Re: Security?

On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 20:20 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Obama is as evil as a human being can be, it's impossible to be more > evil. He is in one league with [...] idiots. Nobody was hooked :), that's good, because it's nonsense, resp. a provocation. But indeed, people died because of the politic

Re: Printer brand recommendations

Short version: Brother doesn't support linux. I'm considering Lexmark. I too am looking for a B+W laser printer. I just got a Brother HL 5450 to replace a 5150 I had. It fails to print some pages, and I'm sending it back because Brother says they do not provide phone support for Linux. They u

Re: Changing pointer size in icewm - SOLVED

Joel Roth wrote: > I want the make the pointers bigger under icewm. apt-get install big-cursor > I tried > using imagemagick's convert command to enlarge all the > pointers in the current theme, e.g. > ~/.icewm/themes/icedesert and in the > /usr/share/icewm/themes/icedesert directory, but see n

Re: ExpressCard and FireWire recommendations

On 9/10/13, Rick Valenzuela wrote: > I'm going to need an ExpressCard FireWire port to use with an older > video camera and a Toshiba R930 laptop. Does anyone have any > recommendations for FW ExpressCards? When I search on *bay, eg for USB3 card, esata devices etc, I often add in "linux" as some

ExpressCard and FireWire recommendations

Hi all, I'm going to need an ExpressCard FireWire port to use with an older video camera and a Toshiba R930 laptop. Does anyone have any recommendations for FW ExpressCards? I don't know if there a lot of variation or troubleshooting involved with Linux and FireWire, or with ExpressCard slots, bu

Re: Printer brand recommendations

Beco [2013-09-09 14:48:18 -03:00] wrote: > Now, its very tricky to find a good gnu-linux/debian compatible > printer. I think the keywords for compatibility are (1) PostScript and (2) EtherNet connection. I'd start with those. pgpAYDqSM_Zwh.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On 9/10/13, Beco wrote: > I'm in need of help to find a new printer. My current printer (Samsung > SCX4200 stopped working since Wheezy upgrade. I already asked here > about the issue and tried to correct it with no success.) You could perhaps increase the quality of suggestions by (if you are ab

Re: Printer brand recommendations

Doug writes: > On 09/09/2013 06:16 PM, David Christensen wrote: >> On 09/09/13 14:42, ken wrote: >>> I've used Epson with success, but won't another one. The cost of the >>> cartridges is so high, it's like I'm buying the printer over and over >>> again every year. >> >> HP cartridges are also v

Re: has anybody known what became of the always releaseable testing essay/wishlist thing ?

shirish शिरीष wrote at 2013-09-07 13:29 -0500: > Please CC me if somebody replies as I'm not subscribed to the list. > Does anybody know what happened to the always releasable testing > release goal. I have been wondering about this also; it seems like some good points are made there. signature.

Re: Printer brand recommendations

Beco wrote at 2013-09-09 12:48 -0500: > I'm using this site to see compatibility. > > http://www.openprinting.org/printers > > Is this a reliable source of information? Do you have any other > (pratical) suggestion? Regarding openprinting.org: many/all the forum links refer to a domain that does

Re: building from source for different arch

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 11:20:34PM +0200, Lucio Crusca wrote: > I'm trying to build opus package from source for both amd64 and i386, after > having applied the patch by Pino Toscano I've found here: You might want to have a look at apt-src or apt-build. I seem to recall that apt-build can build

Re: Reg: gcc option for printing large number (large double)

DEC_EVAL_METHOD Can't seem to turn this loose. On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 1:51 AM, Joel Rees wrote: > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Dom wrote: >> On 09/09/13 07:21, Joel Rees wrote: >> >> >>> >>> Not sure why neither man -k nor whereis can find float.h, but it compiles >>> okay. >> >> >> dom@oz:

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 03:16:31PM -0700, David Christensen wrote: > On 09/09/13 14:42, ken wrote: > >I've used Epson with success, but won't another one. The cost of the > >cartridges is so high, it's like I'm buying the printer over and over > >again every year. > > HP cartridges are also very e

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On 09/09/2013 06:16 PM, David Christensen wrote: > On 09/09/13 14:42, ken wrote: >> I've used Epson with success, but won't another one. The cost of the >> cartridges is so high, it's like I'm buying the printer over and over >> again every year. > > HP cartridges are also very expensive -- $100+.

