replace the GPU card Gene it's kaput.
C
I use
dphys-swapfile
this is a system service that auto configures a swap at boot without
requiring a static partition.
it computes the size of an optimal swap file and or resizes an existing
swap file if necessary. it mounts, dismounts, and deletes the swap if not
wanted. it doesn't dynamically
from a google search:
In Debian 10, PipeWire 0.2. 5 is available, and should not need to manually
be installed, as it's usually brought in as a dependency by applications
that make use of it. In Debian 11, PipeWire 0.3. 19 is available, and can
be experimentally used as a substitute for the ALSA u
>Note: I'm using Debian/unstable.
I'm using Bookworm as well.
I was just happy at first that I had some reliable sound again. but I don't
use my desktop with Bluetooth or headphones as you've described in your
bug report.
Pipewire is waning and WirePlumber is waxing. I'll put it that way.
> PulseAudio is waning and Pipewire is waxing;
> WirePlumber is a session manager for Pipewire.
ah, just so, I am glad it is.
> There is no silver bullet that makes your system secure.
I get a login shell with $su --login
I don't have sudo installed
is there something heretical about that, I should know?
> Maybe I should remove all firewall progs and start from zero.
I would suggest you install Shorewall. it is not the pain in the arse that's
been the theme of this thread so far.
System Information
GTK 3.24.36 / GLib 2.74.5
Locale: en_US.UTF-8 (charset: UTF-8)
Operating System: Linux 6.1.0-3-amd64 (x86_64)
aka Debian 12 bookworm/testing
I ran nvidia-detect:
~# nvidia-detect
Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GP108 [GeForce
firmware.' In my
/etc/apt/apt/sources.list the entry was accepted until I got to the word
firmware and that was whited out and deb can't be resolved.
So, the cart is before the horse maybe, but there is more we cannot see.
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Ah so a typo. A small thing causing big problems. Once that was corrected
the necessary files from firmware were included in an apt update and
eventually the full-upgrade without nvidia-kernel-dkms being held back.
Everything resolved after that.
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deb https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main non-free non-free-firmware
not
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free
non-free-firmware
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> virtually any board easily available today is going to make use of DDR2
> memory
What about DDR3 memory, is that preferable?
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> - f-spot
Watch out there you're packing in 21MB of gnome dependencies and
esound that wipes out alsa, you know what I say to that.
Just a card reader file manager and gimp for those creative moments.
>Ron Johnson said:
jhead exif exiv2 metacam
Thanks for these suggestions.
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> family photos
20,000 family photos?
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Does anyone here use this conversation simulator and if so are the
conversations interesting? I'm tired of talking to humans, listening to
their drivil. Can this package simulate a human conversation, is megaHAL
like Julie the AmTrak automated assistant?
What is the Markov Model?
Can megaHAL sy
> why just not installing it and giving it a try - it's very simple.
> I've tried it. It's a chat/conversation engine.
OK
>I've written a thesis about dialogue systems,
Is this online somewhere?
>but megaHAL is not what someone would expect.
You mean megahal is sort of incomplete not develop
>Tonight I took a look at Debian's explanation of networking and
> liked the way it was presented. I also liked what I read about Debian's
> approach in general.
You've come to the right place.
If you get the Debian Testing Installer iso: (50-60 MB)
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.1/i3
> I used to run IceWm...but recently I have become a convert to
> Fluxbox. It's even lighter than Icewm...and I think more versatile but
I might as well weigh in here in the spirit of Debian and just say that I've
never used Ice but I have used Fluxbox for a time after using Blackbox and
thought
I'm using apt 0.7.23.1.
I did an apt-get dist-upgrade
I received the following error messages:
Setting up sysv-rc (2.87dsf-3) ...
info: Checking if it is safe to convert to dependency based boot.
error: Unable to migrate to dependency based boot sequencing.
