On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 21:43 David Christensen
wrote:
...
> My practice is to start with '#!/bin/sh' and migrate to '#!/usr/bin/env
> perl' as complexity increases.
I agree with David's direction, but ending with Raku instead of Perl.
I don't think golfing is the way to illustrate a practical
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 7:12 AM Mike Castle wrote:
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> You could be missing a package that evince expects to be there, but
> there is a missing dependency (likely, making it a Debian problem).
I think you're onto something. I installed both Okular and Xpdf,
exercised them, and remembered why I
On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 17:12 Tom Browder wrote:
> I have used Evince as my PDF viewer and printer program for many
I see I need to read the CUPS man page more closely. It looks like it has
most all of the answers I need for my current situation. Thanks to all who
responded.
Happy Christ
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 01:14 Marco Moock wrote:
> Am 04.12.2023 um 17:12:28 Uhr schrieb Tom Browder:
>
> > I would like to use another program which is similar but has good
> > documentation. I don't need a heavy duty program like LibreOffice,
> > Just something for viewi
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 02:06 Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 05:12:28PM -0600, Tom Browder wrote:
>
> > I have used Evince as my PDF viewer and printer program for many
> > years. It still works, but it has been spitting out error messages for
> >
On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 19:36 David Christensen
wrote:
...
> Please confirm printer, toner cartridge, and labels are all HP. If so,
> I would contact HP.
HP printer and toner, Office Depot labels.
I bought so hair spray and will try that.
-Tom
I have used Evince as my PDF viewer and printer program for many
years. It still works, but it has been spitting out error messages for
a very long time. to wit:
(evince:81435): EvinceView-CRITICAL **: 16:44:57.520: \
ev_pixbuf_cache_set_selection_list: \
assertion
On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 2:01 AM David Christensen
wrote:
> I would not put anything through a laser printer unless it is
> specifically rated for laser printers. Applying fixative to printer
> labels before printing sounds like a good way to damage your equipment.
> If anything, apply the
On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 5:17 PM Gareth Evans wrote:
> Are your labels "laser" labels?
Yes, DUAL INKJET and LASER
-Tom
On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 3:03 PM Dan Ritter wrote:
> Brother has all those features, plus BRScript/3 and ethernet. I
> buy them for work where they tend to last about 8-10 years of high-volume
> work.
Thanks, Dan. I have owned a Brother between two of my HPs.
I'll keep an eye out for one.
On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 2:18 PM Donald Mac Dougall wrote:
> My experience many years ago with HP laser printers was that if the print
> flaked off
> it was because the fuser roller wasn't hot enough to fuse the toner to the
> paper.
Yes, I've investigated that a bit. I had the same trouble with
I’ve had a print flaking problem with my old HP laser which has a fairly
new toner cartridge. I have a set of brand new Office Depot labels.
I intend to try a “fixative” on them to see if that will help.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks.
Happy Christmas!
-Tom
I’m comforted by this friendly discussion about the old days versus the
modern generation by fellow old folks of pre-PC days.
Sort of like an afternoon gathering at the Elks or the VFW.
Thank you all.
Blessings.
-Tom
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 09:27 Tom Browder wrote:
> Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops trying to
On my main Debian 11 host I have found one formula that works for ssh
logins as well as xterm login on a Mate desktop:
I followed most of the formulas on the Deb
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 9:27 AM Tom Browder wrote:
>
> Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops trying to
> get the same PATH for
> ordinary users as well as root...
This Debian wiki doc pretty much details the information Greg has been
giving us
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 14:39 Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
Thanks, Thomas.
I did get the signers key fingeprints from their personal github pages. I
would go the full security route if it were only my use I'm concerned with,
but I'm working on a Raku module for others and I don't want them to
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 05:13 Tom Browder wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 3:29 AM DdB
> wrote:
> > Am 08.10.2023 um 01:16 schrieb Tom Browder:
> > > I'm willing to trust published PGP key fingerprints for signers of
> > > Rakudo downloadable files.
> > > Q
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 3:29 AM DdB
wrote:
> Am 08.10.2023 um 01:16 schrieb Tom Browder:
> > I'm willing to trust published PGP key fingerprints for signers of
> > Rakudo downloadable files.
> > Question: How can I get the fingerprint from the downloads?
> There i
I'm willing to trust published PGP key fingerprints for signers of Rakudo
downloadable files.
Question: How can I get the fingerprint from the downloads?
The products I download are (1) the file of interest, (2) a PGP signed
checksums file with various shaX hashes for the file, and (3) a
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 18:32 Tom Browder wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 18:11 Tom Browder wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 16:15 Andy Smith wrote:
>>
> ...
