HP plat fair with drivers?
On 11/8/21 00:14, Nicolas George wrote: Based on past experience, I am favoring HP, because AFAIK they mostly play fair about Libre drivers Good afternoon I'd like to agree that HP plays fair with drivers. A friend bought a HP laptop last year. His favoured distro is Mint(bunt) which I have found provided good support for ALL wifi. But he had to buy a plug-in USB dongle wifi. Admittedly, we haven't been able to meet face to face long enough to try harder with him. I suggested he try a new Mint Edge complete with kernel 5.11, but he can't find his toy. I reckon my wifi is working much better than ever with the 5.11 kernel I sat listening to Keith Packard at linux.conf.au 2016, quite impressed with his support for OSS in general. Pity about this wifi card in his laptop. And no, I don't know model details. It was pretty cheap. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com
Re: CUPS permissions
On 25/8/21 22:40, Peter Ehlert wrote: CUPS permissions when I go to http://localhost:631/admin the dashboard is displayed as expected. Manage Printers does display my MFCL3770CDW and I am (apparently) able to manage and edit the settings. however Add Printer gives> Unable to add printer: Forbidden is this normal behavior? I do want to add another printer Have you (username) joined lpadmin (group)? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Intel nuc 11 i5 kit 安裝debian後，首次開機就失敗，黑化面左上角遊標一直閃
On 31/8/21 05:09, Andrei POPESCU wrote: Console font can be configured with dpkg-reconfigure console-setup Exit and log in again My result was very marginal improvement. 8x18 is the largest I was offered. Is there a way to make larger options available, please? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Intel nuc 11 i5 kit 安裝debian後，首次開機就失敗，黑化面左上角遊標一直閃
On 31/8/21 05:09, Andrei POPESCU wrote: Console font can be configured with dpkg-reconfigure console-setup Follow up from:Is there a way to make larger options available, please? and chose VGA in screen 3 (rather than fixed) and got three lager options; and the result was immediate, including the output from the process -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Intel nuc 11 i5 kit 安裝debian後，首次開機就失敗，黑化面左上角遊標一直閃
On 31/8/21 05:09, Andrei POPESCU wrote: Console font can be configured with dpkg-reconfigure console-setup Thanks Andrei Frankly, I was almost up to asking this myself. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for Macintosh
On 1/9/21 10:39, David Christensen wrote: If I now power up the machine with the buster-mac USB flash drive installed and hold the Option key, I see the MacBook firmware disk window showing the internal SSD only; the target USB flash drive with the Debian instance is not shown. David I'ts been at least a decade since I did this, but I recall aomething called rEFInd I had to install to help the process. There is also a boot option to hold another key to specify which alternate storeage device you wanted to boot. c was CD - the only device I used. Maybe u will get you to your USB. My other suggestion: is there a boot flag on the USB somewhere, perhaps the efi partition? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list
On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 20:12:06 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 01 sep 21, 12:32:19, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users, > > and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics. > > > > Some guidelines which may help explain how the list works: > > > > * The language on this mailing list is English. There may be other > > mailing lists that are language-specific for example > > debian-user-french > > It might be good advertising to also mention other languages here, > e.g go through the list of languages in alphabetic order, or > something like that ;) > > Kind regards, > Andrei Or supply the link to the list of alternate languages - to save having to check/update the template email every month -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list
On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 12:23:09 -0500 David Wright wrote: > On Wed 01 Sep 2021 at 20:12:06 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Mi, 01 sep 21, 12:32:19, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian > > > users, and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics. > > > > > > Some guidelines which may help explain how the list works: > > > > > > * The language on this mailing list is English. There may be > > > other mailing lists that are language-specific for example > > > debian-user-french > > > > It might be good advertising to also mention other languages here, > > e.g go through the list of languages in alphabetic order, or > > something like that ;) > > Would a link to https://lists.debian.org/users.html suffice? > I think we can assume that Debian users will be able to recognise > the name of their own language in English. > > Cheers, > David. > Very good -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: APT testing and unstabe Firefox: can't find newest version from unstable
On Sat, 4 Sep 2021 13:50:19 +0200 "Daniel M." wrote: > To my understanding, unstable has 91.0.1-1 and experimental has > 91.0.1-2 as seen in https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/firefox. > Or you can download v92.0.b9 from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/ The button links to: https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-devedition-latest-ssl&os=linux64&lang=en-US Extract the tar.bz2 on to a partition with exec priveledges. Start it by running path/extracted/to/firefox/firefox I don't recall having to mark it executable, but it's been a couple of years. All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com
Re: Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release?
On 20/9/21 08:34, Will wrote: > I'm on Debian unstable. Firefox is currently stuck on 88.x. Was there a > reason unstable wasn't tracking against later releases? The latest release > for Firefox is - AFAICT - version 92. Not in a rush to get to version 92, > but I've noticed it's lagged behind recently. :) > Alternatives are download and install either the nightly .tag.gz from firefox website or the nightly appimage Less adventurous is the devel version in either format. I see that I have unknowingly disabled updates on my nightly appimage, but I'm sure it works in my extracted .tar.gz version -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Proprietary USB Drivers; Ya Gotta' Love'em.
Good afternoon Have you considered backports? All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468 On 26/9/21 13:30, Martin McCormick wrote: So, what is the easiest route to end up with a kernel that has this patch in it? The image for the current kernel is 4.19.0-5-686-pae
Re: Problem installing
On 29/9/21 12:05, Charles Curley wrote: On Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:38:35 -0500 Igor Korot wrote: [quote] The Configuration Manager has failed. You can try and re-run it or you can skip it and continue [/quote] Something to that extent. If you have the exact text, you can then search on it. If the installation completes, installation logs are at /var/log/installer. What you want is probably toward the end of syslog. If the installation does not complete, open a console (CTL-ALT-F2), and use the command line to copy them to someplace you can get at them. They are at /var/log. CTL-ALT-F1 to get back to the menu. As you are working within virtualbox. that would ctrl-f2 and ctrl-f1. ctrl-alt-f2 would take you to the host terminal -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge3...@mail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Problem installing
On 29/9/21 18:31, Brian wrote:
On Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 22:33:39 -0500, Igor Korot wrote:
[...]
Very simple and straightforward process:
1. Downloaded mini.iso.
2. Created a VM with 4G of RAM and 500G HDD.
3. Started the install
4. In the first menu selected "Advanced Options", then "Expert Install"
5. Follow thru the {install} menu. On the "Choosing a mirror..." ,
selected "sid - unstable"
6. Got an error about "The installation media do not seem to contain a
valid Release file, or that file
could not be read correctly". I presume that this is OK, since
mini.iso contains only a boot image
and not really a full blown install.
7. Next got following error:
"Installation step failed."
Try a Daily Image:
https://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/amd64/daily/netboot/
I've just tried to repeat what you did and got a screen that I didn't
understand. I'm planning a fresh install shortly and figured this could
be as easy a way as any. Debian worked nicely in vbox - at least in
testing which is what I want in the end.
Suggest you try a 'standard' install - just accept the first option
'install'
I generally leave root passwd blank during the install, and set it with
sudo passwd
when you first log in. You may want it soone than you think, if
something goes wrong. This will set up sudo during the install, rather
htan having to install and set-up the app.
When you get the tasksel screen unselect the desktop items and proceed
with only the last item, 'standard system utilities'. This will save
downloading the desktop and other apps 2 or three times.
After you reboot, and log in, edit the repositories
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Change in the first 2 lines bullseye to testing, then # out the
remaining active lines.
run sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
This will install about 150 new programs
Reboot.
change testing to sid in /etc/apt/sources.list
run sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
again
reboot and run
sudo tasksel
select Debian desktop environment and the desktop/s you prefer. Web
server and/or ssh server as you wish
Reboot and you should get the desktop login screen you chose
It'll be 12 hours before I see your results. It's 21:15 here
--
All the best
Keith Bainbridge
keith.bainbridge3...@mail.com
0447 667 468
Re: iTunesSetup.exe in wine?
