Re: [lubuntu-users] pcspkr bell issue

2016-10-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf 
On Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:41:57 -0500, Israel wrote:
>maybe you need a bit of time after it loads...
>perhaps running
>
>modprobe pcspkr && sleep 10 # or whatever amount you want  

No, I tried 'echo -e \\a' a long time after the script finished.

>## the only real thing getting done would be sourcing your bashrc
>
>source ~/.bashrc  ## you might need /home/user instead of ~ if you run
>as root  

I didn't test this.

>the other thing ???might?? be an issue is that xset *might*
>need to be 'refreshed' with
>
>xset b on  

I didn't try this.

>Though you could add
>
>xset q |grep bell  

I checked this and it always was ok.

>Also... you might need to use setterm
>
>setterm --bleangth 1000
>
>maybe even the --bfreq option...  

The output of xset q always was ok.

For testing purpose I'll add those to the script, too, but I doubt that
it will solve the issue.

Thank you for the hints.

Regards,
Ralf

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Re: [lubuntu-users] pcspkr bell issue

2016-10-23 Thread Israel 
On 10/23/2016 01:25 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using lubuntu-16.10-desktop-amd64.iso as live media. After the Lxde
> session started I run a script [attached]. One thing done by the script
> is enabling the PC speaker beep.
>
> If the script run for one time launched in lxterminal, the bell doesn't
> work. Nothing pulseaudio related is shown by ps aux and lsmod shows that
> pcspkr is loaded after the script run. All changes applied to lxterminal
> and xfce4-terminal are applied, I just need to close and open
> lxterminal, resp. just open xfce4-terminal for the first time. However,
> the bell doesn't work. If I run the script for the second time, the bell
> works, even without closing and opening a terminal again, but not
> before I closed and opened lxterminal one time.
>
> If a mechanism would lock something as long as lxterminal is opened,
> just closing and reopening the terminal should do the trick. I don't
> understand why it works, if I close and reopen the terminal + run the
> script a second time. As far as I can see nothing in this script and
> the 126428 similar scripts I tested before, does something related to
> the issue. Nothing that already is killed, purged and loaded gets
> killed, purged or loaded a second time.
>
> Any idea how I could enable the bell by running a script just one time?
>
> Regards,
> Ralf
>
>
maybe you need a bit of time after it loads...
perhaps running

modprobe pcspkr && sleep 10 # or whatever amount you want

## the only real thing getting done would be sourcing your bashrc

source ~/.bashrc  ## you might need /home/user instead of ~ if you run
as root

printf \\a




the other thing ???might?? be an issue is that xset *might* need
to be 'refreshed' with

xset b on

Though you could add

xset q |grep bell

before the modprobe to see if you need that which you probably don't.


Also... you might need to use setterm

setterm --bleangth 1000

maybe even the --bfreq option...

Just some guesses... I have never tried to enable the beep personally,
only disable it :D


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[lubuntu-users] pcspkr bell issue

2016-10-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf 
Hi,

I'm using lubuntu-16.10-desktop-amd64.iso as live media. After the Lxde
session started I run a script [attached]. One thing done by the script
is enabling the PC speaker beep.

If the script run for one time launched in lxterminal, the bell doesn't
work. Nothing pulseaudio related is shown by ps aux and lsmod shows that
pcspkr is loaded after the script run. All changes applied to lxterminal
and xfce4-terminal are applied, I just need to close and open
lxterminal, resp. just open xfce4-terminal for the first time. However,
the bell doesn't work. If I run the script for the second time, the bell
works, even without closing and opening a terminal again, but not
before I closed and opened lxterminal one time.

If a mechanism would lock something as long as lxterminal is opened,
just closing and reopening the terminal should do the trick. I don't
understand why it works, if I close and reopen the terminal + run the
script a second time. As far as I can see nothing in this script and
the 126428 similar scripts I tested before, does something related to
the issue. Nothing that already is killed, purged and loaded gets
killed, purged or loaded a second time.

Any idea how I could enable the bell by running a script just one time?

Regards,
Ralf

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Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Security on Lubuntu PCs/Laptops

2016-10-23 Thread Ian Bruntlett 
Hi Nio,

On 23 October 2016 at 15:19, Nio Wiklund  wrote:

> I suggest that you read this somewhat old but still correct link
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BasicSecurity
>
> and the sticky threads at the Ubuntu Security Forum
>
> https://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=338


Wow! That is very useful and helpful, thank you. I have read the above
articles and some more that they referred to and added a new section on
"Security and Good housekeeping" on my scribbles website Linux page (
https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software/linux)

Previously my reaction to networking was to run away screaming :)


BW,


Ian

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Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Security on Lubuntu PCs/Laptops

2016-10-23 Thread Nio Wiklund 

Den 2016-10-23 kl. 15:42, skrev Ian Bruntlett:

Hi,

(Intro)
I refurbish old PCs and laptops that people give me to refurbish and
pass on (free) to people with mental health problems, their carers or
their children. People give me unwanted hardware so I can do that.
Sometimes I scrounge parts. Sometimes I buy parts and pay for them
personally.

(Refurbishing a computer)
I run memtest86+ on it to check the memory. Then I use dban to
comprehensively wipe the hard drive. Then I put Lubuntu on it. Also
installed are:- my illustrated guide to Lubuntu, LibreOffice, GIMP,
lubuntu-restricted-extras, gnome-games.

(Actual question)
Paul Chapple, one of my long-term lubuntu on a Dell laptop users asked
me about viruses on Linux. I do know that Linux server computers
sometimes get hacked over the Internet. I did a bit of research and
found https://www.linux.com/learn/myth-busting-linux-immune-viruses .
After that, is there anything else I should be aware of?

TIA,


Ian

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Hi Ian,

I suggest that you read this somewhat old but still correct link

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BasicSecurity

and the sticky threads at the Ubuntu Security Forum

https://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=338

Best regards
Nio

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[lubuntu-users] Security on Lubuntu PCs/Laptops

2016-10-23 Thread Ian Bruntlett 
Hi,

(Intro)
I refurbish old PCs and laptops that people give me to refurbish and pass
on (free) to people with mental health problems, their carers or their
children. People give me unwanted hardware so I can do that. Sometimes I
scrounge parts. Sometimes I buy parts and pay for them personally.

(Refurbishing a computer)
I run memtest86+ on it to check the memory. Then I use dban to
comprehensively wipe the hard drive. Then I put Lubuntu on it. Also
installed are:- my illustrated guide to Lubuntu, LibreOffice, GIMP,
lubuntu-restricted-extras, gnome-games.

(Actual question)
Paul Chapple, one of my long-term lubuntu on a Dell laptop users asked me
about viruses on Linux. I do know that Linux server computers sometimes get
hacked over the Internet. I did a bit of research and found
https://www.linux.com/learn/myth-busting-linux-immune-viruses . After that,
is there anything else I should be aware of?

TIA,


Ian

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