFS performance (was: Re: deduplicating file systems: VDO with Debian?))

2022-11-10 Thread Linux-Fan
hw writes: On Wed, 2022-11-09 at 19:17 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: > hw writes: > > On Wed, 2022-11-09 at 14:29 +0100, didier gaumet wrote: > > > Le 09/11/2022 à 12:41, hw a écrit : [...] > > I'd > > have to use mdadm to create a RAID5 (or use the hardware R

Re: ZFS performance (was: Re: deduplicating file systems: VDO withDebian?)

2022-11-11 Thread Linux-Fan
tice compared to HDDs. When I had my first (and so far only) disk failure (on said 60G SSD) I decided to: * Retain important data on HDDs (spinning rust) for the time being * and also implement RAID1 for all important drives Although in theory running two disks instead of one

Re: else or Debian (Re: ZFS performance (was: Re: deduplicating file systems: VDO with Debian?))

2022-11-11 Thread Linux-Fan
hw writes: On Thu, 2022-11-10 at 22:37 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: [...] > If you do not value the uptime making actual (even > scheduled) copies of the data may be recommendable over > using a RAID because such schemes may (among other advantages) > protect you fro

Re: else or Debian (Re: ZFS performance (was: Re: deduplicating file systems: VDO with Debian?))

2022-11-14 Thread Linux-Fan
hw writes: On Fri, 2022-11-11 at 22:11 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: > hw writes: > > On Thu, 2022-11-10 at 22:37 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: > > [...] > > > >  If you do not value the uptime making actual (even > > > scheduled) copies of the data may be recomm

Re: ZFS performance (was: Re: deduplicating file systems: VDO withDebian?)

2022-11-14 Thread Linux-Fan
hw writes: On Fri, 2022-11-11 at 21:26 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: > hw writes: > > > On Thu, 2022-11-10 at 23:05 -0500, Michael Stone wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 06:55:27PM +0100, hw wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2022-11-10 at 11:57 -0500, Michael Stone wrote:

Re: Dell Precision 3570 - Debian instead of Ubuntu

2022-11-28 Thread Linux-Fan
your hard drive” service that allows you to send-in a device for warranty without having to hand-back the system drive. Not sure if it is viable in this case, though. HTH Linux-Fan öö pgp8bgSj1YVdv.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Debian mirror size

2022-11-28 Thread Linux-Fan
oint if it matters. HTH Linux-Fan öö pgpg11BuQjOVp.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Debian failed

2022-12-05 Thread Linux-Fan
an the hardware once that is released? Using a new release rather than only a newer kernel has the advantage of coming with a newer graphics stack (X11/Mesa/etc.) that may also be relevant for the GPU to function properly. In my experience, Debian works well across various workstation brands

Re: Getting PC with Ubuntu; change to Debian?

2022-12-05 Thread Linux-Fan
hich is replacing traditional Ubuntu packages for e.g. Firefox. More differences exist of course but these are my top two :) HTH Linux-Fan öö [...] pgp2wcdjUIJ2g.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Recommended SSDs and 4-bay internal dock

2023-01-11 Thread Linux-Fan
n are guaranteed at 40°C. And: This article is from 2021, too... YMMV Linux-Fan öö pgpjiKjHb2kfb.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Periodic refresh (or rwrite?) of data on an SSD (was: Re: Recommended SSDs and 4-bay internal dock)

2023-01-13 Thread Linux-Fan
rhkra...@gmail.com writes: On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 12:20:05 PM Linux-Fan wrote: > > Or does one need to read every byte, allocated or not? > > AFAIK one needs to _power_ the device every once in a while and keep power > connected for some time. Then, the controller

Re: something that can display a Thumbs.db?

2023-02-11 Thread Linux-Fan
python2 -> python3 migration issue to me. But: It extracted one thumbnail from the Thumbs.db that looks plausible. If you must know about the Thumbs.db's contents, it might be interesting to try this tool. HTH Linux-Fan öö [...] pgpnoCBgmNhZL.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: something that can display a Thumbs.db?

2023-02-14 Thread Linux-Fan
to...@tuxteam.de writes: On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 07:20:17PM +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: [...] > ~~~ > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/vinetto", line 418, in >print(" " + TNid + " " + TNtimestamp + " " + TNname) > T

Re: what method do you prefer for data transfer between nodes?

2023-03-05 Thread Linux-Fan
I prefer this variant when migrating to a new disk or PC because it seems to be the most efficient variant in a "local trusted network and no speedup from incremental copying" scenario. I documented my approach to this here: https://masysma.net/37/data_transfer_netcat_tar.xhtml HT

Re: Subject: OT: LUKS encryption -- block by block, file by file, or "one big lump"

2023-03-08 Thread Linux-Fan
ot;key" which in this case would be a constant value of Ek(CTR=1) for all plaintexts that are to be stored at that location. ***) This may be a simplification, but consider the alternatives... HTH Linux-Fan öö pgp8k19yPur6M.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: PDF on debian

2023-03-09 Thread Linux-Fan
not document it yet...). HTH Linux-Fan öö ascii2pdf.sh Description: Bourne shell script pgpdQxb_q9TYY.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Non-GUI Arduino IDE ?

