Re: debian bookworm japanese kana input disabled
On Donnerstag, 9. Mai 2024 08:48:03 -04 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Thu, 9 May 2024 10:06:29 + > Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d...@ewoof.net> wrote: > > Hello Michael, > > >However, I seem to have had a similar issue even after upgrading to > >the first regression-fixed glib2.0 packages on Bookworm. > >Specifically, dead keys no longer working with the Swedish keyboard > >layout, and instead acting as though I didn't press any key at all. > > Is it possible that, without at least logging out and back in, the > broken version of the library is still in use? Hi Michael and hello 冨澤守治[1] I don't know if it was related but with the same Debian Sid upgrade Firefox (and only Firefox) lost the ability to enter äöüáéí€ß ... that is it ignored anything which was not pure ASCII, however entering the accented characters in a terminal or other applications (here KDE) still worked. After today's upgrade everything was back to normal but I *had* to reboot. So logging out and back in again might work although I suspect that at least restarting the X server will be necessary. I didn't try it because I had to reboot anyway. All the best to you all -- Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE [1] mailto: %3D%3Futf-8%3FB%3F5Yao5r6k5a6I5rK7%3F%3D%20%3Cmolitz%40coffee.ocn.ne.jp%3E
Re: Zoom in the official repo is outdated
On Mittwoch, 24. April 2024 15:42:39 -04 Luiz Romário Santana Rios wrote: > Hello, > > (Please cc me when replying as I'm not subscribed to the list) > > Earlier this month, I noticed I was no longer able to login to Zoom > meetings using the client installed from the Debian repos. In order to > join meetings, I had to uninstall it then install the flatpack Zoom > package. > > I think it should either be updated or outright removed in favor of > the flatpack version. What do you think? Should I report a bug? > > Sds, > > Romário Hello Romário, To me it seems that Zoom on your Debian installation will be outdated forever because it is not part of any Debian repository. Not even zoom.us hints on a repository lurking in the realms of proprietary software somewhere. You need to install a new version from here: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article? id=zm_kb_article=KB0063458#h_adcc0b66-b2f4-468b-bc7a-12c182f354b7[1] You may download the package from herehttps://zoom.us/download?os=linux[2] Enter OS Type, architecture and further download the public key. Check the package against it and then dpkg -i zoom-package You might have to install some additional dependencies manually. Then hope that it will work as designed. Have a nice day and all the best to you -- Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE On a note about Re: Sv: and so on "feature" of MS email clients. Re: is not a short for "Reply" as MS seems to think. A re (the ablative of res 'thing') has been used in English since the 18th century to mean 'in the matter of', 'referring to'. [1] https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article? id=zm_kb_article=KB0063458#h_adcc0b66-b2f4-468b-bc7a-12c182f354b7 [2] https://zoom.us/download?os=linux
Re: Bookworm Networking Issues
On Sonntag, 17. März 2024 13:54:27 -03 David wrote: > I am running Bookworm on a thin client and Network-Manger seems to be > the source of my problems. > > I have purged Network-Manager from this thin client, but I can't find > out how to get /etc/network/interface to run. I have added to 2 NIC's > that I need. > > Can anybody suggest how to get the networking running? > > Thank you, > > David. David, with all respect, your post is bare of any information which would enable someone without a crystal ball to help with the issue. Maybe start here: 'man if' and or 'man ifconfig' All the best -- Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE
Re: red SATA cables "notoriously bad"? (Was Re: Orphaned Inode Problem)
On Dienstag, 20. Februar 2024 06:58:31 -03 Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / KY4PZ wrote: > On Montag, 19. Februar 2024 21:48:52 -03 Andy Smith wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 04:12:44PM -0300, Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / > > KY4PZ > wrote: > > > The notorious red SATA cables - I threw them out long ago. The red > > > pigment eats up the fine copper threads, changing the impedance of > > > the cable and eventually making false contact before failing > > > completely. > > > > I've never heard of this. I did a bit of searching around and all I > > can find is assertions that cable colour doesn't matter for SATA. I > > can't seem to find anything about red pigment damaging the copper. > > Have you got a reference so I can learn more? > > > > Thanks, > > Andy > > Experience ... > "notoriously bad" on my work bench. > Audio cables, SATA cables, even red cables of 1.5mm2 upwards. The > corrosion can be seen although it takes decades for the thicker cables > to deteriorate. > It very much depends on where the cables have been manufactured. > Never had problems with European made or US made telephone cables with > wires with red sheeths. But copper cable manufacturing has been > outsourced to Asia (and Argentina - Pirelli but those are good) many > decades ago. If you open the sheeth of the red SATA cable, you will see that at least three wires have no extra sheeth but are directly embedded into the red plastic. 4 are shielded. So I guess that those wires are not affected. There is one naked wire in the middle and two to the right and left. -- Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE
Re: red SATA cables "notoriously bad"? (Was Re: Orphaned Inode Problem)
On Montag, 19. Februar 2024 21:48:52 -03 Andy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 04:12:44PM -0300, Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / KY4PZ wrote: > > The notorious red SATA cables - I threw them out long ago. The red > > pigment eats up the fine copper threads, changing the impedance of > > the cable and eventually making false contact before failing > > completely. > I've never heard of this. I did a bit of searching around and all I > can find is assertions that cable colour doesn't matter for SATA. I > can't seem to find anything about red pigment damaging the copper. > Have you got a reference so I can learn more? > > Thanks, > Andy Experience ... "notoriously bad" on my work bench. Audio cables, SATA cables, even red cables of 1.5mm2 upwards. The corrosion can be seen although it takes decades for the thicker cables to deteriorate. It very much depends on where the cables have been manufactured. Never had problems with European made or US made telephone cables with wires with red sheeths. But copper cable manufacturing has been outsourced to Asia (and Argentina - Pirelli but those are good) many decades ago. -- Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE
Re: Orphaned Inode Problem
On Montag, 19. Februar 2024 14:20:52 -03 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 10:02:10AM -0500, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > I am running up to date Bookworm on my Debian platform: > > > > Processor AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor > > Memory 8026MB (5267MB used) > > Machine TypeDesktop > > Operating SystemDebian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) > > > > I have been plagued with orphaned inodes. Last night the problem > > cane to a head. When I reboot the computer, after an orphaned inode > > incident created stop, it got as far as the user login. After the > > return I got the Windows infamous blue screen. Restarting produced > > the same problem. > > > > Fortunately, I have another SSD used to test Bookworm, before > > updating on the SSD that is having the problem. I can access the > > problem drive and am in the process of backing up files. > > > > I ran sudo e2fsck -f/dev/sdc1 and got: > > > > Script started on 2024-02-19 08:15:52-05:00 [TERM="xterm-256color" > > TTY="/dev/pts/0" COLUMNS="100" LINES="24"] > > [?2004h(base) ]0;comp@AbNormal: > > ~[01;32mcomp@AbNormal[00m:[01;34m~[00m$ sudo e2fsck -f > > /dev/sdc1lcaomo[Ksudo e2fsck -f > > /dev/sdc1 [?2004l > > [sudo] password for comp: > > e2fsck 1.47.0 (5-Feb-2023) > > Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes > > Pass 2: Checking directory structure > > Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity > > /lost+found not found. Create? yes > > Pass 4: Checking reference counts > > Pass 5: Checking group summary information > > > > /dev/sdc1: * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * > > /dev/sdc1: 7982363/121577472 files (0.3% non-contiguous), > > 421959365/486307328 blocks > > [?2004h(base) ]0;comp@AbNormal: > > ~[01;32mcomp@AbNormal[00m:[01;34m~[00m$ [?2004l > > > > Comments and suggestions will be appreciated. > > This session doesn't show anything to worry about. As far as fsck > is concerned, the file system looks clean. Back up its contents as > quickly as you can and treat the disk with suspicion. There are > other candidate suspects for file system corruption (flaky power > supply, software doing silly things, kernel bugs, loose cables), > but the disk would be the pirmary. > > Cheers Just as an aside note: The notorious red SATA cables - I threw them out long ago. The red pigment eats up the fine copper threads, changing the impedance of the cable and eventually making false contact before failing completely. Of course this does not apply to NVME SSDs. -- Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE
Re: I've an editable .pdf form I need to fill out
