Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

2017-03-25 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 17:11 Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> wrote: > > On 25/03/17 01:40, Tom Browder wrote: > > 1. What specific model of USB wireless ethernet adaptor does anyone > > recommend that has worked for them out of the box? > > TP-Link TL-WN722

Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

2017-03-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 07:56 Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. ... > Thanks very much, Reco! Best regards, -Tom

Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

2017-03-24 Thread Tom Browder
regards, -Tom

Re: Icedove calendar not syncing to google calendar

2017-01-08 Thread Tom Ashley
the problem. YMMV... If you haven't already tried it, you may want to install the "Provider for Google Calendar" extension from Icedove Tools->Add-ons->Extensions. This worked for me to solve a similar problem. HTH Tom Ashley

Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8 [SOLVED]

2016-08-12 Thread Tom Browder
-- Forwarded message -- From: Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8 To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> On Tue, Aug 9

Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

2016-08-12 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 8:16 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have read the current Debian networking docs on the subject > (https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#iproute2_method). I > want to use at least two IPv4 static addresses on the same physical &g

Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

2016-08-10 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:13 AM, Pascal Hambourg <pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org> wrote: > Le 10/08/2016 à 13:22, Tom Browder a écrit : >> >> >> Ping from the test host itself to its primary first alias IP: >> >> PING 192.168.0.18 (192.168.0.18) 56(84) bytes of dat

Re: Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

2016-08-10 Thread Tom Browder
On Wednesday, August 10, 2016, Pascal Hambourg <pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org> wrote: > > Le 10/08/2016 à 03:16, Tom Browder a écrit : >> >> Then, as root, I executed "service networking restart" and all looked >> well until I logged in to another host and tried to

Networking: unable to get multi-homed host working in Debian 8

2016-08-09 Thread Tom Browder
e installed the vlan and iproute2 packages and removed the iproute package. Do I need to do something about kernel modules? I saw nothing in the doc about that, but I seem to remember having to fool with that in the old days. . Thanks for any help. Best regards, -Tom

Re: Terminal

2016-07-29 Thread Tom
On 07/29/2016 04:04 PM, Темир Урокбаев wrote: Hello. Tell me, is there a comprehensive list of terminal commands, and where to find it or download. The following sites may help. http://ss64.com/bash/ http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/dir_section_1.html Tom Ashley

Re: How to create package without source code

2016-07-27 Thread Tom Grace
On 27/07/2016 09:24, Hans wrote: However, I did not quit understand. Can I add several files instead of a single one? And will it preserve rights, as I set? Yes, both these are possible - have a look at the Wiki for more examples https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm/wiki

Re: How to create package without source code

2016-07-27 Thread Tom Grace
On 27/07/2016 08:39, Hans wrote: The file is just a script. I read in the dokus, and all told, they want to compile somehow. I imagine, to pack all the files with the correct user rights into a folder, then pack it into maybe *.tgz and then change it somehow into a *.deb. Maybe there is a more

Re: Next gotcha

2016-07-24 Thread Tom Browder
Inkscape (inkscape.org) and love it. The online docs are not as good as I would like, but there is a soft-bound book available which is well worth the price if you do much vector image work. Inkscape is available in packages for both Deb 7 and Deb 8 (and I'm pretty sure it was available before that). Best regards, -Tom

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Tom Grace
On 17/06/2016 10:58, Francesco Montanari wrote: I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage looks reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs are running intensively for more than one minute or so. The fan speed at those temperatures is about 4500

LVM Merge

2016-05-12 Thread Tom Jay
root@debian:~# Does anyone have any idea how to add snapshot-merge into the kernel? Thanks! Tom

LVM Merge

2016-05-12 Thread Tom Jay
root@debian:~# Does anyone have any idea how to add snapshot-merge into the kernel? Thanks! Tom

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2016 #417

2016-05-02 Thread Tom Dial
overwriting with varying patterns and then zeroing) offers protection that disk encryption does not. Neither action protects against determined state equivalent actors or malware implanted in the drive controller. Tom Dial On 05/02/2016 11:17 AM, debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote:

Re: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Tom Browder
ut the new system seemed to use my LSB-formatted init scripts just fine. Best regards, -Tom

Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a standard CD .iso?

