Hey guys,
I've been using wterm and it seems to fit the bill for a lightweight and fast
terminal emulator. However, whenever I use MidnightCommander or aptitude, wterm
can't seem to display the fonts properly. There are characters that are not
shown properly and just appear as white boxes. MC and
Hey guys,
Any of you use newsreaders from the commandline. I'm using an old laptop with
debian and I read a lot of news everyday and loading the websites seems such a
pain and slow process. Besides, nothing beats the commandline.
Any good recommendations?
Thanks,
Amit
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> Amit writes:
> > Any of you use newsreaders from the commandline.
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> I doubt anyone uses a command-line newsreader but many use text-only
> newsreaders such as slrn and trn. I use gnus, which can be either
> text-only on a console or GUI in X.
>
> > I'm us
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> That's a different beast - by asking for a newsreader, you got
> recommendations for usenet newsreaders...
You are right. I actually meant RSS newsreaders. Thank you for clearing it up.
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> You want an adblocker for your Web browser. I use Privoxy.
I just checked out the Privoxy web site. Very interesting. I will definitely
give it a try. Do you notice any downsides to using Privoxy? Mainly speed issues
when loading web pages?
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Just use the 'youtubedl' python script (can be found in repos) to download and
then use 'mplayer' or something else to watch it...simple, effective, and
opensource.
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Hey guys,
I'm using feh to view most the images that I have but whenever I try to open a
tiff file using feh, it just shows a blank black screen. Any ideas? I read up on
the documentation but could not find anything saying that tiff is not supported.
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> > > I'm using feh to view most the images that I have but whenever I try
> > > to open a tiff file using feh, it just shows a blank black screen.
> > > Any ideas? I read up
Hey guys,
Been happily using debian etch for over a month now!
What an amazing system this is.
Anyways, font smoothing has been working quite well on this laptop screen except
for xterm. I finally figured out how to change the font in xterm to bitstream
vera sans mono but the fonts in xterm look
> Xft.antialias: 1
> Xft.dpi: 93
> Xft.hinting: 1
> Xft.hintstyle: hintfull
> Xft.rgba: rgb
>
Thank you for your suggestions. I will try this out. I am by the way using DWM
for my window manager and I have an .Xdefaults file with some xterm font
settings. Should I put your config there or in a sep
Hey Guys,
I am Engineering student and I currently use latex and such to create my
reports. I just recently switched to Debian from Mac OS X. However, I was
looking for a good diagramming software for Linux. I heard of Xcircuit but I was
looking for something with a little less learning curve.
Ot
Thanks!
Dia seems like a good choice. Quite simple and lightweight.
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You're right.
I just installed Xfig and played around it for a bit. Quite a powerful app.
Thanks for the tip!
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Wow!
That's it! Worked like a charm! Thank you so much!
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Hey guys,
I searched the mailing list for answers to the texlive vs tetex issues. The
answers seems to be that texlive is the newer for updated distribution for tex
and latex documents. Thus, I installed the 'texlive-latex-base' package and was
a happy camper. Latex was working fine.
However, the
I just checked out a few screenshots for Raggle.
Seems quite impressive. Thank you for the suggestion. In the meantime I am quite
happy with snownews but I will definitely check this out.
Thanks,
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Hey everyone,
Currently running Debian Etch happily with the DWM window manager. This is a
really lightweight window manager that is quite suitable for this very old
machine. Anyways, I have iceweasel, gaim, gvim, and a host of other GTK apps.
Right now they have the default "look" which I would l
Hey guys,
So just installed OpenNTP on a shiny new etch system. The daemon is started
during startup but now what? How do I know that my clock is being synchronized?
I checked the config and there are debian ntp servers listed.
So is that it? Or am I missing something here.
Thanks,
Amit
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Hey everyone,
I've recently been compiling a few programs from source. I then realized that I
might have to uninstall them in the future. Thus, I did a quick google search
and the main point was that after compiling create a .deb file and then install
the software. Then I could just use dpkg to in
That's exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much.
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Linux and Open Source in general are definitely the future.
First step will be to use Linux full time as your main system. I recently
started using Debian Etch full time and I have definitely learned so much more.
There is always something new that you will learn everyday.
Next step would be to r
Hey guys,
I'm a happy camper with Debian Etch here on my old laptop. Thanks to all the
developers and the users for the great work!
