Re: Egad stumped by fetchmail ...

2014-08-13 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Mon 11 Aug 2014 at 14:50:30 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> The oldhost is running exim4 light, while newhost is running >> exim4-heavy. > > Exim is only involved after the mail is collected. > >> But still the configuration files look the same

default layout for web server (jessie)

2014-08-13 Thread Harry Putnam
Last time I fiddled with setting up a web server was some 4-5 yrs ago. Things appear to have changed a bit. Can anyone point to a URL or etc that would show what a default layout might look like. Back when.. /var/www/localhost/htdocs was DocumentRoot and the default cgi-bin directory was: /var

Having trouble allowing cgi script on jessie

2014-08-25 Thread Harry Putnam
Running jessie with apache2-2.4.10-1 Haven't run a web server on my home lan for a while so trying to get that working. Starting with the default installed setup: I can hit the default home page and my *html stuff just fine. However it seems *.cgi scripts are not allowed to fire. OK, I googl

apache2 what is the standard way to enable modules?

2014-09-03 Thread Harry Putnam
googling to learn how to enable modules in apache2-2.4.10-1+b1 I'm getting a little too much input to really see what to do. what is the name of cgi module? That would be very useful for the `a2enmod' cmd. And for something real simple like making sure it is installed. I see several files in

Re: apache2 what is the standard way to enable modules?

2014-09-03 Thread Harry Putnam
B writes: > On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:55:19 -0400 > Harry Putnam wrote: > >> what is the name of cgi module? That would be very useful for the >> `a2enmod' cmd. And for something real simple like making sure it is >> installed. >> >> I see se

Re: apache2 what is the standard way to enable modules?

2014-09-03 Thread Harry Putnam
Jerry Stuckle writes: > > Not loading a module is not an error - although you should fix the error > in line 74. Attempting to load a non-existent module would be an error. Just one thing about that... I have the log level jacked up to trace4 and when I restart apache2, that error does not show

Re: apache2 what is the standard way to enable modules?

2014-09-03 Thread Harry Putnam
B writes: > On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:19:35 -0400 > Harry Putnam wrote: > >> cgi firing on all 8 cylinders. > > Comparing to nginx, I'd say: firing on 2 cyl/8 ;) Oh oh, you'll have to explain that one... it went right over my head. Just not clever enou

Re: apache2 what is the standard way to enable modules?

2014-09-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Raffaele Morelli writes: [...] >> Thanks for the push... Tinkering with your suggestion lead me to read >> the `LoadModule' lines on the files in mods-available. >> >> The line in cgi.load: >> LoadModule cgi_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_cgi.so >> >> Looked the most promising, so I trie

/etc/hosts format WAS [Re: host hostname not found]

2014-09-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Reco writes: > Hi. > > On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 08:26:38PM -0400, Podrigal, Aron wrote: >> Any idea what can be the cause? I am installing proxmox-ve and when >> starting pve-cluster it fails with [main] crit: Unable to get local >> IP address. So I tried >> to look up with host utility and it do

Re: apache2 what is the standard way to enable modules?

2014-09-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Raffaele Morelli writes: >> Is that what you are warning about? > > Nope, my warning was to use `a2enmod cgi` instead of `a2enmod > cgi.load` (which is wrong) OK, thanks. But once again you've failed to explain the nature of the wrongness. Can you define what the nature of this wrongness is?

Re: apache2 what is the standard way to enable modules?

