Re: How can I find out why apt-get is keeping a package back?

On 7/10/22, David Wright wrote: > On Sun 10 Jul 2022 at 15:24:11 (-0700), L L wrote: >> How can I find out why apt-get is keeping a package back? > > I usually look at the output of apt-cache show . I accidentally stumbled upon that I can "apt-get upgrade " and see what is likely the trigger for

Re: Does Debian supports backticks in the Makefile?

Hi, On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 12:10 AM wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 11:13:45PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > Hi, ALL, > > [code] > > CXX libpostgres_la-database_postgres.lo > > ../../libpostgres/database_postgres.cpp:22:10: fatal error: > > libpq-fe.h: No such file or directory > >2

Re: Does Debian supports backticks in the Makefile?

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 11:13:45PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > Hi, ALL, > [code] > CXX libpostgres_la-database_postgres.lo > ../../libpostgres/database_postgres.cpp:22:10: fatal error: > libpq-fe.h: No such file or directory >22 | #include "libpq-fe.h" Ah, at last you show your C code, t

Re: libpq-dev package

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 07:30:32PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > Apparently the package name is exactly libpq-dev. ;-) > > Naming convention sucks sometimes... ;-) > > However even after installing it I still can't compile. > Same exact error is given. Now the exact error (and perhaps some snippet

Re: libpq-dev package

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 07:19:08PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > Hi, > I figured out that the libpq package is called postgresql-client. > > However it looks like there is no postgresql-client-dev package? > > Trying to compile my program it fails by not finding the > pg-config script and libpq-fe.h

Does Debian supports backticks in the Makefile?

Hi, ALL, [code] CXX libpostgres_la-database_postgres.lo ../../libpostgres/database_postgres.cpp:22:10: fatal error: libpq-fe.h: No such file or directory 22 | #include "libpq-fe.h" | ^~~~ compilation terminated. make: *** [Makefile:507: libpostgres_la-database_postg

Re: How can I find out why apt-get is keeping a package back?

On Sun 10 Jul 2022 at 15:24:11 (-0700), L L wrote: > How can I find out why apt-get is keeping a package back? I usually look at the output of apt-cache show . For example, after running apt-get update, I currently have linux-image-amd64 held back. Thus: $ apt-cache show linux-image-amd64 Packag

Re: NFC security key on a desktop

On Saturday, July 9, 2022 9:23 PM, I wrote: >> Has anyone managed to get an NFC reader working with a security key on a >> Debian desktop? If so, I'd like to know how to set that up. On Sunday, July 10, 2022 2:34 PM, Celejar replied: > No actual experience with NFC (I use a HyperSecu HyperFIDO

Re: apt won't remove/ purge installed package...

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 17:27 Morgan Read wrote: > > > On 10/07/2022 11:16 pm, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 15:48 Morgan Read > > wrote: > > > > I attempted to install firewalld and firewall-config with ufw > installed > > - perhaps not the wi

Re: libpq-dev package

Hi, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 7:28 PM Andy Smith wrote: > > Hello, > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 07:19:08PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > Trying to compile my program it fails by not finding the > > pg-config script and libpq-fe.h file. > > You were already shown apt-file. True. However trying it I g

Re: libpq-dev package

Apparently the package name is exactly libpq-dev. ;-) Naming convention sucks sometimes... ;-) However even after installing it I still can't compile. Same exact error is given. Thank you. On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 7:19 PM Igor Korot wrote: > > Hi, > I figured out that the libpq package is calle

Re: libpq-dev package

Hello, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 07:19:08PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > Trying to compile my program it fails by not finding the > pg-config script and libpq-fe.h file. You were already shown apt-file. Regards, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting

libpq-dev package

Hi, I figured out that the libpq package is called postgresql-client. However it looks like there is no postgresql-client-dev package? Trying to compile my program it fails by not finding the pg-config script and libpq-fe.h file. Thank you.

