Re: bind9 startup problems: /var/cache /bind

2019-05-22 Thread Ross Boylan
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 2:47 PM Richard Hector wrote: > > RequiresMountsFor=/absolute/path/of/mount > > .. to go in the unit file - or IIRC running: > > sudo systemctl edit bind9.service > > ... and putting in: > > ---8< > [Unit] > RequiresMountsFor=/var > ---8< > > ... fol

LXC and Docker together?

2019-05-22 Thread Richard Hector
Hi all, Has anybody run LXC and Docker simultaneously on the same host? Do they play nicely together? I need to migrate some containers (or at least the contents, or services) from LXC to Docker, without causing too much disruption. Stretch doesn't seem to have Docker, so I'd be installing that

Re: Quick test report pm buster rc1

2019-05-22 Thread Peter Ehlert
did you try the installer? I really don't like the Calamares installer, kinda weird, lacking options. thankfully the Debian Installer is still available. On 5/22/19 11:36 AM, Paul Sutton wrote: Hi All Just downloaded the rc1 image below and created a flash disk to test. debian-live-buster-DI-

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 02:32:58 pm Felix Miata wrote: > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-05-22 12:56 (UTC-0400): > > I guess I'll take my chance on the $40 wallies canon. > > Unless it will only by used with that other OS, that would be the > highest possible risk. Well, I've known the guy at walli

Re: kvm win8 guest audio is terrible.

2019-05-22 Thread Håkon Alstadheim
Den 22.05.2019 22:33, skrev Ram Ramesh: I created a fresh install of debian stretch amd64. In that, I created a qemu/kvm guess install of win8. It only accepted hda as a valid sound card. All others show us without drivers. So, I am limited to only HDA as -soundhw. Further HDA sounds so broke

Re: bind9 startup problems: /var/cache /bind

2019-05-22 Thread Richard Hector
On 23/05/19 9:08 AM, Ross Boylan wrote: > /var is a separate file system, and like / it's encrypted, so it might > take a bit of time to activate it. Whether it's available when > needed, I don't know, though the error suggests it might not be. > Could systemd be launching services while some of t

Re: Buster emacs crashes with doc-view-mode

2019-05-22 Thread Boyan Penkov
On 5/21/19 4:08 AM, Curt wrote: Your backtrace looks quite similar to this: http://codepad.org/juUbz33Q https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9xrjto/emacs_latex_docview_bug_crashes_emacs/ The OP believes his issue is related to the 'doc-view-resolution' parameter (when reverting from 300

Re: bind9 startup problems: /var/cache /bind

2019-05-22 Thread Ross Boylan
/var is a separate file system, and like / it's encrypted, so it might take a bit of time to activate it. Whether it's available when needed, I don't know, though the error suggests it might not be. Could systemd be launching services while some of the mounts (and the required decryption) are stil

kvm win8 guest audio is terrible.

2019-05-22 Thread Ram Ramesh
I created a fresh install of debian stretch amd64. In that, I created a qemu/kvm guess install of win8. It only accepted hda as a valid sound card. All others show us without drivers. So, I am limited to only HDA as -soundhw. Further HDA sounds so broken if I try to test with any sound file or

Re: bind9 startup problems: /var/cache /bind

2019-05-22 Thread Richard Hector
On 23/05/19 8:00 AM, Ross Boylan wrote: > At system start, bind9 fails to start on a recently created buster > system. Some of the local bind is based on configuration from an > earlier bind. The logs show > /etc/bind/named.conf.options:2: change directory to '/var/cache/bind' > failed: file not

Re: No Books in print on Systemd?

2019-05-22 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 3:18 PM mick crane wrote: > > "I just want to know what is happening, it is my PC" > So it was a relief to find Linux books and an OS that does what it says > it should do. > Now I dunno what goes on. > But really I guess now I don't care so much as I feel the guys are > g

Re: No Books in print on Systemd?

