Re: Linux distro options ...
Thanks Ryan. That is what I hope to do. --- 2405-18 Ryan Jones via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi Joe, Have you considered installing KDE on Linux Mint and then having your Display Manager boot to it by default? I find it strange that Mint does not offer a KDE edition. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Linux distro options ...
I agree Linux Mint is my preference; but I want to get it installed with KDE, and I'm searching for options on how best to get that done ~ investigating these: https://upquick.com/linux --- 2405-18 Rusty via PLUG-discuss wrote: I prefer Linux mint, because it's goal as a distribution is "to just work" --- 2405-17 joe wrote: Thanks to Dale, Alexander, Stephen, and all. I'm still investigating distro options. I have zero interest in "gaming". Just picked up a "like-new" T470 for $150. Plan to also add a T480 and do new installs on both. = --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Linux distro options ...
Thanks to Dale, Alexander, Stephen, and all. I'm still investigating distro options. I have zero interest in "gaming". Just picked up a "like-new" T470 for $150. Plan to also add a T480 and do new installs on both. --- 2405-17 at 6:40 AM ~ Stephen Partington wrote (in part): To follow up on Alexander ... set up an Rsync to a single system so all of the others will sync to that system, or some of the other roaming profile options. I went with KDE on Garuda (Gaming centric) but Arch might be better for your needs. I like the current state of KDE Plasma. consider one that will let you keep updating from old to new or a good stable rolling release. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Need help updating linux mint (or) ...
PLUG Friends ... I need help and I will be glad to pay someone to help me get my out-of-date Linux systems updated. I have four (4) Thinkpads with these old versions of Linux Mint installed: #1 T420 linux Mint version 18.1 Serena #2 T430 linux Mint version 18.1 Serena #3 T460 Linux Mint version 20.1 Ulyssa #4 T530 Linux Mint version 19.1 Tessa #1 is my primary computer and the only one on which (almost) everything works the way I want it to work. But the OS is now too old so it cannot be updated. Every week, I back up all of my data to the other three, but each of them have various deficiencies; including, I cannot get 4 virtual desktops to work with unique screen backgrounds on each desktop. I am considering replacing my old Thinkpads with T460's or T470's or T480's like these: https://upquick.com/walmart-thinkpads.jpg Which would you recommend, and would KDE be better to install than Linux Mint? j...@actionline.com ~ 480-325-5055 855 South 77th Place East Mesa AZ --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: ele engineering...
I use it for data analysis & presentation, and introduce students to its basic usage in the Electronics Measurements (ELE251) course that I teach at Mesa Community College . It is enormously powerful and similar to MATLAB (at least as I remember MATLAB from when I used to use proprietary software). Joe Neglia, P.E. MCC Electronics Program Director mesacc.edu/ele On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 11:55 AM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hello, > Are there any engineers that use this product for design? > Download <https://octave.org/download> > > Download > > GNU Octave is a programming language for scientific computing. > <https://octave.org/download> > > > thanks, > Greg > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Linux Mint update questions ...
PLUG Friends ... Need help updating: (I hate updates and updating!) I have four (4) IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads with these versions of Linux Mint installed. #1 T420 linux Mint version is 18.1 Serena #2 T430 linux Mint version is 18.1 Serena #3 T460 Linux Mint version is 20.1 Ulyssa #4 T530 Linux Mint version is 19.1 Tessa #1 is my primary computer and it is the only one on which everything (mostly) works the way I want it to work ... although it has several problems because the OS cannot be updated. Every week, I back up all of my data to the other three (3) and each of them have various deficiencies and need to be updated. For more than a year, I tried to get #3 to work in all respects as well as #1, but I was unable to get four (4) virtual desktops to work with unique screen backgrounds on each one. Now, #3 has developed problems because so many things that had been working fine, no longer work after I was coerced to do the latest update. Among the problems, I got an error message that said there was some defective program somewhere on the system, and it said I should use some program to find which program was defective, but I cannot find how to do that. I would be willing to pay someone (hopefully someone in the East Valley) to help me get this mess cleaned up and get all of my old Thinkpads working the way they once did before blank blank updates screwed up everything. j...@actionline.com ~ 480-325-5055 855 South 77th Place East Mesa AZ --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
OT: Need pro help upload to youtube ...
I need professional help with trying to make and upload videos to youtube. Any of you good plug friends experts? Or can you recommend someone? Youtube online help is too confusing for me. I'm willing to pay for help. j...@acitonline.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: CHIRP on Kubuntu 22.04
I had the same problem. After some frustration, I discovered that putting pressure on that dual audio-style connector with my hand to hold in tightly in place throughout the entire download process solved the connectivity problem. Then again, I'm using a cheap Baofeng radio and Baofeng cable, so that might not be your problem. (Also, I'm running Debian, not Kubuntu.) On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 8:47 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Looks like it's just creating a generic usb serial port, so I'd presume > you need to tell the program your hardware device serial speed, flow > control, bits, etc and have it misconfigured currently it's erroring in > that seeing bits it expects returned. Being legacy serial vs like a > hardware sdr, this is not negotiated but rather needs set for your device > requirements usually, but depending on your hardware that might not always > be the same. > > Also make sure the port is actually running on /dev/ttyUSB0 and not USB1 > or other, I've had this happen if a cable gets yanked or wiggled causing > the device to reset too quickly and is already in use. Check using "dmesg > | grep usbTTY" to make sure the number. > > -mb > > > On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 4:37 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> I'm in need of help with Chirp on Kubuntu 22.04. CHIRP is a program >> that allows for easy programming of a transceiver and for backing up the >> configuration of the radio in question. I've used it before I upgraded >> to 22.04 and it worked. Now it doesn't. I have the port set to >> /dev/ttyUSB0. I give CHIRP the correct vendor and model information. >> Then I click download. Chirp shows nothing, but the radio says TX and a >> progress bar then Clone OK when it's done. This is what should happen. >> However Chirp should also show a progress bar. However it does >> nothing. Instead it give me a dialog box that says: >> >> Error communicating with the radio >> >> module 'collections' has to attribute 'Callable" >> >> This suggests to me that Chirp is sending data to the radio that tells >> it to send its data to Chirp, but it acts like the computer isn't able >> to receive it. Does anyone know how to fix this? >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Windoze licenses, "Bring us your Poor" edition
Michael wrote: *"Second, I tend to think these are more than likely just sold dirt cheap via 3rd world countries where Microsoft will take what it can get, even pennies ..."* Exactly. Going from distant memory here, so don't quote me, but, to determine the optimal price that they should charge for a product, one of the variables that companies need to consider is the "elasticity of demand" for that product. That is a function of many things, including how essential the item is, the wealth of the target market, the availability of substitute products, etc. Everything else being equal, to optimize revenue, companies can charge more for a product with a low elasticity of demand. The elasticity of demand varies around the globe. In a rich country, the elasticity of a given product is low (people are less price-sensitive), so the optimal price is higher. This is consistent with our intuition. In a poor country, the elasticity is higher, so the optimal price is lower. So, to maximize revenue that they can raise from poorer countries, it sounds like M$ charges less for 'Doze. Again, perfectly consistent with our intuition. And it's a win-win, because everyone benefits: M$ makes more more money (unfortunately IMHO, but who can blame them?), and the consumers in the poorer countries can afford to buy the product due to its lower price. But that strategy breaks down if consumers exploit this difference in price, by consumers in poor countries buying low, and then selling high to other consumers in rich countries. If it happens on a large scale, this prevents the company from being able to exploit that difference in elasticity. Incidentally, this is perfectly analogous to the pharmaceutical market. For example, drugs are sold much more cheaply in Mexico, so many Americans drive down there to get their prescription drugs much, much more cheaply. Clearly, big pharma hates that, and so they sponsor legislation to ban the import of the very drugs they exported. Of course, they don't say that they are doing that so that they can maximize revenue. They claim that the quality of the imported drugs cannot be guaranteed. On a personal note, I have no problem with companies maximizing their revenue, even companies that I detest such as M$. They produce a product that, unfortunately, many people want. And I have no problem with consumers re-selling a product that they own and have legitimately purchased, to take advantage of the price difference (arbitrage). What I DO have a problem with is the state interfering with the freedom of people to buy or sell their own property. Doing so actually represents a state subsidy to these corporations, paid for by taxpayers. On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 10:44 AM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > These are as far as I have ever been able to tell actual, working > licenses. I'm on my 3rd copy of use between different devices over > probably 6+ years now, Microsoft blesses my pc still as authentic, so not > like it dies after a few months or eventually figures itself out. My > current win10 copy I've used for 2+ years, and still have versions on older > systems I don't use as much anymore, but presume they'd start and update > without issues without going into Pirate Edition mode. > > One thing that is a bit otherwise sheisty, I did buy a 2-pack of win10 > licenses, used the first, and went to use the second a few weeks later, and > the key no longer worked, but contacting them they did regenerate me a key > that works. I've also had them give me keys that didn't work immediately > too, but again support will give me new working keys. > > I contemplated for a bit on this, wondering just how legal or shady these > are, and went down some rabbit holes of thought. One thought was they just > randomly try keys until they use some online means of validating them, sell > them as quick as possible, thus if I wait too long they're already DOA. > I'd imagine later MS would put me into Pirate Mode lockdown if so... > > Second, I tend to think these are more than likely just sold dirt cheap > via 3rd world countries where Microsoft will take what it can get, even > pennies vs. just having Billions of people using the same pirated WinXP > copy as it was in the early 2000's and beholden to inherent insecurity. > Cisco and other mega manufacturers do this commonly in 2nd and 3rd world > nations, as otherwise no one could afford them legitimately there, but hey > stupid westerners with more money than brains, sure we'll take that $200 > windows license fee! Obviously they'd rather have $200 than $7, but when > you print money as licenses as they do, copper or paper, it's all cash, and > they'll take what they can get. > > Think about that some, how does that make *you* feel? Makes me want to > crumple a dollar bill and throw it at Microsoft quoting Bricktop from the > movie Snatch: "If I throw a dog a bone, I don't want to know if it
Re: samsung premature wear on nvme
Michael, do you know if there is any Linux utility that can report the SSD wear levels? (I just bought a couple of 2TB Samsung 970 SSD's, and am curious if these might also be affected.) On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 12:48 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/samsung-releases-firmware-fix-for-rapid-failure-issue-in-new-990-pro-ssds/ > > This is pretty sad, I've been a fan of samsung since my first few > generations of ssd's all died quickly from crucial/micron and adata, never > really looked back with samsung's wear leveling tech. There were firmware > issues with the 980 and linux, and now this, perhaps time to move on. > > -mb > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: wine installed need panel link ...
