Re: Signal [Was:] Re: Encrypt files on Linux, decrypt on Windows

2020-08-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 25 aug 20, 14:17:26, Celejar wrote: > > I do use Signal on mobile, and I want to like it, but there are a few > things about it that just really bother me (these may not be relevant > to the OPs situation): I never claimed it's perfect, just that it's not a "black box". See also this comm

Re: Download button disabled

2020-08-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 26 aug 20, 17:37:56, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > I try to download a file. I can get, it appears on my window, > Below, there is "download " but this "button" does nothing > There is also a recomendation "use apt-get", but I precisely need this > file to enable the network on my laptop. > I

Re: Download button disabled

2020-08-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 29 aug 20, 12:40:05, pierre.frenk...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi Andrei, > Disabling the ad blocker changes nothing. > Here is,   as requested, the link to the download page: >    packages.debian.org/buster/python-pkg-resources The only download links on that page are for the source package, w

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 01 sep 20, 19:39:53, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > That can be a good approach, but a modern approach seems to be tending > towards > multiple whole words, e.g. "book swimming Wednesday conduct" (all together as > a password. > > A password like this can be easier for a person to rememb

Re: how to test disk for bad sector

2020-09-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 29 aug 20, 21:03:54, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Uh, I have to ask. Or maybe I came into the middle of what has become a > boring thread? > > dd is a whole device writer, but his command line is to an existing > partition? His command line should not have had the 1 according to my > thinkin

Re: folders (was Re: Why can't I move the document root for a site in Apache 2? [SOLVED])

2020-09-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 01 sep 20, 15:53:17, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Tue, Sep 01, 2020 at 06:48:22AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > > On 2020-09-01 at 04:29, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > > [1] Why people keep insisting in calling those things "folders" is > > >beyond me. They don't "fold" anything, do th

Re: how to rescue lxc?

2020-09-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 02 sep 20, 08:13:34, Harald Dunkel wrote: > Hi folks, > > according to https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/lxc lxc is in bad shape. > I would love to help. How can I help? > > I already filed a patch for #966998, verified lxc 4.0.4 (#969229) > and (meaning no offense, but) #961584 looks like a

Re: Can't log in after Stretch to Buster upgrade

2020-09-03 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 02 sep 20, 11:13:30, cgi...@surfnaked.ca wrote: > > I found instructions on the web for upgrading Stretch to Buster, Do you mean these? https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/releasenotes Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser signature.asc Description: PGP s

Re: Best way to install not-last-version package (on Testing)?

2020-09-03 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 03 sep 20, 12:09:58, riveravaldez wrote: > > In the line of the mail-subject: > > $ sudo gdebi package_name.deb > > $ sudo apt install package_name.deb > > Which would be the more appropriate/recommended way/method to install > a .deb file already downloaded? APT is already installed an

Re: xdg-mime

2020-09-07 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 05 sep 20, 12:07:17, Rainer Dorsch wrote: > Hi, > > is there a way to find out where xdg-mime gets its configuration from? > > I have > > $ xdg-mime query default application/pdf > gimp.desktop > $ > > but I would have expected okular. > > Just wondering if this is a wrong user configu

Re: 32 versus 64 bit reading list suggestions

2020-09-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 07 sep 20, 12:41:07, Charles Curley wrote: > > They draw less than four watts each, except 5 watts when the hard drive > is spinning up. Has anyone got a 64 bit architecture machine > that frugal? PINE A64 (not sure if that's a + or not) http://wiki.pine64.org/images/1/1d/Power_Consumption

Re: 32 versus 64 bit reading list suggestions

2020-09-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 08 sep 20, 19:32:54, deloptes wrote: > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > PINE A64 (not sure if that's a + or not) > > http://wiki.pine64.org/images/1/1d/Power_Consumption.jpg > > > > you missed that we need at least 2 network adapters The question was about

Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu

2020-09-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 09 sep 20, 08:27:13, Richard Owlett wrote: > > 1. Download bandwidth or data cap constraints. > {aggravated by treating "recommends" as "depends"} If you are referring to package maintainers declaring Depends on other packages where it should be just a Recommends, do note it is ofte

Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu

2020-09-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 10 sep 20, 07:40:19, Richard Owlett wrote: > > I had searched for something titled "aptitude reference manual" ;/ > I found [https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/index.en.html] which > appears to be an HTML version of the "readme". > > I find HTML easier to navigate than text files

Re: how to remove GUI

2020-09-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 10 sep 20, 23:33:21, Michael Morgan wrote: > > So it seems the desktop package was removed. But why it still has GUI? As you found out, removing collections of packages is more difficult than installing them. Try running this: apt -o APT::Autoremove::SuggestsImportant=no autoremove

Re: how to remove GUI

2020-09-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 11 sep 20, 09:32:23, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > When removing them you might need to add > > -o APT::Autoremove::SuggestsImportant=no > > and even > > -o APT::Autoremove::RecommendsImportant=no Err, these won't do much on removing the package, t

Re: Bug in Clamav Package

2020-09-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 11 sep 20, 07:26:21, Volker Bäurer wrote: > Hello, > > I use the Clamav/Buster. When restarting the service I get: > > "... mkdir[17696]: /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory '/run/clamav': File > exists" > > This message is useless because the directory exists and I have seen it since >

Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu

2020-09-12 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 11 sep 20, 22:47:06, Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY wrote: > > I've also been bitten by this. I think it is a UI issue, the options > are ambiguous. Would it be possible to simply change the dialog box as > follows? -- > > Debian desktop environments: > [ ] ... GNOME (default) > [ ] ... Xf

Re: how to remove GUI

2020-09-12 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 11 sep 20, 10:35:46, David Wright wrote: > > I don't use a DE so I can't check. Who owns the X server nowadays > when running a DM? (With no DM running, ownership changed from root > to the user some time ago.) As far as I know it depends on the DM, e.g. with lightdm it's root, at least o

Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu

2020-09-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 15 sep 20, 18:50:57, David Wright wrote: > On Tue 15 Sep 2020 at 21:23:20 (+0200), Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY wrote: > > > > Do you think the behaviour "without Recommends" should be an option > > presented to the user? > > No. On the basis of little evidence, I think naive users need software

Re: Two questions about LUKS in a file container

2020-09-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 12 sep 20, 15:00:57, Bob Weber wrote: > > Warning: If you forget to open and mount the file encrypted.img to > $HOME/Private/ and you copy files to $HOME/Private/ it will appear to work > correctly but they will not be encrypted!  If you don't move the files out > of $HOME/Private/ before y

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

2020-09-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 15 sep 20, 19:28:34, Marc Shapiro wrote: > > I ran 'aptitude install sysvinit-core'.  This resulted in about 2 dozen > packages to be removed (some of which, I would have removed anyway) and a > similar number with unmet dependencies (mostly recommends).  I can live with > that and work aro

Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages?

2020-09-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 17 sep 20, 17:14:30, Hans wrote: > > The point of my message was not the deinstallation of packages at all, but > the > deinstallation of packages which are still usefull for people without a > substitute or a substitude with the same ease as the uninstalled package. Please note bullsey

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

2020-09-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 16 sep 20, 10:32:14, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Short answer? Probably not. systemd has become too pervasive a > dependency to do so. It shouldn't be. No other init system I know of > is. Funny how systemd is constantly "blamed" that *other* packages depend on it. Kind regards, Andrei

Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu

2020-09-19 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 18 sep 20, 11:00:11, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > I don't know for sure, but one suggestion I'd make is to move that first > option > (whatever it said, something like Default debian desktop) to be the last > option and change the wording, something like: "[for advanced users:] [can be

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

2020-09-19 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 18 sep 20, 22:24:44, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:23:15 +0300 > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > On Mi, 16 sep 20, 10:32:14, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > > > Short answer? Probably not. systemd has become too pervasive a > > >

Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu

2020-09-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 19 sep 20, 20:41:05, Brian wrote: > On Sat 19 Sep 2020 at 14:12:08 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > Best to keep it as simple as possible. > > Keep to what we have? Glad you agree. Well, having GNOME installed after un-checking it is quite the opposite of intuitive

