Re: NTFS access on Debian boot

David Wright composed on 2016-09-15 23:42 (UTC-0500): > On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 23:42:22 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: ... >>> Felix Miata composed: ... Jessie on a multiboot Dell that includes Windows 10: # grep ntfs /etc/fstab /dev/sda6 /win/C ntfs-3g nofail,users,gid=100,fmask

Fwd: Re: system monitor

Hi follow my thoughts in these: picture: https://postimg.org/image/yj08o66rh/ is 1 big system monitor window with graphic of CPU 2 cores: one represented orange another red both are at approximately 50%, in taskbar are also a graphic of 2 cores one in green another in yellow, but green one a

Re: NTFS access on Debian boot

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 23:42:22 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-15 21:02 (UTC-0400): > > > Felix Miata composed: > > >> I'll provide a seed for you to try to fix on your own. This is from Jessie > >> on a multiboot Dell that includes Windows 10: > > >> # grep ntf

copy & paste, Debian vs. Windows

Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-15 21:02 (UTC-0400): >> Felix Miata composed: >> # grep ntfs /etc/fstab >> /dev/sda6 /win/C ntfs-3g >> nofail,users,gid=100,fmask=0111,dmask=,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 > ...I put my /etc/fstab on a USB stick which has a VFAT file > system on it, and my Windo

Re: NTFS access on Debian boot

Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-15 21:02 (UTC-0400): > Felix Miata composed: >> I'll provide a seed for you to try to fix on your own. This is from Jessie >> on a multiboot Dell that includes Windows 10: >> # grep ntfs /etc/fstab >> /dev/sda6 /win/C ntfs-3g >> nofail,users,gid=100,fmask=011

Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:43:02PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi Dutch, > I am not sure I agree with the java script focus. after all that site will > work in lynx, when I turn off the send user agent header option, just like I > suggested to Hans. > why would it work in a non graphical envir

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-15 21:02 (UTC-0400): Felix Miata composed: Called a "router" by whom, and where? Maybe help could better be forthcoming if you announced its brand name and a model number. From the description so far in this thread, yours seems to be one of those boxes that

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 10:18:59PM +0200, Hans wrote: > Hi list, > > can someone explain, why lynx sometimes forbid websites or supresses websites? > > I needed a driver from Nvidia. As I had no X available, I tried download > using > lynx. Many sites block lynx, because it can be used as a c

Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

Hi Dutch, I am not sure I agree with the java script focus. after all that site will work in lynx, when I turn off the send user agent header option, just like I suggested to Hans. why would it work in a non graphical environment with lynx, if I take the above referenced step if Java script

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 21:02:04 (-0400), Alan McConnell wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Felix Miata" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:20:54 PM > Subject: Re: internet connectivity from Comcast > > Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-15 13:36 (

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

On Friday 16 September 2016 02:02:04 Alan McConnell wrote: > There is a class of people on this E-list who seem to think that >      the Jessie installer couldn't possibly be expected to recognize a > Windoze OS, especially since Windows 10 is "so new".  My reaction is: > codswallop! We know that.

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

- Original Message - From: "Felix Miata" To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:20:54 PM Subject: Re: internet connectivity from Comcast Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-15 13:36 (UTC-0400): > It certainly isn't DSL. I have an Ethernet cable running f

Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 07:57:27PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi Dutch, > > Something told me to try my example again before I shared it, try this in > links. > > www.healingwiththemasters.com > I just tried and got the 403 forbidden error. Yes, I get the same thing. Note that if you turn

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Hans wrote: Hi Karen, I tried as you described. However, this showed me the word "Treiber" but your better hint was the one with the letter "l". That way I can see, these links are hidden and could navigate to it (it is letter 107 here). In my lynx environment one must us

Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

Hi Dutch, Something told me to try my example again before I shared it, try this in links. www.healingwiththemasters.com I just tried and got the 403 forbidden error. As for Walmart.com allowing the links browser, I am afraid that matters not as I am in Canada and my reference is to the Ca

Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 06:55:25PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi Dutch, > The forbidden site issue I encounter is not the one Hans referenced, but > others. > take > masterworkshealing.com I can visit that site with links. > for example, > So the idea would be an option that I could change,

Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

Hi Dutch, The forbidden site issue I encounter is not the one Hans referenced, but others. take masterworkshealing.com for example, So the idea would be an option that I could change, as I directed Hans to make a short term change to the send user agent header one in lynx. I realize natural

Re: Clyde-CONGRAT5 fIXF

Yes right On Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 4:03 PM Rainer Dorsch wrote: > sdg C0NGRATUIATl0N:Clyde > > WAIMART_SENT_YOU_GlFT_CARD_W0RTH(Th0usand-D0IIars) > > __immediately__confirm__ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [u n 5

Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 04:47:01PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi Dutch, > Still, that brings up two questions of my own regarding links. > first, does the browser still not accept cookies? I'm not sure of your definition of "accept," but in the general sense links does not store and set cookie

Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 19:07:46 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Thursday 15 September 2016 13:38:49 Brian wrote: > > On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 11:01:12 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > Are you deliberately remaining uncontactable off list? You must be > > > sending > > > > I am not uncontactable. > > > >

Re: google-chrome-stable vs. chromium

On Thursday 15 September 2016 11:28:49 Bob Bernstein wrote: > Aha. That describes me to a tee. Now, I put a premium on things > that "just work." So you have chosen well. Anyway, I do the same, for much the same reason, so it must be the right choice. ;-) (There are things I want to watch.) Li

Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

Hi Dutch, Actually I got that information from a Google staffer working with accessibility. Such was why, at the time, gmail stopped working with links. they have changed that factor though, and links often produces more detailed search results than lynx. I appreciate your providing this cor

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...)

On Thursday 15 September 2016 19:24:49 David Wright wrote: > On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 18:57:52 (+0100), Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Thursday 15 September 2016 18:36:58 Alan McConnell wrote: > > > And if Brian is reading this, I remind him that he is going to tell me > > > how to use Jessie to copy to and

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

>On 2016-09-15 12:29:50 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: >Links does not support UTF-8. The other ones do. Where is the support for that conclusion? It appears to be incorrect.[1] [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/UTF-8#links_and_elinks

Re: bug - nvidia related

"Janusz S. Kulpa" writes: > Hello. I am unsure which package is it related to and how to properly > summit a bug report. I think it may be nvidia-drivers, > xserver-xorg-video-nvidia or nvidia-kernel-dkms. > > I am running stretch. Yesterday I was updating the packages (900+), > including xserver,

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-15 13:36 (UTC-0400): > Felix Miata composed: > Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-14 17:11 (UTC-0400): >>> My final problem is: how to get my Jessie to get on line. I don't think >>> this is >>> anything anyone here can help me with, since I live in a reti

Re: Odd issues with Stretch installation

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 4:33 AM, Felix Miata wrote: > Ric Moore composed on 2016-09-16 03:49 (UTC+1000): > >> Chris Angelico wrote: > > > I don't see that either of you have mentioned your hardware in this thread. > If non-working Xorg is your root problem, maybe you're up against a broken > drive

Re: Odd issues with Stretch installation

Ric Moore composed on 2016-09-16 03:49 (UTC+1000): Chris Angelico wrote: I don't see that either of you have mentioned your hardware in this thread. If non-working Xorg is your root problem, maybe you're up against a broken driver and a switch is called for: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.ph

bug - nvidia related

Hello. I am unsure which package is it related to and how to properly summit a bug report. I think it may be nvidia-drivers, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia or nvidia-kernel-dkms. I am running stretch. Yesterday I was updating the packages (900+), including xserver, kernel (4.3 -> 4.6) and nvidia-driver

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...)