Thanks Vikriti for your help. Two three new questions about this: I finally did get Paint Shop Pro installed and it works almost flawlessly via wine on my latest Linux Mint installation. I now have the same OLD PSP version 7 (from 2001) installed from CD-rom disk on several Linux laptops. Had trouble finding where the psp.exe was for my latest install, but once I found it at ~/media/joe/something/psp.exe the installation went smoothly. Now, I need to create a launcher icon on the panel. How can I do that? Second issue, when I search Synaptic for a program like wine to install, and it lists many dozens of options; how can one capture and download the list of optins that displays? CTRL A does not work for that. Third question: Where can one find a list of all programs installed from Synaptic (or apt get) and the dates of last installation for each? Thanks again for your help!! Joe --- 2302-06 Vikriti D'Vita via PLUG wrote: After installing wine, you should be able to double click to run .exe files. What windows program are you trying to run with wine? On 2/6/23 joe via PLUG wrote: I think I have 'wine' installed via synaptic but I am unable to find how to start and run it. Synaptic shows a long list of packages, a few of which show as being installed. But how can one download the list of files that display when one does a search for 'wine' and the long list displays? CTRL "A" highlights everything, but I cannot copy what is listed. = --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: How to restart ssh? SOLVED
Thank you Vikriti ... You were correct. The IP address had changed, so I updated my script and all worked fine. ~Joe --- 2302-06 Vikriti D'Vita wrote: No route to host means there you aren't on the same network. Make sure the IP address is correct. It looks like your IP address is getting randomized by your router. Check the ip address before connecting, it probably changed. Joe asked: When I try to ssh or rsync from one of my linux units to another, most of the time it works, but sometimes I get this error message: = --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to restart ssh?
When I try to ssh or rsync from one of my linux units to another, most of the time it works, but sometimes I get this error message: ssh: connect to host 192.168.0.56 port 22: No route to host I have tried 'sudo service ssh restart' but that no longer works. How can I get it restarted and keep it working? Joe --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to get wine installed and working?
I think I have 'wine' installed via synaptic but I am unable to find how to start and run it. Synaptic shows a long list of packages, a few of which show as being installed. But how can one download the list of files that display when one does a search for 'wine' and the long list displays? CTRL "A" highlights everything, but I cannot copy what is listed. === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
webp is a nuisance
webp is a nuisance (imho). I tried to: sudo apt install webp so I could convert them to jpgs and that did not work. It is also not in synoptic. Any suggestions? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: sudo cd... command not found?
Slightly OT: Bob, since you are using tcsh, you can probably answer a question I have had for decades: what is the reason for using tcsh (or, for that matter, any terminal other than the usual default of bash)? On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 10:49 AM Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Lol, I have an alias for cd on my system, which uses chdir otherwise it > would loop. > I'm using tcsh. It turns out chdir is just a synonym for cd built into > tcsh. > > I knew What would happen if you did a sudo cd, but I was so focused on > finding another way to type in cd I completely forgot about it. Oops > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Google Fi ?? Thanks for the helpful responses ...
Thanks to all who provided helpful responses. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Anyone use Google Fi ??
Does anyone here use Google Fi ?? How good or how bad is it? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Thank you Brian ... plus a question ...
Thank you Brian for solving the issue of missing PLUG email messages. All is well now. Linux Mint on Thinkpad laptop used to run fine 24/7 with the lid closed as I use an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. But recently something changed (and I don't know what) but now, I have to have the lid up for it to work. What settings can I change to get it to work again with the lid closed? Also, I have another Thinkpad running Linux Mint onto which I rsync backup all of my files; and I'd like to be able to do that to that second device without having to lift the lid and sign in in order to do my backups. Thanks PLUG friends. ~Joe --- --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: T-Mobile Home Internet followup
Slightly OT but somewhat related questions: 1) Are web servers allowed on these cell-based ISPs? 2) What about Starlink? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Why "no such file" error ??
Recently I purchased a used Thinkpad T460 and I did a fresh install of Linux Mint 20.1 that works ... except: I also installed a "C" program called 'readin' that I have used successfully for more than 30 years on several Linux installs; but it does not work on on this Mint 20 install. Instead, this error appears: "/home/joe/bin/readin: No such file or directory" That is weird because 'readin' is actually present in my directory: /home/joe/bin I have uploaded copies of the applicable files here: *** https://vsiq.com/data/count/ *** In one of the files named: why-no-such.pdf I have tried to explain and demo the problem. Someone suggested replacing 'readin' with "read -n1" and that works in the small "count" example ... however, it does not work in most of the other important shell script applications in which I need 'readin' to work. So the question remains, why that error message appears when the named file is actually present in /home/joe/bin? === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
"No such file or directory" error message ???
Just did a fresh install of Mint 20.1 on one of my thinkpads and this is the 2nd of some issues to resolve: On my other computer, I have a small c program called "readin" that works like a "hot-key" to select options in an html menu called ZIP with a keystroke. This program has been working successfully on several of my computers for many years; however when copied on to the new Mint 20.1 install, and invoked, it does not work. Instead, when executed, I see an endless stream of the following four (4) lines repeating, and I have kill the window to stop the endless repeating: ZIP temp >>> /home/joe/bin/j: line 29: /home/joe/bin/readin: No such file or directory Basic ZIP options are: ead ail rite rint uit for more options The utility "readin" actually is in: /home/joe/bin/readin So why does the computer keep saying "No such file or directory" I wonder if the problem has something to do with .bashrc === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Invalid Context= error
Just did a fresh install of Mint 20.1 on one of my thinkpads and have a few issues to resolve: On my other computer on the command line, I can type: kwrite file.txt and the file opens fine. But on this new install, when I type the same, I see a long list of 50+ "Invalid Context" messages. Below is just a short example of the first dozen msgs: Why and what can fix this? joe@t460:~/bin$ kwrite file.txt qt5ct: using qt5ct plugin Hspell: can't open /usr/share/hspell/hebrew.wgz.sizes. sonnet.plugins.hspell: HSpellDict::HSpellDict: Init failed qt5ct: D-Bus global menu: no Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/16/" Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/16@2x/" Invalid Context= "Mimetypes" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/mimetypes/16/" Invalid Context= "Mimetypes" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/mimetypes/16@2x/" Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/22/" Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/22@2x/" Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/24/" Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/24@2x/" Invalid Context= "Mimetypes" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/mimetypes/24/" Invalid Context= "Mimetypes" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/mimetypes/24@2x/" Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/32/" Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/32@2x/" [snipped] === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: portable ssd
Especially if the controller supports UASP. *Huge* speed increase. On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 11:15 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > On Sat, 2022-09-03 at 19:11 -0700, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > If I recall correctly what was said is USB will create a bottleneck so > > an SSD drive is of no benefit. That is why the spinner was recommended. > > I think I was the one who said that, but it was in regard to USB2. I think > USB3 is > fast enough to gain benefit from an SSD. > > SteveT > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: video editors
I'll vouch for that. Years ago KDEnlive was crashing on me every few minutes. Tried it again a few months ago and it was solid. On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 6:25 PM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > If it's been a while since you tried it, it might be worth a look again, > not that it'll beat Davinci Resolve in features (which I assume you > meant by Black magic design). The kdenlive team did a massive rewrite a > couple of years ago and it was relatively unstable for a bit... but its > had a couple of years to mature to its new form and it's quite good and > stable now, again. > > Brian > > On 9/3/22 10:47, Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > KDenlive crashed on me over and over. It made it impossible for me to > edit anything over 5 minutes. I bought a license for black magic design and > that has solved all my issues. I love it. It’s worth the $180 or whatever. > > > >> On Sep 3, 2022, at 6:46 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> This is probably off topic since it has to do with video editors. I > understand kdenlive - https://kdenlive.org/en/ - is probably the best > Linux free video editor. > >> > >> The need is for editing simple YouTube videos. I think one only needs > to know how to do a hand-full of tasks. This is not for Hollywood level > video editing. > >> > >> Your thoughts? > >> > >> Thanks!! > >> > >> Keith > >> --- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Proprietary Subscription Software: was Photoshop
Good to see another Grandview user here! I originally used PC-Outline that was included with WordStar all those years ago, but later found Grandview was an upgraded version. I run it now under DosBox. (WordStar, too, when I really need to write seriously.) I'm really surprised that there is still no open source outlining program similar to Grandview. *Thank goodness* Linux can run those old proprietary programs. I would rather have a bag of mosquitoes tied around my head than subscribe to online proprietary software. No way I'm going to be chained to a treadmill. On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 12:09 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > On Tue, 2022-08-30 at 08:56 -0700, JD Austin via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Adobe doesn't sell CS6 anymore; they're all about the subscription. > > > > What's really cool about the proprietary subscription model is that once > you're not > subscribed, you've lost your data. Who wouldn't enjoy a situation like > that? > > I don't want any of you to think I'm trying to get sympathy, but in 1990 I > started > using a spectacular drawing program called Micorgrafx Windows Draw (MGX > Draw), and > made hundreds of drawings with it. In the late 1990's MGX Draw was sold to > a company > operating out of a PO box, who promptly sunk it but wouldn't release the > source. > Unfortunately for me, I still had the install disk, so even today I have > the option > of running MGX Draw on Wine in order to access my drawings from the > 1990's. Totally > unacceptable. WordPerfect 5.1 is worse: Being a DOS program all I need to > do is copy > the WordPerfect 5.1 install directory to my Linux drive, run it under > FreeDOS, and > access all my 1980's Wordperfect files. This is a horrible invasion of the > past. > > When it came to an outline processor called Grandview, I solved this > problem even > though Grandview wasn't a subscription. I lost the install CD and the > executable > tree, so now I cannot look at my Grandview files at all. This is how > computing > should work: Data over 7 years old must be discarded! > > Subscription software solves this problem elegantly. Imagine your joy when > you go to > open an old file, only to find that you no longer have an executable with > which to > look at the file. Then you might as well no longer back it up, keeping > your backups > smaller. > > I just love proprietary subscription software! > > SteveT > > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Shred
Rather than wiping old drives, a friend of mine would sometimes bring them along with us to use for target practice. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re:: Libre Office pdf fill in form ...
Today, I tried to use Libre Office to fill in a pdf document form and I managed to get the text filled in, but I was unable to get the checkbox to work. Any help out there? I uploaded a screen shot example here: https://upquick.com/temp/pdf-in-libre.jpg I managed to get an "X" in a text box once, but as soon as I move to the next field, the "X" that I got there temporarily vanishes. google: libre office fill in pdf form How to convert a PDF document to a fillable form in LibreOffice ask.libreoffice.org How to fill in a PDF in LibreOffice? Convert a PDF document to a fillable form in LibreOffice 1 Click “View → Toolbars → Form Controls” 2 Add your input fields. 3 Click “File → Export as PDF” 4 Select checkbox “Create PDF Form” 5 Click “Export” === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Used computer sources ...