>
>> Well, I wanted to do it all in one program, but I guess I could break it
>> up into two s
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 18:11 Tom Browder wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 16:15 Andy Smith wrote:
>
...
> Well, I wanted to do it all in one program, but I guess I could break it
> up into two separate programs. I'll have to think about what I'm really
> trying to do.
&
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 16:15 Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
...
Why does any of that stop you from only using the dev Raku once
> you've used the packaged Raku to install it?
Well, I wanted to do it all in one program, but I guess I could break it up
into two separate programs. I'll have to
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:03 Greg Wooledge wrote:
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Greg, one more file I don't think we've discussed: '~/.bash_aliases'.
How should I handle that in this variable login climate?
Thanks.
-Tom
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 17:45 Andy Smith wrote:
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> I'd make it all run with one raku from one place, or else I'd
> specify the full path to the special raku that is needed.
>
> Anything else sounds like a great foot-gun left lying around for
> others or myself a week from now.
>
> Perl and
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 08:50 Tom Browder wrote:
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> I think I need to have the program change all the path-affecting files
> specified by Greg and others so that PATH includes both locations with the
> new location coming before the original location.
>
...
And that all go
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 06:08 Tom Browder wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:23 Tom Browder wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:04 Greg Wooledge wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 04:45:11PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
>>> > I'm sure I was too
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:23 Tom Browder wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:04 Greg Wooledge wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 04:45:11PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
>> > I'm sure I was too casual in my comments. I want all users, including
>> root,
>&g
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 17:04 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 04:45:11PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > I'm sure I was too casual in my comments. I want all users, including
> root,
> > to have the Raku executables in their PATH, nothing else would be changed
&g
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 16:27 wrote:
> Tom Browder wrote:
> > Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops
> > trying to get the same PATH for ordinary users as well as root,
...
> Setting the same path for ordinary users as for root sounds like
>
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 15:55 Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net>
wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2023 15:45 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder):
> > Bummer, unfortunately, that's the answer I expected. Now if I can find a
> > clean way to do that consistently.
&g
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 14:52 Greg Wooledge wrote:
...
> All you can do is put your desired configuration changes in ALL of
> the applicable places for all of the login types that are possible on
> your system. That's it. There is no other way.
...
Bummer, unfortunately, that's the answer I
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 00:00 s...@gmx.com wrote:
> Is there a way to get sunrise and sunset time from command interpreter?
> I want to use its output for a script!
You can calculate it yourself using a Raku module at
https://github.com/tbrowder/Astro-Sunrise/;
Search https://raku.land to
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 09:27 Tom Browder wrote:
For bash users only, please.
-Tom
Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops trying to
get the same PATH for ordinary users as well as root, regardless of how
they log in. Reading the man pages doesn't help my old brain with all the
caveats.
Can anyone offer a foolproof, programmatic solution to my
On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 09:19 Curt wrote:
>
> On 2023-09-22, Tom Browder wrote:
> >
> > However, I so far have not been able to scan both sides of a document in my
> > two-side document feeder the way I could could on Windows--bummer, but this
> > is a huge win so
Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 2:40 PM Carles Pina i Estany wrote:
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> I think that you have lots of advice in the thread. But if I can add
> something: I've also used https://www.hamrick.com/ when sane didn't have
> the drivers. It's a paid software, for Linux, I had good experience with
> it.
I just
On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 11:35 AM Curt wrote:
> On 2023-09-21, Tom Browder wrote:
> > Where do you find the "blob?" I've seen reference to it but haven't yet
> > found it.
...
> Most Linux distributions include HPLIP with their software, but most do
not
>
On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 08:30 Erwan David wrote:
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> I have a HP LaserJet Pro MFP m125nw, installing it through hplip, It is
> seen on network by xsane and I can scan. Just have to install a binary
> blob each time hplip is upgraded, but it is rather straightforward
Where do you find the
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 18:19 gene heskett wrote:
So whats wrong that no one has suggested sane/xsane?
They have, Gene, the problem is getting it to recognize my HP scanner.
BTW, I have owned many laser HP printers, and one Brother (no inket among
them). I went back to HP after the Brother.
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:37 Tom Browder wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:27 Klaus Singvogel
> wrote:
>
>> Michael Kjörling wrote:
>> > On 20 Sep 2023 12:26 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder):
>> > > “Laser Jet Pro 400 MFP m425d
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:36 Nicolas George wrote:
> Tom Browder (12023-09-20):
> > What if you used an equilavent script but increased and randomized time
...
