Using kernel 2.6.22-3-k7 after upgrading from etch to lenny.
I installed new nvidia drivers because nvidia-glx is no longer in
testing.
Now when I start amarokapp or mplayer, I get segmentation fault.
Anybody else?
Thanks
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On Mar 5, 2:00 pm, Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed March 5 2008, Rick Dooling wrote:
>
> when that happens to me, I quit, type:
> export CC=gcc-4.1
>
> then restart the installation
>
Thanks, Paul.
Are you saying that I should run that command and reinstall?
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On Feb 24, 11:50 am, "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know of any LiveCD that has sshd set up and listening by default
> (where you could just boot and go). However, setting up a serial
> console is a simple kernel command line. Presumably you have access to
> a computer w
Hi all,
I think I lost a graphics card during the night. It's my main machine
and I don't have ssh running on it. Is there a way to boot from one of
the cd distros headlessly and then ssh in from the outside?
Either that or I guess I'll try to find another PCI card to test in it
before I go purch
On Feb 23, 5:00 pm, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> However, I solved the issue by installing the ROX file manage. And may I say
> a beautiful application. Then I simply create a simpling to ~/apps for the
> apps that I need and right click on it to and choose "Set Icon..."
>
>
On Feb 23, 12:40 am, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I guess I use the "ln" command right? And also how do I change icons for
> these apps? I will probably set up a lightweight WM for them, something like
> fluxbox or DWM. So how is changing icons in Linux done?
>
If you are goi
I use stable etch on my work machine, but decided to try dist-upgrade
from etch to lenny on a machine I don't need so much.
I changed etch to lenny in my sources list. The packages seemed to
download okay, but during installation or configuration, when it got
to hald . . . (configuring or installi
On Feb 6, 10:00 am, "Dan H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> BTW, what's wrong with my setup?
If you have any other problems, the vim_use google group is
hyperactive and very helpful.
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use
Good luck,
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On Feb 6, 10:00 am, "Dan H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > set editor="gvim -f"
>
> That would be without the "g", right?
>
The "g" starts the gui version of vim, which I like.
> BTW, what's wrong with my setup? When I type :help, I get
>
> E433: No tags file
> E149: Sorry, no help for help.tx
On Feb 6, 4:10 am, Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But I don't use it to produce the actual text; for that I use (g)vim.
It's an author's dream for the same reason that it's a programmer's
dream.
> the text is more or less as I want it I then import it into Lyx for
> working up int
On Feb 6, 2:40 am, "Dan H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My next hobby is going to be vim,
In .muttrc:
set editor="gvim -f"
And see, "Efficient editing with vim":
http://jmcpherson.org/editing.html
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On Feb 4, 5:20 pm, "Steve Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> It all depends on the work habits of the individual user.
Well, you can say that about anything, right? The OP asked what he was
missing, so he's soliciting the opinions of people with different work
habits.
> Just as while I am a vim
On Feb 4, 5:10 pm, "Steve Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe a change in work habits would be more appropriate? I got into the
> habit ages ago of using multiple desktops and throwing specific tasks on
> certain desktops.
Great suggestion. I don't use desktops enough.
Thanks for all o
On Feb 4, 5:00 pm, Steve Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>alias mutt='screen -D -R -S mutt mutt'
>
> The only drawback is this will get fiddly if you're running
> nested screen sessions...
>
Hey, Steve, this works great. Thanks.
And I'm not smart enough to run a nested screen session, so
On Feb 4, 4:20 pm, "Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Sure, for plain text OOo and Word are terrible tools. They are not
> meant for that purpose. However, when you need markup such as that for
> print documents, a word processor is a necessity.
>
A necessity? Only if you don't know LaT
On Feb 4, 3:50 pm, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think I'd write a bash script to grep thru ps(1) and refuse to
> start a new instance if a mutt instance is already running.
>
Ok, I have that part. But is there a way to bring the already running
mutt process to the fore instead of ju
On Feb 3, 12:00 pm, "Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sounds great, but the only thing that really makes me interested is
> the full keyboard control,
Which necessarily involves all of the advantages of using vim and all
of the programmable aspects of Mutt.
I used T-bird for years. Also
Hello,
I am on Etch and using fluxbox mainly to manage windows. I use mutt
for email. I start it with a key command.
