apt-get update, bzip "Data integrity error"
Hello everyone, I popped into my Etch Web server today to check for updates, and found a few (using aptitude). I marked all of the suggested updates and pushed "g" to install them, and then went back to my work. When I checked in on my server again, I got the error messages included below. The Web site is still up and running, but for some reason my dovecot IMAP service is now refusing my connections... Can anyone point me in the right direction for resolving this? Is there a problem with the Packages.bz2 and Source.bz2 in the repositories? Here's the output: $sudo apt-get update Get: 1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release Get: 2 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch Release.gpg [378B] Get: 3 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages [134kB] Get: 4 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch Release [58.2kB] 73% [3 Packages bzip2 0] [4 Release 1153/58.2kB 1%] bzip2: Data integrity error when decompressing. Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout) It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted. You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files. You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover data from undamaged sections of corrupted files. Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2) Get: 5 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages [4287kB] Get: 6 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Sources [1215kB] 78% [5 Packages bzip2 192512] [6 Sources 1138/1215kB 0%] 95.3kB/s 12s bzip2: Data integrity error when decompressing. Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout) It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted. You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files. You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover data from undamaged sections of corrupted files. Err http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2) 99% [6 Sources bzip2 0] 102kB/s 0s bzip2: Data integrity error when decompressing. Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout) It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted. You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files. You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover data from undamaged sections of corrupted files. Err http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Sources Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2) Fetched 5560kB in 1m1s (90.1kB/s) Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.bz2 Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2) Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/binary-i386/Packages.bz2 Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2) Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/source/Sources.bz2 Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2) Reading package lists... Done W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_etch_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_etch_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Vim highlight high-ascii characters?
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 04:02:51PM -0400, Mitch Wiedemann wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm wondering is anyone knows how I can configure my Vim (7.0) to >> highlight ASCII characters outside of the 0-128 range. >> >> I mostly write PHP/XHTML, and sometimes I have to copy content from word >> processed documents, and that sometimes inserts odd, but otherwise not >> visually detectable characters (like strange m-dashes, dashes, and >> single-quotes). >> >> Is there a way I can have these sorts of characters highlighted so I can >> replace them with their HTML counterparts? >> >> Thanks in advance. I'm not currently subscribed to the Vim user list, >> or I'd ask them. :) >> > > As ASCII is only 7 bits, which makes for a maximum of a 128 character > set, what you ask for doesn't exist. (see man ascii) > > (continuing to reference man ascii) > > The linux default 8-bit character set is 8859-1. I suppose it depends > on what character set you're using vs what character set the word > processor was using. > > I'm sorry to hear that the word processor is broken :) > > I'm sure there is a way to do what you ask; computers can do anything > you tell them to do; vim can do anything. > > What about writing a filter to remove such codes from the file before > you bring it into vim? If all you want is ASCII, it should be trivial > to reject with sed. Hopefully someone who knows sed can give you a > recipe. > > Then again, the same recipe can probably be coded as a vim macro, but > I'd rather know that the contents of a file are clean before I bring it > into a document I'm working on. > > Good luck, > > Doug. > Thanks. As you can tell, I'm just at the edge of understanding the problem I'm trying to solve. I'll have a look at 'man ascii'. The problem with the filter method is that I would be afraid of loosing content! I'd rather have the "weird" apostrophe present and highlighted than missing altogether. My editors would have a cow if their punctuation went missing! :) I've posted the same question to the Vim users list. I'll report back if I find a suitable solution. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vim highlight high-ascii characters?
Hi all, I'm wondering is anyone knows how I can configure my Vim (7.0) to highlight ASCII characters outside of the 0-128 range. I mostly write PHP/XHTML, and sometimes I have to copy content from word processed documents, and that sometimes inserts odd, but otherwise not visually detectable characters (like strange m-dashes, dashes, and single-quotes). Is there a way I can have these sorts of characters highlighted so I can replace them with their HTML counterparts? Thanks in advance. I'm not currently subscribed to the Vim user list, or I'd ask them. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alternatives to Dreamweaver
Matthew K Poer wrote: > [snip] > Absolutely. If you can learn some basic PHP, start coding by hand and > send it to your web host. > > But, again, we're looking for the least-bad WYSIWYG editor, I think, and > NVU is the only one I even know of other than mozilla composer. > > Follow up to a previous post: that NVU package does *not* work on Sarge. > There is also an HTML editing suite called "Quanta" (a KDE package) which, when I used it last, was decent at entry-level HTML editing. Last time I tried it was at least two years ago, so it may be worth another look. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alternatives to Dreamweaver
Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto wrote: > > Two approches: > 1. For creating a single web page: Try AbiWord, with the Save As > XHTML > feature. It tends to work well, render decently. It's fine for a quick > page. However, > 2. For creating an intricate web site, or a series of web pages, > Learn > XHTML, CSS, and perhaps javascript. Code it from scratch in nano, > Kate, > Gedit, whatever, because there is no WYSIWYG editor currently in > existence that does everything to quality. I.E. things do not render > currectly cross-platform or cross-browser, pieces of code do not > validate, or perhaps the sources are simply unorganized. > 3. If you simply *must* ignore 2, try NVU (which is based on the > original Mozilla Composer). You don't have my blessing. > > My friend says that DW has a "template" feature that automatizes > building a website. How would you do that without DW? > > I don't know DW, I don't know web designing, but I suspect that this > is what CSS is for, isn't it? > > Again, how would you build a large website of similar pages? This depends on the Web host. Some hosts offer scripting languages like Perl, PHP, etc. In my case, I was able to make my switch from Dreamweaver easier by using PHP includes at the top and bottom of my page content. These includes contained the HTML that was common to all of the pages on my site. The benefit of this was that there was very little duplication of HTML code, and that's always a good thing. Also, the Web content editors would work only with the main content of the page, not any of the header or footer stuff. I wrote an article about my Dreamweaver -> Free Software Web Development switch: http://ithacafreesoftware.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alternatives to Dreamweaver
Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto wrote: > > > While I haven't used DW in many years (since I realized it has serious > vendor lock-in issues) > > I didn't know that. And I suspect my friend didn't know that before he > started using DW. > Yep, back in the days of yore, I began developing a Web site for my employer using Dreamweaver. Everything was fine and dandy while the Web site was small, DW's "libraries" and "templates" were very handy. As the site got bigger (more than 10 or 20 pages) and as we started to use PHP and MySQL to automate things, then DW started becoming a burden. It didn't work very well outside it's own limited functionality. The worst part was that by the time I had a couple hundred static pages (all of which had DW's embedded junk in them to control libraries and templates) I knew I needed to switch to using PHP includes, so I had a rather big job of getting all of the DW junk out of my HTML. Do a Google search about "vendor lock-in" and you'll get a better illustration of the concept than my ramblings can produce. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alternatives to Dreamweaver (was: Re: Wine)
Paul Johnson wrote: > Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto wrote in Article > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to > gmane.linux.debian.user: > > >> I friend of mine wants to run Dreamweaver, and I suggested wine. However >> he had some problems (which I don't remember, and my friend is not here >> right now). He runs Debian Unstable. >> > > This friend knows that Dreamweaver does *not* produce web-suitable HTML, > right? (If it doesn't pass http://validator.w3.org/, it's not > web-suitable). > > (And are you really his friend for not suggesting something better than > Dreamweaver?) > Please suggest something that would fit the bill, rather than just saying "don't do that." While I haven't used DW in many years (since I realized it has serious vendor lock-in issues), I recognize that there is a need for 'regular folks' to sometimes work on the Web. Last time I checked, the GNU/Linux HTML editing/FTP programs were way off the mark for the 'regular folks'. Have these programs gotten better over the past few years? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Request to remove Information
Cybe R. Wizard wrote: >On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:19:10 -0500 >Mitch Wiedemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I suggest you keep your ego in check and remember you're on a >>*debian-user* email list. >> >> > >As a Debian user (and Ubuntu, and Libranet,..., all derivatives) I am >quite interested in this thread /as a Debian user./ And, hey, >the list is for the users of Debian. Perhaps you could filter your own >email and let the rest of us decide for ourselves. > >Cybe R. Wizard > > Ok. I was wrong. I'll shut up about it. Everyone carry on. Best regards to you all. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Request to remove Information
Mike McCarty wrote: > Carl Fink wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 09:35:15AM -0500, Mitch Wiedemann wrote: >> >>> I'd like to make a motion that we discontinue this very OT thread. >> >> >> >> Second. > > > You don't have to vote, nor do you have to make requests. > Just use the delete key. I use a threaded reader, so I > can delete whole threads. It also has the ability to > look for key words in the subject, to, body, etc. > and *automatically* delete mail messages. > > I suggest you investigate these capabilities which may > be present in your mailer. > > Mike I suggest you keep your ego in check and remember you're on a *debian-user* email list. If you would like to discuss e-mail filtering, that would be a great deal more useful to the rest of us than what you've all been going on about. So, what is the most efficient way to filter any and all future responses to the "Request to remove Information" thread? -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Science and Religion the same??? (was Re: Request to remove Information)
Could you all argue about this amongst yourselves? You're spamming the rest of the *debian-user* list. Remember Debian? It's a computer operating system. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Imap
Roy wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "loos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: >Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:37 AM >Subject: Re: Imap > > > > > [snip] <-- stuff about MS Outlook not being able to access an IMAP server > >M$ Outlook is the only client i've used. I've just used mutt and was able >to receive my mail, seems >loke Windoze is broken. > > Yes, it does seem like that sometimes... :) To encapsulate the thread so far, it sounds as though your mail server is working, but some configuration tweaking on the server, or the client may be needed to allow weird e-mail clients like Microsoft Outlook to access it? So, does anyone have experience hooking MS Outlook to an IMAP server? -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTML e-mail and mailing lists
Jon Dowland wrote: >On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 01:29:23PM +0100, privacy.at Anonymous Remailer wrote: > > >>And it has no place on this (or any other) mailing list. >>E-mail should be sent in plain text only. >> >> > >I don't agree, entirely. Email is a convenient transport mechanism for >many things other than plain text, such as, patches for source code >(which may break the SMTP line-length restrictions), encrypted mail, >signatures, etc. > > Hi everyone, The "Request to remove information" thread has become a murky goo of useful (and non-useful) posts. Please, if you're sharing useful info based on the "Request to remove" thread, start a new thread. That'll make it easier for people reading archives and such. On the topic mentioned above, I find HTML e-mail useful sometimes, but I wouldn't send it to an e-mail list unless it was a generally accepted practice on the specific list. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: installing kernel 2.6
Jeff Lucas wrote: >I am having problems after installing the kernel 2.6.14.2. it comes up with a >kernel panic and says something about not being able to boot from the hard >drive. I'm a new linux user and like it so far, but I'm having trouble >getting things to work for me. > > This thread from October has some good tips for kernel compiling newbies. Read the whole thread. http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/10/msg03195.html >Another problem I'm having is installin the driver for my video card. It's a >"Nvidia Gforce 4 MX420." When I try to install the .run program it tells me >something about the kernel source. If someone can help me I would Greatly >Appreciate it. > > I can't help you there. I don't use non-free drivers. I'd be surprised if there isn't a few pages on the Web about installing nVidia drivers though. Good luck! -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Antispam UOL" spam from [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: Request to remove Information
I'd like to make a motion that we discontinue this very OT thread. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: graphical installer
Rafi Gabzu wrote: > Hi , > I intend to install the "testing " release via netinst , this is my > first time to install Debian, two questions: > 1. What is the graphical installer , and can can it help me with the > installation ? > 2. Is it network installation as well ? > > Thanks, > Rafi The debian-installer that you'll be using is not graphical. It *is* easy to use though. The debian-installer will also attempt to configure your network using DHCP (or allow you to configure it manually). After the network configuration, you will have the opportunity to install from CD, FTP/HTTP, and a few other places. Good luck! -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Changing default runlevels
