How to Retain an Existing Ext4 Partition with a Debian 5.0.5 DVD Installation?

I want to install Debian 5.0.5 over my Ubuntu 10.04.1 OS. I will reformat partitions /boot and / but want to keep the other partitions which are now using the ext4 file system. Will that work? I read that 4.0 (lenny) doesn't support ext4 but it's available in testing. I see that the ext4

Re: How to Retain an Existing Ext4 Partition with a Debian 5.0.5 DVD Installation?

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 06:52, Rodney D. Myers rod_my...@fastmail.fm wrote: On 8/25/10 7:49 AM, Tom Browder wrote: ... Can anyone say for sure what will happen during installation with an existing ext4 partition to be retained? ... What other partitions? I'll assume /home, and anything else

Re: How to Retain an Existing Ext4 Partition with a Debian 5.0.5 DVD Installation?

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 07:20, Rodney D. Myers rod_my...@fastmail.fm wrote: On 8/25/10 8:14 AM, Tom Browder wrote: On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 06:52, Rodney D. Myers rod_my...@fastmail.fm wrote: On 8/25/10 7:49 AM, Tom Browder wrote: ... Can anyone say for sure what will happen during

Re: How to Retain an Existing Ext4 Partition with a Debian 5.0.5 DVD Installation?

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 07:44, Alain Baeckeroot alain.baecker...@laposte.net wrote: Le 25/08/2010 à 14:31, Tom Browder a écrit : On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 07:20, Rodney D. Myers rod_my...@fastmail.fm wrote: On 8/25/10 8:14 AM, Tom Browder wrote: On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 06:52, Rodney D. Myers

Re: How to Retain an Existing Ext4 Partition with a Debian 5.0.5 DVD Installation?

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 08:22, Jochen Schulz m...@well-adjusted.de wrote: Tom Browder: On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 07:44, Alain Baeckeroot Lenny does not support ext4 for /boot (maybe / too), but it can manage ext4 for other partitions. https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Howto

Re: How to Retain an Existing Ext4 Partition with a Debian 5.0.5 DVD Installation?

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:14, Jochen Schulz m...@well-adjusted.de wrote: Tom Browder: On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 08:22, Jochen Schulz m...@well-adjusted.de wrote: In order to be able to at least mount existing ext4 filesystems during installation, you canalso try Kenshi Muto's d-i: http

Re: Mixing apt-get and aptitude

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 19:23, Aaron Toponce aaron.topo...@gmail.com wrote: On 08/25/2010 01:09 PM, T o n g wrote: I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK to do so? Yes. However, aptitude is a much more powerful program. Check my blog post on the many reasons

Re: Mixing apt-get and aptitude

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:59, Aaron Toponce aaron.topo...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 08:51:29AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: Aside, can you post another blog (or another thread here) about why you use both Ubuntu and Debian? http://pthree.org/2009/02/19/server-migration-from

What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

I have to say I'm getting confused. I'm in the middle of setting up my first Debian server (which used to be Ubuntu). I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best tool for the job. Now I read conflicting opinions from experienced people about apt-*, aptitude, and wajit.

New Debian Server: Add/Remove Applications Hangs, Blocks Other GUI Apps

On my freshly installed Lenny 5.0.5 box. I have my network working enough to get new packages, browse, and ssh to other hosts, but i am having trouble with some administrative GUI apps. When I try to use the Add/Remove Applications it chugs for a while, then, after I enter the password, it

Re: New Debian Server: Add/Remove Applications Hangs, Blocks Other GUI Apps

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 03:44, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote: ... Bob, thanks for answering. I can't give detailed reply tight now, but I will later. Regards, -Tom Thomas M. Browder, Jr. Niceville, Florida USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a

Re: New Debian Server: Add/Remove Applications Hangs, Blocks Other GUI Apps

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 03:44, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote: Tom Browder wrote: ... When I try to use the Add/Remove Applications it chugs for a while, you are using a GUI wrapper around apt.  Because it is a wrapper there may be errors that you are not seeing.  Let me recommend that you

Re: New Debian Server: Add/Remove Applications Hangs, Blocks Other GUI Apps

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:59, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote: ... I have no idea what is happening in that subsystem.  I never use it. Good luck! Thanks, Bob. Regards, -Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

How to determine packages added after installation?

