Hello I’m new to Debian and wanted to know what are some good Debian specific
tools/apps I should know so I don’t write emails like this.
I know of
1. Dpkg
2. Apt-file
3. Apt
4. Aptitude
5. I know how to use backports for stable
Is there anything else I should know that can help me find answers
On 3/2/19, Teemu Likonen wrote:
> riveravaldez [2019-03-01 23:09:12-03] wrote:
>
>> I've been rebooting with 'systemctl reboot' as a normal user in
>> debian-testing (and even other distros) for a couple of years now, and
>> never had no problem.
>
> "systemctl reboot" as a normal user should work
riveravaldez [2019-03-01 23:09:12-03] wrote:
> I've been rebooting with 'systemctl reboot' as a normal user in
> debian-testing (and even other distros) for a couple of years now, and
> never had no problem.
"systemctl reboot" as a normal user should work if Policy kit and
Systemd components are
On 3/1/19 5:53 PM, Gian Carlo wrote:
> Il 01/03/19 22:40, riveravaldez ha scritto:
>> Hi, I'm on debian-testing (updated), and found this issue:
>>
>> $ systemctl reboot
>> Failed to set wall message, ignoring: The name
>> org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 was not provided by any .service files
>> Failed
On 3/1/19, deloptes wrote:
> riveravaldez wrote:
>
>> Hi, I'm on debian-testing (updated), and found this issue:
>>
>> $ systemctl reboot
>
> At this point it is advisable to read some linux basics ... I think there
> are also videos in youtube - just like taking driving course or any kind of
> co
riveravaldez wrote:
> Hi, I'm on debian-testing (updated), and found this issue:
>
> $ systemctl reboot
At this point it is advisable to read some linux basics ... I think there
are also videos in youtube - just like taking driving course or any kind of
course for operating a device. I mean you
Il 01/03/19 22:40, riveravaldez ha scritto:
> Hi, I'm on debian-testing (updated), and found this issue:
>
> $ systemctl reboot
> Failed to set wall message, ignoring: The name
> org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 was not provided by any .service files
> Failed to reboot system via logind: The name
> org.
Stefan K wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> yes there are synced, if I run 'ntpdate timeserv.domain.ag' they syncd
> everything fine, if I start ntp-server after 2-3Days I've an delay of few
> seconds. Maybe I schould ask on the ntp-mailing list?!
>
> best regards
> Stefan
I have a similar problem. In a clo
Le 01/03/2019 à 19:41, Reco a écrit :
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 07:34:50PM +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
Le 01/03/2019 à 18:56, Reco a écrit :
First, there's huge amount of unused (not to be confused with "free")
memory on your host. And no, it's not a filesystem's cache (600M), it's
really "not
Hi, I'm on debian-testing (updated), and found this issue:
$ systemctl reboot
Failed to set wall message, ignoring: The name
org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 was not provided by any .service files
Failed to reboot system via logind: The name
org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 was not provided by any .service fi
On 3/1/19, Dan Ritter wrote:
> riveravaldez wrote:
>> >> Right now I can start Xorg (apparently) but can't start IceWM, so, I
>> >> only have CLI.
>> >
>> > Use 'startx' to start X.
>> >
>> > Write a .xinitrc like this:
>> >
>> > ---
>> > #!/bin/sh
>> > exec icewm
>> > ---
>> >
>> > Later, testing
riveravaldez wrote:
> >> Right now I can start Xorg (apparently) but can't start IceWM, so, I
> >> only have CLI.
> >
> > Use 'startx' to start X.
> >
> > Write a .xinitrc like this:
> >
> > ---
> > #!/bin/sh
> > exec icewm
> > ---
> >
> > Later, testing will be fixed and you can install lightdm a
>> Right now I can start Xorg (apparently) but can't start IceWM, so, I
>> only have CLI.
>
> Use 'startx' to start X.
>
> Write a .xinitrc like this:
>
> ---
> #!/bin/sh
> exec icewm
> ---
>
> Later, testing will be fixed and you can install lightdm again.
>
> -dsr-
>
Thanks a lot, Dan.
After in
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Those bindings didn't work. `xev` didn't recognize "keypress" events
when I'm pressing Fn+F5-F7 and
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On divendres, 1 de març de 2019 10:45:48 CET Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
> On 01.03.2019 13:27, Felix Rubio wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have mix stable+testing (~1200 packages from stable, ~20
> > packages from testing). I have the following contents in
> > /etc/apt/preferences.d/pinning:
>
On 3/1/19 4:20 PM, Fabiano Ferronato wrote:
> I'm installing Debian in my Asus ROG GL552VW laptop (Intel and
> Nvidia video cards) and the resolution (probably 3840x2160)is
> set in a way that the font size is so small that I have to
> almost put my face on the monitor so I can read. And the
> wi
riveravaldez wrote:
> Hi, I'm on debian-testing (updated).