2018-12-07 Thread Linux-Fan
B &= ~_BV(PORTB5); _delay_ms(BLINK_DELAY_MS); } } -- END led.c -- It is invoked as follows $ make build $ make upload and assumes that the Arduino is recognized under /dev/ttyUSB0. HTH Linux-Fan pgpsHZkjNvcE1.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Looking for advice on tools (or libraries) for unsupervised, bulk symmetric encryption/decryption of files

2019-01-09 Thread Linux-Fan
wrong with the automatism. AESCrypt also seems to have Python bindings (but I have not used them). See https://www.aescrypt.com. HTH Linux-Fan pgpXbZBrkpsDQ.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Can't scan new disk

2019-02-25 Thread Linux-Fan
things connected probably involves one in a full round of backup complete with off-site storage. :) Backup is never wrong, but I think other approaches to running the installer on the hardware itself have the additional advantage that the rest of the system (e-mail, webbrowsing, whatever background se

Re: (Thank you Tom) Re: David --- Re: WRITING to NTFS drives

2019-03-13 Thread Linux-Fan
/5fec376c- d876-4033-85f6-32c2d2cb5e03 So for external drives there should not be an issue as long as they are unmounted/disconnected properly prior to a Windows shutdown or alternatively one can disable "Fast Startup" completely to avoid its risks. HTH Linux-Fan OT: Last time I e-mailed

Re: Create a custom debian Live ISO

2019-03-23 Thread Linux-Fan
consider just "installing" Debian to the drive and see how far you can get with making the essential parts read-only afterwards? This would enable you to upgrade the system later (which is good for everyhting network- connected?) Just a collection of thoughts, nothing precise at the m

Re: Recommended way to install Docker in Stretch

2019-03-27 Thread Linux-Fan
ful for everyone getting started with it :) ***) `--rm` does not mean: Delete my data here (it just deletes the container after exit), but in case of doubt one may as well try the command without the `--rm` :) HTH Linux-Fan pgpa91NhT449f.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Dependencies et al

2019-10-07 Thread Linux-Fan
be available) installation without clear indication of the why... I am, however, not sure if this problem is actually specific to meta-packages but affects the whole system of Recommends? YMMV Linux-Fan

Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke

2019-10-14 Thread Linux-Fan
e these step-by-step images: https://masysma.lima-city.de/experiments/20191014223544.xhtml HTH Linux-Fan

Re: Buster: any graphical browser not depending on systemd?

2019-10-19 Thread Linux-Fan
might resolve the question more quickly than my "theoretical" approach from above? HTH Linux-Fan

Re: Buster: any graphical browser not depending on systemd?

2019-10-19 Thread Linux-Fan
aviour you are seeing? (Before really installing I'll record both results of apt -s install, with and without sysvinit-core added in... Now to read more on apt pinning. Perhaps I've to give sysvinit-core a higher prio. (I have never used apt pinnig, so no idea how it changes things here...) HTH Linux-Fan

firefox-esr update to 68.2.0esr-1~deb10u1: Popup while URL typing, blocked access across locally loaded frames

2019-10-25 Thread Linux-Fan
ather than file://) fixes the issue for now. It still seems strange that this would make a difference? Thanks in advance Linux-Fan

Re: Backup Times on a Linux desktop

2019-11-02 Thread Linux-Fan
n online file storage service. For the "Laptop" I sync to the "mini" computer and to a separate SD card (via rsync at the moment and also triggered manually once per day). In any case, at least one of the storage locations is offsite... HTH Linux-Fan

Re: Backup Times on a Linux desktop

2019-11-04 Thread Linux-Fan
quot;, all is lost... to avoid that one needs error correction, but my tool does not do it [yet?]) HTH Linux-Fan

Re: changing desktop manager from gnome to xfce in debian

2019-11-04 Thread Linux-Fan
2155-5-masysma-9_TIME1931107 Btw. I like writing `grep -i DESKTOP`. `-i` makes it case-insensitive but by writing `DESTKOP` it is being hinted that this value is supposed to often occur in all caps :) Thanks again Linux-Fan

Re: Backup Times on a Linux desktop

2019-11-05 Thread Linux-Fan
the OS and thus the software installation might be limited...) YMMV Linux-Fan

Reporting Spam in Debian Bugs (and geogebra 4.2+ is non-free btw)?

