Re: a VNC client suitable to monitor 15 desktops in 1 screen, automatic reconnect. Exists?

2010-02-17 Thread Mark Shroyer
VNC client is compatible with MacOS/windows That's pretty much what iTalc does in a nutshell: http://italc.sourceforge.net/ Runs on Linux and Windows, but not on OS X. -- Mark Shroyer http://markshroyer.com/contact/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a s

Re: sudo vs. su (was Re: new to list, new to debian, new to linux)

2009-05-23 Thread Mark Shroyer
tacks on a user's password, that's one thing. But most basic desktop systems, such as the one the OP was describing, are not running SSH or other remote-login services. With the type of attack vector this type of user should be concerned about, two passwords does not equal twice the secu

sudo vs. su (was Re: new to list, new to debian, new to linux)

2009-05-22 Thread Mark Shroyer
;s keystrokes until he obtains the root password. It *would* be safer to use neither su nor sudo, and only have root log in on a separate, secure console, thereby eliminating the possibility of password sniffing from a compromised regular account. However, few desktop Linux users actually run their

Re: Xorg starts only manually

2009-05-22 Thread Mark Shroyer
this works, then run sudo update-rc.d gdm defaults to make sure that the runlevel symbolic links are installed. On the other hand, if the GDM init script is missing for some reason, try installing the package "gdm". -- Mark Shroyer http://markshroyer.com/contact/ -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: What hardware to use for Debian Firewall/Gateway or server?

2009-05-21 Thread Mark Shroyer
l-purpose embedded PCs suitable as small gateways, and there are other companies too. And you'd be hard-pressed to find one that *doesn't* work with Linux :) -- Mark Shroyer http://markshroyer.com/contact/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Recommendations for Mini PCIe 802.11b/g card?

2009-05-21 Thread Mark Shroyer
e problematic.) My "wish list": * 802.11b/g support * WPA2 * Compatibility with Lenny's 2.6.26 kernel * Non-wholesale availability in the United States * 802.11n support a plus, but not required Thanks for any advice! -- Mark Shroyer http://markshroyer.com/contac

Re: cups virtual printer for PDF and print to file path

2009-05-06 Thread Mark Shroyer
On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 09:35:44PM -0400, H.S. wrote: > Mark Shroyer wrote: > > As far as I know, the "save to PDF" functionality provided in Ubuntu > > (and I assume Sid is the same way) is through gtkprint, not CUPS-PDF. > > The version of GTK in Lenny does not p

Re: cups virtual printer for PDF and print to file path

2009-05-06 Thread Mark Shroyer
op up a dialog box for the user, since it's just a CUPS backend. Hence the need to set it up in advance to save to a given directory. However, the CUPS-PDF method has the advantage of working with all applications; not all programs use gtkprint. -- Mark Shroyer http://markshroyer.com/contact/

Re: stopwatch/worktime program?

2009-05-03 Thread Mark Shroyer
ey/ledger/ There is no xfce or gnome panel integration that I am aware of, however. -- Mark Shroyer http://markshroyer.com/contact/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org