Re: Meaning of letters in aptitude output not found with ? inside aptitude

2011-11-14 Thread M-L
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:45:14 +0200 "Andrei POPESCU andreimpope...@gmail.com" suggested this: >On Du, 13 nov 11, 17:40:12, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> I could still use a little push though... I've scanned thru 3977 >> lines and according to my editor emacs, I am only 50% thru the >> document. >>

Re: [SOLVED] need help with clamav

2011-05-26 Thread M-L
On Thu, 26 May 2011 00:55:57 + (UTC) "Juan R. de Silva" wrote: > Thanks Camaleón, you were the only one to reply. And this puzzles me > BTW. I doubt people do not use clamav in Debian. Is there anything > wrong with my posting. I'm new to Debian community and willing to > learn. :-) Not cert

Re: 'sensible-browser'

2007-07-27 Thread M-L
On Saturday 28 July 2007 13:57, Rick Pasotto shared this with us all: >--} The browser I have running all the time is seamonkey. How can I get >--} programs that want to use a browser open a seamonkey window instead of >--} firing up the gnome or kde browser? >--} >--} -- >--} When in doubt. . . mu

Re: Notebook Battery

2007-07-17 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 17 July 2007 19:19, koffiejunkie shared this with us all: >--} Is there anything I can do to improve this, or this battery just on the >--} way out?  I'm just bothered by the suddeness of this drop in battery >--} life - it's been at about an hour for a good six months now, and stayed >-

Re: dialup modem connection

2007-07-16 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 17 July 2007 15:40, Mark Grieveson shared this with us all: >--} I decided to give up high speed internet, because it's a waste of money >--} and time. So, now I have dial-up. The last time I had dial-up was >--} when I used Corel Linux, and I had no problem setting that up. Now, >--}

Re: Computer freezes with linux-image-2.6.21-2

2007-07-13 Thread M-L
On Saturday 14 July 2007 00:22, Miguel J. Jiménez shared this with us all: >--} Hi, has anyone have experienced computer hangs while using kernel >--} 2.6.21-2 (debia testing) My computer was fine until I installed > it... Seems fine here on my laptop with 2.6.21-2-686 Charlie -- Registered

Re: Turning off the %^&* scroll wheel

2007-06-22 Thread M-L
On Friday 22 June 2007 19:13, Jonathan Kaye shared this with us all: >--} Curt Howland wrote: >--} >--} > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >--} > Hash: SHA1 >--} > >--} > Hi. Up to date Sid. >--} > >--} > Over this last week, something happened to the mouse interface. >--} > >--} > I have a lapto

Re: how to configure users X setup?

2007-06-13 Thread M-L
On Thursday 14 June 2007 09:04, Andrew Sackville-West shared this with us all: >--} On Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 04:33:53AM +1000, M-L wrote: >--} > On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:47:56 +0100 >--} > Tom Furie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--} > >--} > > On Wed, Jun 13,

Re: how to configure users X setup?

2007-06-13 Thread M-L
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:47:56 +0100 Tom Furie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 05:04:14PM +, M-L wrote: > > > #!/bin/sh > > # > > # My creation .Xsession file > > # > > # To remove the cursor after a short break > > u

Re: how to configure users X setup?

2007-06-13 Thread M-L
TED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:29:25 +1000 M-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > In much the same situation, on an old Toshiba laptop, 64 MB RAM and > 10 GB hard drive, Etch installed, using fluxbox window manager and I > created an ~/.Xsession

Re: how to configure users X setup?

2007-06-12 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 12 June 2007 18:59, Liam O'Toole shared this with us all: >--} On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:07:42 -0400 >--} Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--} >--} > On 6/12/07, Liam O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--} > > >--} > > Both of those files influence what clients (e.g. window managers) >--}

Re: Which is the correct configuration for a usb cd burner?

2007-06-05 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 05 June 2007 22:19, kawanokami shared this with us all: >--} Hi, I just bought a LACIE usb burner and, most unfortunatly, k3b >--} doesn't recognize it... >--} The device was recognized by udev as /dev/ubb and if I insert a (full) >--} cd in it, KDE authomatically mounts it and makes its

Re: For KDE: Re: how to hide the mouse pointer

2007-05-04 Thread M-L
On Friday 04 May 2007 19:18, Johannes Wiedersich shared this with us all: >--} The following works fine for KDE: >--} >--} 11:16:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ more .kde/Autostart/unclutter >--} #!/bin/bash >--} /usr/bin/unclutter >--} >--} $ chmod u+x .kde/Autostart/unclutter >--} >--} HTH someone ;-D >--}

Re: GRUB launch a CD?

