Re: [Hampshire] raspberry pi and educational software
> HDMI monitors may be a little difficult to come by? Not really (I bought one yesterday). Even if the monitor you want is DP only, you only need an HDMI→DP cable. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Debian DVDs
> They can download the required image (I presume from an > official website) but it does not work - they tell me that the > installer complains about missing index files. So the people who have taken on this work - presumably for a fee - don't know enough to complete it, and somehow that's your problem to solve? -- Great music, chat and even some wit. Join me every Friday evening at 8pm for Keith's Music Box: Follow: https://www.facebook.com/KMBEngland On Friday go to: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/KeithsMusicBox/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Where to get Debian computer?
On Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:56:47 + (UTC), hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk
said:
> > Debian 11 ("Bullseye") isn't quite released yet, but it's stable
>
> Perhaps I should wait until it is officially released and allow
> a little time for any bugs to be fixed. I understand KDE is still
> included.
This isn't Microsoft we're talking about. The Debian Bullseye release
right now is way more stable than I remember Windows .1 releases being.
There's no need to wait from a stability perspective.
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Re: [Hampshire] Where to get Debian computer?
On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:04:14 + (UTC), hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk
said:
> I understand a new Debian version has just been produced.
Debian 11 ("Bullseye") isn't quite released yet, but it's stable - I'm
using it every day.
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Re: [Hampshire] Where to get Debian computer?
On Sat, 5 Jun 2021 11:52:49 + (UTC), hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > At the moment, I am using a laptop with Ubuntu. I doubt it would be > fast enough to make multiple desktops practical I don't think CPU speed will impact the ability to run multiple desktops. Memory probably would. Easy to try, though! > but please advise on how to make focus follow mouse, that would be useful. Focus follows mouse depends on the window manager. I'm running XFCE, and there it's Settings, Window Manager, Focus tab, select "focus follows mouse". I haven't used any other desktop environment for probably over a decade, but if you're not using XFCE then a Google search will probably help you. -- Great music, chat and even some wit. Join me every Friday evening at 8pm for Keith's Music Box: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/KeithsMusicBox/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Where to get Debian computer?
On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 11:11:20 + (UTC), hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > KDE: multiple desktops, focus > follows mouse and Konqueror You may already realise this, but any Linux distro can do all of those. Konqueror is the only one even vaguely related to KDE, and it (Konqueror) can be installed on any desktop, such as XFCE - it doesn't need to be KDE. Just fyi. -- Great music, chat and even some wit. Join me every Friday evening at 8pm for Keith's Music Box: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/KeithsMusicBox/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Home router with DMZ - any suggestions
On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:10:29 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > I've flashed a couple of old routers. In some environments, that would get you upvoted. In others, arrested. -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Large Backup for long term storage
On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 12:22:34 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > What I need to know is if I've missed an "obvious" solution? Is SD card > reliable for long term storage. Buy a NAS, set up RAID-5 (or similar), backup then put NAS in the loft / friend's house / bury in the garden with the bodies / whatever. Not the cheapest, but reliable and no ongoing costs. -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] 8% Packet loss due to ethernet cable
On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 18:39:04 +, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > Actually the issue is more likely naturally collisions on the network. Changing a cable wouldn't fix that (although I agree with your post in general). -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] 8% Packet loss due to ethernet cable
On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:49:03 +, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > With cat6E you are also future > proofing a little as well as home routers and network interfaces improve. With the caveat that CAT6e is not a recognised standard, so there's no guarantee what you're getting. -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] bash error
The '&' before 'geany' will put the process into the background. Is that what you want? -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Rails 101
On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:40:15 -, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > Are rails interchangeable within a manufacturer? I.e. Will any Dell > rail fit any Dell server? Will any HP rail fit any HP server? No. -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Rails 101
On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:24:16 -, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > Do rackmount server rails “come with” the > server or with the cabinet? Server. -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Old fart needs digital makeover urgent
What problem(s) are you trying to solve (other than the disgust of your son, which may be outside the scope of this list)? -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Home server
