Can't find informatin on passwdqc, pwqcheck or cracklib

2024-03-21 Thread n
I'm wanting to upgrade my security, and like to use some of the suggested tools. I've installed some of the tools, but can't find man pages on them. Similarly there's no results to be had from googling. I must be missing something.. NC

Hi there.

2023-04-24 Thread Lan N .
Hello, A reputable pharmaceutical company from Vietnam is in need of a reliable individual or corporate entity in your state to act as their Liaison officer; this will not affect your current job or business operations in any way. If interested, reply for more information. Regards, Ms. Lan

recommend music player?

2022-03-16 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I am currently using Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) Can anyone recommend a good music player with an equalizer where I can choose Pop, Rock, etc. Thank you!

cannot adjust name column of spacefm file manager

2021-12-13 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends My system is Desktop: LXDE 0.10.1 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) I've installed SpaceFM and I'm unable to adjust the width of the Name column. Anyone here familiar with SpaceFM customizations? Thank you for your time. Kaye

Re: LXQT desktop environment hangs?

2021-10-31 Thread kaye n
On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 10:49 PM David Wright wrote: > On Fri 29 Oct 2021 at 20:59:06 (+0800), kaye n wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 8:52 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 08:22:15PM +0800, kaye n wrote: > > > > LXQT says, > > >

Re: LXQT desktop environment hangs?

2021-10-29 Thread kaye n
On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 8:52 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 08:22:15PM +0800, kaye n wrote: > > Hi Friends! > > > > LXQT says, > > > > It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your system. > > > > However, I

Re: LXQT desktop environment hangs?

2021-10-29 Thread kaye n
On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 8:33 PM Dan Ritter wrote: > kaye n wrote: > > LXQT says, > > > > It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your system. > > > > However, I've experienced the opposite, especially when I'm using Firefox > > br

LXQT desktop environment hangs?

2021-10-29 Thread kaye n
Hi Friends! LXQT says, It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your system. However, I've experienced the opposite, especially when I'm using Firefox browser and attempt to open several pages in different tabs. I don't think the problem lies with Firefox though because I

Re: Trouble connecting to wifi, Debian 11

2021-10-14 Thread kaye n
er. 13 oct. 2021 à 18:36, kaye n a écrit : > >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 21:26 Peter Ehlert, wrote: >> >>> >>> On 10/13/21 6:14 AM, kaye n wrote: >>> > Hi Friends >>> > >>> > I've installed Debian 11 LXQT in my hard dr

Re: Trouble connecting to wifi, Debian 11

2021-10-13 Thread kaye n
On Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 21:26 Peter Ehlert, wrote: > > On 10/13/21 6:14 AM, kaye n wrote: > > Hi Friends > > > > I've installed Debian 11 LXQT in my hard drive. > > I noticed connman does not automatically run on startup, which is fine. > > > > I manual

Trouble connecting to wifi, Debian 11

2021-10-13 Thread kaye n
Hi Friends I've installed Debian 11 LXQT in my hard drive. I noticed connman does not automatically run on startup, which is fine. I manually open Connman. It can detect my usb wifi adapter because under Wireless tab, it says Wifi technologies: 1 Found, 1 powered However under the same tab,

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

2021-10-11 Thread kaye n
On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 00:26 Andrei POPESCU, wrote: > On Lu, 11 oct 21, 21:20:25, kaye n wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 8:41 PM Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 02:37:02PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > > > But, urm, it mi

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

2021-10-11 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 8:41 PM Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 02:37:02PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > But, urm, it might be that debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso does > > not provide any graphical user interface. Maybe a shell prompt is all > > you can expect from it. >

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

2021-10-11 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 6:56 PM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > kaye n wrote: > > Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the USB > > stick in fat32. > > This is not necessary and will be overwritten by your next step: > > > sudo cp d

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

2021-10-11 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 7:14 PM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 11 oct 21, 12:56:28, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > Hi, > > > > kaye n wrote: > > > Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the > USB > > > stick in fat32. > > &

Re: How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

2021-10-11 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 6:56 PM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > kaye n wrote: > > Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the USB > > stick in fat32. > > This is not necessary and will be overwritten by your next step: > > > sudo cp d

How exactly do I create a Debian live USB?

