Re: Very hard to find MD5 checksum of Debian CDs!

On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 07:26:59PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > May I suggest lmgtfy.com ? [Other, equally good and useful search > engines are also available at other web locations.] > > "Debian CD md5 sum" gives you these as the first two links if you > look for them. OP is not

Re: FireFox broken, sends no data to paypal on payment screen.

On Wed, Sep 07, 2016 at 08:18:58PM +0100, Brian wrote: > Perhaps the two of you should get together off-list, sort it out and > present your conclusions here. Somebody would benefit from the silence. If you can't / don't want to handle users and their problem, try this:

Re: epub files and debian?

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 01:36:30PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi folks, > is there a simple preferably command line tool in Debian that converts epub > into text? > Thanks, > Karen Hello Karen, The mighty `pandoc` does. Command line, as easy as pandoc file.epub file.md

Re: Install Debian offline

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:38:34AM +0300, Виталий wrote: > The problem is that the bootable USB flash drive needs to be done in Windows. > Linux is not installed to main system. There are only a feeble laptop with > ArhLinux - Cinnamon+gdm, but a without internet. You might be interested in

Re: Debian 8. keine Ahnung....

Moin moin! Try here for support in german, as debian-user is english only: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user-german/ On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 03:15:25PM +0200, D.G. Falk wrote: > moin moin ... oder Guten Tag > > Ich habe mich an Ihren Debian DVD's versucht ... nach 2 Wochen und ca. 5 >

Re: [dpkg] broken local package system

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 04:12:54PM +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: > Hi, > > dpkg seems to be totally broken :- Hello Aaron, is this Debian of Frankendebian?

Re: Laptop wireless problem - further progress

On Sat, Jul 02, 2016 at 01:46:37AM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > [...] Please you are already a prolific poster, try at least to reply to your own threads with the proper `In-Reply-To` header or we'll get one new thread for every message you post.

Re: catastrophe - but how? Aptitude goes mad

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 05:27:16PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > I ran > # aptitude install libreoffice-grammarcheck-en-gb > and aptitude just carried on without asking as is correct when there > is only one package; but it proceeded to uninstall my entire desktop > environment, hundreds of packages.

Re: Debian live image

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 02:50:22PM +0530, Nikhil Prakash wrote: > I am new to GNU/linux and want to start with debian. Can you provide > me a detailed description on how to install and boot debian live using > USB? All answers in this thread are excellent; in case you are *really* new to

Re: Clock

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:36:59PM -0400, Richard Barmann wrote: > About once a week when I boot up I find the clock is exactly 4 hours slow. I > am using Kubuntu 16.04. If I am asking the question in the wrong place > please send me to the correct forum. > Thank you. Kubuntu has its own

Re: what's with the discussions about non-debian-related issues

On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 05:47:59PM +0200, Alle Meije Wink wrote: > In the last month more than half of the messages on this list are > crackpot theories about WW2. > > Very childish. Can they perhaps be automatically deleted? Surely > there are better places to discuss them. There is an

Re: instalación de DEBIAN

On Wed, Mar 02, 2016 at 05:01:01PM -0500, gustavo adolfo gutierrez valencia wrote: > Hola. [...] Hola Gustavo, esta lista es para usuarios que hablan ingles. Ahí [1] hay la lista en castellano! Bienvenido y suerte con tu instalación! [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user-spanish/

Re: nytimes pages that fail in iceweasel

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 09:13:26PM -0500, Steve Kleene wrote: > A lot of sites on nytimes.com don't work correctly in my iceweasel, e.g. > > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/fact-check.html#/factcheck-109 > > If I click on any of the many "Read more" links, I get nothing. I

Re: Extundelete

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 08:49:33AM -0500, Susan Cragin wrote: > Fooling around, lost "susan" folder. Want folder back. May have recursively > deleted everything in it. Want txt org and a couple other extensions. > (I've got days-old backup but want to try recovering files.) > So, extundelete or

Re: Unexplained caching/journaling action...