On Sun, 3 Jun 2018 20:17:38 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > I assume after installing everything then install cubecart and it will > find everything and ask to setup a new database. Well, there's one way to find out whether that assumption is valid! -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Home server
On Sat, 2 Jun 2018 18:38:05 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > So is there a real simple idiots guide to setting up php and a mysql > database ? Start with: # apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php php-mysql mariadb-client mariadb-server (MariaDB is a replacement for MySQL). Then try to get your application working. Any problems, comes back to the list (you'll learn far more by trying it than by simply following an online document). -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Wireless access points
The answer to almost every WAP question is "Ubiquiti". Simply the best, as Tina would say. The ones I use have a "guest" login, which only allows Internet access and blocks access to other LAN system. LinITX is the supplier to use: https://linitx.com/category/ubiquiti-unifi-access-points/1054/1038,1054 -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] re new linux
On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:39:29 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > Any news about the licensing? What news are you expecting? If it's Linux, it needs to be GPL (or as appropriate for the various applications). -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Debian LTS/CentOS desktop support
Install the debian-security-support package from the version you want LTS for, and then run 'check-support-status'. That will tell you whether you have any packages installed that will not be supported by LTS. Given that Debian supports in-place upgrades, and that they work very well, I'd be inclined to not bother with LTS and just keep the system up to date, but I recognise that others may feel differently. -- "A champion is someone who gets up when he can't" - Jack Dempsey -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] DAT as a backup medium
On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:55:27 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > Is DAT still a viable backup medium if you want USB and to avoid optical > disks? What is the reason for the backups? (Yes, that's a serious question). -- "I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting you really believe what you just said" - Willam F Buckely jr -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Village History Website
On Wed, 4 May 2016 22:42:26 -0700, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said: > It’s not much data, and I think you can just let Wordpress find the > assets on disk I concur. You're trying to fix a problem you don't have (yet), and Wordpress frequently handles large sites without much problem. -- "Soccer is one of those things that the rest of world cares about more than Americans do - you know, like healthcare, education and gun control" - David Letterman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Jessie upgrade question.
On Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:23:29 +, james1...@gmail.com said: > But the procedure back then was > to edit the sources and run 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' I don't think that's ever been the recommended way (at least since Woody). Mike, suggestion: edit sources.list and put in the squeeze repositories. Remove (or move) any /etc/apt/preferences file, and any files in /etc/apt/preferences.d or /etc/apt/sources.d Run: - apt-get update - dpkg --audit If you get any output from the second command, fix it before proceeding. Then: - apt-get upgrade - apt-get dist-upgrade Repeat all of the above for wheezy, and then again for jessie. So long as you have no pinning (hence remove preferences file), your system will not be downgraded. The above is by no means foolproof; in fact, from where you're starting from, you probably will have some issues. It will be hard for someone to support you via email for some of the issues you may encounter. hth, Keith -- "Soccer is one of those things that the rest of world cares about more than Americans do - you know, like healthcare, education and gun control" - David Letterman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Linux friendly printer
Adam, I've found HP Laserjets generally reliable and work well under Linux. Duplex is quite common. I can tell you the models we use if you want, but there seem to be new models every few hours so unfortunately that's unlikely to be helpful. -- "Soccer is one of those things that the rest of world cares about more than Americans do - you know, like healthcare, education and gun control" - David Letterman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Linux Job (or recommend someone for a phone/pad)
Hi all We're looking to recruit a good Linux person or two. If you recommend someone we subsequently hire, I'll buy you your choice of phone or pad, Apple or Android as a thank you from Tiger Computing. The role is based in Monmouth on the England/Wales border, but a couple of days a week can be from home if you wish. Full details of role are at http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/. To recommend someone, mail me at k...@tiger-computing.co.uk. If anyone wants more details, they can mail me in confidence at that address. Thanks, Keith PS Yes, you can recommend yourself and still get the phone or pad. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Damian Brasher
That's shocking. I met Damian a few times, and he did some work from time to time for the company I run. He was one of the good guys. Not much else to say, except to observe that this is a reminder to us all to make the most of whatever time we have. -- Want to get paid for working with Linux? http://goo.gl/HEGbyu -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] UK digital skills report
