Re: trying to find a US debian.net with a 9.8.0 jigdo template where?

Bad link On March 27, 2019 9:41:30 AM Gene Heskett wrote: Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page

Re: Debian specific tools/apps

https://wiki.debian.org/ On 3/1/19 10:40 PM, Josef Bailey wrote: Hello I’m new to Debian and wanted to know what are some good Debian specific tools/apps I should know so I don’t write emails like this. I know of 1. Dpkg 2. Apt-file 3. Apt 4. Aptitude 5. I know how to use backports for stable

Re: Stretch to buster

I did the same on a test install, a couple times. (mate desktop) The first try failed, I forgot to also edit the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/base.list the second worked quite well. I am a bit nervous about updating my daily drivers. On 2/8/19 7:06 AM, Paul Sutton wrote: Hi Updated from Stretch

Re: Peter -- Re: (Stuck! Fresh 9.6 install) iwlwifi-8625-26.ucode <- Can not find/what is it? Spot of help please?

On 2/16/19 5:41 AM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, February 15, 2019 10:39:58 PM Peter Ehlert wrote: I don't really know, What don't you really know? It would be a lot easier to know what you're talking about if you put your answer under the relevant question (i.e., not top posting

Re: Stretch to buster

The freeze for buster will happen according to the following timeline: * 2019-01-12 - Transition freeze * 2019-02-12 - Soft-freeze * 2019-03-12 - Full-freeze via https://release.debian.org/buster/freeze_policy.html On 2/9/19 3:01 PM, deloptes wrote: Patrick Bartek wrote: As for me, I'm

Re: (Stuck! Fresh 9.6 install) iwlwifi-8625-26.ucode <- Can not find/what is it? Spot of help please?

the last time I had such a problem (Buster net install using wifi) I bookmarked this https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware#Firmware_during_the_installation I believe restarting the installer (from USB) with a second USB inserted with the firmware solved it... needed packages were found and used.

Re: (Stuck! Fresh 9.6 install) iwlwifi-8625-26.ucode <- Can not find/what is it? Spot of help please?

Buster install on 820 Friday, February 15 2019 on USB #1: firmware-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-netinst.iso I also have on USB #2: firmware-9.4.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso booted with #1, ... It did ask for firmware, I put #2 in and pressed "continue" and install continued and I was able to select my wifi

Re: Peter -- Re: (Stuck! Fresh 9.6 install) iwlwifi-8625-26.ucode <- Can not find/what is it? Spot of help please?

even get to "testing" aka Buster, I suspect there will be little change before it goes mainstream. On 2/15/19 8:49 AM, deb wrote: On 2/15/2019 11:01 AM, Peter Ehlert wrote: Buster install on 820 Friday, February 15 2019 on USB #1: firmware-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-netinst.iso I also

Re: Stretch to buster

On 2/8/19 11:09 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote: On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 15:06:34 + Paul Sutton wrote: Updated from Stretch to Buster (non-free) the other day all went fine, just undertaken Why? Buster is still alpha. A lot can still go wrong. Hope it's not your primary use distro. Why?: 1.

Re: Partition information as text file?

+1 On 1/29/19 7:22 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Gparted displays the desired data in the GUI, but I see no way to get that information as a text stream. I need a text file

Re: I'm a bit confused on how to upgrade to stretch 9.7

9.7 is not a new version. It is a new ISO to install Debian 9 with the latest updates. Just update and your "old version" becomes the New On January 25, 2019 4:38:42 PM David Wright wrote: On Fri 25 Jan 2019 at 23:46:22 (+), Katnip wrote: or sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-update

Re: USB hard drives -- recommendations?

I avoid USB drives, in preference to internal drives... speed and security. When I use them I am extremely careful, because they all seem to have a spinning disk inside, not shock resistant, and subject to early failure due to heat. I do have several, but they are not what I really Trust to

Re: UEFI beginner questions

HP works, I have 5 HP machines at this time, all running Debian. "secure boot" does not exist on any of them. I do Not use UEFI, only Legacy Boot. Never figured it out or saw an urgent need to use it. BIOS/UEFI menus are all different, even on similar models and makes. there are a number of

Re: M2 form factor SSD

we have 3 HP 820 Elitebooks, they all have the m.2 slot. they are plug and play, a second SSD in all respects. I bought another one on eBay a couple months ago: 512GB 512G NGFF M2 2242 SATA SSD

Re: Quick test report pm buster rc1

did you try the installer? I really don't like the Calamares installer, kinda weird, lacking options. thankfully the Debian Installer is still available. On 5/22/19 11:36 AM, Paul Sutton wrote: Hi All Just downloaded the rc1 image below and created a flash disk to test.

