Re: unique install question? (Squeeze audio install using the Wheezy-di from a USB drive)

2012-06-29 Thread Selim T. Erdogan
Karen Lewellen, 26.06.2012: > Hi Lici, > That was the nicest way to say...get to the point! > Honestly, I cannot speak to how layout appears for others. > I actually have the same question when I use, pico, the editor here. > In google mail there is an option. Wrap lines to fit displayed area? I

Re: Faking quad buffers using VirtualGL for use with a 3D TV

2012-06-29 Thread Philip Ashmore
On 30/06/12 02:29, Philip Ashmore wrote: what it is about an OpenGL graphics card should read "what it is about a stereo graphics card". Philip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Arch

Faking quad buffers using VirtualGL for use with a 3D TV

2012-06-29 Thread Philip Ashmore
Hi there. If you or someone you know has a 3D TV I bet you've wondered what it is about an OpenGL graphics card that's different from a "normal" or 2D graphics card. The short answer is - there is no significant difference, and some 3D laptops use the same graphics chip that 2D ones do - see

Re: Joining pcl and jpg in Gimp.

2012-06-29 Thread Gary Dale
On 29/06/12 09:28 PM, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: I have a pcl file to join to a jpg to make a collage. Gimp can not import pcl directly but I can try to convert it to jpg or png using netpbm. Can anyone recommend a favourite solution to this problem? Thanks,... Peter E. Why would anyone

Re: Problem with Disk test

2012-06-29 Thread Richard Owlett
Shane Johnson wrote: I was wondering if someone could maybe shed some light on a problem I am having. I have build a Debian Squeeze server using debootstrap with and without backports. When I run badblocks from the installed system I keep getting errors but when I run it from the Live CD nothin

Re (4): Apparent disagreement between df and cp.

2012-06-29 Thread peasthope
From: Doug Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:41:17 -0400 > cp ... none of the options mentions determining the size of a file- > system or the remaining space therein. The primary function seen by the user is copying. The relative size of the projectile and its target are only relevant to the use

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Richard Hector
On 29/06/12 21:28, Denis Witt wrote: On 29.06.2012 03:16, Richard Hector wrote: > If your account is hosed, well, go to their second argument: "2. > don't get the malware in the first place" ;-) Great Argument, btw. Oh, I got an Airbag on my car, get rid of the brakes please. I don't need them

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Richard Hector
On 30/06/12 02:02, Lisi wrote: On Friday 29 June 2012 10:28:11 Denis Witt wrote: I have brakes and drive safely, so an airbag isn't essential. And do all the speed louts see you coming and say: "We mustn't overtake on this blind corner. The driver coming towards me on what is now the same s

Joining pcl and jpg in Gimp.

2012-06-29 Thread peasthope
I have a pcl file to join to a jpg to make a collage. Gimp can not import pcl directly but I can try to convert it to jpg or png using netpbm. Can anyone recommend a favourite solution to this problem? Thanks,... Peter E. -- Telephone 1 360 639 0202. Bcc: peter at easthope.ca "http

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Chris Davies
Steve Dowe wrote: > The issue I'm having, using wheezy, is that if I set up a bridged > ethernet interface for eth0 (br0), as per instructions on the Debian > wiki etc, NetworkManager can no longer manage my wired ethernet connection. You can't do that :-( If you need a bridge (like I do), AFAI

Problem with Disk test

2012-06-29 Thread Shane Johnson
I was wondering if someone could maybe shed some light on a problem I am having. I have build a Debian Squeeze server using debootstrap with and without backports. When I run badblocks from the installed system I keep getting errors but when I run it from the Live CD nothing. Could I have missed

Re: Re (3): Apparent disagreement between df and cp.

2012-06-29 Thread Doug
On 06/29/2012 05:29 PM, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: From: Dom Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:02:45 +0100 Ok, I've just tested this. It is a FAT filesystem limitation. /snip/ I've looked at this thread a number of times, but I was then and still am puzzled. According to "Linux in a Nutshell," by S

Re (3): Apparent disagreement between df and cp.