Re: What package I can find aclocal in?

Hi, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 6:33 PM Andy Smith wrote: > > Hello, > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 06:24:16PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > Trying to guess I found the package autotools-dev, but that was not it. > > > > Should I keep it? > > I don't know. Perhaps remove it and install it again later if

Re: What package I can find aclocal in?

Hello, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 06:24:16PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > Trying to guess I found the package autotools-dev, but that was not it. > > Should I keep it? I don't know. Perhaps remove it and install it again later if you find you have the need. > What does it contain? $ apt show autoto

Re: What package I can find aclocal in?

Hi, Thank you for the info. On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 6:17 PM Andy Smith wrote: > > Hello, > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > What package can I find aclocal in? > > $ apt-file search bin/aclocal > automake: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.16 > automake1.11: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.1

Re: What package I can find aclocal in?

Hi, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 6:10 PM Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > What package can I find aclocal in? > > I need to set up my autotools project in the newly installed Debian.. > > How to find out what package a file is in: > > 1) Use http

Re: What package I can find aclocal in?

Hello, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > What package can I find aclocal in? $ apt-file search bin/aclocal automake: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.16 automake1.11: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.11 Cheers, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting

Re: What package I can find aclocal in?

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > What package can I find aclocal in? > I need to set up my autotools project in the newly installed Debian.. How to find out what package a file is in: 1) Use http://packages.debian.org/ to search for the file by name. 2) Use apt-file

Re: Debian 11: How to disable IPv6

Hi Charles, On Sat, Jul 09, 2022 at 06:51:22PM -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > it is up to you to housebreak your applications to use IPv4 first. If you find yourself having to do this, something is probably broken. Broken things do exist, but it is really quite rare. What you've written here make

Re: Debian 11: How to disable IPv6

Hi Gene, Before we go any further let's just remember that this thread was started by someone wanting to disable IPv6 for no specific reason. They had decided they needed to do so to fix some problem they were having, when in fact they had ALREADY disabled IPv6, so there is no possibility whatsoev

Re: apt won't remove/ purge installed package...

On 10/07/2022 11:16 pm, Tom Browder wrote: On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 15:48 Morgan Read > wrote: I attempted to install firewalld and firewall-config with ufw installed - perhaps not the wisest of moves - but, `apt install firewalld firewall-config` ran any

What package I can find aclocal in?

Hi, What package can I find aclocal in? I need to set up my autotools project in the newly installed Debian.. Thank you.

How can I find out why apt-get is keeping a package back?

How can I find out why apt-get is keeping a package back?

Re: apt won't remove/ purge installed package...

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 15:48 Morgan Read wrote: > I attempted to install firewalld and firewall-config with ufw installed > - perhaps not the wisest of moves - but, `apt install firewalld > firewall-config` ran anyway, and then hung, together with the whole > system and nil ssh access. I had a

Re: Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 10:57:40PM +0100, Gareth Evans wrote: > $ sudo reboot > - set boot arg ipv6.disable=1 > - NB ipv6 addresses still in /etc/hosts > > $ telnet localhost 25 > Trying 127.0.0.1... > Trying ::1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Address family not supported by > pr

Re: Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

On Sun 10 Jul 2022, at 18:28, Greg Wooledge wrote: > Mine contains these lines: > > unicorn:~$ grep ::1 /etc/hosts > ::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback > ff02::1 ip6-allnodes > > They were put there by Debian. I didn't touch them. [I got the ::1 and localhost the wrong way around in m

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

On 7/10/22 12:10, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: ... I do use sync much less these days after having discovered dd's oflag=sync. +1 When doing pipelines involving 'dd bs=1M ...', I have also found 'iflag=fullblock' to be useful. David

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 07:01:49PM +0200, Nicolas George wrote: > fxkl4...@protonmail.com (12022-07-10): > > I would have nightmares about corrupt data haunting me :) > > Well, you can see a therapist, or you can conduct the experiment I > suggested: But then, always doing sync twice looks like a