Re: Debian 10 user accounts

that would be with the Calamares Installer? I Hate it! also it mounts all system swap partitions, nor does it read or write partition labels. I don't understand how to fix the Sudo issue, I can't even log in as root. this something that Linux Mint also does, I forget how to fix it. on my other

Re: Debian Getting started

good effort, and a much needed type of promotion thanks On 5/17/19 2:04 PM, Paul Sutton wrote: Hi Following on from Francisco post, I had been thinking about writing something about getting started for a while.  So decided to just get on and do it. http://zleap.net/debian-getting-started/ I

Re: Debian Releases

looking forward to it, thanks On 5/17/19 1:55 PM, Francisco M Neto wrote: On Fri, 2019-05-17 at 21:35 +0100, Joe wrote: Don't forget: https://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/ I'm gonna cover that on the next post ;-)

Re: Can't install addons for firefox

On 5/4/19 9:27 AM, Ross Boylan wrote: Running firefox-esr on buster I don't seem to be able to install addons. I tried selenium IDE and katalon. Has Debian blocked the installation of addons? I don't see indications of that in the docs or the net. Likewise, I know selenium (and maybe

Re: A call to drop gnome

On April 18, 2019 7:56:06 PM Jimmy Johnson wrote: On 4/17/19 5:57 AM, songbird wrote: what? synaptic is a GUI interface to package installation and removal. why should this block anything? dpkg and apt do those tasks just fine in a terminal. i only used synaptic in the past to get a

Re: Can't install addons for firefox

I have been just waiting for Mozilla. A few moments ago I saw this: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-addons-disabled-bug.html simple and logical work-around... just remember to check back and re-enable. Peter running ESR on Buster Mate On 5/4/19 2:34 PM, Ross Boylan wrote: Just

Fwd: Debian Installer Buster RC 2 release

Forwarded Message Subject:Debian Installer Buster RC 2 release Resent-Date:Wed, 26 Jun 2019 17:49:25 + (UTC) Resent-From:debian-b...@lists.debian.org Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:49:09 +0200 From: Cyril Brulebois Reply-To:

Re: Minimial Live Image

have a look here: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/ Please, please read the references in the links! BTW DVDs can be purchased, poke around, there are links to vendors. I prefer the Mate Live non-free... but it is above your download budget. Best of

Re: new debian install

the characters are not intended to show, not even a string of it is for security. I don't know if it can be changed does it accept the password? On 7/9/19 11:18 PM, N D wrote: Hello, I am looking for a Linux distribution that is stable and have just installed Debian 9 as a windows

Re: Minimial Live Image

On 7/12/19 1:38 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: On Jul 11, 2019, at 11:06 AM, J.Arun Mani wrote: Hi Im planning to install Debian in my (already Linux Mint powered) laptop. But the ISO size is huge (~2.7 GB), something beyond my per-day bandwidth limit of 1.5 GB (actually 2 GB, but .5 GB is

Re: Debian9.6 upgrades to Debian 10 byitself.

~# apt dist-upgrade to finish the task Buster is quite stable, using it on most of our machines, no glitches. On 6/29/19 4:32 PM, aprekates wrote: In my main desktop box i've always upgraded to Debian stable. But i used to wait for a point release. Anyway since i made my system a mix .. i'll

Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae

On 8/10/19 7:52 AM, Tom Browder wrote: In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the login screen would show my user name as the default. That went away after some version upgrade or reinstall and I've silently grumbled about it ever since (especially when I

Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae

On 8/10/19 12:12 PM, Tixy wrote: On Sat, 2019-08-10 at 11:28 -0700, Peter Ehlert wrote: On 8/10/19 7:52 AM, Tom Browder wrote: In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the login screen would show my user name as the default. That went away after some version upgrade

Re: why won't ff look at this url?