2019-05-22 Thread mick crane
On 2019-05-19 13:51, Boyan Penkov wrote: -- Boyan Penkov www.boyanpenkov.com On May 18, 2019, at 17:19, Kenneth Parker wrote: I know there are controversies on Systemd (including in Debian -- for example, Devuan), but I want to learn enough about it to (Horrors!) become an expert. And

bind9 startup problems: /var/cache /bind

2019-05-22 Thread Ross Boylan
At system start, bind9 fails to start on a recently created buster system. Some of the local bind is based on configuration from an earlier bind. The logs show /etc/bind/named.conf.options:2: change directory to '/var/cache/bind' failed: file not found But if I then start it manually via systemc

Quick test report pm buster rc1

2019-05-22 Thread Paul Sutton
Hi All Just downloaded the rc1 image below and created a flash disk to test.  debian-live-buster-DI-rc1-amd64-lxde+nonfree.iso Booted up fine,  selected live, and it booted to a desktop no problem. Great work.  Regards Paul Sutton -- Paul Sutton http://www.zleap.net https://www.linkedin.com

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Felix Miata
Gene Heskett composed on 2019-05-22 12:56 (UTC-0400): > I guess I'll take my chance on the $40 wallies canon. Unless it will only by used with that other OS, that would be the highest possible risk. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux Use

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread David Wright
On Wed 22 May 2019 at 13:32:09 (-0400), nico.schloe...@gmail.com wrote: > > Try avoid the GUI mode of reportbug. > > How do I do this? `reportbug -h` doesn't say anything about it. Supply 'text' to -u. $ reportbug -h | grep -i interface -u INTERFACE, --interface=INTERFACE, --ui=INTERFACE

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting nico.schloe...@gmail.com (2019-05-22 19:32:09) > Thank you too for the quick reply. > > > Try avoid the GUI mode of reportbug. > > How do I do this? `reportbug -h` doesn't say anything about it. On my Debian system `man reportbug` mentions "gtk" in relation to a "-u" option - if yours d

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread Nico Schlömer
Okay, I couldn't figure out how to change the the order of paths in `sys.path`, but I went ahead and removed ``` pip3 uninstall pysimplesoap ``` from `~/.local/`. I have no idea what was the difference between my locally installed version and the system version but reportbug works now. Thanks ever

Re: dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration (Swedish with "|")

2019-05-22 Thread Erik Josefsson
On 5/22/19 12:40 PM, David Wright wrote: On Wed 22 May 2019 at 04:06:46 (+), Erik Josefsson wrote: On 5/5/19 7:21 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: I don't know if there is a screw loose in your laptop, or warewolves pissed on a USB plugs. Well, what comes out of one of the keyboards now is

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread Michael Lange
On Wed, 22 May 2019 19:04:52 +0200 Nico Schlömer wrote: > Thanks Michael for the quick response! > ``` > python3 -c "import sys; print(sys.path)" > ``` > gives > ``` > ['', '/usr/lib/python37.zip', '/usr/lib/python3.7', > '/usr/lib/python3.7/lib-dynload', > '/home/nschloe/.local/lib/python3.7/sit

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread nico . schloemer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi Jonas, Thank you too for the quick reply. > Try avoid the GUI mode of reportbug. How do I do this? `reportbug -h` doesn't say anything about it. > If you happen to use reportbug-ng Nope. > If literally "nothing happened" Your scepticism pro

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Hi Nico, Quoting Nico Schlömer (2019-05-22 18:25:16) > Phew, I find it quite difficult to report bugs in Debian. [ meta complaints snipped ] > When launching > ``` > reportbug -B debian > ``` > (running Ubuntu 19.04) and after two, three clicks I'm getting Thanks for mentioning that you use Ubu

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread Nico Schlömer
Thanks Michael for the quick response! ``` python3 -c "import sys; print(sys.path)" ``` gives ``` ['', '/usr/lib/python37.zip', '/usr/lib/python3.7', '/usr/lib/python3.7/lib-dynload', '/home/nschloe/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages', '/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages', '/usr/lib/python3/dis

Re: how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread Michael Lange
Hi, On Wed, 22 May 2019 18:25:16 +0200 Nico Schlömer wrote: (...) > Perhaps I've got an incompatible version of a dependency installed in > `~/.local/`? It looks like this. Here reportbug uses modules from the default system Python3: > E: You must put some 'source' URIs in your sources.list

