Re: udev question

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:00:32 -0500, Thomas H. George wrote: > For Christmas I was given an ipod. When connected to a usb port the > system (Debian Squeeze, linux-2.6.32-5-amd64 stock kernel) gives the > following response. (...) Apple products are "special" devices. You need more than magic to

Re: recursively count the words occurrence in the text files

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:34:59 -0800, S Mathias wrote: > I just can't google for it: (...) Just out of curiosity... why not? :-? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&biw=1280&bih=839&&sa=X&ei=WpodTYuiIImi8QORlqXrBQ&ved=0CBYQvwUoAQ&q=bash+count+word+occurrences+in+files&spell=1 Greetings

Re: Serious filesystem bug?

2010-12-31 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Slobodan Aleksić schreef: Hello everyone, I don't know how to catogorize this: I am using Debian/Squeeze on a laptop with an encrypted ext3 filesystem. (Encryption done through the debian-installer). I have a h2-database running. It got corrupted many times. I had to " touch /forcefsck" and af

Re: USB CD/DVD what's compatible

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:21:48 -0600, Johnny wrote: > I am thinking of buying a USB CD/DVD recorder which one would be > compatible. I did a google search, still doing research on USB CD/DVD > recorders. I have not come up with anything yet. I figured I would ask > here. Just an idea (is what I u

Re: Scanner recommendations

2010-12-31 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 30 Dec 2010, vr wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a current shipping quality scanner they've > bought and used with Squeeze? My Google searches return articles > from 2000 and 2003. I'd like to scan 35mm negatives, slides, some > photos and regular paper documents. > > When I looked into this

making iso image with gnome?

2010-12-31 Thread Jude DaShiell
What program by default is used along alongside brasero in gnome to make an iso image from a directory or directory tree's contents? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http:/

Re: permissions all zero when using 'cp'

2010-12-31 Thread Martin Lorenz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 it gets weirder ... m...@x:/tmp$ ( env -i; LANG=C lsattr; ) - --- ./test - --- ./ssh-IxYCtP5517 - --- ./strace1 lsattr: Permission denied While reading flags on ./test.bak - --- ./strace

Re: Scanner recommendations

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:46:58 -0500, vr wrote: > Can anyone recommend a current shipping quality scanner they've bought > and used with Squeeze? My Google searches return articles from 2000 and > 2003. I'd like to scan 35mm negatives, slides, some photos and regular > paper documents. I would also

Re: making iso image with gnome?

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:33:09 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > What program by default is used along alongside brasero in gnome to make > an iso image from a directory or directory tree's contents? You mean what "backend"? :-? I think is cdrkit, which contains "genisoimage", "wodim"... Greetings,

Re: wodim and perhaps nautilus surprise

2010-12-31 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2010-12-30, Frank Lanitz wrote: > --Signature=_Fri__31_Dec_2010_00_13_13_+0100_plbmMFh+6iUim.J= > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:31:34 + (UTC) > Liam O'Toole wrote: > >> On 20

Re: recursively count the words occurrence in the text files

2010-12-31 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Hi, S Mathias wrote: I just can't google for it: I'm searching for a "bash" "one liner" (awk, perl, or anything) for this: there are text files, in several directories: mkdir one mkdir two mkdir three echo "word1 word2 word3" > one/asf.txt echo "word2 word4, word5" > one/asfcxv saf.txt ec

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 31. 12. 2010 05:45:58 je Nate Bargmann napisal(a): * On 2010 30 Dec 12:50 -0600, Brad Alexander wrote: > > I can only say that I love BSD licenses. I know many people can be anger > > by this but I find that BSD licences are the best exponent for the true > > and unconditional user free

Re: making iso image with gnome?

2010-12-31 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 31. 12. 2010 10:33:09 je Jude DaShiell napisal(a): What program by default is used along alongside brasero in gnome to make an iso image from a directory or directory tree's contents? Well, I wouldn't know about "default" but I successfully use GnomeBaker. At least one of the two uses m

Re: saytime kills sound

2010-12-31 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
* Camaleón [101230 17:23 +]: [...] > Nope, it's not even visible :-? Don't bother us with wasteful stuff. See [0]. Saytime is actually unusable. [0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=587124 Elimar -- Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads ;-)

Re: Setting Access Control for Printers and browser

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:39:02 -0800, Christian Simo wrote: > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Camaleón wrote: > >> Can you expand the information? The more details you provide the better >> so people can have an idea of your requirements. >> > I want to set up the authentication system, so user c

