recommend music player?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I am currently using Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)

Can anyone recommend a good music player with an equalizer where I can
choose Pop, Rock, etc.

Thank you!

cannot adjust name column of spacefm file manager

[kaye n]

Hello Friends

My system is

Desktop: LXDE 0.10.1
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)

I've installed SpaceFM and I'm unable to adjust the width of the Name
column.

Anyone here familiar with SpaceFM customizations?

Thank you for your time.
Kaye

Re: LXQT desktop environment hangs?

[kaye n]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 10:49 PM David Wright 
wrote:

> On Fri 29 Oct 2021 at 20:59:06 (+0800), kaye n wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 8:52 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 08:22:15PM +0800, kaye n wrote:
> > > > LXQT says,
> > > >
> > > > It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your
> system.
> > > >
> > > > However, I've experienced the opposite, especially when I'm using
> Firefox
> > > > browser and attempt to open several pages in different tabs.
> > >
> > > I think Firefox may actually be the problem: it _is_ memory hungry.
> > > The Web is getting heavier and more memory hungry in general - maybe
> > > open one or two pages and see how much faster it is.
> > >
> > > > I don't think the problem lies with Firefox though because I didn't
> have
> > > > that problem on Debian 10 XFCE.  I am now running Debian 11 LXQT.
> > > >
> > > > I don't want to use XFCE again just because I want to try another.
> > > >
> > > > Could LXDE be better?  Is there a way I can install LXDE to my
> existing
> > > > Debian 11 running LXQT?  Or should I just fresh install Debian 11
> with
> > > LXDE
> > > > as the default desktop environment?
> > > >
> > > You could purge LXQT and install LXDE - using tasksel as root/root
> > > equivalent.
> > >
> > > YOu could just add LXDE to what you already have: they share some
> > > libraries,
> > > I think, and then switch between them. Again, use tasksel to just add
> > > it.
> > >
> > Maybe you're right about Firefox.  Any "light" browsers you can
> recommend?
>
> Sorry, just trying to catch up here. Can we assume your internet
> connection is running at better than 670kbps since Sep29?
> And can you remind us whether your current problem is on the old
> desktop or the 10-yr old laptop. I recall some specs for the former
> (was there a typo — 10GHz?) but how much memory do they each have?
> And are you running an installed 11 system, or a live USB stick?
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>

This currentLXQT /  Firefox slowing down computer issue is currently on the
old desktop computer, which has access to good wifi speed.
RAM of this desktop computer is 3GB only.
I'm running an installed 11 system, not a live USB stick.
Thank you.

Re: LXQT desktop environment hangs?

[kaye n]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 8:52 PM Andrew M.A. Cater 
wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 08:22:15PM +0800, kaye n wrote:
> > Hi Friends!
> >
> > LXQT says,
> >
> > It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your system.
> >
> > However, I've experienced the opposite, especially when I'm using Firefox
> > browser and attempt to open several pages in different tabs.
> >
>
> I think Firefox may actually be the problem: it _is_ memory hungry.
> The Web is getting heavier and more memory hungry in general - maybe
> open one or two pages and see how much faster it is.
>
> > I don't think the problem lies with Firefox though because I didn't have
> > that problem on Debian 10 XFCE.  I am now running Debian 11 LXQT.
> >
> > I don't want to use XFCE again just because I want to try another.
> >
> > Could LXDE be better?  Is there a way I can install LXDE to my existing
> > Debian 11 running LXQT?  Or should I just fresh install Debian 11 with
> LXDE
> > as the default desktop environment?
> >
> You could purge LXQT and install LXDE - using tasksel as root/root
> equivalent.
>
> YOu could just add LXDE to what you already have: they share some
> libraries,
> I think, and then switch between them. Again, use tasksel to just add
> it.
>
>
> > Thank you for your time.
>
> No problem: hope this helps,
>
> Andy Cater
>
>
Maybe you're right about Firefox.  Any "light" browsers you can recommend?

Re: LXQT desktop environment hangs?

[kaye n]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 8:33 PM Dan Ritter  wrote:

> kaye n wrote:
> > LXQT says,
> >
> > It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your system.
> >
> > However, I've experienced the opposite, especially when I'm using Firefox
> > browser and attempt to open several pages in different tabs.
>
> That's not likely to be LXQT's fault.
>
>
> Can you describe the problem more precisely?
>
> -dsr-
>

Hello!

For example when I'm using Firefox and I have about 10 to 12 websites
opened in different tabs

First tab is google, second is ebay, third is amazon, third is youtube, etc.

That's when things get real slow.

I have the CPU Monitor widget on the taskbar. It goes up to almost 100.  I
see that when the system slows down or hangs.

Again, I don't think this ever happened in my Debian 10 XFCE.  I am now
running Debian 11 LXQT.

Maybe Debian 11 simply consumes more resources?

Thank you

LXQT desktop environment hangs?

[kaye n]

Hi Friends!

LXQT says,

It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your system.

However, I've experienced the opposite, especially when I'm using Firefox
browser and attempt to open several pages in different tabs.

I don't think the problem lies with Firefox though because I didn't have
that problem on Debian 10 XFCE.  I am now running Debian 11 LXQT.

I don't want to use XFCE again just because I want to try another.

Could LXDE be better?  Is there a way I can install LXDE to my existing
Debian 11 running LXQT?  Or should I just fresh install Debian 11 with LXDE
as the default desktop environment?

Thank you for your time.

Re: Trouble connecting to wifi, Debian 11

[kaye n]

On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 2:28 AM echo test  wrote:

> Maybe you should use it because that's where you will find a lot of non
> free firmwares.
>
> Check your kernel logs ($> sudo dmesg) , you may find an explicit reason
> why your adapter fails to run properly.
>
> Le mer. 13 oct. 2021 à 18:36, kaye n  a écrit :
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 21:26 Peter Ehlert,  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 10/13/21 6:14 AM, kaye n wrote:
>>> > Hi Friends
>>> >
>>> > I've installed Debian 11 LXQT in my hard drive.
>>> > I noticed connman does not automatically run on startup, which is fine.
>>> >
>>> > I manually open Connman. It can detect my usb wifi adapter because
>>> > under Wireless tab, it says
>>> >
>>> > Wifi technologies: 1 Found,  1 powered
>>> >
>>> > However under the same tab, all these buttons after greyed out:
>>> > Connect, Disconnect, Remove, Rescan
>>> >
>>> > And I cannot see my router on the list below these buttons.
>>> >
>>> > Tried connecting and disconnecting the usb wifi adapter, no change.
>>> >
>>> > Tried using a pricier usb wifi adapter, same thing.
>>> >
>>> > Tried plugging in a different usb port, same thing.
>>> >
>>> > I had very little trouble connecting to wifi on Debian 10 xfce.
>>> >
>>> > Should i just install Debian 11 xfce or is there a solution to this?
>>> >
>>> > 64-bit Debian, by the way.
>>> >
>>> > Also, have the same issue on the live usb Debian 11 - cannot connect
>>> > to wifi.
>>> are you using the nonfree firmware ISO?
>>> >
>>> > Bit off topic, Debian live usb comes with complete libreoffice except
>>> > Base. The installed version on my hard drive has only libreoffice
>>> > Draw, i think.  Is this normal?
>>> >
>>> > Thank you for your time.
>>>
>>
>> No i am not using a non free firmware iso
>>
>
I've downloaded this

debian-live-11.1.0-amd64-lxqt+nonfree.iso

Are there no sha512sum for the non-free version?  All I can find in Debian
website is this:

https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/SHA512SUMS

which is the "free" version, correct?

Thank you

Re: Trouble connecting to wifi, Debian 11

[kaye n]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 21:26 Peter Ehlert,  wrote:

>
> On 10/13/21 6:14 AM, kaye n wrote:
> > Hi Friends
> >
> > I've installed Debian 11 LXQT in my hard drive.
> > I noticed connman does not automatically run on startup, which is fine.
> >
> > I manually open Connman. It can detect my usb wifi adapter because
> > under Wireless tab, it says
> >
> > Wifi technologies: 1 Found,  1 powered
> >
> > However under the same tab, all these buttons after greyed out:
> > Connect, Disconnect, Remove, Rescan
> >
> > And I cannot see my router on the list below these buttons.
> >
> > Tried connecting and disconnecting the usb wifi adapter, no change.
> >
> > Tried using a pricier usb wifi adapter, same thing.
> >
> > Tried plugging in a different usb port, same thing.
> >
> > I had very little trouble connecting to wifi on Debian 10 xfce.
> >
> > Should i just install Debian 11 xfce or is there a solution to this?
> >
> > 64-bit Debian, by the way.
> >
> > Also, have the same issue on the live usb Debian 11 - cannot connect
> > to wifi.
> are you using the nonfree firmware ISO?
> >
> > Bit off topic, Debian live usb comes with complete libreoffice except
> > Base. The installed version on my hard drive has only libreoffice
> > Draw, i think.  Is this normal?
> >
> > Thank you for your time.
>

No i am not using a non free firmware iso

>

Trouble connecting to wifi, Debian 11

[kaye n]

Hi Friends

I've installed Debian 11 LXQT in my hard drive.
I noticed connman does not automatically run on startup, which is fine.

I manually open Connman. It can detect my usb wifi adapter because under
Wireless tab, it says

Wifi technologies: 1 Found,  1 powered

However under the same tab, all these buttons after greyed out:
Connect, Disconnect, Remove, Rescan

And I cannot see my router on the list below these buttons.

Tried connecting and disconnecting the usb wifi adapter, no change.

Tried using a pricier usb wifi adapter, same thing.

Tried plugging in a different usb port, same thing.

I had very little trouble connecting to wifi on Debian 10 xfce.

Should i just install Debian 11 xfce or is there a solution to this?

64-bit Debian, by the way.

Also, have the same issue on the live usb Debian 11 - cannot connect to
wifi.

Bit off topic, Debian live usb comes with complete libreoffice except Base.
The installed version on my hard drive has only libreoffice Draw, i think.
Is this normal?

Thank you for your time.

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

[kaye n]

On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 00:26 Andrei POPESCU, 
wrote:

> On Lu, 11 oct 21, 21:20:25, kaye n wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 8:41 PM Greg Wooledge  wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 02:37:02PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> > > > But, urm, it might be that debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso does
> > > > not provide any graphical user interface. Maybe a shell prompt is all
> > > > you can expect from it.
> > >
> > > I'm almost 100% certain this is true.
> > >
> > > If the live system is working, other than that one kernel warning
> message,
> > > then just ignore the warning.  Hit Enter to get a "clean" shell prompt.
> > >
> > >
> > So that's the issue.
> > What desktop environment would you guys recommend for a desktop computer
> > with these specs?
> >
> > CPU:
> >   Dual Core: Intel Core2 Duo E8400 type: MCP speed: 1998 MHz
> >   min/max: 670/10166 MHz
>
> How much RAM?
>
> > Graphics:
> >   Device-1: Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
> >   Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel
> >   unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
> >   OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945G v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6
> >
> > Do I choose xfce, kde, mate, etc. ?
>
> My personal choice, even for faster machines is LXDE. It might seem a
> bit spartan, especially if you compare with Gnome or KDE, but it is also
> lightning fast, and all basic functionality is there.
>
> Depending on your choice of applications you might also consider LXQt
> (based on Qt instead of GTK).
>
> For machines with limited RAM it's probably best if you keep the number
> of toolkits in use at a minimum.
>
> (it's probably a good idea for live systems as well, unless you have
> enough RAM to boot with 'toram', if that option still exists and does
> what I remember it did)
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
> --
> http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser

Sorry forgot about the ram. It's 3GB.