2021-10-11 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I did this and was able to boot my newly created Debian 11 live USB but was stuck in a black terminal-like screen where it says, I/O error, etc. Using GParted, I created an MS-DOS partition table and formatted the USB stick in fat32. Then I used these commands sudo cp

Viber won't run

2021-10-06 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! My desktop computer runs Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) https://www.viber.com/en/download/ If I try to run viber, I am immediately shown a popup window saying, No connection An internet connection is required to activate youViber account. Check your connection and try again.

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-09-29 Thread kaye n
On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 6:46 PM kaye n wrote: > > Hello friends, >> >> Just to give an update in case anyone is interested. >> One of the solutions provided in the link below seems to be effective for >> me. >> >> https://itsfoss.com/speed-up-slow-wifi-c

Re: Please help to test latest Debian 11 release candidate on real hardware

2021-07-25 Thread kaye n
On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 4:23 AM Andrey Ponomarenko < andrewponomare...@yandex.ru> wrote: > Hello! > > Let's help developers to test upcoming Debian version 11 by filling out > the community-driven list of tested hardware configurations: >

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-07-24 Thread kaye n
> Hello friends, > > Just to give an update in case anyone is interested. > One of the solutions provided in the link below seems to be effective for > me. > > https://itsfoss.com/speed-up-slow-wifi-connection-ubuntu/ > > "Solution 5: Ditch default network manager and embrace Wicd (possibly >

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-07-19 Thread kaye n
On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 10:21 PM David Wright wrote: > On Fri 09 Apr 2021 at 22:14:59 (+0800), kaye n wrote: > > Are you referring to this? > > IF-ID-1: wlp3s0b1 state: up mac: 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c > > Already answered, I see. BTW … > > Generally speaking when pe

Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]

2021-07-12 Thread Kevin N.
Right, and I myself have lodged a ticket to ban bar after foo because it might lead to blithe attitudes concerning alcohol in our vulnerable youth. Don't get me wrong: like many other things, offensive languages is a serious one. But, instead of helping, I think that you are in fact minimizing

Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]

2021-07-12 Thread Kevin N.
Right, and I myself have lodged a ticket to ban bar after foo because it might lead to blithe attitudes concerning alcohol in our vulnerable youth. Don't get me wrong: like many other things, offensive languages is a serious one. But, instead of helping, I think that you are in fact minimizing

Re: MTA (DMARC)

2021-07-09 Thread Kevin N.
Not sure if that is the case here, but sometimes mailing list software alters the original message headers which then can lead to failed DKIM signature checks. Cheers, K. Hi, I've wrote a message regarding my MTA. I was thinking it's corrected but... Here what I got from the Debian

Re: problem with speedtest-cli

2021-07-09 Thread kaye n
On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 3:23 AM Liam O'Toole wrote: > On Thu, 01 Jul, 2021 at 18:52:42 +0800, kaye n wrote: > >On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 12:28 AM Liam O'Toole > ><[1]liam.p.oto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Fri, 11 Jun, 2021 at 00:08:51 +0800, kaye

Re: Help: explanation of secure flash?

2021-07-06 Thread Kevin N.
Can somebody provide either a little more explanation and / or a link to a (reasonably simple) reference? https://www.embeddedcomputing.com/technology/security/network-security/secure-flash-the-cure-for-insecurity-in-connected-automotive-and-industrial-applications-part-1

Re: problem with speedtest-cli

2021-07-01 Thread kaye n
On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 12:28 AM Liam O'Toole wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jun, 2021 at 00:08:51 +0800, kaye n wrote: > >Hello guys > >kaye@laptop:~$ speedtest-cli > >Retrieving [1]speedtest.net configuration... > >Traceback (most recent call last): > >

problem with speedtest-cli

2021-06-10 Thread kaye n
Hello guys kaye@laptop:~$ speedtest-cli Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/speedtest-cli", line 11, in load_entry_point('speedtest-cli==2.0.2', 'console_scripts', 'speedtest-cli')() File

