Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:37 Tom Browder wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:27 Klaus Singvogel > wrote: > >> Michael Kjörling wrote: >> > On 20 Sep 2023 12:26 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): >> > > “Laser Jet Pro 400 MFP m425d

Re: [a bit OT] Automate a (G o o g l e) search from a list of strings

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:36 Nicolas George wrote: > Tom Browder (12023-09-20): > > What if you used an equilavent script but increased and randomized time ... We can try to exercise some common sense, in particular by comparing to > similar situations. For example, if you ta

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:27 Klaus Singvogel wrote: > Michael Kjörling wrote: > > On 20 Sep 2023 12:26 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): > > > “Laser Jet Pro 400 MFP m425dn” > > > > openprinting.org doesn't seem to have heard of it, unfortunately: &g

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
k scanning is now supported or not. Unfortunately, as Michael pointed out, no Linux driver for scanning can be found. However, I can always scan to a USB thumb drive--I forgot about that. Thanks, all. -Tom

Re: Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:11 Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net> wrote: > On 20 Sep 2023 12:06 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder): > > One major thing I use my windows host for is using my HP multifunction > > laser printer to scan to pdf to save locally.

Letting Windows go: scanning

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
how can I get my Debuian host to see and use the scanner part? Thanks so much. -Tom

Re: [a bit OT] Automate a (G o o g l e) search from a list of strings

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
randomized time between each search string? Or do you think just the single search is enough to trigger them? -Tom

Re: memtest86 (solved)

2023-09-20 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 09:10 Tom Browder wrote: > Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I burned > it on a CDROM disk. > Finally tested all my memory modules using a recent system rescue cd and its memtest86+. One bad module out of four. Sending bad mo

Re: Can't mount NFS NAS after major upgrade

2023-09-17 Thread Tom Dial
. If the Synology NAS supports NFS, that might be a better approach in the long run, though. Regards, Tom Dial Research into this problem made me try similar techniques after having installed nfs-utils. I got bogged down by a required procedure entailing exportation of NFS volume information in order

Re: OpenTaxSolver for US Federal tax: experiences?

2023-09-17 Thread Tom Browder
gonna try it in parallel with H Block's solution for tax year 2022 and see how they compare. You might want to take a look. And I wonder what Gene uses since he doesn't run Windows! Cheers, all! -Tom P.S. I did read your address and visited them. Cool! Are any more articles in the works? I hope so, and I hop

OpenTaxSolver for US Federal tax: experiences?

2023-09-17 Thread Tom Browder
I want to dump my Windows box. The main showstopper is my US tax programs. I currently use H Block. I just discovered there is at least one Linux version out there: opentaxsolver.sourceforge.net. Has anyone used it and can recommend it? Thanks, -Tom

Re: memtest86

2023-09-14 Thread Tom Browder
be why it's been hit and miss). I'm trying to see if a log is or can be generated for my warranty repair. Thanks to all who gave advice! -Tom

Re: How to recover from a broken kernel upgrade

2023-09-14 Thread Tom Dial
to update the driver source dkms is working with. (I don't know about, or vouch for, that github, or know anything about the AC1200 or its Realtek driver.) Regards Tom Dial /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/5.13.1/build/os_dep/linux/wifi_regd.c: In function ‘rtw_regd_init’: /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/5.13.1/bu

Re: memtest86

2023-09-13 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:48 PM Tom Browder wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:32 PM Tom Browder wrote: > >> > On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote: > >> >> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I > >> >> I see that

Re: memtest86

2023-09-13 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:32 PM Tom Browder wrote: >> > On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote: >> >> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I >> >> I see that it's a Debian package, and I installed it. Now I see >> >> memt