On 6/10/21 07:48, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: A bricked iPhone directs "connect to iTunes". Attempting to run iTunesSetup.exe on wine yields the following. Ideas? Thx, ... P. peter@joule:~$ wine iTunesSetup.exe 0104:fixme:file:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet 0104:fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION 0104:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot 0104:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot 0104:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot 0104:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot 0128:fixme:wbemprox:client_security_SetBlanket 62EA17A8, 0013B3A8, 10, 0, (null), 3, 3, , 0x 0128:fixme:wbemprox:client_security_Release 62EA17A8 0128:fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION 0104:err:msi:ITERATE_Actions Execution halted, action L"LaunchConditions" returned 1603 0024:fixme:kernelbase:AppPolicyGetProcessTerminationMethod FFFA, 0031FEAC peter@joule:~$ Option one: play-on-linux Option 2: CrossOver a commercial app, based on wine but with non-open-source and paid for content. Its main claim to fame was that it would run MSOffice better. There is a trial period. This link lists a few more options which I'd not heard of until I went looking for the name of Crossover: https://alternativeto.net/software/wine/?platform=linux -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Trackpad freezing in Bullseye on HP Laptop w/Celeron N4020 CPU
On 10/10/21 00:49, John Kerr Anderson wrote: Hi Everyone, I've got an HP laptop that is having a problem of the trackpad freezing randomly when using the machine. If I plug an external mouse via USB or I do a I can log back in and get the mouse working again. It's annoying as it happens when you are working and is completely random when it does this. One message that comes up in the logs is : i8042: PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep -i touchpad N: Name="SYNA3296:00 06CB:CD50 Touchpad" Any suggestions on how I could get the mouse to not freeze randomly? Thanks in advance, John Good mrning Have you activated the facility that the trackpad is disabled while typing? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Then it happened to me...
On 10/10/21 18:33, piorunz wrote: Why we don't have this? https://forum.manjaro.org/ Good afternoon All Last time this question was asked, I said I wouldn't use it. I've changed my mind. If a forum or similar is set up, I'll keep it open and somehow remember to look in regularly. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@mail.com
Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color
On Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:51:46 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: >>Given your second message, it is clear that this is a >>configuration issue that is under the control of your normal >>user, not an OS-wide problem. You will not need to reinstall. G'day All If you can't find a solution by adjusting settings, try starting your config again delet: .config/xfce4/ You'll be asked if you want a new default set up All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: dead lock
On 15/10/21 00:14, Greg Wooledge wrote: If for some reason you've forgotten the root password that you used during installation, or you've lost your membership in the sudo group, then you can add "init=/bin/bash" to the kernel parameters in GRUB, re-mount the root file system read/write, run the "passwd root" command to set a new root password, and then reboot again. Good afternoon My experience is that if you chose a root passwd at installation, sudo is NOT installed. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: dead lock
On 17/10/21 00:33, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 03:00:28PM +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote: On 15/10/21 00:14, Greg Wooledge wrote: If for some reason you've forgotten the root password that you used during installation, or you've lost your membership in the sudo group, then you can add "init=/bin/bash" to the kernel parameters in GRUB, re-mount the root file system read/write, run the "passwd root" command to set a new root password, and then reboot again. Good afternoon My experience is that if you chose a root passwd at installation, sudo is NOT installed. Correct. I believe that in my earlier message, I said that sudo is installed only if you choose to leave the root password blank. If not, then I at least implied it. Yes you had said that. Somebody had kind of countered your comments by saying something like 'if you have lost access to sudo' I just wanted re-enforce your your words -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: security of debian default sudoers file (was: dead lock)
On 17/10/21 20:41, Gregor Zattler wrote: PS: in my opinion you should avoid creating a sudoers file unless you really know what you are doing. the defaults are very insecure. So force sudo to use the root passwd. After you ensure your root passwd works, simply add the line: Defaultsrootpw to /etc/sudoers. You should need a fresh terminal to test this. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: xhost-command in Debian1
On 24/10/21 05:31, Charles Curley wrote: alias su="su --whitelist-environment=DISPLAY,XAUTHORITY" Doesn't that mean that when you type 'su' at a command prompt, the response will be running the command --whitelist-environment=DISPLAY,XAUTHORITY as root. You won't be able to switch to root using su in future? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Samba Won't Mount, Buster to Bullseye migration
On 27/10/21 15:11, Charles Curley wrote: and some experimenting. ,noauto //samba.localdomain/samba /home/charles/samba cifs x-systemd.automount,_netdev,rw,credentials=/etc/samba/charles.credentials,uid=charles,gid=charles,file_mode=0644 0 0 Charles I've only ever seen the 'noauto' amongst the uid= gid= options Are you sure it should be first item in the entry? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: No video after boot
On 12/11/21 08:58, Paul M. Foster wrote: There's a *more* advanced kernel in backports? I thought backports was for old stuff. And I've never used it, not sure how to do it. The other problem here is that, if I could actually boot, I could update the kernel. But without being able to boot the drive, I can't quite imagine how I'd update the kernel. Paul Paul Briefly, backports is a method of bringing newer stuff into stable, for people who really, really need newer. They are handled by a team who try to ensure that stuff in testing is working well enough that the rest of us should be able to use it with fewer problems than simply running testing. I thought you were getting a terminal? You said that you have another PC. So Find a tutorial on adding backports to your sources.list, then how to use backports. I have an alias that installs backports: sudo apt-get -y install --install-recommends -t bullseye-backports package The tutorial should explain how to add a line to your sources.list, # apt update, apt search linux-image check for signed images (linux-image-5.14.0-0.bpo.2-amd64/now 5.14.9-2~bpo11+1 amd64 [installed,local] Linux 5.14 for 64-bit PCs (signed) # apt-get -y install --install-recommends -t bullseye-backports (maybe???) linux-image-5.14.0-0.bpo.2-amd64from my list of available images -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: How to NOT automatically mount a specific partition of an external device?
Steve I use a line in /etc/fstab like this for just this purpose: UUID= /mount/point/you/want ext4defaults,noexec,noauto 0 2 Rememer to mkdir -p the mount point you want. And it doesn't have to be /media. The noexec means nothing can run from the device - not even root. You may not want that situation All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468 On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:57:23 +0100 steve wrote: >>Hi, >> >>I have an external ssd with two partitions. One is for Windows and the >>other one is an ext4 partition for data. >> >>Every time I plug in this ssd (via usb3), both partitions are mounted >>automatically. >> >>mount command gives: >> >>/dev/sdh1 on /media/steve/Samsung_T5 type fuseblk >>(rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,default_permissions,allow_other,blksize=4096,uhelper=udisks2) >>/dev/sdh2 on /media/steve/T5Linux type ext4 >>(rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,stripe=8191,uhelper=udisks2) >> >>I don't need /dev/sdh1 under linux (it's mainly my son's game stuff). >>I also see sometimes errors in /var/log/syslog related to that >>partition. >> >>So is there a way to automatically mount /dev/sdh2 but not /dev/sdh1? >> >>Thanks >> >>steve >> >>
Re: why i can't download debian-live-10.11.0-i386-gnome.iso?
On 2/12/21 12:26, lou wrote: http://ftp.sunet.se/cdimage/archive/10.11.0-live/i386/iso-hybrid/ i use wget to download, length is 2G though ftp.sunet.se shows 2.6G ftp.funet.fi has same problem, live gnome image is more than 2G, i can't get it with wget http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/mirrors/debian-cdimage/current-live/i386/iso-hybrid/ Good afternoon lou I often download files larger than 2G with wget Have you tried the debian download site? All the best Keith Bainbridge kkeithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Status of Bookworm
Good morning Kenneth netinst is cli only try sudo tasksel and choose desktop options. xfce is listed All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468 On 4/12/21 10:44, Kenneth Parker wrote: When reading about changes to Bookworm (i.e. Enforcement of usrmerge), I figured that it is worth a qemu Install. So I downloaded the current Testing netinst cd and selected Expert Install. The reason for this email is that it does not give any Graphical Desktop options. (I am partial to Xfce, but fluent in the Command Line). Should I wait? (I am not ready to delve into sid, by the way). Thanks! Kenneth Parker
Re: Status of Bookworm
On 4/12/21 13:03, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sat, Dec 04, 2021 at 12:30:52PM +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote: netinst is cli only ... what? NO! try sudo tasksel and choose desktop options. xfce is listed The netinst image contains the same installer as the full DVD-1 image does. Good afternoon I tried a netinst using 487M Sep 30 07:22 firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso in vbox I chose the standard install (2nd option, rather than graphic install) and tasksel started after the .iso software updated. So maybe Kenneth's problem was no network connection. BUT that should have been reported during the install. Looks like my claim that netinst is cli was from the times I didn't run tasksel. Sorry. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted
On 6/12/21 06:56, David Christensen wrote: On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; including the newline. David You need to activate the copy text on highlight option in preferences. As I recall, right click in xterm to get preferences. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted
On 6/12/21 13:15, Keith Bainbridge wrote: On 6/12/21 06:56, David Christensen wrote: On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; including the newline. David You need to activate the copy text on highlight option in preferences. As I recall, right click in xterm to get preferences. Sorry Should have read further. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Question about email received
On 31/12/21 12:02, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, December 30, 2021 11:33:03 AM Julius Hamilton wrote: Yes, it’s fishy and nonsensical, I encourage you not to interact with it. Google would never intentionally send an email like that. +1 Who would subscribe with a 'noreply' type address?
