Re: Bluray Debian ISOs: Which app(s) burns bluray images?

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:35:32 +0200
"Thomas Schmitt"  wrote:
 
> > but when I did, I used K3b or wodim from the command line.
> 
> I omitted wodim from my answer, because it can hardly do DVD and would
> do Blu-ray only by accident. One should use it only for burning CD.

I never knew that. I'm going to get to know xorriso & friends better.. :)

Re: Bluray Debian ISOs: Which app(s) burns bluray images?

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:25:59 -0400 (EDT)
Anonymous  wrote:

> With downloaded Bluray ISO images, I need to use
> a burning application in Linux which supports blank
> Bluray medium. I know I could try Windows options
> such as ImgBurn via Wine, but I'm hoping for a Linux
> application. Thanks.

I haven't burned a CD/DVD/BD in some time now, I always use a USB drive 
nowadays but when I did, I used K3b or wodim from the command line.

Re: Just a question...........

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:19:25 +1000
Charlie wrote:

> 
> I don't know enough about this hope someone can help:
>
> My ISP CEO suggests that this address is BitTorrent:
> http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
> 
> Is that correct?

No, that is a debian mirror. :)


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Re: wacky question

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:44:12 -0400
Greg wrote:

> Does anyone think that debian could participate in any programs like
> PRISM? Or could a lone (or group of) sympathetic DD or DM slip a
> backdoor or something that could collect private info in the binary
> packages distributed by debian?

Everything in debian has source available, so no, it can't be done
without everyone knowing it.


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Re: /dev/dsp missing in Wheezy

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:16:15 -0400
amber gilchrist wrote:

> I want to throw out another problem I am having in this Wheezy
> upgrade: sound! I used to use ALSA with Squeeze, no problems.
> After the upgrade, I am able to get sound in my browser, I can play
> MP3 files, but I can't record and can't play wav: $ mpg321
> radio.mp3(works fine) $ bplay radio.wavbplay: /dev/dsp: No such file
> or directory$ I am not sure how to debug this one. I tried loading
> the oss-compat package, and that hasn't changed things either. What
> could have happened in the Squeeze->Wheezy upgrade to get rid
> of /dev/dsp? 

I'm not sure if this will help you, but I have to load the snd_pcm_oss
and snd_mixer_oss modules with modprobe to use mp3blaster. I'm not
familiar with bplay but maybe it needs those modules too.


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Re: No cfdisk in Wheezy ??

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:44:58 -0600
paul e condon wrote:

> I've just noticed that I don't have cfdisk in my recently installed 
> Wheezy. Is this a matter of some mis-configuration on my part or is
> it really being dropped? What is the replacement?

cfdisk is installed here. You may need to be root (or use sudo) to use
it though.


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Re: Debian Sources List Generator

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:14:51 -0500
Cybe R. Wizard wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:38:35 -0700
> Alan Ianson  wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:25:49 +0200 (CEST)
> > Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > > 
> > > > It looks like a mirror. Is it listed as such at
> > > > deb-multimedia.org?
> > > 
> > >Yes, it is, alas.
> > >I already experienced that, as said by Chris Bannister
> > >"The deb-multimedia repository is toxic to a healthy wheezy
> > > system" It took me sevaral days to get rid of the mess introduced
> > > by this repo.
> > > 
> > >I'll  then have to install Ubuntu (at least as a virtual
> > > machine), as it is difficult nowadays to live without some
> > > packages which are missing in Debian.
> > 
> > What mess did this repo make? I have been using deb-multimedia for
> > years and have never had any mess.
> > 
> The latest Debian Project News email had this:
> --
> Expiration of debian-multimedia.org
> ---
> 
> debian-multimedia.org was a popular unofficial repository of Debian
> packages. Last year, this service moved to a new domain, and despite
> efforts from Debian, the debian-multimedia.org domain recently
> expired, and has now been registered by someone unknown to Debian.
> "This is a good example of the importance of the use of cryptography
> to secure APT repositories", DPL Lucas Nussbaum said [9]. The Debian
> project would like to emphasise the need to consider possible
> security issues when using third-party repositories and the
> importance of not blindly adding keys to the APT keyring.
> 
> 9:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/06/msg0.html
> --

I saw that, looks like some cyber squatter took the old domain over.
Christian Marrilat is a debian developer and works on a number of
things for debian aside from d.m.o. How he manages all the stuff he
does is beyond me but I appreciate all that he has done for debian and
it's users.


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Re: Debian Sources List Generator

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:25:49 +0200 (CEST)
Pierre Frenkiel wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Alan Ianson wrote:
> 
> > It looks like a mirror. Is it listed as such at deb-multimedia.org?
> 
>Yes, it is, alas.
>I already experienced that, as said by Chris Bannister
>"The deb-multimedia repository is toxic to a healthy wheezy system"
>It took me sevaral days to get rid of the mess introduced by this
> repo.
> 
>I'll  then have to install Ubuntu (at least as a virtual  machine),
>as it is difficult nowadays to live without some packages which
>are missing in Debian.

What mess did this repo make? I have been using deb-multimedia for
years and have never had any mess.


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Re: Debian Sources List Generator

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:04:59 +0200 (CEST)
Pierre Frenkiel wrote:

> hi,
> After the release of Wheezy, I tried the  Debian Sources List
> Generator (at http://debgen.simplylinux.ch/), and was surprised to
> see in the resulting sources.list:
> 
>  deb http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/debian-multimedia/ stable
> main
> 
>  although http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br is "under construction"
> 
> my questions are:
> 
> 1/ what is the difference netween this repo and Marillat's
> deb-multimedia?

It looks like a mirror. Is it listed as such at deb-multimedia.org?
> 2/ what is the status of debgen?

I had a look in the project directory and the latest file is dated May
8, 2012. Looks a bit stale. I'd use one of the mirrors listed at
deb-multimedia.org.


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Re: Upcoming 7.1 (not 7.0.1?) release - upgrade from 6.0.7 possible?

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:51:29 -0700
David Guntner wrote:

> Alan Ianson grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
> > On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:32:49 -0700
> > David Guntner  wrote:
> 
> A request, if I may:  Please adjust your mailing program to include
> the name, but not the E-Mail address on the attribute line.  Thanks!

An excellent suggestion, I never really looked at that before. Done.

> >> There was just an announcement that 7.1 (not 7.0.1?) is going to be
> >> released June 15.
> > 
> > where did you see that?
> 
> It went out on the debian-release mailing list.


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Re: adding packages sources to the apt-get database

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:29:52 +
Atar  wrote:

> Hi there!!
> 
> Just wanted to know please what's the structure of the
> "/etc/apt/sources.list" file and how can I add more sources to this
> file in order to make the 'apt-get' program able to install packages
> from those sources too.

You can add deb-multimedia.. my sources.list entry..

deb http://mirrors.ece.ubc.ca/deb-multimedia/ wheezy main non-free

I also use this to install and keep java updated. update-sun-jre is the
package that's needed.

deb http://www.duinsoft.nl/pkg debs all


Have a look at http://deb-multimedia.org and http://www.duinsoft.nl and
understand what you are doing before adding anything to sources.list.


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Re: Upcoming 7.1 (not 7.0.1?) release - upgrade from 6.0.7 possible?

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:32:49 -0700
David Guntner  wrote:

> There was just an announcement that 7.1 (not 7.0.1?) is going to be
> released June 15.

where did you see that?



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Re: Unusual behavior

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:25:31 -0400
Verde Denim  wrote:

> I've been running Wheezy for a few months now and lately (seemingly at
> random times) I get a dialog popping up telling me that
> "Authentication is required to update packages". When I view the
> details in the dialog, it shows the Action as -
> org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-update .  The vendor is listed as
> "The PackageKit Project" which has an URL of
> http://www.packagekit.org/
> 
> I don't recall explicitly installing this and was wondering if it is
> now a part of the distro. Thanks for the input.

Packagekit is not installed here, but if you look it up in aptitude and
have a look at the packages that depend on it you may be able to see
why it is installed.

Looking at the depends I see that gnome-core depends on it so if your
desktop is gnome that might be why although I haven't used gnome
myself for some time so I can't say for sure.


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Re: Sound But No CD Sound - Pulseaudio Problem?

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400
"Thomas H. George"  wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 01:55:59PM -0700, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:14:00 -0400
> > "Thomas H. George"  wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 09:15:35AM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote:
> > > > My system is Wheezy.
> > > > ogg123 plays ogg files perfectly with sound.
> > > > workbone plays the cd but there is no sound.
> > > > cdir lists the tracks on the cd.
> > > > 
> > > Could this be a pulseaudio problem?  Something wrong in my
> > > setup?  In /etc/fstab I have /dev/sr0 /cdrom
> > > iso9550,ro,user,noauto.  The command cdplay like workbone starts
> > > reading the CD but no sound. Perhaps the signal is being
> > > redirected to nowhere?
> > 
> > That's possible. I had problems with sound when pulseaudio was
> > installed by recommends at one time. I removed pulseaudio and all
> > was well again. On my current setup with xfce there is no puleaudio
> > and I have no problems with sound.
> > 
> > libpulse0 and libpulse-mainloop-glib0 are installed but all is well.
> > 
> Tried purging pulseaudio.  This did not solve the problem, just
> removed the handy volume control from the top lin of the gnome
> desktop. Reinstalled pulseaudio as that volume control is very
> convenient.

I think gnome depends on pulseaudio now...

> I don't understand why there is no cd source volume sider in
> alsamixer. There used to be one.  Still that is probably irrelevant
> as there is sound output from the cd as proved by ripit which writes
> an ogg file that ogg123 can play with sound coming out the speakers.

I just noticed I don't have a CD slider either although I used to have
one. I haven't looked for a long time so I'm not sure when it
disappeared but I can play CD's with vlc and they play as always.

I'm not sure what the problem could be.


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Re: Sound But No CD Sound - Pulseaudio Problem?

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:14:00 -0400
"Thomas H. George"  wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 09:15:35AM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote:
> > My system is Wheezy.
> > ogg123 plays ogg files perfectly with sound.
> > workbone plays the cd but there is no sound.
> > cdir lists the tracks on the cd.
> > 
> Could this be a pulseaudio problem?  Something wrong in my setup?  In
> /etc/fstab I have /dev/sr0/cdrom iso9550,ro,user,noauto.  The
> command cdplay like workbone starts reading the CD but no sound.
> Perhaps the signal is being redirected to nowhere?

That's possible. I had problems with sound when pulseaudio was
installed by recommends at one time. I removed pulseaudio and all was
well again. On my current setup with xfce there is no puleaudio and I
have no problems with sound.

libpulse0 and libpulse-mainloop-glib0 are installed but all is well.


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Re: Sid wants to remove lots of packages

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 08:11:31 +0100
Anthony Campbell  wrote:

> On 04 Jun 2013, Goh Lip wrote:
> > 
> > "Note that in DebianWheezy and beyond tasksel provides and uses
> > dummy packages (known as meta packages) to pull required
> > dependencies."
> > 
> > but as there are 80 packages (seems heck a lot), be careful to
> > verify first. So leave them alone till you're sure.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> I don't think that was the case. But oddly, the removal message has
> suddenly disappeared, after I had looked at a couple of
> packages using "wajig show foo". It looks as if something had got
> slightly out of kilter on my system, though I don't know what it was.

