Thanks for the replies, Sebastian and Wolodja.
2009/4/17 Sebastian Günther wrote:
> Slides are to support your talk, which means: put the basic facts on
> them. And visual aid which is anything more than a picture, won't
> help. Especially if you want to hand out the slides on paper...
Right. A
Hi Everyone,
I'm using the VLC packages for sid/i386 from debian-multimedia.org.
After upgrading VLC, ffmpeg and their dependencies,
I find that videos that VLC previously displayed normally
on the default settings display with the width excesssively
compressed.
The picture width is still too na
Hi All,
Only a working and connection accepting Mail Server gives the status 220.
And I will be able to know only using telnet. And generally, if any other
application (not a mail server) is running in port 25 (just like SSH in port
25) both `nc` and `nmap` shows open but they won't give status 22
Hi all,
While trying to get ytalk and talkd running on my Debian Lenny
systems, I find that inetd fails to start talkd. The relevant lines
in /etc/inetd.conf are:
talk dgram udp wait nobody.tty /usr/sbin/in.talkd in.talkd
ntalk dgram udp wait nobody.tty /usr/sbin/in.ntalkd in.ntalkd
Where am
Maurice Guerrier wrote:
>
> I'm using emacs on debian, when I try to ed it a file with emacs, it
> takes many to open the file.
>
> for exemple: emacs /etc/resolv.conf ---> it takes many times before
> opening the file.
>
> What do you think about this problem
>
> Guerrier MAURICE
> Cell.
On 2009-04-18 09:25 +0200, Paul Johnson wrote:
> You probably need more memory.
Probably not.
> EMACS has long been expanded to "Eight Megabytes And Still Swapping"
> back from when eight megabytes of RAM was a gargantuan amount.
The memory footprint of Emacs has not grown so much since these d
On Apr 15, 3:10 pm, Paul E Condon wrote:
> On 2009-04-15_07:24:03, John Hasler wrote:
>
>
>
> > Paul E Condon writes:
> > > Look into the package chrony.
>
> > I agree that he should install Chrony (everyone should :)) but I think he
> > has more wrong than just an outlier crystal. Four minutes p
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Faheem Mitha wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm getting the following error on upgrade (debian Lenny). As suggested by
> the error message, there is some funny stuff in /var/lib/dpkg/available in
> the kdebase package section.
>
> Is this is a known issue? If not, can anyone s
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Erik Xavior wrote:
> I have a simple iptables script.
>
> If I put it in rc2.d, it runs at boot, works OK.
Did you try to use your iptable script in post-up / pre-down hooks at
/etc/network/interfaces ? I think it is the best solution for that
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Hello all:
Seeking some guidance on how to get a sarge install up on a x86 desktop.
There aren't any hardware issues, lenny installs fine from CD+net.
I tried booting from "debian-sarge-3.1-mini.iso (downloaded from sarge
archive). I manually adusted the mirrors to point to
archive.debian.org/de
Hi Javier,
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009, Javier Barroso wrote:
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Faheem Mitha wrote:
[snip]
It seems like /var/lib/dpkg/available is corrupt ? Does aptitude update help ?
If not, 'dpkg --clear-avail' , could help.
Thanks for the reply. I got some help on IRC and
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:44:25 +0300
Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sat,18.Apr.09, 01:30:59, Hashimoto wrote:
> > Hello guys,
> >
> > I'm used to connect my laptop to my LCD monitor, and using the analog
> > connection because it's the only way to do that. But I realized that the
> > screen shake a lo
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 07:59:22PM +0100, Nuno Magalhães wrote:
> # netstat -l | grep ftp
> udp0 0 *:tftp *:*
For future reference: at this point you should have run:
netstat -lp | grep tftp
which would have exposed the guilty process
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I'm a big fan of youtube. I use Chrome in windows to watch videos online.
but in debian I've tried Iceweasel and Epiphany and was not satisfied. both
took a lot of time to stream videos. please suggest a good browser
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 10:22:57AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2009-04-18 09:25 +0200, Paul Johnson wrote:
>
> > You probably need more memory.
>
> Probably not.
>
> > EMACS has long been expanded to "Eight Megabytes And Still Swapping"
> > back from when eight megabytes of RAM was a gargant
> '-lp' is a short for '-l -p'
Right, i had tested it with a regular user (where -p won't work)... i
stand corrected.
Nuno
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On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 12:24:23PM +0100, Nuno Magalhães wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 12:04, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> > netstat -lp | grep tftp
>
> I think you mean:
>
> netstat -l -p | grep tftp
'-lp' is a short for '-l -p'
>
> Otherwise you won't get the ports part. An alternative (tha
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 21:57, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
wrote:
> If you trust upstream for that package, you might want to follow
> backports/testing/unstable/experimental for that package.
I'm running unstable and clamav also complains that it's outdated.
> That's just a result of upstream desir
On 2009-04-18 11:35 +0200, tom campbell wrote:
> Seeking some guidance on how to get a sarge install up on a x86 desktop.
