Re: dns setup with domain name

On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 09:06:11PM +0100, Matthew Sackman wrote: > BIND doesn't care less whether you own the domain name or not. Just so > long as it's not going to come across another DNS server that thinks > someone else other than you owns it. For that reason it's a good idea > (TM) to use an i

Re: Help with install of Debian 2.2.r6

On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 09:47:02AM +0100, Kamesh Patel wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install Debian on a Dell Server machine. When i boot up with > the bootable cd i get as far into the boot up procedure as loading the > sym53c416.c module. Then the system halts and stays there. > > The syst

Re: Chromium under Xfce/bookworm anyone?

Celejar wrote: > I have no choice - there's at least one important site (of a major > financial institution) that I need that simply doesn't work with > Firefox. If I had anything to do with any financial institution, major or not, that was so incompetent that their website wasn't browser agnos

Re: Can't mount NFS NAS after major upgrade

Steve Matzura wrote: > mount /mnt/bigvol1/dir-1 /home/steve/dir-1 -o bind,ro In addition to what others have observed it might be worth mentioning that the -v option to mount (i.e. verbose) often gives more information about what's going on.

Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"

Tom Browder wrote: > Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops > trying to get the same PATH for ordinary users as well as root, > regardless of how they log in. Reading the man pages doesn't help my > old brain with all the caveats. > > Can anyone offer a foolproof, progra

Re: btrfs snapshots (of root file system)?

hw wrote: > Hi, > > with btrfs, how do I make a snapshot of the root file system? The > purpose is to update software and being able to go back to a previous > state if necessary. > > There doesn't seem to be a command to create snapshots but only > subvolumes? How does a subvolume turn into a

Re: How can I get verbose shutdown from the GUI (Mate)?

Ottavio Caruso wrote: > Am 03/10/2023 um 10:43 schrieb Bret Busby: > > Also, why do you not use, instead of the command that you specified, > > shutdown -h > > or, (if instead, wanted, for example, after doing a kernel update) > > shutdown -r > > ? > > Because all of these are just an alias to

Re: Does the debian kernel sends the gratuitous arp ?

need for ARP. > > > > > > I do hope to see a follow-up message like: > > > >Re-did the test with a static IP-address on the interface > >and indeed see a gratuitous ARP > > > > or some thing like > > > >To reproduce the missing gratuit

Re: Need help with PGP signature verification

"Thomas Schmitt" wrote: > Hi, > > Tom Browder wrote: > > I'm willing to trust published PGP key fingerprints for signers of > > Rakudo downloadable files. > > Do i get it right that you talk about https://rakudo.org/downloads ? > > > Question:  How can I get the fingerprint from the downloads

Re: Alternative to NetworkManager on Debian 12

wrote: > On Wed, Nov 01, 2023 at 10:17:16AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > > to...@tuxteam.de composed on 2023-11-01 12:12 (UTC+0100): > > > > > More "down to the bolts" folks use ifupdown (I do). If I stick an > > > Ethernet cable into my laptop I want to be able to say "sudo ifup > > > eth0".

Re: How to compare one folder to one directory

"Loris Bennett" wrote: > writes: > > > On Thu, Nov 02, 2023 at 09:12:45AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > >> Loris Bennett wrote: > >> > What's the objection to 'folder'? I don't use it myself, but it > >> > seems fairly reasonable to me. Many desktop environments use an > >> > old hanging fol

Re: How to use dmsetuup?

to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sat, Nov 04, 2023 at 01:20:08PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > [...] > > > Indeed it does clarify the mechanics. thank you. Now do I have to > > zero them first before I can then create (pvcreate) them, > > Not necessarily. Unless, of course, there are sensitive da

Re: How to use dmsetuup?

David Christensen wrote: > On 11/5/23 01:04, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > Lesson learnt: Never overwrite the two youngest backups. > > I try to use the term "backup" to mean a data copying process whereby > older data is overwritten by newer data. > > I try to use the term "archive' to mean a d

Re: How to use dmsetuup?

Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Nov 08, 2023 at 05:19:01PM -0700, Tom Dial wrote: > > On 11/7/23 17:19, gene heskett wrote: > > > What do I do if a gpt partition table has already been made and > > > an ext4 system is already installed? IOW just how "bare" a disk > > > is needed? Is writ

Re: How could the missing MySQL extension required by WordPress be installed?

"Susmita/Rajib" wrote: > Dear illustrious leaders and the senior members, Debian-user ML, > > I liked the following two papers of Prof. Shri C K Raju: > ajol-file-journals_601_articles_221195_submission_proof_221195-7072-545591-1-10-20220325.pdf > https://www.ajol.in

Re: How could the missing MySQL extension required by WordPress be installed?

Marco wrote: > Am 11.11.2023 06:58 schrieb Susmita/Rajib: > > > mysqli > > > > MysqlI Support => enabled > > Client API library version => mysqlnd 7.4.33 > > Active Persistent Links => 0 > > Inactive Persistent Links => 0 > > Active Links => 0 > > Can you now try to create your own php script

Re: Request advice on Optimal Combo-usage of Gmail and Mailman, as mentioned in Msg-Id. "2023/11/msg00443"

"Susmita/Rajib" wrote: > I have been listening to the conversations on my thread begun with my > post https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/11/msg00505.html > > In my first email itself I had mentioned that I use "Gmail webmail > email-server". So have I,

Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router

Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 03:57:28PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > > My FIT-PCs that provide network services are getting old, and i386 > > Linux is slowly fading away. So I would like to replace them with a > > router/gateway computer. > > > > It should run Debian. > >

Re: Mailing List

Pocket wrote: > Anyone one else having trouble with the mailing list? > > Have received any messages since Nov 30 > > I can not tell if I am still subscribed > > I get > > Error: Overload > > On the https://lists.debian.org/users.html page Your message made it to the list. Various people c

Re: Telnet

Charles Curley wrote: > On Sun, 3 Dec 2023 14:01:38 -0500 > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > The question is whether anyone should be running a telnetd *server*. > > On an isolated network, it might be acceptable. But it's really a > > bad habit that should be stomped out aggressively, as machines >

Re: Telnet

gene heskett wrote: > On 12/4/23 05:22, Anssi Saari wrote: > > debian-u...@howorth.org.uk writes: > > > >>> I concur, and would add that even on an isolated network one > >>> should prefer ssh. First, to be in the right habit. Second > >>> because it will do things that telnet won't, like tunne

Re: Isolated Web Co Session crash Firefox-ESR

Karl Vogel wrote: > On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 06:04:36AM +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 02:42:32AM +0800, jeremy ardley wrote: > > > > > I have discovered a magic bullet for solving running out of memory > > > sudo sync; sudo sh -c 'echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches'

Re: how to firefox settings

fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > on a page in firefox use tools -> page info -> permissions > i notice override keyboard shortcuts is set to allow > where can i change the defaults for this Defaults are built-in; you can't change them (except by modifying the source and recompiling). You can turn

Re: debian forgot usr pw

y...@vienna.at wrote: > On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 12:17:35 +0700 > Max Nikulin wrote: > > > > On 08/12/2023 08:49, gene heskett wrote: > >> I've now set a root pw, about 34 chars, so they'll be a couple > >> eons > >>guessing it AND (horrors) have written it down. > > > > Consider pass phrases.

Re: Hardware TOTP on Linux

piorunz wrote: > On 06/12/2023 07:45, Andre Rodier wrote: > > If you also know a small phone supporting Debian, it could be fine > > as well. **I don't need phone functions like, bluetooth, wifi, > > etc.** > > Pinephone tick this box. It works quite well, for early development > Linux phone. O

Re: Image handling in mutt

songbird wrote: > wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 10, 2023 at 01:28:20PM -0500, songbird wrote: > >> wrote: > > there is rarely a need to e-mail me directly. > > >> ... > >> > That's why I cringe when people name executables "foo.sh". What > >> > do you do when you decide to rewrite the thing i

Re: why would "tr --complement --squeeze-repeats ..." append the substitution char once more? ...

