Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tomorrow Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - Blockchain crypto currencies, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Perl

When: May 16, 2018 7:00PM (6:30PM for Q&A) Topic: Blockchain crypto currencies, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Perl Moderators: Jerry Feldman and Bill Ricker Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 145 Please note that Wadsworth St is open from Memorial Drive to Amherst St, but is closed between Amhers

Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Blockchain, and Perl

When: May 16, 2018 7:00PM (6:30PM for Q&A) Topic: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Blockchain, and Perl Moderators: Jerry Feldman and Bill Ricker Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 145 Please note that Wadsworth St is open from Memorial Drive to Amherst St, but is closed between Amherst St to Main St.

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

Oops, I didn't see Ken's reply where he already figure this out (spotty cell service). Where I work we were having this issue when bringing up new VMs. While provisioning, it would seem to just hang for 10 or 15 minutes when installing packages. No cpu usage, no disk io, no network io. And ev

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

VMs lack hardware devices to fill up the pool of random numbers. Installing the haveged daemon will do expansion on the random numbers to keep the pool full. -Dennis On August 8, 2017 3:30:46 PM EDT, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: >On 2017-08-08 15:18, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > >>The /dev/ra

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

Well, I don't know what was wrong with catting random data to /dev/random and /dev/urandom, but it didn't to diddly. "apt install haveged", howver, and I'm now booting in ~20 seconds instead of 3 - 5 minutes. (It adds entropy -- or, if you prefer, "entropy" -- by seeing how long certain thing

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > On 08/08/2017 02:52 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > > On 2017-08-08 14:43, Bill Freeman wrote: > >> As to why ruby is designed to require a random number before being > >> asked to do something dependent on such a random number is a questio

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

On 2017-08-08 15:18, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: >The /dev/random interface is considered a legacy > interface, and >/dev/urandom is preferred and sufficient in all use cases, > with the >exception of applications which require randomness during > early boo

Re: L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.

If you put it in systemd, it won't hold up login. I can often ssh into systems before the whole boot finishes. I don't remember if the login: on the console was affected. I did Solaris 10 until about 5 years ago. They replaced SysV init with SMF which did dependency checking, etc. Crucially, t

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

On 08/08/2017 02:52 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > On 2017-08-08 14:43, Bill Freeman wrote: >> I don't know, but getrandom() may well be using /dev/urandom (or a >> related facility). And that, in turn, might be waiting to "collect >> sufficient entropy". So some network traffic, keystrokes, whateve

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

On 2017-08-08 14:43, Bill Freeman wrote: > I don't know, but getrandom() may well be using /dev/urandom (or a > related facility). And that, in turn, might be waiting to "collect > sufficient entropy". So some network traffic, keystrokes, whatever, > need to happen between boot time and the first

Re: Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

I don't know, but getrandom() may well be using /dev/urandom (or a related facility). And that, in turn, might be waiting to "collect sufficient entropy". So some network traffic, keystrokes, whatever, need to happen between boot time and the first random emission, or that first "random" number b

Ruby slow to launch (was L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.)

Well, I tried Tom's solution, and it made not a whit's worth of difference. Because, assuming my ignorance about systemd equated with slow boot time, I hadn't troubleshot further than that. Turns out that it's *Ruby's* fault. A command like this: ruby -e 'puts 1' is blocking for *THREE MINUTE

Re: L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.

+1 for me also. When things like this change, we must also change with it. On 08/08/2017 12:08 PM, Dan Garthwaite wrote: +1 Tom. Not to detract in any way from his answer - he is spot on and everyone should learn systemd if they are using systemd. If it isn't a daemon and just something that

Re: L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.

+1 Tom. Not to detract in any way from his answer - he is spot on and everyone should learn systemd if they are using systemd. If it isn't a daemon and just something that's gotta be done once after a power outage I've used CRON's @REBOOT. Especially for non-root users.

Re: L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.

If your system is using systemd, don't use rc.local. rc.local is not deterministic in systemd. I've had to move everything out of rc.local and learn systemd to get reliable starting. I created something like this (run_on_boot.service) [Unit] Description=Run at startup After=network.target netwo

L-o-n-g delay for rc.local in systemd on Ubuntu.

