directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien

2010-09-21 Thread T o n g
Hi, We all know that, ,- | On Debian and derived systems it is recommended to use "alien" to | convert RPM packages into .deb format instead of bypassing the Debian | package management system by installing them directly with rpm. `- However, I'm wondering if it OK to install RH packag

Re: ps - Illegal Instruction

2010-09-21 Thread Jerry Stuckle
Well, I'm actually making progress here. I went back and started over. This time I didn't install the desktop task - only the standard system one. Everything from the command line seems to work fine, including ps. So the next step is to figure out what is installed when desktop is selected.

Re (3): WMP and Flash in Squeeze

2010-09-21 Thread peasthope
From: Angus Hedger Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:18:39 +0100 > install flashplayer-mozilla [1] ... > http://debian-multimedia.org/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/package/flashplayer-mozilla.php binary-amd64? This is the machine. r...@dalton:/home/peter# hwinfo --cpu 01: None 00.0: 10103 CPU

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2010-09-21 Thread Elearning Services
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Re: reverse proxy with directory replication capability

2010-09-21 Thread Evuraan
nevermind. i figured this out, proxy_store in nginx does exactly this. go nginx! location /images/ { root /data/www; error_page 404 = /fetch$uri; } location /fetch { internal; proxy_pass http://backend; proxy_store on; proxy_store_access

Re: Re (2): WMP and Flash in Squeeze

2010-09-21 Thread Angus Hedger
On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:45:24 -0700 peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: > debian-multimedia-keyring appears to work OK. > > From: Scott Ferguson > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:24:33 +1000 > > add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list > > *deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free* > > The "*

Re (2): configuration of subordinate interface in a bridge; was Linux hub

2010-09-21 Thread peasthope
From: Jesus_M. Navarro Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:42:40 +0200 > What you need it[an address on dalton:eth1] for? You expect dalton's eth1 to > be > connected with nothing but carnot by means of a cross-over cable and the > bridge will already give you IP connectivity between them so no need

Re: Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Doug
On 09/21/2010 08:15 AM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: Hi, I have just finished installing debian (testing installer). During installation d-i properly reported finding Vista. However after reboot, there was no option in grub for it. I then followed instructions from: http://www.debian.org/relea

Clarification of previous message; Re: WMP and Flash in Squeeze

2010-09-21 Thread peasthope
The message from the list server had this line. *deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free* Whereas the message archived in "http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2010/09/author3.html"; doesn't have the "*"s.. deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free

Re (2): WMP and Flash in Squeeze

2010-09-21 Thread peasthope
debian-multimedia-keyring appears to work OK. From: Scott Ferguson Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:24:33 +1000 > add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list > *deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free* The "*"s are for emphasis? Never seen them in the syntax. > apt-get install w

reverse proxy with directory replication capability

2010-09-21 Thread Evuraan
I've a web server (server1) with 30G data footprint - i used to rsync the directory to a rather frail (but expensive) VM, but the sheer no. of files is pushing rsync out of memory on the VM. ever since rsync failed on me, i run squid as reverse proxy on the VM against server1 - it works "ok", but

Re: Does the HDCP crack have any implications for Debian?

2010-09-21 Thread Doug
On 09/21/2010 05:50 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: On 21/09/10 19:44, Chris Bannister wrote: On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 01:38:51AM +0200, Klistvud wrote: Dne, 17. 09. 2010 23:33:00 je Aaron Toponce napisal(a): That is, if Blu-ray is here to stay. I wouldn't count on tha

Re: Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Eric Viseur
My bad. It was a hard day with lots of beer =D But doesn't change the fact you shouldn't touch /boot anymore, everything is done in /etc/default/grub and /etc/grub.d then processed by update-grub(2). 2010/9/21 Andrei Popescu > On Ma, 21 sep 10, 17:41:53, Eric Viseur wrote: > > Since Squeeze Gru

Re: Debian not running in Windoof 7 Virtual PC (in VirtualBox)

2010-09-21 Thread Jesús M. Navarro
On Tuesday 21 September 2010 15:34:41 Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 21/09/10 22:59, John Hasler wrote: > > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> 3. It would require reverse-engineering - which is bad > > > > No it isn't. I noted that Microsoft claims that it is illegal, but that > > is not the same thing at al

Re: Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 21 sep 10, 17:41:53, Eric Viseur wrote: > Since Squeeze Grub2 (1.98 actually) is used instead of Grub. Use > update-grub2. ,[ /usr/sbin/update-grub2 ] | #!/bin/sh | set -e | exec update-grub "$@" ` Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://

[OT] In case you never receive this mail ... (was gdm3 exclude certain usernames)

2010-09-21 Thread Stephen Powell
>From Scott Ferguson's "signature lines": > *In case you never receive this mail, please notify me immediately* I got a good laugh over that, but believe it or not that mentality does exist in some people's minds. Back in the mid nineties, I worked for a company that used IBM's "OfficeVision" as