Kent West wrote: > Scott wrote: > >> I've gathered Debian starts in run level 2 and from there X is started. >> >> How do I change the setting so that when I log in I don't go any further >> than a shell and if I want ex I just type "startx" and enter? >> >> I don't know why but Debian seems to be more cryptic when it comes to >> this and it's run levels are odd compared with other linux distros. >> >> I was browsing through /etc/inittab and found >> >> "# Runlevel 0 is halt. >> # Runlevel 1 is single-user. >> # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user. >> # Runlevel 6 is reboot." >> >> So 2-5 are multi-user and I've gathered 2 is the defualt for running X. >> So then, can if I change it to 3, 4 or 5 will X not start then? >> >> > Debian ships with runlevels 2 - 5 identical; it is up to the system > administrator to do what he wills with the runlevels. > > As a general rule, if you don't want X to start automatically on > boot-up, you can either disable, or uninstall, the relevant login > manager (xdm, kdm, gdm, or wdm). > Or, instead of removing the display manager (*dm), simply remove the symlink in /etc/rc2.d/S99*dm. That way, it'll still be there if you want it, but it won't start at boot time. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Imap
Roy wrote: > I've just installed courier imap and imap-ssl to use with postfix. > The problem i'm having is when I try and retrieve mail from my Debian > (Sarge) Server from Outlook Express the following message appears > (Your Imap Server wishes to alet you to the following: Fatal error > Maildir No such file or directory). The imap server is running and > postfix is working fine. > > Good someone explain what this means? > > Roy Do other mail clients work properly? Or does everyone receive the same error? -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: sytem running out of free disk space
Realos wrote: >hello, > >I have a debian machine with 1.4G hard disk which is running out of >space. Running "apt-get autoclean" and "apt-get autoclean" have provided >me with about 100M free space but it is still too short for my server >machine. > >I see there are lots of documentations and unnecessary things on my >system (like locales I will never use etc.). > >Can you people point me to a documentation or give some hints how to >deal with such problems in debian? I am not new to linux but have >relatively little experience with debian. > >Regards, > > Is adding another disk out of the question? Have you removed all packages that you do not use via apt? Simply hacking away at files that you don't think you are using is kinda dangerous. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Changing file associations in KDE
Alan Chandler wrote: >I have just started to use Freemind. This creates mindmap files with the >extension .mm > >I would like kde to associate this extension with Freemind so I click on the >file and start freemind with it as a parameter. > >WHen I do this, despite setting up the extension to be .mm, KDE changes ALL >text files to do this - obviously not what I want. > >Is it possible to tell KDE that files ending in .mm are NOT text files? > > My usual method is this: 1. Open Konqueror 2. Find file of type .mm (or whatever) 3. Right-click on file and click "Properties" 4. Click the "Edit File Type" button which is to the right of the "Type:" line on the resulting screen 5. Edit file name patterns and other options, and select program to open 6. Click "OK" or "Apply" buttons back up to the surface There are other ways to association files (using mime types and such) in KDE, but the above method is what works best for me. Good luck. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Got totally messed up with Debian Unstable
Mitch Wiedemann wrote: >All Nicks Are Taken wrote: > > > >>Hi. >>A few of days ago I decided I want to upgrade my Sarge to Sid >>(unstable) and so I did (changed the apt sources list, as I've read in >>some article.) >>Couple of days ago everything worked fine, absolutely no problems; a >>clean shutdown with nothing suspicious. >>Yesterday I booted up my PC and to my surprise, everything was messed >>up. At first, I could see GDM wasn't loaded, and later I descovered >>that no partitions have been mounted except the / partition; then, I >>also found that no network is up and some modules haven't been loaded. >>The messages at the booting stage contained lots of errors... >>I tried to mount the /usr partition manually, and it went fine. also >>all the partitions I mounted manually were ok, and all the data on the >>HD was ok, including /boot (and lilo.) >>But I really don't know what to do now... Something like this has >>never happend to me. >>Here is my 'dmesg' output: >>http://metawire.org/~crux/dmesg <http://metawire.org/%7Ecrux/dmesg> >> >>Any idea what can I do now? I'm pretty clewless... >> >> > >Did your old (working) /etc/fstab get hosed by a new non-worky fstab? >You *do* have a backup of your old /etc/fstab don't you? :) > >That would be my first step. > > Also, this is your golden opportunity to become clueful. Just this sort of circumstance is what helped a great many of us to learn the ins and outs of GNU/Linux system administration... Carpe diem! :) Or, if you just need your system to work, reinstall Sarge on your / and remount your /home... Good luck! -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Got totally messed up with Debian Unstable
All Nicks Are Taken wrote: > Hi. > A few of days ago I decided I want to upgrade my Sarge to Sid > (unstable) and so I did (changed the apt sources list, as I've read in > some article.) > Couple of days ago everything worked fine, absolutely no problems; a > clean shutdown with nothing suspicious. > Yesterday I booted up my PC and to my surprise, everything was messed > up. At first, I could see GDM wasn't loaded, and later I descovered > that no partitions have been mounted except the / partition; then, I > also found that no network is up and some modules haven't been loaded. > The messages at the booting stage contained lots of errors... > I tried to mount the /usr partition manually, and it went fine. also > all the partitions I mounted manually were ok, and all the data on the > HD was ok, including /boot (and lilo.) > But I really don't know what to do now... Something like this has > never happend to me. > Here is my 'dmesg' output: > http://metawire.org/~crux/dmesg <http://metawire.org/%7Ecrux/dmesg> > > Any idea what can I do now? I'm pretty clewless... Did your old (working) /etc/fstab get hosed by a new non-worky fstab? You *do* have a backup of your old /etc/fstab don't you? :) That would be my first step. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: problems with e2fsprogs - conflicts/pre-depeds loop
Raj Kombiyil wrote: > Fellow uber-debianers, > I have a problem with e2fsprogs. (Trying to install uni2ascii for > example, which depends on e2fsprogs) > My environment: Debian gnu/linux testing/unstable, Kernel version > 2.4.27(home brewed), libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22, sysvinit 2.84-2woody1 > > my sources.list > = > > #security > deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free > # the main Debian packages. > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free > # the non-US Debian packages. > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib > non-free > #Blackdown Java > deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/java/debian/ sarge non-free > > > I have checked the earlier posts to this forum and it seems like this > is more of a problem of mixing distributions than anything to do with > the package. I have always used testing/unstable without any major > difficulties and recently with the release of SARGE I tweaked the > sources.list to point to the non-us "stable" distribution and forgot > about it, which might have caused the problem. All my work resides on > this system and I am "short of time". So without harming my > environment, is there a way around this problem - i.e; to fix ---> > --- > E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the > essential package e2fsprogs due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This > is often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the > APT::Force-LoopBreak option. > E: Internal Error, Could not early remove e2fsprogs > -- > Any advice/suggestions welcome. > Thanks in advance, > Raj > ps: I am not subscribed to the list, so I would appreciate it if you > could kindly mail me offlist. > > > -- > You have to be what you don't want to be, in order to be what you want > to be! The only way I've been able to fix this problem (usually encountered when upgrading a "testing" distro) was to set "APT::Force-LoopBreak" in /etc/apt/apt.conf -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: jpilot
