Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On 28/07/11 16:48, Paul E Condon wrote: > On 20110727_234546, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> The official Debian howto have always been reliable - the signal to > > I cannot find the official Debian howto. Why? Seriously. I'm sure the writers would love to work out a way to make their work more access

Re: pin priority in apt_preferences

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RE: pin priority in apt_preferences

Hi, > Despite the priority, I put in  my /etc/apt/preferences [..] > When I install a package, it    comes from ftp.fr.debian.org,  even if  this > pacakge existe, in my locale repository??!! [..] > root@debian6:/opt/extra6Bis# apt-cache showpkg 9base what does $ apt-cache policy 9base tell you

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Spam policy in Debian Mailing Lists

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Re: Skype video black after upgrade

Am 25.07.2011 18:20, schrieb komodo: libv4l2: error converting / decoding frame data but when i install previous version of lib32v4l and v4l (0.8.4-2) than video is working again. I have the same problem with my Logitech QuickCam Messanger (046d:08da) and fixed by dowgrading to v4l 0.8.0-1 (

Re: Routing weird IPs

Hello, First of all, than you everyone for the replies. François TOURDE wrote: Le 15182ième jour après Epoch, Paulo Santos écrivait: Plus this routes: 10.0.0.0 /255.0.0.0 - 10.120.43.158 62.48.163.64/255.224.0.0 - 10.200.34.158 192.168.168.0/255.255.255.192 - 10.120.43.158 If your syn

Re: More than 150 up-to-date Debian howtos & tutorials online (server, virtualization, etc)

Christoph Pilka wrote: Hi folks, in the last months I've published more than 150 Debian howtos which are online now at http://www.asconix.com/howtos/debian They seem to be all in German even after selecting the UK flag. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org wit

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Re: kernel 3.0 : shutdown issue

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Hello List: > > I have just installed kernel 3.0.0 on my Squeeze box (with some Wheezy > stuff): > while shutdown process works well with kernel 2.6.39 , > it gets into troubles with kernel 3.0.0. What's kind of trouble. you may wanna be mor

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Re: Routing weird IPs

Le 15183ième jour après Epoch, Paulo Santos écrivait: >> You can't have 2 gateway lines, because gateway is equiv to "route >> default", and you can't have 2 default destinations. > > Ok. I'll correct that in the end of the day, since it's in production I > can't restart the network. You don't ne

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Re: More than 150 up-to-date Debian howtos & tutorials online (server, virtualization, etc)

+1 german here too On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Christoph Pilka wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> in the last months I've published more than 150 Debian howtos which >> are online now at >> http://www.asconix.com/howtos/**debian >> >

Re: More than 150 up-to-date Debian howtos & tutorials online (server, virtualization, etc)

On 07/26/2011 04:18 AM, Christoph Pilka wrote: Hi folks, in the last months I've published more than 150 Debian howtos which are online now at http://www.asconix.com/howtos/debian The howtos are covering the following topics so far: * Debian as infrastructure (BIND, Samba ...) * Webservers (A

Re: More than 150 up-to-date Debian howtos & tutorials online (server, virtualization, etc)

On 07/26/2011 08:18 AM, Christoph Pilka wrote: Hi folks, in the last months I've published more than 150 Debian howtos which are online now at http://www.asconix.com/howtos/debian The howtos are covering the following topics so far: * Debian as infrastructure (BIND, Samba ...) * Webservers (A

Re: Skype video black after upgrade

On 28.07.2011 13:15, Rainer Kluge wrote: > Am 25.07.2011 18:20, schrieb komodo: >> >> libv4l2: error converting / decoding frame data >> >> but when i install previous version of lib32v4l and v4l (0.8.4-2) than >> video >> is working again. > > I have the same problem with my Logitech QuickCam Mes

Re: Routing weird IPs

Paulo Santos wrote: François TOURDE wrote: Le 15182ième jour après Epoch, Paulo Santos écrivait: Plus this routes: 10.0.0.0 /255.0.0.0 - 10.120.43.158 62.48.163.64/255.224.0.0 - 10.200.34.158 192.168.168.0/255.255.255.192 - 10.120.43.158 If your syntax is "ip/mask - gateway", then the second