2014-09-23 Thread Harry Putnam
Bob Proulx writes: > a2enmod takes a simple name like "cgi" not a name with .load or .conf > on the end like "cgi.load". You want "a2enmod cgi" without the > ".load" on the end. Yeah, I finally got that part. But still not seeing what is bad about what I did... after all it did allow the cgi

bash vulnerability jessie

2014-09-26 Thread Harry Putnam
After an `aptitude full-upgrade' this morning. I still get the `VULNERABLE' answer to `x='() { :;}; echo VULNERABLE' bash -c :' I hope that is the correct string... (extracted while googling on vulnerability) I did ssh to my user from the same shell I ran aptitude in to make sure I had a new log

Re: bash vulnerability jessie

2014-09-26 Thread Harry Putnam
The Wanderer writes: > On 09/26/2014 at 11:56 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> After an `aptitude full-upgrade' this morning. I still get the >> `VULNERABLE' answer to `x='() { :;}; echo VULNERABLE' bash -c :' >> >> I hope that is the correct

Re: bash vulnerability jessie

2014-09-26 Thread Harry Putnam
Lisi Reisz writes: > So little mention?? There have been three threads. I said little... I did not say none. Compared to systemd cyclone of threads and posts, it is `little' and probably much more important at least right now. I guess I expected more than I see here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: bash vulnerability jessie

2014-09-26 Thread Harry Putnam
Lisi Reisz writes: > So little mention?? There have been three threads. I said little... I did not say none. Compared to systemd cyclone of threads and posts, it is `little' and probably much more important at least right now. I guess I expected more than I see here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: bash vulnerability jessie

2014-09-26 Thread Harry Putnam
The Wanderer writes: > I have (trimmed for brevity): > > > $ apt-cache policy bash > bash: > Installed: 4.3-9.1 > > $ bash --version > GNU bash, version 4.3.25(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) > > > This is as of just over 3 hours ago as I type this. I'm not sure what that me

Re: bash vulnerability jessie

2014-09-26 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: > The Wanderer writes: > >> I have (trimmed for brevity): >> >> >> $ apt-cache policy bash >> bash: >> Installed: 4.3-9.1 >> >> $ bash --version >> GNU bash, version 4.3.25(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux

Re: bash vulnerability jessie

2014-09-26 Thread Harry Putnam
The Wanderer writes: >> But here After finishing the post you quote above... I again >> ran `aptitude full-upgrade' (this is minutes ago) And there were no >> packages shown and nothing was done. > > When did you last run 'apt-get update' or similar? Bingo... last upd was last week. But run

missing devel pkgs for emacs build

2014-04-06 Thread Harry Putnam
Sorry to bring this here again. I did so quite some mnths ago but having a problem finding the thread and answers. Building emacs from bzr repository After a `bzr pull' in emacs trunk sources. And inital building steps with reconf etc. ./configure returns the error below concerning not findin

Re: missing devel pkgs for emacs build

2014-04-06 Thread Harry Putnam
Tom Furie writes: > On Sun, Apr 06, 2014 at 05:12:00PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> ./configure returns the error below concerning not finding certain >> pkgs installed concerning X. >> >> Tail of output: >> [...] >> checking whether gcc und

Re: missing devel pkgs for emacs build

2014-04-06 Thread Harry Putnam
Tom Furie writes: > On Sun, Apr 06, 2014 at 05:12:00PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> ./configure returns the error below concerning not finding certain >> pkgs installed concerning X. >> >> Tail of output: >> [...] >> checking whether gcc und

Re: missing devel pkgs for emacs build

2014-04-07 Thread Harry Putnam
Tom Furie writes: >> Fine is a bit strong since I am still having problems getting some of >> the emacsclient code to compile but does not appear to be related >> to xorg at all. > > It builds without trouble here. Are you building on an X system? Are you > passing any arguments to configure?

Re: missing devel pkgs for emacs build

2014-04-07 Thread Harry Putnam
Tom Furie writes: > On Mon, Apr 07, 2014 at 12:35:39PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> One thing should be mentioned... I've allowed my debian system to fall >> badly behind in updates and general maintenance. Now face a bit of a >> job getting back on track. But

Re: missing devel pkgs for emacs build

2014-04-13 Thread Harry Putnam
Tom Furie writes: > On Mon, Apr 07, 2014 at 09:19:25PM +0100, Tom Furie wrote: > >> Ah, I tested with wheezy. I'll load up a jessie vm and test again. In >> theory it shouldn't make any difference, but that's the difference >> between theory and practice :) > > With a fresh install of Jessie plus

latest sendmail on testing

2014-05-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Recent install of jessie as vbox guest vm on win 7 64bit Preferring sendmail to exim I installed the testing package for sendmail and of course that uninstalled a few things, including exim. So, my first run at sendmail , just starting the service # service sendmail start [] Starting

Re: Will Iceweasel stay open source?

