Re: mediawiki-extension -- README?

2009-02-17 Thread John W Foster
ar ago and a yaer before that and both times decided to use the standard installation as it worked well and I was able to modify it as needed. Determine your own mileage from these comments as they are NOT intended to slam a package maintainer, just a recount of my personal experience. -- John W. Fo

Re: Orphaned packages & libs removal question

2009-02-15 Thread John W Foster
On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 01:57 +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 10:24:50AM -0600, John W Foster wrote: > > I want to clean up my system as best I can. I have installed the > > gtkorphan and deborphan for this purpose. My question is will these ONLY > > remove .

Orphaned packages & libs removal question

2009-02-15 Thread John W Foster
I want to clean up my system as best I can. I have installed the gtkorphan and deborphan for this purpose. My question is will these ONLY remove .deb installed libs. I have several non-debian apps that I use and do NOT want to remove libs that they require. Any suggestions?? Thanks! -- John W

Re: Software for creating web page

2009-02-02 Thread John W Foster
t; linux like dreamweaver in windows ?? > >> Thanx.. Take a look at Kompozer; http://kompozer.sourceforge.net/ I have been using this with Lenny and no problems. I prefer the way it handled the sites themselves to other web page editors due to the fact that it does NOT use any tag system. -- John W.

PGP Keys Expiration

2008-07-06 Thread John W Foster
I have over the years established several PGP public keys that are no longer valid due to expired e-mail addresses. I did not think at the time they were created that I needed an expiration date in thm. Is there any way to gat rid of these from the PGP key server so that no one will try to use them

Seeking Debian Linux user that might share some tips on adding extensions.

2008-04-26 Thread John W Foster
I have been at this for a while but just recently installed the Debianized versiion of Mediawiki from the Testing arena. I have been trying, with some assistence & information from the Debian package maintainer to get extensions to work that are not packaged with the Debian Mediawiki. I am not new

Mediawiki extensions question

2008-04-09 Thread John W Foster
I have added a lot of extensions to the Debian installed wiki that I have running. 2 things are concerning me: 1. the extensions do not show up in [[Special:Versions]] as they should including those installed by Debian. 2. I can not tell if any of them are working at all. I installed them by putin

Any tips to get Iceweasel to handle .jhtml

2008-02-23 Thread John W Foster
I need to have Iceweasel handle .jhtml files & so far not doing it. Any tips? FRosty -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: php and apache?

2008-02-19 Thread John W Foster
On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 00:33 -0500, Zach wrote: > Jeff wrote: > > > >What does 'apache2ctl -M' tell you? That should tell you what modules > apache is loading. Have you restarted apache? > > I see the php module in there: > > netrek:~# apache2ctl -M > Loaded Modules: > core_module (static) > lo

Re: php and apache?

2008-02-19 Thread John W Foster
On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 00:33 -0500, Zach wrote: > Jeff wrote: > > > >What does 'apache2ctl -M' tell you? That should tell you what modules > apache is loading. Have you restarted apache? > > I see the php module in there: > > netrek:~# apache2ctl -M > Loaded Modules: > core_module (static) > lo

Re: php and apache?

2008-02-19 Thread John W Foster
On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 15:14 -0500, Zach wrote: > On Feb 19, 7:40 am, "Kushal Kumaran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Run a2enmod php5 to enable the php5 module. Then restart apache2. > > You don't need to have both php5-cgi and libapache2-mod-php5 > > installed. Unless you specifically need

Re: Php & GD problem getting "captchas" to work

2008-01-16 Thread John W Foster
On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 18:48 -0600, John W Foster wrote: > I am trying to get "captchas" to working on my Mediawiki installation, > to use in conjunction with a guestbook. The author of the Mediawiki > extension, which is written in php, says that the reason that the > 

Php & GD problem getting "captchas" to work

2008-01-10 Thread John W Foster
I am trying to get "captchas" to working on my Mediawiki installation, to use in conjunction with a guestbook. The author of the Mediawiki extension, which is written in php, says that the reason that the 'capchas' do not work is a problem with "certain distros" installation of php and certain feat

Re: Mediawiki from testing install tips anyone???

