Re: Debian mate wifi

[Jeroen Mathon]

Well Jude,

I think that will wonderfully when the problem he has is that he cannot
establish an Wi-Fi connection.

Michael, Could you try a wired connection to run the report-bug program?

On 23 Jan 2018 10:59 pm, "Jude DaShiell"  wrote:

> Best to run the report-bug program if on your system and have an internet
> connection open.
> On Tue, 23 Jan 2018, michael caron couturier wrote:
>
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:34:21
>> From: michael caron couturier 
>> To: debian-user 
>> Subject: Debian mate wifi
>> Resent-Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:51:09 + (UTC)
>> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>>
>> How I file a bug ?
>>
>>
>>
> --
>
>

Re: Strange message during boot

[Jeroen Mathon]

Hey Richard,


Perhaps it is just me but i am having trouble deciphering this sentence:
"When booting one specific install I many repetitions to the effect that
it is beginning a specific script." could you please elaborate upon it?


On 01/10/2018 03:22 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I multi-boot several varieties of Debian.
> When booting one specific install I many repetitions to the effect
> that it is beginning a specific script.
>
> It then proceeds to bring up an apparently normal system.
>
> Would this be logged somewhere?
> Where?
>
> TIA
>




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Re: CVE-2017-5754 - ETA?

[Jeroen Mathon]

Can't you clone the disk to another machine, then test the stretch
kernel and then run hybrid for a while?

The kernel is just the intermediate between the hardware and userspace,
shoulnd not cause too much trouble, if not you can always test it that way.


On 01/08/2018 04:36 PM, francis picabia wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 4:47 PM, Don Armstrong  > wrote:
>
> On Thu, 04 Jan 2018, francis picabia wrote:
> > Redhat, Ubuntu and others have kernel updates available today
> for this
> > kernel patch that has been worked on since November. Normally Debian
> > has been quick out of the gate with security measures.
> >
> > Is there an ETA when Debian will update kernel packages?
>
> The DSA has been (will be shortly?) released for stable. Unstable,
> testing, and likely oldstable will probably follow soon.
> https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4078-1
> 
>
>
>
> Thanks for the response.  I'm looking now and I see stretch and wheezy are
> addressed, but not jessie.  Odd.  Why would old-stable be a challenge?
>
> I'm concerned because we run a system for students to do programming,
> and there
> is typically one in the crowd who will try out any script kiddies in
> the news.  For
> the time being I've blocked access to the system, but faculty expect it
> will be available for use in a week or so.  I have the option to install
> the stretch kernel and run in a hybrid version for awhile, but I'm not
> sure
> if there will be problems with that workaround.
>
>



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Re: Tool to examine/modify .avi and .mov files

[Jeroen Mathon]

After a simple Google search i found a thread which seems to cover your
question: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1193808

On 01/03/2018 07:40 PM, deloptes wrote:
> Steve Keller wrote:
>
>> I often use jhead to examine EXIF headers in JPG files from my digital
>> camera and I also use jhead to fix EXIF time stamps in those files.
>>
>> But what I'm looking for is an equivalent tool for AVI and MOV movie files
>> which I also get from my cameras.  Most important would be to be able to
>> change the time stamps in these files.
>>
>> Using aptitude search I haven't found anything to do this.
>>
>>
>> Using strings -a on those files, I see usually three identical strings of
>> the
>> format :MM:DD HH:MM:SS.  I could write a simple tool to overwrite
>> these strings with the desired time stamp, but I don't know enough about
>> the file formats to be sure not to corrupt the file, e.g. because of
>> checksums or other items in the file that need to be changed too.
>>
>> Steve
> strange cause I just googled and found avifix - in the transcode-utils there
> is much more - just look into it. It is part of the debian multimedia
> packages http://www.deb-multimedia.org
>
> $ apt-cache search avifix
> transcode-utils - Utility to encode raw video/audio streams
>
>




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Re: Needed - a byte perfect image of an entire partition

[Jeroen Mathon]

`dd bs=64k if=/dev/sda of=./image.img conv=noerror,sync status=progress`

You can thank me later.


On 12/18/2017 03:06 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Background:
> I did my first Debian install with Jessie.
> I then went on to multi-boot a variety of versions and preferences.
> There was always an install of current "old-stable" present.
>
> Current problem:
> I intend to wipe everything from dev /sda and do a fresh install using
> configurations and partitioning that I've discovered that meet my
> individualist requirements.
>
> Preserving content of most partitions can be done with Clonezilla.
>
> However one partition was corrupted. I found some data retrieval tools
> which recovered most, but not all, data. I want a byte perfect copy of
> that partition such that in the future I can attempt to retrieve more
> data.
>
> Suggestions?
> TIA
>
>




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Re: LUKS password gets printed as stars

[Jeroen Mathon]

I have never seen any stars in my Luks screen.

As long as it decrypts the drive i see no real issue here.