Is there any way to get a list of the default packages used for an initial installation from CD? I looked at my 10.04.1 CD and could find only a limited set of packages (*.deb) under ./pool, and that is obviously not all that were installed. My purpose is so that I can ensure a co-worker has the

Using unstable for certain packages

Is it possible to fine tune the package sources so as to use unstable only for certain packages? Best regards, -Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Re: Using unstable for certain packages

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 6:38 AM, Morel Bérenger berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: Le Ven 12 avril 2013 13:33, Tom Browder a écrit : Is it possible to fine tune the package sources so as to use unstable only for certain packages? ... The technique is named apt-pinning, you can find some

Re: Using unstable for certain packages

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Alex Mestiashvili alexander.mestiashv...@biotec.tu-dresden.de wrote: On 04/12/2013 01:33 PM, Tom Browder wrote: Is it possible to fine tune the package sources so as to use unstable only for certain packages? ... You can try it, but in most cases

Re: How to partition a 3TB disk?

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 8:28 PM, David Christensen dpchr...@holgerdanske.com wrote: On 05/20/13 17:20, Rick Thomas wrote: I just purchased a 3TB disk -- my first of that size. I'm trying to partition it. I want one huge ext4 filesystem. But fdisk ... Install parted and read the man page for

Wheezy (Deb 7.1) Windows Focus?

I just installed Deb 7.1 on Oracle VM and it's much better than my first experience with 7.0. However. I cannot find out how to get the cursor focus to be in the active window as in Deb 6+. Can anyone help? Thanks so much, and best regards, -Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Wheezy (Deb 7.1) Windows Focus?

On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 6:37 AM, Tom Browder tom.brow...@gmail.com wrote: I just installed Deb 7.1 on Oracle VM and it's much better than my first experience with 7.0. However. I cannot find out how to get the cursor focus to be in the active window as in Deb 6+. I forgot to say I'm using

Re: Wheezy (Deb 7.1) Windows Focus?

On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Selim T. Erdogan se...@alumni.cs.utexas.edu wrote: Tom Browder, 27.06.2013: On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 6:37 AM, Tom Browder tom.brow...@gmail.com wrote: first experience with 7.0. However. I cannot find out how to get the cursor focus to be in the active window

Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

I have several remote Debian 7 servers and would like to secure it in the following manner: 1. root will not be allowed any external access (access is only via a user becoming root while logged in) 2. after initial setup, no ssh access will be allowed via a password I have seen much

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Peter Ludikovsky wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- ... Thanks, Peter. Do you agree with Darac's solution? Best, -Tom

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 08:08:26AM -0600, Tom Browder wrote: >> >> I have several remote Debian 7 servers and would like to secure it in >> the following manner: ... I can follow that! T

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 9:33 AM, Jeremy T. Bouse wrote: > Setting SSH "PermitRoot no" and "PasswordAuthentication no" are good > starts... I'd also check that "ChallengeResponseAuthentication no" is set as > well as some PAM modules will utilize it and be able to

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse <jeremy.bo...@undergrid.net> wrote: > On 2/17/2016 3:31 PM, Tom Browder wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 9:33 AM, Jeremy T. Bouse >> <jeremy.bo...@undergrid.net> wrote: ... >>> I do agree locking the roo

Best use of program 'debfoster' to back-up package lists and packages?

I am in the process of reinstalling Debian 8 after my desktop died, and want to make sure I keep a list of packages installed. Following various debian threads I'm going to do this: # dpkg --get-selections "*" > /backup/dpkg-get/selections # apt-key exportall > /backup/repositories.keys and

Debian 8 fresh install, lost MATE desktop (lightdm) after first reboot, cannot recover graphical login

Yesterday, after a week with my new Debian 8 desktop running Mate, I did an "aptitude update" and somehow upgraded "fglrx-control" among other things (I have no idea if that was the genesis of my problem, but later I found some nvidia packages installed wile I have an Intel graphics device). I

Fwd: Debian 8 fresh install, lost MATE desktop (lightdm) after first reboot, cannot recover graphical login

I just realized I didn't post my reply to the list. -Tom -- Forwarded message -- From: *Tom Browder* <tom.brow...@gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Subject: Debian 8 fresh install, lost MATE desktop (lightdm) after first reboot, cannot recover graphical login To: aria

Re: Linux CLI gnuplot-ish program to do maps?