The error message invoked a screen with
> # aptitude purge ~c
Thanks for that suggestion but I don't use aptitude..I use apt, dpkg, and
smartpm.
dpkg -P works but it would seem each package must be listed
seperately. Is there a command that gets all the unpurged stuff in one go,
like your suggestion above with apititude?
Apropos to
I have a lot of commands saved in Xterm. I know:
#history -c
to clear this, however it would be really good if these commands could be
listed and selectively deleted.
If such a thing can be done it would be good, and huge. With Debian I've
come to realize that someone out there may already know
> Have you tried already?
I have now..thanks Ben thanks Tiago
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> It is? How do you do that?
Make sure you have installed:
nvidia-glx
nvidia-glx-dev
nvidia-kernel-source
compile the source with the following command:
#m-a -t clean,a-i nvidia-kernel-source
enjoy the show then:
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
see what happens.
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> the correct instructions (but I haven't tried yet). And I suppose
> that these are official instructions (as being on debian.org).
Try these instructions:
http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/debian/debian-nvidia-dri-howto.html
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> > I am searching for something like pfsense[1] for Linux to install in
> > a production server. In other words, a highly manageable firewall
arno-iptables-firewall
Unlike other lean iptables frontends in Debian, arno-iptables-firewall
will setup and load a secure, restrictive firewall by ju
Are there other archives to this group for 2009? The link:
http://lists.bofh.it/pipermail/linux-gate/
at:
http://lists.bofh.it/listinfo/linux-gate
only shows [to me at least] 2003,
not what I wanted.
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> first, otherwise you may have todo:
> #m-a -t clean,a-i nvidia-kernel-source
> again! ;)
I don't know about now but recently if you didn't do apt-get update and
dist-upgrade after the compile you wouldn't get the glx updated drivers,
maybe that step has been eliminated.
Debian uncertain, my fa
> Any ideas how to fix?
hummm...you might as well try:
#dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config
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> and there are a lot of a--holes on the list...
It should be pointed out that an a-hole is quite different from being anal.
Anal people you can live with, a-holes on the other hand, never.
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> there are morons no
> matter what OS they use.
> Alexey
There are no morons on this list in my view, but as it has been pointed out,
there are a-holes.
Stop spreading tedium with references to morons and RTFM when someone ask the
bleeding obvious or makes a mistake that could have been avoide
> today I updated my testing installation. Now the 32bit part of the
> NVIDIA drivers doesn't work anymore
I don't have 64bit strong hardware but it sounds like the problem I have after
a Linux Kernel is upgraded.
For Squeeze/Sid I'm showing: 2.6.30-2 (686)
After the upgrade I can expect the '
> I can't install driver for my graphical card - nVidia Quadro 130M on
> Debian Squeeze i386
Try Lennart Sorensen's guide:
http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/debian/debian-nvidia-dri-howto.html
It will set things right.
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I've made a new computer my first ever and I'm very pleased with it. It uses
an AMD phenon II 505 build cpu on an Ausus board with 8GB ram.
I used an amd64 net-installer to create the partitions and swap file
on the new and larger hard drive of the new machine.
Before moving an image of the old [
> You were already told that a reinstall is most definitely the easiest,
> fastest and safest procedure. But if you want to try it:
>
> http://teddyb.org/~rlpowell/hobbies/debian_arch_up/
Thanks for all the suggestions.
I had a go with the above site using the powerful command:
#dpkg --force-d
> Dear fellow Debian users,
> My system is in a state which apt-get finds acceptable:
> But aptitude goes bonkers
Although I don't use apititude APT a few weeks ago did something similar
after an update and dist-upgrade. It was as if some diabolical gnome team
member decided to forcefully spread t
> Anyway, I think the huge **WARNING** notes should have been enough to let
> you know the whole thing was not without risk ;)
>
> Regards,
>
> Angus
>
You're right Angus, and I did take precautions, that is why I was still able
to post to the newsgroup, however I thought maybe an extra emphas
> I think I'll just wait for:
>
> aptitude -a amd64 --arch_upgrade
>
> Surely that's right around the corner... Maybe for Squeeze?