Re: Two questions about LUKS in a file container

2020-09-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 19 sep 20, 09:57:37, David Wright wrote: > > Do you know if fuse exFAT is a stopgap, and support in the kernel is > eventually coming, or was a fuse implementation necessarily chosen > to support exFAT on account of some particular problem. It seems odd > that pmount, for example, doesn't s

Re: Offline systems

2020-09-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 21 sep 20, 08:04:58, Peter wrote: > Hi, > > >These are up to 70 > > real, physical servers and not VMs? You might want to look at automated > > ways to deploy and build that many servers. > > All 70 will be physical. I think about making 1 single server then using > hdclone or acronis to m

Re: weird behaviour of quotes in bash variable assignments

2020-09-21 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 21 sep 20, 17:22:26, Gary Dale wrote: > > I presented the line that failed, copied and pasted from the Konsole > session. What more do you want, other than to complain? In such cases it is best to attach[1] the smallest complete[2] script demonstrating the behaviour. Based on the informa

Re: ifup gets different IPv6 address than Network Manager

2020-09-22 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 21 sep 20, 17:59:33, Nate Bargmann wrote: > > In the OpenWRT DHCP configuration I have included an IPv6 Suffix > parameter for all hosts. However, until I enabled the hosts to receive > a DHCP address via ifup, I had never seen an IPv6 address that included > that suffix. The ifup enabled

Re: weird behaviour of quotes in bash variable assignments

2020-09-23 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 22 sep 20, 16:37:40, Gary Dale wrote: > > Your first point makes it impossible for me to present anything because this > list doesn't (AFAIK) allow attachments. This is a myth, I just attached a small script to this message. The list apparently does indeed filter some attachments most lik

Re: Mail transfer agent

2020-09-23 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 24 sep 20, 01:24:13, mike.junk...@att.net wrote: > When I installed a minimal system on my Raspberry PI no mta was > installed.Though mutt claims to be a mta it seems it only will fetch > mail not send it.Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. This mail is sent using (neo)mutt's SMTP suppo

Re: Mail transfer agent (debian-user-digest Digest V2020 #932)

2020-09-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 25 sep 20, 00:38:25, David Wright wrote: > On Fri 25 Sep 2020 at 03:40:16 (+), mike.junk...@att.net wrote: > > > Trying to get mutt to send mail I've got this in .muttrc: > > > > set smtp_pass="myPasswd" > > # set smtp_url="smtp[s]://[user[:pass]@]host[:port]" > > # set smtp_url="smtp:

Re: crc not installed but rsync using it? ...

2020-09-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 25 sep 20, 13:49:25, Albretch Mueller wrote: > > My thinking may (once again) be a bit unhinged, but I would use, > e.g., crc because it internatlly used by rsync, which I also use in my > code. Just for the archives, rsync is using MD5, and only if you specify the --checksum option. St

Re: crc not installed but rsync using it? ...

2020-09-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 25 sep 20, 10:23:43, Michael Stone wrote: > On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 09:01:26AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Your paranoia is excessive. I have 5 machines online ATM, but they are > > all on a local network in the 1902.168.xx.xx block, which is NOT > > routable from the internet but are NAT

Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download

2020-09-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 25 sep 20, 09:32:27, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > > Sorry, nonexistent proof reading. > > Here are the requested files > > sources.list: > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 10.1.0 _Buster_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 > 20190908-01:09]/ buster contrib main > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Lin

Re: Mail transfer agent (debian-user-digest Digest V2020 #932)

2020-09-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
> > It ought to—I have no idea whether mutt can even use it, though > I suppose it's possible—but AIUI the file belongs to exim4-config. > It "needs" a dot to prevent your being nagged about its lack, and > having an @ in it could screw up any use exim makes of it. > (I use it to set exim's HELO.)

