Re: Password managers

2023-11-14 Thread paulf
On Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:38:58 +0700 Max Nikulin wrote: > On 14/11/2023 09:58, paulf wrote: > > > > As it happens, pass(1) appeared to be precisely what I was looking > > for. > [...] > > Plus, it will insert any line in the password file > > into the cli

Re: Password managers

2023-11-13 Thread paulf
On Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:48:14 -0600 John Hasler wrote: > Why does "accepted/popular" matter? Not a great choice of words, perhaps. I was thinking in terms of those password managers which are written by others and included in the Debian repositories. As it happens, pass(1) appeared to be

Re: Password managers

2023-11-09 Thread paulf
On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:39:08 -0500 wrote: > On Thu, 9 Nov 2023 12:46:23 -0500 > Todd Zullinger wrote: > > > > > [1] https://www.passwordstore.org/ > > > > Excellent suggestion! > > I can't get it to work properly, because there must be something > fundamentally missing in my understanding

Re: Password managers

2023-11-09 Thread paulf
On Thu, 9 Nov 2023 12:46:23 -0500 Todd Zullinger wrote: > Hi, > > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > I have a bash/GPG based password manager I wrote years ago, but I'd > > like to use something more "accepted/popular". The problem I have > > with the other password managers I've looked at is

Password managers

2023-11-09 Thread paulf
Folks: I have a bash/GPG based password manager I wrote years ago, but I'd like to use something more "accepted/popular". The problem I have with the other password managers I've looked at is that you can store a very limited amount of information for each "account". For example, for one of my

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread paulf
On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 21:53:36 +0100 Joe wrote: > I use the Third Option, the deskbar, which gives vertical panels at > the side and as far as I can see, no spaces between anything, unless > you actually place a separator. I use 36 pixels for the launcher > panel and 44 pixels, on the other side,

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread paulf
On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 17:20:01 +0100 Joe wrote: > Is this a matter of principle for the OP, or does the panel interfere > with something else? I have three panels, and for me they are the main > point of running a DE rather than just a window manager. But one of > them contains an analogue clock

XFCE4 without panels

2023-09-29 Thread paulf
Folks: I'm trying to run XFCE4 with no (XFCE4) panels. I prefer polybar and tint2. I've searched the internet high and low, and all the advice I can find is old and doesn't work for the current (Debian 12) version. Settings > Session and Startup etc. doesn't provide a way, and the XFCE4 panel app

Re: 11 to 12 - fresh install or upgrade

2023-08-06 Thread paulf
On Sun, 6 Aug 2023 17:45:25 -0400 "Juan R.D. Silva" wrote: > Hi folks, > > It's time to move from bullseye to bookworm. Based on the previous > years experience I've always preferred a fresh install vs. an > upgrade, since the freshly installed system always run smoother and > was not littered

Re: Firefox on wrong desktop

2023-07-12 Thread paulf
On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 08:17:47 +0200 didier gaumet wrote: > Le 12/07/2023 à 04:53, Manphiz a écrit : > > writes: > > > >> Folks: > >> > >> This is Bookworm, XFCE4. Using claws-mail, when I click on a web > >> link, it opens a tab for that URL on Firefox. As expected. I run > >> Firefox on

Firefox on wrong desktop

2023-07-11 Thread paulf
Folks: This is Bookworm, XFCE4. Using claws-mail, when I click on a web link, it opens a tab for that URL on Firefox. As expected. I run Firefox on desktop 1 and claws-mail on desktop 2. However, when claws-mail launches a tab in firefox, it moves firefox to desktop 2, on top of claws-mail.

Re: Can't access block device?

2023-06-28 Thread paulf
On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:28:44 -0400 wrote: > Folks: > > I bought a NVMe drive, which I installed in an external holder with a > USB cable. Plugged it into my computer. In lsblk, it showed up as > /dev/sdc. > > $ file /dev/sdc > /dev/sdc: block special (8/32) > > $ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc > >

Can't access block device?