When I get many x-sessions and programs running at once, often mutt is
running somewhere and I don't know it, so I do the mutt key command
and start a 2nd mutt, then sometimes a th
On Jan 28, 5:00 pm, BartlebyScrivener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I tried to format the whole thing with FAT32 by doing:
> sudo mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sda1
>
> Can someone please tell me what command to use to elmininate any
> partitions on the usb drive and format it
When I do >sudo fdisk -l
This is what I get for the USB drive.
Disk /dev/sda: 62 MB, 62914560 bytes
2 heads, 63 sectors/track, 975 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 126 * 512 = 64512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 976 614
On Dec 4, 1:40 am, John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I eat out at a restaurant, I'd like to be able to enter
> the amount of the bill, plus a little note, in my Palm IIIxe (yes, I
> know--it's dated), which will then automatically update my check
> register. I'd also like to be able t
On Nov 28, 2:40 pm, Ralph Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also try sysRq options to save what you can. See: Magic SysRq Key
>
> http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/sysrq.htm
>
Thanks for the link. I didn't know it had to be pre-enabled.
Now, I'm ready.
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On Nov 28, 1:20 pm, Andrew Sackville-West
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> further to that, can you ssh into the box? Just because it doesn't
> respond to the keyboard doesn't mean it inaccessible.
I never thought of this. I'll try it if it happens again.
> And, use alt-sysrq-s to sync your disks be
On Nov 28, 11:20 am, "Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Log files are in /var/log. You might want to look into syslog and
> kern.log attach it to your post if you need further help.
Thank you. I'll keep an eye on these if it happens again. I don't see
anything significant in e
Hello.
I moved from Windows XP to Debian Etch about a year ago. Rock solid
until recently. I apply all updates via synaptic. Recently added the
unofficial and multimedia repositories to my sources to get mplayer
and a few others.
I don't mean to suggest that this is causing my recent problem. It'
On Nov 6, 11:30 am, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 03:10:50PM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> > Using vi requires you to keep track of the editor's state in your head --
> > you have to remember whether it's in input mode or command mode. I've
> > never been abl
On Nov 5, 5:30 pm, "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 03:10:50PM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> Using vi requires you to keep track of the
> > editor's state in your head -- you have to remember whether it's in
> > input mode or command mode. I've never been a
On Nov 5, 6:30 am, Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've begun to see the need for an editor that works
> with them. So, I have been inspired by this thread to investigate
> Emacs again.
I would not dismiss Vim out of hand.
http://www.debian-administration.org/polls/89
I have to work
On Nov 3, 6:10 pm, Claudius Hubig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This means, Iceweasel *is* Firefox just with another name.
>
Yes, usually. But it also wreaks havoc with certain sites because the
user agent says "ice weasel" which most sites don't recognize. If you
stay with ice weasel, I recommen
I'm on Etch. I have installed lm sensors and gkrellm. I can get sensor
data by running $>sudo sensors, but gkrellm does not display the data.
When I go into gkrellm under "builtins" it is blank.
Any suggestions? The motherboard is ASUS A7V8X
Thank you,
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I've been on Etch for about a year. Still learning ins and outs. I
installed the dictd server for local use only (I hope). I'm behind NAT
router etc, but when I do nmap on local network, it says:
Not shown: 1677 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
111/tcp open rpcbind
113/tcp open auth
2628/tc
On Oct 27, 2:50 pm, Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you use both aptitude and apt-get, read the NewbieDOC article about the
> magic
> bullet[1] "aptitude keep-all".
>
> [1]http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Aptitude_-_using_together_with_Synap...
>
That's a newbie doc? :) Clear as mud.
On Oct 27, 2:50 pm, Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you use both aptitude and apt-get, read the NewbieDOC article about the
> magic
> bullet[1] "aptitude keep-all".
>
> [1]http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Aptitude_-_using_together_with_Synap...
>
That's a newbie doc? :) Clear as mud.
On Oct 19, 10:40 am, Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> apt-get install odt2txt (lenny or sid)
Thanks. I'm on Etch.
But, yes, I found a great script in the Python Cookbook 2nd edition
pg. 101
Recipe 2.26 "Extracting Text from OpenOffice.org Documents.
rpd
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I've googled on this for awhile, but must be using wrong terms.
Looking for a viewer or pager that will allow me to cat .odt files
from command line or view them and send text to stdout without opening
oowriter?
