Re: [DNG] software question

2022-01-26 Thread Florian Zieboll via Dng
On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:23:50 +0900
Olaf Meeuwissen via Dng  wrote:

> It does assume though that your mail software delivers through your
> system's sendmail alternative or, if not, pays attention to that file.
> Not sure if things like thunderbird (and libreoffice :-o!) do.


The approach with LibreOffice is different from the one with
'/etc/aliases': LibreOffice can be used to create individualized
mailings, while via the 'aliases' each recipient would receive exactly
the same email (besides the 'To'-header of course).

libre Grüße,
Florian
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Re: [DNG] software question

2022-01-26 Thread Ken Dibble

On 1/25/22 12:53 PM, Hendrik Boom wrote:

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 05:43:44AM -0600, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 3:02 AM Olaf Meeuwissen via Dng
 wrote:


Hendrik Boom  writes:


On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 07:29:27PM +0100, Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote:

On January 21, 2022 7:15:06 PM GMT+01:00, o1bigtenor via Dng 
 wrote:

Greetings

For a non-profit - - - this is not bulk email for sales - - - - bulk
email for connection.

Is there a linux program (foss hopefully) that will allow me to do this?

(Sending regualr emails to a group of people (from 15 to 50 recipients).)

With LibreOffice you can send personalized bulk mail. IIRC it was
quite annoying to set up, but once done, it worked.

I just use /etc/aliases

That was my first reaction too ;-)

OK - - -  I'm not a programmer in any shape way or form.
My guess would be when using /etc/aliases - - - - that's some
form of bash programming? using awk or ?

Please advise? (purdy (sic) please.

It's a list ot aliases.

mom : al...@homeowners.ca

tells that mail for mom is to be sent to al...@homowners.ca

anglers: j...@fish.ca, al...@poisson.ca

tells it that mail for anglers is to be sent to j...@fish.ca and also to 
al...@poisson.ca

And that's about all there is to it.  entries in a line of destinations can 
refer to other alias lines, but there's a onstraint as to which has to come 
first.

Try it out.  Just edit an /etc/aliases into existence, and you'll likely find 
it works if your system handles its own email.

-- hendrik


I just use the tools in the computering universe so far - - - have
barely begun anything any deeper. (Starting with hardware - - -
putting together stuff for control and now starting for sensors.)

TIA
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And, if you are like me and occasionally neglect to rtfm,

don't forget to run newaliases every time you change /etc/aliases.

Per man 8 newaliases.


Regards,

Ken

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Re: [DNG] What is your take on finit?

2022-01-26 Thread Didier Kryn

Le 26/01/2022 à 08:59, Martin Steigerwald a écrit :

Hi!

I saw this coming into Debian Sid, so should be available in Devuan
Ceres as well:

https://troglobit.com/projects/finit/

Sounds interesting, I'd say.

Best,


    There are few very interesting point in this announcement.

    1) It comes in Debian like an *alternative to systemd*, which I 
find amazing. Which suggest the question why this alternative and not 
others?


    2) It comes from the embedded world, which supposes it is 
lightweight. The fact that it supports both udev and mdev (and also 
static /dev). Lightweight and support of mdev are very good points for me.


    3) The fact that it integrates in one application init + all modes 
of process launching and supervision, + watchdog + getty is against the 
principle of Do One Thing and Do It Well, and the only weakpoint IMHO.


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[DNG] connecting to a chromebook (OT??)

2022-01-26 Thread o1bigtenor via Dng
Greetings

If this is too far off topic - - - please advise.

Just got myself a chromebook - - - - lots of hoopla la about tablets
and though I'd try one.
Its a fairly brain dead POS so I'm trying to find ways to make it useful!

So I go into the terminal ad do ifconfig and ip  a and what I'm
getting is a weird ip address.

My routher is at 192.168.1.1 and all my other hardware is visible there.
The chromebook says it is at 100.115.92.204/28.

How did it get there?

How is it connecting to and through the router?
Chromebook docs seem very light - - - hugely the 'trust us' modus - -
- which means that I don't.

I am wanting to use this thing to read pdf's when not at my computer
(ie lunch or other such times).

Not even sure what to do - - - ideas/suggestions - - please?

