Re: [Followup]: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-24 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: sp113438telfort > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 6:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Followup]: Basic USB Automounter? > > [snip] >> > I missed the first of this.  Has anyone mentioned pmount?

Re: [Followup]: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-24 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Mark Allums > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:18 PM > Subject: RE: [Followup]: Basic USB Automounter? > >> From: Patrick Bartek [mailto:bartek...@yahoo.com] >> Also, someone s

[Followup]: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-24 Thread Patrick Bartek
First, thanks for all the input and suggestions. Here is the basics of my research into setting up user automounting on a minimal console-only system or X running only a window manager (in my case, Openbox)--no display or sessions manager.  I'm running wheezy 64-bit. The "quick and dirty" solut

Re: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Lázaro > To: Patrick Bartek > Cc: debian-users > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 7:42 AM > Subject: Re: Basic USB Automounter? > >T hread name: "Re: Basic USB Automounter?" > Mail number: 13 > Date: Thu, Jan 17

Re: Installing flash player into user's home dir. for chromium.

2013-01-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Sthu Deus > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 7:34 AM > Subject: Re: Installing flash player into user's home dir. for chromium. > >G ood time of the day, Patrick. > > > Thank You, Patrick, for Your time and answer.

Re: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Slavko > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: Patrick Bartek > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:14 PM > Subject: Re: Basic USB Automounter? > > Hi, > > Dňa Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:42:45 -0800 (PST) Patrick Bartek > napís

Re: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Andrei POPESCU > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:43 AM > Subject: Re: Basic USB Automounter? > > On Mi, 16 ian 13, 14:27:49, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> >> Will udisks automount

Re: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Clive Standbridge > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:28 AM > Subject: Re: Basic USB Automounter? > >> Building a Wheezy 64-bit system piece by piece from the standard >> terminal-only install.  I don't want to

Re: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Michael Biebl > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:21 PM > Subject: Re: Basic USB Automounter? > > On 17.01.2013 02:09, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> >> I'm familiar with ha

Re: Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-16 Thread Patrick Bartek
58375269.30690.yahoomail...@web142301.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> >> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:27:49 -0800 (PST) >> From: Patrick Bartek >> Subject: Basic USB Automounter? >> To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > >> List-Id: >> >> Building

Basic USB Automounter?

2013-01-16 Thread Patrick Bartek
Building a Wheezy 64-bit system piece by piece from the standard terminal-only install.  I don't want to have any extraneous crap that I'll never use on it   Will have X and a window manager only (currently Openbox) for those times I need a GUI.  This will be my personal system with me as the on

Re: Installing flash player into user's home dir. for chromium.

2013-01-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Sthu Deus > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 6:24 AM > Subject: Installing flash player into user's home dir. for chromium. > >G ood time of the day. > > > I wonder how a user can install adobe flash player (libra

Java Security Flaw

2013-01-12 Thread Patrick Bartek
For the past couple of days have been reading about a major security hole in Java 7: (http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-709713/) And was wondering if IceTea might have the same flaw.  As yet I've seen no mention of it. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-09 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Chris Davies > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 2:27 AM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > Patrick Bartek wrote: >> I'm beginning to believe--I have n

Re: Installing Debian on an SSD

2013-01-08 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Bob Proulx > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: Installing Debian on an SSD > > [snip] >> I.e. I heard that you need to align the partitions to 32bit virtual >> clusters (is it actually true?)

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-08 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Chris Davies > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 5:04 AM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > Mark Allums wrote: >> If you are using LVM, you need to leave 1MB before and after the partition >>

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-08 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Darac Marjal > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:21 AM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > On Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 10:10:30PM -0800, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> &

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-07 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Mark Allums > To: 'Debian User' > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2013 1:26 PM > Subject: RE: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > > [snip] >> >> So, again I ask:  Why that 1MiB unpartitioned space before the beginning > of >> a new partition?  

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-05 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Tom H > To: Debian User > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 4:32 AM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Patrick Bartek > wrote: >> From: Roger Leigh >> S

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-04 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Roger Leigh > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Friday, January 4, 2013 3:02 AM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 10:15:09AM -0800, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> Since

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-04 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Bonno Bloksma > To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > Cc: > Sent: Friday, January 4, 2013 1:40 AM > Subject: RE: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > [snip] >>> >>> >>> Just for the record . . . that install was to an old WD 80gb drive >>> that

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Go Linux > To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" ; Patrick > Bartek > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2013 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > [snip] >> > >> > FWIW, th

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Mark Allums > To: 'Bonno Bloksma' ; 'Patrick Bartek' > ; debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2013 4:39 AM > Subject: RE: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > >> From:

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Bonno Bloksma > To: Patrick Bartek ; "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:04 PM > Subject: RE: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > Hi Patrick, > >> In prepar

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Go Linux > To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > --- On Wed, 1/2/13, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> >> As I s

Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-02 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Gary Dale > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 1:52 PM > Subject: Re: Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity > > On 02/01/13 04:25 PM, Patrick Bartek

Wheezy Installer Auto-Partition Oddity

2013-01-02 Thread Patrick Bartek
In preparation of a clean install of Wheezy, I did a test install in VirtualBox 3.1.8 running under  Fedora 12 64-bit.  To save time, I used the installer's default partitioning scheme.  Normally I custom partition.  Anyway, I noticed an oddity:  There are gaps between the partitions.  Sizable o

Re: Problem Mounting USB Stick in Debian Wheezy

2013-01-02 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Stephen P. Molnar > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 7:15 AM > Subject: Problem Mounting USB Stick in Debian Wheezy > > I am running Debian Wheezy on an Oracle VB on my Laptop and can't mount an > USB Stick, altho

Re: xen on wheezy

2012-12-28 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: "cr...@gtek.biz" > To: Patrick Bartek > Cc: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 7:11 AM > Subject: Re: xen on wheezy > > On Thursday, December 27, 2012 19:55, "Patrick Bart

Re: xen on wheezy

2012-12-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: "cr...@gtek.biz" > To: Patrick Bartek > Cc: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 3:54 PM > Subject: Re: xen on wheezy > > On Thursday, December 27, 2012 17:14, "Patrick B

Re: xen on wheezy

2012-12-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: "cr...@gtek.biz" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:33 AM > Subject: xen on wheezy > > I am trying to learn virtualization with Xen on Wheezy. I have installed > Wheezy > on an old AMD Athlon XP system, and

Re: Upgrading Wheezy Beta to Wheezy Stable?

2012-12-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Andrei POPESCU > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:31 AM > Subject: Re: Upgrading Wheezy Beta to Wheezy Stable? > > On Lu, 17 dec 12, 19:34:30, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> Read somewhere t

Upgrading Wheezy Beta to Wheezy Stable?

2012-12-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
Read somewhere that updating/upgrading from Wheezy Beta eventually to Wheezy Stable using the "wheezy" named repos (not "testing" named ones) has potential problems, and the best option is a clean install of Wheezy Stable.  True or false?  I've read the Wheezy Beta install docs, and the upgradin

Re: wheezy freeze

2012-12-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Hans Vogelsberger > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 5:58 AM > Subject: Re: wheezy freeze > > berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: >> Here are some solutions: >> _ Use unstable/experimental >> _ Try a rolling-rel

Re: Squeeze on a EEE PC 901, trackpad problems

2012-11-16 Thread Patrick Bartek
>I just installed Debian with the Xfce desktop on a EEE PC model 901. >I've got things working pretty well, but I can't enable tap-to-click on >the trackpad.  I go to Settings->Mouse in the Xfce menu, and there is no >tab or checkbox for tapping.  I'm guessing I need to enable something in X? > >(

Re: New Mainboard.

2012-08-22 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Weaver > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: New Mainboard. > >> Whether IDE or SATA, you'll get at least two.  I myself prefer, for > future >> expansion purposes

Re: New Mainboard.

2012-08-21 Thread Patrick Bartek
> > From: Weaver >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:56 AM >Subject: New Mainboard. > > >Greetings all. > >I have decided on buying one of these: > >http://shop.amd.com/us/All/Detail/Processor/HDZ555WFGMBOX?SearchFacets=categor

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Andrei POPESCU > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:57 AM > Subject: Re: Small xorg? > > On Mi, 18 iul 12, 10:37:14, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> >> As I recall, only the require

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Patrick Strasser > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:43 PM > Subject: Re: Small xorg? > > Patrick Bartek wrote on 2012-07-06 04:00: > >>> That was I was planning:  window manager only

Re: Can't boot into MS Windows partition

2012-07-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Rodolfo Medina > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 8:21 AM > Subject: Can't boot into MS Windows partition > >T he first partition of my second hard disk (/dev/sdb1) is occupied by Windows > XP.  It is and old install and

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > From: Joel Roth > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:40 PM > Subject: Re: Small xorg? > > On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 06:29:55PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> Any recommendations for a small, co

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-05 Thread Patrick Bartek
> *    From: Patrick Bartek > *    Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 18:29:55 -0700 (PDT) >> ... Debian with a small window manager without the bloat of a full size X. > > DirectFB should also be relevant.  > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectFB > http://www.directfb.org/ Th

