Re: pulled drive before unmounted

2024-11-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
there... >> >> Ok, so you've got your backup. You can try fsck and whatever else >> (someone says that 'disk drill press kit' can do wonders, I have not >> tried it myself) to try to fix the problem. A lot depends upon what >> mount said when you moun

Re: pulled drive before unmounted

2024-11-08 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
tried it myself) to try to fix the problem. A lot depends upon what > mount said when you mounted it manually. > > Worst case, copy all the files off the device. Make sure everything is > there... then either get a new drive and put the data on it, or > reformat the old one. I ten

Re: pulled drive before unmounted

2024-11-07 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
i Mike, > > Have no idea what you are dealing with. > > I went to https://chatgpt.com/ > > And entered "bad superblock, missing codepage or helper program, or > other error". > > Chat responded with a bunch of information. Enter at your own risk. > > Keit

Re: pulled drive before unmounted

2024-11-07 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
it says '... bad superblock, missing codepage or helper program, or other error'. it's probably the superblock and if I remember right that can be fixed. Can someone tell me how to do so? On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 7:55 AM Michael wrote: > I screwed up. I clicked the unmount button, waited a cou

pulled drive before unmounted

2024-11-07 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I screwed up. I clicked the unmount button, waited a couple of seconds, and then pulled the drive. Well, the unmount hadn't completed! I plugged the drive in but it won't open. OOpS! Anything I can do to save the drive and the information on it? --- P

Re: Remote development/editing using Visual Studio Code

2024-11-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
One option is to create a VSCode task that FTPs a copy to the remote machine each time a file is saved (use the Trigger Task on Save extension). On 11/3/24 2:00 PM, plug-discuss-requ...@lists.phxlinux.org wrote: Message: 1 Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:15:46 -0700 From:techli...@phpcoderusa.com To

Re: ot- Font

2024-10-20 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
; > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 04:19 Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> What font does a magazine like -maybe- Time use? >> --- >> PLUG-discuss m

ot- Font

2024-10-20 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
What font does a magazine like -maybe- Time use? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: Microsoft Windows Deadline—10 Days To Update Or Stop Using Your PC

2024-10-19 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
we're just "as they said in the old days"cogs in the wheels' or "as we should say now" bits in the program of life On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 2:49 PM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Google and Microsoft own my soul, and LastPass knows my deepest darke

Re: Microsoft Windows Deadline—10 Days To Update Or Stop Using Your PC

2024-10-19 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
thanks for the warning On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 12:14 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I know this is a Linux list so this might be a little or maybe a lot off > topic. This is a good reason to embrace Linux and go MS free. It is my > goal to q

Re: Business cards

2024-10-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
yes much more control On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 9:02 AM another Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > My method: Use LibreOffice Impress and create a box the same size as the > business card. Then add whatever elements are desired inside the box (

Re: Business cards

2024-10-07 Thread another Michael via PLUG-discuss
plain; charset="utf-8" Thank you for the suggestions. On Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 1:44?PM Michael wrote: Yes I looked. On Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 4:11?PM Arun Khan wrote: On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 7:25?PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: I got the blank card

Re: What is the best way to create a business card?

2024-10-02 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
willing > to invest in ... Whatever it is you're doing. > > Go to VistaPrint or similar, spend $100, get something nice. Textured > paper, raised embossed print ... It'll do wonders you didn't even think. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Go

What is the best way to create a business card?

2024-10-02 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I got the blank cards and the printer but LibreWriter isn't very intuitive. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-dis

Re: ChatGPT ...

2024-09-30 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
and isn't there a way to sort things depending on their column (column1 > > md5sum, column2 file name) > > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 2:56 AM Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss < > > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > > >> On 9/28/24 21:06, M

Re: ChatGPT ...

2024-09-30 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
iod)) and isn't there a way to sort things depending on their column (column1 md5sum, column2 file name) On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 2:56 AM Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > On 9/28/24 21:06, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Abou

Re: ChatGPT ...

2024-09-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
About a year ago I messed up by accidently copying a folder with other folders into another folder. I'm running out of room and need to find that directory tree and get rid of it. All I know for certain is that it is somewhere in my home directory. I THINK it is my pictures directory with ARW file

Re: ChatGPT ...