>
> As far as I understand I can't install lightdm unless I update systemd
> which presents 2 errors. So, what should I do?
That's what happens with testing.
> So, what should I do?
>
> Right now I can start Xorg (apparently) but can'
Il 01/03/19 11:18, Alexander V. Makartsev ha scritto:
This is something you have to decide for yourself and deal with
unforeseen consequences. If you actually *build* packages from
"stable" on "testing" system, using dependencies for building also
from "testing" then it should be ok compatibil
Hi, I'm on debian-testing (updated).
As far as I understand I can't install lightdm unless I update systemd
which presents 2 errors. So, what should I do?
Here are the terminal outputs (system is in Spanish, these are
machine-translations):
$ sudo apt-get install lightdm
Reading list of packages
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 07:34:50PM +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> Le 01/03/2019 à 18:56, Reco a écrit :
> >
> > First, there's huge amount of unused (not to be confused with "free")
> > memory on your host. And no, it's not a filesystem's cache (600M), it's
> > really "nothing there"-unused memor
Le 01/03/2019 à 18:56, Reco a écrit :
First, there's huge amount of unused (not to be confused with "free")
memory on your host. And no, it's not a filesystem's cache (600M), it's
really "nothing there"-unused memory which amounts 1880M.
This is the amount reported in /proc/meminfo as MemFree
David Wright composed on 2019-03-01 10:56 (UTC-0600):
> (and you so much work).
Was wondering for years. I think I'm over it now. :)
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Le 01/03/2019 à 18:30, Felix Miata a écrit :
Including either nomodeset or nouveau.modeset=0 for installation
is pointless, since the installer does not use KMS.
Another key is the i7-6700HQ provides HD 530 Intel video. Intel + NVidia
usually equates to
"Optimus"
which makes nouveau.modes
Hi.
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 12:49:11PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >>nofail is intended for removable drives that could be missing on boot,
> >>such as Thinkpad ultrabay drives/CF or SD cards.
> > It is also, as he said, useful if you don't want a failure of
> > a non-essential disk to
Hi.
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 02:39:22PM -0300, Bruno Schneider wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 2:18 PM Reco wrote:
> >
> > Please post the contents of /proc/meminfo. And "sar -r ALL 1 10", for
> > the sake of the completeness.
>
> $ cat /proc/meminfo
> MemTotal:3975380 kB
> MemFree
>>nofail is intended for removable drives that could be missing on boot,
>>such as Thinkpad ultrabay drives/CF or SD cards.
> It is also, as he said, useful if you don't want a failure of
> a non-essential disk to make the system drop to single user on boot.
Yup. `nofail` corresponds to the beha
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 2:18 PM Reco wrote:
>
> Please post the contents of /proc/meminfo. And "sar -r ALL 1 10", for
> the sake of the completeness.
$ cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal:3975380 kB
MemFree: 1886004 kB
MemAvailable:2307332 kB
Buffers: 49840 kB
Cached:
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:00:06 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 10:52:00AM -0600, David Wright wrote:
> > On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 01:30:47 (-0500), Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:
> > > That's what I'd been thinking, too. Because of your question, I just
> > > tried a search for...
> >
Fabiano Ferronato composed on 2019-03-01 16:20 (UTC+0100):
> I don't know if this is the wright place to ask, but I'm searching a lot
> trying to find a way to this problem.
> I'm installing Debian in my Asus ROG GL552VW laptop (Intel and Nvidia video
> cards) and the resolution (probably 3840x216
Hi.
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 02:12:06PM -0300, Bruno Schneider wrote:
> My system started using swap space even when there is available RAM:
>
> $ free -m
> totalusedfree shared buff/cache
> available
> Mem: 388210042303
Bruno Schneider wrote:
> My system started using swap space even when there is available RAM:
>
> $ free -m
> totalusedfree shared buff/cache
> available
> Mem: 388210042303 63 573
> 2598
> Swap: 9
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 07:30:15 (+), Dekks Herton wrote:
> David Wright writes:
> > On Thu 28 Feb 2019 at 15:45:47 (-0500), Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
> >> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> >> #
> >> # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
> >> # device; this
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 02:12:06PM -0300, Bruno Schneider wrote:
My system started using swap space even when there is available RAM:
$ free -m
totalusedfree shared buff/cache available
Mem: 388210042303 63 573
My system started using swap space even when there is available RAM:
$ free -m
totalusedfree shared buff/cache available
Mem: 388210042303 63 5732598
Swap: 956 239 717
Can anyone hel
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 10:52:00AM -0600, David Wright wrote:
> On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 01:30:47 (-0500), Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:
> > That's what I'd been thinking, too. Because of your question, I just
> > tried a search for...