Re: memtest86

2023-09-13 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 14:43 gene heskett wrote: > On 9/13/23 12:40, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > > On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote: > >> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I > >> burned it on a CDROM disk. > >> &

memtest86

2023-09-13 Thread Tom Browder
to, :-( Cheers! -Tom

Re: cronitor.io for monitoring cron jobs

2023-09-12 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 00:54 Kushal Kumaran wrote: > On Mon, Sep 11 2023 at 05:59:37 AM, Tom Browder > wrote: > > Anyone using that system? It looks interesting to me. > > > I prefer healthchecks.io, mainly because cron job monitoring was all I > was looking for,

Re: Boot issue

2023-09-11 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 22:51 David Wright wrote: > On Sun 27 Aug 2023 at 14:27:09 (-0500), Tom Browder wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 13:27 Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 08:19:35PM +0200, Hans wrote: > > > > When I boot the sys

Re: cronitor.io for monitoring cron jobs

2023-09-11 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 07:25 wrote: > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 06:46:43AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 06:22 wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 05:59:37AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > > > Anyone using that system? It looks in

cronitor.io for monitoring cron jobs

2023-09-11 Thread Tom Browder
Anyone using that system? It looks interesting to me. -Tom

Re: xclip - how to use without a graphics display for testing on Github workflows

2023-09-11 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 11:49 Max Nikulin wrote: > On 10/09/2023 16:44, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 21:06 Max Nikulin wrote: > > > >> You can create a mock-up and use it instead of real xclip binary. > > > > Sounds interesting, Max, can yo

Re: xclip - how to use without a graphics display for testing on Github workflows

2023-09-10 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 21:06 Max Nikulin wrote: > On 10/09/2023 06:36, Tom Browder wrote: > > We have a Raku module that uses "xclip" during use on a computer with a > > monitor. We need to test it with Github workflows which does not have a > > graphics devi

Re: xclip - how to use without a graphics display for testing on Github workflows

2023-09-09 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 18:47 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:36:56PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > Is there any "xclip" option to allow for testing without a graphics > devivce … Thanks, Greg! -Tom

xclip - how to use without a graphics display for testing on Github workflows

2023-09-09 Thread Tom Browder
uggestion for a work around? Thanks. -Tom

Re: Sleep: out of control

2023-09-01 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 06:08 Tom Browder wrote: My conclusion: I need to find out which sleep modes turn off power to the > external input devices. > I forgot to mention that my problem child is all SSD, no moving parts (from SilentPC). -Tom

Re: Sleep: out of control

2023-09-01 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 01:15 The Wanderer wrote: > On 2023-08-31 at 13:03, zithro wrote: ... Tom, does your version of that file not include a comment with that same > information? Yes, and they are uncommented and set to 'no'. So far all seems to be working. Now I need to

Re: Sleep: out of control

2023-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 16:20 zithro wrote: > On 31 Aug 2023 14:17, Tom Browder wrote: > > Note: The systemd "/etc/systemd/sleep.conf" file has all entries > commented > > out. > > Take care, commenting may NOT be the same as disabling/setting to NO ! &

Re: Sleep: out of control

2023-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 11:50 AM Michel Verdier wrote: > On 2023-08-31, Tom Browder wrote: > > Is there a way to definitely deactivate all OS-related power changes so the > > power button has only two functions (on/off)? > > To disable all sleep/suspend/hibernation

Re: Sleep: out of control

2023-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 08:12 Marco wrote: > Am 31.08.2023 schrieb Tom Browder : > > > Is there a way to definitely deactivate all OS-related power changes > > so the power button has only two functions (on/off)? > > You can disable sleep/hibernate at all. > > su

Sleep: out of control

2023-08-31 Thread Tom Browder
real overheating. Is there a way to definitely deactivate all OS-related power changes so the power button has only two functions (on/off)? Note: The systemd "/etc/systemd/sleep.conf" file has all entries commented out. Thanks for any ideas. -Tom

Re: Safing.io

2023-08-27 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 17:26 Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2023 26 Aug 14:27 -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > I was watching a Linux distro video on YouTube this morning, and one of > the > > sponsors was Safin.io which hosts a multi- Erg, typo, should be: safing.io -Tom

Re: Boot issue

2023-08-27 Thread Tom Browder
ally, so maybe I do need to change to do that safely. Thanks. -Tom