Problem with Macbook 2,1 Installation Instructions

2021-04-17 Thread Carl N
Can anyone please help me with this installation? https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple/MacBook/2-1 the line: grub-install --target=i386-efi --efi-directory=/mnt/usb --boot-directory=/mnt/usb/boot --bootloader-id=boot --removable I try this and it says 'doesn't look like an EFI file

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-04-10 Thread kaye n
On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:23 PM David wrote: > On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 23:51, kaye n wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 6:34 AM David wrote: > >> On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 at 23:39, kaye n wrote: > >> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:45 PM IL Ka > wrote: > >

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-04-10 Thread kaye n
On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 6:34 AM David wrote: > On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 at 23:39, kaye n wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:45 PM IL Ka wrote: > > >>> Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter > > >> ok, this is your card. >

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-04-09 Thread kaye n
01:23:45:67:89:ab > >↑↑ is the name you need. > > BTW, iw may need root or sudo to perform some functions. > Note that the URL on the man page should be: > https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw > > On Mon 29 Mar 2021 at 21:59:48 (+0800), kaye n wrote:

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-04-05 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:45 PM IL Ka wrote: > Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter >> > ok, this is your card. > > Lets see output of > $ iw dev [your_dev_name] > it should be > $ iw dev wlan0 > I believe > > Also, try to ping your wifi router ip address

Re: different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-03-29 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:05 PM IL Ka wrote: > >> Firefox browser in Debian. >> Internet speed checker is fast.com >> Speed is 670kbps >> >> How do you connect your laptop to the internet? Is it a cable or wifi? > What NIC are you using? > Laptop connects to the internet using wifi. NIC -

different internet speed in debian and smart phone

2021-03-29 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! My laptop, if it matters: Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) This is a familiar scenario: Firefox browser in Debian. Internet speed checker is fast.com Speed is 670kbps Built-in browser of Samsung phone Internet speed

Re: cannot boot into Debian after transferring hard drive to another desktop computer

2021-03-05 Thread kaye n
UPDATE: I also cannot boot into Windows 7. I get the start normally or safe mode window. On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 11:12 PM kaye n wrote: > Hello Friends! > > Desktop Computer One has a hard drive that is multiboot: Windows 7, > Debian, and another linux operating system which I wil

cannot boot into Debian after transferring hard drive to another desktop computer

2021-03-05 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! Desktop Computer One has a hard drive that is multiboot: Windows 7, Debian, and another linux operating system which I will call linux-x. It seems that the MOTHERBOARD of Desktop Computer One has finally given out (wild guess only, as even a linux live USB can't function

Re: Flash Drive suddenly read only?

2021-01-31 Thread kaye n
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:20 PM wrote: > On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 11:27:52PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > > On Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:00:31 +0800 > > kaye n wrote: > > > > > When I plug in my usb flash drive to my desktop computer, I can edit > > &g

Flash Drive suddenly read only?

2021-01-30 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! When I plug in my usb flash drive to my desktop computer, I can edit certain libreoffice calc files saved in that flash drive. But after I try to copy several dbf files from the desktop computer hard drive to the flash drive via the terminal, it says it's read only. When I open the

Query regarding Debian 9.9 (stretch)

2020-12-11 Thread Pratiek N
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Re: doing this does not make touchpad work

2020-12-03 Thread kaye n
Hi Friends! Forgive my ignorance, I am not an expert. How exactly do I attach the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log immediately after restarting lightdm and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf ? Also, content of which are do you want to see? Thank you for your patience On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 8:54

Re: doing this does not make touchpad work

2020-12-01 Thread kaye n
kaye@laptop:~$ ls -l /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 209 Dec 1 18:02 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf kaye@laptop:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i xserver-xorg-input ii xserver-xorg-input-all1:7.7+19 amd64X.Org X server --

doing this does not make touchpad work

2020-12-01 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! This is my system: Host: laptop Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) >From this web page, https://wiki.debian.org/SynapticsTouchpad I tried this $ mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d $ echo 'Section "InputClass"

