Re: Very hard to find MD5 checksum of Debian CDs!

On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 07:26:59PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > May I suggest lmgtfy.com ? [Other, equally good and useful search > engines are also available at other web locations.] > > "Debian CD md5 sum" gives you these as the first two links if you > look for them. OP is not complaining

Re: FireFox broken, sends no data to paypal on payment screen.

On Wed, Sep 07, 2016 at 08:18:58PM +0100, Brian wrote: > Perhaps the two of you should get together off-list, sort it out and > present your conclusions here. Somebody would benefit from the silence. If you can't / don't want to handle users and their problem, try this:

Re: epub files and debian?

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 01:36:30PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi folks, > is there a simple preferably command line tool in Debian that converts epub > into text? > Thanks, > Karen Hello Karen, The mighty `pandoc` does. Command line, as easy as pandoc file.epub file.md

Re: Install Debian offline

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:38:34AM +0300, Виталий wrote: > The problem is that the bootable USB flash drive needs to be done in Windows. > Linux is not installed to main system. There are only a feeble laptop with > ArhLinux - Cinnamon+gdm, but a without internet. You might be interested in Linux

Re: Debian 8. keine Ahnung....

Moin moin! Try here for support in german, as debian-user is english only: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user-german/ On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 03:15:25PM +0200, D.G. Falk wrote: > moin moin ... oder Guten Tag > > Ich habe mich an Ihren Debian DVD's versucht ... nach 2 Wochen und ca. 5 > In

Re: [dpkg] broken local package system

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 04:12:54PM +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: > Hi, > > dpkg seems to be totally broken :- Hello Aaron, is this Debian of Frankendebian?

Re: Laptop wireless problem - further progress

On Sat, Jul 02, 2016 at 01:46:37AM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > [...] Please you are already a prolific poster, try at least to reply to your own threads with the proper `In-Reply-To` header or we'll get one new thread for every message you post.

Re: catastrophe - but how? Aptitude goes mad

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 05:27:16PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > I ran > # aptitude install libreoffice-grammarcheck-en-gb > and aptitude just carried on without asking as is correct when there > is only one package; but it proceeded to uninstall my entire desktop > environment, hundreds of packages.

Re: Debian live image

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 02:50:22PM +0530, Nikhil Prakash wrote: > I am new to GNU/linux and want to start with debian. Can you provide > me a detailed description on how to install and boot debian live using > USB? All answers in this thread are excellent; in case you are *really* new to GNU/Linux

Re: Clock

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:36:59PM -0400, Richard Barmann wrote: > About once a week when I boot up I find the clock is exactly 4 hours slow. I > am using Kubuntu 16.04. If I am asking the question in the wrong place > please send me to the correct forum. > Thank you. Kubuntu has its own community

Re: what's with the discussions about non-debian-related issues

On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 05:47:59PM +0200, Alle Meije Wink wrote: > In the last month more than half of the messages on this list are > crackpot theories about WW2. > > Very childish. Can they perhaps be automatically deleted? Surely > there are better places to discuss them. There is an offtopic

Re: instalación de DEBIAN

On Wed, Mar 02, 2016 at 05:01:01PM -0500, gustavo adolfo gutierrez valencia wrote: > Hola. [...] Hola Gustavo, esta lista es para usuarios que hablan ingles. Ahí [1] hay la lista en castellano! Bienvenido y suerte con tu instalación! [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user-spanish/

Re: nytimes pages that fail in iceweasel

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 09:13:26PM -0500, Steve Kleene wrote: > A lot of sites on nytimes.com don't work correctly in my iceweasel, e.g. > > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/fact-check.html#/factcheck-109 > > If I click on any of the many "Read more" links, I get nothing. I d

Re: Extundelete

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 08:49:33AM -0500, Susan Cragin wrote: > Fooling around, lost "susan" folder. Want folder back. May have recursively > deleted everything in it. Want txt org and a couple other extensions. > (I've got days-old backup but want to try recovering files.) > So, extundelete or so

Re: Unexplained caching/journaling action...