Looking for an equivalent to antiword for oowriter files.
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>encrypted zip
>and
>pdftk
Thank you all. Perfect.
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I want to send a longish pdf file to an unsophisticated Windows user.
If possible I would like to password protect it.
Is there a way to password protect files on Etch?
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On Oct 3, 9:40 pm, Daniel Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> There are two sources of updates:
>
> (a) security updates, from security.debian.org
> (b) updates to the stable release, such as etch r0, r1, r2.
>
I appreciate the crystal clear explanation. Thanks.
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On Oct 3, 6:00 pm, Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There was a recent security update to vim,
> see:http://www.us.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364
Thanks, Jeff. And now I know where to look :)
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Hello all,
I'm still fairly new to Debian (<1yr). I'm using Etch. I update only
through the little asterisk alert that pops up on Gnome. I use
fluxbox, so only log into Gnome occasionally. Last time, there were
many updates, including updates to Vim which I work in a lot.
So I'm curious. I thoug
Hi,
I searched this group on this error message, which I get at odd times
on Debian Etch, usually when using Mutt or xpdf to read an attachment.
I'll go to those groups too, but sometimes I think I see it even from
the command line. Anyone else? Or does anyone know what it means?
Thanks,
rd
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On Aug 7, 1:50 pm, "Manon Metten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> - Which one is easiest to learn?
> - Which one is more powerful?
> - Can I execute /bin commands from within a python script
Sorry if someone else already pointed to the Python Tutorial, but the
very beginning tries to address when yo
On Jul 22, 12:40 pm, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's not the TP. The TP is OK and, in fact, runs great. I'll
> probably use it as a firewall.
Well, I still want to know the Model number. Is it a 760ED?
Did you look into Damn Small Linux?
If not, how did you trim dow
On Jul 22, 1:30 am, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What do you get when you:
>
> > sudo dmidecode | grep Cache
>
> I get:
>
> # dmidecode 2.8
> # No SMBIOS nor DMI entry point found, sorry
>
Dunno. Have to wait for a wizard to come along. Are you starting a
compute
On Jul 21, 11:40 pm, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am I looking at something different, or am I getting jipped on my
> Cache RAM for my CPU? If so, how can I reclaim the lost Cache RAM?
What do you get when you:
sudo dmidecode | grep Cache
?
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On Jul 17, 7:00 am, Rob Bochan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 16 July 2007 08:02:44 pm Casey T. Deccio wrote:
>
> > Does /etc/hosts contain a valid entry for your hostname?
>
> > Casey
>
On Jul 17, 7:00 am, Rob Bochan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 16 July 2007 08:02:44 pm Casey T.
On Jul 16, 5:00 pm, William Pursell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The following works with filenames with spaces. It
> displays the filename after the text match, though.
>
> find . -type f -name "*$1" -exec sh -c "grep --color -i $2 '{}' && \
> echo ' echo {}' && echo" \;
>
That wor
On Jul 16, 6:20 am, Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You can specify --color=always to
Where does that command go? In bashrc?
So far, I just have the ls alias and this:
export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
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On Jul 15, 4:20 pm, Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> probably the easiest thing to do is write up a little wrapper for grep
> like so:
> #!/bin/sh
> if [ -z $1 ] ; then
> echo "please enter file type"
> exit 1
> fi
>
> if [ -z $2 ] ; then
> echo "please enter
On Jul 15, 3:00 pm, William Pursell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You might consider the -C (or -B or -A) options to grep.
Yes, I've played with these, too. The problem in large text files
with wrapped paragraphs, each "line" can be quite long, so even -C1
gives a big block before and after. But
On Jul 15, 2:30 pm, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try this. It's untested but should nudge you in the right direction.
Almost, it prints each word on a separate line, but I'll pursue the
idea.
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I'm playing with recursive grep. Still fairly new to Etch.
When I grep text files and get a dozen or so results, they print to
the screen as a dense block of text. I found the color option, which
helps, but is there a way to separate each result with a blank line,
or highlight the file name or so
On Jul 6, 12:40 pm, Tyler Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Presumably,
> if you just let apt handle all the upgrades you will probably find
> that you no longer have tetex by the time Etch goes stable, and all
> packages have been replaced by texlive. Or something like that.