Re: Error making another file manager the preferred app

2020-10-25 Thread kaye n
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 4:36 PM didier gaumet wrote: > Hello, > > reading > http://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/spacefm-manual-en.html#programfiles-usr-bin-spacefm-auth > , > Perhaps you should use the spacefm executable rather than the spacefm-auth > one? > You are absolutely right. When I

Error making another file manager the preferred app

2020-10-24 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! Firstly, if it matters, my system is: Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: H81M-P33 (MS-7817) v: 1.0 serial: N/A BIOS: American Megatrends v: 1.9 date: 03/30/2015 CPU: Dual

Re: one thing i don't like about Thunar file manager

2020-10-14 Thread kaye n
> > > > > I realize my question may be an eye-roller for some people, but > > > > > > "as I learnt to read years ago," > > > > > > is the type of answer that makes non-Linux users think that we're a > > > bunch of elitist snob. > > > > No, it doesn't. > > It's appropriate sarcasm. > > A quick

Re: one thing i don't like about Thunar file manager

2020-10-13 Thread kaye n
> > > Let's say there are three files with the names - > > apple-pie > > banana-split > > orange-juice > > > > On the file manager window, I would type the letter o and the file > > 'orange-juice' would be selected. However, I would also want the > > ability to select that file by typing j (for

one thing i don't like about Thunar file manager

2020-10-12 Thread kaye n
Hi guys, I don't know if there's any way to set it, but I would like to be able to do the following in Thunar file manager: Let's say there are three files with the names - apple-pie banana-split orange-juice On the file manager window, I would type the letter o and the file 'orange-juice' would

Re: how to install cherrytree?

2020-07-13 Thread kaye n
On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 5:34 AM Marco Möller < ta...@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> wrote: > > In the past, on Debian/buster, I did this, not having encountered > problems, but of course I cannot give you any warranty for your > installation (! Note that my notes and experience is not for the most

how to install cherrytree?

2020-07-13 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! Having trouble installing cherrytree app. *kaye@laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update* [sudo] password for kaye: Hit:1 http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates InRelease Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster InRelease Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates

what calculator do you use?

2020-07-13 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends, Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see any calculator app in my Debian os. What do you guys use? I'm having trouble with Galculator. Thank you!

Re: why foxit hasn't been included in buster?

2020-06-26 Thread kaye n
I use Evince to print pdf's. It's really good. I think you can press alt+enter and see the paper size, i.e. what type of paper you should use to print - short bond, legal, A4 I think it shows up as "Document Viewer" in the menu. On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 8:05 PM Klaus Singvogel wrote: > Celejar

Re: How to install zsnes

2020-04-27 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 10:18 PM The Wanderer wrote: > > zsnes is written partly in 32-bit assembler, so it isn't available from > the amd64 versions of the Debian package repos. You need to add the > 32-bit ones as an available option in order to get access to 32-bit-only > packages. > > Try >

How to install zsnes

2020-04-27 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! So I want to play a couple of classic SNES (super nintendo entertainment system?) games via the app called zsnes, but I can't install it. kaye@laptop:~$ sudo apt install zsnes Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package zsnes is

Re: Any way to open Thunar as root beside this?

2020-04-07 Thread kaye n
On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 1:50 AM john doe wrote: > On 4/7/2020 7:42 PM, kaye n wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 1:40 AM kaye n wrote: > > > >> Hello Friends! > >> > >> I was just wondering if there are easier ways to open Thunar file > manage

Re: Any way to open Thunar as root beside this?

2020-04-07 Thread kaye n
On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 1:40 AM kaye n wrote: > Hello Friends! > > I was just wondering if there are easier ways to open Thunar file manager > as root? > > Right now what I do is this: > > Open xfce4-terminal, > Execute: sudo thunar > Type m

Any way to open Thunar as root beside this?

2020-04-07 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I was just wondering if there are easier ways to open Thunar file manager as root? Right now what I do is this: Open xfce4-terminal, Execute: sudo thunar Type my password. Not a big deal but if there is an easier way I'd like to know. Thank you!