Re: restructure folders
On 13/1/22 15:31, sp...@caiway.net wrote: I have this foldertree tree: /dir1/dirA/dirB /dir2/dir* I want the foldertree to become: /dirA/DirB /dir* Is this possible on the commandline? Any idea is welcome Thanks! Question - why do you have these directories in / If they really are in / would this do what you want cd /dir1 mv dirA / cd /dir2 mv dir* / I'd suggest you would be safer doing this in mc (a cli file manager) so you can see where you are sending the files -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Followup to my last...
On 18/1/22 18:29, R. Toby Richards wrote: I'm installing Debian 11. The installer says that it is missing firmware files: b43/ucode11.fw, b43/ucode11.fw, b43-open/ucode11.fw and b43-open/ucode.fw. If you have such media available now, insert it, and continue. I downloaded the dang unofficial DVD ISO that supposedly has non-free binaries, but the installer won't accept that media as having the Broadcom drivers that I need. Sneakernet doesn't work because every iteration of the ISO that I try has no working dpkg. I cannot dpkg the stuff I need for dpkg to work if dpkg is not working. I appreciate your stance on non-free binaries, but at least throw me a bone on the unofficial ISO files. -- _R. Toby Richards_ Good afternoon Toby Just a quick response Please advise the full name of your install .iso And output of command lspci at least the network controllers I've used b43 firmware in the past and it worked; but that macbook died about 5 years ago, so no recent knowledge -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Hardware requirements between Debian 9 and 10
G'day My 2 cents worth, Deb10 with either Mate or xfce desktop. KDE/plasma is great, but I find it slow to load on i7 with 8G ram and add. It has more config options, but I've gotten over that. Oh, I don't boot often, but I've grown impatient. As I said, my 2 cents worth. -- Keith BAINBRIDGE keith.bainbridge.3...@gmx.com Sent from my Aphone On 9 March 2021 10:30:15 pm UTC, Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote: >Hello. > >I'm new to GNU/Linux systems. I would like to know >why the RAM requirements showed here: >https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/ch03s04.en.html >are double the size of those displayed here: >https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/amd64/ch03s04.html.en > >Excuse my ignorance, I have a bit old laptop and I don't know if it would >be better >to have Debian 9 so I can, possibly, load KDE on it, or instead Debian 10 >but having to limit myself to lightweight applications only. > >Anyway, thanks in advance for any help you could give me. > >PS: If I'm not using the mailing list properly, let me know, >I never used any before.
Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?
On Tue, 25 May 2021 22:48:06 +0200 Stella Ashburne wrote: >>And yes, I manually perform "sudo apt update" and "sudo apt upgrade" >>about twice a day. Good Morning Stella If you are upgrading this often, why not get the bulk of the packages downloaded ready to install? I do that much via cron. Or did the original question imply that the background operation is also installing the new packages? That I would want stopped, and is probably why I have not investigated auto upgrades. Maybe I'm missing something else. All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?
On Wed, 26 May 2021 03:38:36 +0200, Stella Ashburne typed 1. My OS stops downloading software and security updates silently in the background. It's called automatic downloads, am I right? I wish it to stop. 2. Debian stops giving me notifications that there are software updates available for download. G'day Stella I am not familiar with the app you are using. I use synaptic occasionally when I'm not sure of a package name that I want to install. I wonder if the line when there are security updates display immediately is confusing the settings? And, no, I don't know why claws hasn't marked the quoted text properly. Suggestion? All the best -- Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Boot usb
Good Morning Gunnar The boot command requires a mount point, but I'm never sure how to do this well outside of file manager In any case, if you're confident that the USB was correctly written, just try booting to it All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com On 7/14/21 11:14, Gunnar Gervin wrote: Hi. I have burned iso image to usb but it is unmounted. Thus can probably not be booted(?) Tried mount sdb; sudo mount /dev/sdb & also sudo mount /dev/sdb1 But Terminal said "Cannot find in /etc/fstab" in both tries. Gunnar
Re: Uninstalling Chromium
On 21/7/21 03:36, andre...@gmail.com wrote: Good afternoon, I am uninstalling chromium from Debian 10 and the procedure automatically installs firefox and the same happens when uninstalling firefox. How to solve this? Thanks. Boa tarde, estou desinstalado crhomium do Debian 10 e o procedimento instala automaticamente o firefox e o mesmo acontede ao desistalar o firefox. Como resolver isso? Obrigado. Good Morning Andre Could you please explain the process you used. Are you using pure Debian or an alternate, like MX or lmde -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: how best to do
On 29/7/21 02:30, Dan Ritter wrote: and mount where you will. G'day Gene I make back-up disks at fstab options noauto,noexec and mount/unmount as part of the cron script. makes them 'less visible' to an uninvited visitor. Also, I run the back-up as root -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Help! Thunderbird lost my passwords
On 4/8/21 10:03, Douglas McGarrett wrote: a Master Password. What is it, and where is it, and should I need it? go: edit|preferences|privacy& Security and on my screen 'Passwords' is close to the bottom before you start scrolling -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: HOW's lost @ $ €
On 4/8/21 20:35, Gunnar Gervin wrote: Seems to me this old Mac can't boot from usb, This link https://www.uubyte.com/boot-mac-from-usb.html and this https://recoverit.wondershare.com/mac-tips/boot-from-usb-drive-mac.html say hold the option key from power on; as well as detailed info about creating a bootable usb -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: How to Boot Linux ISO Images Directly From Your Hard Drive Debian
On 7/8/21 08:58, Greg Wooledge wrote: Not "you're wrong", but "you can't prove it". To me, that's a tacit ADMISSION of guilt. Ah I see another avid watcher of Police drama speaking here -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: How to Boot Linux ISO Images Directly From Your Hard Drive Debian
On 7/8/21 02:34, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: Maybe ask on a Fedora mailing list / support group / stack overflow ? In reality, perhaps we should have left this thread here? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: [OFFTPIC] How to Boot Linux ISO Images Directly From Your Hard Drive Debian
On 7/8/21 16:25, deloptes wrote: I can give no evidence but chances are that Gunnar Gervin, Rishi and roa moshin (non-limitative list) are the same Good afternoon All Should I change to subject? I've been mulling over this situation as I wondered along our river. I recall a discussion maybe 3 years ago, where somebody put a proposal to move the lists to a what sounded like a forum-style. my only comment was that I'm not good at going to fora to answer questions - even to look for answers to my own questions a couple of times. I've decided that perhaps an on-line forum may be the best way to deal with people who appear to repeatedly ask incomplete questions. I mean, if the question isn't in your inbox begging for an answer, it may be easier to ignore the bait? As several have said, a good subject line is the key to getting a response. On the odd occasion I go looking at a forum, I am fussy which topics I open. Some I clearly won't know the answer; some are not inviting enough to tempt me. I find it harder to flick email as easily as I skip a forum topic. So, maybe half a vote for a forum for we general users. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: Changing subjects, forums and things. Drive Debian
On 7/8/21 17:46, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: Then: why didn't*you* change the Subject: line in your reply? Your topic changed radically, so... please do Only because there was something of a who-ha when people do change topics in stead of starting afresh. Next time. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: percent char '%' in sudoers file
On Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:57:46 +0200 wrote: > What I'm not sure is whether the whitespace between the '%' and > the 'sudo' is relevant. My /etc/sudoers hasn't that. Mine is the same - no space = %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL Best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: How do I make Debian Mate look like Linux Mint Mate?
On 9/3/22 05:00, didier gaumet wrote: Le mardi 08 mars 2022 à 12:14 +, Ottavio Caruso a écrit : Hi, Warning: I might have asked this question before and somebody gave me the answer but I did not save it. My system : https://termbin.com/h9j0l I am thinking of migrating from LMDE4 to Bullseye Mate but I want to retain the Mint look and feel. How do I do that? I have run the Live CD image of Debian Mate Bullseye but it doesn't look remotely as cool as the one on Linux Mint. Actually Mate was dropped by Mint some time ago. I suspect the customizations come from Cinnamon, but I am not sure. If anybody has a clue, any input will be appreciated. Hello, I suppose you could search for packages containing "theme" or "artwork" or something similar in their name that are present in the LMDE4 repo: http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=debbie Good afternoon Ottavio Or even: http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=elsie for lmde5 (bullseye) packages. I'd like to ask another question. Apart from the panel, how much of the desktop do you see for more than a few seconds that it takes to log in? I rarely see anything other than the panel and making that look how I want is pretty easy in Mate. My tastes are simple so I go for a solid colour. But from memory, you can have a background image. Desktop and log in screen are an image I choose outside of Mint. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Gnome/VirtualBox/Windows copy-paste CR issue.