Safing.io

2023-08-26 Thread Tom Browder
great, even the free version. Cheers, all. -Tom

Re: Using the bash shell: determine if the root user used 'sudo -i'

2023-08-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:42 wrote: > On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 04:45:54PM +0200, DdB wrote: > > Am 26.08.2023 um 16:25 schrieb Tom Browder: > > > Is there a way to distinguish whether 'sudo -i' was used or not? > > > > > Sorry, i am not an expert on thi

Re: Using the bash shell: determine if the root user used 'sudo -i'

2023-08-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:57 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:49:45AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > I would like to know whether 'sudo -i' or 'sudo -s' was used. ... > In fact, I suspect "I need to know if the cwd is /root" is STILL an X-Y > proble

Re: Using the bash shell: determine if the root user used 'sudo -i'

2023-08-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 09:32 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 09:25:10AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > >In a previous thread it was shown how to detect a SUDO_USER in a bash > >shell. > >Is there a way to distinguish whether 'sudo -i' was used o

Using the bash shell: determine if the root user used 'sudo -i'

2023-08-26 Thread Tom Browder
In a previous thread it was shown how to detect a SUDO_USER in a bash shell. Is there a way to distinguish whether 'sudo -i' was used or not? Thanks. -Tom

Re: setting paths for sudo (revisited)

2023-08-21 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 08:11 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 07:56:22AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > For Greg: I'm trying to get my muscle memory to use "sudo -i" and "sudo > -s" > > as you said to become root user for more work

setting paths for sudo (revisited)

2023-08-21 Thread Tom Browder
For Greg: I'm trying to get my muscle memory to use "sudo -i" and "sudo -s" as you said to become root user for more work (thanks for the great explanation). One more question: when I need a one-liner as root, do I also use the '-i' or '-s' with sudo to get the desired path? Thanks, -Tom

Re: Looking for a good "default" font (small 'L' vs. capital 'i' problem)

2023-08-20 Thread Tom Browder
uot;set type" directly in PDF documents. All CLI products. -Tom

Re: Looking for a good "default" font (small 'L' vs. capital 'i' problem)

2023-08-19 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 16:15 Russell L. Harris wrote: > bumper sticker: DYSLEXICS UNTIE! I concur on sans comments. You might take a look at the Free* fonts family (Debian packages “fonts-freefont-ttf” and “fonts-freefont-otf”). -Tom

Re: Recommendations for a UPS?

2023-08-01 Thread Tom Browder
can recycle it. Roy, and many others, thank you for a voluminious set of helpful and timely responses. I need to assemble a spreadsheet to evaluate it all. I'm sure I have enough to make an informed decision. Blessiing to all my Debian friends! -Tom

Re: OT: Re: Recommendations for a UPS?

2023-07-31 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 13:28 john doe wrote: > On 7/31/23 19:23, Tom Browder wrote: ... > > Any recommenndations from fellow Debian folks? > I have two APC and I'm pretty happy with those. Would you mind saying the model numbers? Do they have replaceable batteries?

Recommendations for a UPS?

2023-07-31 Thread Tom Browder
and Tripp Lite are not that great (I usually concentrate on the one- and two-star reviews). Any recommenndations from fellow Debian folks? Thanks. -Tom

Re: Convert PostScript .pfa to .pfb?

2023-07-15 Thread Tom Browder
WIP) at: + https://github.com/tbrowder/FontConverter Consider this thread ended. Thanks, all, and cheers! -Tom

Re: Convert PostScript .pfa to .pfb?

2023-07-14 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 15:11 Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:37:50 -0500 > Tom Browder wrote: > > > Well, life is not so simple. The example script doesn't work off the > > mark because fontforge apparently has

Re: Convert PostScript .pfa to .pfb?

2023-07-14 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 07:57 Tom Browder wrote: > On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 07:37 Tom Browder wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 18:29 Tom Browder wrote: >> >> > > Aha, I found a python (ugh) ttf-converter on Github. I hope I can kludge a > mod to do the co

Re: Convert PostScript .pfa to .pfb?