>
>

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

[kaye n]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 8:41 PM Greg Wooledge  wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 02:37:02PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> > But, urm, it might be that debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso does
> > not provide any graphical user interface. Maybe a shell prompt is all
> > you can expect from it.
>
> I'm almost 100% certain this is true.
>
> If the live system is working, other than that one kernel warning message,
> then just ignore the warning.  Hit Enter to get a "clean" shell prompt.
>
>
So that's the issue.
What desktop environment would you guys recommend for a desktop computer
with these specs?

CPU:
  Dual Core: Intel Core2 Duo E8400 type: MCP speed: 1998 MHz
  min/max: 670/10166 MHz
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945G v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6

Do I choose xfce, kde, mate, etc. ?

That's my last question, won't bother you again for now.
Thank you very much in advance.

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

[kaye n]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 6:56 PM Thomas Schmitt  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> kaye n wrote:
> > Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the USB
> > stick in fat32.
>
> This is not necessary and will be overwritten by your next step:
>
> > sudo cp  debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso /dev/sdb
> > sync
>
> This is a correct procedure and is supposed to do what is needed.
> The fact that booting works confirms that you did it right.
>
> > stuck in a black terminal-like screen where it says, I/O error, etc.
>
> Maybe your USB stick is not good.
> Do you get i/o errors when you read the whole stick by:
>
>   dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null
>
> (Depending on size and speed of the stick this can last long.
>  If your dd is young enough you get entertaining progress messages by
>  adding two more options:
>
>dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null status=progress oflag=dsync
> )
>
> If the stick is not plain bad, then you will have to show the messages
> which you see when booting gets stuck. Either as hand-copied text or
> as screen photo which you upload to some site like pastebin.com. In
> the latter case post a link to your uploaded photo.
>
>
> Have a nice day :)
>
> Thomas
>
>
When I try to enter the live Debian, I get the terminal-like screen with
this message:

user@debian:~# [   41.896110] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev fd0,
sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0

The installer seems to run fine although I did not proceed with the
installation because I still want a usb stick that has a working Live
Debian.

Thank you

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

[kaye n]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 7:14 PM Andrei POPESCU 
wrote:

> On Lu, 11 oct 21, 12:56:28, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > kaye n wrote:
> > > Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the
> USB
> > > stick in fat32.
> >
> > This is not necessary and will be overwritten by your next step:
> >
> > > sudo cp  debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso /dev/sdb
> > > sync
> >
> > This is a correct procedure and is supposed to do what is needed.
> > The fact that booting works confirms that you did it right.
> >
> > > stuck in a black terminal-like screen where it says, I/O error, etc.
> >
> > Maybe your USB stick is not good.
> > Do you get i/o errors when you read the whole stick by:
> >
> >   dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null
> >
> > (Depending on size and speed of the stick this can last long.
> >  If your dd is young enough you get entertaining progress messages by
> >  adding two more options:
> >
> >dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null status=progress oflag=dsync
> > )
> >
> > If the stick is not plain bad, then you will have to show the messages
> > which you see when booting gets stuck. Either as hand-copied text or
> > as screen photo which you upload to some site like pastebin.com. In
> > the latter case post a link to your uploaded photo.
>
> In addition to what Thomas wrote, you might also want to try the live
> image including firmware.
>
>
> https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/
>
> It's unlikely to fix whatever I/O errors you encountered, but it might
> help with other issues you didn't encounter yet ;)
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
> --
> http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser


Andrei are you suggesting I use either of the two found here?

https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/11.1.0-live+nonfree/amd64/

What's the difference between

bt-hybrid/
and
iso-hybrid/

Thank you

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

[kaye n]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 6:56 PM Thomas Schmitt  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> kaye n wrote:
> > Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the USB
> > stick in fat32.
>
> This is not necessary and will be overwritten by your next step:
>
> > sudo cp  debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso /dev/sdb
> > sync
>
> This is a correct procedure and is supposed to do what is needed.
> The fact that booting works confirms that you did it right.
>
> > stuck in a black terminal-like screen where it says, I/O error, etc.
>
> Maybe your USB stick is not good.
> Do you get i/o errors when you read the whole stick by:
>
>   dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null
>
> (Depending on size and speed of the stick this can last long.
>  If your dd is young enough you get entertaining progress messages by
>  adding two more options:
>
>dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null status=progress oflag=dsync
> )
>
> If the stick is not plain bad, then you will have to show the messages
> which you see when booting gets stuck. Either as hand-copied text or
> as screen photo which you upload to some site like pastebin.com. In
> the latter case post a link to your uploaded photo.
>
>
> Have a nice day :)
>
> Thomas
>
> sudo dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null status=progress oflag=dsync
[sudo] password for kaye:
7893680128 bytes (7.9 GB, 7.4 GiB) copied, 1015 s, 7.8 MB/s
7536+0 records in
7536+0 records out
7902068736 bytes (7.9 GB, 7.4 GiB) copied, 1015.78 s, 7.8 MB/s

The above seems fine, right?

Also, if it matters, I CANNOT get in the live Debian (where I could use the
operating system), but it seems I can run the installer (although I
cancelled the installation because I want to be able to get in the live
Debian).

How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I did this and was able to boot my newly created Debian 11 live USB but was
stuck in a black terminal-like screen where it says, I/O error, etc.

Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the USB
stick in fat32.

Then I used these commands

sudo cp  debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso /dev/sdb
sync

All seemed fine until I booted the live USB and got the error message as
stated above.

Thank you for your time.

Viber won't run

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

My desktop computer runs Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

https://www.viber.com/en/download/

If I try to run viber, I am immediately shown a popup window saying,

No connection
An internet connection is required to activate youViber account. Check your
connection and try again.

There is a Try Again button, but it isn't helping.

This happens even if internet connection is ok.

Thank you.

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 6:46 PM kaye n  wrote:

>
> Hello friends,
>>
>> Just to give an update in case anyone is interested.
>> One of the solutions provided in the link below seems to be effective for
>> me.
>>
>> https://itsfoss.com/speed-up-slow-wifi-connection-ubuntu/
>>
>> "Solution 5: Ditch default network manager and embrace Wicd (possibly
>> obsolete)"
>>
>> Thank you everyone.
>> Stay safe.
>> Kaye
>>
>
> Hello Friends
> Update again for anyone who's interested.
> Wicd worked for a few days. Now it's as slow as the default Network
> Manager.
> Really strange.
> I give up.
> Thank you for your time.
>

Hello Friends!

This is an old thread but I think I may have found the problem and I would
like to know your opinion.
As a refresher, my wifi speed on my phone is significantly faster than on
my 10-year old laptop.

Could this be the reason?

from:
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Wi-Fi-internet-slow-on-my-laptop-but-fast-on-my-phone
It could be the computer's Wi-Fi antenna. If the computer only supports
2.4GHz connections it will be slow. If it can use 5GHz but only with
802.11n it will be slower than a phone that has 802.11ac. Also the phone
might use MIMO to increase its Wi-Fi bandwidth. Phones are usually upgraded
more often than computers, so the phone probably has a newer, better
antenna and support of newer faster Wi-Fi standards.

If that's the problem, could this be a possible solution?

from:
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-internet-speed-on-my-laptop-so-slow-compared-to-my-mobile-phone-I-am-connecting-from-the-same-place-and-same-network
If you want to speed up your laptop check the WIFI adapter and if it is an
older version buy a new wifi adapter with the latest WIFI (Wi-Fi 6, or
802.11ax today) - which will probably have to be an external USB dongle

Thank you for your time!

Re: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real hardware

[kaye n]

On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 4:23 AM Andrey Ponomarenko <
andrewponomare...@yandex.ru> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> Let's help developers to test upcoming Debian version 11 by filling out
> the community-driven list of tested hardware configurations:
> https://github.com/linuxhw/TestCoverage/tree/master/Dist/Debian_11
> 
>
> The development team only has a limited set of hardware for tests, but I'm
> sure we can find almost any configuration in the community. Anyone can
> easily add their computers / laptops or servers info to the list using the
> package https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/hw-probe.
>
> You can download Debian 11 release candidate on the page
> https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/.
>
> Andrey
>
>
Should I participate if my laptop is 10 years old?

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

> Hello friends,
>
> Just to give an update in case anyone is interested.
> One of the solutions provided in the link below seems to be effective for
> me.
>
> https://itsfoss.com/speed-up-slow-wifi-connection-ubuntu/
>
> "Solution 5: Ditch default network manager and embrace Wicd (possibly
> obsolete)"
>
> Thank you everyone.
> Stay safe.
> Kaye
>

Hello Friends
Update again for anyone who's interested.
Wicd worked for a few days. Now it's as slow as the default Network Manager.
Really strange.
I give up.
Thank you for your time.

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 10:21 PM David Wright 
wrote:

> On Fri 09 Apr 2021 at 22:14:59 (+0800), kaye n wrote:
> > Are you referring to this?
> >   IF-ID-1: wlp3s0b1 state: up mac: 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c
>
> Already answered, I see. BTW …
>
> Generally speaking when people give help of this list,
> they often use the traditional names (eth0 and wlan0) as
> placeholders for these interfaces because the newer,
> persistent names are specific to your computer.
>
> > > On Mon 29 Mar 2021 at 21:59:48 (+0800), kaye n wrote:
> > > > I am quite sure I don't get this much disparity with another Linux
> > > distro,
> > > > as well as in Windows 7.
> > >
> > > Actual numbers for all these cases would be more useful than
> > > reminiscence, so that we can make the comparison.
>
> Here, I meant some sort of table of comparison, like:
>
> Device   connectiondown-speed  up-speedsite
> type
> Debianwifi nnn   nnn   fast.com
> Windows7  wifi nnn   nnn   fast.com
> Other linux   wifi nnn   nnn   fast.com
> Samsung phone4Gnnn   nnn   fast.com
>
> eg
>
> Debian buster eth  83.3011.38  www.speedtest.net
> my mobile-  00 -
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
> Hello friends,

Just to give an update in case anyone is interested.
One of the solutions provided in the link below seems to be effective for
me.

https://itsfoss.com/speed-up-slow-wifi-connection-ubuntu/

"Solution 5: Ditch default network manager and embrace Wicd (possibly
obsolete)"

Thank you everyone.
Stay safe.
Kaye

Re: problem with speedtest-cli

[kaye n]

On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 3:23 AM Liam O'Toole  wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Jul, 2021 at 18:52:42 +0800, kaye n wrote:
> >On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 12:28 AM Liam O'Toole
> ><[1]liam.p.oto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  On Fri, 11 Jun, 2021 at 00:08:51 +0800, kaye n wrote:
> >  >Hello guys
> >  >kaye@laptop:~$ speedtest-cli
> >  >Retrieving [1][2]speedtest.net configuration...
> >  >Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  >  File "/usr/bin/speedtest-cli", line 11, in 
> >  >load_entry_point('speedtest-cli==2.0.2', 'console_scripts',
> >  >'speedtest-cli')()
> >  >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line
> >  1887, in
> >  >main
> >  >shell()
> >  >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line
> >  1783, in
> >  >shell
> >  >secure=args.secure
> >  >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line
> >  1027, in
> >  >__init__
> >  >self.get_config()
> >  >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line
> >  1113, in
> >  >get_config
> >  >map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
> >  >ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''
> >  >I don't know what's wrong.
> >  >Thank you for your time.
> >  >Kaye
> >  >
> >  It's a known issue[1]. A workaround is to edit the file
> >  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py. Remove the following
> >  block beginning on line 1112
> > ignore_servers = list(
> > map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
> > )
> >  and replace it with
> >  ignore_servers = [
> >  int(i) for i in
> >  server_config['ignoreids'].split(',') if i
> >  ]
> >  Hopefully the issue will be fixed in the next stable point release.
> >  [1] [3]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=986637
> >
> >Hello!
> >It did not seem to fix the problem.
> >kaye@laptop:~$ speedtest-cli
> >Retrieving [4]speedtest.net configuration...
> >Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  File "/usr/bin/speedtest-cli", line 11, in 
> >load_entry_point('speedtest-cli==2.0.2', 'console_scripts',
> >'speedtest-cli')()
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1887, in
> >main
> >shell()
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1783, in
> >shell
> >secure=args.secure
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1027, in
> >__init__
> >self.get_config()
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1113, in
> >get_config
> >map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
> >ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''
> >not a big deal, i can tolerate it.  but downloading huge files can be
> >frustrating. but really no biggie.
> >thank you for your time.
> >
>
> The problem has been fixed in the latest stable update[1]. I suggest that
> you upgrade accordingly.
>
> [1] https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210619


Hello.
Is it easier to upgrade via flash USB or via terminal?
Thank you.