On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:37:45 +, j...@lincore.com said: it really narks the establishment and companies that software peeps get paid more than senior managers Correction: it may nark SOME of the group you identify. However, it's pretty much guaranteed that anything will annoy someone somewhere. and there is an ongoing effort by companies to lower salaries by making it a commodity job. Some companies will pay the lowest rate they can. That's usually reflected in the quality of their staff and hence their business. and don't be so naive to suggest that people of the future will need more computing skills, if anything computing skills will be required less as tooling and AI becomes more sophisticated and automated. 10 years from now we will simply ask a machine to write software for us and only a very small number of people will be in a position to modify that base code. Rubbish. There was an AI program released in the early 80s called The Last One, so named because it would be the last program one would need to buy (it created programs for you). It wasn't. Even if AI advances to the level you suggest within ten years (it won't), why would anyone ask an AI system to write a program? Programs are a means to and end (for most people); it would be more likely that someone would ask such an AI system to ensure that the car is serviced overnight rather than to write a program to ensure it is serviced overnight. As for the quality of AI in ten years' time: speech recognition is an amazingly hard problem to crack, although the last thirty years has seen some modest progress. Having a system *understand* speech is a long way off. Look at how poor computerised translation programs are: the problem is that they don't understand what is being said. They merely use a (complex) algorithm to swap one language for another. The cat is black may be easy to translate into Le chat est noir, but it will be some time before I'm going to stretch my legs becomes Je vais pour une promenade (unless each such phrase is individually coded, but still the AI system doesn't *understand*). Why do you mostly start sentences with lower case letters? -- Why does God hate me so much? Is it because I don't believe in him? - Sidney Morgenbesser -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Email services
Use Mailchimp. Free for up to 2000 recipients; does exactly what you need. PM me if you or your client has questions. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
I use MythTV to capture the video. I haven't tried it outside of that environment, so I'm not sure I can help - sorry. The one thing you may want to check is that you are tuning to correct MUX. -- Linux for Web Devlopers - 15 Mistakes to Avoid: http://goo.gl/2SKjYL You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
I use MythTV. Back end on the house server (powered up 24/7), front end on a little PC that's powered up when needed. -- Linux for Web Devlopers - 15 Mistakes to Avoid: http://goo.gl/2SKjYL You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:23:24 +, li...@fractal.me.uk said: Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux. I use a PCTV nanoStick T2 290e (http://stevekerrison.com/290e/). It's USB rather than a card, but it receives HD Freeview nicely. Preferably with dual tuners. The above is a single tuner; however, unless you're doing something unusual, you're unlikely to need a dual tuner. In the UK, all the HD channels are on the same mux, so only one tuner is needed. I'm using the above under MythTV, and can record up to three programs simultaneously on the one tuner (it's only limited to three because that's how I set it up: in theory, it could record more). -- Linux for Web Devlopers - 15 Mistakes to Avoid: http://goo.gl/2SKjYL You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Arch vs Debian
I kept out of the systemd debates at the time, but once the decision was made, I got myself a quick intro to it from one of my tech guys. I was very favourably impressed. I don't want to start a war about it, but it isn't the demon (hehe) it's been made out to be by some. -- Linux for Web Devlopers - 15 Mistakes to Avoid: http://goo.gl/2SKjYL You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Arch vs Debian
Unstable doesn't receive security updates other than those the maintainer might upload (ie, the security team don't get involved with unstable). Testing is a good compromise between stability and the latest versions of applications. Stable plus backports is, arguably, even better, as then you have security updates as well. Wanting security updates and the very latest versions of applications will sometimes be an incompatible desire. -- Linux for Web Devlopers - 15 Mistakes to Avoid: http://goo.gl/2SKjYL You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] ISP Filtering
On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:42:19 +0100, stephen.dav...@ultraconsulting.co.uk said: most people are not using the mandatory [redacted] filters at the ISP's. I like AA's approach. When you sign up for an account with them, you're asked (as you must be now) whether you want a filtered connection. If you answer yes, they refuse to take you as a customer. AA don't filter. -- Blog: http://goo.gl/iOwv1w You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Code base and Emergency Data Laws
On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:54:19 +0100, j...@lincore.com said: but more often than not these laws save lives Citation, to quote Wikipedia, required. and in respect of breaches of trust.. we have a long heritage of good political oversight to intercept abuses of power. That's a matter of opinion. The multiple, major miscarriages of justice in the 1980s suggest otherwise, as do Mr Snowden's revelations. But, as I say, a matter of opinion. -- Blog: http://goo.gl/iOwv1w You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Selective file copy
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 08:55:32 +, lugaddr...@gmail.com said: I have converted the FLACs into MP3s using that as the output folder (there wasn't enough room on the NAS to do them in-situ). Next time, you need mp3fs (http://khenriks.github.io/mp3fs/), which transcodes FLAC to MP3 on the fly. -- Blog: http://goo.gl/iOwv1w You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] February meeting
Hi Roger, I'm hoping to start by 13:30. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Suggested Distro for an original Acer Aspire one?