On Sonntag, 21. Januar 2024 15:11:46 -03 gene heskett wrote: > On 1/21/24 09:04, Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / KY4PZ wrote: > > On Sonntag, 21. Januar 2024 02:35:13 -03 gene heskett wrote: > >> I'm trying to get our states Attorney General to exert some > >> influence > >> over a cell phone bill I don't owe. The AG has sent me a form > >> letter > >> PDF with fill in the blanks for all the info. > >> > >> Do we have an editor in our arsenal that can do that to a pdf? > >> > >> Thanks all. > >> > >> Cheers, Gene Heskett. > > > > Just a remark. > > Gene, > > many people (working in General Attorney offices too) do not know > > that they must not simply send a dokument to PRINT as PDF but that > > it is necessary to EXPORT the document as PDF. If it is sent to > > print then it loses all ability to fill in the form, because it > > ends up as a PDF which is meant to be printed and nothing else. > > If the the form has fields to be filled by the receiver of the form, > > then the only way to go is (for example with Libreoffice Writer) > > export as PDF. If you have received a form you may open it using > > Okular. If Okular then shows: > > "This document has forms. Click on the button to interact with them, > > or use View -> Show Forms." and also shows the pertinent button > > "Show Forms" then all is well. > > If Okular does not show the message nor the button then you are out > > of luck. > > You might ask the sender to send the form again but this time using > > "Export to pdf" instead of just sending it as a file to the pdf > > printer. But many an office worker is too computer illiterate to > > manage "such a complex task" (it's not complicated). > > Then all options left to you is painting over the pdf. Either by > > using a drwaing program like other already mentioned or by using > > Okular and trying to insert text over the form. It's try-and-error > > to hit the right spot. > > *Important:* > > In any case THEN you need to send the form as file to a pdf printer. > > Otherwise the overlay is only stored on your disk but will not be > > sent to the intended receiver together with the original pdf file. > > > > Hope eventually all goes well for you and all the best to you > > Eike > > -- > > Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE > > Most informative. thank you a lot Eike. I have, on another workspace > after installing it "xournal" has opened that pdf, I have enabled the > add annotations function but not killed a tree to test print. I see > both "print" and "Export as pdf" in the file menu. > > Are you saying that I should do the annotations, then export to pdf, > in order to overlay my notes over that file and then print that > exported pdf in sufficient copies for the AG office's slaves. Or if > its correct, email the exported pdf back to them. I think that may be > the expected response from me. You can do the annotations and directly print as file to a pdf-printer. The resulting file can then be sent to the office. You might have to rename the file because it will most certainly have a name like print.pdf which is not very informative for storing. > > Sounds a bit complex but if xournal works as indicated its doable from > my viewpoint. > > Thanks again Eike, Take care, stay warm, dry & well please Well yes, it's quite warm her in Asunción - about 34°C / 93°F ;-) All the best Eike Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE
Re: I've an editable .pdf form I need to fill out
On Sonntag, 21. Januar 2024 02:35:13 -03 gene heskett wrote: > I'm trying to get our states Attorney General to exert some influence > over a cell phone bill I don't owe. The AG has sent me a form letter > PDF with fill in the blanks for all the info. > > Do we have an editor in our arsenal that can do that to a pdf? > > Thanks all. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett. Just a remark. Gene, many people (working in General Attorney offices too) do not know that they must not simply send a dokument to PRINT as PDF but that it is necessary to EXPORT the document as PDF. If it is sent to print then it loses all ability to fill in the form, because it ends up as a PDF which is meant to be printed and nothing else. If the the form has fields to be filled by the receiver of the form, then the only way to go is (for example with Libreoffice Writer) export as PDF. If you have received a form you may open it using Okular. If Okular then shows: "This document has forms. Click on the button to interact with them, or use View -> Show Forms." and also shows the pertinent button "Show Forms" then all is well. If Okular does not show the message nor the button then you are out of luck. You might ask the sender to send the form again but this time using "Export to pdf" instead of just sending it as a file to the pdf printer. But many an office worker is too computer illiterate to manage "such a complex task" (it's not complicated). Then all options left to you is painting over the pdf. Either by using a drwaing program like other already mentioned or by using Okular and trying to insert text over the form. It's try-and-error to hit the right spot. *Important:* In any case THEN you need to send the form as file to a pdf printer. Otherwise the overlay is only stored on your disk but will not be sent to the intended receiver together with the original pdf file. Hope eventually all goes well for you and all the best to you Eike -- Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE
