Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 20120402_234538, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 4/2/2012 9:43 PM, Paul E Condon wrote: > > > This is the du command and results: > > root@gq:/# du -k -s -c /[^pm]* /m[^e]* > > > 4 /home > > Is your /home empty? Your du command seems to think so. That's hard to Yes. It was empty at the time at

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 03/04/12 09:08, Paul E Condon wrote: On 20120402_234538, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 4/2/2012 9:43 PM, Paul E Condon wrote: This is the du command and results: root@gq:/# du -k -s -c /[^pm]* /m[^e]* 4 /home Is your /home empty? Your du command seems to think so. That's hard to Ye

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 09:59:39AM +0100, Dom wrote: > I'd try bringing the system up in recovery mode, unmount all ext3 > file systems (except /, obviously) and run the du command again. You > might find data that was concealed under the mount points. It's even possible that it's under /tmp. --

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 2012-03-24 11:00:49 -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote: > You can always configure as you wish. Take a look at: > > /etc/default/tmpfs The file says: # NOTE: This file is deprecated. Please see rcS(5) for details on how # to configure tmpfs size limits. -- Vincent Lefèvre - Web:

Re: How to create empty git with master / development branch ?

On 03/04/12 07:58, J. Bakshi wrote: Dear list, I need to create git repos on a remote server by the command executed on that server through ssh as ` ` ` ` ` git --bare init project_name.git ` ` ` ` ` How can I also add the master branch, so that users don't need to execute [ git push origin

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 11:16:08AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-03-24 11:00:49 -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote: > > You can always configure as you wish. Take a look at: > > > > /etc/default/tmpfs > > The file says: > > # NOTE: This file is deprecated. Please see rcS(5) for details on h

Re: backup: automount and launch an script

On 02/04/12 19:31, Camaleón wrote: That's what usually happens when "syncing" or "mirroring", each of the copies are keep the same but I think this can be customized, at least in Unison. Or maybe you need a backup/archive utility more than just a mere syncing approach. Im still building my solu

Re: correct English usage

On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: As far as I know, Squeeze is posterior to Lenny, and the recommended ^ This is the wrong word in English to describe the relation between Squeeze and Lenny. Maybe OK in some other European language, but not in E

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 06:00:23PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Sat, 24 Mar 2012, Joey Hess wrote: > > Edit /etc/default/rcS, set RAMTMP=no, reboot. Or, set TMPDIR to point to > > something like $HOME/tmp > > You don't need to reboot because of the size change. > > "mount -o rem

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 2012-03-25 10:51:07 +, Camaleón wrote: > Sorry for not having attached the link, I was a bit hurry. Here it is: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/11/msg02155.html > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/02/msg01614.html > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/03/msg00277.ht

Re: correct English usage

In linux.debian.user, you wrote: > This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, > while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. > > ---1463809023-1608600801-1333448123=:30347 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > Conte

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 2012-03-27 14:13:23 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > A common (and very persuasive) argument for not mounting a tmpfs > on /tmp and instead using the root filesystem is that by default > we install with a single large root filesystem, and /tmp gets to > use all the free space there. This is certainl

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 2012-03-28 18:32:25 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > Applications should not be selfish, and should not blindly fill it. > Take the streaming media example from earlier today. Is it > appropriate to dump potentially limitless streams of data to /tmp? > /Obviously/, it's going to be filled to capacit

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 2012-03-28 19:12:27 +0100, Brian wrote: > But defaults are defaults. Files in /etc/default can be altered. This is OK for system-wide settings, such as: > Do I really want portmap to listen on all interfaces? Do I want CUPS > to load a driver for a parallel port printer when I do not have one.

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

Hello Vincent, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-03-28 18:32:25 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > FYI, Firefox/Iceweasel uses /tmp for that. For instance, click on > a link to a PDF file to view it with a PDF viewer; the file is > stored in /tmp. It isn't even removed after the application is > closed (

Re: Unable to mount external USB devices -- Wheezy KDE

On Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 02:21:49PM +, Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:17:52 -0500, ntrfug wrote: > > > On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 13:10:48 + (UTC) Camaleón > > wrote: > > > >> It can't be the "same" message, that's for sure ;-) > > > > Yes, it can. > > > > It is. > > > > Exactly the

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 03:15, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: > >>>  As far as I know, Squeeze is posterior to Lenny, and the recommended >> >>                                ^ >> >> This is the wrong word in English to describe the relation between >> Squ

Re: OT:change of mail provider

On Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 10:30:44AM +0100, richard wrote: > You have increased the bandwidth used with your huge sig block as well > as the answer for me. +1 +please trim posts!!! -- "Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet." -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: Brother HL-5370DW Error: Undefined Offendign Command Stack 441