> There aren't any hardware issues, lenny installs fine from CD+net.
Just out of curiosity: do you intend to open a museum of modern
software, or why else do you want to insta
Hi all,
I had a correctly working system for somewhat more than one year, with 4
disks, 5 partitions in mdadm RAID-1 (sda+sdb: /boot, /, swap, /home;
sdc+sdd: /var).
Three days ago I have updated to LUKS encrypted partitions, by marking as
failing the sdb partitions of RAID arrays, creating the
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 12:04, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 07:59:22PM +0100, Nuno Magalhăes wrote:
>
>> # netstat -l | grep ftp
>> udp 0 0 *:tftp *:*
>
> For future reference: at this point you should have run:
>
> netstat -lp | grep tftp
I think y
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 01:33:38AM -0300, Hashimoto wrote:
>
> What kind of product do you suggest to use to clean up my laptop body
> and keyboard ?
To be explicit: other than the screen.
I've always started with air, then a damp cloth. The owner's manuals
for plastic electronic things general
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Nicolas BERCHER
wrote:
> On another computer with the same grip version, it works good.
> Could that be related to a CD drive problem? Any idea?
You might want to further troubleshoot the problem by using a
lower-level tool such as cdparanoia and try to rip just
In <6b1504c40904180435j28f28b6er584addcefb0b...@mail.gmail.com>, Nuno
Magalhães wrote:
>On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 21:57, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
>> Upstream wants you to always be using the latest (stable) release. Debian
>> policy is to not introduce new upstream versions during the lifetime of
>>
Thank you Ranbdall and Nikos! I have installed ies4linux, and it works
well. I need IE for work with a spreadsheet form and IE-only site. But
after working with ies4linux for a while, all the system freezes, and
the hd keeps working a lot... Anyway, I will continue to give it a
try.
cheers
Marcel
The last few days, sound (in particular music) is very bad on my
Sid system. It sounds distorted, as if above a certain amplitude
the signal is clipped.
Could this possibly be caused by software, i.e. a Sid upgrade? Did
anyone else notice this?
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporati
Hi there,
We do all of our installs via preseeding, recently I was trying to integrate
Etch (debian 4) into our auto installation system, the problem I am running
into is that the etch installer (not lenny) has a problem if your hostname only
has 1 character. 1 character is all that is required
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. writes:
> Depending on what transitions are going on in testing/unstable, a
> maintainer might hold off so that the dependencies of the package settle.
A maintainer may also not consider the new upstream version ready for
Debian, may have it installed on his machine and be t
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
> When trying to start a game from http://apps.facebook.com/texas_holdem/ ,
> the flash application hangs with a message "Loading 20 of 20". Any idea
> what flash packages I need to install/uninstall or in general what I have
> to do to get this working?
>
> Using Len
Star Liu wrote:
> I'm looking for a free software which can draw 3D picture if I setup
> mathmetical equations and specify its scope, it's an important part of
> my current project. thanks!
>
Check out open DX (open source), tecplot (commercial) as well.
raju
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Sthu Deus wrote:
Thank You for Your time and answer, Michael:
It really all depends how well you know Debian, and how
mission-critical the server is; or if it's a single-user or
multi-user system -- There are a lot of factors to take into account.
I think any server admin. wants that his serv
> util.gtk_init()
> File "/usr/share/quodlibet/util/__init__.py", line 44, in gtk_init
> import gtk
> File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py",
> line 48, in from gtk import _gtk
> ImportError: No module named cairo
>
Mark
You might try inst
Good day.
I looked at the backports mirrors list and found there not lenny - only
URLs for sarge. Is there an URL for Lenny?
Also, do the backports and testing exclude one another - I mean should
I use them both or only one of them?
Thank You for Your time.
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Thank You for Your time and answer, Rob:
> I
> didn't know what shell you use, so I included it just in case.
So, in bash it is useless? And there is no another way of fulfilling the
subject?
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Good day.
Is there is a way that apt-get can be configured so that at
apt-get update
it will update its DB only with difference and not totally - thus
reducing its traffic?
I've read manual for apt-get - and did not find a answer on my
question.
Thank You for Your time.
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On Sat,18.Apr.09, 20:09:35, Sthu Deus wrote:
> Good day.
>
> Is there is a way that apt-get can be configured so that at
>
> apt-get update
>
> it will update its DB only with difference and not totally - thus
> reducing its traffic?
>
> I've read manual for apt-get - and did not find a answer
Good day.
I have changed my ip in /etc/network/interfaces. Then have
restarted /etc/init.d/networking, but saw no effect. How can apply my
changes to my network configuration without restarting whole OS?
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Hello,
someone has experience with a simple VOIP client directly applicable in
SSH?
I need to simply automatically (for example script load monitoring) call
VOIP client that made dial a phone number and the lift on the other
hand, play the MP3.
It is with a similar solution to anyone some e
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 01:04:26AM +0700, Sthu Deus wrote:
> Good day.