On 12/18/2017 02:41 PM, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 06:41:00PM +0530, root kea wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I am using LUKS on LVM on Debian Stretch. I have encrypted /home and
>> swap partition. When initram gets loaded it asks for password to
>> decrypt swap partition. That passowrd doesn't get printed to screen.
>> No stars. Nothing.
>>
>> But After which Kernel gets loaded (I think) and it asks password for
>> /home which gets printed as stars. I'm really worried about this. Here
>> is a screenshot https://imgur.com/bC4AF6H
>>
>> How do I prevent those stars from getting printed on the screen?
>>
> Whether stars are echoed or nothing is echoed, the passphrase remains
> concealed.  What is the precise vulnerability that you are trying to
> address?
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
>




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Re: need help on gmplayer

[Jeroen Mathon]

Could you perhaps be more speciffic on what you understand under the
term "last frame"?


On 12/15/2017 11:39 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> many players show last frame when the clip ends
> but gmplayer does not behave this way
> is it possible for gmplayer show last frame?
> i use wheezy. Thanks!



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Re: overcoming known kernel bug

[Jeroen Mathon]

Hey David,


Have you tried compiling your kernel from source, or researching if a
certain option in the kernel config could cause this?

Interesting things to look at: Menuconfig, Kernel patches, Custom Drivers.


On 12/13/2017 02:22 PM, Brian J. Oney wrote:
> Dear David,
>
> this is different issue. My CPUs are just fine and I can use the
> laptop without issue. Still the my laptop whines. Downgrading,
> upgrading to a rolling release, or (gasp) installing windows would be
> running from the problem.
>
> Ideally, a kernel shepherd would teach me to coax my sheep to calm
> down when being rewoke. It's bleats but does not stink, and all I have
> figured out to remedy this is to knock it out :-). Killing this
> bleating lamb is not an option.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2017-12-12 at 18:47 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
>> On 12/12/17 05:30, Brian Oney wrote:
>>> I am having trouble with my 2016 lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e (3rd gen)
>>> running the current version of debian stable (stretch). The on
>>> wake-from-suspend the fan runs on high. Specifically, I have: ~ $
>>> uname -a Linux tinkbox 4.9.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.51-1
>>> (2017-09-28) x86_64 GNU/Linux On wake-from-suspend: ~ $ sensors
>>> thinkpad-isa- Adapter: ISA adapter fan1: 6125 RPM
>>> acpitz-virtual-0 Adapter: Virtual device temp1: +65.0°C (crit =
>>> +90.0°C) The acpitz-virtual-0 pegs the temperature at 65°C and won't
>>> let it go. Therefore the fan attempts liftoff. I could attach the
>>> output of 'reportbug kernel', but the problem is known and the bug
>>> is described in: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196129
>>> The bug is present up until it's fix in kernel 4.13.4 or something
>>> around that time. The solution is to install a much newer kernel (or
>>> downgrade). Being lazy I tried to just install the latest backported
>>> kernel (linux-image-4.13.0-0.bpo.1-amd64). That doesn't work. What I
>>> find most interesting would be to compile a slimmer, faster kernel,
>>> but I have failed (after consulting the debian kernel handbook). One
>>> thing or the other doesn't work afterwards. Also, I run out of disk
>>> space lately (15Gb is huge!) My idea was to use the old kernel
>>> configuration (with 'make olddefconfig'), but there are so many new
>>> options and I honestly have no clue how to get an overview and make
>>> an informed decision. I would report this as a low priority kernel
>>> bug but it's (far) upstream. It's also a known problem, which isn't
>>> necessarily debian's problem. I would appreciate any advice. I
>>> bought this laptop because it's tough and has a good battery. Any
>>> laptop that misbehaves on wake-from-suspend is not a very useful
>>> laptop (Imagine a meeting with a constantly whining laptop). Thanks
>>> in advance! 
>>
>>
>> Debian 9 on certain laptops seems to have polling loop issues that 
>> manifest when the graphical login screen is displayed and when the 
>> screen saver is displayed.  These are deal-breaker bugs that will burn 
>> up your CPU and suck your battery dry.  Here's the bug report for my 
>> Dell Inspiron E1505/6400:
>>
>>  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=878313
>>
>> The fact that it has been ignored for 2 months is not encouraging.
>>
>>
>> My work-around has been to pull the battery, plug in the power adapter, run:
>>
>>  cpufreq-set -g powersave
>>
>> to minimize heating/ damage when I log out/ screen lock, and run:
>>
>>  cpufreq-set -g ondemand
>>
>> when I log in.
>>
>>
>> I read a post somewhere that someone had found a way to muck with 
>> configuration settings and make at least some of the problems go away, 
>> but I don't have that URL.
>>
>>
>> Looking at the Debian Testing kernel packages, it doesn't look like 
>> Testing includes the bug fixes you mention (?):
>>
>>  https://packages.debian.org/testing/kernel/
>>
>>
>> Ideas:
>>
>> 1.  Go older -- e.g. Debian 8 or Debian 7.
>>
>> 2.  Go bleeding edge -- e.g. Debian Unstable, Fedora, or Arch.
>>
>> 3.  Run Windows and a hypervisor.
>>
>>
>> David
>>



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Re: is there any Windows virus that affect linux?