2016-04-17 Thread Tom Browder
a bug. Unfortunately I don't have ensough data to confirm that. HTH Best regards, -Tom P.S. I love the Mate desktop as it is. Please don't add any more bells and whistles from the pop culture, just maintain it in the choice of desktops for the normal Debian distribution.

Best use of program 'debfoster' to back-up package lists and packages?

2016-04-07 Thread Tom Browder
How can I integrate it into the back-up/restore process above? Thanks. Best regards, -Tom

Fwd: Debian 8 fresh install, lost MATE desktop (lightdm) after first reboot, cannot recover graphical login

2016-04-07 Thread Tom Browder
I just realized I didn't post my reply to the list. -Tom -- Forwarded message -- From: *Tom Browder* <tom.brow...@gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Subject: Debian 8 fresh install, lost MATE desktop (lightdm) after first reboot, cannot recover graphical login To: aria

Debian 8 fresh install, lost MATE desktop (lightdm) after first reboot, cannot recover graphical login

2016-04-05 Thread Tom Browder
, refusing to start. Apr 05 14:31:51 juvat2 systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager. Apr 05 14:31:51 juvat2 systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state. I will reinstall Debian 8 from scratch if necessary, but that would be a real pain, so I would appreciate any hints. Thanks. Best regards, -Tom

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

2016-03-30 Thread Tom Browder
On Saturday, March 26, 2016, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > > A bit early for [SOLVED], I think. I respectively disagree, David. > On Sat 26 Mar 2016 at 12:08:37 (-0500), Tom Browder wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@g

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts [SOLVED]

2016-03-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Saturday, March 26, 2016, Andrew McGlashan < andrew.mcglas...@affinityvision.com.au <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','andrew.mcglas...@affinityvision.com.au');>> wrote: > > On 27/03/2016 4:08 AM, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts [SOLVED]

2016-03-26 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have installed Deb on my laptop and reused my old Deb 7 .ssh directory. > > I can now ssh into the existing remote servers but cannot ssh into my > laptop from them (as a normal user)--

Re: New firefox isn't working

2016-03-25 Thread Tom Browder
ite and totally concur with your opinions--may God save our nation! If I were a Facebook user I would "like" your post. Cheers from another old-timer! -Tom

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

2016-03-25 Thread Tom Browder
ack. Thanks, jvp! -Tom

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

2016-03-25 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:38 PM, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Fri 25 Mar 2016 at 12:12:44 (-0500), Tom Browder wrote: >> I have installed Deb on my laptop and reused my old Deb 7 .ssh directory. >> >> I can now ssh into the existing remote ser

Re: New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

2016-03-25 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have installed Deb on my laptop and reused my old Deb 7 .ssh directory. ... > that my laptop host's entries in the remote host's known_hosts are of > type "EDCSA" while the remote host'

New Deb 8 and no sshd access from other hosts

2016-03-25 Thread Tom Browder
that my laptop host's entries in the remote host's known_hosts are of type "EDCSA" while the remote host's entries in the laptop's known_hosts file are of type "RSA." Can anyone suggest where to look next? Thanks. Best regards, -Tom

Re: Changing Boot Order

2016-03-24 Thread Tom
process. By using a USB keyboard instead of the wireless, I was able to enter setup and change the boot order. HTH Tom Ashley On 03/24/2016 04:44 PM, Alan McConnell wrote: Assembled Wisdom! I am running wheezy, and would like to upgrade to jessie. To that end I've bought a CD and a USB stick

Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

2016-03-22 Thread Tom Browder
e upgrade process keeps getting better and better). I still have to upgrade my two laptops, but I'm going to wait until I'm completely happy with the other two machines. Best regards, -Tom