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-05 Thread Patrick Bartek
> Patrick Bartek [2012-07-04 18:29:55 -0700] wrote: > >> Any recommendations for a small, compact version of X (limited features >> OK) for an old Thinkpad 240X > > I have not used this myself but you could check xserver-xfbdev. > > Package: xserve

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-05 Thread Patrick Bartek
> On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 06:29:55PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: >>     Any recommendations for a small, compact version of X (limited features >>     OK) for an old Thinkpad 240X -- max RAM 192MB (design limit.  won't > take >>     more.  tried.), 500MHz P

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-05 Thread Patrick Bartek
> You can use DSL(damn small linux), debian with no DEs just a simple Wm. The > wms > I prefer are fluxbox and openbox. If you want to use a DE, then use lxde or > xfce. Considered both DSL and Puppy (and others) when I first got the 240X 6 or 7 years ago, but Debian better fit my criteri

Re: Small xorg?

2012-07-05 Thread Patrick Bartek
 On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Sthu Deus wrote: >> Good time of the day, Patrick. >> >> >> You worte: >> >>> Any recommendations for a small, compact version of X (limited >>> features OK) for an old Thinkpad 240X -- max RAM 192MB (design limit. >>>  won't take more.  tried.), 500MHz P3, 80

Small xorg?

2012-07-04 Thread Patrick Bartek
Any recommendations for a small, compact version of X (limited features OK) for an old Thinkpad 240X -- max RAM 192MB (design limit.  won't take more.   tried.), 500MHz P3, 800x600 screen--to install Squeeze on?  I'm running Etch and XFCE on it currently.  Want to see if I can install a supported

Re: New mackbook pro 9,1

2012-06-26 Thread Patrick Bartek
- Original Message - > I would like to buy a new macbook pro (15" without retina 9,1) and > install Debian. Has anybody been able to install debian/linux on it? I > read somewhere else that people are having problems to boot linux from > those machines. The new EFI might be different? Y

Re: [OT] something about dropbox

2012-06-26 Thread Patrick Bartek
> I haven't used the dropbox yet, now downloading. > >want to hear some comments about the dropbox, > >both cons and pros are welcome. Have it install on all my machines:  Windows XP, Linux--several flavors, and Mac OSX.  Installed easily.  No problems.  Performs as advertised. B -- To UNSUB

Re: Installing squeeze in Virtual box

2012-06-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
> Any blog or tutorial for installing squeeze in virtual box of windows?  How > to make virtual partitions for root and swap in virtual box? Install Squeeze like any other OS.  Start with the User Manual.  Should answer all your questions.  It did for me.   https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/En

Re: Computer case

2012-06-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
>any recommendation for a computer case that can be used with Debian >stable ;)? >Ok, it's slightly OT, I'm sorry for that. However, experiences with >cases regarding to noise (and heat), accuracy of fit for cards are >interesting for me, others might be interested in space (and vertical >stability

Re: Xen vs KVM

2012-03-30 Thread Patrick Bartek
> Do you know when RHEL 7 might be released? If you had asked that a couple of months ago, I would have said late 2013 since, in the past, a new release came just before support ended on the version two versions prior to it.  In this case, RHEL 5, whose support ends in early 2014.  But Red Ha

Re: New computer planned -- (cleaning old keyboard)

2012-02-22 Thread Patrick Bartek
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 02:19:36PM +, Sian Mountbatten wrote: >> >> Maybe I should keep the keyboard I am using. >> It's not overly clean, but I can live with it. > >   How to clean a dirty (fatty) keyboard: >   -- > > Mix liquid ammonia concentrate

Re: ASUS EeePC 1215B - Debian Testing 12-Feb-2012 Build - Video Problem, Black Screen

2012-02-14 Thread Patrick Bartek
> I installed Debian Testing (the 12-Feb-2012 build) on my new ASUS 1215B, > by the net install method. > > When I boot, I see the first few lines correctly, then the video > switches to mismatched unreadable hash for the remainder of the boot-up, > then upon completion of boot-up the video chan

Re: Flash Player 11 under Debian Lenny

2012-02-04 Thread Patrick Bartek
> On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:16:55 -0800, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >>> On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:57:06 -0800, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> >> >>>>>   On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:04:37 +, Camaleón wrote: > > (...) > . [snip] > >> This

Re: Flash Player 11 under Debian Lenny

2012-02-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
> On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:57:06 -0800, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >>> On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:04:37 +, Camaleón wrote: >> >> >>>>   On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37:11 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: >>>> >>>>>   Do you have a solution?