[Jeroen Mathon]

The weakest link in most chains of Data protection is the person that
has access to it.

Always keep that in mind.


On 12/13/2017 12:34 PM, x9p wrote:
> On Wed, December 13, 2017 6:17 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> ...
>> If they target *you* individually, yes, they have cheaper means at
>> their disposal. That's called "rubber hose cryptanalysis"[1] -- not
>> pretty. Or, as Schneier put it "the NSA is better at breaking knuckles
>> than at breaking codes".
>>
>> Still, for an attack of the Natanz type, they seem to have picked
>> the Stuxnet way, and you and me might end up as collaterals.
> so true.
>
>> [1] Or, as XKCD puts it, in a similarly charming way, "$5 wrench
>> cryptanalysis"
>>
> I luv that comic :)
>
> cheers.
>
> --
> x9p | PGP : 0x03B50AF5EA4C8D80 / 5135 92C1 AD36 5293 2BDF  DDCC 0DFA 74AE
> 1524 E7EE
>




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Re: please help! debain won't boot

[Jeroen Mathon]

Does this mining program automatically start at boot?

And have you tried running your system with generic graphic drivers?


Also your installation did boot becaouse i am sure that you will be able
to interact via a free tty.


On 12/13/2017 10:41 AM, Jason Brenkus wrote:
> mining program.




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HDMI stopped working out of nowhere.

[Jeroen Mathon]

Hey fellow Debain users,

Today after booting up i noticed something rather unusual, the HDMI
display i used for work stopped working.
Yesterday i updated my computer, so i figured it could have something to
do with the kernel, so instead of using 4.9.0.4 today i also tried
4.9.0.3, unfortunately this did not make a difference.
I am running the following configuration:
```
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Skylake Host Bridge/DRAM
Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520
(rev 07)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Skylake
Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 08)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI
Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP
Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP
CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation Device 9d3d (rev 21)
00:17.0 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA
Controller [RAID mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root
Port #5 (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 9d1a (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller
(rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection
I219-LM (rev 21)
01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 (rev 3a)
02:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A
PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
```

I already tried as root to run `udevadm monitor` To see if anything
popped up when plugging and unplugging the HDMI cable of the monitor, I
also tried connecting my laptop to multiple other monitors, Different
models and different HDMI cables.

My computer has the latest intel graphics drivers installed as well.


Does anyone have an idea of why my HDMI stopped working so suddenly, i
am using the SDDM compositor with the KDE Plasma desktop environment.



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Re: Play On Linux, Wine, & iTunes

[Jeroen Mathon]

Unfortunately iTunes just doesn't work with Linux, even if it did all IOS
devices will reject any interaction with Linux devices.

Thry hardcoded this in after multiple IOS devicrs had been infected via
rogue chargers running Linux.

I hope this helps.


On 26 Nov 2017 4:33 am, "Josh W."  wrote:

Hello my Linux friends!! I have installed wine and all of its
dependencies/recomendeds for wine, Play On Linux and am trying to install
iTunes on my Debian stretch system i just cannot find anything that is
truly helpful I only have Winetricks in my application menu and have
tried several way of installing iTunes... If somebody could point me in the
right direction that would be AWESOME! Thank You.


Joshua 

Re: Dear All

[Jeroen Mathon]

We are not your piracy squad,  please keep the questions related  to the
Debian project.

On 26 Nov 2017 12:07 pm, "Muzhgan Athaee"  wrote:

>
> I need help please!!!
>
> I need this book: https: //books.google.co.in/books?id=
> k60ABAAAQBAJ=PA136=PA136=char+c%5B2%5D%3D%22A%22;&
> source=bl=NR67-gypJa=ryqT77FyLMrIcj1TS-GrRLFOBz4&
> hl=en=X=0ahUKEwiNxaKF-tvXAhVBv48KHRpoCi8Q6AEIQDAE#v=o
> nepage=false
>
> Please if someone have it share please please.
>
> thanks
>
>

Re: HTML5 problem

[Jeroen Mathon]

Do you have the required codecs installed?


On 11/22/2017 11:05 PM, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
> I cannot view any HTML 5 video in Firefox.  I have the latest version
> from just a few days ago and still no HTML 5.  I am so tired of this
> crap.  I have tried various ad ons with no luck.  I have the latest
> Debian version and the newest version of Firefox.  What the hell have
> I done wrong this time?
>
> Maureen
>




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Re: Identifying needed wifi driver

[Jeroen Mathon]

Could you run `lspci` and send us the output?


On 11/22/2017 03:06 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I had installed Stretch from a DVD set.
> It prompted for a WiFi driver which I did not have.
> I made a handwritten which is not completely legible [iwlwifi is
> legible].
> I've not _intentionally_ deleted any log files.
> Where would the desired information be?
> TIA
>
>
>




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Re: (solved) Re: need help on VPN

[Jeroen Mathon]

Well, Azire is located in Sweden, so latency will always be a problem
from China.