Right now, I have an old laptop with a noisy harddrive. I have installed
laptop-mode tools and set my hard drive spin down to around 20 seconds. Here is
the sequence
Thanks for the quick response.
That sounds like it might solve the issue. I will try it out.
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Hey guys,
I've thought a lot about security lately and one of the "items" on my list is
signing and encrypting my mail using gnupg. Now how is this done? I am currently
using the sylpheed 2.4.5 client compiled with gnupg support. If I choose to sign
and encrypt messages, I am not able to send them
Hello fellow debian users,
I was just looking through the new features of GNOME 2.20 and wow a lot of
amazing new features. But what blew me away was the UI. I don't current use
gnome but I use a lot of GTK apps in DWM. Any one know what theme they are using
here? And also how do they make open of
Very very sorry about that.
Here is the link: http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/en/index.html
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> the striking thing is that this happens on two different machines.
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> are there any other information i shoud provide?
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> thanks for helping,
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> meik
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Sorry to hear that you are having a lot of trouble. I don't have that much
experience in setting up samba but when I had to set up a small samba shared
drive I read this document.
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Samba-Authenticated-Gateway-HOWTO.gz
This should be installed by default in all debian
ere a GTK theme that matches
the GNOME 2.20 look? It really looks clean and professional.
http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/en/index.html
Using Etch here by the way.
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d use "Preview" to reduce
the image size.
How is this done in debian? I am sure there are utilities out there but I just
couldn't find them.
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When using the convert command, the png image is automatically converted to an
8.5 by 11 sized pdf document.
I guess I'll have to reduce the size of the png image first and then convert it
as pdf?
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educes pdf file sizes. If I
am not mistaken it calls a Python script that automatically does this. I have
seen the script before and I just have to look for it now.
I thought there might have been a tool already available in the repos.
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debian or other distros still use gcc ver 3 because it is much more
tested and stable. In quite a few cases, byte code from gcc 4 will be faster
than byte code from gcc 3.
I hope there was no error in what I was trying to say.
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up all those equations and plots. I just worked them out on paper and sent them
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that. But what do you guys
suggest? I mean is there a "System Profiler" / "Device Manager" under linux?
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> When I launch xpdf from a CLI or from within mc (by hitting 'enter' on
> a pdf) and then close xpdf I always sees that message. I don't know
> what it means, but it seems harmless.
>
Yes, I have the same issue but it does look quite harmless.
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looking
for!
I am still curious, however, if this actually shows all my hardware? I guess
the best comparison would be to Windows Device Manager where it shows you all
hardware associated with your system and a "question mark" on those that it
does not have drivers for.
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re no dependencies except basic X11 dev
headers. It only installs one binary file. It takes getting used to and maybe a
few tweaks to get it right but it is definitely worth it.
Try it out. If you have any questions regarding DWM, please post back.
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>
> With other WMs, you're not focused on the app and task?
>
Its hard for me to explain. I suggest you try it out. Of course, this is just
my opinion and experiences. Just a suggestion.
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I just can't. With DWM, you're focused on the application
and the task at hand. Try it out.
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x27; (yeah i know,
apparently the name lives up to the hype). Haven't tried it but I will def
check it out.
http://awesome.naquadah.org/
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I couldn't have explained it any better. I guess if I get asked, I will simply
forward your explanation to them ;).
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Yes I think you are right. python-imaging is the package mac os x uses to
resize images and pdf.
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> Where can I pass the -fn argument to xterm to set up font size, using dwm?
Edit your config.h file. There are mod keys defined for specific programs. Edit
the arguments there.
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pinion. Simply launch
aptitude from the terminal.
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Much lighter than icewm. Also instead of iceweasel, use a CLI web
browser such as links2 (much better that lynx IMHO).
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You might want to try the gparted live CD
(http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php). Boot from it and resize partitions
on the fly.
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This is on a old PowerBook G4 500MHz PPC w/512MB RAM. I would think this should
be fast enough to watch DVDs? Also, I am not running any other major
applications in the background.
Any suggestions?
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h of
these errors repeatedly.
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed! 5.666 ct: 0.295 138/135 13% 5% 100.0% 127 0 1%
a52: error at resampling
a52: CRC check failed!
a52: error at resampling
I'm guessing this is due to the speed.
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Hey guys,
Recently installed Debian Etch on an old PowerBook G4. Running beautifully. I
installed supertux from aptitude and install went fine. I tried launching but
all I get is a blank screen. I can hear the sounds but that is it.
