Conky neither forking to background or transparent

2022-10-12 Thread Steve B via PLUG-discuss
Finally found some time to sit down and rewrite my conkyrc file after they changed the format. However, I've been unable to get it to appear transparent and without window controls. Could someone with a bit more Conky knowledge point me to my errors? Current config: conky.config={ alignme

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-12 Thread Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss
Not sure what apps are on pine phone but it does run full Linux. On Wed, Oct 12, 2022, at 19:20, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I like the idea.  Do android apps run on them? > > > On 10/12/22 16:40, Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> With pine phone you have root access. >> >> On Wed, Oct 1

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-12 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
I like the idea.  Do android apps run on them? On 10/12/22 16:40, Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss wrote: With pine phone you have root access. On Wed, Oct 12, 2022, at 11:02, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote: It seems to be a trend in the industry to take away from customers the ability to install

Re: Why "no such file" error ??

2022-10-12 Thread Joseph Sinclair via PLUG-discuss
I know it seems simple, but have you checked permissions to ensure the user ID running the script has both read and execute permission for the executable, and the extended attribute noexec is not set on the executable? I've seen that error when permissions are not quite as expected, or when ex

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-12 Thread Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss
With pine phone you have root access. On Wed, Oct 12, 2022, at 11:02, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote: > It seems to be a trend in the industry to take away from customers the > ability to install what they want on their computers. It's been that > way with android devices since they began. Good lu

Why "no such file" error ??

2022-10-12 Thread joe--- via PLUG-discuss
Recently I purchased a used Thinkpad T460 and I did a fresh install of Linux Mint 20.1 that works ... except: I also installed a "C" program called 'readin' that I have used successfully for more than 30 years on several Linux installs; but it does not work on on this Mint 20 install. Instead, t

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-12 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I've watched a few of Louis Rossmann's videos on right to repair. I think he would tell you this is a planned way to force you to upgrade and to always need to go to the vendor for repairs. Louis Rossmann is here - https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos. In the case of MS I think

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-12 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
It seems to be a trend in the industry to take away from customers the ability to install what they want on their computers.  It's been that way with android devices since they began.  Good luck finding a phone or tablet where you the owner have root access to the device that you bought.  I get

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-12 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I did not spend much time analyzing this laptop however it is very appealing. I agree, put Linux on it. I posted this incase someone might be in the market for a decent and discounted laptop. I have too much hardware and am saving up to build a fire breathing 12 core 48GB of RAM VM machine so

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-12 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
i would run Chrome OS Flex or Linux on that. Win 11 is kind of iffy in my book, and The S version is half an OS. On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 12:09 AM Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I have a friend that has 5 laptops for sale right now. He removes all data