Christian Christmann wrote: >Hi, > >after updating my Debian system, I cannot sync my >Sony Clie organizer. > >I'm connecting the PDA via USB with my PC. As device >I always used /dev/pilot which is a link to /dev/ttyUSB0. >However, it does not work anymore. > >How can I figure out if I'm still using the right device? >When I connect the organizer and execute the sync process >(in the device), I get the message in /var/log/messages: > >Nov 14 13:28:11 server kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed >USB device using uhci_hcd and address 49 > >But what device is "uhci_hcd"? > >Thank you > >Chris > > My Sony Clie usually uses /dev/ttyUSB1. Also, make sure you are in the "dialout" group, or whichever group is associated with the ttyUSB devs -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A few general questions from a Debian newbie
Scott wrote: >Kent West wrote: > > >> >> >>>3- OpenOffice 2 was recently added to Debian Unstable. >>>Is it likely that OpenOffice 2 will be added to >>>Debian Stable. If so when? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>No. Stable does not get new packages, other than bug/security fixes and >>the like. >> >> > >And that my friends, is Debian's biggest flaw when it comes to the >desktop user. It's also why I'll never run stable > >At least Ubuntu promises you won't have to wait more than 6 months for >the next stable release. > >And there's Fedora Core, who's latest release has been out for several >months. They added OpenOffice.org 2, to their updates repository >shortly after it's release. > >But then, Fedora has that nasty YUM stuff. APT kicks the pants off of >it (at least in the speed department). > >And that my friends is what brought me to Debian etch/sid. > >Stay tuned... > > Whether it is a "flaw for the desktop user" is relative to who the user is. It's not a "flaw" in Debian "stable". Debian's "stable" is for people who don't really care about the next version of anything (security updates excepted), because the software they have allows them to do the work they need done. The beauty of "stable" is that it is predictable and solid as a rock, not that it is shiny and new. "stable" is not for folks who have "version envy". I spent about year using various versions of Fedora Core because I "needed" the latest versions of *. I finally realized that I was wasting a great deal of time upgrading perfectly useful software for no reason, and fixing the bugs that were being introduced with each upgrade. That's great if I'm involved in helping the distribution developers, but not so great if I'm just trying to get work done. That is why I don't care about Fedora's and Ubuntu's 6-month cycle. My Debian "stable" computers do all the things that I need them to do right now. Aside from security updates, what do I need a new version of xmms or OpenOffice for? Of course, the great thing is that we all have a choice! -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Request to remove Information
Brad Sawatzky wrote: > I am afraid that the request is going to generate a much larger trail > than if it had been just left alone... A very good point. I knew nothing of the original message before ther removal request came along. This is going to end up on Slashdot... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Request to remove Information
Weissgerber, Tom L wrote: > //Debian,// > > //The following information should not have been made available to the > entire public domain. Please remove the following links/files at your > earliest convenience. // > // I don't know how to break this to you Tom, but the message thread has already been mirrored and cached by Google. I think you might need a Plan B at this point. Also, tell your bosses to reconsider moving the work out of the U.S. Oh, and also to reject implementing DRM and other freedom-trampling "features" in Intel hardware. That would make Free Software users very happy. I hope your day gets better. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt problems
Marcelle Santos wrote: > hi, I'm trying to change the address used by apt-get. > > I changed the adddress in apt-setup, but it doesn't work: apt-get > continues to search the broken address. > > does any one how can I make apt-get aware of the changes? > I usually just edit /etc/apt/sources.lst with nano, then do apt-get update -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Many packages missing from testing
Joona Kiiski wrote: > Hi! > > Now for about two weeks there have been many packages out of testing. > I'm must wondering what's the point? Those missing packages prevent me > from upgrading because there are many among those which I desperatily > need and I don't want to start hacking apt. Wouldn't it be better to > have an unstable version of packages in testing than no version at all! > > Okay, you are pros, I'm just a newbie and there must be a good reason > for this, this situation is just irritating. Maybe you could consider > having four versions > of debian in transition phase, like: stable, testing, testing-new, > unstable. And when 99.5% packages would have entered testing-new it > could replace testing. Just an idea, maybe it would just make things > too complicated for developers and maintainers. > Check out this thread. Some perspectives on the missing packages in testing... http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/11/msg00683.html -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Testing vs. Stable
Rafi Gabzu wrote: > Hi, > 1. After installing the "Testing" release , is it possible to upgrade > it to the "stable" release ? Not really. Read about Debian releases here: http://www.us.debian.org/releases/ > 2. When installing "Testing", do I always stay in the "Testing" phase > ,or after it finally become "stable" I become stable too ...? You always stay in "testing" if your /etc/apt/sources.list file refers to "testing" as its repository. You'll "become stable" if your sources.lst uses "etch" as the repository name. Here, for example is and excerpt from my sources.lst: deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main Note that the entries use "stable" as the repository name. This means that I'll always be using the "stable" distribution, whether it is Woody, Sarge, Etch, or whatever. HTH -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GUI
new to linux wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to linux. I installed debian ver 3.1. When finished the > installation, debian started automatically in GUI. What I have to do > so that not to start the GUI automatically? > > Thank you, > > New to linux Remove the symlink which causes your installed display manager (gdm, kdm, or xdm) to start: rm /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm rm /etc/rc2.d/S99kdm rm /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm This will leave you with a complete GUI that simply doesn't start on boot. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why I use "stable"... was: Re: k3b not available
> Colin wrote: > >Lubos Vrbka wrote: > > >>hi guys, >> >>i think i installed k3b using the debian packages (in testing) some time >>ago, however i cannot find it now using aptitude/apt-cache. has >>something changed? >> >> > >They are changing over to gcc 4.0 in testing so they had to remove some >packages including k3b. I won't be updating my system until k3b and >hotplug is put back in. > These sorts of temporary inconveniences are why I switched back to using Debian "stable". I'm not complaining about "testing" and "unstable", but I just want to let people know that "stable" is a place where packages don't usually "disappear" from the repositories. If you want to help test the next release(s) of Debian, or want the newest packages (with the potential for some occasional aggravation) use "testing" or "unstable". If you want nice, boring consistency, and predictability, use "stable", and take a couple of steps back from the leading edge... :) -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iptables