Re: parted lists wrong partitions

2020-09-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 26 sep 20, 00:02:57, Charles Zeitler wrote: > i'm working on a thumb drive to use it as install media. > su -c 'parted --list /dev/sdb' (/dev/sdb is thumb drive} How did you determine that /dev/sdb is the thumb drive? > lists partitions from /dev/sda 9system drive) > even when /dev/sdb doe

Re: Juk hangs after launch

2020-09-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 26 sep 20, 14:09:28, local10 wrote: > Hi, > > Installed a kernel update and soft-rebooted the system to load the new > kernel while juk was playing. After the system came back, juk cannot > be launched, it just hangs and cannot even show its initial window > properly. When I try to close

Re: crc not installed but rsync using it? ...

2020-09-30 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 29 sep 20, 16:20:10, Albretch Mueller wrote: > > I don't know of a single "secure"/"private" OS, software stack or any > such approaches being taken seriously. Do you? Tails: https://tails.boum.org/ Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser signature.asc Descri

Re: How to disable the screen locker on amd64 buster?

2020-10-04 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 03 oct 20, 10:45:13, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 03 October 2020 08:12:56 Dan Ritter wrote: > > > Gene Heskett wrote: > > > The computer is controlling high powered machinery. Having the > > > screen locker kick in, disabling our access to the application until > > > we have wasted a

Re: Bug Report

2020-10-04 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 03 oct 20, 16:35:00, thinkingtw...@tutanota.com wrote: > Hello, > > Having gone through Debian's ReportBug system, I am unsure which > packages the issue is coming from hence the email contact. > > The problem is quite straightforward. After the last update from Linux > Kernel 4.19.0-10a

Re: Question: SSD speed

2020-10-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 07 oct 20, 13:31:49, Jeremy Nicoll wrote: > On Wed, 7 Oct 2020, at 12:14, Alberto Sentieri wrote: > > Just a small correction: it I believe SATA uses 8B/10B protocol, which > > means each byte uses 10 bits on the serial channel. > > I didn't know that. Divide bps by ten to get Bps is the

Re: Question: SSD speed

2020-10-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 07 oct 20, 10:39:44, Hans wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have a little question. Smartctl is telling me, that my ssd drive is > 6Gb/sec > capable, but the actual speed is only 1,5GB/sec. > > The notebook is a little bit older, AMD CPU with 2x2,4 GHz, 4GB RAM, debian/ > testing. You would hav

Re: Question: SSD speed

2020-10-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 07 oct 20, 09:06:51, Michael Stone wrote: > > I'd assume it's confusion between bits and bytes. For clarity, *never* use B > or b, just write out bit or byte because some people put attach much more > significance to the case of that letter than others--making it basically > useless for com

Re: SSD and HDD

2020-10-12 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 11 oct 20, 19:06:12, Linux-Fan wrote: > > Another common option is using the `relatime` mount option for SSDs, but I > do not configure this explicitly on my systems. According to mount(8) 'relatime' is the default since Linux 2.6.30. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFr

Re: one thing i don't like about Thunar file manager

2020-10-14 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 13 oct 20, 23:06:55, Weaver wrote: > On 14-10-2020 14:21, kaye n wrote: > > > > I realize my question may be an eye-roller for some people, but > > > > "as I learnt to read years ago," > > > > is the type of answer that makes non-Linux users think that we're a > > bunch of elitist snob.

Re: Linux not seeing all SATA drives

2020-10-14 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 12 oct 20, 21:19:39, Dennis Wicks wrote: > I have 3 SATA drives on my system. I replaced all my red cables with new > black cables. The BIOS sees all of them but when linux finishes booting it > only sees two of them. Do I have to do something to linux so it sees the > third drive? > > FYI,

Re: Have Debian developers contemplated means of faster internet access, using in parallel multiple ISPs from Debian installed Lap- /Desk- tops?

