Re: One-line password generator

We have a 20 character password here with at least two of each kind of symbol in it lowers uppers numbers and symbols. One suggestion I had read about password composition to increase the difficulty slightly was to do all of this and make sure the password starts with a letter either upper or

Re: One-line password generator

Hi, Jude DaShiell wrote: > We have a 20 character password here with at least two of each kind of > symbol in it lowers uppers numbers and symbols. If you produced it by a quite random method then my only potential criticism would be the question how you memorize it without the risk that it gets

external USB hard drive mount permissions

Hi, I'm using Debian Stretch with Gnome. When I plug-in an external USB hard drive (ext4) it gets automatically mounted at /media/beffa/label. However, the drive is read-only for the user owning the Gnome shell (beffa). I've tried adding default ACL entries to /media/beffa as follows # file: . #

Re: external USB hard drive mount permissions

On 02-09-2017 09:29, Federico Beffa wrote: > I'm using Debian Stretch with Gnome. When I plug-in an external USB > hard drive (ext4) it gets automatically mounted at /media/beffa/label. > > > but the device is still only writable by root. > > How can I tell the system to make it writable for the us

Re: external USB hard drive mount permissions

Federico Beffa writes: > Hi, > > I'm using Debian Stretch with Gnome. When I plug-in an external USB > hard drive (ext4) it gets automatically mounted at /media/beffa/label. > However, the drive is read-only for the user owning the Gnome shell > (beffa). I've tried adding default ACL entries to /

Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

Hello I will try to explain the problem I have but I maybe forgot something because I'm trying to install since yesterday without luck I want to install Debian 9 on this laptop (hp-pavilion-g6-2100). What I did… • Downloaded the amd64 and put it on my USB • I started the laptop from the US

Re: One-line password generator

On 01/09/17 22:33, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 09:38:14PM -0500, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: >> No. Entropy is the appropriate word. Please recall that “entropy” is >> just a different scale > > Use of the word "scale" is one example of things that lead people to > use loose

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

On Sat 02 Sep 2017 at 18:24:32 +0200, Luis Speciale wrote: > Hello > > I will try to explain the problem I have but I maybe forgot something > because I'm trying to install since yesterday without luck > > I want to install Debian 9 on this laptop (hp-pavilion-g6-2100). > What I did… >• Down

Re: One-line password generator

On Sat 02 Sep 2017 at 12:52:32 +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Jude DaShiell wrote: > > We have a 20 character password here with at least two of each kind of > > symbol in it lowers uppers numbers and symbols. > > If you produced it by a quite random method then my only potential > criticism woul

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

Le 02/09/2017 à 19:06, Brian a écrit : > On Sat 02 Sep 2017 at 18:24:32 +0200, Luis Speciale wrote: > >> What should/could I do now? > > Please tell us how you put the amd64 on the USB. Thanks for answering, Brian The laptop had Window$ 10 installed. I did some Google search and I finally ins

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

On Sat 02 Sep 2017 at 19:23:44 +0200, Luis Speciale wrote: > Le 02/09/2017 à 19:06, Brian a écrit : > > On Sat 02 Sep 2017 at 18:24:32 +0200, Luis Speciale wrote: > > > >> What should/could I do now? > > > > Please tell us how you put the amd64 on the USB. > > Thanks for answering, Brian > > The

Re: One-line password generator

That was not my password, I only analyzed what was provided earlier and examined it in the way a Federal employee would have analyzed it who worked for the Navy a few years ago. I will not pass on memorable or non-memorable status here either. A couple practices for concealing written passwor

Recommended editor for novice programmers?

My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 for now. I am open to any suggestions for standard packages we should add. I have

sending data to /dev/dsp

The system with the problem is running Debian GNU/Linux 8 and I am trying to run a program I wrote that works as it should in Debian GNU/Linux 7. The program sends audio to /dev/dsp or /dev/dsp# if the card is other than card 0 and it works correctly. On the Debian 8 syste

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 02-09-17, Tom Browder wrote: > My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop > computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for > folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 > for now. > > I am open to any suggestions

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 9/2/17, Tom Browder wrote: > My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop > computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for > folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 > for now. > > I am open to any suggestions f