I think your system is alright. This morning after an apt-get update
and upgrade everything was fine, this evening it's back to 102
removals.. 

Sid is just being Sid again.. ;)


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Re: Sound But No CD Sound

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 09:15:35 -0400
"Thomas H. George"  wrote:

> My system is Wheezy.
> ogg123 plays ogg files perfectly with sound.
> workbone plays the cd but there is no sound.
> cdir lists the tracks on the cd.

I'm not familiar with workbone but try loading snd_pcm_oss and
snd_mixer_oss with modprobe as root (or use sudo).

Eg. "modprobe snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss"

I use these modules for mp3blaster.


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Re: Sid wants to remove lots of packages

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 09:56:15 +0100
Anthony Campbell  wrote:

> If I try to install any package I see a list of some 80 packages which
> were automatically installed and are no longer required. The list
> includes apt, grub-pc-bin, and grub2-common.
> 
> Obviously I'm not goint to remove all these; particulaly losing apt
> would be a disaster. Anyone else seeing this behaviour?

102 packages to be removed here.. I'll try again tomorrow.. :)


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Re: Where is Jessie?

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 3 Jun 2013 11:53:58 -0700
Alan Ianson  wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:26:35 +0200
> ha  wrote:
> 
> > I have trouble locating the link to download Jessie.
> > Wherever I look for, sooner or later it redirects me to old testing 
> > (Wheezy). Could anybody please enlighten me.
> 
> If your after testing or unstable you can also go here..
> 
> http://debian.org/debian-installer

Opps, that should read ..

http://debian.org/devel/debian-installer

:)


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Re: Where is Jessie?

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:26:35 +0200
ha  wrote:

> I have trouble locating the link to download Jessie.
> Wherever I look for, sooner or later it redirects me to old testing 
> (Wheezy). Could anybody please enlighten me.

If your after testing or unstable you can also go here..

http://debian.org/debian-installer

There's isn't much there at the moment but you can find a net install
image.


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Re: Reinstall nouveau driver

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:26:08 -0700
Joe Riel  wrote:

> My /etc/default/grub file contained
> 
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet vga=775"
> 
> should I remove the vga=775 when adding 
> GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024
> GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

Yes! I've been trying different settings and rebooting and this seems
to work as expected.

The only thing I have noticed is that my jessie/sid entry in grub.cfg
doesn't get the "GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep" setting for some reason.


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Re: Reinstall nouveau driver

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:26:08 -0700
Joe Riel  wrote:

> Alan Ianson  writes:
> 
> > On Fri, 31 May 2013 12:59:49 -0700
> > Joe Riel  wrote:
> >
> >> Alan Ianson  writes:
> >> 
> >> > On Fri, 31 May 2013 11:13:52 -0700
> >> > Joe Riel  wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> After upgrading to Wheezy, I attempted to install an nvidia
> >> >> driver. It didn't work (X didn't come up).  I managed to revert
> >> >> to using the nouveau driver, by removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf,
> >> >> which mostly works. However, I'm having an issue rendering some
> >> >> 3D stuff that used to work before the upgrade (I'm pretty sure
> >> >> I was using the nouveau driver with Squeeze).  Do I need to
> >> >> reinstall/reconfigure the nouveau driver?  What is the proper
> >> >> way to do so?
> >> >
> >> > Did you use nvidia-xconfig to create your xorg.conf? The debian
> >> > packaged nvidia driver works well for me.
> >> 
> >> When I first upgraded to Wheezy, I believe that is what I did (used
> >> nvidia-xconfig to create xorg.conf) and was unable to start X.
> >> This time, after installing an nvidia driver using
> >> 
> >> sudo aptitude -s install nvidia-kernel-dkms install
> >> linux-headers-amd64
> >> 
> >> I manually created /etc/xorg.conf.d using the directions at
> >> http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers.
> >> 
> >> All went well.  After a reboot, X started, the 3D stuff is working,
> >> scrolling in chrome is a lot faster.  Fonts have changed slightly,
> >> it seems.  I wouldn't say for the better but I'll adapt soon
> >> enough.
> >
> > My desktop looks like it always has. Maybe you can adjust the
> > anti-aliasing or hinting of fonts on your desktop.
> >
> >> Only thing I've noticed that is obviously worse is that the virtual
> >> terminal font is now big and ugly.  I recall that the same occured
> >> when I previously tried an nvidia driver in Squeeze.
> >
> > When using the nvidia driver I have always used vga=794 on my kernel
> > command line and I get good response time. I have tried the new
> > "gfxmode=" way of doing it but I find I have slow a terminal then.
> > I do need to experiment more with that though.
> 
> My /etc/default/grub file contained
> 
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet vga=775"
> 
> should I remove the vga=775 when adding 
> GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024
> GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

I would try vga=794 first. The difference is that 775 should give you a
1280x1024 x 256 color depth while 794 will give you 1280x1024 x 65k
colors.

The GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024 is the way to go now but when I use it I get
slow screen writes whereas vga=794 seems to work well here. I don't
know why that is I'll need to figure it out soon I think.

I got these vga modes from..

http://pierre.baudu.in/other/grub.vga.modes.html

> I used dbeinfo when inside grub, after a reboot, to query the
> available resolutions.  The highest I have, apparently, is
> 1280x1024.  Is there a way to change the setting when inside grub, so
> that it immediately takes place (at least while in grub)?  With the
> large font, the output of commands invariably scrolls off the
> screen.  I tried
> 
> set pager=1
> 
> that didn't do anything.

Not that I know of, just keep trying till it works the way you want it
to.

> > I also run "dpkg-reconfigure console-setup" and choose the "vga"
> > font which is what the kernel used to use by default IINM. I'm not
> > sure why the default font was changed but i think it supports more
> > languages now so the vga font may not work for everyone.
> 
> How can I query what console font is in effect?

If you run dkpg-reconfigure console-setup and go through and don't make
any changes you can see what font and size you have now.

There may be a command to query what your console setup is, but I don't
know.


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Re: Reinstall nouveau driver

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 31 May 2013 12:59:49 -0700
Joe Riel  wrote:

> Alan Ianson  writes:
> 
> > On Fri, 31 May 2013 11:13:52 -0700
> > Joe Riel  wrote:
> >
> >> After upgrading to Wheezy, I attempted to install an nvidia driver.
> >> It didn't work (X didn't come up).  I managed to revert to using
> >> the nouveau driver, by removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf, which mostly
> >> works. However, I'm having an issue rendering some 3D stuff that
> >> used to work before the upgrade (I'm pretty sure I was using the
> >> nouveau driver with Squeeze).  Do I need to reinstall/reconfigure
> >> the nouveau driver?  What is the proper way to do so?
> >
> > Did you use nvidia-xconfig to create your xorg.conf? The debian
> > packaged nvidia driver works well for me.
> 
> When I first upgraded to Wheezy, I believe that is what I did (used
> nvidia-xconfig to create xorg.conf) and was unable to start X.  This
> time, after installing an nvidia driver using
> 
> sudo aptitude -s install nvidia-kernel-dkms install
> linux-headers-amd64
> 
> I manually created /etc/xorg.conf.d using the directions at
> http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers.
> 
> All went well.  After a reboot, X started, the 3D stuff is working,
> scrolling in chrome is a lot faster.  Fonts have changed slightly, it
> seems.  I wouldn't say for the better but I'll adapt soon enough.

My desktop looks like it always has. Maybe you can adjust the
anti-aliasing or hinting of fonts on your desktop.

> Only thing I've noticed that is obviously worse is that the virtual
> terminal font is now big and ugly.  I recall that the same occured
> when I previously tried an nvidia driver in Squeeze.

When using the nvidia driver I have always used vga=794 on my kernel
command line and I get good response time. I have tried the new
"gfxmode=" way of doing it but I find I have slow a terminal then. I do
need to experiment more with that though.

I also run "dpkg-reconfigure console-setup" and choose the "vga" font
which is what the kernel used to use by default IINM. I'm not sure why
the default font was changed but i think it supports more languages now
so the vga font may not work for everyone.


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Re: Reinstall nouveau driver

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 31 May 2013 11:13:52 -0700
Joe Riel  wrote:

> After upgrading to Wheezy, I attempted to install an nvidia driver.
> It didn't work (X didn't come up).  I managed to revert to using the
> nouveau driver, by removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf, which mostly works.
> However, I'm having an issue rendering some 3D stuff that used to work
> before the upgrade (I'm pretty sure I was using the nouveau driver
> with Squeeze).  Do I need to reinstall/reconfigure the nouveau
> driver?  What is the proper way to do so?

Did you use nvidia-xconfig to create your xorg.conf? The debian
packaged nvidia driver works well for me.


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Re: 32bit apps under amd64 and nvidia

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 27 May 2013 20:22:45 +0200
Slavko  wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Dňa 26.05.2013 21:08 Hans-J. Ullrich  wrote / napísal(a):
> > This bug is still not fixed. Building the packages from Nvidia
> > installer however is working fine.
> 
> i was using the Nvidia installer along time ago, and in this time, the
> deb building was not working for me. Please, can you confirm, that
> this deb creating is working now?

I can confirm it works on sid and I suspect it works on wheezy too.
You need to have multiarch enabled as mentioned in this thread and do
"sudo apt-get install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386".

I'm not sure if all the bugs are worked out yet but I can run my old
32bit apps.. :)


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Re: 32bit apps under amd64 and nvidia

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 26 May 2013 17:31:50 +0100
Dick Thomas  wrote:

> On 26/05/13 07:21, Alex Moonshine wrote:
> > 
> >> On Sun, 26 May 2013 08:01:33 +0200
> >> "Hans-J. Ullrich"  >> >
> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > This will not work. The problem is missing libxvmc1:ii386, which
> >> > got a dependency problem. There is a bugreport related to it.
> >> > They say, it was fixed by adding a new libnvidiaxvmc1, but it is
> >> > still not. Got the same problem still here.
> >> >
> >> > By installing libxvmc1:i386, it wants to deinstall several other
> >> > applications.
> >> >
> >> > Solution: Just install the installer from Nvidia's site. Works
> >> > like a charm!
> > 
> > I think, as an alternative solution, you may download libxvmc1:i386
> > and unpack .so files from it to /usr/lib (and continue to use
> > debian driver packages).
> > 
> 
> I ran
> 
> sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
> sudo sed -i 's/deb\ /deb\ [arch=amd64,i386]\ /g' /etc/apt/sources.list
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386
> 
> 
> and it works for me
> 
> I found this on
> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=81649&start=15

Thanks, this works on sid for me. Now I'll try wheezy.


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Re: 32bit apps under amd64 and nvidia

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 26 May 2013 08:01:33 +0200
"Hans-J. Ullrich"  wrote:

> Am Sonntag, 26. Mai 2013 schrieb Alan Ianson:
> > I just installed wheezy on an amd64 machine and am trying to run a
> > 32bit program but it doesn't run. I'm using the stock amd64 kernel
> > and the debian packaged nvidia drivers. I used to install an ia32
> > (or somesuch) nvidia package to run 32 bit programs on amd64 with
> > good results but wheezy is multiarch and I'm not sure how to
> > proceed.
> > 
> > TIA for any pointers.. :)
> 
> Hi Alan!
> 
> This will not work. The problem is missing libxvmc1:ii386, which got
> a dependency problem. There is a bugreport related to it. They say,
> it was fixed by adding a new libnvidiaxvmc1, but it is still not. Got
> the same problem still here. 
> 
> By installing libxvmc1:i386, it wants to deinstall several other
> applications.
> 
> Solution: Just install the installer from Nvidia's site. Works like a
> charm!