TIA
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Re: [DNG] connecting to a chromebook (OT??)

2022-01-26 Thread Antony Stone
On Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 15:24:35, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:

> Greetings
> 
> If this is too far off topic - - - please advise.

It's not on-topic, but I'm pretty sure people will try to advise :)

> Just got myself a chromebook

> My routher is at 192.168.1.1 and all my other hardware is visible there.
> The chromebook says it is at 100.115.92.204/28.
> 
> How did it get there?

That range is reserved by IANA for certain types of connectivity providers; 
maybe yours is one of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4#Special-use_addresses

> How is it connecting to and through the router?

Well, *IS* it connecting through the router?  Can you access Internet websites 
or log in to thing by SSH etc?

What does "route -n" tell you?


Antony.

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Re: [DNG] connecting to a chromebook (OT??)

2022-01-26 Thread o1bigtenor via Dng
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 8:31 AM Antony Stone
 wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 15:24:35, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
>
> > Greetings
> >
> > If this is too far off topic - - - please advise.
>
> It's not on-topic, but I'm pretty sure people will try to advise :)
>
> > Just got myself a chromebook
>
> > My routher is at 192.168.1.1 and all my other hardware is visible there.
> > The chromebook says it is at 100.115.92.204/28.
> >
> > How did it get there?
>
> That range is reserved by IANA for certain types of connectivity providers;
> maybe yours is one of them.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4#Special-use_addresses

I had looked there and had noted that the ip address fell into that range - -
- - but  - - - -
>
> > How is it connecting to and through the router?
>
> Well, *IS* it connecting through the router?  Can you access Internet websites
> or log in to thing by SSH etc?

Its using a wireless connection from the router.
Yes - - - access the weather report so connectivity is there.
>
> What does "route -n" tell you?

route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination   Gateway   Genmask   more
0.0.0.0 100.115.92.1930.0.0.0
100.115.92.1920.0.0.0  255.255.255.240
>

thought I'd check if I was connected by IP address - - meant I had to
know the MAC
address of the puppy. Supposedly you do chrome://system in the browser - -
except that didn't work - - got me some fluff page.
Then there was the suggestion that you find your hardware page at the log in.
That also wasn't as depicted.
Found a page listed as diagnostics - - - there  I found listed a
BSSID: but it doesn't match what my router table has !!!
Included was an IP address which does fit on my router - - -
so I was able to find the address - - - - what an ordeal.
Seems like the machine was only made to be run and controlled
from afar - - - pity. Might be a decent tool otherwise!

(Touch keyboard doesn't have Control or Alt keys so need to find a
different touch keyboard or add a bluetooth keyboard - - - I may do both.)

Thanks for the tools - - - - I wouldn't have gotten things done without
the help

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Re: [DNG] connecting to a chromebook (OT??)

2022-01-26 Thread Rod Rodolico via Dng
FYI, I'm doing the same thing. I have spent some time setting up a
Chromebook "securely" (in theory), though mainly to access a Linux
Terminal Server over a VPN.

First, are you using the built in Linux subsystem? When I bring up the
ChromeOS terminal (ctrl-alt-T, not the linux subsystem), the crosh
prompt does not have the ip or the ifconfig commands. However, when I
look at my network connection (via the GUI), I'm seeing an IP in my
network range.

I went ahead and installed the Linux subsystem again (I'm spending a lot
of time playing on it) and my IP for that is 10.115.92.205/28, so it
looks like the Linux subsystem is using using some kind of virtual IP,
similar to what virtlib does by default.

Rod

On 1/26/22 8:24 AM, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> Greetings
> 
> If this is too far off topic - - - please advise.
> 
> Just got myself a chromebook - - - - lots of hoopla la about tablets
> and though I'd try one.
> Its a fairly brain dead POS so I'm trying to find ways to make it useful!
> 
> So I go into the terminal ad do ifconfig and ip  a and what I'm
> getting is a weird ip address.
> 
> My routher is at 192.168.1.1 and all my other hardware is visible there.
> The chromebook says it is at 100.115.92.204/28.
> 
> How did it get there?
> 
> How is it connecting to and through the router?
> Chromebook docs seem very light - - - hugely the 'trust us' modus - -
> - which means that I don't.
> 
> I am wanting to use this thing to read pdf's when not at my computer
> (ie lunch or other such times).
> 
> Not even sure what to do - - - ideas/suggestions - - please?
> 
> TIA
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Re: [DNG] connecting to a chromebook (OT??)