2023-06-28 Thread paulf
Folks: I bought a NVMe drive, which I installed in an external holder with a USB cable. Plugged it into my computer. In lsblk, it showed up as /dev/sdc. $ file /dev/sdc /dev/sdc: block special (8/32) $ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.38.1). Changes will remain in memory

Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

2023-06-27 Thread paulf
On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 23:06:41 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:51:36PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:10:38 -0400 > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > DO NOT USE "stable" IN YOUR sources.list FILE! > > > > > And this is because... ? >

Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

2023-06-26 Thread paulf
On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:10:38 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 09:53:33PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > > * Stable/OldStable/OldOldStable to refer to the current and > > > previous releases > > > > This sounds good in theory, but in the sources.list file, Debian

Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

2023-06-26 Thread paulf
On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:01:17 +0200 Nicolas George wrote: [snip] > Twenty five years ago I started naming my computers after the > characters in an obscure French sci-fi duology. The names are still > pretty much unique, but I have had trouble finding names for new > boxes, especially since it

Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

2023-06-26 Thread paulf
On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:04:57 +0100 Darac Marjal wrote: > > On 26/06/2023 09:18, Roger Price wrote: > > I have difficulty remembering the Debian code names for releases > > Buzz Rex Bo Hamm Slink Potato Woody Sarge Etch Lenny Squeeze Wheezy > > Jessie Stretch Buster Bullseye Bookworm Trixie and

Re: FOSS tool to do general stats from text indata

2023-06-23 Thread paulf
On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 23:05:10 +0200 Emanuel Berg wrote: > paulf wrote: > > > I don't know about all of your wishlist, but gnuplot is the > > proper tool for taking data from, say, a CSV file, and > > putting it into graphs of various types. > > Well, gnuplot

Re: FOSS tool to do general stats from text indata

2023-06-23 Thread paulf
On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:20:50 +0200 Emanuel Berg wrote: > Is there a CLI and FOSS tool that creates stats from text > indata - e.g., > > $ txt2stats path/to/indata/*.txt > > I mean a general tool, but with options to tweak the report > included, of course. > > To produce neat stats, maybe

Re: Code of conduct reminder.

2023-06-21 Thread paulf
On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:43:46 + Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 05:52:20PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 10:18:18AM -0400, David Peacock wrote: > > > I'm seeing a shocking and disappointing amount of disrespect and > > > vulgarity of late

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-20 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:03:24 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 04:56:39PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > Apparently the broader dictum is "never run GUI apps as root". Why? > > What's special about GUI apps versus those you run in a terminal? > > The extreme

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-20 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:12:56 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: [snip] > 1) Have a root password. SET A FUCKING ROOT PASSWORD. Seriously. Do that, and there are those who will harangue you for it. Sadly, people who argue either way know more than I do about these security matters. And because expert

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-20 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:56:36 -0400 gene heskett wrote: > Like firefox, its big and complex, but unlike > gedit has never trashed a file for me, gedit has ruined so many I > finally banned it from my machines, all of them. Vim for the win! (kidding) Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog:

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-20 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:39:35 + Andy Smith wrote: [snip] > > Please do not encourage Gene's fetish of running GUI apps as root. > Plenty of people have been wasting their time trying to tell him not > to do that for years now, and the last thing they need is bystanders > handing him a

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-20 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:15:19 -0400 gene heskett wrote: [snip] > gene@coyote:/usr/local/bin$ pkexec /usr/sbin/synaptic > Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyUnable to init server: Could not > connect: Connection refused > Failed to initialize GTK. > > Probably you're running Synaptic on Wayland with

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-20 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:51:13 -0400 gene heskett wrote: [snip] > Probably you're running Synaptic on Wayland with root permission. > Please restart your session without Wayland, or run Synaptic without > root permission Thank you. That's the error I saw when I tried this some time back under

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-20 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:52:47 +0200 Anders Andersson wrote: > I don't have synaptic in the path, but the icon is setup to start a > program that *is* in my path: synaptic-pkexec > > Maybe you can try that, I think that's responsible for asking about > your password. /usr/bin/synaptic-pkexec is

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-19 Thread paulf
On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:58:18 +0200 Anders Andersson wrote: [snip] > I've been watching this thread from afar for a while and it still > puzzles me why people keep bringing up wayland. I've been running > wayland for years, and synaptic works with no issues as far as I can > tell. Is this just