Thanks Steven ... I did find a good Thinkpad T-460 on craigslist but I agree that Feature Marketing looked like one of the best local sources for used computers. - On 2022-04-19 3:39 pm, Steven via PLUG-discuss wrote: A little late of a response, but if you haven't picked anything up yet consider this another pointer to the folks listed below. I happened to have an appointment a while back that put me right in Feature Marketing's neighborhood and swung by to pick up a small Dell desktop. It was a reasonable price, included the power cable (so no charging extra fees for necessities), and they opened it up in front of me to confirm it was set up as advertised. On 4/12/22 17:11, Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss wrote: I have picked up used laptops from "feature marketing" in the past. https://featuremarketing.com/product-category/laptops-notebooks-tablets/ --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Thanks to Todd Cole and Phil Waclawski ...
Thanks to Todd Cole and Phil Waclawski for used laptop source suggestions. Resell Electronics does not have any info online (that I could find), but FeatureMarketing.com seems to be a very good local source. --- 2204-12 at 5:11 pm, Phil Waclawski wrote: I have picked up used laptops from "feature marketing" in the past. https://featuremarketing.com/product-category/laptops-notebooks-tablets/ === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Still hoping for advice from Plug ...
A few days ago, I asked Plug for advice on used laptops and Linux distro options ... but I got no comments, so I'm asking a slightly different way: (1) Where is the best place in Mesa and/or in the Phoenix area to buy used laptops (i.e. Thinkpads)? (2) Or are ebay, amazon, or backmarket the best options? (3) Which is the best version of Linux Mint to install on a Thinkpad to run 24/7 with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse? I want long term stable and not the latest experimental version. PS: I found this article to be very interesting and informative: 50 Best Linux Distros for 2022: https://linuxhint.com/best-linux-distros-2022/ === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Best place to buy used Thinkpads in Arizona
Other than Ebay, where is the best local place to buy a used or refurbished Thinkpad in Arizona? How does a Lenovo G500 compare to a T460? Which are the best Thinkpad model options to run 24/7 with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse? === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Seeking recommendations from the Plug brain trust:
Dear Plug friends ... After using older versions of Linux Mint for many years, I now need to "build' a new system. Because, what I have relied on, and what has worked perfectly for many years is now causing some problems. So, I am seeking your recommendations for system choices. I quit using hardware "boxes" years ago and switched to using Thinkpad laptops exclusively; all running different versions of Linux Mint: two T-420s, two T430s, one T530. All are kept running 24/7 (all but one in sleep mode) and none of them have ever "failed" or had a major problem, until now. Thinkpads seem to be amazingly reliable. I work mostly on one of the T-420s with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse ... and I rsync backup all of my data to each of four other Thinkpads weekly. However, I have never been able to get any of my backup Thinkpads to work as completely as that one old-reliable T420 with Linux Mint 17.2 based on Ubuntu 14:4 ... which is no longer supported. So, I am now considering purchasing a refurbished T460 ... but I am open to consider other models. And, I need to decide which version of Linux Mint (or what alternative distro) to use. Also, I am no longer inclined to try to do the installation myself because I remember almost always hitting obstacles when trying to complete a new installation, and having difficulty getting everything that I need to work correctly. So, I hope that I can "hire" one of my Plug friends to install whatever y'all recommend as the best version of Linux Mint (or some alternative) and help me get everything that I need working. In addition to what is included in a standard install, I want it to start without requiring a password required every time I restart and without that startup "wallet" nuisance. The apps that I use most are: kwrite, Libre Office, Google docs (mostly Writer), Firefox, Chrome, Apache, and Wine with which I use Paint Shop Pro 7.0. And, I want 4 desktops with different wallpaper on each one (so I know where I am). That I was only able to get to work on my one old T-420 with KDE and it is something that I have been unable to get to work on my four backup Thinkpads. I will also want all of the other applications that I currently have on my old T420 installed and working; and I need to know how to extract list of what all is installed. Please tell me your recommendations and questions; and contact me privately if you would be so kind to provide a quote to help me build a new system. PS: Whatever happened to installfests? (covid seems to be mostly a non-issue now.) j...@actionline.com === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: How to refresh the list of updates?
Thanks Brian ... Followed your suggestion (quoted below) and finally got the update to work (sort of) ... but with these error messages (and a bunch of other problems): The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct. Failed to fetch http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/dists/trusty-getdeb/apps/binary-amd64/Packages gnutls_handshake() failed: Handshake failed Failed to fetch http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/dists/trusty-getdeb/apps/binary-i386/Packages gnutls_handshake() failed: Handshake failed Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. The application launcher just "blinks" and does not open, so I cannot access anything there. So, I tried this: t420: sudo synaptic ... [sudo] password for joe: ... and got these error messages: ** (synaptic:2749): WARNING **: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.a11y.Bus was not provided by any .service files Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. please move it to /home/joe/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf manually (synaptic:2749): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_hide: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed And ... now I have no sound and I am seeing a variety of weird problems, including the size of the display changes (fonts increasing in size) arbitrarily and spuriously in some applications. So, I have to CTRL - repeatedly to reduce the contents image size. --- 2203-26 Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: It says you have a duplicate entry for your google chrome repository in your sources.list file, which could be in just /etc/apt/sources.list or in a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d or any combination of the two. I'd check it with: cd /etc/apt; grep -r chrome sources.list* and see which files it come back as having a match and then just delete one of the lines in the file, or the whole file if it's only has one repository line in it. === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to refresh the list of updates?
How to refresh the list of updates? I have a Thinkpad T420 running an older version of Linux Mint as my main computer ... however, I have been unable to update it because I get this error message: Could not refresh the list of updates WzDuplicate sources.list entry http://dl.google.com/linux/ chrome/deb/ stable/main amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ dLgoog|e.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_binary- amd64_packages). Encountered a section with no package: header, Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ archive.getdeb.net_ubuntu_dists_trusty— getdeb_apps_i18n_Translation-en, The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. How can I get this fixed? === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Keyboard-Centric workflow: was GNOME or KDE?
Thanks, Steve! Just installed dmenu (actually dmenu_run) from the Debian repo, and it is great! My "keyboard centric" workflow up to now has simply been to launch programs with Alt-F2. This is waay better. Ever closer to getting rid of the darn mouse ... On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 7:18 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss said on Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:27:51 -0700 > > >Glad to see some love for LXDE. Been using it for many years now. It > >is simple and small. Would be interested in hearing more about your > >"keyboard centric workflow" for LXDE. I'm using xmodmap to emulate > >the beloved and venerable WordStar keyboard diamond to minimize mouse > >usage, but am curious what you are using. > > Hi Joe, > > The stuff I say here is applicable to any WM/DE (Window Manager or > Desktop Environment) that allows you to assign hotkeys to both WM/DE > functions and external commands, and LXDE is very definitely in that > set. > > The central tool of my keyboard centricity is a program called dmenu > from Suckless Tools. Dmenu takes a list as input, and narrows that list > as you type in letters. Via a shellscript, the list I give it is the > executable files on $PATH. My shellscript invokes dmenu to display > vertically instead of the default horizontally, and tells dmenu to > disregard capitalization in the letters I type and the list items it > rules out as I type more and more letters. If I want to abort the > dmenu operation, I press Escape, dmenu returns non-zero, and my > shellscript does nothing. I've assigned hotkey Shift+Ctrl+semicolon. > > I also use hotkeys for other things. > > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > March 2022 featured book: Making Mental Models: Advanced Edition > http://www.troubleshooters.com/mmm > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: GNOME or KDE?
Glad to see some love for LXDE. Been using it for many years now. It is simple and small. Would be interested in hearing more about your "keyboard centric workflow" for LXDE. I'm using xmodmap to emulate the beloved and venerable WordStar keyboard diamond to minimize mouse usage, but am curious what you are using. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Can't get update to work ...
I can't get my Linux Mint version 17.2 to update: DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.2 DISTRIB_CODENAME=rafaela DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela" I tried both of these: from the command line: sudo apt update ; sudo apt -f install sudo apt full-upgrade This is the text of the error message I see: Could not refresh the list of updates WzDuplicate sourcesJist entry http://dl.google.comllinux/ chrome/deb] stable/main amd64 Packages (/var/lib/aptllists/ dLgoog|e.com_|inux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_binary- amd64_kckages). Encountered a section with no mckage: header. Problem with MergeList Ivar/lib/aptllistsl archive.getdeb.net_ubuntu_dists_trusty— getdeb_apps_i18n_‘ll'anslation-en, The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. === --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Reliable ISP?
I got a block of 16 static public IP's (I think it's called a CIMD /28 or some such lingo). The uppermost and lowest addresses in the block have a special purpose, but that leaves 14 usable static IP's. With the one that I am using, there are 13 remaining ones, seemingly going to waste. I thought it would be convenient and simple to have a separate Raspberry Pi server for each site that I am hosting, each with a different static public IP. But couldn't figure out how to do that. My online research led nowhere -- knowledge in this area appears to be scarce. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! (Incidentally I discovered that Apache has a feature called Virtual Hosts that let's you host multiple websites behind one static public IP. Works great, except that only ONE of the sites hosted that way can have SSL enabled, due to the way Virtual Hosts works. This is how I'm currently set up.) On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 1:15 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> I am told I can rent more static IPs... I assume I will need some > hardware to be able to accommodate more than 1 IP unless I am port > forwarding to different boxes. > > Not really, just about any *nix-y system can accommodate that with NAT as > a firewall/router/gateway, whatever you want to call it, with one ip or > many. Even basic WRT-based systems ala netgear/linksys can tend to handle > this in theory with basic network iptables features. Probably best would > be something like pfsync, which there is plenty of cheap gateway hardware > out there that can run it, or any older (ie. cheap) enterprise firewalls. > > Old days the biggest reason for multiple ip's was SSL requiring 1:1 IP to > DNS binding, but this has gotten easier out of necessity with use of > Subject Alternative Names (SAN) as part of the certs. If you need the same > external port being forwarded to multiple internal ports/services is about > the only other reason for multiple ip's, but as long as you can define > separate ports for what is connecting to it, not so much. > > When you get to the point you want to do so, more than few of us have > probably done so to help you through it and understand the concepts once > you know what you need/want to do. > > >> Cox Business does not block any ports. > > The only residential ports they block really relevant these days is 80 for > http (not 443/https, so why 80??), and smtp for email, but these days there > is little reason to run your own smtp server unless you're just doing it to > do it or honeypot spammers trying to hit you 24/7 for no good reasons. I'd > run sslvpn for remote access on https/443 just fine on res service, I just > need to make sure to type https://. > > >> I am satisfied with Cox Business > > CBS service is just pricey (compared to residential) to begin with, > unlimited bandwidth and unblocked ports or not imho, but otherwise about > the best/cheapest "business class" service/support you can get, if you can > get it in your hood. > > -mb > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 12:04 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> >> I've had a Cox Business account for maybe 8 years. I've only had one >> outage, and it was short. My package is a home office type of plan. I >> am currently running a LAMP + BIND + Postfix + Dovecot on a laptop on my >> single static IP. I am told I can rent more static IPs... I assume I >> will need some hardware to be able to accommodate more than 1 IP unless >> I am port forwarding to different boxes. >> I configured this server on a laptop to see if I could do it. I am a >> PHP dev, with some light LAMP server experience. I still have a lot to >> learn. >> >> Cox Business does not block any ports. >> >> Cox tells me there will never be any overages because on my plan I >> purchase a set up and down which cannot be exceeded. >> >> I am satisfied with Cox Business >> >> >> On 2021-11-14 11:21, Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> > Any recommendations for a reliable ISP? >> > >> > (Couldn't find any recent discussion in the PLUG archives, so am >> > asking here.) >> > >> > I currently have a business account (I'm running a small server on a >> > static public IP address for my business), but am having a *terrible* >> > time with my current ISP. Worked *great* for about a year, but have >> > been having daily outages for about a month now. >> > >> > Don't even want to say the name for fear of being sued for libel. They >> > were honest enough to admit it is an "internal issue", and ha
Re: Reliable ISP?
