Re: [linux] Problems hearing speakers during tonight's jitsi meeting

2021-04-01 Thread James Lockie
There are supposed to be sounds when people join/leave? I had some crackling but I figured Firefox was fighting with NoMachine. On April 1, 2021 22:13:47 Brett Delmage wrote: I think there was some chat comments that others were having problems hearing speakers in tonight's Jitsi AGM meetin

Re: [linux] Printer issue / possibly local networking issue

2021-03-09 Thread James Lockie
Maybe you need to install Samba? On March 9, 2021 02:06:16 J C Nash wrote: In setting up a Linux Mint 20.1 machine for my wife, we have a problem that the wired networking does not find (name).local machines. I've played with avahi and some other things, but so far no joy EXCEPT things w

Re: [linux] Printer issue

2021-03-05 Thread James Lockie
I don't know why. There's a mint forum I think, I would ask there. Is your user in the sudo group? Open a terminal and type 'id'. On March 5, 2021 11:49:08 CL Junk wrote: Hi everyone, I am having an issue with a new install of Mint Linux 20.1. It detected my printer just fine, but when I tr

Re: [linux] Intro to Remind video

2021-02-08 Thread James Lockie
Very good. Thanks. On February 8, 2021 09:18:59 Dianne Skoll wrote: Hi, This may be of interest to some... I've made a video about Remind, my Unix/Linux calendar tool. The video ended up being quite long (52 minutes) but it gives a good overview of Remind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S

Re: [linux] anyone using a privacy-protecting cell phone

2021-01-23 Thread James Lockie
$799 USD for the base phoe No wireless AC. :-( On January 23, 2021 00:06:57 "Brenda J. Butler" wrote: Hello Linux hive-mind - Anyone out there in Linux-land with experience they are willing to share using a cell phone with good privacy that doesn't track you? This request eventually reminde

Re: [linux] Motherboard Layout Poblem

2021-01-18 Thread James Lockie
The motherboard supports a CPU with a Radeon but not all AMD CPUs have onboard graphics. My CPU doesn't have a builtin Radeon but my motherboard supports the graphics if I have the right CPU. On January 18, 2021 00:26:27 "Brenda J. Butler" wrote: I assume there is no on-board graphics chi

Re: [linux] New2Linux gitlab site

2021-01-08 Thread James Lockie
If someone recorded last night, maybe the video could be put in that repo. Is gitlab better than github? On January 8, 2021 13:23:45 J C Nash wrote: As discussed last night, I have set up an essentially blank Gitlab repo for New2Linux https://gitlab.com/nashjc/new2linux It is a PUBLIC proj

Re: [linux] My Account for Individuals (CRA)

2020-12-11 Thread James Lockie
That sounds like the reason. On December 11, 2020 17:44:36 Alan McKay wrote: Don't know why they need it but I disabled AdBlocker. Part of the mitigation against the credential stuffing was that they implemented hCaptcha - I bet that's what it is https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/serv

Re: [linux] Looking for some support

2020-12-05 Thread James Lockie
Linux Mint 17 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2019 I would install a recent version. It is really easy to download and install. Is your computer 64 bit? If you don't know then what can you tell us about the computer? On November 28, 2020 09:23:42 Callie Jones wrote

Re: [linux] anywhere in town to get solar chargers with USB ports

2020-11-14 Thread James Lockie
I've seen them at dollar stores. Maybe Loblaws. Canada Computers? On November 13, 2020 05:13:11 "Robert P. J. Day" wrote: will be off the grid later this month for a few days and want to be able to charge some small USB devices ... everything at best buy is "available online" only, is there an

Re: [linux] Re: router

2020-10-17 Thread James Lockie
Something supported by openwrt would be good. On October 17, 2020 10:33:44 Rick Leir wrote: Hi all, Recommendations for a WiFi router please? I am looking for something which is configurable and secure. Unfortunately I don't have time to build my own linux based software so I will buy a comme