2012-06-29 Thread peasthope
From: Dom Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:02:45 +0100 > Ok, I've just tested this. It is a FAT filesystem limitation. Nice analysis! > On FAT12 (and FAT16, iirc) there is a limit of 512 files in the root > directory. Other directories don't have this limit. I found additional information here. h

Re: need help configuring debian-6.05 with DNS

2012-06-29 Thread Gary Kline
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 01:37:06PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:37:06 -0700 > From: Gary Kline > Subject: Re: need help configuring debian-6.05 with DNS > To: Andrei POPESCU > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:52:32PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU w

Re: need help configuring debian-6.05 with DNS

2012-06-29 Thread Gary Kline
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:52:32PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:52:32 +0300 > From: Andrei POPESCU > Subject: Re: need help configuring debian-6.05 with DNS > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On Vi, 29 iun 12, 12:40:00, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > Guys, > > >

Re: need help configuring debian-6.05 with DNS

2012-06-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 29 iun 12, 12:40:00, Gary Kline wrote: > > Guys, > > Can someone help me get DNS installed and working on my > Debian Squeeze? The youtubed videos that I have tried have > both failed. I get an "NXDOMAIN" with nslookup or did. > > thanks for any pointers!

Re: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid - Howto setup bootlogd?

2012-06-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 29 iun 12, 14:53:25, Camaleón wrote: > > Uh? This has been installed since... wait, you're right, the package is > not there, what the...? It may have been removed silently because I'm > sure I had it working and installed months ago. That's probably when bootlogd was split in a dedicate

need help configuring debian-6.05 with DNS

2012-06-29 Thread Gary Kline
Guys, Can someone help me get DNS installed and working on my Debian Squeeze? The youtubed videos that I have tried have both failed. I get an "NXDOMAIN" with nslookup or did. thanks for any pointers! -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thoug

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 29 iun 12, 18:13:11, Denis Witt wrote: > > Anyway I think we're going pretty much offtopic. My point is that it > would be a nice feature for FZ (and other tools) to store passwords > more secure. And I don't like the attitude of the developers saying > that it's not their problem if someon

Re: [SOLVED] Debian's grub doesn't detect Ubuntu (was: Re: Debian's grub doesn't detect Ubuntu)

2012-06-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 29 iun 12, 17:46:06, Mika Suomalainen wrote: > > I wondered why Debian's GRUB doesn't detect Ubuntu, but Ubuntu's GRUB > detects Debian at #ubuntu-fi-offtopic on freenode and I got answer that > Debian doesn't have os-prober. I mentioned os-prober in my first message :( > I noticed that

Re: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid - Howto setup bootlogd?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:44:56 -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > On 06/29/2012 09:58 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:53:53 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: (...) >>> so it seem's that bootlogd doesn't work. Why not? >> >> I'm in the same situation that yours. >> >> AFAIK, the current implementation

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Denis Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 damn, why can't postbox answer to the list instead of the posters email? Camaleón schrieb: > Yes, they can as well as they can also encrypt the current user > settings from the XML file but they don't want to. Period and full > stop. True. Sad, but

Re: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid - Howto setup bootlogd?

2012-06-29 Thread Wayne Topa
On 06/29/2012 09:58 AM, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:53:53 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: on my system I have enabled bootlogd: in /etc/default/bootlogd I have: BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes but the /var/log/boot file has timestamp dec 27 2011 so it seem's that bootlogd doesn't work. Why not? I

Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:36:18 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Camaleón wrote: (...) >> I'm sure you'd enjoy the concept of the openSUSE Studio that allows you >> to create a customized installation ISO image by selecting only the >> packages you want to be there and automatically solving the packa

Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?