Wow, _thank you_ for that, Michael! You are correct, it's cable. Cox. Modem is Arris SB6183. I wrote a BASH script to log the outages by pinging 8.8.8.8 once per minute. That shows all the outages, but other than that doesn't seem to be of any help with troubleshooting. Your suggestion to look at the modem's internal pages yielded tons of info, plus it turns out the modem logs all the outages, too. Here's what I found regarding signal strength for the first few channels, upstream and downstream, when the network is up. (I'll grab these again the next time it goes down -- that would provide more useful information, I presume): *Downstream Bonded Channels* *Channel* *Lock Status* *Modulation* *Channel ID* *Frequency* *Power* *SNR* *Corrected* *Uncorrectables* 1 Locked QAM256 45 42900 Hz -0.4 dBmV 38.1 dB 38 0 2 Locked QAM256 33 35700 Hz 0.5 dBmV 38.5 dB 2 0 3 Locked QAM256 34 36300 Hz 0.3 dBmV 38.7 dB 0 0 4 Locked QAM256 35 36900 Hz 0.3 dBmV 38.7 dB 1 0 ... there are 12 more of these Downstream channels, with similar Power and SNR numbers. *Upstream Bonded Channels* *Channel* *Lock Status* *US Channel Type* *Channel ID* *Symbol Rate* *Frequency* *Power* 1 Locked ATDMA 1 5120 Ksym/sec 1770 Hz 39.7 dBmV 2 Locked ATDMA 2 5120 Ksym/sec 2410 Hz 39.7 dBmV 3 Locked ATDMA 3 5120 Ksym/sec 3050 Hz 39.7 dBmV 4 Locked ATDMA 4 5120 Ksym/sec 3690 Hz 39.7 dBmV Seems like an SNR of 38 or 39 dB would be reasonable, but not sure what the standard is for these systems. Will definitely look into your mtr suggestion next! Always learning ... Joe On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 1:10 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Well, not knowing what you have (ie. cable/dsl vs. like actual fiber, > T1's, or what), I'm presuming probably cable or dsl. > > Tempe in that area was originally acquired by cox from some local podunk > cable company that built it originally, and circa 2003 when I worked for > cox, the cable was all craptastic in the asu/tempe area. A buddy that > works there told me they fixed most of tempe already, but one never > knows... DSL is highly variable on age as well, and that being an older > hood, I can imagine it might be shaky. Centurylink never really fixes > those on old 2-wire infrastructure, they just guarantee less quality. > > If you have cox and a decent motorola/arris modem, you can probably > monitor your own modem power levels off the modem's internal page if you > look up how to, which will tell you if it's truly a service problem in your > area or house and you can yell at them to (hopefully) fix. Calling cox and > drilling them some, they can see and record modem levels historically too, > so they know if someone there cares to look. DSL you're probably more > stuck with Centurylink some asscrack tech looking at a point in time, which > may or may not tell the whole story. Monitoring externally with pings and > recording latency is probably all you can do there. Run an mtr (linux > enhanced traceroute utility) to google over time and watch your per-hop > latencies, see where it goes to hell. > > Short of getting cox or CL to build fiber to your crib, you're mostly > stuck with cox cable or centurylink dsl for residential or *business* > service (which is just residential with better maintenance response times > to roll a tech there). They'll make you pay the construction one form or > another (higher monthly recurring cost over a long-term contract, or you > pay construction up front of some tens of thousands of dollars), but then > you can get 10mbps to 10gbps, again whatever you want to pay for. > > -mb > > > On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 12:34 PM Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Yes, it is an older neighborhood, but pretty much in the center of the >> east valley: Tempe, about a half mile south of the ASU campus. >> >> On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 12:20 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> It would help to start with who and what service you have today, as well >>> as where you are roughly currently. >>> >>> Some parts of town are ancient and just get the booty end of the stick, >>> but mostly everywhere around phoenix is decently serviced. Fringes, it's >>> more selective and variable. >>> >>> -mb >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 11:21 AM Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss < >>> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Any recommendations for a reliable ISP? >>>> ... >>>> Speed is not an issue. But reliability is! Any suggestions would be >>>> greatly appreciated. >>>> &g
Reliable ISP?
Any recommendations for a reliable ISP? (Couldn't find any recent discussion in the PLUG archives, so am asking here.) I currently have a business account (I'm running a small server on a static public IP address for my business), but am having a *terrible* time with my current ISP. Worked *great* for about a year, but have been having daily outages for about a month now. Don't even want to say the name for fear of being sued for libel. They were honest enough to admit it is an "internal issue", and have no ETA on a fix. "[Their] technicians continue to work to resolve the problem in [my] neighborhood. Currently, there is no estimated time for when service will be restored." I get the feeling they don't have a grasp on the problem, as when I call their status line they report an outage even when the system is up. When my connection goes down, a modem reboot sometimes (but not always) gets me connected again. Speed is not an issue. But reliability is! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to get the correct battery?
I just ordered a replacement battery from Amazon for my old Lenovo Thinkpad T-530 laptop, and the one I received does not fit. Comparison: https://upquick.com/temp/t530-battery.jpg There are lots of numbers on the original battery, but how can one figure out which is a defining #? Numbers on battery: TZ32R2112C ~ B053R015-2022 TIS 2217-2548 ~ 10.8V 4200mAh ~ N14608 I.T.E.Accessory 8G04 ~ E204007 Micr: 11S45N1042Z1ZM4X2CV82N ~ KC 2012.12 How can I make sure to get the right one? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to make a pdf read only?
How to make a pdf read only? I'm sure I've done this in the past, but can't remember how. Searched the net but found no solution. Do not want to convert to an image but just want a read-only pdf. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
OT How to change icon on android phone?
I created a shortcut to a website on my Note 9 Android phone but I cannot find a way to change the default icon to one that I made. I have tried a dozen of the "icon changer" apps in the play store, but none of them work. Google search results give many step-by-step how-tos, but none of them work, including: 1. Long-press and hold the app shortcut you'd like to edit. 2. Drag the icon up to Edit. (This does not work) 3. Swipe up the menu to reveal the list of sources for your icon. Source: Android Central. 4. Tap My photos. (This also does not work, because when I try to upload either a jpg or a png of my custom icon, it just vanishes.) 5. Navigate to and select your custom icon. 6. Return to the home screen to enjoy your new icon. Source: Android Central. Sep 21, 2020 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Libre office prints some docs, not others.
Thanks to Joseph Sinclair's tip to use: sudo apt-get clean I have plenty of space now, but I still can't print an .odt document with an image in it ... but I can print .odt docs with text in them okay. HL2270DW-2760 joe 331776 Sat 13 Mar 2021 01:38:00 PM MST HL2270DW-2767 joe 114688 Mon 15 Mar 2021 12:20:33 PM MST And the .odt document is not even that big: -rw-r--r-- 1 joe 202472 Mar 13 13:23 pat-counter.odt Here is my current df with plenty of available space: t420: df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on udev 40066444 4006640 1% /dev tmpfs 805480 1568803912 1% /run /dev/sda1 19091584 7087224 11011492 40% / none 40 4 0% /sys/fs/cgroup none51200 5120 0% /run/lock none 402739228100 3999292 1% /run/shm none 102400 20102380 1% /run/user /dev/sda6 101787928 33536444 63057760 35% /home overflow1024 44 980 5% /tmp --- On 2021-03-15 12:34 am, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: If your root drive is still almost completely full the print job is probably not printing because the print system is trying to write a temp file with the print job in your printers native language which can be quite large and running out of space to write it. You're probably seeing small and simple print jobs succeed while larger print jobs with images are failing. I once had someone complaining that her 22 page document was taking a very long time to print to a network attached printer. It turned out that the 22 page document because of some bad formatting and large embedded images had to be turned into an 800+ meg file in order to be printed and then that file was having to be sent over a 100Mb connection which just plain took a few minutes to complete the transfer of the entire document to the printer, making for a very slow print. Since it was a document that would be printed a lot, the fix was to recreate the document in a way that minimized the actual print file size. Brian Cluff On 3/14/21 8:40 PM, joe--- via PLUG-discuss wrote: Thanks John (and all) ... Now the display of different backgrounds on different desktops (which had stopped working) has mysteriously, and spontaneously started working again, even though I made no changes. And Libre office, which was knot working, has started working again, again, even though I made no changes. But now Libre office will print .odt documents with plain text in portrait mode, but it will not print an .odt document in landscape with an image in the document. PS: I have Mint 17.2 Mate with Brother printer HL2270DW --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Libre office prints some docs, not others.
Thanks John (and all) ... Now the display of different backgrounds on different desktops (which had stopped working) has mysteriously, and spontaneously started working again, even though I made no changes. And Libre office, which was knot working, has started working again, again, even though I made no changes. But now Libre office will print .odt documents with plain text in portrait mode, but it will not print an .odt document in landscape with an image in the document. PS: I have Mint 17.2 Mate with Brother printer HL2270DW - On 2021-03-14 8:26 pm, John Seberg via PLUG-discuss wrote: It shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to change the background image of your desktop. Let us know which version of Mint you're currently running: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Why I hate updates ... Thanks to you all !!
Thanks to you all !! The system is working again (mostly). All of the tips are tremendously valuable and much appreciated !! I would still like to "hire" someone to help me build a new system because I am 81 now and I just can't remember how to do everything that I need to do (with my computers mainly). I rsync back up most of my system to 3 other newer Thinkpads about weekly, but I can't get any of the newer systems to do things that my old Mint 17.2 system is able to do. I rely on multiple desktops with different screen backgrounds on each one (so I know where I am ;) but I don't know of any system other than Mint 17 that can do that. And now that capability is gone from my Mint 17 system as a result of the last update. Frustrating. -- On 2021-03-13 3:34 pm, Joseph Sinclair wrote: Joe, I would recommend running a couple simple cleanups to get some space back for now. Keep in mind this will be a temporary fix; you will run out of space again fairly quickly if you cannot remove some programs or otherwise permanently clear some space on the root partition. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Why I hate updates ... Thanks Michael ...