2014-05-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Scott Ferguson writes: > No - you didn't. Please learn to read and stop spreading more rubbish > (or just go back to setting fire to cats and winos). > Good lord Scott, we're getting a bit wild here aren't we... hehe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a su

Re: latest sendmail on testing

2014-05-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Filip writes: > On Sat, 17 May 2014 12:07:56 -0400 > Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Recent install of jessie as vbox guest vm on win 7 64bit >> >> Preferring sendmail to exim I installed the testing package for >> sendmail and of course that uninstalled a few thin

Re: latest sendmail on testing

2014-05-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: >> No, it's not normal. The post-install scripts should create a >> working initial configuration where it at least starts up. >> >> Try reinstalling with the --reinstall option. >> >> apt-get install sendmail --reinstall >> a

Re: latest sendmail on testing

2014-05-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Filip writes: [...] >> I would have thought the install of a pkg would also create any needed >> directories for the pkg to operate. >> >> Is it normal for user to create these things? > > No, it's not normal. The post-install scripts should create a > working initial configuration where it at

Where to get older versions of pkgs

2014-05-17 Thread Harry Putnam
I'm having plenty of trouble with the newest version of sendmail on a brand new install. I have the version numbers obtained by running: aptitude search -F sendmail '%p %v' On a machine with it installed. I understand the command necessary to install a certain version: aptitude install = But wh

Re: Where to get older versions of pkgs

2014-05-18 Thread Harry Putnam
José Antonio Podadera Moya writes: [...] > You can try to install old package versions from the snapshot archive > (http://snapshot.debian.org). As the page itself says: > > "The snapshot archive is a wayback machine that allows access to old packages > based on dates and version numbers. It

Re: latest sendmail on testing

2014-05-18 Thread Harry Putnam
Filip writes: > On Sat, 17 May 2014 17:08:10 -0400 > Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Filip writes: >> >> [...] >> >> >> I would have thought the install of a pkg would also create any >> >> needed directories for the pkg to operate.

Re: latest sendmail on testing

2014-05-18 Thread Harry Putnam
Filip writes: [...] >> If you are running version 4.14.4-5.. maybe you could post the perms >> on: > >> /var/spool/clientmqueue (Its a directory that should be created during >> install but is not). And: >> /var/lib/sendmail (There should be another directory here named >> /var/lib/sendmail/ho

set higher verbosity in exim4 output

2014-05-18 Thread Harry Putnam
Never used exim but trying to get it setup since the latest version of sendmail seems to have some problems I don't understand on a new debian install. I've pounded along googling and scanning the exim documentation on board for a couple of hours tonight... but I have yet to find a simple straight

Re: set higher verbosity in exim4 output

2014-05-19 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > There is an implication here that you think exim (or sendmail) is to be > manipulated directly. That is not the case. It is a daemon which listens > and which deals with mail *which is sent from a client*. The client > interacts with Debian's exim and exim, if the setup is sane, p

Re: latest sendmail on testing

2014-05-19 Thread Harry Putnam
Curt writes: > On 2014-05-18, Harry Putnam wrote: > >>| rea...@newsguy.com... Deferred: 421 4.3.0 collect: Cannot >>| write ./dfs4IGodqZ004450 (bfcommit, uid=0, gid=122): No such file or >>| directory Closing connection to [127.0.0.1] >> ` >> >>

Re: set higher verbosity in exim4 output

2014-05-19 Thread Harry Putnam
Jonathan Dowland writes: > (as superuser) /usr/sbin/exim4 -v > (type message) > ^D > > this gives me the entire dialogue with the remote SMTP server from the POV of > my smarthost. It should for you, too, I hope. If you supply -d instead of -v > (-d implies -v as well) you get a lot more output.