>
Is this a typo? E
On Jul 4, 2:40 pm, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> BartlebyScrivener wrote:
Thank you. I'm running Etch.
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I've seen a few threads where some folks have had trouble installing
live tex.
What is the current status of this under Etch?
Is the recommended procedure to remove tetex first?
Or can they coexist?
I use Synaptic mainly.
Thanks for any help.
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> have I need to learn python, I know several interpreters (fro example
> bash scripting, ) and laguages (php, C++,C..).
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers
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On Jun 25, 11:00 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I wanted to install a motherboard monitor.? I found one in the list, xmbmon,
> and chose to install it.? It said installation complete.? However, I have no
> idea how to find it and run it.? It's not showing up in the applications list
> anywhere.
On Jun 22, 4:30 pm, Tod Detre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>if you're machines are set up with
> ipv6 and are on the same lan, just use the ipv6 local address. you can
> get this by doing ifconfig and using the inet6 addr. It should start
> with fe80. Yeah, ipv6 address are long and hard to remember
Hello,
I use unison and rsync on my home LAN. Everything works fine as long
as I use ip addresses, for example,
ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
But my router (on home LAN) assigns dynamic ip addresses. So my
scripts don't work if the router happens to assign a different address
that day to one of my machi
Hello,
I have a site launcher that I made with Python that I can use to start
the default browser with a specific url. Kind of like a commandline
version of bookmarks.
When I run the script from gnome terminal, the browser launches and
the site comes up, but it's in the background UNDER the gnome
On May 31, 4:00 pm, Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone else seeing absurdly slow responsiveness from iceweasel,
Not that slow. But it's definitely much slower than running Firefox on
XP. It's a shame. On the other hand it might inspire me to try linx
and others and see what text browsin
On Jun 1, 3:10 pm, Nic James Ferrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Ok. You and a few others here helped me decide. Thanks very much.
>
I have Debian on two machines and Ubuntu on two others. I have to say
that I prefer Debian on a work machine, because it doesn't break.
Stable means something, etc.
On May 30, 12:40 pm, Nic James Ferrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I am really ANGRY at Debian.
So put on a suit of armor and attack a hot fudge sundae.
Or use Ubuntu, but why rant?
As long as they keep including vim I'm happy.
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On May 20, 3:10 pm, Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> are there advantages . . . ?
Like everything else, it depends on your situation. If you are a
single user just trying to set up yourself on your own personal
machine, it should be easy.
I think I used this tutorial:
http://www.linuxf
On May 19, 10:20 pm, Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been wanting to set up procmail for a while (with a .forward file),
> but wasn't able to find a good HOWTO.
I found a good HOWTO also. It said use getmail and maildrop instead of
fetchmail and procmail. :) I spent a whole day try
On May 18, 2:40 am, Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I don't think it would be a good idea to choose the least capable DE
> > for the default in Debian.
> I suppose that many people come to Linux from Windows and so are looking
> for something that looks more or less like what they
On May 17, 6:00 pm, Håkon Alstadheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The wmctrl command with the -l option will list windows on your current
> display, given a supportive window-manager. fluxbox is one such. Other
> options _might_ get you the name of the command owning (a) window(s),
> but that is
On May 17, 3:40 pm, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Interesting question. I don't think Linux/Unix systems "think"
> about things like that. After all, there are so many daemons
> running. Are daemons considered applications?
>
No, the idea is to get a quick look at programs you star
Hello,
I have been play with the ps command and trying various options. Is
there an option combo that will show me just the running applications:
firefox, gvim, mutt, etc? Or another Linux command that will show me
just the applications I have opened in various terminals? I'm looking
for the equiv
On May 9, 10:20 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrei Popescu) wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:01:03PM +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
> > As an alternative in Vim, you could try
>
> > :set filetype=mail textwidth=72 formatoptions+=ac
>
Or just use the mail.vim ftplugin?
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On May 11, 6:50 pm, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I read the fluxbox man page and it wasn't clear what this slit-thing
> was. Why wasn't the documentation that's available on-line included
> with the package?
Mmm. It's pretty clear on my man page what it is
THE SLIT
Th
On May 11, 11:30 am, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying out different window managers and I'm now on fluxbox.
>
> The documentation seems sparce. What is the slit and what is it for? I
> only see the bar at the bottom center.