Roy wrote: > I've been using Debian since the arrival of Sarge and found it > excellent, compared to Mandrake. On Mandrake I was able to configure > iptables, as the file was located in etc/iptables, unfortunately being > new to Debian i'm unable to find the location of iptable. > > Could someone let me know the location? > > Thanks > > Badboy Hi Roy, I have an iptables script that I store in my home directory, but I create a symlink for it in /etc/rc2.d so that it will be run at boot time. Others that I know store it in /root. So, it's your choice. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: wrangling screen and btdownloadcurses [solved]
Mitch Wiedemann wrote: >Greetings all, > >I have a custom GNU/Linux live CD that I am offering for download via >bittorrent. I have been using a "screen" session to run >"btdownloadcurses" to seed the download on my Web server. This works >just fine for a while and then stops working until I kill the >btdownloadcurses and restart it. > >Can anyone tell me how to get this to work more reliably (without timing >out, or whatever it's doing)? > >I have a working bash script to start the screen + btdownloadcurses that >I am considering scheduling every hour with cron. But I would need >another script to gracefully kill the screen + btdownload first. > >All of this has gotten rather Rube Goldberg-esque, so I thought it might >be time to ask for help. :) > > > Here's an update to my previously posted conundrum (included below) for posterity. The problem wasn't that the "seed" client was timing out, or anything like that. The problem was that the seed client (btdownloadcurses) was never registering with the tracker that was running on the same server. The solution was to build my .torrent file in a different manner so that my seed client could properly communicate with the tracker that was running on the localhost. So, instead of building the .torrent file like this: btmakemetafile http://my.webserver.org:6969/announce hugefile.iso I had to build it with this command: btmakemetafile http://localhost:6969/announce hugefile.iso I also run the btdownloadcurses client with the "--ip [my.ext.ip.addr]" option. With the revised .torrent file, I can run my tracker and my seed client quite happily from the same host, and (this is the important bit) other hosts can find and use the seed. Nice. The updated howto is here if anyone cares; http://ithacafreesoftware.org/Members/mitch/notebook/bt_howto -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrangling screen and btdownloadcurses
Greetings all, I have a custom GNU/Linux live CD that I am offering for download via bittorrent. I have been using a "screen" session to run "btdownloadcurses" to seed the download on my Web server. This works just fine for a while and then stops working until I kill the btdownloadcurses and restart it. Can anyone tell me how to get this to work more reliably (without timing out, or whatever it's doing)? I have a working bash script to start the screen + btdownloadcurses that I am considering scheduling every hour with cron. But I would need another script to gracefully kill the screen + btdownload first. All of this has gotten rather Rube Goldberg-esque, so I thought it might be time to ask for help. :) -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Missing curses libraries
Martin McCormick wrote: > I went to modify a kernel build on a system I rebuilt last >Summer. When I gave the command > >make menuconfig > >I got the following error message: > >/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses >collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > >>>Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. >>> >>>You must install ncurses-devel in order >>>to use 'make menuconfig' >>> >>> > > I used apt-get to try to find a package with that name to no >avail. I also looked at all the curses libraries in dselect and did >not find ncurses-devel so I am trying to figure out how I goofed. > > The system has no X on it, but I use vt100 applications on it >all the time with no complaints. It might be that I damaged something >when restoring from backups after the rebuild. The system works >amazingly well to be missing something so important.:-) > > Thanks for any ideas. It makes me wonder what else isn't >working because of the missing libraries. > >Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK >OSU Information Technology Division Network Operations Group > > You need the "libncurses5-dev" package. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What to do with attackers?
Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: >>Have you considered setting up a firewall? The best thing to do with >>attackers is drop their packets. >> >> > >I dont aggree. Dorpping is not _the best_. >He has the choice to REJECT or to DROP. It's a bit different. >I'd vote for REJECTing. > > I prefer DROP because it's more stealthy. But I just did a Google search about DROP v. REJECT and found this interesting thread: http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=161991 Cheers. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What to do with attackers?
Thomas wrote: > Hello there, > > recently, i can see ofthen brute force attacks in my ssh logfile. > A friend of mine, who has the same ISP gets the same bruteforce attacks. > > What would be an adequate reaction to repeated ssh bruteforce attacks? > > Should i contact the owner of the attackers ip address? > Should i do something else? > > > Greetings, > > Thomas Have you considered setting up a firewall? The best thing to do with attackers is drop their packets. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Synchronize file on HD and USB stick
Vincent Smeets wrote: > Hallo, > > is there some tool to synchronize files or directories between a hard > disk and a USB stick? I have some files on the hard disk of my home > computer. I have a copy of them on a USB stick so that I can use the > files at other places (at work) too. I need to keep those two copies > in sync, sometimes the USB file are changed, sometimes the HD files. > > On Windows I used a "Workmap" directory on the USB stick. It showed a > button in the explorer to synchronize the files and Windows checked > which one was the newest version. Now I have left Windows and switched > over to Debian, but I still have the files on the stick and HD that > need to be synchronized. Is there some tool in Debian for that? > > Thanks, > Vincent Smeets > > There is a Debian package called "unison" that may be of some use to you. I haven't used it, but here's its package description: A file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows Unison is a file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows, written in OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or different disks on the same host), modified separately, and then brought up to date by propagating the changes in each replica to the other. Unison offers several advantages over various synchronization methods such as CVS, Coda, rsync, Intellisync, etc. Unison can run on and synchronize between Windows and many UNIX platforms. Unison requires no root privileges, system access or kernel changes to function. Unison can synchronize changes to files and directories in both directions, on the same machine, or across a network using ssh or a direct socket connection. Transfers are optimised using a version of the rsync protocol, making it ideal for slower links. Unison has a clear and precise specification, and is resilient to failure due to its careful handling of the replicas and its private structures. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Trouble installing on to Dell Laptop
Matthew Joyce wrote: > Dear debian-users > > I have an old Dell Laptop (Lattitude Cpi, 366) which I have been > trying to install Debian on to this week. > > I downloaded the Sarge NetInst iso and booted, everything when fine > until the point where it scans/verifies the CD contents. > > The installer reports that it is not a Debian CD. > > I've checked the MD5 hashes and have tried burning to a CD and a CDRW. > I tried two separate CD drives too. > > It always gets stuck at the same point. > I tried the mini.iso too, same thing. > > Any ideas ? > > Thanks > > *Matt* > Hi Matt, I believe that there is a bug in the Debian installer that causes this problem. I've seen it a few times. Mostly on Dell notebook computers. On some of them I was able to get a different build of the installer that worked, but on one of them, I actually had to install from a Woody disc and upgrade. You might also try getting the full Sarge disc 1 iso and see if that works. Sorry I don't have more useful info for you, but you aren't alone... -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mailserver absolute noob question