Re: x86_64 vs i386

2016-03-21 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 7:39 PM, John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote: > Tom Broder writes: >> I just upgraded to Deb 8 (Jessie), 64bit, and tried Chromium but it >> didn't work for me. Downloaded Chrome from Google and it works fine. > > That doesn't mean i

Re: x86_64 vs i386

2016-03-21 Thread Tom Browder
t? >> There won't be any new versions of Debian's i386 version of the >> chromium package? I just upgraded to Deb 8 (Jessie), 64bit, and tried Chromium but it didn't work for me. Downloaded Chrome from Google and it works fine. Best regards, -Tom

Re: Linux CLI gnuplot-ish program to do maps?

2016-03-21 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Emanuel Berg <embe8...@student.uu.se> wrote: > Is there a Linux CLI gnuplot-ish program to do maps? ... Take a look at the BRL-CAD DSP tutorial here: http://brlcad.org/wiki/DSP Is that anywhere near what you want? Best regards, -Tom

[SOLVED] Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

2016-03-21 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote: >>> On Mon, 2016-03-21 at 11

Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

2016-03-21 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote: >> On Mon, 2016-03-21 at 11:26 -0400, Tom Browder wrote: >>> I just upgraded and am disappointed that, even th

Re: Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

2016-03-21 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote: > On Mon, 2016-03-21 at 11:26 -0400, Tom Browder wrote: >> I just upgraded and am disappointed that, even though browser >> instances can be saved between login sessions, terminal windows >> apparent

Upgrade Deb 7 to 8, GNOME Flashback, terminal windows not saved: any way to save?

2016-03-21 Thread Tom Browder
disappear after logging out and logging back in. Is there any way to recover that most valuable feature of the old GNOME desktop? Thanks. Best regards, -Tom

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

2016-02-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse <jeremy.bo...@undergrid.net> wrote: > On 2/17/2016 3:31 PM, Tom Browder wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 9:33 AM, Jeremy T. Bouse >> <jeremy.bo...@undergrid.net> wrote: ... >>> I do agree locking the roo

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

2016-02-17 Thread Tom Browder
utilizing Duo Security as a MFA for SSH logins to > my servers for accounts authorized to log in. Hm, so you do allow some accounts password access? Thanks, Jeremy! Best, -Tom

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

2016-02-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 08:08:26AM -0600, Tom Browder wrote: >> >> I have several remote Debian 7 servers and would like to secure it in >> the following manner: ... I can follow that! T

Re: Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

2016-02-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Peter Ludikovsky <pe...@ludikovsky.name> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- ... Thanks, Peter. Do you agree with Darac's solution? Best, -Tom

Debian security: need recipe for blocking root ssh access AND all ssh password access

2016-02-17 Thread Tom Browder
documentation on securing such a host, but I don't want to be an expert--I just need a recipe. Many thanks. Best regards, -Tom

[no subject]

2015-11-29 Thread tom arnall
Denice, You could do me a great favor. Here is the address of the website for my tutoring service: BajaSpeakingEnglish.com Please look at it and give me any suggestions you might have for improving it. Hugs, Tom -- "Once its survival is on the line, a species will often find p

fast internet connection but very slow browser response

2015-11-23 Thread tom arnall
My browser connection has become very slow. Pinging will show a very fast connection, but my browser response is often so slow that a request times out. Skype will work fine under these conditions, as well as my torrent agent. I looked at 'syslog' and the output below seems to me related to the

Re: Adobe Flash

2015-11-18 Thread Tom Ashley
.. Cheers, Gene Heskett The package browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash works very well for me on iceweasel. Tom Ashley

Re: Adobe Flash

2015-11-18 Thread Tom Ashley
On 11/18/2015 06:55 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Wednesday 18 November 2015 15:59:45 Tom Ashley wrote: On 11/18/2015 01:30 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Wednesday 18 November 2015 10:05:33 Lisi Reisz wrote: On Wednesday 18 November 2015 14:24:17 Alex Vong wrote: Hi, Next time please send your

Re: make system boot straight to browser connection

2015-10-16 Thread tom arnall
what prevents Debian from providing an alternate boot option in Jessie which does not use systemd? My Wheezy system seems to do this. On 10/7/15, tom arnall <kloro2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to setup a system so that when the power button is pushed on > the PC, the sys

Re: systemd alternative for Jessie?

