Re: nfs username and passwd does not work on tty1, tty2, tty3

2007-05-11 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 04:51:42PM +0530, Arvind Marathe wrote: > > On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 12:39:09PM +0530, Arvind Marathe wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> i have a debian etch system, which is a nfs client machine. Since > >> yesterday, i > >> am not able to login using my nfs username and passwd on tt

Re: Best Debian packages

2007-05-11 Thread Jochen Schulz
Deboo ^: > Is there a list of best (most used) packages in debian? http://popcon.debian.org/ Definition of "usage" is tricky, though. J. -- No-one appears to be able to help me. [Agree] [Disagree] signature.asc Descrip

Re: swap

2007-05-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Thu, 2007-05-10 at 17:22 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 05/10/07 16:12, Greg Folkert wrote: > [snip] > > > >> I guess that's called a mainframe :) > > > > No, mainframes are not really that "capable" as a holy grail to set your > > sights on. Yes they operate on a different set of standards, b

Re: nfs username and passwd does not work on tty1, tty2, tty3

2007-05-11 Thread Arvind Marathe
> On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 12:39:09PM +0530, Arvind Marathe wrote: >> Hi all, >> i have a debian etch system, which is a nfs client machine. Since yesterday, >> i >> am not able to login using my nfs username and passwd on tty1, tty2, tty3 >> etc. > > "nfs username" ? I suspect you mean NIS userna

Re: XFCE, and Gnome

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > XFCE advertises itself as a fast window manager. But since both are based on > GTK, won't Gnome be equally fast? What is it that makes XFCE faster than > Gnome? > Good question. It used to be faster. Today, I don't thin

Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto � wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 11:31:20AM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> My point is that God, if She exists, is beyond our comprehension. We >> have to have faith in Her existence. >> > A valid point, except that God is in fact a He. > > Rega

XFCE, and Gnome

2007-05-11 Thread Masatran, R. Deepak
XFCE advertises itself as a fast window manager. But since both are based on GTK, won't Gnome be equally fast? What is it that makes XFCE faster than Gnome? -- Masatran, R. Deepak pgpGbNQP8avnV.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Best Debian packages

2007-05-11 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Deboo ^ wrote: > Is there a list of best (most used) packages in debian? aptitude install popularity-contest man popularity-contest Johannes -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGRE+1C1NzPRl9qEURAp5DAJ9sqL2NkzmarG

Re: nfs username and passwd does not work on tty1, tty2, tty3

2007-05-11 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 12:39:09PM +0530, Arvind Marathe wrote: > Hi all, > i have a debian etch system, which is a nfs client machine. Since yesterday, i > am not able to login using my nfs username and passwd on tty1, tty2, tty3 etc. "nfs username" ? I suspect you mean NIS username? > It gives

Re: Best Debian packages

2007-05-11 Thread Michael Pobega
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 04:15:45PM +0530, Deboo ^ wrote: > Is there a list of best (most used) packages in debian? > > Another list of all console packages in debian? > > I see Etch has 21 CDs ... how many have the source and how many have > packages? > > > Regards, > Deboo > The packages on

Re: driver for ati mobility radeon

2007-05-11 Thread yag
Wackojacko wrote: Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: Hello, I am running a fresh install of etch in an amd64 box. The system has an ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 video card. xserver-org choosed for it the ati driver with the radeon module during the installing. Since I am having problems regarding the gui,

Re: Removing Gnome

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > On 05/10/07 19:38, Eric A. Bonney wrote: >> I have decided that I prefer the KDE interface more than Gnome. Is it >> ok to just uninstall the entire Gnome package? Is there an easy way to >> remove them with just a single command

Re: mounted drives on desktop

2007-05-11 Thread yag
Cliff Smith wrote: Hi All, I have a couple of servers in our office that are running Etch, that recently began show 3 of their 4 hard drives on the desktop like removable media. It's annoying. Any ideas on how to stop them appearing, other than to unmount them? Cheers, Cliff. It may depe

Best Debian packages

2007-05-11 Thread Deboo ^
Is there a list of best (most used) packages in debian? Another list of all console packages in debian? I see Etch has 21 CDs ... how many have the source and how many have packages? Regards, Deboo -- Please don't Cc: me, I'm subscribed to the list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Issues with external HD, changed to read-only

2007-05-11 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 02:40:34PM -0400, Eric A. Bonney wrote: > I have an external hard drive that for some reason in the last couple of > days was changed to a read-only file system. I have looked at > /etc/fstab and the drive is being mounted correctly as rw. I have > looked at the permiss

Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 10 May 2007 11:40:01 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Ron Johnson wrote: >> [snip] I am playing the Devil's advocate here. So I might as well fulfill

Re: swap

2007-05-11 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 09:39:00AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 08:02:00PM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > > except with the "subscribe" directive, now mutt doesn't show the > > "from" in the message tree, just the "to". So now the all say > > "To:debian-user...

Link for CD Replication

2007-05-11 Thread Mike Chuah
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Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?