2007-04-28 Thread M-L
On Sunday 29 April 2007 09:38, Douglas Allan Tutty shared this with us all: >--} On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 07:56:22AM +1000, M-L wrote: >--} > On Saturday 28 April 2007 22:49, Douglas Allan Tutty shared this with > us all: --} > >--} On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 06:28:02AM +, Da

Re: GRUB launch a CD?

2007-04-28 Thread M-L
On Saturday 28 April 2007 22:49, Douglas Allan Tutty shared this with us all: >--} On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 06:28:02AM +, David Dawson wrote: >--} > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >--} > >--} > sbm (smart boot manager) >--} > It comes on the Debian install disk as a floppy image which you dd to > a --

Re: my experiences trying to install Etch

2007-04-19 Thread M-L
On Friday 20 April 2007 13:00, D. Hugh Redelmeier sent this for all our perusal: >---} I was trying to install the Debian for the first time and ran into > several ---} issues. >---} >---} I would send this to installlation-reports but I seem to need a >---} running Debian system for that. >---} >

Re: Debian User List

2007-03-31 Thread M-L
On Sunday 01 April 2007 07:34, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi sent this for all our perusal: >---} David Baron wrote: >---} >---} > Most recently, how much of the heavy traffic on this list has had > anything ---} > to do with Debian? With Linux? With computers? >---} > >---} > The price of bread, love or

Re: pppconfig "command not found"

2007-03-24 Thread M-L
On Sunday 25 March 2007 06:58, eklektik sent this for all our perusal: >---} Thanks for clarifying the issue. I wait till the final version come out > hoping that it will include the package. In the mean time I take up the > issue on the developer-testing list or file a bug report as you suggested

Re: pppconfig "command not found"

2007-03-23 Thread M-L
On Saturday 24 March 2007 15:00, eklektik sent this for all our perusal: >---} >---} http://jozmak.googlepages.com >---} >---} - Original Message >---} From: M-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >---} To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >---} Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10

Re: pppconfig "command not found"

2007-03-23 Thread M-L
On Saturday 24 March 2007 11:54, eklektik sent this for all our perusal: >---} Hi, >---} I've just installed etch and want to hook up to the Internet via an > external modem. But when I issue the command pppconfig I get the message > "command not found." pppconfig always worked for me before. Now I

Re: daylight savings time

2007-03-14 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 14 March 2007 21:54, Hugo Vanwoerkom sent this for all our perusal: >---} John Hasler wrote: >---} > Marty Landman writes: >---} >> I've got NTP running... >---} > >---} > NTP has nothing to do with DST. The servers send UTC. It is up to > the ---} > clients to deal with their time

Re: writing to DVD

2007-03-08 Thread M-L
On Friday 09 March 2007 11:05, andy sent this for all our perusal: >---} Hi all >---} >---} Can anyone help me to interpret and fix the following error when I try >---} to write a DVD in Etch. This approach has always served me well, until >---} now. I can't see that I am doing anything untoward, b

Tzconfig......... xfce4

2007-03-05 Thread M-L
Since the upgrade yesterday using xfce4 desktop manager. Reboot this morning... My timezone shows as Australia/Melbourne and yet is wrong:- Your default time zone is set to 'Australia/Melbourne'. Local time is now: Wed Mar 7 03:50:53 EST 2007. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 6 16:50:53 UTC

Re: I'm not sure if this is a Bug: Etch-BC-Install does not find my USB-CD-ROM

2007-02-08 Thread M-L
On Thursday 08 February 2007 23:56, Johan Kröckel shared this with us all: >--} Hi, >--} I tried to setup Debian-Etch with the BC-RC1-CD on my Thinkpad x60s with >--} a USB-cdrom, but the Installer does not find the CD. >--} Is it a Bug? >--} >--} Johan Kröckel >--} >--} Not certain what a BC-RC1-

Re: Attracting newbies (Was Booting Debian/testing fails)

2007-02-08 Thread M-L
On Thursday 08 February 2007 01:59, Celejar shared this with us all: >--} On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:32:02 -0500 >--} Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--} >--} [snip] >--} >--} > see how the turnout is; If anyone else is interested email me >--} > personally, and email it to the list also (Se

Re: debian rocks!