Thanks Hans, I'll give it a try.. :)


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32bit apps under amd64 and nvidia

[Alan Ianson]

I just installed wheezy on an amd64 machine and am trying to run a
32bit program but it doesn't run. I'm using the stock amd64 kernel and
the debian packaged nvidia drivers. I used to install an ia32 (or
somesuch) nvidia package to run 32 bit programs on amd64 with good
results but wheezy is multiarch and I'm not sure how to proceed.

TIA for any pointers.. :)


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Re: Troubleshooting apt-get -f install

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 23 May 2013 22:18:38 +0200
Alois Mahdal  wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm following instructions[1] from Debian Wiki to install Skype
> on Wheezy.
> 
>   [1]: http://wiki.debian.org/skype#Debian_7.0_.22Wheezy.22
> 
> In a nutshell:
> 
> # dpkg --add-architecture i386
> # apt-get update
> # wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/...snip
> # dpkg -i skype-install.deb
> # apt-get -f install
> 
> 
> Now at the point when I do `apt-get -f install`, only solution
> APT offers is to remove skype:i386.  While I agree with APT
> that there are much better options than Skype(tm), I need to
> communicate with people inside the walled garden, so for now
> I'm going to stick with Skype.
> 
> me@here:~$ sudo apt-get -f install 
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree   
> Reading state information... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   skype:i386
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 55 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 39.2 MB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
> 
> 
> What am I missing?  How should I help APT here?  Does the wiki
> page need update?
> 
> 
> (Note that I actually had Skype installed a while ago but purged
> it as it was somehow "broken":  it was missing from Xfce menus
> and from PATH.  So what I'm doing is actually an attempt to
> "fix" previous installation.)

It's been a while since I installed it, but I seem to remember seeing
the same thing. IIRC I ran aptitude and used the resolver and it
suggested that I install a few i386 packages which I did and everything
has been running nicely since.


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Re: Debian 7 GNU/kFreeBSD Installation: Desktop Environment Default?

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:40 -0700 (PDT)
Artur Conley  wrote:


> Who uses XFCE?(rhetorical question)

I use xfce!

I switched to xfce when kde changed the whole desktop in kde4. I used
gnome for a time as well and wouldn't you know it, they changed the
whole desktop too! Both kde and gnome made changes I just didn't like
so now I use xfce and am quite happy with it.

I don't know why the Debian 7 GNU/kFreeBSD disks are using xfce by
default since I have never used it. I always install a basic system
then go from there.


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Re: About installation DVD's

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 17 May 2013 12:49:12 -0700
Rick Thomas  wrote:

> 
> OK, Rupesh.  Here's the process:
> 
> 1) Debian releases the downloadable CD/DVD/Blu-ray disk images.  For
> reasons already covered, they release the first three DVD as ".iso"
> images and the rest as '.jigdo" templates.  (As you have pointed out,
> this doesn't help someone like yourself in a place without high-speed
> internet access.)
> 
> 2) Vendors download the images and burn them to CD/DVD/Blu-ray disks
> and make them available for sale.  Some vendors only use the first
> three DVD images -- either on the assumption that "that's all you
> really need" or simply being unwilling/unable to use jigdo to get the
> rest. (This may help you, if you can get by with the first three DVDs
> -- as seems likely given that you are a new Debian user.  Or you may
> really need all 10 DVDs -- I don't know and you haven't said.
> However see below regarding international sales…)
> 
> 3) Some vendors don't bother with the paperwork for doing
> international sales.  (No help for you here.)
> 
> 4) A few vendors do the full job. They download/jigdo the full 10-DVD
> set, burn them, and make them available for international sale.  This
> takes time.  Be patient.
> 
> As previously noted, there is a list of vendors at
> http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/
> 
> You'll probably find at least one of them who has gotten all the way
> to step 4, or is working on it as we speak.  But you'll have to dig
> for it -- visit each vendor's web site and see what they have
> available.  Your email address doesn't tell me where you live, so I
> can't do the research for you.
> 
> Does this help?

OSDisc.com sells all 10 DVDs as well as live discs and has free
worldwide shipping.. :)

http://www.osdisc.com/products/debian


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Re: Video and sound in Wheezy: Howto?

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 08 May 2013 20:34:23 -0600
Paul Condon  wrote:

> I installed Wheezy on a HP computer which had been running Squeeze
> about a week or two ago. I've done installs of Debian many times
> before on other hardware, and earlier versions of Debian. This
> install went very smoothly, but ... I just noticed today that I can't
> play video clips in Iceweasel, no moving picture and no sound. And in
> Google Chrome, I can get the moving picture, but no sound. When it
> was running Squeeze, video clips were working fine, but I recall
> there was lots of magic in getting Squeeze video to work long ago.

What kind of video clips? I suspect you may need to install
flashplugin-nonfree for flash support on the web.

> This time I was hoping for a 'automagic' install, and until today
> when I discovered the video problem it had been fully automagic. What
> should I look for? Perhaps a package dependency is missing. Or what?
> What is the names of the video/sound packages that are used with
> Xfce4? (Come to think of it, I was running Gnome2 under Squeeze (and
> I don't remember tha package names from then)) As I remember, there
> were many competing video/sound packages with not much to distinguish
> them except that some worked for some people and others worked for
> other people. What is the situation now?

I use vlc myself for audio and video. It will play most anything AV
related.


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Re: New distro

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 08 May 2013 16:19:59 -0400
Doug  wrote:

> On 05/08/2013 03:49 PM, Valaki Valahol wrote:
> > Hello Sven...
> >
> > I have never used jigdo before and it seems much more difficult to
> > me then simply downloading it from http of ftp...
> > Can I find it somewhere in these formats, not in jigdo format ?
> 
> I was faced with jigdo some years ago, and irt completely baffled me.
> What an absolute piece of crap!  I think I finally found a place to
> just get an iso
> download. Either that, or I didn't install that distro. Whoever came
> up with jigdo should be tied face-down in a pile of manure!

I'm not sure we need all those images today, but back in the low
bandwidth days jigdo was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Nowadays I just net install eveything but there was a time.. :)


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Re: New distro

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 8 May 2013 22:49:52 +0300
Valaki Valahol  wrote:

> Hello Sven...
> 
> I have never used jigdo before and it seems much more difficult to me
> then simply downloading it from http of ftp... 

It's not as simple for sure, but jigdo is not that hard to use and a
very useful software if you need to work with images for any reason.

Just try it and if you have questions we'll gladly help.

If you are just installing on your own box a netinst or cd/dvd 1 will
be enough to get you going.

I see live images now as well so choose your poison.. ;)


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Re: Xfce 4 + LXDM problem

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:55:33 -0500
Patrick Thomas  wrote:

> I installed LXDM. I could not get it to run it as the default display
> manager (yes, I had /usr/sbin/lxdm
> in /etc/X11/default-display-manager), I had to login and run it from
> tty. I managed to fix that by adding lxdm before exit 0 in rc.local,
> now my only problem is after I log in through lxdm it tries to use
> lightdm-xsession. I don't have and never have installed lightdm or
> lightdm-xsession or whatever package it is looking for, so when it
> can't find it, it says it can't find it and its falling back to
> default session and I have to click ok to continue. So its just a
> mild irritation, but still. Here is the exact message it gives me:
> 
> Xsession: unable to launch "lightdm-xsession" xsession ---
> "lightdm-xsession" not found; falling back to default session.
> 
> Any ideas?

Not sure about lightdm or lxdm. I use slim with xfce and have no issues.


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Re: Thanks to All (Was: MUA & Yahoo)

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:47:01 -0700
Patrick Bartek  wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:21:54 +0100
> Brad Rogers  wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:07:01 -0700
> > Patrick Bartek  wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Patrick,
> > 
> > >Sylpheed accepts plugins, too.  To what extent I don't know.
> > >Haven't gotten that far in the manual.  Since Claws is a fork,
> > >maybe, they are similar.
> > 
> > Look 'n' feel is similar, but one of the reasons for the split was
> > the ever increasing difficulty of merging Claws code into a new
> > release of the Sylpheed original.  It shouldn't be difficult to
> > migrate.
> 
> I installed Claws-Mail and only the "Fancy" plugin.  It works, sort
> of:  Format HTML correctly, but doesn't show images.  Config problem?
> Don't know.  Yet.

I think so. I also use claws mail with the fancy plugin and it displays
images fine here. As I recall I spent quite a while in the config till
I got happy with everything though.. :)

I also use the tray icon plugin so I can minimize claws to the system
tray and see when new mail arrives.


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Re: Mozilla Firefox ESR for 64bit systems

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:27:41 -0400
Charles Kroeger  wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:20:04 +0200
> Ralf Mardorf  wrote:
> 
> > I use Firefox not with Debian,
> > but other distros. 
> 
> I didn't notice that..I see Arch Linux listed among the multitudes:
>  
> http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/12.10/gldt1210.svg
> 
> You can't have too many Linux distros apparently. What's to like
> about Arch Linux? 

There are things to like and things not to like, like any distro.

[like]
It's a rolling release, you always have the latest kernel, firefox etc..
[/like]

[dislike]
when you boot the live system (installer, if you can call it that) you
have network access and can download and install your base system. When
you boot your new system you don't (at least I don't) and you have to
tweak it yourself. Easy enough to do but it's likely different than
what you have and you will need to read up on how to get it going. Hard
to do if you don't have another machine.
[/dislike]

I could go on but...

I use debian myself but just like to look around at other distros when
I have the time.


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Re: Nvidia Driver Working [Was: Running Nvidia Driver Without an xorg.conf]

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:13:58 -0700 (PDT)
Patrick Bartek  wrote:

> Well, that was easy:  Just created, since there wasn't one by
> default, an xorg.conf per instructions in the Debian Nvidia wiki
> 
> ==
> Section "Module"
>     Load        "glx"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier  "EVGA GeForce 8400GS"
>     Driver      "nvidia"
> EndSection
> ==
> 
> and it worked!
> 
> Now all I have to do is tweak the settings, and figure out how to
> increase the size of the terminal I boot into for those times I don't
> want a GUI. ;-)

I use vga=791 on my kernel command line. I think that is, or soon will
be depreciated but I find that method gives me what I want as far as
the terminal goes.

GRUB_GFXMODE=x in grub.cfg is the way to configure it now but I
haven't found a setting that suits me, yet.