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 18:57:52 (+0100), Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Thursday 15 September 2016 18:36:58 Alan McConnell wrote: > > And if Brian is reading this, I remind him that he is going to tell me how > >         to use Jessie to copy to and from my Windows 10. > > Brian suggested a USB stick. You

Re: xaralx package

Op 15-09-16 om 19:32 schreef Michael Fothergill: On 15 Sep 2016 18:17, "Frank" wrote: That's 'only' from March 2014. Haven't tried working with it, though. So no idea if you can use it on current Debian (it does install and open on this Testing box). So does that mean that I could do dpkg -

Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved

On Thursday 15 September 2016 13:38:49 Brian wrote: > On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 11:01:12 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > Are you deliberately remaining uncontactable off list? You must be > > sending > > I am not uncontactable. > > > from one email address and receiving to another, since the email addres

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...)

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 13:36:58 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote: > And if Brian is reading this, I remind him that he is going to tell > me how > to use Jessie to copy to and from my Windows 10. But he may have > given up > with his efforts to "help" me. Brian has decided he

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...)

On Thursday 15 September 2016 18:36:58 Alan McConnell wrote: > And if Brian is reading this, I remind him that he is going to tell me how >         to use Jessie to copy to and from my Windows 10. Brian suggested a USB stick. You rudely poo-pooed it. Lisi

Re: Odd issues with Stretch installation

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 3:49 AM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 09/15/2016 04:13 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> >> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Ric Moore wrote: >>> >>> On 09/14/2016 10:43 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: >>> The first sign of failure was that, after installation, the GUI didn't load

Re: Odd issues with Stretch installation

On 09/15/2016 04:13 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Ric Moore wrote: On 09/14/2016 10:43 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: The first sign of failure was that, after installation, the GUI didn't load properly - just a black screen with a mouse cursor. In trying to track down

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...)

- Original Message - From: "Felix Miata" To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 7:05:50 PM Subject: Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...) Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-14 17:11 (UTC-0400): > My final problem is: ho

Re: exim4 some config error causing error how to pinpoint

Liam O'Toole writes: >> Mail never appears at HOST1 /var/spool/mail/user2 >> >> > > Does user2 appear in the file /etc/aliases on HOST1? Is there a No > /home/user2/.forward file on that host? Either of those would cause mail No > Is there anything suspicious in the file /var/log/exim4/mainlog

Re: xaralx package

On 15 Sep 2016 18:17, "Frank" wrote: > > Op 15-09-16 om 18:11 schreef Greg Wooledge: > >> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 05:03:23PM +0100, Michael Fothergill wrote: >>> >>> ???http://www.xaraxtreme.org/download.html??? >> >> >> "The binaries we distribute require libstdc++ version 5, which is not >>

Re: xaralx package

Op 15-09-16 om 18:11 schreef Greg Wooledge: On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 05:03:23PM +0100, Michael Fothergill wrote: ???http://www.xaraxtreme.org/download.html??? "The binaries we distribute require libstdc++ version 5, which is not installed as standard on some modern distributions (for exampl

Re: Testing/Unstable Synaptic broken again.

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 03:50:21 -0400 Ric Moore wrote: > On 09/14/2016 04:10 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote: > > On 09/01/2016 08:51 AM, Jimmy Johnson wrote: > >> The latest upgrades have broken Synaptic, unable to use Menus or > >> right click and Search is affected too. > > > > Thank you upstream dev

Re: usb-tethered verizon/netgear airpack + ethernet printer

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:01:10AM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote: > Is it possible to use the ethernet port of a laptop to feed a printer > while the laptop is connected to the Internet via a usb-tethered > verizon/netgear airpack 791L? > > Network manager appears unable to find the printer. >

Re: xaralx package

Hi, > Michael Fothergill wrote: > The download page says that the binary should run on a 64 bit machine in > what it calls compatability mode. > http://www.xaraxtreme.org/download.html So the binaries are ready for ten year old Ubuntu. This increases the chances for 32 bit multi-arch. I guess the

Re: xaralx package

On 15 September 2016 at 17:11, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 05:03:23PM +0100, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > ???http://www.xaraxtreme.org/download.html??? > > "The binaries we distribute require libstdc++ version 5, which is not > installed as standard on some modern distribu

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 11:08:25 (+0200), Hans wrote: > Hi Andre, > > To the OP : both sites (and the links under "Drivers") work with > > Elinks as far as I can see. > yes, elinks is working well and let me download the drivers. But that did not > answer my question, why lynx ignored the links. I

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

On 09/15/2016 12:17 PM, David Wright wrote: On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 20:05:50 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-14 17:11 (UTC-0400): My final problem is: how to get my Jessie to get on line. I don't think this is anything anyone here can help me with, since I live in

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...)