>
> I have changed my ip in /etc/network/interfaces. Then have
> restarted /etc/init.d/networking, but saw no effect. How can apply my
> changes to my network configuration without restarting whole OS?
>
> Thank You for Your t
On 2009-04-18 20:04 +0200, Sthu Deus wrote:
> I have changed my ip in /etc/network/interfaces. Then have
> restarted /etc/init.d/networking, but saw no effect. How can apply my
> changes to my network configuration without restarting whole OS?
We just had this question recently, please read the t
Jan Willem Stumpel wrote:
> The last few days, sound (in particular music) is very bad on my
> Sid system. It sounds distorted, as if above a certain amplitude
> the signal is clipped.
>
> Could this possibly be caused by software, i.e. a Sid upgrade? Did
> anyone else notice this?
>
> 00:1f.5 Mult
>> No. It needs an MTA. Install Esmtp, Nullmailer, or similar.
> Back to square one i guess. From the man page, as far as i can tell,
> all at does is run commands at specified times... kinda like cron...
> why does it need an MTA?
You don't need at, just remove it.
Stefan
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> I'm using Emacs on Debian, when I try to edit a file with emacs, it
> takes many to open the file.
A common problem is that Emacs tries to find the machine's name at
startup, and depending on your (mis)configuration, this may require
access to the network and may hence fail with a timeout.
Try
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:09:52 -0400
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
> Star Liu wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a free software which can draw 3D picture if I setup
> > mathmetical equations and specify its scope, it's an important part of
> > my current project. thanks!
> >
>
> Check out open DX (ope
2009/4/14 Douglas A. Tutty :
> Unix without an MTA???
You're completely right, Unix is nothing without an MTA! Even
Gameservers are or watching videos is worse without one...ER
What about a centralized syslog-server which then sends the mail? What
about gameservers with MTA or a cluster clien
2009/4/14 Stefan Monnier :
> 2009/4/14 Randy Kramer :
>>
>> Why would somebody need an MTA for a (normal) desktop?
>
> Why should every user specify an outgoing SMTP server?
> Why should every MUA implement the functionality of an MTA?
Do you understand the difference between server and client? Pl
Ben writes:
> Additionally, most Debian users are NOT setting up their exim so an MTA
> is installed but cannot be used.
It gets used every time a process calls /usr/bin/mail or
/usr/sbin/sendmail.
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2009/4/19 John Hasler :
> Ben writes:
>> Additionally, most Debian users are NOT setting up their exim so an MTA
>> is installed but cannot be used.
>
> It gets used every time a process calls /usr/bin/mail or
> /usr/sbin/sendmail.
yes but without configuration it cannot send mails, except local
f
Hello. I'm using Debian Etch, but I want the avfs package which is in
Sid, so I downloaded the source from Sid and built it, but I can't mount
the filesystem because the mountavfs command is missing.
The instructions in /usr/share/doc/avfs/README.avfs-fuse say to use the
mountavfs command, b
Jochen Schulz wrote:
Dirk:
John Hasler wrote:
File a bug against xserver-xorg and firmly but _politely_ explain your
objection.
someone already did...
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=515214
Well, the first messages in this bug report weren't very polite
either...
and i j
>>> Why would somebody need an MTA for a (normal) desktop?
>> Why should every user specify an outgoing SMTP server?
>> Why should every MUA implement the functionality of an MTA?
> Do you understand the difference between server and client?
;-)
> Placing a mail into the queue of an MTA is NOT th
I had installed sid three times in all. The first was the most successful
and longest lasting in which I had a few weeks to learn vbnc and use it a
little. I did all of that since we're changing over to visual studio 2008
at work and I had been without projects for several years on the job and
On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:21:15 + (UTC)
debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote:
> Mark
>
> You might try installing the python-cairo package
>
> "Description: Python bindings for the Cairo vector graphics
> library This package contains modules that allow you
On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:21:15 + (UTC)
debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote:
> Good day.
>
> I looked at the backports mirrors list and found there not lenny -
> only URLs for sarge. Is there an URL for Lenny?
Yes. I recently obtained OpenOffice.org 3.01 from there. Find the
rep
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:30:32 + (UTC)
debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote:
> Is sensible-browser using iceweasel now?
No. In spite of repairing the x-www-browser link to iceweasel, when I
command OOo3 to look for dictionaries on the internet, it still relies
upon the www-browser
On Saturday 18 April 2009, raman narasimhan wrote:
> I'm a big fan of youtube. I use Chrome in windows to watch videos
> online. but in debian I've tried Iceweasel and Epiphany and was not
> satisfied. both took a lot of time to stream videos. please suggest a
> good browser
I don't use Windows so
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2009-04-18 20:04 +0200, Sthu Deus wrote:
>
>> I have changed my ip in /etc/network/interfaces. Then have
>> restarted /etc/init.d/networking, but saw no effect. How can apply my
>> changes to my network configuration without restarting who
The specs on the sound card Lenny found and configured I was able to cut
and paste and those are:
intel8x0 nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2)
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