Re: Wiping an unencrypted SSD in preparation for encryption

On Thu 10 Jun 2021 at 23:43:12 (-0700), David Christensen wrote: > On 6/10/21 9:31 PM, David Wright wrote: > > I'm about to install buster or bullseye on a newly acquired laptop > > with an SSD (a first for me). I'm intending to clean (zero or > > randomise) the entire drive with dd before I start,

Re: Server setup

On Tue 15 Jun 2021 at 07:21:33 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 14 iun 21, 16:39:11, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > This is the first time I have to install a system using GPT with BIOS so > > I'm not sure how does it work with the BIOS boot partition. > > What is a "BIOS boot

Re: Server setup

On Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 12:31:08 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > On 2021-06-14 11:21 a.m., David Wright wrote: > > On Sun 13 Jun 2021 at 13:57:33 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > > wrote: > > > >> You must also have a huge need to answer question without reading what > >

Re: Server setup

On Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 16:39:11 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > I can understand the idea of cutting out part of the messages when I > answer. But this is now forcing me to repeat many times... The idea is to cut out the water that's passed under the bridge, so to speak. You don't

Re: Server setup

On Lu, 14 iun 21, 16:39:11, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > Like I already said, the "helper" that setup the whole system has the > same skeleton for every type of hardware installation (not so good). As most of us are probably not customers of your hosting provider we have no idea wh

Re: cannot mount smartphone anymore

On Lu, 14 iun 21, 09:46:02, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > >> > >> If so I don't remember why :) > > > > But aptitude might know: > > > > aptitude why usbguard > > OK: > > i gnome-online-accounts Recommends gnome-control-center (>= 3.6.1) > i A gnome-control-center Depends

Re: Thunderbird problems

On 6/14/21 9:46 PM, Robbi Nespu wrote: On 6/15/21 6:24 AM, Frank McCormick wrote: The latest version of Thunderbird which was updated recently is giving me problems connecting to gmail. How can I downgrade Thunderbird on this machine? I am running Bullseye Let me guess, you unable to c

Re: Debian Installer Bullseye RC 2 release

Charles Curley (2021-06-14): > On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:26:22 +0200 > Cyril Brulebois wrote: > > > See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues. > > You might want to include 980271 in the errata. See > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=980271#15 for the > gist of

Re: Debian Installer Bullseye RC 2 release

On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:26:22 +0200 Cyril Brulebois wrote: > See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues. You might want to include 980271 in the errata. See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=980271#15 for the gist of it. Thanks! -- Does anybody read signature

Re: Thunderbird problems

On 6/15/21 6:24 AM, Frank McCormick wrote: The latest version of Thunderbird which was updated recently is giving me problems connecting to gmail. How can I downgrade Thunderbird on this machine? I am running Bullseye Let me guess, you unable to connect imap and smtp right? I having that

Re: Server setup

On 15/06/21 9:26 am, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: I would like to have my system running on different partition for home, usr, var, tmp, etc... This is a safe route to prevent some problem (such as filling up a partition th

Thunderbird problems

The latest version of Thunderbird which was updated recently is giving me problems connecting to gmail. How can I downgrade Thunderbird on this machine? I am running Bullseye -- Frank McCormick

Re: Server setup

Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: > > I would like to have my system running on different partition for home, > > usr, var, tmp, etc... This is a safe route to prevent some problem (such > > as filling up a partition that ris

Re: Find packages from a specific maintainer

On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 08:33:19PM +0200, Rasmus MK wrote: Is it possible to search in the maintainer field with apt? If not, can I lookup this information somewhere else? The Debian QA site can provide you with a list. For Debian XMPP Maintainers:

Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 05:36:39PM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: If I'm not mistaken, if anything it's actually more of an ancestor; That's right. Quoting the original Markdown page[1]: the single biggest source of inspiration for Markdown’s syntax is the format of plain text email. [1] https:

Re: Server setup

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > I would like to have my system running on different partition for home, > usr, var, tmp, etc... This is a safe route to prevent some problem (such > as filling up a partition that risk trashing the system). "etc."?

