Re: [gentoo-user] DVD gives error but works fine

2011-12-20 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Dec 20, 2011 6:04 AM, "Mark Knecht" wrote: > ->8 snip > > Anyway, maybe we can keep each other updated (on list of off, > either is fine with me) about our progress. > On list, please. Although ATM I have no need to burn movies on a Gentoo, if one day I find myself in a similar situati

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD gives error but works fine

2011-12-20 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Tue, December 20, 2011 9:02 am, Pandu Poluan wrote: > On Dec 20, 2011 6:04 AM, "Mark Knecht" wrote: >> > > ->8 snip > >> >> Anyway, maybe we can keep each other updated (on list of off, >> either is fine with me) about our progress. >> > > On list, please. Although ATM I have no need to b

Re: [gentoo-user] Xmonad!

2011-12-20 Thread Jean-Christophe Bach
* jorge espada [19.12.2011. @10:41:43 -0300]: > Hi, I'm thinking of giving a try to Xmonad X11/window manager... anyone has > experience or recommendations. > Should I use kde or gnome as base.. or relay 100% on xmonad > Thanks > > Jorge E. Espada Hi, I have been using Xmonad for about two yea

[gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Greets, gentoo-users, as you may remember I migrated to gnome-3 lately. This means using networkmanager, afaik you have to w/ gnome-shell. No big problem as I used it before as well. My question: After resuming from hibernate-to-ram the thinkpad is up again immediately. Fine. But the re-conne

[gentoo-user] [OT] adding another "terminal"

2011-12-20 Thread Helmut Jarausch
Hi, I'd like to add another terminal to my machine (there is no need for a separate full blown work station). I see two possibilities: - add another graphics card and attach a second screen, keyboard and mouse. I'd have to figure out how to tell X11 that configuration - built something like

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Albert W. Hopkins
On Tue, 2011-12-20 at 11:25 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: [...] > Do you see the same amounts of time to reconnect? Not for me. I'm reconnected before I have a chance to type in my password... unless it's taking me a long time to type in my password :P Not that I consider 30 seconds "quite

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 20.12.2011 12:41, schrieb Albert W. Hopkins: > On Tue, 2011-12-20 at 11:25 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > [...] >> Do you see the same amounts of time to reconnect? > > Not for me. I'm reconnected before I have a chance to type in my > password... unless it's taking me a long time to typ

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Albert W. Hopkins
On Tue, 2011-12-20 at 13:06 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Maybe I have something wrong in my /etc/hibernate/common.conf ... > gotta > look that up now. I suspect that's not it. If I were to guess I'd say it's probably "normal"; that it takes a while to associate with the AP, either because

Re: [gentoo-user] LVM: extending volume groups and logical volumes

2011-12-20 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Sat, December 17, 2011 2:37 am, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > On Thu, Dec 15 2011, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > 3. I decided to use another suggestion (from neil) to use > PORTAGE_TMPDIR, roeleveld's idea of just using temporary space, and > Webb suggested /z for extra space. Allan, Just a quic

Re: [gentoo-user] LVM: extending volume groups and logical volumes

2011-12-20 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Tue, Dec 20 2011, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On Sat, December 17, 2011 2:37 am, Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 15 2011, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > >> 3. I decided to use another suggestion (from neil) to use >> PORTAGE_TMPDIR, roeleveld's idea of just using temporary space, and >> Webb

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 20.12.2011 13:55, schrieb Albert W. Hopkins: > On Tue, 2011-12-20 at 13:06 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: >> Maybe I have something wrong in my /etc/hibernate/common.conf ... >> gotta look that up now. > > I suspect that's not it. If I were to guess I'd say it's probably > "normal"; that

[gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Tanstaafl
Hi all, I'm guessing this is a sudo question, but I'm unfamiliar with the nuances of sudo (never had to use it before). I have a new hosted VM server that I want to allow a user to be able to edit files owned by root, but without giving them the root password. I already did: /usr/sbin/visu

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Albert W. Hopkins
On Tue, 2011-12-20 at 15:16 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > > But it connects faster when I boot the machine than when I resume it! > At least it seems like, maybe I get that wrong ... > At it's core NM is just a daemon. The gnome/kde stuff are just front-ends that talk to the daemon via

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD gives error but works fine

2011-12-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Pandu Poluan wrote: > > On Dec 20, 2011 6:04 AM, "Mark Knecht" wrote: >> > > ->8 snip > >> >>   Anyway, maybe we can keep each other updated (on list of off, >> either is fine with me) about our progress. >> > > On list, please. Although ATM I have no need to