Re: cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

2020-04-07 Thread kaye n
On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 3:51 PM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > I tried that. I commented my line ( in /etc/fstab ) > > > > UUID=2E7B-BA02 /media/myflashdrive vfat > > > user,rw,noauto,uid=1000,gid=users,umask=0,dmask=0,fmask=0,users,exec,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s, > > 00 > > > > and

Re: cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

2020-04-06 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 7:28 PM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > As for the flash drive, I have to add this line to the /etc/fstab file > (so > > I can run .sh files from the flash drive) > > Actually you don't, you can just use 'bash myshellscript.sh' instead ;) > I tried that. I commented my line (

Re: cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

2020-04-06 Thread kaye n
2PM +0800, kaye n wrote: > > Hello Friends! > > > > I assume this is the correct syntax? > > > > sudo make-fstab > > > > I can execute it in another distro but not in my Debian. > > Perhaps you might tell us what the error message looks like. My

cannot execute make-fstab in Debian?

2020-04-06 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I assume this is the correct syntax? sudo make-fstab I can execute it in another distro but not in my Debian. Here's my Debian: Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Thank you very much!

GUI does not start after stretch to buster update

2020-04-05 Thread Isaac N
After upgrading to debian buster i cannot access gui. I boot up and it stops services like UiD1000 then stops at "started update utmp about system runlevel changes". I can log on using tty to terminal; startX terminates with "xinit:connection to X server lost" Starting a GUI application like

blkid command missing?

2020-04-02 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! kaye@laptop:~$ blkid bash: blkid: command not found kaye@laptop:~$ whereis blkid blkid: /usr/sbin/blkid /usr/share/man/man8/blkid.8.gz As you can see, blkid is present in a couple of directories but I cannot run it. Thank you for your time!

change the mount point of my flash drive

2020-04-01 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! It seems that in Debian, my USB flash drive is automatically mounted at: /media/user/myflashdrive Is it possible to permanently change it to /media/myflashdrive ? The reason is because I have many LibreOffice Calc files in my flash drive that are linked to each other. The

xfce4-terminal appears upon log in

2020-04-01 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends I'm not sure what I did, but when I log into my Debian, xfce4-terminal opens automatically. My system: Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

Re: what do you guys think of this method of installing virtualbox

2020-03-30 Thread kaye n
On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 2:27 AM Joe wrote: > > Be careful. Virtualbox pretty much needs the client extensions, and I > once upgraded a Virtualbox past the point where the extensions worked > with the Debian Stable kernel. > > -- > Joe > I'm sorry Joe, I have no idea what you just said. I only

what do you guys think of this method of installing virtualbox

2020-03-30 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! My system: Host: laptop Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) What do you think of this: https://www.tecmint.com/install-virtualbox-on-debian-10/ I've tried it and it works. It installed version 6.0.18 But what if I

Any way to install debian without overwriting the existing grub?

2020-03-27 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I have a non-Debian distro installed on the hard drive so naturally it already has grub. Is there a way I can install Debian on the same hard drive without overwriting the existing grub? Thank you for your time!

about debian installation on gpt and mbr hard drive

2020-03-11 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! Can someone please confirm to me once and for all if I'm correct with these assumptions regarding debian installation on hard drives: 1. If the hdd has an MBR partition style, that hdd needs to have a FAT32 partition, flagged as esp and with mount point at /boot/efi. If this is

Re: failure to install debian

2020-03-09 Thread kaye n
Also, does it matter that my efi partition is at the right-most part of the hdd (when looking at it in GParted)? Thank you! On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 2:36 AM kaye n wrote: > On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 4:37 PM Curt wrote: > >> You didn't cut a line up there, did you? Is your efi partiti

Re: failure to install debian

2020-03-09 Thread kaye n
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 4:37 PM Curt wrote: > You didn't cut a line up there, did you? Is your efi partition formatted > FAT32? > I'm not sure what you mean, but yes my efi partition is formatted FAT32 and is flagged as esp. That partition is 50MB, and 5.86MB is used. Thank you

Re: failure to install debian

2020-03-09 Thread kaye n
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 2:12 AM David Wright wrote: > Sorry to be naive. Could it simply be that the ESP is full? > Upon checking in GParted, the FAT32 partition with the esp flag has a size of 50MB, and it has used only 5.86MB.

failure to install debian

2020-03-08 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I messed up my Debian so I'm trying re-install with a live USB, however it always fails. I get this message: --- Boost.Python error in job "bootloader". Command 'grub-install

Re: Cannot open Trash?