2015-10-16 Thread tom arnall
what prevents Debian from providing an alternate boot option in Jessie which does not use systemd? My Wheezy system seems to do this.

Re: systemd alternative for Jessie?

2015-10-14 Thread tom arnall
a major influence on the Debian decision makers? from what i've read so far, systemd is still very much in beta at best. wd people on this list agree with that? On 10/13/15, Joel Rees <joel.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2015/10/14 13:24 "Ric Moore" <wayward4...@gmail.com>: >>

systemd alternative for Jessie?

2015-10-13 Thread tom arnall
I am running Wheezy and notice that the boot options include but aren't limited to systemd. Is it possible to have this arrangement with Jessie?

Re: make system boot straight to browser connection

2015-10-09 Thread tom arnall
of its complacency. On 10/7/15, tom arnall <kloro2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to setup a system so that when the power button is pushed on > the PC, the system connects to the internet and starts a browser > without a login or any other intervention by the user. > >

make system boot straight to browser connection

2015-10-07 Thread tom arnall
I want to setup a system so that when the power button is pushed on the PC, the system connects to the internet and starts a browser without a login or any other intervention by the user. There are no security issues. Is this doable?

questions about debian installer prompts re: iwlwifi firmware

2015-09-24 Thread tom arnall
is the reason for the problem in the installer prompts? Regards, Tom P.S. I found what i think is a solution to my installation problem, but I suspect that it's more complicated then necessary and that the debian-user list folks have a better one. >>> Once its survival is on the line,

questions re: installing Debian on a Dell620 with USB stick media

2015-09-24 Thread tom arnall
is the reason for the problem in the installer prompts? Regards, Tom P.S. I found what i think is a solution to my installation problem, but I suspect that it's more complicated then necessary and that the debian-user list folks have a better one. >>> Once its survival is on the line,

questions about debian installer prompts re: iwlwifi firmware

2015-09-24 Thread tom arnall
is the reason for the problem in the installer prompts? Regards, Tom P.S. I found what i think is a solution to my installation problem, but I suspect that it's more complicated then necessary and that the debian-user list folks have a better one. >>> Once its survival is on the line,

questions about debian installer prompts re: iwlwifi firmware

2015-09-23 Thread tom arnall
is the reason for the problem in the installer prompts? Regards, Tom P.S. I found what i think is a solution to my installation problem, but I suspect that it's more complicated then necessary and that the debian-user list folks have a better one. >>> Once its survival is on the line,

Re: wired network connection has stopped working

2015-08-24 Thread tom arnall
soon. . “Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.” Albert Einstein On 8/21/15, tom arnall kloro2...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings! About a year ago my wired modem connection stopped working. I can find

wired network connection has stopped working

2015-08-21 Thread tom arnall
(2.4 MiB) I'm running wheezy. Regards, Tom Arnall Baja Norte - “Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.” Albert Einstein

Re: Nova Desktop

2015-06-18 Thread Tom Ashley
in the description supplied by aptitude: There is at least one module needed. Without a module this package will not work as expected! See packages desktopnova-module-*. HTH, Tom Ashley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

wheezy multiarch: binutils:amd64 conflicts with binutils:i386?