Good afternoon Kaz I suggest you install mate-terminal and try from that. If that works, compare the preferences and check out a few options that I've not found in gnome-terminal, like auto copy highlighted text to clipboard. I don't recall trying to copy into win10, so I can't answer that specifically On Thu, 10 Mar 2022, 09:48 Kaz Kylheku, wrote: > Hi All, > > I have Debian 11 in a VirtualBox, guest to a Windows host. The > guest additions is installed, with bidirectional clipboard enabled. > > When I select text in a Gnome application like Gnome Terminal or > Gedit, and then paste it into some guest application, there are extra > blank lines. > > If I paste it into GVim, it reveals the cause: instead of extra blank > lines, > GVim shows embedded carriage returns: ^M at the end of every line. > > (Windows programs do not understand this as a Windows line ending; for > instance > if we paste into Notepad, it shows interleaved blank lines.) > > This is quite strange; other virtual machines, e.g. Ubuntu, don't > exhibit > this behavior: same version of VirtualBox, same host. I've basically > never > seen this before! > > I tried copying and pasting something out of other applications running > on that same Debian 11 VM, such as Firefox and LibreOffice Writer. > The issue does not show up. > > Within the Debian 11 system, there is no problem either; e.g. copying > from Gnome Terminal into an edit control in Firefox or whatever. > > Any advice on where to go looking? > > > > >
Re: Installing/Preparing Debian on a headless system
On 10/3/22 01:57, Christian Britz wrote: Hello, after learning that the Debian-based RaspberryPi OS does not get security fixes always in time (see dirty-pipe), I am considering installing pure Debian on my system. It seems not all proprietary components are supported, but I don't need video acceleration anyway, for example. My Pi acts as a home server. The thing is, the Pi is headless, it was never connected to a monitor or keyboard, all configuration was done via SSH on a pre-built Raspberry PI OS image. I do not even have an USB keyboard and the Pi has obviously no PS/2 connectors. Do you have some ideas for me, how I could prepare a minimal Debian image on my notebook which is able to boot on the Pi and has already an user and SSH configured? Everything else I would setup remotely. Thank you, Christian Good afternoon Christian I'm not sure why you aren't getting security updates. When I run # apt update on my Pi4, the first line of output is : Get:1 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease [44.1 kB] uname : Linux rasp14 5.10.92-v8+ #1514 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jan 17 17:39:38 GMT 2022 aarch64 GNU/Linux Should there be more that I am missing? Tim Thanks for the link to Gunnar's image. My next project, well maybe the one after. Thanks -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: moving dir with lots of files
On 18/4/22 12:24, Bijan Soleymani wrote: On 2022-04-18 00:16, Adriel Peng wrote: Hello I plan to move a dir which has about 0.4 million files to a new location. This new location is a network storage. I will run the command: nohup mv dir /mnt/disk/newdir I guess this will take a lot of hours to finish. My question is, if the process gets an unexpected interruption, what will happen and how can I recover it? Thanks. If you can afford not to do a move but a copy and then a delete, then I would recommend using rsync rsync will transfer what is missing if interrupted If there is nothing missing it will finish pretty quickly. I sync 130GB in 1.4 million files over the internet regularly and if there are no changes it take about 20 seconds to finish (the disks are fast on both ends). If there are changes it transfers about as fast as the network can go. Bijan I have found that rsync -avHb --remove-source-files dir /mnt/disk/newdir moves files in one process. If it is interupted, re-running will simply pick up where it was halted. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: backing up backups
On 11/4/22 10:58, Default User wrote: So . . . what IS the correct way to make "backups of backups"? Sorry to take so long to respond. I am traveling and have only short periods that I can spend on non-pressing matters. To answer your question: the method that gets you the result you want. I have used 2 switches in rsync to create a date/time copy of files that are updated: --backup-dir=/mnt/data/rsynccBackupp/$YEAR/$MON/$TODAY/$HOUR/ source/ target creates an archive directory of older versions of files. I have noticed at times that it creates copies of files that I haven't fouched. Needs looking at, but it will something I'm doing. The variables are set in the script: YEAR=`date +%Y` MON=`date +%b` TODAY=`date +%d` NOW=`date +%Y%b%d%H` HOUR=`date +%H` rsync -avbH --suffix="."$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M")source/ target/ replaces the standard ~ at the end of the file being updated with current time, in a numerical string. Keeps all versions of the files together. Which suits you better. As for how to 'backup your backup?' I copy everything from source documents to my backup drives, and set cron to run the script for each drive at a different time of day/hour - yes I backup current docs hourly. I'm lucky - I don't notice rsync affecting my performance. Timeshift is a great tool. I know you are correct to copy the system to a different drive. I figure that if I get to a point where I can't access the time shift files on /timeshift I'm in deep trouble. I just re-install. / has only system files on it. /home/keith is sym-linked from another partition. In any case, copying /timeshift from your system OR your first backup drive should be trivial for rsync. Out of time, but I think that's enough to think about for now -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Crucial SSDs and Debian Bullseye
Tom Did you remove the old drive and try the SSD using the installer? On 27 April 2022 11:06:20 am UTC, Tom Browder wrote: >I am trying to replace the original hard drive on an old Toshiba laptop >with a 1 TB SSD from Crucial. (I had recently successfully done that in an >old Dell Latitude and had no problems.) > >I first did a clean install of Debian 11 on the old drive to ensure the >laptop works okay. Then I installed the new SSD and it can't find the >drive. From what I can find at Crucial, I need to install their Storage >Executive program on a Windows host, hook up the SSD to a USB/SATA >connector on that host, and configure or install the firmware onto the SSD. > >I was foolish not to have researched their SSD use on a Linux host, but I >got lulled into their "upgrade your computer" site that told me the exact >models that were hardware-compatible. > >Of course I may have fried the SSD, but I am fairly confident that the >device is operable. > >Suggestions are greatly appreciated. > >Best regards, > >-Tom
Android email client that does bottom posting
Good Evening All I top posted last night, in error. Sorry I have asked the devs where the bottom posting setting has gone. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com Sent from my aPhone. Please excuse my brevity.
Re: Debian desktop environment
On 24/5/22 23:23, Brian wrote: Hi, After my surrender to Jessie I've thought of moving on with Stretch. Careful! If you go on like this you will end up installing bullseye :). Bookworm? SID? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: I am stuck with this while installing devian on my IMac early 2006
On May 29, 2022, at 2:30 PM, Nusrath Moin wrote: Whenever i login after installing debian on my imac early 2006 it shows "debian gnu/linux comes with absolutely no warranty, to the extent permitted by applicable law" That message is normal when you log in to a terminal. I think OSx showed the same, but it's too long ago. Apple decided that my similar aged macbook wasn't good enough any more in 2011. That machine worked well on linux until 2016. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: virtualbox kernel modules?
On 16/6/22 06:11, Boyan Penkov wrote: Hello folks, Installing virtualbox and virtualbox-qt from sid, and running `virtualbox --version` returns the below: ``` WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist. Please install the virtualbox-dkms package and the appropriate headers, most likely linux-headers-amd64. You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed. ``` Modprobing for vboxdrv returns no modules. Has anybody seen this with more recent virtualbox installs? Cheers! Good afternoon Boyan What happened when you installed to 2 suggested items? -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: virtualbox kernel modules?
