[SOLVED] x-terminal-emulator options not working

2014-10-12 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
I wrote: I have tried several documented options to x-terminal-emulator, and I find that they have absolutely no effect. For example: x-terminal-emulator --geometry 80x72 x-terminal-emulator --title=WHY OK, I solved the problem. Here's how I figured it out: patrick@laptop:~$ which

Re: Preseeded setting on openssh-server ignored

2014-06-14 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Don Armstrong wrote, On 06/14/2014 01:04 PM: If you just want purely random passwords, though, you might try makepasswd instead. pwgen is more biased towards generating distinguishable, memorable passwords instead of truly random ones. Here's a way to generate a *truly* random password that

Re: How to remove Google from the Start screen?

2014-05-05 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Stephen Allen wrote, On 05/05/2014 10:24 AM: On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 08:21:46AM +0800, A Debian User wrote: First of all, sorry for using the term Start screen :P But when you do a search for applications in a GNOME 3 desktop, two buttons appear below the screen: Wikipedia and Google.

Re: Logging of commands in a bash script to a file

2014-04-23 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Steve Litt wrote, On 04/23/2014 12:07 PM: On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:06:41 -0300 Daniel Bareiro daniel-lis...@gmx.net wrote: Hi all! I'm writing a bash script that runs several routing commands. I would like these commands, on a part of the script, plus run, are saved to a log file. I

Re: My experiences with three CD players on Gnome

2014-03-16 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Chris Bannister wrote, On 03/16/2014 06:10 AM: Have you reported a bug? Have you reported a bug? Good idea, I'll sign up at Bugzilla and give it a try. -- Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: Testing: Nautilus 3.8 double click expand tree?

2014-03-16 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Joost Kraaijeveld wrote, On 03/16/2014 05:22 AM: If I double click on a directory icon I go into that directory and I cannot see the full directory tree any more. I would like Nautilus to expand the tree instead. Is that possible? Click the little [+] icon to the left of the directory icon.

Re: Testing: Nautilus 3.8 double click expand tree?

2014-03-16 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Joost Kraaijeveld wrote, On 03/16/2014 09:31 AM: No, that is not what I want. I want to *both* focus on the directory *and* see the context of that directory, i.e. its place in the tree. Something like in Nautilus 3.4.2, where the left panel showed the tree and the right panel showed the

Re: Testing: Nautilus 3.8 double click expand tree?

2014-03-16 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Joost Kraaijeveld wrote, On 03/16/2014 11:34 AM: I got that to work. In the menu item View/Sidebar, choose Tree, and also choose Show Sidebar. No such menu or menu item in Nautilus 3.8.2. Strange. I see it in my older version, Nautilus 3.4.2. Did they remove this useful feature from

My experiences with three CD players on Gnome

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
I don't play music very much on the computer, so I'm new to this subject. I just tried three different players, RhythmBox, SoundJuicer, and Gnome Player. RhythmBox has a problem. Press Play to begin playing a CD. Press Play again to Pause. Press Play again to resume playing. Nothing happens.

Re: CUPS Zebra EPL2 driver through Iceweasel or Evince

2014-03-14 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Brian wrote, On 03/14/2014 02:13 PM: I'm probably being a bit dense but what do you mean by 'embedded Iceweasel pdf viewer'? When you open a PDF in Iceweasel, either by clicking a link or opening a file, it renders the PDF right inside the browser instead of bringing it up in Document Viewer.

Re: CUPS Zebra EPL2 driver through Iceweasel or Evince

2014-03-14 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Brian wrote, On 03/14/2014 03:03 PM: On Fri 14 Mar 2014 at 14:21:47 -0400, Patrick Chkoreff wrote: Brian wrote, On 03/14/2014 02:13 PM: I'm probably being a bit dense but what do you mean by 'embedded Iceweasel pdf viewer'? When you open a PDF in Iceweasel, either by clicking a link

Re: CUPS Zebra EPL2 driver through Iceweasel or Evince

2014-03-14 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick Chkoreff wrote, On 03/14/2014 03:18 PM: Another weird thing I just noticed yesterday. Whenever I view PDFs, they appear to have little black rectangles scattered around, typically to the left of text blocks. It looks as if the PDF has been redacted -- but of course it's really just

Re: Wifi

2014-03-08 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote, On 03/08/2014 04:27 PM: If I were in your shoes, the first thing I'd do is an orderly shutdown, power down for 30 seconds, and power back up. You might get lucky and have Wifi just work when it comes back up. I've seen stranger things happen. ...