2020-10-14 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 14 oct 20, 15:31:14, Susmita/Rajib wrote: > To, > The Team User, > debian-user@lists.debian.org, > Debian.org > > My dear illustrious Team User Leaders, > > Good afternoon, leaders. Hello, The debian-user list is just a mailing list subscribed by users of Debian (such as yourself). Whil

Re: Cannot install elixir from buster-backports

2020-10-15 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 15 oct 20, 10:52:16, Baptiste Beauplat wrote: > > I have erlang-base:amd64 (1:21.2.6+dfsg-1) installed but elixir won't > install because it depends on erlang-base:any (>= 1:20)? Why is it not > working? https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=939324 Kind regards, Andrei -- htt

Re: Cannot install elixir from buster-backports

2020-10-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 15 oct 20, 21:53:30, Brett Gilio wrote: > > FWIW, I think this is an issue of backports needing a new build. > https://salsa.debian.org/eugulixes-guest/elixir-lang/-/blob/cf069ab098dd36f11d9ee49f818e6ecbab4f7114/debian/control > shows the same conditions, but I would guess that bumping erla

Re: Stretch => Buster: Entropy during boot

2020-10-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 16 oct 20, 12:28:13, Jesper Dybdal wrote: > The Buster release notes warn about a possibly insufficient entropy source > during boot and recommends installing "haveged" on systems with that > problem. > > I run a few Stretch systems on old processors that do not support the RDRAND > instruc

Re: How to add an origin to unattended upgrades?

2020-10-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 16 oct 20, 13:24:06, Charles Curley wrote: > > -- > root@orca:~# apt-cache policy | grep -i vivaldi > 500 http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb stable/main i386 Packages > release o=Vivaldi Technologies,a=stable,l=Official Vivaldi package

Re: Please be respectful

2020-10-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 16 oct 20, 16:46:42, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > > On 10/16/2020 4:57 AM, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: > > > Feel free to ignore """lazy""" people from now on, but don't be > > irrespectful to them. > > > > You have no right to, and they don't deserve it. > > There is no such word - or c

Re: How to add an origin to unattended upgrades?

2020-10-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 17 oct 20, 07:34:53, Charles Curley wrote: > On Sat, 17 Oct 2020 09:21:22 +0300 > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > Please show also the output of 'apt policy vivaldi' (or whatever the > > package name is). > > ---

Re: rsync --delete

2020-10-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 17 oct 20, 10:30:04, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > There is one thing I still don't understand about this script. Why does > it invoke /usr/bin/rsync? Does the script writer know better where the > "right" rsync lives? Or the sysadmin/user, who is in control of $PATH? On the other hand it pr

Re: Please be respectful

2020-10-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 18 oct 20, 14:12:32, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 11:52:20AM +, Long Wind wrote: > > it's foolish to argue with foolish peopleif i receive unpleasant message, > > i just ignore it (keep quiet) > > In general, this is a good strategy. Still, there are people > arou

Re: SOLVED??: Re: How to add an origin to unattended upgrades?

2020-10-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 19 oct 20, 12:51:20, Charles Curley wrote: > > On further reflection, I looked at the sample entries for origins, and > realized that the line for Debian Backports in the Archive or Suite > section might be a better model to try. After commenting out my > original effort, I added: > >

Re: rsync --delete

2020-10-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 19 oct 20, 20:04:07, David Christensen wrote: > On 2020-10-19 14:12, Tixy wrote: > > On Mon, 2020-10-19 at 15:16 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/105 > > > > NOOO ;-) > > > > Excuse me while I go grep 'set -e' -R ... > > > 2020-10-19 20

Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?"

2020-10-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 19 oct 20, 20:21:45, The Wanderer wrote: > > To install that package and let the upgrade go forward, you have a few > options. The simplest, and the one I go with myself, would be to run > > $ apt-get dist-upgrade I disagree, the simplest and arguably slightly safer is apt upgrade

Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?"

2020-10-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 21 oct 20, 00:31:39, Richard Hector wrote: > On 20/10/20 10:10 pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Lu, 19 oct 20, 20:21:45, The Wanderer wrote: > >> > >> To install that package and let the upgrade go forward, you have a few > >> options. The simplest, an

Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?"