Re: Flash Player 11 under Debian Lenny

2012-02-02 Thread Patrick Bartek
> On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:04:37 +, Camaleón wrote: > >>  On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37:11 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> >>>  Do you have a solution? >> >>  Did you try what I suggested? Have you tried with an updated Firefox? > > Mmm, it seems that latest Adobe FlashPlayer (11.x) requires at

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Patrick Bartek
> Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> I downloaded a 770MB file titled >>> debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.    Got some >>> surprises :< >>> >>> [SNIP] >> >>> there is no app for >>> configuring a possible connection to the internet

Re: Why is it...

2011-12-08 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Thu, 12/8/11, Phil Dobbin wrote: > ... I tried to install Fedora & > ended up with half a boot partition, > tried CentOS (I'm taking my RHCE exam soon) & the > laptop ended up D.O.A. You evidently made a mistake (or several) during the installation. You need to discover what BEFORE taki

Re: Debian: A noob query

2011-11-24 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Thu, 11/24/11, Lisi wrote: > On Thursday 24 November 2011 19:47:01 Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Contrary to most of the recommendations you'll get > here (It's a Debian list > > after all), I highly suggest you go with PCLinuxOS > instead of Debian.  I &g

Re: Debian: A noob query

2011-11-24 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Thu, 11/24/11, Sam Vagni wrote: > I just want to go into Linux, coming from Windows XP. Just > want to > know if Debian is good to go with and learn then? > > Just to clear my doubts that head people saying about its' > non-compatibility with the newest hardware and not having > latest >

Re: can I safelly remove gnome ?

2011-11-14 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Mon, 11/14/11, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote: > I'm going to start using xfce4. > > Can I safelly "apt-get remove/purge gnome" Short answer: No. It will break your system to remove/purge the gnome meta-package. Even uninstalling the gnome packages individually will cause problems. > O

Re: Just a simple query

2011-10-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Wed, 10/26/11, Linux Tyro wrote: > I am beginner in Linux and do another job. But I use computer very less. > Just a simple doubts regarding the selection. Please suggest me regarding > the following: > > "Debian vs openSUSE for a novice" Neither. If you are truly a Linux tyro. . . .

Re: Wiping hard drives

2011-09-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 9/13/11, yudi v wrote: >> I would do:  dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdX (Note there is no partition >> number.) > > I only use  sdX# for partitions that are unencrypted. It's redundant to > write over a LUKS container. I prefer security over expediency: Just wipe the whole drive, en

Re: Wiping hard drives

2011-09-13 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 9/13/11, yudi v wrote: > I will be wiping partitions on my hard drive before sending it back to > the manufacturer for replacement. > > I usually prefer dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdX#  for the unencrypted > partitions and just over write the first few sectors on the LUKS > partiti

Re: New to Linux

2011-04-21 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Thu, 4/21/11, Alan McConnell wrote: > A couple of comments. > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 01:15:08PM -0400, Miles Fidelman > wrote: > > > > >It's been my experience that most users never read > the manual. > > Too much trouble.  When something breaks, they > find someone to > > fix it or te

Re: New to Linux

2011-04-21 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Sat, 4/16/11, foldingst...@theowned.org wrote: > > Like I said, "A Lot has changed > in 12 years".  Debian is more friendly > > today than yesterday as are most distros, but there > are others that are > > friendlier, a lot friendlier. > > > > So, I stand by my initial statement that Debi

Re: New to Linux

2011-04-21 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Sat, 4/16/11, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Vi, 15 apr 11, 22:26:54, Patrick > Bartek wrote: > > > > So, I stand by my initial statement that Debian is not > suitable for > > the Linux firsttimer.  I would never recommend it > to a noobie.  With > >

Re: New to Linux

2011-04-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Fri, 4/15/11, Krzysztof Bieniasz wrote: > > FWIW: O'Reilly published a > Special Edition book LEARNING DEBIAN > > GNU/LINUX (c. 1999).  It was a very good > introduction and step-by-step > > guide to installing and using Debian.  I got it > for free from the Debian > > booth at Las Vegas C

Re: New to Linux

2011-04-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Fri, 4/15/11, shawn wilson wrote: > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:36 PM, > Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > --- On Thu, 4/14/11, Marc Shapiro > wrote: > > > >> On 04/12/11 09:15, Patrick Bartek > >> wrote: > >> > --- On Tue, 4/12/11,

Re: New to Linux

2011-04-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Thu, 4/14/11, Marc Shapiro wrote: > On 04/12/11 09:15, Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > --- On Tue, 4/12/11, rishabh animesh  > wrote: > > > >> I am new to Linux and Debian. Whats the best way > to start on things? > >> Currently I'm a Computer

Re: New to Linux

2011-04-12 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 4/12/11, rishabh animesh wrote: > I am new to Linux and Debian. Whats the best way to start on things? > Currently I'm a Computer Science student and have experience only with > algorithms! Comfortable with C/C++ but willing to learn more to help me > get started with the OS mention

Re: Automagical Dependency Resolutions?