Re: Brand new install, now how do I play a Youtube video?

2014-03-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick wrote: I'm using the IceWeasel browser, but I can't play a Youtube video. I don't want to install Flash because I just cannot stand Adobe. I searched around and found this: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=51504 I did what they said there, namely: $ sudo apt-get install

Re: I mistakenly installed 32 bit Debian. How can I ensure that I'm installing 64 bit?

2014-03-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote, On 03/07/2014 09:06 AM: So Patrick, Jonathan's right: Don't be afraid to ask any questions. Ignore any useless answers. Yes, the pithy answer to my original question is: When you boot from the Debian CD, chose the 64-bit option. Don't just press

Re: questions about password safes

2014-03-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Paul E Condon wrote, On 03/07/2014 11:56 AM: If, yes, I can conclude that a backport is not yet available. If it is not yet available, is there some other password safe software that someone will suggest for use while I wait for what I really want. I've been using KeePassX for a long time:

Brand new install, now how do I play a Youtube video?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
I recently installed Debian on this laptop. Here's the detail: $ uname -a Linux laptop 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.54-2 i686 GNU/Linux I'm using the IceWeasel browser, but I can't play a Youtube video. I don't want to install Flash because I just cannot stand Adobe. I searched around

Re: Brand new install, now how do I play a Youtube video?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
The_Ace wrote, On 03/06/2014 11:12 AM: Try the HTML5 feed youtube has. Doesnt need flash player at all. http://www.youtube.com/html5 W ... I *like* it. Way of the future. Thanks! -- Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of

Re: Brand new install, now how do I play a Youtube video?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Lisi Reisz wrote, On 03/06/2014 11:05 AM: I have never really found Gnash a viable alternative to Flash. Good to know. For use with YouTube, Channel4/news etc., I held my nose and installed GoogleChrome. Even Chromium wouldn't run properly. Thanks for the advice. I'm avoiding Google

I mistakenly installed 32 bit Debian. How can I ensure that I'm installing 64 bit?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
I installed Debian on this laptop using this image: debian-7.4.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso I thought that because it had amd64 in the name, I was getting a 64 bit operating system. Well, that didn't happen. I got a 32 bit operation system: $ uname -a Linux laptop 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian

Re: Brand new install, now how do I play a Youtube video?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick Chkoreff wrote, On 03/06/2014 11:37 AM: Ah ok, so Flash for Linux is abandoned anyway. All the more reason not to resist installing it in the first place. I meant to say: All the more reason to RESIST installing it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: I mistakenly installed 32 bit Debian. How can I ensure that I'm installing 64 bit?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Brian wrote, On 03/06/2014 01:25 PM: Not only are you avoiding Google and Adobe but you are also avoiding reading and exploring what is on your screen when you boot the image. 64 bit is displayed 3 times; that's without looking under Advanced options. Yes, I was quickly defaulting through

Re: I mistakenly installed 32 bit Debian. How can I ensure that I'm installing 64 bit?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Reco wrote, On 03/06/2014 02:31 PM: On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:55:44 -0500 Patrick Chkoreff patr...@rayservers.net wrote: I suppose it doesn't matter which I use -- I'm guessing either one has a 64-bit option, and next time I won't breeze by that option. Why, it does. Using debian-7.4.0-amd64

Re: I mistakenly installed 32 bit Debian. How can I ensure that I'm installing 64 bit?

2014-03-06 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote, On 03/06/2014 04:50 PM: I'd characterize it as Reco was very kind, in the tradition of free software mailing lists, and answered Patrick's question. Yes. I'm now installing Debian on my desktop machine, and *duh* right there at boot-up is the 64-bit