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 09:44:09PM +0300, Adam Wilson wrote: > On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 11:19:21 +0100 Rastko wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > and welcome me to the group :P > > You are welcome, I guess. > > [...] Are you *that* sour on Mondays? On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 11:19:21AM

Re: Reporting unmaintained packages

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:36:34PM +0100, Francois Gouget wrote: >> The clamav-unofficial-sigs package has quite important bugs that cause >> it to fail to retrieve the SecuriteInfo virus signatures and send cron >> spam every 4 hours. >> >> [..] >> >> So what's the proper way to report this

Re: Recommendations regarding using Debian Testing

On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 01:07:13AM -0500, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-choosing > > > > I myself use stable, even thought when I used unstable (not even testing) > > on armhf, I had almost zero problems. > > > > This just made my day. I

Re: Installing Debian os

On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 10:58:59PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Wednesday 06 January 2016 20:01:19 Francesco Ariis wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 02:36:49PM -0500, Johnny Pierce wrote: > > > Hi My computer has Windows 10 OS on it. Can I install Debian OS on my > > &

Re: Installing Debian os

On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 02:36:49PM -0500, Johnny Pierce wrote: > Hi My computer has Windows 10 OS on it. Can I install Debian OS on my > computer too? Thank You, Johnny Hey Johnny, very likely yes. My advice: make a liveusb with http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ try Debian, check everything

Re: Recommendations regarding using Debian Testing

On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 11:02:20PM +0530, Himanshu Shekhar wrote: > I want to use Debian Testing (not Backports, as I had a bad experience), to > try the latest version of software available. > However, I am a bit confused regarding whether testing would provide the > same level of stability as

Re: Where is digikam?

On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 06:38:11PM +0100, Matthias Bodenbinder wrote: > Hi, > > I see digikam in unstable for a very long time now. But it is not coming > to testing. Why is that? Wasnt the push to testing supposed to be an > automatic process? Or does digikam in unstable still have critical

Re: debian-user list problem

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 07:23:22PM +0200, maderios wrote: > Hi > I cannot receive anymore debian-user list messages since I posted this > message: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2015/10/msg00201.html > Yesterday, I posted a message to listmas...@lists.debian.org but I didn't > get any

Re: debian-user list problem

On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 02:08:34PM +0200, maderios wrote: > Strangely, it works partially now, only for this thread 'debian-user list > problem'. I receive mail with this thread but I can't receive mail from > other threads. > About my spam box: I watch it very often. It is empty. You are

Re: debian-user list problem

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:01:18PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > Brian isn't always "kind". But he is very knowledgeable and a definite asset > to the mailing list. Please don't tell him to go away. As you say in your > advice to him, you can always ignore him if you don't like something he

Re: What software can I use to remind me of daily tasks?

On Fri, Oct 09, 2015 at 04:08:31PM -0500, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > Hello. > > I'm looking for a free (as in freedom) software that will remind me of daily > tasks. That is it: one in which I can program reminders to be shown daily at > a certain hour as a window to catch my attention or as

Re: java script error in iceweasel

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 06:47:03AM -0500, Harold M. Meneley wrote: Hi, I just tried using Jessie with the new Iceweasel. I went to several web sites that worked before and I can't seem to get the java scripts associated with buttons to work. I tried installing java, openjdk and icedtea with no

Re: Iceweasel HTML5 video problems

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 02:36:27PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: Op 17-08-15 om 13:10 schreef Paul van der Vlis: Hello, When I play html5 video with Iceweasel I have problems, I don't have video but no sound, and sometimes I have sound but no video. No problems when using flash or

Re: Bug Reporting

On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 04:16:33AM +0800, Nafiez wrote: Hi, I wanted to ask on what is the process to submit bug via e-mail. Can you help? Thank you, Nafiez Hello Nafiez, you usually report bugs via reportbug (open a terminal, type `reportbug enter` and follow the instructions).

