Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/14 13:48, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 1/11/2014 5:57 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 11/01/14 22:07, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >>> On 1/11/2014 4:40 AM, Артур Истомин wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 01:21:30PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > Hey folks, > I managed to convince my staff t

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 1/11/2014 5:57 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 11/01/14 22:07, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> On 1/11/2014 4:40 AM, Артур Истомин wrote: >>> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 01:21:30PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: Hey folks, I managed to convince my staff to switch to debian from windoze, and they

Re: Installing several OSes from a single flash drive

2014-01-11 Thread sp113438
> I suppose another solution would be to have an ISO composed of the > contents of both the amd64 CD and i386 CD. Does anyone have any > advice on generating such an ISO? > grml96-full 2013.09 from Grml does have amd64 and i386 on one CD. Perhaps it is worth a look: http://grml.org/download/

Fwd: Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
Resending to correct location Original Message Subject: Re: PXE install, without internet? Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:02:14 +1100 From: Scott Ferguson To: Anubhav Yadav On 12/01/14 01:29, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > Thanks for replying Scott,appreciated your time and effort. > > I

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/14 01:55, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:57:46 +1100 > Scott Ferguson wrote: > >> on that box "# echo "Acquire::http { Proxy "http://localhost:3142";; };" >>> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90proxy > > A small nit - correct syntax would be: > > echo 'Acquire::http::Proxy "http://l

Re: Installing Mahara from source on Debian SID.

2014-01-11 Thread Selim T. Erdogan
Csanyi Pal, 11.01.2014: > > 6. > Mahara Configuration > > cd /usr/share/mahara/htdocs/ > sudo cp config-dist.php config.php > sudo nano config.php > > > $cfg = new stdClass(); Here you have "$cfg = new stdClass();" > > $cfg->dbtype = 'postgres'; > $cfg->dbhost = 'localhost'; > $cfg->dbpo

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

2014-01-11 Thread Selim T. Erdogan
peter.gierschner, 11.01.2014: > > > > Yes, tried debian-live-7.2-i386-gnome-desktop+nonfree.iso ... > In Internet I can find many people, who had succeeded in installing > Linux on a d530, why can´t I? :-((( Are you using debian-live because you want to try it out first, before instal

Installing Mahara from source on Debian SID.

2014-01-11 Thread Csanyi Pal
Hi, on my Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) Desktop machine I want to install Mahara ( https://mahara.org/ ) from source: https://launchpad.net/mahara/1.8/1.8.1/+download/mahara-1.8.1.tar.gz I'm trying to follow this tutorial: https://wiki.mahara.org/index.php/System_Administrator%27s_Guide/Instal

Re: keyboard configuration problem

2014-01-11 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Mon, 23 Dec 2013, Brian wrote: All the information you have provided indicates that your setup is sane. If the problem persists with xdm, lightdm etc you may start to think in terms of a search with "evdev Logitech Unifying receiver". You have a solution (which you rightly regard as unsatisfa

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Am 11.01.2014 14:15, schrieb Brian: > You could do > >apt-get --reinstall install -o Dpkg::Options::"--force-confask" > > to force a conffile prompt. > > What happens? > I'm being asked which version of the configuration file I would like to see used. Great. Your suggestion also helped me

Daisy player applications that did not go out with the ark :-(

2014-01-11 Thread Lisi Reisz
I have two separate but related problems. 1. I can find no up to date daisy playing software that will run on Linux. Suggestions, please? 2. I have installed the Debian Wheezy package "daisy-player", although it appears not to have been maintained for a while. It "plays" - but there is no s

Re: Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2014-01-11 at 22:52 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Ralf Mardorf > wrote: > > On Sat, 2014-01-11 at 19:45 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > >> I did a google research already > > > > My apologies, I had another impression. > Ralf, I understand I should have been

Re: Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Anubhav Yadav
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sat, 2014-01-11 at 19:45 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: >> I did a google research already > > My apologies, I had another impression. Ralf, I understand I should have been more precise with my question. Nevertheless, you have solved a lot of

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Anubhav Yadav
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Hans wrote: >> >> So is there a way to boot an entire 4gb dvd-iso from a server, so that I >> can install it on PC connected on a network?? >> >> Thanks! > If the machines are all the same hardware, you might additionally try other > ways. Just ideas: > > 1. FAI (

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Hans
> > So is there a way to boot an entire 4gb dvd-iso from a server, so that I > can install it on PC connected on a network?? > > Thanks! If the machines are all the same hardware, you might additionally try other ways. Just ideas: 1. FAI (see http://fai-project.org) - just create a FAI-DVD and

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2014-01-11 13:20 +0100, Malte Forkel wrote: > Am 11.01.2014 11:53, schrieb Dominique Dumont: >> Did you change the content of the conffile in the package ? >> (i.e. the content of the *delivered* configuration file between package >> version n and version n-1) >> > No. The configuration file

Re: Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2014-01-11 at 19:45 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > I did a google research already My apologies, I had another impression. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://list

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Reco
Hi. On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:57:46 +1100 Scott Ferguson wrote: > on that box "# echo "Acquire::http { Proxy "http://localhost:3142";; };" > > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90proxy A small nit - correct syntax would be: echo 'Acquire::http::Proxy "http://localhost:3142";;' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90proxy