Re: [linux] Installing a Linux-based OS on an eMac G4

2020-10-07 Thread James Lockie
What about a Raspberry Pi? It seems powerful enough to be a desktop. On October 7, 2020 15:36:30 Dianne Skoll wrote: On 2020-10-07 14:17, Pierre J. LaViolette wrote: I am a first-time potential user of Linux. I have known about the Linux world for quite a long time and have a small project t

Re: [linux] Installing a Linux-based OS on an eMac G4

2020-10-07 Thread James Lockie
I don't know if there are any later linux distributions for the emac but lubuntu is upto 20.04 for x86. On October 7, 2020 14:20:05 "Pierre J. LaViolette" wrote: Greetings, I am a first-time potential user of Linux. I have known about the Linux world for quite a long time and have a small

Re: [linux] VMware not opening virtual machine

2020-09-15 Thread James Lockie
Run VMware from the command line and see what it says. On September 15, 2020 19:10:11 CL Junk wrote: I have a new computer that I am trying to set up VMware so I can run Windows and then AutoCAD on my mint linux computer. I think the create new virtual machine worked properly. However, I am

Re: [linux] ipset-blacklist: A bash script to ban large numbers of IP addresses published in blacklists

2020-09-08 Thread James Lockie
2020-09-07 9:57 p.m., John Brooks wrote: On 2020-09-07 9:51 p.m., Charles MacDonald wrote: On 2020-09-07 7:31 p.m., James Lockie wrote: I agree. I didn't even think of that but I totally see it as racist now. which is why it is so important to notice these things even if the seem minor. the

Re: [linux] ipset-blacklist: A bash script to ban large numbers of IP addresses published in blacklists

2020-09-07 Thread James Lockie
I agree. I didn't even think of that but I totally see it as racist now. On September 7, 2020 19:27:25 Shawn H Corey wrote: On 2020-09-07 7:04 p.m., Rick Leir wrote: Someone related to the Black Lives Matter organization mentioned that the 'blacklist' term was offensive. That is not something

Re: [linux] Suggestions on ways to learn better coding

2020-07-16 Thread James Lockie
I played with wxpython https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WxPython for a similar app to make it cross platform. My dad ended up using Lazarus (pascal) to make something compilable on Windows and Linux. I should put the code up on my github eventually. On July 16, 2020 10:01:49 J C Nash wrote: Par

Re: [linux] Linux Webcam Recommendations

2020-04-30 Thread James Lockie
I think jitsi works on cell phones. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org

Re: [linux] Linux Webcam Recommendations

2020-04-30 Thread James Lockie
On April 30, 2020 11:15:51 Alan McKay wrote: Hey folks, I am looking for a webcam to use with Zoom conferencing. Running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS if that matters. Any recommendations? Ideally something that will also work on a Mac. thanks, -Alan I forget which Logitech I have but it works fin

Re: [linux] Re: wifi card with Linux support?

2020-04-07 Thread James Lockie
Great. Probably a more recent chipset. :-) On April 7, 2020 21:38:16 Alan McKay wrote: Wow night and day difference with the ASUS card. Works out of the box and 85Mbit down / 95Mbit up with antenna in similar location as the other one. I put the tethered antenna up on my desk and get 155Mbit

Re: [linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread James Lockie
On April 2, 2020 17:22:32 Alan McKay wrote: You mean my Bell Fibe link speed? I stated that earlier - 1G down and 150Mbit up. On my Android phone I click on the connected network and "advanced" and it shows the "transmit link speed". Mine is 400Mbps (definitely AC). https://www.cyberciti.bi

Re: [linux] Re: Wifi issue with TP-Link TL-WN881ND

2020-04-02 Thread James Lockie
What is the link speed? To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org

Re: [linux] A new subscriber ... in need of help.

