Re: enigmail

2019-11-25 Thread Reco
Hi. On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 10:49:29AM -0800, didier.gau...@gmail.com wrote: > Le vendredi 22 novembre 2019 19:00:05 UTC+1, Alessandro Vesely a écrit : > > On Mon 18/Nov/2019 21:15:41 +0100 Reco wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 12:57:16PM -0700, D. R. Evans wrote: > > >> I see that the

Re: Finding the program that keeps overwriting resolv.conf

2019-11-25 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 12:33:16AM -0500, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 12:03:19AM -0500, aliasarmor wrote: > >Hello, a program keeps overwriting my resolv.conf. > > These previous discussions on the list should provide the information > you need: > > https://lists.debia

Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Nicolas George
Hi. What is the standard for a user to automatically configure hotplugged input devices under X11, to set the keyboard layout, repeat speed, pointer acceleration, etc.? I know how to do it manually using xinput and xkbcomp. I would like a generic solution, whatever desktop environment may propos

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Henning Follmann
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 03:01:03PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote: > Hi. > > What is the standard for a user to automatically configure hotplugged > input devices under X11, to set the keyboard layout, repeat speed, > pointer acceleration, etc.? > > I know how to do it manually using xinput and xkbc

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Nicolas George
Henning Follmann (12019-11-25): > > I want a solution for simple users, without root permissions to edit > > xorg.conf. > That's what udev is for Thanks, but no, not at all: I specifically requested a solution for simple users, while udev requires root privileges to write in /etc/udev. Furthermor

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Nicolas George (2019-11-25 15:40:12) > Henning Follmann (12019-11-25): > > > I want a solution for simple users, without root permissions to edit > > > xorg.conf. > > > That's what udev is for > > Thanks, but no, not at all: I specifically requested a solution for > simple users, while ud

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread David Wright
On Mon 25 Nov 2019 at 09:32:43 (-0500), Henning Follmann wrote: > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 03:01:03PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote: > > What is the standard for a user to automatically configure hotplugged > > input devices under X11, to set the keyboard layout, repeat speed, > > pointer acceleration

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Nicolas George
David Wright (12019-11-25): > My problem is knowing what to put in the script to make a keyboard > layout apply only to a specific keyboard. I connect two keyboards; > one is an old IBM M with British layout (PS/2), the other is a > Logitech K520 with US layout (wireless). > > Currently the machin

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Nicolas George
Jonas Smedegaard (12019-11-25): > udev is the standard - it is an infrastructure where you can then hook > tools onto. Unicode is the standard, but not the standard about what I am asking. Speaking about Unicode here is irrelevant. Same goes for udev. > Somewhere you need root access - to insta

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting David Wright (2019-11-25 16:29:07) > My problem is knowing what to put in the script to make a keyboard > layout apply only to a specific keyboard. I connect two keyboards; one > is an old IBM M with British layout (PS/2), the other is a Logitech > K520 with US layout (wireless). > > Cu

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Nicolas George (2019-11-25 16:42:40) > I hope you can grasp the difference. ...and that's when I stopped caring. Enjoy your life, - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reu

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Nicolas George
Jonas Smedegaard (12019-11-25): > I don't think you can apply high-level XKB mapping to a specific > keyboard device But you can: -i deviceid If source or destination is a valid X display, load the keymap from/into the device with the specified ID (not name)

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Nicolas George
Jonas Smedegaard (12019-11-25): > ...and that's when I stopped caring. Good, since you had nothing to contribute here. It would have saved your time and mine if you had noticed this earlier. Next time, read the question, assume that whoever asks knows what they are asking, and do not propose to ed

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 05:14:03PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote: > Next time, read the > question, assume that whoever asks knows what they are asking, ... no. This is NOT a rational assumption, not on this mailing list. Most of the time, people are not asking the right questions, because they ha

Re: Unnecessary packages?

2019-11-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 26 oct 19, 17:01:19, Joe wrote: > > Removing things, as others have said, is a bit risky. You need to spend > some time with the apt tools, finding what depends on the item you wish > to remove, so you know what will break when you remove it. It's a very > slow process, when there are hundr

Re: Configuring hotplugged input devices

2019-11-25 Thread Nicolas George
Greg Wooledge (12019-11-25): > > Next time, read the > > question, assume that whoever asks knows what they are asking, > ... no. This is NOT a rational assumption, not on this mailing list. > > Most of the time, people are not asking the right questions, because > they have a flawed understandi

Re: How to report bug

2019-11-25 Thread Hans
Am Montag, 25. November 2019, 20:07:56 CET schrieb Goran Delcev: Hi Goran, this bug is known since almost 2 years. I reported it in the list, sent a bugreport tzo powerdevil (and askeds the list, which package might be responsible for it), but got no solution. People told me, the kernel itself

Re: how to change wifi setting

2019-11-25 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Long Wind (2019-11-26 04:00:13) > i often change wifi setting: ssid and passwordi edit > /etc/network/interfaces and reboot to make it take effectany command > that i can use so that i needn't reboot?Thanks! You don't tell what is the reason you need to reboot. If your wifi device drive

USB Examiner Package? Special USB Kernel Modules?

2019-11-25 Thread Kenneth Parker
Here's an interesting one: A Windows friend handed me a USB Dongle, knowing that I'm a Linux user. He says he got it 3rd hand, with info that it might be "Very Dangerous". He would be interested, if I find out something about it. (And, indeed, Google has many hits on "USB Malware"). So, what I

Re: USB Examiner Package? Special USB Kernel Modules?

2019-11-25 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 10:37 PM Kenneth Parker wrote: End of preliminaries. When I plug in something, (i.e. Serial Mouse in Text > Only environment, or a USB Thumb Drive), a Flurry of Activity ensues, with > lots of Kernel Messages (and before I get to examine it). Does that mean > I have to

Re: USB Examiner Package? Special USB Kernel Modules?

2019-11-25 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
On 26/11/2019 16:37, Kenneth Parker wrote: Here's an interesting one: A Windows friend handed me a USB Dongle, knowing that I'm a Linux user. He says he got it 3rd hand, with info that it might be "Very Dangerous". He would be interested, if I find out something about it. (And, indeed, Google

Re: how to change wifi setting

2019-11-25 Thread David Wright
On Tue 26 Nov 2019 at 03:51:24 (+), Long Wind wrote: > haven't i made it  clear enough? No, not really. You're not specific about what software you're using to run your networking interface. > i rewrite below: > > i often change wifi setting this way: > i open /etc/network/interfaces and c

Re: USB Examiner Package? Special USB Kernel Modules?

2019-11-25 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
Kenneth Parker writes: > Here's an interesting one: A Windows friend handed me a USB Dongle, knowing > that I'm a Linux user. He says he got it 3rd hand, with > info that it might be "Very Dangerous". He would be interested, if I find > out something about it. (And, indeed, Google has many