Re: [PLUG] ANNOUNCEMENT: Portland Linux/Unix Group Celebrates 30 years at this month's General Meeting!
On 3/29/24 19:55, Russell Senior wrote: What: 30th Anniversary Meeting Where: 5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland When: Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7 PM Why: The pursuit of technology freedom The Portland Linux/Unix Group has been meeting since 30 years ago this month. Please join us for a celebratory gathering to recognize our continuing longevity. It isn't possible to say right now who the speaker will be, but we'll work something out. More important than who is speaking is getting together to recognize the community of helpers that we are. Whether you are an old timer, there at the beginning, or someone who used to attend but haven't in a while, or someone who just started attending recently, or someone who has never attended before, we welcome you and hope that you can join us! I feel like there should be cake. I wonder if there are any volunteers that can help make that happen? -- Russell Senior PLUG Volunteer russ...@pdxlinux.org
[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] ANNOUNCEMENT: Portland Linux/Unix Group Celebrates 30 years at this month's General Meeting!
What: 30th Anniversary Meeting Where: 5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland When: Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7 PM Why: The pursuit of technology freedom The Portland Linux/Unix Group has been meeting since 30 years ago this month. Please join us for a celebratory gathering to recognize our continuing longevity. It isn't possible to say right now who the speaker will be, but we'll work something out. More important than who is speaking is getting together to recognize the community of helpers that we are. Whether you are an old timer, there at the beginning, or someone who used to attend but haven't in a while, or someone who just started attending recently, or someone who has never attended before, we welcome you and hope that you can join us! Rules and Requests: Masks are encouraged but not required. PLUG is open to everyone and does not tolerate abusive behavior on its mailing lists or at its meetings -- Russell Senior PLUG Volunteer russ...@pdxlinux.org ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG-announce mailing list PLUG-announce@lists.pdxlinux.org https://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
[PLUG] ANNOUNCEMENT: Portland Linux/Unix Group Celebrates 30 years at this month's General Meeting!
What: 30th Anniversary Meeting Where: 5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland When: Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7 PM Why: The pursuit of technology freedom The Portland Linux/Unix Group has been meeting since 30 years ago this month. Please join us for a celebratory gathering to recognize our continuing longevity. It isn't possible to say right now who the speaker will be, but we'll work something out. More important than who is speaking is getting together to recognize the community of helpers that we are. Whether you are an old timer, there at the beginning, or someone who used to attend but haven't in a while, or someone who just started attending recently, or someone who has never attended before, we welcome you and hope that you can join us! Rules and Requests: Masks are encouraged but not required. PLUG is open to everyone and does not tolerate abusive behavior on its mailing lists or at its meetings -- Russell Senior PLUG Volunteer russ...@pdxlinux.org
Re: [PLUG] Deleting directory in $HOME
On Fri, 29 Mar 2024, David Bridges wrote: I do not use xfce but more than likely it is using xdg-user* stuff Take a look in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs I modified the values to be what I wanted a long time ago on my system because I the directories listed in that file were recreated after I deleted them. David, Thank you. I had no idea that user-dir.dirs existed. Sure enough, all the default Slackware installation directories in $HOME are there. I commented out all of them. Much appreciated lesson, Rich
Re: [PLUG] Deleting directory in $HOME