Thanks Michael. Yes, I do realize that I probably need to build a completely different system, but for now, I just have to find ways to keep my old system working. Now, after a reboot, I have most everything working again, but for now, I mainly just need to find out how to unlock Libre Office documents. -- On 2021-03-13 at 1:58 pm, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: This is why I stopped using physical partitions and LVM instead entirely. If you fill your physical partition, it really doesn't like it, and all hell breaks loose, as you see. Boot from a boot cd, clear some space, and reboot. Start with "sudo du -h --max-depth=1", figure out what is filling your disk, and delete some. Reboot. Usually logs, updates, packages, etc cruft - kill it all. When it's sane, move to a more agreeable FS structure, use LVM, I can fill a disk and stay up, much less impact if/when this occurs. I break /var and /var/log into separate partitions always, these are typically what fill and break. Keep them separate with LVM's, much happier to recover if any one fills up. I normally keep /usr with debians separate too, but arch installs hate this. Also I keep /home separate, as I fill this commonly, which breaks anything running in userland if/when occurring. Funny, I do this because this is how we installed solaris this way with slices like +20-some years ago to not blow up, but over-simplification these days ignores fun facts like these. -mb On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 12:57 PM joe--- via PLUG-discuss wrote: Yesterday, I did another update on my Linux Mint 17 system and today numerous things that previously worked fine no longer work, including Libre Office. And, I now see that all the space on sda1 is filled so I have zero space available. Also, I tried to download a pdf file which should have gone to sda6 and I got a message "No space available." What can I do to remedy this nightmare? I am willing to pay for help if one of my PLUG friends would be willing to help me fix this. Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on udev 40066444 4006640 1% /dev tmpfs 805480 1560803920 1% /run /dev/sda1 19091584 18141912 0 100% / none 40 4 0% /sys/fs/cgroup none51200 5120 0% /run/lock none 402739225920 4001472 1% /run/shm none 102400 20102380 1% /run/user /dev/sda6 101787928 33524948 63069256 35% /home --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Fwd: Why I hate updates ... partially fixed ...
Yesterday, I did another update on my Linux Mint 17 system and today numerous things that previously worked fine no longer work, including Libre Office. Before reboot: Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on udev 40066444 4006640 1% /dev tmpfs 805480 1560803920 1% /run /dev/sda1 19091584 18141912 0 100% / none 40 4 0% /sys/fs/cgroup none51200 5120 0% /run/lock none 402739225920 4001472 1% /run/shm none 102400 20102380 1% /run/user /dev/sda6 101787928 33524948 63069256 35% /home After reboot: Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on udev 40066444 4006640 1% /dev tmpfs 805480 1496803984 1% /run /dev/sda1 19091584 18088620 10096 100% / none 40 4 0% /sys/fs/cgroup none51200 5120 0% /run/lock none 402739221624 4005768 1% /run/shm none 102400 20102380 1% /run/user /dev/sda6 101787928 33518772 63075432 35% /home overflow1024 32 992 4% /tmp After reboot, some things that had quit working, now work again. Libre office works somewhat. I tried to reinstall Libre office writer from synaptic and now I can print a text document, but a document with an image inserted in it will not print. t420: lpstat HL2270DW-2760 joe 331776 Sat 13 Mar 2021 01:38:00 PM MST Why? A text only document sent to the printer AFTER this one printed fine, but -2760 is still stuck. What can I do to get it to print a document stuck? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Why I hate updates ...
Yesterday, I did another update on my Linux Mint 17 system and today numerous things that previously worked fine no longer work, including Libre Office. And, I now see that all the space on sda1 is filled so I have zero space available. Also, I tried to download a pdf file which should have gone to sda6 and I got a message "No space available." What can I do to remedy this nightmare? I am willing to pay for help if one of my PLUG friends would be willing to help me fix this. Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on udev 40066444 4006640 1% /dev tmpfs 805480 1560803920 1% /run /dev/sda1 19091584 18141912 0 100% / none 40 4 0% /sys/fs/cgroup none51200 5120 0% /run/lock none 402739225920 4001472 1% /run/shm none 102400 20102380 1% /run/user /dev/sda6 101787928 33524948 63069256 35% /home --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Help! a major catastrophe with my Linux Mint installation ...
Thanks Michael and Stephen ... Got it working again (mostly) although it seems that the last update I did changed some things and took away some features and functions. I still have 4 desktops, but each one has the same background, whereas before I was able to have a different background on each screen (to keep straight where I was ;) Really miss that feature. Other features and functions are also gone. I hate system updates. - On 2021-03-04 6:04 pm, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: Sounds like gpu died, or drivers did. If you have another laptop or anything to ssh from, see if you can get into the box via ssh and troubleshoot that way. I've popped video cards to die before, and they work, but only headless. Try to 'cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log' to see if your card died, or updated perhaps unexpectedly. Sadly updating some minor 3rd party crap would occasionally break my whole update and os, ubuntu or arch really. Last time I upgraded my arch it broke nvidia binary support with too new a kernel, luckily I never use the nvidia gpu as prime is a basketcase anyways, so it uses intel normally anyways. Above old laptop example worked if I disable nvidia drivers and used only intel, as the gpu fried. Yours might have if video is just dead, but otherwise seems alive. If only intel, your software may have just gotten hozed - try a different user profile if you can get any video out of it. -mb On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 1:13 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote: You may have something off in your settings for cinnamon, This is for arch, but it can give you a great place to start from. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/cinnamon But my first thought would be to rename the config files for your window manager and reboot to see if it is part of those settings. On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:09 AM joe--- via PLUG-discuss wrote: I have been running Linux Mint 17 on several computers 24/7 for a very long time with very reliable performance. This morning, when I turned on the monitor, the panel had vanished and I no way to do anything. I finally found a way to get to the command line and all of my data appears to be there, but none of my utilities in my home/bin file work. Recently, I read that Linux Mint was threatening to coerce users to upgrade to a newer version. This would be unconscionable and reprehensible! Is this what they have done. I hope someone can help me figure out how to get my system working again. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Help! a major catastrophe with my Linux Mint installation ...
I have been running Linux Mint 17 on several computers 24/7 for a very long time with very reliable performance. This morning, when I turned on the monitor, the panel had vanished and I no way to do anything. I finally found a way to get to the command line and all of my data appears to be there, but none of my utilities in my home/bin file work. Recently, I read that Linux Mint was threatening to coerce users to upgrade to a newer version. This would be unconscionable and reprehensible! Is this what they have done. I hope someone can help me figure out how to get my system working again. Please help. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OS/2 box and CDs need a new home
Donald, Thanks for the suggestion, I will reach out to them. Joe On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:13 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Kind of. https://www.arcanoae.com/ > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 9:07 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Does anyone still use OS/2? Is software still being written for it? >> >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to eliminate password prompt after lid up?
On my Linux 19 Cinnamon thinkpad, when I lift the lid, it always requires a password. How can I eliminate that? I have tried two proposed solutions that I found from searching, but the unwanted password prompt is still there. (1) Open terminal and type "sudo passwd root". It prompts for a password for the root account. I enter the admin password then to "Preferences" and "Login Windows" then followed the prompts but could not find a way to eliminate the password. Next, I went here: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=71680 And found this: enable auto login so that you don't need a password to log in. Go to the Administration menu/Login screen and set up an auto login for a user. But again, following all the prompts did not give me the desired solution: System Settings > Administration > Login Window > Users > Automatic login > Username [joe] What am I doing wrong? How can I eliminate this annoying requirement to enter a password again every time I shut the lid and open it again? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
why executable file 'readin' not found but it is there
In my /home/joe/bin directory, I have hundreds of shell scripts that I use for various utilities. Recently, thanks to advice from Matt Graham, I added these lines to .bashrc which got most of those utilities to work: export PATH=/home/joe/path:$PATH However, one of the files in /home/joe/bin is a proprietary binary file named 'readin' that functions like a "hot key" It works fine on my other Linux boxes, but since I copied my entire 'bin' directory onto another Linux machine, I can't get 'readin' to work on this machine. In fact, it cannot even be "found" even though it is certainly there in /home/joe/bin ... but when I type readin at the command line, I get this message: joe@drifter:~/bin$ /home/joe/bin/readin bash: /home/joe/bin/readin: No such file or directory Hope someone can explain why 'readin' is not found when it is actually there. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to set up PATH ??