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:29:23 -0500 (EST), andy.ran...@gmail.com said: Anyone else using an old Aspire one, what do you run on it? Hi Andy I'm running Debian + XFCE on mine, which works pretty well. Not tried any RH derivative, sorry. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Paging Tim Brocklehurst
Hi all Is Tim around? I've mailed him, but had no reply. Tim, if you're there, please contact me. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Debian 7.1 startup problem
On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:12:17 +, james.dut...@gmail.com said: My first thought due to is apparent random affect, run a memtest86+. +1 I'd run it overnight. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] disk types and layout on a new box
On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:56:34 +, a...@strugglers.net said: if using Linux software RAID consider RAID-10 for the HDDs - it works with only two devices How are you doing RAID-10 with two devices? -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] disk types and layout on a new box
On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 07:03:13 +0100, k...@midnighthax.com said: How are you doing RAID-10 with two devices? Answered my own question (http://neil.brown.name/blog/20040827225440). -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] disk types and layout on a new box
It's not really RAID-10 in the commonly-understood sense, and whilst it may have good read performance, I suspect it will be significantly slower writing. I've not used that version of RAID-10, and I don't think I would. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux
On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:58:24 +0100, arturla...@gmail.com said: try Ubuntu (or K/X/Lubuntu) - it is Debian based, have very good support and work just out of the box while Debian needs much more configuration. In what way does Debian need much more configuration? (Genuine question) -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Spamalot
On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:27:01 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said: I'd be very grateful for any advice about securing the site Have a human question; for example, What is two plus three in words?. I know of a phpbb3 site that reduced spam accounts from around ten a week to zero for the the last three years using this technique. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Linux compatible cameras
I'm looking for a simple-to-use camera that is Linux compatible. It's for my mum, who is in her 70s, so point, click is about as complex as it needs to be. Her PC runs Linux, supported by yours truly from 165 miles away, so ideally she would connect the camera to the PC with a USB cable and it would Just Work. Thanks -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Linux compatible cameras
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:38:38 +0100, a...@popey.com said: I have a Logitech Pro 9000 which Just Works (TM). Thanks Alan, but that's a webcam - I'm looking for an ordinary camera. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Linux compatible cameras
Thanks everyone. Some feedback: On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:54:36 +, gor...@gscott.co.uk said: I think probably all of them now look like a USB memory stick. Sadly not; my mum's current camera (she dropped and broke it) doesn't appear as a USB memory (sorry, not sure offhand what make/model). FWIW I've always been an Olympus enthusiast If Olympus just work, that's a possibility, thanks. Any particular (lower end) Olympus you'd recommend? On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:25:25 +0100, s...@funkygibbins.me.uk said: Agreed, but I think I know what Keith is driving at; I suspect that he wants his mum to plug in the camera and for an application like Shotwell to pop up and more or less take care of copying the pictures to the hard drive and clearing down the memory card on the camera, with as little interaction as possible on his mum's part. Exactly that: thanks, Sean We use Canons (I have a G12 Bit too high-end for Mummy (and it bit bloody expensive for son!) Thanks, Keith -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Linux-compatible cameras
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:38:55 +0100, cas...@gmail.com said: As a septuagenarian myself, I'm not entirely sure how I should react to this. You should be grateful, although I apologise if it came across as demeaning (it probably did). My mum has lost her confidence in the last few years with her default response being that she can't do something. Hence my request for something straightforward. I've ordered a Canon Ixus 127 now: thanks for all the helpful responses. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Linux compatible cameras
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:42:39 +0100, james.dut...@gmail.com said: Simply take the sd card out of the camera and put it in the sd card reader. I don't think simply is the right adverb in the situation I'm describing. Anyway, thanks all: camera ordered. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Ssh
On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:34:27 +0100, li...@fractal.me.uk said: Other than changing the default port can anyone recommend anything else I should be doing to increase network security? - disallow root logins via ssh - disable password authentication: use keys only - use something like fail2ban to block IP addresses with persistent login failures - ideally, firewall access to your ssh port (not always possible) -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Using the host file
On Thu, 23 May 2013 18:39:23 +0100, t...@xendistar.co.uk said: I am trying to access a web site via a different IP address You're also cross-posting on multiple LUG sites (I was going to say spamming). Start with one, only. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Simple Database apps
On Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:15 +0100, phi...@stuphi.co.uk said: I want something like Python or PHP, and a really simple UI construction like HTML/CSS. I don't know how well it will fit what you want, but I use http://www.web2py.com/ for database-backed web applications. There's some pretty good tutorials and videos to get you started. -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] KVM problems between Windows and Linux
On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 10:25:31 +0100, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said: not playing nicely Hmmm. Bit more detail, maybe? -- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Filing system for USB back disk?
On Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:37:42 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said: I know a USB disk isn't the ultimate in disaster recovery planning, but 'my client' isn't a multinational corporation, he's just the self-employed bloke down the road. Does that make the loss of his data less of a problem for him? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Filing system for USB back disk?