On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Is there a Linux CLI gnuplot-ish program to do maps? ... Take a look at the BRL-CAD DSP tutorial here: http://brlcad.org/wiki/DSP Is that anywhere near what you want? Best regards, -Tom

Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, Lisi Reisz wrote: ... > Sorry, I should get to the end before I respond! That's okay, Lisi, I do that, too, especially when trying to work e-mail with a tablet. And this gives me a chance to elucidate on my situation. I have liked and used

Re: x86_64 vs i386

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 7:39 PM, John Hasler wrote: > Tom Broder writes: >> I just upgraded to Deb 8 (Jessie), 64bit, and tried Chromium but it >> didn't work for me. Downloaded Chrome from Google and it works fine. > > That doesn't mean it isn't 32 bit. Debian has

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have installed Deb on my laptop and reused my old Deb 7 .ssh directory. ... > that my laptop host's entries in the remote host's known_hosts are of > type "EDCSA" while the remote host'

Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote: > On Mon, 2016-03-21 at 11:26 -0400, Tom Browder wrote: >> I just upgraded and am disappointed that, even though browser >> instances can be saved between login sessions, terminal windows >> apparent

Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote: >> On Mon, 2016-03-21 at 11:26 -0400, Tom Browder wrote: >>> I just upgraded and am disappointed that, even th

[SOLVED] Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote: >>> On Mon, 2016-03-21 at 11

Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

I just upgraded and am disappointed that, even though browser instances can be saved between login sessions, terminal windows apparently can't. I have used the gconf editor and found setting: apps | gnome-session | options | auto_save_session which is checked, but the terminals still

Re: New firefox isn't working

On Friday, March 25, 2016, Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > ... > Is this my fault, or firefox? If my fault, how do I fix it? I can't help you at the moment, Gene, I have pretty much boycotted Firefox. But I want you to know I enjoyed your web site and totally

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts [SOLVED]

On Saturday, March 26, 2016, Andrew McGlashan < andrew.mcglas...@affinityvision.com.au <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','andrew.mcglas...@affinityvision.com.au');>> wrote: > > On 27/03/2016 4:08 AM, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts [SOLVED]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have installed Deb on my laptop and reused my old Deb 7 .ssh directory. > > I can now ssh into the existing remote servers but cannot ssh into my > laptop from them (as a normal user)--

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:38 PM, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Fri 25 Mar 2016 at 12:12:44 (-0500), Tom Browder wrote: >> I have installed Deb on my laptop and reused my old Deb 7 .ssh directory. >> >> I can now ssh into the existing remote ser

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote: > I'd first check file permissions in your .ssh directory (see man ssh). > If they are o.k., I'd call ssh with one or more -v switches. On, duh, forgot about the '-v' option--I'll work with that and report back. Thanks,

New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

I have installed Deb on my laptop and reused my old Deb 7 .ssh directory. I can now ssh into the existing remote servers but cannot ssh into my laptop from them (as a normal user)--I always get asked for a password. So the remote servers recognize my old Deb 7 keys, but apparently my laptop

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

On Saturday, March 26, 2016, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > > A bit early for [SOLVED], I think. I respectively disagree, David. > On Sat 26 Mar 2016 at 12:08:37 (-0500), Tom Browder wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@g

Re: x86_64 vs i386

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 21 March 2016 15:11:36 Stefan Monnier wrote: >> > to Google Chrome, which has indeed "thrown i386 machines under the bus", >> > and >> >> What do you mean by that? >> There won't be any new versions of Debian's

Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a standard CD .iso?

I used the Mate DVD (8.4) with the non-free packages for a fresh install on my Dell 6500 laptop. The initial installation went fine. Then I powered down and went to give a presentation and could not get it to boot into the graphical desktop. I reinstalled again and had the same failure. In a

Re: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

On Sunday, April 17, 2016, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > On Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:48:16 + > Mark Fletcher > wrote: > > > It seems the emotions, even now, are running too high to be simply about > > "if it ain't broke don't fix it".