Re: set higher verbosity in exim4 output

2014-05-19 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Mon 19 May 2014 at 07:30:23 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Brian writes: >> >> > There is an implication here that you think exim (or sendmail) is to be >> > manipulated directly. That is not the case. It is a daemon which listens >

Re: set higher verbosity in exim4 output

2014-05-19 Thread Harry Putnam
Jonathan Dowland writes: > Oops. I forgot you have to provide an address on the command line, which is > the > address to which the test message is sent, e.g. > >> sudo /usr/sbin/exim4 -v j...@debian.org > >> Using -d and sudo I get a heap of interesting info but am not allowed >> to send anythi

Anyone using exim with fastmail.fm's smtp server as smart host?

2014-05-19 Thread Harry Putnam
I'm trying to setup exim4 in a situation that has got to be pretty common. (Other than perhaps the choice of smtp server) In general it is: single user home machine running debian send mail to remote addresses by `smart host' Retrieve mail by fetchmail, or in some accounts just use Imap and do

Re: Anyone using exim with fastmail.fm's smtp server as smart host?

2014-05-21 Thread Harry Putnam
Klaus writes: > The server (mail.messagingengine.com) doesn't respond to ping nor to an > attempt at connecting through port 25 right now (20/5/2014, 13:30 GMT) > > $ swaks -s mail.messagingengine.com -q FIRST-HELO > === Trying mail.messagingengine.com:25... > ^C (manually aborted after a minute

Re: Anyone using exim with fastmail.fm's smtp server as smart host?

2014-05-22 Thread Harry Putnam
First off, so many thanks are due to posters on this thread. You've reduced a really vast amount of docu into a few paragraphs of just the right stuff for my situation. With my muddled thinking & incomplete background, I would have a been a very long time getting to the stage offered in this thre

Re: Anyone using exim with fastmail.fm's smtp server as smart host?

2014-05-23 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: Darac Marjal wrote: >> For exim, >> http://www.manu-j.com/blog/wordpress-exim4-ubuntu-gmail-smtp/75/ >> suggests to set the smarthost to "mail.messagingengine.com::587" (when >> using debconf) and to add a new routing driver. Probably easiest to just >> read that page for the inform

Re: Anyone using exim with fastmail.fm's smtp server as smart host?

2014-05-23 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Thu 22 May 2014 at 22:43:37 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I'll be back at it in 2wks or so.. I suspect it will be pretty simple >> now. > > It should be after what follows::) > > In update-exim4.conf.conf change 'satellite' to

Re: Anyone using exim with fastmail.fm's smtp server as smart host?

2014-05-24 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Sat 24 May 2014 at 01:29:04 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Brian writes: >> >> > On Thu 22 May 2014 at 22:43:37 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: >> > >> >> I'll be back at it in 2wks or so.. I suspect it will be pretty simple

Re: Anyone using exim with fastmail.fm's smtp server as smart host?

2014-05-24 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Sat 24 May 2014 at 01:29:04 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Brian writes: >> >> > On Thu 22 May 2014 at 22:43:37 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: >> > >> >> I'll be back at it in 2wks or so.. I suspect it will be pretty simple

exim4 fetchmail delivery more than 10 rejected

2014-05-26 Thread Harry Putnam
An exim4 default of accepting no more than 10 messages at one time when I use fetchmail to download pop3 mail. "no immediate delivery: more than 10 messages received in one connection" Shows up in the mail.log and anything over 10 is stuck in a que and delived later. I want to set that limit to

Re: exim4 fetchmail delivery more than 10 rejected

2014-05-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Jonathan Dowland writes: > Hi, > > This is a common problem (I remember hitting it myself, once upon a time!) > The Debian Exim FAQ recommends changing fetchmail's behaviour, rather than > Exim's: > > https://wiki.debian.org/PkgExim4UserFAQ#Exim_stops_delivery_after_ten_messages_are_received Tha