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Re: On-going problems with flashplugin for IW

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:00:20 +
AG  wrote:

> On 15/03/11 20:05, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> > On 2011-03-15, AG  wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all
> >>
> >> In Iceape and other browsers (e.g. Opera) I can watch embedded
> >> (streaming?) videos on-line.  In Iceweasel/ Swiftfox I cannot.
> >> Insterad I get a variation on this message: "Note: Either you do
> >> not have Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer or your
> >> Flash Version is outdated. You need Flash Player in order to view
> >> this item. Download Flash Player
> >> now."
> >>
> >> I have double-checked and I have the latest flashplugin-nonfree
> >> installed and seems to be accessible to the other browsers, so why
> >> doesn't IW "see" the plugin and use it as well?  In my
> >> ~.mozilla/plugins/ directory the library libflashplayer.so is
> >> installed 
> > That may well be the problem. Installing flashplugin-nonfree makes
> > the plug-in available system-wide; having libflashplayer.so in
> > ~/.mozilla/plugins/ means that you also have a personal copy.
> >
> >
> >> and executable and as far as I can tell, the plugins are
> >> registered with IW as seen by doing about:plugins in the address
> >> bar. 
> > Try removing your personal copy (or just start with a new
> > ~/.mozilla to experiment).
> >
> >
> 
> Hi Liam
> 
> I changed the name of the local libflashplayer.so and fired up IW
> again 
> - still the same issue though.
> 
> So I mv'd the entire ~/.mozilla directory and ran IW again, losing 
> extensions, etc., in the process.  There is now no plugins directory 
> under ~/.mozilla and after inspecting /usr/lib/iceweasel and 
> /usr/lib/mozilla both have flashplugin-alternative.so installed.
> 
> According to about:plugins shockwave flash version 10.1r102 
> (libflashplayer.so) is installed and enabled.
> 
> However, still the same error message.  Any further ideas?

My version of the flashplugin is 10.3 d162.

Try running "update-flashplugin-nonfree --install" and see if you get a
newer version. That command did nothing on my box but maybe that is
because I have the newest version. Let us know.


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Re: Squeeze: Gnome icons missing

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:00:13 + (UTC)
Zeissmann  wrote:

> Hi all!
> 
> Recently I've installed Debian Squeeze with Gnome on a new laptop.
> Unfortunately I'm missing some of the icons. Namely missing are those
> under the System menu and all of those in the right-click menus. I've
> got all the basic Gnome icons installed which I've checked with the
> packages present on the old laptop. Has anyone got a clue what's
> wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 

I'm not sure why but those are off by default now and there is no easy
way to set it now (that I know of).

I turn them on by running gconf2 or the configuration editor and
navigating to Desktop -> Gnome - Interface and checking
"buttons_have_icons" and "menus_have_icons".


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Re: grub

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:12:52 -0500
John Lindsay  wrote:

> Recently I had to do a reboot. I get the following 'grub' screen
> 
> > titleDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-686
> > root(hd0,0)
> > kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet
> > initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> >
> > titleDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-686 (single-user
> > mode) root(hd0,0)
> > kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
> > initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> >
> > titleDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-686
> > root(hd0,0)
> > kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet
> > initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
> >
> > titleDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-686 (single-user
> > mode) root(hd0,0)
> > kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
> > initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
> >
> > titleDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-686
> > root(hd0,0)
> > kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet
> > initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
> >
> > titleDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-686 (single-user
> > mode) root(hd0,0)
> > kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
> > initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
> If I allow it to select default the computer seems to go into a loop.
> If I select any of the alternate except the very last option it seems
> to loop ie continuous reboot.
> Something has gone wrong but I don't know what -- if I put the # sign
> in front of all lines except the last set will that then become
> default and boot only kernel 2.6.24-1-686(single user mode)?  I
> really don't want to play with grub but if I have a long power outage
> and the computer shuts down and I'm not around the darn thing will
> just reboot continuously and my wife who also uses this computer will
> have words to say about my choice of OS's.
> 
> John
> 
> 
Are all those entries really for the first partition on your first
hard drive (if your using grub 1)? Maybe you need (hd0,0) (hd0,1) etc,
to boot from your first hard drive.


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Re: Preventing installation of specific virtual packages

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 2010-11-19 at 13:55 +0800, Jason Heeris wrote:
> This originally arose from a discussion on debian-live[1] (sorry to
> anyone who reads both lists, but it seemed more appropriate to
> continue this tangent here).
> 
> I wanted to block installation of a couple of recommended packages in
> the chroot stage of a live-build, while letting all other recommends
> be installed as usual. It was suggested that I use apt-pinning to do
> this, like so:
> 
> 
> Package: whatever
> Pin: release *
> Pin-Priority: -1
> 
> 
> However, one of those recommended packages is "default-mta |
> mail-transport-agent". I tried:
> 
> 
> Package: default-mta
> Pin: release *
> Pin-Priority: -1
> 
> Package: mail-transport-agent
> Pin: release *
> Pin-Priority: -1
> 
> 
> But this has no effect — exim4-daemon-light still gets installed,
> despite only being recommended. Is it possible to use pinning to do
> this, or another method involving apt(itude) configuration? I'd rather
> avoid an equivs package or the like, because that adds extra steps to
> the build process (and I can't just zip up my config area and use it
> elsewhere, I need to carry any equiv sources around too).

Aptitude installs recommends by default. That can be turned off in
"Options -> Preferences -> Dependency handling -> Install recommended
packages automatically".

I have never turned the option off myself so I'm not sure if it'll do
what you need but you could try if you haven't already.


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Re: failure of gnome baker

[Alan Ianson]

Francesco Pietra wrote:

In my updated debian i386 sqeeze/gnome and debian amd64 lenny/gnome i
have no more workable cd-dvd burners. Gnome-baker reports burning (CD
data disk) OK, however the CD is unreadable. In contrast, k3b works
fine for both CD and DVD data disks. However, installation of k3b

apt-get update
apt-get install k3b

brought other problems in:

--command "k3b" also started the  viewer VMD, which had to be closed
twice in order that k3b could be used.

--On restarting the computer, gnome could no more be called and a
RedHat window was brought in instead.

I liked gnome for years, and I use certain gnome-specific scientific
applications, such as GChempain. However I notice now that KDE has a
much more versatile burner (k3b), even if gnome baker could be used.
Also the pdf viewer "okular" (better that Adobe for certain scientific
uses) is part of KDE and alleviated from having to install Adobe. I
believe that gnome developers should consider these observations.
Lukily, okular can be used without problems even in gnome.


I use k3b in gnome under squeeze because it has features I need at 
times. You'll need to install a whack of kde depends along with it if 
you don't have something kde installed already but it works, at least 
for me. I have a few kde apps installed that I can't find gnome 
equivalents for and they work well.


I've often thought that gnome could use a better or more full featured 
burning app. I rarely burn cd's any more so brasero may be a solution to 
but I haven't needed to use it so I can't say from experience.



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Re: A question for the list:

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri November 5 2010 08:54:23 am ZephyrQ wrote:
> Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > On Vi, 05 nov 10, 10:18:04, John Hasler wrote:
> >> Drew writes:
> >>> Consider installing apt-listbugs if you're going to run sid.
> >> 
> >> Good point.  Also, don't feel that you should "track" Unstable.  Upgrade
> >> individual packages as needed and do an occasional dist-upgrade if you
> >> feel the need to clean things up.
> > 
> > Still, upgrading too seldom can make the upgrade more painful, even for
> > testing. YMMV, of course.
> 
> I hate to ask the question this way, but in terms of
> problems/fixes/downtime--approximately how often do you find that you
> have to 'fix' something in Sid?  1x week, 1x month?  (I know that my
> MMV, but if I start playing with either testing or unstable, I don't
> want to get into a problem/find fix/fix lather/rinse/repeat cycle too
> often).

I have not experienced any downtime with squeeze or sid. At times there are 
bugs that are usually minor. There isn't much to do but wait for the package 
to be updated. That doesn't take long usually, in sid packages can be updated 
frequently. Packages have to live in sid for 10 days without rc bugs in order 
to move into testing so the software in squeeze has had some testing and it 
will take longer for buggy packages to be fixed and make the transition to 
testing.

If anything is going to happen it will happen in testing/unstable so buyer 
beware ;)


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Re: help with rtorrent

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 23:06 -0400, Celejar wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:24:20 -0700
> Alan Ianson  wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 21:35 -0400, Rob Owens wrote:
> > > I'm new to bittorrent.  I'm using rtorrent to download
> > > debian-506-i386-CD-1.iso.  I set my firewall to forward TCP 6890-6999 to
> > > my bittorrent machine, per my .rtorrent.rc file.
> > 
> > That sounds right for a classic bittorrent client. I used to open about
> > the same ports years ago with the first bittorrent client from Bram
> > Cohen when that was all there was.. :)
> 
> I don't think it actually makes a difference, as long as the firewall
> and the program are configured for the same ports.

Yes, that's the main thing. If the ports aren't open... nothing is going
to happen.. :)

> And IIUC, one port is really all you need for normal usage.  I don't
> remember what the point of multiple ports is, but I don't think that
> basic, normal usage needs them.

Yes, nowadays I use transmission and it only needs one port. You can
check in the settings if the port is open or not so there is no
guessing.


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Re: help with rtorrent

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 21:35 -0400, Rob Owens wrote:
> I'm new to bittorrent.  I'm using rtorrent to download
> debian-506-i386-CD-1.iso.  I set my firewall to forward TCP 6890-6999 to
> my bittorrent machine, per my .rtorrent.rc file.

That sounds right for a classic bittorrent client. I used to open about
the same ports years ago with the first bittorrent client from Bram
Cohen when that was all there was.. :)

> So far I've downloaded 485 MB and uploaded only 9 MB.  Did I do
> something wrong, or is that normal?

That does seem a bit low but if your downloading ISO's there may be a
lot of seeds (clients who have the whole download) compared to leeches
(clients who don't have the whole download yet). In that case uploading
will be a bit slow. That won't happen with all .torrents. :)

> When I go to "Info" on this torrent, rtorrent says "Connection type:
> leech".  What do I need to do to be a good bittorrent citizen?

Just leave the torrent running (seeding) after it's done so others can
get the file also is a good bittorrent citizen.


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Re: Game online

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue November 2 2010 05:12:41 am Alex PADOLY wrote:

> Di you know a game online that I can play with firefox on Linux.
> Regards.

I like quakelive.com. I haven't run it in a while but it is much like running 
quake III.. one of many.. :)


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Re: OpenOffice and the GTK file dialog box

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun October 31 2010 11:56:46 pm godo wrote:
> > It makes a difference on mine when I choose a new file to edit. If I
> > uncheck that box I get the usual gnomey file chooser, and if I check it
> > I get the openoffice chooser.
>
> I don't know is it because I use KDE, but in both case it's the same
> dialog.

On my lenny kde the choosers are similar but the openoffice.org chooser 
doesn't have the icons on the left hand side.


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Re: OpenOffice and the GTK file dialog box

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 06:57 +0100, godo wrote:
> > Tools ->  options ->  openoffice.org ->  general ->  "use openoffice.org
> > dialogue boxes"
> >
> > That's my best guess.. :)
> >
> >
> I also do not see anything else but don't see any difference if check 
> box is checked or not.
> 
> -- 
> Bye,
> Goran Dobosevic
> Hrvatski: www.dobosevic.com
>   English: www.dobosevic.com/en/
> Registered Linux User #503414
> 
> 

It makes a difference on mine when I choose a new file to edit. If I
uncheck that box I get the usual gnomey file chooser, and if I check it
I get the openoffice chooser.