2015-04-22 Thread Tom Roche
not be able to do this. TIA, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87d22vigvc@pobox.com

Re: network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-03-09 Thread Tom Roche
`ping` and DNS fail until I disconnect from the F5VPN, stop the OpenVPN, and restore my initial routeset and linkset. So ... how to fix this? What am I doing wrong? Any assistance you can provide is much appreciated! and will be paid-forward via the above code and wiki. TIA, Tom Roche tom_ro

Re: network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-01-25 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:00:37 -0500 [1] (envvar names translated to `bash`ian) [The original routeset on the client/laptop:] 1: default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static 2: 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 3: 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link

Re: network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-01-24 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:00:37 -0500 [1] (envvar names translated to `bash`ian) [The original routeset on the client/laptop:] 1: default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static 2: 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 3: 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link

network newbie seeks help combining routesets for VPN tunnel

2015-01-24 Thread Tom Roche
`) but ultimately wants to go to F5.VPN.IP.NUM (which is usually serviced by `dev ppp0`). Question 3: What am I missing? Conversely, what do I have that is superfluous? Your assistance is appreciated! Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com [1]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/linode_jumpbox_config/wiki/Home

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-23 Thread Tom Roche
of starting/stopping OpenVPN on the client, but ICBW.) Your assistance is appreciated! Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com [1]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2015/01/msg00830.html [2]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2015/01/msg00831.html [3]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/linode_jumpbox_config

SIOCDELRT, or: proper syntax to delete default route for an interface?

2015-01-22 Thread Tom Roche
255.255.255.255 gw 0.0.0.0 dev ppp0 SIOCDELRT: No such process `info route` is not helping, nor are my websearches finding helpful doc. What am I doing wrong? TIA, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com [1]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/linode_jumpbox_config/wiki/Home#rst-header-intended-solution [2]: https

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-22 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:43:17 -0500 [1] summary: Smells like progress! If I'm guessing correctly, the `route` changes imposed by connecting to the F5VPN[2] are conflicting with my server/jumpbox's current `iptables`[3] (through which my client seeks to tunnel[4]). Does that claim seem

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-22 Thread Tom Roche
? details: Matt Ventura Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:58:38 -0800 [1] First thing to check would be the routing table while the VPN is active. Tom Roche Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:33:43 -0500 [2] The `route -n` for while the OpenVPN connection is active is here[3], which is part of a longer section[4] with all

network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-21 Thread Tom Roche
appreciated. TIA, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com [1]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/aqmeii-na_n2o/wiki/Home [2]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/linode_jumpbox_config/wiki/Home#rst-header-f5vpn-only-access [3]: https://bitbucket.org/tlroche/linode_jumpbox_config/wiki/Home#rst-header-aug-2014-policy-change

Re: network newbie seeks assistance debugging iptables for VPN tunnel

2015-01-21 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:50:04 -0500 [1] I need to tunnel one SSL VPN (F5, running on one debian host) through another (OpenVPN, running on another debian host), but lose networking (e.g., `ping`) after the F5 VPN connects. I'm not sure whether this is due to my firewall/iptables or VPN

Re: An experiment in backup

2015-01-20 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Kevin O'Gorman kogor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Tom H tomh0...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Kevin O'Gorman kogor...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 3:54 AM, Tom H tomh0...@gmail.com wrote: Have you looked

Re: An experiment in backup

2015-01-18 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Kevin O'Gorman kogor...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 3:54 AM, Tom H tomh0...@gmail.com wrote: Are you using a DM? A what? Xubuntu uses xfce4 if that answers the question. DM = display manager On Ubuntu, lightdm is the default DM. Are you

Re: An experiment in backup

2015-01-16 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Kevin O'Gorman kogor...@gmail.com wrote: I have a tar backup of the entire system, excluding /sys, /proc and /dev. I have a tar backup of a bind-mount of /dev. These were taken while the system was running, but quiet. I did it this way because I cannot get

Re: LACK OF REPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR HELP WHY?