2007-02-05 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 06 February 2007 02:19, Shobhit Jindal sent this for all our perusal: >---} Just count one more happy debian user! Reinstalled yesterday, to > switch ---} > from x86 sarge to amd64 etch. Everything went flawlessly. Thanks to developers, maintainers, people on this list and everyone wh

Re: goddammit

2007-02-01 Thread M-L
On Friday 02 February 2007 17:16, Incoming shared this with us all: >--} I have been fighting with this damned Debian 3.1 - Sergeant Wolly or > some such - and I can't even print. I have also installed JRE, but I > haven't found out how to connect it to Firefox. --} >--} I can't downlosd from my d

Re: Revive dark photos -- Debian gimp packaging question

2007-01-21 Thread M-L
On Monday 22 January 2007 17:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this for all our perusal: >---} On Jan 21, 6:30 pm, "][" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >---} > Hi, >---} > >---} > I remember that I revived some dark photos to normal look by simply >---} > choosing certain gimp menus. Now I want to do it again

Re: Revive dark photos -- Debian gimp packaging question

2007-01-21 Thread M-L
On Monday 22 January 2007 17:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this for all our perusal: >---} On Jan 21, 6:30 pm, "][" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >---} > Hi, >---} > >---} > I remember that I revived some dark photos to normal look by simply >---} > choosing certain gimp menus. Now I want to do it again

Re: software for making a web site......

2007-01-15 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 16 January 2007 09:57, Hal Vaughan sent this for all our perusal: >---} > The only somewhat pesky area would be laptops which are supposed be >---} > awkward where Linux is concerned.  I don't laptops much. >---} >---} This is a longstanding difficulty in working with Linux.  Laptops ha

Re: This URL crashes Konqueror.....?

2007-01-12 Thread M-L
On Saturday 13 January 2007 03:12, Roberto C. Sanchez shared this with us all: >--} On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 12:57:36AM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: >--} > On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 13:54 +1100, M-L wrote: >--} > > Can someone enlighten me please as to why this the URL below crashes

Re: This URL crashes Konqueror.....?

2007-01-12 Thread M-L
On Friday 12 January 2007 18:54, Kamaraju Kusumanchi shared this with us all: >--> On Thursday 11 January 2007 21:54, M-L wrote: >--> > Can someone enlighten me please as to why this the URL below crashes >--> > Konqueror? >--> > >--> > http

Re: This URL crashes Konqueror.....?

2007-01-11 Thread M-L
On Friday 12 January 2007 14:02, Alan Ianson shared this with us all: >--> On Thu January 11 2007 18:54, M-L wrote: >--> > Can someone enlighten me please as to why this the URL below crashes >--> > Konqueror? >--> > >--> > http://www.avaaz.org/en/iraq_cam

Re: This URL crashes Konqueror.....?

2007-01-11 Thread M-L
On Friday 12 January 2007 14:00, Roberto C. Sanchez shared this with us all: >--> On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 01:54:06PM +1100, M-L wrote: >--> > Can someone enlighten me please as to why this the URL below crashes >--> > Konqueror? >--> > >--> > http

This URL crashes Konqueror.....?

2007-01-11 Thread M-L
Can someone enlighten me please as to why this the URL below crashes Konqueror? http://www.avaaz.org/en/iraq_campaign_jan_2007/ TIA Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 +++ We must have infinite faith in each other. If we have not, we must never let it leak

Re: dial up connection

2007-01-08 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 09 January 2007 12:37, Mark Grieveson sent this for all our perusal: >---> Hello. Is there a graphical application for achieving a dial-up > connection for xfce? I don't wish to use kppp, or gnome-ppp. ---> >---> I've used wvdial, but I find it only works as root. As a regular user >

Re: is this fair comment?????

2007-01-07 Thread M-L
On Monday 08 January 2007 09:38, M. Fioretti shared this with us all: >--> On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 21:45:48 PM +, Michael Fothergill >--> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >--> >--> > I found an article on a web site called linux-watch >--> > (http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3128387759.html) >--> [...]