On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:27:51 +, cgden...@btinternet.com said: What's the current thinking regarding the best filing system to use for an external USB backup disk? That's a bit like asking which single engined aircraft is best for flying the Atlantic. You talk about your client: if they are a commercial organisation, and they think that backups to a USB disk are a good way of doing backups, I suggest that they need educating. First question to ask them: When you did your last test restore from backups, did you experience any issues? -- Love Linux? We want to hear from you! http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Advice please: disk bottle neck
On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 22:44:58 +, peterthevi...@users.sourceforge.net said: Anything I can try to speed things up or learn more about what's going on? Run iotop (you may need to install it first) to see which processes are causing disk activity. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Pay-as-you-go mobile data sim?
On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:28:51 +, stu...@sjsears.com said: £5 to try it for a month to see what the signal/data speeds were like seemed like a decent deal to me and so far the nexus7 is quite content. Does the Nexus 7 take a SIM card? I thought it was wifi only (or are you tethering it through a phone?). -- Love Linux? We want to hear from you! http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Pay-as-you-go mobile data sim?
On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:27:32 +, p...@noc4.net said: ^^^ yes, but you chaps would appear to be quite a trek away from Portchester, Hampshire :) If you're working from home, does that matter? -- Love Linux? We want to hear from you! http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] The future of Linux / career advice
On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 +, bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk said: Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular as Windows in the desktop market. Does it matter? Google runs on Linux; Amazon runs on Linux; there is considerable pressure from Government for more Public Sector Linux adoption. It isn't going away any time soon. The majority of my thoughts are saying focus on learning Linux starting with Linux+ with the eventual aim of going for the RHCSE. Why do you want Linux qualifications? It's a serious question. If the company you have decided you want to work for has said they'll only consider those with an appropriate Linux qualification, fair enough - but I suspect you haven't chosen who you want to work for. So start with that. Research the kinds of companies you want to work for. Contact them. Convince them that you are utterly determined to work with Linux, but you currently lack experience and qualifications, and ask their advice. If you can, arrange an informal chat with a manager there. Ask if you can do a week's work experience there. When you know what is required to get the job you want with the company you want, pursue that. I would say that I enjoy Linux more Then don't work with Windows. If you do nothing else, do work that you love. So how did you guys learn Linux? By using it. By setting myself challenges, and solving them. By improving some of the documentation. By breaking it and fixing it. Has anyone else made the transition from Windows? Yes. Sent from my iPhone Not that dedicated to Linux then, are you? First job, then: find out how to stop your iPhone telling everyone you're using one. I'm serious. We get people applying for jobs, and sending CVs in in Word format. That doesn't (yet) automatically rule them out, but it tells us a lot about them before we've even looked at the CV. -- Love Linux? We want to hear from you! http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Scamming call
There are other ways of dealing with this problem, depending on how far you want to go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBfsdkGeMc8 -- Love Linux? We want to hear from you! http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Scamming call
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:56:41 +, b...@fineby.me.uk said: So, if the callers are UK based they can be penalised. But they seldom are. Reporting companies to the TPS is like reporting them to /dev/null. Unfortunately, the legislation doesn't provide for compensation to the callee, which might change things. I once sued Everest double glazing over repeated marketing calls to a TPS-registered number. When we moved house in 2007, we had a new telephone number. We made it ex-directory: no marketing calls at all. Or many others, come to that. -- Love Linux? We want to hear from you! http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Scamming call
On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:53:56 +, s...@funkygibbins.me.uk said: I suspect that they are offered a job [[...] and take it with no questions asked That is their choice and their responsibility. It doesn't excuse them being dishonest. Excuse me, I see you're booked on the flight to Heathrow. Would you take this suitcase with you for £100? -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Scamming call
OK, I can agree naive rather than dishonest. However, that does not absolve them of responsibility for their actions. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs/linux-support-consultant/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Best hardware for HTPC
On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 21:19:05 +, peterthevi...@users.sourceforge.net said: A secondary question: is it better to go with Myth or XBMC? Better is subjective; however, the Myth backend coupled with the latest (Frodo) XBMC front end is an appealing combination. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Hard disk failing
On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:17:12 +, kevin.saff...@gmail.com said: What's my best way forward from here? When I've swapped disks, can I use dd to write my rescued information to the new hard drive? Here's how I would do it (so best for me; not necessarily best for you). Put both disks in system. Boot from favourite rescue CD. Assume /dev/sda is your failing disk and /dev/sdb is the new one. Be CERTAIN of this otherwise you'll lose data. # Replicate the partition table: sfdisk -d /dev/sda|sfdisk /dev/sdb # Make the filesystems on the new disk: for a in 1 3;do mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/sdb$a;done # Make the swap partition: mkswap /dev/sdb5 # Create two mount points: mkdir /to /from # Mount the first pair of partitions mount -r /dev/sda1 /from mount /dev/sdb1 /to # Copy, preserving metadata tar -C /from -cf -|tar -C /to -xvf - # Unmount umount /to /from # Repeat above to copy all data partition (just root and home in your case) Shut down, remove old disk, leave new disk, boot rescue CD and write boot block. Lots of ways of doing that, some of which are distro-dependent and they will vary depending on whether you're using lilo, grub 1 or grub 2. If you need specific instructions, shout. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] An interesting rsync problem
