Unfamiliar with DebianInstaller.

2010-09-13 Thread Magicloud Magiclouds
Hi, I am trying to custom d-i a little. With this document: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CustomKernel, I cannot understand step 2. kernel-wedge failed: make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2 dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2 And in fact, I can

Re: port forwarding without using ssh

2010-09-13 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hi. On 2009年11月12日 07:53, green wrote: > Zhang Weiwu wrote at 2009-11-10 20:36 -0600: > >> Hello. I have a remote server inside a remote office covered by NAT >> masquerade where port forwarding not possible, and a local server in my >> local office not covered by NAT masquerade. In order to ac

Re: -- SPAM -- Bullish Future of Computer Technology Stocks

2010-09-13 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 03:36:19AM +0200, James McClander wrote: > http://www.google.com/finance?q=EPA%3ABULL > > > They are the company of the furure with computer technology taking over the > world > > > I think that price is going up 50% in a WEEK!! > > > even Reuters says BUY BUY

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Merciadri Luca
Bret Busby wrote: > On Thu, 9 Sep 2010, Kelly Clowers wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 23:45, Bret Busby wrote: >>> >>> Iceape can be convenient, especially beinfg a suite, so it is easy >>> to click >>> on a mailto link, and open up the integrated email composer. But, >>> iceape >>> appears

Re: Creating DVD and CDs

2010-09-13 Thread Merciadri Luca
James Stuckey wrote: > Hi all, > > After finally figuring out how to back up my e-mail files I now need > to go about putting them onto a CD. What I have here is just a folder > with files inside of it. I have some notes that I took at some point > in front of me about making a CD and DVD and befor

Re: exim4 problem delivering locally

2010-09-13 Thread Joe
On 13/09/10 03:40, Mumia W wrote: Hello. I've configured exim 4.72 in Debian Squeeze to send mail externally though a "smarthost," but now local sending of mail doesn't work as I expect. My machine is host-1.mydomain.local. How do I get exim to send all mail for *.mydomain.local to host-1.mydo

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 13. 09. 2010 09:49:17 je Merciadri Luca napisal(a): Is one obliged to simulate a crash to save its Iceweasel session? 'Simulate'? Isn't it supposed to crash, erm ... automagically? -- Regards, ;P Klistvud Certifiable Loonix User #481801 http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Please reply

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Merciadri Luca
Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 13. 09. 2010 09:49:17 je Merciadri Luca napisal(a): > >> Is one obliged to simulate a crash to save its Iceweasel session? > > 'Simulate'? Isn't it supposed to crash, erm ... automagically? Well, I generally kill the iceweasel process to make it believe that it crashed. By th

Re: -- SPAM -- Bullish Future of Computer Technology Stocks

2010-09-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/09/10 17:45, Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 03:36:19AM +0200, James McClander wrote: >> http://www.google.com/finance?q=EPA%3ABULL >> >> >> They are the company of the furure with computer technology taking over the >> world >> >> >> I think that price is going up 50% i

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/09/10 18:33, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Klistvud wrote: >> Dne, 13. 09. 2010 09:49:17 je Merciadri Luca napisal(a): >> >>> Is one obliged to simulate a crash to save its Iceweasel session? >> 'Simulate'? Isn't it supposed to crash, erm ... automagically? > Well, I generally kill the iceweasel p

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Merciadri Luca
Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Mon September 13 2010, Merciadri Luca wrote: > >> Is one obliged to simulate a crash to save its Iceweasel session? That's >> generally what I do, but I find it very stupid. >> > > when I have multiple tabs open, and hit the big X to close iceweasel, it > askes

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Merciadri Luca
Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 13/09/10 18:33, Merciadri Luca wrote: > >> Klistvud wrote: >> >>> Dne, 13. 09. 2010 09:49:17 je Merciadri Luca napisal(a): >>> >>> Is one obliged to simulate a crash to save its Iceweasel session? >>> 'Simulate'? Isn't it supposed to cra

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Merciadri Luca
Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Mon September 13 2010, Merciadri Luca wrote: > >> Simply because it does not ask me anymore if I want to save tabs or not. >> And that, most of the time, I want to close iceweasel without keeping my >> current tabs in memory. >> > > try in iceweasel: about:config

