apt.conf wheezy 7.1
I am trying to set up apt.conf.
The question is:
What or How does the Debian developers place in written text the expression
for Intel 64 bit.
I can see at this page:
http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/amd64/ch02s01.html.en#idp5618944
That the Intel 64 bit is expressed as amd64 for the designation
Architecture as shown in the table.
In the apt.conf example file there are two apt options, i assume that they
are options from what i read.
Architecture - singular
Architectures plural
In the example file or the man apt.conf file the Architecture is shown as
i386.
The i386 is usually associated with 32 bit.
Here in these e mail posts i am just trying to get the goolosh strait.
Architecture
Architectures
And what are the correct words, names, expressions for these fields.
I am working with a pre installed machine with a 64 bit Intel
Ivy Bridge i3-3110M 2.4 GHz
This is what the example file show:
!--
apt {
architecture “i386” ; // i386 is usually 32 bit Intel.
architecture :amd64; // Intel or amd
}
--
Or do people just ignore the apt configure and preferences tools.
Thank you
apt conf
#apt.conf
the quandary: How to express Intel 64 bit processor for the Architecture
and Architectures plural for the apt.conf file in Debian software speak.
doing www-network search is just as dizzy.
Architecture
Architectures
places i traveled to.
/usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz
A portion of the example from file string above
!--
// #apt {
architecture “i386” ; // i386 is usually 32 bit Intel.
architecture :amd64; // Intel or amd
}
--
the machine i am engaged with = Intel 64 bit.
Ivy Bridge i3-3110M 2.4 GHz
from z reason in berkeley. good machine.
#dpkg --print architecture
amd64
#lscpu
x86_64
In man apt.conf
In that page below the title ‘ The Apt Group ‘ in the option for
Architecture i reads the last sentence:
(“The internal default is the architecture apt was compiled for”)
#dpkg --status apt
Architecture: amd64
Conffiles
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove space alphanumeric string follows
/etc/cron.daily/apt space alphanumeric string follows
/etc/logrotate.d/apt space alphanumeric string follows
-
I cannot access a conffile in the above files as shown as an example shows
in the FAQ in this file string
/usr/share/doc/debian/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html
FAQ - 7.4 What is a Debian control file
any assistance ? in the if else if are written to do a conditional search
from a value of amd 64 to distinguish intel or amd.
thank you
book reference
Question: if a scale of 1 to 10 were available what would the number attributed this book be in reference to Debian and the GNU Linux OS be. What would be a good book reference to the C object model architecture be for Debian GNU Linux OS. Please send me some feedback. Thank you Google Books book: Title: Software Configuration Management - - ICSE SCM-4 and SCM-5 Workshops, Selected Papers ISBN: 3-540-60578-9 Springer-Verlag Reading the book online in Google Books the Google Books display drop down page picker button goes to page 1 and provides a oversight of the landscape and its architecture with C++ etc. there is also mention of: 'The database uses Exodus toolkit to provide low-level concurrency control, error recovery, network access'. I went on to another search box to look at Exodus toolkit and the top search result page led to the Shore Project. http://research.cs.wisc.edu/shore/ *Release Information:* *SM 5.0 and later releases -- Summer, 2007* These releases are of the Shore Storage Manager (a.k.a. SSM, SM). None of the higher layers of Shore are included. Starting with 5.0, configuration and building of the SM are via the GNU Autotools (autoconf, automake, etc).The objective for future releases is to simplify and scale down the SM feature list, update the documentation, add support for larger volumes. In particular, these releases will be built and tested only on I86/Linux (and, for now, Mac-OS, with the gracious volunteer help of some of our users). These sm5.0 and later releases are available herehttp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/paradise/sm5.0/or via anonymous ftp at ftp.cs.wisc.edu (cd shore/sm5.0).
