Re: USB hard drives -- recommendations?

2019-02-05 Thread Ken Heard
On 26/01/19 03:06 AM, Celejar wrote: On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:24:56 -0800 "James H. H. Lampert" wrote: Fellow List members: Would anybody care to voice an opinion on USB external hard drives in the 2 terabyte size range, for automated backup purposes? We've been looking at the Seagate "Expansi

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread John Crawley
On 06/02/2019 03.17, ghe wrote: On 2/5/19 9:19 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: Have you tried replacing "-" with \45 yet? That's the ascii equivalent for "-'. Excellent idea. But: root@sbox:~# systemctl unmask \45.mount Unit 45.mount does not exist, proceeding anyway. (Same with quotes.) You mi

Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE

2019-02-05 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, February 05, 2019 08:21:16 AM Greg Wooledge wrote: > The sudoers(5) man page is ridiculously complex, as is the format of > the /etc/sudoers file. For 99% of Debian users, it's also completely > unnecessary to know it. Just make sure your primary user account is in > the sudo group, a

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 05 February 2019 14:03:15 Curt wrote: > On 2019-02-05, Elmo wrote: > > On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, Brad Rogers wrote: > >> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 16:34:49 +0100 > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hello to...@tuxteam.de, > >> > >>> But it would be so easy to comply with GDPR: rotate logs regularly > >> > >> I'

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 05 February 2019 09:41:30 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 09:32:01AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Tuesday 05 February 2019 08:42:01 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 07:58:11AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > http://w

Re: Package dependancies.

2019-02-05 Thread peter
* From: Michael Lange

Re: Warnings from gvim

2019-02-05 Thread Richard Hector
On 5/02/19 1:55 PM, Richard Hector wrote: > I've just started getting a bunch of warnings when I start gvim from the > commandline (as I often do): > > ** (gvim:31818): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Could not obtain desktop path or name > ** (gvim:31818): WARNING **: atk-bridge: get_device_events_reply: > u

Re: Realtek RTL8188CUS wireless usb stick on Stretch

2019-02-05 Thread Matthew Crews
On Tue, 2019-02-05 at 20:32 +, James Allsopp wrote: > Hi, > I'm having lots of problems getting this usb wireless dongle (Edimax) > to pick up and connect to a wireless network. I'm not sure if there's > a config from an older wireless getting in the way. The hardware for > that isn't installe

Re: Package dependancies.

2019-02-05 Thread Michael Lange
Hi, On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:42:41 -0800 pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > Any ideas about this? > > root@imager:/etc/apt# apt-get install aptitude > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean

Package dependancies.

2019-02-05 Thread peter
Any ideas about this? root@imager:/etc/apt# apt-get install aptitude Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread ghe
On 2/5/19 2:05 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote: >> I still think that that massive effort might have been better spent >> fixing init. Handling threads, tightening some methods and regulations, >> tidying up init.d and its buds, [...] > > Start here: https://jdebp.eu/FGA/system-5-rc-problems.html Yup. T

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 02:00:12PM -0700, ghe wrote: > I still think that that massive effort might have been better spent > fixing init. Handling threads, tightening some methods and regulations, > tidying up init.d and its buds, [...] Start here: https://jdebp.eu/FGA/system-5-rc-problems.html

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread ghe
On 2/5/19 12:01 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote: >>From man systemctl: > >mask NAME... >Mask one or more units, as specified on the command line. This will >link these unit files to /dev/null, making it impossible to start >them. This is a stronger version of d

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread deloptes
to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > I'd guess the same. But... now it gets interesting: blocked by whom? > China? North Korea? Yes just tried whois wvsto.com and accessible from here Europe. I don't think one would block this site

ModSecurity-apache for Debian

2019-02-05 Thread Dale Harris
Hi, Just wondering if anyone knew if there was a plan to package ModSecurity-apache for v3 for modsecurity? This would be presumably be a replacement for libapache2-mod-security2, which is based on modsecurity v2. https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity-apache There is libmodsecurity3 and lib

Realtek RTL8188CUS wireless usb stick on Stretch

2019-02-05 Thread James Allsopp
Hi, I'm having lots of problems getting this usb wireless dongle (Edimax) to pick up and connect to a wireless network. I'm not sure if there's a config from an older wireless getting in the way. The hardware for that isn't installed anymore. I'm running network manager in KDE It's detected by l

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Brian
On Tue 05 Feb 2019 at 19:03:15 -, Curt wrote: > On 2019-02-05, Elmo wrote: > > On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, Brad Rogers wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 16:34:49 +0100 > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hello to...@tuxteam.de, > >> > >>> But it would be so easy to comply with GDPR: rotate logs regularly > >> >