On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 20:05:50 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-14 17:11 (UTC-0400): > > >My final problem is: how to get my Jessie to get on line. I don't think > >this is > >anything anyone here can help me with, since I live in a retirement community > >which h

Re: xaralx package

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 05:03:23PM +0100, Michael Fothergill wrote: > ???http://www.xaraxtreme.org/download.html??? "The binaries we distribute require libstdc++ version 5, which is not installed as standard on some modern distributions (for example Ubuntu 5.10)." https://en.wikipedia.org/w

Re: xaralx package

On 15 September 2016 at 16:48, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Michael Fothergill wrote: > > $ file xaralx > > xaralx: ELF 32-bit ... dynamically linked ... for GNU/Linux 2.2.5, > > That's really old. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel#Timeline > > > $ ldd xaralx > > not a dynamic execu

Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one!

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 07:28:16 (-0400), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > TL;DR (Too Long, Didn't Read)--I didn't anticipate ever using that little > abbreviation. > > Anyway, my only reason for writing is to suggest (to the OP) that he consider > using a fairly inexpensive digital flat screen tv as h

Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one!

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 05:11:26 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > David Wright composed on 2016-09-14 22:59 (UTC-0500): > > >On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 05:43:24 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > > >>David Wright composed on 2016-09-13 13:36 (UTC-0500): > > >The person to complain to about not being able to *r

Re: usb-tethered verizon/netgear airpack + ethernet printer

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:01:10AM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote: Is it possible to use the ethernet port of a laptop to feed a printer while the laptop is connected to the Internet via a usb-tethered verizon/netgear airpack 791L? Network manager appears unable to find the printer. In theor

Re: xaralx package

Hi, Michael Fothergill wrote: > $ file xaralx > xaralx: ELF 32-bit ... dynamically linked ... for GNU/Linux 2.2.5, That's really old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel#Timeline > $ ldd xaralx > not a dynamic executable Probably just too old dynamics to be recognizable nowadays. The co

Re: xaralx package

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 04:13:27PM +0100, Michael Fothergill wrote: > mikef@rhinoceros:~/Documents/xaralx/bin$ ldd "$(which xaralx)" > ldd: ./: not regular file Sorry. I didn't realize you were cd'ing into the directory where the file was, and that this directory was not in your $PATH at all. Ba

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 09:47:14AM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Links is no longer updated, Where did you get this information? As far as I can see, links was updated on July 1, 2016.[1][2] Does that qualify as "no longer updated"? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(web_browser) [2]

usb-tethered verizon/netgear airpack + ethernet printer

Is it possible to use the ethernet port of a laptop to feed a printer while the laptop is connected to the Internet via a usb-tethered verizon/netgear airpack 791L? Network manager appears unable to find the printer. RLH

Re: xaralx package

On 15 September 2016 at 15:54, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 04:51:28PM +0200, Dominique Dumont wrote: > > $ ldd xaralx > > ldd actually needs a path to the executable. It doesn't search $PATH. > > $ ldd "$(which xaralx)" > > > would be one way to do it. > ​I did it​ ​

Re: xaralx package

On 15 September 2016 at 15:51, Dominique Dumont wrote: > On Thursday, 15 September 2016 14:24:37 CEST Michael Fothergill wrote: > > What I am I doing wrong here? > > Could you run: > > $ file xaralx > ​Result: mikef@rhinoceros:~/Documents/xaralx/bin$ pwd /home/mikef/Documents/xaralx/bin mikef@

Re: xaralx package

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 04:51:28PM +0200, Dominique Dumont wrote: > $ ldd xaralx ldd actually needs a path to the executable. It doesn't search $PATH. $ ldd "$(which xaralx)" would be one way to do it.