Albretch Mueller wrote: > echo "abc123" > file.txt > ftype=$(file --brief file.txt) > echo "// __ \$ftype: |${ftype}|" > ftypelen=${#ftype} > echo "// __ \$ftypelen: |${ftypelen}|" > > # removing spaces ... > ftype2=$(echo "${ftype}" | tr --complement --squeeze-repeats > '[A-Za-z0-9.]' '_'); > ec

Re: dhcpd.conf Q?

gene heskett wrote: [snip] > I use nano a lot, but it could use a larger font for these ancient > eyeballs. nano runs in a terminal so it doesn't control the font - the terminal does. How you change the font size in a terminal depends on which terminal program you are using. I expect $ man xter

Re: Help: network abuse

Alain D D Williams wrote: > On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 10:11:08AM -0500, Pocket wrote: > > > Use a firewall and set it up correctly. > > That I have done. > > The issue is broadband usage - ie before it hits the firewall. IIUC you have a residential system with an ISP connection with a download

Re: Firefox Warning [SOLVED]

Mike McClain wrote: > You are correct Tixy and my apologies. > Raspberry Pi advertises itself as Debian ... That's true and maybe somebody should request them to change the sig-on message when you log in to something more accurate?

Re: Printer weirdness

Hans wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am looking for an explanation of a strange effect. > > The issue: > I have a customer, who is using debian and has connected two printers > (one of them with an integrated scanner and LAN, the other via > USB-cable). You'll probably get more help if you're more exp

Re: Printer weirdness

Hans wrote: > Am Samstag, 30. Dezember 2023, 18:06:43 CET schrieb debian- > u...@howorth.org.uk: > > Hans wrote: > One is a Brother DCP-125j (connected via USB-cable), the other a > Brother MFC- L3750CDW (coonnected via LAN to thze router). > > The Notebook is connected via WIFI to the router

Re: Printer weirdness

gene heskett wrote: > On 12/30/23 16:43, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 10:25:27PM +0100, Hans wrote: > >> Sorry, did I impress myself so wrong? > >> > >> What I meant, were the packages for the driver, which Brother > >> provide. > >> > >> If you want to know, take a look at s

Re: The current package wpasupplicant doesn't support WPA3-Personal authentication. What alternatives to it exist?

Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Thu, Jan 04, 2024 at 12:04:52AM +0100, Stella Ashburne wrote: > > > https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/wpasupplicant > > > > > The main heading of that web page is Package: wpasupplicant > > (2:2.10-12) > > > > Immediately below it is the sub-heading that states >

Re: NFS: IPV6

Marco Moock wrote: > Am 04.01.2024 um 18:19:57 Uhr schrieb Pocket: > > > Where can I find information on how to configure NFS to use ipv6 > > addresses both server and client. > > Does IPv6 work basically on your machine, including name resolution? > > Does it work if you enter the address d

Re: Donate money

noah poulton wrote: > Hi guys! > > > I was wondering, is there a way to donate to Debian via direct debit? > I want to to donate but I don't have a paypal account (and I don't > really want to create one). > > I live in the UK (if that makes a difference). Clicking on the paypal link doesn't m

Re: Temporary failure in name resolution

Curt wrote: > On 2024-01-11, Max Nikulin wrote: > > > > There was a thread that "home" as the top level domain might not be > > really safe (somebody might register it). A reserved domain is > > "home.arpa" so e.g. to have "thinkpad", the /etc/hosts entry should > > be > > > > 127.0.1.1 t