Re: Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Eric Viseur
Since Squeeze Grub2 (1.98 actually) is used instead of Grub. Use update-grub2. Parameters are passed through /etc/default/grub, and OS other than Linux are detected by osprober (app to install with the package wearing the same name). You shouldn't make direct changes to /boot anymore, it's not the

Re: gdm3 exclude certain usernames

2010-09-21 Thread Rob Owens
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 01:18:21AM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 22/09/10 00:10, Rob Owens wrote: > > I'm having trouble figuring out how to configure gdm3. I want to > > exclude certain usernames from the login screen. > > > > /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas has a "greeter/Exclude" section, but i

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Re: gdm3 exclude certain usernames

2010-09-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 22/09/10 00:10, Rob Owens wrote: > I'm having trouble figuring out how to configure gdm3. I want to > exclude certain usernames from the login screen. > > /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas has a "greeter/Exclude" section, but is that > really where I should add my usernames to? I was expecting somet

Re: why permissions denied?

2010-09-21 Thread hugo vanwoerkom
Jochen Schulz wrote: hugo vanwoerkom: As root I compiled a module. What is "a module"? Some stand-alone program? Usually, people mean "kernel modules" when talking about modules and these are not meant to be executed. Then I try to execute it and I get 'permissions denied' Check the mount

gdm3 exclude certain usernames

2010-09-21 Thread Rob Owens
I'm having trouble figuring out how to configure gdm3. I want to exclude certain usernames from the login screen. /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas has a "greeter/Exclude" section, but is that really where I should add my usernames to? I was expecting something in /etc. Maybe it goes in /etc/gdm3/daem

Re: Mainline kernel source curiosity

2010-09-21 Thread Morgan Gangwere
On 9/21/2010 7:27 AM, Curt Howland wrote: > On Monday 20 September 2010, Arthur Machlas was heard to say: >> My guess is you need to build the header at least, and perhaps the >> source. It depends on how you're building the modules I suppose. In >> any case, you'll have to run either >> fakeroot m

Re: Mainline kernel source curiosity

2010-09-21 Thread Curt Howland
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 20 September 2010, Arthur Machlas was heard to say: > My guess is you need to build the header at least, and perhaps the > source. It depends on how you're building the modules I suppose. In > any case, you'll have to run either > fakeroot ma

Re: Debian not running in Windoof 7 Virtual PC (in VirtualBox)

2010-09-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 21/09/10 22:59, John Hasler wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: >> 3. It would require reverse-engineering - which is bad > > No it isn't. I noted that Microsoft claims that it is illegal, but that > is not the same thing at all. :-D Agreed John, hence my comment a little further down about "eith

Re: Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Thierry Chatelet wrote: > On Tuesday 21 September 2010 14:15:56 Mathieu Malaterre wrote: >> Hi, >> >>   I have just finished installing debian (testing installer). During >> installation d-i properly reported finding Vista. However after >> reboot, there was no opt

Re: Debian not running in Windoof 7 Virtual PC (in VirtualBox)

2010-09-21 Thread John Hasler
Scott Ferguson writes: > 3. It would require reverse-engineering - which is bad No it isn't. I noted that Microsoft claims that it is illegal, but that is not the same thing at all. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe

Re: Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Bhasker C V
The menu.lst is now changed in grub2 as grub.cfg If you are compiling your kernel and want to give non-standard naming convention to the kernel and the initrd files of your kernel , please edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg to add your kernel to the boot loader On Tue, 21 Sep 2010, Mathieu Malaterre wr

Re: wireless adapters

2010-09-21 Thread Celejar
[Back on list - and please reply to the list and not to me.] On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:15:13 -0500 William Kindler wrote: > On 9/20/2010 11:50 PM, Celejar wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:12:48 -0500 > > William Kindler wrote: > > > > > >> I want to switch to a Linux or UNIX based OS, but ca

Re: Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Tuesday 21 September 2010 14:15:56 Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > Hi, > > I have just finished installing debian (testing installer). During > installation d-i properly reported finding Vista. However after > reboot, there was no option in grub for it. > I then followed instructions from: > htt

Where is /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

2010-09-21 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
Hi, I have just finished installing debian (testing installer). During installation d-i properly reported finding Vista. However after reboot, there was no option in grub for it. I then followed instructions from: http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/amd64/ch05s01.html.en#boot-initrd But I

Debian not running in Windoof 7 Virtual PC (in VirtualBox)

2010-09-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
Regarding post "ps - illegal instruction" by Jerry Stuckle To satisfy my curiosity I have been trying (without success) to get Debian installed and running in Windoof 7 Virtual PC. What I have discovered is that:- 1. If you run Windoof 7 in VirtualBox (under Debian) it runs fine - given an inordi

Re: SSH: remote login returns "invalid user"

2010-09-21 Thread Alan Chandler
I've been on holiday, so thats why I didn't reply earlier On 13/09/10 04:11, brownh wrote: Allan, thanks for the input. I'm about to change my location, and will not be in a position to take any corrective action, but your points I'll keep in mind when I return. Alan Chandler writes: I can g

Re: Help me understand these dependencies (xorg/video drivers)

2010-09-21 Thread Angus Hedger
On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:14:20 +0200 Matteo Riva wrote: > Ah yes, removing xserver-xorg-video-all solved it, thanks. Glad to hear it, I have always found xorg to have the most, sensitive dependencies ;) -- Regards, Angus Hedger Debian GNU/Linux User PGP Public Key 0xEE6A4B97 signature.a

Re: Does the HDCP crack have any implications for Debian?

