Re: How to start an user program automatically after logging on.

2009-05-12 Thread Depo Catcher
bro, if it's a command line program you can do this in the crontab: @reboot /home/me/bin/myscript.sh more info: http://team.macnn.com/drafts/crontab_defs.html On some systems you can even start GUI programs with the @reboot You'll have to test and depends a bit on startup order and

a bit ot: Security system and web cams

2009-05-11 Thread Depo Catcher
I've been thinking of setting up a security/monitoring system for my home. Does Debian have any packages or software to control web cams (motion detect, recording, viewing, etc). I need at least 6 cameras. I can get some really nice ones that work under Windows for $90 each; but software

Re: VNC Server?

2009-04-26 Thread Depo Catcher
ok thanks. That worked. for bonus points, were/how do I install 'dos2unix' and 'unix2dos'... it doesn't come install by default nor does it show up in aptitude Magnus Pedersen wrote: Depo Catcher wrote: What's the linux way of installing a Tight VNC Server? On windows, I just run

Re: VNC Server?

2009-04-26 Thread Depo Catcher
uh, ok. Thanks Why didn't aptitude find it? Jan Muszynski wrote: Depo Catcher wrote: ok thanks. That worked. for bonus points, were/how do I install 'dos2unix' and 'unix2dos'... it doesn't come install by default nor does it show up in aptitude apt-file find

VNC Server?

2009-04-25 Thread Depo Catcher
What's the linux way of installing a Tight VNC Server? On windows, I just run the exe; on freebsd I just install for ports and/or packages. Both take under 3 minutes. I try 'apt-get install tightvnc' and it failed, saying there isn't a Debian package for this? .. that is strange. I tried

Re: Help with Install/GRUB

2009-04-25 Thread Depo Catcher
key. I installed FreeBSD (minimal install) and also Solaris i386, from like 4 years ago. Both of those work fine. I tried re-install on just the SSD and when it goes though Grub it gives some Can not mount /dev/hda1 (or whatever the hard drive name is). -Dean David Bernier wrote: Depo

Help with Install/GRUB

2009-04-24 Thread Depo Catcher
I'm trying to install on a Core2Duo with this: debian-501-amd64-netinst The two disk drives are SATA Seagate 500 Gigs and Sata Intel SSD 32 Gigs. I boot off CD and install over network which works fine. It asks if I want to install Grub and saves it's safe since it's the only OS. I say yes

web monitoring tool?

2009-04-23 Thread Depo Catcher
I'm looking for a web based monitoring tool. mrtg isn't supported any longer? I tried rtg, but it seemed like it was really complex to setup. I just want a simple monitor that will graph cpu, memory, disk, etc. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Sunbird server?

2008-09-18 Thread Depo Catcher
I use the SunBirds (on Windows/Linux) and my girlfriend uses the gmail Calendars Is there any ways to sync the two together? I might be able to get her to switch to the SunBirds. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Gnome workspaces?

2008-04-22 Thread Depo Catcher
How do you get more then 8 Gnome workspaces? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Gnome workspaces?

2008-04-22 Thread Depo Catcher
Also, how do you make it 'reload' your windows and placement on login? In KDE, if you logout and then log back in; it automatically brings up your windows and in the order and placements in which you had them. Thanks! Depo Catcher wrote: How do you get more then 8 Gnome workspaces

Re: Software for collecting email addresses

2008-02-20 Thread Depo Catcher
Along this lines, does anyone know of a program that can quickly send out mass emails to a bunch of different addresses? Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 08:02:04PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: On 02/20/08 18:26, steve wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: |

Re: typewriter function for an impact printer?

2008-02-20 Thread Depo Catcher
Ron Johnson wrote: What I really need is just a typewriter. I can sale you one for the right price. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: low-MHz server

2008-01-30 Thread Depo Catcher
I use to run an older version of debian (and slackware) on a 486 (this was about 8 years ago). You could probably find a generic 486 somewhere cheap and/or for free! Try to find a 486DX4 (100Mz, 50Mhz Bus) [I think this was the fastest non-overdrive 486] Or, maybe look for an old Pentium

Few Questions About Debian

2008-01-20 Thread Depo Catcher
I've played around with this a bit and considering switching over my workstation to Debian. Currently I use FreeBSD - but the Virtual Machine software I use (VMWare) it's supported as well as on Linux. Few questions I have: During install there is an option to install to encrypted disk