2022-01-26 Thread o1bigtenor via Dng
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 1:04 PM Rod Rodolico via Dng  wrote:
>
> FYI, I'm doing the same thing. I have spent some time setting up a
> Chromebook "securely" (in theory), though mainly to access a Linux
> Terminal Server over a VPN.
>
> First, are you using the built in Linux subsystem? When I bring up the
> ChromeOS terminal (ctrl-alt-T, not the linux subsystem), the crosh
> prompt does not have the ip or the ifconfig commands. However, when I
> look at my network connection (via the GUI), I'm seeing an IP in my
> network range.

I have used the 'dev' mode and set up debian in it.
Not used to pure command line (long ago Mac background spoiled me for
that) so I'm trying to install a dual boot system. One issue is that the
screen keyboard doesn't (on a Lenovo 10e (IIRC) chromebook anyway)
have control and alt keys so that means there are some things that are
too 'kinky' to do.
>
> I went ahead and installed the Linux subsystem again (I'm spending a lot
> of time playing on it) and my IP for that is 10.115.92.205/28, so it
> looks like the Linux subsystem is using using some kind of virtual IP,
> similar to what virtlib does by default.
>
Well - - - the MAC address the machine gives is different than that at
the router and the ip address at the router keeps changing - - argh!
I would like to use this thing for reading pdfs away from my desk but
I'm not sure how to get things onto it. The expectation is that I'm going
to use ms googly's drive or dropbox - - - no cottin pickin way!! to
both. I use scp on my network but that means I need to know the ip
address and be able to ssh into or out of it - - - I can't.
The ssh port (#22 IIRC) is blocked - - - how's that for stupid. Likely
everything is blocked but ms googly's stuff - - - that's the idea behind
android anyway AFAIK - - - I'm not impressed. Although - - - if I really
don't like this thing I think my wife might like it but then I wanted a tablet
she's already got one (LOL)!

Thanks for the tips!!

Regards
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[DNG] NVidia modprobe error

2022-01-26 Thread Bob McGowan via Dng
I have an older NVIDIA card, a GeForce GT 620, which requires the 
nvidia-legacy-390xx driver.


I have installed this and all is working well, except I keep seeing an 
error:


udevd[]:  Error running install command 'modprobe -i 
nvidia-legacy-390xx' for module nvidia:  retcode 1


Of note is that this seems to only happen when I resume from hibernation.

Is this something I need to worry about?  Or how to fix it?

Thanks,

Bob

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Re: [DNG] connecting to a chromebook (OT??)

2022-01-26 Thread Rod Rodolico via Dng
Ok, on my chromebook, under the Linux subsystem, I have a mac of
00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx:xx
Which is the signature for a XenSource virtual MAC address. See
https://maclookup.app/search/result?mac=00%3A16%3A3e or
https://dnschecker.org/mac-lookup.php?query=00-16-3e

This indicates to me that this is a virtual, which I verified by
apt -y install virt-what

virt-what

Which returned that it was running either lxc or kvm. I'm betting kvm.

In this case, the virtual (the Linux subsystem) will be running under
something like libvirt, with the network in bridge mode, and the Linux
subsystem getting an IP from the DHCP server on that machine. So, your
mac and IP will not be visible to the outside. (I do a lot of
virtualization, BTW). Think of your Chromebook as a baby router.

Your router can only set the IP on the chromebook, not the Linux
subsystem. If you open the browser to chrome://system, and go down to
ifconfig, then expand that, you'll see something like arc_ns0, arc_ns1,
etc... Those will all be in the range that ChromeOS is using for your
Linux subsystem. On my machine, arcbr0 is the actual bridge. Then, you
keep going down and, on my system, I find wlan0, which is the NIC for
the actual Chromebook.