2014-12-21 Thread tom arnall
the trouble to first get an understanding of the context, in this case the basic functions of keyrings, before attempting to fix a specific problem. Regards, Tom Arnall Ensenada, BC -- Honor Julian Assange. Honor Bradley Manning. Honor Edward Snowden. Honor all those who have risked all to tell us

gnome

2014-12-20 Thread Tom Arnall
WHEN I DO: ~/$ gnome-keyring-daemon --start I GET: Couldn't access conrol socket: /home/tom/.cache/keyring-qGnJVR/control: No such file or directory GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/tom/.cache/keyring-laCd8D SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/tom/.cache/keyring-laCd8D/ssh GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/tom/.cache/keyring

LACK OF REPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR HELP WHY?

2014-12-20 Thread tom arnall
to: /home/tom/.cache/keyring-4LJPFc/pkcs11: No such file or directory ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area (nm-applet:3589): Gdk-WARNING **: nm-applet: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0. Is there a command line procedure to deal

Can't start nm-applet -- keyring error

2014-12-16 Thread tom arnall
I installed wheezy a week ago (with the installer which includes xfce), and nm-applet was working fine. But today it won't start and gives the message: WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /home/tom/.cache/keyring-4LJPFc/pkcs11: No such file or directory ** Message: applet now removed

gnome-keyring-daemon problem

2014-12-16 Thread tom arnall
WHEN I DO: ~/$ gnome-keyring-daemon --start I GET: Couldn't access conrol socket: /home/tom/.cache/keyring-qGnJVR/control: No such file or directory GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/tom/.cache/keyring-laCd8D SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/tom/.cache/keyring-laCd8D/ssh GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/tom/.cache/keyring

Can't start nm-applet keyring error

2014-12-14 Thread tom arnall
I installed wheezy a week ago (with the installer which includes xfce), and nm-applet was working fine. But today it won't start and gives the message: WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /home/tom/.cache/keyring-4LJPFc/pkcs11: No such file or directory ** Message: applet now removed

Re: [newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-16 Thread Tom Roche
the tunnel, which is failing--more on that separately (though that may be getting OT for this list). HTH, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https

Re: [newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-09 Thread Tom Roche
summary: I have a routing problem on the server side of the VPN, as diagnosed by Mart van de Wege[1]: veel dank Mart! I hope to fix that problem using these linode instructions[2]. details: Tom Roche Sat, 08 Nov 2014 23:47:29 -0500 [3] My jumpbox/server firewall is currently set to forward

[newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-08 Thread Tom Roche
this? Alternatively, what should I do to further debug the problem? your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https

Re: [newbie] OpenVPN: {DNS, ping, ssh} work, HTTP fails

2014-11-08 Thread Tom Roche
for completeness, added server firewall settings below: Tom Roche Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:07:03 -0500 https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/11/msg00440.html summary: I'm running [OpenVPN] from an LMDE [client through a Debian jumpbox/server]. After I [start the server, start the client] most

systemctl disable/mask

2014-10-08 Thread Tom H
On 28 Sep 2014 04:35:03 +0200, lee l...@yun.yagibdah.de wrote: Anyway, it gives me to think that such a misunderstanding has come up to begin with and that it hasn't been fixed long ago. Someone who doesn't understand what disabled means is programming an init system: What other

Debian nolonger claims to be the Universal Operating System

2014-10-04 Thread Tom Collins
Debian nolonger claims to be the Universal Operating System On google searches debian pages still turn up like this: Debian -- Mailing Lists - Debian -- The Universal Operating ... When you go to the page The Universal Operating System part is gone. A reflection of the problem with the scumbag

(Video) Discussion on lennart poettering, syst__d, sysv

2014-10-04 Thread Tom Collins
Discussion on lennart poettering, syst__d, sysv: youtu.be/2toVPMHRo8M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Pieces placed in juxtaposition.

