Re: Unexpected results attempting to install Squeeze(6.0.5) to USB flash drive

2013-04-18 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/16/2013 12:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: CAUTION: My goal does *NOT* resemble a normal install I want to do a full install to a USB flash drive (thumb drive). I am not looking to run the installer ISO from the flash drive. I do not want a LIVE install with or without persistence. Due

Re: what's your Debian uptime?

2013-04-18 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/17/2013 01:22 PM, Kevin Chadwick wrote: Linux greer 3.2.6 #1 SMP Mon Feb 20 17:05:10 CST 2012 i686 GNU/Linux 22:35:31 up 412 days, 10:05, 1 user, load average: 1.18, 0.97, 0.44 So you are over a year behind in installing security updates for the kernel. (I know, if your machine

Re: Unexpected results attempting to install Squeeze(6.0.5) to USB flash drive

2013-04-18 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/18/2013 02:43 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: agroconsultor0 wrote: On 04/16/2013 12:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: CAUTION: My goal does *NOT* resemble a normal install I want to do a full install to a USB flash drive (thumb drive). I am not looking to run the installer ISO from the flash

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-14 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/14/2013 04:58 AM, Chris Bannister wrote: On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 01:28:20PM -0700, agroconsultor0 wrote: Very smart Debian users in this list: Are you Schizophrenic? Please! Thoughtless remarks like that are unnecessary on this list. Yes you are right, it was not needed; please

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-13 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/12/2013 07:10 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 02:43:28PM -0700, consul tor wrote: Oops, BTW, how could i configure mutt+vi, vim or nano to write emails with 72 characters? the previous email seems weird. I know, it is another question, different thread. thanks anyway.

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-13 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/13/2013 08:58 AM, Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 13/04/13 11:35, agroconsultor wrote: On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:41:03AM +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 12/04/13 21:25, agroconsultor0 wrote: Hello I have seen at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ that the Wheezy net

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-13 Thread agroconsultor0
, agroconsultor0 wrote: Hello I have seen at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ that the Wheezy net installer is no more than 175 MB and the cards no more than 50 MB; is this information correct? or there have been changes that are not reflected here?. thanks. The *net* installer contains only

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-13 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/13/2013 09:19 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 13/04/13 11:35, agroconsultor wrote: On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:41:03AM +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 12/04/13 21:25, agroconsultor0 wrote: Hello I have seen at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-13 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/13/2013 10:30 AM, Paul Condon wrote: On 04/13/2013 10:19 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 13/04/13 11:35, agroconsultor wrote: On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:41:03AM +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 12/04/13 21:25, agroconsultor0 wrote: Hello I have seen at http

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-13 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/13/2013 01:48 PM, Wayne Topa wrote: On 04/13/2013 04:28 PM, agroconsultor0 wrote: On 04/13/2013 09:19 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 13/04/13 11:35, agroconsultor wrote: On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:41:03AM +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote: On 12/04/13 21:25

Re: netinstall size?

2013-04-13 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/13/2013 03:48 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: agroconsultor0 wrote: agroconsultor0 wrote: I have seen at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ that the Wheezy net installer is no more than 175 MB and the cards no more than 50 MB; is this information correct? or there have been changes

netinstall size?

2013-04-12 Thread agroconsultor0
Hello I have seen at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ that the Wheezy net installer is no more than 175 MB and the cards no more than 50 MB; is this information correct? or there have been changes that are not reflected here?. thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Internet with Debian

2013-04-12 Thread agroconsultor0
On 04/12/2013 02:26 PM, Jim wrote: I just downloaded the full live install IOS for Debian and burned to a USB. Booting using the USB works but I can not find any link or clue on how to connect the computer to the wireless router. If there is a page that would help me get that done? Jim

Re: MICROSOFT HIRED THESE PEOPLE TO SABOTAGE OPEN SOURCE

2013-04-08 Thread agroconsultor0
On 08/04/13 06:26 AM, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: But!! Because there is a but! Who made this image? Did this person contributed *any* line of code? How could MS introduce enough people in core dev teams to have the possibility to make the majority of votes about integrating stuff or

Re: Firefox is too eager

2013-03-14 Thread agroconsultor0
On 03/14/2013 11:43 AM, Joel Roth wrote: Hi list, There are some recent behaviors that I find invasive: When I open a link in a new tab, I often get a new window as well, frequently to the same site, that I have to close. Some are windows from news sites, asking me to subscribe. When I roll

Re: Moving from a proprietary OS - unnecessarily inful experience -- was [Re: I wish to advocate linux]

2013-03-01 Thread agroconsultor0
) - in a course that took us from IBM 360 batch, to 360/TSO, to Multics - but after that, punch cards were primarily a nice (and free) source of notecard :-) Ahh the good old days. Cheers, Miles Ho,Ho,Ho, i am a baby then, hp-86 Basic with 51/4 soft disc. 1982. -- agroconsultor0

Re: Is there is any wifi firmware in main?

2013-02-20 Thread agroconsultor0
On 02/20/2013 12:21 AM, Morel Bérenger wrote: Le Mer 20 février 2013 1:33, agroconsultor0 a écrit : On 02/19/2013 11:00 AM, Sven Joachim wrote: So you'll probably have to live with non-free firmware, either shipped on the device itself or in some firmware-* package in non-free. To be honest

Re: Is there is any wifi firmware in main?

2013-02-19 Thread agroconsultor0
On 02/19/2013 11:00 AM, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2013-02-19 12:02 +0100, Morel Bérenger wrote: I am thinking about buying a new laptop, and I wonder if there is any wifi firmware available in main? There seems to be only one, carl9170-1.fw in the linux-firmware-free package, and it is for USB

Re: Unbelievable. Was: Re: OT - Convert output of byte count to GB count?

2013-02-17 Thread agroconsultor0
On 02/16/2013 04:45 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:28:06 +0100, agroconsultor0 agroconsult...@gmail.com wrote: On 02/16/2013 03:23 PM, Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: This conversation is unbelievable. Debian-user is supposedly a list where voluntary people answer simple

Re: Unbelievable. Was: Re: OT - Convert output of byte count to GB count?

2013-02-17 Thread agroconsultor0
On 02/17/2013 08:27 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Hi agroconsultor0, somebody captured a thread, instead of replying to this thread or opening a new one. This OP ask people who were talking about a technical issue, Debian does ship with apps that use wrong prefixes, to stop this discussion

Re: Unbelievable. Was: Re: OT - Convert output of byte count to GB count?

2013-02-16 Thread agroconsultor0
On 02/16/2013 03:23 PM, Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: This conversation is unbelievable. Debian-user is supposedly a list where voluntary people answer simple practical questions of users. Are you really going to enforce list members to watch such ego demonstrations and unfunny jokes?