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hardware? I searched the help screens from F1 to F10, but could not locate
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Since my laptop stopped working, I got a USB casing for its hard drive and
tried to boot from it at an internet cafe. It boots fine but is unable to
find eth0. The internet cafe OS (Ubuntu 2007.04) works fine with eth0. How
can I solve this? I am using Debian 4.0.
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this task?
I looked at Beowulf, but it appears to be too much work. Is there any easy
way of making a computer cluster out of these computers that have already
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new Project Leader, the Debian release policy might be changed
<http://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseProposals>. Is the release policy being
discussed? If so, where?
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recommend any such software? And how can I run a single command, on all
twenty computers, without doing it separately for each computer?
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* Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-09-13
> Am 2007-09-10 21:12:28, schrieb Masatran, R. Deepak:
> > I changed my "LANG" to "ta_IN.UTF-8" (Tamil + India + UTF-8), and some other
> > configuration settings. The "Monospace" font in Gnome-
* Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-09-10
> Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> > I changed my "LANG" to "ta_IN.UTF-8" (Tamil + India + UTF-8), and some
> > other configuration settings. The "Monospace" font in Gnome-Terminal and
> >
les/ta_IN" appears to be
carelessly written.
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The resolution of Etch is 96 DPI. The resolution of Lenny has changed to 75
DPI. These resolutions are as reported by Xdpyinfo. Why was the resolution
changed? Is there some mailing list where such changes are announced?
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"mpc next"
XF86AudioNext
This works, but not when the screen is locked. How can I get this setup to work
through the screen-saver? Thanks!
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/Mozilla/Firefox, since 2000, but I am
unable to figure this out. No back-ports are present. I created a new
profile, but it has the same problem. Google search does not show any
similar problems; has nobody else faced this? Kindly suggest a solution.
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The DPI of my Debian Testing system has changed. The change, I inferred from
"xdpyinfo", is that Stable is at 96 DPI while Testing has unexpectedly changed
to 75 DPI. Is this an intentional change, or is it a bug?
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* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-08-30
> I want to bind some keys to commands. I can do this using my window manager,
> but I want it to work even if (1) Nobody is logged in OR if (2) the screen
> is locked with a screen-saver.
>
> I am using Debian 4.0, with GD
* Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-08-30
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:27:56 +0530
> "Masatran, R. Deepak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I want to bind some keys to commands. I can do this using my window manager,
> > but I want it to work even if (1) Nobody
I want to bind some keys to commands. I can do this using my window manager,
but I want it to work even if (1) Nobody is logged in OR if (2) the screen
is locked with a screen-saver.
I am using Debian 4.0, with GDM, and Sawfish.
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t; Reinstallation is not necessary. There are plenty of HOWTOs available,
> > one being <http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hard-Disk-Upgrade/index.html>.
>
> Something missing in the instructions was that the "-p" flag should be
> used in the "cp"-command to preserve rights
Why is it that Etch incremented the major version number (3.1 to 4.0), but
Lenny will increment only the minor version number (4.0 to 4.1)?
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Testing has unexpectedly changed to 75 DPI. Stable does not have such
unexpected behavior, that is why I am moving to it.
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* Franck Joncourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-08-03
> On Fri, Aug 03, 2007 at 11:08:16PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> > I am looking for VLC. Aptitude is unable to locate it, so I looked at the
> > website. I find that it is present in Stable, Unstable, and OldStable, b
I am looking for VLC. Aptitude is unable to locate it, so I looked at the
website. I find that it is present in Stable, Unstable, and OldStable, but
not in Testing <http://packages.debian.org/vlc>!
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* Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-08-03
> On Fri, Aug 03, 2007 at 05:42:22PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> > I am unable to boot from my hard drive due to some problem. As a temporary
> > solution, I want to make a CD, and use it to start booting the hard
Which Debian Live CD is for AMD64 from Etch? I found only
<http://live.debian.net/debian-cd/4.0_r0-rc1/amd64/iso-cd/debian-live-40r0-rc1-amd64-standard-CD.iso>.