On 8/24/19 7:21 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings folks; https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/w-va-ambulance-ems-director-arrested-accused-of-missing-and-tampering-with-narcotics All I get for clicking on it is a blank screen. local problem Thunderbird opens it in Firefox as expected

Re: Accidently deleted a default panel on MATE desktop

right click on the icon/button ... hold and drag to the location you prefer. OR right right click on the icon/button ... select the Move opti0n from the menu and again drag it to where you want, even move it to another panel. To prevent moving you can then right click and select the Lock To

Re: Accidently deleted a default panel on MATE desktop

On 8/23/19 7:35 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 08/23/2019 08:30 AM, Peter Ehlert wrote: right click on the icon/button ... hold and drag to the location you prefer. OR right right click on the icon/button ... select the Move opti0n from the menu and again drag it to where you want, even move

Re: A followup on github discussion

Intellectual Freedom. Not Available in the United States of America (not a new thing) On 7/26/19 5:53 AM, Reco wrote: So, dear list, this is just a quick followup on discrimination practices employed by GitHub. Today it was brought to my attention that GitHub has restricted access to

Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke

Thanks for coming back Wayne Can you please take a few minutes and explain Exactly which items you are having trouble with. On 10/1/19 10:34 AM, Wayne Sallee wrote: (snip) With the graphical version, some items when you click on them, you get some kind of results, other items when you

Debian Installer Bug -Wifi driver not installed

I have a desktop computer running Debian Buster Mate that I want to move to a different location and use Wifi. Using a cheap USB dongle NetworkManager Applet detects the device, lets me select from available networks, accepts password, but will not connect..and after a few moments it closes..

Debian Installer Bug -Wifi driver not installed

I have a desktop computer running Debian Buster Mate that I want to move to a different location and use Wifi. Using a cheap USB dongle NetworkManager Applet detects the device, lets me select from available networks, accepts password, but will not connect..and after a few moments it closes..

Re: Debian Installer Bug -Wifi driver not installed

On 11/9/19 9:25 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote: On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 06:16:17 -0800 Peter Ehlert wrote: I have a desktop computer running Debian Buster Mate that I want to move to a different location and use Wifi. Using a cheap USB dongle NetworkManager Applet detects the device, lets me select

Re: Debian Installer Bug -Wifi driver not installed

On 11/9/19 8:18 AM, Peter Ehlert wrote: I have a desktop computer running Debian Buster Mate that I want to move to a different location and use Wifi. Using a cheap USB dongle NetworkManager Applet detects the device, lets me select from available networks, accepts password

Re: looking for a replacement for debian since systemd

drama queen much? On 12/13/19 1:55 PM, Britton Kerin wrote: I see from below vote that we're working on dumping other init systems now as expected. Luckily I've given up on debian since systemd in the first place and am in long process of finding a replacement. Britton - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't

Re: Bootable USB Buster System

On 10/26/19 5:41 PM, songbird wrote: Peter Ehlert wrote: I have tried it, several times, but was unable to get Grub properly installed... not able to boot. I too would like such a tool hmm, i have a booting USB stick of stable (before recent release so i'm actually one stable back now

Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke

@Linux-Fan thanks for the screenshots, they are very helpful. In my opinion the Debian installer is awesome, best in the business. it is very powerful, but intimidating... that was the main reason I used the derivatives until just the last few years. But to be honest we (users) need to work

Re: Hiding apps

On 10/24/19 8:38 AM, Frank McCormick wrote: I am running Debian Sid with Mate. I would like to run tzclock at startup, but it appears in the taskbar as a regular program. I am not familiar with tzclock ... I don't believe it is the same as the clock in the Mate panel. Is there a way to

Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke

On 10/25/19 7:44 AM, Wayne Sallee wrote:  Original Message  *Subject: *  Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke *From: * Wayne Sallee *To: * Debian-user *CC: * *Date: *  2019-10-23  10:37 AM  Original Message  *Subject: *  Re:

Re: Bootable USB Buster System

I have tried it, several times, but was unable to get Grub properly installed... not able to boot. I too would like such a tool On 10/26/19 9:33 AM, Kenneth Parker wrote: Hello, What I want,  is almost there (put a Live Buster DVD on a USB Drive), but I'm hoping for more. I'd like to

Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke

tion Double clicking did not do anything. Continue Let's go back and try double clicking again. Back Whoa What are we doing back at the main menue. I'm tired of this. Goodby. I'm using the non-graphical version from now on. Wayne Sallee wa...@waynesallee.com http://www.WayneSallee.com ----

Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke

  *Subject: *  Re: Debian Installer, Manual Partitioning is a Joke *From: * Peter Ehlert *To: * Debian-user *CC: * *Date: *  2019-10-14  09:51 AM I am no expert but I am more than willing to follow along. Perhaps you have found a bug. I don't have an optical drive, I use USB

Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer)

I think Debian Testing would fit you very well It is like a rock, honestly. == I demand stability. My machines Must work 24/7 without intervention. for this reason I do have Debian Stable installed and operational on all machines (Mate desktop). However, on the other hand I love Mate,

Re: Installing ppa

have a look here: https://wiki.debian.org/CreatePackageFromPPA On 2/25/20 4:26 PM, Gary L. Roach wrote: Hi All, Debian Buster, AMD64, KDE Desktop. I installed a ppa using the following code: ***sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elmer-csc-ubuntu/elmer-csc-ppa* This installed

Re: Dolphin as root

If it was me I would just install Pluma and be done with it. anyway, dedoimedo is kinda smart and a newfound KDE fanboi https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kde-dolphin-as-root.html On 3/1/20 10:56 AM, Gary L. Roach wrote: Hi all, Some time ago somebody decided that Dolphin was too dangerous

Re: Dolphin as root

On 3/1/20 11:41 PM, Keith Bainbridge wrote: On 2/3/20 10:44 am, Peter Ehlert wrote: If it was me I would just install Pluma and be done with it. oops, I intended to say caja I used be a KDE devotee, changed a few years ago. I use caja as my gui file manager of choice. It has the option

Re: Net Install: Installation halts for disk change

On 2/26/20 7:20 PM, Lee wrote: On 2/26/20, John Kaufmann wrote: For my Thinkpad, I burned CDs with: (1) debian-10.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso (2) firmware-10.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso and (3) firmware-edu-10.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso [just in case] A. Disk (1) begins without problem,

Re: Net Install: Installation halts for disk change

On 2/27/20 12:46 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 27 feb 20, 02:03:56, John Kaufmann wrote: On 2020-02-26 22:49, Peter Ehlert wrote: On 2/26/20 7:20 PM, Lee wrote: On 2/26/20, John Kaufmann wrote: For my Thinkpad, I burned CDs with: (1) debian-10.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso (2

Re: Fresh install UEFI debian-10.2.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1 will not boot

maybe this will help http://cosmolinux.no-ip.org/raconetlinux2/persistence.html On 1/29/20 10:51 AM, David Christensen wrote: debian-users: I would like to create a USB flash drive with Debian that I can boot in new Windows 10 machines with UEFI Secure Boot, so that I can examine things,

Re: systemd logging stopped

On 2/4/20 7:56 AM, Frank McCormick wrote: Noticed this morning that systemd is no longer logging boots on my machine. There is a  log in /var/log/journal, but it's from yesterday. I seem to recall a message here about a change in logging but I can't find it. I am running Debian Sid fully

Re: Sudo

On 1/25/20 8:39 AM, Harold Hartley wrote: I did a net-install and installed with no problems. The only problem I’m having is when I want to check for updates or install a file, it tells me that I’m not in the sudoers file. I’m not sure what’s going on, but I’m the only one on the system and

Re: Debian Graphical Installer: why does it format swap?

I do understand your frustration, the Manual option for the Debian Installer is complex. It took me a while to absorb, and understand... see further comment below On 1/8/20 9:04 AM, ct wrote: Hello all It is good to see a few comments and help following my original post. I had set aside a

Re: Newcomer Problem: Synaptic

On 1/3/20 2:42 AM, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Hello Das, On 03/01/2020 13:09, das wrote: You are mixing Ubuntu with Debian here: we cannot install Ubuntu packages on Debian (and vice versa). You have to choose either Debian or Ubuntu. If you want to play with ppa stuff, you must choose Ubuntu.

Re: help with installation?

I think that you may have better luck with this ISO firmware-10.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso download from https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/amd64/iso-cd/ I am not familiar with that USB creation method. Lately I have been using gnome-multi-writer

Re: help with installation?

On 12/24/19 9:10 AM, kaye n wrote: On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 6:37 PM Richard Owlett > wrote: Exactly which ISO file did you download? That paragraph describes what you would see if you ran the netinst.iso WITHOUT an active network connection.