2010-09-21 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 21. 09. 2010 11:44:17 je Chris Bannister napisal(a): On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 01:38:51AM +0200, Klistvud wrote: > I wouldn't count on that. The useful lifespan of each subsequent > media support has been steadily decreasing since at least the advent > of celluloid film. Vinyl records lasted f

Re: Help me understand these dependencies (xorg/video drivers)

2010-09-21 Thread Matteo Riva
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Angus Hedger wrote: > Seems the last update broke some of the drivers, I would remove > xserver-xorg-video-nsc, xserver-xorg-video-nsc, xserver-xorg-video-all, > and reinstall xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd or xserver-xorg-video-ati > (the newer driver that has repl

Re: Problem with ODBC Driver

2010-09-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 21/09/10 19:39, S.Ali zahiri wrote: > Hi everybody, > > > I am trying to configure iODBC on Debian Lenny. When i try to test the > configuration with iodbctest the following message is printed: > > *SQLDriverConnect = [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver] Could not determine the > driver name; could not lo

Re: Help me understand these dependencies (xorg/video drivers)

2010-09-21 Thread Angus Hedger
On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:19:30 +0200 Matteo Riva wrote: > >> The following packages have unmet dependencies: > >>   fglrx-driver: Conflicts: nvidia-glx but 195.36.24-4 is to be > >> installed. xserver-xorg-core: Breaks: xserver-xorg-video-2 which > >> is a virtual package. Breaks: xserver-xorg-vide

Re: Does the HDCP crack have any implications for Debian?

2010-09-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 21/09/10 19:44, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 01:38:51AM +0200, Klistvud wrote: >> Dne, 17. 09. 2010 23:33:00 je Aaron Toponce napisal(a): >>> That is, if Blu-ray is here to stay. >>> >> I wouldn't count on that. The useful lifespan of each subsequent >> media support has bee

Problem with ODBC Driver

2010-09-21 Thread S.Ali zahiri
Hi everybody, I am trying to configure iODBC on Debian Lenny. When i try to test the configuration with iodbctest the following message is printed: *SQLDriverConnect = [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver] Could not determine the driver name; could not lookup setup library. DSN=((null)) SQLSTATE=HY000 ODBC_

Re: Help me understand these dependencies (xorg/video drivers)

2010-09-21 Thread Matteo Riva
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Angus Hedger wrote: > On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:36:50 +0200 > Matteo Riva wrote: > > >> The following packages have unmet dependencies: >>   fglrx-driver: Conflicts: nvidia-glx but 195.36.24-4 is to be >> installed. xserver-xorg-core: Breaks: xserver-xorg-video-2 w

Re: Does the HDCP crack have any implications for Debian?

2010-09-21 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 01:38:51AM +0200, Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 17. 09. 2010 23:33:00 je Aaron Toponce napisal(a): > >That is, if Blu-ray is here to stay. > > > > I wouldn't count on that. The useful lifespan of each subsequent > media support has been steadily decreasing since at least the adven

Re: Help me understand these dependencies (xorg/video drivers)

2010-09-21 Thread Angus Hedger
On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:36:50 +0200 Matteo Riva wrote: > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > fglrx-driver: Conflicts: nvidia-glx but 195.36.24-4 is to be > installed. xserver-xorg-core: Breaks: xserver-xorg-video-2 which is a > virtual package. Breaks: xserver-xorg-video-cyrix (<=

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Re: Question about CVE-2010-3081

2010-09-21 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:13:37 -0500, ~Stack~ wrote: (...) > When I first saw the Debian advisory[1] I just brushed it off and > thought nothing of it. It seemed to have already been patched so I would > simply update the next time I saw that there was a kernel update. > However, the tracker[2] is

Help me understand these dependencies (xorg/video drivers)

2010-09-21 Thread Matteo Riva
Debian testing installation. An aptitude dist-upgrade today results in: The following packages have unmet dependencies: fglrx-driver: Conflicts: nvidia-glx but 195.36.24-4 is to be installed. xserver-xorg-core: Breaks: xserver-xorg-video-2 which is a virtual package. Break

Re: Question about CVE-2010-3081

2010-09-21 Thread Tixy
On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 23:13 -0500, ~Stack~ wrote: > Anyone know when the patch is going to be pushed out to Squeeze? Today by the looks of it, see http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/linux-2.6.html If you're really worried, you could install it from the unstable repository rather than waiting for i