Re: Add some command-line program on startup

On Sun, Aug 09, 2015 at 02:17:05AM -0400, Sumit Murari wrote: I want to add some command line to start on startup, but I can't find GUI where I can easily add my program, so that I'll start as I start my computer ! Hello Sumit, not sure if that's what you need, but you can edit your

Workaround for making qt4 work with alsa

Hello Debian users, recently I encountered a bug in a qt4 application [1]. With the help of irc user jm_ I found that qt4 doesn't work with alsa [2] (at least on jessie). This is evident when you try to run user@machine:/usr/lib/qt4/demos/qmediaplayer/./qmediaplayer (from qt4-demos),

Re: Jessie and screensaver on lid-close

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 02:38:34PM +0200, Christian Seiler wrote: On suspend, systemd-logind will send out a signal on DBus to all processes listening for it that says: please lock your screen. There's something called xss-lock that can allegedly (haven't tried it myself) listen to those

Jessie and screensaver on lid-close

Hello, I recently upgraded my laptop from wheezy to jessie, and everything is going smoothly. I run a very simple system, with X but no DE. I would like to lock the screen when the lid of my laptop is closed (by running xscreensaver, which I currently have installed, if possible, but any

Re: Is anyone else having trouble sending mail from Jessie?

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 07:23:41PM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote: I'm using msmtp to send mail, but I suspect the same problem would occur with any of the other mail programs. Whenever I try to send a message I get the error TLS handshake failed. Operation timed out. There sems to be a

Ibus/Anthy - not able to change input method

Since a couple of days I have a problem with ibus (and anthy): I am not able to switch input methods; if I press the shortcut keys nothing happens, even though in the Preferences panel of Ibus Anthy-Japanese is present. I killed the daemon and reinvoked it with `ibus-daemon -v` to check what was

Re: Debian 6 lifetime

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:39:50PM +0800, 梅凱 wrote: What time will be stopped its support for debian 6 From https://wiki.debian.org/LTS [L]ong term support for the [Debian 6] distribution is going to be extended until February 2016, i.e. five years after the initial release.

Icedove: lost folder pane

Dear Debian users, I have a problem with Icedove: my folder pane went missing. If I select View/Layout from the menu bar, I see `Folder Pane` as not ticked; the problem is that the option is greyed out, so I cannot click it. I am running Debian wheezy. Do you happen to know how to 'ungrey'

Re: abc notation? remains music * debian.

On Sun, Jan 04, 2015 at 07:24:06PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, When I asked about music programs for debian, a list member suggested abc notation. I visited the site and was amazed. I also tried joining the discussion list without success, timeout for my request apparently. I am

Re: abc notation? remains music * debian.

On Sun, Jan 04, 2015 at 09:01:16PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: Greetings, Let me try that door now. I suspect that my request sent via yahoo simply got lost in the holiday music making. If you think you can provide the nudge as well, perhaps between the two of us I can join the group.

Re: Help me run an old Windows game. PlayOnLinux? Wine?

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 02:58:00PM -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: I have an image of the old Windows 98 Entertainment Pack floppy. I'd like to run one of the games that's on it, TIC.EXE. It's not in PlayOnLinux's list of applications or games, and I'm completely new to trying this. I remember

Re: music based applications in debian?

On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 06:20:41PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, by which I mean for composition, midi work perhaps Miltie track recording etc.? [..] Command line would preferred. I use abc notation [1]. It is lean, has everything I need composition wise and it is text based. Relevant

Re: Qsynth working, Fluidsynth not

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 09:28:23PM +0100, Francesco Ariis wrote: Now to the problem; when I try to use fluidsynth instead of qsynth, MIDI events are recognised (I can see them with -v option), but no sound comes out of the speakers. I think I found the problem: I will answer myself in case

Qsynth working, Fluidsynth not

Hello Debian users, I recently bought a MIDI keyboard and tried it with qsynth (which is the Qt interface to fluidsynth); everything works (midi events are recognised, sound comes out, using alsa_seq). Now to the problem; when I try to use fluidsynth instead of qsynth, MIDI events are

Re: Proposal: An alternative to mailing lists which isn't a forum

On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 06:11:16PM +0300, softwatt wrote: Do mailing lists have any advantages in comparison to Usenet/this proposal? I never managed one, but maybe mailing lists are easier to set up and easier to maintain/moderate. We should listen to what listmasters have to say in this

