Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic colors on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anythin

Re: useless languages

2019-07-13 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Fri, 12 Jul 2019, David Christensen wrote: On 7/12/19 4:03 AM, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: hi, when installing some packages (chromiun for example), I get a lot of useless languages (task-marathi-desktop task-nepali-desktop ...) Is there a way to get rid of them? best regards, I added the foll

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic colors on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anythin

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 >> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic > colors >

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >> Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic >> col

Re: Don't disable recoomends by default

2019-07-13 Thread Curt
On 2019-07-12, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > >> Either way it won't break (a hint - Recommends weren't always the >> default), or the user will learn something new in a process. > > I'm pretty sure Jonas was around when that happened ;) > I've always used apt-get until apt rolled around recently and ne

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread Joe
On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:14:52 -0400 ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > > On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 > >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> > > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 > > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 13.07.2019 13:14, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> >>> Following recent

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 13 iul 19, 04:14:52, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > > > Thanks -- the brand is AOC, connected via VGA cable I've seen such interesting effects when a VGA cable was not connected properly. You might want to check the cable and connection at both ends. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wi

Re: Don't disable recoomends by default

2019-07-13 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Curt (2019-07-13 05:36:05) > On 2019-07-12, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > >> Either way it won't break (a hint - Recommends weren't always the > >> default), or the user will learn something new in a process. > > > > I'm pretty sure Jonas was around when that happened ;) > > > > I've alway

Re: [SOLVED] tailf vs buster

2019-07-13 Thread Richard Hector
On 13/07/19 1:02 AM, Reco wrote: > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 08:46:19AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > For me it was enough that they made xfs the default one (some can say > "forced", but note that I didn't say it) and they *knew* that xfs will > lead to data loss if used without battery-backed stor

Re: systemd-container login as root no longer possible? SOLVED

2019-07-13 Thread arne
On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 01:30:46 +0200 Michael Biebl wrote: > Hi > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=830255 > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731656 > > might be related. > Does it help if you add pts/0 to /etc/securetty inside your buster > container? > Would be

Re: useless languages

2019-07-13 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
David Christensen writes: > On 7/12/19 4:03 AM, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >> hi, >> when installing some packages (chromiun for example), I get a lot of >> useless languages (task-marathi-desktop task-nepali-desktop ...) >> Is there a way to get rid of them? >> >> best regards, > > I added the follo

Re: Coordinated Design: Debian.org

2019-07-13 Thread Alex
Hey Debian.org Team, Hope you are doing good ! Your website “ Debian.org ” communicates in many different manners to the visitor. "If you build it properly they will come" *Wanna to give us a chance to revamp your website? * Love to share our credentials. *Kinds Regards,* Alex Mathew -

Re: Flatpak or repository apps

2019-07-13 Thread Georgios
On 7/12/19 10:14 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Vi, 12 iul 19, 09:33:44, Georgios wrote: >> Hi there! >> >> Based on security and stability i was wondering what is more preferable? >> >> Installing apps through flatpak or through debian repositories? > > This is quite generic. It would help if

Buster install

2019-07-13 Thread Curt Howland
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Just installed Buster. I know some kinks will work out, but seriously, /sbin is not in root's path by default? - -- You may my glories and my state dispose, But not my griefs; still am I king of those. --- William Shakespeare, "Richard II" --

Re: Buster install

2019-07-13 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
Curt Howland writes: > I know some kinks will work out, but seriously, /sbin is not in root's > path by default? /sbin is in root's path by default. However Debian now uses a different implementation of `su` which no longer changes PATH by default: +--- | - new 'su' (with no args, i.e. when p

Re: Buster install

2019-07-13 Thread Curt Howland
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Saturday 13 July 2019, Curt Howland was heard to say: > Just installed Buster. > > I know some kinks will work out, but seriously, /sbin is not in > root's path by default? Ok, the problem is /etc/profile is not being run when the "su" command i

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On 13.07.2019 13:14, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> Follow

Re: Buster install

2019-07-13 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 05:23:22PM -0400, Curt Howland wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > On Saturday 13 July 2019, Curt Howland was heard to say: > > Just installed Buster. > > > > I know some kinks will work out, but seriously, /sbin is not in > > root's path by defau

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On Sb, 13 iul 19, 04:14:52, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> > >> Thanks -- the brand is AOC, connected via VGA cable > > I've seen such interesting effects when a VGA cable was not connected > properly. > > You might want to check the cable and connection at both ends. > > Kind regards, > Andre

Re: Buster install

2019-07-13 Thread Curt Howland
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Saturday 13 July 2019, Ansgar Burchardt was heard to say: |   The first difference is probably the most user visible one. Doing |   plain 'su' is a really bad idea for many reasons, so using 'su -' is |   strongly recommended to always get a new

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread Felix Miata
ho...@rumormillnews.com composed on 2019-07-13 18:07 (UTC-0400): > Thanks for the tip. Looks like a lot of information here but I don't > really understand it. Xorg seems to have unloaded the radeon driver...? > Graphics: Device-1: AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK > driver: N/A

amdgpu requires firmware installed

2019-07-13 Thread Vuk Vasiljevic
Hello, I have a problem with AMDGPU driver after an update from stretch to buster. On startup no X server is started (but can be later on by calling startx), and following error appears in the log. [1.311354] [drm] amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled. [1.311464] [drm:amdgpu_pci_probe [amdg

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
>> >>> >> >> Whoa! I tried to take screenshots so folks could see what I've >> >> been trying to describe. Shot of normal screen turns out as >> >> expected. Shot of >> >> psychedelic screen turns out ... identical to shot of normal >> >> screen!!! In >> >> other words, what's present in graphi

Re: amdgpu requires firmware installed

2019-07-13 Thread Esteban L
I had this exact same problem. https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-latest-amd-drivers-on-debian-10-buster On July 14, 2019 1:13:15 AM GMT+02:00, Vuk Vasiljevic wrote: >Hello, > >I have a problem with AMDGPU driver after an update from stretch to >buster. >On startup no X server is starte

Re: amdgpu requires firmware installed

2019-07-13 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2019-07-14 01:13 +0200, Vuk Vasiljevic wrote: > Hello, > > I have a problem with AMDGPU driver after an update from stretch to buster. > On startup no X server is started (but can be later on by calling startx), > and following error appears in the log. > > [1.311354] [drm] amdgpu kernel mo

Re: Buster install

2019-07-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 14 iul 19, 00:09:09, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 05:23:22PM -0400, Curt Howland wrote: > > > > Ok, the problem is /etc/profile is not being run when the "su" command > > is used. If I log in as root, the path is set just fine. > > Use "su -" (or "sudo -s") if you wan

Re: Buster install

2019-07-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 13 iul 19, 18:15:25, Curt Howland wrote: > On Saturday 13 July 2019, Ansgar Burchardt was heard to say: > > |   The first difference is probably the most user visible one. Doing > |   plain 'su' is a really bad idea for many reasons, so using 'su -' > is > |   strongly recommended to alway

Re: [SOLVED] tailf vs buster

2019-07-13 Thread Reco
Hi. On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 12:22:38AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > On 13/07/19 1:02 AM, Reco wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 08:46:19AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > For me it was enough that they made xfs the default one (some can say > > "forced", but note that I didn't say it

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 14.07.2019 4:20, Felix Miata wrote: > ho...@rumormillnews.com composed on 2019-07-13 18:07 (UTC-0400): > >> Thanks for the tip. Looks like a lot of information here but I don't >> really understand it. Xorg seems to have unloaded the radeon driver...? >> Graphics: Device-1: AMD Kaveri [Radeon