Re: problem with speedtest-cli

[kaye n]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 12:28 AM Liam O'Toole 
wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Jun, 2021 at 00:08:51 +0800, kaye n wrote:
> >Hello guys
> >kaye@laptop:~$ speedtest-cli
> >Retrieving [1]speedtest.net configuration...
> >Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  File "/usr/bin/speedtest-cli", line 11, in 
> >load_entry_point('speedtest-cli==2.0.2', 'console_scripts',
> >'speedtest-cli')()
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1887, in
> >main
> >shell()
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1783, in
> >shell
> >secure=args.secure
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1027, in
> >__init__
> >self.get_config()
> >  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1113, in
> >get_config
> >map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
> >ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''
> >I don't know what's wrong.
> >Thank you for your time.
> >Kaye
> >
>
> It's a known issue[1]. A workaround is to edit the file
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py. Remove the following block
> beginning on line 1112
>
>ignore_servers = list(
>map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
>)
>
> and replace it with
>
> ignore_servers = [
> int(i) for i in server_config['ignoreids'].split(',')
> if i
> ]
>
> Hopefully the issue will be fixed in the next stable point release.
>
> [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=986637
>
>
Hello!
It did not seem to fix the problem.

kaye@laptop:~$ speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/speedtest-cli", line 11, in 
load_entry_point('speedtest-cli==2.0.2', 'console_scripts',
'speedtest-cli')()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1887, in main
shell()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1783, in shell
secure=args.secure
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1027, in __init__
self.get_config()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1113, in
get_config
map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

not a big deal, i can tolerate it.  but downloading huge files can be
frustrating. but really no biggie.

thank you for your time.

problem with speedtest-cli

[kaye n]

Hello guys

kaye@laptop:~$ speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/speedtest-cli", line 11, in 
load_entry_point('speedtest-cli==2.0.2', 'console_scripts',
'speedtest-cli')()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1887, in main
shell()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1783, in shell
secure=args.secure
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1027, in __init__
self.get_config()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/speedtest.py", line 1113, in
get_config
map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

I don't know what's wrong.
Thank you for your time.
Kaye

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:23 PM David  wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 23:51, kaye n  wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 6:34 AM David  wrote:
> >> On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 at 23:39, kaye n  wrote:
> >> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:45 PM IL Ka 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> >>>   Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network
> Adapter
> >>
> >> >> ok, this is your card.
> >>
> >> >> Lets see  output of
> >> >> $ iw dev [your_dev_name]
> >>
> >> > Pardon me, but what should I type for [your_dev_name] ?
> >>
> >> On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 00:15, kaye n  wrote:
> >> > On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 10:18 PM David Wright <
> deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> inxi -Fdflmnopuv7   (my own incantation) should say something like:
> >>
> >> >>Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port:
> 4000 bus ID: 02:00.0
> >> >>chip ID: 8086:08b2
> >> >>IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: 01:23:45:67:89:ab
> >>
> >> >>↑↑ is the name you need.
> >>
> >> >> BTW, iw may need root or sudo to perform some functions.
> >>
> >> > Are you referring to this?
> >>
> >> >  Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
> >> >   vendor: Wistron NeWeb driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A port: 2000
> >> >   bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:4727
> >> >   Device-2: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet vendor: Samsung Co
> >> >   driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 5000 bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4354
> >> >   IF: enp7s0 state: down mac: e8:11:32:22:69:43
> >> >   IF-ID-1: wlp3s0b1 state: up mac: 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c
> >>
> >> Hi kaye,
> >>
> >> so the answer to your first question above is
> >>
> >> (as root)
> >> # iw dev wlp3s0b1
> >>
> >> or
> >>
> >> $ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1
> >>
> >> Because wlp3s0b1 is the name given by your kernel to
> >> your Broadcom Wireless Network Adapter. And this iw command
> >> should be run with superuser privileges as David stated
> >> above.
> >>
> >> Similarly, enp7s0 is the name given by your kernel to your
> >> Samsung PCIE Ethernet card.
> >>
> >> Also, when showing command output to people trying to assist
> >> you, don't ever omit the actual command that generated the
> >> output. Because it is a crucial aspect of the information sharing
> >> process.
> >
> >  This command,
> > sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1
> >
> > resulted in a really long output that looks like a manual and started
> with this line:
>
> Yeah, sorry, I just jumped into the thread half way and I didn't check
> what you were advised to do previously (above), it is incomplete.
>
> I think the output that they wanted to see would be given by these
> three commands:
> sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 info
> sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 link
> sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 station dump
>

Here it is:

kaye@laptop:~$ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 info
[sudo] password for kaye:
Interface wlp3s0b1
ifindex 3
wdev 0x1
addr 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c
ssid hrmny9108
type managed
wiphy 0
channel 6 (2437 MHz), width: 20 MHz, center1: 2437 MHz
txpower 30.00 dBm

 kaye@laptop:~$ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 link
Connected to fc:a6:cd:d0:06:20 (on wlp3s0b1)
SSID: hrmny9108
freq: 2437
RX: 14558652 bytes (39650 packets)
TX: 70458521 bytes (56263 packets)
signal: -19 dBm
rx bitrate: 36.0 MBit/s
tx bitrate: 65.0 MBit/s MCS 7
bss flags: short-slot-time
dtim period: 1
beacon int: 100

kaye@laptop:~$ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 station dump
Station fc:a6:cd:d0:06:20 (on wlp3s0b1)
inactive time: 24 ms
rx bytes: 14794829
rx packets: 41066
tx bytes: 70548168
tx packets: 56527
tx retries: 17470
tx failed: 1072
beacon loss: 0
beacon rx: 9583
rx drop misc: 860
signal:   -20 dBm
signal avg: -24 dBm
beacon signal avg: -21 dBm
tx bitrate: 72.2 MBit/s MCS 7 short GI
rx bitrate: 36.0 MBit/s
last ack signal:0 dBm
expected throughput: 33.507Mbps
authorized: yes
authenticated: yes
associated: yes
preamble: long
WMM/WME: yes
MFP: no
TDLS peer: no
DTIM period: 1
beacon interval:100
short slot time:yes
connected time: 1026 seconds

Thank you.
kaye

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 6:34 AM David  wrote:

> On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 at 23:39, kaye n  wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:45 PM IL Ka  wrote:
>
> >>>   Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
>
> >> ok, this is your card.
>
> >> Lets see  output of
> >> $ iw dev [your_dev_name]
>
> > Pardon me, but what should I type for [your_dev_name] ?
>
> On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 00:15, kaye n  wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 10:18 PM David Wright 
> wrote:
>
> >> inxi -Fdflmnopuv7   (my own incantation) should say something like:
>
> >>Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 4000
> bus ID: 02:00.0
> >>chip ID: 8086:08b2
> >>IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: 01:23:45:67:89:ab
>
> >>↑↑ is the name you need.
>
> >> BTW, iw may need root or sudo to perform some functions.
>
> > Are you referring to this?
>
> >  Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
> >   vendor: Wistron NeWeb driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A port: 2000
> >   bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:4727
> >   Device-2: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet vendor: Samsung Co
> >   driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 5000 bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4354
> >   IF: enp7s0 state: down mac: e8:11:32:22:69:43
> >   IF-ID-1: wlp3s0b1 state: up mac: 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c
>
> Hi kaye,
>
> so the answer to your first question above is
>
> (as root)
> # iw dev wlp3s0b1
>
> or
>
> $ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1
>
> Because wlp3s0b1 is the name given by your kernel to
> your Broadcom Wireless Network Adapter. And this iw command
> should be run with superuser privileges as David stated
> above.
>
> Similarly, enp7s0 is the name given by your kernel to your
> Samsung PCIE Ethernet card.
>
> Also, when showing command output to people trying to assist
> you, don't ever omit the actual command that generated the
> output. Because it is a crucial aspect of the information sharing
> process.
>

Hello.

 This command,
sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1

resulted in a really long output that looks like a manual and started with
this line:
Usage: iw [options] command

Really sorry, I'm not very knowledgeable with this.

Thank you for your time
kaye

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 10:18 PM David Wright 
wrote:

> inxi -Fdflmnopuv7   (my own incantation) should say something like:
>
>Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 4000 bus
> ID: 02:00.0
>chip ID: 8086:08b2
>IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: 01:23:45:67:89:ab
>
>↑↑ is the name you need.
>
> BTW, iw may need root or sudo to perform some functions.
> Note that the URL on the man page should be:
> https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw
>
> On Mon 29 Mar 2021 at 21:59:48 (+0800), kaye n wrote:
> > I am quite sure I don't get this much disparity with another Linux
> distro,
> > as well as in Windows 7.
>
> Actual numbers for all these cases would be more useful than
> reminiscence, so that we can make the comparison.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>

Hi David,
Are you referring to this?
 Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
  vendor: Wistron NeWeb driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A port: 2000
  bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:4727
  Device-2: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet vendor: Samsung Co
  driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 5000 bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4354
  IF: enp7s0 state: down mac: e8:11:32:22:69:43
  IF-ID-1: wlp3s0b1 state: up mac: 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c
  IP v4: 192.168.1.14/24 type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  broadcast: 192.168.1.255
  IP v6: fe80::c19e:a977:3a6:ccec/64 type: noprefixroute scope: link
  WAN IP: 136.158.34.210
Thank you

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:45 PM IL Ka  wrote:

>   Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
>>
> ok, this is your card.
>
> Lets see  output of
> $ iw dev [your_dev_name]
> it should be
>  $ iw dev wlan0
> I believe
>
> Also, try to ping your wifi router ip address and some Internet
> address like
> $ ping 8.8.8.8
>
> Then, check https://www.speedtest.net/ : it gives a little bit more
> information than "fast.com"
>

Pardon me, but what should I type for [your_dev_name] ?

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:05 PM IL Ka  wrote:

>
>> Firefox browser in Debian.
>> Internet speed checker is fast.com
>> Speed is 670kbps
>>
>>  How do you connect your laptop to the internet? Is it a cable or wifi?
> What NIC are you using?
>

Laptop connects to the internet using wifi.

NIC - are you referring to this?

result of inxi -b :
  Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
  driver: bcma-pci-bridge
  Device-2: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet driver: sky2

different internet speed in debian and smart phone

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

My laptop, if it matters:
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

This is a familiar scenario:

Firefox browser in Debian.
Internet speed checker is fast.com
Speed is 670kbps

Built-in browser of Samsung phone
Internet speed checker is fast.com
Speed is 14mbps

I am quite sure I don't get this much disparity with another Linux distro,
as well as in Windows 7.

Thank you for your time!
Kaye

Re: cannot boot into Debian after transferring hard drive to another desktop computer

[kaye n]

UPDATE:
I also cannot boot into Windows 7.  I get the start normally or safe mode
window.


