OK, so we've fixed the "I can't install zoneinfo" problem. I'll let
someone else battle whatever the remaining problem is.
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> No specific new error, just thsame as before.
Terry, I'm trying to help you here but you need to help me. Let's try one
more time: what error do you get when you try to import zoneinfo?
I get this:
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Python 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44)
Type 'copyright', 'credits' or
I read all the replies in this thread but didn't see what error you got
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> when I tried to install zoneinfo it failed
zoneinfo is part of the Python Standard Library, so you shouldn't need to
install it.
> from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
>
> to the program and still got the error.
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> $ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/usb/ -o uid=pi,gid=pi
Tell it the filesystem type (-t ext2) and then check in dmesg to see what
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:31:41 +0100, zir...@xendistar.co.uk said:
> I have been trawling through an old MySQL database and as it archived
> Archive Manager was using Xed to look at the file
What format is the file? (Hint: at command line, type 'file filename')
> In the end I did a simple CTRL-A
On Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:28:36 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> Are you using it as an extension or as a full installation into Linux?
Both.
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> first bitwarden has to be explicitly unlocked each time the browser is used.
Each time the browser is restarted, not each time it's used.
> The second issue is that it doesn't work when logging in to Google
> itself. Unlike
On Sat, 5 Jun 2021 10:19:56 +0100, petermerch...@hotmail.com said:
> to see if it works across multiple devices
It does. I'm using it on two Linux systems, my MacBook and my Android
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> I'm left with two choices; post a bug on Launchpad or abandon Chromium.
Or use something like Bitwarden. Open Source, runs on Linux, Windows, Mac,
Android, IoS. Automatically syncs. Can be self-hosted if you're
paranoid, but you
Smokeping is a daemon, so no X needed. The (optional) display is simply a
web page, so no X needed. The notifications don't need X.
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each app you run as well as a default orientation. You can even force
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On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:59:55 +, gra...@gemmill.name said:
> 1. I understand that the BTR file system may be better than ext4 for
> SSDs
Not heard that before. All our SSD systems run on ext4. What problem is
"better" solving for you?
> #rsync -av /opt/ /mnt/nasdata/
On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:48:20 +, ci...@cewland.uk said:
> Thinking of reporting this to Talktalk if it happens in 2 weeks time
> again; or am I wrong in thinking it's their fault?
I think you're wrong in thinking that TalkTalk will care in the sligtest,
to be honest. TalkTalk have a deserved
OK, this is what I would do. Check whether logger (typically
/usr/bin/loggger) is installed on the system. If it is, create a script
that runs at boot as follows:
#!/bin/ash [if /bin/bash is available, I'd use that]
/usr/bin/logger -t xyzzy "SHELL=$SHELL"
/usr/bin/logger -t xyzzy "me=$(whoami)"
> I'm finding that during startup piping and redirecting output doesn't
> work. This is using the ash shell from busybox.
By "during startup" do you mean system startup or your process startup?
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Have you tried debugging with pdb? I'd put a breakpoint where the code
stops the player, then step through it from there. If you're not familiar
with that technique it would be helpful for you to understand the
difference between the debugger commands 'next' and 'step'.
Let us know how you get
On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:45:46 +, ci...@cewland.uk said:
> To answer your question 'no' the only Fluorescent or microwave is in the
> kitchen which is not in line of sight; it's off to one side by 6m+ and
> has 2 extra walls between them and the router. Never had a problem
> before like
Do you have either a fluorescent light or a microwave over anywhere near
the wifi transmitter or receiver?
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On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 10:54:41 +, petermerch...@hotmail.com said:
> Of course I am aware that M$ now owns Git, and this seems to me to be
> underhanded extending their reach.
Microsoft does not own git.
Do we have to refer to "Microsoft" as "M$"? Seems unnecessary.
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On Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:15:59 +, ci...@cewland.uk said:
> Is there a command to show files in root and there sizes? I tried 'ls'
> but that lists only my home folder.
'ls' will list the directory you're in unless you pass an argument. So, if
you're in your home directory:
$ ls [list
On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:16:43 +, ci...@cewland.uk said:
> Thanks. I've taken a copy as 'Root' into my /home/copyvartmp folder;
> had to enter each folder a root.
You could have just (either as root or with 'sudo' in front):
# cp -a /var/tmp/* /home/copyvartmp
That would copy all files and
On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:04:35 +, ci...@cewland.uk said:
> 12G /tmp/var
I suspect you mean '/var/tmp'
You're unlikely to need anything in there. Take a look first, but probably
safe to delete.