2024-09-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
duplicate files On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbDyjIIGaxQ > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2024, 6:46 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Very Cool!!!

Re: Quickbooks

2024-09-19 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
; how to get customers, what to charge, etc. > > > > On 2024-09-18 09:38, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > probably not; huh? > > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 12:35 PM Michael wrote: > > > >> thanks, buddy. I already have the laptop with Windows 10

Re: Interesting trivia

2024-09-18 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
cool On Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 10:59 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > On September 27, 1994, Parsons completed the sale of Parsons Technology > to Intuit, Inc. for $64 million. This was the start of Quickbooks. > > Bob Parsons is the founder of GoDaddy. >

Re: Quickbooks

2024-09-18 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
7;ve evaluated it a lot and it never utilized >> more than 8GB of RAM and the CPU often spikes to 100% and then goes down >> to 60 to 70%. I think this means if I had a more powerful CPU it might >> use more RAM. >> >> Based on my experience your Windows configuration wi

Re: Quickbooks

2024-09-18 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
7;ve evaluated it a lot and it never utilized > more than 8GB of RAM and the CPU often spikes to 100% and then goes down > to 60 to 70%. I think this means if I had a more powerful CPU it might > use more RAM. > > Based on my experience your Windows configuration will need 8GB of RAM

Re: Quickbooks

2024-09-18 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
t; > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 06:56 Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> I know, I know this is a Linux group and Quickbooks is a windows >> thing. I was h

Quickbooks

2024-09-18 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I know, I know this is a Linux group and Quickbooks is a windows thing. I was hoping to learn Quickbooks [or the linux equivalent] and to start a Bookkeeping business. I have a few questions: 1- Does it work under Wine? Chat gpt says partially. 2- I've heard that you don't need an accounting de

rsync advice:

2024-09-13 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
chatgpt is telling me to rsync with... sudo rsync -aAXv --delete --exclude={"/home/bmike1/.cache","/home/bmike1/.local/share/Trash"} /home/ /media/$USER/rsync/ and to restore with: sudo rsync -aAXv --delete --exclude={"/home/bmike1/.cache","/home/bmike1/.local/share/Trash"} /media/$USER/rsync/ /

Re: What happened to libre office?

2024-08-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
on of libreoffice. > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 6:02 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> >> Old school is to reboot to fix errors!! >> >> In the early days of DOS and Windows a reboot was often necessary. &

Re: What happened to libre office?

2024-08-27 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
got it fixed. a reboot did it! On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 5:39 PM Michael wrote: > sudo apt install libreoffice-calc > [sudo] password for bmike1: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > libreoffice-calc is already the newest version

Re: What happened to libre office?

2024-08-27 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
sudo apt install libreoffice-calc [sudo] password for bmike1: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done libreoffice-calc is already the newest version (4:24.2.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.2). libreoffice-calc set to manually installed. 0 upgraded, 0 newly

What happened to libre office?

2024-08-27 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I started my computer then tried to start libreoffice but nothing happened. So I opened a tty, typed in libreoffice, hit return/ and nothing happened. No error. It just went to the next line. So I tried to reinstall it and stuff installed. then I tried to open libreoffice-calc but it isn't on the c

duplicate directory tree

2024-08-22 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I got a problem. a while ago I accidentally pulled a directory into another directory and copied all the directories into the new directory. I THINK some of the files in the directory were my pictures. Well, I'm running out of room and need to delete those directories. Could someone show me how to

Re: what command should I issue?

2024-08-04 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
hing ... You've got to bring SOMETHING to the >> table. >> >> What is your goal? Tell me in plain English what you're trying to >> accomplish and I can help you write a command, or script, to do that. >> >> Feel free to ping me directly, to keep the di

Re: what command should I issue?

2024-08-04 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
you're trying to > accomplish and I can help you write a command, or script, to do that. > > Feel free to ping me directly, to keep the distro uncluttered. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2024, 10:25 Michael via PL

Re: what command should I issue?