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-17 Thread paulf
On Sat, 17 Jun 2023 08:38:33 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 11:03:59PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > Why isn't there a ONE WAY for packages to be managed? > > Because each user has a different preference. Just read this thread > for example, and see all the

Re: Why are there multiple ways to do things in Debian? (Was Re: package managers problem)

2023-06-17 Thread paulf
On Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:45:06 + Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 11:03:59PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > Why isn't there a ONE WAY for packages to be managed? > > Because of the fundamental philosophies that underpin how Debian is > developed. Debian is

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-16 Thread paulf
On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:14:43 -0400 gene heskett wrote: > On 6/16/23 14:38, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 2:32 PM gene heskett > > wrote: > >> > >> greetings, just had to reinstall bullseye. from an 11.2 netinstall. > >> > >> Sudo -E cannot run synaptic, and cannot run it

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-16 Thread paulf
On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:17:07 -0400 gene heskett wrote: [snip] > So all my cnc machines are still on buster, and will stay there until > wayland CAN replace X11. wayland is just barely able to run a simple > gui, and until it can transparently do everything X11 has done for > decades, its

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-16 Thread paulf
On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:40:54 -0400 gene heskett wrote: > On 6/16/23 18:41, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 06:35:48PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > >> 0 upgraded, 164 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> Need to get 44.5 MB of archives. > >> After this operation,

Re: package managers problem

2023-06-16 Thread paulf
On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:41:08 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 06:35:48PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > 0 upgraded, 164 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > Need to get 44.5 MB of archives. > > After this operation, 206 MB of additional disk space will be

Do I need X session?

2023-06-12 Thread paulf
Folks: Typically, when Debian installs a GUI environment (GNOME, XFCE4, etc.), it also installs lightdm or some other X session manager. This takes up memory, and isn't something I really need (as far as I know). Instead, I'm perfectly happy to have Debian give me a console login prompt, and then

Re: Removing i386 architecture

2023-06-12 Thread paulf
On Mon, 12 Jun 2023 06:32:27 +0200 wrote: > On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 09:27:11PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > [...] > > > Nice try. However, this isn't allowed, as it would apparently remove > > libcrypt1:i386, which is apparently a "system-critical" package. I'm > > not sure how

Re: Removing i386 architecture

2023-06-11 Thread paulf
On Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:13:39 -0400 Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Sat, Jun 10, 2023 at 10:27 PM wrote: > > > > Folks: > > > > In order to install steam from the Debian repo, I followed the > > directions to: > > > > dpkg --add-architecture i386 > > > > prior to the installation. Turns out steam

Removing i386 architecture

2023-06-10 Thread paulf
Folks: In order to install steam from the Debian repo, I followed the directions to: dpkg --add-architecture i386 prior to the installation. Turns out steam wouldn't run my game, so I uninstalled it. Now I don't need the i386 architecture, so I dutifully did: dpkg --remove-architecture i386 I

Re: need nano like editor that can print

2023-06-03 Thread paulf
On Sat, 3 Jun 2023 10:22:42 -0400 gene heskett wrote: > An simple non-x editor like nano that can print thru cups. Vim will do this through the "hardcopy" command. It sends text to the print server (CUPS). I do this all the time. Of course, vim isn't nano; you'd have to live with modes.

Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use

2023-05-15 Thread paulf
On Mon, 15 May 2023 20:17:48 -0400 Maureen L Thomas wrote: > I have everything I need including a third HDD.  There are so many > backup programs I have to wonder which one will work for my needs.  I > just need to make a backup of my home directory so if I do something > stupid like play

Re: I installed 11.6

2023-05-05 Thread paulf
On Fri, 5 May 2023 23:27:45 -0400 Maureen L Thomas wrote: > I installed debian 11.6 and updated the needed packages to 11.7. I > must say that I hate upgrading because they change everything and I > cannot find the utilities I need to make this the way I want it. > Does anyone know which utility