Re: Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Anubhav Yadav
Thanks for replying Scott,appreciated your time and effort. If I do apt-cdrom add, It will look for the cd-rom right, not the iso. So I'll first need to mount the iso somewhere and tweak the sources.list to point to a file, rather than a dvd. And yes, one box is already ready with debian 7 32 bit

Re: Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Anubhav Yadav
Yes, it should be a perfect option, given the fact that students can later install any package from the mirror. I'll try this and the apt-cacher solution too. Only one question. Suppose I want to update my packages, then should I update my ftp mirror once a week, or should I update it from an offi

Re: Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Anubhav Yadav
I am student. I did a google research already,and thanks for the link :) -- *Regards,Anubhav Yadav* *Imperial College of Engineering and Research,* *Pune.*

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Brian
On Sat 11 Jan 2014 at 13:21:06 +0100, Malte Forkel wrote: > Am 11.01.2014 12:02, schrieb Brian: > > > > Ckeck that the file in question is a conffile: > > > >dpkg --status > > > It's a conffile. You could do apt-get --reinstall install -o Dpkg::Options::"--force-confask" to force a

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Am 11.01.2014 12:02, schrieb Brian: > > Ckeck that the file in question is a conffile: > >dpkg --status > It's a conffile. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lis

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Am 11.01.2014 11:53, schrieb Dominique Dumont: > Did you change the content of the conffile in the package ? > (i.e. the content of the *delivered* configuration file between package > version n and version n-1) > No. The configuration file did not change between versions. Is dpkg smart enough

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

2014-01-11 Thread peter.gierschner
Am 11.01.2014 12:20, schrieb Scott Ferguson:> On 11/01/14 21:26, peter.gierschner wrote: >> Am 11.01.2014 01:00, schrieb Scott Ferguson: >> >>> >>> >>> Perhaps:- >>> acpi=force >> >> Doesn´t work :-( >> >>> >>> If you have Nvidia graphics perhaps:- >>> acpi_use_timer_override >> >> Does

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 11/01/14 22:07, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 1/11/2014 4:40 AM, Артур Истомин wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 01:21:30PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: >>> Hey folks, >>> I managed to convince my staff to switch to debian from windoze, and they >>> agreed. So I managed to install a PXE server and su

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:40:03AM +, Артур Истомин wrote: > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 01:21:30PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > > So is there a way to boot an entire 4gb dvd-iso from a server, so that I > > can install it on PC connected on a network?? > > You can create local mirror of repos.

Re: GQView compiling error

2014-01-11 Thread Rodney D. Myers
Attempted that. Could not get get in the correct place. Oh, well. Thank you for the link On Thu, 9 Jan 2014 21:02:33 -0600 Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 10:11:26PM -0500, Rodney D. Myers wrote: > > > > i'm attempting to an older piece of software, GQView, and it > > appears I do h

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 11/01/14 21:26, peter.gierschner wrote: > Am 11.01.2014 01:00, schrieb Scott Ferguson: > >>> >>> >> >> >> Perhaps:- >> acpi=force > > Doesn´t work :-( > >> >> If you have Nvidia graphics perhaps:- >> acpi_use_timer_override > > Doesn´t work :-( Makes sense, and I'm guessing you've tried th

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 1/11/2014 4:40 AM, Артур Истомин wrote: > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 01:21:30PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: >> Hey folks, >> I managed to convince my staff to switch to debian from windoze, and they >> agreed. So I managed to install a PXE server and successfully booted debian >> installer simultan

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Brian
On Sat 11 Jan 2014 at 11:04:08 +0100, Malte Forkel wrote: > I have a question regarding the handling of locally modified conffiles > on package upgrades. > > When I installed a new version of a self-written native package, I > noticed that I was not asked whether I wanted to keep or replace a > c

Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Dominique Dumont
On Saturday 11 January 2014 11:04:08 Malte Forkel wrote: > What might I be missing? Did you change the content of the conffile in the package ? (i.e. the content of the *delivered* configuration file between package version n and version n-1) signature.asc Description: This is a digitally sig

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

2014-01-11 Thread peter.gierschner
Am 11.01.2014 01:00, schrieb Scott Ferguson: Perhaps:- acpi=force Doesn´t work :-( If you have Nvidia graphics perhaps:- acpi_use_timer_override Doesn´t work :-( Look in /var/log/syslog of the distros that do boot to see clues on what actually worked. e.g.:- # cat /var/log/syslo

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Артур Истомин
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 01:21:30PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > Hey folks, > I managed to convince my staff to switch to debian from windoze, and they > agreed. So I managed to install a PXE server and successfully booted debian > installer simultaneously on 20 machines using dhcp server. > > But

Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

2014-01-11 Thread Malte Forkel
Hello, I have a question regarding the handling of locally modified conffiles on package upgrades. When I installed a new version of a self-written native package, I noticed that I was not asked whether I wanted to keep or replace a configuration file that I had modified locally. After the upgrad

Re: PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2014-01-11 at 13:21 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > Imperial College of [...] Research That's a good joke :D. Are you a teacher or student? Sorry, I couldn't resist. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=boot+debian+iso+from+server "Never send your messages in HTML; use plain text instead." - http://www.de

PXE install, without internet?

2014-01-11 Thread Anubhav Yadav
Hey folks, I managed to convince my staff to switch to debian from windoze, and they agreed. So I managed to install a PXE server and successfully booted debian installer simultaneously on 20 machines using dhcp server. But they required an active internet connection to fetch packages over a mirro