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Michael Mol
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm guessing this is a sudo question, but I'm unfamiliar with the nuances of > sudo (never had to use it before). > > I have a new hosted VM server that I want to allow a user to be able to edit > files owned by root, but without giv

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 20.12.2011 16:13, schrieb Michael Mol: > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm guessing this is a sudo question, but I'm unfamiliar with the nuances of >> sudo (never had to use it before). >> >> I have a new hosted VM server that I want to allow a user to be a

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2011-12-20 10:13 AM, Michael Mol wrote: So, incidentally, would 'sudo passwd root'... Ouch... any way to avoid that? I guess the best way would be to simply give them access to the commands they need... I'll look into that... Thanks...

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2011-12-20 11:00 AM, Florian Philipp wrote: You should probably also restrict which files can be edited (not /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow or /etc/sudoers, for sure!). You can do this with globs. For example: %sudoroot sudoedit/var/www/* Great, that helps... but... He wants to use nano, s

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Michael Mol
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2011-12-20 10:13 AM, Michael Mol wrote: >> >> So, incidentally, would 'sudo passwd root'... > > > Ouch... any way to avoid that? > > I guess the best way would be to simply give them access to the commands > they need... > > I'll look into t

[gentoo-user] Re: Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 12/20/2011 05:04 PM, Tanstaafl wrote: I have a new hosted VM server that I want to allow a user to be able to edit files owned by root, but without giving them the root password. If you allow someone to edit root owned files, you're practically giving him root access. So the fact that he d

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 20.12.2011 18:03, schrieb Tanstaafl: > On 2011-12-20 11:00 AM, Florian Philipp wrote: >> You should probably also restrict which files can be edited (not >> /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow or /etc/sudoers, for sure!). You can do this >> with globs. For example: >> %sudorootsudoedit/var/www/* > >

[gentoo-user] From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread LinuxIsOne
Hi, >From where the word gentoo came into existence? Thanks.

Re: [gentoo-user] From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread Michael Mol
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM, LinuxIsOne wrote: > Hi, > > From where the word gentoo came into existence? Gentoo is a species of penguin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Penguin -- :wq

[gentoo-user] Re: From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 12/20/2011 07:34 PM, Michael Mol wrote: On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM, LinuxIsOne wrote: Hi, From where the word gentoo came into existence? Gentoo is a species of penguin. No. Gentoo is an anagram for "net goo". Furthermore, "Gentoo Linux" is an anagram for "Tux, go online". T

Re: [gentoo-user] From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread LinuxIsOne
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > Gentoo is a species of penguin. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Penguin Oh I see.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread LinuxIsOne
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > No.  Gentoo is an anagram for "net goo".  Furthermore, "Gentoo Linux" is an > anagram for "Tux, go online".  This why "Gentoo" was chosen. > ;)--

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread Dan Johansson
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 19.43:42 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 12/20/2011 07:34 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM, LinuxIsOne wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> From where the word gentoo came into existence? > > > > Gentoo is a species of penguin. > > > No. Gentoo is an

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread LinuxIsOne
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Dan Johansson wrote: > Stupid me, I thought that is was because of this "They (Gentoo penguin) are > the fastest underwater swimming penguins, reaching speeds of 36 km/h. Gentoo > are adapted to very harsh cold climates." I liked the word 'Gentoo', cool!

Re: [gentoo-user] From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
onomatopoeia gentoo linux in named after gentoo penguins. Those are small and fast. They are named after the sound they make if you bring one to Tour d'Argent and put it into the duck press. -- #163933

Re: [gentoo-user] From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread LinuxIsOne
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:36 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > onomatopoeia > gentoo linux in named after gentoo penguins. > Those are small and fast. > They are named after the sound they make if you bring one to Tour d'Argent > and put it into the duck press. Nice to know!

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2011-12-20 12:20 PM, Florian Philipp wrote: Well, as I've said, using a/normal/ editor doesn't solve the problem because you can use nano for opening a shell, thereby escalating your privileges. You have to use rnano (or nano -R). This solution is not really meant for the luxury of a full bl

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 20.12.2011 16:11, schrieb Albert W. Hopkins: > At it's core NM is just a daemon. The gnome/kde stuff are just > front-ends that talk to the daemon via dbus when need-be. So likely > it "appears" faster when you boot because the NetworkManager service > is already started and connecting to yo

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 2011-12-20 20:18, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: >> Question: have you tried associateting with the AP manually? How >> long does that take? Have you tried associating with other APs? Got it, maybe. Edited that connection (right-click on nm-applet ...) and headed for the IPv6-tab. Set that to

