Re: password manager

2024-10-08 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-10-09 13:38, e...@gmx.us wrote: On 10/8/24 20:13, Ash Joubert wrote: On 2024-10-09 13:00, e...@gmx.us wrote: I use (and like) keepassx.  The only thing I don't like is right now the type is really small.  It used to be readable. keepassxc is a Qt5 application and honours Qt

Re: password manager

2024-10-08 Thread Ash Joubert
iable QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: password manager

2024-10-08 Thread Ash Joubert
and i'm lazy keepassxc -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Reading an old HDD

2024-10-04 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-10-04 20:43, Will Mengarini wrote: Now I realize that there may be an error LED blinking on the HDD. What is the model of the HDD? What is its documented peak power draw? Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <ht

Re: Reading an old HDD

2024-10-04 Thread Ash Joubert
able to draw enough power. Plain USB A ports can only deliver 2.5W (500mA at 5V). You mentioned that the enclosure also has a power cable. Is this another USB cable? Is it plugged into a USB port or a power adapter? Many USB power adapters can deliver more current. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (

Re: Reading an old HDD

2024-10-03 Thread Ash Joubert
if so, does it show any unmounted partitions? As an ordinary user, you might not have permission to mount or access them, but it would be good to know if they are there. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Just a simple question.

2024-09-10 Thread Ash Joubert
, 0x4f9:0x320 , IP-ADDRESS=192.168.0.42 Cheers, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-30 Thread Ash Joubert
! Thank you for helping to make Debian better. 🙏 Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread Ash Joubert
space for such a large firmware package. It is not dangerous because the old initrd is not removed until the new one is written successfully, but it is annoying! Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Ash Joubert
Network chips/devices and QuickAssist Technology crypto accelerators. - firmware-mediatek: This package now holds the firmware files for devices and chips made by MediaTek and Ralink, which is part of MediaTek. -- Diederik de Haas Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0100 Kind regards,

Re: last(1) missing after upgrade from 12.5 to sid (util-linux 2.38.1 to 2.40.1-4)

2024-06-04 Thread Ash Joubert
original post refers to last(1), which lists logins. Cheers, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: last(1) missing after upgrade from 12.5 to sid (util-linux 2.38.1 to 2.40.1-4)

2024-06-03 Thread Ash Joubert
Hofstaedtler Wed, 29 May 2024 23:52:19 +0200 Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: GTK applications displaying emojis in monochrome rather than color

2024-02-29 Thread Ash Joubert
.html See the reply from Floris Renaud for the bug report link. Cheers, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Fix for missing gsettings desktop schemas on unstable

2024-02-29 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-03-01 06:16, Florent Rougon wrote: Ash Joubert wrote: A workaround that worked for me was to reinstall gsettings-desktop-schemas: Same problem here and your workaround does help (before it, I couldn't even get Firefox to display a “File Open” dialog without crashing). Thanks

Fix for missing gsettings desktop schemas on unstable

2024-02-28 Thread Ash Joubert
(2.78.4-2) ... Cheers, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Emoji broken in gnome-terminal

2024-02-18 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-02-19 08:57, Ash Joubert wrote: I removed /etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf (as root) and ran "fc-cache -f" (as user). I still have a few missing emojis in xfce4-terminal (flags and combined emojis) but geany is fixed. Working test-emoji screenshot attached (xfce4-termi

Re: Emoji broken in gnome-terminal

2024-02-18 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-02-19 07:08, Ash Joubert wrote: On 2024-02-18 23:33, Byunghee HWANG wrote: On Sun, 2024-02-18 at 16:23 +0900, Byunghee HWANG wrote: I am using Gnome desktop in Debian Sid. Today, after upgrade package via apt update/upgrade, i can not see emoji in gnome-terminal. I am also on sid and

Re: Emoji broken in gnome-terminal

2024-02-18 Thread Ash Joubert
see similar (loss of colour emojis) in xfce4-terminal and geany under X. There was fontconfig update on sid. Cheers, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: what keyboard do you use?

2024-02-05 Thread Ash Joubert
the keyboard comfortable and not too loud, and the compact mouse suits my smallish hands. I have several of these sets for my various work and home computers. Cheers, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Happy 30 Years Debian Project

2023-08-17 Thread Ash Joubert
rolling ever since, which I consider an extraordinary achievement. Well done Debian! Thank you everyone who keeps Debian going. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

2023-06-26 Thread Ash Joubert
On 27/06/2023 03:40, Kent West wrote: Code-names are awesome. I prefer them to be something like "First" or "Secundo" or "Twelve" The wallpaper for Ubuntu Hardy Heron was exquisite. -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software

Re: how to limit a CPU temperature?

2023-04-08 Thread Ash Joubert
ld.service Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Customize XFCE4

2022-12-27 Thread Ash Joubert
). Some themes support both GTK 3 and GTK 2 and will give you a more consistent appearance. Some themes have both dark and light variants, for example Adwaita. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: testing update of firefox (to firefox_108.0-1) may not work

2022-12-15 Thread Ash Joubert
On 15/12/2022 10:30, Ash Joubert wrote: Also affects sid. For those affected, the bug is: #1026072: firefox: fails to start (cannot load libnssutil3.so) https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1026072 I have run "apt-mark hold firefox" and will continue to hold firefox (at

Re: testing update of firefox (to firefox_108.0-1) may not work

2022-12-14 Thread Ash Joubert
refox" and will continue to hold firefox (at 107.0.1-1 on sid) until this bug is fixed. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director / Game Developer Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: is it possible to attach files on reportbug?