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Mike Bird
On Thu December 30 2010 22:27:33 Arthur Machlas wrote: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608437 Wow, that was fast! Thank you all! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Ar

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Mike Bird
On Thu December 30 2010 22:29:00 Arthur Machlas wrote: > Have you considered file-rc? file-rc is on our list as a possible fallback but the key seems to be to recover and then retain the combined intelligence that Debian Developers have encoded into those Snn/Knn values over the years. The rcN.d

Re: saytime kills sound

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:42 +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > * Camaleón [101230 17:23 +]: > [...] >> Nope, it's not even visible :-? > > Don't bother us with wasteful stuff. That sounds a bit rough... what do you exactly consider is "wasteful" in helping people? > See [0]. Saytime is

05_debian_theme in unstable's grub-pc

2010-12-31 Thread Brian
A portion of /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme in grub-pc 1.98+20100804-11 has: # Earlier versions of grub-pc copied the default background image to /boot/grub # during postinst. Remove those obsolete images if they haven't been touched by # the user. They are still available under /usr/share

Re: 05_debian_theme in unstable's grub-pc

2010-12-31 Thread Steve Kemp
On Fri Dec 31, 2010 at 11:44:01 +, Brian wrote: > I understand what its purpose is but am unclear as to the meaning of > >. . . if they haven't been touched by the user. > > as it doesn't appear possible to alter the sha1sum of a file by touching it. It's a shorthand way of saying "mo

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:47:15 -0500, Brad Alexander wrote: >> I can only say that I love BSD licenses. I know many people can be >> anger by this but I find that BSD licences are the best exponent for >> the true and unconditional user freedom. > > I agree with Camaleón. Not to end 2010 with a fla

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 30 dec 10, 18:40:57, Camaleón wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:11:43 -0800, S Mathias wrote: > > > http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/754fee75-c5a0-4542- > bf9b-47f236c0a90b/default.aspx > > > > Any comments? > > Additional information: > > http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/2010/12/

Re: Installed Debian today.

2010-12-31 Thread Miles Bader
Robert Holtzman writes: >> LOL LTS is much buggy then non-LTS. 9.10 was the only stable version i have >> used. > > That's the biggest bunch of BS I've seen in a long time. I've used the > last 3 LTS releases and they have been completely stable. So your experience is different. Great. > Your p

Re: 05_debian_theme in unstable's grub-pc

2010-12-31 Thread Brian
On Fri 31 Dec 2010 at 12:23:30 +, Steve Kemp wrote: > It's a shorthand way of saying "modified" - which would clearly > change the hash. > > "I didn't touch the cake", is like "I didn't eat the cake" :) Thanks. That was one interpretation I thought of. So it's nothing to do with touch(1

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread John Hasler
Brad Alexander writes: > Not to end 2010 with a flame war, but this is the one thing that > irritates me most about the FSF. They advocate free software, which is > a laudable goal, but they seem to only acknowledge it *if* you conform > to their definition of free. The FSF explicitly acknowledges

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Mike Bird wrote: > On Thu December 30 2010 22:29:00 Arthur Machlas wrote: >> >> Have you considered file-rc? > > file-rc is on our list as a possible fallback but the key seems to > be to recover and then retain the combined intelligence that Debian > Developers ha

Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:37:20 -0800, Rick Thomas wrote: > Does anybody have any experience installing/using an internet accessible > home security system? > > We recently bought a retirement home, but it will be a year or so before > we can move in -- leaving the place uninhabited most of the time

Re: saytime kills sound

2010-12-31 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:42 +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: * Camaleón [101230 17:23 +]: [...] Nope, it's not even visible :-? Don't bother us with wasteful stuff. That sounds a bit rough... what do you exactly consider is "wasteful" in helping people? See [0]. Sa

Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

2010-12-31 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi again >> Does anybody have any experience installing/using an internet accessible >> home security system? > You could also consider small domo IP networked cameras which provide an > embedded mini web-server and they're easy to setup and control (basically > you only need to provide the power

Re: USB CD/DVD what's compatible

2010-12-31 Thread godo
On 12/31/2010 02:21 AM, Johnny wrote: I am thinking of buying a USB CD/DVD recorder which one would be compatible. I did a google search, still doing research on USB CD/DVD recorders. I have not come up with anything yet. I figured I would ask here. Johnny Hi, I have Transcend TS8XDVDRW-W and

lenny to squeeze upgrade - printer not working

2010-12-31 Thread Filipe Freire
Hi just upgraded from lenny to squeeze and the printer is not working. I manage it via http://localhost:631 jobs are sent and lpq says that they are printing but in cups the printer status is Processing - "Printer is offline." needless to say eveything was working fine before the upgrade. Trie