Thomas wrote: > Mitch Wiedemann wrote: > >> Thomas wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi there. >>> >>> I would like to setup a mailserver on my debian machine that can >>> receive email from any host and that can be accessed by imap or pop3 >>> (imap would be nice). I have seen some howtos on the net but they >>> seemed way too complicated. The howtos i saw included spamfilters, >>> anitivr software and page after page of config file hacking. >>> >>> What i am really looking for is a simple mailserver that i can install >>> by apt-get something and then configure by a gui/web interface (if >>> necessary at all). Then connect to it with my thunderbird and lets go. >>> >>> So far, exim4 was installed on my sarge by default, although i dont >>> know what that means. >>> If i startup mutt with any user, it says 'no mailbox'. >>> This didnt ever disturb me, but now i should think of what that >>> means... >>> >>> Thanks for hints, >>> >>> Thomas >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> I wrote the following howto: >> http://ithacafreesoftware.org/Members/mitch/notebook/debian/mailserver >> >> It includes a very basic setup of Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (pop and >> Imap), and Squirrelmail (Web e-mail). >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> > Hi Mitch, > your howto was helpful, still there is a problem left. > > I can receive mail from the internet. > I can send and receive mail from and to local users. > I can NOT send mail to other hosts on the internet. > > Here my /etc/postfix/main.cf: > > smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU) > biff = no > > # appending .domain is the MUA's job. > append_dot_mydomain = no > > # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings > #delay_warning_time = 4h > > myhostname = ares.dyndns.biz > mydomain = dyndns.biz > alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases > alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases > myorigin = /etc/mailname > mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain, > ares.dyndns.biz > #relayhost = > mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 > mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION" > mailbox_size_limit = 0 > recipient_delimiter = + > inet_interfaces = all > net_interfaces = all > > I do login as local [EMAIL PROTECTED] via imap. > If i want to send mail to a [EMAIL PROTECTED] or similar i get the > message from the email client: > "An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Relay access denied. Please verify that your email > ddress is correct in your Mail preferences and try again.". Well, of > course, the email address in my preferences is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] which should be correct. > > What is problem here? Does the mailserver @gmx refuse my mail because > the domain is dyndns.biz, which is not to be trusted? > Is there a problem with my config? > I dont know. > > > By the way i dint understand step 4 in the Howto: > > 4. Add a valid root alias to /etc/postfix/aliases > > There is no /etc/postfix/aliases on my sarge nor do i know what a > valid root alias is. > Well, i dont think this is the problem why i cant send out email, is it? > > > Thank you, > > Thomas > > Oh, and the aliases file might be located at /etc/aliases. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mailserver absolute noob question
Thomas wrote: > Mitch Wiedemann wrote: > >> Thomas wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi there. >>> >>> I would like to setup a mailserver on my debian machine that can >>> receive email from any host and that can be accessed by imap or pop3 >>> (imap would be nice). I have seen some howtos on the net but they >>> seemed way too complicated. The howtos i saw included spamfilters, >>> anitivr software and page after page of config file hacking. >>> >>> What i am really looking for is a simple mailserver that i can install >>> by apt-get something and then configure by a gui/web interface (if >>> necessary at all). Then connect to it with my thunderbird and lets go. >>> >>> So far, exim4 was installed on my sarge by default, although i dont >>> know what that means. >>> If i startup mutt with any user, it says 'no mailbox'. >>> This didnt ever disturb me, but now i should think of what that >>> means... >>> >>> Thanks for hints, >>> >>> Thomas >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> I wrote the following howto: >> http://ithacafreesoftware.org/Members/mitch/notebook/debian/mailserver >> >> It includes a very basic setup of Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (pop and >> Imap), and Squirrelmail (Web e-mail). >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> > Hi Mitch, > your howto was helpful, still there is a problem left. > > I can receive mail from the internet. > I can send and receive mail from and to local users. > I can NOT send mail to other hosts on the internet. > > Here my /etc/postfix/main.cf: > > smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU) > biff = no > > # appending .domain is the MUA's job. > append_dot_mydomain = no > > # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings > #delay_warning_time = 4h > > myhostname = ares.dyndns.biz > mydomain = dyndns.biz > alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases > alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases > myorigin = /etc/mailname > mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain, > ares.dyndns.biz > #relayhost = > mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 > mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION" > mailbox_size_limit = 0 > recipient_delimiter = + > inet_interfaces = all > net_interfaces = all > > I do login as local [EMAIL PROTECTED] via imap. > If i want to send mail to a [EMAIL PROTECTED] or similar i get the > message from the email client: > "An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Relay access denied. Please verify that your email > ddress is correct in your Mail preferences and try again.". Well, of > course, the email address in my preferences is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] which should be correct. > > What is problem here? Does the mailserver @gmx refuse my mail because > the domain is dyndns.biz, which is not to be trusted? > Is there a problem with my config? > I dont know. > > > By the way i dint understand step 4 in the Howto: > > 4. Add a valid root alias to /etc/postfix/aliases > > There is no /etc/postfix/aliases on my sarge nor do i know what a > valid root alias is. > Well, i dont think this is the problem why i cant send out email, is it? > > > Thank you, > > Thomas Oh yeah. I use my ISP's SMTP server for outgoing messages. I suppose I should add that to the howto... I haven't figured out how to allow authenticated SMTP service. Can anyone point us to a simple howto for SMTP AUTH? -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Test iso without burning was: Re: virtual installation?
Robert Kopp wrote: >>When I create an iso image of my custom Knoppix >>CD, I test the image >> >> >>>with the "qemu" program. That way I don't have to >>> >>> >>burn a cd until I'm >> >> >>>sure the iso is going to work. >>> >>>Here's the command that I use: >>>qemu -m 128 -cdrom my_custom_cd.iso -boot d >>> >>> >>-user-net >> >> >Is not the md5sum an adequate test? Are those of us >who rely upon it risking a defective installation? > >Robert "Tim" Kopp >http://analytic.tripod.com/ > > It's not just a matter of verifying the CD's checksum. When I'm remastering a custom Knoppix disc, qemu allows me to virtually "boot" the .iso image to determine if it boots properly, and if the customizations that I've made to the disc are exactly how I want them. So that I don't have to burn a CD and boot from it (or not) to find out. qemu is slow, but It really is very slick. Next time you download a live CD iso, you should try it out. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Useful GUI apps on low-mem computers?