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:55:05 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said: I have been using the apostrophe incorrectly all this time. Rob, there are so few people who would have the balls to come back and say what you said. I certainly respect you for doing so. Let's move on...now, have you fixed your rsync problem? -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] An interesting rsync problem
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:51:28 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said: #!/bin/bash #needs the if exsits thing but haven't got the time right now if ! [ -e /mnt/cnbackup ]; then echo cnbackup not mounted exit 1 fi #needs running as root if [ $(whoami) != root ];then echo not root exit 1 fi rm -rf /mnt/cnbackup/container # better, as others suggested, would be: touch /path/to/container rsync -r -n -t -v -progress -s /mnt/cnrn/ /mnt/cnbackup -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] An interesting rsync problem
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:09:25 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said: Anybody know of a way to bypass this and force it to copy the file every time? cp? BTW, you don't need a trailing apostrophe on its. It's is a contraction of it is or it has; otherwise, it is just its. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] rsync
On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 19:33:56 +, james1...@gmail.com said: ...which will create /mnt/goo/foo as an exact replica of /mnt/foo. Unless /mnt/goo exists then it will create /mnt/goo/foo as an exact replica of /mnt/foo Isn't that what I said? -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Deciding SNMP MIB files in Linux
Are you certain that every UID in the folder exists on the device? -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] BT Vision and two routers
On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:53:42 +0100, adam.trick...@iredale.net said: I think your basic problem is that you can't have two DHCP servers or routers on the same subnet at the same time. On the contrary, one can easily have two DHCP servers or routers on the same subnet at the same time. It is advisable for the two DHCP servers to be allocated non-conflicting _ranges_, but they can be in the same subnet. With most DHCP servers, it isn't even necessary to have non-conflicting ranges as the DHCP will check the network for the presence of the proposed address before offering it, but I wouldn't bet that the DHCP server in embedded devices does that. Two routers will often be used, although there should be only one default gateway. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Advice on touchscreens - thanks
On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:22:53 +0100, kevin.saff...@gmail.com said: I've learnt a heck of a lot about Linux through doing this, and it's made a big difference to mum. What a heart-warming story. Well done. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Spinning rust
On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:35:02 +0100 (BST), l...@beer.org.uk said: I've had a few such issues with ext4. +1 -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Partition resizing
On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:37:39 +0100, li...@pern.co.uk said: Isn't it easier to buy a 2GB card? I think, for a lot of Linux enthusiasts, the process of solving the problem is more important than having the problem solved. Probably a boy/girl (Mars/Venus) thing. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Management of multiple gnome-terminal windows?
On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:24:13 +0100, ichaud...@gmail.com said: What do you do to manage multiple terminal windows open on a Gnome desktop? This doesn't answer all of your questions, but I use 'konsole', which I find more capable that Gnome terminal, and I simply use multiple tabs within it. -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] re skype
On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 02:51:42 +0100, j...@jesoftware.freeserve.co.uk said: To restore the video link with good video and good sound I have to excite skype I can only imagine how you do that... -- We're looking for smart Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Support for touchscreens
On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:59:56 +0100, gor...@gscott.co.uk said: I guess if one wants one without the other one needs a docking station :- That's pretty bad. Oddly amusing, though! -- We're looking for good Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:43:44 +0100, b...@fineby.me.uk said: If BT attend and no fault is found, it's a minimum of £80. I believe it's £130. I can't help thinking BT would take a lot more interest if, when they attended and found there WAS a BT fault, they had to pay the subscriber £130. That would seem fair, wouldn't it? -- We're looking for good Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:11:14 +0100, b...@fineby.me.uk said: Well, I did say it's probably more now. Yes, sorry Brad, I meant to quote that bit too. We were without a telephone or Internet for 3w2d a couple of years ago. BT didn't pay us anything :-( -- We're looking for good Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Shutting down a server cleanly
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:06:44 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said: But that leaves no easy way to turn off the (headless) server other than holding the power button for four seconds $ ssh server sudo poweroff -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Domain type authentication using Linux as domain server
On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 01:52:40 +0100, bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk said: someone really needs to write a plain English guide on how to deploy and integrate Linux in a windows environment. The documentation needs to be clear, concise, updated and work on numerous popular Linux distros such as Debian or Redhat. Are you planning to do this? -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] crippled system - is there any hope.
