Re: Using fontforge to convert TrueType or OpenType fonts to PostScript Type 1

* 2021-07-26 16:15:01-0500, Tom Browder wrote: > Can anyone show how to script the above conversion? It's not good writing style to refer to a subject or heading. A reader may need to skip back to it if he didn't expect it to be referred later. Message or document content should be clear even

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

On 27/07/21 5:22 am, Greg Wooledge wrote: P.S. If we're complaining about the lack of documentation for the cryptic output of the Debian tool set, can we say some words about aptitude? Seriously. This command searches for packages that require or conflict with the given

Re: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real hardware

on 24 Jul 2021 16:27:23 -0400, Jim Popovitch wrote Why isn't this on Salsa instead of a Microsoft site? the package are dump and store at https://salsa.debian.org/debian/hw-probe by debian package maintainer, maybe the upstream author (Andrey Ponomarenko) want to centralize testcoverage

Re: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real hardware

On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 4:23 PM Andrey Ponomarenko < andrewponomare...@yandex.ru> wrote: > Let's help developers to test upcoming Debian version 11 by filling out > the community-driven list of tested hardware configurations: > https://github.com/linuxhw/TestCoverage/tree/master/Dist/Debian_11 >

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

Hello Greg, On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 7:22 PM Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 01:01:59PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > > # man dpkg-query > > ... > > Desired action: > > u = Unknown > > i = Install > > > v lightdm-greeter

Re: [OT] Why I don't like github [was: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real] hardware

On Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:53:13 +0200 wrote: > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 12:49:19PM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > [...] > > > Anyone can "borrow" open source code, regardless of where it's hosted, > > pretty much by definition. > > License restrictions apply. Of course, but I didn't think that

Using fontforge to convert TrueType or OpenType fonts to PostScript Type 1

Can anyone show how to script the above conversion? The output should at least have the first 256 glyps, but converting to multiple Types 1 or an acceptable PostScript Level 2 or 3 advanced type is better (as long it can be represented in a PS printer-acceptable text file). I have had success

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

Hi, On 2021-07-26 1:22 p.m., l0f...@tuta.io wrote: > Hi, > > 26 juil. 2021, 19:01 de mrma...@earthlink.net: > >> # man dpkg-query >> ... >> Desired action: >> u = Unknown >> i = Install >> h = Hold >> r = Remove >> p = Purge >> >> Package status: >> n = Not-installed >> c =

Re: Receipt [ was : needrestart - how to supress ncurses gui]

On Mon Jul 26 09:07:22 2021 Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > On 2021-07-25 7:59 p.m., Charles Curley wrote: > >> On Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:30:57 -0400 >> Dan Ritter wrote: >> >>> Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:=20 >>> "Suspenders" in UK are used with old fashioned silk stockings and a

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

Andrei POPESCU composed on 2021-07-26 21:54 (UTC+0300): > Greg Wooledge wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 07:22:49PM +0200, l0f4r0 wrote: >>> Felix Miata wrote: # man dpkg-query >>> aptitude man page: >>> "Each search result is listed on a separate line. The first >>> character of each

Re: Debian on mobile phone

On 26/07/2021 20:19, deloptes wrote: piorunz wrote: Another solution is to use designated Linux smartphone, like Pinephone. I use that one with Mobian system, which is pure Debian repos with some tweaks to make GUI better. yes but the problem is always the ecosystem. I was looking into

Re: Debian on mobile phone

piorunz wrote: > Another solution is to use designated Linux smartphone, like Pinephone. > I use that one with Mobian system, which is pure Debian repos with some > tweaks to make GUI better. yes but the problem is always the ecosystem. I was looking into Pinephone few months ago.

Re: Phone

Joe wrote: > OK, spending another couple of days making near-random changes will > probably solve this, but my point is that I did the job on a buster > netbook in five minutes, on my Android phone in about ten, and the > reason it is taking hours on the other mobile devices is one of >

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

On Lu, 26 iul 21, 13:22:12, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > P.S. If we're complaining about the lack of documentation for the cryptic > output of the Debian tool set, can we say some words about aptitude? There are many things to be said about aptitude. Lack of documentation wouldn't make my list.

