Re: Need help recovering from 'experiment' in firefox

2013-12-02 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On 1 Dec 2013 19:32, "Paul E Condon" wrote: > And I cannot open the 'about:blank' page > manually. I have all my bookmarkes sites and can use firefox to access > the sites I want, but --- > > I know I have used 'about:blank' in the past when I had other problems > with firefox and I was told to g

Re: [exim4] mixed up about terminology

2014-10-05 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hello Harry, On 05/10/14 18:01, Harry Putnam wrote: > when running `dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config' I've run accross a few > of the questions that are confusing to me... > > The current one I'm stumbling over is > > 1) A question about listing of host IPs the smtp listener will > listen f

Re: [exim4] mixed up about terminology

2014-10-05 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On 05/10/14 19:26, Simon Hollenbach wrote: >> 1) A question about listing of host IPs the smtp listener will >> listen for... > All the hosts listed here will be able to send mails to your server. Sorry, Brian is right. I think the config option you refer to is: "IP-ad

Re: iceweasel "Video can't be played because the file is corrupt"

2014-10-27 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On 27/10/14 07:18, Bob Holtzman wrote: Uhh, maybe look yet again. Mine says 24.6.0. To make sure I just ran apt-get update && apt-get upgrade with no change to browser or system. I suggest to everyone wanting to know the available versions of some Debian package using . For iceweasel in all

Re: WLAN router doesn't provide fix IP addresses

2014-10-31 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hello, On 31/10/14 09:45, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 09:28:33AM +0100, B. M. wrote: Hi list, I have a problem with my (w)lan setup. We use telephone and internet over the cable network and the company gives us a wlan modem for free. Unfortunately this modem doesn't allow

Re: boot fails on jessie on Acer Travelmate

2014-12-02 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Sent this to Pierre's private mail first. Sorry. Hi Pierre, you might want to dig further into this, as I can't see how a developer could fix the error you are experiencing without more information. Have you tried chrooting into the unbootable system from an install cd's rescue mode? Is there

Re: boot fails on jessie on Acer Travelmate

2014-12-03 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hi again, On 03/12/14 08:56, Pierre Couderc wrote: Le 03/12/2014 07:58, Simon Hollenbach a écrit : you might want to dig further into this, Mmm, what is my other choice ? W8 ? Ubuntu ? I was talking about reporting a bug when you don't know what's wrong. But indeed, there are oth

Re: exchange like alternative

2012-12-07 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On Wed, 5 Dec 2012 16:34:13 +0100 Olivier BATARD wrote: > That's a great idea I'll write a tutorial about that. Hello Olivier, If you write a tutorial about your groupware-like setup, I would really appreciate a follow-up to this thread from you, providing me/us with a link to said howto. Thank

Re: Signature of wheezy's linux source package

2014-06-13 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On 12/06/2014 21:39, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jun 2014, Matthias Großmann wrote: >> after downloading the most recent linux source package for wheezy >> on my wheezy system, I noticed that dpkg-source fails to verify its >> signature: > [...] >> I would expect everything required to verify

Re: Signature of wheezy's linux source package

2014-06-13 Thread Simon Hollenbach
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 13/06/2014 12:44, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Vi, 13 iun 14, 12:07:00, Simon Hollenbach wrote: >> I am asking myself why the updated debian-keyring package is not >> available from wheezy-backports repository. Can someone shed s

Re: Signature of wheezy's linux source package

2014-06-13 Thread Simon Hollenbach
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 13/06/2014 14:16, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Vi, 13 iun 14, 14:10:12, Simon Hollenbach wrote: >> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751480 > > I think it would help if you would mention exactly the issues you

(Re-)Mounting random crypto disk - how to create file system?

