Re: Desktop "locking".

2021-12-19 Thread peter
From: Cindy Sue Causey Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:04:06 -0500 > There must be a way to track down what's invoking that button's image. Yes, identifying an entity in software ought to be straightforward but isn't always. Good practice in software engineering isn't recognized as in more t

Re:[solved] Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem)

2021-12-19 Thread Mark Allums
On 12/19/21 18:12, Mark Allums wrote: On 12/19/2021 2:30 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 19 dec 21, 07:24:56, Tim Woodall wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2021, Mark Allums wrote: Preparing to unpack .../libc6_2.33-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libc6:amd64 (2.33-1) over (2.34-0experimental1) ... dpkg: err

dvorak keymap misconfigured in bullseye

2021-12-19 Thread Russell L. Harris
I installed release 11.2 for amd64. In the installer, I asked for the Dvorak keymap and XFCE desktop. After a successful install, I used Applications Menu > Settings > Keyboard and then > Variants to select the "Classic" Dvorak keymap. The change was not effective, even after rebooting; the def

Re: Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem)

2021-12-19 Thread Mark Allums
On 12/19/2021 2:30 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 19 dec 21, 07:24:56, Tim Woodall wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2021, Mark Allums wrote: Preparing to unpack .../libc6_2.33-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libc6:amd64 (2.33-1) over (2.34-0experimental1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/ar

Re: osinfo-query os missing debian Bullseye

2021-12-19 Thread David
On Mon, 20 Dec 2021 at 04:36, Dan Ritter wrote: > john doe wrote: > > As far as I can tell, the command 'osinfo-query os' does not > > support/list 'debian11'. > > I need to fire up a Bullseye VM what is the best way forward? > What does osinfo-query have to do with installing a VM? I expect i

Re: 8 -> 9 update changing things

2021-12-19 Thread Dan Ritter
Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > On Sunday 19 December 2021 03:18:46 am Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Sb, 18 dec 21, 11:24:34, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > > > > > > There remains the sound issue in the virtualbox. Could it be that > > > Debian isn't running PulseAudio but something else? That wo

Re: Risc-V [OT: Firefox ESR EOL]

2021-12-19 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2021-12-19 3:13 a.m., Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 18 dec 21, 14:22:58, David Newman wrote: >> On Dec 18, 2021, at 12:44, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: >>> >>>  > On Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 3:56 AM Andrei POPESCU > wrote: > On Jo, 09 dec 21, 23:24:11, Marco Möller wrote: >> >>

Re: 8 -> 9 update changing things

2021-12-19 Thread Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
On Sunday 19 December 2021 03:18:46 am Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 18 dec 21, 11:24:34, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > > > > There remains the sound issue in the virtualbox. Could it be that > > Debian isn't running PulseAudio but something else? That would > > account for the guest OS not b

Re: osinfo-query os missing debian Bullseye

2021-12-19 Thread Dan Ritter
john doe wrote: > As far as I can tell, the command 'osinfo-query os' does not > support/list 'debian11'. > > I need to fire up a Bullseye VM what is the best way forward? What does osinfo-query have to do with installing a VM? Pick a VM technology: kvm is built-in, but there are other choices.

osinfo-query os missing debian Bullseye

2021-12-19 Thread john doe
Debians, As far as I can tell, the command 'osinfo-query os' does not support/list 'debian11'. I need to fire up a Bullseye VM what is the best way forward? P.S. Host and guest are Bullseye. -- John Doe

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread Tim Woodall
On Sun, 19 Dec 2021, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 07:19:40AM +, Tim Woodall wrote: Check if the kernel log jumps from 1/1/70 to today as it boots. That would point to the RTC being bad when the kernel first starts. Not sure which log I'd need to look at for this informatio

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread Darac Marjal
On 18/12/2021 16:08, Greg Wooledge wrote: Today I rebooted my machine for the first time in quite a while, after the kernel update that was released along with Debian 11.2. When it reached the GRUB screen, I pressed Enter, and nothing happened as far as I could see. I was initially worried tha

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread James Dutton
Looks like the fix is this: # If you need to disable # gfxpayload=keep on your system, just add this line (uncommented) to # /etc/default/grub: # # GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text So, try just adding the above, then run "update-grub" to activate the change. The problem seems to be some GPU cards have f