On 1/26/22 4:48 PM, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 1:04 PM Rod Rodolico via Dng  
> wrote:
>>
>> FYI, I'm doing the same thing. I have spent some time setting up a
>> Chromebook "securely" (in theory), though mainly to access a Linux
>> Terminal Server over a VPN.
>>
>> First, are you using the built in Linux subsystem? When I bring up the
>> ChromeOS terminal (ctrl-alt-T, not the linux subsystem), the crosh
>> prompt does not have the ip or the ifconfig commands. However, when I
>> look at my network connection (via the GUI), I'm seeing an IP in my
>> network range.
> 
> I have used the 'dev' mode and set up debian in it.
> Not used to pure command line (long ago Mac background spoiled me for
> that) so I'm trying to install a dual boot system. One issue is that the
> screen keyboard doesn't (on a Lenovo 10e (IIRC) chromebook anyway)
> have control and alt keys so that means there are some things that are
> too 'kinky' to do.
>>
>> I went ahead and installed the Linux subsystem again (I'm spending a lot
>> of time playing on it) and my IP for that is 10.115.92.205/28, so it
>> looks like the Linux subsystem is using using some kind of virtual IP,
>> similar to what virtlib does by default.
>>
> Well - - - the MAC address the machine gives is different than that at
> the router and the ip address at the router keeps changing - - argh!

Ok, on my chromebook, under the Linux subsystem, I have a mac of
00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx:xx
Which is the signature for a XenSource virtual MAC address. See
https://maclookup.app/search/result?mac=00%3A16%3A3e or
https://dnschecker.org/mac-lookup.php?query=00-16-3e

This indicates to me that this is a virtual, which I verified by
apt -y install virt-what

virt-what

Which returned that it was running either lxc or kvm. I'm betting kvm.

In this case, the virtual (the Linux subsystem) will be running under
something like libvirt, with the network in bridge mode, and the Linux
subsystem getting an IP from the DHCP server on that machine. So, your
mac and IP will not be visible to the outside. (I do a lot of
virtualization, BTW). Think of your Chromebook as a baby router.

Your router can only set the IP on the chromebook, not the Linux
subsystem. If you open the browser to chrome://system, and go down to
ifconfig, then expand that, you'll see something like arc_ns0, arc_ns1,
etc... Those will all be in the range that ChromeOS is using for your
Linux subsystem. On my machine, arcbr0 is the actual bridge. Then, you
keep going down and, on my system, I find wlan0, which is the NIC for
the actual Chromebook.

> I would like to use this thing for reading pdfs away from my desk but
> I'm not sure how to get things onto it. The expectation is that I'm going
> to use ms googly's drive or dropbox - - - no cottin pickin way!! to
> both. I use scp on my network but that means I need to know the ip
> address and be able to ssh into or out of it - - - I can't.
> The ssh port (#22 IIRC) is blocked - - - how's that for stupid. Likely
> everything is blocked but ms googly's stuff - - - that's the idea behind
> android anyway AFAIK - - - I'm not impressed. Although - - - if I really
> don't like this thing I think my wife might like it but then I wanted a tablet
> she's already got one (LOL)!

I use the Nextcloud app to connect to my nextcloud instance. Works
pretty well.

1. However, I did install Ghost Commander, which is a Commander type app
that will do an SFTP connection. I used that to copy some files locally.

2. Additionally, if you open the ChromeOS File Manager, open the three
dots in the upper right, then go to Services, you'll see the ability to
make a connection to an SMB File Share, if that is an option.

3. Or, do what I finally broke down and did. I picked up a 256G C

Re: [DNG] connecting to a chromebook (OT??)

2022-01-26 Thread Rod Rodolico via Dng
Sorry, I copied/pasted when I should have cut/paste. I apologize.