2013-03-18 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hello. I set up an encrypted partition with randomly regenerated password that I want to mount at /tmp with some older(6w) wheezy netinstall. Apparently I need to create a file system there before mounting on every boot, don't I? I wrote myself a little mount script, that: Tries to mount ("mount /

Re: Debian was hacked: The Canterbury Distribution

2011-04-02 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote: > > It's neither a hack nor a joke.  See our announcement at > http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110401 > In my eyes that's the only thing you cant do on 1st April, state that your prank aint one. Followed up by a "Head of Executive

Re: iceweasel 4 process not closing on exit

2011-04-02 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 3:44 PM, L V Gandhi wrote: > When ever I close iceweasel 4 in squeeze, process is not closing. > Hence if I restart iceweasel, it says process is running, first close > running process. > I saw from ps -ax as follows > 2111 ?    Rl 1:41 /usr/lib/iceweasel/firefox-bin

Re: Grub not seeing my root did

2015-08-12 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hi, On 12/08/15 03:46, Herminio Hernandez Jr. wrote: > I just installed Debian on my MacBook Pro and now it cannot see my > root to boot from. On the live CD and manually set the boot flag on > the partition but still no go. Has anyone ran into this before? How did you install Debian? What version

Re: o/t ipod

2010-12-26 Thread Simon Hollenbach
ol- Original message - > My son has bought me an ipodtouch for Xmas..Anyone tell me how I can > transfer the music files on his ipod to mine ?..I only have Linux on my > machines but can get access to a Winbox at a neighbours... Hi Ted, i dont know if u use KDE and neither do i know if it

Unlock multiple partitions at once on boot-up

2010-12-29 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hello list, I recently set up a system/squeeze I wanna use as a gateway. For various reasons I decided to go for crypto-drives. Since I split up my hdd and configured mdadm-raid1, I ended up with multiple partitions for which I provided the same key. On bootup I now gotta prove that Im able to t

Re: Unlock multiple partitions at once on boot-up

2010-12-29 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Sorry, hit send to fast. Why doesnt the N900 support mailing lists in a better way :( ?...--- Begin Message --- - Original message - > I once saw a solution in which one partition was first unlocked with a  > passphrase, and then all other ones were unlocked with key files  > stored in

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware (was: Monitor question)

2010-12-30 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > You might enjoy my anti-winmodem rant in the following web page: > >      http://www.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/tp600.htm Link broken, most certainly u meant: http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/tp600.htm > It's in the "Crucial Background Information" section. >    .'

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware (was: Monitor question)

2010-12-30 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:23:30 +0100 Simon Hollenbach > shared this with us all: > > > - Original message - > > > You might enjoy my anti-winmodem rant in the following web page: > > > > > >        http://www.wowwa

Re: Flash on Iceweasel?

2010-12-30 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > I am trying to get flash running on my netbook, which is running > Iceweasel on Squeeze.  I have installed flashplugin-nonfree, but when I > go to a flash site it says that I need to install missing plugins and > the link does not find any available plugins.  Als

Re: unattended upgrades

2011-01-04 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> > Thanks for replying, Cameleon, but as I said, apt-get install just did > > it effortlessly. No interaction required. > > No prompts asking you about when using "apt-get upgrade"? Weird, because > that was what the log said and the package gets blacklisted because of > that :-? > Hi folks, I

Re: (solved)Re: how to scan a book

2011-01-04 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> That is a good suggestion.  But it sounds tedious to me. > Im afraid you missed the point. The OP wants to make the images become text. If I did, excuse and correct me pls. Though I dare to say the described method will most likely be not put into practice. Without a trained monkey noone woul

Re: Installation Report, failure to install correctly. How do I identify the Package under which I file my report?

2011-01-04 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hi Keith, I assume u clicked ur way through debian.org looking for a CD-Image to download, so I think ur using Debian 'stable' codename Lenny. You have come to us at the time of harvest :) The new Debian, now 'testing', codename Squeeze is nearly finished, I recommend u download a testing instal

Re: google's ads

2011-01-05 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> how do i get rid of google's by me unwanted extra's: ads Assuming you are using firefox/iceweasel/chrome you can use adblock plus with EasyList filters, there may be additonal filters available for your region, e.g. EasyList Germany. I dont know if this addon is available for Opera/IE. Does IE

Re: repos for squeeze as a base install.