My backup computer system has this version: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa How can I edit .profile so it will find all of my shell script utilities in /home/joe/path ?? I tried adding the 4 "set PATH" lines shown below, but it does not work: # ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells. # This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login # exists. # see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples. # the files are located in the bash-doc package. # the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask # for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package. #umask 022 # if running bash if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then # include .bashrc if it exists if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then . "$HOME/.bashrc" fi fi # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi === Also, I cannot find where to add desktops (workspaces) in this version of linux. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
"Re: Contents of PLUG-discuss digest..." Tar and other stuff
I understand needing help and I am not running you down in any way. When I was a newbie, a long time ago, I learned to read the man page on commands. I learned a lot of interesting things from reading the page. As for me I remember much more if I do the work first. Some man pages are kind of cryptic in nature. Then I would google for what I needed, like: How to tar a file in unix. I keep an archive of how2xxx. They are just command lines that I used with a few notes. As an example I have a file named how2awk it has examples of how I did it. Here is an example: of how2foreach in csh___ #!/bin/csh set infile = "./main_servers" foreach abc ( `cat $infile` ) echo "-" echo "$abc" rsh $abc 'ls /opt/SUNWexplo' end _in bash___ #!/bin/bash ## path to input file input="lists.txt" ## Let us read a file line-by-line using while loop ## while IFS= read -r line do printf 'Working on %s file...\n' "$line" done < "$input" I worked in csh most of the time so a lot of my examples are for csh, this one has both csh and bash examples. They work in SUN os 4.4 through Solaris 10 I have not tried to run the commands in Ubuntu yet but I am sure it would. This is just a few things to think about. I have to ask my sone a lot of questions about how to do things in Linux. Linux is much easier to learn than Solaris was. You can do a lot of stuff with GUIs but if you want job security learn to do admin by the command line. Joe P.S. If you keep good notes of what you did and how to do it, you will never have to rewrite code, just modify what you already have. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
gzip
just use gzip #foo gzip my file to to unzip #foo gunzip ./myfile.zip you want to tar it first do it f rom a old Solaris admin Joe --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
old hardware RLL controller or computer
I have this old HDD I want to get data off of. It is a Rll drive 30 Mb. If someone has a controller card I can use or a old computer (pcXT) I could borrow. I don't know if the drive works at all but it does/did have dos 6 on it at one time. Joe --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
Thanks Steve. Really appreciate all of the things you (and others) have suggested and I may just follow your tip to "wait a couple months" because sometimes things fix themselves ;) And, I may also try some of the things that Brian suggested. I did add the browser "slimjet" and it seems to work well. Best, Joe - 2009-03 Steve Litt wrote: If I were in your situation, I'd first try Chromium instead of Chrome, and if the symptom remains, I'd just wait a couple months until Chrome/Chromium fixes itself. This stuff happens all the time with browsers: Several are always broken. What I'd avoid right now is these extreme package manager maneuvers that might bork a lot of stuff. Here are some alternatives to Chromium and Firefox: dillo edbrowse eolie epiphany falkon flinks icecat links luakit midori netsurf otter-browser qutebrowser surf vimb One other observation. Earlier in the thread you expressed concerns about speed, number of processes running, and resources in general. You seem quite proficient at Linux. Maybe it's time you move away from coddling type distros like Mint, Ubuntu, and to a lesser extent Debian. If you were to switch to the Void Linux distro (https://voidlinux.org/), there would be far fewer levels of abstraction on your machine. If you switch to Void, I think all your resource problems would go away or at least have obvious root causes. This isn't to say you wouldn't have other problems with Void. A few marginal programs aren't packaged in Void: You'd use a Mint VM to run those. And Void's not going to have the "we work with all hardware" kind of capability that Mint and Ubuntu have, but if your hardware is more than a year old, that shouldn't be a problem on any distro. I've been using Void Linux since early 2015 (switched from Debian in 2014 and Ubuntu 2008-2013) and I still love using Void. You might want to consider it. Steve Litt --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
Thanks again Brian ... I'll recheck everything you mentioned and keep trying. -Joe 2009-03 8:40 AM Brian Cluff wrote: There is a line on the output of your command that reads: "197 additional updates are available with UA Infrastructure ESM" It appears that you are running a very old very of your OS. It's essentially saying that you need an Extended support contract in order to continue to get updates to your OS https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-14-04-esm-support I also noticed that you have "apt list --upgradable", but it's spelled "upgradeable", so that's probably why you got the list of options instead of a list of upgradeable packages. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
Thanks for the link, Stephen ... I read the whole article and comments, but it is talking about chromium on windows, not chrome on linux, and I did not see any recommended action or solution in that article. --- 2009-03 6:31 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: It appears chromium knows about this? https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=340138 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
So I ran: sudo apt dist-upgrade again and got this result: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 197 additional updates are available with UA Infrastructure ESM. To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable See https://ubuntu.com/advantage or run: sudo ua status Then I ran sudo apt list --upgradable and got the long list of options that one sees when running sudo apt full-upgrade But I don't know which of those options I should try to use or how to use them (in what sequence). --- I did the apt dist-upgrade and got these error messages: Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.4.0-148-generic (x86_64) Error! Module version 4.3.40_Ubuntu for vboxguest.ko Error! Module version 4.3.40_Ubuntu for vboxsf.ko Error! Module version 4.3.40_Ubuntu for vboxvideo.ko Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.4.0-148-generic (x86_64) I captured and could post the entire process, but noticed these errors as the process scrolled by. And, after running all this, chrome still opens to a blank or black screen but with the title bar showing the page to which it opened. Everything was working fine before I did the first regular update/upgrade yesterday. Bummer. --- 2009-02 Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: apt upgrade only does a partial upgrade on your system and if that's all you do, your system can get into a place where dependencies get out of wack and the system breaks. instead do: apt full-upgrade or apt dist-upgrade --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
Brian ... When I tried to do sudo apt full-upgrade, I got this result: t420: sudo apt full-upgrade [sudo] password for joe: apt Usage: apt command [options] apt help command [options] Commands: autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files autoremove - Remove automatically all unused packages build - Build binary or source packages from sources build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages changelog - View a package's changelog check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies clean - Erase downloaded archive files contains- List packages containing a file content - List files contained in a package deb - Install a .deb package depends - Show raw dependency information for a package dist-upgrade- Perform an upgrade, possibly installing and removing packages download- Download the .deb file for a package dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections held- List all held packages help- Show help for a command hold- Hold a package install - Install/upgrade packages policy - Show policy settings purge - Remove packages and their configuration files recommends - List missing recommended packages for a particular package rdepends- Show reverse dependency information for a package reinstall - Download and (possibly) reinstall a currently installed package remove - Remove packages search - Search for a package by name and/or expression show- Display detailed information about a package source - Download source archives sources - Edit /etc/apt/sources.list with nano unhold - Unhold a package update - Download lists of new/upgradable packages upgrade - Perform a safe upgrade version - Show the installed version of a package This apt has Super Cow Powers So I tried this: sudo apt dist-upgrade And it ran for a long time and showed a lot of action, but afterword, chrome still has the same problem. -- 2009-02 at 6:23 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: apt upgrade only does a partial upgrade on your system and if that's all you do, your system can get into a place where dependencies get out of wack and the system breaks. instead do: apt full-upgrade or apt dist-upgrade They both do the exact same exact thing, except full upgrade is the new name for dist upgrade option becuase too many people only did upgrade because they were afraid that dist-upgrade would actually upgrade their distribution to the new version... it doesn't. It just tells your system to upgrade all the packages, where plain old upgrade tells the system to only upgrade packages that don't require any additional packages to installed or uninstalled which can leave security problems on your system if the update requires additional packages to be installed. If you've been doing only upgrade for a really long time; be prepared for some broken dependencies that wouldn't have happened if you had done dist-upgrades instead Hopefully apt's dependency calculator will just take care of it for you and all will be good with the world again. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
Thanks Brian (and everyone) ... I did the apt dist-upgrade and got these error messages: Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.4.0-148-generic (x86_64) Error! Module version 4.3.40_Ubuntu for vboxguest.ko Error! Module version 4.3.40_Ubuntu for vboxsf.ko Error! Module version 4.3.40_Ubuntu for vboxvideo.ko Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.4.0-148-generic (x86_64) I captured and could post the entire process, but noticed these errors as the process scrolled by. And, after running all this, chrome still opens to a blank or black screen but with the title bar showing the page to which it opened. Everything was working fine before I did the first regular update/upgrade yesterday. Bummer. --- 2009-02 Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: apt upgrade only does a partial upgrade on your system and if that's all you do, your system can get into a place where dependencies get out of wack and the system breaks. instead do: apt full-upgrade or apt dist-upgrade They both do the exact same exact thing, except full upgrade is the new name for dist upgrade option becuase too many people only did upgrade because they were afraid that dist-upgrade would actually upgrade their distribution to the new version... it doesn't. It just tells your system to upgrade all the packages, where plain old upgrade tells the system to only upgrade packages that don't require any additional packages to installed or uninstalled which can leave security problems on your system if the update requires additional packages to be installed. If you've been doing only upgrade for a really long time; be prepared for some broken dependencies that wouldn't have happened if you had done dist-upgrades instead Hopefully apt's dependency calculator will just take care of it for you and all will be good with the world again. Brian Cluff On 9/2/20 3:04 PM, joe--- via PLUG-discuss wrote: Thanks to Matthew and Michael Butash for suggestions. I did a new system update: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y And I have tried removing and reinstalling chrome, but it still won't work. Everything else seems to be working okay now. Not sure how to do the "journalctl" thing. Firefox works fine, but I still hope to get chrome working. Any other suggestions? -- 2009-01 Michael Butash wrote (in part): I've had ibus break, which tends to break everything. Would be worth using journalctl -f as root while launching to see what the system is complaining about > Have you tried a clean user profile? Ibus tends to be user dependent ... to test just to log in as another user -------- Aug 31, 2020 joe wrote: After a Linux Mint update today, I seem to have numerous problems that I did not have before the update. ** Chrome browser won't open at all. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
Thanks Stephen ... I did everything that you suggested and I still get a black window or blank window when I open the Chrome browser. The title bar shows a web page open, but there is nothing in the open window. Meanwhile, I installed Slimjet and it works fine. Firefox works fine. --- 2009-02 Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote: Apt purge chrome and drop the chrome repo. Download fresh and rename/purge the chrome profile? That's a little scorched earth I know but it would help you sort out root cause. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
Thanks to Matthew and Michael Butash for suggestions. I did a new system update: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y And I have tried removing and reinstalling chrome, but it still won't work. Everything else seems to be working okay now. Not sure how to do the "journalctl" thing. Firefox works fine, but I still hope to get chrome working. Any other suggestions? -- 2009-01 Michael Butash wrote (in part): I've had ibus break, which tends to break everything. Would be worth using journalctl -f as root while launching to see what the system is complaining about > Have you tried a clean user profile? Ibus tends to be user dependent ... to test just to log in as another user -------- Aug 31, 2020 joe wrote: After a Linux Mint update today, I seem to have numerous problems that I did not have before the update. ** Chrome browser won't open at all. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...
After a Linux Mint update today, I seem to have numerous problems that I did not have before the update. ** The k-write text editor that prefer to use is now failing in multiple ways, failing to save files, locking up, shows this error message whenever I try to open a text file: ... loading file to text editor ... Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. please move it to /home/joe/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf manually Bus::open: Can not get ibus-daemon's address. IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon ** Even opening the terminal command line is slow. ** Chrome browser won't open at all. ** Lots of seemingly extraneous processes running. root 1 0 0 15:07 ?00:00:01 /sbin/init root 2 0 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kthreadd] root 3 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0] root 5 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kworker/0:0H] root 7 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:05 [rcu_sched] root 8 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:01 [rcuos/0] root 9 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:01 [rcuos/1] root10 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:01 [rcuos/2] root11 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:01 [rcuos/3] root12 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuos/4] root13 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuos/5] root14 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuos/6] root15 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuos/7] root16 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcu_bh] root17 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/0] root18 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/1] root19 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/2] root20 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/3] root21 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/4] root22 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/5] root23 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/6] root24 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [rcuob/7] root25 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [migration/0] root26 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [watchdog/0] root27 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [watchdog/1] root28 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [migration/1] root29 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/1] root31 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kworker/1:0H] root32 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [watchdog/2] root33 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [migration/2] root34 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:01 [ksoftirqd/2] root36 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kworker/2:0H] root37 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [watchdog/3] root38 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [migration/3] root39 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/3] root41 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kworker/3:0H] root42 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [khelper] root43 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kdevtmpfs] root44 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [netns] root45 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [khungtaskd] root46 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [writeback] root47 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [ksmd] root48 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [khugepaged] root49 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [crypto] root50 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kintegrityd] root51 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [bioset] root52 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kblockd] root53 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [ata_sff] root54 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [khubd] root55 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [md] root56 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [devfreq_wq] root60 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kswapd0] root61 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [fsnotify_mark] root62 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [ecryptfs-kthrea] root74 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kthrotld] root75 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [acpi_thermal_pm] root77 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [ipv6_addrconf] root97 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [deferwq] root98 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [charger_manager] root 147 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [irq/16-mmc0] root 148 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [firewire] root 149 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [firewire_ohci] root 150 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [kpsmoused] root 153 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0] root 154 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_0] root 155 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1] root 156 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_1] root 157 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [scsi_eh_2] root 158 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_2] root 159 2 0 15:07 ?00:00:00 [scsi_eh_3] root 160
After Linux Mint update, Chrome browser fails ...