> >
> > "defaults,rw" /etc/fstab
>
> You've really limited what can be
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 02:51:33 (-0500), Felix Miata wrote:
> Cindy-Sue Causey composed on 2019-03-01 01:30 (UTC-0500):
> > Felix Miata wrote:
> >> David Wright composed on 2019-02-28 20:26 (UTC-0600):
> >>> I always add an explicit rw or ro under options, along with defaults.
>
> >> English can be
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 01:30:47 (-0500), Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:
> On 2/28/19, Felix Miata wrote:
> > David Wright composed on 2019-02-28 20:26 (UTC-0600):
> >
> >> I always add an explicit rw or ro under options, along with defaults.
> >
> > English can be tricky. Please clarify. AIUI, the string
On 2019-03-01, Fabiano Ferronato wrote:
>
> Hi all!
>
> I don't know if this is the wright place to ask, but I'm searching a lot
> trying to find a way to this problem.
> I'm installing Debian in my Asus ROG GL552VW laptop (Intel and Nvidia video
> cards) and the resolution (probably 3840x2160)is
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Hi all!
I don't know if this is the wright place to ask, but I'm searching a lot
trying to find a way to this problem.
I'm installing Debian in my Asus ROG GL552VW laptop (Intel and Nvidia video
cards) and the resolution (probably 3840x2160)is set in a way that the
font size is so small that I ha
Felix Rubio wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have mix stable+testing (~1200 packages from stable, ~20 packages from
> testing). I have the following contents in /etc/apt/preferences.d/pinning:
>
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=stable
> Pin-Priority: 1001
>
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=testing
> Pin-Pr
Curt wrote:
> On 2019-03-01, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > Ultra Foundation wrote:
> >> Hello، I am Aymen from Algeria and I would like to create a my new
> >> operating system and I want to build it using Debian How to get a version
> >> of debian adjustable and thanks.
> >
> >
> > https://www.debian.o
On 2019-03-01, Dan Ritter wrote:
> Ultra Foundation wrote:
>> Hello، I am Aymen from Algeria and I would like to create a my new
>> operating system and I want to build it using Debian How to get a version
>> of debian adjustable and thanks.
>
>
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installman
On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 07:30:15AM +, Dekks Herton wrote:
David Wright writes:
I always add an explicit rw or ro under options, along with defaults.
With systemd, I add nofail to any filesystems that aren't vital for
the system to run, which means the system will still boot fully
without th
Ultra Foundation wrote:
> Hello، I am Aymen from Algeria and I would like to create a my new
> operating system and I want to build it using Debian How to get a version
> of debian adjustable and thanks.
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
Instructions are available in French,
On 01/03/2019 13:29, Ultra Foundation wrote:
> Hello، I am Aymen from Algeria and I would like to create a my new
> operating system and I want to build it using Debian How to get a version
> of debian adjustable and thanks.
As far as I under stand things, if you install the net-install version,
Hello، I am Aymen from Algeria and I would like to create a my new
operating system and I want to build it using Debian How to get a version
of debian adjustable and thanks.
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:34:45 +, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-03-01 12:24, Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:21:05 +, Brian wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:09:16 +, mick crane wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > on client PC
>
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:26:23 +, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-03-01 12:16, Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:09:16 +, mick crane wrote:
> >
> > > On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
> > >
> > > > > "systemctl start lpd.service"
> > > >
> > > > Eh? You would have to explain. For a s
On 2019-03-01 12:24, Brian wrote:
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:21:05 +, Brian wrote:
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:09:16 +, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
>
> > > on client PC
> > > $ lpstat -t
> > > scheduler is running
> > > system default destination: HP_LaserJet_4000_
On 2019-03-01 12:16, Brian wrote:
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:09:16 +, mick crane wrote:
On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
> > "systemctl start lpd.service"
>
> Eh? You would have to explain. For a start, the service file does not
> seem to exist in Debian.
clutching at straws
Which packag
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:21:05 +, Brian wrote:
> On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:09:16 +, mick crane wrote:
>
> > On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
> >
> > > > on client PC
> > > > $ lpstat -t
> > > > scheduler is running
> > > > system default destination: HP_LaserJet_4000_Series
> > > > devic
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:09:16 +, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
>
> > > on client PC
> > > $ lpstat -t
> > > scheduler is running
> > > system default destination: HP_LaserJet_4000_Series
> > > device for HP_LaserJet_4000_Series: socket://10.0.0.108
> >
> > This is no
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:09:16 +, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
>
> > > "systemctl start lpd.service"
> >
> > Eh? You would have to explain. For a start, the service file does not
> > seem to exist in Debian.
>
> clutching at straws
Which package is lpd.service in?