Re: Server setup

Hello, On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 04:39:11PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > I can understand the idea of cutting out part of the messages when I > answer. But this is now forcing me to repeat many times... You're being asked direct questions because your rambling style has no real i

Re: Server setup

Hi, I can understand the idea of cutting out part of the messages when I answer. But this is now forcing me to repeat many times... On 2021-06-14 3:50 p.m., Andy Smith wrote: > Hi Polyna-Maude, > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 12:31:08PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: >> Now what I d

Re: Server setup

Hi Polyna-Maude, On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 12:31:08PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Now what I did was to install the machine using the "helper" given by > the provider (OVH/OneProvider). This way I can dissect the working > system and see how the configuration is done. So what do

Re: Server setup

Hi, On 2021-06-14 11:21 a.m., David Wright wrote: > On Sun 13 Jun 2021 at 13:57:33 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > >> You must also have a huge need to answer question without reading what >> they are. >> >> I ain't using the Debian installer because I don't have access to the >

Re: Server setup

On Sun 13 Jun 2021 at 13:57:33 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > You must also have a huge need to answer question without reading what > they are. > > I ain't using the Debian installer because I don't have access to the > KVM (Keyboard, Mouse, etc). > > So if you read back my m

Re: cannot mount smartphone anymore

Andrei POPESCU wrote: > Removing usbguard is maybe a drastic decision, isn't? > Or maybe you don't want this package anymore for > other reasons? No, why do I need it for? >>> >>> He probably assumed you installed it intentionally, and so >>> for a reason, as it appears to be

Re: Secure Boot in QEMU (was Re: debian installation issue)

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 06:07:50AM -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: > Okay. I am running Debian Bullseye (selected earlier, during its testing > phase, because I needed its level of QEMU to import a VM from Mint 20's > QEMU: Buster's QEMU refused). My computer is an HP EliteDesk 705 G1-SFF. > > I h

Re: [Off topic thoughts] Re: debian installation issue

On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:41:37 +0200 wrote: > "Any sufficiently advanced malice is indistinguishable from > stupidity" > > (some call that "plausible deniability"). > > "People would rather appear stupid than evil". -- Joe

Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

On 06/13/2021 04:36 PM, The Wanderer wrote: On 2021-06-13 at 17:30, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: ... Regarding the asterisks, I used them in many text to make emphasis, including in some text that go out in printed form. Started doing so when I was still in university and transcribing

Re: Server setup

On 06/13/2021 05:23 PM, deloptes wrote: Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: So if you read back my message. I boot using a rescue system over the network. I do my partition. I make the filesystem. I mount. I use debootstrap. And after I need to configure boot, this is where it blocks. Got i

Secure Boot in QEMU (was Re: debian installation issue)

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 4:45 AM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > Secure Boot (Microsoft's attempt to stop you from using Linux) > > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > While I'm not a fan of Microsoft: > > > https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot#What_is_UEFI_Secure_Boot_NOT.3 > >

Re: [Off topic thoughts] Re: debian installation issue

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 10:46:34AM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > Secure Boot (Microsoft's attempt to stop you from using Linux) > > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > While I'm not a fan of Microsoft: > > > https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot#What_is_UEFI_Secure_Boot

[Off topic thoughts] Re: debian installation issue

Hi, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > Secure Boot (Microsoft's attempt to stop you from using Linux) Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > While I'm not a fan of Microsoft: > > https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot#What_is_UEFI_Secure_Boot_NOT.3 > > "Microsoft act as a Certification Authority (CA) for SB, and they wil

Re: cannot mount smartphone anymore

Hi. On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 09:46:02AM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > Removing usbguard is maybe a drastic decision, isn't? > > Or maybe you don't want this package anymore for > > other reasons? > > No, why do I need it for? > >>> > >>> He

Re: debian installation issue

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 09:20:52AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Vi, 11 iun 21, 15:07:11, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > Secure Boot (Microsoft's attempt to stop you from using Linux) relies on > > UEFI booting, and therefore this was one of the driving forces behind it, > > but not the *only* d