Hey, all. I've got some stuff in my rc.local, and it takes *forever* to execute -- three+ minutes. (Note that the machine -- a virtual one -- is up in something like 20 seconds.) I *need* this stuff, which is lightweight in the extreme, to execute much more quickly than that. Anyone have an

Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

w I have bigger fish to fry. Rich Richard Kolb II On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > On 09/09/2016 12:06 PM, Richard Kolb II wrote: > > Not exactly related, but I just switched from windows 7 on my primary > > machine to Ubuntu 16.x LTS. I found it ho

Re: 16.04 SSD Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Peter Petrakis wrote: > Having said that, I run all Intel with UMA graphics and > can drive my 4K monitor with a 5 year old thinkpad. > ​I do like all-Intel and aim for that. NVIDIA is nice if you need it ... so there's no point in having it without getting best

Re: 16.04 SSD Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 12:40 AM, Bill Ricker wrote: > On Sep 9, 2016 23:05, "Joshua Judson Rosen" > wrote: > > > > On 09/09/2016 12:06 PM, Richard Kolb II wrote: > > > Not exactly related, but I just switched from windows 7 on my primary > > > m

16.04 SSD Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

On Sep 9, 2016 23:05, "Joshua Judson Rosen" wrote: > > On 09/09/2016 12:06 PM, Richard Kolb II wrote: > > Not exactly related, but I just switched from windows 7 on my primary > > machine to Ubuntu 16.x LTS. I found it horribly slow, which surprised > > me consi

Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

On 09/09/2016 12:06 PM, Richard Kolb II wrote: > Not exactly related, but I just switched from windows 7 on my primary > machine to Ubuntu 16.x LTS. I found it horribly slow, which surprised > me considering it's a faster machine, more ram, and an SSD, over my > 14.x LTS machine.

Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

Not exactly related, but I just switched from windows 7 on my primary machine to Ubuntu 16.x LTS. I found it horribly slow, which surprised me considering it's a faster machine, more ram, and an SSD, over my 14.x LTS machine. I then tried Ubuntu Mate and I may just jump over to Centos. Ma

Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

I've been working with CentOS 6/7 based Openstack but have some Ubuntu. FWIW, I prefer the 16.x Ubuntu with SystemD to Upstart. I've found it easier to learn with CentOS man pages than Ubuntu. I end up using service and chkconfig to start/stop and enable/disable. I've found init

Re: Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

answer on this AskUbuntu article has a good summary as well. http://askubuntu.com/questions/19320/how-to-enable-or-disable-services -Shawn On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 9:18 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > I believe Ubuntu is perhaps one of the lesser-used distros in GNHLUG > land, but I'm h

Upstart issues with Ubuntu 14.04.

I believe Ubuntu is perhaps one of the lesser-used distros in GNHLUG land, but I'm hoping someone here might be able to offer some insight. I've got an Openstack install on Ubuntu 14.04 host systems, and after a hurricane-induced power outage over the weekend, one of our hosts won

Who's got the UBUNTU vanity plate?

Whoever's got the "Ubuntu" NH vanity plate: I just passed you in Connecticut. Happy Thanksgiving, all (and a safe journey for everyone else whose holiday involves a road-trip) :) -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please ex

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

e at home. On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Peter Petrakis wrote: > You can deploy openstack to a single machine in a number of ways. > > I think this one actually makes an LXC for each instance, I just found > this > > http://astokes.org/ubuntu-openstack-installer/ > > Marc

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

Yes, it was Federico. I saw the warmup he did at BLU. It was very good IMO. On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Bill Ricker wrote: > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 7:53 AM, Tom Buskey wrote: > > My intro to Openstack was someone in sales from Canonical showing how he > > used HP microservers and other pa

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

You can deploy openstack to a single machine in a number of ways. I think this one actually makes an LXC for each instance, I just found this http://astokes.org/ubuntu-openstack-installer/ Marco's way on the other hand uses --deploy-to N to direct juju to install the charm to a specific ma

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 7:53 AM, Tom Buskey wrote: > My intro to Openstack was someone in sales from Canonical showing how he > used HP microservers and other parts from eBay to teach himself Openstack. > Juju was just being introduced and at the time, the minimal recommended > stack was 12 nodes.

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

hua Judson Rosen wrote: > > Henry Gessau writes: > >> > >> I want to set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and > experiments. > >> > >> I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) > CPU. > >> > >> C

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > Henry Gessau writes: >> >> I want to set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and experiments. >> >> I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) CPU. >> >> Canonical's certified list

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

or about 5 years > > On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Henry Gessau <mailto:henry.ges...@acm.org>> wrote: > > I want to set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and experiments. > > I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) CPU. >

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

51 -0400 Henry Gessau wrote: > I want to set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and experiments. > > I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) CPU. > > Canonical's certified list[1] is not very helpful. I assume 14.04 will install > j

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

Henry Gessau writes: > > I want to set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and experiments. > > I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) CPU. > > Canonical's certified list[1] is not very helpful. I assume 14.04 will install > just f

Re: Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and experiments. > > I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) CPU. > > Canonical's certified list[1] is not very helpful. I assume 14.04 will > install > just fine on many systems, but I would prefer t

Home server hardware for Ubuntu 14.04?

