Re: A .profile puzzle

* Gene Heskett [21-10/17=Su 12:18 -0400]: > [...] opening a terminal hasn't called > a ". .profile" since about jessie [...] Check whether you *also* have either .bash_profile or .bash_login, because either of those supersedes .profile: ls -lA ~/.bash_{profile,login}

Re: bashrc problem

* Yamada??? [22-01/12=We 19:49 +0800]: > I have a .bashrc file in my home dir, whose content is shown as follows. > But every time I log into the system, I have to source this file by hand. > > $ which scala > /usr/bin/scala > > $ cat .bashrc > #THIS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE FILE FOR SDKMAN TO

Re: bashrc problem

dkman-init.sh" ]] && source \ >>> "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" >>> >>> $ . .bashrc >>> $ which scala >>> /home/xxx/.sdkman/candidates/scala/current/bin/scala >>> >>> How can I make it take effect aut

Re: Social-media antipathy (was Re: How i can optimize my operating system?)

d, and colorful life! -- Will Mengarini Free software: the Source will be with you, always. perl -le"print unpack '%C*',MENGARINI"

Re: Debian Linux keyboard mapping files ...

* Albretch Mueller [21-07/01=Th 01:59 -0400]: > there should be files mapping (most probably unicode) number > <-> glyph for each language. From where can I get them? Does have what you want? If not, try `locate kmap`.

Re: simple talking clock / reminder for when monitor is off and it is dark

* Samuel Wales [22-03/20=Su 23:03 -0700]: > [...] i want debian to tell me the time at certain times. Nobody has yet mentioned the festival package, which is a full text-to-speech system. Once you have that installed, you can use cron or at jobs to speak whatever you want at specific times.

Re: Recommendations for a home server running Debian Bullseye (11)?

ou all buy parts? Alternatives to Newegg? -- Will Mengarini Free software: the Source will be with you, always.

Re: grep: show matching line from pattern file

* Greg Wooledge [22-05/28=Sa 17:11 -0400]: > [...] > #!/usr/bin/perl > use strict; use warnings; > [...] > open PATS, " [...] You need "or die", not "|| die", because of precedence: what you coded checks whether " perl -le"print unpack '%C*',MENGARINI"

Re: grep: show matching line from pattern file

* David Christensen [22-06/02=Thu 15:50 -0700]: > On 6/2/22 15:13, Will Mengarini wrote: >> * Greg Wooledge [22-05/28=Sa 17:11 -0400]: >>> [...] >>> #!/usr/bin/perl >>> use strict; use warnings; >>> [...] >>> open PATS, ">> [...] &

Re: Bash and the PS1 environment variable [was: grep: show matching line from pattern file]

* David Christensen [22-06/02=Th 18:01 -0700]: >On 6/2/22 17:12, Will Mengarini wrote: >> * David Christensen [22-06/02=Th 15:50 -0700]: >>> On 6/2/22 15:13, Will Mengarini wrote: > >>>> In this transcript, the numbe

Re: Bash and the PS1 environment variable [was: grep: show matching line from pattern file]

* David Christensen [22-06/02=Th 19:18 -0700]: > [...] > Now I can almost match your prompt -- there is a dash before 'bash': > > 2022-06-02 19:05:10 dpchrist@laalaa ~ > $ PS1="\\h/${TTY#/dev/} \\s$SHLVL \\w \\A \$?\\\$" > laalaa/pts/8 -bash1 ~ 19:08 0$ > > The dash seems to be coming from the '\s

Re: I *think* I found the apache2 docs, but it's in .html and I cannot get firefox to access it using "file:"+ /path/to/filedir

le_folder_-_Firefox Let us know if the instructions you Google up are insufficient. > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." There are FIVE boxes to be used in defense of liberty: search, soap, ballot, j

Re: stopping job before shutdown.

* mick crane [22-06/29=We 13:31 +0100]: >>> [...] when turning off PC with power button >>> there is the message, "stopping job" [...] * gene heskett [22-06/29=We 09:08 -0400]: >> That method of stopping the pc is quite dangerous [...] * to...@tuxteam.de [22-06/29=We 16:46 +0200]: > [...] the

Re: Problem with csh

On Sat, Jul 02, 2022 at 01:18:08PM -0400, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: comp@AbNormal:~$ csh Bad : modifier in $ '/'. On Sat, Jul 02, 2022 at 03:31:12PM -0400, Bijan Soleymani wrote: >> Quick Google search shows it is an issue with the syntax of defining >> environment variables: >> https://s

Re: How's ...