On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:54:42 -0300, Marcelo Luiz de Laia wrote: > I have sent this question to: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2012/03/msg00107.html Good to know there's a printing list, I was not aware of that :-) > but didn't have any clue. Bad news, then. > I discovery if I us

Re: Unable to mount external USB devices -- Wheezy KDE

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:26:18 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 02:21:49PM +, Camaleón wrote: >> On Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:17:52 -0500, ntrfug wrote: >> >> > On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 13:10:48 + (UTC) Camaleón >> > wrote: >> > >> >> It can't be the "same" message, that's for sur

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500, Indulekha wrote: > In linux.debian.user, you wrote: >> On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: >> As far as I know, Squeeze is posterior to Lenny, and the recommended >>> ^ >>> >>> This is the wrong word in

Re: Thunderbird says "The folder xxx is full, and can't hold any more messages."

On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:50:25 -0500, Dennis Wicks wrote: > I am stumped. I am trying to use message filters to classify my email > and Thunderbird keeps giving me this message, "The folder is full, > and can't hold any more messages." > > It does this for different folders, , and I can't

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 2012-04-03 13:54:55 +0200, Claudius Hubig wrote: > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > On 2012-03-28 18:32:25 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > > FYI, Firefox/Iceweasel uses /tmp for that. For instance, click on > > a link to a PDF file to view it with a PDF viewer; the file is > > stored in /tmp. It isn't ev

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:31:57 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-03-25 10:51:07 +, Camaleón wrote: >> Sorry for not having attached the link, I was a bit hurry. Here it is: >> >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/11/msg02155.html >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/02/msg01

Re: OT: change of mail provider

On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:24:51 +, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:13:03 +, Camaleón wrote: > >> On Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:29:51 -0500, Indulekha wrote: >> >>> In linux.debian.user, Camaleón wrote: I don't use Gmail's webmail but Mutt and Pan (newsreader). >>>

debian-faq (was ... Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude)

On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 12:48:24PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > I'd suggest this instead: > > Note that apt-get now installs recommended packages by default and > is, for its robustness, the preferred program for package management > from console, to perform system installation, an

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, 3 Apr 2012, Kelly Clowers wrote: They are not wrong per say, but only the first definition you mention (anatomy) is in widespread use these days (which is why it said "chiefly"). Is that specific to American English, or is it also true for British English, Canadian English, ...? P

Re: No sound with new install

Hi Keith, On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 07:50:18PM +0100, Keith McKenzie wrote: > Download the latest alsa-driver package from alsa-project.org. I did this, then installed linux-headers, and did ./configure && make && sudo make install After rebooting, whatdya know, it works! Horrah! Thanks a lot eve

Re: No sound with new install

On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 12:56:57PM +0100, Nick White wrote: > On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 07:25:10AM -0400, Tom Ashley wrote: > > I spent the last 2 days trying to resolve this same issue on a new > > motherboard. The alternative method from http://wiki.debian.org/ALSA > > worked for me. > > Thanks f

Re: Wheezy: Can't see no maps in navit

On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:49:33 -0700, T Elcor wrote: > I can't see no maps in navit at all. What I did: > > 1) Installed navit > 2) Created and downloaded bin file with maps from > http://maps5.navit-project.org/ 3) Updated /etc/navit/navit.xml to > point to the downloaded maps: > > data="

Re: correct English usage

On Tuesday 03 April 2012 15:09:50 Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Tue, 3 Apr 2012, Kelly Clowers wrote: > > They are not wrong per say, but only the first definition you mention > > (anatomy) is in widespread use these days (which is why it said > > "chiefly"). > >Is that specific to American Engli

Re: Unable to mount external USB devices -- Wheezy KDE -- SOLVED

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:59:42 -0500 ntrfug wrote: > For years I have been able to use external hard drives and thumb > drives on my systems, but not since I installed Wheezy. > ... > > The problem is not limited to devices with NTFS file systems; I can't > mount ext2 or ReiserFS devices either.