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Re: OpenOffice and the GTK file dialog box

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 01:01 -0400, Celejar wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:46:44 +0100
> godo  wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > Perhaps I wasn't clear; I'm interested in filename / path completion in
> > > dialog boxes, not word completion within documents.  And I'd also just
> > > like to revert to the system dialog boxes, as per the help screen.
> > >
> > > Celejar
> > Sorry my mistake.
> > It should be under Tools>Customize> Keyboard tab, but I can find it.
> 
> Thanks.  Okay, I see a great many options for controlling the keyboard,
> but I'm not sure where to look for the filename autocompletion.
> 
> Additionally, I noted in my original message that the Help declares
> that there's a way to get OO to use the system file dialog boxes rather
> than it's internal ones.  Do you know how to do that?
> 
> Celejar
> -- 
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> 
> 

Tools -> options -> openoffice.org -> general -> "use openoffice.org
dialogue boxes"

That's my best guess.. :)


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Re: how to make the console not blank out and change resolution?

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 2010-10-24 at 02:52 +0800, jida...@jidanni.org wrote:
> Allow me to ask a stupid question.
> 
> Somewhere near this point in the dmesg messages, the console blanks and
> becomes a different resolution.
> 
> [   8.135936] Marking TSC unstable due to TSC halts in idle
> [   8.137762] processor LNXCPU:00: registered as cooling_device0
> [   8.144690] Switching to clocksource acpi_pm
> [   8.223513] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input5
> [   8.754683] i801_smbus :00:1f.3: PCI INT B -> Link[LNKB] -> GSI 11 
> (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> [   8.768920] pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
> [   8.853142] shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
> [   8.872591] intel_rng: FWH not detected
> [   9.160625] IBM TrackPoint firmware: 0x0e, buttons: 3/3
> 
> All I know is it happens around the time /etc/rcS.d/S02udev is run.
> 
> How do I temporarily not make this console blanking not occur?
> 
> You see, when that happens, whatever that was on the screen goes away.
> Nor was most of what was on the screen at that point stored in dmesg or
> in any /var/log/* file, not can it be ShiftPgUp'ed to anymore.
> 
> So I would like to stop the blanking just one time to get a look at what
> was on the screen at that point.
> 
> Reading http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s03.html.en , I
> tried adding fb=false to the boot parameters. However I see in dmesg the
> frame buffer still there. Well they ought to correct that. Let's see
> what else I can try.
> 
> I added "blacklist drm" in /etc/modprobe.d/* but that is ignored too.
> Apparently that is for later items, not stuff so early in the boot
> process.
> 
> I tried to make the /etc/init.d scripts not run in parallel, so that
> debugging messages I put in them would reveal just which one is the
> blanking the screen culprit. But of course how to not make them run in
> parallel is a big mystery, despite the insserv man page.
> dpkg-reconfigure what package? initscripts:no, insserv:no.
> 
> On my desktop, blanking does not occur, only on my laptops.
> 
> Let's see, maybe if I turned off one of these:
> 7 matches for "drm" in buffer: kernel-parameters.txt.gz
>  46:  DRM Direct Rendering Management support is enabled.
> 793:  gamma=  [HW,DRM]
> 886:  i810=   [HW,DRM]
>1413:  mga=[HW,DRM]
>2094:  r128=   [HW,DRM]
>2514:  tdfx=   [HW,DRM]
>2786:  Add more DRM drivers.
> However as there is nary a word about how to use these parameters there
> in that document, one dares not experiment. Maybe on the boot line I
> just do gamma=false i810=false mga=false r128=false tdfx=false ?
> But judging from what happened when I did fb=false, I think that
> wouldn't work either.

I have been wanting to try and stop this too but haven't had a chance to
look into it. I want the screen resolution to honour the setting from
grub but at some point it blanks and changes to 1024x768 during boot-up.
I don't mind that at times but when I am reading I prefer 800x600 as is
set in grub.cfg.

Please post anything you find.. :)


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Re: Stopping sound preview

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 2010-10-22 at 17:43 -0500, Mark Allums wrote:
> On 10/22/2010 11:28 AM, Camaleón wrote:
> > On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:21:47 -0500, Mark Allums wrote:
> >
> >> I am running latest Squeeze Gnome (2.30), it previews music files when
> >> you hover the mouse cursor over the file icon.  While sorting out
> >> assorted mp3s on the desktop, the songs play, and I *hate* this.  How do
> >> I turn off preview without turning off sound completely?
> >
> > Sound preview can be disabled from Nautilus / edit / preferences /
> > preview tab and select "never" for sound preview.
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> 
> 
> Nautilus.  How counterintuitive.  To me, anyway.  I should have realized.

You can also get to it from System -> Preferences -> File
Management.. :)  


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Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2010 #1688

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 2010-10-22 at 06:52 -0700, Farid Ansari wrote:
> Please someone advise how to unsubscribe from the userlists. I tried
> to do so unsucessfully. I cannot cope with the mails.
> Any help given will be highly appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Farid

You can try this web page to unsubscribe..

http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/unsubscribe



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Re: Question for users of OOo and/ or LibO

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 19:49 +0100, AG wrote:
> On 17/10/10 18:37, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 12:12 +0100, AG wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all
> >>
> >> I want to poll Debian users for their experience of using OOo and, more
> >> recently LibO beta 2.  It is a very small thing, but this apparently
> >> works on Ubuntu but not on my current testing machine, so I want to find
> >> out about Debian user experience.
> >>
> >> In OOo and LibO when a document is opened for editing, does the cursor
> >> automatically position itself at the point of the last save or at the
> >> beginning of the document by default?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your comments
> >>
> >> AG.
> >>
> >>
> >>  
> > Mine is where I saved it. My openoffice version is 3.2.1-7 and I ran it
> > on gnome.
> >
> >
> >
> I use Gnome as well, but OOo defaults to the beginning of the doc.  How 
> strange.
> 
> 

curiouser and curiouser. I started a new .odt.. a very simple text entry
and saved. When I reopened it the cursor was at the end of the file
where I saved.

I started writer from the quick starter but I don't imagine that would
have anything to do with it..


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Re: Question for users of OOo and/ or LibO

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 20:20 +0200, godo wrote:
> >
> > Mine is where I saved it. My openoffice version is 3.2.1-7 and I ran it
> > on gnome.
> >
> >
> That's interesting. My is not and have same version as you only on kde.

I'm not sure what the difference is.. I don't have kde installed so I
can't try it.



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Re: Question for users of OOo and/ or LibO

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 20:16 +0200, godo wrote: 
> >>
> >
> > Thanks Goran. Are you using LibO beta 1 or 2? Also, as a matter of
> > interest, did your LibO installation also install a quickstarter (like
> > OOo does)?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > AG
> >
> >
> I didn't try LibO yet, I'm using ooo-build 3.2.1.4, Debian package 
> 1:3.2.1-7.
> Does OOo have a quickstarter (icon in sys tray?)?

The openoffice.org-gnome integration package does include a quick
starter that is in the systray. I have used openoffice.org-gnome on kde
before instead of openoffice.org-kde and I had a quick starter in the
kde systray. 


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Re: Question for users of OOo and/ or LibO

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 12:12 +0100, AG wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> I want to poll Debian users for their experience of using OOo and, more 
> recently LibO beta 2.  It is a very small thing, but this apparently 
> works on Ubuntu but not on my current testing machine, so I want to find 
> out about Debian user experience.
> 
> In OOo and LibO when a document is opened for editing, does the cursor 
> automatically position itself at the point of the last save or at the 
> beginning of the document by default?
> 
> Thanks for your comments
> 
> AG.
> 
> 

Mine is where I saved it. My openoffice version is 3.2.1-7 and I ran it
on gnome.


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Re: KDE Question

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue October 12 2010 07:38:31 pm Mike Bird wrote:
> On Tue October 12 2010 19:11:29 Kelly Clowers wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 15:39, Camaleón  wrote:
> > > use plain desktop, disable akonadi, strigi and that stuff, forget
> > > activities, return to the standard icons on the desktop..
> >
> > Out of all the awesome things in KDE4 why would disable some of the
> > very best?
>
> People want to use Debian to get work done.  That stuff is
> "clever" but slow and irrelevant for 99% of users.
>
> Meanwhile, does anyone have any thoughts on the trade-offs
> involved in upgrading to the latest Trinity KDE 3.5.12?

I just installed it on squeeze last night so I haven't had much of a chance to 
use it yet but it looks good to me. Haven't noticed anything in the way of a 
trade-off. Everything I use seems to be here, k3b, krusader, amarok, kid3, 
k9copy..

The only difference I have noted so far is that I can't right click the 
message and folder view areas of kmail to change the columns, and the "K" in 
kde in the logon splash is changed to a "T" for trinity I guess. Functionally 
it seems to be much the same as kde 3.5.? always has. I'm impressed.

> We had intended to stay with official Debian KDE 3.5.5 as
> long as it was supported.  Is 3.5.12 worth evaluating at
> this stage or are most people planning to wait until Lenny
> and Debian KDE 3.5 are no more?

That was my plan too.. may not be needed anymore. You'll have to take a look 
for yourself though.. :)


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Re: install lenny on Dell

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat August 28 2010 06:54:47 pm you wrote:
> Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Sat August 28 2010 04:54:01 pm Tom Poe wrote:
> >> I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM
> >> drive.  I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it
> >> to a Memorex DVD+RW disc.  I shut down computer, started computer, got a
> >> blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed
> >> operating system).  Does this sound like I have to go buy some other
> >> discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD?
> >> Tom
> >
> > I've had that happen to me once or twice and sometime after all works as
> > expected..
> >
> > You could also try booting the installer from a USB stick if the CD can't
> > be made to work. That's generally what I do these days rather than
> > messing with CDs
>
> My daughter has a USB stick, I think.  Does the computer see it as an
> icon like the CD/DVD drive?  I just double-click, and the default burner
> lists the stick as a device option?
> Tom

I installed mine with a net install image following the instructions I found 
here..

http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/

I'm sure there are more ways to do it but that worked for me.

One thing I noticed was that the installer scans the hard drives looking for 
an iso to use for the install. In my case it found one and it would have been 
good to use but it was located on a drive I wanted to mount at /usr/local so 
the install wouldn't proceed. If you have iso images you don't want the 
installer to find you might want to rename them before you proceed.


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Re: install lenny on Dell

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat August 28 2010 04:54:01 pm Tom Poe wrote:
> I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM
> drive.  I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it
> to a Memorex DVD+RW disc.  I shut down computer, started computer, got a
> blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed
> operating system).  Does this sound like I have to go buy some other
> discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD?
> Tom


I've had that happen to me once or twice and sometime after all works as 
expected..

You could also try booting the installer from a USB stick if the CD can't be 
made to work. That's generally what I do these days rather than messing with 
CDs


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Re: Broken deps?

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed August 25 2010 09:20:04 am B. Alexander wrote:
> I went to upgrade a sid box today and found that libapt-pkg-libc6.0-6-4.8
> appears to be broken. I got a number of messages saying:
>
> Depends: libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6-4.8 which is a virtual package.
>
> Which means aptitude wants to remove things like apt-file, apt-listchanges,
> aptitude, etc. With things being in flux with the freeze, is this just a
> temporary issue which will be fixed soon? Should I wait for a day or two
> (its been a couple already) or should I start holding packages?

This can happen in sid from time to time. It'll likely disappear in a day or 
three. I just wait it out if that happens. In most cases it clears up in a 
day but it can take longer at times.


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Re: No Consoles???