Re: Getting scanner to work

2006-12-28 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 27 December 2006 19:15, BALLABIO GERARDO sent this for all our perusal: >---> Hi all, >---> may I please ask for your help. >---> >---> I've been given an old scanner by a friend (not sure exactly how old, >---> but the drivers cd says "windows 95, 98 and NT") and have been trying > t

XCDRoast etch not working......

2006-12-22 Thread M-L
I get this error message when invoking XCDRoast:- ** (xcdroast:7879): WARNING **: Invalid mkisofs version -unknown- found. Expecting at least version 1.15a17 Start xcdroast with the -n option to override (not recommended!) It appears I have this version of mkisofs installed:- Arc

Re: why some packages are kept back?

2006-12-18 Thread M-L
On Monday 18 December 2006 17:07, Yuwen Dai sent this for all our perusal: >---> Dear all, >---> >---> I'm using Debian Sarge. When I ran apt-gete upgrade, this message > shows: ---> >---> ~# apt-get upgrade >---> Reading Package Lists... Done >---> Building Dependency Tree... Done >---> Th

Re: USB problems on laptop with debian etch

2006-12-17 Thread M-L
On Sunday 17 December 2006 20:57, carlopmart sent this for all our perusal: >---> Hi all, >---> >---> Recently I have installed etch on my laptop. Frequently, when etch >---> boots displays this errors: >---> >---> >---> usb 3-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71 ... >---> usb 3-2: device not a

Re: dual layered DVD's vs single layer etc....

2006-12-03 Thread M-L
On Monday 04 December 2006 07:51, Michael Fothergill sent this for all our perusal: >---> Dear Debian people, >---> >---> This is a pretty dumb question. But I think it has a little merit. I >---> bought myself a new Benq DVD rewriter and stuffed in my box. This one > can ---> handle dual layer

Re: what's the killer app for GNU/Linux systems?

2006-12-01 Thread M-L
On Saturday 02 December 2006 08:50, Nate Duehr shared this with us all: >--> Ron Johnson wrote: >--> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >--> > Hash: SHA1 >--> > >--> > On 12/01/06 12:30, Nate Duehr wrote: >--> >> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >--> >>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 02:30:54PM -0600, Ron Joh

Re: Empty KDE Control Panel; Crowded Lost and Found

2006-12-01 Thread M-L
On Saturday 02 December 2006 08:35, Florian Kulzer sent this for all our perusal: >---> On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 12:02:54 -0800, Arlie Stephens wrote: >---> > Hi Folks, >---> > >---> > Like several others, I've got an etch installation with kde where the >---> > kde control panel is empty. The last

Re: homepage in konqueror

2006-11-30 Thread M-L
On Friday 01 December 2006 16:49, M-L sent this for all our perusal: >---> On Friday 01 December 2006 16:24, Mark Grieveson sent this for all our >---> perusal: >---> >---> Anyone know how I can get konqueror to start up with google.ca, > instead ---> >---> of

Re: homepage in konqueror

2006-11-30 Thread M-L
On Friday 01 December 2006 16:24, Mark Grieveson sent this for all our perusal: >---> Anyone know how I can get konqueror to start up with google.ca, instead >---> of this irritating "Konqueror: Conquer your desktop!" page that keeps >---> popping up? I changed the homepage setting, but when I s

Re: Replacing Gnome with KDE

2006-11-28 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 29 November 2006 14:21, Cameron L. Spitzer shared this with us all: >--> Having just attempted to replace GNOME with KDE, and ending up >--> with an empty Control Center, I'd be willing to give icewm a try. This is a separate problem, look in lost and found and look back at some of

Re: No sound with KDE

2006-11-26 Thread M-L
On Monday 27 November 2006 12:00, Luis Finotti shared this with us all: >--> Hi, >--> >--> >--> > KDE does have some strange issues at the moment. An example is that on > one --> > of >--> > my laptops, kcontrol is empty but Lost and Found contains all the > links --> > for >--> > kcontrol. So mayb

Re: No sound with KDE

2006-11-26 Thread M-L
On Monday 27 November 2006 10:42, Luis Finotti shared this with us all: >--> Hi, >--> >--> On 11/26/06, M-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--> > >--> > >--> > I hate to ask this, but did you reboot the computer after you did all >--> > these