2020-10-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 20 oct 20, 10:44:17, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 05:10:33 AM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Lu, 19 oct 20, 20:21:45, The Wanderer wrote: > > > To install that package and let the upgrade go forward, you have a few > > > options. The simp

Re: Please be respectful

2020-10-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 24 oct 20, 03:46:20, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > > On 10/17/2020 1:59 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > This could be understood that in your opinion it is ok to be rude to a > > person unless that person has somehow earned your respect. > > > > Is t

Re: aptitude safe-upgrade vs apt-get upgrade.

2020-10-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 25 oct 20, 21:00:03, Joe wrote: > > Synaptic, the GUI tool, is a front end to apt-get. All the apt tools > are a front end to dpkg, which does all the work but does no dependency > checking and is therefore not safe to be used directly. dpkg does its own dependency checking, in addition to

Re: aptitude safe-upgrade vs apt-get upgrade.

2020-10-27 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 26 oct 20, 09:55:00, John Hasler wrote: > Andrei writes: > > dpkg does its own dependency checking, in addition to APT (the > > software, not the command), and will prevent any inconsistencies > > unless you use one of the --force switches. > > What it does not do is resolve dependencies.

Re: The .xsession-errors problem

2020-10-27 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 27 oct 20, 07:55:00, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 11:07:37PM +, Tixy wrote: > > On Mon, 2020-10-26 at 18:35 +0200, Teemu Likonen wrote: > > > It seems that ~/.xsession-errors file can still grow to infinity in > > > size. Sometimes it grows really fast. This is nothing

Re: What's going on with snapd?

2020-10-27 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 26 oct 20, 15:24:24, Brian Vaughan wrote: > Recently I wanted to try out an open source game that was being distributed > as a snap package, so I tried installing snapd. It apparently installed > successfully, and I could apparently install snap packages, but I couldn't > execute them. Long

Re: La Comisión Europea aprueba la nueva Estrategia de Software de Código Abierto 2020-2023

2020-10-27 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 27 oct 20, 03:29:13, Weaver wrote: > On 27-10-2020 20:01, Iker Bilbao wrote: > > https://www.casadomo.com/2020/10/27/comision-europea-aprueba-nueva-estrategia-software-codigo-abierto-2020-2023 > > Bravo! Source (in English): https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/informatics/open-source-sof

Re: aptitude safe-upgrade vs apt-get upgrade.

2020-10-27 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 27 oct 20, 13:03:32, David Wright wrote: > On Tue 27 Oct 2020 at 15:05:36 (+0200), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Lu, 26 oct 20, 09:55:00, John Hasler wrote: > > > > I believe someone demonstrated quite recently on list that dpkg has some > > limits in the n

Re: Bug Report? - T14 Microphone Issue - Possible Missing Kernel Config?

2020-10-28 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 27 oct 20, 20:15:13, Jonathan wrote: > Good Evening, > > I was attempting to get my microphone working on my T14 AMD as it is the > only non-functioning piece I was aware of. Browsing possible solutions I was > shown the following could fix the issue if added to the kernel config: > > CONF

Re: how to download the previous version files

2020-10-28 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 28 oct 20, 14:21:42, siming wrote: > Hello, > how to download the previous version files? For example, I want to > download the base-files_10.3+deb10u5.dsc, but at > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/base-files/ > it just have the newest file base-files_10.3+deb10u6.dsc.

Re: Free-services lead to increased RAM and CPU requirements (was: Re: Replacement Email Client)

2020-10-28 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 28 oct 20, 07:12:19, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 04:35:46 AM to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > How did we end here? How did we end up paying for the ad > > industry's infrastrutcture, paying with our privacy, but > > also with our real money, having to buy RAM and CP

Re: The .xsession-errors problem

2020-10-28 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 28 oct 20, 15:28:37, David wrote: > On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 at 00:45, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > On my system the file is rotated (renamed to .xsession-errors.old), on > > every login as far as I can tell. > > > Didn't find (yet) what is doing this (using li

Re: What's going on with snapd?