2007-12-04 Thread John W. Foster
On Monday 03 December 2007 23:47, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 08:29:06PM -0600, John W. Foster wrote: > > I am trying to install Mediawiki1.1.11xxx from testing. There seems to be > > NO installation instructions at all. In the stable version there was > >

Mediawiki from testing install tips anyone???

2007-12-03 Thread John W. Foster
there any doc anywhere? YThere is not even a readme in the main dirs or /etc/mediawiki/ Tips please anyone. Thanks! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 3-D graphing software for Linux?

2007-11-22 Thread John W. Foster
cheers, > Owen. Do you know of a debian package for this? Looks like it will not work with my 'etch' due to the fact that I have QT4 tools loaded. I will give the tarball a try anyway. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: offline news reader

2007-10-14 Thread John W. Foster
nchi > http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ > http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ I use KDE and I prefer pan to all others. It has a lot of features incl offline mode. I use etch version. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: gnome alarm clock / egg timer?

2007-10-09 Thread John W. Foster
is "Gourmet" a complete recipe management system that I have been using for a couple of years that does have such a timer built in. It is available as a debian package & I currently have it running on Etch. I wonder why there is no KDE or gnome applet for a simple timer. John W.

Re: KDE Adept updater, Synaptic apt-get, Xserver issue (RESOLVED)

2007-10-09 Thread John W. Foster
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 10:31, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 09:17:44AM -0500, John W. Foster wrote: > > I have seen this for years but until now I just left it alone. I now need > > to be able to allow someone else to do some of the system updating &am

KDE Adept updater, Synaptic apt-get, Xserver issue

2007-10-03 Thread John W. Foster
om the xserver screen when asked for it. Any other suggestions? -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Tool for document management

2007-09-29 Thread John W. Foster
stead of swatting them. However if you feel that you will involve a number of people working from several locations, then check it out. let me know if you have specific questions. Best wishes! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Accessing software programs from disk

2007-09-13 Thread John W. Foster
or did the install fail. 5. Does this computer have internet access currently under Windows 6. Have you read the install manual for the cds you have The quick solution to your issue is to get a copy of Unbuntu or some other live cd to practice with or burn a live debian cd. However if you already have a running console ( a login screen) on the computer you are using then you are about half way there now!! Start fresh; work clear headed! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Where to get dazuko-modules for Klamav

2007-09-12 Thread John W. Foster
I have installed clamav & klamav the kde front end. it all seems to work until I try to enable auto-scan. the setup script tries to install the dazuko-modules and fails. Any one know how to fix this? Thanks! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subjec

Re: Install help on Zonbu

2007-09-12 Thread John W. Foster
will boot from 'not the usb stick'; then edit the grub to the boot order selection that you want. Best wishes: BTW This is what I did on my machine: grub on the main boot drive has a selection of 4 operating systems to boot to. Best wishes! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Sex spam again on the list

2007-09-09 Thread John W. Foster
better rules to our spamfilter, > feel free to send patches for [2]. > > Greetings > > Martin, having his listmaster's hat on and being VERY tired, as the > listmasters had a quite productive weekend with nearly up to no sleep at > all. > > [1] http://www.infodrom.org/~joey/log/?200709091425 > [2] > http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-listmaster/trunk/spamassassin_config/?rev=0&; >sc=0 -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# man real-life > No manual entry for real-life -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Auto update for kde menu

2007-09-03 Thread John W. Foster
currently have to run a command line update-menus after every maintainence of my system in order to keep it up to date. Thanks! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Has recent apache2 upgrade screwed something

2007-08-22 Thread John W. Foster
S server that is setup incorrectly. If you want the site to be served as www.chandlerfamily.org.uk then thats what must be set up in your DNS server. It appears that you actually have www.chandlerfamily.org.uk/blog/app set up as the main web site. Good Luck! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: What to install to get a working latex system? texlive or tetex?

2007-08-16 Thread John W. Foster
importantly Mediawiki. I could not get the invoice templates & a few other templates to work in Sql-ledger with texlive. Mediawiki would not handle any math editing functions properly without tetex. So i reinstalled tetex & all of the older latex templates. FWIW: both kile & lyx did

Re: Java has stopped working

2007-08-11 Thread John W. Foster
ecently. If that fixes the problem then there is most likely a bug in gcj, which I have not reported, since I was not certain it existed. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread John W. Foster
ckage management system. I also use dwww with apache2 for both documentation viewing and as my web server. With these tools you can easily find. and edit by hand the required files. /etc/network/ x /etc/resolv.conf /etc/networks /etc/hosts and maybe : /etc/mailname these should get you up and

Re: Kmail - satellite server error...

