thanks very much to all.
i almst missed this as it didn't show uyp in my inbox.
it sounds like there exist things that say the time or can be made to.
then i can use cron to run it or at for a one-off.
i have beep turned off [and currently pulseaudio purged] but videos
play sound with no problem
* Samuel Wales [22-03/20=Su 23:03 -0700]:
> [...] i want debian to tell me the time at certain times.
Nobody has yet mentioned the festival package, which is a full
text-to-speech system. Once you have that installed, you can use
cron or at jobs to speak whatever you want at specific times.
On Sun, 20 Mar 2022, Samuel Wales wrote:
i want debian to tell me the time at certain times. for example
tonight i have to take medicine at 2:40 am.
I second the suggestions of at and cron.
If you want a one-off reminder, use at.
If you want a regular reminder use cron. Cron has a lot of f
On Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:03:52 -0700
Samuel Wales wrote:
> i use slock and turn off monitor with ddccontrol.
I use the monitors attached to my desktop for sound. I find that when
they are shut off, either manually or by the computer's power management
software, sound ceases to work (unlike my lapt
On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 01:21:19PM -0300, Chris Mitchell wrote:
> Personally, I would use a custom systemd timer unit for this. Systemd
> is already running most of your system, and it offers a scheduling
> syntax that is (AFAIK) more flexible than cron's, and (IMHO) much
> easier to read. For exam
On Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:03:52 -0700
Samuel Wales wrote:
> i have to have all lights and monitors off at night. but i have to
> know the time so i can take medicine.
>
> i use slock and turn off monitor with ddccontrol. this might turn off
> mouse and keyboard; i wouild have to check.
>
> i wan
Samuel Wales wrote:
> i have to have all lights and monitors off at night. but i have to
> know the time so i can take medicine.
>
> i want debian to tell me the time at certain times. for example
> tonight i have to take medicine at 2:40 am.
>
> here are ideas:
>
> - tell me time when i righ
i have to have all lights and monitors off at night. but i have to
know the time so i can take medicine.
i use slock and turn off monitor with ddccontrol. this might turn off
mouse and keyboard; i wouild have to check.
i want debian to tell me the time at certain times. for example
tonight i h
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