2024-08-04 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I'm running around in circles with chat gpt. I want to backup /home/bmike1 user created data and all other pertinent files. This is what it tells me: #!/bin/bash # Define source and destination SOURCE="/home/bmike1/" DESTINATION="/media/rsync/backup/" # Define rsync options OPTIONS="-av --delete -

Re: what command should I issue?

2024-08-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
never mind chatgpt worked that one out On Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 12:16 PM Michael wrote: > I have to leave soon and I started to run timeshift for the first time > using rsync. > I want to turn off the computer and everything in two hours. WHat should I > tell it? > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: -

Re: going back to a libre calc file from two days ago

2024-08-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
on't take an empty diff, so it's > only storing changes. > > For my Linux data I do daily rsync with my backup server. The backup sends > it's data to the cloud. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 1

what command should I issue?

2024-08-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I have to leave soon and I started to run timeshift for the first time using rsync. I want to turn off the computer and everything in two hours. WHat should I tell it? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubs

Re: going back to a libre calc file from two days ago

2024-08-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
ourly snapshots of my important > folders, and stores the diffs, but it won't take an empty diff, so it's > only storing changes. > > For my Linux data I do daily rsync with my backup server. The backup sends > it's data to the cloud. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexa

Re: browser woes

2024-08-02 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I did that...multiple times. I'll try the peristalsis thing and let you >>>> know. Thanks for the suggestion Alexander >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2024, 7:11 PM wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lets go old schoo

going back to a libre calc file from two days ago

2024-08-02 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I'm in trouble. I really need to go back to an earlier version of my calc document. Chat gpt wasn't any help. Does anyone here know if it is possible? Mike --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to

Re: browser woes

2024-08-01 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
gt;> On Wed, Jul 31, 2024, 7:11 PM wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Lets go old school - reboot. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2024-07-31 12:11, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>> > Yes, I have one. And I did. I changed the batteries first in

Re: browser woes

2024-08-01 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
t;> I did that...multiple times. I'll try the peristalsis thing and let you >> know. Thanks for the suggestion Alexander >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 31, 2024, 7:11 PM wrote: >> >>> >>> Lets go old school - reboot. >>> >>> >>&

Re: browser woes

2024-07-31 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
gt; >> Lets go old school - reboot. >> >> >> On 2024-07-31 12:11, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> > Yes, I have one. And I did. I changed the batteries first in the >> > wireless. Then I changed to a wired. I thought that it might be the >> > mouse

Re: browser woes

2024-07-31 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
nyder, Alexander J < alexan...@snyderfamily.co> wrote: > Do you have a spare keyboard to test? Maybe some stuck keys? > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2024, 11:27 Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@li

Re: browser woes

2024-07-31 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
the open files window just opened. so it seems that the control button paired with a key is being passed to the computer or something like that. just happened . On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 10:17 AM Michael wrote: > It still does it even though the batteries are chnasged. > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 a

Re: browser woes

2024-07-31 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
It still does it even though the batteries are chnasged. On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 10:15 AM Michael wrote: > the browser is chrome and by back up I mean like alt+back arrow. > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 10:13 AM Michael wrote: > >> >> I have a problem and was wondering if anyone knows what's wrong

Re: browser woes

2024-07-31 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
the browser is chrome and by back up I mean like alt+back arrow. On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 10:13 AM Michael wrote: > > I have a problem and was wondering if anyone knows what's wrong. I open a > browser and after some time passes it goes back (sometimes multiple pages). > I thought it was the batt

browser woes

2024-07-31 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I have a problem and was wondering if anyone knows what's wrong. I open a browser and after some time passes it goes back (sometimes multiple pages). I thought it was the battery in my keyboard but it still does it even though I changed the batteries AND switched to a wired keyboard. Maybe it's the

Re: what don't you need to update

2024-07-26 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
ed "Configuration Management", and in the world of ANSIBLE, you >>> write playbooks and those playbook execute tasks. >>> >>> If you're interested to know more, let me know. Aside from being a big >>> fan of Ansible, it's also literally my d

Re: disable password prompts after upgrade

2024-07-26 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
try AI/google/you;re a geek. give her a rey On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 6:39 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Can someone point me to something that tells how to do this? > > Thanks > > On 7/26/24 05:06, Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > I did some digging