2011-03-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Thu, 3/17/11, Cláudio E. Elicker wrote: > On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:41:49 -0700 > (PDT) > Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > > With a locally saved .deb file, is there a single app > that will > > install it, then resolve the dependencies using online > repositori

Automagical Dependency Resolutions?

2011-03-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
With a locally saved .deb file, is there a single app that will install it, then resolve the dependencies using online repositories? I've been doing the "dpkg -i, apt-get -f" two-step. Wondering if there's a simplier option. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: Selinux on a Squeeze Desktop

2011-03-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 3/15/11, Josep M. Gasso wrote: > Hello Patrick. > > Thanks for Your answers, the only doubts that I have now > with selinux > are: > > System update with "aptitude safe-upgrade" and "aptitude > full-upgrade" > did You give any problems? With SELinux, you never know until you try.

Re: Selinux on a Squeeze Desktop

2011-03-13 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Sun, 3/13/11, Josep M. Gasso wrote: > I would like ask if someone have in his home a > Desktop/Server machine > what runs selinux, my Debian Squeeze machine is always on > and is a > mailserver too. I run Fedora. (And have since FC3.) SELinux is installed by default. It has problems.

Re: Please help

2011-03-04 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Thu, 3/3/11, Ryan Collins wrote: > Someone for the love of GOD, help me. > > I've installedDebian 6.0(squeeze) on my dell inspiron 6000. All I have to > show for it is a shell. I've looked all over and read countless entries on > ways to load a gnome desktop, but nothing I try works for

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-03-02 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Wed, 3/2/11, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Ma, 01 mar 11, 09:34:28, Patrick > Bartek wrote: > > > > Is this really Flash 64-bit or just a wrapped 32-bit > one?  What version? > > > > The reason I ask is the only 64-bit version being > distributed >

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-03-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 3/1/11, John Hasler wrote: > B writes: > > I considered it.  It was my number 2 > choice.  I chose Openbox, among > > other things, for its ease of configuration compared > to FVWM, since I > > will be doing a lot of changes in the beginning. > > I have to admit that ease of configur

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-03-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 3/1/11, Javier Vasquez wrote: > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:07 PM, > Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > --- On Mon, 2/28/11, Klistvud > wrote: > > ... > > My reasons for abandoning the desktop environment and > > going pure Openbox is more philosophic

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-03-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 3/1/11, John Hasler wrote: > B writes: > > I'm not really looking for a lightweight install for a > slow, old > > system.  My reasons, as I said in another post, > for abandoning the > > traditional desktop and going pure window manager is > mostly > > philosophical, but if the system

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-03-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, shawn wilson wrote: >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Patrick Bartek > wrote: >> >> Having tired of Fedora's short support life (13 months)--I've been using >> [snip] >> > > first, debian comes with apparmor by defaul

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-03-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 27. 02. 2011 21:05:11 je Patrick > Bartek napisal(a): > > Having tired of Fedora's short support life (13 > months)--I've been using it since FC3, but have only been > upgrading every 3rd release since 6--and wanting a

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-03-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 27 feb 11, 22:05:16, Patrick > Bartek wrote: > > > > Nope.  Going 64-bit all the way. Have the CD > burned and everything.  > > All previous Fedora installs on this machine have been > 64-bit.  I see > > n

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-02-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Sun, 2/27/11, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 27 feb 11, 12:05:11, Patrick > Bartek wrote: > > > > My system: > > > > Abit KN9 motherboard, built-in audio and ethernet > > Watch for firmware errors in dmesg and install the > apropiate package

Re: Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-02-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Sun, 2/27/11, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 02/27/2011 02:05 PM, Patrick > Bartek wrote: > > Having tired of Fedora's short support life (13 > [snip] > > > > My system: > > > > Abit KN9 motherboard, built-in audio and ethernet > > AMD Athlon6

Debian 6 64-bit and Openbox: Opinions, Suggestions, Pitfalls.

2011-02-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
Having tired of Fedora's short support life (13 months)--I've been using it since FC3, but have only been upgrading every 3rd release since 6--and wanting a distro where longevity and stability are paramount, and SELinux is an option, not the default, I've settled on Debian 6. However, my custo

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