2020-10-28 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 27 oct 20, 12:05:48, Brian Vaughan wrote: > On 10/27/2020 6:54 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > What release are you running (stable, testing, unstable, etc.)? The > > package in stable will only receive security updates. > > I'm running unstable. But if I've go

Re: Free-services lead to increased RAM and CPU requirements

2020-10-28 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 28 oct 20, 08:26:15, John Hasler wrote: > rhkramer writes: > > Investigations started in the US congress (and, iirc, in the EC > > counterparts) may lead to de-monopolizing some of those services. > > If you are referring to the efforts to gut the DMCA "safe harbor" > provisions that will h

Re: working with mp3 files

2020-11-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 29 oct 20, 16:11:18, ghe2001 wrote: > > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 9:54 AM, Nicolas George wrote: > > > ghe2001 (12020-10-29): > > > > > I had a very similar problem a few years ago. SoX will convert those > > > mp3s to files you can edit (I conver

Re: package of cfdisk

2020-11-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 01 nov 20, 23:53:18, gregoire roumache wrote: > Hello, > > I've found multiple bugs while using the command : cfdisk. I've written a > report to sub...@bugs.debian.org, however it was rejected because I didn't > specify a package (line at the very first line of the mail body). > Unfortunate

Re: Can nginx "events" block be configured in an include file?

2020-11-03 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 03 nov 20, 08:03:24, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 07:57:40AM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 03:35:58AM -0600, Dave Sherohman wrote: > > > tl;dr: I need to increase worker_connections on my nginx servers, but > > > don't want to edit the debian-pro

Re: Connecting a base system via WiFi.

2020-11-05 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 04 nov 20, 21:45:16, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > > According to packages.debian.org/buster/all/net, iw is not > available in the suite. Where did you find that path? Or did you mean https://packages.debian.org/buster/net/ (the trailing '/' matters)? Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.de

Re: unable to log in on Gui but can log in on a console

2020-11-07 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 07 nov 20, 15:41:16, anthony gennard wrote: > I have Debian 10.6 with Kde and Plasma installed. Everything was fine > until the 2nd of this month when my password was turned down when > I tried to install some updates and the position was the same for similar > operations in the Gui - but I

Re: Unable to which package to report bug against

2020-11-07 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 08 nov 20, 07:46:37, Branislav Makúch wrote: > Hello fellow Debianites, > > When I tried to install virtualbox and virtualbox-dkms; the > virtualbox-dkms package failed to build, because I miss the > linux-headers package, which I cannot find at the package > repositories. Is the problem

Re: problem with nvidia on debian buster

2020-11-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 10 nov 20, 13:32:13, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > I want to stay on stable branch for as long as I can, so I found that > installation of nvidia-driver (with myriad of its additional relevant > packages) from buster-backports is a bit tricky. > Personally, I had to setup apt preferences [

Local shared storage configuration

2020-11-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 03 nov 20, 17:34:48, Joe wrote: > > Those of us who use NTFS do so deliberately to provide compatibility > with Windows. It's not that long ago that Linux NTFS support was a bit > flaky, so we don't do it solely by our own choice. One use case that is significantly easier with NTFS is set

Re: problem with nvidia on debian buster

2020-11-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 10 nov 20, 15:02:42, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > On 10.11.2020 14:04, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Ma, 10 nov 20, 13:32:13, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > > > I want to stay on stable branch for as long as I can, so I found that > > > installation of nvidia

Re: Local shared storage configuration

2020-11-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 nov 20, 08:44:18, Kamil Jońca wrote: > Andrei POPESCU writes: > > > On Ma, 03 nov 20, 17:34:48, Joe wrote: > >> > >> Those of us who use NTFS do so deliberately to provide compatibility > >> with Windows. It's not that long ago that Linux NT

Re: Building my own packages

2020-11-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 nov 20, 12:15:07, Victor Sudakov wrote: > > It's strange that there is nothing (or I have not found yet) as > intuitive and working mostly OOTB like FreeBSD's poudriere. I'm guessing Debian is primarily addressing users who are happy with getting the packages pre-compiled for them. Th

Re: Building my own packages

2020-11-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 nov 20, 12:27:48, Victor Sudakov wrote: > deloptes wrote: > > > > > The problem is I don't need a ton of information :-) I need to hear from > > > someone who has already done that for themselves: "I use such and such > > > tools, and publish my repo this way..." > > > > Well, I use deb