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

Hi Hans, lynx no more suppresses site content, than a monitor refuses to show material. All lynx can do is give you what the site designer has used in their code. If the person drafting the site decides to use techniques that do not respond to the keyboard, do not create active links try t

Re: xaralx package

On Thursday, 15 September 2016 14:24:37 CEST Michael Fothergill wrote: > What I am I doing wrong here? Could you run: $ file xaralx and $ ldd xaralx All the best -- https://github.com/dod38fr/ -o- http://search.cpan.org/~ddumont/ http://ddumont.wordpress.com/ -o- irc: dod at irc.debian.

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

Hi Karen, I tried as you described. However, this showed me the word "Treiber" but your better hint was the one with the letter "l". That way I can see, these links are hidden and could navigate to it (it is letter 107 here). Gowever, it does not explain, why lynx suppresses these. Ok, these are

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Hans wrote: Am Mittwoch, 14. September 2016, 20:06:40 CEST schrieb Karen Lewellen: Hi Karen, thanks for your hint! This is working. Deactivating sending the agent, let me read the site. However, still there is the problem, that I cannot step to submenus on the site. If one

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Curt wrote: On 2016-09-14, Jude DaShiell wrote: One of these days, I'd like to put a website up and permit only text browsers like links and lynx and edbrowse full access and either block all of the graphical browsers or simply cause all of them to crash. That's the sp

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Andre Majorel wrote: To the OP : both sites (and the links under "Drivers") work with Elinks as far as I can see. I must say, it baffles me that Lynx continues to get more mentions than Elinks, Links and W3m together even though they render HTML at least as well and usuall

Re: xaralx package

On 15 September 2016 at 11:34, Michael Fothergill < michael.fotherg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > On 15 September 2016 at 10:59, Mark Fletcher wrote: > >> >> >>> >>> My suggestion would be install apt-file, either using aptitude or >> apt-get or synaptic if you prefer. >> >> Then as root: >> ap

Re: To "Brian"

On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 21:51:44 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > Brian, > > Please contact me off list with an email address to which a reply will work. > > Randy Kramer I prefer all my communication with the list to be through the list, But you might want to read https://lists.debian.org/deb

Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved

On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 11:01:12 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > Are you deliberately remaining uncontactable off list? You must be sending I am not uncontactable. > from one email address and receiving to another, since the email address > still doesn't work, and you are getting list emails. The

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On 2016-09-14, Jude DaShiell wrote: > One of these days, I'd like to put a website up and permit only text > browsers like links and lynx and edbrowse full access and either block > all of the graphical browsers or simply cause all of them to crash. > That's the spirit. An eye for an eye is wha

Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one!

TL;DR (Too Long, Didn't Read)--I didn't anticipate ever using that little abbreviation. Anyway, my only reason for writing is to suggest (to the OP) that he consider using a fairly inexpensive digital flat screen tv as his monitor. I currently use a 1080P 32" T that I bought for under $200 (on

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

comcast owns the box and connectivity requires a network name and password to be in a computer's wifi settings before you can connect. Comcast puts two possible connections on each box. One of them is for the account holder and the other connection is for public use if comcast users have an em

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast

Jude DaShiell composed on 2016-09-15 06:06 (UTC-0400): I'm on comcast and what we have here is a cable account with a combination router modem box. Who owns the box? Does connectivity on the account involve use of a login and password? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleas

Re: xaralx package

On 15 September 2016 at 10:59, Mark Fletcher wrote: > > >> >> My suggestion would be install apt-file, either using aptitude or apt-get > or synaptic if you prefer. > > Then as root: > apt-file update > > Once that is done, you can do apt-file search libpangoxft and see what > package, if any, in