Do not expect 1GB/ps or 100GB/ps internet speed from a public VPN
service, I am not sure how the internet exchange points are in China but
i think it could be that they rate limit outgoing and incomming traffic.

Check your average network speed to a few testing servers in sweden.


On 11/21/2017 12:32 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> AzireVPN connection is poor
> I have not been able to use google with it.
>
> break wall (bypass censorship) is hard
> the effort isn't worthy
> I know what government block
>
>
> On Monday, November 20, 2017 6:38 AM, Long Wind <longwi...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Thank Jeroen Mathon very much!
>
> I edit vpn config file and it works now
>
> the free account expire after 24h
> i will try to pay by paypal or try to get another free account
>
> Thanks again!
>
> PS: yahoo mail has some problem after  vpn connection
> so this reply takes some extra time.
>
>
> On Monday, November 20, 2017 11:12 AM, Jeroen Mathon
> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Have you tried the following: https://github.com/pivpn/pivpn/issues/13
> >Ah, looks like ubuntu is running an older version of openvpn in its
> repo than raspbian. I'll strip that option out on the next update if
> using ubuntu. In the meantime just delete the tls-server-min line from
> your /etc/openvpn/server.conf file.
> On 11/20/2017 11:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>> I login to vpn web site and regenerate config file for linux and tcp
>> but it doesn't help:
>>
>> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
>> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1(2).ovpn:29: tls-version-min (2.2.1)
>> Use --help for more information.
>>
>> Thanks anyway! 
>> PS: pptp seems a lot easy.
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 5:36 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Do you have the UDP or the TCP version of the openVPN config, because
>> UDP will likely not work on your ISP.
>> See: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install/issues/278
>>
>> On 11/20/2017 11:30 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>> I log as root and run openvpn and get error msg:
>>>
>>> (1)
>>> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
>>> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1(1).ovpn:21: block-outside-dns (2.2.1)
>>> Use --help for more information.
>>>
>>>
>>> (2)
>>> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
>>> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1.ovpn:30: tls-version-min (2.2.1)
>>> Use --help for more information.
>>>
>>> maybe one config is for windows and the other is for linux
>>> but i forget which is which
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:59 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey Long,
>>>
>>> It depends on the frontend you want to use, i my self recommend
>>> using the CLI(openvpn) but you could also use the NetworkManager
>>> frontend.
>>> For CLI simply run the following from a terminal: `sudo openvpn
>>> ./CONFIGFILE` then enter your credentials and your set, the
>>> configuration and VPN server will push the required routes.
>>> CONFIGFILE is of course the openvpn configuration you have
>>> downloaded, as for Android you can install `OpenVPN for Android` and
>>> then import the configuration to that.
>>>
>>> On 11/20/2017 10:56 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>>> Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>>>>
>>>> I have got a free (24h) account from AzireVPN
>>>> but they don't seem to offer pptp
>>>> I have used pptp before on android and Windows XP
>>>> but they use openvpn, and i have no experience of openvpn
>>>>
>>>> i am downloading gui for XP, it's slow
>>>> i have just installed openvpn for Debian 7
>>>> but don't know how to get it to work
>>>> I have to read manuals
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:35 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>>>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am glad to be of help, if you need any advice regarding anonymity
>>>> or privacy hit me up on my address.
>>>>
>>>> On 11/20/2017 1

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: How to enable Plymouth ?

[Jeroen Mathon]

No problem, glad to be of service.

On Mon, 20 Nov 2017, 17:17 Alex ARNAUD, <alexarn...@hypra.fr> wrote:

> Le 20/11/2017 à 16:41, Jeroen Mathon a écrit :
> > Are you sure that you correctly followed all the steps from the wiki?
> >
> > Could you also include your DMESG log, so we can see if plymouth throws
> > anything at boot?
> >
> > Keep in mind that plymouth is loaded during the initramfs phase.
>
> Thank you for asking this question. I've reset all the GRUB settings to
> the default and I've repeated and it now works correctly.
>
> Best regards.
> --
> Alex ARNAUD
> Visual-Impairment Project Manager
> Hypra - "Humanizing technology"
>
>

Re: How to enable Plymouth ?

[Jeroen Mathon]

Are you sure that you correctly followed all the steps from the wiki?

Could you also include your DMESG log, so we can see if plymouth throws
anything at boot?

Keep in mind that plymouth is loaded during the initramfs phase.


On 11/20/2017 04:38 PM, Alex ARNAUD wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm trying to enable and make Plymouth working on Debian 8.9.
>
> I've followed the steps describe on the Debian wiki here :
> https://wiki.debian.org/plymouth
>
> I've added "splash" to the kernel parameters and enable vt_handof and
> gfxplayload.
>
> This procedure works well on Debian Stretch but I'm not able to make
> it to work on Jessie. I'm using the Kernel from backports (4.9).
>
> Does anyone of you have an idea on how to make Plymouth to work on
> Jessie ?
>
> Best regards.




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Re: Power settings, turn screen back on

[Jeroen Mathon]

Good afternoon,


Could you install the `lshw` package and send us the output of that command?

That way we can see what hardware your running.


On 11/20/2017 03:20 PM, Ulrich Marckmann wrote:
> On an older (windows XP era) laptop running Stretch with XFCE desktop
> I have set the power settings to turn the screen off after some time,
> but I cannot get it back on.
> The touchpad, space bar, enter key does only turn the screen on in a
> sense that it's on but black. I can increase/decrease the blackness
> with the function keys, but I don't get the desktop.
> Any idea on how to get the desktop back?
> Thanks,
> Ulrich




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Re: need help on VPN

[Jeroen Mathon]

Have you tried the following: https://github.com/pivpn/pivpn/issues/13
>Ah, looks like ubuntu is running an older version of openvpn in its
repo than raspbian. I'll strip that option out on the next update if
using ubuntu. In the meantime just delete the tls-server-min line from
your /etc/openvpn/server.conf file.
On 11/20/2017 11:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> I login to vpn web site and regenerate config file for linux and tcp
> but it doesn't help:
>
> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1(2).ovpn:29: tls-version-min (2.2.1)
> Use --help for more information.
>
> Thanks anyway! 
> PS: pptp seems a lot easy.
>
>
> On Monday, November 20, 2017 5:36 AM, Jeroen Mathon
> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Do you have the UDP or the TCP version of the openVPN config, because
> UDP will likely not work on your ISP.
> See: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install/issues/278
>
> On 11/20/2017 11:30 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>> I log as root and run openvpn and get error msg:
>>
>> (1)
>> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
>> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1(1).ovpn:21: block-outside-dns (2.2.1)
>> Use --help for more information.
>>
>>
>> (2)
>> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
>> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1.ovpn:30: tls-version-min (2.2.1)
>> Use --help for more information.
>>
>> maybe one config is for windows and the other is for linux
>> but i forget which is which
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:59 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hey Long,
>>
>> It depends on the frontend you want to use, i my self recommend using
>> the CLI(openvpn) but you could also use the NetworkManager frontend.
>> For CLI simply run the following from a terminal: `sudo openvpn
>> ./CONFIGFILE` then enter your credentials and your set, the
>> configuration and VPN server will push the required routes.
>> CONFIGFILE is of course the openvpn configuration you have
>> downloaded, as for Android you can install `OpenVPN for Android` and
>> then import the configuration to that.
>>
>> On 11/20/2017 10:56 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>> Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>>>
>>> I have got a free (24h) account from AzireVPN
>>> but they don't seem to offer pptp
>>> I have used pptp before on android and Windows XP
>>> but they use openvpn, and i have no experience of openvpn
>>>
>>> i am downloading gui for XP, it's slow
>>> i have just installed openvpn for Debian 7
>>> but don't know how to get it to work
>>> I have to read manuals
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:35 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I am glad to be of help, if you need any advice regarding anonymity
>>> or privacy hit me up on my address.
>>>
>>> On 11/20/2017 10:22 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>>> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com>Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>>>>
>>>> government blocks some vpn sites yahoo used to display ad by
>>>> expressvpn but I can't find it now and expressvpn's web site seems
>>>> blocked
>>>> payment could be a problem
>>>> because government restrict money outflow
>>>>
>>>> luckily azirevpn.com isn't blocked now and I will try
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:10 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>>>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When you do not pay for the product, you become the product.
>>>> I highly recommend AzireVPN, its cheap reliable and you can
>>>> actually casually speak to the staff.
>>>> I hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> On 11/20/2017 09:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>>>> Sorry, this post is not debian specific.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm in China and government blocks many sites
>>>>> To bypass censorship I have to use VPN
>>>>> and vpn is restricted by government
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember there are sites that offer free vpn
>>>>> Could you send me info on free vpn? Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> PS: google is also blocked by government.
>>>>> so far yahoo mail hasn't been blocked
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>



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Re: need help on VPN

[Jeroen Mathon]

Do you have the UDP or the TCP version of the openVPN config, because
UDP will likely not work on your ISP.

See: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install/issues/278


On 11/20/2017 11:30 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> I log as root and run openvpn and get error msg:
>
> (1)
> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1(1).ovpn:21: block-outside-dns (2.2.1)
> Use --help for more information.
>
>
> (2)
> Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in 
> /home/zhou/Downloads/AzireVPN-se1.ovpn:30: tls-version-min (2.2.1)
> Use --help for more information.
>
> maybe one config is for windows and the other is for linux
> but i forget which is which
>
>
>
> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:59 AM, Jeroen Mathon
> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hey Long,
>
> It depends on the frontend you want to use, i my self recommend using
> the CLI(openvpn) but you could also use the NetworkManager frontend.
> For CLI simply run the following from a terminal: `sudo openvpn
> ./CONFIGFILE` then enter your credentials and your set, the
> configuration and VPN server will push the required routes.
> CONFIGFILE is of course the openvpn configuration you have downloaded,
> as for Android you can install `OpenVPN for Android` and then import
> the configuration to that.
>
> On 11/20/2017 10:56 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>> Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>>
>> I have got a free (24h) account from AzireVPN
>> but they don't seem to offer pptp
>> I have used pptp before on android and Windows XP
>> but they use openvpn, and i have no experience of openvpn
>>
>> i am downloading gui for XP, it's slow
>> i have just installed openvpn for Debian 7
>> but don't know how to get it to work
>> I have to read manuals
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:35 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am glad to be of help, if you need any advice regarding anonymity
>> or privacy hit me up on my address.
>>
>> On 11/20/2017 10:22 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com>Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>>>
>>> government blocks some vpn sites yahoo used to display ad by
>>> expressvpn but I can't find it now and expressvpn's web site seems
>>> blocked
>>> payment could be a problem
>>> because government restrict money outflow
>>>
>>> luckily azirevpn.com isn't blocked now and I will try
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:10 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> When you do not pay for the product, you become the product.
>>> I highly recommend AzireVPN, its cheap reliable and you can actually
>>> casually speak to the staff.
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
>>> On 11/20/2017 09:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>>> Sorry, this post is not debian specific.
>>>>
>>>> I'm in China and government blocks many sites
>>>> To bypass censorship I have to use VPN
>>>> and vpn is restricted by government
>>>>
>>>> I remember there are sites that offer free vpn
>>>> Could you send me info on free vpn? Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> PS: google is also blocked by government.
>>>> so far yahoo mail hasn't been blocked
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>



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Re: need help on VPN

[Jeroen Mathon]

Hey Long,


It depends on the frontend you want to use, i my self recommend using
the CLI(openvpn) but you could also use the NetworkManager frontend.

For CLI simply run the following from a terminal: `sudo openvpn
./CONFIGFILE` then enter your credentials and your set, the
configuration and VPN server will push the required routes.

CONFIGFILE is of course the openvpn configuration you have downloaded,
as for Android you can install `OpenVPN for Android` and then import the
configuration to that.


On 11/20/2017 10:56 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>
> I have got a free (24h) account from AzireVPN
> but they don't seem to offer pptp
> I have used pptp before on android and Windows XP
> but they use openvpn, and i have no experience of openvpn
>
> i am downloading gui for XP, it's slow
> i have just installed openvpn for Debian 7
> but don't know how to get it to work
> I have to read manuals
>
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:35 AM, Jeroen Mathon
> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I am glad to be of help, if you need any advice regarding anonymity or
> privacy hit me up on my address.
>
> On 11/20/2017 10:22 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com>Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>>
>> government blocks some vpn sites yahoo used to display ad by
>> expressvpn but I can't find it now and expressvpn's web site seems
>> blocked
>> payment could be a problem
>> because government restrict money outflow
>>
>> luckily azirevpn.com isn't blocked now and I will try
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:10 AM, Jeroen Mathon
>> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> When you do not pay for the product, you become the product.
>> I highly recommend AzireVPN, its cheap reliable and you can actually
>> casually speak to the staff.
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> On 11/20/2017 09:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>>> Sorry, this post is not debian specific.
>>>
>>> I'm in China and government blocks many sites
>>> To bypass censorship I have to use VPN
>>> and vpn is restricted by government
>>>
>>> I remember there are sites that offer free vpn
>>> Could you send me info on free vpn? Thanks!
>>>
>>> PS: google is also blocked by government.
>>> so far yahoo mail hasn't been blocked
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>



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Re: need help on VPN

[Jeroen Mathon]

Thank you for informing the people about this, unfourtunatly this is not
wel known, so its good that you pointed it out.

On 11/20/2017 10:54 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:09:32AM +0100, Jeroen Mathon wrote:
> > When you do not pay for the product, you become the product.
>
> > I highly recommend AzireVPN, its cheap reliable and you can actually
> > casually speak to the staff.
>
> > I hope this helps.
>
>
> > On 11/20/2017 09:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> >> Sorry, this post is not debian specific.
> >>
> >> I'm in China and government blocks many sites
> >> To bypass censorship I have to use VPN
> >> and vpn is restricted by government
> >>
> >> I remember there are sites that offer free vpn
> >> Could you send me info on free vpn? Thanks!
> >>
> >> PS: google is also blocked by government.
> >> so far yahoo mail hasn't been blocked
>
> Folks, be a bit careful.
>
> This mailing list is public, all the mails get published via a web
> interface, meaning that those who don't want VPNs are perfectly
> able to read all of that (heck, they can and probably do use search
> engines to zero in on this kind of conversation).
>
> Take care
> -- t




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Re: need help on VPN

[Jeroen Mathon]

I am glad to be of help, if you need any advice regarding anonymity or
privacy hit me up on my address.