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Re: New Debian user help

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Paul Stuffins wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I am a long time CentOS user, and have decided, after several months of > consideration, to move my hosting from CentOS to Debian. > > I currently have a couple VPS' and have installed Debian on both of them, > one will be my da

Mounting two usb drives

Dear list - How do I mount two usb drives at the same time. Both usb drives have only one partition. Thanks. Ethan Debian 6.0.1a squeeze(sid) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: network-manager, no desktop no network

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:58:53 +, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > Background: I still don't have time to dive into the whole wireless > networking thing, so I'm using (an older version of) Ubuntu for my > wireless networking. > > Problem: Strange to me is that, whenever I switch away from gnome, to >

Re: debian sensible browser help

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 06:12:10PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Robert Holtzman wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > It definitely is not on mine. Not on Lenny, Squeeze, nor Sid. I just > > > double checked by doing the tests. Variable settings in .bashrc are > > > not available to GNOME. > > > > I

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Re: network-manager, no desktop no network

On Thu 28 Jul 2011 at 17:58:53 +, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > Background: I still don't have time to dive into the whole wireless > networking thing, so I'm using (an older version of) Ubuntu for my > wireless networking. You really should make time. It's very easy on Debian Squeeze rather t

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Re: kernel 3.0 : shutdown issue

Hello List: On 28/07/11 17:32, lina wrote: On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Hello List: I have just installed kernel 3.0.0 on my Squeeze box (with some Wheezy stuff): while shutdown process works well with kernel 2.6.39 , it gets into troubles with kernel 3.0.0. What's

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:15, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Yes it's with the official documentation:- > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04.html.en Where the first sentence reads: "To prepare the USB stick, you will need a system where GNU/Linux is already running and where USB is support

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:12:32 +0200, Per Carlson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:15, Scott Ferguson > wrote: >> Yes it's with the official documentation:- >> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04.html.en > > Where the first sentence reads: "To prepare the USB stick, you will need >

Re: New Debian user help

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:48:29 +0100, Paul Stuffins wrote: > I am a long time CentOS user, and have decided, after several months of > consideration, to move my hosting from CentOS to Debian. Not wishing to raise the hackles of any zealots here (Debian is an excellent distribution IMHO), but as a

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On 28 Jul 2011 23:31, "Walter Hurry" wrote: > > On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:12:32 +0200, Per Carlson wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:15, Scott Ferguson > > wrote: > >> Yes it's with the official documentation:- > >> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04.html.en > > > > Where the firs

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On Jul 28, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Per Carlson wrote: On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:15, Scott Ferguson wrote: Yes it's with the official documentation:- http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04.html.en Where the first sentence reads: "To prepare the USB stick, you will need a system where GNU

Re: New Debian user help

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:48:29 +0100, Paul Stuffins wrote: > >> I am a long time CentOS user, and have decided, after several months of >> consideration, to move my hosting from CentOS to Debian. > > Not wishing to raise the hackles of any zealo

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE? Additional info.

On 20110727_040721, Paul E Condon wrote: > It also works with debian-6.0.1a-i386-businesscard.iso > I have looked into putting the installer on a USB device several times > in the past, but have always been put off by the perceived messyness > of the process, like OP. The only slightly complex iss

Re: New Debian user help

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:49:07 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Walter Hurry > wrote: >> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:48:29 +0100, Paul Stuffins wrote: >> >>> I am a long time CentOS user, and have decided, after several months >>> of consideration, to move my hosting fr

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:58:54 +0200, Per Carlson wrote: > And what if the system doesn't have an optical drive? Buying an external > drive shouldn't be the easiest option. So this hypothetical system doesn't have Linux, nor does it have an optical drive, nor does its owner have any friends with a

