RE: d-i partion size defaults insufficient (was ... Re: upgrade problem)

2014-02-07 Thread Roelof Wobben
> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:25:47 +1100 > From: scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: d-i partion size defaults insufficient (was ... Re: upgrade > problem) > > On 07/02/14 14:07, Chris Bannister wrote: >> CC'

Re: grub efi does not find windows

2014-02-07 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:55 PM, wrote: > Le 06.02.2014 22:09, Tom H a écrit : >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:56 AM, wrote: >>> Le 05.02.2014 13:53, Tom H a écrit : # gdisk /dev/sda ... Command (? for help): i Partition number (1-2): 1 Partition GUID code: C12A7328-F81

Re: I can not install Debian because UEFI 32-bit

2014-02-07 Thread Robin
On 7 February 2014 02:23, Renaud15000 . wrote: > Hello, I am contacting you because I am confronted with the impossibility to > install Linux on my computer because it has a 32-bit UEFI (without Legacy > BIOS mode, although the processor is an x64) and all distributions Linux > compatible EFI is 6

Re: d-i partion size defaults insufficient (was ... Re: upgrade problem)

2014-02-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 07/02/14 19:17, Roelof Wobben wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:25:47 +1100 >> From: scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: d-i partion size defaults insufficient (was ... Re: upgrade >> problem) >> >>

Fwd: Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

2014-02-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
resent to list Original Message Subject: Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice. Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:25:18 +1100 From: Scott Ferguson To: Anubhav Yadav On 07/02/14 16:01, Anubhav Yadav wrote: >> Defining "desktop" is the tricky bit (to some

Re: creating virtual users

2014-02-07 Thread Joel Rees
On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 3:54 AM, wrote: > The idea may seems, and probably is, quite strange. Not as strange as it used to seem, I think. More and more, you don't have to be extremely paranoid to see these kinds of things. > But I have seen for now 2 uses for it (there probably are more than tho

Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

2014-02-07 Thread berenger . morel
Le 07.02.2014 06:08, Anubhav Yadav a écrit : Simply that, if you intend to take i3, you will have to learn to think differently. My opinion is that tiling wm are far more efficient than classic stacking window managers, but it indeed changed my habits. Since then, for example, I do not use an

network setup for xen on a laptop

2014-02-07 Thread Henning Follmann
Hello, I just setup a laptop for development. I usually have multiple XEN instances for development purposes. My previous setup was a desktop with e static ethernet setup. that was fairly easy. I had one iface br0 instance in my /etc/network/interfaces With the laptop it is different. Most of the

Vertical sync in GNOME 3

2014-02-07 Thread David Glover-Aoki
I'm running Debian Testing with the default desktop environment installed from tasksel, on an Intel i7 system (64-bit install) with an Nvidia GTX 760 GPU. (No closed drivers installed, just whatever comes with the system.) I'm having problems with tearing. When you drag windows around quickly, o

Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

2014-02-07 Thread Joel Rees
butsu butsu butsu butsu ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > Hello list, > > I have an Asus laptop, with 720 gigs hardisk and i5 processor. > Right now I have a dual boot of Windoze (only for playing fifa > and assassins creed) and debian wheezy 64 bit. Someone suggested VM

Re: postfix: maildir-style delivery with external MDA?

2014-02-07 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 05 feb 14, 13:29:08, Markus Schönhaber wrote: > > What is a "notmuch"? apt-cache show notmuch ;) > Anyway: How does maildrop get mail from postfix - via pipe? If so, > remove the F from the flags to the pipe call in master.cf I'm was using the simplest method, which is via mailbox_comman

Re: Configuring OpenLDAP to support dynamic list overlay in Wheezy

2014-02-07 Thread Alan Chandler
On 06/02/14 21:06, Alan Chandler wrote: I am stuggling to understand how to get the dynamic list overlay working using OpenLdap I think I found a good solution to this problem here http://koivunej.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/learning-openldap-2-4-cnconfig-usage/ I have a least got the olcOve