2007-05-11 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 11:31:20AM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > > My point is that God, if She exists, is beyond our comprehension. We > have to have faith in Her existence. > A valid point, except that God is in fact a He. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez http://people.connexer.com/~robe

Re: swap

2007-05-11 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 07:58:29PM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > yep. man muttrc to the rescue. The "lists" directive includes both the > list *and* your own address in the f-u-to header, whereas "subscribe" > only includes the mailing list in the f-u header. > That may be why I receiv

Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > On 05/10/07 05:59, Joe Hart wrote: >> Ron Johnson wrote: >>> Suicide should be legal, but euthanasia is "someone else killing >>> you", and I see that as a great slippery slope towards total >>> government control over life. > >>

Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto � wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 07:59:56PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> Faith is by definition believing in something that cannot be proven, and >> that is what religion usually is. It is not wrong to believe in a >> faith, and Roberto and Cel

Re: How do yo u install minimal X with fluxbox on Etch?

2007-05-11 Thread Deboo ^
On 5/11/07, Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 02:42:31PM +0530, Deboo ^ wrote: > Even though I do not need to install X on my new Etch console system, > I would like to know how do you install X, is there some new way. > > How to install a minimal X so that if I need t

Re: How do yo u install minimal X with fluxbox on Etch?

2007-05-11 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 02:42:31PM +0530, Deboo ^ wrote: > Even though I do not need to install X on my new Etch console system, > I would like to know how do you install X, is there some new way. > > How to install a minimal X so that if I need to run some remove X > apps, I can, with ssh. > > R

Re: OT: Can't we just drop all the OT stuff...

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 04:07:19AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >> Andrew Sackville-West wrote: >>> On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:58:06PM -0400, Greg Folkert wrote: Come on, we all come here for "TOPICAL" discussions a

Re: DEBIAN ETCH : THANK YOU !!!

2007-05-11 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 08:49:19AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The stable Debian GNU Linux has proven to be reliable and robust. > >From an engineering point of view I have to congratulate you on > concentrating on excellence and simplicity. Thank you very much for > keeping up the Decia

Re: help!

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 10:37:08AM -0400, Celejar wrote: >> On Thu, 10 May 2007 12:50:23 +0200 >> Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >>> Well, since some people on this list seem not to take me seriously,

How do yo u install minimal X with fluxbox on Etch?

2007-05-11 Thread Deboo ^
Even though I do not need to install X on my new Etch console system, I would like to know how do you install X, is there some new way. How to install a minimal X so that if I need to run some remove X apps, I can, with ssh. Regards, Deboo -- Please don't Cc: me, I'm subscribed to the list. -

Re: Business card iso

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 06:37:47PM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: >> On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 02:39:19PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> >>> I went ahead and downloaded the net install for Lenny, and have since >>> upgraded it to

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 10 May 2007 19:50:53 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Joe wrote: >>> Joe Hart wrote: So you're saying we're going to be the UESSR and not the USE? Oh

Re: moto4lin & my razr v3

2007-05-11 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 11:31:49AM +0300, Petteri wrote: > i'll teach you to turn away. kirjoitti to 10. toukokuuta 2007 03:12:08: > > i'll teach you to turn away. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i> hey, i'm having some trouble accessing my new motorola razr v3 > > on > > i> my debian etch

DEBIAN ETCH : THANK YOU !!!

2007-05-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The stable Debian GNU Linux has proven to be reliable and robust. >From an engineering point of view I have to congratulate you on concentrating on excellence and simplicity. Thank you very much for keeping up the Decian spirit in producing this OUTSTANDING PRODUCT !! Rolf Scherzinger, Switze

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: > [snip] > >> I say Germany is less free than The Netherlands. I can do things like >> post on the internet how one can download libdvdcss2 so they can play >> CDs. If I lived in Germany I would be breaki

Re: [OT] SWF to MP4 converter

2007-05-11 Thread Deboo ^
On 5/8/07, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 08:05:06AM +0530, Deboo ^ wrote: > I would like to convert some swf video files to either xvid or mpeg4 > avi. Is there any converter available for this in debian? Or even a > non-deb file? Windows versions for on

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > [...] >> God help those who >> help themselves. > > > Sorry, but the wording of that strikes me as very funny. It /should/ > read, "God /helps/ those who help themselves." > > Cybe

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:24:42 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] >>> Further reading: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki >> My understanding of the period leads me to believe that

Re: moto4lin & my razr v3

2007-05-11 Thread Petteri
i'll teach you to turn away. kirjoitti to 10. toukokuuta 2007 03:12:08: > i'll teach you to turn away. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i> hey, i'm having some trouble accessing my new motorola razr v3 on > i> my debian etch system. i'm using moto4lin & i can get to the point where > i> the p

Gnome-Keyboard-Properties Again

2007-05-11 Thread linux user
Dear Karl, 2007/5/9, Karl E. Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:47:16AM +0200, linux user wrote: > Hi, > > In Gnome Environment, we can run the application gnome-keyboard-properties > (Desktop -> Preferences -> Keyboard) that with the value associated to > "Group Shift/L

nfs username and passwd does not work on tty1, tty2, tty3

2007-05-11 Thread Arvind Marathe
Hi all, i have a debian etch system, which is a nfs client machine. Since yesterday, i am not able to login using my nfs username and passwd on tty1, tty2, tty3 etc. It gives the error: "checkpassword: wrong password." It accepts root passwd on these. However i can login to xdm (runlevel:5, tty7) u

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