>
> :)
>
> James
Damn right, keep a watch on your /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg file for an upgrade.
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I was looking over a dmesg output and I noticed a message that said I would
save 64MB of RAM if I enabled the IOMMU option in the bios.
I'm using an ASUS M4A79XTD EVO board with 8GB of RAM so maybe freeing up
64MB of RAM isn't that big of a deal; however, I had a look in the bios setup
and saw not
I was looking over a dmesg output and I noticed a message that said I would
save 64MB of RAM if I enabled the IOMMU option in the bios.
I'm using an ASUS M4A79XTD EVO board with 8GB of RAM so maybe freeing up
64MB of RAM isn't that big of a deal; however, I had a look in the bios setup
and saw not
Try ude. That's all I use. It has a very black option, you will see nothing
but black. xfce might let you use it as a wm..then maybe not. It's awfully
simple, fast, and clean. Forget about upgrades there aren't any. I think it
has been abandoned, still and all that doesn't stop making it the best
>how long this nightmare might go on. Debian-announce may
>be a fine additional list, but why shall I subscribe
The last entry I have from l.debian.announce is:
"Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated"
that was on January 30, 2010
the nightmare continues.
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anyone having problems with their Nvidia card and drivers should first
consult Lennart Sorensen's HOWTO:
http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/debian/debian-nvidia-dri-howto.html
also it is essential to have the xorg's 'nv' "driver" handy if you get
kicked back to the console on startx after an Nvidia u
On my system, sid, this command wouldn't work:
>$ update-alternatives --display x-www-browser
this command will:
$ update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
why is that?
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OK..solved my own question:
should have been:
$ update-alternatives --display x-www-browser
instead of:
$ update-alternatives -display x-www-browser
for the want of a dash an error message is returned.
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On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:20:02 +0200
Richard Owlett wrote:
> What's the best? I still don't know.
Mr. Owlett,
I would just like to add to the usual suggestions since you're interested in
tinkering with Debian, a worthy hobby to be sure, that no one has suggested the
now
forgotten UDE with the i
On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 23:00:02 +0200
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Insanity is a new fashion in Linuxland.
In regard to some of your recent comments Ralf I was a bit concerned about you.
Maybe the NSA hasn't made you nuts at all but instead repressed feelings about
the
environment. I understand completel
On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:10:01 +0200
Catherine Gramze wrote:
> there was no option in the BIOS to boot to the hard drive, or even to the EFI
partition
It surprises me to think you cannot select in your own BIOS the choice of
booting
from a CD. What kind of BIOS is that? With the latest testing ve
On Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:10:01 +0200
paulmars wrote:
> Im emailed a bug report. I got no response. I been trying to convince
> myself to try again, but I have doubts. I dont want to loose my XP
> install again. I need dual boot and i also need a recovery option if
> Debian fails again, like last
is answer the board
seems to be what I want.
> > In a message yesterday,
(to you not the list)
Charles Kroeger mentioned that part of "Connected-standby" was an inability to
enable CSM. This answer suggests the board can do either.
> > "With the release of Windows 8 in
On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:00:03 +0200
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> in
> Germany in 2012 was around 0.26 €/kWh. (0.26 EUR = 0.351604 USD)
In Western New York last bill was circa 0.21$/KWh
In West Texas for September circa 0.14 $/KWh
1.00 EUR = 1.35229 USD Mid-market rates: 2013-10-01 00:12 UTC
What's i
On Tue, 01 Oct 2013 06:40:01 +0200
Doug wrote:
> it's nothing
> like the prices shown unloaded, above.
.21 cents is nothing like .22 cents, who knew.
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Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> "People convinced against their will are of the same opinion still."
Stan, you know what Jesus said: "cast your pearls before swine and they will
turn
on you and tear you to pieces."
There are opinions and facts. Many now think their o
On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 07:10:01 +0100
Beco wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> This is an open thread, if that is allowed.