This is also a good resource:
http://fluxbo
On May 11, 9:20 am, "Raffaele Morelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi you all
>
> I noticed this strange behaviour in grub, in etch and now in lenny.
>
I noticed the same thing when installing Ubuntu Edgy Eft many months
ago. However I did not get the same thing when I installed Debian Etch
just
On May 10, 12:10 pm, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are a lot of window managers available (too many to download and
> test them all over a slow dial up link) and I'm looking for suggestions.
>
Fluxbox?
http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/
Certainly fills the rock solid bill.
On May 10, 5:40 am, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> although i have been having a bit of difficulty finding a good guide
> that explains just the basics of debian.
Most of them assume too much knowledge.
Try THE LINUX COOKBOOK by Michael Stutz.
Plain English and pretty thorough, especially if
On May 9, 11:10 am, Peter Hillier-Brook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> If his problems are anything like mine he would do better buying a non-ATI
> replacement!
Amen. And not just on Linux. Installing or uninstalling drivers on
Windows XP can be just as frustrating. Most end up buying third-party
And even better solution from a 4/27 thread is to change the reported
browser for good.
> Also, if you just want to do away with "Iceweasel" in the user agent all
> together (a good idea, IMHO), just open about:config and change the
> general.useragent.extra.firefox preference to "Firefox/2.0.0.3"
On Apr 27, 12:20 pm, "Andrew J. Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Also, if you just want to do away with "Iceweasel" in the user agent all
> together (a good idea, IMHO), just open about:config and change the
> general.useragent.extra.firefox preference to "Firefox/2.0.0.3".
>
Great tip! On anot
>user agent switcher
Thank you, all. Sorry I had to run out of town.
Following Graham's advice I downloaded the User Agent Switcher for
Firefox. I deleted the default string identifying the browser as
IceWeasel on Debian blah blah and copied in the string from Firefox on
Windows, restarted Icewea
On Apr 24, 12:00 am, Mathias Brodala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> so if something does not work
> you either misconfigured your browser or the specific site just sucks.
>
Well, so I would have thought. But then why does Firefox 2.0.0.3 on
Windows XP have no problems rendering the site, but icewe
On Apr 23, 5:00 pm, "Jan Sneep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Doug,
>
> But with all due respect ... it should be easier ... a lot easier! ...
> simple basic stuff, like getting the latest Security Updates, IMHO should be
> a no-brainer for the average user and not require a System Administra
Using Debian Etch and iceweasel, I have a problem with my banking
site. Some of the search options do not appear. When I hover over
buttons, the status line says: javascript:void(0)
I have tried installing several java packages from synaptic, e.g.,
java-common, but these don't seem to work. I have
Stephen,
Thanks your help. I'm running the K7 Kernel now.
I had to reinstall the nvidia drivers using these directions, which
have saved me twice now.
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=10812
I'll use this kernel for awhile before deciding whether to build a
custom.
Thanks for the tips,
On Apr 22, 9:20 am, Stephen Cormier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No need for a link just apt-get install linux-image-2.6-k7 will install
> the -k7 flavor of the linux-2.6 kernel meta package along with the latest
> version of said kernel.
> Yes with the command I mention mention at the first of th
> but at the very least since
> no one has mentioned it yet install the linux-image-2.6-k7 to get a Debian
> kernel for your machine that supports the processor better than a 486 generic
> image.
I'll start googling, but if you have a link with instructions for
accomplishing this, please provide.
> Well, if you posted the above message using google groups then yes, it
> works. I found out that debian-users is also a newsgroup a little while
> after subscribing to it.
Thanks, I have it working now. I emailed the moderation people. Maybe
that's why.
bs
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Hello,
I have been using Debian Etch since December. Solid, as advertised.
I'm looking for a link that would discuss the repercussions and
benefits of a custom kernel.
For instance, does a custom kernel mean that you lose all of the
benefits of "stable" that Debian is known for? Or if you stick
Is it possible to post to linux.debian.user directly from google
groups. I am a registered user. This works fine on comp.land.python,
but doesn't seem to work here.
I guess I'll find out soon.
Thanks,
bs
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On Apr 21, 12:20 pm, "Curt Howland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So this morning I made certain that apt wouldn't remove anything this
> time, and everything looked fine. It seemed that Sid had gotten over
> the initial "OHMYGOD" that happens after a stable is released.
>
> There were lots of KDE u
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