Re: correct English usage

On 04/03/2012 05:38 PM, Lisi wrote: > Then, for people whose native language is not English, in some cases > the only way to find the right word seems to be try and error. Or accept the word of educated native speakers. [I'm non native english] It's hard to convince someone with "S

Re: [OT] Posting styles

On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:02:21PM +0200, Claudius Hubig wrote: > Did I mention that asking for a return receipt for a mailing list post > is kind of…strange? That is, do you really want all >30k subscribed > users to acknowledge the receipt of your post? I am luckily insulated from a lot of these

Re: correct English usage

On Tuesday 03 April 2012 11:29:56 Indulekha wrote: > I've > frequently observed that people for whom English is a second > language are more literate that the average American. Yes, but their English is noy as good. Words that have fallen out of use cannot just be used in their obsolete meanings

Re: correct English usage

* Camaleón [120403 13:51]: > On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500, Indulekha wrote: > > > In linux.debian.user, you wrote: > > >> On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: > >> > As far as I know, Squeeze is posterior to Lenny, and the > recommended Commonly-used English terms which

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 07:09, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Tue, 3 Apr 2012, Kelly Clowers wrote: > >> They are not wrong per say, but only the first definition you mention >> (anatomy) is in widespread use these days (which is why it said >> "chiefly"). > >  Is that specific to American English, or

Re: backup: automount and launch an script

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:53:13 +0200, Alberto Fuentes wrote: > On 02/04/12 19:31, Camaleón wrote: >> That's what usually happens when "syncing" or "mirroring", each of the >> copies are keep the same but I think this can be customized, at least >> in Unison. Or maybe you need a backup/archive utilit

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500 Indulekha wrote: > > > > Are all these distionnaries wrong? > > > > -- > > Pierre Frenkiel > > ---1463809023-1608600801-1333448123=:30347-- > > > > There is nothing wrong with your English or those definitions, > they're just obscure and have fallen out of popu

Re: Unable to mount external USB devices -- Wheezy KDE -- SOLVED

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:41:47 -0500, ntrfug wrote: > On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:59:42 -0500 > ntrfug wrote: > >> For years I have been able to use external hard drives and thumb drives >> on my systems, but not since I installed Wheezy. >> > ... >> >> The problem is not limited to devices with NTFS

Re: DVD and *.flv playback is jerky on VLC

On 28/03/12 13:25, Celejar wrote: On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:43:19 +1100 Scott Ferguson wrote: On 28/03/12 21:11, AG wrote: Hi I've noticed, using Debian stable, that DVD and *.flv flv in unindexed, so can be a problem in itself. playback tends to be jerky. That is, the motion of the actor

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:50:07 +, Russell L. Harris wrote: (careful when quoting...) > * Camaleón [120403 13:51]: >> On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500, Indulekha wrote: >> >> > In linux.debian.user, you wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: >> >> >> As far as I kno

Re: users, "private" groups, and The Unix Way (was, Re: Is it me or is it sudo?)

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Bryn M. Reeves wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 04/03/2012 01:15 PM, Joel Rees wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Bryn M. Reeves >> wrote: >>> You're allowing the local sandbox user to connect to the local X >>> server so any

Re: users, "private" groups, and The Unix Way (was, Re: Is it me or is it sudo?)

Sorry about the cross-post, guys. Still not used to Google's webmail, didn't look closely enough at the address it gave me. I need glasses. And other bad excuses. :-( On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Joel Rees wrote: > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Bryn M. Reeves wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIG

Re: [OT] Posting styles

On 03.04.2012 17:42, Jon Dowland wrote: > But, have we really > had return receipts, HTML mail and top-posting all in the same thread? ☹ Yes we did, but you are forgetting GPG clearsigning vs GPG S/MIME and was there something else... ☺ -- Mika Suomalainen > gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers

Re: correct English usage

you wrote: > On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500 > Indulekha wrote: >> > >> > Are all these distionnaries wrong? >> > >> >> There is nothing wrong with your English or those definitions, >> they're just obscure and have fallen out of popular usage. I've >> frequently observed that people for whom

Re: Iceweasel connection reset

Hello, i was resolve this trouble. I change MTU for 1400 and all works. P.S. Help me, i don't know what i must to do for check theme as "solved". Regards 2012/3/30 Camaleón > On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:32:40 +0400, wlan wrote: > > (please, don't top-post and keep text formatted messages, thanks)

Re: correct English usage

On Tuesday 03 April 2012 15:42:13 Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: > On 04/03/2012 05:38 PM, Lisi wrote: > >> > Then, for people whose native language is not English, in some > >> > cases the only way to find the right word seems to be try and error. > > > > Or accept the word of educated native

[OT] Re: correct English usage

On 03/04/12 17:41, Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:50:07 +, Russell L. Harris wrote: (careful when quoting...) * Camaleón [120403 13:51]: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500, Indulekha wrote: In linux.debian.user, you wrote: On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: As far