I want to set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and experiments. I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) CPU. Canonical's certified list[1] is not very helpful. I assume 14.04 will install just fine on many systems, but I would prefer to have confirm

Re: Installing Ubuntu on an EFI-based Intel system

> Halfway through the install the machine signaled an overheat > condition and stopped. Turned out I hadn't installed the CPU > heat sink correctly. Doh! With this fixed the machine seems > OK, but I can't figure out how to boot the CD again. If you were trying to perform the installation on

RE: Installing Ubuntu on an EFI-based Intel system

ometimes if the bios doesn't see a device it won't list it. GL -Rob From: gnhlug-discuss-boun...@mail.gnhlug.org [mailto:gnhlug-discuss-boun...@mail.gnhlug.org] On Behalf Of Roger H. Goun Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:28 PM To: gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org Subject: Installin

Re: Installing Ubuntu on an EFI-based Intel system

On 8/22/2013 12:27 PM, Roger H. Goun wrote: > The optical drive isn't an option in the BIOS Boot section anymore. Do > I have to break the RAID? A few thoughts: - most modern systems have a way of allowing you to select the boot device at boot time without going into the BIOS. Try that and see

Installing Ubuntu on an EFI-based Intel system

I've installed Ubuntu (and other Linuxes) on various workstation-class systems for years, but I've never done an installation on one of the new EFI-based systems before, and this one did not go well. I need help recovering. I stuck four large SATA hard drives, a SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCA-

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Kenny Lussier wrote: > Sprint is a mix of both CDMA and PCS. In not sure what their Nextel phones > are using these days. I think PCS is/was Sprint's brand name for a GSM-based offering, which they've since discontinued. They're now a strictly IS-95/IS-2000 ("C

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

So, funny conversation with my wife, last night...: I said, "Hey, look at this--tell me what you think of this `Ubuntu Edge' thing?", and I wandered off to get the toddler ready for bed. When I came back, she said: "*I* want one *to*! Can you get *two*!?" I sai

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

David Rysdam writes: > > Joshua Judson Rosen writes: > > Just in case not everybody saw this on Slashdot already: > > > > http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge > > > > "The Ubuntu Edge is the next generation of personal computing: > &

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Kenny Lussier wrote: > Sprint is a mix of both CDMA and PCS. In not sure what their Nextel phones > are using these days. > > But the use of LTE has nothing to do with the telephony transport. There is > also TD-LTE, but that is mostly APAC. Might want to tell t

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

Sprint is a mix of both CDMA and PCS. In not sure what their Nextel phones are using these days. But the use of LTE has nothing to do with the telephony transport. There is also TD-LTE, but that is mostly APAC. On Jul 30, 2013 10:30 AM, "Thomas Charron" wrote: > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 8:31 AM,

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

FYI: $50+ sponsorship now gets you a T-shirt! Someone heard me!? http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge?c=activity Joshua Judson Rosen writes: > > Just in case not everybody saw this on Slashdot already: > > http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge > >

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Kenny Lussier wrote: > But LTE is the data network, not the telephony network. VzW is still a > CDMA network, AT&T and T-Mo are still GSM, and Sprint is still > PCS/GSM. So, unless the phone is data-only, and uses no telephony > protocol, it needs to have a CDMA, T

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

On 07/30/2013 07:33 AM, David Rysdam wrote: > Joshua Judson Rosen writes: >> Just in case not everybody saw this on Slashdot already: >> >> http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge >> >> "The Ubuntu Edge is the next generation of personal comp

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

I'm interested in it purely as a mobile computer that you can dock in multiple locations but still access on-the-go. I don't use my phone either. While I agree that Unity isn't my favorite UI, it's not a bad UI for getting people up to speed quickly, and the phone UI looks decent, as far as phone

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

Chris Linstid writes: > I really wanted to be interested and excited about it, but a phone with its > UI coming from the folks who gave us Unity and it's $800? Uh, no thanks. Exactly. Plus, I have not been impressed with the *computing* available in handheld devices. Input seems to be the big pro