group share directory using ACL's

debian-user: I am attempting to set up a "group share" directory where any user (local or via Samba) can create, copy, and move files and directories and every other user has full access to those files and directories. This directory will be shared via Samba. STFW I found various posts that

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

Lars Noodén a écrit : > > Vincent's link suggests that --cmd-owner was removed from iptables > entirely. Actually it was removed from the kernel part of iptables, not from the iptables userland. > It would be important to find a more authoritative source on > that like the netfilter list or the

Re: Changing pointer size in icewm

Onur Aslan wrote: > You can try to install a bigger theme. There is some themes in kde-loo.org[1]. > > I am using Large Mouse Cursors[2] in my mothers computer. > > Just exract your mouse theme into ~/.icons and create a symbolic link named > default pointing to your theme in this directory. > >

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On 09/09/13 10:48, Beco wrote: I'm in need of help to find a new printer. I've had good luck with HP LaserJet printers. I currently own a HP LaserJet P2055dn and it integrates nicely with Windows XP, Debian Squeeze, and Debian Wheezy: > http://www.openprinting.org/printers http://www.ope

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On 09/09/2013 04:32 PM David Christensen wrote: On 09/09/13 10:48, Beco wrote: I'm in need of help to find a new printer. I've had good luck with HP LaserJet printers. I currently own a HP LaserJet P2055dn and it integrates nicely with Windows XP, Debian Squeeze, and Debian Wheezy: > http:

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On 09/09/13 14:42, ken wrote: I've used Epson with success, but won't another one. The cost of the cartridges is so high, it's like I'm buying the printer over and over again every year. HP cartridges are also very expensive -- $100+. So: 1. I bought a black-and-white printer (1 cartridge),

Re: Reg: gcc option for printing large number (large double)

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 08:21:43AM +0100, Dom wrote: >> >> It does have a manpage: >> http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=float.h It's funny, I was sure I had gotten that particular man page before. > root@tal:~# apt-cache sho

Re: [a...@cityscape.co.uk: Re: has anybody known what became of the always releaseable testing essay/wishlist thing ?]

On Sun 08 Sep 2013 at 01:21:58 +0530, shirish शिरीष wrote: > > On Sat 07 Sep 2013 at 23:59:11 +0530, shirish शिरीष wrote: > > > >> Please CC me if somebody replies as I'm not subscribed to the list. > > > > There is probably a very good reason why you are not subscribed. You may > > very well reve

building from source for different arch

Hi, I'm trying to build opus package from source for both amd64 and i386, after having applied the patch by Pino Toscano I've found here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=674467 What I've done so far is: $ apt-get source opus # apt-get build-dep opus $ patch -Np1 < .../o

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On 09/09/13 22:32, David Christensen wrote: > On 09/09/13 10:48, Beco wrote: >> I'm in need of help to find a new printer. > > I've had good luck with HP LaserJet printers. I currently own a HP LaserJet > P2055dn and it integrates nicely with Windows XP, Debian Squeeze, and Debian > Wheezy: >

How to setup notify-osd

I got these errors when trying to start the daemon: ** (notify-osd:4791): WARNING **: dbus_create_service_instance(): Got error "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expi

Re: How to setup notify-osd

I am using wheezy and gnome 3. I just did a little research on google that I think this is somewhat related to dbus? (althought I don't know what it does. but the output there has a line contains dbus_create_service_instance? ) This is the related bug report: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo

Re: Reg: gcc option for printing large number (large double)

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Dom wrote: > On 09/09/13 07:21, Joel Rees wrote: > > >> >> Not sure why neither man -k nor whereis can find float.h, but it compiles >> okay. > > > dom@oz:~$ locate float.h > /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.6/include/float.h > /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.7/include/

Re: Security?