>
> I would like to start a topic on 3d printers. Does anyone here have
> experience in using such printers with debian/linux?
>
> What brand would you recommend?
>
> How about kits?
>
>
On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:30:02 +0200
Charlie wrote:
> > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> >
> > When I encountered this error (which was mentioned on this list a few
> > days ago) I purged the linjpeg-turbo-progs package (on which
> > apparently nothing depended because i
On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:10:01 +0200
"David L. Craig" wrote:
> Let's use our
> keyboards to launch test cases in preference to soapbox
> rhetoric that likely proves nothing.
>
> Let's let the code speak for itself for a while.
I've not had many problems with systemd excepting my firewall, Shorewa
On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:10:01 +0200
Joel Rees wrote:
> Probably a meaningless suggestion, but have you tried
>
> apt-get clean
>
> ?
Yes once in a while, but I use:
apt-get autoclean
instead and that's before making a weekly image using terabyte image for Linux.
(and
windows if you like) it
On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:40:02 +0200
berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
> opera might be closed source and unmaintained on
> linux, it's still my favorite.
It's very maintained on linux. I suggest you try Opera beta. It's the best
browser
I've used in a long time.
Version:26.0.1656.8 -
I have a line in my /etc/fstab file:
#/dev/sde1/ /media/lumix-photos vfat users,rw,auto,iocharset=utf8,umask=000
0
Anytime I want to add photos off the SD card in my camera, I comment out the
hashmark
add the SD card to the reader, and reboot the computer. The SD card is mounted
(/dev/s
On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:30:02 +0100
The Wanderer wrote:
>I suspect that /dev/sde1 exists, but /dev/sde1/ (with the trailing slash) does
>not - i.e., />dev/sde1 is a device node, not a directory.
Yes, the extra forward slash was there (indicating a directory)..interesting.
Anyway. I removed the
On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 20:10:01 +0100
Jonathan de Boyne Pollard wrote:
> I see from other messages in this thread that I'm not the only person to
> think it equally ludicrous to have a workflow that involves rebooting
> the entire machine just to mount and unmount a removable block device.
> Ind
On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 11:50:01 +0100
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> Why reboot, you can just use 'mount -a'?
>
> By the way, 'auto' and 'rw' are default, no need to set them explicitly.
Thanks for this information
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Peter Nieman wrote:
> no one has mentioned autofs in this thread
No, but I will put it in my list of options for /etc/fstab entry. I assume
entries
like 'autofs' and 'nofail' will soon be obsolete when 'systemd-fstab-generator'
becomes de regueur, eh, Jonathan
On Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:00:02 +0100
Eric Sharkey wrote:
> autofs isn't an option for /etc/fstab, it's a completely separate way
> to specify mounts. For something like an sd card, you would add it to
> something like /etc/auto.misc instead of /etc/fstab. autofs
> filesystems are not mounted at b
On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:50:02 +0200
Camaleón wrote:
> I experienced no issues with the dist-upgrade.
In my troubles with that I'm sure they installed alsa-base with everything
muted.
Sound for me only returned after messing about with the alsamixergui keyboard
controls of which some control this
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:10:02 +0200
Camaleón wrote:
>Well, you can "unmute" any of the detected input/outputs by this command
>that can be run on system boot:
> amixer set PCM 100 unmute
>Not sure if this will help in your case, though... maybe using "alsactl"
>to store the volume/unmuted opt
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:50:02 +0200
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> "A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing
Exactly Ralf..I'm always wearing a towel instead of my sarong that often goes
missing. You see it's true, a man who knows where his towel is, is never
exposed.
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:10:01 +0200
Camaleón wrote:
> A better approach would be using the expert installer mode
> and do not select the "desktop" task.
This is just so.
Load a "basic system" add the driver for your particular video
card that will bring with it the xorg stuff then try the comma
Has anyone else done this upgrade and found it breaks an X session?
I had to install the xserver-xorg-video-vesa server to take the place of the
nvidia
driver.