Re: turn off receiving email

2020-11-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 nov 20, 02:13:39, Michael Morgan wrote: > > A simple and silly question: how to subscribe to this mail list and set up > not to receive email? I only found a digest option when subscribing. As already mentioned, you can post (to all Debian lists) without being subscribed. You might w

Re: turn off receiving email

2020-11-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 nov 20, 09:38:02, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 10:34:41AM +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Mi, 11 nov 20, 02:13:39, Michael Morgan wrote: > > > > > > A simple and silly question: how to subscribe to this mail list and set up > &g

Re: Local shared storage configuration

2020-11-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 nov 20, 09:23:07, Kamil Jońca wrote: > Andrei POPESCU writes: > > > On Mi, 11 nov 20, 08:44:18, Kamil Jońca wrote: > >> Andrei POPESCU writes: > >> > >> > On Ma, 03 nov 20, 17:34:48, Joe wrote: > >> >> > >> >&

Re: Local shared storage configuration

2020-11-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 nov 20, 10:50:29, Didar Hossain wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 11:59:52AM +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Ma, 03 nov 20, 17:34:48, Joe wrote: > > > > > > Those of us who use NTFS do so deliberately to provide compatibility > > > with Windows. It

Re: An old box running Debian 8

2020-11-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 12 nov 20, 15:07:48, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:40:50 +0100 > Miroslav Skoric wrote: > > > I have an old comp (CPU Pentium II Celeron 400 MHz, 224 MB RAM) > > running ham radio server in Debian 8. It works well in CLI, but very > > slow after starting GUI. I wonder whet

Re: An old box running Debian 8

2020-11-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 12 nov 20, 23:01:19, Miroslav Skoric wrote: > > At first, I wondered whether Pentium II Celeron 400 MHz, 224 MB RAM, would > make it even bootable after upgrading 8 to 9. (Without any GUI, if needed to > be removed before the upgrade). > > And when bootable, what GUI might be workable at b

Re: An old box running Debian 8

2020-11-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 13 nov 20, 14:06:52, Miroslav Skoric wrote: > On 11/13/20 12:12 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: > > > Miroslav Skoric writes: > > > > > On 11/11/20 7:09 PM, Linux-Fan wrote: > > > > > > > Pentium II is old indeed. Whenever using old processors, it is > > > > important to > > > > test if the new kern

Re: An old box running Debian 8

2020-11-15 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 14 nov 20, 16:36:03, Miroslav Skoric wrote: > On 11/13/20 9:29 PM, David Wright wrote: > > > > > I would have thought that Debian has made kernel testing just about as > > easy as they can since: > > jessie installs with 3.16 but 4.9 is also available, > > stretch installs with 4.9 but

Re: How to manage audio volume unattended.

2020-11-15 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 15 nov 20, 02:35:39, Juan R. de Silva wrote: > > If somebody can suggest another way to achieve the desired, please > suggest. For example, can anyone suggest a media player, which can accept > a desired volume level as a command line argument? Any other ideas? Apparently mpv supports se

Re: Connecting a base system via WiFi.

2020-11-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 15 nov 20, 07:10:36, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > On Mi, 04 nov 20, 21:45:16, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > > According to packages.debian.org/buster/all/net, iw is not > > available in the suite. > > From: Andrei POPESCU > Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2020 12:31:25 +0200 > >

Re: An old box running Debian 8

2020-11-17 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 17 nov 20, 09:24:05, David Wright wrote: > On Sun 15 Nov 2020 at 10:41:55 (+0200), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Sb, 14 nov 20, 16:36:03, Miroslav Skoric wrote: > > > On 11/13/20 9:29 PM, David Wright wrote: > > > > > > > I would have thought that De

Re: Errors using "apt update"

2020-11-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 18 nov 20, 01:56:15, Ming wrote: > On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:10:08 -0500, Jerry Mellon wrote: > > Gentleman/Ladies > > > > I have experienced a problem using "apt update". The program appears > > to work, but I end up with the list of errors. > > If you cannot find these public keys, you may

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