2020-03-06 Thread kaye n
*What happens if, as a test, you select Thunar as your preferred file manager, and then double-click on the Trash icon?* It opens! *I have not tried spacefm. What happens if you try to open Trash directly with spacefm? spacefm trash:///* In terminal? This: *kaye@laptop:~$ spacefm

Re: Cannot open Trash?

2020-03-05 Thread kaye n
userspace virtual filesystem - private libraries* Thank you! On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 10:00 AM kaye n wrote: > I forgot to mention that I've made spacefm the default file manager of my > system. > > Double-clicking the trash icon in the desktop screen and then choosing a > file m

cannot view Trash?

2020-03-05 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends, I'm going to assume that none of you saw or received my email earlier, so here it is again. My system: Host: laptop Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) There is a Trash icon on the desktop screen. If I double-click it

Cannot open Trash?

2020-03-04 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! My system: Host: laptop Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) There is a Trash icon on the desktop screen. If I double-click it to open it so I can view its contents, I get a dialogue box with the title, *Handler Not

Re: LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

2020-02-12 Thread kaye n
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 7:27 PM André Carezia wrote: > > Try: > > hdparm -t /dev/sda > Just curious, After executing: sudo apt install hdparm Why - hdparm -t /dev/sda bash: hdparm: command not found

Re: Having trouble installing Debian on brand new hard drive

2020-02-11 Thread kaye n
*The (U)EFI partition seems far to small, I think mine was about 200 MB originaly and I extended it to 700 MB, so I was able to make UEFI updates.*Are UEFI updates necessary? What's the smallest allowable size I can make for UEFI partition? Or is that not a wise thing to do? *PXE Boot is booting

Re: Having trouble installing Debian on brand new hard drive

2020-02-11 Thread kaye n
, Feb 11, 2020 at 6:13 PM Klaus Singvogel wrote: > Felix Miata wrote: > > kaye n composed on 2020-02-11 17:23 (UTC+0800): > > > > > No one? > > > > Your OP seems to have gotten lost in the ether. I don't see it on > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user

Re: Having trouble installing Debian on brand new hard drive

2020-02-11 Thread kaye n
No one? On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 6:35 PM kaye n wrote: > Hello Friends! > > Are my attached files too big? If so, let me know, I'll make them smaller > next time. > > debian_01.jpg shows how I formatted the brand new hard drive. My goal is > to install Debian first, then

Re: Anyone with experience scanning with Epson

2020-02-09 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I'm the OP. Problem solved. One laptop. Two printers. Epson L220 (USB connected) and Epson L355 (wifi connected). I can now print and scan with both printers, one connected via USB, and the other over wifi. With regards to scanning, if I have been scanning with L220, then for

Re: LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

2020-02-07 Thread kaye n
*So, how long does it take to load the second time?* About 4 seconds. After doing this: *kaye@laptop:~$ sudo suroot@laptop:/home/kaye# sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches* Yes, it opened slow again. Slow disk then? Should I replace it soon? *Drives? Presumably Patrick's fancy system

Re: LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

2020-02-06 Thread kaye n
By the way, it only takes 35 seconds on the first execution. If I close libreoffice, and open i again, it's really not so slow. Thank you On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 10:17 AM kaye n wrote: > Hello Friends! > > I was just wondering if it takes about 35 seconds for your Debian system

Anyone with experience scanning with Epson

2020-02-06 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I'm running: Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) My printer is an Epson L220. It's connected to my laptop's USB port. The command lsusb shows: Bus 002 Device 003: ID *04b8:08d1* Seiko Epson Corp. Therefore in the