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 08:05:09 am arne wrote: > On Wed, 22 May 2019 05:34:17 -0400 > > Gene Heskett wrote: > > For this, I need something that fits in a > > briefcase, and Just Works, maybe once a month. Is such a beast even > > made today? Doubtfull. > > I had a b&w portable Canon Bubble-je

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Felix Miata
Gene Heskett composed on 2019-05-22 07:11 (UTC-0400): > On Wednesday 22 May 2019 06:45:33 am Felix Miata wrote: >> Even if you can't get to the site's printer directly, >> something at home there ought to be able to take your print file and >> get it out via a z3azx printer. > Thanks Felix. But

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread rhkramer
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019 08:05:09 AM arne wrote: > On Wed, 22 May 2019 05:34:17 -0400 > > Gene Heskett wrote: > > For this, I need something that fits in a > > briefcase, and Just Works, maybe once a month. Is such a beast even > > made today? Doubtfull. > > I had a b&w portable Canon Bubble

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread rhkramer
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019 05:34:17 AM Gene Heskett wrote: > I do have an MFC at .21 on the local net. One of Brothers tabloid sized > Color inkjets. Windows 10-home doesn't seem to be aware of it. What I > need for this job is a bare-a$$ed color printer, but all I could find at > Staples last wee

how to report bugs? (reportbug broken)

2019-05-22 Thread Nico Schlömer
Hi everyone, Phew, I find it quite difficult to report bugs in Debian. The recommended way [1] is to use the command line tool reportbug instead of a logging into a bug tracker and clicking "New Issue" like everywhere else. (I'm sure there has been plenty discussion about that before.) Anyhow. On

Re: dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration (Swedish with "|")

2019-05-22 Thread David Wright
On Wed 22 May 2019 at 15:18:36 (+0200), Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting David Wright (2019-05-22 14:40:28) > > On Wed 22 May 2019 at 04:06:46 (+), Erik Josefsson wrote: > > > On 5/5/19 7:21 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > > I don't know if there is a screw loose in your laptop, or > > > > w

sporadic successfull mount of nfs with Stretch

2019-05-22 Thread Stefan K
Hello, we've some problems with Debian stretch which try to mount nfs4 shares at boot-time, sometimes it works and sometimes not. If its not mounting during start I can mount it after I login without problems. A successfull (re)boot look like [1] and a (re)boot which doesn't mount the shares l

Re: Firefox ESR 60.6.2+ still unavailable for me

2019-05-22 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On 5/22/19, Guilherme Vieira wrote: > Hi folks! > > But as you can see there's still no update for firefox-esr, which is still > at version 60.6.1: > > $ apt show firefox-esr > Package: firefox-esr > Version: 60.6.1esr-1~deb9u1 Hi back! Greg's idea sounds good there (about update being commente

Re: Firefox ESR 60.6.2+ still unavailable for me

2019-05-22 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 10:12:08AM -0300, Guilherme Vieira wrote: >- firefox-esr version: 60.6.1esr-1~deb9u1 > This is my *sources.list*: > > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main > deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main > > # de

Firefox ESR 60.6.2+ still unavailable for me

2019-05-22 Thread Guilherme Vieira
Hi folks! I've been waiting for a few days now for a Firefox ESR update that fixes the infamous add-ons certificates issue, but still nothing: - Debian version: Stretch. - Arch: amd64. - firefox-esr version: 60.6.1esr-1~deb9u1 I just ran: $ sudo apt update [sudo] password for gui: Ign:

Re: dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration (Swedish with "|")

2019-05-22 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting David Wright (2019-05-22 14:40:28) > On Wed 22 May 2019 at 04:06:46 (+), Erik Josefsson wrote: > > On 5/5/19 7:21 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > I don't know if there is a screw loose in your laptop, or > > > warewolves pissed on a USB plugs. > > > > Well, what comes out of one of t

Re: dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration (Swedish with "|")

2019-05-22 Thread David Wright
On Wed 22 May 2019 at 04:06:46 (+), Erik Josefsson wrote: > On 5/5/19 7:21 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > I don't know if there is a screw loose in your laptop, or > > warewolves pissed on a USB plugs. > > Well, what comes out of one of the keyboards now is p. In response to