My nvidia stuff:
ii glx-alternative-nvidia 0.2.2 amd64
ii libgl1-nvidia-alternatives 304.48-2 amd64
ii libg
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:30:01 +0200
Pascal Obry wrote:
> A clean-up of an old driver? I would advise to uninstall everything,
> exit X session and install back from a console.
>
> Pascal.
Thanks for this suggestion, I did this, as you suggested, removed and purged
everything nVidia then reinstal
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:00:01 +0200
Mark Allums wrote:
> did you run
>
> $nvidia-xconfig
I tried your suggestion and got this:
~$ nvidia-xconfig
bash: nvidia-xconfig: command not found
and this one:
$ $nvidia-xconfig
bash: -xconfig: command not found
and this:
# nvidia-xconfig
bash: nvidia-
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:20:02 +0200
Xelsior wrote:
> Not sure why this is but maybe the error
> messages I quote can help in some way.
>
> Barney Holmes
Thank you Barney, where are the error messages you quote, in your message with
the subject: "What is the procedure for patching the Debian kern
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:20:02 +0200
Xelsior wrote:
> Hi. See my message "What is the procedure for patching the Debian
Ah disregard my previous quiry..I see your message now previously obscured.
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:30:02 +0200
Mark Allums wrote:
> what you are looking for is in its own package, named, oddly
> enough, nvidia-xconfig.
Thanks for an interesting read, almost philosophical as it were, I see this
package
is available for sid however although it will create a fancy
lookin
For those of you running nouveau as your video driver with the gnome desktop you
wont know about the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file but for all us others there is
considerable latitude for creativity in this file and its results on one's X11
desktop. Take for instance Mark Allums in a letter of the 1st O
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:50:02 +0200
Richard Owlett wrote:
> Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed
> internet connection.
Back in the day I used to download a version of Debian over a 56K modem (that
rarely
achieved those speeds) I used to set it to downloading around midnight and
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:50:02 +0200
"Stephen J. Mazurek" wrote:
> I have a high speed connection but I will be starting from a CD.
> Do you have any suggestions?
I would suggest you make your own CD's DVD's if you want a CD install.
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
This site is fo
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:50:02 +0200
"Stephen J. Mazurek" wrote:
> I expect to return to Linux very soon (not Debian, but Aptosid, since it's
> more
up to date.)
Kubuntu Ubuntu it's all Debian to me. Debian Invictus as it were. If you want
up-to-date do the beta2 7.0 install and set up your /et
On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:50:02 +0100
Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> If enough people buy AMD then Intel has a strong competitor. This keeps
> the marketplace healthy and keeps Chipzilla from becoming a total
> monopoly WRT x86.
Thanks for your ecologically sound hardware suggestions you generously share
On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:30:02 +0100
Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> Now if they'd just smarten up
I've pondered this sort of thing my whole adult life. I don't understand
everything
you're saying here but it sounds pretty straight forward for someone who does,
like
the 50 miles-to-the-gallon carburettor
On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:20:01 +0100
lee wrote:
> apt-get build-dep dvbcut
> apt-get source dvbcut
> cd dvbcut
> debuild -us -uc
>
>
> ... fails with a number of errors:
I hastily went through all the post with this subject and didn't notice anyone
suggesting:
apt-get install checkinstall
apt-
This is a recent development. I run Debian unstable by apt preferences I have a:
Samsung SyncMaster 215tw
Nvidia GeForceT 9800 GT Graphics Accelerator (silent cell)
Recently on a systems restart be it Debian or Windows 7 the monitor blacks out
i.e.
doesn't pick up and display the signal. If I c
On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 03:00:01 +0100
Chris Bannister wrote:
> if someone has been "fiddling" with it.
I'm the one who's fiddling with it and if you want to suggest something be
specific
like what BIOS setting did you have in mind? The bleeding obvious is not
helpful.
