Re: system76

An other option you could look at: https://laptopwithlinux.com/ I never actually purchased there, but they are very responsive on whatsapp and telephone. I am considering buying my next laptop from them. MJ On 16/01/2022 20:38, Charles Curley wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:38:28 +0800 Yamada

Re: Debian-friendly laptop

again.. perhaps we have simpy been lucky, who knows) MJ

sad dns

. However, I haven't seen any kernel updates. Anyone with more information? (or pointers where to look for more debian-specific info) Thanks! MJ

Re: sad dns

Hi Roberto and Reco, Thanks for the replies! MJ On 12/4/20 3:58 PM, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 12:13:02PM +0100, mj wrote: Hi, I am wondering about the SAD DNS vulnerability, and wether or not it is solved in up-to-date debian 10.6. https://blog.kernelcare.com

Re: sad dns

Hi On 12/7/20 9:02 AM, Reco wrote: A followup. They have released Debian 10.7 last weekend, kernel version 4.19.0-13 fixes this vulnerability. Yes, and we have installed it! :-) Thanks again! MJ

mariadb ldap auth

470 ~ $ dpkg --search /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so user@e7470 ~ $ Anyone here with a good suggestion how to achieve this from a remote mysql client? MJ

Re: mariadb ldap auth

d try to figure out why your system is trying to find the mysql version of the plugin, but as a temporary solution, you can try to create a symlink from /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so to one of those files and see if it works. Yes, thanks for your suggestions, and for telling me about apt-file :-) MJ

Re: "Failed to start Create System Users" when booting Debian 10 rootfs from NFS mount.

Hi, A suggestion: we've had issues in the past, where on NFS root the issue was that setting "Linux Capabilities" (setcap) fails, because NFS does not support the extended attributes to store them. Perhaps that is your issue as well? MJ Op 16-08-2022 om 21:58 schreef Lie

lpic certification courses

ample capitalisation wrong? Any tips for other good online lpic prep courses..? mj

Re: lpic certification courses

Hi! Thanks everybody for the interesting responses/discussion. MJ On 11/29/18 2:51 AM, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 09:50:05AM +0100, mj wrote: Any tips for other good online lpic prep courses..? My early dealings with LPI as an organisation put me off of it for life

Re: sucessor for denyhosts?

compiled to do so, and iptables will always work. MJ On 3/9/19 9:57 AM, Hans wrote: Hi folks, looks like "denyhosts" is nol more in the repos. I like this tool, because it blocks the IP, when the wrong password is sent n-times. The blocked IP is added into /etc/hosts.deny, whic

rsyslog adding old entries again

log files, and start again from scratch, with only new entries? Again: really seems like a FAQ, but I can't find it... MJ

Re: rsyslog adding old entries again

empty - service rsyslog start and then all logfiles have reappeared (are regenerated?) in /usr/local/pf/conf with timestamp NOW, filled with entries dating back to dec 6. This is debian 9.11. Any other info that is required.? Thanks! MJ

Re: rsyslog adding old entries again

number 2 using uhci_hcd 5860.210347393:main Q:Reg/w0 : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 0x7fcd0c007dd0, lenBuf 77, strt data Dec 6 16:31:31 pf9 kernel: XFS (sda1): Starting recovery (logdev: internal) The date and time on the system is correct. The system has been rebooted repeatedly. Anyone who can explain? MJ

first stretch vm in proxmox

, everything works. Any tips or ideas where to look at? MJ

Re: first stretch vm in proxmox

that particular non-working ip could not even ping the default gateway. (the default gateway is also the dhcp server that also provided the ip in the first place...) Anyway. :-) MJ On 07/13/2017 09:48 PM, mj wrote: Hi, I just created a first test installation of stretch in a VM on proxmox

change to postfix from backports

standard wheezy postfix to the one from backports? Will sasl (normally) still work as it does now? Best regards, MJ

iptables geoip not working after update to jessie

es exactly my issue: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=195565 root@jessie:~# modprobe xt_geoip modprobe: FATAL: Module xt_geoip not found. But the fix from the post (depmod -a) doesn't help us at all. No output, no difference. Could someone help me out? Best regards, MJ FYI

Re: iptables geoip not working after update to jessie

Hi Reco, Thanks for your reply. Holidays here now, I will try your suggestions next week, and report back then. Thanks! MJ On 05/09/2018 10:38 AM, Reco wrote: Hi. On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 08:37:52AM +0200, mj wrote: Hi, Yesterday I upgraded a server from wheezy to jessie. Went

intel vroc

t/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/virtual-raid-on-cpu-vroc-product-brief.pdf Curious for any feedback. MJ

Re: intel vroc

header tree, and see if it will compile. Thanks Dan, I'll work on that. MJ

xfs_repair errors

that..? See how that goes..? (I do have an rsync backup of this server) Or any other ideas how to best/safest solve this..? MJ

Re: XFS on root

On 02/28/2016 03:34 PM, Adam Wilson wrote: Let me get this straight- /boot on XFS, with GRUB, working flawlessly? I think we have been running root xfs, without a seperate boot partition for ages. This has been working at least since wheezy, but I guess even earlier. Just try it.