Re: Temporary failure in name resolution

Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 11:08 AM Curt wrote: > > > > On 2024-01-12, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk > > wrote: > > > Curt wrote: > > >> On 2024-01-11, Max Nikulin wrote: > > >> > > > >> > There was a thread that "home" as the top level domain might > > >> > not be real

Re: Temporary failure in name resolution

Curt wrote: > On 2024-01-12, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk > wrote: > > Curt wrote: > >> On 2024-01-11, Max Nikulin wrote: > >> > > >> > There was a thread that "home" as the top level domain might not > >> > be really safe (somebody might register it). A reserved domain > >> > is "home.arpa"

Re: Seeking a Terminal Emulator on Debian for "Passthrough" Printing

phoebus phoebus wrote: > Hello, > > >> > Currently, PuTTY is an option but its current version has > >> > limitations that make it insufficient for our operational use. > >> > >> > >> Commission the PuTTY authors to add the missing features or pay > >> someone else to do it if they aren't inter

Re: Seeking a Terminal Emulator on Debian for "Passthrough" Printing

Charles Curley wrote: > On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:59:48 -0500 > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > The real problem here is that we're all blind men trying to grasp > > the elephant. > > A good summary of what we know so far. I suspect that the OP should > question whether it's time to scrap the elephan

Re: Seeking a Terminal Emulator on Debian for "Passthrough" Printing

phoebus phoebus wrote: > Hello, > > >> Clearly we don't know of any terminal > >> emulators that do what you want.  (I assume you've already looked > >> at kermit, and found it lacking... yes?  OK then.) > > I want to express my sincere gratitude for pointing me to this > project. I wasn't fam

Re: How to prevent rtkit from giving firefox higher priority?

hw wrote: > On Tue, 2024-01-16 at 11:27 +0100, Arno Lehmann wrote: > > I don't know anything about rtkit, but I may be able to parse > > English :-) > > > > Am 16.01.2024 um 10:42 schrieb hw: > > ... > > > The messages in the journal are actually weird: > > > > > > > > > rtkit-daemon[132284]:

Re: No Release file for Security Update

Tixy wrote: > On Thu, 2024-01-18 at 12:06 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > Tixy writes: > > > Where could your machine be getting this IP address from?  It's > > > the same IP address shown in your output when you used the > > > incorrect address 'ftp.security.debian.org' and for me that > > > does

Re: counting commas

Greg Wooledge wrote: > I won, and you lost There shouldn't be a comma in that sentence, in English. There is in the closely related expression "I won, you lost." > I really don't think I'd try this with shell scripts. The tools just > aren't designed for this. You really want tools that are c

Re: Home UPS recommendations

ghe2001 wrote: > Take a look at Tripp Lite: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripp_Lite > > I used them for years to back up a small domain -- they make > sine-wave electricity. One of the references in the wikipedia article looked interesting: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2472189/a

Re: How can we change the keyboard layout? (was: what keyboard do you use?)

hw wrote: > On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 14:34 -0600, David Wright wrote: > > [...] > > "The German layout differs from the English (US and UK) layouts in > > four major ways: > > It's missing out on yet another major way: Umlaute. If you reread the wikipedia page, you'll see that umlaut keys are

Re: How can we change the keyboard layout? (was: what keyboard do you use?)

Brian Sammon wrote: > On Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:06:30 +0100 > hw wrote: > > > Yes, it's a misunderstanding: How can we change the keyboard > > layout? > > I recently dug into this because I am running Debian on a Chromebook, > and I wanted to map the Google-key (located next to the A key, where

Re: Many systemd units do not start anymore

Christoph Pleger wrote: > Hello, > > on one of my server machines, suddenly many systemd units (e.g. cron, > autofs) do not start any more, neither at boot nor when trying to > start manually with "systemctl start ", this hangs till I abort > with Ctrl-C - though the commands defined in ExecStart