rod

On 1/26/22 10:28 PM, Rod Rodolico via Dng wrote:
> Ok, on my chromebook, under the Linux subsystem, I have a mac of
> 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx:xx
> Which is the signature for a XenSource virtual MAC address. See
> https://maclookup.app/search/result?mac=00%3A16%3A3e or
> https://dnschecker.org/mac-lookup.php?query=00-16-3e
> 
> This indicates to me that this is a virtual, which I verified by
> apt -y install virt-what
> 
> virt-what
> 
> Which returned that it was running either lxc or kvm. I'm betting kvm.
> 
> In this case, the virtual (the Linux subsystem) will be running under
> something like libvirt, with the network in bridge mode, and the Linux
> subsystem getting an IP from the DHCP server on that machine. So, your
> mac and IP will not be visible to the outside. (I do a lot of
> virtualization, BTW). Think of your Chromebook as a baby router.
> 
> Your router can only set the IP on the chromebook, not the Linux
> subsystem. If you open the browser to chrome://system, and go down to
> ifconfig, then expand that, you'll see something like arc_ns0, arc_ns1,
> etc... Those will all be in the range that ChromeOS is using for your
> Linux subsystem. On my machine, arcbr0 is the actual bridge. Then, you
> keep going down and, on my system, I find wlan0, which is the NIC for
> the actual Chromebook.
> 
> On 1/26/22 4:48 PM, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 1:04 PM Rod Rodolico via Dng  
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> FYI, I'm doing the same thing. I have spent some time setting up a
>>> Chromebook "securely" (in theory), though mainly to access a Linux
>>> Terminal Server over a VPN.
>>>
>>> First, are you using the built in Linux subsystem? When I bring up the
>>> ChromeOS terminal (ctrl-alt-T, not the linux subsystem), the crosh
>>> prompt does not have the ip or the ifconfig commands. However, when I
>>> look at my network connection (via the GUI), I'm seeing an IP in my
>>> network range.
>>
>> I have used the 'dev' mode and set up debian in it.
>> Not used to pure command line (long ago Mac background spoiled me for
>> that) so I'm trying to install a dual boot system. One issue is that the
>> screen keyboard doesn't (on a Lenovo 10e (IIRC) chromebook anyway)
>> have control and alt keys so that means there are some things that are
>> too 'kinky' to do.
>>>
>>> I went ahead and installed the Linux subsystem again (I'm spending a lot
>>> of time playing on it) and my IP for that is 10.115.92.205/28, so it
>>> looks like the Linux subsystem is using using some kind of virtual IP,
>>> similar to what virtlib does by default.
>>>
>> Well - - - the MAC address the machine gives is different than that at
>> the router and the ip address at the router keeps changing - - argh!
> 
> Ok, on my chromebook, under the Linux subsystem, I have a mac of
> 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx:xx
> Which is the signature for a XenSource virtual MAC address. See
> https://maclookup.app/search/result?mac=00%3A16%3A3e or
> https://dnschecker.org/mac-lookup.php?query=00-16-3e
> 
> This indicates to me that this is a virtual, which I verified by
> apt -y install virt-what
> 
> virt-what
> 
> Which returned that it was running either lxc or kvm. I'm betting kvm.
> 
> In this case, the virtual (the Linux subsystem) will be running under
> something like libvirt, with the network in bridge mode, and the Linux
> subsystem getting an IP from the DHCP server on that machine. So, your
> mac and IP will not be visible to the outside. (I do a lot of
> virtualization, BTW). Think of your Chromebook as a baby router.
> 
> Your router can only set the IP on the chromebook, not the Linux
> subsystem. If you open the browser to chrome://system, and go down to
> ifconfig, then expand that, you'll see something like arc_ns0, arc_ns1,
> etc... Those will all be in the range that ChromeOS is using for your
> Linux subsystem. On my machine, arcbr0 is the actual bridge. Then, you
> keep going down and, on my system, I find wlan0, which is the NIC for
> the actual Chromebook.
> 
>> I would like to use this thing for reading pdfs away from my desk but
>> I'm not sure how to get things onto it. The expectation is that I'm going
>> to use ms googly's drive or dropbox - - - no cottin pickin way!! to
>> both. I use scp on my network but that means I need to know the ip
>> address and be able to ssh into or out of it - - - I can't.
>> The ssh port (#22 IIRC) is blocked - - - how's that for stupid. Likely
>> everything is blocked but ms googly's stuff - - - that's the idea behind
>> android anyway AFAIK - - - I'm not impressed. Although - - - if I really
>> don't like this thing I think my wife might like it but then I wanted a 
>> tablet
>> she's already got one (LOL)!
> 
> I use the Nextcloud app to connect to my nextcloud instance. Works
> pretty well.
> 
> 1. However, I did install Ghost Commander, which is a Commander type app
> that will do an SFTP connection. I used that to copy some fi