2011-01-05 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> So, the only repo I need now is testing, and, may backports for squeeze > - is it correct? You should comment out the backports repo until squeeze gets stable, AFAIK backports and volatile are only available for the current stable version of Debian. Regards Simon

Re: Avoiding inconsistencies when using reprepro update

2011-01-06 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> What actual risks are there and how can I avoid them (other than running > 24/7 :)). Hi Malte, I think this warning means that reprepro knows about the volatiliy of the archives and can't continue a file that has changed due to version upgrade. Considering that it would be hard to copy a changi

Re: Avoiding inconsistencies when using reprepro update

2011-01-06 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Another thought - Followup on my own last message in thread: Does the same happen when trying to get your local repo from a late snapshot? Snapshot.debian.org someone just mentioned it. These are not changing and I would suggest u can ignore the warnings you get with them. Afterwards u could up

Re: Please ignore this test.

2011-01-12 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > > If a thread is posted to a listserv, and everyone ignores it, does > > Godwin's law apply? > only to 'ignore' rant Nazis. For sure Quirks Exception applies now, its not in the English wikipedia(its in the German), here's another link: http://www.urbandictionary.com

RE: maintenance

2011-01-13 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > Make sure to include your username and  passwords for your bank accounts > when you respond.  Todd has earned a point. This is the oldest scam I can think of, afterwards they got more inventive and gave away mean incentives such as wooden horses. Who do you think

Re: CAPS key is enabled

2011-01-19 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > Hi, > On my laptop, running debian (same problem with ubuntu and al) > the CAPS key is enabled I can't disable it, to do it , I go to the text > screen, (ctrl+alt+F1), to disable it, after that I come back to the > graphical interface. > What is the problem ?? > > th

Re: The classic KDE mouse cursor theme in Squeeze

2011-01-24 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Zbigniew Komarnicki wrote: > why If I choose in KDE > System Settings -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Mouse -> Cursor Theme -> KDE Classic > > the KDE Classic cursor theme it is not preserved after log out and also in > many other applications is not preserved e.g. on Kru

Re: loud f'ing noise

2011-01-26 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 18:22 -0500, shawn wilson wrote: > so for next time, is there any software to reset hardware alarms? > i know there's ipmi stuff, but i don't have an ipmi card for this > computer. when i googled, i found a man page for 'hwreset' but i > didn't find anything with 'apt-cac

[OT]Re: best labtop for debian

2011-02-08 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> Not kidding, is labtop a real word? As for being a member of the words listed in an English dictionary I'd state no. It is a misspelled form of laptop, I blindly guess. As for 'valid' word: you cannot create invalid words out of a (valid) combo of valid chars. 'Gans' is such a word, just as 'q

Re: Debian Wiki participation..?

2011-02-27 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - /snip > > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianWiki/EditorQuickStart#Account /snip Hello Camaléon, so we got a privacy statement, but as the wiki states, this shouldn't be part of what is editable by everyone, but become a static page. Furthermore, I suppose a link from the

Re: Debian Wiki participation..?

2011-02-27 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:26:57 +0100, Simon Hollenbach wrote: > > (please, avoid using html) Sorry about that, i took the time to dig in modest, my mail client, to find that option. I prefer it as well, so thanks... > That is something up to wiki mainta

Re: Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny

2010-11-15 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > Easy way to make Samsung ML-1915 printer work with Debian Lenny without > installing *any* package at all: > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364 First of all, I installed the Debian print packages: no comment

Re: Packages - what's the best way?

2010-11-15 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Sry, didnt reply to list in first place... - Original message - > - Original message - > >      I'm quite new to debian and I'm getting my head around dpkg, > > apt-get, aptitude and synaptic.   Does anyone have advice on the best > > way to handle a .deb package?   Can I make up

Re: Upgrade from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-11-16 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > I have a dual boot Windows XP / Lenny Toshiba Qosmio G25 laptop. I have > it setup for dual boot with XP on one hard drive and Linux on the other. > I wanted to upgrade to Squeeze. I ran an Aptitude upgrade by changing > Lenny to Squeeze in the /etc/apt/source.list

Re: "unable to register inhibitor with session bus"

2010-11-18 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On 18.11.2010 19:16, Sthu Deus wrote: How the fcuk do I fix this? I did startx and this and a bunch of other fcuking Could you both hold your garbage far from us?! Hi Sthu Deus, It was just that one kid, what appears to be a conversation was a quoting error. And he apologized, maybe cause St

Re: encrypt file names zip

2010-11-19 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > i can recursively zip a folder with password with: > > zip -re some-folder.zip some-folder/ > > but how can i "encrypt" the filenames in the zip file? cause i can see > them, i just only can't extract them! > > or there isn't any way? 7-zip under windows can do it

Re: Monitor vertical refresh rate setting in X.