On 2019-03-01 11:49, Brian wrote:
on client PC
$ lpstat -t
scheduler is running
system default destination: HP_LaserJet_4000_Series
device for HP_LaserJet_4000_Series: socket://10.0.0.108
This is not a connection to the server. socket://... indicates a direct
connection to the printer.
with
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 11:55:20 +, Brian wrote:
> On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:43:58 +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
>
> > Brian (12019-03-01):
> > > If installing the cups-bsd package was the solution, why didn't the use
> > > of lpr give a file not found error?
> >
> > Probably because of this, th
Brian (12019-03-01):
> I doubt it. This simply says that cups cannot exist on the same system
> if either the lpr or lprng *packages* is installed.
And therefore, if one of these packages was previously installed, as
mick just told us, and provided the lpr command, it was removed to make
way for t
On 2019-03-01 11:42, Brian wrote:
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 11:35:18 +, mick crane wrote:
On 2019-03-01 11:15, Curt wrote:
> I believe the lpr that works with cups is the one provided by cups-bsd.
>
success !
ta ever so much
If installing the cups-bsd package was the solution, why didn't the
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 12:43:58 +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> Brian (12019-03-01):
> > If installing the cups-bsd package was the solution, why didn't the use
> > of lpr give a file not found error?
>
> Probably because of this, that caused the removal of packages:
>
> Conflicts: lpr, lprng
I d
On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 09:58:08 +, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-02-28 18:59, mick crane wrote:
> > hello
> > is buster
> > I can print from command line with
> > "lp filename"
> > but not with "lpr filename"
> > when printing from terminal the font is a bit big and uses too much
> > paper.
> > a
Brian (12019-03-01):
> If installing the cups-bsd package was the solution, why didn't the use
> of lpr give a file not found error?
Probably because of this, that caused the removal of packages:
Conflicts: lpr, lprng
Regards,
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On Fri 01 Mar 2019 at 11:35:18 +, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-03-01 11:15, Curt wrote:
>
> > I believe the lpr that works with cups is the one provided by cups-bsd.
> >
> success !
> ta ever so much
If installing the cups-bsd package was the solution, why didn't the use
of lpr give a file n
On 2019-03-01 11:15, Curt wrote:
I believe the lpr that works with cups is the one provided by cups-bsd.
success !
ta ever so much
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On 2019-03-01, mick crane wrote:
> On 2019-02-28 18:59, mick crane wrote:
>> hello
>> is buster
>> I can print from command line with
>> "lp filename"
>> but not with "lpr filename"
>> when printing from terminal the font is a bit big and uses too much
>> paper.
>> apparently "enscript -FCourier1
mick crane (12019-02-28):
> Can try to get lpr to work
Leaving something that does not work is rarely a good idea.
You neglected to give some very important information, in particular
which packages provides the various commands you are trying to use and
their respective versions.
Regards,
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lpr: test: unknown printer
sorry that is a typing error, the actual file was called "test".
tried the printer name after "-d" but put this here because shows
enscript is using lpr
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On 01.03.2019 15:07, Andrea Borgia wrote:
>
> Il giorno ven 1 mar 2019 alle ore 10:46 Alexander V. Makartsev
> mailto:avbe...@gmail.com>> ha scritto:
>
> On 01.03.2019 13:27, Felix Rubio wrote:
>> I have mix stable+testing (~1200 packages from stable, ~20
>> packages from testing).
On 3/1/2019 11:07 AM, Andrea Borgia wrote:
> Il giorno ven 1 mar 2019 alle ore 10:46 Alexander V. Makartsev <
> avbe...@gmail.com> ha scritto:
>
>> On 01.03.2019 13:27, Felix Rubio wrote:
>>
>> I have mix stable+testing (~1200 packages from stable, ~20 packages
>> from testing). I have the foll
Il giorno ven 1 mar 2019 alle ore 10:46 Alexander V. Makartsev <
avbe...@gmail.com> ha scritto:
> On 01.03.2019 13:27, Felix Rubio wrote:
>
> I have mix stable+testing (~1200 packages from stable, ~20 packages
> from testing). I have the following contents in
> /etc/apt/preferences.d/pinning:
On 2019-02-28 18:59, mick crane wrote:
hello
is buster
I can print from command line with
"lp filename"
but not with "lpr filename"
when printing from terminal the font is a bit big and uses too much
paper.
apparently "enscript -FCourier10 filename" for example is supposed to
work but that send
On 01.03.2019 13:27, Felix Rubio wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have mix stable+testing (~1200 packages from stable, ~20
> packages from testing). I have the following contents in
> /etc/apt/preferences.d/pinning:
>
This is something you should not do in first place. [1]
The right and safe way to run s
Hi all,
I have mix stable+testing (~1200 packages from stable, ~20 packages
from testing). I have the following contents in
/etc/apt/preferences.d/pinning:
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 1001
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 200
Package: *
Pin: release a=e
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