Greetings all, Our local Free Software User Group has a large number of donated computers, each having 64MB of RAM and a PII or PIII processor. We are intending to configure these computers with a useful set of software and make them available for use by low-income people in our community. We have no budget for buying more memory. My question is, if you had a computer with 64 MB of RAM, and you wanted to give the novice user the ability to browse the web, use e-mail, instant messaging, create documents and spreadsheets, etc. What window manager and GUI applications would you choose? -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: about properties
Nevruz Mesut Sahin wrote: > I bougth new computer which Linux is installed on it. how can I see > the hardware properties of the computer by terminal comands > Here are a few commands that come to mind: cat /proc/cpuinfo -- displays info about your processor df -h -- displays disk usage information lspci -- displays all devices connected to your PCI bus fdisk -l -- displays all disks/partitions that your computer knows about free -m -- displays memory usage What am I forgetting? -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A page that causes Firefox (Sarge) to close
James Foster wrote: >On 11/3/05, Mitch Wiedemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>James Foster wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hello, >>> >>>I'm using the latest mozilla-firefox (1.0.4-2sarge5) on Debian Sarge, >>>and whenever I attempt to visit a particular page, I'm finding that it >>>closes immediately. Can someone please confirm this behaviour? >>> >>>The page is: http://www.movieweb.com/forums/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D6036&e=9797 >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>James Foster >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I am also using Firefox in Sarge, and closes my browser as well. The >>bug seems to be javascript related. If you turn javascript off, it >>doesn't crash. >> >> >> > >Interesting that you mention that, because I had actually tried >turning javascript off, but the results were the same. I just double >checked this, and even when I have both javascript and java turned >off, it crashes. > >Anyway, I'm not sure what the procedure is with a stable release. Does >anyone know if this can be filed as a bug? I imagine it is possibly a >security issue. > >Thanks for confirming that it wasn't just me! > >Kind Regards, > >James > > I've also double-checked, and now its crashing without java or javascript enabled, as you mentioned. I wonder how it was able to load the page that one time... For posterity: My Firefox is: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050925 Firefox/1.0.4 (Debian package 1.0.4-2sarge5) I have no extensions installed. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A page that causes Firefox (Sarge) to close
James Foster wrote: >Hello, > >I'm using the latest mozilla-firefox (1.0.4-2sarge5) on Debian Sarge, >and whenever I attempt to visit a particular page, I'm finding that it >closes immediately. Can someone please confirm this behaviour? > >The page is: http://www.movieweb.com/forums/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D6036&e=9797 > >Thanks, > >James Foster > > I am also using Firefox in Sarge, and closes my browser as well. The bug seems to be javascript related. If you turn javascript off, it doesn't crash. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Test iso without burning was: Re: virtual installation?
Matt Price wrote: >On 11/1/05, Randall Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I'd like to test different drive configurations virtually without having >>to resort to something like vmware or qemu. I know how to create a >>virtual filesystem using dd and wonder can I create a virtual drive that >>I can partition with fdisk, etc. For example, I'd like to set up a >>virtual raid 5 array. Can this be easily done? >> >> >> > >Not an answer, but the question makes me wonder: I have been making >various modifications to the Ubuntu install disks (all the work done >at home on my debian/sid system) and I am burning lots of coasters! >is it possible to create a virtual environment in which I can test >installation media? Free (as in speech) software preferred, of >course. > >thanks as always, >matt > > When I create an iso image of my custom Knoppix CD, I test the image with the "qemu" program. That way I don't have to burn a cd until I'm sure the iso is going to work. Here's the command that I use: qemu -m 128 -cdrom my_custom_cd.iso -boot d -user-net -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mailserver absolute noob question
Thomas wrote: > Hi there. > > I would like to setup a mailserver on my debian machine that can > receive email from any host and that can be accessed by imap or pop3 > (imap would be nice). I have seen some howtos on the net but they > seemed way too complicated. The howtos i saw included spamfilters, > anitivr software and page after page of config file hacking. > > What i am really looking for is a simple mailserver that i can install > by apt-get something and then configure by a gui/web interface (if > necessary at all). Then connect to it with my thunderbird and lets go. > > So far, exim4 was installed on my sarge by default, although i dont > know what that means. > If i startup mutt with any user, it says 'no mailbox'. > This didnt ever disturb me, but now i should think of what that means... > > Thanks for hints, > > Thomas > > I wrote the following howto: http://ithacafreesoftware.org/Members/mitch/notebook/debian/mailserver It includes a very basic setup of Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (pop and Imap), and Squirrelmail (Web e-mail). Good luck. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: office defaults
Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. I successfully installed OpenOffice.org 2.0 on Sarge using > alien with the OpenOffice.org site's rpm release. Now, however, the > system automatically uses Abiword 2.2.7 to open MSWord (doc) files. > How do I change it to use OpenOffice.org to open these files? > What window manager/desktop environment are you using? -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What blocks access to my host?
Aaron Stromas wrote: >Hi, > >I had to re-install my machine using stable distribution. This is my >server running Exim, Cyrus, Apache etc. It seems that when I selected >a bundle of packages at the installation, it had installed some kind >of the firewall, or did some configuration I can't figure out. Namely, >I can telnet to SMTP post locally (telnet 127.0.0.1 smtp) but I get >"connection refused" when I try to telnet from a box on the same >subnet. For that matter, I can telnet on that box to localhost but >cannot telnet from any other machines on the same subnet. I removed >ipchains already, but there must be something else. I am behind a >hadware firewall, so I can get by without any software firewall. I >already spent hours without any success chasing this problem. > >Many thanks in advance > >-aaron > > Is there a telnet *daemon* running on the computer? telnet to localhost and telnet from another computer on the subnet are two very different things. If there is a telnet daemon running, is it using tcp-wrappers perhaps? Check your /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: creating a custom service
Hanspeter Roth wrote: >Hello, > >how can one create a custom service that is executed during the boot >sequence? >I guess the first step is create a script in /etc/init.d. But how is >it then activated? > >-Hanspeter > > > > Assuming your script is /etc/init.d/foo, you would make a symlink thusly: ln -s /etc/init.d/foo /etc/rc2.d/S80foo What's happening is that the symlinks in /etc/rc2.d/ which start with the letter "S" followed by a number (00 - 99) are all of the services which will be started when the boot process enters runlevel 2. So, the "S" means "start" (and a "K" means "kill") and the number following it simply puts it in order in relation to the other symlinks in rc2.d. So if you want your service to start very late in the process, you would use S99foo, or S20foo if you want it earlier. HTH. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Stock vs. Debian kernel sources