On Fri, 29 Mar 2024, King Beowulf wrote: Anything Xfce and X.org creates in $HOME as a default will just get recreated if you remove/delete. Just because YOU don't sue a config does not mean the DE (Xfce or X) does not use it. Ed, The Desktop directory is not a configuration file; it's a user directory. If you insist: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/206594/why-cant-i-delete-this-file-as-root Interesting. On the laptop ~/Desktop has only one attribute: e. That's not shown in the man page and it's neither i or a. Perhaps removing the e (whatever that is -- I'll look for an explanation) will help. Thanks, Rich
Re: [PLUG] Loading ~/.Xmodmap on laptop [FIXED]
On Fri, 29 Mar 2024, King Beowulf wrote: That doesn't look right for Slackware. Use the default one for 15.0. 1. exit Xfce 2. make sure logged as your normal user, no GUI or X running, and not as root 3. run "xwmconfig" 4. choose any OTHER desktop, hit OK 5. run "xwmconfig" again, choose Xfce, Ok Ed, Ah. my bad. I hadn't considered that xwmconfig changes with the versions. Of course, it's been a long time since I upgraded to 14.2 and I've forgotten a lot of details. to start X and Xfce you simply $ startx DO NOT RUN startxfce4 DIRECTLY!!! I don't. startx is an alias in ~/.bash_profile. Make sure that the new X and Xfce stuff from 15.0 is installed in /etc and you did NOT copy ANY old settings from 14.2. Nope. All 15.0. Much thanks, Rich
Re: [PLUG] Deleting directory in $HOME
On 3/29/24 09:17, Rich Shepard wrote: > Xfce4 adds a few Capitalized directories in a user's ~/ when it's installed. > I've never used them and had no problems deleting them until now: the > Desktop directory (755 perms) will not be removed either by me or by root. > It has 2 hardlinks: the current and parent directories. > > The xfce mail list is very quiet; no posts since I rejoined yesterday. My > web searches haven't found a reason why a directory owned by me and in the > users group cannot be removed. > > A clue stick will be appreciated. > > TIA, > > Rich Rich, Anything Xfce and X.org creates in $HOME as a default will just get recreated if you remove/delete. Just because YOU don't sue a config does not mean the DE (Xfce or X) does not use it. If you insist: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/206594/why-cant-i-delete-this-file-as-root
Re: [PLUG] Loading ~/.Xmodmap on laptop
On 3/29/24 07:28, Rich Shepard wrote: > This has been an issue with me on all laptops I've owned: despite ~/.xinitrc > containing: > > #!/bin/sh > # $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $ > > usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap > /usr/bin/xmodmap $HOME/.Xmodmap > userresources=$HOME/.Xresources > sysmodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap > > #if [ -f $userresources ]; then > #xrdb -merge $userresources > #fi > > virtual consoles do not load it when I startxfce4 and open v.t.s. > > What am I missing? > > TIA, > > Rich Rich, That doesn't look right for Slackware. Use the default one for 15.0. 1. exit Xfce 2. make sure logged as your normal user, no GUI or X running, and not as root 3. run "xwmconfig" 4. choose any OTHER desktop, hit OK 5. run "xwmconfig" again, choose Xfce, Ok This will copy the correct startup script from /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.xfceto ~/.xinitrc. Don't monkey with it or use an old one from 14.2. to start X and Xfce you simply $ startx DO NOT RUN startxfce4 DIRECTLY!!! Make sure that the new X and Xfce stuff from 15.0 is installed in /etc and you did NOT copy ANY old settings from 14.2. Have fun! -Ed
[PLUG] Deleting directory in $HOME
Xfce4 adds a few Capitalized directories in a user's ~/ when it's installed. I've never used them and had no problems deleting them until now: the Desktop directory (755 perms) will not be removed either by me or by root. It has 2 hardlinks: the current and parent directories. The xfce mail list is very quiet; no posts since I rejoined yesterday. My web searches haven't found a reason why a directory owned by me and in the users group cannot be removed. A clue stick will be appreciated. TIA, Rich
[PLUG] Loading ~/.Xmodmap on laptop
This has been an issue with me on all laptops I've owned: despite ~/.xinitrc containing: #!/bin/sh # $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $ usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap /usr/bin/xmodmap $HOME/.Xmodmap userresources=$HOME/.Xresources sysmodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap #if [ -f $userresources ]; then #xrdb -merge $userresources #fi virtual consoles do not load it when I startxfce4 and open v.t.s. What am I missing? TIA, Rich
