boot from USB and install debian using grub2 and netinstall debian iso image

2013-12-16 Thread ha
I'm trying to tackle this problem for a quite some time now, and I'm getting quite annoyed by the fact that I cannot find the straightforward solution for it... Actually, I want to do exactly as the example here [1] suggest. So, I foolishly assumed that this is going to be a simple problem. Th

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-16 Thread Joel Rees
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > [...] > Maybe I failed expressing that I am not completely against sudo, there > are several good sudo usages and even "caching" the authentication has > its very legitimate uses, and the -k and -K flags help a lot in this, > even if some

Re: FVWM + ( Re: startx + ~/.xsession and no ~/.xinitrc, or .xsessionrc )

2013-12-16 Thread Brian
On Mon 16 Dec 2013 at 17:17:01 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 08:25:56PM +, Brian wrote: > > > > Put > > > >exec fvwm > > > > after the xterm command in .xsession. This command does not complete and > > .xsession doesn't close. You've summoned X, give it a chanc

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-16 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
Joel Rees writes: > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > > [...] > > Maybe I failed expressing that I am not completely against sudo, there > > are several good sudo usages and even "caching" the authentication has > > its very legitimate uses, and the -k and -K flags h

Re: How to install Packages on Debian-Wheezy

2013-12-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 13 dec 13, 08:42:32, Wally Lepore wrote: > > Is there any advantage to installing a package using a graphical > interface verses the command line/terminal? From the system point of view? Not really[1]. It's just about which *you* prefer. [1] it is not recommended to use the graphical env

Re: boot from USB and install debian using grub2 and netinstall debian iso image

2013-12-16 Thread Brian
On Mon 16 Dec 2013 at 09:40:17 +0100, ha wrote: [Snip] > So the question is: > 1. Did anybody managed to boot from USB and install debian using > grub2 and the netinstall debian image? (i.e. Is this possible? Does > netinstall support this?) Yes, using the hd-media kernel and initrd. Employing G

Re: install debian on usb stick

2013-12-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 13 dec 13, 17:59:46, Diogene Laerce wrote: > Hi, > > Tuto : > http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/361-installing-debian-on-usb-stick-from.html > > I try to install deby on a stick but I have this warning message > whatever action I do : ... > I tried to continue with the install but

Re: Using the GPU on the Intel i7-477

2013-12-16 Thread Darac Marjal
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 11:19:17PM +0100, Robin Kipp wrote: >Hi all, >I’ve got a server running Debian 7.1 Wheezy which uses an Intel >Haswell  i7-477 processor. This processor should have an on-board GPU that >I’d like to use - first for scientific calculations using BOINC, and lat

Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install

2013-12-16 Thread Joel Rees
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 11:50:00PM +0100, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: >> >> What makes root special is not the name but the numerical user id and group >> id, bot set to zero. See /etc/passwd. > > Don't you have to be logged in to do that? S

Crypt Folder

2013-12-16 Thread Iker Bilbao
Dear list ;-), I am looking for a en/de-crypting folder solution. I need to crypt a folder and de-crypt only for a session. I mean: when a user manually decrypts that folder it must remain crypted for other sessions of the same user (same login through SSH, for example) and any other users.

Re: Crypt Folder

2013-12-16 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 12/16/13, Iker Bilbao wrote: > I am looking for a en/de-crypting folder solution. I need to crypt a > folder and de-crypt only for a session. I mean: when a user manually > decrypts that folder it must remain crypted for other sessions of the > same user (same login through SSH, for example

Re: Crypt Folder

2013-12-16 Thread Frank
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/16/2013 01:22 PM, Iker Bilbao wrote: > > I am looking for a en/de-crypting folder solution. I need to crypt > a folder and de-crypt only for a session. I mean: when a user > manually decrypts that folder it must remain crypted for other > sessio

Re: startx (with no per-user config) works, kdm has _issues_

2013-12-16 Thread Brian
On Mon 16 Dec 2013 at 11:32:02 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 12/16/13, Brian wrote: > > > > I gave kdm a quick whirl with Xfce on Wheezy. No problem (I only tested > > ALT-F2), but no advice for you either. > > It seems that, for me, a shortcut involving the "Windows Logo" key > does not wo

Re: Soliciting hardware recommendations

2013-12-16 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 12/15/2013 5:44 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:07:33 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> >> I was figuring you'd probably do the install from a USB stick and I >> threw the DVD drive in as an afterthought. So yes, the ASUS burner >> above would be perfect. Over 4,000 sold

Re: boot from USB and install debian using grub2 and netinstall debian iso image

2013-12-16 Thread ha
On 12/16/2013 12:45 PM, Brian wrote: On Mon 16 Dec 2013 at 09:40:17 +0100, ha wrote: [Snip] So the question is: 1. Did anybody managed to boot from USB and install debian using grub2 and the netinstall debian image? (i.e. Is this possible? Does netinstall support this?) Yes, using the hd-med

Re: boot from USB and install debian using grub2 and netinstall debian iso image

2013-12-16 Thread Brian
On Mon 16 Dec 2013 at 15:25:56 +0100, ha wrote: > On 12/16/2013 12:45 PM, Brian wrote: > > > >Yes, using the hd-media kernel and initrd. Employing GRUB's loopback > >feature with a netinst ISO is not possible at present. > > Can you please point me in the right direction? Working mainly from mem

Wireless Network Connection Unstable

2013-12-16 Thread Rakitha Sanjeewa Beminiwattha
Hello, I have an ASUS laptop with Intel Wireless-N module (iwlwifi driver). I'm using Gnome network manager for networking. I'm experiencing following issue with wireless internet connection and would like to know if any one had faced same issues. The internet connection loses sometime several tim

Re: Wireless Network Connection Unstable

2013-12-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 16 dec 13, 11:30:33, Rakitha Sanjeewa Beminiwattha wrote: > > I appreciate if anyone can give me information to debug this issue or to > fix the problem. I can provide more information on request. I would first try the most recent kernel and firmware. If you are using Debian stable (you d

Printing in Jessie

2013-12-16 Thread Frank Miles
I'm having serious difficulty trying to print PDFs in Jessie. Printing PDFs works from gimp (gutenprint), but evince just causes blank pages. This is all with an old HPLJ5M (postscript) network printer. Similarly I can telnet into the printer and have random keystrokes print in Courier. Taking

Re: Printing in Jessie

2013-12-16 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 12/17/13, Frank Miles wrote: > I'm having serious difficulty trying to print PDFs in Jessie. > Any insights as to where I should look? Is this something that > jessie is doing to everyone, or is my configuration strangely mangled? Have you tried removing and re-adding the printer again (or s

Wasted space in hard disk partitioning (was Soliciting Hardware Recommendations)

2013-12-16 Thread Stephen Powell
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:13:16 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > Cool. Make sure you partition the SSD so that your first, and all, > partitions start on a 4KB boundary. Many guides are available for your > favorite partitioning tool. Linux does all IO in 4KB pages including > filesystem and swap.