2007-08-05 Thread John W. Foster
On Sunday 05 August 2007 02:12, Charlie wrote: > Posted this to Debian-KDE list without reply. Hope to get some ideas here. > Posting through IceDove. > > Using Debian Etch/Lenny > Have just been connected to satellite internet provider Clearnetworks who > have some Linux capable techs on their sta

Need help with 'debianized' Mediawiki1.9

2007-07-24 Thread John W. Foster
e not resolved with this package. Any help or ideas are appreciated. Thanks! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [OT] Samsung-provided linux drivers could be dangerous

2007-07-19 Thread John W. Foster
er cups will find the printer & all works well. For the money it is great & really fast after the initial warmup. This printer will set up its own web faced printer management system & thats not a bad thing. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: More fun (not!) with JRE

2007-07-19 Thread John W. Foster
s is a problem exclusive to debian not other distros. I did as asked and the banking software runs as intended. As one other reply answered, if this does not run on XP with java installed it is most likely an error in the javascript not on your machine. Not all java coders are created experts.:-

Re: Media Wiki 1.7 - Set-up / Install Help

2007-07-03 Thread John W. Foster
were there but not properly connected) instead of moving the files. I did also have a disconnected syslink after I got MW working to AdminSettings.php. I have been unable to figure out what/where I should link this to. Any ideas? I have seen this problem only rarely and an explanation in the Readme file would be very helpful (hint,hint, to developer) Thanks! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to get Stumble Upon to work with Iceweasel, Any tips?

2007-07-01 Thread John W. Foster
On Thursday 28 June 2007 17:09, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On 6/28/07, John W. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I looked at that but this is the line that was set up by the installation > > system "general.useragent.extra.firefox default string > > Iceweas

Re: How to get Stumble Upon to work with Iceweasel, Any tips?

2007-07-01 Thread John W. Foster
On Thursday 28 June 2007 14:56, John K Masters wrote: > On 11:50 Thu 28 Jun , John W. Foster wrote: > > I like the Mozilla extension Stumble Upon. How is it possible to get it > > working with Iceweasel. According to what I have read, Iceweasel is > > basically Firefox (f

Re: How to get Stumble Upon to work with Iceweasel, Any tips?

2007-07-01 Thread John W. Foster
to "Firefox/2.0.0.x" (x= your iceweasel version) > now try to re-install the extension again. > > On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 11:50 -0500, John W. Foster wrote: > > I like the Mozilla extension Stumble Upon. How is it possible to get it > > working with Iceweasel. Accord

Re: How to get Stumble Upon to work with Iceweasel, Any tips?

2007-06-28 Thread John W. Foster
gt; in IceWeasel address-bar, type "about:config" and press ENTER. > now in search box type "general.useragent.extra.iceweasel"... change the > value of this key to "Firefox/2.0.0.x" (x= your iceweasel version) > now try to re-install the extension again. > >

How to get Stumble Upon to work with Iceweasel, Any tips?

2007-06-28 Thread John W. Foster
e no longet was installed into iceweasel, though it is installed on the system. It just does not show up. Any tips?? Thanks! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Wierd Konquerer Behaviour

2007-05-31 Thread John W. Foster
dmin did. The error message is: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /phppgadmin/ on this server. Anyone have any ideas? -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Is there a "Using Debian GNU/Linux" sticker?

2007-05-26 Thread John W. Foster
evices and use in a well ventilated area. A much simpler way is to heat the tag with a hair dryer so that it may be easily pulled off. I saw a lot of folks recommending alcohols. That will harden rubber based glues into a very tough material and may damage your case. BTW: This is a great idea!!