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 09:44:09PM +0300, Adam Wilson wrote: > On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 11:19:21 +0100 Rastko wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > and welcome me to the group :P > > You are welcome, I guess. > > [...] Are you *that* sour on Mondays? On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 11:19:21AM +0100, Rastko wrote: > [

Re: Reporting unmaintained packages

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:36:34PM +0100, Francois Gouget wrote: >> The clamav-unofficial-sigs package has quite important bugs that cause >> it to fail to retrieve the SecuriteInfo virus signatures and send cron >> spam every 4 hours. >> >> [..] >> >> So what's the proper way to report this is

Re: Recommendations regarding using Debian Testing

On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 01:07:13AM -0500, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-choosing > > > > I myself use stable, even thought when I used unstable (not even testing) > > on armhf, I had almost zero problems. > > > > This just made my day. I wro

Re: Installing Debian os

On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 10:58:59PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Wednesday 06 January 2016 20:01:19 Francesco Ariis wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 02:36:49PM -0500, Johnny Pierce wrote: > > > Hi My computer has Windows 10 OS on it. Can I install Debian OS on my > > &

Re: Installing Debian os

On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 02:36:49PM -0500, Johnny Pierce wrote: > Hi My computer has Windows 10 OS on it. Can I install Debian OS on my > computer too? Thank You, Johnny Hey Johnny, very likely yes. My advice: make a liveusb with http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ try Debian, check everything works

Re: Recommendations regarding using Debian Testing

On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 11:02:20PM +0530, Himanshu Shekhar wrote: > I want to use Debian Testing (not Backports, as I had a bad experience), to > try the latest version of software available. > However, I am a bit confused regarding whether testing would provide the > same level of stability as Sta

Re: Where is digikam?

On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 06:38:11PM +0100, Matthias Bodenbinder wrote: > Hi, > > I see digikam in unstable for a very long time now. But it is not coming > to testing. Why is that? Wasnt the push to testing supposed to be an > automatic process? Or does digikam in unstable still have critical bugs?

Re: debian-user list problem

On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 02:08:34PM +0200, maderios wrote: > Strangely, it works partially now, only for this thread 'debian-user list > problem'. I receive mail with this thread but I can't receive mail from > other threads. > About my spam box: I watch it very often. It is empty. You are receivin

Re: debian-user list problem

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 07:23:22PM +0200, maderios wrote: > Hi > I cannot receive anymore debian-user list messages since I posted this > message: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2015/10/msg00201.html > Yesterday, I posted a message to listmas...@lists.debian.org but I didn't > get any answ

Re: debian-user list problem

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:01:18PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > Brian isn't always "kind". But he is very knowledgeable and a definite asset > to the mailing list. Please don't tell him to go away. As you say in your > advice to him, you can always ignore him if you don't like something he says.

Re: What software can I use to remind me of daily tasks?

On Fri, Oct 09, 2015 at 04:08:31PM -0500, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > Hello. > > I'm looking for a free (as in freedom) software that will remind me of daily > tasks. That is it: one in which I can program reminders to be shown daily at > a certain hour as a window to catch my attention or as a

Re: java script error in iceweasel

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 06:47:03AM -0500, Harold M. Meneley wrote: > Hi, I just tried using Jessie with the new Iceweasel. I went to several > web sites that worked before and I can't seem to get the java scripts > associated with buttons to work. I tried installing java, openjdk and > icedtea with

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

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: Bug Reporting

On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 04:16:33AM +0800, Nafiez wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to ask on what is the process to submit bug via e-mail. Can you > help? > > Thank you, > Nafiez > Hello Nafiez, you usually report bugs via reportbug (open a terminal, type `reportbug ` and follow the instructions).