Re: lenny to squeeze upgrade - printer not working

2010-12-31 Thread Peter Beck
On Fri, 2010-12-31 at 18:36 +0100, Filipe Freire wrote: > jobs are sent and lpq says that they are printing but in cups the > printer status is Processing - "Printer is offline." Hi Filipe, Not sure, but as far as I can remember I had this recently too and cupsenable did solve this issue... Chee

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware (was: Monitor question)

2010-12-31 Thread briand
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:03:24 -0500 (EST) Stephen Powell wrote: > > Manufacturers are not doing this because the consumer wants it. They > are doing it to cut costs. And they think they can get away with it. > And sadly, in most cases, they are right. Most consumers can't even > tell that they

Re: 05_debian_theme in unstable's grub-pc

2010-12-31 Thread Bob Proulx
Brian wrote: > Steve Kemp wrote: > > It's a shorthand way of saying "modified" - which would clearly > > change the hash. > > > > "I didn't touch the cake", is like "I didn't eat the cake" :) > > Thanks. That was one interpretation I thought of. So it's nothing to do > with touch(1)? Changin

Re: lenny to squeeze upgrade - printer not working

2010-12-31 Thread Peter Beck
> On Fri, 2010-12-31 at 18:36 +0100, Filipe Freire wrote: > > Thanks Peter, it worked. Hi Filipe, great to hear that. btw: don't reply to me directly, reply to the list ;) A happy new year for you too! Regards Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a s

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Mike Bird
On Fri December 31 2010 06:32:27 Tom H wrote: > file-rc's moving towards using dependency-based boot: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573004 It's bad enough that script kiddies insist on breaking things they don't understand. But then they abuse the Debian packaging system by "

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Bob Proulx
Mike Bird wrote: > But then they abuse the Debian packaging system by "requiring" > instead of "recommending" unnecessary packages so that people are > forced to use their silly hacks. The new APT default is that Recommends are the same as Requires and so a lot of unnecessary packages are now inst

Re: Re: Arrow keys won't scroll history in squeeze konsole/bash

2010-12-31 Thread Filipe Freire
Hi David, did you find a solution for the problem with the arrow keys? I just upgrade from lenny to squeeze and I am having exactly the same problem you reported in the debian users list. Best, Filipe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsu

lenny to squeeze - key arrows not all working

2010-12-31 Thread Filipe Freire
Hi debians, near the end of having everything working after my upgrade to squeeze. One last issue. My keyboard, non usb, got its standard arrow key shortcuts disabled after upgrade. Tested with a usb keyboard and there everything works fine but that is not my keyboard so still need to solve thi

installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Attila Csosz
Hi, I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? I tried "apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit" but still have a font problem (X exiting) What is the simplest command for later use? Thanks

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Arthur Machlas
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Mike Bird wrote: >> But then they abuse the Debian packaging system by "requiring" >> instead of "recommending" unnecessary packages so that people are >> forced to use their silly hacks. > > The new APT default is that Recommends are the same

Re: lenny to squeeze - key arrows not all working

2010-12-31 Thread Peter Beck
On Fri, 2010-12-31 at 19:41 +0100, Filipe Freire wrote: > got its standard arrow key shortcuts disabled after upgrade System -> Preferences -> Keyboard -> Mouse Keys is disabled ? If the Mouse keys are enabled, the numberblock on the keyboard behaves strange (imo)...maybe this is also affecting th

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Vi, 31 dec 10, 11:35:26, Bob Proulx wrote: > Mike Bird wrote: > > But then they abuse the Debian packaging system by "requiring" > > instead of "recommending" unnecessary packages so that people are > > forced to use their silly hacks. > > The new APT default is that Recommends are the same as

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Vi, 31 dec 10, 19:49:40, Attila Csosz wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a > simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? > I tried "apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit" but still have a > font problem (X exitin

pci express wireless card doesn't show up in lspci

2010-12-31 Thread briand
Hi all, the card is an Intel 3945ABG. not seeing it in the lspci listing. the PCI express port IS showing up. The card could be bad, but it seems extremely unlikely as it's brand new. MB is an Intel Atom D945GSEJT. I haven't done anything with PCI express card before, just want to make sure t

