Re: how do I stop FF from jumping workspaces when I click on a linkin t-bird

On 1/8/23 17:08, gene heskett wrote: On 1/8/23 13:42, David Wright wrote: On Sun 08 Jan 2023 at 12:40:05 (-0500), gene heskett wrote: it is most inconvenient to have it jump workspaces and open the link on top of the tbird screen. You might try Edit → Settings, and check the    Open links

Why Debian packaging structure is so difficult

Hi, I am hosting a local Debian mirror for my LAN. This helps in low internet bandwidth use. I keep only the required distributions (past five years and testing release). Compared to other distributions such ArchLinux/RockyLinux (single line Rsync can do the job), the partial mirroring ove

Re: How can I check (and run) if an *.exe is a DOS or a Windowsprogram?

On 1/8/23 16:04, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: On Saturday 07 January 2023 03:27:31 pm gene heskett wrote: That DOS was not the least bit entertaining. :(> That was the best reason to skip it, I went from amigados 3.9 to rh5.0, never regretted missing the DOS experience, I got my fill of it as the

Re: how do I stop FF from jumping workspaces when I click on a linkin t-bird

On 1/8/23 14:12, Andreas Ronnquist wrote: On Sun, 8 Jan 2023 12:40:05 -0500, gene heskett wrote: it is most inconvenient to have it jump workspaces and open the link on top of the tbird screen. Which desktop environment are you on? - I think I might have seen somewhere that you are on Xfce

Re: how do I stop FF from jumping workspaces when I click on a linkin t-bird

On 1/8/23 13:42, David Wright wrote: On Sun 08 Jan 2023 at 12:40:05 (-0500), gene heskett wrote: it is most inconvenient to have it jump workspaces and open the link on top of the tbird screen. You might try Edit → Settings, and check the Open links in tabs instead of new windows box under

Re: How can I check (and run) if an *.exe is a DOS or a Windows program?

On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 6:43 PM Miguel A. Vallejo wrote: > > If I remember correctly, all Windows EXE have an string saying: > > This program cannot be run in DOS mode. A couple of small nits... They are called PE/PE+ programs. The string "This program cannot be run in DOS mode" is called the MS-

Re: How can I check (and run) if an *.exe is a DOS or a Windowsprogram?

On Saturday 07 January 2023 03:27:31 pm gene heskett wrote: > That DOS was not the least bit > entertaining. :(> That was the best reason to skip it, I went from > amigados 3.9 to rh5.0, never regretted missing the DOS experience, I got > my fill of it as the CE at a tv station back in the day.

Re: how do I stop FF from jumping workspaces when I click on a link in t-bird

On Sun, 8 Jan 2023 12:40:05 -0500, gene heskett wrote: >it is most inconvenient to have it jump workspaces and open the link on top of >the tbird screen. > Which desktop environment are you on? - I think I might have seen somewhere that you are on Xfce (but I am not sure) - in that case - see

Re: Disable systemd RDRAND usage

On Sun, Jan 08, 2023 at 07:06:03PM +0100, operation.privacyenforcem...@secure.mailbox.org wrote: > Hello, > > I want to set SYSTEMD_RDRAND=0 as implemented here > https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/17112 > > How can this be done on Debian and how can this be tested?

Re: how do I stop FF from jumping workspaces when I click on a link in t-bird

On Sun 08 Jan 2023 at 12:40:05 (-0500), gene heskett wrote: > it is most inconvenient to have it jump workspaces and open the link > on top of the tbird screen. You might try Edit → Settings, and check the Open links in tabs instead of new windows box under Tabs. Cheers, David.

Disable systemd RDRAND usage

Hello, I want to set SYSTEMD_RDRAND=0 as implemented here https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/17112 How can this be done on Debian and how can this be tested? Best regards operation privacyenforcement

Disable RDRAND RDSEED VAES AES-NI via OPENSSL_ia32cap

Hello, I want to disable RDRAND RDSEED VAES AES-NI via OPENSSL_ia32cap. Which parameters do I need to set in which file to apply the configuration system wide? https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.1.1/man3/OPENSSL_ia32cap.html How can multiple variables applied systemwide and how can this be tes

how do I stop FF from jumping workspaces when I click on a link in t-bird

it is most inconvenient to have it jump workspaces and open the link on top of the tbird screen. Thank you Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respe

Re: [OT] coo, was Re: Debian release criteria.

On 2023-01-08, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > > To heck with it, let's just fall back on Allan Sherman's > description of a dejected man from Mars searching for his > girlfriend, who's... > > Eight foot two, solid blue > Five transistors in each shoe > Has anybody seen my gal? > > Luci

Re (2): firefox resource hog

From: Stefan Monnier Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 19:41:16 -0500 > ... (after all, nowadays web browsers are just VMs running > Javascript applications downloaded from hundreds of servers around > the world). Thanks Stefan. JavaScript might be OK for phenomena such as Youtube. Meticulous and thorou

Re: Web functionality; was Re: Debian release criteria.

On Sun, Jan 08, 2023 at 07:53:11AM -0800, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > David & all, > > Earlier from peter, > > > Bulk of the software and frequent updates are evident but what changes > > > in functionality? The Web site of my credit union works as it did > > > five years ago. > > From: David W

Re: [OT] coo, was Re: Debian release criteria.

On Sat 07 Jan 2023 at 17:52:43 (-), Curt wrote: > On 2023-01-07, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > To an American audience, the meaning is quite different. We only use > > "coo" to describe the noise made by a dove, or as an (urban) slang > > term which is a shortened form of "cool". > > > > I ha

Re: [OT] coo, was Re: Debian release criteria.

On Fri 06 Jan 2023 at 23:41:25 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 06, 2023 at 01:26:54PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > > > > Rather, > > > > > > > > coo² (slang) interjection, expressive of surprise. (Chambers) > > > > > > > > and this has been around far longer than my lifetime. >

Re: Web functionality; was Re: Debian release criteria.

On Sun 08 Jan 2023 at 07:53:11 (-0800), pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > My primary interest: if many Web sites appear and perform as five > years ago, what is the need for the frequent updates? A bug needs > repair a.s.a.p. A bug compromising security needs repair sooner. > Are most Firefox updat

Web functionality; was Re: Debian release criteria.

David & all, Earlier from peter, > > Bulk of the software and frequent updates are evident but what changes > > in functionality? The Web site of my credit union works as it did > > five years ago. From: David Wright Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 21:46:39 -0600 > What's that got to do with Firefox? O

Re: why some memory are missing

On 1/8/23 17:36, hede wrote: I'm pretty sure it can address 2^32 bit aka 4 GB. But within this range there is the PCI address space.  PCI cards are memory mapped. To access memory regions on PCI devices you can simply access main memory. But you cannot access PCI devices AND use full 4 GB o

Re: why some memory are missing

Am 08.01.2023 00:30, schrieb Jeremy Hendricks: I imagine it’s a bios limitation and it cannot address the full 4GB even though it’s a 64bit CPU. This was common with the Intel 925/945 chipsets even through they supported Intel 64bit CPUs of the time. I'm pretty sure it can address 2^32 bit aka