Re: Copy from Firefox and paste into Terminal with Vim

Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 10:28:53PM -0800, David Christensen wrote: > > Continuing from above in Vim in Insert mode, if I then > > simultaneously press the Ctrl, Shift, and v keys, and then release > > all keys, Vim inserts the contents of the clipboard; as confirmed > > by:

Re: xterm PRIMARY and CLIPBOARD selection [was: Re: Copy from Firefox and paste into Terminal with Vim]

Stefan Monnier wrote: > > I have not said it is more “standard for terminals”, I have that it > > is more “standard” fullstop. It is more standard by the virtue of > > having worked for decades, C-Ins S-Ins S-Del existed way before the > > C-C C-V C-X tryptich, and still working today in most cont

Re: ImageMagick weird colors on composite with black

Emanuel Berg wrote: > I don't understand, there is no ImageMagick ML/group > registered on Gmane, and just some <10 people on #imagemagick > on Libera? > > People don't care about this software which is the CLI > powerhouse for image editing? I occasionally use ImageMagick but never

Re: auto restarting in crontab

Dan Ritter wrote: > p...@ymail.ne.jp wrote: > > For dev stuff, for example, I have many versions of ruby installed > > in the system by rbenv. > > > > Since I often change default ruby in interactive shell, this may > > break the ruby for sysadmin job in crontab. What’s the solution for > > this

Re: auto restarting in crontab

Please don't send me an individual copy of emails; I am subscribed. Dan Ritter wrote: > debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > Dan Ritter wrote: > > > p...@ymail.ne.jp wrote: > > > > For dev stuff, for example, I have many versions of ruby > > > > installed in the system by rbenv. > > > >

Re: auto restarting in crontab

"p...@ymail.ne.jp" wrote: > debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > But it sounds like what...@ymail.ne.jp is doing isn't best practice > > either, although I don't fully understand what they mean by "I often > > change default ruby in interactive shell". If they mean 'global' > > then I suspect th

Re: question about net address

Yassine Chaouche wrote: > Le 3/18/23 à 12:28, cor...@free.fr a écrit : > > Hello > > > > I know 192.168.1.0/24 is a valid C range for network address. > > > > but what does 192.168.1.1/24 mean? > > > > I ask this just for a setting in the SPF: > > > > spf.pinoad.se.    300    IN    TXT   

Re: ID problem: "the nouveau driver"

Felix Miata wrote: > "You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page." ?? why should I need an account to see this page?

Re: ID problem: "the nouveau driver"

Felix Miata wrote: > debian-u...@howorth.org.uk composed on 2023-03-24 11:02 (UTC): > > > Felix Miata wrote: > > >> > >> > > > "You are not logged in or you do not have per

Re: Question for this IP's PTR

f...@dnsbed.com wrote: > Greetings, > > as you see this PTR, > > $ dig -x 1.1.1.1 +short > one.one.one.one. > > so 2.2.2.2 can have the PTR two.two.two.two? and 3.3.3.3 can have > three.three.three.three? A simple counter example is $ dig -x 8.8.8.8 +short dns.google. > Sorry I am not good a

Re: cpan oddity

f...@dnsbed.com wrote: > On 2023-03-27 08:21, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > I ran cpan and did quick configuration and chose sudo to elevate > > privileges when necessary. Unfortunately I don't have write access > > on /usr/local/bin so cpan is crippled. > > try cpanminus? > $ sudo apt install cpanmin

Re: Playing Card Symbols

Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:04:53PM -0400, Thomas George wrote: > > I am amazed that the playing card symbols spade, heart, diamond and > > club don't appear any of the collections in my Debian Buster > > programs. I can insert them in the text I type by entering > > CTRL-SHI

Re: Playing Card Symbols

Michael Stone wrote: > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 02:13:35PM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >You know, if all of those symbols were in some font set and had text > >labels attached to them that could speak when a screen reader was > >used a whole bunch of playing card applications would suddenly > >be

Re: Playing Card Symbols

Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 08:45:18PM +0100, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk > wrote: > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > Just to be clear, are you using some kind of Desktop Environment > > > specific means of entering these Unicode characters? I don't know > > > what CTRL-SHIFT-Uun

Re: Playing Card Symbols

Richmond wrote: > debian-u...@howorth.org.uk writes: > > > >> I tried this in rxvt(-unicode), xterm, and lxterm (which is > >> apparently part of the xterm package -- never heard of it > >> before!). > > > > It's lxterminal, not lxterm, and it's part of LXDE so I'm surprised > > if it's bundle

Re: gradle wants openjdk-11 even if a newer version is installed? ...

Albretch Mueller wrote: > OK this is what the gradle folks told me/us: > > > https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-wants-as-java-version-openjdk-11-even-if-a-newer-version-is-installed/45254/6 > > Gradle itself would just use the Java from your JAVA_HOME or as > fallback from PATH (given you u

Re: should CLI have a nice UI today?

Nicolas George wrote: > to...@tuxteam.de (12023-03-29): > > Perhaps roughly 3k to 4k years of storing, transmitting and > > retrieving information in written form have a part in it. > > > > It may be a social convention, but by now it runs so deep that I'm > > convinced you'll find epigenetic tra

Re: should CLI have a nice UI today?

Nicolas George wrote: > The issue is not what you CAN express with different media: any > program can be expressed as a flowchart. Is that true? Genuine question - I don't know the answer. But are the two mathematically equal/equivalent? I wonder how, for example, self-modifying code or tail recu

Re: gradle wants openjdk-11 even if a newer version is installed? ...

Dan Ritter wrote: > Perl is quite stable, and has tooling to acquire modules and turn > them into Debian packages that works very well most of the time. Perl is a special case IME. It is used a lot by system features so it is important that the installed module versions match the rest of the sys

Re: Which Diff tool could I use for visually comparing two text files where Word Wrap is possible?

rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Friday, March 31, 2023 11:37:30 PM Susmita/Rajib wrote: > > Suppose I wrote a book book1.txt. I then send it to an editor who > > corrects the initial mistakes, altering some lines while doing so, > > renaming to another file book2.txt. > > > > When I receive the edi

Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?

Emanuel Berg wrote: > One aspect of Python is that so many people use it so there is > so much information, web pages, books, the works. > Whatever issue you have, Google will find a solution, pretty > much every time. I don't have more than "I've done it" > experience from Perl but if we compar

Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?

Emanuel Berg wrote: > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > But development is faster with Python [...] > >>> > >>> Is it? > >> > >> Yes. > > > > Development is fastest using whatever language you know > > best. This is not an objective argument. > > Put it this way, a novice Python programmer

Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?

Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 4:59 AM wrote: > > > > I saw many commands in /bin and /usr/bin are written by perl. > > is perl still the first choice for sysadmin on linux? > > I am surprised this thread has not started a mini-flame war. Me too, but I'm pleasantly surprised :

Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?

Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 9:46 AM Stefan Monnier > wrote: > > > > > Here are three more data points. > > > > > >* Emacs - 41 CVEs since 2000 [1] > > >* Vi - 61 CVEs since 1999 [2] > > >* Vim - 656 CVEs since 2001 [3] > > > > > > I'm not sure how many CVEs overla

Re: Getting Admin Rights

Aren Vardhan wrote: > It worked, thanks a lot for your help. > > Can you also help me in installing the Damask software in My debian > OS. I am not able locate the package through the sudoers. If you mean https://damask.mpie.de/ then a quick look at https://damask.mpie.de/installation/index.html

Re: ICMP router advertisement (ipv4)

Jeremy Ardley wrote: > On 11/4/23 11:40, Tim Woodall wrote: > > > > > > My googling suggests that a superhub or hub 5 can be switched to > > 'modem only' mode but I've got a hub 6 which doesn't have that > > option. > >> > >>   Virgin Media: Virgin Media is the largest cable broadband > >> provid

Re: What do all those "* * *" mean on a traceroute log?

Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 05:37:32PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: > > It is not with every site and it is mostly with one hop. > > > $ traceroute google.com > > traceroute to google.com (172.217.0.174), 30 hops max, 60 byte > > packets 1 _gateway (199.83.128.1) 6.687 m

Re: Am I infected with a rootkit?

wrote: > On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 05:29:43AM +, David wrote: > > On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 at 04:42, David Wright > > wrote: > > > There is an option to timestamp entries in the history file. I've > > > never used it, nor heard of its being used. That might > > > disambiguate things if you ever sus

Re: repeat of previous question that has gone unansweredseveraltimes.

gene heskett wrote: > I'd think I could start by comparing cupsd.conf's, but miss And I > can't see the trees for all this forest in the way in both, but > missing is a client.conf. I think... But that is probably whats > wrong, me thinking. Your directory listings showed that both had a ppd dir

Re: disk usage for /usr/lib on bullseye

Bret Busby wrote: > On 2/5/23 20:23, Michel Verdier wrote: > > Le 2 mai 2023 Bret Busby a écrit : > > > >> I expect that, by context, running > >> apt purge > >> without the restriction specifying particular package, will apply > >> apt purge > >> to all installed packages, according to what pu

Re: WiFi Not Working After System Reinstallation

Marko Randjelovic wrote: > Both systems are fully updated Bullseye on a laptop. I have two > access points, let's call them A and B. When I connect to A, DHCP > does not work. When I connect to B, DHCP works, laptop gets an IP > address and internet works without problems. On the other hand, my >

Re: repeat of previous question that has gone unansweredseveraltimes.

gene heskett wrote: > On 5/10/23 14:22, Brian wrote: > > A link would be ever so useful. > > send browser to cups.org, click help, in right pane, click "printer > sharing", scroll down about a screenfull to Automatic using IPP So the answer to Brian's question is https://www.cups.org/doc/shar

Re: sudoers question

wrote: > On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 10:35:31AM +0200, Michel Verdier wrote: > > Le 12 mai 2023 tomas a écrit : > > > > >> > `sudo bash` anyone? > > >> > > >> also quicker done with > > >> su - > > > > > > But not the same. > > > > Which differences do you see ? > > For su, you have to e

Re: how to find out regdomain/country of wifi network

Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 08:29:11PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 01:01:27PM -0500, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > > Ifconfig has been deprecated in Debian for some years. > > > > It is *not* deprecated. It is just optional, not essential. >

Re: how to create bootable usb stick from iso file

hlyg wrote: > Thank riveravaldez for download link! i've downloaded it. > > but Assets section seems inaccessible You might want to check your browser version and javascript settings. Those can easily block certain things. > many sites are blocked here ...

Re: netmask question

Dan Purgert wrote: > On May 22, 2023, gene heskett wrote: > > On 5/22/23 15:04, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 12:16:09PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > > > On 5/22/23 03:32, Tim Woodall wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 22 May 2023, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > > > > > > >

Re: Isn't KDE Live ISO accompanied by an ultra-light Windows Manager, like OpenBox is with LXDE?

Byung-Hee HWANG (황병희) wrote: > > (...) > > I have begun to dislike Gnome when it switched over to wayland > > desktop environment. I don't like it. (...) > > Rajib. In the future, all most GUI desktop(s) will run under Wayland. > So i suggest that you have to adapt to change, IMHO. It won't be

Re: Isn't KDE Live ISO accompanied by an ultra-light Windows Manager, like OpenBox is with LXDE?

wrote: > On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 02:04:01PM +0200, Nicolas George wrote: > > to...@tuxteam.de (12023-05-30): > > > > > Rajib. In the future, all most GUI desktop(s) will run under > > > > > Wayland. So i suggest that you have to adapt to change, > > > > > IMHO. > > > I'm still hoping I give up