Any ideas?
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Hi thanks for the reply.
I tried --sdl option and --opengl but still to no avail. I tried googling and
it looks like some others have experienced the problem but I can't seem to find
a concrete solution to it.
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works. Check it out.
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loaded images to see if it matches the md5sum given on
the download site?
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bian kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x54 { AbortedCommand
LastFailedSense=0x05 }
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
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nto an iso or something file and play from hard
> disk?
How do I do this? mkisofs? Or can I use mencode or dvdbackup? What do you
recommend?
THanks.
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others have mentioned.
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah I checked out minicom. It seems like it is the way
to go. As for putty, it is quite nice but I was looking for something really
powerful with debugging and file sending capabilities. It seems like minicom is
the only option there.
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st do the following:
sudo apt-get install apache postgresql php4 libapache-mod-perl
That's the beauty and simplicity of debian in one line for you.
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ion, 'make install' and 'make uninstall' seems to be sufficient.
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eaning by developers? I guess they have to include an
uninstall script in the source folder right?
I installed stow and it looks like the right way to go. How is it used? Do you
have any experiences with it?
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Yes it actually does exist and in fact I think it is a better implementation
than the one in KDE. Here is a screenshot of it.
http://en.opensuse.org/Image:103-World-Clock.jpg
It is a GNOME Applet but I don't know if it is available anywhere for download.
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Hi there,
Can you post the dmesg output? (Located in /var/log/dmesg)
Amit
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Hey how you doing?
I was in a similar situation as you. I installed the stable Debian etch and I
required a few new packages. The best way to go about this is to compile them
from source. It can get quite a bit tedious at times but here are a few tips:
1. Follow the README and INSTALL file inc
Hey guys,
Recently hear that ubuntu 7.10 has a PDF printer enabled by default. I did some
digging around and found that this was accomplished through the use of cups-pdf.
So I went ahead and installed it using aptitude. Now, I can access the cups
settings from http://localhost:631 but I don't s
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> thread about apt-get and aptitude. I just installed Debian this week
> after moving over from Gentoo. I have only been using the apt-get
> metho
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> I ve just install the indiana in-preview version of opensolaris (Nov 1st).
>
> The installation was done correctly, in a primary partition declared
> as Solaris bf ( with linux and windows OS in same disk
I found the commands. From the OpenBSD afterboot man page:
Check the running system
You can use ps(1), netstat(1), and fstat(1) to check on running process-
es, network connections, and opened files, respectively.
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> I download the driver from sourceforge. The site promise nothing.
You are fair in being paranoid about the drivers or for any other software for
that matter. That is the advantage of Free Software as it allows for
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>
> im having a hard time installing debian 4.0 in ppc. im following this
> documentation[1] for booting the CD/DVD. I also tried first the normal
> process booting the CD by pressing C on boot-up but didn't wor
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>
> I use Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon with Gnome.
>
> When I insert a USB stick it is automatically mounted on /media/disk. I need
> to have it mounted as /media/usbdisk. How can I change this behavior?
> As far as I kn
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> On Fri January 25 2008, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> > Recently moved from Mac to Debian Linux. I am looking for a nice and
> > powerful FLOSS password manager similar to "Keychain" on
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> > Hey guys,
> >
> > Recently moved from Mac to Debian Linux. I am looking for a nice and
> > pow
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> On Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 07:28:29 -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
>
> > It looks like a nice little app. But it hasn't been updated since 2005.
> > Do you think this is a big issue?
>
&
The problem with WPA is the vendors sometimes implement it in their own way.
That is why there a lot incompatibility issues with it.
Why not just use WEP? I am sure it offers a good enough level of encryption for
your needs.
Sorry I am not of much more help.
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Hey guys,
I apologize for the fairly primitive question. But I have been fairly curious
as to the advantages of compiling the most recent kernels.
As I understand, the new kernel has a new scheduler (CFS). Haven't seen much
benchmarks but the early ones I have seen showed some fairly decent per
I am surprised no one mentione PPC hardware. There are old PowerMac towers that
come with a huge room inside to install hard drives and etc. As I remember
correctly, I am pretty sure there was a model with two processors in them
(Motorola 604s or 603s). That would be a much better choice than a
> > Actually one more thing, any benefits to doing this? Besides the geek
> > satisfaction that all of us get from compiling a new kernel.
