Re: pulseaudio, derivative problems

2016-08-10 Thread Levi Darrell
> > Being in the audio group is neither > here nor there. > The audio problem is specifically with pavucontrol. The audio itself still works through alsa. I'm inclined to believe it has something to do with some of the libraries I installed, since other programs, such as firefox and evince, are

Re: pulseaudio, derivative problems

2016-08-10 Thread Levi Darrell
> > > It is not necessary for a user to be in the audio group these days. > > ls -l /dev/snd/* > > shows all files have permissions crw-rw+. The "+" sign indicates an > ACL (Access Control List). Then (as the user) > > getfacl /dev/snd/* > > will show whether the user is on the List. > >

pulseaudio, derivative problems

2016-08-10 Thread Levi Darrell
I've really done it this time. I'm running Debian Stretch Testing, Kernel v. 4.3.0-1-amd64. With X Server I use the LXDE desktop environment. I had been using pulseaudio without any trouble. I tried to install audacity v. 2.1.2. I compiled it from source, but when I open audacity, it doesn't

Canon Printer Setup

2016-06-18 Thread Levi Darrell
GMT-06:00 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk>: > On Fri 17 Jun 2016 at 16:50:46 -0600, Levi Darrell wrote: > > Is there anything in the Printing section of the wiki which helps you? > It could be a 32-bit/64-bit issue. > >

Canon Printer Setup

2016-06-17 Thread Levi Darrell
Hi All, I'm attempting to use a Canon Image Class MF628Cw from Debian. I downloaded the drivers from the Canon website at https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/color-laser/mf628cw. I installed them via dpkg, then added the printer in CUPS via a web browser at

Changing tty shells

2016-06-09 Thread Levi Darrell
Hi Debian Users List, My computer is set to boot into a tty shell. I manually enter X Server by issuing the startx command. Previously, I had been able to switch tty shells with the keystroke combination Alt + F[1-6]. After attempting to reconfigure they keyboard and locales to solve an unrelated

Locales, Keyboard Layouts

2016-06-09 Thread Levi Darrell
Hi Debian Users List, I am using the lxde desktop environment with xorg. I have installed the "Keyboard Layout Handler" applet, and I am attempting to use the French and Latin American keyboard layouts. Single-keystroke characters, such as ñ οr ç work just fine, but I am having difficulty

Using a dedicated partition for VBox install

2016-03-07 Thread Levi Darrell
Has anybody had any luck using VBox to install a second system to a dedicated partition on the host system, rather than a dynamically allocated virtual hard disk? The reason I want to do this is that my computer has two drives, a 120 GB SSD to which I have my host Debian system installed, and a 1