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread briand
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:49:40 +0100 Attila Csosz wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', > with a simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? > I tried "apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit" but still > have a font problem

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Bob Proulx
Andrei Popescu wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > Mike Bird wrote: > > > But then they abuse the Debian packaging system by "requiring" > > > instead of "recommending" unnecessary packages so that people are > > > forced to use their silly hacks. > > > > The new APT default is that Recommends are the

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Brian
On Fri 31 Dec 2010 at 19:49:40 +0100, Attila Csosz wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a > simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? > I tried "apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit" but still have a > font proble

Re: pci express wireless card doesn't show up in lspci

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:19:14 -0800, briand wrote: > Hi all, > > the card is an Intel 3945ABG. > > not seeing it in the lspci listing. (...) Just in case, put the output of "lspci -nn | grep -i network" and "dmesg | grep -i network". Also: http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi Greetings, -- Cama

Re: lenny to squeeze - key arrows not all working

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:41:00 +0100, Filipe Freire wrote: > My keyboard, non usb, got its standard arrow key shortcuts disabled > after upgrade. Tested with a usb keyboard and there everything works > fine but that is not my keyboard so still need to solve this. Tried most > options with gnome key

Re: pci express wireless card doesn't show up in lspci

2010-12-31 Thread briand
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:37:55 + (UTC) Camaleón wrote: > On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:19:14 -0800, briand wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > the card is an Intel 3945ABG. > > > > not seeing it in the lspci listing. > > (...) > > Just in case, put the output of "lspci -nn | grep -i network" and > "dme

Re: pci express wireless card doesn't show up in lspci

2010-12-31 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 31. 12. 2010 20:19:14 je bri...@aracnet.com napisal(a): Hi all, the card is an Intel 3945ABG. not seeing it in the lspci listing. the PCI express port IS showing up. The card could be bad, but it seems extremely unlikely as it's brand new. MB is an Intel Atom D945GSEJT. I haven't done

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware

2010-12-31 Thread Doug
On 12/31/2010 12:50 PM, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:03:24 -0500 (EST) Stephen Powell wrote: Manufacturers are not doing this because the consumer wants it. They are doing it to cut costs. /snip/ they get away with it because most people run windows, the mfr provides the

Re: permissions all zero when using 'cp'

2010-12-31 Thread Mike McClain
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 08:26:31PM +0100, Martin Lorenz wrote: > stat64("testfile2", 0xbfffd7b0) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or > directory) > > stat64("testfile1", {st_dev=makedev(144, 109), st_ino=37590572, > st_mode=S_IFREG|S_ISUID|0450, st_nlink=1, st_uid=0, st_gid=0, > st_blksize=4096

Re: lenny to squeeze - key arrows not all working

2010-12-31 Thread Filipe Freire
Hi Peter, mouse keys is disable. Three of the arrow keys on the numbers keypad to the right of the keyboard are working. The plain four arrows keys are completely off. sigh... But you are right, if I enable mouse keys even those that worked before stop working. Best Filipe On Fri, Dec 31, 2

Re: lenny to squeeze - key arrows not all working

2010-12-31 Thread Filipe Freire
Hi Camaleón this is what I get with cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i xkb (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev" (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105" (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev" (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105" (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev" (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105" (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"

Re: pci express wireless card doesn't show up in lspci

2010-12-31 Thread briand
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:57:13 +0100 Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 31. 12. 2010 20:19:14 je bri...@aracnet.com napisal(a): > > Hi all, > > > > the card is an Intel 3945ABG. > > > > not seeing it in the lspci listing. > > > > the PCI express port IS showing up. > > > > The card could be bad, but it see

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware

2010-12-31 Thread briand
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:08:27 -0500 Doug wrote: > On 12/31/2010 12:50 PM, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:03:24 -0500 (EST) > > Stephen Powell wrote: > > > >> Manufacturers are not doing this because the consumer wants it. > >> They are doing it to cut costs. > /snip/ > > the

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Mike Bird
On Fri December 31 2010 11:24:34 Bob Proulx wrote: > The question is really one of philosophy. Do you start with a good > foundation and then build upward? Or do you start with a large fully > filled out structure and then remove the extraneous material? Harmful RECOMMENDS can at least be remove

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware

2010-12-31 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 31. 12. 2010 21:08:27 je Doug napisal(a): On 12/31/2010 12:50 PM, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:03:24 -0500 (EST) Stephen Powell wrote: Manufacturers are not doing this because the consumer wants it. They are doing it to cut costs. /snip/ they get away with it beca

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread Mike Bird
On Fri December 31 2010 10:51:18 Arthur Machlas wrote: > As for all the talk of losing years of wisdom and bug squashing and > what-not, I'm not really sure that's the case, but a debate about the > worthiness of insserv as a successor to all the Snn Knn links is > probably better suited to another

Re: Installed Debian today.