If you want to take a copy just in case, you could copy to somewhere on
/home (but delete it later
On Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:38:21 +, ci...@cewland.uk said:
> If I can't find out what is happening then I'll re-install Mint 19.2
Clive, you really, really do not need to reinstall Mint.
Files in /var/tmp are, generally speaking, safe to delete. The key
difference between /tmp and /var/tmp is
It's all available online (I think it's close to the same as the book):
http://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-i-hello-world
And it's excellent.
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On Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:06:23 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> One annoying thing when it comes to textbooks is that you cannot copy
> the text in any Kindle type, so you have to type the code by hand.
Install the Kindle Optimizer Pro Chrome extension. Works very well. "Adds
Google Search,
I don't know how well you know Flask, Terry, but this is an excellent
intro. It's not going to be the immediate answer to your question, though.
http://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-i-hello-world
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On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:34:22 +, hamis...@live.co.uk said:
> a way to move an activated Windows
> install without deactivating it? Mine is an OEM copy
You cannot (officially, at least) move OEM Windows to any other device.
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On Sat, 05 Dec 2020 12:08:38 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> I think that is unworthy of you.
Terry, I'm not looking for fight. Sorry if I offended.
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On Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:43:50 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> > It's Open Source software. If it doesn't scratch your itch, fix it.
>
> Well maybe I would if I could.
Ah, the standard response to the joys of Open Source software.
You might not want to fix it, but you almost certainly
On Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:05:01 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> I can't see why anyone would want to do that.
Millions of people can't understand why anyone would want to run Linux on
their everyday PC. Does that make them right?
> Hmmm. So the author thinks legions of people will want to
How about:
while :;do
mpg123 -m --list playlist1.txt
done
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I've never used Kate (vim for me), but it sounds as if it is
syntax-highlighting 'connect' in one file and not the other. That suggests
either something else has changed so that 'connect' doesn't make sense, or
there may be some non-visual problem with 'connect' (eg, an 8bit char in
there or -
One way (which may or may not be convenient) is to run this from the shell:
$ cd $(realpath .)
That will set your current directory path to the path with all symlinks
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 22:01:20 +0100, hamis...@live.co.uk said:
> but [...] using 20GB of RAM with almost nothing open [...] is not good
> behaviour
Why not? Is there an actual problem in the day to day use of the system?
Or is the problem that you've seen some numbers you don't like the look
of /
Using swap is not a bad thing in itself (quite the opposite in many cases).
The actual process of swapping is expensive, though, and you want to
minimise that.
One way to see whether you have a lot of swapping going on is to run
"vmstat 1" (you don't need to be root). That will produce a new
On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 21:03:21 +0100, hamis...@live.co.uk said:
> Any more ideas? This has definitely revealed something interesting, just
> not sure what it is yet/what to do about it.
You don't need to do anything about it.
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:07:00 +0100, hamis...@live.co.uk said:
> No difference to the output.
Surprising. Here:
$ ps aux|wc -l
364
$ ps maux|wc -l
1872
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:57:09 +0100, hamis...@live.co.uk said:
> ps aux
Doesn't show threads. Try "ps maux" (or, if you prefer, "ps -Lef").
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:09:51 +0100, hamis...@live.co.uk said:
> Using htop in that way seems to show processes that aren't currently
> running any more - like previous invocations of firefox, in the stats.
> Is that expected?
Not expected nor correct. htop shows processes that exist in the
What problem are you trying to solve?
If you're just curious about memory usage, run htop, press F6 and sort by
M_RESIDENT or, if you're feeling more adventurous, run atop and press M
(not m). Either will show you how much memory each process is using, with
htop giving a less detailed but
On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 09:44:44 +0100, hamis...@live.co.uk said:
> so has anyone experienced cron jobs sporadically (kind of randomly) not
> running when they're meant to?
No, never (and I've been using Linux since the early 90s, and UNIX before
that).
Set up your cron jobs so that the command is:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:17:39 +0100, gra...@gemmill.name said:
> [nci.html text/plain (0 bytes)]
I think the problem is a lack of input data.
Seriously: can you reduce the problem to a minimum example? Then you can
post the dozen or so lines of html plus your example code.
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It's not clear to me what role D-Link plays in this. Why is a script from
a proprietary company mounting your partitions? Does the usual /etc/fstab
not come into play?
Your workarounds are certainly kludgy and I agree that you're right to
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 10:20:24 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> Am I missing the point?
Probably not.
I know there are challenges, but being able to directly ssh to your RPis
from the outside, ideally filtered by source IP, would be considerably
simple. I know you said that network is owned
I'm pleased you got it working, but...it sounds like a nightmare to
support and maintain. Very hacky, undocumented, alpha software, multi-hoop
jumping.