Re: disable password prompts after upgrade

2024-07-26 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
if it was sent to the group it was never received by us. On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 2:24 PM Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > You must have missed my second email... I explained how to fix it. > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2024, at 11:15 AM, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote: >

Re: disable password prompts after upgrade

2024-07-26 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
well, I did enable password at startup. On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 11:19 AM Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Michael disables asking passwords for sudo, and now you're 1-upping him by > just disabling passwords altogether? yikes. > > Might I ask why you're doi

Re: what don't you need to update

2024-07-25 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
ANSIBLE, you > write playbooks and those playbook execute tasks. > > If you're interested to know more, let me know. Aside from being a big fan > of Ansible, it's also literally my day job. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > >

Re: what don't you need to update

2024-07-24 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
what I mean by easier is if I have to reinstall the OS/get a new computer it is easier to write it into a text file, save it in gmail as a draft, and then open up that draft if I need it. I have a LOT of drafts like this. Commands, paragraphs that I have to repeat, stuff like that. You might think

Re: what don't you need to update

2024-07-24 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
as for doing this graphically I think it is easier to copy-n-paste into a terminal: sudo apt-mark hold package1 package2 package3 On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM Michael wrote: > Look at what I just discovered: The apt-mark hold command is > used to prevent a specific package from being upgrad

what don't you need to update

2024-07-24 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Look at what I just discovered: The apt-mark hold command is used to prevent a specific package from being upgraded on Debian-based systems. I hated waiting for firefox to update! (I don't use ff) Could we start a list of other big packages that don't need to be updated? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: -

Re: internet connection

2024-07-20 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
internet > (cable, the phone line, fiber, etc.). > > It's *that* device that's up and that you're connected to that your > computer shows you have a wired connection to. That device then connects to > the internet, which is separate from your local connection. > > O

internet connection

2024-07-20 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I turn off my internet before I go to bed; so in the morning I turn it on. Makes sense? So, why in the world does the wired network connection show as active before the internet is up? (I have a wired connection, not wifi) -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-d

Re: Splash screen woes

2024-07-16 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
. > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2024, at 6:05 AM, Michael wrote: > > you do know about the loading text, right? Oh, the younger generation! > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 9:04 AM Michael wrote: > > the screen that pops up to cover the loading text > > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at

Re: Xfce

2024-07-16 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
need less resources.". > > > > > On 2024-07-15 19:01, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Thanks Mike!! Mint is based on Ubuntu and by running Xfce you need > > > > On 2024-07-15 18:55, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > >> Just on mint.they

Splash screen woes

2024-07-16 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I just used chatgpt to shut my splash screen off and now my computer takes 1 second to boot whereas before it took about 5. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your m

Re: Xfce

2024-07-15 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Just on mint.they modified th desktop so it is nicer. I feel more user friendly. On Mon, Jul 15, 2024, 7:21 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hey Mike, > > Did you say you were using Xfce? On what distro? > > Keith > -

cmooos battery is dead

2024-07-10 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
it was wild. My time has not been kept for about 3 months and I have been setting time with NTP. I came to my computer this morning, turned on the computer, and (before the internet was up) the time was set correctly. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discu

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Applications > Dept. > > > On Jul 3, 2024, at 4:59 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > I've figured out how I'm going to secure my system. I will link sudo to > another command and then create an alias for sudo that wi

Re: disable sudo but allow it's alias to work

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
>> alexan...@snyderfamily.co> wrote: >> >>> I think I lost the thread of this discussion somewhere along the way. >>> What is your desired outcome with this, Michael? >>> >>> Regardless of the journey, what are you hoping to achieve in the end? >>

Re: disable sudo but allow it's alias to work

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
t; > Regardless of the journey, what are you hoping to achieve in the end? > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2024, 09:09 Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> and I rein

Re: disable sudo but allow it's alias to work

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
er these services and thus the time will be >> set. >> >> Yet another thing you don't have to worry about if you just embrace >> systemd... >> >> On Tue, Jul 9, 2024, at 6:23 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> here is my history so you ca