Re: Apt sources.list

2023-04-16 Thread paulf
On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:30:11 -0400 Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 11:09 AM wrote: > > On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:01:27 +0100 > > Alain D D Williams wrote: > > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 08:52:06AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > While we are talking about this, is there any

Re: Apt sources.list

2023-04-15 Thread paulf
On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 16:45:40 + "Andrew M.A. Cater" wrote: > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 01:23:05PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > On Sat 15 Apr 2023 at 08:11:17 -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > > > > Folks: > > > > > > Here is my sources.list file: > > > > > > --- > > > > > > deb

Re: Apt sources.list

2023-04-15 Thread paulf
On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:01:27 +0100 Alain D D Williams wrote: > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 08:52:06AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 01:23:05PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > > On Sat 15 Apr 2023 at 08:11:17 -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > > > wrote: > > > > --- > > > > > > > >

Re: Apt sources.list

2023-04-15 Thread paulf
On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:23:05 +0100 Brian wrote: > On Sat 15 Apr 2023 at 08:11:17 -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > > Folks: > > > > Here is my sources.list file: > > > > --- > > > > deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ bookworm main contrib > > non-free deb-src

Apt sources.list

2023-04-15 Thread paulf
Folks: Here is my sources.list file: --- deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free deb-src

Re: should CLI have a nice UI today?

2023-03-24 Thread paulf
On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:35:09 -0700 Charlie Gibbs wrote: > > IMHO computer systems should be ugly and boring. Ugly, as in lacking > all the eye candy that gets in the way, and boring as in just doing > what you want without unpleasant surprises. > > Short answer: Not over my dead Teletype. >

Re: Partitioning an SSD?

2023-02-18 Thread paulf
Debian comes out with a new version > > > > Debian is not Ubuntu, major upgrade do not break the system. > > Judging by what we read here, they do when inexperienced people > try running testing or unstable for one reason or another. > (NB I'm casting no aspertions on paulf.

Re: Flatpak memory usage

2023-02-16 Thread paulf
On Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:12:12 -0500 Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 1:11 AM wrote: > > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 10:36:12PM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > > wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > I find the trend disturbing. If you have a lot of apps running, > > > and they're all

Re: Partitioning an SSD?

2023-02-15 Thread paulf
On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:45:49 -0500 Michael Stone wrote: > > I don't personally think there's a point in partitioning any storage > device on a user system these days beyond what's required to boot. If > you want to do more, that's a personal preference. Being an SSD > doesn't really change

Re: Flatpak memory usage

2023-02-14 Thread paulf
On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 07:11:02 +0100 wrote: > On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 10:36:12PM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > [...] > > > I find the trend disturbing. If you have a lot of apps running, and > > they're all these types of packages, you're going to be using > > considerably more

Re: Flatpak memory usage

2023-02-14 Thread paulf
On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:55:03 +0100 Oliver Schoede wrote: > On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:35:34 -0500 > wrote: > > >Am I correct in assuming that package formats like Flatpak, Snap and > >Appimage, because they package up everything with the executable, > >would consume more system memory? [snip] >

Flatpak memory usage

2023-02-13 Thread paulf
Folks: Am I correct in assuming that package formats like Flatpak, Snap and Appimage, because they package up everything with the executable, would consume more system memory? One of the reasons to use these formats is to avoid library version mismatches, and peg the libraries which accompany an

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:17:10 -0600 David Wright wrote: > On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 11:13:55 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 > David Wright > > wrote: > > > > You keep mentioning "the docs" without saying which docs, so a > > > reference might be

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 David Wright wrote: > On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 09:01:17 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge > > wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > > > wrote: > > > > What you

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:11:28 -0500 Dan Ritter wrote: > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 > > David wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > >

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > > curses docs, which tell you to write, for example, "A_REVERSE". And > > Python was

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:21:11 -0600 Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2023 09 Jan 22:05 -0600, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > Folks: > > I'm not python curses expert, but is what I found. > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. I've run > > into common curses items like

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 David wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > Hi, > > This kindle/paperback book [1][2] might also be of interest. > Don't like Amazon's vendor lock with Kindle. Do you know of a

Python curses

2023-01-09 Thread paulf
Folks: I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. I've run into common curses items like A_NORMAL which don't exist. When I do a print(curses.version), it shows "b 2.2". This tells me that the Debian (testing) version of python curses is version 2.2. The documentation for python

Re: [OT] The DIY D-Day A movement taking on the likes of Apple is winning a major battle for consumers.