Re: Add some command-line program on startup

On Sun, Aug 09, 2015 at 02:17:05AM -0400, Sumit Murari wrote: > I want to add some command line to start on startup, but I can't find > GUI where I can easily add my program, so that I'll start as I start > my computer ! Hello Sumit, not sure if that's what you need, but you can edit your `~/.xini

Workaround for making qt4 work with alsa

Hello Debian users, recently I encountered a bug in a qt4 application [1]. With the help of irc user jm_ I found that qt4 doesn't work with alsa [2] (at least on jessie). This is evident when you try to run user@machine:/usr/lib/qt4/demos/qmediaplayer/./qmediaplayer (from qt4-demos), whi

Re: Jessie and screensaver on lid-close

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 02:38:34PM +0200, Christian Seiler wrote: > On suspend, systemd-logind will send out a signal on DBus to all > processes listening for it that says: please lock your screen. > > There's something called xss-lock that can allegedly (haven't > tried it myself) listen to those

Jessie and screensaver on lid-close

Hello, I recently upgraded my laptop from wheezy to jessie, and everything is going smoothly. I run a very simple system, with X but no DE. I would like to lock the screen when the lid of my laptop is closed (by running xscreensaver, which I currently have installed, if possible, but any other

Re: Is anyone else having trouble sending mail from Jessie?

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 07:23:41PM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote: > I'm using msmtp to send mail, but I suspect the same problem would occur > with any of the other mail programs. Whenever I try to send a message I > get the error "TLS handshake failed. Operation timed out." There sems to > be a mi

Ibus/Anthy - not able to change input method

Since a couple of days I have a problem with ibus (and anthy): I am not able to switch input methods; if I press the shortcut keys nothing happens, even though in the "Preferences" panel of Ibus "Anthy-Japanese" is present. I killed the daemon and reinvoked it with `ibus-daemon -v` to check what w

Re: Debian 6 lifetime

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:39:50PM +0800, 梅凱 wrote: > What time will be stopped its support for debian 6 >From https://wiki.debian.org/LTS " [L]ong term support for the [Debian 6] distribution is going to be extended until February 2016, i.e. five years after the initial release.

Icedove: lost folder pane

Dear Debian users, I have a problem with Icedove: my folder pane went missing. If I select View/Layout from the menu bar, I see `Folder Pane` as not ticked; the problem is that the option is greyed out, so I cannot click it. I am running Debian wheezy. Do you happen to know how to 'ungrey' th

Re: abc notation? remains music *& debian.

On Sun, Jan 04, 2015 at 09:01:16PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Greetings, > Let me try that door now. > I suspect that my request sent via yahoo simply got lost in the > holiday music making. > If you think you can provide the nudge as well, perhaps between the > two of us I can join the group.

Re: abc notation? remains music *& debian.

On Sun, Jan 04, 2015 at 07:24:06PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi all, > When I asked about music programs for debian, a list member > suggested abc notation. > I visited the site and was amazed. I also tried joining the > discussion list without success, timeout for my request apparently. > I

Re: Help me run an old Windows game. PlayOnLinux? Wine?

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 02:58:00PM -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > I have an image of the old Windows 98 Entertainment Pack floppy. I'd like > to run one of the games that's on it, TIC.EXE. It's not in PlayOnLinux's > list of applications or games, and I'm completely new to trying this. I remembe

Re: music based applications in debian?

On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 06:20:41PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi all, > by which I mean for composition, midi work perhaps Miltie track > recording etc.? [..] Command line would preferred. I use abc notation [1]. It is lean, has everything I need composition wise and it is text based. Relevan

Re: Qsynth working, Fluidsynth not

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 09:28:23PM +0100, Francesco Ariis wrote: > Now to the problem; when I try to use fluidsynth instead of qsynth, MIDI > events are recognised (I can see them with -v option), but no sound comes > out of the speakers. I think I found the problem: I will answer mysel

Qsynth working, Fluidsynth not

Hello Debian users, I recently bought a MIDI keyboard and tried it with qsynth (which is the Qt interface to fluidsynth); everything works (midi events are recognised, sound comes out, using alsa_seq). Now to the problem; when I try to use fluidsynth instead of qsynth, MIDI events are recogni

Re: Proposal: An alternative to mailing lists which isn't a forum

On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 06:11:16PM +0300, softwatt wrote: > Do mailing lists have any advantages in comparison to Usenet/this proposal? I never managed one, but maybe mailing lists are easier to set up and easier to maintain/moderate. We should listen to what listmasters have to say in this regard

Re: word clouds

On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 02:03:23AM +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Hello List, > > is there any tools to generate `Word clouds' withing Debian ? > Today by chance I found this: https://github.com/danbernier/WordCram Not in Debian repos, but Open Source. Will that do? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Jessie won't install