Excessive Ethernet Collisions (2.0.34 + tulip)

We're using DEC Celebris GL6200 with 21143 tulip cards, and the only version of the driver that seems to work is v0.91 from the NASA website. This is also true on my 2.1 installation, which is not having quite as substantial a problem, but then it isn't running exactly the same suite of daemons (e

Re: TCP wrapper telnet breakage?

On 4 Jun 1999, Christopher R. Barry wrote: > Ever since I did some major upgrading of my Debian box to potato, > telnet seems to be screwed, though it is configured properly and > worked before. It's the classic problem: > > In /etc/hosts.allow (redundant, but just making sure) > > ALL: 127.0.0

Getting Netscape Running

Having just installed 2.0 at home, my next project is to get Netscape up and running. I'm assuming that some form of Xwindowing is required. If so, startx blows off with numerous errors (sorry, I'm not at home, so don't have the errors at hadn: Basically, xinitrc can't be found, and a series of

looking for correct 'insmod de4x5' args

Been working a while on getting a DEC 21142 card up on a 2.0 install but apparently haven't hit on the right parms. The system is a DEC Celebris 6200, Intel 233. The network is 10Mb, half-duplex. Attempts have included: insmod de4x5 insmod de4x5 args='eth0:autosense=10Mb' (also tried TP, what

2.0 X still won't work

After installing Debian 2.0 onto a clean system, X11 will not run. XF86Setup seems to go fine, my mouse appears to be configured properly, and all the software seems to be correctly installed. Of course, if something is missing, it wouldn't be obvious to me, either. Executing startx results in t

Startup of X fails

After installing 2.0 clean onto my PC, attempts to start up any window manager fails, as does just trying to start an xterm. This output is from an attempt to start up fvwm2: - [FVWM][main]: <> Unknown option: `:0' [FVWM][main]: <> Unknown o

Re: Monitor vs X servers

> > Video card is a Diamond Stealth 1MB DRAM, and strictly from > > possibly impaired memory, an ISA card with S3 Trio VESA something- > > or-other, probably new in 1996. > > Which of these two cards you are actually using? > > The X server should be choosing according to the card. >

Want to upgrade from Woody to Sarge. [Source.list]

I want to upgrade from woody to sarge.  Can someone post the appropriate source.list. Thank you.   Then aren't you supposed to run apt-get dist-upgrade or something?  Moving to sarge is to new to me.  I feel lost.  Any help will be appreciated.  Thanks

Installing Woody with USB keyboard and mouse.

How do install Debian "Woody" with a USB keyboard and mouse? I only have usb ports. When I try it says "Keyboard not recognized". I want use Debian badly. I hate using Suse 9.1 I googled this problem and I could not find a solution. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Installing Woody with USB keyboard and mouse.

>On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 03:27:37AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >wrote:>> How do install Debian "Woody" with a USB keyboard and mouse?> >I only have usb ports.  When I try it says "Keyboard not recognized".>> I want use Debian badly.  I hate using Suse 9.1>You'll probably have much better luck trying

Choosing a flavor of Debian? --> bf2.4 HOW???

Choosing a flavor of Debian: BF2.4   In the installation for Debian "Woody" it recommended that you use bf2.4 if you have a usb keyboard and mouse.  This fits my hardware configuration perfectly.  My question is this:   I downloaded US Disc #1.  Is this the right disc to use bf2.4 installation met

XFree86 and USB Mouse & Keyboard ---> Frustrating!

In the root I run: "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86"   It prompts me with the instructions about drivers, resolution, and refresh rates.  I enter in the correct responses. Then it comes to the mouse.   Reference (both USB):  Microsoft USB Mouse: Product URL: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct

Re: XFree86 and USB Mouse & Keyboard ---> Frustrating!