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 02:17:17PM -, Curt wrote: > Did we see /etc/default/grub? Could this resolution bug lead to a > resolution via a new resolution for the New Year? > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/480159 > > 11 years old, but still extant. I've used GRUB interac

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 07:19:40AM +, Tim Woodall wrote: > Check if the kernel log jumps from 1/1/70 to today as it boots. That > would point to the RTC being bad when the kernel first starts. Not sure which log I'd need to look at for this information. dmesg only reports time in relative sec

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread Curt
On 2021-12-18, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Dec 18, 2021 at 11:42:23PM +, James Dutton wrote: >> Disk looks OK to me. >> Next, check no USB devices are connected while it boots. >> Disable "quiet" boot mode, so you can see all the boot up messages. >> This will give you an idea where it is g

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 12:54:04PM +, James Dutton wrote: > One question, does it boot faster if you just press enter at the grub > menu, and don't wait for the counter? On Sat, Dec 18, 2021 at 11:08:37AM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote: [...] > When it reached the GRUB screen, I pressed Enter, and

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread James Dutton
On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 23:54, Greg Wooledge wrote: > The symptoms I experienced were BEFORE the kernel was executed. During > GRUB itself. While sitting at the GRUB menu. > > Once the kernel started running, everything was within normal expectations. > Sounds like a race condition or infinite lo

Re: GRUB really slow to boot

2021-12-19 Thread Brian
On Sat 18 Dec 2021 at 11:08:37 -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote: > Today I rebooted my machine for the first time in quite a while, after > the kernel update that was released along with Debian 11.2. > > When it reached the GRUB screen, I pressed Enter, and nothing happened > as far as I could see. I w

Re: Need Support on Debian10 Linux Kernel UpgradeA

2021-12-19 Thread Tim Woodall
On Fri, 17 Dec 2021, Balasubramanian Ravuthan wrote: Hi Dan, Thanks for your reply. We need few more information. 1. Debian 10 Buster is not released with Linux Kernel 5.10 ; That means We cant upgrade Kernel 5.10 with Debian 10? - Please confirm. As Dan says, it's in backports. I've

Re: IPv4 specific issue with USB tethering between my Debian laptop and my phone

2021-12-19 Thread Tim Woodall
On Sun, 19 Dec 2021, didier gaumet wrote: Le samedi 18 d?cembre 2021 ? 23:52 +0100, Vincent Lefevre a ?crit?: [...] I haven't tried wireshark on the other end. I wonder whether there is a replacement tool that doesn't need an X11 connection, to just do the capture of the packets. [...] Hell

Re: Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem)

2021-12-19 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 19 dec 21, 07:24:56, Tim Woodall wrote: > On Sat, 18 Dec 2021, Mark Allums wrote: > > > > Preparing to unpack .../libc6_2.33-1_amd64.deb ... > > Unpacking libc6:amd64 (2.33-1) over (2.34-0experimental1) ... > > dpkg: error processing archive > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.33-1_amd64.d

Re: 8 -> 9 update changing things

2021-12-19 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 18 dec 21, 11:24:34, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > > There remains the sound issue in the virtualbox. Could it be that > Debian isn't running PulseAudio but something else? That would > account for the guest OS not being able to talk to it... As far as I'm aware there is no default sou

Re: Firefox ESR EOL

2021-12-19 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 18 dec 21, 14:22:58, David Newman wrote: > On Dec 18, 2021, at 12:44, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > > >  > >>> On Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 3:56 AM Andrei POPESCU > >>> wrote: > >>> On Jo, 09 dec 21, 23:24:11, Marco Möller wrote: > >>> > > >>> > It's a pity that Debian cannot be flexible to of

Re: IPv4 specific issue with USB tethering between my Debian laptop and my phone

2021-12-19 Thread didier gaumet
Le samedi 18 décembre 2021 à 23:52 +0100, Vincent Lefevre a écrit : [...] > I haven't tried wireshark on the other end. I wonder whether there > is a replacement tool that doesn't need an X11 connection, to just > do the capture of the packets. [...] Hello Vincent, perhaps tshark (tshark packa