Re: No sound with KDE

2006-11-26 Thread M-L
On Monday 27 November 2006 08:26, Luis Finotti shared this with us all: >--> Hi, >--> >--> I've recently upgraded from Sarge to Etch. Most things went smoothly... >--> But, I just realized I have no sound anymore. >--> >--> I noticed that alsa was not installed anymore (I'm pretty sure it was >-->

Re: public key warning

2006-11-21 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 22 November 2006 15:08, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. After a recent upgrade of my Etch, I get the following warning: > > Fetched 30.2kB in 9s (3350B/s) > Reading package lists... Done > W: There are no public key available for the following key IDs: > A70DAF536070D3A1 > W: You may w

Re: Reload KDE menus without logging out?

2006-11-11 Thread M-L
On Sunday 12 November 2006 08:52, Todd A. Jacobs shared this with us all: >--> I've noticed that occasionally a new program won't show up in my KDE or >--> Debian menus until after I close and restart the X session. Is there a >--> way to force KDE to reread its available menus without logging out

Re: What is this in my syslog????????

2006-11-06 Thread M-L
On Monday 06 November 2006 18:54, Nate Duehr shared this with us all: >--> M-L wrote: >--> > I have this in my syslog while downloading the latest updates from > Debian? --> > >--> > My computer drops off the modem. the modem is still connected but ppp > is not

What is this in my syslog????????

2006-11-05 Thread M-L
I have this in my syslog while downloading the latest updates from Debian? My computer drops off the modem. the modem is still connected but ppp is not, the computer doesn't respond to being on the net/ I don't use chat and wonder if the machine is actually breached by intruders? Charlie Nov

Re: Display is jerky...........

2006-11-04 Thread M-L
On Saturday 04 November 2006 21:52, Florian Kulzer shared this with us all: >--> On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 14:02:12 +1100, M-L wrote: >--> > On Friday 03 November 2006 13:42, John - shared this with us all: >--> > > On (03/11/06 12:49), M-L wrote: >--> > > >

Re: Display is jerky...........

2006-11-02 Thread M-L
On Friday 03 November 2006 13:42, John - shared this with us all: > On (03/11/06 12:49), M-L wrote: > > My screen jumps about and in my /var/log/Xorg.0.log I have this line:- > > > > (EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable > > > > I am wondering if some

Display is jerky...........

2006-11-02 Thread M-L
My screen jumps about and in my /var/log/Xorg.0.log I have this line:- (EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable I am wondering if someone might tell me what this means? This laptop has had no problems previously. There was a reference about this in Ubuntu and that this should be added to the /et

Re: ethernet howto

2006-10-31 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 01 November 2006 11:28, Douglas Tutty shared this with us all: > On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 11:02:25AM +1100, M-L wrote: > > I want to just share files between two laptops and have cat 5e crossover > > cable to do this with ethernet cards in each lappy. > > > >

Re: ethernet howto

2006-10-31 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 01 November 2006 11:18, Alejandro Bárcena Campos shared this with us all: > M-L wrote: > > I want to just share files between two laptops and have cat 5e crossover > > cable to do this with ethernet cards in each lappy. > > > > But I have no idea where

ethernet howto

2006-10-31 Thread M-L
I want to just share files between two laptops and have cat 5e crossover cable to do this with ethernet cards in each lappy. But I have no idea where to start from scratch, have never done this before I any way. Have googled endlessly and found a heap of stuff that wants me to put it through a

Re: Why I left Debian

2006-10-28 Thread M-L
On Saturday 28 October 2006 23:09, Bruno shared this with us all: >--> Hello, >--> >--> I really do not want to start any flame here but after all, as I used > Debian --> for few months, I find honest to say why I'm leaving it. >--> >--> So few months ago, I installed etch on my laptop (previously

Re: What's your favourite FLOSS?

2006-10-26 Thread M-L
On Friday 27 October 2006 04:12, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe shared this with us all: >--> Hi, >--> A year ago, I asked debian-user about favourite applications. The big >--> winners in that thread were GIMP, Firefox, K3b, gThumb, and >--> Thunderbird. I would like to start it again, and I would like thos

Re: HOW2 resolve "apt-get install kernel-image" error ?