Re: word clouds

On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 02:03:23AM +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Hello List, is there any tools to generate `Word clouds' withing Debian ? Today by chance I found this: https://github.com/danbernier/WordCram Not in Debian repos, but Open Source. Will that do? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Jessie won't install

On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 10:19:56AM -0400, Tom H wrote: On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Francesco Ariis fa...@ariis.it wrote: On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 02:24:53PM +0200, Diogene Laerce wrote: Jessie (last testing version) does not want to install in a VM. It just get stucked

Re: Jessie won't install

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 02:24:53PM +0200, Diogene Laerce wrote: Jessie (last testing version) does not want to install in a VM. It just get stucked If it regards Jessie, probably debian-testing [1] is a better place where to post it. [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-testing/ -- To

Re: cannot find public key for verifying SHASUM file for debian live iso

On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 10:34:21PM -0400, david...@ling.ohio-state.edu wrote: | $ gpgv --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/debian-keyring.gpg -vv -- SHA512SUMS.sign | gpgv: armor: BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE | gpgv: armor header: Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) | :signature packet: algo 1, keyid

Re: mail client question?

On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 03:38:02PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: Is there a comparative mail client to alpine that is text focused and comes standard in the console edition of debian that I might explore? Mutt [1] should come with default Debian installation. It's text based, CLI interface -F

Re: package recommendation for daily journal

On Sun, Jun 01, 2014 at 02:52:36PM +0800, lina wrote: Hi, I am looking for a package, which can act as a smart diary or journal to help me remember the records of small things, such as obtain a licensed software, not installed yet, uninstall the harden-client. Thanks ahead, lina If you

Re: Console font

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 09:34:21AM -0400, john s. wrote: How can I increase the size of the console font? It depends on your terminal emulator. I suppose it's gnome-terminal. Can you check and report back? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of

Re: Tails

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 10:59:31PM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote: Lighten up, lad and stop taking all things literally. Far from be being a Thought Policeman, I felt uneasy reading the OP and some of the replies. Back OT, someone please tell to the investigative journalist that using Tails or

Re: Tails

On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 10:36:43AM -0400, Doug wrote: BIOS chip? That's what it would seem to require, short of having physical access to the machine. --doug Indeed physical access to the machine is what I was thinking about (simple hypothetical threat: hardware key-logger in work

Re: Iceweasel and DRM

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:16:07PM -0400, Gary Dale wrote: I disagree again. The presence of DRM material is an affront to the open nature of the web. Mozilla's decision to cave in to the DRM crowd doesn't need to be echoed by Debian. DRM isn't a user's choice. It's the choice of the site

Re: Will Iceweasel stay open source?

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 07:51:09PM +0200, Eelis wrote: I read[1] that Firefox will start shipping parts for which they won't provide the source code (something to do with DRM..). Can I trust that Iceweasel will remain open source, or will I have to switch to Lynx if I want to use an open

Re: loss of I/O on some websites

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 08:59:41AM -0400, Whit Hansell wrote: Am getting frustrated. On the internet today there are so many sites that have taken on so much advertising that it is killing my desire to go to various sites. I mean specifically news sites. Maybe you already tried it, but

Re: Best list for server only traffic?

On Fri, May 09, 2014 at 03:42:20PM +, Curt wrote: So you're not using a google in which the information not pertinent to the needs of Mark Cooper is filtered away, and filter it away yourself somehow, perhaps by means of your intelligence? Come on, the guy had a question and he received

Re: Best list for server only traffic?

On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 02:04:33PM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: This list is waay too high volume for my needs. I don't need to see the 98+% of the traffic all related to desktop issues. I don't run any DE at all, and don't intend to. Not a solution but a workaround: ever thought of using

Re: split an html file

On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:08:44AM -0700, Mike McClain wrote: Hi, My brother Rick, a windrider, put together a webpage, http://www.photographers1.com/Sailing/NauticalTermsNomenclature.html about sailing and wind surfing that has grown too large and should be split into smaller sections to

Re: metamail removed

On Thu, Apr 03, 2014 at 11:48:25AM +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: On Thu, 3 Apr 2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: http://packages.qa.debian.org/package is a very useful source of information ;) Thanks for this usefull link, but in that case, it just says: This package is not part of any