Re: Cable colors and urban legends

Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> Can you point to any evidence? > > You've never cut open a magenta cable that quit to see what's > > inside? > > Nope. Never had them fail on me either for that matter. > > > If rust colored dust falls from where copper used to be, you have > > your evidence. >

Re: Debian USB Wifi

Celejar wrote: > On Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:51:21 -0400 > Stefan Monnier wrote: > > > ... > > > The best option is to buy one that says clearly that it works with > > the vanilla kernel and without requiring proprietary firmware blobs. > > These are hard to come by and will usually be sold by comp

Re: How to stop systemd or whatever does,to always tries to check and fix disk errors

Mario Marietto wrote: > ---> Second, you are asking for help: that means your time is less > valuable than the time of people who might help you, and the most > effort comes from you. > > it's not a matter of effort : not everything is under our control : > If I don't know something,I COULD learn

Re: Debian freezes when power cable plugged

Zakaria Farhati wrote: > Hello, > I have installed Debian 12 for a couple of weeks, 2 days ago, I > noticed that when I plug the power cable, the system/desktop does not > respond and freezes for 1 min. What should I do to solve this issue? I don't understand what you mean. What is 'plug' a power

Re: OT: Kmail/Akonadi insists on using Gmail account even on non-Gmail email account

Kent West wrote: > I don't *really* understand how Akonadi fits into Kmail/Yahoo, but, > meh; I don't use KDE or Kmail so I googled akonadi. The first hit is https://userbase.kde.org/Akonadi and it starts by saying: "The Akonadi framework is responsible for providing applications with a centrali

Re: FOSS tool to do general stats from text indata

Emanuel Berg wrote: > Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > > Those books teach and discuss some of the software that's > > used. I doubt you will find them in debian's repositories. > > Of course you can do plenty of computational linguistics > > with perl or python which you already have. > > > > What i

Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

Nicolas George wrote: > Roger Price (12023-07-03): > > Exactly my point that inanimate objects of which there are many > > examples are best known by numbers. Numbers so well known that > > songs are written about the number: historic US 66 [1], and in > > France the historic N7 [2], a vacation h

Re: How do I remotely access the computer in the next room?

Andy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Jul 03, 2023 at 12:17:36AM +0100, Alain D D Williams wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 02, 2023 at 06:49:07PM -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: > > > Chiefly I'm looking for the most convenient way to keep an eye > > > on his incoming e-mail for him. Mostly I use Mutt; he use

Re: Deactivating and Reactivating the display of a NUC 13

Stefan Schumacher wrote: > Hello Timothy > > >Do both NUC's have the same behavior or is just one of them having > >this problem? If just one of >them is having this behavior is it the > >DP or HDMI? > > I have just done some tests and it's only the USB-C-to-DP NUC that is > problematic. The H

Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

Emanuel Berg wrote: > Curt wrote: > > >> No but I live in the UK and I know the A1, A2, A4, A5, A6 > >> and many others, plus the M1, M4, M5, M6. > > But M5 can be a bolt size and a lot of other things as well, > while creative names may stay "more" unique. Nonsense. Curt's reply (which you c

Re: Deactivating and Reactivating the display of a NUC 13

Stefan Schumacher wrote: > I have exchanged the connections - one NUC from HDMI to USB-C and the > other from USB-C to HDMI. The problem persists. Yes, but did it stay with the NUC or move with the cable?

Re: why bookworm isn't called deb12?

jeremy ardley wrote: > On 7/7/23 16:59, Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 7/7/23 16:30, Bret Busby wrote: > >>> Microsoft didn't invent anything. > > > > I did not post that statement as the original poster of that > > statement. > > Your comment about  BSOD strongly suggests you agree with the >

Re: why bookworm isn't called deb12?

jeremy ardley wrote: > On 7/7/23 19:28, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > > > That may be or not, but is irrelevant. Accurate attribution of > > quotes is important, IMHO, and not difficult to do. So doubling > > down on your mistake instead of a simple mea culpa means you move > > further dow

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