Re: One-line password generator

Hi, Brian wrote: > I think you had a provider's compromised database in mind when you wrote > this. Yes. That's the way how an attacker can get the biggest harvest and also the risk which you cannot influence from remote. > An attacker would be limited by his imagination and monetary and > time

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 2017-09-02 at 14:21, Tom Browder wrote: > My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one > laptop computer for lending to our local library as an educational > resource for folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We > are using Debian 9 for now. > > I am open to any

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

Le 02/09/2017 à 19:54, Brian a écrit : It would be helpful if you could remember. However, it seems you have not followed the advice in section 4.3.1. at https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en Use 'cp debian.iso /dev/sdX' if you have another Linux computer to hand. I'

Re: What constiutes a viable library installation for openmp and hypre

On 09/02/2017 06:36 PM, Gary Roach wrote: Hi all, I have been trying to use openMP and Hypre libraries in the installation of Elmer FEM and also a parallel processing training program. In neither case can the compiler find the libraries. I am using cmake for the Elmer program and codeblock fo

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:21:07 + Tom Browder wrote: > My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop > computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource > for folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. Could you clarify a little, please? Are

Re: One-line password generator

On Sat 02 Sep 2017 at 20:58:13 +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Brian wrote: > > I think you had a provider's compromised database in mind when you wrote > > this. > > Yes. That's the way how an attacker can get the biggest harvest > and also the risk which you cannot influence from remote. True.

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Saturday 02 September 2017 15:03:23 Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > > My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one > > laptop computer for lending to our local library as an educational > > resource for folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We > > are using Debian

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 02-09-17, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > On 02/09/17 13:34, Dejan Jocic wrote: > > You can set up both Vim and Emacs as powerful programming editors. > > These are the *worst* possible suggestions. Both of these editors > require a lot of learning to even use them at all. If the OP follows > yo

Re: What constiutes a viable library installation for openmp and hypre

"In neither case can the compiler find the libraries." Use cmake-gui instead of cmake. 2017-09-02 21:07 GMT+02:00 Gary Roach : > On 09/02/2017 06:36 PM, Gary Roach wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have been trying to use openMP and Hypre libraries in the installation >> of Elmer FEM and also a parall

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Saturday, September 02, 2017 02:39:43 PM Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > On 9/2/17, Tom Browder wrote: > > My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop > > computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for > > folks who want to explore what Linux is all

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

Oops, now I see--"novice programmer" is in the subject line. Still, I stand by my (and Cindy's) comments, maybe some willl borrow the computers who are not interested in programming--I certainly hope so! :-) On Saturday, September 02, 2017 04:28:51 PM rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > +1, and I'll g

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Saturday, September 02, 2017 03:03:23 PM Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > The first think is to realize that Linux is a kernel, not an operating > system. A more appropriate name for the OS is GNU/Linux. Moreover, that > is the name Debian uses for its GNU/Linux versions (it also has other > kerne

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

On 02/09/17 12:23, Luis Speciale wrote: > Installing GRUB boot loader > > 66% > Running "update grub"… > > I'm going to wait a little and see if it ends the install When I installed Debian 9, the installer wanted to install grub on a wrong path. I had to specify the path manually. Try to specif

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

Dejan writes: > And if someone prefers GUI editor, there is always gvim. Emacs is also a GUI editor if you want it to be. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

> My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop > computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for > folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 > for now. The first think is to realize that Linux is a kernel, not an ope

sending data to /dev/dsp

I haven't fixed it yet but I discovered that on the Debian 7 system, a recompile of the working version of the code now produces a non-working version with the same problem as that of Debian 8. Everything seems to compile as before but the new target produces no output on /dev/dsp.

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Sat, 2 Sep 2017, Tom Browder wrote: My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 for now. I am open to any suggestions f

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

Le 02/09/2017 à 19:54, Brian a écrit : Use 'cp debian.iso /dev/sdX' if you have another Linux computer to hand. I'm on Mac OS. After some ggogling, I did install the ISO on a new USB key like this unmountDisk /dev/disk1 sudo dd if=./debian-9.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m Then I

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Sat, 2 Sep 2017, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: [snip] On 02/09/17 13:34, Dejan Jocic wrote: You can set up both Vim and Emacs as powerful programming editors. These are the *worst* possible suggestions. Both of these editors require a lot of learning to even use them at all. If the OP follow