2006-10-21 Thread M-L
On Sunday 22 October 2006 06:39, Courtney Thomas shared this with us all: >--> When I >--> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k7 >--> >--> I get an error to the effect that: >--> kernel-image-* needs >--> initrd-tools >=0.1.48 >--> but, >--> initrd-tools-0.1.12 is in plac

Re: KDE root action

2006-10-19 Thread M-L
On Friday 20 October 2006 08:14, Florian Kulzer shared this with us all: >--> On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 22:52:39 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: >--> > On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:23:58 +1000 >--> > M-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--> > >--> > Hello M-L, >--&g

KDE root action

2006-10-19 Thread M-L
For a couple of weeks now, when I try to use synaptic package manager as user the root password dialogue box comes up, and when I type in the root password it tells me that it is incorrect. This is a KDE password manager problem I think, and I have been hunting a way to fix it without any joy.

Re: modem: internal or external?

2006-10-18 Thread M-L
On Thursday 19 October 2006 12:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] shared this with us all: >--> I'm building a new computer (Etch is installing over dial up now), >--> but all my modems are internal ISA. So unless I want to have to fire up >--> my 486 just to dial out, I need a new modem. >--> >--> The MB has

Re: video cards, the mouse, Xfree86 and Debian installation.....

2006-10-17 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 21:10, Michael Fothergill shared this with us all: >--> Dear Debian folks, >--> >--> I have installed Debian on my PC here. Which Debian? Sarge, Etch or Sid? >It runs a 1200MHz Athlon CPU and > has --> one 20GB disk on it with Fedora Core 5 on it and now after delete

Re: password problem in kde

2006-10-17 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 21:26, L.V.Gandhi shared this with us all: >--> As root I can login in konsole. But with same password, I couldn't login > in --> kde dialog for changing time. First I had en_IN as locale. I changed > the --> locale to en_US to rectify problem with audacity menus appearan

Re: how could i scan more cds after installation to use as mirrors ?

2006-10-13 Thread M-L
On Saturday 14 October 2006 16:25, Jabka Atu shared this with us all: >--> Hello... >--> i'd like to add more cds to my debian installation. >--> now i have only 1 cd and i wish to add more 3 dvds. >--> >--> thnx in advance. >--> I think it can be found in man apt, though I couldn't in Etch? apt-

Re: "Testing" Installation Headache

2006-10-12 Thread M-L
On Friday 13 October 2006 07:31, Peter Hillier-Brook shared this with us all: > I've just installed Testing on an old 800MHz Pentium III. The > installation seemed to go fine until the final 2 steps: I wasn't clear > why a shell was invoked and then, having exited the shell the only > option left w

Re: problems with CD-Writer (solved)

2006-10-08 Thread M-L
On Monday 09 October 2006 00:24, Brad Brock shared this with us all: >--> Thanks to M-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >--> >--> Wodim helps me burn my ISO files to CDs. But I'm still >--> curious with cdrecord. Is it imposible to use cdrecord >--> in my computer..?

Re: problems with CD-Writer

2006-10-07 Thread M-L
On Sunday 08 October 2006 00:00, Brad Brock shared this with us all: >--> I've just installed a CD-Writer to my computer. I want >--> to burn an ISO image, but I have problems with >--> cdrecord. Can anybody show me how to use cdrecord >--> properly since cdrecord doesn't seem recognize my >--> CD-

How to create shadow passwords manually.........

2006-09-25 Thread M-L
My Etch installer doesn't finish the installation, so i have to just reboot, and create my own passwords and such from the shell, and a few other things by hand. But these are in /etc/passwd There is no /etc/shadow file. Apart from creating the /etc/shadow file, how do i create shadow passwords

message....... No Subject

2006-09-24 Thread M-L
Using Etch and Kmail. I receive messages from the Debian User list that are:- No Subject Sender Unknown . dated 1970 doesn't work nor does but rather creates more of its own kind? Cloning itself over others that are deleted from the Debian User directory? But it doe

Re: Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread M-L
On Saturday 23 September 2006 14:02, Mumia W.. shared these thoghts with us all: >--> On 09/23/2006 07:42 AM, M-L wrote: >--> > On Saturday 23 September 2006 19:43, Mumia W.. shared this with us > all: --> >>> On 09/23/2006 04:14 AM, M-L wrote: >--> >>>