Re: exim4 fetchmail delivery more than 10 rejected

2014-05-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Mon 26 May 2014 at 05:48:53 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I've tried adding this line: >> >> smtp_accept_queue_per_connection=300 > > I use > >smtp_accept_queue_per_connection=0 > > with the split-file configuration b

Re: exim4 fetchmail delivery more than 10 rejected

2014-05-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: [...] >> The exim4 FAQ tells of a way to put the load on fetchmail and diddle >> around with its config, but also says one might change it in exim4 but >> is not clear about where this change is made. > > I put it right at the start of "MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS". Haa... and as

about heirloom mailx

2014-05-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Running jessie Trying to use heirloom mailx to test various exim4 settings and It works, but there is something in it that bugs me. Makes me think I'm doing something wrong. Here is a typical example mailx -v re...@location.com Subject: what ever ble bleh . And away it goes and ou

[OT] computer security (online) training

2013-02-07 Thread Harry Putnam
Sorry for taking advantage of the list a bit but as happens pretty often, this list is more likely to provide useful info on the subject. I want to begin some training in computer security... training I can do online... and hopefully a hands on approach. I'm already an old man at 66 but would lik

lxde where is focus follows mouse

2013-04-22 Thread Harry Putnam
Running Wheezy as guest in win7 64 bit host with virtualbox. How can I set "Focus follows mouse" in lxde desktop? I've installed lxde-core, lxde-common, lxde and task-lxde-desktop Usually I found that setting under the settings dialog, then "windows" amongst the settings for windows. I do not

Re: lxde where is focus follows mouse

2013-04-22 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: > Running Wheezy as guest in win7 64 bit host with virtualbox. > > How can I set "Focus follows mouse" in lxde desktop? > > I've installed lxde-core, lxde-common, lxde and task-lxde-desktop > > Usually I found that setting unde

Install from iso (no disc burn)

2013-05-07 Thread Harry Putnam
I'd like to try installing debian from an iso file but not burn a disc. Google turns up actual piles of reports and instructions for doeing that, but as I plow thru I'm finding they all (so far) seem to expect the user is installing debian on a windows machine. I'm already running a linux machine

Re: Install from iso (no disc burn)

2013-05-08 Thread Harry Putnam
Julian Rüger writes: > Harry: If you are interested, I could give you a little step-by-step > howto. Thank you for the input and your offer: Yes I am interested, and please do. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contac

Re: Install from iso (no disc burn)

2013-05-08 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Wed 08 May 2013 at 19:59:02 +0200, Julian Rüger wrote: > >> Hi Harry, Brian and others, > > Hello Julian, > >> > It is far less convenient than booting from an isohybrid and only works >> > with a netinst ISO if the user is prepared to jump through a number of >> > small diam

Re: Install from iso (no disc burn)

2013-05-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Julian Rüger writes: > Hi Harry, > >> Thank you for the input and your offer: >> Yes I am interested, and please do. > > you may have seen my post in the other thread, I think I CC-ed you: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2013/05/msg00443.html Thank you, yes I saw it. I'm a litte surpris

Re: Install from iso (no disc burn)

2013-05-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > All the Debian ISOs are isohybrids, so > >cat debian.iso > /dev/sdX > > and you are on your way to a no fuss installation. A simple one line > easily remembered command. Couldn't be easier. I could be easier... especially if you explain a little more about what you mean above

about tracking testing with wheezy released

2013-05-10 Thread Harry Putnam
What should the sources.list of someone following testing look like now with wheezy released? My old settings were: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/upda

Re: about tracking testing with wheezy released

2013-05-10 Thread Harry Putnam
Darac Marjal writes: [...] Harry wrote: >> My old settings were: >> >> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free > > This is fine. This will keep you on testing (wheezy->jessie) > >> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free > > This probabl