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

dy saw this on Slashdot already: > > > > http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge > > > > "The Ubuntu Edge is the next generation of personal computing: > > smartphone and desktop PC in one state-of-the-art device." > > I was already ske

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Kyle Smith wrote: > It's LTE only, that's part of their "future phone" strategy. I believe LTE > only works on Verizon and AT&T these days (others?). LTE is used on all major networks - VzW, AT&T, T-Mo, and Sprint. Also, Sprint was just bought out and the new com

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

gt; it supports CDMA or is LTE-only) its not a terrible price. > > > > Original message > From: David Rysdam > Date: 07/30/2013 7:33 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: Joshua Judson Rosen ,GNHLUG General Discussion < > gnhlug-disc...@gnhlug.org> > Subject: Re: Cro

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

t: Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now) Joshua Judson Rosen writes: > Just in case not everybody saw this on Slashdot already: > > http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge > > "The Ubuntu Edge is the next generation of personal computing: >  smar

Re: Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

Joshua Judson Rosen writes: > Just in case not everybody saw this on Slashdot already: > > http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge > > "The Ubuntu Edge is the next generation of personal computing: > smartphone and desktop PC in one state-of-the-art

Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

Just in case not everybody saw this on Slashdot already: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge "The Ubuntu Edge is the next generation of personal computing: smartphone and desktop PC in one state-of-the-art device." ~$800 gets you one, if the fundraiser meets i

Re: Failed ubuntu do-release-upgrade work around?

is already in place. I don't know of any reason that these would not work in Ubuntu the same as they work in Debian, but I do not use Ubuntu. Curt- - -- The Magistrate, enrobed in taxes, condemns the thief in stolen rags. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12

Re: Failed ubuntu do-release-upgrade work around?

t it again. I think the dist-upgrade saves stuff in /var/log/dist-upgrade In main.log the last entries are: 2013-05-03 10:31:40,603 ERROR IOError in cache.commit(): 'Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texlive-extra/texlive-fonts-extra_200

Re: Failed ubuntu do-release-upgrade work around?

> In main.log the last entries are: > > 2013-05-03 10:31:40,603 ERROR IOError in cache.commit(): 'Failed to fetch > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texlive-extra/texlive-fonts-extra_2009-10ubuntu1_all.debConnection > failed > '. Retrying (currentTry: 2)

Re: Failed ubuntu do-release-upgrade work around?

dist-upgrade that hasn't > finished?" > > I would recommend installing locally downloaded packages using the same > package > manager tools. > apt-get for Ubuntu? (using OpenSuse these days). often I find these > files saved > in /tmp or /usr/source/packages/SOUCES on

Re: Failed ubuntu do-release-upgrade work around?

asn't finished?" I would recommend installing locally downloaded packages using the same package manager tools. apt-get for Ubuntu? (using OpenSuse these days). often I find these files saved in /tmp or /usr/source/packages/SOUCES on an rpm system. Certainly you can point gui your pa

Failed ubuntu do-release-upgrade work around?

cache.commit(): 'Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/texlive-extra/texlive-fonts-extra_2009-10ubuntu1_all.debConnection failed '. Retrying (currentTry: 2) 2013-05-03 10:31:40,603 ERROR giving up on fetching after maximum retries Does anyone know where the fil

Debian/Ubuntu bug-squashing hackathon, MIT SIPB, Sunday

ing people with similar interests. Even if you're not familiar with how packaging or other stuff in Debian and Ubuntu works, there will be some people like me there who can show you the ropes. The message was originally sent to sipb-annou...@mit.edu, but, as I understand it, the event is open

Re: Dynamic DNS: Ubuntu vs. CentOS.

On Tue, July 5, 2011 10:33 am, Shawn O'Shea wrote: Shazam! Worked like a champ. Thanks! [...] > If your > ethernet interface is eth0 and your CentOS boxes name is "foobar", then > create a file with your favorite editor (as root), /etc/dhclient-eth0.conf > and add the line: send host-name "foob

Re: Dynamic DNS: Ubuntu vs. CentOS.

On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > Hey, all. At my new employer -- where I have essentially zero visibility > into how DNS is run -- my Ubuntu boxen push out forward-lookup DNS just > fine, but not so much my CentOS box (at least, with default > configura

Re: Dynamic DNS: Ubuntu vs. CentOS.

s above, though, I guess that makes it "Yes." > What release of CentOS? 5.6. > Manually configured IP address, or DHCP client? DHCP -- Or, to put it another way, "Whatever my DHCP-client Ubuntu box does to get its IP address into the DNS servers (and res

Re: Dynamic DNS: Ubuntu vs. CentOS.