* Weaver [22-07/04=Mo 00:43 -0700]: > ... your day going? Hairier than Gene Heskett's nostrils, because "up"grading Perl from 5.8.8 to 5.34.1 had a fine `make test`, then installed a CPAN that's so broken it abends before it finishes its own Configure, thereby making it impossible to upgrade anyt

Perl CPAN Catch-22 + ADHD (was: How's ...)

* Weaver [22-07/04=Mo 00:43 -0700]: >>> ... your day going? * Will Mengarini [22-07/04=Mo 07:50 -0700]: >> Hairier than Gene Heskett's nostrils, because "up"grading Perl >> from 5.8.8 to 5.34.1 [caused a kind of failure normally fixed >> using the P

Re: nft newbie

* gene heskett [22-07/06=We 18:50 -0400]: > [...] iptables is out of support, replaced I > guess with nft. [...] whats the command to [...] > > The man page while quite voluminus is as > usual mostly bereft of useful examples.

Re: rsync --delete

* Mike McClain [20-10/16=Fr 17:09 -0500]: > [...] A section of the backup script is so: > Params=(-a --inplace --delete); > [...] > echo /usr/bin/rsync $Params --exclude-from=/home/mike/.rsync_exclude . > $Flash/mike Try this to be sure your shell is doing what you think: debian/pts/14 bash ~ 2

Re: May I please have a block cursor in nano?

* Bob Bernstein [20-12/25=Fr 20:46 -0500]: > OF COURSE the app looks to the terminal for its cursor > policy, and OF COURSE my terminal (mintty running in > cygwin -- LONG story) also lacked a block cursor. That sounds as if the problem remains unsolved. Three solutions: The first is based on G

Re: po...@lists.debian.org

a Usenet server] -- that is, 1 MIPS > and and a megabit/second of bandwidth will do pretty well. > > A Raspberry Pi is overkill. -- Will Mengarini @nypost: New research finds Jupiter is flinging asteroids at Earth. @ChuckWendig: Honestly, do you blame it? -- teh Internet

Re: iptables -Z option

Your issue looks like this bug, but I don't know how to fix it: . * Bonno Bloksma [21-02/09=Tue 15:52 +]: > For years I have had a firewall script the sets and/or resets my > firewall rules. [It starts near] the top with some lines th

Re: How to view a troff formatted file?

Your groff command references $o but your script sets no value for it, so $o is either empty or inherited from your environment. * Alain D D Williams [21-02/22=Mo 12:58 +]: > On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:04:15AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: >> I have downloaded a program with a man-page in trof

Re: buster: multiple instances of konqueror?

A general solution to problems like this is to run the alternate instance as a different user. Example: adduser doppel # also creates /home/doppel sudo -u doppel konqueror # may use /home/doppel for new config files * D. R. Evans [19-09/05=Thu 10:08 -0600]: > Dan Ritter wrote on 9/5/19 9:36

Re: shell wrappers for trig and other mathematical functions

uld like stand-alone programs. This would absolutely > minimize any typing, and if the programs had a set of good conventions, > then they would provide a model for writing others if the functions i want > are not already available in perl (or other interpreter). > > Thanks again f

Re: Hmmm... /boot is too small. what's the best way to increase it's size?

ly create a gig or so of space by a shrink/resize > of /home, but how do I add that space to /dev/sda2? > > I can't just move up the end of /dev/sda2 = start of > /dev/sda3 without backing up and restoring, can I? > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Consider the time you

Re: waaay offtopic

is` is unresponsive. Also, other U.S insurance alternatives may not have the same options. -- Will Mengarini KADAN: We're helping them to lead productive, happy lives. RAVOC: By altering their memories? KADAN: The treatment I provide improves their lives and makes them better

Re: Reminder about the Debian Code of Conduct

a Code > of Conduct and potential moderation seems to represent, > should be delighted that no scapegoat was designated. > > Yet, although some may try and play naive, I'm pretty sure > the concerned people know who they are and what my email > is referring about, and that seem

Real bounces from debian-user

f that could magically translate into some URL, it doesn't help ipso facto, because it comes from mail I *did* get; I need the URLs for mail I *didn't* get. SUMMARY: How can I either: - Retrieve all my recent debian-user bounces, or a list thereof; or: - Minimizing web traffic, retrieve a

Re: Help me Linux

> I TRIED TO INSTALL DEBIAN MANY TIMES BUT FAILED BADLY. I NEVER USED DEBIAN. > I believe whoever reading this mail is far more knowledgeable and > experienced than me and having good knowledge of Linux. Please help me! Studying will help you i