Re: disable sudo but allow it's alias to work

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
; Yet another thing you don't have to worry about if you just embrace > systemd... > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2024, at 6:23 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > here is my history so you can see what chatgpt directed me to do: > bmike1@bmike1-desktop:~$ history >

Re: disable sudo but allow it's alias to work

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
you know something nevermind. I juststarted this box so I'm going to start over again. On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 9:23 AM Michael wrote: > here is my history so you can see what chatgpt directed me to do: > bmike1@bmike1-desktop:~$ history > 1 xkill > 2 ls /home > 3 ls /home/bmike

Re: disable sudo but allow it's alias to work

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
here is my history so you can see what chatgpt directed me to do: bmike1@bmike1-desktop:~$ history 1 xkill 2 ls /home 3 ls /home/bmike1/b 4 ls /home/bmike1/ 5 nano ~/set_time_after_internet.sh 6 chmod +x ~/set_time_after_internet.sh 7 crontab -e 8 alias alias

disable sudo but allow it's alias to work

2024-07-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
chatgpt is being stupid. A couple of days ago it showed me how to create an alias for sudo and then disable sudo while letting the alias work. Well, I had a power fluctuation and that caused my box to to start booting into busybox. So I reinstalled my system and now chatgpt doesn't know how to disa

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-07-04 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
27;beroot' > > Yeah, sorry, but remember I did apologize first! ;-) > And, of course, DON'T POST what you made it! > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 07:59, Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > I've figured out how I'm g

OT

2024-07-04 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Happy independence day guys and gals! -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: I love AI and linux!

2024-07-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
sharing. I've been using ChatGPT for > PHP programming. > > > On 2024-07-03 07:33, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > If you remember correctly my CMOS battery is dead. I got around that > > by creating a cronjob that would set the clock via the ntp pool. Now I >

Fwd: I love AI and linux!

2024-07-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
gt; > Just be careful executing things it gives you on the shell. ChatGPT, > although wickedly smart, doesn't know that "rm -rf /*" is bad. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2024, 07:33 Michael via PLUG-discu

Re: I love AI and linux!

2024-07-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I also only connect my desktop via ethernet and it was continuously asking me for the wifi password at startup. CHATGPT showed me how to shut that off! On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 10:33 AM Michael wrote: > If you remember correctly my CMOS battery is dead. I got around that by > creating a cronjob th

I love AI and linux!

2024-07-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
If you remember correctly my CMOS battery is dead. I got around that by creating a cronjob that would set the clock via the ntp pool. Now I turn the internet off every night. I used to wait until the internet was fully up until I would turn my computer on.But now I got it to check every 1/2 second

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-07-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
uff > > there, for a long time, until you're pretty sure it won't bite you. > > > > 3 - For the REALLY REALLY paranoid, don't download anything from > > anywhere, disconnect from the internet permanently, get high-tech > > locks for your doors, and

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-07-03 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
or your doors, and wrap your house in a faraday cage! > > > > And probably don't leave the house > > > > The point of number 3 is that there is always a risk, even with > > 'well-known' software, and as someone else said - they're watching you

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-30 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Group (TFUG) >> >> helped me build a server that I ran out of my home. We left the >> >> email >> >> relay open and I got exploited. About 10 years ago I became root >> >> and I >> >> accidentally overwrote my home directory. y

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-30 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
accidentally overwrote my home directory. yikes... both were > >> painful. > >> The first example is a reason we must be more aware of what we are > >> doing. The 2nd is an example why we should use sudo as much as we > >> can > >> instead of becoming root. > >

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-29 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
overwrote my home directory. yikes... both were painful. > The first example is a reason we must be more aware of what we are > doing. The 2nd is an example why we should use sudo as much as we can > instead of becoming root. > > Keith > > > > On 2024-06-29 08:55, Michael vi

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-29 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
nt >>>>> run), >>>>> >>> in 10 minutes (which was about 2 minutes of my time, and 8 minutes >>>>> of >>>>> >>> scripted 'dd' ;-) However, if the test user wanted to become root >>>>>

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-29 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
t; without requiring a password? How secure is your system? What else >>>> do >>>> >>> you use it for? Who has access? etc, etc, etc. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> There's one other minor objection I have to the 'zero defen