On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 11:12 PM kaye n  wrote:

> Hello Friends!
>
> Desktop Computer One has a hard drive that is multiboot:  Windows 7,
> Debian, and another linux operating system which I will call linux-x.
>
> It seems that the MOTHERBOARD of Desktop Computer One has finally given
> out (wild guess only, as even a linux live USB can't function properly).  I
> took out the multiboot hard drive and put it in another desktop computer
> which I call Desktop Computer Two.
>
> Now I can boot into linux-x just fine with Desktop Computer Two.  I'm
> using linux-x to type and send this email.  I have not tried the windows 7
> yet.
>
> However I cannot boot into Debian (I believe it is Debian 10).  I get this
> message:
>
> -
> You are in emergency mode. After logging in, type "journalctl -xb" to view
> system logs, "systemctl reboot" to reboot, "systemctl default" or "exit"
> to boot into default mode.
>
> Cannot open access to console, the root account is locked.
> See sulogin(8) man page for more details.
>
> Press Enter to continue.
> ---
>
> If I press enter, I reach the Debian logo with the circling animation but
> after a while I get the above message again.
>
> If it matters, the UUID of both / and /home partitions of the Debian
> system remain the same; I compared the info provided by Gparted and the
> /etc/fstab in the Debian system.
>
> Thank you for your time.
> kaye
>
>

cannot boot into Debian after transferring hard drive to another desktop computer

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

Desktop Computer One has a hard drive that is multiboot:  Windows 7,
Debian, and another linux operating system which I will call linux-x.

It seems that the MOTHERBOARD of Desktop Computer One has finally given out
(wild guess only, as even a linux live USB can't function properly).  I
took out the multiboot hard drive and put it in another desktop computer
which I call Desktop Computer Two.

Now I can boot into linux-x just fine with Desktop Computer Two.  I'm using
linux-x to type and send this email.  I have not tried the windows 7 yet.

However I cannot boot into Debian (I believe it is Debian 10).  I get this
message:

-
You are in emergency mode. After logging in, type "journalctl -xb" to view
system logs, "systemctl reboot" to reboot, "systemctl default" or "exit"
to boot into default mode.

Cannot open access to console, the root account is locked.
See sulogin(8) man page for more details.

Press Enter to continue.
---

If I press enter, I reach the Debian logo with the circling animation but
after a while I get the above message again.

If it matters, the UUID of both / and /home partitions of the Debian system
remain the same; I compared the info provided by Gparted and the /etc/fstab
in the Debian system.

Thank you for your time.
kaye

Re: Flash Drive suddenly read only?

[kaye n]

On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:20 PM  wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 11:27:52PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> > On Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:00:31 +0800
> > kaye n  wrote:
> >
> > > When I plug in my usb flash drive to my desktop computer, I can edit
> > > certain libreoffice calc files saved in that flash drive. But after I
> > > try to copy several dbf files from the desktop computer hard drive to
> > > the flash drive via the terminal, it says it's read only. When I open
> > > the calc files again, they are now read only and cannot be edited.
> >
> > What file system is on the flash drive? What does gparted or parted
> > report?
> >
> > Are the files marked read only (ro), or is the entire flash drive
> > mounted ro?
> >
> > Are you editing the calc files from Linux or Windows?
> >
> > How, exactly, are you mounting the flash drive under Linux. What
> > command?
> >
> > How long has this been going on?
>
> What do the logs say? /var/log/syslog, or .../messages? Or however
> systemd folks call that stuff these days).
>
> If there's an event forcing the OS to put the file system in read-only
> mode (e.g. write error), you will see traces of it in the system logs.
>
> Cheers
>  - t
>

What file system is on the flash drive? What does gparted or parted
report?
Gparted shows fat32 as the file system of the flash drive.

Are the files marked read only (ro), or is the entire flash drive
mounted ro?
The dbf files seem to be READ WRITE EXECUTE for OWNER, GROUP, and OTHER

Are you editing the calc files from Linux or Windows?
>From Debian 10

How, exactly, are you mounting the flash drive under Linux. What
command?
I just insert the flash drive to the desktop computer and it mounts and is
ready for use.
If it matters, here is the /etc/fstab
UUID=2E7B-BA02   /media/kaye   vfat
user,rw,noauto,uid=1000,gid=users,umask=0,dmask=0,fmask=0,users,exec,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,
  00

How long has this been going on?
Just last night

What do the logs say? /var/log/syslog, or .../messages?
I fail to open it

Flash Drive suddenly read only?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

When I plug in my usb flash drive to my desktop computer, I can edit
certain libreoffice calc files saved in that flash drive. But after I try
to copy several dbf files from the desktop computer hard drive to the flash
drive via the terminal, it says it's read only. When I open the calc files
again, they are now read only and cannot be edited.

The desktop is dual boot system, windows 7 and Debian 10.

If it matters, the dbf files in the desktop hard drive are always edited in
windows, then I sometimes log in to Debian and copy the desktop hard drive
dbf files onto my usb flash drive.   I cannot do that anymore, as stated
above. Even after rebooting or powering off.

Thank you for your time!
Kaye

Re: doing this does not make touchpad work

[kaye n]

Hi Friends!

Forgive my ignorance, I am not an expert.

How exactly do I

attach the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log immediately after restarting
lightdm and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
?

Also, content of which are do you want to see?

Thank you for your patience



On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 8:54 PM  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 2 déc. 2020 à 04:09 de guik...@gmail.com:
>
> > kaye@laptop:~$ ls -l /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 209 Dec  1 18:02
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
> >
> > kaye@laptop:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i xserver-xorg-input
> > ii  xserver-xorg-input-all1:7.7+19
>  amd64X.Org X server -- input driver metapackage
> > ii  xserver-xorg-input-libinput   0.28.2-2
>  amd64X.Org X server -- libinput input driver
> > ii  xserver-xorg-input-wacom  0.34.99.1-1
>   amd64X.Org X server -- Wacom input driver
> >
> Same here except the size of file 40-libinput.conf...
> Just to be sure, can you please provide us with its content?
>
> > kaye@laptop:~$ l0f4r0
> > bash: l0f4r0: command not found
> >
> Normal, this was not a command to type but my name on this mailing-list ;)
>
> Best regards,
> l0f4r0
>
>

Re: doing this does not make touchpad work

[kaye n]

kaye@laptop:~$ ls -l /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 209 Dec  1 18:02
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf

kaye@laptop:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i xserver-xorg-input
ii  xserver-xorg-input-all1:7.7+19
   amd64X.Org X server -- input driver metapackage
ii  xserver-xorg-input-libinput   0.28.2-2
   amd64X.Org X server -- libinput input driver
ii  xserver-xorg-input-wacom  0.34.99.1-1
  amd64X.Org X server -- Wacom input driver

kaye@laptop:~$ l0f4r0
bash: l0f4r0: command not found

thank you!

On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 3:06 AM  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> 1 déc. 2020 à 12:26 de guik...@gmail.com:
>
> > From this web page, > https://wiki.debian.org/SynapticsTouchpad
> > I tried this
> >
> > $ mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
> > $ echo 'Section "InputClass"
> > Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall"
> > MatchIsTouchpad "on"
> > MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
> > Driver "libinput"
> > Option "Tapping" "on"
> > EndSection' > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
> > $ systemctl restart lightdm
> >
> > It did not work. I guess it's to be expected since I'm using Debian 10
> and not 9?
> >
> > Any workaround?
> >
> What are the following outputs please?
>
> ls -l /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
>
> dpkg -l | grep -i xserver-xorg-input
>
> l0f4r0
>
>

doing this does not make touchpad work

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

This is my system:
Host: laptop Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

>From this web page, https://wiki.debian.org/SynapticsTouchpad
I tried this

$ mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
$ echo 'Section "InputClass"
Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "libinput"
Option "Tapping" "on"
EndSection' > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
$ systemctl restart lightdm

It did not work. I guess it's to be expected since I'm using Debian 10 and
not 9?

Any workaround?

Thank you very much!

Re: Error making another file manager the preferred app

[kaye n]

On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 4:36 PM didier gaumet 
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> reading
> http://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/spacefm-manual-en.html#programfiles-usr-bin-spacefm-auth
> ,
> Perhaps you should use the spacefm executable rather than the spacefm-auth
> one?
>

You are absolutely right. When I was choosing the appropriate  file in

Menu -> Settings -> Preferred Applications -> Utilities tab -> File Manager
-> dropdown list - Other... ->

there was no spacefm executable, only the spacefm-auth.  Now it's there.  I
don't know what happened or what I did.

Anyway, problem solved.

Thank you very much.

Error making another file manager the preferred app

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

Firstly, if it matters, my system is:

Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: H81M-P33 (MS-7817) v: 1.0 serial: N/A
  BIOS: American Megatrends v: 1.9 date: 03/30/2015
CPU:
  Dual Core: Intel Core i3-4130 type: MT MCP speed: 800 MHz
  min/max: 800/3400 MHz

I installed Spacefm file manager thru Synaptic because I prefer it over
Thunar.  For those who may be curious as to why, Spacefm has a very useful
feature that is similar to the command :

ls *anycharacter*

I went to Menu -> Settings -> Preferred Applications -> Utilities tab ->
File Manager -> dropdown list - Other... -> choose /usr/bin/spacefm-auth
"%s"

If I click Menu on the taskbar and click File Manager, it SHOULD open
Spacefm, but I get this error message instead:
Failed to execute default File Manager. Input/output error.

Not a big deal really, but it would be nice to make it work.

Thank you for your time.
kaye

Re: one thing i don't like about Thunar file manager

[kaye n]

>
>
> > > I realize my question may be an eye-roller for some people, but
> > >
> > > "as I learnt to read years ago,"
> > >
> > > is the type of answer that makes non-Linux users think that we're a
> > > bunch of elitist snob.
> >
> > No, it doesn't.
> > It's appropriate sarcasm.
> > A quick scroll and a basic knowledge of the alphabet is all that's
> > required to locate any file/directory in even a complex listing.
>
> That feature appears useful in case of a directory with lots of files
> where the first part of the filename is unknown (i.e. one can't guess
> even the general area in the listing where the file might be).
>

That's exactly my point. Thank you Andrei. You've been helpful since I
started using Debian.

Re: one thing i don't like about Thunar file manager

[kaye n]

>
> > Let's say there are three files with the names -
> > apple-pie
> > banana-split
> > orange-juice
> >
> > On the file manager window, I would type the letter o and the file
> > 'orange-juice' would be selected.  However, I would also want the
> > ability to select that file by typing j (for juice).
> >
> > This is possible with another file manager, but not with Thunar as far
> > as I can tell.
> > Am I wrong?  What other file managers would you recommend for my
> > Debian system that has that feature?
>
> I'd never need that feature for myself, as I learnt to read years ago,
>

I realize my question may be an eye-roller for some people, but

"as I learnt to read years ago,"

is the type of answer that makes non-Linux users think that we're a bunch
of elitist snob.

Thanks anyway

one thing i don't like about Thunar file manager

[kaye n]

Hi guys, I don't know if there's any way to set it, but I would like to be
able to do the following in Thunar file manager:

Let's say there are three files with the names -
apple-pie
banana-split
orange-juice

On the file manager window, I would type the letter o and the file
'orange-juice' would be selected.  However, I would also want the ability
to select that file by typing j (for juice).

This is possible with another file manager, but not with Thunar as far as I
can tell.
Am I wrong?  What other file managers would you recommend for my Debian
system that has that feature?

Thank you for your time.
Kaye

Re: how to install cherrytree?