2014-10-04 Thread Tom Collins
Pieces placed in juxtaposition: Opensource is going mainstream in 2014 -RedHat CEO Syst__d presents a large attack surface (where as there are few ways to communicate with init etc), needlessly manages disc cryptography (amongst everything else, normal inits never cared one way or the other),

(Song) Fk SystemD

2014-10-04 Thread Tom Collins
youtu.be/JbRztcLaQa8 Fuck Systemd. It is passionless static, worthless. Only here to force us in a direction. And Linus Trovalds agrees 100% with that direction. But he never claimed to be brilliant nor have good taste in women nor be uncorruptable (got to keep that RedHat stock valuable)   This

Gnome 3.14 keyboard shortcut question

2014-09-29 Thread Tom Ashley
- Keyboard-Shortcuts. Shortcuts for workspaces 5-8 require custom shortcuts. What is the command to use in creating these? I've had no luck finding the answer in the Gnome Help Guides, by using Google search, or by posting to the Gnome mailing list. Thanks in advance for any help. Tom Ashley

Gnome 3.14 keyboard shortcut question (Clarification)

2014-09-29 Thread Tom Ashley
finding the answer in the Gnome Help Guides, by using Google search, or by posting to the Gnome mailing list. Thanks in advance for any help. Tom Ashley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: Gnome 3.14 keyboard shortcut question--Solved

2014-09-29 Thread Tom Ashley
Thanks much. Tom On Sep 29, 2014 8:46 AM, Michael Ott mich...@king-coder.de wrote: Hi Tom! System: up to date Debian Testing, 64 bit, Gnome 3.14 I'm trying Gnome again after several years of using Fluxbox and need some help with creating a custom keyboard shortcut. I'm using 8

Re: Suggestions? A small webserver for file upload

2014-09-24 Thread Tom Grace
On 24/09/14 14:53, Ron Leach wrote: What package would list members suggest for a small webserver that would enable co-workers to upload files to us? For just the file-upload bit, FTP is probably your best option. You could set up a space for each of the users who need to upload files, and

applications missing after dist-upgrade

2014-09-17 Thread tom arnall
I recently did a dist-upgrade and found afterwards that a lot of applications were missing: open office smplayer skype calibre poppler text utilities And about half a dozen more. And this was after only a few days use of the new system, i.e., i fear there may be other missing children. Is this

trying to remove wicd

2014-09-15 Thread tom arnall
-related files in the system: tom$ locate /etc/dbus-1/system.d/wicd.conf /etc/default/wicd /etc/init.d/wicd /etc/rc0.d/K01wicd /etc/rc1.d/K01wicd /etc/rc2.d/S18wicd /etc/rc3.d/S18wicd /etc/rc4.d/S18wicd /etc/rc5.d/S18wicd /etc/rc6.d/K01wicd And on and on for about 300 lines of file names When I do wicd

Re: Choose your side on the Linux divide

2014-08-26 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:44 PM, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com wrote: http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/choose-your-side-the-linux-divide-248950?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2014-08-25 There's a OT list for this BS. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: /etc/rc.local and systemd

2014-08-25 Thread Tom H
Resending to the list On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Erwan David er...@rail.eu.org wrote: Le 24/08/2014 19:31, Tom H a écrit : With v208, there's a generator, /lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-rc-local-generator, that creates a symlink at boot in /run/systemd/generator/multi

Re: I hate network-manager (was /etc/rc.local and systemd)

2014-08-25 Thread Tom H
On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Stephen Powell zlinux...@wowway.com wrote: On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:44:26 -0400 (EDT), David Baron wrote: On Sunday 24 August 2014 11:45:40 Stephen Powell wrote: I have a static route command in my /etc/rc.local file to define a route to another network. I

Re: Help: Ubuntu 12.04LTS/14.04LTS PXE/netboot/preseed - does not initiate installation

2014-08-25 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:10 AM, Snow Leopard snow.leopard@gmail.com wrote: I stumbled on a problem with Ubuntu installation PXE/netboot/preseed. OS: Ubuntu 12.04LTS/14.04LTS I have setup for DHCP/TFTP/NFS which allows me to boot over network Live Ubuntu and everything works as it

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