Re: correct English usage

On Tuesday 03 April 2012 15:58:45 Kelly Clowers wrote: > >> In general there is a tendency in modern American English to > >> use rather simple words or descriptive phrases made of simple > >> words rather than a single very precise but less well known word. > > > >  Again, is that specific to Amer

(Solved) Re: Iceweasel connection reset

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:38:19 +0400, wlan wrote: (please, no html...) > 2012/3/30 Camaleón > >> On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:32:40 +0400, wlan wrote: >> >> (please, don't top-post and keep text formatted messages, thanks) (...) >> Try to mimic the proxy configuration you have set in Windows XP so it

Re: DVD and *.flv playback is jerky on VLC

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:19:35 +0100 AG wrote: > On 28/03/12 13:25, Celejar wrote: > > On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:43:19 +1100 > > Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > >> On 28/03/12 21:11, AG wrote: > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> I've noticed, using Debian stable, that DVD and *.flv > >> flv in unindexed, so can be a pr

Re: [OT] Re: correct English usage

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:39:03 +0200, Tony van der Hoff wrote: > On 03/04/12 17:41, Camaleón wrote: >> On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:50:07 +, Russell L. Harris wrote: >> >> (careful when quoting...) >> >>> * Camaleón [120403 13:51]: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500, Indulekha wrote: >

Re: users, "private" groups, and The Unix Way (was, Re: Is it me or is it sudo?)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 04/03/2012 04:56 PM, Joel Rees wrote: > Good point. I don't visit those sites, and it's important for me > to mention that. No p0rn, period, and many of the moral reasons are > in There are a lot of perfectly family-friendly websites whose administ

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Re: correct English usage

On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:41:20 + (UTC) Camaleón dijo: >But the above does not imply that using "posterior" in the above >stanza is wrong. It can be improved (we are not writers not editors) >but not incorrect. Those "old Latin" lovers (me included :-P) would >even use the term "ulterior" for the

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 20120403_101348, Roger Leigh wrote: > On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 09:59:39AM +0100, Dom wrote: > > I'd try bringing the system up in recovery mode, unmount all ext3 > > file systems (except /, obviously) and run the du command again. You > > might find data that was concealed under the mount points.

Re: Wheezy: Can't see no maps in navit

--- On Tue, 4/3/12, Camaleón wrote: > A shoot in the dark: did you disable the rest of the pre-set > maps? Eventually I did. > There are more tips here: > > http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/OpenStreetMap#Tips That was a good suggestion. The only way I was able to get it working is to

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On 4/3/2012 1:18 PM, Paul E Condon wrote: > 3) Stan says that the disk is full and that du is just wrong. That's not actually what I said. There is a subtle but distinct difference: Me: "Your du isn't reflecting reality of what's on disk." "Your du" implies both the exact command line w/switc

Re: 2nd try: reboot hangs

On Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:51:24 -0400, Miles wrote in message <4f78cddc.4060...@meetinghouse.net>: > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:31:31 -0400, Miles wrote in message > > <4f75a7a3.4030...@meetinghouse.net>: > > > >> - or something else? > > ..you've tried a kexec reboot? > > No...

Re: 2nd try: reboot hangs

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Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

Paul E Condon wrote: > Roger Leigh wrote: > > Dom wrote: > > > I'd try bringing the system up in recovery mode, unmount all ext3 > > > file systems (except /, obviously) and run the du command again. You > > > might find data that was concealed under the mount points. > > > > It's even possible th

Re: correct English usage

On 04/03/2012 09:05 AM, Indulekha wrote: you wrote: On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500 Indulekha wrote: Are all these distionnaries wrong? There is nothing wrong with your English or those definitions, they're just obscure and have fallen out of popular usage. I've frequently observed that pe

Fwd: Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

This is for Stan Hoeppner, and concerns the tmpfs /tmp thread. People who are annoyed please accept my heartfelt apology. I really don't like the attention that I am drawing to myself by this.q --- Begin forwarded message: From: "" To: Subject: Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp Date: T

Re: correct English usage

On 03/04/12 21:36, consultores wrote: On 04/03/2012 09:05 AM, Indulekha wrote: you wrote: On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500 Indulekha wrote: Are all these distionnaries wrong? There is nothing wrong with your English or those definitions, they're just obscure and have fallen out of popular u

Re: correct English usage

On Tuesday 03 April 2012 20:36:07 consultores wrote: > The other point, is that native speaker, does not mean "excellence"; it > only mean that this person just speaks one dialect/language from the > begining of his life! But in many, if not most, cases, has also been educated in it. And native

Re: correct English usage

On 04/03/2012 04:21 PM, Lisi wrote: On Tuesday 03 April 2012 20:36:07 consultores wrote: The other point, is that native speaker, does not mean "excellence"; it only mean that this person just speaks one dialect/language from the begining of his life! But in many, if not most, cases, has also b