Do you have a clear understanding of how it works, what components do
what, why each is there, and a network diagram marked with subnet
On Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:51:43 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> I've not been able to find any Tutorials (or indeed any mention of the
> tool, apart from in his links)
That's sufficient reason to keep looking.
> Alternatively, does anyone else have any information about other VPN
> Servers
On Sun, 07 Jun 2020 16:38:30 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> If you want Wireguard then you'll have to manually install it.
It's in the Buster backports repo on Debian:
$ apt policy wireguard
wireguard:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.0.20200513-1~bpo10+1
Version table:
So you need remote access to Raspberry Pi.
If you have fixed IP addresses at home, ssh that is firewalled to those
addresses is easiest.
If you don't have fixed IP addresses, ssh access authenticated only by
keys is easy once set up. If you'd like help with that, what operating
systems will the
Terry, rewind. You've decided you need a VPN, but the VPN is to achieve
something. Define clearly what that something is.
What are you are trying to achieve?
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On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:38:48 +, ci...@cewland.uk said:
> Does Zoom work and is there any problem with it please?
Try it! Let me know if you'd like to set up a quick proof-of-concept call.
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Joplin (https://joplinapp.org/)
Open source, clients for web, Android, IOS, Mac, Windows. Syncs to your
choice of sync'd filesystem (I use Nextcloud). Markdown. Import from
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> having an indicator to let me know caps lock is on.
As a serious (but long term) suggestion: learn to touch type. The
"indicator" is then the screen, because you can see what you type as you
type.
I taught myself touch typing in the late 80s. Painful at the time, but I
type every day of my
I hear very good things about Fastmail (https://www.fastmail.com/). The
only reason I don't use it is because I have wet string Internet
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On Sat, 06 Jul 2019 07:54:08 +0100, ra...@inputplus.co.uk said:
> Having an unnoticed option can be the cause of awkward bugs
Try this:
$ ls
[directory listing]
$ ls *
[same directory listing]
$ touch -- -l # make a file called '-l'
$ ls *
[long directory listing as file '-l' is interpreted as
On Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:48:43 +0100, ra...@inputplus.co.uk said:
> swapon -s
You might need that to be /sbin/swapon unless you run as root the lines
Ralph posted (and we don't run things as root unless we have to, right?)
Neat trick though, Ralph!
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I'd appreciate it if you were able to support both the book and GOSH by
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On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 14:05:23 +0100, t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk said:
> IMHO, Thunderbird is a pretty much flawless IMAP client and has been for
> many years.
Gosh! Just goes to show how one man's meat is another man's poison!
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On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:39:00 +, p...@aptanet.com said:
> Anyway, I now use Joplin
Paul, thanks for that. I'd looked at Joplin once before but - for some
reason that escapes me - I'd dismissed it. Since you posted your note,
I've moved all my Simplenotes notes to Joplin and more besides. The
As root, run 'crontab -e' and add that line to the end (without the
vertical bars).
Explanation of numbers at start of line: "man 5 crontab"
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:47:15 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> I couldn't get `TERM=linux nano' or `TERM=vt220 nano' to work
Then:
On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:16:51 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> > If you then enter, on one line, `TERM=vt220 nano', and press Enter then
> > nano should
On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:16:51 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> Exactly the same here in KMail and in BlueMail
Those links that Ralph posted are URLs. Look at the web pages: there are
three blank lines under your name on one, but not on the other.
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http://www.arpalert.org/arpalert.html
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On Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:56:35 +, t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk said:
> I can't see a laptop on my network from my own computer
What exact commands are you typing, and what exactly is the response?
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 12:17:19 +, t...@xendistar.co.uk said:
> I noticed a script I added several month ago (and completely forgotten it)
> which cleared the swap and memory cache over night
Glad you found the problem, but what were (are) you trying to achieve with
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 11:15:23 +, t...@xendistar.co.uk said:
> sudo grep checkswap /var/log/messages
>
> Assuming that is correct it has not shown me anything.
OK, it should be creating an entry every 50 seconds, so something is
wrong. It may be that the message isn't going into
On Sat, 01 Dec 2018 12:31:46 +, ra...@inputplus.co.uk said:
> while sleep 50; do date -Is; swapon -s; done >swap.log
Nice, but I'd use:
while sleep 50; do swapon -s | logger -t checkswap
That will put an entry in the system logger that's tagged 'checkswap'. You
can look at all
The unhelpful advice is "don't do things that lead to this problem".