Re: Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread M-L
On Saturday 23 September 2006 19:43, Mumia W.. shared this with us all: >--> On 09/23/2006 04:14 AM, M-L wrote: >--> > Using Debian Etch, >--> > Acer 3614WLCi laptop >--> > Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable. >--> > >--> > T

Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread M-L
Using Debian Etch, Acer 3614WLCi laptop Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable. The modem is connected to the ISP but the system has dropped off the modem connection. The modem shows it's connected and yet the laptop isn't connected to it. I try to run "pon" again. Nothing. I try "p

Re: Debian Love

2006-09-22 Thread M-L
On Saturday 23 September 2006 02:08, Jason Martens shared this with us all: >--> It seems that morale is a bit low among the developers right now, so I >--> thought it might be nice for all of us users to remind them why Debian >--> is such an awesome project. I love Debian. I love how the system

Re: Please help me installing Debian!

2006-09-21 Thread M-L
On Thursday 21 September 2006 03:40, Wahyu Aris Darmono shared this with us all: >--> Linux operating system is really new for me. But after >--> collected distro comparison from various sources, I >--> decided to choose Debian. >--> >--> I have i386 Debian 3.1 rel. 2 Sarge DVD. I tried to >--> i

Re: (no subject)

2006-09-20 Thread M-L
On Thursday 21 September 2006 11:52, David E. Fox shared this with us all: >--> cdrecord? :) >--> >--> Well, command line does work, but maybe it's not the best way to do it, >--> it depends on your experience level. Isn't cdrecord the reason that k3b doesn't work? I have found it so, because cdr

Re: Linux Will Get Buried (Off)

2006-09-14 Thread M-L
On Friday 15 September 2006 07:03, Derek shared this with us all: >--> I dont see how anything apple puts out can bury linux.Ive been using OS > X --> since 10.1 came out,its really nothing special.I much prefer my Linux > box. --> Support OS X as well as Linux? Sounds fair. -- Registered Linux

Kmail new account created - keeps asking password

2006-09-12 Thread M-L
I had occasion to create an extra, new account in Kmail, and at every boot, or every time that Kmail is shut down, then restarted, it asks me for the password of that new account. I am using Kwallet, and that might be the problem. Has anyone any idea where I might find a fix for this? I have ne

Re: Quanta Plus have become unwieldy.....

2006-09-03 Thread M-L
On Sunday 03 September 2006 19:16, Thierry Chatelet shared this with us all: >--> M-L wrote: >--> > I use Quanta Plus with Debian Etch and of late it has become very > slow. --> > >--> > It uses 96% of the CPU with every keystroke, and each keystroke uses > thi

Quanta Plus have become unwieldy.....

2006-09-03 Thread M-L
I use Quanta Plus with Debian Etch and of late it has become very slow. It uses 96% of the CPU with every keystroke, and each keystroke uses this much CPU for several seconds. Making the program impossible to use. I was wondering if anyone else finds this problem and if so, may have discovered

Re: Dial-up modem terminal........

2006-08-31 Thread M-L
On Friday 01 September 2006 11:11, M-L shared this with us all: >--> Using pon to dial my external Maestro Woomera modem, I don't know how to > bring --> up a terminal to talk to it in Debian etch. >--> >--> When using KPPP I could get into a modem terminal window. W

Dial-up modem terminal........

2006-08-31 Thread M-L
Using pon to dial my external Maestro Woomera modem, I don't know how to bring up a terminal to talk to it in Debian etch. When using KPPP I could get into a modem terminal window. With pon, I have no idea. I need this so that my phone line can be checked, apparently. Thanks in advance, Charli

Re: Scanner rights messed up: please help!