loop back iptables
working with Debian 7.0 working with the examples at https://wiki.debian.org/iptables when i write a example for a lo0 table as shown -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT and follow procedure of iptables-restore file-name i do receive a message line failed for that line as shown above. Question: do i need to config a file. staying in the environment of the istalled Debian 7.0 and doing apropos loopback shows alsoloop. doing internet searching shows a lot of info as if a bomb droped from the sky - but who knows if it is or could be debian 7.0 specific. any assistance. thank you
verify download
while going through the verify procedures as described http://www.debian.org/CD/verify For newer releases, newer and cryptographically stronger checksum algorithms (SHA1, SHA256 and SHA512) are used, and there are equivalent tools available to work with these. paper@Dhost:~/Downloads$ sha1sum debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso c8fe5de7d4ee9ca5238e660bd6fcfe7dd572c094 debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso - paper@Dhost:~/Downloads$ sha256sum debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso 62232b8adc281c04f9985e4a1541481a468b3b2ca1702a0dd7f62fcf56ef101b debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso --- paper@Dhost:~/Downloads$ sha512sum debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso b25aea6a759ff8bb415bb66ee9a2dc7b9db272770b238e3ab8bbba54ac1a380b5efeed20114b682ba32f176a028457f3df1b276e0229537af1a97eeb122f357c debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso - To ensure that the checksums files themselves are correct, use GnuPG to verify them against the accompanying signature files (e.g. MD5SSUMS.sign) The keys used for these signatures are all in the Debian GPG keyring and the best way to check them is to use that keyring to validate via the web of trust. To make life easier for users, here are the fingerprints for the keys that have been used for releases in recent years (with some UIDs removed for clarity): clicking on the link in that paragraph and going to http://keyring.debian.org/ The server may be accessed with gpg by using the --keyserver option in combination with either of the --recv-keys or --send-keys actions. looking at man gpg there are no options and all commands. which command or combo of commands should be used. do i need to set up a key while using an insecure machine. i have been swimming through this jungle of confusion for a few years and am slowly coming to understand its actual structure. while i do work a graveyard shift am in fatigue 24 hours trying to learn the debian way is difficult at times. i have studied C and Bash and many other languages. but the the instructions here and there can be frusterating. thank you, in advance, for the help -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cahjcrbw5embmc1hcv3b7znuztxopmdcppin8tjcm7oquhsh...@mail.gmail.com
bios
i have found biosdecode, dmidecode and would like to ask if any one has good reference to GNU Linux resources to working with the bios in parsing and manipulating the data from the bios into the Debian system. The bios is at v 2.0 and i need to upgrade that, good luck i would guess. any suggestions besides contacting the brick wall at the bios software writer`s home. Thanks in advance.
find associated process
how do i find the file address associated with each process. The fan is operational, but with out control. could be the BIOS could be acpi. i have been thru the jungle of acpi and pm senors and etc for the last few months. i would just like to find out what ? is controlling the fan and then go from there to find the source code. Thank you
console mode
hello Question: what are the default use assigned to the f1 through f7 consoles. i do understand that f7 is gui. i have found http://wiki.debian.org/Console and at that address there is not a writ on f1 through f7 default assignments. i would assume f1 could be for admin purposes ?. i would just like to get it strait. and then contribute what i find to that wiki for any other neophytes. thank you.
enlighten scribes docs, books etc
hello i have looked at past e mail going back several months ago trying to find a recommend on reading`s that was asked and posted. and no i did not find it. i have become burnt out with the elementary, kindergarden, generalization, going no where reads. this is the foot pump and this is the wheel ... would like to find any thing that has actual content and is actually informative in light of the OS structure and system calls in GNU Debian. Thank you
printer utility precedence
printer utility precedence working with squeeze 6.0 net install as illustrated here: http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ questione one: what ?, is the precedence of services and or utilities to just print using the command lp. is it common for a person who is actually trying to learn to have to hand write many docs from the OS just to set up a line printer. There is installed hplip and am able to print a test page. and that is it. actual real useful documentation for hplip is difficult to obtain with numerous voices in a empty casket pointing at plethora of empty links. as well as no one person is able to place in writing if hplip is GUI centric or what ? if any thing in tying hplip into the existing system via scripts and functions. i would just as soon ship can hplip and work with cups. but what is the precedence in and of utilities and services to actually just print. i am not looking at any complex arraignment for a multi tiered office environment. would just like to print out docs. and learn something. to sort through the options in docs that make up what seems to be a plethora of options in mix and match, to figure out the jungle of options to just work with the available services and utilities with tangible documentation material. thank your in advance for your assistance.