[kaye n]

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 5:34 AM Marco Möller <
ta...@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> wrote:

>
> In the past, on Debian/buster, I did this, not having encountered
> problems, but of course I cannot give you any warranty for your
> installation (! Note that my notes and experience is not for the most
> up-to-date version of cherrytree !):
>
> 1.) download the latest version of the required dependency which is no
> more in current stable or newer Debian repositories:
> https://packages.debian.org/stretch/amd64/python-gtksourceview2/download
>
> 2.) download the cherrytree *.deb package:
> https://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/#downl
>
> 3.) install both packages with the following commands:
> apt --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests install
> ./python-gtksourceview2_2.10.1-3_amd64.deb
> apt install ./cherrytree_0.38.10-0_all.deb
>
>
> Later on I moved to this solution, which I am currently running on
> Debian/testing: if you consider the usage of  flatpak  to be an option
> for you then could try it. Actually I recommend this over the first,
> above mentioned older solution.Keep in mind that using flatpak there
> will be install a "containerized, very well defined mini-linux
> environment" for you, which is then taken advantage of by the apps which
> you install (by a flatpak command) to run "inside" this flatpak base
> environment. The base flatpak installation and a first graphical app
> depending on Gtk, like cherrytree, will occupy some 2 GB of storage space.
>
> 1.) install  flatpak
> apt install flatpak
>
> 2.) install cherrytree as an flatpak app; this will automatically
> install also all the by cherrytree needed flatpak base environment
> components
> flatpak install flathub com.giuspen.cherrytree
>
> 3.) run and enjoy cherrytree
> flatpak run com.giuspen.cherrytree
>
> I am using cherrytree like this for a year now without having run into
> any trouble.
>

thanks friends!
-
kaye@laptop:~$  flatpak install flathub com.giuspen.cherrytree
Note that the directories
'/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share'
'/home/kaye/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'
are not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so
applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the
session is restarted.
Looking for matches…
error: No remote refs found similar to ‘flathub’


if it matters, my system:
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

how to install cherrytree?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!
Having trouble installing cherrytree app.

*kaye@laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update*
[sudo] password for kaye:
Hit:1 http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates InRelease

Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster InRelease

Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates InRelease [51.9 kB]

Hit:4 https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian buster InRelease
Fetched 51.9 kB in 6s (8,526 B/s)

Reading package lists... Done
*kaye@laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install cherrytree*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package cherrytree

thank you for your time!
by the way thank you for the calculator suggestions in my previous thread.

what calculator do you use?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see any calculator app in my Debian os.
What do you guys use? I'm having trouble with Galculator.
Thank you!

Re: why foxit hasn't been included in buster?

[kaye n]

I use Evince to print pdf's. It's really good. I think you can press
alt+enter and see the paper size, i.e. what type of paper you should use to
print - short bond, legal, A4

I think it shows up as "Document Viewer" in the menu.

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 8:05 PM Klaus Singvogel 
wrote:

> Celejar wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:07:34 +0200
> > Erwan David  wrote:
> >
> > > Le 25/06/2020 à 09:41, Klaus Singvogel a écrit :
> > > >
> > > > Btw, if you know a Form capable PDF viewer, which is FOSS, let me
> know.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Okular does (KDE document viewer, not only PDF)
> >
> > As does Gnome's Evince / Document Viewer. I don't know if it works with
> > all PDF forms, but I just tested it with this one, and it seems to work
> > fine:
> >
> > http://foersom.com/net/HowTo/data/OoPdfFormExample.pdf
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> I'm sorry that I forgot the important part: the calculation via JavaScript.
>
> There exists PDF Forms, which can calculate, and I'm sure that evince
> Version 3.30.2-3+deb10u1, which is shipped with Debian Buster, is not
> able.
>
> I'm not sure about Okular, but will find out later. :-)
>
> Best regards,
> Klaus.
> --
> Klaus Singvogel
> GnuPG-Key-ID: 1024R/5068792D  1994-06-27
>
>

Re: How to install zsnes

[kaye n]

On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 10:18 PM The Wanderer  wrote:

>
> zsnes is written partly in 32-bit assembler, so it isn't available from
> the amd64 versions of the Debian package repos. You need to add the
> 32-bit ones as an available option in order to get access to 32-bit-only
> packages.
>
> Try
>
> $ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
> $ sudo apt-get update
>
> and then try the install again. I suspect it'll succeed this time.
>
> --
>The Wanderer


The Wanderer is absolutely right! Problem solved!
Thanks very much guys! Stay safe.

How to install zsnes

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

So I want to play a couple of classic SNES (super nintendo entertainment
system?) games via the app called zsnes, but I can't install it.

kaye@laptop:~$ sudo apt install zsnes
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package zsnes is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'zsnes' has no installation candidate

Any ideas?

I was able to install zsnes in another Linux distro.

Thank you very much!

Re: Any way to open Thunar as root beside this?

[kaye n]

On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 1:50 AM john doe  wrote:

> On 4/7/2020 7:42 PM, kaye n wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 1:40 AM kaye n  wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Friends!
> >>
> >> I was just wondering if there are  easier ways to open Thunar file
> manager
> >> as root?
> >>
> >> Right now what I do is this:
> >>
> >> Open xfce4-terminal,
> >> Execute:  sudo thunar
> >> Type my password.
> >>
> >> Not a big deal but if there is an easier way I'd like to know.
> >>
>
> What is the issue?:
> - Entering pwd when prompted
> - Opening XFCE for terminal
>
> --
> John Doe
>

No issue at all. I was just wondering if there was another way.  In another
distro, I press Ctrl+Alt+Space and type 'gksu filemanager' and type my
password, that's it.  I find it much easier. Plus there's no terminal open
in the background.

But like I said, not a big deal. Just asking if there's another way besides
opening terminal and typing 'sudo thunar' then password.

That's all.
Thanks

Re: Any way to open Thunar as root beside this?

[kaye n]

On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 1:40 AM kaye n  wrote:

> Hello Friends!
>
> I was just wondering if there are  easier ways to open Thunar file manager
> as root?
>
> Right now what I do is this:
>
> Open xfce4-terminal,
> Execute:  sudo thunar
> Type my password.
>
> Not a big deal but if there is an easier way I'd like to know.
>
> Thank you!
>

By the way, my system:
Host: laptop
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

Any way to open Thunar as root beside this?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I was just wondering if there are  easier ways to open Thunar file manager
as root?

Right now what I do is this:

Open xfce4-terminal,
Execute:  sudo thunar
Type my password.

Not a big deal but if there is an easier way I'd like to know.

Thank you!

Re: cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

[kaye n]

On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 3:51 PM Andrei POPESCU 
wrote:

>
> > I tried that. I commented my line ( in /etc/fstab )
> >
> > UUID=2E7B-BA02   /media/myflashdrive   vfat
> >
> user,rw,noauto,uid=1000,gid=users,umask=0,dmask=0,fmask=0,users,exec,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,
> > 00
> >
> > and executed
> >
> > bash ./run_game.sh
> >
> > it would'nt run.
>
> My crystal ball is clouded this morning.
>
> How about showing the error messages and the script?
>

kaye@laptop:/media/kaye/flashdrive/myfiles/games/SuperTuxKart-1.1-linux$
./run_game.sh
bash: ./run_game.sh: Permission denied

kaye@laptop:/media/kaye/flashdrive/myfiles/games/SuperTuxKart-1.1-linux$
bash ./run_game.sh
Running 64-bit version...
./run_game.sh: line 17:
/media/kaye/flashdrive/myfiles/games/SuperTuxKart-1.1-linux/bin-64/supertuxkart:
Permission denied

kaye@laptop:/media/kaye/flashdrive/myfiles/games/SuperTuxKart-1.1-linux$
sudo bash ./run_game.sh
[sudo] password for kaye:
Running 64-bit version...
./run_game.sh: line 17:
/media/kaye/flashdrive/myfiles/games/SuperTuxKart-1.1-linux/bin-64/supertuxkart:
Permission denied

kaye@laptop:/media/kaye/flashdrive/myfiles/games/SuperTuxKart-1.1-linux$
sudo ./run_game.sh
sudo: ./run_game.sh: command not found

Thank you!

Re: cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

[kaye n]

On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 7:28 PM Andrei POPESCU 
wrote:

> > As for the flash drive, I have to add this line to the /etc/fstab file
> (so
> > I can run .sh files from the flash drive)
>
> Actually you don't, you can just use 'bash myshellscript.sh' instead ;)
>

I tried that. I commented my line ( in /etc/fstab )

UUID=2E7B-BA02   /media/myflashdrive   vfat
user,rw,noauto,uid=1000,gid=users,umask=0,dmask=0,fmask=0,users,exec,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,
00

and executed

bash ./run_game.sh

it would'nt run.

Then I uncommented the line and I could run the game again by executing

bash ./run_game.sh.

Just a reminder, the above line is for my flash drive.

No big deal though. As long as it's working I'm happy. But I wouldn't mind
learning something from you guys.

Thanks!!

Re: cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

[kaye n]

Sorry about that.  I should have tested it first.

What I'm trying to achieve is to be able to save files and to run
executable files (like  .sh file) from an NTFS partition of the hard drive,
as well as from a USB flash drive.

It seems that in Debian, I can already do that in an NTFS partition of the
hard drive, can you confirm?

As for the flash drive, I have to add this line to the /etc/fstab file (so
I can run .sh files from the flash drive)

*UUID=2E7B-BA02   /media/myflashdrive   vfat
user,rw,noauto,uid=1000,gid=users,umask=0,dmask=0,fmask=0,users,exec,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,
00 *

In the other distro, I would delete the existing /etc/fstab file, execute *sudo
make-fstab* in order to generate a new fstab file, and in that fstab file
there would be a line for the flash drive.  I would then edit that line to
make it look like the one above so that I can run .sh files from the flash
drive.

As make-fstab command doesn't exist in Debian, I just added the above line
to /etc/fstab and it seems to have solved the problem.  But can you confirm
that line as well? I'm not an expet.

Thank you!





On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 6:02 PM  wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 06, 2020 at 05:54:32PM +0800, kaye n wrote:
> > Hello Friends!
> >
> > I assume this is the correct syntax?
> >
> > sudo make-fstab
> >
> > I can execute it in another distro but not in my Debian.
>
> Perhaps you might tell us what the error message looks like. My guess
> is that there is no command with that name.
>
> Probably your "other distro" (which?) has a distro-specific command,
> but we can only guess what it is supposed to do. Apt-file search
> doesn't come up with a package providing a command with that name.
>
> What are you trying to achieve?
>
> Cheers
> -- tomás
>

cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I assume this is the correct syntax?

sudo make-fstab

I can execute it in another distro but not in my Debian.

Here's my Debian:

Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

Thank you very much!

blkid command missing?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

kaye@laptop:~$ blkid
bash: blkid: command not found
kaye@laptop:~$ whereis blkid
blkid: /usr/sbin/blkid /usr/share/man/man8/blkid.8.gz

As you can see, blkid is present in a couple of directories but I cannot
run it.

Thank you for your time!

change the mount point of my flash drive

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

It seems that in Debian, my USB flash drive is automatically mounted at:

/media/user/myflashdrive

Is it possible to permanently change it to /media/myflashdrive ?

The reason is because I have many LibreOffice Calc files in my flash drive
that are linked to each other.

The 'user' in my laptop is kaye.  The 'user' in my desktop is something
else, let's say it's peter.

If I link the Calc files using my laptop, the links would use the path
/media/kaye/myflashdrive.

If I then plug the flash drive on the desktop computer to continue work on
the same Calc files, I could not do so because the links have the path
/media/kaye/myflashdrive, whereas in the desktop computer the path or the
mount point is /media/peter/myflashdrive.

LibreOffice Calc in the desktop computer can't find
/media/kaye/myflashdrive because the 'user' in the desktop computer is
peter.

I hope that's clear.

Thank you for your time!

xfce4-terminal appears upon log in

[kaye n]

Hello Friends

I'm not sure what I did, but when I log into my Debian, xfce4-terminal
opens automatically.