On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 20:07 +0200, Slavko wrote: > Ahoj, [snip] While everything you've written is true, I anyway don't care about it, since it's absolutely obvious that all nations do it and in addition "normal" criminals do it too. We know it and we don't need to use social networks, store priva

Re: using less in a bash script, screen blanking, alternate screen

On 9/8/13, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 9/8/13, Zenaan Harkness wrote: >> OK, I have the following script (reduced, just enough to demonstrate >> the problem): >> >> --- test.sh --- >> #!/bin/bash >> cmd="apt-cache search debian-installer | sort | egrep --color=always >> -i debian-installer" >> #t

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

On 10.09.2013 00:36, atar wrote: > Lars wrote: > >> One possible explanation might be SMP: >> >> $ uname -a >> Linux debian 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.41-2+deb7u2 i686 GNU/Linux >> >> Regards, >> /Lars > > Sorry, but what's your meaning by 'SMP'? > > Regards, > > atar. > > Ken's messag

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

Lars wrote: One possible explanation might be SMP: $ uname -a Linux debian 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.41-2+deb7u2 i686 GNU/Linux Regards, /Lars Sorry, but what's your meaning by 'SMP'? Regards, atar. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: Printer brand recommendations

On Mon, 9 Sep 2013 14:48:18 -0300 Beco wrote: Hello Beco, >I'm in need of help to find a new printer. HP. They have, by far (IMO, at least), the best Linux support of any of the printer manufacturers. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnev

Re: Reg: gcc option for printing large number (large double)

On 2013-09-09, Joel Rees wrote: >>> >>> It does have a manpage: >>> http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=float.h > > It's funny, I was sure I had gotten that particular man page before. > >> root@tal:~# apt-cache show manpages-dev >> You don't need to be root, by the way, to apt-cache

Apache2 neds to ne reset

I have an installation of Apache2 that is misconfigured & no longer works. Over the last couple of years Apache has become bloated & hard to manage so I tried using webmin to work out the kinks. My lack of experience has caused me to totally screw up my web server so I want to enlist some assistanc

Re: Apache2 neds to ne reset

On 09.09.2013 19:43, John W. Foster wrote: > I have an installation of Apache2 that is misconfigured & no longer > works. One way would be to remove the package apache2 and then move the config files out of the way. Then reinstall apache2 to get the default settings back. apt-get remove

Re: Security?

Ahoj, Dňa Sun, 8 Sep 2013 11:27:36 -0700 lati...@vcn.bc.ca napísal: > Hello list. > What do you think about it? > > https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/the_nsa_is_brea.html > What can one think about this? Here is part of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 12) [1]: "No

Re: Printer brand recommendations

Hi guys, Please allow me to revive this thread. (Let me know if its better to start a new one) I'm in need of help to find a new printer. My current printer (Samsung SCX4200 stopped working since Wheezy upgrade. I already asked here about the issue and tried to correct it with no success.) Now,

Re: Security?

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 12:20:44PM +0900, Joel Rees wrote: >> >> There is one ultimate reality, and it knows all the prime factors of >> all the keys. If your god is not that ultimate reality, get a better >> God. > > Please, let's not go do

Re: How to setup notify-osd

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:01:17 +0800 斟酌鵬兄 wrote: > I got these errors when trying to start the daemon: > > > ** (notify-osd:4791): WARNING **: dbus_create_service_instance(): Got > error "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote > application did not send a reply, the message

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

On 2013-09-09 15:50:10 +0300, Lars Noodén wrote: > So somewhere between the 1.3.5 and 1.4.14, the capability disappeared Yes, according to http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/32264/per-process-firewall --cmd-owner was removed because it didn't work properly. -- Vincent Lefèvre - Web:

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 6:16 AM, lina wrote: > > I do not want to start some program, such as apache server, during reboot, > > shall I simply remove it from /etc/init.d/ ? > > haha ... is it a bit brutal? or lack elegance? "update-rc.d disable" will do this properly. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

On 09.09.2013 17:22, Brian wrote: > On Mon 09 Sep 2013 at 13:47:25 +0300, Lars Noodén wrote: > >> On 9/9/13 1:39 PM, lina wrote: update-rc.d -f apache2 remove That should get it from all the rc?.d directories. >>> >>> Gorgeous, thanks both of you. >> >> An after thought: If

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

On Mon 09 Sep 2013 at 13:47:25 +0300, Lars Noodén wrote: > On 9/9/13 1:39 PM, lina wrote: > >> > >>update-rc.d -f apache2 remove > >> > >> That should get it from all the rc?.d directories. > > > > Gorgeous, thanks both of you. > > An after thought: If you want it to stick permanently even a

Re: dictd

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 06:41:50PM +0800, lina wrote: > What is the purpose of the dictd, do I need a local server? for dict? lina wrote at 2013-09-09 05:53 -0500: > That's why I am confused, thanks, I have purged it. You may be interested in dictionary software that does not require any server,