We can try to exercise some common sense, in particular by comparing to
> similar situations. For example, if you ta
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 13:27 Klaus Singvogel
wrote:
> Michael Kjörling wrote:
> > On 20 Sep 2023 12:26 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder):
> > > “Laser Jet Pro 400 MFP m425dn”
> >
> > openprinting.org doesn't seem to have heard of it, unfortunately:
&g
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:46 Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:17:14 -0400
> Timothy M Butterworth wrote:
>
> Hello Timothy,
>
> >When I used to use HP MFD's I used to have to connect to it with USB to
> >get scanning. I do not know if network scanning is now supported or not.
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:11 Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net> wrote:
> On 20 Sep 2023 12:06 -0500, from tom.brow...@gmail.com (Tom Browder):
> > One major thing I use my windows host for is using my HP multifunction
> > laser printer to scan to pdf to save locally.
One major thing I use my windows host for is using my HP multifunction
laser printer to scan to pdf to save locally. I have just installed
gscan2pdf and sane but I am still missing something.
I have tried printing docs from LibreOffice and it sees my networked
printer and prints just fine.
So
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 09:35 Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 08:13:43AM +0200, steve wrote:
> > Le 19-09-2023, à 16:52:24 +0200, Nicolas George a écrit :
> > > what you intend is completely forbidden by Google's terms and
> > > service. And they have detection: please
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 09:10 Tom Browder wrote:
> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I burned
> it on a CDROM disk.
>
Finally tested all my memory modules using a recent system rescue cd and
its memtest86+. One bad module out of four.
Sending bad mo
On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 10:37 Charles Curley <
charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote:
...
Can you run your H Block program on top of wine?
> https://appdb.winehq.org
Thanks, Charles.
Actually, I'm really interested in the OpenTaxSolver. I don't like H that
much, so I'm gonna try it in
I want to dump my Windows box. The main showstopper is my US tax programs.
I currently use H Block.
I just discovered there is at least one Linux version out there:
opentaxsolver.sourceforge.net.
Has anyone used it and can recommend it?
Thanks,
-Tom
On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 13:15 Alexander V. Makartsev
wrote:
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> I know "memtest86" was before "memtest86+", but memtest86+ is a successor
>
> I just found my system rescue disk, booted it, entered the memtest86++ and
see lots of FAILUREs (I have 128 Gb so that may be why it's been hit and
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:48 PM Tom Browder wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:32 PM Tom Browder wrote:
> >> > On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote:
> >> >> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I
> >> >> I see that
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:32 PM Tom Browder wrote:
>> > On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote:
>> >> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I
>> >> I see that it's a Debian package, and I installed it. Now I see
>> >> memt
On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 14:43 gene heskett wrote:
> On 9/13/23 12:40, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
> > On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote:
> >> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I
> >> burned it on a CDROM disk.
> >>
&
Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I burned
it on a CDROM disk.
I see that it's a Debian package, and I installed it. Now I see memtest86
on my boot choice screen, but selecting memtest86 does nothing.
I assume I probably have to add something to the grub2 menu to
On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 00:54 Kushal Kumaran wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 11 2023 at 05:59:37 AM, Tom Browder
> wrote:
> > Anyone using that system? It looks interesting to me.
> >
> I prefer healthchecks.io, mainly because cron job monitoring was all I
> was looking for,
On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 22:51 David Wright wrote:
> On Sun 27 Aug 2023 at 14:27:09 (-0500), Tom Browder wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 13:27 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 08:19:35PM +0200, Hans wrote:
> > > > When I boot the sys
On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 07:25 wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 06:46:43AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 06:22 wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 05:59:37AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > > > Anyone using that system? It looks in
Anyone using that system? It looks interesting to me.
-Tom
On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 11:49 Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 10/09/2023 16:44, Tom Browder wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 21:06 Max Nikulin wrote:
> >
> >> You can create a mock-up and use it instead of real xclip binary.
> >
> > Sounds interesting, Max, can yo
On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 21:06 Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 10/09/2023 06:36, Tom Browder wrote:
> > We have a Raku module that uses "xclip" during use on a computer with a
> > monitor. We need to test it with Github workflows which does not have a
> > graphics devi
On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 18:47 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:36:56PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > Is there any "xclip" option to allow for testing without a graphics
> devivce
…
Thanks, Greg!
-Tom
We have a Raku module that uses "xclip" during use on a computer with a
monitor. We need to test it with Github workflows which does not have a
graphics device.