My system:

Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

Re: what do you guys think of this method of installing virtualbox

[kaye n]

On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 2:27 AM Joe  wrote:

>
> Be careful. Virtualbox pretty much needs the client extensions, and I
> once upgraded a Virtualbox past the point where the extensions worked
> with the Debian Stable kernel.
>
> --
> Joe
>

I'm sorry Joe, I have no idea what you just said. I only know the basics of
GNU/Linux.
The reason I went with that tecmint.com's method is because if I download
directly from virtualbox's website ( which I think is a deb file?) and I
execute the dpkg -i command, I get dependency issues.  But the virtualbox
seems to have installed despite the dependency issues.  I did not try to
use that virtualbox and instead I removed it from my system and tried
tecmint.com's method, which installed an older version.

Thank you!

what do you guys think of this method of installing virtualbox

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

My system:

Host: laptop
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

What do you think of this:
https://www.tecmint.com/install-virtualbox-on-debian-10/

I've tried it and it works.  It installed version 6.0.18

But what if I want to get the latest version of virtualbox which is 6.1.4 ?

Thank you!

Any way to install debian without overwriting the existing grub?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I have a non-Debian distro installed on the hard drive so naturally it
already has grub.

Is there a way I can install Debian on the same hard drive without
overwriting the existing grub?

Thank you for your time!

about debian installation on gpt and mbr hard drive

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

Can someone please confirm to me once and for all if I'm correct with these
assumptions regarding debian installation on hard drives:

1.  If the hdd has an MBR partition style, that hdd needs to have a FAT32
partition, flagged as esp and with mount point at /boot/efi.  If this is
correct, can I put it anywhere on the hdd or must it be on the left-most
part of the drive (when looking at it in GParted) ?  Also how big should
the FAT32 partition be if, a) no Windows would be installed on the hdd, and
b) Windows will be installed on the hdd making it a dual boot system.

2.  If the hdd has a GPT partition style, there is no need for a FAT32
partition (that is flagged as esp and mounted at /boot/efi), unless of
course you would install Windows 10, making it a dual boot system, but even
then, Debian would not use or need the FAT32 partition.

Please confirm my assumptions and answer some of my questions (in number
one).

Thank you very much for your time!
kaye

Re: failure to install debian

[kaye n]

Also, does it matter that my efi partition is at the right-most part of the
hdd (when looking at it in GParted)?
Thank you!

On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 2:36 AM kaye n  wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 4:37 PM Curt  wrote:
>
>> You didn't cut a line up there, did you? Is your efi partition formatted
>> FAT32?
>>
>
>
> I'm not sure what you mean, but yes my efi partition is formatted FAT32
> and is flagged as esp.  That partition is 50MB, and 5.86MB is used.
> Thank you
>

Re: failure to install debian

[kaye n]

On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 4:37 PM Curt  wrote:

> You didn't cut a line up there, did you? Is your efi partition formatted
> FAT32?
>


I'm not sure what you mean, but yes my efi partition is formatted FAT32 and
is flagged as esp.  That partition is 50MB, and 5.86MB is used.
Thank you

Re: failure to install debian

[kaye n]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 2:12 AM David Wright 
wrote:

> Sorry to be naive. Could it simply be that the ESP is full?
>

Upon checking in GParted, the FAT32 partition with the esp flag has a size
of 50MB, and it has used only 5.86MB.

failure to install debian

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I messed up my Debian so I'm trying re-install with a live USB, however it
always fails. I get this message:

---

Boost.Python error in job "bootloader".

Command 'grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi
--bootloader-id=Debian --force' returned non-zero exit status 1.

Installing for x86_64-efi platform. grub-install: warning: Cannot set EFI
variable Boot. grub-install: warning: efivarfs_set_variable: writing to
fd 7 failed: No space left on device. grub-install: warning:
_efi_set_variable_mode: ops->set_variable() failed: No space left on
device. grub-install: error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: No
space left on device.


Traceback:

File "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py",
line 444, in run

prepare_bootloader(fw_type)


  File "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py",
line 411, in prepare_bootloader

install_grub(efi_directory, fw_type)


  File "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py",
line 285, in install_grub

"--force"])


  File "", line 8, in 
-

I thought the problem was my live USB, but when I used another Debian
live USB (that was proven to be a successful installer),

I get the same result.

I did not resize the debian partitions, I merely reformatted it.

Thank you very much for your time!

kaye

Re: Cannot open Trash?

[kaye n]

*What happens if, as a test, you select Thunar as your preferred file
manager, and then double-click on the Trash icon?*

It opens!



*I have not tried spacefm. What happens if you try to open Trash directly
with spacefm? spacefm trash:///*

In terminal? This:







*kaye@laptop:~$  spacefm trash:home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:3: Unable to locate
image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:4: Unable to
locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:5: Unable
to locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:6:
Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path:
"foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:7: Unable to locate image file in
pixmap_path: "foo.bar"(spacefm:2060): SpaceFM-WARNING **: 02:32:48.644: No
root settings found in /etc/spacefm/  Setting a root editor in Preferences
should remove this warning on startup.   Otherwise commands run as root may
present a security risk.*

What next? Thank you!!!

Re: Cannot open Trash?

[kaye n]

I forgot to mention that I've made spacefm the default file manager of my
system.

Double-clicking the trash icon in the desktop screen and then choosing a
file manager to open it results in /home/user being shown, not the trash
directory, regardless if I choose thunar or spacefm.

Please also see the following output:






















*kaye@laptop:~$ sudo dpkg -l "gvfs*"[sudo] password for kaye:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold|
Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend|/
Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)||/ Name
Version  Architecture
Description+++-===---==ii
gvfs:amd64  1.38.1-5 amd64userspace virtual filesystem -
GIOun  gvfs-backends (no description
available)ii  gvfs-common 1.38.1-5 all  userspace virtual
filesystem - comii  gvfs-daemons1.38.1-5 amd64userspace
virtual filesystem - serii  gvfs-libs:amd64 1.38.1-5 amd64
userspace virtual filesystem - prilines 1-10/10
(END)...skipping...Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold|
Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend|/
Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)||/ Name
Version  Architecture
Description+++-===---ii
gvfs:amd64  1.38.1-5 amd64userspace virtual filesystem -
GIO moduleun  gvfs-backends (no description
available)ii  gvfs-common 1.38.1-5 all  userspace virtual
filesystem - common data filesii  gvfs-daemons1.38.1-5 amd64
userspace virtual filesystem - serversii  gvfs-libs:amd64 1.38.1-5
amd64userspace virtual filesystem - private libraries*

Thank you!

On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 10:00 AM kaye n  wrote:

> I forgot to mention that I've made spacefm the default file manager of my
> system.
>
> Double-clicking the trash icon in the desktop screen and then choosing a
> file manager to open it results in /home/user being shown, not the trash
> directory, regardless if I choose thunar or spacefm.
>
> Please also see the following output:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *kaye@laptop:~$ sudo dpkg -l "gvfs*"[sudo] password for kaye:
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold|
> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend|/
> Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)||/ Name
> Version  Architecture
> Description+++-===---==ii
> gvfs:amd64  1.38.1-5 amd64userspace virtual filesystem -
> GIOun  gvfs-backends (no description
> available)ii  gvfs-common 1.38.1-5 all  userspace virtual
> filesystem - comii  gvfs-daemons1.38.1-5 amd64userspace
> virtual filesystem - serii  gvfs-libs:amd64 1.38.1-5 amd64
> userspace virtual filesystem - prilines 1-10/10
> (END)...skipping...Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold|
> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend|/
> Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)||/ Name
> Version  Architecture
> Description+++-===---ii
> gvfs:amd64  1.38.1-5 amd64userspace virtual filesystem -
> GIO moduleun  gvfs-backends (no description
> available)ii  gvfs-common 1.38.1-5 all  userspace virtual
> filesystem - common data filesii  gvfs-daemons1.38.1-5 amd64
> userspace virtual filesystem - serversii  gvfs-libs:amd64 1.38.1-5
> amd64userspace virtual filesystem - private libraries*
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 6:45 AM Ben Caradoc-Davies 
> wrote:
>
>> On 06/03/2020 11:39, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
>> > I tried purging gvfs-backends and was still able to access Trash via
>> > Thunar, so missing this package is not likely to be your issue.
>>
>> But if I purge gvfs itself, Trash vanishes from Thunar and cannot be
>> accessed by manually entering the location "trash:///".
>>
>> If you are missing the gvfs package, you can install it with:
>>
>> apt-get install gvfs
>>
>> or via the package manager of your choice.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> --
>> Ben Caradoc-Davies 
>> Director
>> Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
>> New Zealand
>>
>>

cannot view Trash?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends,

I'm going to assume that none of you saw or received my email earlier, so
here it is again.

My system:
Host: laptop
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

There is a Trash icon on the desktop screen.  If I double-click it to open
it so I can view its contents, I get a dialogue box with the title,

*Handler Not Found*
The message of the dialogue box  is:


*No network handler is configured for this URL, or no mount command is
set.  Add a handler in Devices|Settings|Protocol Handlers.*
I'm too ignorant right now to figure it out.  I would appreciate it if
anyone could give a step by step instruction.

Thank you very much!

Cannot open Trash?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

My system:
Host: laptop
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

There is a Trash icon on the desktop screen.  If I double-click it to open
it so I can view its contents, I get a dialogue box with the title,

*Handler Not Found*
The message of the dialogue box  is:


*No network handler is configured for this URL, or no mount command is
set.  Add a handler in Devices|Settings|Protocol Handlers.*
I'm too ignorant right now to figure it out.  I would appreciate it if
anyone could give a step by step instruction.

Thank you very much!

Re: LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

[kaye n]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 7:27 PM André Carezia  wrote:

>
> Try:
>
> hdparm -t /dev/sda
>

Just curious,

After executing:
sudo apt install hdparm

Why -
hdparm -t /dev/sda
bash: hdparm: command not found

Re: Having trouble installing Debian on brand new hard drive

[kaye n]

*The (U)EFI partition seems far to small, I think mine was about 200 MB
originaly and I extended it to 700 MB, so I was able to make UEFI updates.*Are
UEFI updates necessary? What's the smallest allowable size I can make for
UEFI partition? Or is that not a wise thing to do?


*PXE Boot is booting over network (TFTP) and not want you want.*
I honestly don't know how I got that because I was not trying to boot over
network.  Never had this problem installing other distros.

*Created how? Did you do it yourself prior to beginning installation of
Debian?*
I believe I created the GPT partition using GParted from a live USB of
another distro.

*That's unusually small for a /home partition.*
I just figured that the /home partition is where config files of apps are
kept, correct? And they're just small files?  When I install an app, most
of it goes into / , and not /home, therefore I usually make /home a
separate partition and at 2GB only.



*If you rarely use Windows, that may be a perfectly good size, but because
you haven't created a Windows Reserved partition, Windows will divide it in
order that it have one (16MB IIRC).*
Windows will automatically create a partition out of the 50GB partition
that I made for it?


*For the future, you could paste the (relevant part from) the output of
'parted -l'.*
Just curious, never encountered that command before.
kaye@laptop:~$ parted -l
bash: parted: command not found

Thank you for your time!

Re: Having trouble installing Debian on brand new hard drive

[kaye n]

Thank you guys for telling me the email got lost.  I'll just describe it.

The partition table is GPT.

Imagine you're looking at the graphical presentation of my hdd in GParted.

Starting from the left:

858GB NTFS partition (intended for storing all kinds of data)

then

20GB ext4 partition, with mount point /

then

2GB ext4 partition, with mount point /home

then

1GB swap partition

then

50GB NTFS partition (intended for windows)

then, finally

only 10MB FAT32 partition because debian installer says I need an efi but I
don't know how big it should be.  Mount point at /boot/efi

If I boot from the hard drive, I ge this message:

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Series v2.43 (08/25/11)
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable

PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key

That's it. Thank you!