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 2010-08-08 at 00:18 +0200, mar...@martin52.demon.nl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On my lenny (debian stable) I use F? to switch to a
> full-screen console and I use F? to switch the desktops.
> On my squeeze (debian testing) it works the same way.

I'm running sid ATM, and I do it the same way. This always worked as
expected when I was using the nvidia driver with my nvidia card. Since
my nvidia card died I can't switch to a console or my monitor goes off.
Right now I'm using the onboard radeon x1200 series video output on this
box with "ati" or "radeon" specified in a minimal xorg.conf.

I'll be back to nvidia ASAP, but I do hope this can be sorted before
squeeze is released.

I get bad results with ubuntu as well with the ati output on this box
whereas the nvidia card always worked well.

> These distro's run on the same AMD64 p.c., on different partitions.
> 
> Greetings,
> Martin.
> 
> Alan Ianson schreef:
> > On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 08:29 -0500, hugo vanwoerkom wrote:
> >> John W Foster wrote:
> >>> Just got my new AMD 64 bit system to working well. Still have an issue
> >>> with NO CONSOLES using F1 F2 etc. I really miss this ability using
> >>> testing dist. I am VERY used to using a console screen to manage my
> >>> system. Something has disabled thosr consoles. Any tips to correct are
> >>> appreciated.
> >>
> >> What is the contents of /etc/inittab?
> > 
> > In my case the consoles work as expected at boot up and I can use them,
> > but after some period of time after I have been using the desktop when I
> > press  F? my monitor goes off and when I switch back to the
> > desktop it comes on again.
> > 
> > I'm using "ati" in my xorg.conf with the built in video output on this
> > box. If I don't use "ati" in the driver section of my xorg.conf the
> > monitor goes off at almost anytime, desktop or console. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 



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Re: No Consoles???

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 08:29 -0500, hugo vanwoerkom wrote:
> John W Foster wrote:
> > Just got my new AMD 64 bit system to working well. Still have an issue
> > with NO CONSOLES using F1 F2 etc. I really miss this ability using
> > testing dist. I am VERY used to using a console screen to manage my
> > system. Something has disabled thosr consoles. Any tips to correct are
> > appreciated.
> 
> 
> What is the contents of /etc/inittab?

In my case the consoles work as expected at boot up and I can use them,
but after some period of time after I have been using the desktop when I
press  F? my monitor goes off and when I switch back to the
desktop it comes on again.

I'm using "ati" in my xorg.conf with the built in video output on this
box. If I don't use "ati" in the driver section of my xorg.conf the
monitor goes off at almost anytime, desktop or console. 



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Re: xorg.conf -- nvidia to ati

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 22:03 -0800, Greg Madden wrote:
> On Thursday 24 June 2010 21:27:40 Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 19:58 -0800, Greg Madden wrote:
> > > On Thursday 24 June 2010 18:38:19 Alan Ianson wrote:
> > > > Hi List!
> > > >
> > > > My nvidia card bit the dust and I was given an "ATI Technologies Inc
> > > > RV370 [Radeon X300SE]" as a loaner. It runs fine and everything looks
> > > > good on the desktop, but when I run an app that requires 3D
> > > > acceleration everything seems to run slowly.
> > > >
> > > > I have been using a minimal xorg.conf that simply loads the nvidia
> > > > driver and that worked well for the nvidia card. I changed "nvidia" to
> > > > "ati" in xorg.conf and the desktop comes up OK but 3D acceleration
> > > > doesn't seem to work.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on what I need to change?
> > >
> > > You need the Radeon driver, not ATI.  There might be some related glx
> > > package. I use mesa-utils  to test , glxgears.
> >
> > Thanks for the info, I changed it to radeon, still no 3D acceleration
> > though and glxgears gives me a segmentation fault.. maybe there is a bug
> > in radeon ATM, I'm not sure.
> 
> I like the suggestion of 'no xorg.conf'  file.  The /var/log/Xorg.0.log file 
> will help troubleshoot issues.

I have been using "ati" in xorg.conf because that is what I have been
using for the built in video port or else weird things happen, but I'll
try without with this card plugged in and see.

If I can't sort it I'll post the contents of /var/log/Xorg.0.log in a
day or two.

Thanks for the help.. :)


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Re: xorg.conf -- nvidia to ati

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 19:58 -0800, Greg Madden wrote:
> On Thursday 24 June 2010 18:38:19 Alan Ianson wrote:
> > Hi List!
> >
> > My nvidia card bit the dust and I was given an "ATI Technologies Inc
> > RV370 [Radeon X300SE]" as a loaner. It runs fine and everything looks
> > good on the desktop, but when I run an app that requires 3D acceleration
> > everything seems to run slowly.
> >
> > I have been using a minimal xorg.conf that simply loads the nvidia
> > driver and that worked well for the nvidia card. I changed "nvidia" to
> > "ati" in xorg.conf and the desktop comes up OK but 3D acceleration
> > doesn't seem to work.
> >
> > Any ideas on what I need to change?
> 
> You need the Radeon driver, not ATI.  There might be some related glx 
> package. 
> I use mesa-utils  to test , glxgears.

Thanks for the info, I changed it to radeon, still no 3D acceleration
though and glxgears gives me a segmentation fault.. maybe there is a bug
in radeon ATM, I'm not sure.


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xorg.conf -- nvidia to ati

[Alan Ianson]

Hi List!

My nvidia card bit the dust and I was given an "ATI Technologies Inc
RV370 [Radeon X300SE]" as a loaner. It runs fine and everything looks
good on the desktop, but when I run an app that requires 3D acceleration
everything seems to run slowly.

I have been using a minimal xorg.conf that simply loads the nvidia
driver and that worked well for the nvidia card. I changed "nvidia" to
"ati" in xorg.conf and the desktop comes up OK but 3D acceleration
doesn't seem to work.

Any ideas on what I need to change?   


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Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 2010-06-12 at 00:42 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 06/12/2010 12:13 AM, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Fri, 2010-06-11 at 21:40 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote:
> >> I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using
> >> squeeze and amd64).  I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded
> 
> "Managed" implies difficulty, which shouldn't be.
> 
> >> and installed.  Currently, I
> >> see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so, which is a link
> >> to /etc/alternatives/iceweasel-javaplugin.so .  my ~/.mozilla/plugins
> >> directory does not contain any Java-related libraries or links.  When
> >> I check Iceweasel's add-ons GUI, I see Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20, and when
> >> I do about:plugins I see Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20.  In my preferences,
> >> Java is enabled.  However:  when I navigate to the Java test webpage
> >> (http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp) and push the big red
> >> "verify java version" button, it errors out after about 2 minutes.
> >>
> >> Is there some other configuration work which needs to be done to make
> >> Iceweasel fully Java-functional?
> 
> Might you have at one time installed a private Java, either into 
> /usr/local or $HOME?
> 
> > I get the same results here, and accessing a site that requires the
> > plugin doesn't work. The page appears but the applet doesn't start for
> > reasons unknown.
> >
> > A bug in the plug-in maybe??
> 
> Or plug-in conflicts?
> 
> >
> 
> Works perfectly for me in Sid on amd64 with sun-java6-plugin 
> 6.20-dlj-4 and iceweasel 3.6.4~build2-1 (from experimental).

It's probably the ipv6 thing as Eduardo suggests. ATM I have a new
install of sid and I forgot all about that.

I rarely if ever use java apps, so it doesn't bug me.



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Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 2010-06-11 at 21:40 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote:
> I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using
> squeeze and amd64).  I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded
> and installed.  Currently, I
> see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so, which is a link
> to /etc/alternatives/iceweasel-javaplugin.so .  my ~/.mozilla/plugins
> directory does not contain any Java-related libraries or links.  When
> I check Iceweasel's add-ons GUI, I see Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20, and when
> I do about:plugins I see Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20.  In my preferences,
> Java is enabled.  However:  when I navigate to the Java test webpage
> (http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp) and push the big red
> "verify java version" button, it errors out after about 2 minutes.
> 
> Is there some other configuration work which needs to be done to make
> Iceweasel fully Java-functional?

I get the same results here, and accessing a site that requires the
plugin doesn't work. The page appears but the applet doesn't start for
reasons unknown.

A bug in the plug-in maybe?? 


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Re: Lenny / Pidgin / Msn

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 14:21 +, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:41:24PM +, Frederic Robert wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 08:34:29AM -0400, Jordan Metzmeier wrote:
> > > If you are running stable, you need to install the pidgin from
> > > lenny-backports in order to get MSN support. Instructions on setting up
> > > and installing from backports here:
> > > http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions
> > 
> > I only use main repository. Why is not available by default?
> 
> It is. Though IIRC the protocol has been broken a bit since.

That's right. I had to move to either kopete or pidgin (or both, I
forget now)from backports after some changes to the protocol after the
release of lenny. It did work fine at the time of release.



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Re: Some clarification is needed on Debian repos.

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 21:51 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote:
> Good day.
> 
> Could You please explain, should some security testing repo be
> specified for a stable + testing Debian, or stable, updates and testing
> repos is all that should be enabled for the stable, testing with all
> *for the repos* security fixes?
> 
> In other words, is there a security repo for testing as there is a
> security repo for stable?

Yes, the security lines in my /etc/apt/sources.list looks like this.

deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib  non-free

The deb-src line wrapped, it should all be on one line.

> Also, does security team works with volatile repo and therefore can be
> used for stable only system?

There is security support for testing (Squeeze) also, although most
fixes transition from unstable. The security team does upload security
fixes for testing if the need arises though.

Use the same info for sources.list but replace lenny with squeeze.

> And one more question: If a choose a mirror from the list on Debian web
> site, should there be all the repos of the distro (like stable,
> testing, etc) - so that I can use the only mirror for all my needs (any
> repos) OR I have to use several mirrors for diver repos (like stable
> from one mirror, testing from another, stable updates from third, etc)?

Yes, the mirrors contain oldstable (etch), stable (lenny), testing
(squeeze), and unstable (sid). One mirror should do for any of those.



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Re: Is volatile repo bad for secure stable version of Debian?

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 02:48 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote:
> Good day.
> 
> I got a question, Should "volatile" Debian repository be avoided from
> servers running stable version of Debian for stability/security reasons?
> 
> Thank You for Your time.

No, it should be used for stability/security reasons.



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Re: Backports kernel

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue June 1 2010 12:20:43 pm Proskurin Kirill wrote:
> Hello.
>
> One question:
> It is safe to use backported kernel in production?
>
> I seems to need to use 2.6.30+ kernel to have a fix in OCFS2.

I use the kernel from backports for ext4 support on one of my boxes, never had 
a problem with it. I use backports periodically and it has always worked as 
expected for me.


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Re: popularity contest : not sending email via HTTP

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon May 31 2010 06:27:37 am Bruno Costacurta wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> ...
>
> >> How to send email to popularity contest ?
> >
> > Run "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config" and set it up to use a smarthost,
> > your usual email smtp address will probably be ok.
>
> Sorry I forgot to mention that this system is not allowed to send email.
> So there is no exim4.

Shouldn't be a problem since popularity has been using http by default for 
some time now.

> This is why the HTTP option is implemented for on popularity contest
> as indicated in man pages.

I'm not sure why it's trying to use email. AFAIK, mine has been using http and 
I don't see any mention of sur...@popcon.debian.org in exim's logs.