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread arne
On Wed, 22 May 2019 05:34:17 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > For this, I need something that fits in a > briefcase, and Just Works, maybe once a month. Is such a beast even > made today? Doubtfull. > I had a b&w portable Canon Bubble-jet which lasted 10 years or so. On windows. Canon BJ-10sx. No

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 06:45:33 am Felix Miata wrote: > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-05-21 23:40 (UTC-0400): > > I can't > > even find the printer setup as I only had one other winbox in my > > life.. > > It's nicely disguised in my Win10 Pro. 39 items in the Control Panel, > and instead of a t

Re: Can't Connect to Secure Wireless Network

2019-05-22 Thread Joe Dennigan
Hi, Just a thought, but are you using a RTL wireless card? I had a similar problem connecting to my home router with an old Advent notebook and an RTL818x. I found out, by accident, that something in the package firmware-realtek prevented the card from handling encrypted connections properly. R

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Felix Miata
Gene Heskett composed on 2019-05-21 23:40 (UTC-0400): > I can't > even find the printer setup as I only had one other winbox in my life.. It's nicely disguised in my Win10 Pro. 39 items in the Control Panel, and instead of a title that starts with a P for printer, printer is hidden in D, for

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 05:50:51 am mick crane wrote: > On 2019-05-22 10:34, Gene Heskett wrote: > Wally has some really cheap > > > $40 ones, but I suspect that I'd have to buy one per job because the > > heads would dry up and clog between uses. Back when I was a fan of > > epsons, the cost o

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 04:02:45 am Curt wrote: > On 2019-05-22, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Its working now, and I have other irons in the fire, like how do I > > print to a printer shared by cups, from a win 10 Home edition that > > has taken a snapshot of its full screen window and has stored it

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread mick crane
On 2019-05-22 10:34, Gene Heskett wrote: Wally has some really cheap $40 ones, but I suspect that I'd have to buy one per job because the heads would dry up and clog between uses. Back when I was a fan of epsons, the cost of the inks was $250/year just to print the nightly amanda reports to exer

Re: got a new problem with heyu, and it is a bug in bfltty that kills all /dev/ttyUSBnumber's

2019-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 03:47:00 am Curt wrote: > On 2019-05-21, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> That I don't know. I don't have it here on my Stretch. It would be > >> interesting to discover what dragged brltty into yours. > > > > Good question. The install image is supposed to be the latest > > stra

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 02:52:31 am mick crane wrote: > On 2019-05-22 04:40, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Its working now, and I have other irons in the fire, like how do I > > print > > to a printer shared by cups, from a win 10 Home edition. > > I've only ever done it with networked printers. > You

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-22, mick crane wrote: > > probably need the driver on windows as well. Probably one or the other but not both. > mick >

Re: Gene you poor soul

2019-05-22 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-22, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Its working now, and I have other irons in the fire, like how do I print > to a printer shared by cups, from a win 10 Home edition that has taken a > snapshot of its full screen window and has stored it on the win 10 box. I did it like this (I'm failing t

Re: got a new problem with heyu, and it is a bug in bfltty that kills all /dev/ttyUSBnumber's

2019-05-22 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-21, Gene Heskett wrote: >> >> That I don't know. I don't have it here on my Stretch. It would be >> interesting to discover what dragged brltty into yours. >> > Good question. The install image is supposed to be the latest straight > amd64 debian stretch, with a rt-preempt kernel and t

Re: Can't Connect to Secure Wireless Network

2019-05-22 Thread didier gaumet
Le 21/05/2019 à 21:15, Kent West a écrit : [...] > also, in various forms. He believes we've got the settings right on Debian: [...] > Inner auth MSCHAPv2 [...] MSCHAPv2 seems to be an old and insecure protocol and it is probably used here to grant wifi access to old clients OSes (Win XP and al)

Re: GIMP on Jessie causes total freeze

2019-05-22 Thread Tomaž Šolc
Hi On 21. 05. 19 16:42, Дмитриев Александр wrote: > I've encountered a problem with GIMP on Jessie. It causes total system > freeze with latest available kernel, but not with the previous. This can > be reproduced on at least 2 PCs. > I've tried to file a bug via reportbug, but it returns error 50