Re: Paypal and Linux in a low graphics environment.

at Eskimo North that gives me access to 13 different distributions on virtual servers, as well as the usual amenities like mail, news, and my own web site; and tech support is very responsive. You might want to investigate <http://www.eskimo.com/>. -- Will Mengarini Free software: the Source will be with you, always. O< ASCII ribbon campaign - stop HTML mail - www.asciiribbon.org sh -c 'echo -n MENGARINI|sum -s|colrm 4'

Re: Mail Transfer Agent

Eskimo.com is $7/month for mail + Linux shell access (multiple servers, various distributions including Debian). * Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside [22-08/21=Su 02:36 -0400]: > Hi, > I'm having problem with my actuel email provider (the one that goes with > my web hosting plan). It deals badly w

Re: determining hotkeys for a program, without a manual?

* Karen Lewellen [22-08/21=Sun 13:30 -0400]: > I have a DOS utility [...]. Is there any simple way > to review the program code and discover 2 hot keys? Try running the binary through the 'strings' command to see whether there's any in-program documentation that helps: strings $pathToBinary|less

Re: question re tar

* jr [22-09/18=Su 12:59 +0100]: > When I create an archive with '-cvWf' I'm used to finding only the files > specified, but every time I use 'tar' on this Debian, there is a "link" for > each and every file. Why? eg: > -rw--- jr/jr 256 2022-06-1 22:10 .config/pulse/cookie > hrw--- jr/jr

Re: sigc++ library missing object.h file

* Greg Wooledge [22-10/08=Sa 12:45 -0400]: > > I did a google search and came up with > > which says: > > [...] Remove the sigc++/object.h header [...] Because it now contains no API > See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7

Re: MUD

* Greg Wooledge [22-10/13=Th 08:03 -0400]: >> Originally, Multi-User Dungeon. >> >> http://catb.org/esr/jargon/html/M/MUD.html >> >> The one that I saw was set up as a sort of user-extensible text >> adventure setting. I don't know how they've evolved since then. * mick.crane [22-10/13=Th 14:

Re: Touchpad synaptics changes name after resume

* Ottavio Caruso [22-12/03=Sa 10:37 +]: > $ uname -a > Linux t440 6.0.0-0.deb11.2-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian > 6.0.3-1~bpo11+1 (2022-10-29) x86_64 GNU/Linux > > I have two scripts that enable/disable touchpad > [running the commands] > xinput enable "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" > xinp

Re: Cannot rum multiple command on remote machine via SSH

* Greg Wooledge [23-02/04=Sa 10:15 -0500]: > Is LAP2 a Debian system, or something else? OP said LAP2 is Debian stable.

Re: Shell Script Help

* Patrick Bartek [19-05/04=Sa 08:08 -0700]: > [...] Perform an operation on files in unique, sequential > directories [...] never more than 99 -- usually a lot > less. The actual number will vary job to job. [...] If the sequentially-numbered directories already exist: `man find` Else: for

Re: I need to be root to run this script

* l0f...@tuta.io [20-01/15=We 01:19 +0100]: >>> ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers >>> ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness * kaye n [20-01/15=We 10:57 +0800]: >> [...] >> kaye@laptop:~$ ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers >> [...] * Will Mengarini

Re: I need to be root to run this script

* l0f...@tuta.io [20-01/15=We 01:19 +0100]: >> ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers >> ls -l /usr/local/bin/backlight-brightness * kaye n [20-01/15=Wed 10:57 +0800]: > [...] > kaye@laptop:~$ ls -R /etc/sudoers.dcat /etc/sudoers > [...] l0f4r0's commands were missing a newline. These were the

Re: automounting sshfs

* Rainer Dorsch [20-01/18=Sa 23:38 +0100]: > ls: cannot access '/home/spatzen/Ablage/': Too many levels of symbolic links Whenever I've seen this, it's been because some symlink is referring (possibly indirectly) to itself. So find ~/Ablage -type l could be used to find all symlinks, and fin

Re: Jittery desktop mode.

* Peter Easthope [20-01/19=Su 17:36 -0600]: > [...] components in the desktop begin flashing [...] > indicator in the center of the screen rapidly cycles > [...] seems to be triggered by a mouse click [...]. At > present I wouldn't know what to file a bug report against. This seems more like an

Re: scp overwriting precaution?