On 17/6/22 00:08, Boyan Penkov wrote: On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 12:09 AM Keith Bainbridge wrote: Cheers! Good afternoon Boyan What happened when you installed to 2 suggested items? Hey Keith -- yes, thanks for the pointer; you're absolutely correct... Somehow linux-image-headers was not installed on this machine. Once it was, cleaned some stuff up, and this problem went away... Of course, question for the DMs, then -- why not make the headers a dependency of virtualbox-dkms? Thanks kindly! Been there before. Yes, it should be a required package for VBox. Perhaps we should record this where such difficulties go, but I can never remember the list name when I want it (like now). Frankly, it's part of the reason I prefer LinuxMint Debian. A lot more user packages are installed by default. By the bye, it's good form to reply to the list, not just the responder. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com
Re: Status of Virtualbox in debian
On 21/6/22 20:53, Siard wrote: On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:05 +0100, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: On 20/06/2022 14:55, Siard wrote: On Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:21 +0200, Anders Andersson wrote: Has something changed that makes virtualbox workable again, I have the Virtualbox 6.1.34 package for Debian 11, downloaded from www.virtualbox.org, working fine in Debian 12 (Bookworm). Have you succeeded in gaining support for USB? I haven't yet got past the and guest Additions stage. Indeed, USB appears not to be working. (Never used it.) I have dkms and dh-dkms installed. The VirtualBox-6.1 deb has been installed and upgraded with 'dpkg -i'. It also puts VBoxGuestAdditions.iso into /usr/share/virtualbox. Then in the guest OS you can choose Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD image... from the menu. More about installing and maintaining the guest additions: www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#additions-linux I should also note that right now there appear to be problems with the latest kernel, 5.18.0. The message in the terminal where VB was started from, says: "WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module available for the current kernel (5.18.0-1-amd64) or it failed to load." Probably a temporary problem. When starting Debian with the previous kernel 5.17.0, VB still works. You'll need to download and install the closed source Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack from their site to get USB3 working. From memory USB2 will work with the guest-additions-pack; but could be USB1. The USB needs to be mounted in linux for it to be recognised in vbox. I only use USB to update my portable apps at my volunteer job. The tech area is run by contracted MSCertified techies. My experience is that they aren't familiar with gmail basics, so I'm not sure they belong in the real world - or is it that they are only allowed to say they know MS stuff. -- All the best Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com 0447 667 468
Re: how to test disk for bad sector
On 30/8/20 10:39 am, Marco Möller wrote: [liveuser@localhost-live <mailto:liveuser@localhost-live> ~]$ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda1 bs=8M status=progress Um. my reading of the original question is that he Long tried to install onto /dev/sdb. Why are we blanking part of /dev/sda? Would it be better to unplug /dev/sda for the installation process? -- Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com or ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: non-smart debian phone
On 28/8/20 6:23 am, Dan Hitt wrote: So next time i search, i hope to do it more intelligently. So why not start the search now, while you have time to think about it for a bit before you need to jump in? -- Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com or ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Trouble with upgrading debian 7 (wheezy) (solved)
On 2/9/20 3:56 am, Kenneth Parker wrote: My Recommendation, if it isn't too late, is to Install Buster in a separate Partition, and then copy /home files as desired. Reclaim the Wheezy Partition when you are sure that you don't need it anymore. +1 FWIW I'd recommend this course for most major upgrades. It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling when I upgraded last year, but I felt that a fresh system would have been cleaner. I proved this right a couple of months ago when I blew something and couldn't recover. ( I suspect a duff partition, but??) But then, I have the drive space to spare. Some don't. Keith Bainbridge keithrbaugro...@gmail.com or ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Having filesystems mounted with the user option be owned by the user that mounts them?
On 5/9/20 3:56 am, Reco wrote: or do the backups as root, Nothing wrong with this approach, see below. Preferable to have only root have the ability to change the backup. Perhaps have some trusted users in a group that can read them, for retrieval purposes. If an user needs to be able to roll back a file s/he should be keeping their own progress copies. So users should not need access to backup more than once or twice a year. - then why do more than a couple of leaders need access? Or am I getting paranoid. Thankfully, I have not been responsible for any data other than my own and better half. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com location: -38,144
Re: VirtualBox - vboxpci
On 6/9/20 8:27 pm, Georgi Naplatanov wrote: On 9/6/20 12:17 PM, Klaus Jantzen wrote: Hi, I am trying to run VB 16.1.14 r140239 on my laptop under Debian Buster. After sucessfully signing vboxdrv, vboxnetflt and vboxnetadp I installed the extension package. Now I have to additionally sign vboxpci. However, this module was not installed. Where do I get it from? Hi, I use Virtualbox 6.1 on my computer without any problems. I don't understand what your problem is. I have added the following line to /etc/apt//sources.list deb https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian buster contrib HTH Kind regards Georgi Good morning Georgi I am running buster with backports - by way of LMDE. As an example of the backports working, I have LibreOffice 7 installed as part of a recent upgrade. My vbox is 6.1.12 When I run # apt install virtualbox (immediately after # apt update) I get: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done virtualbox-6.1 is already the newest version (6.1.12-139181~Debian~buster). The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: clipped I see VB 6.1.14 is available from the website. As it hasn't been added to buster, perhaps somebody at Oracle can help you? -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new
On 28/9/20 1:06 pm, 황병희 wrote: Tox!c illude writes: ... and the $~ I’m completely new Ubuntu is good for beginner like as you, i think. And Debian is not easy to handle, IMHO. Sincerely, Byung-Hee I'd go one further and recommend linux mint https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281 and choose the download point closest to you. There are several how-to's here https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ including how to create an installer USB etc. I have found mint easier than straight ubuntu for a long time now. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Wifi won't connect in debian
On 23/10/20 5:16 am, Simon Wooding wrote: Hello, I have a Lenovo Thinkpad which I used to run Windows on. A few days ago I installed Debian 10.6.0 (first as dual-boot to make sure I could transfer everything, later deleting the Windows partition). I had to install non-free firmware to get wifi working during install, but I found the required drivers on Intel's website and everything went smoothly from there. Fast forward three days problem free and when I booted up this morning I had lost some of the graphical features of my desktop environment MATE (the top/bottom panels, my chosen theme, and a number of keyboard shortcuts no longer worked) and I couldn't connect to the internet. I don't know if these problems are related, but I can't fix the desktop environment without internet access so it's somewhat moot. Clarifications on the internet problems: It's not my provider, that's been working fine all day on other devices It's not a hardware fault; while I was trying out stuff to fix it I tried using my boot-repair live usb to see if the hard drive was the problem, and while in that mode connecting to the internet was easy and worked fine. I'm not sure what difference using ethernet would make as I can't figure out how to connect using that either but I do have access to an ethernet port if needed. I have tried a number of suggested solutions online, but none have worked and I couldn't try a lot of them because they required packages I didn't have and couldn't install offline. I need wifi access back fairly promptly as I am a university student studying remotely, so any help is thoroughly appreciated. Thanks, Simon Simon The loss of Mate toolbars & shortcuts suggests to me that Mate started clean instead of from the /home/user files you had before reboot; and with them your wifi settings. Is /home on a separate partition? If so, did that partition mount properly? Have you lost any other config type files following reboot? -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Replacement Email Client
On 25/10/20 12:52 pm, Gene Heskett wrote: Both Thunderbird and Balsa have been rejected as T'bird is a behemoth and no longer in development; Um. Why then am I getting new versions every few weeks? Currently 83.0a1. Sure it's bigger than claws, but many processes are easier in day to day operation. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Mounting a USB device
On 4/11/20 4:09 am, Charles Curley wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 16:12:27 + Mick Ab wrote: Thanks for the suggestion re rsync, but using tar has been successful with a NTFS drive many times. Another possibility is to get rid of NTFS, and replace it with an encrypted ext4 partition. Then you can use something like rsnapshot to automate the backup process entirely. This gives you backups in depth: several months of back versions of files, with deduplication. Create a partition: https://charlescurley.com/blog/posts/2019/Nov/29/encrypting-an-external-partition/ Scripts to mount and umount the partition: https://charlescurley.com/blog/posts/2020/Jan/01/mounting-an-encrypted-external-partition/ Some more general thoughts on backups: https://charlescurley.com/blog/posts/2019/Nov/02/backups-on-linux/ Thanks for these links, Charles. The partition creation went well. The scripts look interesting, but I haven't tried them yet. The thoughts about when/why back up are more food for thought. Thanks for your efforts -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Terminal window shrinks into title bar.....