By the way, is the above image
1. RC1 of Live CD of Etch? OR
2. Live CD of RC1 of Etch?
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solution, I want to make a CD, and use it to start booting the hard drive.
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* Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-07-31
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 01:07:32PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> > I reinstalled Debian using "amd64-expertgui" at the first prompt, using the
> > same DVD. The reinstall completed successfully, but it is
I have two Linux installations in my hard drive, and I want to modify
Linux-2 from Linux-1, using Chroot. Basically "dpkg-reconfigure" and similar
stuff. How do I tell DPKG of Linux-2 to not disturb the daemons that are
running in Linux-1?
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* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-07-23
> I just installed Debian 4.0, on an AMD64 computer that has a SATA hard
> drive, from the multi-architecture DVD. I used "expert" at the first prompt,
> since "amd64-expert" was giving errors. I chose the 2.6
* Leonid Grinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-07-25
> Use a USB thumb disk.
A portable hard drive has much better value-for-money. But it is not as
resistant to shock.
<http://research.iiit.ac.in/~masatran/gadgets/external-drive>.
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Someone made art-work for Debian 4.0 CD/DVD's that looked suitable for
LightScribe. I do not remember where I saw it. It it not showing up in
Google search. Does anyone know where it is on the web?
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How can I get GLSlideShow to run at higher FPS on the root window? I am not
familiar with X11 internals.
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I am making a GDM theme. I want the wallpaper to expand or contract as
necessary to fit in the display, while maintaining aspect ratio. I tried:
>
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But it does not maintain the aspect ratio. Kindly suggest a solution.
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I was told that XFCE has a memory leak. I am currently using Lenny. Has it
been fixed in the Lenny packages? How can I know when it gets fixed?
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ut when it is booted, the console
locks up, the kernel panics, and it stops responding. I tried some fiddling
with the parameters in the "kernel" line in GRUB, but it did not help.
Kindly suggest a solution.
Also, has it installed the I386, or the AMD64, Debian?
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* David Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-07-18
> Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> > * Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-07-17
> >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 04:00:53PM +0100, David Watson wrote:
> >>> Can you confirm that ntlmaps is running using the fo
that case, the port would
> have gone to 5865 (and you have to re-enter the username and password
> as well).
Replacing server.cfg with a backup copy solved the problem.
Mr. David Watson: Could you make the package ask the user before replacing
the configuration file? Thanks!
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three-to-four weeks ago.
How can this problem be solved?
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e relevant info is hidden in a scroll bar, so just printing
> the page won't do.
Try "Save As Image" <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3408>.
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"linux-image-2.6-xen-amd64"
"linux-image-2.6-xen-vserver-amd64"
The above linux-images, are they the client component, or the server
component, in virtualization?
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I intend buying a pivot monitor (the wide-screen becomes a tall-screen). But
how can I tell X.org to rotate the output image by a right angle? Also, can
X.org handle tall resolutions like 900x1440 (instead of 1440x900)?
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Debian?
Especially since nobody wants to spend money buying the most expensive
hardware.
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* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-05-11
> I am using FBPanel. Gnome System Monitor appears unable to show system
> status inside it.
Is there any panel that can show system status inside it, without the
overhead of starting the Gnome, or KDE, daemons? I am aware of XFCE
together, but Gnome Terminal
is un-aware that when characters combine, they require as many cells as the
number of characters that have combined. How can I fix this?
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ue to XFCE. This probably indicates some problem.
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any other panel host the system status
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XFCE advertises itself as a fast window manager. But since both are based on
GTK, won't Gnome be equally fast? What is it that makes XFCE faster than
Gnome?
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Why is IFConfig in "/sbin"? Now I have to run it as "/sbin/ifconfig"
everytime. Moving it to "/bin" will allow non-super users to get information
about networking easily.
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* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-04-17
> Since I frequently receive files from Microsoft Windows users, is there any
> utility to unix-ify file names, that is, use lower case exclusively, use
> hyphen as separator, etc.?
I wrote the script below just now. Kindly give
To work with a remote computer over a slow internet connection, which is
better: SSH or SSHFS? Of course it depends on the situation, but in what
situation is each better?
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I am forced to SSH to host1, and SSH from there to host2.