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

On 09.09.2013 14:58, ken wrote: > On 09/09/2013 05:54 AM Lars Noodén wrote: >> On 9/9/13 3:14 PM, atar wrote:> Thanks for replying! >>> >>> Unfortunately, when invoking the 'iptables' command with the arguments >>> you've suggested, the program says: >>> iptables v1.4.14: unknown option "--cmd

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

On 09.09.2013 14:58, ken wrote: > On 09/09/2013 05:54 AM Lars Noodén wrote: >> On 9/9/13 3:14 PM, atar wrote:> Thanks for replying! >>> >>> Unfortunately, when invoking the 'iptables' command with the arguments >>> you've suggested, the program says: >>> iptables v1.4.14: unknown option "--cmd

Re: dictd

On 9/9/13, lina wrote: > On Monday 09,September,2013 06:51 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: >> On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 06:41:50PM +0800, lina wrote: >>> What is the purpose of the dictd, do I need a local server? for dict? >> >> dictd is the server for the dict dictionary client. You don't NEED a >> local

Re: Reg: gcc option for printing large number (large double)

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 08:21:43AM +0100, Dom wrote: > > It does have a manpage: > http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=float.h root@tal:~# apt-cache show manpages-dev > but perhaps you don't have it installed. I certainly don't. root@tal:~# apt-cache policy manpages-dev -- "If you

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

On 09/09/2013 05:54 AM Lars Noodén wrote: On 9/9/13 3:14 PM, atar wrote:> Thanks for replying! Unfortunately, when invoking the 'iptables' command with the arguments you've suggested, the program says: iptables v1.4.14: unknown option "--cmd-owner" Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for m

Re: Security?

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 12:20:44PM +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > > There is one ultimate reality, and it knows all the prime factors of > all the keys. If your god is not that ultimate reality, get a better > God. Please, let's not go down that track. Let's keep the discussion based on rationality a

Re: Jessie/sid 64: ia32-libs "conflicts" with libjack-jackd2

In data lunedì 9 settembre 2013 11:44:20, Darac Marjal ha scritto: > Usage of ia32-libs is now discouraged, in favour of enabling the i386 > architecture (dpkg --add-architecture i386; apt-get update) and > installing the native 32-bit version of your application. Do you know by any chance of the

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

On 9/9/13 1:51 PM, lina wrote: > I notice apach2 still in /etc/init.d/, it is good, so I can restart it > when I need it (only occasionally). Yes. You can use that script to start (and then stop) the service on demand. /etc/init.d/apache2 start That directory is where the template scrip

Re: dictd

On Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:41:50 +0800 lina wrote: > Hi, > > What is the purpose of the dictd, do I need a local server? for dict? > > tcp0 0 127.0.0.1:2628 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN 2886/0 > > # more /proc/2886/cmdline > dictd 1.12.0: 0/0 > > > I am not so clear about it, >

Re: dictd

On Monday 09,September,2013 06:51 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 06:41:50PM +0800, lina wrote: >> Hi, >> >> What is the purpose of the dictd, do I need a local server? for dict? > > dictd is the server for the dict dictionary client. You don't NEED a > local server if you have a

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

On Monday 09,September,2013 06:47 PM, Lars Noodén wrote: > On 9/9/13 1:39 PM, lina wrote: >>> >>> update-rc.d -f apache2 remove >>> >>> That should get it from all the rc?.d directories. >> >> Gorgeous, thanks both of you. > > An after thought: If you want it to stick permanently even after >

Re: dictd

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 06:41:50PM +0800, lina wrote: > Hi, > > What is the purpose of the dictd, do I need a local server? for dict? dictd is the server for the dict dictionary client. You don't NEED a local server if you have access to another server elsewhere (you'll notice that the dict packa

Twoj portret psychografologiczny (osobopoznawczy) !