* Greg Marks [20-02/26=We 21:48 -0600]: > [...] if I accidentally copy an older version of > a file on my laptop to a newer version of the > file on my server, the newer version is lost. > > Is it possible to configure my server so that [it creates a > backup on the server of any existing file tha

Re: Here's how to make yourself happier

can precede the alternatives: :0: * !^From:Will Mengarini * 2147483646^0 * 1^0 ^From:.*naturalli...@dcemail.com * 1^0 ^From:.*arnoldb...@cosmicemail.com * 1^0 ^From:.*usspookslovesys...@muchomail.com * 1^0 ^From:.*fredw...@mail.ru * -2147483646^0 $JUNK -- Will Mengarini Free

No live CD ISOs without GUI desktops?

https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/i386/iso-hybrid/ lists many ISOs, but all have graphic desktops, so none would fit on a 650 MB CD-ROM, of which I have lots; I don't have larger media. The situation for the amd64 architecture is identical. https://www.debian.org/distrib/ points to

Re: sort (-g) [offtopic]

* Ionel Mugurel Ciobica [18-02/18=Su 16:55 +0100]: > [... How can something like > "III\nII\nI\nV\nIV\nVII\nVI\nVIII\nX\nIX" > [be sorted? ...] See `aptitude show msort`; it probably does what you need.

Re: Another Devuan annoyance: CLI default apps

fy as needed if you're using some other vi than Vim, or some other shell than Bash. -- Will Mengarini Free software: the Source will be with you, always.

Re: Another Devuan annoyance: CLI default apps

* Ron OLGIATI [17-10/31=Tu 19:11 -0300]: >> [...] Devuan Jessie, I tried to use crontab [...] >> under Devuan, crontab opens the file with nano [...] * deloptes [17-11/01=We 09:23 +0100]: > [...] OP wanted to edit crontab, which needs root access. It seems more likely that he was talking about

Re: Opening Intellicast Causes Firefox to close

beyond being deterministic or even vaguely testable. When the heavy hand of government is starting to look preferable to market forces, we're in truly-late-stage capitalism. (1) I am not a crook. (2) America does not torture. (3) Don't be evil. -- Will Mengarini Free software: the Source will be with you, always. js<<<'n=0;for(i=0;i<9;++i){n+="MENGARINI".charCodeAt(i)};print(n)'

Re: Opening Intellicast Causes Firefox to close

put more meaningful. > Compiling the src reminded me of years ago when I used to compile the > Linux kernel - an agonizingly long procedure, but it finally finished. I find it helps to keep reminding myself that computers save time. -- Will Mengarini Free software:

Re: sudo

* Josh W. [17-11/08=We 14:56 -0600]: > I am trying to figure out how to add a user to sudo. Not sure of the > process. Could somebody point me in the right direction. Thanks! sudo adduser beeblebrox sudo # man adduser

Re: script/history

* Gareth Evans [24-02/04=Su 09:46 +]: > Re the script command, does anyone know of a way to make > commands run during a script session appear in bash history too? You want the 'history -r' command, "explained" by `help history`. After you end the script, you're back in the bash instance you

Re: my immature thoughts on perl

* cor...@free.fr [23-04/04=Tu 10:35 +0800]: > For instance, in ruby (irb) this is quite smooth: > irb(main):001:0> [1,2,3,4].map{|x|x+1}.reduce{|x,y|x+y} > => 14 > > And in scala (shell): > scala> List(1,2,3,4).map{ _+1 }.reduce{_+_} > res1: Int = 14 > In perl there is no interactive shell [...]

Re: EPSON ET M 1120 new printer: If You can read this, you are using the wrong driver

* Brian [23-05/08=Mo 00:27 +0100]: > https://download3.ebz.epson.net/dsc/f/03/00/14/48/15/1d37501ad39bd2b5753 \ > cce3b2715b3e2fef557/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.7.26-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb That includes a literal space in the middle of that hash (because the space before the backslash is taken lit

Re: shell script run in backend

* Tom Reed [23-05/14=Sun 14:21 +0800]: > I have a long run shell script [...]. Currently the script > is running in front-end in shell. How can I run it with > the backend way? Can I register it as a system service? Just run 'myScript&' (the trailing '&' tells the shell to run it in the backgro

Re: EPSON ET M 1120 new printer: If You can read this, you are using the wrong driver

* Schwibinger Michael [23-05/14=Sun 09:32 +]: > This is not working: > https://tutorialforlinux.com/2021/03/06/step-by-step-driver-epson-et-m1100-et-m1120-ubuntu-20-04-installation/2/ We need to know what fails. Exactly what do you do, and what results does it produce? On Sun, May 07, 2023

Re: Does "LC_ALL=C" work on all shells?