John O'Hagan wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm looking for a brief summary of the differences between Debian kernel >sources (such as those provided by the linux-source-2.6* packages), and the >stock source from kernel.org. > >The reason I ask is that I'm always keen to get the latest kernel, >particularly for ACPI improvements (I run testing on a laptop). I compile my >own from Debian sources, taking out features I don't use, so it's about a >quarter the size of the standard Debian one. I have to build the ipw2100 and >ieee80211 modules externally from source for networking anyway, and I use the >realtime-lsm and latest alsa-modules for audio work. I use kernel-package and >module-assistant to do it. > >What do I need to be aware of if I use stock sources? > >Thanks, > >John > > I also have a laptop (Dell 600m) and find things work better if I build my own kernel. I use the kernel.org "vanilla" source because I can then upgrade to the newest kernel (if the need arises) without having to wait. Configuring and building the kernel.org source takes some extra time to get it right, but once you do, you just save your /usr/src/linux/.config file, and you won't have to go to most of the trouble again. Plus, I get some satisfaction knowing that my kernel has everything I need, and nothing I don't. Here are two pointers for kernel building newbies: 1. Be sure that the code for your IDE chipset (if you're using IDE) is built in to the kernel, rather than being built as a module. 2. Be sure that the code for your / (root) filesystem (ext3, reiserfs, etc.) is built into the kernel, rather than being built as a module. Doing these things will allow you to skip using an initial ram disk (initrd). These are the two most common issues that foiled my first kernel building attempts. :) -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Desktop Crashes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I love my new Debian distro because the package management is great. >However, I have been having serious problems with the desktop, both >Gnome and KDE. >Firefox regularly crashes during downloads or when clicking an upload >button on a html form or when encountered with websites like ebay, which >make heavy use of javascript. >Also GIMP crashes as soon as I ask it to save something, which as you can >imagine is pretty annoying. >Never had these problems with SuSE or other distros but don't want to go >back to them as I love the debian package management system. >As I usually work in the console only I have zero knowledge of the >desktops and have no clue where to start looking in order to >troubleshoot this problem. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the >desktop many times but it has made no difference, the problem is still >there. I have even reinstalled the entire distro but the problem still >recurrs. >Everyone I have spoken to who uses Debian has not experienced these >problems and so I am wondering if the problems are related to conflicts >with my hardware. I have installed on amilo pro laptop. Sorry I can't >gove any more information about the problem. > >Any pointers in the right direction of where to start looking in order to >troubleshoot this problem would be much appreciated. > > My first step would be to check /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog. Look for *any* kind of error messages. With the programs like Firefox or The GIMP, I would run those programs from a command line, so that when they crash, you might be able to see (in the console) some clue as to why they died. Good luck. I can assure you that Debian is normally very well behaved. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Copy sarge updates
Rodney D. Myers wrote: >On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:00:34 +0200 >Florian Hengstberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Hi! >>Is there a possibility to copy all sarge updates >>to, say, a usb-drive, takes this home and update the debian >>system from this drive. >>I have limited bandwith (debian) and I want to use another >>host (windows) for this. >> >>Thanks, >>Florian >> >> >> > >more than likely, it should work. > > > To build on this question, can someone tell us *how* or *where* to get all of the Sarge updates (security and otherwise) to put on the USB drive? Is there a collection of these updated packages somewhere that can be downloaded? Or would I have to get them from my apt package cache? I have a number of clients using Sarge, who also have dial-up, so they'll need occasional off-line update capabilities. It would be great if I could get all of the updates and burn them to a CD along with a script to do the updating. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian ISO Images
Marcus Deluigi (intern) wrote: >Hi! > >(Maybe this is a stupid question, but since I found no answers at >debian.org, I'm trying my luck here) > >I want to install a basic debian sarge system with python from CD, >because I have no internet access during the installation. >However, I don't want to/can download all CD ISO images provided on >debian.org. > >How can I determine what images I need and/or what software packages are >on which images? >(I assume, the first image is enough; however, I need to have python >installed in order to configure the web-access afterwards. So, how can I >locate the python package?). > >Greetings, >Marcus > > Have a look at these debian 3.1r0 disc package lists. http://www.linuxcdmall.com/debian-3.1r0-i386-disk1.html http://www.linuxcdmall.com/debian-3.1r0-i386-disk2.html http://www.linuxcdmall.com/debian-3.1r0-i386-disk3.html etc. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: printer setup
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hello. I'm trying to set up a printer on a Pentium II running Sarge, with a >2.4.27 kernel image. The printer is an Epson Stylus Photo 890, and I've >successfully >found the driver for it (gimpprint). However, nothing happens when I try to >print a test page for it. When I check the status of the print jobs on >http://localhost:631, >it tells me "client-error-not-possible". What does this mean, and how do I >fix it? > > > > Check your /var/log/cups/error_log for more information. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Net Installing Deb 31r on Dell Inspiron 7000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Made a CD using debian-31r0a-i386-netinst.iso. Computer boots from CD but >gets stuck during install process. This is a Dell Inspiron 7000 with a P2 >Mobile 333, 96MB Ram and a Toshiba Combo CD and Floppy. There is 1 - 8 >gig IDE HD with one partition with Win 98 on it. Figured I'd partition >later. I hit enter to boot, get past screens to choose language, country >and keyboard layout, goes thru process to detect CD, Scans CD Rom and tells >me "problem reading data, please make sure it is in drive, if retrying does >not work check integrity of cd rom. retrying does not help. Installer >main menu shows at step - load installer components from cd. If I drop two >steps to check cd integrity - reports - no valid debian cd rom - without >even spinning the cd. I have downloaded this iso twice now and made two cds >- one from each download. Both cds behave exactly the same way. I >understand that I should check the md5 but have not yet figured out how. >Seems like maybe the problem is not really with the cd image . suggestions? > > It may be a bug in the net-installer rather than a bad disc. I've had similar problems with various versions of the net-installer cd images. On one computer (It may have even been an Inspiron 7000, come to think of it) I had to install from an old Woody disc set, and upgrade. (that worked fine though). Try getting the full Debian Sarge disc 1 and install from that. Then edit your apt-sources and install the system as you like. -- Mitch Wiedemann Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association http://ithacafreesoftware.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: diagnostics for unreliable network
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi Listers, > >after a dist-upgrade to sid two weeks ago, my ADSL connection / pppoe >intermittently doesnt start. There is no hardware problem as I can get into >the network without problems from another OS. >/etc/init.d/network restart executes without messages, but plog then shows: > >anna:/home/peter# plog >Oct 25 07:12:14 localhost pppd[5936]: sendPacket: send: Network is down >Oct 25 07:12:14 localhost pppd[5936]: Exit. >Oct 25 07:12:58 localhost pppd[5954]: The remote system is required to >authenticate itself >Oct 25 07:12:58 localhost pppd[5954]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret >(password) for it to use to do so. >Oct 25 07:12:58 localhost pppd[5954]: (None of the available passwords would >let it use an IP address.) > >However, the problem only occurs intermittently. Are there any diagnostic >tools that would allow one to narrow down the problem? I am not sure where to >start looking? > >THanks > >Peter > > I'm unfamiliar with the specifics of ADSL and pppoe, but with ppp connections over modems, the elusive "noauth" option is your friend when it comes to the "remote system is required to authenticate itself" errors. With a ppp connection via kppp, the file to edit would be /etc/ppp/peers/kppp-options, you would simply put "noauth" in the file on a line by itself, but it may be a different file in the same neighborhood for you. HTH. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
