Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread David Wright
Quoting Arno Schuring (aelschur...@hotmail.com): > > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:16:55 +0200 > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > [..] > > > > You can't install gnome without the pulseaudio libraries, but it runs > > perfectly fine without the daemon. > > > > On Debian? > > $ aptitude why gnome-c

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread CaT
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 07:10:34PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > I was just wondering if I _really_ needed it. You don't -really- need it. I haven't seen it bring anything of worth to me yet other than bluetooth audio. If it wasn't for that I'd ditch it as it just adds complexity. Since you'

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread briand
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:25:24 +0200 Arno Schuring wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 13:37:37 -0700 > > From: bri...@aracnet.com > > > [..snip list of PA inadequacies..] > > > > so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting rid of pulse audio is a > > good idea. > > It's a good thing you're

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread doark
> BTW: if you're going to watch a long video, you may want to get a > mouse jiggler, so the picture doesn't go away after a few minutes. Why all this technical mumbo jumbo? "Mouse jiggler" indeed! Just use the word "cat" :) I believe that: xset s off is what your looking for. Of course, different

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

2015-08-17 Thread Ric Moore
On 08/17/2015 03:18 PM, Paul van der Vlis wrote: Op 17-08-15 om 16:17 schreef Stephan Seitz: On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 03:27:52PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: On the machine with Debian 8 the problem is still there, even after removing ~/.mozilla. After looking twice, the problem there is not

Re: unwanted suspend (caused by unidentified package)

2015-08-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 17 August 2015 22:20:26 Don Armstrong wrote: > Systemd is currently set up to suspend if your machine is not plugged > into an external monitor or in a docking station and the lid is closed. Wow! I have just been specifically asked to install Jessie on my netbook, which I am passing

RE: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Arno Schuring
> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:16:55 +0200 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org [..] > > You can't install gnome without the pulseaudio libraries, but it runs > perfectly fine without the daemon. > On Debian? $ aptitude why gnome-core pulseaudio p   gnome-core Depends pulseaudio This to me suggests t

Re: CD DVD drive docs

2015-08-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 17 August 2015 22:14:15 Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > David Niklas wrote: > > I noticed a user who knows much about CD and DVD drives > > (Looking around whether anybody else feels addressed) I certainly took him to mean you, Thomas! :-) Lisi

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Mart van de Wege
Arno Schuring writes: >> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 13:37:37 -0700 >> From: bri...@aracnet.com >> > [..snip list of PA inadequacies..] >> >> so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting rid of pulse audio is a >> good idea. > > It's a good thing you're asking for opinions, because that's what >

Re: unwanted suspend (caused by unidentified package)

2015-08-17 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015, Branislav Zahradník wrote: > I have strange issue with my laptop and unwanted suspends. > > Setup: > - laptop with docking station (permanent AC), lid closed, external KVM > capable monitor with switched USB hub > - I'm using gnome and its screensaver > - logind.conf contains

Re: CD DVD drive docs

2015-08-17 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, David Niklas wrote: > I noticed a user who knows much about CD and DVD drives (Looking around whether anybody else feels addressed) > I'm curious > about what books or docs he might recommend to learn about the topic, > for if things continue as they are, it seems we will run out of people

CD DVD drive docs

2015-08-17 Thread David Niklas
This is not exactly about debian, but I could not resist the opportunity. I noticed a user who knows much about CD and DVD drives and I'm curious about what books or docs he might recommend to learn about the topic, for if things continue as they are, it seems we will run out of people with the kno

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

2015-08-17 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Op 17-08-15 om 16:17 schreef Stephan Seitz: > On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 03:27:52PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: >> On the machine with Debian 8 the problem is still there, even after >> removing ~/.mozilla. After looking twice, the problem there is not only >> in Youtube but on all HTML5-video sit

SOLVED Re: Problems with a 32 bit program

2015-08-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 17 August 2015 18:39:17 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 17 August 2015 17:52:39 claude juif wrote: > > Hi Lisi, > > > > 2015-08-17 16:17 GMT+02:00 Lisi Reisz : > > > I am trying to install a 32 bit program on a (different) 64 bit Wheezy > > > box with TDE r14.0.1. > > > > > > /var/lib/dpkg/

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Brian
On Mon 17 Aug 2015 at 13:18:35 -0400, Ric Moore wrote: > On 08/17/2015 12:09 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > >On Monday 17 August 2015 11:35:36 Ric Moore wrote: > > > >Welcome back, Ric. ;) > > > > It's good to be alive! I wound up with a quad bypass. It was like getting > fsck AND a re-boot. :) Ric B

Re: Problems with a 32 bit program

2015-08-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 17 August 2015 17:52:39 claude juif wrote: > Hi Lisi, > > 2015-08-17 16:17 GMT+02:00 Lisi Reisz : > > I am trying to install a 32 bit program on a (different) 64 bit Wheezy > > box with TDE r14.0.1. > > > > /var/lib/dpkg/arch shows both amd64 and i386. > > > > I am stuck on a whole load o

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Ric Moore
On 08/17/2015 12:09 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 17 August 2015 11:35:36 Ric Moore wrote: Welcome back, Ric. ;) It's good to be alive! I wound up with a quad bypass. It was like getting fsck AND a re-boot. :) Ric -- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins

Re: Problems with a 32 bit program

2015-08-17 Thread claude juif
Hi Lisi, 2015-08-17 16:17 GMT+02:00 Lisi Reisz : > I am trying to install a 32 bit program on a (different) 64 bit Wheezy box > with TDE r14.0.1. > > /var/lib/dpkg/arch shows both amd64 and i386. > > I am stuck on a whole load of unistallable virtual programs again. At > least > last time I got

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 17 August 2015 11:35:36 Ric Moore wrote: Welcome back, Ric. ;) > On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > > > > [...] > > > >> so soliciting opinion

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 17 August 2015 16:31:04 doug wrote: > On 08/17/2015 11:00 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 17 August 2015 15:49:49 doug wrote: > >> On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > >>> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >>> Hash: SHA1 > >>> > >>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Ric Moore
On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: [...] so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting rid of pulse audio is a good idea. Be warned that this has been a long st

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread doug
On 08/17/2015 11:00 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Monday 17 August 2015 15:49:49 doug wrote: On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: [...] so soliciting opinions on whether

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 17 August 2015 15:49:49 doug wrote: > On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > > > > [...] > > > >> so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting r

Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread doug
On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: [...] so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting rid of pulse audio is a good idea. Be warned that this has been a long st

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

2015-08-17 Thread Stephan Seitz
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 03:27:52PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: On the machine with Debian 8 the problem is still there, even after removing ~/.mozilla. After looking twice, the problem there is not only in Youtube but on all HTML5-video sites. Not sure about this. On another machine with Deb

Problems with a 32 bit program

2015-08-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
I am trying to install a 32 bit program on a (different) 64 bit Wheezy box with TDE r14.0.1. /var/lib/dpkg/arch shows both amd64 and i386. I am stuck on a whole load of unistallable virtual programs again. At least last time I got it down to one. :-( I have installed multiarch, multi-arch sup

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

2015-08-17 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Op 17-08-15 om 14:44 schreef Francesco Ariis: > On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 02:36:27PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: >> Op 17-08-15 om 13:10 schreef Paul van der Vlis: >>> Hello, >>> >>> When I play html5 video with Iceweasel I have problems, I don't have >>> video but no sound, and sometimes I have

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

2015-08-17 Thread Francesco Ariis
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 02:36:27PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > Op 17-08-15 om 13:10 schreef Paul van der Vlis: > > Hello, > > > > When I play html5 video with Iceweasel I have problems, I don't have > > video but no sound, and sometimes I have sound but no video. > > > > No problems when us

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

2015-08-17 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Op 17-08-15 om 13:10 schreef Paul van der Vlis: > Hello, > > When I play html5 video with Iceweasel I have problems, I don't have > video but no sound, and sometimes I have sound but no video. > > No problems when using flash or with Chromium and HTML5. > I've seen this on both actual Debian 7 an

Problems with php5-fpm/nginx/ownCloud after upgrade

2015-08-17 Thread Peter Ludikovsky
Hello, Recently, I upgraded my home server from Wheezy to Jessie. Ever since my PHP web stack doesn't work anymore, mostly affecting the ownCloud installation. The problem manifests itself as an empty page served. Software/Versions: * ownCloud 8.1.1, installed from their Debian repo * nginx 1.6.2

Re: segmentation fault when playing videos

2015-08-17 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Christian Hödl wrote: > [...] vlc [...] > Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. > #0  0x7f1726489743 in av_freep () from > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavutil.so.54 > [...] xine [...] > Program terminated with signal SIGABRT, Aborted. > #0  0x7f79cd291107 in __GI

Re: Strange behaviour with google services - all browsers

2015-08-17 Thread Jochen Spieker
Augusto Morais: > > When I open the gmail there is a hangouts feature but when I try to send a > message to a friend the browser doesnt send(give me a failed message). This > happens in all browsers: chrome, chromium, firefox and native google > hangouts app. This same thing happens sometimes when

RE: should I get rid of pulse audio ?

2015-08-17 Thread Arno Schuring
> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 13:37:37 -0700 > From: bri...@aracnet.com > [..snip list of PA inadequacies..] > > so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting rid of pulse audio is a good > idea. It's a good thing you're asking for opinions, because that's what you're gonna get. A lot of it, proba

Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

2015-08-17 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Hello, When I play html5 video with Iceweasel I have problems, I don't have video but no sound, and sometimes I have sound but no video. No problems when using flash or with Chromium and HTML5. I've seen this on both actual Debian 7 and 8. Does somebody know more about this problem? With regard

segmentation fault when playing videos

2015-08-17 Thread Christian Hödl
Hi,   playing videos in debian jessie leads to seg faults on my machine (fresh installation, vlc and xine output attached).   According to gdb it looks like there could be some problem in libavutil: vlc gdb -c core vlc Reading symbols from vlc...(no debugging symbols found)...done. [New LWP 349

Re: Iceweasel in sid missing H264?

2015-08-17 Thread Sven Arvidsson
Turns out it was a more general problem between ffmpeg and glibc, described in bug 793641. -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 6FAB5CD5 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Iceweasel in sid missing H264?

2015-08-17 Thread Sven Arvidsson
Hi, I noticed that Iceweasel on sid no longer plays H.264 videos. There's a red exclamation mark next to it in on youtube.com/html5 I skimmed through the bug tracker for Iceweasel, gstreamer1.0-plugins -good and gstreamer1.0-libav but didn't find anything. Does anyone know if this is a known pr