> On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 09:47:38PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: >> ~# LC_ALL=C apt install >> [... works on ...] all shells other than bash? csh, korn, dash, zsh ... * Greg Wooledge [24-02/13=Tu 15:59 -0500]: > [...] all the Bourne family shells [...] > > In csh, you need to use env. Like thi

Re: Useful Unix compatible commands

* Jonathan Matthew Gresham [24-02/25=Su 16:01 -0500]: > [...] I have been reading a Unix system administrators textbook. > ps -e > [...] > kill process > [...] > ls -R > [...] > If you know any more that can work on GNU compatible software or > Unix compatible software please indicate the commands

Re: Inclusive terminology (instead of master/slave) for network bonding/LACP

* Mariusz Gronczewski [24-02/23=Fr 10:33 +0100]: >>> It's entirely US political feel-good activism that >>> doesn't change anything but wastes people's time. Do >>> you actually think pressing on brake pedal oppresses >>> anybody? Because it also has master and slave cylinders. >>> >>> All it do

Re: How to run automatically a script as soon root login

Nobody has yet applauded this glorious implementation of the 1960s GOTO statement in *Bash*?! * Mario Marietto [24-05/13=Mo 13:37 +0200]: > function jumpto > { > label=$1 > cmd=$(sed -n "/$label:/{:a;n;p;ba};" $0 | grep -v ':$') > eval "$cmd" > exit > } Anyway, Ma

Re: Curt having his fits [was: Need help with narroely focused use case of Emacs]

* Richard [24-06/30=Su 00:57 +0200]: > That's how you warrant your ban, idiot. Don't get yourself banned, Richard. Anybody else remember Erik Naggum?

Re: How to get an email notification every time a package is updated upstream?

* Greg Wooledge [24-06/29=Sa 22:48 -0400]: > Your Subject header includes the word "upstream". This word appears > *nowhere* else in the entire email, and it completely moves the goalposts. "Upstream" was a misleading misnomer intended to refer to anything ... well, "upstream" of the OP's system

Debian hardware: coping with Windows

I need to buy a new desktop tower, which means it'll have Windows installed. I haven't used Windows since the 90s, so need some guidance. A special complication is that I just had a computer apocalypse in which a Power Surge From Hell nuked *everything*, so trivial tasks like writing netinst to a

Printer recommendation (was: Just a simple question.)

* Ash Joubert [24-09/11=Wed 17:19 +1200]: > On 2024-09-11 12:18, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > > My old HP is not working right and it is very old. I am looking at > > laser printers and have always favored HP. But, in saying that I am > > open to any brand. I always get an all in one model since i

Re: unwanted crontab message

You are getting Vim error messages from a version of Vim that does not support scripting (probably vim.tiny). That version is probably installed on your system ALONG WITH a version that does support scripting, but cron does not have the scripting version of Vim on PATH. (Typically, your $HOME & ro

Re: unwanted crontab message

Or ... disambiguate which Vim crontab -e is using, so it's not vim.tiny. * Will Mengarini [24-09/13=Fri 15:47 -0700]: > You are getting Vim error messages from a version of Vim that does > not support scripting (probably vim.tiny). That version is probably > installed on your sys

BIOS unreadable at boot

I am trying to install Debian on a new prebuilt, but when I boot and press , the screen is garbled. Windows later figures it out, but by that time it's too late to tell the BIOS to boot from a USB stick on which I've installed netinst. The mobo is a Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI (rev 1.5), manual at <

Re: BIOS unreadable at boot

* David Christensen [24-09/15=Sun 17:13 -0700]: > On 9/15/24 16:12, Will Mengarini wrote: > > I am trying to install Debian on a new prebuilt, but when I > > boot and press , the screen is garbled. Windows later > > figures it out, but by that time it's too late to tell

Re: BIOS unreadable at boot

* Charles Curley [24-09/15=Sun 18:15 -0600]: > On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 16:12:45 -0700 > Will Mengarini wrote: > > > I am trying to install Debian on a new prebuilt, but when I > > boot and press , the screen is garbled. > > Slow down. When you boot what? A Debian instal

Re: BIOS unreadable at boot

* Felix Miata [24-09/15=Sun 22:01 -0400]: > Will Mengarini composed on 2024-09-15 16:12 (UTC-0700): > > > I am trying to install Debian on a new prebuilt, but when I > > boot and press , the screen is garbled. Windows later > > figures it out, but by that time it's