2019-11-17 Thread Linux-Fan
bug 692728 has spam Now I am not sure (maybe it's a language thing): Is it OK to continue eventhough most of the bug is quite important discussion and only the last message is spam? Will that work as intended (only removing the last message) when I continue on that page? TIA Linux-Fan (acade

Re: Reporting Spam in Debian Bugs (and geogebra 4.2+ is non-free btw)?

2019-11-17 Thread Linux-Fan
Brian writes: On Sun 17 Nov 2019 at 21:01:16 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: [...] >Verify report for bug 692728 >Yes, report that bug 692728 has spam > > Now I am not sure (maybe it's a language thing): Is it OK to continue > eventhough most of the bug is quite impo

How to find manpages (Was: Re: external drive)

2019-12-02 Thread Linux-Fan
an exFAT file system mount.exfat-fuse (8) - mount an exFAT file system Here I have these installed (Debian 10.1/YMMV): $ aptitude search ~iexfat i A exfat-fuse - read and write exFAT driver for F i exfat-utils - utilities to create, check, label It might come handy in another occasion :) HTH Linux-Fan [...]

Re: systemdq

2019-12-27 Thread Linux-Fan
.service # systemctl status sshd.service Even if you already tried them without solving the issue, the commands' outputs would still be interesting. HTH Linux-Fan pgp3e0t_Dqp2B.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: systemdq

2019-12-28 Thread Linux-Fan
/updates/main amd64 Packages 500 file:/fs/e01/normal/debianmirror/cnt buster/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status HTH Linux-Fan pgpNaKqxO9sGT.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Debian Graphical Installer: why does it format swap?

2020-01-08 Thread Linux-Fan
st although reading my "typical use", I should not ever come to see any negative consequences from it... For me it boils down to: Formatting is a surprising default? [...] YMMV Linux-Fan

Re: I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-15 Thread Linux-Fan
nds will likely need to run as root. I'd also recommend `cat /etc/sudoers.d/*`. In case outputs are long, save them to a file by adding ` >> /tmp/file.txt` at the end of the commandlines. You can then attach them to e-mails (or run them through gz or xz first if they are "large" :) ). HTH Linux-Fan

A minimalist backlight script from antiX (Was: Re: I need to be root to run this script)

2020-01-16 Thread Linux-Fan
ssue (might need to trigger some reloading/reprocessing of the udev rules after installing the file... I am not so much an udev expert). HTH Linux-Fan backlight-brightness.gz Description: application/gzip #!/bin/sh -e # Ma_Sys.ma backlight setting script 1.0.0, Copyright (c) 2019 Ma_Sys.ma. # For

Re: Print several (small) pages on A4/Letter sheet

2020-01-18 Thread Linux-Fan
create a LaTeX document with four \includegraphics[scale=1]{...}-statements, but that seems to be overly complicated for something that should be easier :) YMMV Linux-Fan [...]

Re: No official way to make Debian Live USB "persistent"?

2020-01-18 Thread Linux-Fan
-check that all boot-related stuff goes the USB device Btw.: Did you get that backlight-script thing sorted out? What was the solution in the end: sudo, udev, root? https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/01/msg00525.html HTH Linux-Fan

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Linux-Fan
ion of packages which will essentially mean that in comparison to CentOS you will only need to compile things yourself rarely. HTH Linux-Fan pgpyy7BxKyger.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Debian on server

2020-01-21 Thread Linux-Fan
Alessandro Baggi writes: Il 21/01/20 18:30, Linux-Fan ha scritto: [...] Just one more (minor) point to add: Consider the hardware compatibility. Most server vendors explicitly support RHEL which makes it very likely that CentOS runs just as well. This might not be so important initially

Re: Displaying an arbitrary file in _both_ HEX and ASCII

2020-01-22 Thread Linux-Fan
ng systems outside hex, dhex has a built-in calculator which simultaneously outputs everything in hex, dec and binary and allows calculations to be entered in any of these numbering schemes. Hence, one can perform actions with decimal uses but it might not be as convenient as needed :) YMMV

Re: Displaying an arbitrary file in _both_ HEX and ASCII (Quoting error)

2020-01-22 Thread Linux-Fan
Linux-Fan writes: Bob Weber writes: On 1/22/20 8:12 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: I'm running Debian 9.8 with MATE desktop. I'm exploring a data file with the intention of eventually parsing it in a useful fashion. Just downloaded ghex. I like the display format. Its tools are in

Re: Displaying an arbitrary file in _both_ HEX and ASCII

2020-01-22 Thread Linux-Fan
David Wright writes: On Wed 22 Jan 2020 at 16:46:19 (+0100), Linux-Fan wrote: > > My favorite hex editor is `dhex` (Debian package `dhex`). > From to the list of requirements, it does 4 of 6. I've used hexedit very occasionally. I installed dhex to try it out; unfortunately it

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