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:52:40 -0500, testerm...@knology.net said: Correct me if I am wrong, I do not believe I have upgraded the kernel, simply various packages to squeeze. Otherwise the udev wouldn't have issue the warning would it? You're probably right. It's worth reading the release note before upgrading a system: they're written by people who understand, and highlight, possible pitfalls. The Squeeze release notes specifically mention kernel/udev incompatibilities and how to minimise the chance of problems in that area. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Domain type authentication using Linux as domain server
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:44:42 +0100, hants...@http-420.co.uk said: Also would M$ Windoze be more acceptable? No: as others have explained at some length and more politely than perhaps me, it's childish. If you prefer: it isn't big, and it isn't clever. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Domain type authentication using Linux as domain server
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:19:22 +0100, hants...@http-420.co.uk said: Thoughts?, suggestions?, general derision?, want to look at my cute dog?. Thoughts: ensure that what you would like to do meets with what the client wants. Don't impose a more technical solution upon them unless it meets a need they have, and they will be able to support it (or pay someone to). Suggestions: if you go ahead, this is reasonably straightforward to do for those versions of Windows that support logging in via a domain (there are always, it seems, some derivatives of each version of Windows that don't support this). Again, if not all versions of Windows that the client has will support domain logins, do they really want it at all? One way to find out is to ask if they will pay to upgrade those more restrictive versions of Windows. General derision: your first paragraph would be improved with some punctuation. You might know what you're trying to say, but it's your readers who need to understand it. The product is Windows, not windoze. God, if you must refer to him, is a proper noun and is thus afforded a capital letter. I hope the thoughts and suggestions are useful. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] crippled system - is there any hope.
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:32:26 -0500, testerm...@knology.net said: Is there anything i can do to roll back to my earlier version please? Restore from the backup you made before upgrading? [:-)] I don't know how comfortable you are with the command line, but in essence what it worth trying is: - boot from a standalone CD (I favour http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage) - create a mountpoint for your ex-system - mount the root filesystem, and /var if separate (and you may need others, too, particularly /proc, which will need to be bind-mounted) - chroot into the old system - install the correct kernel If you're not familiar with messing with the command line, the above may not make much sense, in which case say so (but also, if that's the case, reinstallation from scratch may be the quickest way - if that's the case, you may want to use the system rescue CD to backup /etc and any user data first). What I would caution, though, is this: before following any advice, either from me or anyone else, make sure you either a) understand what the advice is telling you to do or b) are prepared to lose all your data, system configuration, etc. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Portable linux firewall
On Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:05:47 +0100, l...@grody.me.uk said: shorewall too. Neither firestarter nor shorewall fulfil the requirements of the original poster (as I understand them). -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] apt problem
On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:52:45 +, li...@fractal.me.uk said: So apt-cache and aptitude search find the package, but aptitude show doesn't and aptitude install does, but doesn't!. Do the first two actually show a package called 'skype'? Those commands will match parts of the package name or, in apt-cache's case, the description. If they do, run apt-get update and repeat the commands. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell
On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:26:37 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said: Are 24 month contracts for mobile voice packages now the norm? By voice packages do you mean telephones or sim-only? The latter are widely available on a rolling monthly basis (and some good deals too: unlimited texts, unlimited mobile Internet, 250 voice minutes per month for £10/month). -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Open source communities survival during economic change
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:05:06 +, l...@discoverlinux.co.uk said: I see open source really taking off this year with normally M$ centric organisations. I can believe that will happen. The desire to save money will turn to realise how stable and flexible the systems are. That too. This will make them support open source code and change the culture. It will happen! I don't see that as a logical conclusion of the first two points you make. My belief is that most organisations will put some kind of support for their Open Source systems in place, usually either in-house staff or a support contract from a specialist company, and then move on. I don't think many will support Open Source in any realistic way, nor do I believe it will change culture (beyond we use Windows to we use Linux). -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Open source communities survival during economic change
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:40:33 +, l...@discoverlinux.co.uk said: The majority of code is still in house and not for sale Citation? At work, we support companies running Linux on servers and, in a few cases, desktops too. Only one of those companies has developed any Linux code themselves. I don't doubt that there are companies that have developed code for internal use (which they are not obligated to make available to others), but I suspect that they are a minority of the businesses using Linux. On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:55:18 - (GMT), l...@beer.org.uk said: I was recently contracting at a large multinational. During my time there, I found that they were breaching the GPL in just about all their products. Probably the same multinational that we were asked to sign an agreement that all code would be exclusively licensed to the company in question. I was unable to convince their lawyer that, even if we wanted to, we were unable to do that. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Gladrags and Handbags (was: Re: Help! I'm buying a laptop.)