2012-06-29 Thread Richard Owlett
Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:12:28 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: Camaleón wrote: (...) Yes, I think I know what you want to get but doing so from Debian installer is a bit tricky... you can cherry-pick the packages (or meta- packages) that have to be installed by means of preseedin

Re: Slowness problem

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:21:06 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Thanks for all your answers. I'll try this when I'll have again physical > access to the related computer. Note that the problem is also extremely > present when I try to watch an HD video that I recorded e.g. from a > camcorder: a pictur

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:19:27 +0100, Steve Dowe wrote: > On 29/06/12 16:54, Camaleón wrote: >> Ah, then maybe you don't need a bridge but a virtual addressing layout: >> >> http://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#Multiple_IP_addresses_on_One_Interface > > But that fixes the IP addresses both

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:13:11 +0200, Denis Witt wrote: > On 29.06.2012 17:13, Camaleón wrote: > >>> The point is that software can't be 100% secure. So when possible it >>> is a good idea to have more than one security layer. > >> Even if that extra layer is of no help because you leave your comp

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Neal Murphy
On Friday 29 June 2012 10:02:57 Steve Dowe wrote: > Hello, > > I have absolutely no doubt that someone reading this list knows more > than I do on this.. :) > > The issue I'm having, using wheezy, is that if I set up a bridged > ethernet interface for eth0 (br0), as per instructions on the Debian

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Steve Dowe
On 29/06/12 17:22, Denis Witt wrote: > And afterwards I have to unmount the device. This might work rather fine > on a Linux system but on Windows (and FZ is available for Windows)... I believe the same thing might be achieved on Windows, using TrueCrypt. -- Steve Dowe Warp Universal Limited ht

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Steve Dowe
On 29/06/12 17:19, Steve Dowe wrote: > On 29/06/12 16:54, Camaleón wrote: >> > Ah, then maybe you don't need a bridge but a virtual addressing layout: >> > >> > http://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#Multiple_IP_addresses_on_One_Interface > But that fixes the IP addresses both to my local net

Re: Slowness problem

2012-06-29 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thanks for all your answers. I'll try this when I'll have again physical access to the related computer. Note that the problem is also extremely present when I try to watch an HD video that I recorded e.g. from a camcorder: a picture is displayed then

Re: Server monitoring

2012-06-29 Thread Denis Witt
On 29.06.2012 12:46, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: i want your suggestion in installting a centralized syslog server with web interface. I also use rsyslog and LogAnalyzer. For crucial services I also use Nagios and Munin. Nagios also send me push-notifications on my Phone if any listed servic

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Denis Witt
On 29.06.2012 17:38, Steve Dowe wrote: At the same time, with all this talk of passwords stored as plain text etc, it's not a great hurdle to set up a local, encrypted loopback device that mounts in your local file system. You could even mount it at ~/.filezilla, and then run up FZ for the firs

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Steve Dowe
On 29/06/12 16:54, Camaleón wrote: > Ah, then maybe you don't need a bridge but a virtual addressing layout: > > http://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#Multiple_IP_addresses_on_One_Interface But that fixes the IP addresses both to my local network. The intended NM approach was to allow the

Re: Server monitoring

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:46:55 +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > i want your suggestion in installting a centralized syslog server with > web interface. > there are many option on the web it is difficult for me to choose the > right one, i am confuse which way to go. so my question to old pros is

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Denis Witt
On 29.06.2012 17:13, Camaleón wrote: The point is that software can't be 100% secure. So when possible it is a good idea to have more than one security layer. Even if that extra layer is of no help because you leave your computer open and accessible to anyone? Then you're wasting your time an

Re: Debian's grub doesn't detect Ubuntu

2012-06-29 Thread Helgi Örn Helgason
On 28 June 2012 12:51, Mika Suomalainen wrote: > > Thank you for your reply. > > I tried mounting all partitions now and running update-grub after > reading your email, but it didn't seem to work. I am still seeing only > Debian and Windows 7 in GRUB. > Hmm... Strange, I did this today on a comput

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:08:26 +0100, Steve Dowe wrote: > On 29/06/12 15:34, Camaleón wrote: >> Mmm... and what's what you want to bridge? Remember that any bridge >> needs at least two end points. > > My intention is allow my ethernet interface to be allocated as many IPs > on my local network as

Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:12:28 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Camaleón wrote: (...) >> Yes, I think I know what you want to get but doing so from Debian >> installer is a bit tricky... you can cherry-pick the packages (or meta- >> packages) that have to be installed by means of preseeding (also >>

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Steve Dowe
On 29/06/12 16:25, Denis Witt wrote: > This might not be bulletproof but it gave you some time to detect that > your machine was compromised and change your passwords. Maybe not, but what is? :) At the same time, with all this talk of passwords stored as plain text etc, it's not a great hurdle t

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Denis Witt
On 29.06.2012 17:13, Steve Dowe wrote: Obviously, for FZ, you need two-way encryption/decryption. But this is also no problem, just create a Master-Password and use encryption based on that. If you start FileZilla you have to enter the Master-Password and then you can connect to all availa

Re: buffer bloat or Squid issue ?

2012-06-29 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
FYI : IPCOP currently sets to masqurading. i am not using the squid facility right now. Thanks On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Tom Grace > wrote: >> On 29/06/12 14:15, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: >>> i have done some test and here

Re: buffer bloat or Squid issue ?

2012-06-29 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Tom Grace wrote: > On 29/06/12 14:15, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: >> i have done some test and here are some details and results >> >>  i am using two machine >> >> 1, Gateway IPcop (linux) >> 2. Debian lenny (squid) >> >> i am using download manager to download a

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Steve Dowe
On 29/06/12 15:36, Roger B.A. Klorese wrote: > My root credentials for my local machine aren't stored in plaintext. > And if the local machine is compromised, the critical threat is its > use as a zombie, not any info that's on it. There simply isn't any > confidential data. But the reason for tha

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:44:29 +0200, Denis Witt wrote: > On 29.06.2012 15:56, Camaleón wrote: > >>> The ONLY reason why Linux based systems hasn't got such a problem with >>> malware is that there are not enough Desktop machines to make this a >>> good target. Often enough there are security holes

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Steve Dowe
On 29/06/12 15:34, Camaleón wrote: > >> If I edit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and change >> >> [ifupdown] managed=false >> >> to >> >> [ifupdown] managed=true >> >> then eth0 and br0 both pick up the same IP address. > > Mmm... and what's what you want to bridge? Remember that any

Re: buffer bloat or Squid issue ?

2012-06-29 Thread Tom Grace
On 29/06/12 14:15, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > i have done some test and here are some details and results > > i am using two machine > > 1, Gateway IPcop (linux) > 2. Debian lenny (squid) > > i am using download manager to download a 50MB file. > > IPCOP > --- > when i do it VIA IPC

Re: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid - Howto setup bootlogd?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:44:12 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >> On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:53:53 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: >> >>> on my system I have enabled bootlogd: in /etc/default/bootlogd I have: >>> BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes >>> >>> but the /var/log/boot >>> >>> file has timestamp dec

Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?

2012-06-29 Thread Richard Owlett
Camaleón wrote: On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:26:57 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: Camaleón wrote: On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:31:26 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: In trying to find a reasonable way to create a custom installation I came across http://www.instalinux.com . I gather from what is on its site a

Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?

2012-06-29 Thread Richard Owlett
[reformatted to bottom posting] Keith McKenzie wrote: On 28/06/2012, Richard Owlett wrote: Camaleón wrote: On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:31:26 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: In trying to find a reasonable way to create a custom installation I came across http://www.instalinux.com . I gather from wha

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:36:16 +0100, Roger B.A. Klorese wrote: > On Jun 29, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Camaleón wrote: > >> On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:00:33 -0700, Roger B.A. Klorese wrote: >> >>> On 6/29/12 6:56 AM, Camaleón wrote: Should my Debian system becomes cracked or infected by any kind of

[SOLVED] Debian's grub doesn't detect Ubuntu (was: Re: Debian's grub doesn't detect Ubuntu)

2012-06-29 Thread Mika Suomalainen
Hi, This issue is now solved. I wondered why Debian's GRUB doesn't detect Ubuntu, but Ubuntu's GRUB detects Debian at #ubuntu-fi-offtopic on freenode and I got answer that Debian doesn't have os-prober. I noticed that that package is available on Debian repositories, installed it and ran "os-pro

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Denis Witt
On 29.06.2012 15:56, Camaleón wrote: The ONLY reason why Linux based systems hasn't got such a problem with malware is that there are not enough Desktop machines to make this a good target. Often enough there are security holes which allow you to take control over the entire machine. And that's

Re: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid - Howto setup bootlogd?

2012-06-29 Thread Csanyi Pal
Camaleón writes: > On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:53:53 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: > >> on my system I have enabled bootlogd: in /etc/default/bootlogd I have: >> BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes >> >> but the /var/log/boot >> >> file has timestamp dec 27 2011 >> >> so it seem's that bootlogd doesn't work. Why not?

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Roger B.A. Klorese
My root credentials for my local machine aren't stored in plaintext. And if the local machine is compromised, the critical threat is its use as a zombie, not any info that's on it. There simply isn't any confidential data. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 29, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On

Re: Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:02:57 +0100, Steve Dowe wrote: (...) > If I edit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and change > > [ifupdown] > managed=false > > to > > [ifupdown] > managed=true > > then eth0 and br0 both pick up the same IP address. Mmm... and what's what you want to bridge? Re

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:00:33 -0700, Roger B.A. Klorese wrote: > On 6/29/12 6:56 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> Should my Debian system becomes cracked or infected by any kind of >> treat I would worry more about my usual files and not the settings for >> Filezilla. I mean, nothing new here, security is a

Re: 2D desktop Wheezy

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:31:29 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > Op 28-06-12 17:02, Camaleón schreef: >> What do you mean by "2D desktop"? There are many 2D desktops >> available... > > The default 2D Gnome3 desktop. Ah, okay, you mean GNOME "fallback" or "gnome-classical" desktop. >>> Backgroun

Bridging eth0/br0 & NetworkManager - can they coexist?

2012-06-29 Thread Steve Dowe
Hello, I have absolutely no doubt that someone reading this list knows more than I do on this.. :) The issue I'm having, using wheezy, is that if I set up a bridged ethernet interface for eth0 (br0), as per instructions on the Debian wiki etc, NetworkManager can no longer manage my wired ethernet

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Lisi
On Friday 29 June 2012 10:28:11 Denis Witt wrote: > I have brakes and drive safely, so an airbag > > > isn't essential. And do all the speed louts see you coming and say: "We mustn't overtake on this blind corner. The driver coming towards me on what is now the same side of the road as I am on

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Roger B.A. Klorese
On 6/29/12 6:56 AM, Camaleón wrote: Should my Debian system becomes cracked or infected by any kind of treat I would worry more about my usual files and not the settings for Filezilla. I mean, nothing new here, security is a "multi-edged" sword. Really? I'm far more concerned about my credent

Re: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid - Howto setup bootlogd?

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:53:53 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: > on my system I have enabled bootlogd: in /etc/default/bootlogd I have: > BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes > > but the /var/log/boot > > file has timestamp dec 27 2011 > > so it seem's that bootlogd doesn't work. Why not? I'm in the same situation tha

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:26:08 +0200, Denis Witt wrote: >> If your account is hosed, well, go to their second argument: "2. don't >> get the malware in the first place" ;-) > > Great Argument, btw. Oh, I got an Airbag on my car, get rid of the > brakes please. I don't need them anymore. - The engi

Re: / almost full

2012-06-29 Thread Christopher Judd
On Thursday 28 June 2012 10:25:13 Chris Bannister wrote: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 09:57:13AM +0100, Keith McKenzie wrote: > > Personally, I would re install if this is a personal system, it will > > make life easier in the future. > > > > If you do decide to; > > create a / partition of about 10g

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread francis picabia
The posts about how there are other risks from malware and keyloggers is true enough. I never claimed that avoiding filezilla would make the Windows system secure. But if you have your doors and windows open, and want to reduce the chance of theft, then I'd say filezilla is like a patio door wide

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Linux-Fan
On 06/27/2012 09:26 PM, francis picabia wrote: > I've just learned Filezilla is a security risk. It stores saved > passwords and the last used password in a plain text file. > > Malware commonly scoops up this info and hacks web sites > or shell accounts. > > The developer refuses to incorporate

Re: buffer bloat or Squid issue ?