Re: vim
i am using vim to add the one and only name in a usr account to the groups file for printing. i am working with debian 6.0 with out any form of a GUI to learn system admin with an explicit aim in setting up a lan for web development. but as many voices scream, read the docs, as i do. i have been through program language C and PHP. but when it comes to Linux in general, i just want to scream. Thank you for the words. On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:39 AM, Jon Dowland j...@debian.org wrote: On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 05:18:52AM -0800, james gray wrote: which vim /usr/bin/vim ls -l /usr/bin/vim lrwxrwxrwx - etc/alternatives/vim ls -l etc/alternatives/vim lrwxrwxrwx - /usr/bin/vim.basic the name /usr/bin/vim is managed by the alternatives system (see update-alternatives(8)) in order that the name can be used by more than one Debian package, and so those packages can be co-installed. So in my case: $ update-alternatives --list vim /usr/bin/vim.gnome Slightly different results for the binary name 'vi': $ update-alternatives --list vi /usr/bin/elvisnox /usr/bin/vim.gnome /usr/bin/vim.tiny $ readlink -f $(which vi) /usr/bin/vim.gnome is there a for see able security issue coming from the programers view point , to have vim.basic with its file access as they are root root rwxr-xr-x. No. can the end usr mutilate the file access and group of vim.basic and change to: root admin rwxrwx--- The end-user couldn't, except by elevating to root via sudo or similar. Why would you want to do this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121115133941.GC9810@debian
vim
i am just wondering. why would vim be slapped around thru many links just to come back to its original file path origin with out write privileges to the end usr who is not root. path = /usr/local/bin, usr/bin, /bin, usr/local/game which vim /usr/bin/vim ls -l /usr/bin/vim lrwxrwxrwx - etc/alternatives/vim ls -l etc/alternatives/vim lrwxrwxrwx - /usr/bin/vim.basic ls -l /usr/bin/vim.basic -rwxr-xr-x are there programming or script conditionals placed on vim by vim being passed through each different directory environment ?. is there a for see able security issue coming from the programers view point , to have vim.basic with its file access as they are root root rwxr-xr-x. Or can the end usr mutilate the file access and group of vim.basic and change to: root admin rwxrwx--- Thank you
acpi support in HP
acpi support in HP looking at: #/usr/share/doc/acpi-support/examples/config/Hewlett-Packard.config i do not see the device i am working with. looking at: #usr/share/acpi-support/device-funcs i see that i can enter in individual entries and receive the device info #cat /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor Hewlett-Packard #cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name HP Mini #cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_version F .10 i see that i could create the file with the bash heading and a case statement and chmod x permissions, but the question remains if the existing code in the OS software would support the HP Mini And where would the file go. i work 10:30 PM to 6:30 AM and am a bit fuzzy with fatigue at times. time is all i have. Thank you. i am also documenting everything that i do, and find useful for other human species and am looking at publishing on the web. or if you know of a HP laptop support web site other then the official HP that is difficult to navigate, let me know.
package#dpkg-reconfigure
The package: #dpkg-reconfigure Question: does it actually exist. - At this page: http://wiki.debian.org/Xorg there are instructions to call: #dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration at this page: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch06s03.html.en that is geared towards 6.0 Squeeze 32 bit PC i386 i found no maintainer e mail address for this doc. 6.3.1.3 Choosing a keyboard the suggestion: you'll be able to select a keyboard layout from a wider range of choices (run dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration as root after you have completed the installation). #su dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration unknown id: dpkg-reconfigure - there is a man page for dpkg-reconfigure searching Debian Packages with the option: package contents with word: dpkkg-reconfigure does show some bread crumbs, no lunch after searching through the leads. http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=defaultsection=allarch=anysearchon=contentskeywords=dpkg-reconfigure --- Could some one please allow me to know , what . Thank you.
stainless steel cookware supply
does any one person or people know how to contact google with hacker spam from the Orient. i do receive e mail with subject of: stainless steel cookware supply with oriental chars on right hand side. i did look in google groups, but then, open another account for just one simple question or inquiry. i am not doing any thing to the e mail from the orient, i have seen code in past self education tours and how a shell activates on contact. it is here in the debian mail lists, waiting like a mine, for someone that thinks like a cow or bafoon to come waltzing by.
doc resources
are the files and one directory in /usr/share/doc/aptitude available online. at this time. with the limited resources available. i am not able to print out the material. what would be the online address to read and print this material, information, docs, readme information. thank you.
aptitude interface help
Question: where in the file system is the individual file for help in the aptitude interface environment. I would like to print it out. when a person types the word aptitude at the command line and the system brings up a interface with a blue colored header and a blue horizontal strip in the middle and a red footer. if i knew what something is called i would use its name. any way, in this environment. a person can type shift question mark to go into help. the help info is contained inside of the aptitude interface. it would be nice to obtain the individual help information that pertains to the keyboard shortcuts for the aptitude interface environment to print it out. thank you.