On 11/20/2017 10:22 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> <mailto:jeroenmathon...@gmail.com>Thank Jeroen Mathon!
>
> government blocks some vpn sites yahoo used to display ad by
> expressvpn but I can't find it now and expressvpn's web site seems blocked
> payment could be a problem
> because government restrict money outflow
>
> luckily azirevpn.com isn't blocked now and I will try
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, November 20, 2017 4:10 AM, Jeroen Mathon
> <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> When you do not pay for the product, you become the product.
> I highly recommend AzireVPN, its cheap reliable and you can actually
> casually speak to the staff.
> I hope this helps.
>
> On 11/20/2017 09:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
>> Sorry, this post is not debian specific.
>>
>> I'm in China and government blocks many sites
>> To bypass censorship I have to use VPN
>> and vpn is restricted by government
>>
>> I remember there are sites that offer free vpn
>> Could you send me info on free vpn? Thanks!
>>
>> PS: google is also blocked by government.
>> so far yahoo mail hasn't been blocked
>>
>
>
>



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Re: need help on VPN

[Jeroen Mathon]

When you do not pay for the product, you become the product.

I highly recommend AzireVPN, its cheap reliable and you can actually
casually speak to the staff.

I hope this helps.


On 11/20/2017 09:49 AM, Long Wind wrote:
> Sorry, this post is not debian specific.
>
> I'm in China and government blocks many sites
> To bypass censorship I have to use VPN
> and vpn is restricted by government
>
> I remember there are sites that offer free vpn
> Could you send me info on free vpn? Thanks!
>
> PS: google is also blocked by government.
> so far yahoo mail hasn't been blocked
>



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Re: No Sound - Puzzle

[Jeroen Mathon]

It is called, pavucontrol

On Thu, 16 Nov 2017, 17:43 Thomas George,  wrote:

> I would like to try this but there is no pamixer. apropos pulseaudio
> shows many pa... commands but no pamixer. apt-cache search pamixer
> returns a blank line.
>
>
> On 11/15/2017 09:45 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > please try all of this using pamixer, pulseaudio is controled by its
> > own mixer software not by alsamixer.  Remember pulseaudio when
> > installed manages alsa and not the other way around.
> >
> > On Wed, 15 Nov 2017, Thomas George wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:21:07
> >> From: Thomas George 
> >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >> Subject: Re: No Sound - Puzzle
> >> Resent-Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:28:49 + (UTC)
> >> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >>
> >> From a terminal run alsamixer, f6, select Xonar DSX
> >>
> >> On another terminal cd to a directory of ogg files, start a playback
> >> of a file.
> >>
> >> Oh the desktop start pulse audio volume control. Monitor shows strong
> >> active playback levels
> >>
> >> Switch to terminal running alsamixer, mute master front which mutes
> >> all output channels.
> >>
> >> Return to desktop pulse audio volume control, monitor continues to
> >> show strong active playback levels even though alsamixer thinks all
> >> output channels muted!
> >>
> >> The music goes down and around and comes out nowhere!
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/15/2017 03:35 PM, Thomas George wrote:
> >>>  I just installed an Asus Xonar DSX pcie card. Alsamixer recognizes
> >>> it and
> >>>  PulseAudio Volume Control show a strong signal level during
> >>> playback but
> >>>  no sound from the speakers. The system works with the onboard Nvidia
> >>>  sound, no problems.
> >>>
> >>>  I assume the problem is a missing linux driver for the Xonar but I
> >>> have
> >>>  seen claims that Xonar works out of the box on linux systems.
> >>>
> >>>  Does anyone have this working?
> >>>
> >>>  I am using Debian Stretch.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

Re: Cannot connect to WiFi.

[Jeroen Mathon]

Have you tried using a different interface to configure the network
instead of using the GUI one?

Like `nmtui` < Highly reccomend this as fallback for when the gui acts up.


On 11/16/2017 04:21 PM, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:
> On 11/16/17, Jeroen Mathon <jeroenmathon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 11/16/2017 11:28 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 15 Nov 2017 at 19:48, Juan R. de Silva wrote:
>>>
>>>> When "Authentication Key is required" dialog pops up and the key is
>>>> entered,j Connect button remains grayed out/disabled. Thus there is no
>>>> way to get through but pressing Cancel button.
>>> What type of security are you using?  WEP or WPA?  I had this problem
>>> with a WEP using access point. Switched to WPA and was fine.
>>
>> A good thing to also note is the length of the key.
>>
>> I think that the minimal length for the key was something arround 8
>> characters.
>
> That's a good one. One of them is 13 characters. I only know that from
> messing around with it a couple years ago.
>
> While doing the same earlier this year, nothing reminded that you need
> that odd amount. It seems like that occurred in multiple unrelated
> places, too, while I was "grasping at straws". :)
>
> If I come across my specific case use again, it's at least wishlist
> worthy to have some kind of advisement/reminder, e.g. at least a
> cursor hover triggered tip, there in your face when you're first
> setting that up..
>
> Cindy :)




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Re: KDE startup instabiel in debian 9.2

[Jeroen Mathon]

Ik raad zelf de KDE live image aan, die komt met een hoop extra
configuraties waardoor die optimaal werkt.

Had zelf ook problemen met de Minimale installatie.