On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 6:13 PM Klaus Singvogel 
wrote:

> Felix Miata wrote:
> > kaye n composed on 2020-02-11 17:23 (UTC+0800):
> >
> > > No one?
> >
> > Your OP seems to have gotten lost in the ether. I don't see it on
> > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/02/threads.html and don't
> remember
> > seeing it arrive among any other debian-user email. I do see there
> another
> > original post from you about Grub.
>
> I, for myself, ignore jpg messages.
>
> I'm living in an textbased world. Extracting and viewing pictures from
> email is a big effort for me. They can't be cited nor referenced easily
> neither.
>
> Beside the fact that your posting was never seen here (see above).
>
> Regards,
> Klaus.
> --
> Klaus Singvogel
> GnuPG-Key-ID: 1024R/5068792D  1994-06-27
>
>

Re: Having trouble installing Debian on brand new hard drive

[kaye n]

No one?

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 6:35 PM kaye n  wrote:

> Hello Friends!
>
> Are my attached files too big? If so, let me know, I'll make them smaller
> next time.
>
> debian_01.jpg shows how I formatted the brand new hard drive. My goal is
> to install Debian first, then Windows.  I know it's not the better way to
> make a dual boot system, but I just want to try.
>
> debian_02.jpg and debian_03 show the two different Boot Priority that I
> tried.  Both resulted in the last file, debian_04.jpg
>
> As you can see in debian_04.jpg ,  the Debian that was recently installed
> in the hard drive is unbootable.
>
> Thank you for your time!
>

Re: Anyone with experience scanning with Epson

[kaye n]

Hello Friends! I'm the OP.

Problem solved.

One laptop. Two printers. Epson L220 (USB connected) and Epson L355 (wifi
connected).   I can now print and scan with both printers, one connected
via USB, and the other over wifi.

With regards to scanning, if I have been scanning with L220, then for some
reason I need to switch to wifi scanner L355 to scan something else, all I
need to do is edit /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf by:

commenting out

*usb 0x04b8 0x08d1*
and uncommenting *net 192.168.X.XXX *(so I can switch to scanning over
wifi).

Unfortunately I'm not sure exactly what got it to work.  I can only tell
you what I installed, and what files I created and edited.

Weird as it is, it seems I have to install these two.  Again, not sure if
it was indeed the solution that got it working.

 *sudo dpkg --install imagescan_3.57.0-1epson4debian8_amd64.deb  *
(which is inside the core folder of this file:
*imagescan-bundle-debian-8-3.57.0.x64.deb.tar.gz)*

and

also using dpkg command on the deb files in the core and data folders of
this file:  *iscan-bundle-1.0.0.x64.deb.tar.gz*

Furthermore, here are some things that I'm not sure is necessary.  I will
leave it as is because everything is working fine and I'm too lazy to rule
out anything that's not needed.

In */etc/sane.d/dll.conf *, notice what is commented and uncommented.

#epjitsu
#epson
#epson2
#epsonds
epkowa

Also, created the files

*/etc/udev/rules.d/49-sane-missing-scanner.rules*
and



*/etc/udev/rules.d/myVendor.rules*
and added the following lines in them:





*SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04b8", ATTRS{idProduct}==”08d1″,
MODE="0664", GROUP=”scanner”,
ENV{libsane_matched}=”yes"SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04b8",
ATTRS{idProduct}==”08d1″, MODE="0664", GROUP=”scanner”,
ENV{libsane_matched}=”yes"*
That's about all the things I did.  Sorry I can't be more helpful.  Been
using Linux for years but compared to you guys I know next to nothing.

Thank you very much for all your input!

On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 8:07 PM Brian  wrote:

> On Sun 09 Feb 2020 at 10:20:54 -, Curt wrote:
>
> > On 2020-02-09, Brian  wrote:
> > >
> > > Against doing this is the fact that Epson does not provide a package
> > > for the L220 that employs the epkowa backend. That is because epkowa
> > > is not meant for that device. Maybe the OP has found this out by now.
> >
> > Did you tell the OP that? I missed it. Oh, I see you asked what file the
> > OP downloaded and that question was left hanging without a response.
> >
> > Epson only seems to provide a single generic package for their
> > scanners/multifunction printers.
>
> There is also an iscan-bundle, which has libsane-epkowa.
>
> > http://support.epson.net/linux/en/imagescanv3.php
>
> The imagescan bundle uses libsane-imagescan.
>
> > http://download.ebz.epson.net/man/linux/imagescanv3_e.html#sec6-1
> >
> > I was thrown off by the OP's error message:
> >
> >  Failed to open device 'epkowa:usb:002:003':
>
> The imagescan bundle is what is offered by Epson for the L220 at
>
>   http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX
>
> Permissions on the USB bus wouldn't have been top of my list to look
> at.
>
> > Maybe that's related to the (perhaps unwise) entry the OP added to
> > /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf. It's true the installation manual linked above
> > makes no mention of it.
> >
> > > (Incidentally, the bug that the Ubuntu advice is targeting is one
> > > that was never present in Debian stable, testing or unstable).
> >
> > That too, I guess.
>
> Ubuntu took the SANE packages from experimental to put into 18.04 LTS.
> You reap what you sow.
>
> --
> Brian.
>
>

Re: LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

[kaye n]

*So, how long does it take to load the second time?*
About 4 seconds.

After doing this:


*kaye@laptop:~$ sudo suroot@laptop:/home/kaye# sync && echo 3 >
/proc/sys/vm/drop_caches*
Yes, it opened slow again.  Slow disk then?  Should I replace it soon?



*Drives? Presumably Patrick's fancy system uses SSD, maybe the OP has real
hard drives.*
It's still the original hard drive that came with the laptop.  Bought the
laptop nine years ago.






























*kaye@laptop:~$ libreoffice --safe-mode/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:3: Unable to
locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:4: Unable
to locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:5:
Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path:
"foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:6: Unable to locate image file in
pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:7: Unable to locate image file
in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"(soffice:2173): Gdk-WARNING **: 10:21:41.576:
gdk_window_set_icon_list: icons too large/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:3: Unable to
locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:4: Unable
to locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:5:
Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path:
"foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:6: Unable to locate image file in
pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:7: Unable to locate image file
in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"(soffice:2193): Gdk-WARNING **: 10:22:08.569:
gdk_window_set_icon_list: icons too large/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:3: Unable to
locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:4: Unable
to locate image file in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:5:
Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path:
"foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:6: Unable to locate image file in
pixmap_path: "foo.bar"/home/kaye/.gtkrc-2.0:7: Unable to locate image file
in pixmap_path: "foo.bar"(soffice:2206): Gdk-WARNING **: 10:22:11.748:
gdk_window_set_icon_list: icons too large(soffice:2206): Gdk-WARNING **:
10:22:11.811: gdk_window_set_icon_list: icons too large(soffice:2206):
Gdk-WARNING **: 10:22:12.953: gdk_window_set_icon_list: icons too
large(soffice:2206): Gdk-WARNING **: 10:22:29.022:
gdk_window_set_icon_list: icons too large*

Re: LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

[kaye n]

By the way, it only takes 35 seconds on the first execution.  If I close
libreoffice, and open i again, it's really not so slow.
Thank you

On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 10:17 AM kaye n  wrote:

> Hello Friends!
>
> I was just wondering if it takes about 35 seconds for your Debian system
> to open LibreOffice.  Mine does.  My Debian is:
>
> Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
> bits: 64
> Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
> Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
>
> If it matters:
>
> Memory: 5.69 GiB
> used: 2.03 GiB
>
> Dual Core: Intel Core i3 M 380
> type: MT MCP
> speed: 1213 MHz
> min/max: 933/2533 MHz
>
> Thank you for your time!
>

Anyone with experience scanning with Epson

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I'm running:
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

My printer is an Epson L220.  It's connected to my laptop's USB port.

The command lsusb shows:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID *04b8:08d1* Seiko Epson Corp.

Therefore in the file, /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf
I added this line:


*usb 0x04b8 0x08d1*
The printer can print just fine, but ImageScan and XSane would not run.

ImageScan says:
Could not send command to scanner. Check the scanner's status.

XSane says:
Failed to open device 'epkowa:usb:002:003':
Access to resource has been denied.

Thank you for your time!

LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I was just wondering if it takes about 35 seconds for your Debian system to
open LibreOffice.  Mine does.  My Debian is:

Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

If it matters:

Memory: 5.69 GiB
used: 2.03 GiB

Dual Core: Intel Core i3 M 380
type: MT MCP
speed: 1213 MHz
min/max: 933/2533 MHz

Thank you for your time!

Can I restore grub in this scenario

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

Suppose I installed Debian first followed by Windows 10.   The GRUB will be
overwritten, correct?

How do I get it back? Do I boot a Debian live USB?  Does a Debian live USB
have a tool where I can easily install GRUB in the mbr?  (then it would
detect the windows os, if not then I execute sudo update-grub)

Thank you for your time.
kaye

Re: I need to be root to run this script

[kaye n]

On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 5:59 AM Jude DaShiell  wrote:

> will alt+f2 sudo backlight-brightness  work?
>

It does absolutely nothing.

problem downloading

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

I was downloading something via Firefox browser  but it keeps failing.  So
I tried wget but same result, but at least in the terminal I get an error
message:

2020-01-23 09:47:50 (161 KB/s) - Read error at byte 40131584/76600520 (The
TLS connection was non-properly terminated.). Retrying.

It seems to be similar to this?
https://github.com/varnish/hitch/issues/127

Unfortunately I'm not smart enough to understand any of that. Maybe some of
you experts can give me a step by step solution.

Thank you very much!

No official way to make Debian Live USB "persistent"?

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

Correct me if I'm wrong but there doesn't seem to be an 'official' way of
creating a Live USB Debian that is 'persistent'.

If I google it, I get instructions from other websites, like this one:

http://cosmolinux.no-ip.org/raconetlinux2/persistence.html

1. Do you think it's wise to follow the steps on that web page?

2.  Please confirm my understanding of 'persistence'.  If I boot a Debian
Live USB, connect to the internet via wifi, download gimp, vlc, kdenlive,
and freecad, and then I shutdown down the computer and boot the Live USB
again, the Live USB Debian would remember the wifi password and connect
automatically, and gimp, vlc, kdenlive and freecad would all still be
there.  That is persistence, yes?

Thank you very much.

Re: only for debian?

[kaye n]

I don't see a vlc-centric email list in the off-topic list so I just asked
in VLC instead.
Thank you for pointing that out for me.

On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 8:55 PM songbird  wrote:

> kaye n wrote:
> >
> > Hello guys, I just want to ask if this email list is strictly for Debian?
> > Or can one ask just about anything as long as it's related to GNU/Linux,
> > free software, etc?
> >
> > I'm asking because I can't find what I'm looking for elsewhere. It's
> about
> > VLC player.
> >
> > No worries if this is for Debian only.
> >
> > Thank you!
>
>   vlc is a part of debian and i use it at times, i'm not sure
> i can answer your question though until you ask it.  :)
>
>   plain text is much easier to read than html.
>
>
>   songbird
>
>

only for debian?

[kaye n]

Hello guys, I just want to ask if this email list is strictly for Debian?
Or can one ask just about anything as long as it's related to GNU/Linux,
free software, etc?

I'm asking because I can't find what I'm looking for elsewhere. It's about
VLC player.

No worries if this is for Debian only.

Thank you!

Re: I need to be root to run this script

[kaye n]

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 6:48 AM  wrote:

>
> > I would put it in /etc/sudoers, myself.
> >
> It's not recommended to modify /etc/sudoers because it can be
> overwritten/reset during a next upgrade.
> Best is to have a file inside /etc/sudoers.d.
> Be sure to have the following instruction in your /etc/sudoers:
>
> #includedir /etc/sudoers.d
>
> NB: this is not a comment but a real/active instruction ;)
>

 I have to create a file in /etc/sudoers.d and not use the file
/etc/sudoers.d/10-installer?  And what should I name the file?
(I edited the 10-installer file with the line kaye ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:
/usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness but it doesn't have any effect; in fact
I think sudo was rendered useless to me, as in I cannot execute sudo, it
said something like an error in line something)

#includedir /etc/sudoers.d is not a comment? that's weird but thanks for
the tip!