On 10/11/20 5:58 pm, Charlie wrote: From my keyboard: Debian Bulleye 5.8.0-2-amd64 FVWM window manager Sometimes I press some key combination by accident and the terminal window shrinks back into the title bar. I must have the terminology wrong, because am unable to discover how to reverse this behaviour. no matter what wordage is used to google. If anyone has an idea, it would be appreciated. TIA Charlie East Gippsland Wildlife Rehabilitators Inc.. http://www.egwildlife.com.au/ Sounds like you have a keyboard shortcut set to minimise your current window. Generic answer: Search keyboard in your menu and look through the 'window' options. If you need more, perhaps search 'keyboard shortcuts FVWM' When are you opening? Looks like we may be able to visit you shortly. We're due to visit RI shortly. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: MX-Linux 19.2
+111 Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmx.com On 18/11/20 9:51 am, ellanios82 wrote: : just my prefs. : do much prefer mail-lists over forums : in general :)
Re: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H + GPU AMD Radeon Vega 8 (+nVidia)
On 20/11/20 1:27 am, Kanito 73 wrote: Hello I am about to buy a laptop (HP) that comes with the processor AMD Ryzen 5 3550H (link below) and the GPU AMD Radeon Vega 8 is integrated. In the description table of the laptop it shows the Vega 8 graphics, but just below it also shows the nVidia GeForce GTX 1050 graphics and I am a bit confused... Does it have both GPUs? Radeon integrated on the Ryzen processor and nVidia on the motherboard? Searching information at Google I found a post in a forum describing that laptops with Ryzen processors have both GPUs and you can switch them but it is a bit "tricky"... By the way, at first I am more concerned about the drivers. I´ve read that latest nVidia drivers do not work with the latest linux kernels and it is required to downgrade to a previous kernel so you can install the official nVidia´s driver. Is it real or currently I can install the most fresh AMD.COM driver with no problems? Do the kernel support "nVidia GeForce GTX 1050 graphics" with generic drivers and it will work fine for games or graphics software (design, video, etc)? And related to the Vega 8 (integrated in the processor)... I visited AMD.COM to see details of the driver and I found that it is only available for Windows 10 (at least on the driver´s link). Does the kernel have support for GPU Vega 8 (generic drivers) and work fine for games and graphics software? Do you know about an alternative link or place where to get the official driver for Linux or it does not exist? I am worried because don´t want to buy a USD 1200 laptop that will not work on Linux (Debian 10) due incompatibility or lack of drivers... I hope you can help me or tell me if it is safe to buy the laptop because it will work with the official or generic drivers... https://www.amd.com/en/support/apu/amd-ryzen-processors/amd-ryzen-5-mobile-processors-radeon-vega-graphics/amd-ryzen-5-2 Thanks in advance for your comments and help A friend has had difficulty getting drivers for the wifi in a cheap HP laptop - new late last year. He is also having trouble installing Mint 20 on that same machine, so maybe there is a deeper problem. We've been meeting on-line most of the year, so haven't been able to get hands-on help. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: adding a second HDD in debian
Antonio If you aer using a USB connection (eg caddy), just plug it in. Linux will recognise it and generally mount the partitions under /media/antonio/ If you are connecting direct to the main board, you'll need to power of, then attach and reboot. It should mount under /media/antoino/ You can specify a better mount piint in /etc/fstab if you prefer. On 22/11/20 9:31 am, Antonio Barragan wrote: Hi I have a PC with Debian 10 installed (on dev/sda), and working properly. Now I would like to add to it a second, 150 GB HDD (SATA), taken from another machine. It is already partitioned with a combination of ntfs and ext4 partitions, and I would like to keep it that way, because I want the info stored in it. I have seen several posts in the web on this subject, but almost all talk about formating and repartitioning the second HDD, which I'd rather not do. How could that be done? Any clue will be greatly appreciated -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d - trying to NOT hijack
Good afternon All I was interested to read that Flo, the OP, uses separate mail collection, sendmail and thunderbird. Some of the replies sound like this is a common practice. What are the advantages of this set of processes over letting tbird do it all? - or any other client for that matter? Would it save me from my fairly regular 'can't find profile' errors? Thanks PS Am I wrong to avoid 'everyting in 1 file' where possible (mail dir rather than mbox in this case)? OK this is probably a whole separate topic. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com Forwarded Message Subject:Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Resent-Date:Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:52:35 + (UTC) Resent-From:debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:42:53 +0100 From: Flo To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Hi All, I am using Debian Buster, Thunderbird, Sendmail and popa3d to get emails. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Flo
Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d - Does this avoid the hijack?
So does htis get a new subject in the list? Good afternon All I was interested to read that Flo, the OP, uses separate mail collection, sendmail and thunderbird. Some of the replies sound like this is a common practice. What are the advantages of this set of processes over letting tbird do it all? - or any other client for that matter? Would it save me from my fairly regular 'can't find profile' errors? Original post: Subject: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Resent-Date:Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:52:35 + (UTC) Resent-From:debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:42:53 +0100 From: Flo To: debian-user@lists.debian.org I am using Debian Buster, Thunderbird, Sendmail and popa3d to get emails. The mail files for each account are stored at /var/mail. No it has come to that point that such a file exceeded 2GB. And 'Get Messages' doesn't work anymore. Does anyone know about this issue? Any hints to solve it? I could try a different pop3 server? Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Flo -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d
On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:34:56 -0600 David Wright wrote: >>> On Mon 23 Nov 2020 at 14:27:36 (+1100), Keith Bainbridge wrote: >>> > So does htis get a new subject in the list? Interesting. I'll try it next time I want to use a comment from one thread as a separate topic. BUT I wrote a totally new subject line. Surely that is removing 'Re: ' I'd appreciate a good explanation if somebody is up to it. >>> >>> It would appear so. I guess you could also have removed the Re: >>> from the subject line. >>> >>> > I was interested to read that Flo, the OP, uses separate mail >>> > collection, sendmail and thunderbird. Some of the replies sound >>> > like this is a common practice. >>> > >>> > What are the advantages of this set of processes over letting >>> > tbird do it all? - or any other client for that matter? >>> >>> Disadvantages of using your email client to send might include: >>> . sending is relatively instant as the client is dispatching >>> it to the same machine, not the remote smarthost, So I wouldn't get the message saying the note is being sent by the client - because that bit is 'instantaneous' by being local. >>> . exim will retry sending if your smarthost is busy/unavailable, OK. I have had instances of the 'sending' notice being there when I come back after lunch. >>> . it keeps logs, Fair enough >>> . it send emails on behalf of other processes, like cron jobs, >>> where your client is not involved. Is that why email from cron doesn't happen sometimes, then magically happens. >>> >>> I don't collect emails in Flo's sense, as I use IMAP rather than >>> POP. So my INBOX is merely mutt's cache of individual emails, >>> rather than a live mailfile. The actual server is somewhere around >>> Manchester/Stockport. I prefer imap as I check mail on 3 devices, but it's become too slow to be workable, recently. I do check back occasionally to see if the connection to Germany is getting better. It is 20,000Km I suppose. I had this thought as I completed that last sentence: should I use my ISP as a collection point for my many addresses? Thanks for a thought provoking response. I'll be contemplating this for a bit yet. -- Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmx.com ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d
On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:19:16 +0200 Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> On Lu, 23 nov 20, 14:27:36, Keith Bainbridge wrote: >>> > So does htis get a new subject in the list? >>> > >>> > Good afternon All >>> > >>> > I was interested to read that Flo, the OP, uses separate mail >>> > collection, sendmail and thunderbird. Some of the replies sound >>> > like this is a common practice. >>> > >>> > What are the advantages of this set of processes over letting >>> > tbird do it all? - or any other client for that matter? >>> >>> It makes it easier to switch between different e-mail clients if >>> the sending and/or receiving is handled externally, e.g. one might >>> use a graphical e-mail client in general and a text mode client >>> occasionally. >>> >>> Such a setup also typically uses standard locations for the storage >>> (as opposed to e-mail client specific), which makes it easier to >>> add more functionality (e.g. serve local e-mail via IMAP) or >>> replace individual components. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Andrei >>> -- >>> http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Thanks for your reply. I have been contemplating I have switched email client often in the past, less so lately. I like the idea of a local imap server. I have a RPi that will do the job, sitting ready and waiting. How easy is it to get phone/tablet to connect while I'm away? though. A good URI would be an excellent answer. Thanks again for replying. -- Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmx.com ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d