Re: Next gotcha

On Saturday, July 23, 2016, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 23 July 2016 18:00:30 David Wright wrote: > > On Sat 23 Jul 2016 at 16:20:12 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Saturday 23 July 2016 14:15:09 David Wright wrote: > > > > On Sat 23 Jul 2016 at 13:13:27

Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:13 AM, Pascal Hambourg <pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org> wrote: > Le 10/08/2016 à 13:22, Tom Browder a écrit : >> >> >> Ping from the test host itself to its primary first alias IP: >> >> PING 192.168.0.18 (192.168.0.18) 56(84) bytes of dat

Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

I have read the current Debian networking docs on the subject (https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#iproute2_method). I want to use at least two IPv4 static addresses on the same physical NIC. Following examples I have tried this in my "/etc/network/interfaces" file: # This file

Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 8:16 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have read the current Debian networking docs on the subject > (https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#iproute2_method). I > want to use at least two IPv4 static addresses on the same physical &g

Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8 [SOLVED]

-- Forwarded message -- From: Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8 To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> On Tue, Aug 9

Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

On Wednesday, August 10, 2016, Pascal Hambourg <pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org> wrote: > > Le 10/08/2016 à 03:16, Tom Browder a écrit : >> >> Then, as root, I executed "service networking restart" and all looked >> well until I logged in to another host and tried to

Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

I have the Dell laptop and I was able to load Deb 8 on it via a netinst, but the Dell 1800 wireless drops contact with the internet often. Sometimes a reboot will work but not every time. Three questions, please: 1. What specific model of USB wireless ethernet adaptor does anyone recommend that

Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 07:56 Reco wrote: > Hi. ... > Thanks very much, Reco! Best regards, -Tom

Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 17:11 Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> wrote: > > On 25/03/17 01:40, Tom Browder wrote: > > 1. What specific model of USB wireless ethernet adaptor does anyone > > recommend that has worked for them out of the box? > > TP-Link TL-WN722

Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 04:15 deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tom Browder wrote: > > Dell 1800 > What is this Dell 1800 - what is the wireless card model and driver? > In the subject you ay Dell Inspiron 11, which has DW1707. > https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Dell_Wireless

Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Doug wrote: ... > Perhaps you can find an interface card that will > physically interface ... > While I was trying to get the Inspiron wireless to work, I bought a little > USB gadget that was > very small, and while it did work, it had

Re: If Linux Is About Choice, Why Then ...

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 7:28 AM, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 05:06:22 -0700 > Rick Thomas wrote: > > Hello Rick, > >> There *are* choices. > > Indeed. Debian also have choices(1). They made them. Inevitably, some > people were going to get

Re: Suitable text editor [NOT word processor] or workaround?

On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 14:36 Fred wrote: > On 04/01/2017 09:24 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > On 04/01/2017 10:55 AM, cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 06:38:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>> The two files are nearly identical and need them

Bind 9: consequences of completely removind all bind9 packages on jessie and stretch)?

I would like to remove all bind9 packages from servers running bind9 and install the latest bind9 from source. Two questions, please: 1. Will there be any adverse consequences from the substitution if I install with --prefix=/usr/local? 2. Same question as 1 but for installation into

Re: Bind 9: consequences of completely removind all bind9 packages on jessie and stretch)?

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 07:13 Lck Ras <likco...@riseup.net> wrote: > On 07/23/2017 08:55 PM, Tom Browder wrote: > > I would like to remove all bind9 packages from servers running bind9 > > and install the latest bind9 from source. > > > > Two questions, plea

Firewalld

Webmin uses firewalld to manage firewalls. Is there any reason not to use webmin for my servers' firewall management? Thanks. -Tom

Re: Bind 9: consequences of completely removind all bind9 packages on jessie and stretch)?