Re: correct English usage

On 04/03/2012 01:28 PM, Doug wrote: On 04/03/2012 04:21 PM, Lisi wrote: On Tuesday 03 April 2012 20:36:07 consultores wrote: The other point, is that native speaker, does not mean "excellence"; it only mean that this person just speaks one dialect/language from the begining of his life! But in

Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude

On Ma, 03 apr 12, 10:40:45, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 03/04/12 08:16, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > Yes, I only use aptitude from command line for things such as > > > > aptitude purge ~o > > > > which are impossible to achieve with apt-get alone and not easy even if > > you combine it wit

Re: debian-faq (was ... Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude)

On Mi, 04 apr 12, 02:01:41, Chris Bannister wrote: > > For a start it is possibly all just hot air unless it is discussed on > the debian-doc list and/or a patch submitted against the debian-faq > package. I know that you are involved in translations and hence have > some influence/knowledge so I

Re: correct English usage

On Tuesday 03 April 2012 22:04:24 consultores wrote: > >> When I took the French Bac., the criterion laid down for the aural > >> English > >> exam was that marks would be awarded for speaking as would a native > >> speaker, > >> explicitly in preference to the "correct" usage. > > Here, i only can

Re: [OT] Re: correct English usage

On 03/04/12 19:21, Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:39:03 +0200, Tony van der Hoff wrote: In this post, "indicated for" is probably the wrong term for the context. It roughly means "prescribed". It is unclear what you really mean, but I would guess "capable of". Mmm... yes. How about

Re: debian-faq (was ... Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude)

On Tuesday 03 April 2012 22:35:00 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > Note that apt-get *installs* recommended packages by default since >     Lenny and starting with Squeeze is the preferred program to perform >     system installation and major system upgrades. Note that apt-get *has installed* recommended

Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp

On Ma, 03 apr 12, 12:31:57, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > Thanks, but not all users want to spend all their time reading long > threads. Shouldn't there be something in the Debian FAQ and/or wiki > (I couldn't find anything) in order to have a common resource for > such information? I'm quite certai

Re: Unable to mount external USB devices -- Wheezy KDE -- SOLVED

On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:21:14 + (UTC) Camaleón wrote: > I see no mention there to the afore mentioned NTFS-3G warning at > all ;-) The NTFS-3G message was quoted in the original post of this thread. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscri

Re: DVD and *.flv playback is jerky on VLC

On 04/04/12 01:19, AG wrote: > On 28/03/12 13:25, Celejar wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:43:19 +1100 Scott >> Ferguson wrote: >> >>> On 28/03/12 21:11, AG wrote: Hi I've noticed, using Debian stable, that DVD and *.flv >>> flv in unindexed, so can be a problem in itself. >>> >

Re: correct English usage

On 04/03/2012 02:38 PM, Lisi wrote: On Tuesday 03 April 2012 22:04:24 consultores wrote: When I took the French Bac., the criterion laid down for the aural English exam was that marks would be awarded for speaking as would a native speaker, explicitly in preference to the "correct" usage. Here,

Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude

On 04/04/12 07:25, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 03 apr 12, 10:40:45, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 03/04/12 08:16, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> >>> Yes, I only use aptitude from command line for things such as >>> >>> aptitude purge ~o >>> >>> which are impossible to achieve with apt-get alone and

Re: correct English usage

Pierre Frenkiel writes: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: > >>> As far as I know, Squeeze is posterior to Lenny, and the recommended >> ^ >> >> This is the wrong word in English to describe the relation between >> Squeeze and Lenny. Maybe OK in s

Re: debian-faq (was ... Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude)

On 04/04/12 07:46, Lisi wrote: > On Tuesday 03 April 2012 22:35:00 Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> Note that apt-get *installs* recommended packages by default since >> Lenny and starting with Squeeze is the preferred program to perform >> system installation and major system upgrades. > > Note

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:50, Russell L. Harris > Commonly-used English terms which are apropos to this matter are > "precede", "predecessor", "succeed", "successor", "antecedent", and > "descendant".  Thus, one could say: > >   "Lenny preceded Squeeze." > > or > >   "Squeeze succeeds Lenny." > >

Re: correct English usage

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 16:21, Lisi wrote: > On Tuesday 03 April 2012 20:36:07 consultores wrote: >> The other point, is that native speaker, does not mean "excellence"; it >> only mean that this person just speaks one dialect/language from the >> begining of his life! > > But in many, if not most,

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