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-29 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
has >>> to be >>> >>> written to USE sudo in its attempt to break in, I believe, or it >>> >>> wouldn't matter HOW open your sudo was. (simply saying 'su - >>> myscript' >>> >>> won't do it). >>> >

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-29 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
load, you should: >> >>> >> >>> 1 - NEVER download something you don't have an excellent reason to >> >>> believe is 'safe', and ALWAYS make sure you actually downloaded it >> from >> >>> where you thought you did. >&g

Re: sudo in general, and not requiring password in particular (was Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list)

2024-06-29 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
d it from > >>> where you thought you did. > >>> > >>> 2 - For the TRULY paranoid, have a machine you use to download and test > >>> software on, which you can totally disconnect from your network (not > >>> JUST the internet), and which has N

Re: trouble adding my user to sudoers list

2024-06-25 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
OH! that's the end of using user groups to troublesoot at least. On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 9:01 PM Michael wrote: > then I remember that a PLUG member mentioned ChatGPT being good at > troubleshooting so I figured I'd give it a go. I sprint about half an hour > asking it the wrong question but af

trouble adding my user to sudoers list

2024-06-25 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
then I remember that a PLUG member mentioned ChatGPT being good at troubleshooting so I figured I'd give it a go. I sprint about half an hour asking it the wrong question but after that it took 2 minutes. I wanted sudo not to require a password. it is wonderful! now I don't have to bug you guys. s

Re: Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-21 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
s to help those of us that struggle. I > >>> love > >>> technology and specifically programming. Technology has been a > >>> love/hate relationship. > >>> I was introduced to Linux in about 1998 or so. I think at that time > >>> I > &g

Re: Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-20 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
you it > was all God. > > In the early days I was also on the Tucson Free Unix Group list. TFUG > and PLUG have been instrumental in my success. > > Thank you for allowing us to lurk on your list and ask silly questions. > > Keith > > > > > On 2024-06-20

Re: Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-20 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
And thank you Keith for your words! I wish I could remember meeting you. The only names I can associate with a 30 year younger face is Brian and Hans. On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM Michael wrote: > Thanks for the support, Eric. > So glad that things are working out for you! > > On Wed, Jun 19,

Re: time off

2024-06-19 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
in > Phoenix, you should also run: > > timedatectl set-timezone America/Phoenix > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2024, at 6:07 PM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > The time is now about 10am here. I ran timedatectl and it says: > RTC time: Sun 2050-06-19 00:04:01 > bu

Re: Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-19 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Thanks for the support, Eric. So glad that things are working out for you! On Wed, Jun 19, 2024, 12:14 AM Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Guys, > > I am totally blind, and that’s partly due to traumatic brain injury back > in 1989. I’ve also had my moments w

time off

2024-06-19 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
The time is now about 10am here. I ran timedatectl and it says: RTC time: Sun 2050-06-19 00:04:01 but my clock says the correct date but that it is about 21:00. Why won't the time sync? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: alex@alex-desktop:~$ timedatectl Local time: Wed 2024-06-19 21:0

Re: Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-16 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I hardly consider 8 messages as long and I didn't consider them as mocking me. On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 2:04 AM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > There's been a long thread of people mocking somebody who asked a > stupid question. Yeah, the guy's annoying; an

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-15 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
filesystem, and his worthy disciple, the differential snapshot?!!? >> > >> > -- >> > Thanks, >> > Alexander >> > >> > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro >> > >> > On Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 15:36 Stephen Partington via PLUG-di

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
ferential snapshot?!!? > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 15:36 Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> there is a mighty lack of context here sir. >> >> On

I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Any ideas? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: chrome problem

2024-06-13 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Enter: >> >> bash >> >> rm -rf ~/.config/google-chrome >> >> This command will remove the entire Chrome configuration directory, >> including all settings and passwords. >> Restart Google Chrome. >> >> Please note that rese

Re: NTP not working

2024-06-13 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
okay. I figured that out create a cron job: @reboot sudo service ntp stop @reboot sudo ntpd -gq @reboot sudo service ntp start But I can't add my user to sudoers never mind! was putting user in wrong section! cool. On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 10:18 AM Michael wrote: > My battery is dead. Th

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