Re: Affecting Institutional Change (Yeah Right)

2007-05-10 Thread John W. Foster
hey will come around. I recall that when I discovered Linus new operating system there were less that 900 people trying it out. Now there are MILLIONS!!! In my family there was me first, then my wife, though she is completely unaware, my daughter, now my grandkids, all happily using Linux. The

Re: debian verizon.net and smtp

2007-05-05 Thread John W. Foster
ly using exim for my local net mail. Try seting your "sending" smtp to 'outgoing.verizon.net' & your recieving to 'incoming.verizon.net' Good luck!! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how to make a symlink

2007-04-29 Thread John W. Foster
all mc' it will allow you to do most of your requirements from a console based gui. It has an excellent search function , can create both 'hard' & "soft' symlinks, allows mounting of any registered drive, allows file editing, & much,much, more. Best Wishes!! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Architecural modelling software

2007-04-25 Thread John W. Foster
the links on this page http://www.tech-edv.co.at/lunix/CADlinks.html Best Wishes!! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Strange X phenomen since upgrade to X-org

2007-04-01 Thread John W. Foster
On Sunday 01 April 2007 11:35, Andrei Popescu wrote: > "John W. Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > restarting the xserver. Due to my lack of experience with xorg I need > > a little help. Thanks!!! > > The only general option I recall (though I don&#

Strange X phenomen since upgrade to X-org

2007-04-01 Thread John W. Foster
restarting the xserver. Due to my lack of experience with xorg I need a little help. Thanks!!! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian 4

2007-03-01 Thread John W. Foster
ed & seems to be going VERY well. KUDOS to the developers..all of them! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sarge to Etch upgrade issues. Reporting wierdness: Any Others??

2007-02-16 Thread John W. Foster
eally has me stumped is that the only real difference in the 2 upgrades is the timing. Though the drives are not truly identicle, they were very close and the software installations were very nearly identicle...especially the X-display systems and the Apache2 installations. Anyone with advice or

Re: Huge fonts in openoffice.org user interface

2007-01-29 Thread John W. Foster
up a new .openoffice files and repopulate from the factory settings. I have also had to do this with other apps such as kde desktop as well. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: What's using up bandwidth?

2007-01-21 Thread John W. Foster
- If you have a wireless setup, you may have someone piggy-backing on your connection. If that is the case you need to password protect the connection. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: USB memory stick and flashcard mount failure

2007-01-13 Thread John W. Foster
at the output of dmesg. What about SD chips from cameras. I have been struggling with one of those for a month or so, off & on. I was getting the same message as Herb's stick, from the SD chip. It also works fine in XP, so I am assuming there is no problem with the card. BTW: it also shows

Re: X aborting

2006-12-19 Thread John W. Foster
if so did you select X86 or Xorg as your Xwindow server system? Sounds like either the Xsession or the Xwrapper configs if your using X86...can't help with Xorg. still using sarge. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Greetings and a minor rave!!

2006-12-11 Thread John W. Foster
ight Commander. It works from any Xwindows, kde, or Gnome, etc.screen or from the console equally well. It will undoubtedly prove extremely useful in MANY areas. Best wishes! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Problems mounting lexar SD card: need advice

2006-11-23 Thread John W. Foster
problem...however though I might figure it out soon: the hoolidays are bearing down on me & I need to get this working ASAP. Thanks! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Yes, I really did it!

2006-11-04 Thread John W. Foster
that an old 586 amd, Good luck. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: a CAD program for building a house?

2006-11-04 Thread John W. Foster
p dog is Linux CAD which is a clean drop in replacement for AutoCAD. It is NOT free. It will do what you desire. If you are seeking the ultimate CAD for LInux that is free, I suggest BRL-CAD. The learning curve is VERY steep but it will do everything you ask and MUCH more. I reiterate it will tak

Does anyone know?? RE: SQL-Ledger

2006-11-02 Thread John W. Foster
change from the direct source package to the .deb since it will be easier to manage. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

SQL-Ledger Chart of account seems to be missing in stable package

2006-10-27 Thread John W. Foster
package? -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

No luck getting Gallery to work on Sarge..Anyone able to??

2006-01-28 Thread John W. Foster
want to use gallery. BTW I had it all working on a previous installation in woody about 2 years ago. Ran out of the box with php3. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Need Help w/Sarge: Gallery & PHP4 & Apache2

2006-01-19 Thread John W. Foster
uble shooting in the Debian read.me. I have tested my PHP install and it seems to work so I am thinking Debian is the issue. Can anyone with a successful installation contact me. -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

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