2023-01-03 Thread paulf
On Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:31:46 -0500 Jeffrey Walton wrote: > A good article on the Right to Repair in the US in general, and New > York in particular. For New Yorkers, the state has a comprehensive law > going into effect on July 1, 2023. New Yorkers will have reasonable > priced access to tools,

Re: stopping mass surveillance

2022-12-14 Thread paulf
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:11:36 -0500 Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 9:13 PM Timothy M Butterworth > wrote: > > ... > > The USA does not have a constitutional right to privacy from the > > government. The only thing that comes close is the constitutional > > right requiring a

Re: Independent menu system

2022-12-14 Thread paulf
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:55:39 +0100 Pierre Tomon wrote: > > There is also jgmenu, fast, customizable, does not use toolkits but > cairo and pango to render the menu. Possibility to add widgets such as > search box. > > https://github.com/jgmenu/jgmenu > In the repo. > Yes, I found this. It

Re: Independent menu system

2022-12-13 Thread paulf
On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:10:21 -0500 Jeremy Hendricks wrote: > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 7:09 PM wrote: > > > Folks: > > > > I prefer to run i3wm, but it has no native menu system. Like > > Openbox, GNOME, Plasma, etc. Does anyone know of a menu > > system/program which reads *.desktop files, and

Independent menu system

2022-12-13 Thread paulf
Folks: I prefer to run i3wm, but it has no native menu system. Like Openbox, GNOME, Plasma, etc. Does anyone know of a menu system/program which reads *.desktop files, and can supply categorized menus, but doesn't insist on being run under a non-i3wm desktop environment? Paul -- Paul M. Foster

Re: e-mail with line in body beginning with "From"

2022-12-10 Thread paulf
On Sun, 11 Dec 2022 09:49:54 +1100 David wrote: > On Sat, 10 Dec 2022 at 19:05, wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Dec 2022 20:39:34 -0600 Greg Marks > > wrote: [snip] > > > I don't know the RFCs involved, but I'm guessing they mandate or > > suggest this treatment. > > Here's a reference describing

Re: e-mail with line in body beginning with "From"

2022-12-10 Thread paulf
On Fri, 9 Dec 2022 20:39:34 -0600 Greg Marks wrote: > I occasionally send e-mail from the command line via Postfix, using a > script containing the command > >/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -f -t < file > > In a recent instance, the body of the e-mail contained a line > beginning with the word

Re: Switching desktops at the command line

2022-11-28 Thread paulf
On Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:34:56 -0500 wrote: > Folks: > > Assume some desktop environment like LXQt. Is there a way to change > desktops (as in 1, 2, 3...) at the command line? I'm looking to use > something like sxhkd to do this, but the only examples of this type of > thing I can find are

Switching desktops at the command line

2022-11-28 Thread paulf
Folks: Assume some desktop environment like LXQt. Is there a way to change desktops (as in 1, 2, 3...) at the command line? I'm looking to use something like sxhkd to do this, but the only examples of this type of thing I can find are related to bspwm, which has its own infrastructure. Is there

Re: just saying

2022-11-25 Thread paulf
On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 20:11:15 -0500 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 06:17:23PM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:05:31 -0500 > > Jeremy Hendricks wrote: > > > > > I have no idea what you mean. It’s open source and you can analyze > > > the code

Re: just saying

2022-11-24 Thread paulf
On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:05:31 -0500 Jeremy Hendricks wrote: > I have no idea what you mean. It’s open source and you can analyze > the code line by line. Does that include the blobs we're forced to run to make Nvidia cards run really well? I also have to wonder why Ubuntu (a Debian derivative)

Re: Explaining snapshots (for backup)