2012-06-29 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
i have done some test and here are some details and results i am using two machine 1, Gateway IPcop (linux) 2. Debian lenny (squid) i am using download manager to download a 50MB file. IPCOP --- when i do it VIA IPCOP my download burst rate up to 270 KB not ping delay and other can al

RE: Server monitoring

2012-06-29 Thread Kaplan, Andrew H.
Hello -- I am using LogAnalyzer as my central log server. There is a procedure available at the following url: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/centralized-logging-web-interface for the installation. I have the application running on a virtual machine, and it has been a productive add-on fo

Re: buffer bloat or Squid issue ?

2012-06-29 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
see the ping delay of my proxy server. see first few lines which is before download when i start download a huge file it when to 3000 which is too much and this is the only reason i think why it is happening. now at the bottem of this ping responce you will see when i cancled the download job thing

buffer bloat or Squid issue ?

2012-06-29 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
i am using squid 2.7 stable 9 with pdns as Caching DNS. using KVM qemu VM as a proxyserver. i have 4 Mbps internet link. when ever any client start download any big file my squid gives the full threshold to the downloading session and on other computers people see The following error was encounte

Server monitoring

2012-06-29 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
Hello everyone, i want your suggestion in installting a centralized syslog server with web interface. there are many option on the web it is difficult for me to choose the right one, i am confuse which way to go. so my question to old pros is , which Syslog server they like to suggest. and secondl

Re: 2D desktop Wheezy

2012-06-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2012-06-29 at 11:31 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > - Choose "Gnome Classic". > > Then you get the 2D desktop! This option soon or later will be dropped. But even a "GNOME 2" desktop based on Metacity perhaps could need 3D acceleration, at least I guess it will be needed for "real" tran

Re: Hash Sum mismatch......

2012-06-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 29 iun 12, 14:25:26, Chris Bannister wrote: > > JFTR, problems with third party repositories are off topic on this list. > The repository 'www.deb-multimedia.org' is not affiliated with Debian in > anyway and in fact can be a possible source of problems. Don't you think this is a bit harsh

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Re: 2D desktop Wheezy

2012-06-29 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Op 28-06-12 17:02, Camaleón schreef: > On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:32:49 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > >> I would like to see the 2D desktop in Wheezy. How can I see it on a >> modern machine with Intel graphics? > > What do you mean by "2D desktop"? There are many 2D desktops available... The de

Re: Filezilla a security risk

2012-06-29 Thread Denis Witt
On 29.06.2012 03:16, Richard Hector wrote: > If your account is hosed, well, go to their second argument: "2. > don't get the malware in the first place" ;-) Great Argument, btw. Oh, I got an Airbag on my car, get rid of the brakes please. I don't need them anymore. That's the wrong way ro

Re: PS2 Keyboard not working after latest update

2012-06-29 Thread James Allsopp
Hi, Tried both of those but nothing. I have a theory that it might be a Udev problem, but can't be certain. Does anyone have any ideas why a problem like that might arise? James On 29 June 2012 04:18, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 03:30:11PM +, James Allsopp wrote: > > Hi,

Re: 2D desktop Wheezy

2012-06-29 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Op 28-06-12 10:58, Ralf Mardorf schreef: > On Thu, 2012-06-28 at 10:32 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: >> I would like to see the 2D desktop in Wheezy. How can I see it on a >> modern machine with Intel graphics? >> >> Background: when I remote login I see a wrong 2D desktop, but I don't >> know ho

Re: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid - Howto setup bootlogd?

2012-06-29 Thread Csanyi Pal
Dom writes: > On 29/06/12 03:53, Csanyi Pal wrote: >> on my system I have enabled bootlogd: in /etc/default/bootlogd I have: >> BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes >> >> but the /var/log/boot >> >> file has timestamp dec 27 2011 >> >> so it seem's that bootlogd doesn't work. Why not? >> > > This may sound like

Re: Hash Sum mismatch......

2012-06-29 Thread Charlie
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:25:26 +1200 "Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz" suggested this: >JFTR, problems with third party repositories are off topic on this >list. The repository 'www.deb-multimedia.org' is not affiliated with >Debian in anyway and in fact can be a possible source of prob