Re: Debian Graphical Installer: why does it format swap?

that reformat "feature" is hateful. I fail to see any advantage. It does break the other systems, but they can be recovered by editing you fstab file with the New UUID as you know. I use the Manual mode... _auto installers never seem to get it right_ (my way). *Using Manual, select existing

Mate Notification Area - Qlipper not starting on boot

Background: https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-notification-daemon/issues/169 I am moving from Sid to Stable. I like Clipit but I like Qlipper No idea what is missing in Stable that I need. any ideas?

Re: how to keep 2 PCs partially in sync

On 4/7/20 6:48 PM, Charles Curley wrote: On Tue, 7 Apr 2020 13:14:54 -0700 Peter Ehlert wrote: now I clearly recall after visiting and reviewing the nextcloud documentation, that need for a designated server was the deal killer. Some sort of server is a good idea. It need not be the latest

Re: how to keep 2 PCs partially in sync

On 4/7/20 9:50 AM, Anastasios Lisgaras wrote: On 4/6/20 9:43 PM, Peter Ehlert wrote: independent software. He uses encryption on some files and folders and I don't. I don't know what software he uses. Perhaps syncthing has such a tool, I never looked for one. Ok, thanks! It would be very

Re: how to keep 2 PCs partially in sync

I am sorry I was not more clear. Been under the weather. On 4/5/20 1:18 PM, Anastasios Lisgaras wrote: On 4/5/20 4:53 PM, Peter Ehlert wrote: I have not tried Nextcloud or ownCloud for a couple years. I only remember both being either too complex or missing the options I wanted. What options

Re: Debian is testing Discourse

On 4/14/20 6:38 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: Brad Rogers wrote: On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:58:12 - (UTC) Curt wrote: My current Trust Level: Totally Untrustworthy. Until you've posted, and your initial post(s) have been proved to be acceptable (IOW, not offensive, off topic, spam.), yep.

Re: how to keep 2 PCs partially in sync

On 4/5/20 5:43 AM, Anastasios Lisgaras wrote: On 4/4/20 5:56 PM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: To add one data point for that: the most cases (by far) I've needed a backup is when I have deleted stuff by mistake. Close second is some buggy software having deleted or mangled files I've needed. Last

Re: suspend when laptoplid is closed

On 3/29/20 12:33 PM, err...@free.fr wrote: WHY THE DEFAULT IS SUSPEND WHEN LAPTOP LID IS CLOSED??? WHY??? systemd is for booting and managing services, not for managing power directly yes, I know I have to change a line in /etc/systemd/logind.conf but I also use mate desktop, and mate

Re: Boot so slow it never completes, while Windows boots fine

On 4/28/20 5:33 AM, Marcin Owsiany wrote: On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 04:57:03PM +0200, Marcin Owsiany wrote: TL;DR: My laptop starts ~20x slower than normal. Booting Debian hangs before the kernel starts. Windows 10 boots slow, but then works fine. Many thanks to everyone who responded! As

Re: best Debian available package to sync files

syncthing On April 26, 2020 4:30:21 PM Anil F Duggirala wrote: I know I may be misusing the word "sync". I would like to ask if anyone can recommend the easy, yet "free" way of getting some kind of file synchronization with a remote (like dropbox, or onedrive). What would be the best way to

Re: Switching from Kubuntu to Debian(latest version)

On 5/16/20 4:17 AM, Cletus Kingdom wrote: Good Afternoon, I'm Cletus(a Web Developer using Kubuntu Linux Destro), and I want to switch to Debian (that was my first choice of Destro, just that I wasn't able to install and configure it) So I want to know wether it's possible to switch to

Re: Should I enable "testing"

On 5/9/20 4:30 AM, Brian wrote: On Sat 09 May 2020 at 12:12:08 +0200, Jean-Philippe MENGUAL wrote: Le 09/05/2020 à 09:44, J.Arun Mani a écrit : No, would be impossible and catastrophic. Either re-install, or try testing now, could be good for you. Reverting a such big upgrade is

Re: how to keep 2 PCs partially in sync

On 3/24/20 3:14 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Ma, 24 mar 20, 22:05:40, Patrick Scribus wrote: Hello, two of my computers have a similar role as desktop. The installed packages are nearly the same, the configuration is nearly the same and the stored data in /home also. Especially the texts,

KopiaUI

I am a long time user of LuckyBackup, and am very satisfied. experimenting with Clear Linux OS system, I have been looking for a backup solution LuckyBackup is not readily available. reading the Kopia webpage and YouTube tutorial the KopiaUI app seems to be worthwhile. I am now making a