‘ Twoj portret osobopoznawczy! Dowiedz sie jakie cechy osobnicze ujawniasz w swoim pismie recznym. A moze rozpoznaj je w pismie innej osoby. Masz prawo wiedziec czy twoj szef / sasiad / kolega / nauczyciel dziecka nie jest przypadkiem PSYCHOPATA? Mozesz to sprawdzic dysponujac jego probka

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

On 9/9/13 1:39 PM, lina wrote: >> >> update-rc.d -f apache2 remove >> >> That should get it from all the rc?.d directories. > > Gorgeous, thanks both of you. An after thought: If you want it to stick permanently even after upgrades you will also have to re-populate the directories with stop

Re: Jessie/sid 64: ia32-libs "conflicts" with libjack-jackd2

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 08:19:03AM +0200, Lucio Crusca wrote: > Hi *, > > I need ia32-libs in order to enable 3D features of the fglrx driver in my > 64bit box. Until a few days ago I had it installed ok. Then, after some > aptitude update, I got broken packages because of ia32-libs: it depends

dictd

Hi, What is the purpose of the dictd, do I need a local server? for dict? tcp0 0 127.0.0.1:2628 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2886/0 # more /proc/2886/cmdline dictd 1.12.0: 0/0 I am not so clear about it, THanks again, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.deb

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

> > update-rc.d -f apache2 remove > > That should get it from all the rc?.d directories. Gorgeous, thanks both of you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.d

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

On 9/9/13 1:16 PM, lina wrote: > Hi, > > I do not want to start some program, such as apache server, during reboot, > > shall I simply remove it from /etc/init.d/ ? > > haha ... is it a bit brutal? or lack elegance? > > THanks with best regards, Your default runlevel is 2, so you would look in

Re: avoid starting a program during reboot

Hi you can use chkconfig ( apt-get install chkconfig) command to disable services on boot root@do1:~/.SpiderOak# chkconfig --list apache2 apache2 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off root@do1:~/.SpiderOak# chkconfig apache2 off root@do1:~/.SpiderOak# chkconfig --lis

Re: using `myscript.sh` to change current env

On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 04:35:09PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > I want to have a script, to change between a few prompts per the arg > supplied. This is so I can quickly change from my glorious > bells-and-whistles prompt to a plain prompt (eg for cut and paste to > debian-user, just "$ " or "#

avoid starting a program during reboot

Hi, I do not want to start some program, such as apache server, during reboot, shall I simply remove it from /etc/init.d/ ? haha ... is it a bit brutal? or lack elegance? THanks with best regards, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscrib

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

On 9/9/13 3:14 PM, atar wrote:> Thanks for replying! > > Unfortunately, when invoking the 'iptables' command with the arguments > you've suggested, the program says: > >> iptables v1.4.14: unknown option "--cmd-owner" >> Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. > > Regards! > >

Re: Re: block a program from access the Internet.

Thanks for replying! Unfortunately, when invoking the 'iptables' command with the arguments you've suggested, the program says: iptables v1.4.14: unknown option "--cmd-owner" Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. Regards! atar. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-u

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

Dear atar, atar wrote: > Just wanted to know please if there's a way to block a specific program > from accessing the Internet while preserving at the same time the ability > of other programs to access the Internet, and if there's a way, so how? AppArmor and SELinux likely have such feature

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

Just wanted to know please if there's a way to block a specific program from accessing the Internet while preserving at the same time the ability of other programs to access the Internet, and if there's a way, so how? iptables my friend.. If it's a known program, try gufw in the repositories :

Re: block a program from access the Internet.

On 09.09.2013 14:01, atar wrote: > Hi there!! > > Just wanted to know please if there's a way to block a specific program > from accessing the Internet while preserving at the same time the > ability of other programs to access the Internet, and if there's a way, > so how? > > Thanks in advance!!

block a program from access the Internet.

Hi there!! Just wanted to know please if there's a way to block a specific program from accessing the Internet while preserving at the same time the ability of other programs to access the Internet, and if there's a way, so how? Thanks in advance!! atar. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: Apache 2.4 and Icinga CGI scripts download instead of executing.

Well it's always after you give up and and ask for help that you find the answer. A browser restart resulted in it no longer trying to download the CGI files. Also the change I made to the icinga.conf file was wrong since having 'Request all granted' means the 'Require valid-user' later wasn't w

Re: Reg: gcc option for printing large number (large double)

On 09/09/13 07:21, Joel Rees wrote: Not sure why neither man -k nor whereis can find float.h, but it compiles okay. dom@oz:~$ locate float.h /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.6/include/float.h /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.7/include/float.h /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/numpy/core/include/numpy/ha

Apache 2.4 and Icinga CGI scripts download instead of executing.

Hi all. I'm hoping someone can help me out as I've been looking for a while and not having much luck solving a problem I've encountered. I recently upgraded Apache from 2.2 to 2.4 on a Debian system that runs Icinga and Munin. After doing so I had to do the following: - Move /etc/apache2/c