Is there any "xclip" option to allow for testing without a graphics devivce
without throwing an error? Or any suggestion for a work
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 06:08 Tom Browder wrote:
My conclusion: I need to find out which sleep modes turn off power to the
> external input devices.
>
I forgot to mention that my problem child is all SSD, no moving parts (from
SilentPC).
-Tom
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 01:15 The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2023-08-31 at 13:03, zithro wrote:
...
Tom, does your version of that file not include a comment with that same
> information?
Yes, and they are uncommented and set to 'no'.
So far all seems to be working. Now I need to study and
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 16:20 zithro wrote:
> On 31 Aug 2023 14:17, Tom Browder wrote:
> > Note: The systemd "/etc/systemd/sleep.conf" file has all entries
> commented
> > out.
>
> Take care, commenting may NOT be the same as disabling/setting to NO !
&
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 11:50 AM Michel Verdier wrote:
> On 2023-08-31, Tom Browder wrote:
> > Is there a way to definitely deactivate all OS-related power changes so the
> > power button has only two functions (on/off)?
>
> To disable all sleep/suspend/hibernation
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 08:12 Marco wrote:
> Am 31.08.2023 schrieb Tom Browder :
>
> > Is there a way to definitely deactivate all OS-related power changes
> > so the power button has only two functions (on/off)?
>
> You can disable sleep/hibernate at all.
>
> su
My main Debian host is going to sleep and I can't awaken it without
holdiing the power button down for some period.
We have had some neighborhood power issues recently, and I have been
manually powering down while away for a few short trips (no UPS yet,
either, but my Windows box next to the
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 17:26 Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2023 26 Aug 14:27 -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > I was watching a Linux distro video on YouTube this morning, and one of
> the
> > sponsors was Safin.io which hosts a multi-
Erg, typo, should be: safing.io
-Tom
On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 13:27 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 08:19:35PM +0200, Hans wrote:
> > When I boot the system, then the drives are not mounted as set in
> /etc/fstab.
> > For example, the SDD should mounted to /space, and the unencrypted HDD
...
> Use UUIDs or Labels
I was watching a Linux distro video on YouTube this morning, and one of the
sponsors was Safin.io which hosts a multi-capability firewall and network
management device available for download. It looks interesting to me, a
firewall-challenged sys admin hobbyist.
Has anyone tried it? It sounds
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:42 wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 04:45:54PM +0200, DdB wrote:
> > Am 26.08.2023 um 16:25 schrieb Tom Browder:
> > > Is there a way to distinguish whether 'sudo -i' was used or not?
> > >
> > Sorry, i am not an expert on thi
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:57 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:49:45AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > I would like to know whether 'sudo -i' or 'sudo -s' was used.
...
> In fact, I suspect "I need to know if the cwd is /root" is STILL an X-Y
> proble
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 09:32 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 09:25:10AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> >In a previous thread it was shown how to detect a SUDO_USER in a bash
> >shell.
> >Is there a way to distinguish whether 'sudo -i' was used o
In a previous thread it was shown how to detect a SUDO_USER in a bash shell.
Is there a way to distinguish whether 'sudo -i' was used or not?
Thanks.
-Tom
On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 08:11 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 07:56:22AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > For Greg: I'm trying to get my muscle memory to use "sudo -i" and "sudo
> -s"
> > as you said to become root user for more work
For Greg: I'm trying to get my muscle memory to use "sudo -i" and "sudo -s"
as you said to become root user for more work (thanks for the great
explanation).
One more question: when I need a one-liner as root, do I also use the '-i'
or '-s' with sudo to get the desired path?
Thanks,
-Tom
On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 15:45 James H. H. Lampert
wrote:
> What Herr Rönnquist said.
> And given that I actually *do* set type with some regularity,
...
> (And for the record, my "go-to fonts" are all versions of Garamond.)
Wow, another Garamond lover! I do, too, love it (and bought a copy
On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 16:15 Russell L. Harris
wrote:
> bumper sticker: DYSLEXICS UNTIE!
I concur on sans comments. You might take a look at the Free* fonts family
(Debian packages “fonts-freefont-ttf” and “fonts-freefont-otf”).
-Tom
On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 15:19 Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:
> On Monday 31 July 2023 07:47:14 pm Charles Curley wrote:
> > Replacement batteries from APC are expensive compared to buying
> > elsewhere, but they come with return shipping for the exhausted battery
> > so they can recycle it.
Roy,
On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 13:28 john doe wrote:
> On 7/31/23 19:23, Tom Browder wrote:
...
> > Any recommenndations from fellow Debian folks?
>
I have two APC and I'm pretty happy with those.
