Re: Source file bind9

Alexandre Vilarinho wrote: > I'm trying to get the source file for bind9, This is a sopport question. you should better ask on the ubuntu-users list . Nils -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modi

Re: Package: virtualbox-ext-pack

Андрей Воронов wrote: > I use VirtualBox 5.1 from repository: > deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian xenial contrib > but the package virtualbox-ext-pack is trying download version 5.0: > Is it scenario incorrect code or may you advise me way to avoid this > fault? I think this qu

Re: [ttf-mscorefonts-installer] synaptic still rises error messages

zweiund40 wrote: > Nevertheless I was curious so I tried it on a virtual machine and I > got that output: > > root@pandora:~/Downloads# apt install > ~/Downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb > > ... bla bla bla > ... and a lot of output > > All done, no errors. >

Re: Gnash

Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:06:33 +0100, Oliver Grawert wrote: > >On So, 2016-11-13 at 16:24 +0100, Till Uhlmann wrote: > >> "W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file > >> '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. ^^^

Re: My opinion on Ubuntu cancelling Intel 80386/80386-clone processor support

Ralf Mardorf wrote: > My apologies, I wanted to say that a kernel without PAE enabled was > dropped. Actually I don't know if any CPU usable with the supported 32 > bit packages, that are i585 or whatever else, are unable to handle > PAE. I'm to lazy to google this ;). There is the AMD Geode LX800

Re: Missing new kernel after upgrade 14.04 -> 16.04

ryone with a non-generic kernel then people > who compiled their own would automatically be switched. > > On 01/19/2016 10:15 AM, Nils Kassube wrote: > > Today I have upgraded another 14.04 machine to 16.04. After the > > upgrade the kernel was still version 4.2.0 from the

Missing new kernel after upgrade 14.04 -> 16.04

Today I have upgraded another 14.04 machine to 16.04. After the upgrade the kernel was still version 4.2.0 from the linux-generic-lts-wily package. I had seen that problem some time ago but my bug report [1] seems to be ignored, I'd like to know if there is anything else I should do to get the

Re: Change what is considered by apt-get as major amount of disk space

Mateusz Konieczny wrote: > No, I want to stop apt-get from asking dumb questions. Asking > whatever it is OK to use 1/25000 of disk is a dumb question that > should not be asked. To my understanding "apt-get upgrade" asks independent of the change in disk space, i.e. even if there would be no cha

Re: How to install built kernel?

Alfred Zhong wrote: > However, after I type $ sudo make-kpkg kernel-image > and built the kernel. I tried to look for the deb package. I search > the whole computer and can't find something like > kernel-image-2.6.15_10.00.Custom_i386.deb... IIRC, the package should be in the directory above your

Re: Lucid -> Precise trouble with do-release-upgrade

Colin Watson wrote: > On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 09:18:45AM +0100, Nils Kassube wrote: > > When I try to upgrade (a copy of) my main system from Lucid to > > Precise > > > > with the command "do-release-upgrade -d", I get the following message: > > | Coul

Lucid -> Precise trouble with do-release-upgrade

When I try to upgrade (a copy of) my main system from Lucid to Precise with the command "do-release-upgrade -d", I get the following message: | Could not calculate the upgrade | | An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade: | E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated bre

Re: cant start gksu firefox

Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: > And even worse idea to use gksu. Try > gksudo. Should yield better results. Can you explain why gksu is a bad idea and why gksudo is better? Nils -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://li

Re: Karmic Kernel Source throwing error when building v4l-dvb

Andrew Barbaccia wrote: > I'm trying to build the v4l-dvb tree. You mean the v4l-dvb tree from linuxtv.org, right? > I believe my build environment > is setup correctly as I have installed build-essential, linux-headers > and linux-source. I have extracted the source, linked to > /usr/src/linux

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

Dotan Cohen wrote: > Here you mention my pet peeve of FOSS: the program names. Internet > Explorer is clear, what on earth does Firefox do? Windows Media > Player is clear, what does Amarok do? If I need a replacement for > Notepad, should I open VLC, Kate, Empathy, Pidgin, Kopete, or what > else?!