On 11/16/2017 12:50 PM, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
> Jeroen Mathon:
>> Sjoerd:
>>> Eric:
>>>> Ik gebruik KDE als mijn desktop-omgeving.  Sinds ik debian stretch 
>>>> geïnstalleerd heb is de startup van KDE instabiel.
>>>>
>>>> Soms krijg ik alleen een zwarte achtergrond met de kde "throbber" in
>>>> het wit en gebeurt er verder niets
>>>>
>>>> Soms krijg ik een zwarte achtergrond en thunderbird (die ik
>>>> automatisch opstart), zonder decoraties, zonder taakbalk.
>>>>
>>>> Soms krijg ik een redelijk normaal ogende desktop, maar hebben
>>>> windows geen decoraties.
>>> Ik heb iets dergelijks ook wel eens gezien. Sommige pakketten, die KDE
>>> nodig heeft, zijn dan niet geïnstalleerd. Bijvoorbeeld kwin, dat zorgt
>>> voor de windowdecoraties.
>>>
>>> Ik zou zeggen, voer dit commando uit, dan is alles weer compleet:
>>>
>>> # apt-get install kde-full
>> Heb je KDE geïnstalleerd via de Live DVD(KDE) of heb je dit vanuit een
>> minimal installatie gedaan?
> Vanuit een minimal installatie, een net-installatie. Als die eenmaal
> draait, dan vraagt de installer wat je verder nog wilt installeren. Daar
> heb ik o.a. KDE aangevinkt, dat wordt daarna nog gedownload.
> Maar dat is al lang geleden, in Etch of zo.
> Siondsdien is er bij KDE nogal wat veranderd, zoals die Plasma desktop en
> de overgang van QT4 naar QT5. Blijkbaar heeft men de boel niet helemaal bij
> elkaar weten te houden, om het maar zo te zeggen. Maar dat verbaast me
> eigenlijk niet.
>
> Maar met het installeren van kde-full is het volgens mij eenvoudig te
> verhelpen. Het is een soort meta-package dat ervoor zorgt dat alle nodige
> onderdelen van KDE weer aanwezig zijn.
>

Re: Cannot connect to WiFi.

[Jeroen Mathon]

A good thing to also note is the length of the key.

I think that the minimal length for the key was something arround 8
characters.


On 11/16/2017 11:28 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote:
> On Wednesday, 15 Nov 2017 at 19:48, Juan R. de Silva wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> When "Authentication Key is required" dialog pops up and the key is 
>> entered,j Connect button remains grayed out/disabled. Thus there is no 
>> way to get through but pressing Cancel button. 
> What type of security are you using?  WEP or WPA?  I had this problem
> with a WEP using access point. Switched to WPA and was fine.
>




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Re: KDE startup instabiel in debian 9.2

[Jeroen Mathon]

Heb je KDE geïnstalleerd via de Live DVD(KDE) of heb je dit vanuit een
minimal installatie gedaan?


On 11/16/2017 12:34 AM, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
> Eric:
>> Ik gebruik KDE als mijn desktop-omgeving.  Sinds ik debian stretch 
>> geïnstalleerd heb is de startup van KDE instabiel.
>>
>> Soms krijg ik alleen een zwarte achtergrond met de kde "throbber" in het 
>> wit en gebeurt er verder niets
>>
>> Soms krijg ik een zwarte achtergrond en thunderbird (die ik automatisch 
>> opstart), zonder decoraties, zonder taakbalk.
>>
>> Soms krijg ik een redelijk normaal ogende desktop, maar hebben windows 
>> geen decoraties.
> Ik heb iets dergelijks ook wel eens gezien. Sommige pakketten, die KDE
> nodig heeft, zijn dan niet geïnstalleerd. Bijvoorbeeld kwin, dat zorgt voor
> de windowdecoraties.
>
> Ik zou zeggen, voer dit commando uit, dan is alles weer compleet:
>
> # apt-get install kde-full
>




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Re: Firefox not displaying text on website(s)

[Jeroen Mathon]

Does the same problem appear when using an older version of firefox?


On 11/16/2017 05:58 AM, Sridhar M A wrote:
> Yesterday when I updated my system, I got firefox 57. It does appear
> to work faster. But, I noticed that the sites I frequent, do not
> display the text: distrocwatch.com, slashdot.org, gmail, etc. Removed
> $HOME/.mozilla and checked again. Same problem :-(
>
> The screenshots can be seen here:
>
> https://imgur.com/lwjhGGu, https://imgur.com/Jcdo1Wg, 
> https://imgur.com/KPyxmFN
>
> Anyone else facing a similar problem?
>
> If it matters, except uBlock, I do not have any other extensions. Even
> with the extension removed, the behaviour is the same.
>
> Regards,
>




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Re: Cannot connect to WiFi.

[Jeroen Mathon]

Try the CLI version called nmtui

On Wed, 15 Nov 2017, 21:30 Charles Kroeger, 
wrote:

> you can edit the:
>
> #  /etc/network/interfaces
>
> file and put your key there in the appropriate place
>
> if it does not start on its own try:
>
> #service networking restart
>
> see if you can connect that way.
>
> sorry I don't use 'network manger,' I never like it.
>
> --
> CK
>