2020-01-18 Thread James Lockie
I think you can install grub (boot manager) on the built in hard drive and then use it to choose to boot windows or Linux on the external drive. You might try asking at ubuntuforums.com The refind (I think that is the name) boot manager might do it if grub doesn't. I think the live Ubuntu instal

Re: [linux] looking for examples of what i'm calling "digital transience"

2019-07-28 Thread James Lockie
Another possible solution is to only use open source file formats. On July 28, 2019 8:38:09 p.m. Rick Leir wrote: Many years ago there was a 3D view of a recreation of the interior of Dresden Cathedral using then-state-of-the-art Catia software, described here: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.o

Re: [linux] rsync processes that fill up root disk

2019-05-13 Thread James Lockie
Ps - -pid 123 Where 123 is the pid. Maybe that shows the command line. On May 13, 2019 8:17:29 PM ProfJCNash wrote: After a couple of weeks away, I restarted my tower machine and soon experienced "very low disk" messages. Restarting gave a login prompt (normally no password necessary) but pass

Re: [linux] Re: Milan Budimirovic

2019-05-05 Thread James Lockie
Sorry to hear about anyone's death. My condolences. On May 5, 2019 2:07:07 PM Bruce Harding wrote: It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that Milan passed away last night. I don't at this time know the cause of death. Unfortunately I have to share the news this way as his family

Re: [linux] looking for feedback on whether i'm designing a course the wrong way

2019-03-30 Thread James Lockie
I think my company looked at using a 3rd party docker solution. So maybe the demand for docker for some companies is that they are outsourcing it to a company that only offers docker. I was not involved technically. I think my company ended up doing everything in house. :-) On March 30, 2019 3

Re: [linux] wireless router recommendations?

2019-03-03 Thread James Lockie
How far away? On March 3, 2019 4:13:01 PM Peter Sjöberg wrote: Looking to get some good wireless routers and wondering what to lookout for and what to look for. They will be in cottages far away so reliability is high on the requirement list. The current ones are like 10 years and they compla

Re: [linux] wireless router recommendations?

2019-03-03 Thread James Lockie
Do you need any QOS? On March 3, 2019 4:13:01 PM Peter Sjöberg wrote: Looking to get some good wireless routers and wondering what to lookout for and what to look for. They will be in cottages far away so reliability is high on the requirement list. The current ones are like 10 years and they

Re: [linux] Using Thunderbird (or other email clients) with Office 365 servers

2019-02-26 Thread James Lockie
I don't think pop and imap have to be enabled on the MS software. They don't need to block the port, the software might not listen. On February 26, 2019 12:37:56 PM "Ian! D. Allen" wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 09:31:06AM -0500, J C Nash wrote: I've been trying to get a connection from TBird

Re: [linux] Problem with mailing list

2019-02-06 Thread James Lockie
Ok, I'm surprised. :-) How do I see the archives? I wonder if the site ran out of usage for January. Does the hosting plan have any limits? On February 6, 2019 10:28:07 AM James Lockie wrote: Has anyone else had a problem with the mailing list? I'll be surprised if this gets throu

[linux] Problem with mailing list

2019-02-06 Thread James Lockie
Has anyone else had a problem with the mailing list? I'll be surprised if this gets through. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org

Re: [linux] dealing with bad blocks?

2019-01-10 Thread James Lockie
What file system? Have you used raid with that motherboard before? On January 10, 2019 9:14:42 PM Alan McKay wrote: Hey folks, I just bought 2 new SSDs and reinstalled the latest CentOS7 on a RAID1 configuration on my desktop, and ever since then have been having annoying problems of the sys

Re: [linux] rsync seems to hang when asked to update backup of large disk

2019-01-06 Thread James Lockie
If it does the whole directory and then shows the output, it could seem slow. I wrote a perl wrapper that backs up a whole directory and then prints the output. Is seems slower than running rsync manually because there is no output until the end. On January 6, 2019 8:10:13 PM Peter Sjöberg

Re: [linux] Hardware sources?

2018-12-03 Thread James Lockie
your best choice if you don't need performance. Bryan On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 at 13:34 James Lockie wrote: I'd avoid AMD video (cards or onboard), Intel or NVidia.

Re: [linux] Hardware sources?

2018-12-03 Thread James Lockie
I'd avoid AMD video (cards or onboard), Intel or NVidia. On December 3, 2018 11:58:37 AM Barry McLarnon wrote: My Linux desktop system is getting rather long in the tooth and has some stability issues, so I'm looking to replace it. It seems that the number of local sources for barebones PCs h