Re: I need to be root to run this script

[kaye n]

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 11:33 PM Dan Ritter  wrote:

>
> >
> > /etc/sudoers.d/10-installer
> >
> > of my Debian system does not work.
>
> Because you used the wrong format.
>
> kaye ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness
>
> is probably what you want.
>

Still doesn't work.  Am I correct to add that line in
/etc/sudoers.d/10-installer  ?
Thank you

Re: I need to be root to run this script

[kaye n]

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 5:09 PM Andrei POPESCU 
wrote:

> On Mi, 15 ian 20, 01:36:23, kaye n wrote:
> > Hello Friends
> >
> > I copied a script called backlight-brightness from the directory,
> > /usr/local/bin
> > of another GNU/Linux distro,
> > and pasted it to the same directory of my Debian system.
> >
> >  If I run it in terminal,
> > kaye@laptop:~$ backlight-brightness
> > backlight-brightness: You need to be root to run this script
>

Hi guys, I'm the OP.

This is in Debian:

kaye@laptop:~$ ls -R /etc/sudoers.d
/etc/sudoers.d:
10-installer  README

kaye@laptop:~$ cat /etc/sudoers
cat: /etc/sudoers: Permission denied

kaye@laptop:~$ ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root kaye 19490 Nov 15  2017
/usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness

This is in antiX distro:

$ ls -R /etc/sudoers.d
/etc/sudoers.d:
antixers  README

 $ cat /etc/sudoers
cat: /etc/sudoers: Permission denied

$ ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 19490 Nov 15  2017
/usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness

I don't understand why adding the line:

kaye ALL= /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness

in

/etc/sudoers.d/10-installer

of my Debian system does not work.

Re: I need to be root to run this script

[kaye n]

On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:19 AM  wrote:

> Yes, and please paste the output of the following commands (both on your
> other distro & your Debian):
>
> ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers
> ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness
>
> Best regards,
> l0f4r0
>

Hi friends
Are you guys sure you want to see the contents of the script? It has 574
lines of code in there.

This is on Debian:

kaye@laptop:~$  ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers
ls: cannot access '/etc/sudoers.dcat': No such file or directory
/etc/sudoers

kaye@laptop:~$  ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root kaye 19490 Nov 15  2017
/usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness

This is on the other distro:

kaye@laptop:~
$ ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers
ls: cannot access '/etc/sudoers.dcat': No such file or directory
/etc/sudoers

kaye@laptop:~
$ ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 19490 Nov 15  2017
/usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness

I guess it's the same?

I need to be root to run this script

[kaye n]

Hello Friends

I copied a script called backlight-brightness from the directory,
/usr/local/bin
of another GNU/Linux distro,
and pasted it to the same directory of my Debian system.

 If I run it in terminal,
kaye@laptop:~$ backlight-brightness
backlight-brightness: You need to be root to run this script

Is it possible to be able to execute the script without being root?

If it matters, in the other distro I would just press some key-binding that
allows me to enter an app name so I can run it, (much like in Debian where
I would press Alt-F2 which opens Application Finder and I would type an app
name to execute it) , and I would type in backlight-brightness and it would
open, no root needed.

Thank you.

Re: couple of questions from a new Debian user

[kaye n]

On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 5:34 PM Andrei POPESCU 
wrote:

> https://wiki.debian.org/SynapticsTouchpad
>
> Instructions for stretch (Debian 9) should also work for buster.
>

You are right. This did it for me:

$ mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
$ echo 'Section "InputClass"
Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "libinput"
Option "Tapping" "on"
EndSection' > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
$ systemctl restart lightdm

Thank you very much.

Re: couple of questions from a new Debian user

[kaye n]

On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 8:45 PM Curt  wrote:

>
> https://iwf1.com/how-to-change-xfce-panel-text-color
>

That worked. Thank you.

Re: couple of questions from a new Debian user

[kaye n]

Also, is there a way to change the font color on the panel? For example,
the default "Applicaitons" text on the menu button of the panel. Or the
time text on the right side of the panel.
Thank you

On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 5:23 PM kaye n  wrote:

> Hello Friends!
>
> My system:
> Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
> bits: 64
> Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
> Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
>
> 1.  The file manager Thunar, doesn't seem to remember my column width
> preferences.  I'm referring to the Name, Size, Type, Modified columns.
> Whenever I open Thunar, I have to adjust the Name width, for example, so I
> can see the longer file names.
>
> 2.  The touchpad of my laptop has the area where I can run my finger to
> move the mouse pointer on the screen (I don't know what it's called so I'll
> call it mouse tracker), and below it are two buttons, just like a typical
> laptop touchpad. I can't seem to use the mouse tracker as a button by
> simply double-tapping it.  I have to move the mouse pointer on the screen
> and then click on the physical button of the touchpad in order to click on
> anything.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>

couple of questions from a new Debian user

[kaye n]

Hello Friends!

My system:
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

1.  The file manager Thunar, doesn't seem to remember my column width
preferences.  I'm referring to the Name, Size, Type, Modified columns.
Whenever I open Thunar, I have to adjust the Name width, for example, so I
can see the longer file names.

2.  The touchpad of my laptop has the area where I can run my finger to
move the mouse pointer on the screen (I don't know what it's called so I'll
call it mouse tracker), and below it are two buttons, just like a typical
laptop touchpad. I can't seem to use the mouse tracker as a button by
simply double-tapping it.  I have to move the mouse pointer on the screen
and then click on the physical button of the touchpad in order to click on
anything.

Thank you for your time.

Re: after installing viber, nowhere to be found?

[kaye n]

On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 5:48 PM Curt  wrote:

>
> IMHO the thing is the installed executable is not in the OP's
> path.
>
> I believe viber places itself in /opt.
>
>  /opt/viber/Viber
>
> And then there's the minor question of case sensitivity.
>

Curt is right. Thanks guys.

Re: after installing viber, nowhere to be found?

[kaye n]

On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 1:54 AM Greg Wooledge  wrote:

>
> The cleanest way to do
> that would be to add a jessie source to sources.list, and use apt
> to install it.  That'll at least give the benefit of keeping it
> patched so long as jessie's LTS support for it continues.
>

Are you saying add something to /etc/apt/sources.list ?

Re: after installing viber, nowhere to be found?

[kaye n]

I got the file via this command:

wget https://download.cdn.viber.com/cdn/desktop/Linux/viber.deb

then,

kaye@laptop:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i viber.deb
Selecting previously unselected package viber.
(Reading database ... 268263 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack viber.deb ...
Unpacking viber (12.0.0.7) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of viber:
 viber depends on libssl1.0.0; however:
  Package libssl1.0.0 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package viber (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-4) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.62) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 viber

Thank you.

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 9:53 PM Greg Wooledge  wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 12:40:24AM -0700, ghe wrote:
> >
> >
> > > On Jan 9, 2020, at 10:57 PM, kaye n  wrote:
> > >
> > > Here it is.
> > >
> > > kaye@laptop:~$ sudo whereis viber
> > > [sudo] password for kaye:
> > > viber:
> >
> > It's not on the machine. That explains q lot.
> >
> > A new install might be in order. Try aptitude or maybe synaptic --
> something that talks a little more than apt-get.
>
> No, the thing is, it's a snap.  It's not a Debian package.
>
> > Hmm. On my box (Buster) aptitude claims there is nothing called
> viber- at any of my mirrors. I think you need more help than I
> can provide. Can anybody help OP?
>
> A "snap" is a bloated pseudo-package that contains a private copy of
> all the shared libraries and other resources needed to run the
> application -- sort of like a statically linked binary, but even worse.
> The application is also run in some sort of container.  It's all very
> point-and-click, hand-wavey, "you don't need to know the details" stuff.
>
> Whatever knowledge you bring to the table from years of Debian
> administration is irrelevant.  The snap world has completely different
> rules and expectations.
>
> If you've heard of flatpak, that's pretty similar.
>
>

p7zip-full seems to be a built-in app for debian, but cannot be opened?

[kaye n]

Hello friends!

Searching for p7zip-full in synaptic, I can see that it is installed.

However I can't find it anywhere.

In the terminal:

kaye@laptop:~$ sudo whereis p7zip
[sudo] password for kaye:
p7zip: /usr/bin/p7zip /usr/lib/p7zip /usr/share/man/man1/p7zip.1.gz

but is that the full version? and how can I execute it?

Thank you for your time.
Kaye

Re: after installing viber, nowhere to be found?

[kaye n]

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 1:45 PM ghe  wrote:

>
>
> > On Jan 9, 2020, at 10:28 PM, kaye n  wrote:
> >
> > Hello friends,
> >
> > My system is:
> > Host: laptop
> > Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
> > bits: 64
> > Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
> > Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
> >
> > Following the instructions on this web page:
> > https://snapcraft.io/install/viber-unofficial/debian
> >
> > I installed viber with these commands:
> > sudo apt update
> > sudo apt install snapd
> > sudo snap install viber-unofficial
> >
> > It seemed successful, but I can't find it anywhere in the system.
> > Opening Application Finder and typing viber does nothing, neither in the
> terminal.
> >
> > Thank you!
>
> Try 'sudo whereis viber' at the CLI? I have no explanation for its not
> showing up in the menu, but I'm pretty sure somebody else on this list has
> a great and accurate explanation :-)
>
> --
> Glenn English
>

Here it is.

kaye@laptop:~$ sudo whereis viber
[sudo] password for kaye:
viber:
kaye@laptop:~$

after installing viber, nowhere to be found?

[kaye n]

Hello friends,

My system is:
Host: laptop
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64
bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

Following the instructions on this web page:
https://snapcraft.io/install/viber-unofficial/debian

I installed viber with these commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install viber-unofficial

It seemed successful, but I can't find it anywhere in the system.
Opening Application Finder and typing viber does nothing, neither in the
terminal.

Thank you!

Re: Print Settings issue

[kaye n]

Hey Doug McGarrett

You're using a different distro so I'm not sure if I can help you, but I
would just like everyone to know that I think I've got it.  I am now able
to print over wifi, and scan with both Xsane and Image Scan over wifi.

If you search for your printer here,
http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/
 in my experience, if it doesn't say that it requires lsb, then you can
install it just fine.

If it says it requires lsb, then look at the Product Name, for example here:
http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/du/02/DriverDownloadInfo.do?LG2=EN==18787=cd4ad419e3805cfac26d6492d12e38fc7da11822

you can see that the driver is shared among several printer models.  Go to
Print Settings, add printer and if you're printer model is not listed
there, choose a model that uses the same driver as YOUR printer, and
install it.

Same technique for the scanner driver.
Thanks!

On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 2:03 PM Doug McGarrett 
wrote:

>
>
> On 1/9/20 12:49 AM, kaye n wrote:
> > Hello Friends,
> >
> > I've given up on using imagescan. I was able to install it, but it just
> > could not detect the wifi printer, so I uninstalled it.
> >
> > The built-in Xsane scanner seemed to work at first, but now when I open
> > it, I get:
> >
> > Error during CMS conversion:
> > Could not open scanner ICM profile.
> >
> >
> >
> I'm running a different distro--OpenSUSE Tumbleweed--and I am having a
> lot or trouble tying to get to an Epson all-use printer, scanner, fax.
> I had used XSane Scanner on a different Linux which has been severely
> ruined (PCLOS) and it worked fine but I could never get it to scan with
> TW, and now I can't seem to get it to print either. Why is printing and
> scanning so difficult? VueScan doesn't find the scanner either.
>
> --doug
>