Re: UNetBootin on Debian 11

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 2:20 PM Steve McIntyre wrote: > timothy.m.butterwo...@gmail.com wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I'm trying to locate UNetBootin for debian 11.4. I found one download PPA > >for Ubuntu Kinetic. Since UNetBootin is not in the repos is there an > >alternative application to make boot

Re: NFC security key on a desktop

On Sun, 10 Jul 2022 01:23:27 + "Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)" wrote: > My employer uses Duo for two-factor authentication and offers three > options: cellphone, landline, or security key. I go to the desired app > (e.g. Outlook) in Firefox. I select the landline I want, Duo calls it, > and I h

Re: sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

Hi, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > > The only reason I ever got was that the second sync was a time delay The web has it that the time to toggle s-y-n-c-Enter would be enough to have the first sync succeed. Another story is that some ancient tape drives (or drivers) rewound the tape if a second

Re: UNetBootin on Debian 11

timothy.m.butterwo...@gmail.com wrote: >Hello, > >I'm trying to locate UNetBootin for debian 11.4. I found one download PPA >for Ubuntu Kinetic. Since UNetBootin is not in the repos is there an >alternative application to make bootable media on Debian 11. As Andy said, simply use "dd" or "cp" to c

Re: sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

David wrote: >On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > > I'm just flapping my gums > > As a systems administrator for UNIX systems I wrote more than a few >scripts > > Many time I found it necessary to put a sleep between operations > >+1 > > >The hard part is deciding what the NUMBER ar

Re: sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

Le 10/07/2022 à 19:46, fxkl4...@protonmail.com a écrit : On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote: On 7/10/22 09:57, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote: On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: Several decades ago I was taught to type sync

Re: sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote: > On 7/10/22 09:57, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: >> On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote: >>> On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > Several decades ago I was taught to type sync and then type sync >>> again before unmounting

Re: sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

On 7/10/22 09:57, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote: On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: Several decades ago I was taught to type sync and then type sync again before unmounting a drive The only reason I ever got was that the second syn

Re: UNetBootin on Debian 11

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 12:48:31PM -0400, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to locate UNetBootin for debian 11.4. I found one download PPA > for Ubuntu Kinetic. Since UNetBootin is not in the repos is there an > alternative application to make bootable media on Debian 11. > If

Re: Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:12:18PM +0100, Gareth Evans wrote: > On Sun 10 Jul 2022, at 15:38, Roger Price wrote: > [...] > > I removed the ipv6.disable=1 and rebooted, but this made no difference. > > I'm not sure if there may be other issues here too, but did you update-grub > before rebooting?

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

fxkl4...@protonmail.com (12022-07-10): > I would have nightmares about corrupt data haunting me :) Well, you can see a therapist, or you can conduct the experiment I suggested: > > You can check for yourself: mount a slow USB stick, create file that is > > just large enough to fit in memory with

Re: sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote: > On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > > I'm just flapping my gums > > As a systems administrator for UNIX systems I wrote more than a few > scripts > > Many time I found it necessary to put a sleep between operations > > +1 > > > The har

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, Nicolas George wrote: > fxkl4...@protonmail.com (12022-07-10): >> I'm just flapping my gums >> As a systems administrator for UNIX systems I wrote more than a few scripts >> Many time I found it necessary to put a sleep between operations >> Several decades ago I was taught to

UNetBootin on Debian 11

Hello, I'm trying to locate UNetBootin for debian 11.4. I found one download PPA for Ubuntu Kinetic. Since UNetBootin is not in the repos is there an alternative application to make bootable media on Debian 11. Thanks Tim -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

fxkl4...@protonmail.com (12022-07-10): > I'm just flapping my gums > As a systems administrator for UNIX systems I wrote more than a few scripts > Many time I found it necessary to put a sleep between operations > Several decades ago I was taught to type sync and then type sync again before > unmo

sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > I'm just flapping my gums > As a systems administrator for UNIX systems I wrote more than a few scripts > Many time I found it necessary to put a sleep between operations +1 The hard part is deciding what the NUMBER argument should be. :-/