KopiaUI backups

I am a long time user of LuckyBackup, and am very satisfied. experimenting with Clear Linux OS system, I have been looking for a backup solution LuckyBackup is not readily available. Clear OS provides KopiaUI ...reading the Kopia webpage and YouTube tutorial the KopiaUI app seems to be

Re: Please be respectful

ditto On 10/15/20 6:58 AM, gru...@mailfence.com wrote: Reading this thread reinforces just how old I am The whole world seems to be wearing their feelings on the sleeve On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, Jonathan Dowland wrote: Weaver, On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 02:12:45AM -0700, Weaver wrote: Being

Re: No updates in Debian 10 for last 5 days

On 10/5/20 10:48 AM, Juan R. de Silva wrote: Hi folks, I'm not having any updates for my Debian Buster for last 5 days. Looks suspicious to me... Anybody has same experience? similar: Commit Log for Tue Sep 29 13:04:22 2020 Upgraded the following packages: firefox-esr

Re: Zoom.

I have zoom on a couple Debian 10 machines. Both are Mate desktop Both work as expected. this one opens the zoom window using $ zoom in a terminal and by using the Mate launcher (/usr/bin/zoom %U) On 10/17/20 1:23 PM, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: Does anyone have Zoom working in Debian 10? Here

Re: KopiaUI

after using Kopia on ClearOS a bit more I experienced numerous problems and have abandoned it. thanks for the input. On 10/8/20 12:03 PM, Peter Ehlert wrote: I am a long time user of LuckyBackup, and am very satisfied. experimenting with Clear Linux OS system, I have been looking

Re: SSD and HDD

I don't use the automatic install, I don't like what it chooses. I use the manual method to set things up exactly as desired. to answer your question you can install on any available drive, SSD or HDD... use or create some or all of your partitions wherever you like. your new fstab will point

Re: Does Debian have a "nag" tool?

try Thunderbird Calendar (Lightning): there are probably better tools, but I have been using it for ages. For reminders you can use various categories to show graphically, popups if you like, and it is searchable for Historical uses. I also have oldtimers disease, this helps. On 8/15/20 4:30

Re: Can't get started

paragraphs, try them. sorry but I can't follow you, you ave a number of issues and complaints mixed together On 5/27/20 5:15 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote: The netinst CD leaves a lot to be desired. I had to download a nonfree wifi firmware package with my tablet and install it just to get the

Re: Can't get started

Use the non-free netinstall ISO On May 28, 2020 6:58:54 AM Dan Ritter wrote: Matthew Campbell wrote: Thank you for your polite response. The wifi access point is open so it does not use a password. I don't know if the netinst CD includes the wpasupplicant package. ip addr is saying that

Re: Final CDs being written for Stretch - 9.13 release - prior to LTS

On 7/19/20 9:59 AM, Tixy wrote: On Sat, 2020-07-18 at 18:48 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: At this point in 2020, I think it would be reasonable to only produce netinst images and jigdo (and live, but that's a different-ish project). Drop the DVD images. [...] Though this doesn't apply to me, I

Re: Remove undesired entries in MATE "Applications" sub-menus

On 7/4/20 4:53 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: I'm using Debian10 with the MATE desktop. The Debian installer defaults to installing a mess of applications I rarely want. They end up with entries on MATE's Applications sub-menus. Without deleting the offending applications from the system, how

Re: Firefox non-ESR update needed

On 7/7/20 9:02 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Tuesday 07 July 2020 11:32:04 David Wright wrote: On Tue 07 Jul 2020 at 10:06:08 (-0400), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, July 07, 2020 09:57:54 AM Greg Wooledge wrote: If you are the kind of person who MUST HAVE THE LATEST THING, then Debian

Re: Installing Buster (improvements)

On 6/30/20 1:36 PM, Klaus Jantzen wrote: Hello, today I installed Buster on my laptop. It would be very helpful to know which of the many install ISOs you used. As usual it ran very well (at the end). But I would like to suggest the follwing improvements to the Graphical install: a) At

HP z820 workstation Soundcard?

running a HP z820 workstation, Buster Mate. onboard sound does not cut it. I need more volume, and 5.1 stereo would be great I have a couple free PCIe slots What sage advice can I get here? Internal vs USB Brand? budget is modest, I tell myself under $100 thanks, Peter == I did not do my