On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:50:34 -0600 John Hasler wrote: >> I use Fetchmail to fetch my mail every five minutes from Newsguy. >> This means that my mail is never on anyone else's server for more >> than a few minutes. Fetchmail hands it off to Exim which passes it >> through Mailagent and Spamassassin and then delivers it to my >> inbox. Outgoing mail is delivered to Newsguy by Exim running in >> smarthost mode (one of the menu choices when installing Exim). Mail >> to my domains is forwarded to Newsguy. I get most of the benefits >> of running my own email server without having to administer an >> Internet-facing server. I have full control of filtering and >> sorting, can use any MUA, and needn't have a connection up to read >> or send mail. Messages I compose while the link is down go out when >> it comes up. All my saved mail is right here on my machine where I >> can look through it at will but no one else can. -- >> John Hasler >> jhas...@newsguy.com >> Elmwood, WI USA >> Thanks John. For what it is worth, this has just arrived on my laptop; I saw it on my phone about 4 hours ago, and have been eagerly awaiting it. You might have recognised my reference to it about an hour ago. But re-reading it, I see I over stated the number of processes you use. Having used gmail & imap for 15 years, I figure I am way past trying to prevent prying eyes. I have also 'mislaid' my mail here so often, that I rely on the server much more than I should. I know that is BAD, and we lost several weeks of mail off gmail earlier this year, but I'll give it a go though, as it sounds like reinstating backed up mail is easier for when I do loose something. Will I get to leaving nothing out there? Can you point me to a simple how-to, please. As I said to another response, a good URI is an excellent answer. Next, what is the most efficient way to search 20,000 plus files for a string of text, especially when the string may omit an adjective? Thanks again, From the other side of the Pacific. Now where has your reply been hiding? -- Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmx.com ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: running microsoft team on debian 10.3
On 9/12/20 2:37 pm, Dan Hitt wrote: Any advice about the web cam or mic? Dan No experience of team in linux These 2 links give directions on how to use an android phone/tablet as your PC camera/mic: https://askubuntu.com/questions/889164/use-phone-as-microphone-in-linux https://www.bytesin.com/how-to-use-your-phone-as-a-webcam-on-windows-linux-and-macos/ I've put that off for weeks now, but will HAVE to do it early new year. Best -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: running microsoft team on debian 10.3
On 9/12/20 3:26 pm, Stefan Monnier wrote: https://askubuntu.com/questions/889164/use-phone-as-microphone-in-linux This looks interesting, indeed (tho Plumble is not maintained any more AFAICT, you might be able to use Mumla instead, also available from F-Droid). https://www.bytesin.com/how-to-use-your-phone-as-a-webcam-on-windows-linux-and-macos/ AFAICT these are all proprietary software, so I wouldn't recommend them. Stefan Thanks Stefan for the update Hoping I'm not duplicating - but better than not saying thanks, huh. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Guest Samba shares
On 11/12/20 1:42 pm, Paul M Foster wrote: For various reasons, I've set the perms on this mount as 777. Anything on a Raspberry Pi gets mounted in the /media/pi hierarchy by default. I couldn't see a reason to change it, if I set the permissions appropriately. G'day Paul pi being the default user under raspbian/raspOS. At least with the recent installer, you are required to give pi a password. It used be that there was a default password, and you had to know to change that yourself. My 2c worth: as you have already set up a personal user, disable auto log-in to user pi and make sure user pi has a strong password. Having user pi available is likely the prime target of any attack, simply because it used have a default. Once you start logging in as paul, you'll find that automount USB item go to /media/paul. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Guest Samba shares
On 12/12/20 6:24 am, deloptes wrote: I heard it would work with some 5+ kernel from debian. My experience with the RPi4B was negative, because of the kernel (4.19) in buster. I ended up using the Raspberry Kernel in Debian. My almost stock raspiOS Pi3 & Pi4 both updated the kernel to 5.4 around 3 months ago, maybe earlier. It only really came to notice when our local importer questioned my sanity in trying kernel 5.4 Must say I haven't had success with DebianPiOS. Must try it again if people are saying it is working for them. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Guest Samba shares
On 12/12/20 10:01 am, Keith Bainbridge wrote: On 12/12/20 6:24 am, deloptes wrote: I heard it would work with some 5+ kernel from debian. My experience with the RPi4B was negative, because of the kernel (4.19) in buster. I ended up using the Raspberry Kernel in Debian. My almost stock raspiOS Pi3 & Pi4 both updated the kernel to 5.4 around 3 months ago, maybe earlier. It only really came to notice when our local importer questioned my sanity in trying kernel 5.4 Must say I haven't had success with DebianPiOS. Must try it again if people are saying it is working for them. I meant to say that the non-stock bit is I am using $USER keith. I'm about to set sudo to require root passwd. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Guest Samba shares
On 12/12/20 5:01 am, Paul M Foster wrote: I have my doubts that there is an active RPi list on which such a question could be answered. But it is, after all, Samba, and you've already seen the smb.conf. Try here: https://discourse.littlebird.com.au/ It is run by our local importer, and the tech people hopped in on 1 query I had. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Guest Samba shares
On 12/12/20 8:34 am, Paul M Foster wrote: I made various minor changes (like changing the mount to /music) and now the problem appears to be resolved. As is sometimes the case, the problem gets solved without you knowing how you solved it. Perhaps the restart of samba? Or do you mean you re-named tthe mount point on the mac? Pleased it's solved. For what it's worth, I drafted this last night but couldn't send it - kicking self as I knew most of you would be active whilst I was asleep: This article seems to confirm my thought that macOS supports sshfs: https://igppwiki.ucsd.edu/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=6063930#content/view/6063930 I'm sure it does nfs if you prefer. It's been ages since I used samba, but I recall that users needed a smbpasswd set. I see you have no passwd, but I'm not sure that cuts it. Another suggestion: try mounting the 'music' partition somewhere else on your Pi, and maybe give it a userid and groupid at fstab. And maybe add your wife to that group? Anyhow, there are lots of other suggestions now, and you have it working, so what the heck. I just finished my morning coffee, it's Saturday and te sun is shining I a clear sky. It can only get better. Ah, I've got only 3 family birthdays between now and Christmas. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Emergency mode when root account locked
On 12/12/20 11:03 am, Fabrice BAUZAC wrote: Greg Wooledge writes: Even if you plan to use sudo for 99% of your administrative work, there's still no reason NOT to have a root password, for those emergency situations where you need one. I've had the bitter taste of it when I had to salvage a virtual machine for which I had lost access to my non-root account. You'd better have the root password around. AND run sudo as root, for additional safety -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Emergency mode when root account locked
On 12/12/20 7:29 pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: AND run sudo as root, for additional safety Is this supposed to be ironic? I really can't tell. There was a detailed discussion here about sudo being a security issue on our systems. It appears to be default in debian 10, so most of us get it as default. I looked at replacing sudo. I found an article that explained how to strengthen it by forcing sudo to require root password. If somebody breaks in, they now need my root password to execute commands that require root permissions (except a couple that I have given nopasswd privilege). It's pretty simple. AFTER you have tested your root password add Defaultsrootpw to /etc/sudoers The result: keith@asus3 Sat12Dec2020@22:49:38 :~$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers [sudo] password for root: *** You'll understand that root password must be working BEFORE you amend /etc/sudoers Ironic? -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Debian 10 64bit
I was not offered to set a root passwd during the last 2 Buster installs I did. Admittedly, with mateDE and MAYBE that makes a difference. Who's going to try it to prove the point? It'll be several days before I can. Will do if I don't see somebody beat me to it. Keith BAINBRIDGE ke1thozgro...@gmx.com Sent from my Aphone On 15 December 2020 7:01:32 pm UTC, Brian wrote: >On Tue 15 Dec 2020 at 19:33:53 +0100, john doe wrote: > >> On 12/15/2020 6:34 PM, Tixy wrote: >> > On Tue, 2020-12-15 at 11:36 +0100, john doe wrote: >> > > On 12/15/2020 10:19 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> > > > On Lu, 14 dec 20, 19:45:54, Jerry Mellon wrote: >> > > > > I finally got around to installing debian 10 on my 64bit system(thus >> > > > > removing the i386version I had originally instaled). The install went >> > > > > well and I asked for a seperate Home particion. When I booted the >> > > > > system >> > > > > and try to do "apt-get update and apt-get upgrade" using "sudo" it >> > > > > would >> > > > > not let me do that. Said I was not a sudo user. I then tried "su >> > > > > root" >> > > > > which failed as well as it said I was not a sudo user. I went to the >> > > > > sudouse file and changed it to make me a user. Sudo as myself worked >> > > > > fine but su root still did not work. >> > > > > >> > > > > After seeing the email concering problems with sudo and su root I >> > > > > decided to reload. I did but did a use whole disk (no home part). >> > > > > After booting I did have to go to the sudouser file an change it >> > > > > again >> > > > > but the su root worked with out a problem. >> > > > >> > > > You probably set a root password during install. >> > > > >> > > > The Debian Installer will configure 'sudo' for the first user only if >> > > > you leave the root password blank. This is explained during the >> > > > install. >> > > >> > > That doesn't look to be the case anymore, I just installed Buster with >> > > Mate and sudo is installed. >> > >> > Because sudo is a recommended package of task-desktop, which is a >> > dependency of task-mate-desktop. But if you gave it a root password >> > during install then it didn't add the user you created at install time >> > into the 'sudo' group, so no user can use sudo. (This does make me >> > wonder why 'sudo' is recommended by task-desktop in the first place.) >> > >> >> Or at the very least, if sudo is installed having it configured with >> the user added to the sudo group regardless of if a root password is set. > >You are being obtuse. > >d-i does not install sudo unless it is requested. That's the only point >at issue. It is the only thing that matters. > >Why Mate chooses to install sudo is a different issue. It does not >invalidate > > > The Debian Installer will configure 'sudo' for the first > > user only if you leave the root password blank. This is > > explained during the install. > >What a particular package does has no bearing on the design of d-i's >base system. > >-- >Brian. >
Re: Add a hard drive to existing system??