2023-07-14 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 07:37 Tom Browder wrote: > On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 18:29 Tom Browder wrote: > > Aha, I found a python (ugh) ttf-converter on Github. I hope I can kludge a mod to do the conversion I need. -Tom

Re: Convert PostScript .pfa to .pfb?

2023-07-14 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 18:29 Tom Browder wrote: > Well, life is not so simple. The example script doesn't work off the mark because fontforge apparently has hard-coded paths. For starters, it expects /share/fontforge/ but my installation has /usr/share/fontforge But there is h

Re: Convert PostScript .pfa to .pfb?

2023-07-13 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 17:06 Dan Ritter wrote: > Tom Browder wrote: > https://fontforge.org/docs/faq.html#faq-outline-conversion Yes, Dan, I'm using that for the .pfb conversion since they show that. And I do plan to try with .t1/.pfa after I get my .pfb converter working. I was

Convert PostScript .pfa to .pfb?

2023-07-13 Thread Tom Browder
I know the binary version of the PS fonts can be converted to TrueType by FontForge. However, is there a way to convert from the PS ASCII version .pfa file to the binary .pfb file? Thanks. -Tom

Re: Apache logs and systemd

2023-06-16 Thread Tom Browder
On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 16:57 Andy Smith wrote: > Hi Tom, > > On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 01:52:10PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > Maybe it's related to the rsyslog changes ? > > apache by default does not use a syslog for logging though, it … Thanks, Andy. I should have men

Re: Apache logs and systemd

2023-06-15 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 13:18 zithro wrote: > On 14 Jun 2023 19:30, Tom Browder wrote: ... > I’ve been running httpd for many years, long before systemd came along. > > Somewhere in the various upgrades over the years I lost the old rotating > > logs. > > Now

Re: Apache logs and systemd

2023-06-15 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 13:15 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 12:30:37PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: .., > If you want text log FILES (e.g. /var/log/whatever), install the rsyslog > package. For rotation, install logrotate. Thank you. ... > Systemd by itself

Apache logs and systemd

2023-06-14 Thread Tom Browder
I’ve been running httpd for many years, long before systemd came along. Somewhere in the various upgrades over the years I lost the old rotating logs. Now I would like to initiate the rotating logs again. Can I do that with systemd somehow? Thanks, -Tom

Re: There appears to be a problem with openbox-menu for my installation from "Official Debian GNU/Linux Live 11.6.0 lxde 2022-12-17T11:46"

2023-05-30 Thread tom
> Dear Illustrious Leaders and Senior Members of Debian Users ML, > > Out of intuition, after I extensively gathered information on LXDE and > OpenBox, I checked the OpenBox installation from the LXDE ISO, > `Official Debian GNU/Linux Live 11.6.0 lxde 2022-12-17T11:46`. > what's OpenBox in

Apache or Nginx on debian

2023-05-29 Thread Tom Reed
Hello list, Though the question is not directly related to debian. But since most of you are sysadmin expects, may I ask that for running a simple web service, should I choose nginx or apache, and why? The service is combined by some php and python scripts, with redis as backend DB. Thanks. Tom

Re: netmask question

2023-05-22 Thread Tom Reed
> On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 08:24:10AM +0800, Tom Reed wrote: >> Sorry for my newbie question too. >> >> If I know the network addr: 192.168.1.0 >> And know the broadcast addr: 192.168.1.255 >> Then I should have the possibility to cal the netmask a

Re: netmask question

2023-05-22 Thread Tom Reed
> Tom Reed wrote: >> >> > >> > That's right, but then they go 0 .. 2^8 - 1. 2^8 is still 256, Tim >> does >> > have a point there :-) >> > >> >> For a given ipv4, if I know net addr and broadcast addr, how will I >> calculate