Re: Has KFTPGrabber gone viral

On 7/28/2011 1:21 AM, Bret Busby wrote: > Hello. > > I have been running KFTPGrabber 0.8.1 on Debian 5 on this computer. > > I hade been using it without problems, for maintaining web sites, until > recently. > > A few days ago, it suddenly decided to, instead of uploading four > selected files,

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On osx, the hardest part if running diskutil to find the device of the usb drive. Then su and go. On Jul 28, 2011 6:18 PM, "Rick Thomas" wrote: > > On Jul 28, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Per Carlson wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:15, Scott Ferguson >> wrote: >>> Yes it's with the official documenta

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Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On 29/07/11 07:12, Per Carlson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:15, Scott Ferguson > wrote: >> Yes it's with the official documentation:- >> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04.html.en > > Where the first sentence reads: "To prepare the USB stick, you will > need a system where GNU

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE?

On 29/07/11 07:58, Per Carlson wrote: > On 28 Jul 2011 23:31, "Walter Hurry" wrote: >> >> On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:12:32 +0200, Per Carlson wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:15, Scott Ferguson >>> wrote: >> Well, there are ways, but the best bet for most will be to download, burn >> *and

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE? Additional info.

On 29/07/11 09:06, Paul E Condon wrote: > On 20110727_040721, Paul E Condon wrote: >> It also works with debian-6.0.1a-i386-businesscard.iso >> I have looked into putting the installer on a USB device several times >> in the past, but have always been put off by the perceived messyness >> of the p

Re: installing debian from USB... IS IT POSSIBLE? Additional info.

On 20110729_111724, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 29/07/11 09:06, Paul E Condon wrote: > > On 20110727_040721, Paul E Condon wrote: > >> It also works with debian-6.0.1a-i386-businesscard.iso > >> I have looked into putting the installer on a USB device several times > >> in the past, but have always

Re: More than 150 up-to-date Debian howtos & tutorials online (server, virtualization, etc)

On 26/07/11 18:18, Christoph Pilka wrote: > Hi folks, > > in the last months I've published more than 150 Debian howtos which > Cheerio, > Chris > > As noted by others (and yourself), many of the works are not in English... I appreciate that you'd like credit your your work, and possibly crea

Re: cryptdisks runlevel configuration for lvm2 + encrypted swap file

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, 14:09-0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Jimmy Wu wrote: > > I even put aside my reservations about messing with the links in > > rc.d, > > Squeeze is running a dependency based boot scheme controlled by > insserv. You may be fighting it and not knowing it. Normally you > would hav

Re: Mounting two usb drives

Ethan Rosenberg writes: > Dear list - > > How do I mount two usb drives at the same time. Both usb drives have > only one partition. You can use usbmount application. aptitude show usbmount Description: automatically mount and unmount USB mass storage devices -- Regards, Pal

Re: Mounting two usb drives

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:59:42 -0400, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > Dear list - > > How do I mount two usb drives at the same time. Both usb drives have > only one partition. Your question is not quite clear. Do you actually mean it is important for you that both drives would be mounted simultaneousl

Re: Mounting two usb drives

--- On Thu, 7/28/11, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > From: Ethan Rosenberg > Subject: Mounting two usb drives > To: "debian-user-lists.debian.org" > Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 1:59 PM > Dear list - > > How do I mount two usb drives at the same time.  Both > usb drives have only one partition. >

Re: Mounting two usb drives

--- On Fri, 7/29/11, Go Linux wrote: > From: Go Linux > Subject: Re: Mounting two usb drives > To: "debian-user-lists.debian.org" > Date: Friday, July 29, 2011, 12:05 AM > > > --- On Thu, 7/28/11, Ethan Rosenberg > wrote: > > > From: Ethan Rosenberg > > Subject: Mounting two usb drives > >

Re: cryptdisks runlevel configuration for lvm2 + encrypted swap file

Jimmy Wu wrote: > Thanks for the detailed email and the advice about service vs > invoke-rc.d - I should probably spend more time figuring out what the The win for package postinst scripts using invoke-rc to start services is that if they are installed in a chroot then maybe they shouldn't start