Re: virtual consoles
Thanks Mike , that is a bit thick for me. On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Mike McClain mike.j...@nethere.com wrote: Howdy, On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 03:38:14PM +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 07:08:49AM -0700, james gray wrote: Does any one know of - info source to set up virtual consoles in the network install of Debian Squeeze 6.0??? snip OK. You've been following a bit of a red-herring there, but that's only to be expected. Virtual Terminals, themselves are controlled by the kernel, but most relevant is the program that runs on the virtual terminal and asks for your login details. This is called a getty and is configured in /etc/inittab. You should see a series of lines such as: 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 In addition to the excellent advice Darac gave if you're runnung without a GUi and don't want to have to login to each VT take a look at openvt. my /etc/inittab contains these lines: # one vt for root and one for mike. 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 # Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow). # sudo needed unless NOPASSWD:ALL in /etc/sudoers? kb::kbrequest:$( [ id -u -eq 0 ] /bin/openvt -su || sudo /bin/openvt -su) This line allows me to open vts with a single keystroke without logging in to each one. HTH, Mike -- Satisfied user of Linux since 1997. O ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121004183841.GA20216@playground
virtual consoles
Does any one know of - info source to set up virtual consoles in the network install of Debian Squeeze 6.0 that comes from here: http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ it is installed and functional. I am not using a GUI. I am using the command line only. if i do press simultaneously the ctrl or alt and any one of the f1 through f6 keys the buzzer buzzes. v consoles - no functionality. i have seen /etc/ConsoleKit and did do a internet search with words: debian squeeze /etc/ConsoleKit and see that it tracks user actions. i also see /etc/console-setup and did a search on that also a lot of chatter on fonts and migrate from Lenny bugs with no fruit in set up or configure. any assistance Thank you
virtual consoles
Does any one know of - info source to set up virtual consoles in the network install of Debian Squeeze 6.0 that comes from here: http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ it is installed and functional. I am not using a GUI. I am using the command line only. if i do press simultaneously the ctrl or alt and any one of the f1 through f6 keys the buzzer buzzes. v consoles - no functionality. i have seen /etc/ConsoleKit and did do a internet search with words: debian squeeze /etc/ConsoleKit and see that it tracks user actions. i also see /etc/console-setup and did a search on that also a lot of chatter on fonts and migrate from Lenny bugs with no fruit in set up or configure. any assistance Thank you
aptitude interpretation of dialog
after the initial dialog received from #aptitude safe-upgrade there was at the end. the following : Need to get O B of archives. After unpacking O B will be used. after that dialog, the command line was handed back Question: what is O B. I am working with the Debian Net Install 6.0 Squeeze. No GUI. Thank you
signature files
Question: how does a person find the signature files using #md5sumsums at the debian page: http://www.debian.org/CD/verify Quote: To ensure that the checksums files themselves are correct, use GnuPG to verify them against the accompanying signature files #(e.g. MD5SSUMS.sign). i have looked in the cmi using md tab tab and find no #md5sum sum. could some one please assist me with understanding #md5sum sum and finding the signature file. Thank you
Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: Which Linux distribution???
Hi! This is James from S.u.S.E.. Thanks to Tom Schaefer for the good rundown. [...] I have found a great use for every distribution I have encountered and they're all good. ANY of the Linux distributions makes an excellent choice. (see http://www.linux.org check the distributions page) Right, each person has their preference. One day we'll have a customer who will consider a feature awesome and the next day someone will call it crap depending on his needs and preferences. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. :) [...] get over it and support your distributor by becoming a subscriber. Keep these people in business. Linux is an emerging market and we need to support all of the distributors as best we can. Stay with a distributor who is providing the kind of support that works for you. Thanks, we definitely need that. Whenever I describe what we're doing to people in more 'traditional' business sectors, they ask me how the heck we survive by selling a product for $50 a pop that one can freely distribute to as many people as they want. Luckily through the support of the great Linux community we have been successful and that makes us able to keep improving our product and expanding the role of Linux in the world. Also, I think we Linux providers are doing a good job at following a coop-etition model. Sure we have healthy competition, but we are trying to keep the #1 goal in mind--chip away at the M$ hegemony. I think of it sort of like a political party. In a party, people will debate and argue like crazy to make sure that the best ideas/features come to the surface, but they have to always rally together at election time and rally around the candidate. For us, we should have that same healthy debate, but we can't let that distract us from the bigger goal. So, with that said, I encourage you to debate like mad, but let's use it to keep getting better and better rather than splitting us apart into factions that avoid each other. The last thing we need in the Linux community is a big pissing contest about distributions. At current prices, you can afford to try ALL of them and still beat Microsloth! Yep! Cheers James Gray --- S.u.S.E., LLC - German-Engineered Linux 458 Santa Clara Avenue Oakland, CA 94610 USA +1-510-835-7873 FAX +1-510-835-7875 http://www.suse.com Our mailing lists are functional! suse-announce-e - Announcements from S.u.S.E. LLC suse-linux-e - Discussions about S.u.S.E. Linux suse-adabas - ADABAS D RDBMS w/ S.u.S.E. Linux (bilingual) To subscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'subscribe listname' in the body. --- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