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 13. 09. 2010 10:33:42 je Merciadri Luca napisal(a): You mean, ctrl-q doesn't work? -- Regards, Klistvud Certifiable Loonix User #481801 http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subje

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Merciadri Luca
Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 13. 09. 2010 10:33:42 je Merciadri Luca napisal(a): > > You mean, ctrl-q doesn't work? > It works! Nice! I did not know that there was this command! -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem w

how to install on Mac ibook

2010-09-13 Thread abdelkader belahcene
Hi, every body I want to install debian on ibook PowerPc, but !!!m I dont know how to start the machine from the CD. Thanks for help

Re: how to install on Mac ibook

2010-09-13 Thread Rodney D. Myers
On 9/13/10 7:45 AM, abdelkader belahcene wrote: > Hi, every body > > I want to install debian on ibook PowerPc, but !!!m I dont know how to > start the machine from the CD. > > Thanks for help External cd/dvd drive or USB/flash drive. Though not sure it is capable of booting off of a usb/flash

Re: how to install on Mac ibook

2010-09-13 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
Hi, abdelkader belahcene writes: > I want  to install debian on ibook PowerPc,  but !!!m I dont know how > to start the machine from the CD. I think you have to press "C" or some other key during startup. If it's a different key, the included documentation or Google should know. Regards, Ansg

Re: Updating files in /etc Remotely (and automated)

2010-09-13 Thread Jesús M. Navarro
Hi, Hal: On Saturday 11 September 2010 23:15:50 Hal Vaughan wrote: > I will be working with a server on the Internet that uses rsync and is > running Debian. I will be setting up initial /etc/rsyncd.conf and > /etc/rsyncd.secrets files on it. But along the way, whenever a new user is > added, th

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Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 22:54, Bret Busby wrote: > On Thu, 9 Sep 2010, Kelly Clowers wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 23:45, Bret Busby wrote: >>> >>> Iceape can be convenient, especially beinfg a suite, so it is easy to >>> click >>> on a mailto link, and open up the integrated email compos

Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?

2010-09-13 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 04:32, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Klistvud wrote: >> Dne, 13. 09. 2010 10:33:42 je Merciadri Luca napisal(a): >> >> You mean, ctrl-q doesn't work? >> > It works! Nice! I did not know that there was this command! In theory, all Linux gui apps should respect ctrl-q, and most do

Re: how to install on Mac ibook

2010-09-13 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello, and choose a PowerPC compatible CD ! hth, Jerome On 13/09/10 20:45, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: Hi, abdelkader belahcene writes: I want to install debian on ibook PowerPc, but !!!m I dont know how to start the machine from the CD. I think you have to press "C" or some other key duri

Re: Unfamiliar with DebianInstaller.

2010-09-13 Thread hugo vanwoerkom
Magicloud Magiclouds wrote: Hi, I am trying to custom d-i a little. With this document: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CustomKernel, I cannot understand step 2. kernel-wedge failed: make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2 dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error ex

Re: su?

2010-09-13 Thread hugo vanwoerkom
David Jardine wrote: On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 04:36:48PM -0400, Doug wrote: Tried to run a program from command line needing admin capability. Input su /usr/sbin/synaptic Get message Unknown id: /usr/sbin/synaptic Logged in as root, put in password, ran /usr/sbin/synaptic and the file ran fin

Lenny, Swiftfox, Google Desktop Search and KDE 3.5

2010-09-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
Two pseudo bugs I found/created and fixed today. 1. Lenny i386, KDE 3.5.1, Swiftfox current(may affect Iceweasel and Firefox) Copied ~./mozilla from a "used" box to a "fresh" box. Installed Swiftfox on the fresh box and got the passwords, bookmarks etc. from the used box. Problem - a directory i

Re: su?

2010-09-13 Thread Lisi
On Monday 13 September 2010 15:12:48 hugo vanwoerkom wrote: > But you are > reading from this funny screen that is hanging some distance in front of > you. So you zero in on that backlit panel while your back is killing you > all the while being grateful to technology for putting you into such a >

Re: Creating DVD and CDs

2010-09-13 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 12 September 2010 17:16:51 James Stuckey wrote: > To make a *CD* one first needs to create an ISO file. Why? This is data. Just burn it to CD using a suitable application. I use K3b and swear by it, but YMMV. Just be careful to check through the options and ensure you preserve the

Re: how to install on Mac ibook

2010-09-13 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: > abdelkader belahcene writes: > >> I want  to install debian on ibook PowerPc,  but !!!m I dont know how >> to start the machine from the CD. > > I think you have to press "C" or some other key during startup.  If it's > a different key, t

Re: trinity

2010-09-13 Thread Nicolas BERCHER
Hi everybody, I wish to give a try to Trinity (KDE 3.5 fork) on Squeeze. But as I do aptitude install desktop-base-trinity kde-trinity it asks me to replace desktop-base & sudo packages with desktop-base-trinity & sudo-trinity. Have you guy tested it? Is it safe to replace such sensible pa

ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Frank
I have been having (minor?) problems with the ext3 file systems on my machine. I have Ubuntu installed on /dev/sda3, with Squeeze on /dev/sda2. Nearly everytime I go into Ubuntu, then back to Squeeze, the file system check recovers the journal, and finds 8 or 10 orphaned nodes. It seems to happen

Re: [SOLVED] detect ethernet card?

2010-09-13 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:28:44 -0400 (EDT), Atu wrote: > On Friday 10 September 2010 11:54:57 pm Stephen Powell wrote: >> As a general rule, kernel modules which function as a device driver >> for a piece of hardware do not need to be listed (and should not be >> listed) in /etc/modules. >> They will

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Ferguson wrote: On 13/09/10 08:04, Miles Fidelman wrote: Javier Barroso wrote: Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html ? There are links to the correct ftp site: yes, but... 1. looks like these ha

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Stephen Powell
On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:28:26 -0400 (EDT), Frank wrote: > > I have been having (minor?) problems with the ext3 file systems on my > machine. I have Ubuntu installed on /dev/sda3, with Squeeze on > /dev/sda2. Nearly everytime I go into Ubuntu, then back to Squeeze, > the file system check recovers

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Ferguson wrote: If all else fails try "INSTALL_MEDIA_DEV=/dev/whatever" as an install parameter. Any suggestion on where to set this? On startup, the USB installer goes right to language selection - no splash screen or other opportunity to adjust the invocation. I tried adding it t

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
Miles Fidelman wrote: Scott Ferguson wrote: If all else fails try "INSTALL_MEDIA_DEV=/dev/whatever" as an install parameter. Any suggestion on where to set this? On startup, the USB installer goes right to language selection - no splash screen or other opportunity to adjust the invocation.

openvas-scanner 3.0.2-4

2010-09-13 Thread Kaushal Shriyan
Hi, I get the below error in /var/log/openvas/openvassd.dump, I am on debian 5.0.6 OS. Please suggest [12700](/var/lib/openvas/plugins/remote-pwcrack-options.nasl) script_get_preference_file_location: could not get local file name from preference Passwords file : [12706](/var/lib/openvas/plugins/

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze - update

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
For those following this, it turns out that building a USB stick, using the daily build netinst ISO seems to work. Contrary to what might be suggested by the documentation pages: 1. DON'T build with the alpha1 release 2. the .iso in /netboot (mini.iso) doesn't work - you have to use the netins

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Frank
On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:41:32 -0400 (EDT) Stephen Powell wrote: > On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:28:26 -0400 (EDT), Frank wrote: > > > > I have been having (minor?) problems with the ext3 file systems on my > > machine. I have Ubuntu installed on /dev/sda3, with Squeeze on > > /dev/sda2. Nearly everyti

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Josef Huber
Yes, that's quite annoying: I had a similar problem once, because of hibernation with lenny and xp. Later I had to find out that if you use only Linux-OSs, the problem occurs as well. Why there isn't any warning with the file system not being saved correctly - I would really like to know that!