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Re: popularity contest : not sending email via HTTP

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun May 30 2010 01:57:47 pm Bruno Costacurta wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed and activated the popularity contest package
> (note : goal of this package is to gather statistics about package
> usage and report them to Debian).
>
> Option http is activate to send the statistics (in place of email
> protocol).
>
> cat /etc/popularity-contest.conf :
> ...
> PARTICIPATE="yes"
> USEHTTP="yes"
> ...
>
> However mailer is complaining :
>
>  From MAILER-DAEMON Sat May 22 06:26:23 2010
> ...etc...
> This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
>
> A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
> recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
>
>sur...@popcon.debian.org
>  Mailing to remote domains not supported
> ...etc..
>
> How to send email to popularity contest ?

Run "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config" and set it up to use a smarthost, your 
usual email smtp address will probably be ok.

> Why is http not used ?

That I don't know.


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Re: Creating a (bootable) DOS floppy disk image

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat May 29 2010 10:16:16 pm T o n g wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I make a DOS floppy disk image under Linux?

I haven't made a dos disk in ages but I think mkdosfs from the dosfstools 
package will do this.


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Re: How to keep debian current??

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri May 14 2010 11:22:54 pm Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 05/15/2010 01:14 AM, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Fri May 14 2010 09:48:47 pm RyanJB wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> With the latest apps keep pouring in, is there any way to keep debian in
> >> the "cutting edge"? I mean, how to keep debian as updated as, say,
> >> ubuntu or even sidux?? You know, latest iceweasel, openoffice, gnome,
> >> etc. Maybe using unstable or experimental repo? I'm sure there's many
> >> ways to do this, but I just don't know.. I'm new to debian :(
> >
> > If you want the latest I'd run either testing or unstable. I have both
> > stable and unstable installed. Most of the time I run unstable.
>
> +1 Sid/Unstable

Yep, even though it's called unstable it's like a rock.. :)


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Re: How to keep debian current??

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri May 14 2010 11:43:41 pm RyanJB wrote:
> >If you want the latest I'd run either testing
> >or unstable. I have both stable
> >and unstable installed.
> >Most of the time I run unstable.
>
> So considering that, the extra debian iso have practically no use since
> later I'll be upgrading packets from sid anyway?? Any clarifications?

I'm not sure what you mean. What is an "extra" iso?

You mean the full set of CD or DVD images? I find a net install works best 
nowadays. Then you just download and install packages as you want to.

The archive is simply huge now so it's a lot to download and burn unless you 
have machines that are not connected to the net that you want to install or 
update.


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Re: How to keep debian current??

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri May 14 2010 09:48:47 pm RyanJB wrote:
> Hi,
>
> With the latest apps keep pouring in, is there any way to keep debian in
> the "cutting edge"? I mean, how to keep debian as updated as, say, ubuntu
> or even sidux?? You know, latest iceweasel, openoffice, gnome, etc. Maybe
> using unstable or experimental repo? I'm sure there's many ways to do this,
> but I just don't know.. I'm new to debian :(

If you want the latest I'd run either testing or unstable. I have both stable 
and unstable installed. Most of the time I run unstable.


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Re: Updrading or reinstalling?

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri May 14 2010 07:25:34 pm ryanjonath...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Just one question,
>
> Is it better to upgrade debian using dist-upgrade or just download the new
> iso and reinstalling it?? I'm waiting for the squeeze final release..
> Currently still using lenny.

I don't think there is a "better" way. I use either method. If it is a new 
install (for whatever reason) I do a new install, but if I want to upgrade a 
current install I upgrade. Be sure to read the release notes of the new 
version before proceeding though.

I don't know how well the upgrade from lenny to squeeze is tested ATM though. 
By release time it should be well documented and work as expected but we are 
not there yet.


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Re: KDE4 & KDE3 || Gnome2 & Gnome3

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue May 11 2010 12:11:42 pm Lisi wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 May 2010 18:10:32 Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Tue May 11 2010 08:41:59 am deloptes wrote:
> > > Don't understand me wrong. I am for improvement and progress but not
> > > the way kde4 is pushing it to the end user.
> >
> > If there was enough interest, kde3 could continue to be developed as it's
> > own project.
> >
> > I would support the project but I can't contribute anything more than bug
> > reports since I am just a user and not a programmer.
>
> See John Sullivan's post slightly earlier today in this thread:
>
> 
> I believe preserving and enhancing 3.5 is exactly the purpose of this
> project:
> http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/
> 

Yes, that is on my radar too. It looks to be for ubuntu but I am not sure of 
their goals. I'm kind of hoping for kde3 that can be developed and used as 
always for anyone interested and any distribution.

I suppose I am hoping for a lot.. :)


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Re: KDE4 & KDE3 || Gnome2 & Gnome3

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue May 11 2010 08:41:59 am deloptes wrote:

> Don't understand me wrong. I am for improvement and progress but not the
> way kde4 is pushing it to the end user.

If there was enough interest, kde3 could continue to be developed as it's own 
project.

I would support the project but I can't contribute anything more than bug 
reports since I am just a user and not a programmer.


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Re: Fwd: Re: Kde 3.5 ...

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun May 9 2010 02:35:02 pm Lisi wrote:

> I am, however, very sad that KDE 3.5, which I regard as the pinnacle of
> DE's, is being laid to rest.

We are in agreement here Lisi. It's not that I don't like kde4 it's just that 
I'd like to keep what I have since it does just what I want/need it to do and 
kde4 is such a big change.

We I'm running lenny like now I use kde3 and am so very happy with it. When 
I'm running squeeze or sid I run Gnome. I like Gnome but it's just not the 
same. I wish I could upgrade to squeeze without losing kde3, or that 
upgrading to kde4 wasn't such a radical change.

I don't know for sure what to to when squeeze is released, I'll probably hang 
on to lenny for as long as it's feasible.


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[update] Epiphany browser continues to get worse and worse

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 22:32 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:25:11 -0400 (EDT), Alan Ianson wrote:
> > 
> > I've noticed the same things. I've stuck with epiphany because it worked
> > so well for so long but there are times recently when I need to use
> > iceweasel. I think it's the switch from the gecko backend to webkit that
> > broke a lot of things that used to work well.
> >
> > I keep hoping that these problems can be resolved but time will tell. I
> > use unstable and downloading works fine but java apps that use the
> > plugin still don't work.
> 
> That's not good news.  Which plugin?  The Sun non-free one?  There is one
> site that I used to use a lot that requires that to work.  (It's a stock
> analysis site.)  I haven't been in the market lately, but I expect to be
> active again at some point.  And when I do want to use it, I want it to
> work!
> 
> Why did they switch from gecko to webkit anyway?  It was working so well.
> I still use it in Lenny.  But not in Squeeze.  Not anymore.

After some updates pogo.com is working again with sun-java6-jre. I'm
going to try openjdk again and see how it goes. 


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Re: X server starts on the wrong console (was: New monitor, how to change screen resolution?)

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 17:35 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:

> and it will work.  Then, in theory, restarting the X server again
> (such as with /etc/init.d/gdm restart) should cause the X server
> to restart on vt 7.  This used to work, but the last time I tried
> it I ended up with two X servers, one on VT 7 and one on VT 8!
> I had to reboot to clean things up.  This situation is a mess and
> seems to be getting worse.  As long as you login to GNOME only once
> per boot and shutdown the system from GNOME you won't have this
> problem.  The initial allocation of VT 7 after a reboot works fine.
> But if you logout of GNOME after logging in, you're likely to have
> this problem.  It doesn't seem to fail all the time, though.  Perhaps
> it is a timing-related problem.

I've noticed this too lately, although i use the nvidia driver created
by module assistant.

I wonder if anyone not using the nv or nvidia driver also see this?


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Re: [SOLVED] Debian-multimedia breaks mplayer .mov playback on Lenny?

[Alan Ianson]

On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 20:34 -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> Alan Ianson writes:
> > All the stuff at debian-multimedia can't be included in debian for
> > various reasons, mostly freedom I think, so you won't find it in
> > debian at all. It's made for debian but it isn't debian.
> 
> Most of it is Free Software but encumbered by actively-enforced
> patents.  d-mm.o has a non-free section for non-free stuff.

That's a much better description, thanks for the clarification.


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Re: [SOLVED] Debian-multimedia breaks mplayer .mov playback on Lenny?

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 2010-04-20 at 00:00 +0200, Clive McBarton wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA1
> 
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On 2010-04-19 16:19, Clive McBarton wrote:
> > [snip]
> >>
> >> How come there is no link anywhere on debian.org pointing to
> >> debian-multimedia.org? Anything to establish a chain of trust. As it is,
> >> I looked and looked but didn't find. Even when searching for
> >> "multimedia" on debian.org, it does not mention debian-multimedia.org at
> >> all. Not even when searching for "debian-multimedia". Every new debian
> >> user trying to verify the credibilitiy of debian-multimedia.org would
> >> have given up at this point for sure.
> > 
> > Google is pretty darned ubiquitous, and has been for 8+ years.
> > 
> > Putting "Debian play" in the FF/IW search bar auto-completes "debian
> > play encrypted dvd", and each of the first 5 links mentions d-mm.o.
> 
> Yes, google (and all other search sites) quickly lead to d-m. But what
> does this really prove? We all know that google (and all other search
> sites) are far from immune against finding malware sites. Example:
> google "windows multimedia". On the first page of results, half the hits
> are sites with pretty dubious names. I wouldn't be surprised if some of
> them actually distributed malware.
> 
> Linux is generally better protected against malware as Windows, but this
>  is one vulnerability that is common to both: if you install anything
> from an untrusted repo, and if that repo had malware, you're toast.
> 
> > "Mentioned" does *not* mean "endorsed".  Never has, never will.
> 
> > d-mm.o is not an official Debian site, so it's nor mentioned anywhere 
> > except his personal page and the list archives.
> 
> I understand that point of view. But it is a point of view that will
> make people stay away from d-m (and pretty much all other repos for that
> matter).
> 
> It would help a lot if the key of d-m (package
> debian-multimedia-keyring) was in the debian repos, not just the d-m repos.

All the stuff at debian-multimedia can't be included in debian for
various reasons, mostly freedom I think, so you won't find it in debian
at all. It's made for debian but it isn't debian.

I started using d-mm.o from the reply to a question I posted in this
list many years ago and I suspect most people still find it today the
same way.


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Re: [SOLVED] Debian-multimedia breaks mplayer .mov playback on Lenny?

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 11:01 -0700, Alan Ianson wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 06:10 +0200, Clive McBarton wrote:
> 
> > > I have confirmed one of the Smart Upgrades contained in debian-multimedia 
> > > on
> > > Lenny does in fact cause this Fatal Error.  I reinstalled Lenny on the 
> > > same
> > > machine tonight, without adding debian-multimedia to 
> > > /etc/apt/sources.list,
> > > and mplayer plays the .mov files just fine.
> > > 
> > > Wanted to share in case anyone else has this problem.
> > > 
> > > Mark
> > > 
> > 
> > Adding debian-multimedia.org breaks a couple of things. Including vlc. I
> > don't know why they don't fix their repository.
> > 
> > I'm curious if many people use debian-multimedia. Is it trustworthy?
> 
> I've also used debian-multimedia for years without any problems. That's
> not to say problems don't crop up but I haven't noticed. I dunno where
> to report bugs against debian-multimedia but I suspect Christian
> Marrilat would like to know if there are problems.

I just read this in the FAQ at debian-multimedia.org..

"Q.How to report bug ?

A. If the bug is related to packaging you can send me a bug report,
otherwise the best is to contact the upstream author."

I misspelled his name, it should be Christian Marillat. His email is
marillat (at) free (dot) fr.


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Re: Epiphany browser continues to get worse and worse

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 22:32 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:25:11 -0400 (EDT), Alan Ianson wrote:
> > 
> > I've noticed the same things. I've stuck with epiphany because it worked
> > so well for so long but there are times recently when I need to use
> > iceweasel. I think it's the switch from the gecko backend to webkit that
> > broke a lot of things that used to work well.
> >
> > I keep hoping that these problems can be resolved but time will tell. I
> > use unstable and downloading works fine but java apps that use the
> > plugin still don't work.
> 
> That's not good news.  Which plugin?  The Sun non-free one?  There is one
> site that I used to use a lot that requires that to work.  (It's a stock
> analysis site.)  I haven't been in the market lately, but I expect to be
> active again at some point.  And when I do want to use it, I want it to
> work!

Yes, that's the one I use. There is progress with java in Epiphany. The
java test page...

http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1

does work as expected now where it didn't a short time ago. I'm happy
with the way Epiphany works now myself, but my gf likes to play games at
pogo.com and that website complains that the plugin isn't installed even
though it is, and I hear grumbling about that on a regular basis.. :)

> Why did they switch from gecko to webkit anyway?  It was working so well.
> I still use it in Lenny.  But not in Squeeze.  Not anymore.

I'm not certain but the devs must feel it's a good strategy for the
future...



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Re: Epiphany browser continues to get worse and worse

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 13:17 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> I am continuing to suffer the on-going de-volution of the once-decent
> epiphany browser under Debian Squeeze.  First they broke file
> downloading.  They still haven't fixed that.  I'll bet it's been
> six months or more.
> 
> Now I can't reply to any e-mails using the Wow basic
> webmail client.  I click on the "Reply" button, the mail compose
> screen appears for a fraction of a second, then I get this error
> screen.  The problem does not occur with iceweasel.  The problem is
> very recent.  It broke with a recent
> "aptitude update;aptitude full-upgrade" sequence.  I suppose I could
> report a bug, but I'm not about to give them my password so they
> can logon as me to test it!  I'm going back to iceweasel again.
> I kept using epiphany so I would know when the file download feature
> got fixed.  Instead they broke something else.

I've noticed the same things. I've stuck with epiphany because it worked
so well for so long but there are times recently when I need to use
iceweasel. I think it's the switch from the gecko backend to webkit that
broke a lot of things that used to work well.

I keep hoping that these problems can be resolved but time will tell. I
use unstable and downloading works fine but java apps that use the
plugin still don't work.




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Re: [SOLVED] Debian-multimedia breaks mplayer .mov playback on Lenny?

[Alan Ianson]

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 06:10 +0200, Clive McBarton wrote:

> > I have confirmed one of the Smart Upgrades contained in debian-multimedia on
> > Lenny does in fact cause this Fatal Error.  I reinstalled Lenny on the same
> > machine tonight, without adding debian-multimedia to /etc/apt/sources.list,
> > and mplayer plays the .mov files just fine.
> > 
> > Wanted to share in case anyone else has this problem.
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> 
> Adding debian-multimedia.org breaks a couple of things. Including vlc. I
> don't know why they don't fix their repository.
> 
> I'm curious if many people use debian-multimedia. Is it trustworthy?

I've also used debian-multimedia for years without any problems. That's
not to say problems don't crop up but I haven't noticed. I dunno where
to report bugs against debian-multimedia but I suspect Christian
Marrilat would like to know if there are problems.


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Re: acroread not seeing printers

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 05:56 -0400, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> Hello, all.  We've installed acroread 8.1.7-0.1 from debian-multimedia.
> It is not seeing any of the printers on our cups print server.  It just
> shows the custom lpr printer.  How do we get it to see our printers like
> all the other applications in our KDE setup do? We are running Lenny +
> backports.  Thanks - John
> 
> 

Do you have cups-bsd installed? I'm not sure but acroread may need that.


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Re: libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 dependency on Squeeze

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 10:45 +0800, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> Hello List,
> 
> I have recently downloaded a binary file which depends on 
> libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 ,
> an old version of ibstdc++-libc6 : I can run it on an old computer, but I 
> would like
> to run it on my amd64 Squeeze box ( which has libstdc++.so.6 ).
> 
> Is there a way to do so ?

I have an older program here too that needs libstdc++5 to run. There is
no such thing in squeeze so I install that package from lenny and that
old app runs fine.

May or may not work for you but might be worth a try.


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Re: OOo 3 dependency hell in Lenny backports

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 2010-01-14 at 06:00 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Thu January 14 2010, Zhan wrote:
> > For me, I have set backports with the highest priorities, so anything at
> > backports.org with a higher version number will be automatically installed.
> 
> I've never used backports. What packages are there that you use/need/want 
> that 
> is newer/better than what you get out of Lenny??

I use pidgin and transmission from backports on my lenny install. In the
case of pidgin, the msn protocol has changed recently and broke the
version in lenny (just where msn is concerned).

Backports has come in handy for me a few times in the past.


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Re: Squeeze vs. Lenny update frequency?

[Alan Ianson]

On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 15:05 -0800, Mark wrote:
> >On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Osamu Aoki  wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Stable release only have security updates.
> >Testing has much more updates.
> 
> Probably a dumb question, but...if a person uses Squeeze for pretty
> much nothing but web browsing with Iceweasel and whose system works
> just fine as of today, what risk would it be to not run Update Manager
> except say, once a month?  We're talking about very normal web
> browsing - gmail, facebook, etc.  Also playing games like Sudoku,
> Tetravex, etc.

If the box is working the way it should I don't think it would be a
problem. Personally I like to keep my testing install up to date but if
you want to put it off for a time I don't think it would hurt anything,
keep an eye out for security updates though.

It would be a big update after a month though.. :) 



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Re: New testing install; no /boot/grub/menu.lst exists.

[Alan Ianson]

On Tue, 2010-01-05 at 20:52 -0800, Freeman wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 03:30:32AM +, s. keeling wrote:
> > I'm new to testing.  I've been running stable on primary box and (eg.)
> > sid on sandbox for years.  This is testing is on my sandbox for the
> > first time.  I just installed both squeeze(?)/testing and OpenBSD 4.6.
> > 
> > How do I add the latter to testing's grub?  /boot/grub/menu.lst
> > doesn't exist, and /boot/grub contains stuff I've never seen before.
> > I can create it, but I'm expecting you to tell me it's been moved or
> > renamed or $(debian_gotcha\'d) or something.
> > 
> 
> Replaced by grub.cfg . But Grub2 is run by scripts in /etc/default and
> /etc/grub.d .
> 
> If you don't want to study partially existing wiki instructions: make a
> menu.lst to include all the settings you would have use in Grub-legacy and
> reinstall Grub2. It will configure from menu.lst .
> 
> Or just install Grub-legacy.
> 
> Grub2 is the recommended default but still considered under development. So
> was legacy I guess, it never reached V 1.0 .  However, legacy still gives me
> control over the look of an extensive menu and a background image which I am
> accustomed to.

There is a package called grub2-splashimages that contains background
images. I use it here and grub2 looks about the same as grub always did
although the configuration is different.


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Re: Gnome apps in KDE

[Alan Ianson]

On Sun, 2010-01-03 at 18:55 +0330, Nima Azarbayjany wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone tell me why Gnome applications look so ugly in KDE and if
> something can be done about it to make them look as in their native
> Gnome environment?! ;)

I don't use kde anymore so I'm going from memory.. As someone else said
you need gtk-qt-engine. Once that is installed there is a setting in
kde's setup where you can set gnome apps to use the style qt-curve (you
need to install that too), then they look very much like they do in
gnome. There are other styles too but I never tried them.


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Re: alternate web browser etc...

[Alan Ianson]

On Fri, 2010-01-01 at 17:02 +0100, Bernard wrote:
> Hi to Everyone,
> 
> I wish to install an alternate web browser, else than the firefox clone 
> (iceweasel v3.0.6) that I already have. Iceweasel does fulfill my needs 
> and expectations, but, for various reasons, I wish to also have 
> something else too, one of these reasons being that it would be 
> initiated with alternate identities, mail addresses etc.. In the 
> meantime, this would allow me to test something else, which is the 
> reason why I don't plan to install 'Netscape' which is about the same as 
> Firefox/Iceweasel, sometimes using same conf files, bookmarks and so on.

Gnome's browser epiphany comes to mind, it's also based on firefox IIRC.
Also have a look at galeon if you need an alternate.

> Why not 'Opera', even if it is not free (I doubt if it is very 
> expensive) ? I may miss the knowledge of something better that Opera...

I don't think opera needs to be registered any more, haven't looked at
it in a while though. There are debs for it at the opera website, it can
be added to sources.list and installed with apt-get or aptitude &
friends also. Not a bad browser too if you need another.

> As for newsgroups, I also wish to experiment something new. Up to now, I 
> have rarely used "Firefox" for usenet news, as I preferred "pan".  I've 
> heard of "pine"  for newsgroups, but I heard that it was kind of hard to 
> configure ; this may be wrong. For e-mail, I used to use "staroffice 
> mail" in the old days when that did exist (So 5.1 and 5.2), and, ever 
> since then, I am using Thunderbird, that is, Icedove on Debian Lenny. 
> Alternately, I plan to use 'mutt', which is already up and running on my 
> systems ever since 2005 or so, of which I have so far only made I an 
> irregular use. Willing to use it again, I lately spent some time 
> reconfiguring exim4, but it now seems to operate all right.

Pine is what I used many moons ago for mail & news. I suppose it might
be a bit old school now but it does work wonderfully. Good if you want a
console mail & news app. There is also tin for newsgroups, also maybe
old school but works well.



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Re: LAME for Lenny

[Alan Ianson]

On 24/12/09 11:19:12 AM, Bernard wrote:
> Hi to Everyone,
> 
> On my older Sarge system, I used 'lame' to encode wav files to mp3. 
> However I can't find 'lame' for Lenny. Could someone tell me where to 
> find the appropriate package ?

Add debian-multimedia to your /etc/apt/sources.list. More info can be 
found at http://debian-multimedia.org .



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Re: Using LightScribe on Debian?

[Alan Ianson]

On 23/12/09 12:28:34 PM, Richard Hartmann wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> my new drive comes with LightScribe support.
> 
> >From what I can tell, there are little to none FLOSS solutions. 
> LaCiE
> seems to offer a closed source solution that supposedly runs on
> Linux, but I am loath to try it for the simple reason that it's
> closed.
> 
> Any and all help appreciated.

Indeed, there doesn't seem to be much choice. I have installed both the 
lacie and the app from lightscribe and they both work as expected on 
debian.



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Re: gaim and pidgin connection problem

[Alan Ianson]

On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 15:16 +0800, Yuwen Dai wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Kun Niu  wrote:
> I don't have such a problem. Can you get some kind of hint
> from the output of the pidgin debug output window?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The error message is : Our protocol is not supported by the server.
> 
> The version of pidgin is 2.4.3.

I use 2.6.4 from backports.. :)


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