2022-11-15 Thread paulf
On Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:40:11 -0500 Dan Ritter wrote: > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > I'm not really clear on the concept of a snapshot (for backup) -- > > I've done a little googling but haven't found an explanation that > > "satisfies" me. > > > > Starting from a beginning, I suppose I could

Re: Sysstemd question

2022-11-12 Thread paulf
On Sat, 12 Nov 2022 11:04:39 -0500 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 10:41:15AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > Folks: > > > > I've been reading up on systemd, both from Red Hat's documentation, > > Debian's and the man files. One thing I haven't been able to > >

Sysstemd question

2022-11-12 Thread paulf
Folks: I've been reading up on systemd, both from Red Hat's documentation, Debian's and the man files. One thing I haven't been able to explain is why systemd has config files in /etc, /lib, /run, and /usr/lib. I also can't find in what order systemd scans these directories. Also, why it's

Re: support for ancient peripherals

2022-11-07 Thread paulf
On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 15:15:27 + "Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)" wrote: > Thanks to all of you for your many detailed and helpful responses. I > think my next move will be to connect with my local Linux users group > (which I'm ashamed to say I've never done). I'll describe the > problem and see

Re: support for ancient peripherals

2022-11-06 Thread paulf
On Sun, 6 Nov 2022 17:44:58 + "Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)" wrote: > Here's a more remedial question. I haven't bought a desktop in 16 > years. To have a custom desktop built with some of the options I've > seen recommended here, where would you go? Would you patronize a > local shop, or is

System Font

2022-11-01 Thread paulf
Folks: Typically, I use i3wm, but I just got through sampling Plasma. Somehow it has reduced/changed what I guess I'd call my "system font". This shows up in Firefox menus, Claws-Mail menus and others. I don't really care about the font, but the size must be increased. The following is the

Re: is Ansible easy to use?

2022-10-20 Thread paulf
On Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:39:23 +0200 Philipp Ewald wrote: > Hi folks, > > is ansible a easy way to configure customized hosts? > First try, its super complicated for me. > > Trying to create multiple files with content. It takes more time to > create the playbook then creating this file by hand

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread paulf
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:04:03 +0500 Stanislav Vlasov wrote: > 2022-10-16 21:58 GMT+05:00, Andrew M.A. Cater : > >> > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing > >> > some free > >> > nas software like > >> > https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux > >> > >>

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread paulf
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:21:05 +0500 Stanislav Vlasov wrote: > 2022-10-16 19:11 GMT+05:00, Wayne Sallee : > > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing > > some free nas software like > > https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux > > OpenMediaVault work fine even on

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread paulf
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:11:50 -0400 Wayne Sallee wrote: > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing some > free nas software like https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux > It's possible, but it sort of violates the size and power requirements in my scenario. Paul

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread paulf
On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:38:54 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:10:46 -0400 > > Dan Ritter wrote: > > > > > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > > > Folks: > > > > > > > > This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > > > >

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread paulf
On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:43:59 +0800 Bret Busby wrote: > On 14/10/22 04:10, Dan Ritter wrote: > > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > >> Folks: > >> > >> This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > >> search the archives for it. > >> > >> I'm interested in a desktop NAS with

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread paulf
On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:10:46 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > Folks: > > > > This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > > search the archives for it. > > > > I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with > > Linux (and

Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread paulf
Folks: This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to search the archives for it. I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with Linux (and free software), isn't hugely expensive, and is *not* a PC (you could do a NAS with a PC). Any suggestions would be

Re: Anacron job output/email

2022-10-04 Thread paulf
On Tue, 4 Oct 2022 15:25:29 +0100 debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > Folks: > > > > I have a Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi OS = Debian version 11.5) which > > runs a backup daily via a file called /etc/cron.daily/backup. This > > file generates copious output, which should get emailed to root.