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread Jude DaShiell
Okay so "-" isn't a systemd unit name. At this point, you might do well to examine dmesg. Check for fatals errors and warnings and see if any interesting material turns up. On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, ghe wrote: > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 13:17:49 > From: ghe > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject:

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Curt
On 2019-02-05, Elmo wrote: > On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, Brad Rogers wrote: > >> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 16:34:49 +0100 >> wrote: >> >> Hello to...@tuxteam.de, >> >>> But it would be so easy to comply with GDPR: rotate logs regularly >> >> I'm in the UK and can connect to the site in question. Therefore, >>

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 11:51:42AM -0700, ghe wrote: > I'd still like to know what 'mask' means in systemd. >From man systemctl: mask NAME... Mask one or more units, as specified on the command line. This will link these unit files to /dev/null, making it impossible t

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread ghe
On 2/5/19 9:12 AM, john doe wrote: > What message Never mind. It quit complaining. No changes to the scripts. Maybe a systemd update -- there are several updates to lots of code with testing. Thanks for the responses. > In general, ignoring error messages is a recipe for disaster. You'd think s

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread john doe
On 2/5/2019 7:17 PM, ghe wrote: > On 2/5/19 9:19 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >> Have you tried replacing "-" with \45 yet? That's the ascii equivalent >> for "-'. > > Excellent idea. But: > > root@sbox:~# systemctl unmask \45.mount > Unit 45.mount does not exist, proceeding anyway. > > (Same with q

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread ghe
On 2/5/19 9:19 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Have you tried replacing "-" with \45 yet? That's the ascii equivalent > for "-'. Excellent idea. But: root@sbox:~# systemctl unmask \45.mount Unit 45.mount does not exist, proceeding anyway. (Same with quotes.) -- Glenn English

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Elmo
On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, Brad Rogers wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 16:34:49 +0100 wrote: Hello to...@tuxteam.de, But it would be so easy to comply with GDPR: rotate logs regularly I'm in the UK and can connect to the site in question. Therefore, it's probably not a GDPR issue. ditto from Madri

Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE

2019-02-05 Thread David Wright
On Tue 05 Feb 2019 at 09:54:43 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote: > David Wright wrote: > > On Tue 05 Feb 2019 at 08:21:16 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 08:21:40PM -0700, Thomas D Dial wrote: > > > > When in doubt about questions like this it often is helpful to consult > > >

Re: trying to install Debian encrypted in an existed partition, keeping the rest as it is ...

2019-02-05 Thread David Wright
On Tue 05 Feb 2019 at 04:42:02 (-0500), Albretch Mueller wrote: > On 1/31/19, David Wright wrote: > >> If for whatever reason you disown that computer, you would just > >> delete that partition. Your own data you will keep on a USB pen or > >> microdrive. > > > > Something like that. I'd run badb

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 04:06:12PM +, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 16:34:49 +0100 > wrote: > > Hello to...@tuxteam.de, > > >But it would be so easy to comply with GDPR: rotate logs regularly > > I'm in the UK and can connect to the site in question. Therefore, > it's probably no

Re: shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread john doe
On 2/5/2019 4:43 PM, ghe wrote: > Buster > > A shell script has begun to throw errors I can't seem to get rid of. > Didn't used to -- it started in the past few days. > > I have access to a couple Internet connections: a slow but extremely > reliable T1 I've been with for years, and a Comcast resid

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Brad Rogers
On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 16:34:49 +0100 wrote: Hello to...@tuxteam.de, >But it would be so easy to comply with GDPR: rotate logs regularly I'm in the UK and can connect to the site in question. Therefore, it's probably not a GDPR issue. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious

shell script problem

2019-02-05 Thread ghe
Buster A shell script has begun to throw errors I can't seem to get rid of. Didn't used to -- it started in the past few days. I have access to a couple Internet connections: a slow but extremely reliable T1 I've been with for years, and a Comcast residential cable WiFi that's odd, but very fast.

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 06:11:15PM +0300, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 03:41:30PM +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: [...] > > China? North Korea? > > Site owner, of course. (No)thanks to GDPR, it's easier for US site to > block any visitor from Europe than to comply with leg

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Reco
Hi. On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 03:41:30PM +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 09:32:01AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Tuesday 05 February 2019 08:42:01 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 07:58:11AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > > [...]

Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE

2019-02-05 Thread Dan Ritter
David Wright wrote: > On Tue 05 Feb 2019 at 08:21:16 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 08:21:40PM -0700, Thomas D Dial wrote: > > > When in doubt about questions like this it often is helpful to consult > > > man pages, which often are available on the Web if you don't want

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 09:32:01AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 05 February 2019 08:42:01 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 07:58:11AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > http://www.wvsto.com/Unclaimed-Property/Search-Claim > > > > It doesn't even conn

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 05 February 2019 08:42:01 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 07:58:11AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > [...] > > > http://www.wvsto.com/Unclaimed-Property/Search-Claim > > It doesn't even connect for me. I lean even more strongly > towards incompetent web "programmers". S

Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE

2019-02-05 Thread David Wright
On Tue 05 Feb 2019 at 08:21:16 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 08:21:40PM -0700, Thomas D Dial wrote: > > When in doubt about questions like this it often is helpful to consult > > man pages, which often are available on the Web if you don't want to > > install the necessary

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 08:39:52AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 05 February 2019 08:13:00 didier gaumet wrote: [...] > > - Java and Javascript are different things > > I was using javascript as the keyword, and noscript is not installed. That's what happens when mails cross in-flight

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 08:00:40AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 05 February 2019 05:55:32 deloptes wrote: > > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > Too little info to know really say something, but it seems that the > > > web"masters" mis-typed some javascript: "URL" somewhere. [...] > I ch

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 05 February 2019 08:13:00 didier gaumet wrote: > Le 05/02/2019 à 14:00, Gene Heskett a écrit : > > I checked the about:config, no java related stuff is disabled. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Hello Gene, > > - Java and Javascript are different things I was using javascript as the ke

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 07:58:11AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: [...] > http://www.wvsto.com/Unclaimed-Property/Search-Claim It doesn't even connect for me. I lean even more strongly towards incompetent web "programmers". Sigh. Cheers -- t signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE

2019-02-05 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 08:21:40PM -0700, Thomas D Dial wrote: > When in doubt about questions like this it often is helpful to consult > man pages, which often are available on the Web if you don't want to > install the necessary packages that includes them. In this case, if sudo > is installed, t

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Curt
On 2019-02-05, Gene Heskett wrote: > The address wasn’t understood > > Firefox doesn’t know how to open this address, because one of the > following protocols (javascript) isn’t associated with any program or is > not allowed in this context. > > You might need to install other software to o

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread didier gaumet
Le 05/02/2019 à 14:00, Gene Heskett a écrit : > I checked the about:config, no java related stuff is disabled. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett Hello Gene, - Java and Javascript are different things - If you have installed a Firefox extension like Noscript, it partially or totally disables scripts for

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 05 February 2019 05:55:32 deloptes wrote: > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > Too little info to know really say something, but it seems that the > > web"masters" mis-typed some javascript: "URL" somewhere. > > > > If you want anyone to help you debug it, you'd have to disclose the > > page's

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 05 February 2019 04:59:58 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 07:19:26PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The address wasn’t understood > > > > Firefox doesn’t know how to open this address, because one of the > > following protocols (javascript) isn’t associated with any pr

Re: Trashcan Icon Naming

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 11:05:30AM +, Paul Sutton wrote: > Could be interesting as to how to do this depending on where you are,  > different languages (French, German, Arabic), I can see it being easier > but English, you would, I assume need to compile it for that location. That's what loca

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 11:55:32AM +0100, deloptes wrote: > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > Too little info to know really say something, but it seems that the > > web"masters" mis-typed some javascript: "URL" somewhere. > > > > If you want anyone to help you debug it, you'd have to disclose the >

Re: Trashcan Icon Naming

2019-02-05 Thread Paul Sutton
On 04/02/2019 13:24, Curt wrote: > On 2019-02-04, wrote: >> >> On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 01:09:33PM -, Curt wrote: >>> To obviate all ambiguity I'm for calling this rubbish. >> Isn't that something for locali[sz]ation? > Depends what you're calling rubbish. > I agree, localization is also app

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread deloptes
to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > Too little info to know really say something, but it seems that the > web"masters" mis-typed some javascript: "URL" somewhere. > > If you want anyone to help you debug it, you'd have to disclose the > page's URL. I was thinking he has disabled javascript in the browser

Re: What am I missing that causes this error response from the wheezy mozilla?

2019-02-05 Thread tomas
On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 07:19:26PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > The address wasn’t understood > > Firefox doesn’t know how to open this address, because one of the > following protocols (javascript) isn’t associated with any program or is > not allowed in this context. > > You might need to

Re: trying to install Debian encrypted in an existed partition, keeping the rest as it is ...

2019-02-05 Thread Albretch Mueller
On 1/31/19, David Wright wrote: >> If for whatever reason you disown that computer, you would just >> delete that partition. Your own data you will keep on a USB pen or >> microdrive. > > Something like that. I'd run badblocks over the unencrypted partitions. >  Why? Do you mean the low level fo