LibreOffice takes about 35 seconds to fully open

2020-02-06 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I was just wondering if it takes about 35 seconds for your Debian system to open LibreOffice. Mine does. My Debian is: Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) If it matters: Memory: 5.69 GiB used: 2.03 GiB Dual Core:

Can I restore grub in this scenario

2020-02-05 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! Suppose I installed Debian first followed by Windows 10. The GRUB will be overwritten, correct? How do I get it back? Do I boot a Debian live USB? Does a Debian live USB have a tool where I can easily install GRUB in the mbr? (then it would detect the windows os, if not then I

Re: I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-22 Thread kaye n
On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 5:59 AM Jude DaShiell wrote: > will alt+f2 sudo backlight-brightness work? > It does absolutely nothing.

problem downloading

2020-01-22 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! I was downloading something via Firefox browser but it keeps failing. So I tried wget but same result, but at least in the terminal I get an error message: 2020-01-23 09:47:50 (161 KB/s) - Read error at byte 40131584/76600520 (The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.).

No official way to make Debian Live USB "persistent"?

2020-01-18 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends! Correct me if I'm wrong but there doesn't seem to be an 'official' way of creating a Live USB Debian that is 'persistent'. If I google it, I get instructions from other websites, like this one: http://cosmolinux.no-ip.org/raconetlinux2/persistence.html 1. Do you think it's wise

Re: only for debian?

2020-01-18 Thread kaye n
I don't see a vlc-centric email list in the off-topic list so I just asked in VLC instead. Thank you for pointing that out for me. On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 8:55 PM songbird wrote: > kaye n wrote: > > > > Hello guys, I just want to ask if this email list is strictly for Debian? >

only for debian?

2020-01-17 Thread kaye n
Hello guys, I just want to ask if this email list is strictly for Debian? Or can one ask just about anything as long as it's related to GNU/Linux, free software, etc? I'm asking because I can't find what I'm looking for elsewhere. It's about VLC player. No worries if this is for Debian only.

Re: I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-16 Thread kaye n
On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 6:48 AM wrote: > > > I would put it in /etc/sudoers, myself. > > > It's not recommended to modify /etc/sudoers because it can be > overwritten/reset during a next upgrade. > Best is to have a file inside /etc/sudoers.d. > Be sure to have the following instruction in your

Re: I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-16 Thread kaye n
On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 11:33 PM Dan Ritter wrote: > > > > > /etc/sudoers.d/10-installer > > > > of my Debian system does not work. > > Because you used the wrong format. > > kaye ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness > > is probably what you want. > Still doesn't work. Am I

Re: I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-16 Thread kaye n
On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 5:09 PM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 15 ian 20, 01:36:23, kaye n wrote: > > Hello Friends > > > > I copied a script called backlight-brightness from the directory, > > /usr/local/bin > > of another GNU/Linux distro, > > and paste

Re: I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-14 Thread kaye n
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:19 AM wrote: > Yes, and please paste the output of the following commands (both on your > other distro & your Debian): > > ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers > ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness > > Best regards, > l0f4r0 > Hi friends Are you guys sure you

I need to be root to run this script

2020-01-14 Thread kaye n
Hello Friends I copied a script called backlight-brightness from the directory, /usr/local/bin of another GNU/Linux distro, and pasted it to the same directory of my Debian system. If I run it in terminal, kaye@laptop:~$ backlight-brightness backlight-brightness: You need to be root to run this

Re: couple of questions from a new Debian user

2020-01-13 Thread kaye n
On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 5:34 PM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > https://wiki.debian.org/SynapticsTouchpad > > Instructions for stretch (Debian 9) should also work for buster. > You are right. This did it for me: $ mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d $ echo 'Section "InputClass" Identifier "libinput

Re: couple of questions from a new Debian user

2020-01-13 Thread kaye n
On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 8:45 PM Curt wrote: > > https://iwf1.com/how-to-change-xfce-panel-text-color > That worked. Thank you.

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