Re: Install from iso (no disc burn)

2013-05-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Thu 09 May 2013 at 12:02:07 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Brian writes: >> >> > All the Debian ISOs are isohybrids, so >> > >> >cat debian.iso > /dev/sdX >> > >> > and you are on your way to a no f

Update gui tool ends with failure of authen

2013-05-11 Thread Harry Putnam
cat /etc/debian_version 7.0 ---- ---=--- - I got here from an oldish wheezy install by setting my sources.list to "testing" and running aptitude update aptitude full-upgrade The problem I'm about to describe was already there befo

Development packages need to build emacs from source

2013-08-04 Thread Harry Putnam
I'm building emacs for the bzr sources but keep being told I don't have x development pkgs installed. I installed several xorg.*dev pkgs.. and a few others that looked like they might be what I need. But still getting the report from configure that x development files are not found, and offers to

Re: Development packages need to build emacs from source

2013-08-04 Thread Harry Putnam
Thanks to all. That `apt-get build-dep emacs' is great... thanks, I'd forgotten about that. Teemu posted the needed list... very helpful. As it happens, I'd already gotten lucky tracking down the needed pkgs (and probably a goodly number of unneeded) since my OP. I will know better next time..

lxde and focus follow mouse... not happening

2013-08-04 Thread Harry Putnam
Summary: How to make focus follow mouse when all settings appear to be set for focus to follow mouse but still it does not happen. Details: Running an lxde desktop. I'm setup for ~/.xinitrc to invoke lxde. I dug around in the settings and found where I could set 'focus follows mouse' so that wind

Last line of aptitude output after full-upgrade

2013-08-05 Thread Harry Putnam
Can anyone explain what the final line from an aptitude update (After setting sources.list to "testing") aptitude full-upgrade This very last line from aptitude seems like its probably full of meaning, but not much use if I cannot find out what the heck it means. It apparently sums up wha

Re: Last line of aptitude output after full-upgrade

2013-08-05 Thread Harry Putnam
Darac Marjal writes: > On Mon, Aug 05, 2013 at 06:21:14AM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Can anyone explain what the final line from an >> >> aptitude update (After setting sources.list to "testing") >> >> aptitude full-upgrade >> &g

Re: lxde and focus follow mouse... not happening

2013-08-06 Thread Harry Putnam
Ralph Katz writes: > On 08/04/2013 10:25 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Summary: How to make focus follow mouse when all settings appear to be >> set for focus to follow mouse but still it does not happen. >> >> Details: >> Running an lxde desktop. I'

Re: lxde and focus follow mouse... not happening

2013-08-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Bob Proulx writes: > Ralph Katz wrote: >> Also of course: >> ~$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager > > I think the alternatives tool is better. > > $ update-alternatives --list x-window-manager > > $ update-alternatives --list x-session-manager > > Then to configure it: > > # update-a

Re: lxde and focus follow mouse... not happening

2013-08-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Sharon Kimble writes: > On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:21:57 -0400 > Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Bob Proulx writes: >> >> > Ralph Katz wrote: >> >> Also of course: >> >> ~$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager >> > >> > I

A strange new phenomena

2013-08-17 Thread Harry Putnam
I've been seeing something entirely new and unexpected during boot up lately. Every few boots, something happens that prevents me logging in. I boot to console out of long habit, using startx when I want X, so with this peculiar phenomena I can't login to console. It appears to be something al

Re: A strange new phenomena

2013-08-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Zenaan Harkness writes: > On 8/18/13, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I've been seeing something entirely new and unexpected during boot up >> lately. >> >> Every few boots, something happens that prevents me logging in. > .. >> It appears to be a mashup

Re: A strange new phenomena

2013-08-18 Thread Harry Putnam
Zenaan Harkness writes: [...] >> Right, and do we know the video hardware, kernel, video driver, etc. ... > > Dear OP, do you know the video hardware, kernel, video driver, etc. > ... my sliver of memory from ~6 or more years ago is not in any way > definitive, of course. >From lspci -vk 01:

Trouble with .inputrc (part of readline)

2013-08-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Running (recently upgraded from wheezy) 'Testing'. I see something happen when using ~/.inputrc that I don't now how to track down. In console (noX) mode the things I have in ~/.inputrc work as expected. And example might be set keymap emacs-meta f: "find -iname '* *'" So pressing Atl

about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-09 Thread Harry Putnam
I've recently done a tremendous amount of removing and purging. I wanted rid of kde and finally to install lxde. And threw into the bargain moving from testing to stable. There is plenty of howto available for installing lxde, but I'm a bit puzzled by the output of `aptitude -s install lxde' It

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Chris Bannister writes: > On Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 06:55:48PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I've recently done a tremendous amount of removing and purging. I >> wanted rid of kde and finally to install lxde. And threw into the >> bargain moving from testing to stab

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-09 Thread Harry Putnam
ACro writes: >> Does this list look a little ridiculous? > > It doesn't :-) AFAIK this is the default behaviour when installing > xserver-xorg, > although not all packages may really be needed. [...] Thanks for the details regarding the xserver stuff. Jochen Spieker writes: [...] >> Note th

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-10 Thread Harry Putnam
"Christofer C. Bell" writes: > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> However, I think that happenstance might mean that even a fairly >> incompetent klutz might be able to blunder thru a huge bout of ripping >> out kde and most of X th

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Chris Bannister writes: > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 01:17:27PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Err yup, looks like Marty Feldman, although now deceased, could make a >> comeback otherwise. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlPAVm8Gl6M Hilarious. Marty's wall eyes a

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-11 Thread Harry Putnam
"Christofer C. Bell" writes: > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> "Christofer C. Bell" writes: >> >>> On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >>>> >>>> However, I think that happenstance m

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-11 Thread Harry Putnam
"Christofer C. Bell" writes: > I would suggest uncommenting the wheezy bits, commenting out the > squeeze buts (perhaps adding contrib and non-free at your option) and > running another apt-get update, apt-get upgrade and seeing what it > wants to do. It's likely to want to install a number of p

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-12 Thread Harry Putnam
John Hasler writes: > Harry Putnam wrote: >> But unless squeeze is free of the horrible and fast march of updates >> one experiences on wheezy it may not be a goal after all. > > Why do you feel that you need to closely track Unstable? There is > usually no urgent need t

Can't run iceweasel [Couldn't load XPCOM]

2012-07-14 Thread Harry Putnam
I see old bugs from 2011 where this problem is claimed to be solved but I'm getting the problem now on wheezy. After installing iceweasel, when I try to run it: , | XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /usr/lib/xulrunner-10.0/libxpcom.so: | libxul.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or d

Re: Can't run iceweasel [Couldn't load XPCOM]

2012-07-16 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: > On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:16:02 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I see old bugs from 2011 where this problem is claimed to be solved but >> I'm getting the problem now on wheezy. >> >> After installing iceweasel, when I try to run it: >&g

Re: Can't run iceweasel [Couldn't load XPCOM]

2012-07-16 Thread Harry Putnam
Chris Bannister writes: > I'd purge that, and reinstall it, someone has tampered with it; > otherwise why would /usr/lib/xulrunner-10.0/libxul.so be missing. It was not missing but was being reported as missing. Anyway I did remove and purge: xulrunner-10.0 iceweasel >> | xulrunner-dev

Re: Can't run iceweasel [Couldn't load XPCOM]

2012-07-16 Thread Harry Putnam
Ralf Mardorf writes: >> And still: >> >> ls -l /usr/lib/xulrunner-10.0/libx* >> root root15048 Jun 29 09:52 /usr/lib/xulrunner-10.0/libxpcom.so >> root root 20280312 Jun 29 09:52 /usr/lib/xulrunner-10.0/libxul.so >> >> So not an ounce of progress... I guess. > > FWIW, did you run ldconfig m

