Advice on usb pendrive purchase
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi list, I'm looking for a usb pendrive - keychain,(or whatever the name is) but don't know jack about'em. Of course I want to buy the most Linux-Debian friendly one I can afford. I've been browsing through linux-usb.org but not much luck with actual brand-names. So pointers and links to some Doc is welcome. - - -- Ing. Hugo S. Carrer Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Digitales UNC Tel./Fax: +54 351-4334147 Int.105 http://lcd.efn.uncor.edu -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iD8DBQE/7G3pQs83SACVjQQRAoK8AJ9u/l0eX3QfaO0TqnL64GB8eJB+4wCfTvGT u0nN4PmyeMY5lb+WEquTKb8= =tA8W -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problems with dpkg-reconfigure passwd
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi: I'm running on a Sarge laptop. The default length of my passwords is 8 characters, well I'want more. So here' what I do: corky:~# dpkg-reconfigure passwd Password setup - -- Shadow passwords make your system more secure because nobody is able to view even encrypted passwords. Passwordsare stored in a separate file that can only be read by special programs. We recommend the use of shadow passwords. However, if you're going to use NIS you could run into trouble. :-) Shall I enable shadow passwords? yes corky:~# And thats it no length question, then: corky:~# dpkg-reconfigure debconf Configuring debconf - --- Packages that use debconf for configuration share a common look and feel. You can select the type of user interface they use. The dialog frontend is a full-screen, character based interface, while the readline frontend uses a more traditional plain text interface, and the gnome frontend is a modern X interface. The editor frontend lets you configure things using your favorite text editor. The noninteractive frontend never asks you any questions. 1. Dialog 2. Readline 3. Gnome 4. Editor 5. Noninteractive :-) What interface should be used for configuring packages? 2 Debconf prioritizes the questions it asks you. Pick the lowest priority of question you want to see: - 'critical' only prompts you if the system might break.Pick it if you are a newbie, or in a hurry. - 'high' is for rather important questions - 'medium' is for normal questions - 'low' is for control freaks who want to see everything Note that no matter what level you pick here, you will be able to see every question if you reconfigure a package with dpkg-reconfigure. ^^ <--- Uhh?? 1. critical 2. high 3. medium 4. low :-) See only questions that are of what priority and higher? 4 corky:~# If I run the dpkg-reconfigure passwd again, I get the same results as before. Maybe I'm reconfiguring the wrong package? Maybe I don't understand the priority thingy? Whats going on? Thanks Hugo - -- Ing. Hugo S. Carrer Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Digitales UNC Tel./Fax: +54 351-4334147 Int.105 http://lcd.efn.uncor.edu - -- Gpg key: http://lcd.efn.uncor.edu/pubkeys/hsc_key.pgp -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iD8DBQE/8H8kQs83SACVjQQRAuemAKCK3jg6qPQkbThAk4yf5ZDdpBoxHQCeMURE TUYavpQC+i+CxqQGq9hT4Ik= =A0Dc -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Upgrading from stable to testing with apt-get?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:21:40 -0500 Anthony DiSante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > ... > ...and/or /etc/apt/apt.conf that will cause "apt-get upgrade" to upgrade me to > the testing release. Is that correct? If so, exactly what do I need to put > into those files? Currently, neither of those files exist on my system. If the box has a connection to the internet all you need to do is the following: 1) Open as root the file /etc/apt/sources.list with your favorite editor and uncomment or add if missing the folowing lines. deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US sarge/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org sarge/updates main contrib non-free WATCH for the sarge word instead of woody or stable, this tells apt-get which is the release you want. Comment any other line in the file. 2) As root run apt-get update. 3) Again as root run apt-get dist-upgrade, sit back have a smoke or whatever you fancy, and watch your old reliable Woody turn into a lean mean Sarge ;-) Somebody correct me if I'm wrong please. Luck. - -- Ing. Hugo S. Carrer Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Digitales UNC Tel./Fax: +54 351-4334147 Int.105 http://lcd.efn.uncor.edu - -- Gpg key: http://lcd.efn.uncor.edu/pubkeys/hsc_key.pgp -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iD8DBQE/8J9xQs83SACVjQQRAkDxAKCZTSRAyVvECmG6Rek/DlqfLwyHLwCfVGT9 SzysgCpSnVe6eSBbjp9UsTk= =5CsB -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Upgrading from stable to testing with apt-get?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 14:32:58 + (GMT) Josh Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > a problem: > > i updated my sources.list file, and ran apt-get dist-upgrade. followed the > instructions on the screen. and rebooted. > > except now my box won't boot. i just get the characters LI (i think) in > the top left-hand corner of teh screen, and nothing happens. > > what should i do? > Maybe you have one of the woody intaller CD's, boot off the first one, and when prompted type rescue root=/dev/hdxX <-- replace with your root partition, probably hda1. After it boots, take a look at the /etc/lilo.conf file to make sure its OK. If you are not very familiar with it-> man lilo.conf. Anyway probably your problem will be solved just by runing lilo, try the following way #lilo -v -t Check the output for errors, if everythig looks fine do #lilo -v then pop the CD out and reboot. if that doesnt work tell'us and we'll dig a little deeper. :) hugo - -- Ing. Hugo S. Carrer Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Digitales UNC Tel./Fax: +54 351-4334147 Int.105 http://lcd.efn.uncor.edu - -- Gpg key: http://lcd.efn.uncor.edu/pubkeys/hsc_key.pgp -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iD8DBQE/8ZULQs83SACVjQQRArhtAJ45iYR2a1Ekj3Kx24GPZbCMCuyhYgCeJ7fi BwHVY+KWfFuYYIRflepRJoI= =faGj -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