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

On Lu, 26 iul 21, 13:40:46, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 07:22:49PM +0200, l0f...@tuta.io wrote: > > 26 juil. 2021, 19:01 de mrma...@earthlink.net: > > > # man dpkg-query > > > aptitude man page: > > > > "Each search result is listed on a separate line. The first > > character

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 07:22:49PM +0200, l0f...@tuta.io wrote: > 26 juil. 2021, 19:01 de mrma...@earthlink.net: > > # man dpkg-query > aptitude man page: > > "Each search result is listed on a separate line. The first character of each > line indicates the current state of the package: the

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

Hi, 26 juil. 2021, 19:01 de mrma...@earthlink.net: > # man dpkg-query > ... > Desired action: > u = Unknown > i = Install > h = Hold > r = Remove > p = Purge > > Package status: > n = Not-installed > c = Config-files > H = Half-installed > U = Unpacked > F = Half-configured > W =

Re: explanation of first column "v" is hiding

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 01:01:59PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > # man dpkg-query > ... > Desired action: > u = Unknown > i = Install > v lightdm-greeter - I'm guessing it means "virtual". Let's see: unicorn:~$ apt-cache show

explanation of first column "v" is hiding

# man dpkg-query ... Desired action: u = Unknown i = Install h = Hold r = Remove p = Purge Package status: n = Not-installed c = Config-files

Re: [OT] Why I don't like github [was: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real] hardware

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 12:49:19PM -0400, Celejar wrote: [...] > Anyone can "borrow" open source code, regardless of where it's hosted, > pretty much by definition. License restrictions apply. Cheers - t signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: [OT] Why I don't like github [was: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real] hardware

On Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:48:03 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 25 July 2021 15:36:26 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 07:43:10PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 25 Jul 2021 at 09:34:42 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 04:27:23PM -0400, Jim

Re: Hardware life expectancy

On 7/25/21 6:38 AM, Stefan Monnier wrote: . . . Nowadays, I'm still planning to use that same Thinkpad X30 to display PDFs in the classroom (when I get to meet students physically again), and more than half of my machine are older than 10 years old. Better yet, they don't seem significantly

Re: Phone

Joe wrote: > On Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:39:01 -0400 > Dan Ritter wrote: > > > The requests over the last few days to install Debian on phones > > are entirely blocked by practical issues, not philosophical -- > > it is perfectly reasonable to want control and thus privacy and > > security on such

Re: Receipt [ was : needrestart - how to supress ncurses gui]

On 2021-07-26 9:27 a.m., Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021, 2:31 PM Greg Wooledge > wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 03:21:54PM -0400, Polyna-Maude > Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > On 2021-07-25 11:13 a.m., Brian wrote: > > > Belt and

Re: USB audio device no longer showing up

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 2:52 PM Thomas Amm wrote: > On Fri, 2021-07-23 at 08:11 -0500, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > > > > > Thomas which USB chipsets do you prefer for audio? > > > And are you doing MIDI over USB to the synth? > > > > > > Viel Glueck .Nick Geovanis > > > > > Mostly Realtek for

Re: Receipt [ was : needrestart - how to supress ncurses gui]

On Sun, Jul 25, 2021, 2:31 PM Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 03:21:54PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: > > On 2021-07-25 11:13 a.m., Brian wrote: > > > Belt and braces? We see you believe in it. :) > > What do you mean by this ? > > Belt and braces ?? > >

Re: Phone

On Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:39:01 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: > Joe wrote: > > On Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:57:04 +0300 > > Gunnar Gervin wrote: > > > > > Will buy phone zoon, then play with this android for fun & learn. > > > > > > > Please comment here on your findings. Perhaps it is just me who > >

Re: Debian on mobile phone

On 25/07/2021 09:03, Gunnar Gervin wrote: Is it possible to use debian on an android phone (Samsung A-40)? geg Another solution is to use designated Linux smartphone, like Pinephone. I use that one with Mobian system, which is pure Debian repos with some tweaks to make GUI better. neofetch

Re: Phone

Joe wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:57:04 +0300 > Gunnar Gervin wrote: > > > Will buy phone zoon, then play with this android for fun & learn. > > Please comment here on your findings. Perhaps it is just me who thinks > they are toys. Of course smartphones are toys. They are also reasonably

Re: [OT] Why I don't like github [was: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real] hardware

On Monday 26 July 2021 02:51:40 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 07:48:03PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > [...] > > Us old jeezers, always so full of history ;-) We lived it. > With a tip o' the hat to Rudyard Kipling [1]. > > But I think that's enough off-topic, so I'll stop

Re: Problems with an X220 potentially related to linux-4.9.0-16-amd64 update

Christian, Tomas, Thanks for your answers! I've been running 4.9.0-15-amd64 for the last few days and haven't observed anything untoward so far. I guess the next step would be rebooting into 4.9.0-16-amd64 again to verify that it's still the kernel version making the difference. I'll mail my

Re: [OT] Why I don't like github [was: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real] hardware

On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 07:48:03PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: [...] > +100 Tomas, as it gives them free access to "borrow" some of the best > code out there. So the comparison to the underhanded compuserve and > apple (remember gif and firewire?) as a future dagger in our back is > very real.