In the root I run: "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86"  disabled (NO) --  "frames interfaces kernel frames" and selected /dev/input/mice instead.   Still no luck.  However the error message pumped out something about fonts.   -- Original message -- > On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at

apt upgrade stops with "foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1)"

I did an update and dist-upgrade today (8Jan04) and all went well (as I expected it to) until I got to "foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1)". Xterm snip After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1) ... Configuration file `/etc/foo

Re: apt upgrade stops with "foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1)"

Thanks Christopher. That did the trick nicely! And thanks to the quick response team! Sarge is really beginning to look and feel good. snipped from web archive I just did an apt-get update and this new package (3.0.0-20031207-1.1) installed flawlessly. I'm running Sarge, too, so every

Mozilla Bus error sadness

Greetings wonderful Debian users: I have a mostly testing install with a bit of unstable tossed in for flavor--mozilla browser (1.7x). After the system updated several things, I loaded up mozilla just fine. Ran like a top. Now, if I try to launch it, I get "Bus error". I removed it and rein

Re: Mozilla Bus error sadness

>MJ Inabnit wrote: >Greetings wonderful Debian users: > >I have a mostly testing install with a bit of unstable tossed in for >flavor--mozilla browser (1.7x). After the system updated several >things, I loaded up mozilla just fine. Ran like a top. Now, if I try >to launch i

headless firewall application recommendation

Greetings: I am looking for recommendations for firewall/router software for Debian. I have looked over several packages, but I feel swamped. I used an old Woody CD for very basic install, updated kernel and then upgraded the system to Sarge. All is working great, so far. Now I want to use thi

what app includes 'startx' command

Greetings: I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but . . . What application includes the "startx" command? I realize I can install xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things "lite" on the older computers. Anyway, I have x configured, I bet it'd display Fluxbox

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

Thank you all for the great information on 'startx' command. I will check the install and see if it somehow omitted the xclient! Also, the 'dlocate' command is a new one on me! I just installed it in my desktop and it is a *must have* applicatoin. I love Gnu! Thanks again. Wishing you well.

php web+apache recommendations

Hello list: I was going to instal php-nuke until I found the debian-legal thread regarding the licensing problems.. What I hope to do is find a package based on php that uses modules (rss, calendar, bb, etc). I am no webmaster, but I want to learn enough to get a good site up and running for

post-nuke available?

Greetings: I have been looking for a replacement to php-nuke since this package doesn't meet the Debian licensing requirements. I found references via google that post-nuke is available and is GPL'd. However, using debian's search tool, I have been unable to locate post-nuke in any of the distri

anti-virus software for Gnu/Linux

Greetings: I have read several opinions regarding AV for Gnu/Linux. The last one is Rick's rant . However, the information is dated. So what is the opinion now-a-days? I just read a post last week where a new Gnu/Linux user strongly

Re: anti-virus software for Gnu/Linux

MJ Inabnit wrote: > Greetings: > > I have read several opinions regarding AV for Gnu/Linux. The last one is Rick's > rant <http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=virus>. However, the > information is dated. I want to thank everyone who took time to res

Re: Debian, Iceweasle, Firefox!

"Piotr Dziubinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is no longer firefox in debian etch, so after typing: > apt-get install firefox > I would like to see announcement: Firefox packages are no longer present in > debian distribution, please try iceweasel. > > Do you see a difference? Yes. Just p

Re: `free' in GNU and DSFG?

Hiroki Horiuchi from Japan > After reading your words, now I think The Free Software Definition is > really permissive, but this very *permissiveness* made GNU's definition > insufficient for Debian Project. > > Am I right? I don't think so. The DFSG dates from 1997. The Free Software Definitio

Re: How to Debian License

> Hello > South Korea is a high school student I am. > In 2009, is to use Debian. > Use more than one family was Radhat Useful. > But a book on Debian because it was hard to study. > So you want to study my junior and Debian Linux users to write a book. > > Debian Linux as a commercial license to

Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.

Hello. Hardware: AMD Athlon processor 1,2 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB HD Video Card Pro Savage 1. When trying to install Debian Gnu/Linux the video card is not recognized by the installation program. I am asked to install drivers for it. How is this done? When using Win 2000 the cd followi

RE: Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.

blem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux. Johansson Mikael (mj) wrote: >Hello. > >Hardware: >AMD Athlon processor 1,2 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB HD >Video Card Pro Savage > >1. When trying to install Debian Gnu/Linux the video card is >not recognized by the install

RE: Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.

: Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux. On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 04:04:34PM +0200, Johansson Mikael (mj) wrote: > Hello! > Thank you very much for responding on my question Kent. > Maybe I have to try Unstable/sid like you said but before > that I thought of trying your h