Re: Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

Roger Price (12022-07-10): > I have successfully used fetchmail and the MTA exim4 to receive mail on a > Debian 9 machine for several years. I am now trying to migrate this to > Debian 11, but fetchmail no longer talks to exim4. I have never understood why fetchmail's default operation was to pas

Re: Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

On Sun 10 Jul 2022, at 17:12, Gareth Evans wrote: > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/407663/ipv6-socket-creation-failed-address-family-not-supported-by-protocol FWIMBW, this explains how to disable ipv6 for exim4 (albeit on Deb 9) though I'm not sure the advice re hosts file is universa

Re: Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

On Sun 10 Jul 2022, at 15:38, Roger Price wrote: [...] > I removed the ipv6.disable=1 and rebooted, but this made no difference. I'm not sure if there may be other issues here too, but did you update-grub before rebooting? If not, does /etc/hosts currently contain localhost ::1 ? If so, it

Re: Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

On 7/10/22 10:41, Roger Price wrote: I have successfully used fetchmail and the MTA exim4 to receive mail on a Debian 9 machine for several years.  I am now trying to migrate this to Debian 11, but fetchmail no longer talks to exim4. systemctl status fetchmail reports   ● fetchmail.service -

Debian 11: MTA Exim4 not listening to fetchmail

I have successfully used fetchmail and the MTA exim4 to receive mail on a Debian 9 machine for several years. I am now trying to migrate this to Debian 11, but fetchmail no longer talks to exim4. systemctl status fetchmail reports ● fetchmail.service - LSB: init-Script for system wide fetch

Re: Debian 11: How to disable IPv6

On Sat, 9 Jul 2022, Greg Wooledge wrote: And every single piece of this discussion is irrelevant to the OP's issue, which is that their MTA is apparently not listening on 127.0.0.1;25. IPv6 is a red herring. Yes, this is my fault for choosing an inappropriate Subject line. I will try again

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

I'm just flapping my gums As a systems administrator for UNIX systems I wrote more than a few scripts Many time I found it necessary to put a sleep between operations Several decades ago I was taught to type sync and then type sync again before unmounting a drive The only reason I ever got was tha

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

Hi, i wrote: > > No > > cryptsetup luksClose /dev/mapper/BDbackup > > between remove and burn ? B.M. wrote: > To be honest, I cannot say for sure, so maybe yes. But: what would be the > implication? The fs inside is already unmounted, is cryptsetup luksClose > modifying anything within the ima

Re: ALSA pcm problem

Thomas George wrote: > > On 7/9/22 11:46 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: > > Is that on all attempts down the line of devices? > > > > If so, I would guess that you have something claiming them > > already - pulseaudio or jack or pipewire. Check for running > > processes. > > > > -dsr- > > > > > I kill

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

> No > cryptsetup luksClose /dev/mapper/BDbackup > between remove and burn ? To be honest, I cannot say for sure, so maybe yes. But: what would be the implication? The fs inside is already unmounted, is cryptsetup luksClose modifying anything within the image? > Andy Polyakov decided to format

NFC security key on a desktop

My employer uses Duo for two-factor authentication and offers three options: cellphone, landline, or security key. I go to the desired app (e.g. Outlook) in Firefox. I select the landline I want, Duo calls it, and I hit any key to authenticate. So far so good. But as of January 1st, my emplo

Re: Problem mounting encrypted blu-ray disc or image

Hi, Tim Woodall wrote: > cdromSHA=$( dd status=progress if=/dev/cdrom bs=1k count=$maxsize | > sha1sum | cut -d' ' -f1 ) > [...] > It's unusual, but I have had instances where the burn has completed > without any issues but the verify has failed. When that happens I got > several failures close to