Re: Difference between apt and apt-get

2014-02-07 Thread Pete Ley
"Gian Uberto Lauri" writes: > berenger.mo...@neutralite.org writes: > > > > > > Le 06.02.2014 11:13, Lisi Reisz a écrit : > > > On Thursday 06 February 2014 05:43:45 Muntasim-Ul-Haque wrote: > > >> I want to know what is the basic difference between *apt*, as in > > >> /apt update/ and *a

need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Frank McCormick
A moments inattention today and I lost my xorg in Debian Sid. The apt-get dist-upgrade resulted in this: Start-Date: 2014-02-07 14:31:32 Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade Install: libgcrypt20:i386 (1.6.1-1, automatic), libxcb-image0:i386 (0.3.9-1, automatic), libxcb-icccm4:i386 (0.3.9-2, aut

Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Frank McCormick
On 07/02/14 03:56 PM, Robin wrote: On 7 February 2014 20:42, Frank McCormick wrote: A moments inattention today and I lost my xorg in Debian Sid. The apt-get dist-upgrade resulted in this: Start-Date: 2014-02-07 14:31:32 Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade Install: libgcrypt20:i386 (1.6.1-1,

Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Klaus
On 07/02/14 21:01, Frank McCormick wrote: On 07/02/14 03:56 PM, Robin wrote: On 7 February 2014 20:42, Frank McCormick wrote: A moments inattention today and I lost my xorg in Debian Sid. The apt-get dist-upgrade resulted in this: Start-Date: 2014-02-07 14:31:32 Commandline: apt-get dist-u

Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Robin
On 7 February 2014 20:42, Frank McCormick wrote: > > > A moments inattention today and I lost my xorg in Debian Sid. > The apt-get dist-upgrade resulted in this: > > > Start-Date: 2014-02-07 14:31:32 > Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade > Install: libgcrypt20:i386 (1.6.1-1, automatic), libxcb-image

How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Roelof Wobben
Hello, I want to block the kernel updates because they cannot be installed ny lack of space. How can I block them ? Roelof -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.de

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Klaus
On 07/02/14 21:19, Roelof Wobben wrote: Hello, I want to block the kernel updates because they cannot be installed ny lack of space. How can I block them ? Roelof One way is to put a particular package version on "hold". See for instance 'man aptitude': r

harddrives with built-in NAND fkash

2014-02-07 Thread Ric Moore
Do they require any special formating or partitioning to take advantage of the 8 gigs of built-in "NAND flash"? I'm looking at a Seagate "Solid State Hybrid drive - ST2000DX001 Thanks for any info and/or suggestions. Ric -- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins i

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Robin
On 7 February 2014 21:19, Roelof Wobben wrote: > Hello, > > I want to block the kernel updates because they cannot be installed ny lack > of space. > > How can I block them ? > > Roelof > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Georgi Naplatanov
On 02/07/2014 11:19 PM, Roelof Wobben wrote: > Hello, > > I want to block the kernel updates because they cannot be installed ny lack > of space. > > How can I block them ? > > Roelof Hi Roelof, if the problem is disk space why your primary concern i

trouble installing on old laptop

2014-02-07 Thread Marcus
I'm trying to install Debian on an old laptop (Dell Lat 420) to do some development work. I'm getting the message that I need the non-free iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode file I've tried installing without thinking that I can apt-get firmware after installing but base install fails because it “can't find

RE: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Roelof Wobben
> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 21:27:37 + > Subject: Re: How to block kernel updates > From: rc.rattusrat...@gmail.com > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On 7 February 2014 21:19, Roelof Wobben wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I want to block the kernel updates beca

Re: harddrives with built-in NAND fkash

2014-02-07 Thread Fabrice Vaillant
I have used the same kind of drive as a main drive on my laptop. While I have no proof that the extra nand where used, I tend to think they were. There wasn't any extra drive showing in gparted or other tool. Plus those nand are used by the drive to store most used file and quicken the loading

Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Go Linux
On Fri, 2/7/14, Frank McCormick wrote: Subject: Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Friday, February 7, 2014, 3:01 PM     That would be easy...IF I hadn't cleared out the archives BEFORE I noticed wha

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Joe
On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 21:37:22 + Roelof Wobben wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 21:27:37 + > > Subject: Re: How to block kernel updates > > From: rc.rattusrat...@gmail.com > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > > On 7 February 2014 21:19, Roelof

Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

2014-02-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 10:38:36AM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > I face a question now: > 1) Should I take time to learn a new twm, or should I install both twm and > xfce. apt-cache show twm, there is only one! :) -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who ar

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2014-02-07 at 22:07 +, Joe wrote: > wish me luck when I reboot... You don't need luck. JFTR, additional few bytes will be released after deleting modules in /lib/modules/ resp. after removing dkms entries for removed kernel versions. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...

Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Frank McCormick
On 07/02/14 04:52 PM, Go Linux wrote: On Fri, 2/7/14, Frank McCormick wrote: Subject: Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Friday, February 7, 2014, 3:01 PM That would be easy...IF I hadn't clear

Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Frank McCormick
On 07/02/14 04:09 PM, Klaus wrote: On 07/02/14 21:01, Frank McCormick wrote: On 07/02/14 03:56 PM, Robin wrote: On 7 February 2014 20:42, Frank McCormick wrote: A moments inattention today and I lost my xorg in Debian Sid. The apt-get dist-upgrade resulted in this: Start-Date: 2014-02-07

Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

2014-02-07 Thread Klaus
On 07/02/14 23:42, Chris Bannister wrote: On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 10:38:36AM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: I face a question now: 1) Should I take time to learn a new twm, or should I install both twm and xfce. apt-cache show twm, there is only one! :) Ah, Friday night apt-cache search twm !

Re: trouble installing on old laptop

2014-02-07 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Fri, 07 Feb 2014, Marcus wrote: > I'm trying to install Debian on an old laptop (Dell Lat 420) to do > some development work. I'm getting the message that I need the > non-free iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode file > > I've tried installing without thinking that I can apt-get firmware > after installing b

Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

2014-02-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 12:27:55AM +, Klaus wrote: > > On 07/02/14 23:42, Chris Bannister wrote: > >On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 10:38:36AM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > >>I face a question now: > >>1) Should I take time to learn a new twm, or should I install both twm and > >>xfce. > >apt-cache s

Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

2014-02-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 09:50:21PM +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 06/02/14 21:32, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > > I meant an example of stuff which should be in / but are in fact in /usr. > > Sorry. I'm curious about that too. http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=%2Fusr+site%3Alists.debian.org%2F

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 11:26:37PM +0200, Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > On 02/07/2014 11:19 PM, Roelof Wobben wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I want to block the kernel updates because they cannot be installed ny lack > > of space. > > > > How can I block them ? > > if the problem is disk space why you

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 10:07:34PM +, Joe wrote: > You can also remove any kernel metapackage e.g. linux-image-amd64. Apt > will not normally attempt to replace whatever kernel you have > installed, as it is a bit risky, and as you say, needs quite a chunk How is it risky? Anyway, you're forge

Re: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 09:19:59PM +, Roelof Wobben wrote: > Hello, > > I want to block the kernel updates because they cannot be installed ny lack > of space. I think that is the wrong solution. Personally, I'd do a reinstall in your position. I'd backup home AND any configuration files yo

Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

2014-02-07 Thread Frank McCormick
On 07/02/14 06:58 PM, Frank McCormick wrote: On 07/02/14 04:09 PM, Klaus wrote: On 07/02/14 21:01, Frank McCormick wrote: On 07/02/14 03:56 PM, Robin wrote: On 7 February 2014 20:42, Frank McCormick wrote: A moments inattention today and I lost my xorg in Debian Sid. The apt-get dist-upgra

Re: network setup for xen on a laptop

2014-02-07 Thread Schlacta, Christ
For laptops you need two networks. A nat network and a host only network. On Feb 7, 2014 5:51 AM, "Henning Follmann" wrote: > Hello, > I just setup a laptop for development. > I usually have multiple XEN instances for development purposes. My previous > setup was a desktop with e static ethernet

RE: How to block kernel updates

2014-02-07 Thread Roelof Wobben
> From: rwob...@hotmail.com > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: How to block kernel updates > Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 21:37:22 + > > >> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 21:27:37 + >> Subject: Re: How to block