On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Greg Wooledge <wool...@eeg.ccf.org> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 06:55:09AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: >> I would like to remove all bind9 packages from servers running bind9 >> and install the latest bind9 from source. > > Because y

Re: Firewalld

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 14:17 Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > > On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 17:29:54 +0000 > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Webmin uses firewalld to manage firewalls. Is there any reason not to use > > web

Re: Bind 9: consequences of completely removind all bind9 packages on jessie and stretch)?

On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: ... >> Greg, I appreciate your advice, and I would love to stay with the >> debian packages. However, I also want to be able to use a debian >> i

Re: Jessie networking with multiple IPs (IPv and IPv6), single physical NIC

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > Georgi Naplatanov <go...@oles.biz> wrote: >> On 07/26/2017 09:22 PM, Sven Hartge wrote: >>> Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> You don't need those up/down part

Jessie networking with multiple IPs (IPv and IPv6), single physical NIC

Last year I successfully modified /etc/network/interfaces on my remote debian 8 server to handle multiple IPv4 addresses on a single NIC, and now I want to add its IPv6 capability. But, before I do, I would like to show you my proposed new interfaces file for comment and to make sure I don't

Re: Jessie networking with multiple IPs (IPv and IPv6), single physical NIC

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > >> So can the above be simplified by leaving out the repeated i

Re: Jessie networking with multiple IPs (IPv and IPv6), single physical NIC

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: ... >> , >> | auto eth0 >> | iface eth0 inet static >> | address 142.54.186.

Re: Jessie networking with multiple IPs (IPv and IPv6), single physical NIC

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 11:18 Curt wrote: ... > Are you not confounding the de and dk domain suffixes, because I believe > Sven is 'de' (Germany). You are certainly correct and I should have caught my error before sending. My apologies for any offended sensibilities. 50th

Re: Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 9:42 AM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I got a postfix.service file from a postfix developer and installed it in > /etc/systemd/system as the docs mention. > > I then moved the /etc/init.d/postfix file away, reloaded the systemd

Re: Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Nicolas George <geo...@nsup.org> wrote: > Le tridi 3 fructidor, an CCXXV, Tom Browder a écrit : >> So "disabled" is normal? > > Indeed. See: > > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-

Re: Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 12:30 Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The contents of the postfix.service file are; > ... > > That unit file does effectivly nothing. It just starts "/bin/true" and

Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

I got a postfix.service file from a postfix developer and installed it in /etc/systemd/system as the docs mention. I then moved the /etc/init.d/postfix file away, reloaded the systemd daemon, and did: # systemctl start postfix # systemctl status postfix and got several lines basically

Re: Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 10:17 Nicolas George <geo...@nsup.org> wrote: > Le tridi 3 fructidor, an CCXXV, Tom Browder a écrit : > > > # systemctl start postfix > > > # systemctl status postfix > > > > > > and got several lines basically saying

Re: Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Nicolas George <geo...@nsup.org> wrote: > Le tridi 3 fructidor, an CCXXV, Tom Browder a écrit : >> > # systemctl start postfix >> > # systemctl status postfix >> > >> > and got several lines basically saying posfix

Re: Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 12:30 Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The contents of the postfix.service file are; > ... > That unit file does effectivly nothing. It just starts "/bin/true" and >

Postresql: need a way to initiate a database with a test user

I get the following error when trying to create a table with psql: psql: FATAL: Peer authentication failed for user "sql92" The spawned command 'psql -f ./t/t.sql -U sql92' exited unsuccessfully (exit code: 2) The sql file has two create table commands. I had already created the user

Re: Postresql: need a way to initiate a database with a test user

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 08:03 Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I get the following error when trying to create a table with psql: > Re: OP subject: s/Postresql/PostgreSQL/ -Tom

Re: Systemd: Error when replacing postfix LSB init with postfix.service on Debian 8 (jessie)

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 02:36 Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 12:30 Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > > > So the question I have is how does it all work? There is no in

How can I enable ufw firewall tool with an existing set of iptables rules?

Installing and enabling ufw sounds easy, but how is the existing set of iptables rules treated? I want to use ufw on a remote server and losing ssh would be disastrous! Thanks. -Tom

Re: How can I enable ufw firewall tool with an existing set of iptables rules?

On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 15:49 Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > Smart way to do it is to setup a cron job to run shell script that will > flush (or restore to default working ruleset) iptables rules every 10 > minutes. Thanks, Alexander. -Tom

Re: How can I enable ufw firewall tool with an existing set of iptables rules?

On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 15:54 Joe wrote: ... I confess to no specific knowledge here, but I suspect none of the > firewall front-ends will accommodate an arbitrary iptables ruleset, as > the front-ends impose their own structure which would almost certainly > conflict. >

How does one create virtual ethernet devices with modern tools on Debian 8 (jessie)?

I am currently defining my devices like this in file /etc/network/interfaces: #= # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network

Re: How does one create virtual ethernet devices with modern tools on Debian 8 (jessie)?

On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 09:26 Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Before we start: > > "virtual ethernet devices" are something totally different than you are > doing here. You just want to

Re: How does one create virtual ethernet devices with modern tools on Debian 8 (jessie)?

On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 10:09 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 09:26 Sven Hartge wrote: >> > One of "allow-hotplug" or "auto", not both >> >> Any preference for either line? > > Use "auto" if the network interface is a permanent one,

Recommended editor for novice programmers?

My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 for now. I am open to any suggestions for standard packages we should add. I

Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?

On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 05:03 Byung-Hee HWANG (황병희, 黃炳熙) <soyeo...@doraji.xyz> wrote: > In Article < > cafmgiz_yn+qa52wb2nfhphv6g2thj-azjisu1xznytv8hui...@mail.gmail.com>, > Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> writes: > > > My Linux user group is setting up

Re: If not "newbie" then ????

On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 05:26 Eric S Fraga wrote: > I'd say "old skool" (affectionately) would do. ;-) Sounds like there are a lot of fellow travelers here. If you lean more towards loving programming as I do (started in FORTRAN IV in 1961), you might check out the new world of Perl 6

Re: Recommendation for Virtual Machine and Instructions to set it up?

On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 10:12 AM wrote: > > Background: > > I'm involved with having some software written and then testing it. > > The software won't run on either my Wheezy or Jessie systems -- it appears to > be an outdated libstdc++ that is the problem. Before I go the VM route, I would try

Multiple host names for a single server?

I would like to use a single server for multiple remote services including mail, bind dns, OpenStreep tiles, etcs., all with different subdomain names but sharing the same server and IP. For example: mail.example.com ns1.example.com tiles.example.com ... I know I can define them with

Re: Multiple host names for a single server?

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 10:20 AM Greg Wooledge wrote: ... > The primary purpose of the actual hostname is for you to be able to > identify *which* computer is having a problem. E.g. if you receive an > email from a machine identifying itself as "www.yourdomain" but you have > three such web

Re: Multiple host names for a single server?

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 10:33 AM Joe wrote: ... > In general you're right, it's just a matter of multiple A records. In > the case of a mail server, the A record used for mail must have a > complementary PTR record at your ISP, but this is not a matter of > whether your mail server works, but

Re: Multiple host names for a single server?

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 10:24 AM john doe wrote: ... > Any reasons why you can't use 'cname' record? Um, you're right, I should be able to use that now that ACME v2 lets us use wild cards. Thanks, "John." -Tom

Re: Multiple host names for a single server?

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 12:26 PM Kushal Kumaran wrote: > Tom Browder writes: > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 10:24 AM john doe wrote: > > ... > >> Any reasons why you can't use 'cname' record? > > > > Um, you're right, I should be able to use that now tha

Re: Multiple host names for a single server?

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 4:11 PM Andy Smith wrote:> Hi Tom, > On Mon, Jan 07, 2019 at 11:42:28AM -0600, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 10:24 AM john doe wrote: > > > Any reasons why you can't use 'cname' record? > > > > Um, you're right > >

Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi

I travel often with a hefty laptop running Debian 9 and like to do casual programming on it remotely via a terminal app (Termius) on an iPad. In many situations I am able to access the laptop when on a wireless LAN by getting its IP address with "sudo ifconfig" and simply using that address in

Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi

> > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2) > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from > > the iPad? ... > It is unclear to me if you have one internal network (network behind > your laptop) or if both the Ipad and the laptop

Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi

On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 AM Tom Browder wrote: > > > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2) > > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from > > > the iPad? Solved!! I tried using my

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