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On 2016-09-15 10:47:55 +0200, Andre Majorel wrote: > I must say, it baffles me that Lynx continues to get more > mentions than Elinks, Links and W3m together even though they > render HTML at least as well and usually better that Lynx. Or > have things changed in recent years ? Links does not supp

Re: google-chrome-stable vs. chromium

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Eduardo Quagliato wrote: google-chrome-stable: Google's package, with its proprietary software in it (like flash and other things alike); chromium: Open-source project from which Google drawn its source (refer to http://www.chromium.org/); Thanks. Concise. I think I get it

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On 2016-09-15 11:08 +0200, Hans wrote: > Due to your suggestion, I tried elinks. For my personal taste > I like the colour setting of lynx more. My Elinks have colour disabled so use the xterm's colours (in my case, black text on white-ish background). I often end up doing this as most terminal a

Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to run...)

I'm on comcast and what we have here is a cable account with a combination router modem box. On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, Felix Miata wrote: Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:05:50 From: Felix Miata To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: internet connectivity from Comcast (was: How to get Jessie to

Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved

On Thursday 15 September 2016 00:50:25 Brian wrote: > On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 00:33:09 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Wednesday 14 September 2016 23:09:12 Brian wrote: > > > >        Ah. That's good.  Your E-mail reader seems to respect my > > > > indentations.  Others don't, alas.  Do you perchance

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

Links can be made to work accessibly; elinks cannot. Last version of elinks I used I couldn't find any setting in it to number links. w3m runs stuff a bit differently but can be blocked by javascript on sites. The creator of the web is frustrated with the way it turned out and specifically for

Re: xaralx package

On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 at 16:09, Michael Fothergill < michael.fotherg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Dear Folks, > > There used to be a xaralx package for debian but it has been discontinued. > > I tried installing the tar file from the xara extreme web site but got an > error about libpangoxft-1.0 not

Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one!

David Wright composed on 2016-09-14 22:59 (UTC-0500): On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 05:43:24 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: David Wright composed on 2016-09-13 13:36 (UTC-0500): The person to complain to about not being able to *read* small fonts is your optician. Thats presumptuous. There's only s

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

Hi Andre, > To the OP : both sites (and the links under "Drivers") work with > Elinks as far as I can see. yes, elinks is working well and let me download the drivers. But that did not answer my question, why lynx ignored the links. > I must say, it baffles me that Lynx continues to get more > m

Re: exim4 some config error causing error how to pinpoint

On 2016-09-14, Harry Putnam wrote: > Liam O'Toole writes: > >> dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config > > Thanks, that was pretty painless. And thanks for the url to the > documentation section. > > I've now progressed on to where I was aiming for. > > I wanted to have one debian box as main mail client.

Re: lynx - not all sites readable

On 2016-09-14 17:46 -0400, Henning Follmann wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 05:06:29PM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > One of these days, I'd like to put a website up and permit only text > > browsers like links and lynx and edbrowse full access and either > > block all of the graphical browsers o

Re: Odd issues with Stretch installation

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 09/14/2016 10:43 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > >> The first sign of failure was that, after installation, the GUI didn't >> load properly - just a black screen with a mouse cursor. In trying to >> track down the failure, I found the disk to be f

Re: Odd issues with Stretch installation

On 09/14/2016 10:43 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: The first sign of failure was that, after installation, the GUI didn't load properly - just a black screen with a mouse cursor. In trying to track down the failure, I found the disk to be full, so I didn't bother analyzing it any further. Same prob

Re: Testing/Unstable Synaptic broken again.

On 09/14/2016 04:10 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote: On 09/01/2016 08:51 AM, Jimmy Johnson wrote: The latest upgrades have broken Synaptic, unable to use Menus or right click and Search is affected too. Thank you upstream developing and packaging team for replacing the effected packages. Yay! These p

xaralx package

Dear Folks, There used to be a xaralx package for debian but it has been discontinued. I tried installing the tar file from the xara extreme web site but got an error about libpangoxft-1.0 not being present etc. I tried installing libpango dev but synaptic said some packages were missing and it