>
> I think self-compiling kernels is generally overrated. I'd suggest
> trying pre-packaged kernels from sid first.
>
Pre-packaged kernels from sid. Will th
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> Ivan Glushkov mail.desy.de> writes:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to have wikipedia locally on my debian laptop.
> >
> > Which way of installing wikipedia would take the least disk space?
> > What software
Hey guys,
I have Etch running like a charm here. But recently I've been experiencing some
unstable wireless connection on this laptop. Here are a few notes of the issue:
* Connection suddenly is lost and goes to 0/92 (according to sudo iwconfig)
* Started occurring randomly during the past mon
Hi there,
I am planning to propose to the management folks at work a Debian Workstation
that will be used to automate testing of the network devices that we produce.
I have done extensive research on testing tools. And I have come up with two
main choices.
1. DejaGNU
* http://www.gnu.org/so
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> is it possible of me to instal Debian on an iMac (Rev. C)?
>
Yes it is. I have successfully installed Debian on an iMac Rev B machine. Since
it is a NewWorld machine you can directly download the debian cd and boot f
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> On Mon February 4 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > right.. but I didn't know if there were other programs, AbiSpread... to
> > > go along with it.
> >
> > Nope...
> >
> > Gnumeric is the spreadsheet that AbiWord Unix user
Hey guys,
Here's a quote from the LCA: State of Debian article on lwn.net:
"The Etch-and-a-half release will be happening soon. This is a version of Etch
which offers a 2.6.24 kernel - needed to make Etch work on newer hardware. The
original 2.6.18 kernel will remain an option for Etch users."
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> > Hey guys,
> >
> > Here's a quote from the LCA: State of Debian article on lwn.net:
> >
> > "The Etc
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Angus Auld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to ask whether someone could direct me to
> the config file that manages the gdm chooser list at
> login.
>
> I seem to have duplicate entries since I installed
> IceWM and Fluxbox. Previous I had been r
> However, after trying to understand these configs, my
> annoyance of the duplicates is now much less than my
> annoyance at trying to eliminate them. Is it just me,
> or does gdm seem a bit "over the top" when it comes to
> configuration?
> I never really took a liking to Gnomealways found
>
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:00:24 -0500
"Patrick Zaloum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually that's precicely what I just did, i'm running 2.6.22-3 from
> backports now, but so far i'm not any better for trying. Now when i run
> sensors i get the following error:
>
>
> w83627dhg-i2c-9191-290
> ERR
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:37:09 +0100
Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've installed fuse with "module-assistant auto-install fuse".
> Then, after loading the fuse module, I've tried sshfs, but I get
> the following error:
>
> fuse: failed to open /dev/fuse: Permission denied
>
> Here
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:42:18 +0100
Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2008-02-19 01:02:39 -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> > I recently installed sshfs on this etch system using aptitude
> > install sshfs. I am having the same problem you listed above.
> &g
Hey guys,
Recently moved from Mac OS X to Debian Etch and I was curios as to how to
create aliases/shortcuts to programs.
I wanted to set up Debian etch for my parents and in their home folder there is
going to be a folder called apps. In there will be all the aliases/shortcuts
for programs su
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:49:18 +0530
"pasupathy murugan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >debian etch
> > netgear wg311 wifi not configure ,
> > pl help me
Hi there,
Sorry to hear that you are having problems. But you probably need to provide
more details otherwise it is almost impossible for us to
Hi there,
I am sorry I haven't replied.
Anyways it looks like its a CD related problem. Did you burn it to a CDRW? What
software did you use to burn it?
I am using an older PowerBook G4 500MHz and I did not have to do anything
special or copy any files to the root HD. I simply burned the etch
>
> Do you have "fuse-utils" installed? /dev/fuse is meant to be created with
> ownership root:fuse, so the fuse group has to exist on your system. If I
> remember correctly, this group is created by the post-installation script of
> fuse-utils.
>
> You can check if your system has the fuse group
>
> The 2.6.18 images have fuse.ko included. However, we should make sure
> that your experiment with module-assistant has not left behind an
> additional - possibly broken - fuse module. Run
>
> find /lib/modules/$(uname -r) -name fuse.ko
>
> and verify that it only lists one file:
> /lib/modul
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:56:45 -0500
"Michael Yang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> I want to install the matlab package on debian, do you know any repositories
> I can use?
>
> Thanks.
> M.
Hi there,
I took a course that required MATLAB. For almost all of the homework
assignments, oct
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