Re: netmask question

2023-05-22 Thread Tom Reed
> > That's right, but then they go 0 .. 2^8 - 1. 2^8 is still 256, Tim does > have a point there :-) > For a given ipv4, if I know net addr and broadcast addr, how will I calculate the netmask? -- sent from https://dkinbox.com/

Re: Gene's avahi bogeyman is not real (Was Re: how to find outregdomain/country of wifi network)

2023-05-15 Thread Tom Dial
tay well Andy. Cheers, Gene Heskett. Regards, Tom Dial

Re: iptables reject with TCP RST

2023-05-14 Thread Tom Reed
> Hello, > > On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 09:10:24AM +0800, Tom Reed wrote: >> If I clean iptables in the destination host, this telnet will get >> success >> at once. >> >> Any hints? > > Why have you not used "iptables -vL" to show the

Re: iptables reject with TCP RST

2023-05-14 Thread Tom Reed
> > so whatever your 193.106.250.x host is, maybe it did indeed block > the packets itself, but would be good to verify. > Hello I have checked for details but didn't get the luck. My destination host does have the rules: REJECT tcp -- 0.0.0.0/00.0.0.0/0tcp

Re: shell script run in backend

2023-05-14 Thread Tom Reed
etups, terminating the shell might terminate > the background jobs, but my memory might be fuzzy). > Thanks for all your helps. I know convert it to a perl script and run it under App::Daemon for background jobs. regards Tom -- sent from https://dkinbox.com/

shell script run in backend

2023-05-14 Thread Tom Reed
Hello list I have a long run shell script with similar content, #!/bin/bash while [ 1 ];do func1() func2() sleep 5 done Currently the script is running in front-end in shell. How can I run it with the backend way? can I register it as a system service? Thanks

Re: iptables reject with TCP RST

2023-05-13 Thread Tom Reed
> On Sun, May 14, 2023 at 08:36:38AM +0800, Tom Reed wrote: >> tcp0 0 0.0.0.0:587 0.0.0.0:* >> LISTEN >> 32157/master >> >> >> And the telnet results: >> >> $ telnet 193.106.250.xx 587 >> Trying 193.106.250.xx..

Re: iptables reject with TCP RST

2023-05-13 Thread Tom Reed
> > On 14/5/23 08:28, Tom Reed wrote: >> I telnet to host:587 not the port 23. >> And port 587 already reject access with tcp rst. > -- > > check if you are listening on port 587 > > netstat -tulpnW | grep 587 > > yes it does. tcp0

Re: iptables reject with TCP RST

2023-05-13 Thread Tom Reed
> > On 14/5/23 08:14, Tom Reed wrote: >> /usr/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 143 -j REJECT --reject-with >> tcp-reset >> /usr/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 587 -j REJECT --reject-with >> tcp-reset >> >> When I telnet from another h

iptables reject with TCP RST

2023-05-13 Thread Tom Reed
, it gets timeout message as follows. telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out IIRC, timeout should happen for iptables DROP action. Since I am using REJECT, why the connect shouldn't get disconnected quickly? Thank you. Tom

Re: iptables and system reboot

2023-05-13 Thread Tom Reed
> > On 13/5/23 18:56, Tom Reed wrote: >> for iptables-save, after system rebooting, does it know where to locate >> the file? > > Yes. That's all taken care of by the iptables-persistent package > > Also I made a typo. correction; > > sudo nano /etc/iptables/

Re: iptables and system reboot

2023-05-13 Thread Tom Reed
> > On 13/5/23 18:48, Tom Reed wrote: >> How to recovery iptable rules after system rebooting? >> I know I can put a @reboot crontab for this but there is maybe the >> better >> way. > > > sudo apt install iptables-persistent > > sudo iptables-save >

iptables and system reboot

2023-05-13 Thread Tom Reed
Hello How to recovery iptable rules after system rebooting? I know I can put a @reboot crontab for this but there is maybe the better way. Thanks