2010-12-31 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 10:09:00PM +0900, Miles Bader wrote: > Robert Holtzman writes: > >> LOL LTS is much buggy then non-LTS. 9.10 was the only stable version i have > >> used. > > > > That's the biggest bunch of BS I've seen in a long time. I've used the > > last 3 LTS releases and they have be

access point using 3945

2010-12-31 Thread briand
Hello, looks like one good way to go about it is to use hostapd. however there's supposed to be nl80211 driver which I need. I can .h files when I search through debian, but no binary looking thingy, and the hostapd package does not contain it. Can anyone shed some light on this. Looks like th

PostgreSQL+ZFS

2010-12-31 Thread Atif CEYLAN
Hi all, I have a large postgresql database system and I want to migrate to a new and fast storage system (10 Gbp/s FC network). But 150x3 ssd disk on my db server and I want to use ext4 file system (raid5) at the ssd disks as xlog storage or use zfs (raidz) as disk buffer cache. What is your i

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware

2010-12-31 Thread Brian
On Fri 31 Dec 2010 at 15:08:27 -0500, Doug wrote: > Why does it bother you that the driver is a binary? Are you qualified to > modify it if you had the source code? Maybe he could; maybe he couldn't. But somebody could. > Certainly 99% of us are not, nor would we want to if we could. Really?

Re: [FIXED] saytime kills sound

2010-12-31 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:42 +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: * Camaleón [101230 17:23 +]: [...] Nope, it's not even visible :-? Don't bother us with wasteful stuff. That sounds a bit rough... what do you exactly consider is "wasteful" in helpin

Re: insserv + apache2 + bind9 = pain

2010-12-31 Thread David Jardine
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 01:13:39PM -0800, Mike Bird wrote: > [...] > The script kiddies are those who abused the Debian packaging > system to make sysv-rc REQUIRE the harmful and unnecessary > insserv. By the way, apt-cache shows me for sysv-rc: Priority: required Depends: ... insserv ... And

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Mark Neyhart
Attila Csosz wrote: > I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a > simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? > I tried "apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit" but still have a > font problem (X exiting) > What is the simplest command f

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware

2010-12-31 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:48:06 -0800 dijo: >On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:08:27 -0500 >Doug wrote: >> > You will always be in trouble with hardware under Linux because of >> > the lack of mfr's drivers, and when they do provide drivers they >> > are generally binary objects, e.g. NVIDIA. >> Why does it

Re: permissions all zero when using 'cp'

2010-12-31 Thread Cameron Hutchison
Martin Lorenz writes: >r...@vs152058:~# ( >> env -i >> date -R > testfile1 >> ls -ldog testfile1 >> echo >> rm -f testfile2 >> echo >> cp testfile1 testfile2 >> ls -ldog testfile2 >> ) >- -r-Sr-x--- 1 32 30. Dez 20:22 testfile1 This is really wierd. Your testfile1 should not have been created wi

Re: [OT] Stupid consumers and inferior hardware

2010-12-31 Thread Bob Proulx
John Jason Jordan wrote: > It will be a long time before I install an nVidia proprietary driver > again. > ... so I uninstalled nVidia's driver and reinstalled nouveau. Going > back to nouveau turned out to be a major PITA. ... > ... I have spent hours trying to figure out what makes those apps > t

Shoes for local shop

2010-12-31 Thread Feather Glory Footwear ltd.
coming soon tks jay

Re: Re: NAT

2010-12-31 Thread Shaun
Hey what do I do Sent from my iPho -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/514ef421-acdc-40ab-bc25-7b306c8d2...@rockscapes.com.au

imapget: an IMAP mail download and filter script

2010-12-31 Thread Joel Roth
Hi all, I've cleaned up a perl script that I use to download mail from an IMAP server. It's now available to download from github: http://github.com/bolangi/imapget Why bother? - simple, lightweight + single script alternative to fetchmail/procmail + doesn't use a .forward file + in