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Unit Consistency (LP: #369525)

Christopher Chan wrote: > Nils Kassube wrote: > > Christopher Chan wrote: > >> That stupid IEC standard is at complete odds with the way > >> computers operate. I don't want to have to miscalculate just > >> because tools started following stupidity and gav

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Unit Consistency (LP: #369525)

Christopher Chan wrote: > That stupid IEC standard is at complete odds with the way computers > operate. I don't want to have to miscalculate just because tools > started following stupidity and gave me numbers that were rounded up > or down. Take this MB/Mib nonsense and stuff it. As a system > ad

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Unit Consistency (LP: #369525)

Max Bowsher wrote: > To my mind, the power-of-2 grouping is sufficiently intrinsic to the > nature of bytes, whilst the "kibi mebi gibi tebi" stuff not only > sounds and looks stupid, but loses a great deal of clarity by making > all of the prefixes differ only in a single syllable. Clarity like t

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Unit Consistency (LP: #369525)

Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: > 2009/6/1 Nils Kassube : > > From "man du": > > | --si > > |like -h, but use powers of 1000 not 1024 > > Yeah but it uses incorrect prefix =( > >-h, --human-readable > print sizes in human readable fo

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Unit Consistency (LP: #369525)

Christopher Chan wrote: > Heh. Good luck changing du, ls, df, yada yada to anything other than > base2 upstream. >From "man du": | --si |like -h, but use powers of 1000 not 1024 >From "man ls": | --si |likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024 >From "man df": | -H, --si |likewise,

Re: Looking at Package Management for Karmic or Karmic+1

Matt Wheeler wrote: > but can we trust update-manager not to break and give someone > privileges they shouldn't have? I don't know, maybe we can, I just > think it's worth being very careful about it. If you don't trust update-manager you would have to check everything after an update. I don't t

Re: jaunty DVD

richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: > Is there a DVD image lurking any where, > pref jaunty, but intrepid would do. Try one of these: Nils -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-disc

Re: Large files under ubuntu do not appear to work

Christopher Chan wrote: > Please do point out where it says megabit = 1000x1000 bits and not > 1024 x 1024 bits. >From : | When describing bitrates, binary prefixes have almost never been used | and SI prefixes are almost always used with the standar

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

(``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo wrote: > human-icon-theme (0.33.2) jaunty; urgency=low > > * Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% > signal strength icon > > -- Kenneth Wimer Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:36:53 +0100 > > > Can this be reverted? > The new icon is very deceiving, making

Re: too complicated

Remco wrote: > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Nils Kassube wrote: > > Yes, I know about that possibility. I do use that approach sometimes > > if there is only a GUI way. But I really don't want to do that every > > time I can help because IMHO it is a r

Re: too complicated

Remco wrote: > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Nils Kassube wrote: > > Well, it is not necessarily a question of attitude. If I want to give > > advice about the graphical way I have to guess what the English > > translation of menu entries, tab names, etc. might be because

Re: too complicated

Remco wrote: > The command line is used way too > much by the community trying to help the newbies. I think there should > be a big change in this attitude. Well, it is not necessarily a question of attitude. If I want to give advice about the graphical way I have to guess what the English tran

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

Dotan Cohen wrote: > 2008/12/27 richard : > > But if some one gives you a CD saying this is a complete distro, > > surely no matter how thicK you are you must realise that a complete > > distro can not fit on a 700Mb CD, therefore there is more to be > > loaded, and when it sets up the inet connect

Re: print problems with Cadsoft Eagle & Intrepid

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I can no longer print with Cadsoft Eagle. > > Its fairly > urgent as its all tied up with > my work. Did you ask Cadsoft? When I had a problem with Eagle they were quite responsive. Nils -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Mod

Hardy bug with fwlanusb

Hi, there is a bug [1] in Hardy with the module fwlanusb which is part of the linux-restricted-modules package. I found a solution and submitted a patch several months ago. Others have reported that the patch works. The bug is marked as high importance and is assigned to the kernel team. Howev