After doing the latest update on my Linux Mint system, the Chrome browser fails, will not load. cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.2 DISTRIB_CODENAME=rafaela DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela" Should I uninstall and reinstall it? Also, ps -ef shows 203 processes running, even when I do not have anything running. The list looks really abnormal. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Old Hardware
Thanks for the suggestions. I am looking forward to repurposing the older tech items. Joe On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 9:45 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Az strut is one. Savers/valley big Brothers and big sisters. > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 6:11 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> There might be a use for these machines for people to handle their kids >> education online if they can't afford to buy them computers. What >> organizations are in the Valley that handle such things? >> On 7/21/20 9:10 PM, Joe Gibbs via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> Greetings from Peoria, >> >> I am cleaning out the closet (literally) and have some old hardware that >> could use proper disposal. Currently I am dropping stuff off at Batteries >> Plus into their electronics recycle box. However the current lot still >> runs, despite running MS Vista, XP or Windows 10. >> >> Does anyone know of an alternate legit site / location for either >> reselling (on the cheap) or donation other than https://azstrut.org/? >> >> Thanks >> Joe Gibbs >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Old Hardware
Greetings from Peoria, I am cleaning out the closet (literally) and have some old hardware that could use proper disposal. Currently I am dropping stuff off at Batteries Plus into their electronics recycle box. However the current lot still runs, despite running MS Vista, XP or Windows 10. Does anyone know of an alternate legit site / location for either reselling (on the cheap) or donation other than https://azstrut.org/? Thanks Joe Gibbs --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Password Management Services
Good evening, A well timed thread. I recently moved to an iPhone and iPad from a LG G6 Android phone and Samsung tablet. My old password manager (Password Safe @ https://pwsafe.org/) wasn't going to work on the new Mac OS. It appears that BitWarden might be a good replacement for it. I am on a little home vacation this week and will give it a try to see how it works for me. I use a Macbook Pro for work but Window 10 for home computing. Guess I have all the OS bases covered at this point, except a pure linux host. Thanks for the suggestion. Joe Gibbs --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Mint Application Launcher Menu question ...
As you can see in this image link: https://upquick.com/temp/gdoclink.jpg On my Linux Mint Application Launcher Menu there is a link for: "temp - Google Docs" I don't know how that link got there, but I would like to know how to add an additional link to open a second or different google document to this launcher menu. Also, how can I change what occurs when I click on that link? For example, when I click on that "temp" link now, if I have a chrome browser open, that "temp" document opens as a new tab in that currently open chrome browser. But if there is no chrome browser open, the "temp" link does not open at all. Also, how can I set that link to open in a new chrome window or perhaps open into a firefox browser tab? How could I achieve that? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Synaptic question re Firefox
On my Linux Mint system (which is up to date), synaptic shows Firefox 66.0.3 as the latest version, as shown in this link image: https://upquick.com/temp/ffversion.jpg But as you can also see in that link image, when I open a google document with Firefox, I see the message that says "This version of Firefox is no longer supported." So what can I or should I do about that? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Which audio/video formats are best and why?
Please help ... After searching the 'net for information about which audio and video formats are best, and why, I am more confused than ever. On my system, I came across some old audio files with the file-name suffix .mid but I could not get those files to play with vlc, smplayer, amarok, or audacity. So, I went to several online file conversion sites trying to find one that would work best to do some file conversions, and that confused the subject further. So, I'm hoping that the PLUG brain trust can provide better information about this. The only file conversion site that I found that could deal with the .mid files was: www.zamzar.com When I converted one of my files, music.mid to mp3, the file played fine, but it increased the file size from 6329 to 3163566, which seemed weird? Why so? --6329 Apr 12 2003 music.mid ---3163566 May 11 19:41 music.mp3 ---3362836 May 12 00:28 music.ogg --37962478 May 12 00:29 music.wav I also gried to convert the same file to .ogg and to .wav with the size results seen above. This makes no sense. Why would such a small source file be blown up to such huge sizes and all sound the same? Similar question about video files: 46235648 Jul 18 2018 workshop2.VOB 16811516 Jul 18 2018 workshop2.mkv 51575152 May 12 00:14 workshop2.mp4 Which of these three is a preferable format? The all seem to look identical (to me) when played. Why would the conversion from the original VOB to mkv become so much smaller a file size and why would the conversion from VOB to mp4 increase the size? Hope so someone can help me make sense of this. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: How to make this simple html menu work?
Perhaps I might ask the question a different way: Is there a way to invoke or "exec" 'vlc' from within an html menu? In other words, from the commandline, I can use: vlc splash.mp4 and the video displays fine. Surely there must be some simple way to execute that from within an html " Thanks Brian, but I had read that page and tried to > implement everything suggested there. Couldn't get any of it to work. The > article describes doing this on a windows box and I'm on Linux. > > Splash 3 > Splash 4 > Splash 5 > > The code I shared in my original question did use > similar syntax to what the article suggests, but it doesn't work. The > closest I got was a result that showed the following message: > > "No video with supported format and MIME type found." > --- > May 9, 2020 12:41 am, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: > >> I believe this page has a well worded answer to your question: >> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18246053/how-can-i-create-a-link-to >> -a >> -local-file-on-a-locally-run-web-page/18246357 >> >> Brian Cluff > --- >> On 5/8/20 11:14 PM, Joe wrote: >> >>> How can I get the simple html menu >>> (example code shown below) work to view mp4 videos >>> from a menu link on my local computer in the same way that I can view >>> jpg images (and when all the same files are uploaded as at this >>> link: >>> >>> https://upquick.com/viewpix/ >>> >>> Below is the simple code example: >>> >>> Click to view each image: >>> >>> the end >>> todo list >>> together >>> toilet paper >>> TP wedding dress >>> Turkey Bacon >>> >>> But none of the examples below work on my computer. Why? >>> Splash 1 >>> Splash 2 >>> On the command line this works: vlc >>> splash.mp4 What would be the simplest code to be able to >>> just click on a menu link to view an mp4 video? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: How to make this simple html menu work?
Thanks Brian, but I had read that page and tried to implement everything suggested there. Couldn't get any of it to work. The article describes doing this on a windows box and I'm on Linux. Splash 3 Splash 4 Splash 5 The code I shared in my original question did use similar syntax to what the article suggests, but it doesn't work. The closest I got was a result that showed the following message: "No video with supported format and MIME type found." --- May 9, 2020 12:41 am, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I believe this page has a well worded answer to your question: > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18246053/how-can-i-create-a-link-to-a > -local-file-on-a-locally-run-web-page/18246357 > > Brian Cluff --- > On 5/8/20 11:14 PM, Joe Lowder via PLUG-discuss wrote: > >> How can I get the simple html menu >> (example code shown below) work to view mp4 videos >> from a menu link on my local computer in the same way that I can view >> jpg images (and when all the same files are uploaded as at this link: >> >> https://upquick.com/viewpix/ >> >> Below is the simple code example: >> >> Click to view each image: >> >> the end >> todo list >> together >> toilet paper >> TP wedding dress >> Turkey Bacon >> >> But none of the examples below work on my computer. Why? >> Splash 1 >> Splash 2 >> On the command line this works: vlc >> splash.mp4 >> What would be the simplest code to be able to >> just click on a menu link to view an mp4 video? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
OT: How to make this simple html menu work?
How can I get the simple html menu (example code shown below) work to view mp4 videos from a menu link on my local computer in the same way that I can view jpg images (and when all the same files are uploaded as at this link: https://upquick.com/viewpix/ Below is the simple code example: Click to view each image: the end todo list together toilet paper TP wedding dress Turkey Bacon But none of the examples below work on my computer. Why? Splash 1 Splash 2 On the command line this works: vlc splash.mp4 What would be the simplest code to be able to just click on a menu link to view an mp4 video? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: wine temp files question ... Thanis!
Thanks Bob ... That is a very helpful response. -- April 24, 2020 at 8:22 pm, Bob Elzer wrote: > The fact that the name of the directory is temp means you > can delete it. I wouldn't give the files a second thought. > I would try and figure out which program is leaving them. > If it is PSP then maybe it has something to do with running > it in wine. Delete all the files run PSP and then check again. > Keep checking until you find it. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Opening a google doc file from command line ...
When I use the following string (1) to open a google doc file from the command line, it works fine, but gives the ERROR message quoted (2) second below: (1) google-chrome --app --new-window https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CtuZyh-vXIvOk4J8sCLFpKTKHUtw4j5m_UqaPMpIdbM/edit (2) [16506:16506:0426/192107.652606:ERROR:browser_dm_token_storage_linux.cc(100)] Error: /etc/machine-id contains 0 characters (32 were expected). Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 86: unknown element "blank" Opening in existing browser session. Can anyone tell me why and how to stop or remedy this error? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: wine temp files question ...
Still hoping for an answer for this: Subject: Question re .wine Temp files ... Date:Sun, April 12, 2020 12:01 pm To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org I just discovered a thousand or so huge .tmp files in a /hme/joe/.wine/drive_c/Users/joe/Temp subdirectory dating back to 2017 and I have no idea what is in those files. most are 1 to 3 megabyte each. The most recent are 30 files from April 6, 2020 over a span of about 10 minutes, but none since then even though I have been using the one and only program that I use under .wine and older version of Paint Shop Pro 7 (which works great, by the way) I tried to view some of the files with several different image viewers to see what was in them, but no success. Any suggestions how I might find out what is in any of those files? and/or if it would be risky to delete all of those otherwise apparently space-wasting files? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Question re .wine Temp files ...
I just discovered a thousand or so huge .tmp files in a /hme/joe/.wine/drive_c/Users/joe/Temp subdirectory dating back to 2017 and I have no idea what is in those files. most are 1 to 3 megabyte each. The most recent are 30 files from April 6, 2020 over a span of about 10 minutes, but none since then even though I have been using the one and only program that I use under .wine and older version of Paint Shop Pro 7 (which works great, by the way) I tried to view some of the files with several different image viewers to see what was in them, but no success. Any suggestions how I might find out what is in any of those files? and/or if it would be risky to delete all of those otherwise apparently space-wasting files? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Need a Linux expert - partially solved ...
Matt responded (in part):
> This ('readin.c') is old code.
> Fortunately, all you should need to do is recompile it.
> Nothing to do with the kernel here.
---
Thanks Matt! ... You have always been a tremendous help!
Turns out I was able to get 'readin' to work okay
by checking/fixing some permissions and by changing
one reference point a script that relied on 'readin'.
With regard to the other part of my post regarding
the need to hire a Linux expert and c-programmer ...
I've had one response (so far) from my quest to find
someone to help (for hire) with some of my projects.
I've used fiverr with some success for a few small
jobs, but not to get answers to Linux questions.