Re: port forwarding without using ssh

2010-09-13 Thread green
Zhang Weiwu wrote at 2010-09-13 02:23 -0500: > Thank you! Now that I tried it, te apf-client package proved very useful > in my case. I followed your advice almost a year later because I was too > busy with daily business and kept your email as "marked for personal > todo" for a year or so. Excell

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Stephen Powell
On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:51:12 -0400 (EDT), Frank wrote: > One thing I noticed...in Ubuntu's fstab, sda2 is referred to as > "/dev/sda2" while the Ubuntu partition is referenced by the UUID..I > wonder if this is a problem ? You said Ubuntu both times. Which is Debian and which is Ubuntu? It should

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:51:12 -0400 (EDT), Frank wrote: >> One thing I noticed...in Ubuntu's fstab, sda2 is referred to as >> "/dev/sda2" while the Ubuntu partition is referenced by the UUID..I >> wonder if this is a problem ? > > You said Ub

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Frank
On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:39:17 -0400 (EDT) Stephen Powell wrote: > On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:51:12 -0400 (EDT), Frank wrote: > > One thing I noticed...in Ubuntu's fstab, sda2 is referred to as > > "/dev/sda2" while the Ubuntu partition is referenced by the UUID..I > > wonder if this is a problem ? >

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Frank
On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:02:54 -0400 Tom H wrote: > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:51:12 -0400 (EDT), Frank wrote: > >> One thing I noticed...in Ubuntu's fstab, sda2 is referred to as > >> "/dev/sda2" while the Ubuntu partition is referenced by th

Re: ext3 file system

2010-09-13 Thread Frank
On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:01:08 -0400 Paul Cartwright wrote: > > >Ubuntu is using the graphical logon/logoff so I can't see what's > > going on, but yes the shutdown is clean. I **assume** the file system > > is being unmounted, but I'd have to disable graphics to see for sure. > > I think i

Debian VServer in Germany

2010-09-13 Thread Johannes Graumann
Hi, I'm looking for a hosting outfit in Germany that will provide a virtual server running debian with >=75GB HD space, full root access and backup management. I'm with strato.de right now and happy, BUT they will NOT allow me to set an MX-Record for the server-associated domain directly. I'm

Re: Debian VServer in Germany

2010-09-13 Thread David Jardine
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:44:36PM +0200, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a hosting outfit in Germany that will provide a virtual > server running debian with >=75GB HD space, full root access and backup > management. I'm with strato.de right now and happy, BUT they will NOT a

Re: stable Debian+php4

2010-09-13 Thread Bob Proulx
David Oros wrote: > I would like to ask, how to deal with this problem: I cannot stop > using php4 because of some apps from about 100 customers, so I need > stable Debian with php4 in it. My idea is to install stable lenny > debian and compile php4 from source, but I do not want to use it - > only

Re: Confusion with Package Name

2010-09-13 Thread Bob Proulx
PRAKHAR gaur wrote: > For that I need certain packages, I know about "build-essentials", > "module-init-tools". > The author mentions "kernel-devel"in Fedora, what is the equivalent one in > Debian? The kernel is extra special. But for normal packages you can install all of the build dependenc

Re: new squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Jesús M. Navarro
Hi: On Friday 10 September 2010 21:17:24 Tom H wrote: > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Miles Fidelman > [...] > > Now if you consider it user error to give the default answers, when you > > actually want to save the current install, then your anwer is accurate. > > I do. It's a PEBKAC. With d-

Re: Re: xset command setting not sticking

2010-09-13 Thread Bob Proulx
Clive Standbridge wrote: > > #~/bin/bash > > Unnecessary. That depends. In many cases it is necessary. (But note that it is "#!" not "#~". Plus #!/bin/bash --login is my recommendation.) > > exec gnome-session > > That should be the only active line in .xsession > > > 3. chmod +x .xsession

Re: Occasional random cursor movement while typing

2010-09-13 Thread Bob Proulx
Elmer E. Dow wrote: > When typing on my laptop, occasionally my cursor will skip back (up) > a few lines and I'll be entering text in the midst of text > ... > What's happening here? My sleeve isn't touching the touchpad nor did > I bump the Trackpoint nor the mouse. I'm not accidentally hitting I

Сpoчно знaть ужe сeйчaс

2010-09-13 Thread Все для чаcтного пpeдпpинимателя
-- | Вcе для ЧАСТHОГО ПPEДПРИНИМАТЕЛЯ. | | Oграничений пo юридичecким, бухгaлтeрским, инфoрмационным... в 2011 г. нe будeт!!! - | | нo будeт нечтo неожидa

Reg persistence usb portability

2010-09-13 Thread Kousik Maiti
Hi lists, I created one persistence usb through http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ . Then add some packges into that. Can the created persistence usb portable through different hardware? If no then what modifications required to make it portable through different hardware? Thanks in advanced. -- Wishi