2010-11-24 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> After that, restart the X server (I never remember how does one restarts > X server in Debian, but jumping to tty, falling into "init 1" and then > running "startx" should do the trick)... or reboot O:-) Ctrl+Alt+Backspace

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On 25/11/10 16:12, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: I don't get the 'daisy-chaining' is that explained somewhere? Hugo Hi Hugo, daisy-chaining just describes the technique of one thing pointing to another that points to something else thats got a cousin that... I think u get what I mean. Nevertheless:

Re: Rules to .procmailrc

2010-11-25 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> So what is the rule to put in to .procmailrc to short all of these  > mails sent to some user. In this case debian-user@lists.debian.org :P Hi, You could have really used google on this one. Even bing should find sth... http://userpages.umbc.edu/~ian/procmail.html Under recipes there is a sa

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > Hi, > - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition >    on the builtin HDD > - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to >    boot from it and work in my environment Hi Andrei, have u considered that I/Os to th

Re: An Aptitude and Repository Question

2010-12-07 Thread Simon Hollenbach
im already startin to hate myself. wrong recipient, resend. - Original message - > Hi Eren, > I dont really know much about apt-pinning etc but have been following > the list, so I might ask you myself to distort those visions im gettin > atvm: Would you be as kind as providing your specifi

Re: [OT] Dubuntian- WAS: problem installing Debian on dual boot with WinXP

2010-12-07 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> So: shame on Ubuntu and cheers to Debian :=) > > > My fellow members in my association have asked for Ubuntu install on > dual boot on one of our computers. Since they know next to nothing about > Linux, I am going to tell them that Debian is just about the same as > Ubuntu (which is not co

Re: Where I can to find information about Tiger messages?

2010-12-09 Thread Simon Hollenbach
>  --WARN-- [cron005w] Use of cron is not restricted Tiger supposes you limit the use of cron to some point, e.g. let only root edit/run it. Refer to the cron manual for how to do that, I guess. > --WARN-- [root003w] Root user has message capability turned on. Now it wants you to turn off the abi

Re: Where I can to find information about Tiger messages?

2010-12-09 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> OK. Will review the tiger mailing list. Didnt he write there is none active anymore?

Re: setting up a network printer

2010-12-11 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> > > What is the ip address for the printer? > > Quick and dirty: "cat /etc/cups/printers.conf | grep URI" > > > /snip/ >    this does not produce an ip address, it produces the name of > > the printer and the printer and the computer port it's connected to: > > DeviceURI hp:/par/HP_LaserJet_2

Re: setting up a network printer

2010-12-11 Thread Simon Hollenbach
> DeviceURI > hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_82c_W57P10707310003510_if1_printer_noserial > DeviceURI > hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_82c_W57P10707310003510_if1_printer_noserial > DeviceURI hp:/usb/Officejet_5600_series?serial=CN58BCF21H04CY > DeviceURI hpfax:/

Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?

2010-12-12 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > I was paring down my installation and  the command for gcc-4.2-base more > or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. > apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base http://packages.debian.org/lenny/gcc-4.2-base > Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package data

Re: Old control sums for packages.

2024-04-06 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hello KJ, there is the snapshot archive at https://snapshot.debian.org/ - You can get older Packages files from there. I don't know if you mean the links like `Packages.gz -> by-hash/SHA256/c039245acc063d9b42cade368a874bf5e0ee3025a7bb2634f3f3bc601f15bb89` or the actual contents of Packages: These

Re: Dependencies between components.

2024-04-06 Thread Simon Hollenbach
Hi, I have not found a mistake in your considerations about "sane" component inter-dependency. However, package dependencies are declared upon a package with a suitable version, whether this package can be set-up on a bespoke target system remains to be determined by APT when the package is insta