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Chris Bannister wrote:
> or even a BIOS setting
OK Chris, I have to eat humble pie here, it was a BIOS setting. Something about
a
setting in the plug-and-play versus the BIOS..this setting got changed to
letting
the BIOS decide what's what.
I had to set it
On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:10:01 +0100
Anthony Campbell wrote:
> if you have a video card in a
> slot rather than integral in the MB, take it out and put it back.
Thanks for this suggestion, it can't hurt. If it works I'll let you know.
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Charles Blair wrote:
> The installer shows me 3 primary ntfs partitions,
> presumably for windows7.
What installer is that?
Well, I'm assuming this is the Debian Installer 7.0 Beta2 you're using. First
off
it sounds like you have no 'free space' on this HD. Y
acroread acroread-debian-files acroread-escript acroread-plugins ia32-libs
ia32-libs-gtk ia32-libs-xulrunner lib32v4l-0 mozilla-acroread nspluginwrapper
softmaker-office-2012
Now why would a 'dist-upgrade' want to do such a thing?
Then there's this: 'apt-get -u upgrade'
The following packages h
On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:30:01 +0100
Steven Post wrote:
> the non-free 3rd party packages have not been updated to work with the
> multiarch
> way of doing things.
So...now we wait, is that about it?
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Chris Bannister wrote:
> Please don't run Sid, if you don't understand the risk(
I like risk, why else would I run it, how could I understand it if I didn't?
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Stefan Monnier wrote:
> Decency seems to be a dying breed, sadly ;-)
lunacy is very much alive however.
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Beco wrote:
> Dear fellows,
>
> Regarding the usage experience of those ereaders on the caput, what
> you find more compatible do Debian?
Pocketbook runs on Linux, a Debian flavored one, compatible with many e-reader
formats and works with Calibre through a U
On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:00:03 +0100
Richard Owlett wrote:
> multiple Linuxes present. Is there a way to
> tell the installer to use an existing SWAP partition?
I have such a system, and 'any' swap partition cut out of any other (Linux)
partition on your computer will be used by whatever version
On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:00:02 +0100
Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> Is there a way to fix this dependency problem? I found nothing
> useful (at least for me) via Google, or debian forums.
Try this:
#dpkg --configure -a
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p.s. this is an old one:
#apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes dist-u
On Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:20:01 +0100
Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> When I run
> # apt-get install
> I get "1763 ackages not upgraded"
hummm...I don't know but I care nothing for these code words squeeze wheezy sid
etc. I prefer good 'ol stable testing unstable experimental.
>today, I tried to
On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:10:02 +0100
Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> As I already said, I'll spend less time installing Wheezy from the iso image
This just in:
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
your troubles are over.
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On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:40:02 +0100
Jon Dowland wrote:
> I can't see the relevance of any of these for the problem at hand.
OK, suggest something of relevance for the problem specifically, like a better
less
'default' set of values for the /etc/apt/apt.conf file, explaining why.
I was suggestin
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:00:02 +0200
Floris wrote:
> I want to clean up my system
You could always install:
bleachbit
That will clean you out
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 02:30:01 +0200
John Holland wrote:
> working in Debian Sid VM by jtotheh @slashdot
> http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=5512583&cid=47639701
netflix is going into Europe where Linux is widely used, especially in Germany.
I
believe they will have a .deb in the
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 01:00:02 +0200
Brian wrote:
> honestly, does anyone care why any user chose
> to change from Ubuntu or if their expectations were met?
A skillful writer might weave a soap opera around the unsettling notions of
systemd
yet always there, an undercurrent of optimism inherent t
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:50:01 +0200
Lisi Reisz wrote:
> I had understood that Debian is in this, as in many things, different from
> most Linux distros.
Yes you're right, that's what makes Debian special, passion always trumps money.
Look what happened to M$. I happen to know directly a certain
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:50:02 +0200
Tom H wrote:
> Debian isn't as special as you think, at least not from this perspective.
Everybody earns money and needs money in this development. Organizations like
Debian go forward by people with jobs volunteering time and expertise. I knew
for
instance in
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