Re: Anacron job output/email

2022-10-04 Thread paulf
On Tue, 4 Oct 2022 08:21:20 -0600 Charles Curley wrote: > On Tue, 4 Oct 2022 09:11:59 -0400 > wrote: > > > Can anyone give me a clue why the output of the script > > would fail to generate an email for me? > > Do you have a mail transport agent (MTA) such as postfix or exim > installed? >

Anacron job output/email

2022-10-04 Thread paulf
Folks: I have a Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi OS = Debian version 11.5) which runs a backup daily via a file called /etc/cron.daily/backup. This file generates copious output, which should get emailed to root. The backup script ran this morning at 06:25, as predicted. I know this because it created

Re: Getting PHP to work with Apache on other directories

2022-09-14 Thread paulf
On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:51:56 -0700 Paul Scott wrote: > On 9/14/22 06:49, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > Folks: > > > > I just installed Debian testing. I do PHP development. I host live > > websites at /var/www/html and development sites at > > /home

Getting PHP to work with Apache on other directories

2022-09-14 Thread paulf
Folks: I just installed Debian testing. I do PHP development. I host live websites at /var/www/html and development sites at /home/paulf/public_html. I have Apache configured so that localhost/~paulf/ gets me to the sites at /home/paulf/public_html. I have an index.html and a script to test PHP

Re: Virtualization anomalies

2022-07-28 Thread paulf
On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:41:51 +1000 David wrote: > They're referring to the machine's hardware BIOS/UEFI configuration. > The very first thing you can access when powering up the machine. > Usually it offers: press some key to access some configuration menu. > Where there's often a facility to

Re: Virtualization anomalies

2022-07-27 Thread paulf
On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:41:51 +1000 David wrote: > On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 07:35, wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:17:33 +0200 Nicolas George > > wrote: > > > > Have you checked if virtualization is disabled in the setup? IIRC > > > many systems disable it by default because it is supposed to

Re: Virtualization anomalies

2022-07-27 Thread paulf
On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:17:33 +0200 Nicolas George wrote: > Have you checked if virtualization is disabled in the setup? IIRC many > systems disable it by default because it is supposed to make rootkits > more dangerous or something. Can you clarify "in the setup"? Paul -- Paul M. Foster

Virtualization anomalies

2022-07-27 Thread paulf
Folks: I'm running an Intel Core i3, model 10100. According to Intel's spec sheet on their site, this CPU has VT-x (virtualization) support. From what I've read, this shows up in "lscpu" as the "vmx" flag. When I run lscpu on this chip, that flag doesn't show up. As a result, I can't run any of

Printing the old way

2022-06-14 Thread paulf
Folks: Back in the dark days of early Linux, before CUPS, we printed with printers all the time. There was an infrastructure for doing this. Does anyone remember how that worked? As in, what packages were needed, etc.? Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site:

Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email

2022-06-02 Thread paulf
On Thu, 2 Jun 2022 13:59:45 -0400 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thursday, June 02, 2022 11:13:14 AM nemo wrote: > > Me too except today it doesn't seem to be working. must test but I > > think I've been shut out, using Alpine with non-secure apps > > switched on. fjd > > My gmail (normally

Re: Permanent email address?

2022-05-15 Thread paulf
On Sun, 15 May 2022 18:25:50 +0100 Brian wrote: > > Keep the gmail address and just forward from there to an address > ypu control. > If you know how to have gmail forward to some other address, I'd love to know how. I could avoid having to fetch directly from Google. Paul -- Paul M.

Re: Permanent email address?

2022-05-15 Thread paulf
On Sun, 15 May 2022 10:08:57 -0400 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > I would like to have an email address that will be permanent, in > that, for example, I can move it from provider to provider as I > desire or need (if, for example, a provider goes out of business). > (And that gets my email out of

Re: Copying one drive to a smaller one.

2022-05-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 May 2022 19:13:55 +0200 DdB wrote: > Booting UEFI requires different things: (detailed descriptions on > rodsbook site) > Proper subdir/entry in ESP (could be reused from old disk) > Proper entry in NVRAM (Can be read and changed with efibootmgr) > If i were you, i would prepare for

Re: Copying one drive to a smaller one.

2022-05-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 May 2022 07:28:02 +0200 DdB wrote: > Hi, > > Am 09.05.2022 um 20:54 schrieb David Christensen: > > Resizing and moving a Debian instance from a 500 GB drive to a 250 > > GB drive requires a lot of expertise. > > I fully agree. And i am missing some information from the OP: > > Was

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