2022-09-01 Thread Ash Joubert
confirmation email and any attached files will be attached to the issue. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: illustration software

2022-08-12 Thread Ash Joubert
e art, often SVG) and export to PNG. - Gimp to manipulate raster images (photos and other pictures, often JPG or PNG). To assemble images into a booklet with text, I suggest using LibreOffice Writer, which can also export to PDF. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director Transient Sof

Re: Stop XFCE saving the state?

2022-07-05 Thread Ash Joubert
ur session autostart programs. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: OT git question

2022-06-07 Thread Ash Joubert
ig-picture ideas. It may be getting a bit old, but I found Pro Git to be quite useful for inducting co-workers into the use of git. No doubt there are other resources. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: OT git question

2022-06-07 Thread Ash Joubert
explanation and ascii art. Pro Git has more on remote branches <https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Remote-Branches>. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert (they/them) Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Permanent email address?

2022-05-15 Thread Ash Joubert
s the only way to not be reliant on the whim of some third party. I have one domain for personal use and one for my business. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Permanent email address?

2022-05-15 Thread Ash Joubert
spond to a confirmation email sent to the destination email. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email

2022-05-13 Thread Ash Joubert
r that the cost of a compromise can be devastating. If you use 2FA, you must include it in your disaster recovery plans. Imagine all your on-site devices including your phone are destroyed. Now recover. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email

2022-05-13 Thread Ash Joubert
sword is exploitable if one compromised site can be used to obtain it and access many other sites. It has to be random because someone else may have used the first 100 decimal digits or pi or e or the first paragraph of your favourite book. Strong goes without saying. Kind regards, -- Ash

Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email

2022-05-12 Thread Ash Joubert
Android for Gmail alone. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: extract values from a string

2022-04-16 Thread Ash Joubert
On 17/04/2022 12:38, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 12:31:34PM +1200, Ash Joubert wrote: Python is a convenient and scriptable solution for many text processing problems. You can call it from within bash: But you really *shouldn't*. What's the point of writing your scr

Re: extract values from a string

2022-04-16 Thread Ash Joubert
On 17/04/2022 12:31, Ash Joubert wrote: Note the change to your regex: '\' changed to '\\' because bash variable interpolation is used to obtain $X . This could be avoided if single quotes were used, but then you would need another way to access your data, such as r

Re: extract values from a string

2022-04-16 Thread Ash Joubert
depends on your workflow, but you might consider writing the whole thing in Python as a script with first line #!/usr/bin/python3 . Many is the time I rewrote a bash script in Python when I realised that I wanted proper types, error handling, and unit tests. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: disable IPv6 debian

2022-04-15 Thread Ash Joubert
and reboot. If you have other command line arguments, they are separated by whitespace. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Does this happen often with sid?

2022-03-28 Thread Ash Joubert
libsmbclient python3-dev python3-ldb samba-libs Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Does this happen often with sid?

2022-03-28 Thread Ash Joubert
ebian.org/transitions/> to help identify the cause. "apt-mark showhold" lists held packages, which can be unheld when the transition is complete. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Google smtp and pop

2022-03-05 Thread Ash Joubert
On 06/03/2022 12:33, Brian wrote: Should the above removal of support turm out to be the case, it takes only a moment to have mail forwarded elsewhere to be picked up. Indeed, but you will lose the ability to send email from your Gmail address via Gmail SMTP. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert

Re: Google smtp and pop

2022-03-05 Thread Ash Joubert
Thunderbird) or enabling 2FA on your Google account to get access to App Passwords for client software that does not yet support OAuth2 (such as K-9 Mail). Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?

2022-03-04 Thread Ash Joubert
On 05/03/2022 14:24, Emanuel Berg wrote: Ash Joubert wrote: My last attempt to build a completely silent PC with a standard desktop case and PSU failed because the passively-cooled PSU buzzed at very low loads (idle), *exactly* when I wanted it to be silent. What about your attempt before that

Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?

2022-03-04 Thread Ash Joubert
consumption of all my devices with a Belkin plug meter. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?

2022-03-04 Thread Ash Joubert
, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?

2022-03-04 Thread Ash Joubert
On 05/03/2022 13:35, Emanuel Berg wrote: Ash Joubert wrote: My PSU is a mere 120 W, and I am a game developer, albeit targetting low poly games that will run on mobile. Amazing! Not nearly as amazing as what will run on my three-year-old mid-range SDM660 Android phone: Firefox, YouTube, 3D

Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?

2022-03-04 Thread Ash Joubert
nd regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?

2022-03-04 Thread Ash Joubert
Godot, and modelling in Blender. The only time I ever experienced frame-rate drops testing a 3D game was when I forgot I had an eight-thread compilation job running on another workspace! Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: What should I put inside the file called wlan0?

2022-03-01 Thread Ash Joubert
On 01/03/2022 12:44, Brian wrote: On Tue 01 Mar 2022 at 10:36:54 +1300, Ash Joubert wrote: On 01/03/2022 09:25, Nicolas George wrote: In typical domestic settings, the wifi password is on a post-it near the access point, safe from neighbors but convenient for guests. For even greater

Re: What should I put inside the file called wlan0?

2022-02-28 Thread Ash Joubert
guests, you can provide a QR code that works with most mobile devices: qrencode -s 20 -o wifi.png "WIFI:S:Your Wifi SSID;T:WPA;P:Your Wifi Passphrase;;" Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Ash Joubert
evice. In comparison, old-style packages would typically include both armeabi-v7a and arm64-a8v native libraries, and some even x86 or x86_64 native libraries. Downloads can also be optimised for screen resolution and language. Kind regards, -- Ash Joubert Director Transient Software Limited &