Would you mind saying the model numbers? Do they have replaceable batteries?
I used to use UPS units from APC back when you could replace the battery. I
haven't had an UPS (but always on a surge protecter) for awhile, but
electricity (now FPL) is not as reliable in my new location and I need one.
All the reviews I've seen on Amazon for smaller capacity UPSs for APC and
On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 00:35 wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 05:09:22PM -0400, gene heskett wrote:
I have filed issues with:
+ https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues
+ https://github.com/antlarr-suse/ttf-converter/issues
Watch progress of my Raku module FontConverter (a WIP) at:
+
On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 15:11 Charles Curley <
charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:37:50 -0500
> Tom Browder wrote:
>
> > Well, life is not so simple. The example script doesn't work off the
> > mark because fontforge apparently has
On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 07:57 Tom Browder wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 07:37 Tom Browder wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 18:29 Tom Browder wrote:
>>
>>
>
> Aha, I found a python (ugh) ttf-converter on Github. I hope I can kludge a
> mod to do the co
On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 07:37 Tom Browder wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 18:29 Tom Browder wrote:
>
>
Aha, I found a python (ugh) ttf-converter on Github. I hope I can kludge a
mod to do the conversion I need.
-Tom
On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 18:29 Tom Browder wrote:
>
Well, life is not so simple. The example script doesn't work off the mark
because fontforge apparently has hard-coded paths. For starters, it expects
/share/fontforge/
but my installation has
/usr/share/fontforge
But there is h
On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 17:06 Dan Ritter wrote:
> Tom Browder wrote:
> https://fontforge.org/docs/faq.html#faq-outline-conversion
Yes, Dan, I'm using that for the .pfb conversion since they show that. And
I do plan to try with .t1/.pfa after I get my .pfb converter working. I was
I know the binary version of the PS fonts can be converted to TrueType by
FontForge.
However, is there a way to convert from the PS ASCII version .pfa file to
the binary .pfb file?
Thanks.
-Tom
On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 16:57 Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 01:52:10PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> > Maybe it's related to the rsyslog changes ?
>
> apache by default does not use a syslog for logging though, it
…
Thanks, Andy.
I should have men
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 13:18 zithro wrote:
> On 14 Jun 2023 19:30, Tom Browder wrote:
...
> I’ve been running httpd for many years, long before systemd came along.
> > Somewhere in the various upgrades over the years I lost the old rotating
> > logs.
> > Now
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 13:15 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 12:30:37PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
..,
> If you want text log FILES (e.g. /var/log/whatever), install the rsyslog
> package. For rotation, install logrotate.
Thank you.
...
> Systemd by itself
I’ve been running httpd for many years, long before systemd came along.
Somewhere in the various upgrades over the years I lost the old rotating
logs.
Now I would like to initiate the rotating logs again. Can I do that with
systemd somehow?
Thanks,
-Tom
On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 3:42 PM Michel Verdier wrote:
>
> Le 2 avril 2023 Nicholas Geovanis a écrit :
>
> > Python is a more modern programming language than perl, and more in the
> > European CS tradition. Larry Wall said directly that the OO features in
> > perl were fake :-) because it was
On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 12:00 Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> IMHO computer systems should be ugly and boring. Ugly, as in lacking
> all the eye candy that gets in the way, and boring as in just doing
> what you want without unpleasant surprises.
>
> Short answer: Not over my dead Teletype.
Hear, hear!
On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 07:20 Nicolas George wrote:
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> Tom Browder (12023-03-05):
> > Yes, but please use its new name, Raku. Note new releases come out
> monthly
> so you shouldn't use the Debian packages since they are way behind. We
> have
I shouldn't have said
On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 05:30 Ken Young wrote:
> Is perl6 production ready?
>
Yes, but please use its new name, Raku. Note new releases come out monthly
so you shouldn't use the Debian packages since they are way behind. We have
a member on the release team who provides Debian packages as
My take:
I use aliases heavily in my shell (bash), but I rarely use bash scripting
at all.
For any serious scripting, since about 2016 I'ved used Raku (formerly Perl
6). Before that I used Perl. Both are much easier to use.
-Tom
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 05:39 Tom Browder wrote:
BTW, I just found this link from a guy I recently found on Youtube who
seems to know his stuff:
>
https://christitus.com/secure-web-server/
-Tom
On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 19:58 David Christensen
wrote:
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If your AT U-verse residential gateway is anything like mine (Pace
> 5268AC FXN), it will have a web server/ control panel accessed
…
Yes, mine router is similar
I own and recommend "Networking for System Administrators" by Lucas:
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