Re: sudoers question

2023-05-12 Thread Tom Reed
> Tom Reed (12023-05-12): >> otherwise every time i have to input password for sudo. > > Yes, that is the point. > > If “every time” is a lot for you, maybe your use habits need to be > reviewed. > that's normal. for example, I have to check every kind of logs (m

Re: sudoers question

2023-05-12 Thread Tom Reed
> On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 07:27:25PM +0800, Tom Reed wrote: >> what's the right way to add an user to run sudo without password? >> I have to edit /etc/sudoers by manual. But I don't think it's a grace >> way. > > *Without password*?? Yes, that

sudoers question

2023-05-12 Thread Tom Reed
Hello what's the right way to add an user to run sudo without password? I have to edit /etc/sudoers by manual. But I don't think it's a grace way. Thanks. Tom

Re: I need help with my var partition.

2023-05-02 Thread Tom Dial
, Tom Dial On 5/1/23 9:15 PM, Tom Dial wrote: This Debian-user thread seems to have gone silent, but it is not clear whether your problem is solved. If it is, just ignore this and move on. If not: The Wanderer, in an earlier post (04/28/2023 at 19;02), suggested reinstalling the base-files

Re: I need help with my var partition.

2023-05-01 Thread Tom Dial
isting one that you might have changed. It should be safe to keep the one already installed. If you have questions about any of this, feel free to ask, either privately or on the list. Regards, Tom Dial On 4/28/23 20:36, Maureen L Thomas wrote: Here is what I got. root@debian:/var# /bin/ls -ld */

Re: /etc/fstab question (problem)?

2023-04-18 Thread Tom Furie
g you want a tmpfs there, replace by suitable partition, > options, etc)... and wait for the next reboot to pick it up? That gives a memory backed /tmp, which, depending on resources/requirements may be more or less suitable, for some definition of "suitable". Cheers, Tom -- We are now en

Re: Mailing list usage questions

2023-04-11 Thread Tom Furie
for subscription management. It occurs to me that I'm not even aware of what list management software these lists are managed with anymore. Cheers, Tom -- Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Mailing list usage questions

2023-04-11 Thread Tom Furie
get help on list commands etc. (At least, I assume it still works. I haven't used it in a long time and didn't bother to check before writing this reply.) Cheers, Tom -- The District of Columbia has a law forbidding you to exert pressure on a balloon and thereby cause a whistling sound on the streets. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?

2023-04-10 Thread Tom Dial
On 4/8/23 08:19, Emanuel Berg wrote: Tom Dial wrote: Look at the use of parentheses in Lisp [...] I have thought about that - is Lisp possible without them? But how do you then know priority? I'm sure someone tried to get rid of them, but how? Its quite a few years since I had anything

Re: how to limit a CPU temperature?

2023-04-08 Thread tom
On 2023-04-08 22:17, songbird wrote: i have a program that has changed it's behavior to suddenly become a CPU hog (while doing something simple like uploading files for my website). probably a bug, but it got me to wondering how i could limit the CPU temperature to a range well below the

what's $_ in bash

2023-04-07 Thread tom
Hello in bash shell, what's "$_" variable? where defines it? Thanks.

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Tom Furie
times are inappropriate for your system, you're at liberty to change them to something more suitable. Cheers, Tom -- I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the demigodic party. -- Dennis Ritchie signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: questions about cron.daily

2023-04-06 Thread Tom Furie
d suggest beginning with 'man 5 crontab' for the details of a crontab entry. Cheers, Tom -- Here there be tygers. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?

2023-04-03 Thread Tom Dial
and therefore subject to correction. Like my Logic instructor many years ago, I am not sure why anyone would want to do that, though. Overall, this has been a pretty interesting thread, at least to me. Regards. Tom Dial ( ...)

Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?