Re: Can't run iceweasel [Couldn't load XPCOM]

2012-07-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: [...] > Does it happen the same when you launch iceweasel as another user? For > instance: "gksu icewasel" Yes, looks just the same -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.or

I'm having way too much trouble mounting my blackberry SDCARD

2012-07-17 Thread Harry Putnam
This should be sort of simple I think, and yet it turns out not to be. I want to mount my blackberry's sdcard on a wheezy machine I'm getting an odd comment when I try the mount mount /mnt/bbsd Unable to find suitable address ---- ---=--- -

Live network monitor

2014-01-03 Thread Harry Putnam
What are people using who want to look at live network connections as they happen? Especially if it can be made to work on win7 as well. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http:

Re: New to Debian (Gentoo user) - package management

2014-01-03 Thread Harry Putnam
"Andrew M.A. Cater" writes: >> emerge --pretend -vuDN world Welcome to another former gentoo hand. If you have X running: I'm pretty sure, though have never used it, that there is a little tool on you desktop menus somewhere. With a name like `Software updates', probably under system tools or

Re: Live network monitor

2014-01-03 Thread Harry Putnam
David Guntner writes: > Harry Putnam grabbed a keyboard and wrote: >> What are people using who want to look at live network connections as >> they happen? Especially if it can be made to work on win7 as well. > > Wireshark comes to mind. :-) > > http://www.wiresha

Re: Live network monitor

2014-01-03 Thread Harry Putnam
Bob Proulx writes: > tcptrack -i eth2 > > There is also 'iftop'. > > iftop -i eth2 OK, checking them out... thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.o

Unable to compile newest emacs with gnutls

2017-04-30 Thread Harry Putnam
Attempting to build latest emacs I run into a problem gnutls not being available. ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/src/vcs/git/test --with-x=yes --with-x-toolkit=athena --with-imagemagick --with-gpm --with-sound=no [...] configure: error: The following required libraries

Re: Unable to compile newest emacs with gnutls

2017-04-30 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: [...] Reco writes: [...] > ... >> I suspect it might be the dev pkgs that is needed: >> >> libgnutls-dev > > Indeed, but not this one. Not unless you're using wheezy. > > >> But when I try to install it, I run into a compli

Peculiar problem with root login

2017-06-12 Thread Harry Putnam
Running debian jesse in a vbox vm on a Solaris host I have what seems like an unusual problem with root login on this host. I've done the normal things one does to allow root login; that is, add PermitRootLogin yes to /etc/ssh/sshd_config Restart ssh, and in fact this host has been rebooted

Re: Peculiar problem with root login

2017-06-18 Thread Harry Putnam
David Christensen writes: > On 06/12/2017 06:39 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Running debian jesse in a vbox vm on a Solaris host >> >> I have what seems like an unusual problem with root login on this >> host. [...] >> I'm fresh out of ideas as to what els

Re: Peculiar problem with root login

2017-06-18 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: >> >> # ls -1 /root/.ssh >> Sorry ... I managed to overlook this one: root # ls -la .ssh total 12 drwx-- 2 root root 4096 May 30 21:44 . drwx-- 6 root root 4096 Jun 18 11:35 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 666 May 30 22:17 known_hosts

Re: Peculiar problem with root login

2017-06-18 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: >> >> # ls -1 /root/.ssh >> Sorry ... I managed to overlook this one: root # ls -la .ssh total 12 drwx-- 2 root root 4096 May 30 21:44 . drwx-- 6 root root 4096 Jun 18 11:35 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 666 May 30 22:17 known_hosts

Re: Peculiar problem with root login

2017-06-19 Thread Harry Putnam
Tom Dial writes: [...] >From Harry's settings: >> LoginGraceTime 120 >> PermitRootLogin without-password Tom D wrote: > This will prevent root login using a password. Only other methods, such > as RSA authentication are to be permitted. That turned out to be exactly the problem. Somewhere

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