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

On Sun 03 Sep 2017 at 00:07:37 +0200, Luis Speciale wrote: > Le 02/09/2017 à 19:54, Brian a écrit : > > >Use 'cp debian.iso /dev/sdX' if you have another Linux computer to > >hand. > > I'm on Mac OS. After some ggogling, I did install the ISO on a new USB key > like this > > unmountDisk /dev/di

Re: Install on hp-pavilion-g6-2100 stops at 98%

Le 03/09/2017 à 01:17, Brian a écrit : Mac OS is a mystery to me, but I believe it is UNIX based. dd looks like a decent command to use. Good. Then I did the install, but now I have this at startup And it installed. So that part is ok. Progress. Same as before grub rescue> (hd0) (hd0.g

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Saturday, September 02, 2017 06:46:33 PM david...@freevolt.org wrote: > On Sat, 2 Sep 2017, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > [snip] > > > On 02/09/17 13:34, Dejan Jocic wrote: > >> You can set up both Vim and Emacs as powerful programming editors. > > > > These are the *worst* possible suggestio

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 09/02/2017 01:17 PM, Dejan Jocic wrote: On 02-09-17, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: On 02/09/17 13:34, Dejan Jocic wrote: You can set up both Vim and Emacs as powerful programming editors. These are the *worst* possible suggestions. Both of these editors require a lot of learning to even use

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

rhkramer writes: > Further, I don't think they have any advantage over a good GUI editor > with features like a scripting language, keyboard macros, outlining / > folding, syntax highlighting, and such. Emacs has all of those as well as a GUI. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 02-09-17, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Saturday, September 02, 2017 06:46:33 PM david...@freevolt.org wrote: > > On Sat, 2 Sep 2017, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > > [snip] > > > > > On 02/09/17 13:34, Dejan Jocic wrote: > > >> You can set up both Vim and Emacs as powerful programming editors

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2017 #975

The emacs (non-DFSG) info pages will be useful for novices, but will be absent unless you install them. The emacsNN-common-non-dfsg package for the corresponding version (NN) of emacs is one way to do so. Geany +1 ( with the addon packages).  Also Bluefish. Novices are on a steep learning c

Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround?

On 04/02/2017 07:13 AM, Tom Browder wrote: On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 14:36 Fred > wrote: On 04/01/2017 09:24 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/01/2017 10:55 AM, cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 16, 201

Re: USB external hard drive -- mounting

On Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:17:31 +0200 Dominique Dumont wrote: > On Monday, 28 August 2017 14:25:15 CEST James H. H. Lampert wrote: > > Can anybody advise me on how to set this thing up so that if it's > > plugged in, it will mount, to a consistent mountpoint, whether anybody's > > signed on to Gnome

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 09/02/2017 02:21 PM, Tom Browder wrote: My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 for now. I am open to any sugge

sending data to /dev/dsp Solved.

I was using audio samples from a radio and a named pipe open for reading to get them in to the ring buffer. The ring buffer code was old code which works but I snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by using the read command instead of fread. The read command gets text strings while fread

Re: leaving the hibernate state

Sun 27 Aug 2017 às 19:55:16 (1503874516), pierre.frenk...@gmail.com enviou: > hi, > I installed pm-hibernate on my laptop, and it seemed to work, > i.e. I got a black screen 10 to 15 seconds after issuing the pm-hibernate > command, but I was unable to wake-up the laptop. > Looking on Internet I fo

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 02/09/17 15:37, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Saturday, September 02, 2017 03:03:23 PM Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > This is OT to the subject of this thread,but at first I was going to comment > and say that there is also, for example, KDE/Linux, as, indeed, I rarely > touch > anything gra

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 02/09/17 17:46, david...@freevolt.org wrote: > I somehow doubt that you yourself find Emacs or Vim "difficult to > use", or believe their design is "arcane". (Of course, I might well be > mistaken. I'm only guessing.) I use GNU Emacs. I am being honest when I say that it is difficult to use and

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On 03.09.17 03:17, Dejan Jocic wrote: > On 02-09-17, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Saturday, September 02, 2017 06:46:33 PM david...@freevolt.org wrote: > > > > > > When, many years later, I developed a greater interest in computers, I > > > was happy to discover that > > > > > >1. I hadn'