Re: technical terms overhaul

On 6/21/20 10:01 AM, The Wanderer wrote: On 2020-06-21 at 12:53, deloptes wrote: John Hasler wrote: Wrong. "Nigger" (a corruption of negro) was only used by whites and always had derogatory connotations. "Black" originated with blacks and has no derogatory connotations (except as used by

Re: I can't figure it out

1. use a Subject that indicates your actual Question. 2. add comments to that original post 3. give some actual details about the Hardware and Software you are using. *if I was not really bored this morning I would completely ignore some wild "I can't figure it out" post. I Suggest you

Re: I can't figure it out

please Read and absorb this: https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct On 6/26/20 8:20 AM, Peter Ehlert wrote: 1. use a Subject that indicates your actual Question. 2. add comments to that original post 3. give some actual details about the Hardware and Software you are using. *if I

Re: why !oh why Debian and application list

On 6/7/20 10:23 AM, Seeds Notoneofmy wrote: Well, as the subject suggests, I'm a bit fed up with the logic behind how installed programs are sorted out in the Applications menu. The need to go hunt down an installed application seems yester century. I just installed Picard, and it does not

Re: Zoom- best practice?

On 6/7/20 11:53 AM, Brian wrote: On Sun 07 Jun 2020 at 20:37:55 +0200, Nicolas George wrote: to...@tuxteam.de (12020-06-07): Yes, the server is free software. As is Jitsi's. So you can get the source, build yourself or download pre-built thingies. Do you have evidence of somebody other

Re: Zoom- best practice?

On 6/5/20 9:47 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 11:45 AM Peter Ehlert <mailto:pe...@sdi-baja.com>> wrote: Family is using Zoom, International. They will use Zoom, and I need to participate. I use Debian Mate Stable, and Firefox ESR I am concer

Re: Zoom- best practice?

On 6/5/20 9:56 AM, der.hans wrote: Am 05. Jun, 2020 schwätzte Peter Ehlert so: Family is using Zoom, International. They will use Zoom, and I need to participate. I use Debian Mate Stable, and Firefox ESR I am concerned about security, duh! Looking for ideas. my current thoughts, in order

Re: OT: Spam level on Debian Users list.

On 6/5/20 9:02 AM, Tixy wrote: On Fri, 2020-06-05 at 11:54 -0400, Kenneth Parker wrote: Do we need to beef up Filters on this List? I don't think so. There's about 3 or 4 get through a week. agreed. Stronger filters = more false positives Unfortunately there's probably a dozen more

Zoom- best practice?

Family is using Zoom, International. They will use Zoom, and I need to participate. I use Debian Mate Stable, and Firefox ESR I am concerned about security, duh! Looking for ideas. my current thoughts, in order of preference: 1. Use a separate Debian alongside my daily driver, and use Only

Re: why !oh why Debian and application list

On 6/7/20 11:20 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 07 iun 20, 19:23:24, Seeds Notoneofmy wrote: Well, as the subject suggests, I'm a bit fed up with the logic behind how installed programs are sorted out in the Applications menu. The need to go hunt down an installed application seems yester

Re: Zoom- best practice?

Original post: family is using Zoom. No alternative for me to participate... Zoom or nothing. Thanks for the suggestion. Peter Ehlert On June 9, 2020 10:56:10 AM Alberto Sentieri <2...@tripolho.com> wrote: This is a long thread. I did not read it all. Did anyone suggest http://meet.google.com?

Re: Target Audience & Geography?

SPAM On 6/4/20 11:29 AM, Rachel Mora wrote: Hi, Did you see this? Please advise. *Thanks, Rachel Mora * Hi, Due to COVID-19, we are providing *any industry *list at *very less cost*. Would you like to connect digitally with Owners of *Online e-commerce Stores*,**Groceries Chain,

Re: Zoom- best practice?

On 6/6/20 10:00 PM, Keith bainbridge wrote: On 6/6/20 3:32 am, john doe wrote: On 6/5/2020 6:28 PM, Peter Ehlert wrote: Family is using Zoom, International. They will use Zoom, and I need to participate. I use Debian Mate Stable, and Firefox ESR I am concerned about security, duh! Looking

Re: Question about nvidea-driver

don't know much, but from my notes: I installed, for Buster, with Synaptic: nvidia-detect nvidia-driver Now on another machine, setting up Bullseye, I get  not found! inxi says- Graphics:   Device-1: AMD Cedar [Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350/8350 Series] driver: N/A   Device-2: NVIDIA GF106GL

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