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Michael Mol
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 2011-12-20 20:18, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: > >>> Question: have you tried associateting with the AP manually?  How >>> long does that take?  Have you tried associating with other APs? > > Got it, maybe. Edited that connection (

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-shell, networkmanager, wifi re-connect

2011-12-20 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 2011-12-20 21:10, schrieb Michael Mol: > You know, there's another solution for that...Set up radvd on your network. :) ah, next year . ;-) > Though having to wait that long before it times out waiting for RAs > seems a bit excessive. I am happy to have quick ipv4-reconnect for now.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread Dale
Dan Johansson wrote: On Tuesday 20 December 2011 19.43:42 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: On 12/20/2011 07:34 PM, Michael Mol wrote: On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM, LinuxIsOne wrote: Hi, From where the word gentoo came into existence? Gentoo is a species of penguin. No. Gentoo is an anagra

[gentoo-user] Re: From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 12/20/2011 11:15 PM, Dale wrote: Dan Johansson wrote: On Tuesday 20 December 2011 19.43:42 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: On 12/20/2011 07:34 PM, Michael Mol wrote: On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM, LinuxIsOne wrote: Hi, From where the word gentoo came into existence? Gentoo is a species of pe

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: From where the word 'gentoo' came?

2011-12-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 12/20/2011 11:15 PM, Dale wrote: >> >> Dan Johansson wrote: >>> >>> On Tuesday 20 December 2011 19.43:42 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: On 12/20/2011 07:34 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM, LinuxI

Re: [gentoo-user] Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

2011-12-20 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:51:11AM -0500, Tanstaafl wrote > On 2011-12-20 10:13 AM, Michael Mol wrote: > > So, incidentally, would 'sudo passwd root'... > > Ouch... any way to avoid that? > > I guess the best way would be to simply give them access to the commands > they need... > > I'll look

[gentoo-user] getting rid of KDE

2011-12-20 Thread Joseph
I have a problem getting rid of KDE (those meta package might be easy to install/upgrade but getting rid of them is not easy). When I run emerge -uDNav world I get: The following USE changes are necessary to proceed: #required by kde-base/libkonq-4.7.3, required by kde-base/kdepasswd-4.7.3, req

Re: [gentoo-user] getting rid of KDE

2011-12-20 Thread Yohan Pereira
On Tuesday 20 Dec 2011 23:54:38 Joseph wrote: > #required by kde-base/libkonq-4.7.3, required by kde-base/kdepasswd-4.7.3, > required by kde-base/kdm-4.7.3-r1, required by @selected, required by It seems you still have kdm in listed in world, try replacing that with something "non-kdeish" like xd

Re: [gentoo-user] getting rid of KDE

2011-12-20 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:54:38PM -0700, Joseph wrote > I have a problem getting rid of KDE (those meta package might be > easy to install/upgrade but getting rid of them is not easy). > When I run emerge -uDNav world I get: > > =x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2 kde > > =x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.2 kde

Re: [gentoo-user] getting rid of KDE

2011-12-20 Thread Joseph
On 12/21/11 12:36, Yohan Pereira wrote: On Tuesday 20 Dec 2011 23:54:38 Joseph wrote: > #required by kde-base/libkonq-4.7.3, required by kde-base/kdepasswd-4.7.3, > required by kde-base/kdm-4.7.3-r1, required by @selected, required by It seems you still have kdm in listed in wo

Re: [gentoo-user] getting rid of KDE

2011-12-20 Thread Joseph
On 12/21/11 02:11, Walter Dnes wrote: On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:54:38PM -0700, Joseph wrote I have a problem getting rid of KDE (those meta package might be easy to install/upgrade but getting rid of them is not easy). When I run emerge -uDNav world I get: =x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2 kde

Re: [gentoo-user] getting rid of KDE

2011-12-20 Thread Joseph
On 12/21/11 02:11, Walter Dnes wrote: On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:54:38PM -0700, Joseph wrote I have a problem getting rid of KDE (those meta package might be easy to install/upgrade but getting rid of them is not easy). When I run emerge -uDNav world I get: =x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2 kde

Re: [gentoo-user] getting rid of KDE

2011-12-20 Thread Sebastian Beßler
On 21.12.2011 08:37, Joseph wrote: > Here is a list of packages it is trying to load: > emerge -uDNav world Try emerge -uDNavt world and see what tries to pull in KDE. Most likely it is something that relates to KDE like amarok or digikam. Greetings Sebastian signature.asc Description: OpenP