How can I do this in a single command?
I have a private key in localhost, which is accepted for SSH by host2. How
can I use this key in host2 without storing it in host1?
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ad config file /etc/amanda/amindexd/amanda.conf!
220 masatran AMANDA index server (2.5.1p3) ready.
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nowait.400 root/usr/sbin/tcpd
/usr/sbin/swat
I am not running Samba. Why is "Samba SWAT administration server" running?
Should I comment it out in "/etc/inetd.conf"?
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Is there a replacement for NTLM in Linux? Compatibility is not required.
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Since I frequently receive files from Microsoft Windows users, is there any
utility to unix-ify file names, that is, use lower case exclusively, use
hyphen as separator, etc.?
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around,
and will not be carrying the backup hard drive.
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How can I change the Gnome window manager from Metacity, back to Sawfish?
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How can I change the Gnome window manager back to Sawfish?
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How can I replace SU with Sudo (like Ubuntu), in Gnome and other
applications?
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* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-04-10
> Let me clarify my questions:
>
> * Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-04-10
> > 1. In an external hard drive which is used on multiple computers, what Linux
> > kernel is appropriate? I work on Pen
/i386/iso-dvd/
>
> I can't get the links to work. Is anyone else having this problem? Is
> there just a mad rush on the Debian servers because of the new
> release?
The HTTP code is given wrongly. If your ISO-9660 contains HTML, view it in
your web browser and follow the redirect
* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-04-08
> An computer that I ran Debian Etch on had some faulty hardware. So, I moved
> the hard disk to a new computer. Now, Debian works, except that Aptitude
> gives a segmentation fault when I try to run it. How can I fix this?
Let me clarify my questions:
* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-04-10
> 1. In an external hard drive which is used on multiple computers, what Linux
> kernel is appropriate? I work on Pentium 4 / Sempron / Athlon 64, and
> similar computers. I am currently considering &
with it, on an
AMD64 computer?
3. Can I set it up so that when I install a package, the I386 version will
be installed on one partition, and the AMD64 version on another?
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An computer that I ran Debian Etch on had some faulty hardware. So, I moved
the hard disk to a new computer. Now, Debian works, except that Aptitude
gives a segmentation fault when I try to run it. How can I fix this?
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This NTLMAPS makes a config error due to which Aptitude complains everytime
I run it. I configured NTLMAPS manually; how can I inform Aptitude that its
configuration was successful?
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nal drive as my home directory during
login, for the application data, etc.?
4. I read somewhere that the external drive must be named for the links to
remain permanent. Is this correct? How do I name it?
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* John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-18
> Masatran, R. Deepak writes:
> > This is an important requirement for many users, especially non-English
> > speakers.
>
> When would a user need to change the locale of a running program?
When I give a demo to my
* Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-18
> How can I change the locale of one/all running application(s) without
> restarting it/them?
This is an important requirement for many users, especially non-English
speakers. Perhaps some other OS already has this feature. Ca
How can I change the locale of one/all running application(s) without
restarting it/them?
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* Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-07
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation.
> >
> > Why not install the following software by default?
> >
&g
Is there any good world-wide Linux User Group? I use Debian, but it would be
better to keep Linux issues not specific to Debian outside this list
. Is it possible to create a list
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>?
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Why does shred have multiple iterations (25) as the default option? I see no
point in overwriting more than once. Is not
sudo shred --iterations=1 --verbose /dev/sda
sufficient?
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* Matthew K Poer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-08
> On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 08:52 +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> > In my up-to-date Testing system, Aptitude suddenly says that many packages
> > are
> > broken! It also says that many packages are unused and wants to rem
, unsigned int, int, const PackageUniverse&) [with PackageUniverse =
aptitude_universe]: Assertion
"bd.broken_under(solution::root_node(initial_broken, universe, weights))"
failed.
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Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation.
Why not install the following software by default?
1. Vim
2. Emacs
3. Screen
4. SSHD
Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this.
What is a "Standard system" in Tasksel?
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tch to become Stable?
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first primary
partition, to be bootable?
8. Any other information: Pitfalls, advice, comments, etc.?
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