On 18/1/21 10:09 am, Stefan Monnier wrote: No, this drive will be recognized, after you plug it in, as /dev/sdb, and will have whatever partitions you create on it. Hmm... actually, there's a risk that the new drive gets assigned the name `sda` and the "old" one gets renamed to `sdb`. Stefan YES This has happened to me. I suspect because the system recognises the conventional drive before the m.2, but not positive. I had to set the m.2 as the boot in cmos. And remove the conventional drive when I want to install a new OS. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Add a hard drive to existing system??
On 18/1/21 9:44 am, Jerry Mellon wrote: Currently the fstab file reads as follows. Disk /dev/sda: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors Disk model: ST9500325AS Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x0d0d6868 Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 * 2048 951703551 951701504 453.8G 83 Linux /dev/sda2 951705598 976771071 2506547412G 5 Extended /dev/sda5 951705600 976771071 2506547212G 82 Linux swap / Solaris Before OP installs the new drive, hadn't we better sort out the claimed fstab. I think it is output from fdisk, but if grub is looking for sda1 to boot from and the new disk is assigned /dev/sda, he won't boot. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Add a hard drive to existing system??
On 19/1/21 7:18 am, David Christensen wrote:
I set PS1 in my Bash profile to print a blank line, print useful
contextual information, and then print the prompt. This makes it easier
to read, understand, and/or reproduce the session:
2021-01-18 12:01:50 root@tinkywinky ~
# cat /etc/debian_version
9.13
2021-01-18 12:13:41 root@tinkywinky ~
# uname -a
Linux tinkywinky 4.9.0-13-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.228-1 (2020-07-05)
x86_64 GNU/Linux
2021-01-18 12:13:43 root@tinkywinky ~
# grep PS1 .profile
export PS1='\n\D{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} '${USER}'@\h \w\n\$ '
Thanks for this.
I'll just add that if you make this change, run
source .profile
to activate it.
--
Keith Bainbridge
ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Archivemail
On 25/1/21 7:41 am, Jochen Spieker wrote: Is anybody still using MH mailboxes? I think that means each mail in its own file? If so YES, because if I lose a file, I lose only 1 email not thousands. Also, progressive back-ups get very large very quickly using everything in one file. I also have in mind that every byte is 8 switches (or is it more with modern file systems?). It only takes 1 switch to fail to loose the file. How many switches in a 1MB file - around 8,096. How many switches on my 700GB data partition? You get the drift. And I have had files simply disappear; several over the last year Seriously, am I a pessimist? Or am I just taking the maxim about 2 kinds of drives - the ones that have failed and the drives that are going to fail - too seriously. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Archivemail
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:23:01 +0200 Anssi Saari wrote: > Keith Bainbridge writes: > > > On 25/1/21 7:41 am, Jochen Spieker wrote: > >> Is anybody still using MH mailboxes? > > > > I think that means each mail in its own file? If so YES, because if > > I lose a file, I lose only 1 email not thousands. > > MH is a mail format where each mail is stored in separate file, > yes. Maildir is another and I think it's more common. archivemail > supports both of these. Mutt too. I don't know if MH is supported by > common MDAs though. > Thanks for the clarification. To answer the question about MH, yes. It is the default for Sylpheed & Claws. -- Keith Bainbridge
Re: Incorrect password Debian 10.8 after installation
Marco Is this at the desktop or a terminal? If desktop, try switching to a terminal (ctrl-alt-f1) and log in there. If successful, switch back to desktop (ctrl-alt-f7) and try again. I recall I had this happen to me last year. If terminal, then you haven't spent much download data/time and a re-install isn't much of a waste of effort. Best -- Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmx.com On 8/2/21 19:40, Marco Möller wrote: After starting the system, I get a request for the user's password.
Re: Installation problems
On 3/3/21 07:31, Brian wrote: Just write the ISO there with dd +1 I proved my back-up worked one day by dd of=sda ignore cp in this scenario, PLEASE. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Installation problems
On 3/3/21 08:42, Richard Owlett wrote: Any one know exactly what I need to add that would normally just be silently installed. I just took it as part of "universal" in USB. I'd suggest using a live non-free ISO and then install any necessary drivers - downloaded to a device connected to the net. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: Installation problems
On 3/3/21 07:31, Brian wrote: Just write the ISO there with dd +1 I proved my back-up worked one day by dd of=/dev/sda maybe ignore cp in this scenario, PLEASE. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1thozgro...@gmx.com
Re: sporadic successfull mount of nfs with Stretch
On 23/5/19 12:36 am, Stefan K wrote: Hello, we've some problems with Debian stretch which try to mount nfs4 shares at boot-time, sometimes it works and sometimes not. If its not mounting during start I can mount it after I login without problems. A successfull (re)boot look like [1] and a (re)boot which doesn't mount the shares look like [2]. For me it looks like that it comes to a race condition and it try to mount it without a working networkstack. the /etc/fstab looks like: srv-storage:/scratch /scratchnfs defaults0 2 srv-storage:/home /data/home nfs defaults0 2 I also try to use _netdev as mountoptions, but it didn't work. Has anyone an idea how to solve this? best regards Stefan [1] https://debianforum.de/forum/pastebin/?mode=view&s=40729 [2] https://debianforum.de/forum/pastebin/?mode=view&s=40728 Stefan Wonder what would happen if you used the IP address instead of the srv-storage? -- Keith Bainbridge ke1th3...@gmail.com +61 (0)447 667 468
Re: sporadic successfull mount of nfs with Stretch
On 28/5/19 8:05 pm, Stefan K wrote: I solved this issue by installing the latest backport kernel Stefan Well done -- Keith Bainbridge ke1th3...@gmail.com +61 (0)447 667 468
Re: chromebook
On 11/7/19 10:44 pm, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: Enough reasons to change mail provider. Good afternoon All I agree, but every time I look around, I find only other mega corporate operators that offer realistic data storage limits. I'd be interested in some suggestions, please. Keith Bainbridge keithr...@gmail.com +61 (0)447 667 468
Re: Virtual Box
On 3/8/19 3:39 am, Etienne Mollier wrote: Since you are coming from the VirtualBox world, I would suggest to check out the package "virt-manager" which provides a GUI allowing to drive your KVM virtual machines. You may find more details about this program on its homepage: https://virt-manager.org/ Thanks Etienne I have looked at kvm/qmeu a few times but balked at the process. This suggestion has made it viable. Thank you. -- Keith Bainbridge ke1th3...@gmail.com +61 (0)447 667 468
Re: Virtual Box
On 3/8/19 9:10 pm, Nate Bargmann wrote: * On 2019 03 Aug 02:25 -0500, Sven Hartge wrote: Nate Bargmann wrote: On 2019 02 Aug 12:11 -0500, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: Given that VBox is no longer in the Buster repositories I tried to install the Stretch .deb package from the VBox web site. dpkg failed because of dependency problems, including libvpx4 that is not in the Buster repositories. Anyone have any thoughts? I grabbed the .debs from the Sid repository and manually installed them. I've not gotten around to setting up pinning to track them automatically. This will work for now, because Buster and Sid are still quite similar but as soon as Sid diverges farther from Buster, this will fail or worse, pull many dependencies from Sid into you Buster installation. I understand that. I hope that by that time I'll be so bored with the stability of Buster that it will be time to move up to Bullseye while it is still Testing. - Nate I found a simple guide at https://www.linuxbabe.com/debian/install-latest-virtualbox-6-0-10-debian-10-buster In summary: Create new sources file: sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oracle-virtualbox.list with this text: deb https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian buster contrib Run this command to add key: wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add - apt(-get) update and install apt(-get) install virtualbox-6.0 This installed Version 6.0.10 r132072 (Qt5.9.5) -- Keith Bainbridge ke1th3...@gmail.com +61 (0)447 667 468
Re: virt-manager (was Re: Virtual Box)
On 7/8/19 12:44 am, The Wanderer wrote: it reports that "libvirtd is installed but not running". running sudo libvirtd got me past that problem -- Keith Bainbridge ke1th3...@gmail.com +61 (0)447 667 468