2006-08-24 Thread M-L
On Thursday 24 August 2006 19:10, Christof Hurschler shared this with us all: >--> No one responded to my last post, so I'll try it again. A previously > working scanner is no longer accessible for the group "scanner". It works > under root. Something seems to have changed in a recent dist-upgra

Re: How to check ink level on HP Deskjet 5500

2006-08-15 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 16 August 2006 03:11, José Alburquerque shared this with us all: >--> M-L wrote: >--> >--> >On Tuesday 15 August 2006 16:41, Marc Shapiro wrote: >--> > >--> > >--> >>This tells me where the printer is, but I still do not know how t

Re: How to check ink level on HP Deskjet 5500

2006-08-15 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 15 August 2006 16:41, Marc Shapiro shared this with us all: >--> Marc Shapiro wrote: >--> >--> > José Alburquerque wrote: >--> > >--> >> Andrew Sackville-West wrote: >--> >> >--> >>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 03:13:46PM -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: >--> >>> >--> >>> >--> Is there a util

Re: How to check ink level on HP Deskjet 5500

2006-08-15 Thread M-L
On Tuesday 15 August 2006 16:41, Marc Shapiro wrote: > Marc Shapiro wrote: > > José Alburquerque wrote: > >> Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > >>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 03:13:46PM -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: > Is there a utility to check ink levels on HP Deskjet series > printers? I looked

Re: cups newbie

2006-08-10 Thread M-L
On Friday 11 August 2006 04:53, Ionel Mugurel Ciobica shared this with us all: >--> Hi all, >--> >--> Someone knows few thinks about cups? I am trying to set up a printer >--> and http://localhost:631 give a page from where if I choose anything >--> the browser just hangs with the message "Waiting

Re: /dev/cdrom and /dev/cdrw both point to the writer

2006-08-08 Thread M-L
On Wednesday 09 August 2006 08:58, H.S. shared this with us all: >--> Whenever I reboot my Debian Etch, running 2.6.15 or 2.6.16, both >--> /dev/cdrom and /dev/cdrw links point to the same device /dev/hdd which >--> is a CD writer. The CD reader drive, /dev/hdc, is apparently not >--> detected to h

serverauth files - Never before seen..

2006-08-05 Thread M-L
Using Debian Etch on an Acer 3614 WLCI lappy In my /home directory these files are created:- .serverauth.3861 .serverauth.3862 .serverauth.3863 etc., etc., What process creates them, and why? Though the answer might be the one, and why do they keep building up in number and never being deleted

Re: Laptop freeze after 'end current session' or 'shutdown'

2006-07-30 Thread M-L
On Sunday 30 July 2006 14:25, Bruno Costacurta shared this with us all: >--> Hello, >--> >--> my laptop often freeze after end 'current session' >--> or 'shutdown' operations. I'm using etch on an Acer Aspire 9100. >--> >--> Difficult to give more details as nothing is displayed but computer >--> i

kmail won't send attachments.

2006-07-24 Thread M-L
Using Kmail in Sarge and it won't send attachments, only text mail. Deleted ~/.kde and ~/.kderc from the home directory and reconfigured kde, but didn't make any difference. Got Kmail from backports but that didn't change the behaviour. Googled and found a reference to a bug filed back in 1998,

Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?

2006-07-13 Thread M-L
On Friday 14 July 2006 03:47, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote this for perusal by us all: >--> Sean Perry on Thursday 13 Jul 2006 01:37 wrote: >--> >--> > That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if >--> > left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills. >--> >--> T

Re: mixing aptitude and synaptic

2006-05-22 Thread M-L
On Monday 22 May 2006 17:39, Chris Lale wrote this for perusal by us all: >---> Black Dew wrote: >---> >---> > kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: >---> > >---> >> Is it OK to mix aptitude and synaptic? I know that it is not good to >---> >> mix apt-get and aptitude. But what about using synaptic sometimes

Re: cdrdao question

2006-05-18 Thread M-L
On Friday 19 May 2006 09:39, Jude DaShiell wrote this for perusal by us all: >---> The examples in the man page don't appear to cover this job unless I'm >---> reading something and it's just flying by.  How could cdrdao be used to >---> burn an already existing iso image to a cdr disk?  cdrecord i

Re: help

2006-03-23 Thread M-L
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:34 am, patrick bourne submitted, for all our perusal: >> From: "Patrick Bourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Subject: help with installation >> Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:23 AM >> >> Hello, I have recently downloaded the businesscard >>

Re: System hangs at boot

2006-03-18 Thread M-L
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:48 pm, Leo Britto submitted, for all our perusal: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I have a Debian Sarge 2.6.8 running on my laptop and I >> finally got my wireless adapter to work. But when I >> reboot it I just cant go pass the jabberd startup. >> Earlier it wa

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