On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > Hey, all.  At my new employer -- where I have essentially zero visibility > into how DNS is run -- my Ubuntu boxen push out forward-lookup DNS just > fine, but not so much my CentOS box (at least, with default > configura

Dynamic DNS: Ubuntu vs. CentOS.

Hey, all. At my new employer -- where I have essentially zero visibility into how DNS is run -- my Ubuntu boxen push out forward-lookup DNS just fine, but not so much my CentOS box (at least, with default configurations). Ideas on what I need to do to rectify this? Thanks! -Ken

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

> Also, I believe the alt-f2 run dialog has been removed from Unity. I gave Unity a brief spin. It seems like it has potential for touch-screen tablets, but also seems like it needs a decent/recent GPU. So I'm on 11.04 logging into Gnome by default. - Nigle _

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

Kyle, You're right. I got that from this: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/gnome-shell-vs-ubuntu-unity-which-desktop-wins/2291 I had my wife (who upgraded) try alt+f2.It works for her to. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-di

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

stopper for me: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/760131 > > 40% less battery time?That will need to get fixed before I would upgrade. > > Also, I believe the alt-f2 run dialog has been removed from Unity. Another show stoppe

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

On 05/02/2011 11:14 AM, David Ohlemacher wrote: > Hi all, > > Regarding natty, this upstream kernel issue is a show stopper for me: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/760131 > > 40% less battery time?That will need to get fixed before I would > upgrade

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

Ohlemacher wrote: > Hi all, > > Regarding natty, this upstream kernel issue is a show stopper for me: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/760131 > > 40% less battery time?That will need to get fixed before I would > upgrade. > > Also, I believe the

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

>Also, I believe the alt-f2 run dialog has been removed from Unity. Another >show stopper. I rarely use the menus. Ubuntu-Studio is a good distro to try since it has stayed with gnome and is less fussy overall. When installing, just uncheck the "extras" such as sound, video,

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

Hi all, Regarding natty, this upstream kernel issue is a show stopper for me: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/760131 40% less battery time?That will need to get fixed before I would upgrade. Also, I believe the alt-f2 run dialog has been removed from Unity. Another show

Re: oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

David Hardy writes: > > Greetings from northern Vermont and our continuing Mud Season! > > I just did a little upgrade dance from 10.10 to 11.04 Natty Narwahl on an > older Dell desktop with 2GB RAM.  I had burned both a CD and a USB stick with > it but the box would not boot from either one, pos

oddball upgrade question for Ubuntu 11.04

Greetings from northern Vermont and our continuing Mud Season! I just did a little upgrade dance from 10.10 to 11.04 Natty Narwahl on an older Dell desktop with 2GB RAM. I had burned both a CD and a USB stick with it but the box would not boot from either one, possibly a corrupted download, I'm

Re: APT/dpkg system within a system (was: Ubuntu... downgrade?)

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Randy Edwards wrote: >  > Be warned that it would appear APT does not pass it's root directory >  > setting on to dpkg. > >   Please make sure you file a bug against that with Debian's "reportbug" > command/package or via the Debian.org web site >

Re: APT/dpkg system within a system (was: Ubuntu... downgrade?)

> Be warned that it would appear APT does not pass it's root directory > setting on to dpkg. Please make sure you file a bug against that with Debian's "reportbug" command/package or via the Debian.org web site . That should be addressed, doubly so wit

APT/dpkg system within a system (was: Ubuntu... downgrade?)

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Benjamin Scott wrote: > apt-get -c /usr/unstable/etc/apt/apt.conf update WARNING! Be warned that it would appear APT does not pass it's root directory setting on to dpkg. Attempting to run an install with the above will cause APT to use package sources and

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > Googling around didn't come up with anything that simple -- but I did find > something: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Debian/package-database-rebuild.html Ahh that was the missing puzzle piece. Thanks! Below is a series of commands th

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

gt; applicable here, too: Set up another installation in a directory > > branch. In your case, maybe under "/usr/ubuntu-i386/" or something > > like that. > > > > The reason I want to do this is so I can get certain things from > > Debian "unstable"

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

On Wed, January 26, 2011 8:54 am, Benjamin Scott wrote: > I have an idea I've been turning over in my head which may be > applicable here, too: Set up another installation in a directory branch. > In your case, maybe under "/usr/ubuntu-i386/" or something > lik