2023-04-02 Thread Tom Browder
perl were fake :-) because it was another fad. You can feel the difference Larry Wall and his many helpers released Perl 6 (now Raku) on Christmas Day, 2015. It is a much more modern language than Python, and it was designed as a "one-hundred year language." Check it out at https://Raku.org. -Tom

Re: debian 11 vs ubuntu 22

2023-03-29 Thread Tom Furie
ssumed. Cheers, Tom -- Asynchronous inputs are at the root of our race problems. -- D. Winker and F. Prosser signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: debian 11 vs ubuntu 22

2023-03-28 Thread Tom Furie
ar advantage refers to. Could you expand on what you mean here, please? Cheers, Tom -- I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean. -- G. K. Chesterton signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: How do I specify a custom apt dependency between kernel image and its headers?

2023-03-28 Thread Tom Furie
nd > linux-headers-amd64. When I run apt upgrade both are updated if new > versions are available. Backports doesn't always track that relationship very consistently. It can be frustrating. Cheers, Tom -- "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro..." -- Hunter

Re: thunderbird can not import gpg-key

2023-03-25 Thread Tom Furie
range. Did you read the output of the command? You have unsafe permissions on your .gnupg directory, therefore nothing was exported. Not strange at all... Cheers, Tom -- I'm a soldier, not a diplomat. I can only tell the truth. -- Kirk, "Errand of Mercy", stardate

Re: should CLI have a nice UI today?

2023-03-24 Thread Tom Browder
pe. Hear, hear! -Tom

Re: should CLI have a nice UI today?

2023-03-24 Thread Tom
] among other options. Also, OP might be interested in this list of "Modern Unix" tools. [4] Cheers, Tom [1] https://www.textualize.io [2] https://github.com/charmbracelet [3] https://docs.rs/tui/latest/tui/ [4] https://github.com/ibraheemdev/modern-unix

Re: should CLI have a nice UI today?

2023-03-24 Thread Tom
. Also, OP might be interested in this list of "Modern Unix" tools. [4] Cheers, Tom [1] https://www.textualize.io [2] https://github.com/charmbracelet [3] https://docs.rs/tui/latest/tui/ [4] https://github.com/ibraheemdev/modern-unix

Re: what's the right way to resolve localhost's IPs

2023-03-22 Thread Tom Furie
;,"broadcast":"ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff","addr_info":[{"family":"inet","local":"10.31.40.166","prefixlen":24,"broadcast":"10.31.40.255","scope":"global","dynamic":true,"label":"enp0s3","valid_life_time":81787,"preferred_life_time":81787},{"family":"inet6","local":"2403:5800:c101:b700:a00:27ff:fe18:b6ac","prefixlen":64,"scope":"global","dynamic":true,"mngtmpaddr":true,"valid_life_time":6638,"preferred_life_time":3037},{"family":"inet6","local":"fe80::a00:27ff:fe18:b6ac","prefixlen":64,"scope":"link","valid_life_time":4294967295,"preferred_life_time":4294967295}]}] > > and if you write a script like this (and make it write protected and > executable) Or... ip -o a | awk '{print $2, $4}' Cheers, Tom -- My mother is a fish. -- William Faulkner signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: bookworm sha256sum may be defective

2023-03-17 Thread Tom Furie
gt; failures. Which iso, from where? Cheers, Tom -- I'm very old-fashioned. I believe that people should marry for life, like pigeons and Catholics. -- Woody Allen signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Falcon BMS

2023-03-13 Thread Tom Furie
malpaso* To the best of my knowledge, and having checked the website in case anything had changed recently, Falcon BMS only runs on Windows. Cheers, Tom -- For reservations, call your travel agent. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: No /

2023-03-08 Thread Tom Furie
On Tue, Mar 07, 2023 at 05:04:57PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/03/msg00064.html Was the /dev/sdc mentioned there the USB drive? Cheers, Tom -- Love your enemies: they'll go crazy trying to figure out what you're up to. signature.asc Description:

Re: alias in bash script issue

2023-03-07 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 07:20 Nicolas George wrote: ... > Tom Browder (12023-03-05): > > Yes, but please use its new name, Raku. Note new releases come out > monthly > so you shouldn't use the Debian packages since they are way behind. We > have I shouldn't have said

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