PLUG has always been a *tremendous* help ...
but I have several unanswered questions from recent
(and past) posts, so I still hope to find someone I can
call (for paid assistance) to get timely answers when
I do have some of those unanswered questions.
Thanks again!
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Need to contract hire a Linux expert and c-programmer ...
We all appreciate all of the great help that we get from all of the very helpful and knowledgable guys on the PLUG list. Yet, I would also like to hire someone who is a Linux expert _and_ c-programmer to help me solve some things ... including creating a custom Linux live flash drive. One c-programming objective pertains to a small utility that I have used every day for the past 30+ years. It has worked flawlessly on a number of different flavor Linux installs on many dozens of computers. The utility is called: 'readin' and it works similiarly to the standard linux or 'c' command 'read' except it acts instantly instead of requiring the user to press Today, I found that it did not work when I copied it on to a new installation of Linux Mint 18.3 on a Lenovo model 500 laptop, giving me a segmentation core fault. So, I wonder if the source code perhaps needs to be re-compiled for this kernel? Or, is there something else I could try? The current compiled version and the source code can be downloaded from these links: http://www.upquick.com/temp/readin http://www.upquick.com/temp/readin.c Hope somebody can help or refer me to someone who can fix this. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to use dolphin to copy files to a new user.
I can use dolphin to copy files from a flash stick to my main /home/joe/ directory, but how can use dolphin to copy files to a different /home/newusername/ directory? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to put a ~/.wine/program.exe icon on the panel?
I use only one ~/.wine/program-name.exe program that I can start from the command line with: wine ~/path/path/program-name.exe But how can I put an icon for this on the panel to start it? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to get different wallpapers on linux mint kde 18.3
How can I get different wallpapers on each virtual desktop with linux mint kde 18.3 ? I have that working on one of my other computers with Mint 17.3, but I can't figure out how to get it working on mint kde 18.3 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to get Linux Mint to auto start?
On one of my Linux Mint computers, it has auto-start so no login is required, and it has different wallpaper backgrounds on different virtual desktops. But I cannot get either of those features to work on my Linux Mint 18.3 KDE laptop. Why? And how can I get these two important features to work? At the following link, I have combined three screen-shots to show the current settings in which the login theme states: "You will be asked to authenticate ... " etc. http://www.upquick.com/temp/settings.jpg I am unable to find any way to disable this login so the computer can automatically open without requiring entering a password. And, the only suggestion I can find online at the link link below does not work because /usr/bin/sddm/ default-display-manager does not have /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf so I cannot https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/381785/how-do-i-enable-auto-login-in-mint-18 What do I need to do to enable an autologin so the system does not require entering a password every time I open the laptop? And what do I need to do to get different wallpapers on each different virtual desktop to work like it does on my other Linux Mint computer? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Why does this not work?
Thanks James. I tried making the change that you
suggested, but it still doesn't work. -joe
-
December 29, 2019 at 7:45 pm, James Dugger wrote:
> Joe,
> Have you tried using the $_POST array instead of the $_REQUEST array?
>
>
> //if "email" variable is filled out, send email
> if (isset($_POST['email'])) {
>
> //Email information
> $admin_email = "j...@actionline.com";
> $email = $_POST['email'];
> $subject = $_POST['subject'];
> $comment = $_POST['comment'];
>
>
>
> The form puts items in the $_POST array not the $_REQUEST array. Your
> condition resolves to false and your conditional exits with out doing
> anything
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 29, 2019 at 5:58 PM David Schwartz
>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Iâd ask them, especially if they sent you the code.
>>
>>
>> In particular, Iâd see if they changed their PHP recently.
>>
>>
>> -David Schwartz
>>
>>
>> On Dec 29, 2019, at 5:16 PM, Joe Lowder wrote:
>>
>>
>> For years, I have used bluemail form input for a simple way to invite
>> comments from visitors to my websites; but recently discovered that
>> this quit working:
>>
>> http://www.upquick.com/message/
>> <https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=tzJbcg2o-2FNh3kfIF32sRUb
>> ct3oiXTUUBrLOg0XztaVjpWgmnE3bgmeIIgqYhyKAP_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-
>> 2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBe3HIwYayKP83-2FfqFjTgQnq
>> fyRpAJ4pHmxAdvAuph0dJFzh9N1ZBp7y7S1hqLMQugdU5sVMTf3yZ4DI-2B86-2BLrtPdZ
>> mf-2Fz5VLqTE6ouMGx-2FdQx-2FmJDxLD7ogqau7W5FaNgE2lWa-2B3J-2FYSj-2BrcPPi
>> CZsnm2ee3wjykGtXAvaoY5q3XltRTD3bQmwipfWrexdtLwF>
>>
>>
>> So, I asked bluehost support for a remedy and they sent the code
>> sample shown below, which I uploaded to a test site:
>> upquick.com/message/forminput4.htm to try to use, but it does not
>> work.
>>
>> What do I need to change to get this to work?:
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Why does this not work?
For years, I have used bluemail form input for a simple way to invite comments from visitors to my websites; but recently discovered that this quit working: http://www.upquick.com/message/ So, I asked bluehost support for a remedy and they sent the code sample shown below, which I uploaded to a test site: upquick.com/message/forminput4.htm to try to use, but it does not work. What do I need to change to get this to work?: Email: Subject: Message: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to add a google doc shortcut on linux panel?
Can't figure otu how to add a google doc shortcut on my linux mint kde panel. Search found these two tips, but I can't get either to work on my system: (1) > If you have a Google Chrome browser installed to your > system, open it and click Apps on the bar at the bottom > of the window, right-click on Google Docs and select Create > Shortcuts... From the menu; Check mark the location where > you want the shortcuts, and click on Create button. (2) > Instead of opening Google Docs directly in your browser, > click on a shortcut on your taskbar or desktop to open the > app that way. *** Open docs.google.com > To create a shortcut to a specific document, open that file. > Go to the setting menu in Chrome (three horizontal lines top > right) More Tools, and Create Application Shortcuts. > Choose to pin the app or file to your taskbar or desktop. > Click Create. The shortcut will be added and you can open it > just like you would any app on your desktop. It will open in > its own app window that you can resize. > Even better: If you have your most important or most used files > starred in Google Drive, click on the Starred menu to see those > files in Chrome, then use the same Create Application Shortcuts > option to pin this window to your taskbar. The same for Recent files. What can I do to get this to work? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to rsync to a chromebook with linux?
Just purchased the ASUS c423 Chromebook (it is fantastic) and I was delighted to discover that I could just click on an icon on the "shelf" (panel) and Linux was quickly installed automatically (within only a couple minutes). So, I am really enjoying the discovery process to see what all I can do now with Linux on this Chromebook running *simultaneously* with the chrome os. However, I have not yet been able to find the magic syntax to rsync files from my current Linux system to this new Chromebook. When I tap on the Linux icon on the shelf the Chromebook opens to a black screen with this prompt: # upquick@penguin: and I found the IP address is 192.168.0.22 so I created a subdirectory titled 'bin' in: home/upquick/ and tried the following in order to try to copy all of my hundreds of 'bin' shell script utilities to the chromebook: rsync -avH --progress /home/joe/bin/ upquick@192.168.0.22:/home/upquick/bin/ Regrettably, this did not work, so what do I need to do to get it to work? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
How to scroll through and view documents ??
Is there a way to scroll or scan through and view all documents in a directory in a manner similar to the way that I can scroll or scan through and view jpg images? Long ago, I found a shell script (see below) named "v" that allows me to do this from the command line. I go into any directory (folder) and type: v *jpg to scan through all .jpgs in that directory. Is there a way to do something similar to scroll or scan through a directory and view the contents of documents such as libre office .odt files? Here's the "v" script: # v open named image cls;ls -ltr | tail -10;echo if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then FILE=$1; else echo "Open what file? " read file; FILE=$file; fi nohup gwenview $FILE >/dev/null 2>&1 & exit --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Need a Google Play apps consultant ...
Google keeps imposing new nuisance requirements to keep apps in the play store viable and not vulnerable to being removed for non compliance. Can someone please recommend a consultant or resource that can be retained to make certain that a currently existing app is kept up to date? Joe(at)actionline.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Need a Google Play apps consultant ...
Google keeps imposing new nuisance requirements to keep apps in the play store viable and not vulnerable to being removed for non compliance. Can someone please recommend a consultant or resource that can be retained to make certain that a currently existing app is kept up to date? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
ransomware?
Has there ever been a report of a Linux system being the victim of ransomware? Just curious. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: pdf2txt or pdf2text -- Thank you!
On Thu, August 8, 2019 2:41 pm, Brian Cluff wrote: > I just checked, and my poppler-utils has pdftotext at /usr/bin/pdftotext > You can check where yours is by running: > dpkg -L poppler-utils |grep -i pdftotext If you still can't find it, you > may want to reinstalled you poppler-utils package to see if you can get > it to show up. apt install --reinstall poppler-utils > > Any PDF to TXT utility should be as good as another. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
What is the best: pdf2txt or pdf2text or pdftotext ?
What is the best: pdf2txt or pdf2text or pdftotext ? When I tried: pdf2txt ... this came up: sudo apt-get install python-pdfminer Synaptic shows that I have: poppler-utils installed which includes: pdftotext but I cannot find it on my system. What would you recommend as the best solution? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Where to find a squirrel mail host?
Squirrel Mail has been my main and preferred email client for more than 10 years because it is (imho) easier to use with a "cleaner," less cluttered, and more efficient and more sensible interface than any other email client. Recently, however, using it on Bluehost web hosting service has become problematic, I think because bluehost is trying to intentionally sabotage it. Can anyone suggest any other source where I might find a properly supported host for squirrel mail? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Mint update fails ... Thank you!
Thank you! What would we all do without our incredible PLUG friends? --- On Tue, July 16, 2019 at 7:21 am, Stephen Partington wrote: > to expand on what Brian has, my normal update routine for when I am > wanting to update all the things. sudo apt update && sudo apt -y > full-upgrade && sudo apt -y autoremove This setpset will update your > sources, run a full upgrade automatically selecting yes, then remove > unneeded packages also automatically selecting yes. the && allows you to > issue 3 commands in the same line to be handled sequentially. > On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 10:03 PM Brian Cluff wrote: >> All those errors look like it tried to do an update, but your systems >> package database was out of sync with the server's package database. You >> should be able to fix it by making sure that your system download a >> current package database, or from the command line running: >> >> sudo apt update ; sudo apt -f install >> >> Once you've run that everything should start working again. You may >> even want to do: >> >> sudo apt full-upgrade >> >> to get your system completely up to date. >> >> Brian Cluff >> On 7/15/19 6:35 PM, Joe Lowder wrote: >> >>> What do I need to do to get a mint update to work? >>> Please view these screenshots that disclose the problem? >>> >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/mup1.jpg >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/mup2.jpg >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/mup3.jpg --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