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

gt; I'm looking at, anyway.  So, yeah -- I'll poke around and see what I can >> make happen. > >  I have an idea I've been turning over in my head which may be > applicable here, too: Set up another installation in a directory > branch.  In your case, maybe under "/

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

hat I can > make happen. I have an idea I've been turning over in my head which may be applicable here, too: Set up another installation in a directory branch. In your case, maybe under "/usr/ubuntu-i386/" or something like that. The reason I want to do this is so I c

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

On Tue, January 25, 2011 10:32 pm, Mark Komarinski wrote: > On 1/25/2011 9:57 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > What are you using for streaming? Even though my system is Debian > running x86_64, I haven't had a problem finding libraries. I ask mostly > because I'd like to do the same thing with my Dr

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

On 1/25/2011 9:57 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > I'm afraid I've fallen into the portable device rage, e.g., my Droid-X. > Nifty thing, it is -- even set it up with VPN, SIP through my job, and all > sorts of other fun stuff. Now I'd like to play video from my server on > the phone. Unfortunately, i

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

best answer but a reinstall would be the best option. On Jan 25, 2011 10:00 PM, "Ken D'Ambrosio" wrote: > Hey, all. I've got a big ol' RAID box that I use to store... well, pretty > much everything. Threw 64-bit Ubuntu on it, 'cause, well, why not? > &g

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

Ryan Stanyan writes: > > As far as I know you can't downgrade a 64-bit installation to a > 32-bit one.  I am not the most current in terms of Ubuntu knowledge > but the closest I came to this was reinstalling all my media codecs > in their 32-bit form What Ryan said--t

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

On 01/25/2011 09:57 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > Hey, all. I've got a big ol' RAID box that I use to store... well, pretty > much everything. Threw 64-bit Ubuntu on it, 'cause, well, why not? > > I now know why not. > > I'm afraid I've fallen

Re: Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

As far as I know you can't downgrade a 64-bit installation to a 32-bit one. I am not the most current in terms of Ubuntu knowledge but the closest I came to this was reinstalling all my media codecs in their 32-bit form On Jan 25, 2011 10:00 PM, "Ken D'Ambrosio" wrote: > H

Ubuntu... downgrade? (64-bit -> 32-bit)

Hey, all. I've got a big ol' RAID box that I use to store... well, pretty much everything. Threw 64-bit Ubuntu on it, 'cause, well, why not? I now know why not. I'm afraid I've fallen into the portable device rage, e.g., my Droid-X. Nifty thing, it is -- even set it

Re: X failure after upgrade to Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10)

could probably give you a 3dfx card > > that would still work > > > > I haven't actually used it myself in a couple of years > > (which is like forever, in terms of Ubuntu releases), > > but the driver appears to sill be live: > > > > http

Re: X failure after upgrade to Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10)

nor nouveau works, > and if your `old' machine is old enough to still have PCI slots be > acceptible for a graphics card, I could probably give you a 3dfx card > that would still work > > I haven't actually used it myself in a couple of years > (which is like forever

Re: X failure after upgrade to Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10)

e PCI slots be acceptible for a graphics card, I could probably give you a 3dfx card that would still work I haven't actually used it myself in a couple of years (which is like forever, in terms of Ubuntu releases), but the driver appears to sill be live: http://packages.ubuntu.com/m

Re: X failure after upgrade to Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10)

gnhlug-discuss-boun...@mail.gnhlug.org wrote on 10/19/2010 11:15:35 AM: > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen > wrote: > > Well, ATI/AMD & Intel have both FOSS'd their drivers so that > > the community can decide to pick them up and maintain them, > > if need be, for as long as

Re: X failure after upgrade to Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10)

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > Well, ATI/AMD & Intel have both FOSS'd their drivers so that > the community can decide to pick them up and maintain them, > if need be, for as long as there's interest--possibly forever. In practice, the FOSS world isn't usually mu

Re: X failure after upgrade to Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10)

Bruce Labitt writes: > > On 10/18/2010 12:43 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote: > >Something that hasn't been mentioned explicitly is that NVidia > > periodically retires support for older cards. When that happens, you > > have to go to their "legacy" driver, which doesn't receive > > enhancements.

Re: X failure after upgrade to Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10)

On 10/18/2010 12:43 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote: >Something that hasn't been mentioned explicitly is that NVidia > periodically retires support for older cards. When that happens, you > have to go to their "legacy" driver, which doesn't receive > enhancements. I'd guess they may also retire su

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