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:10:24 +, s...@funkygibbins.me.uk said: Is it just me or was there more by way of hardcore Linux posts pinging back and forth in those days, too? It's not just you. I think the big difference is Ubuntu: before it was available, the discussions were technical and generally distro agnostic. These days the discussions tend to be less technical and more about how to achieve Y in distro Z. There's even a tendency towards assuming the reader uses Ubuntu too with statements like, I'm running Awful Albatross without qualifying that that is a version of Ubuntu. Finally, there is a misunderstanding of the expectations of pre-release/beta software. This is true of LUG lists in general, not just this one. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Help! I'm buying a laptop.
On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:34:51 +, pet...@gmail.com said: It was late. Give me a break! Had enuf that night to sink a boat. I enjoy a drink as much as most other people, but I take responsibility for my actions. You, on the other hand, are asking others to make allowances for the fact that you were (presumably) under the influence of alcohol. What you should have written was: I'm very sorry if I offended anyone with my recent postings. It won't happen again. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Help! I'm buying a laptop.
On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:46:37 +, s...@funkygibbins.me.uk said: Utter bollocks maybe Keith, but hardly offensive. Yes, fair comment. I would maintain that we all should take responsibility for what we say online, regardless of our self-imposed condition. I've made many acerbic, poorly-considered or incorrect statements on Hants LUG, but I don't think I've ever asked anyone else to cut me slack because the many and varied (some would say interesting) flaws in my character. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] debian unstable vs ubuntu server
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:09:38 +, li...@fractal.me.uk said: I'm going to do a reinstall of my home server which currently runs debian stable. I want to put a more up-to-date distro What problem are you trying to solve? -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Big storage
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:26:54 +, li...@fractal.me.uk said: As a counter, I would not advise RAID for this ... it will protect against hdd failure but that's all. And that is all it is meant to do (OK, some RAID configurations will also provide increased throughput). Do not confuse RAID with backup: they are completely different things. If you want backup I think you're better off having a normal backup from one set of disks in the computer to the other set (in the same computer) That means that if your computer is stolen, has a disk controller run amok, or (unlikely) catches fire, you'll lose your original data as well as your backups. If your backups are important to you, they should be isolated, ideally geographically, from the source data. If they're not important to you, don't waste your time setting them up. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Big storage
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:34:20 +, gor...@gscott.co.uk said: After some questions on this list a little while back, I'm using BackupPC to take overnight backups Good choice! Highly recommended. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] mdadm/RAID0 issues after Ubuntu upgrade 8.04 11.10
Try: # dpkg-reconfigure mdadm -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Linux Answers
On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:17:07 +, aecl...@candt.waitrose.com said: real people using GNU/Linux operating systems. Nobody outside geekdom uses GNU/Linux: they use Linux. I've been using Linux since 1993, and working with it on a daily basis for more than ten years. The only people I have ever heard refer to the operating system as GNU/Linux are pedants. Nothing wrong with being a pedant, of course: I've revelled in the role for years. Part of being one is accepting that, by definition, you don't see things the way others do (or possibly you feel differently about them), or in other words you differ from the norm. The norm, in this case, is to refer to the entire collection of software, including the kernel (one component), the GNU bits (a minority of components) and all the non-GNU bits (the majority), as Linux. Right or wrong, justified or not, that's reality. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Error with apt-get upgrade on Debian
On Sun, 6 Nov 2011 14:14:43 +, ro...@rtwilson.com said: my Debian installation What are the contents of: /etc/debian_version and /etc/apt/sources.list Do you have any files in /etc/apt/sources.d? If so, what are their contents? -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Ctrl-Alt-F* doesn't work - what to check?
On Sun, 6 Nov 2011 15:22:48 +, ro...@rtwilson.com said: I'm finally trying to get round to sorting out my server. What's it running? I'm sure last time I used the server I could get to a text-console by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F* - F1, F2 etc, and then back to the GUI by using Ctrl-Alt-F7. However, I can't seem to do that anymore. What happens when you try? -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