On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 10:19:56AM -0400, Tom H wrote: > On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Francesco Ariis wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 02:24:53PM +0200, Diogene Laerce wrote: > >> > >> Jessie (last testing version) does not want to install in a VM. It just >

Re: Jessie won't install

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 02:24:53PM +0200, Diogene Laerce wrote: > Jessie (last testing version) does not want to install in a VM. It just > get stucked If it regards Jessie, probably debian-testing [1] is a better place where to post it. [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-testing/ -- To UNSUB

Re: cannot find public key for verifying SHASUM file for debian live iso

On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 10:34:21PM -0400, david...@ling.ohio-state.edu wrote: > | $ gpgv --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/debian-keyring.gpg -vv -- > SHA512SUMS.sign > | gpgv: armor: BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE > | gpgv: armor header: Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > | :signature packet: algo 1, keyid DA

Re: mail client question?

On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 03:38:02PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Is there a comparative mail client to alpine that is text focused > and comes standard in the console edition of debian that I might > explore? Mutt [1] should come with default Debian installation. It's text based, CLI interface -

Re: package recommendation for daily journal

On Sun, Jun 01, 2014 at 02:52:36PM +0800, lina wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for a package, which can act as a smart diary or journal to > help me remember the records of small things, such as "obtain a licensed > software, not installed yet", "uninstall the harden-client". > > Thanks ahead, lina

Re: Console font

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 09:34:21AM -0400, john s. wrote: > How can I increase the size of the console font? > It depends on your terminal emulator. I suppose it's gnome-terminal. Can you check and report back? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of

Re: Tails

On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 10:36:43AM -0400, Doug wrote: > BIOS chip? That's what it would seem to require, short of having > physical access to the machine. > > --doug > Indeed physical access to the machine is what I was thinking about (simple hypothetical threat: hardware key-logger in work env

Re: Tails

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 10:59:31PM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote: > Lighten up, lad and stop taking all things literally. > Far from be being a Thought Policeman, I felt uneasy reading the OP and some of the replies. Back OT, someone please tell to the investigative journalist that using Tails or a

Re: Will Iceweasel stay open source?

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 07:51:09PM +0200, Eelis wrote: > I read[1] that Firefox will start shipping parts for which they > won't provide the source code (something to do with DRM..). Can I > trust that Iceweasel will remain open source, or will I have to > switch to Lynx if I want to use an open so

Re: Iceweasel and DRM

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:16:07PM -0400, Gary Dale wrote: > I disagree again. The presence of DRM material is an affront to the > open nature of the web. Mozilla's decision to cave in to the DRM > crowd doesn't need to be echoed by Debian. DRM isn't a user's > choice. It's the choice of the site o

Re: loss of I/O on some websites

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 08:59:41AM -0400, Whit Hansell wrote: > Am getting frustrated. On the internet today there are so many > sites that have taken on so much advertising that it is killing my > desire to go to various sites. I mean specifically news sites. > Maybe you already tried it, but

Re: Best list for server only traffic?

On Fri, May 09, 2014 at 03:42:20PM +, Curt wrote: > So you're not using a "google" in which the information not pertinent > to the needs of Mark Cooper is filtered away, and filter it away > yourself somehow, perhaps by means of your intelligence? > Come on, the guy had a question and he rec

Re: Best list for server only traffic?

On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 02:04:33PM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: > This list is waay too high volume for my needs. I don't need > to see the 98+% of the traffic all related to desktop issues. I > don't run any DE at all, and don't intend to. Not a solution but a workaround: ever thought of using

Re: split an html file

On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:08:44AM -0700, Mike McClain wrote: > Hi, > My brother Rick, a windrider, put together a webpage, > http://www.photographers1.com/Sailing/NauticalTerms&Nomenclature.html > about sailing and wind surfing that has grown too large and should be > split into smaller sectio

Re: metamail removed

On Thu, Apr 03, 2014 at 11:48:25AM +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Thu, 3 Apr 2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > >http://packages.qa.debian.org/ is a very useful source of > >information ;) > Thanks for this usefull link, but in that case, it just says: > > This package is not part of any Deb