Usually, that's forcing installs or using disreputable repositories (ie,
not Debian ones).
However, as mentioned, that's not helpful given that you've arrived here.
Resolving this will probably be protracted (but, to me, kinda
Start by writing your requirements. The hard part: do NOT include any
implementation details in the requirements. Focus on what, not how.
For example, "The database should be hosted on a website somewhere" is not
a requirement. It is a way of achieving an unstated requirement; there may
be other,
On Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:23:03 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> So you guys who don't use Thunderbird are seeing '>' chars at the
> beginning of the quoted text above?
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> Mail from the LUG is filtered into a DLUG folder. In this folder the
> emails have the tabs Reply/*Reply List*/ Forward etc. In other folders
> the Tabs are Reply/Forward or if to multiple addressees Reply/Reply
>
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:47:47 +0100, dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> I just upgraded a week or so ago from Kubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 and
> forgot to do a backup first
Do backups regardless of whether you think you'll need them. One day
you *will* need them, and life is such that you don't know in
For password management, you could keep it Open Source with Bitwarden.
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organises backups in a space-efficient way, again by utilising hard links.
It's nice for running hourly/daily/weekly/monthly snapshots. The time
period is arbitrary: if you wanted retain a fortnightly or quarterly
backup,
On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:28:44 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> What if I accidentally delete a file and don't remember
> until after the next backup?
The products I cited all retain backups for a user-specified time. We
typically configure 30 days' retention, but it could just as easily be
On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:14:54 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> So I wouldn't be able to install it on the NAS, which is where it needs
> to be.
Well, if the NAS runs Linux - many do - then maybe you can, but don't.
I thought your original problem stemmed from sbackup being dropped from
Duplicity, BackupPC, RSnapshot and others maintain a "current" backup of
all files in the source directory. You can browse that directory and see
every file that was present in the source. However, if a file hasn't
changed since the last time it was copied, it isn't re-copied: the backup
system
No. BackupPC is a backup server which backs up clients, possibly including
itself. It may be overkill for what you want, though, on reflection.
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:03:38 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> So how do I take a full backup once a month as I've been doing for the
> last ten years?
Rather than use terms like "full backup" and "incremental backup",
describe what you actually want to achieve.
I suspect you misunderstand
We use BackupPC. DWISOTT. Takes a little time to set up, but then fully
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On Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:31:53 +, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> I'd be happier if there was no chance of data recovery.
Then destroy the drives.
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Shred is slow. No one will trivially read the ex-data following a
reformat. I suppose if the drive used to hold your plans for world
domination, a few more hours of shred is a small price to pay. However,
if the drive only held data of interest to you and you don't want the PC
running overnight,
On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 23:36:13 +, pugwash1...@gmail.com said:
> I know a fair bit about how UPS's work and I would be interested i trying
> to build a home brew one if there is enough interest and support.
Enough interest and support to do what? In my experience, if you want to
do something,
On Sat, 24 Dec 2016 17:52:55 +, t...@xendistar.co.uk said:
> >> Mine is 53.0.2785.143 from Debian Testing [...]
> Cheers Terry, Debian repos are dragging there heels again,
"Their", not "there". Jessie Updates has 55.0.2883.75:
$ apt-cache policy chromium
chromium:
Installed:
Hi Ralph
> What modem-only hardware do you like?
DrayTek Vigor 130. I would no longer recommend DrayTek routers, but their
modems seem solid.
> And did you consider a router that can run OpenWRT or similar?
I have one running Tomato, which seems pretty good.
My attitude to these things has
On Sun, 2 Oct 2016 17:06:11 +0100, gra...@gemmill.name said:
> I cannot understand why a router should start imposing security
> certificates
A lot of domestic routers intercept web browsing, so it wouldn't surprise
me to see security certificates. A quick Google showed up this screenshot
where
On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:32:07 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> Presumably IMAP doesn't work in reverse
There are IMAP copy utilities around. In short, you could upload all your
local mail to remote IMAP folders, but it would take a bit of work.
Unlike others, I abhor Thunderbird - but the
On Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:04:44 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> Sometimes I wonder why I stick with KMail!
So change...
> My question therefore is this. If I changed from POP3 to IMAP, (to
> ensure that I can find the messages again in the future using any tool
> if this happens again)
On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:28:47 +0300, mr.fbee...@gmail.com said:
> The ultimate goal would be to develop something that pisses off
> Microsoft to the extent they have a temper tantrum. Some cleverly
> thought out program where they could do nothing about it.
It's not going to happen. Microsoft has
On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:38:09 +0100, c...@smithies.org said:
> I just signed the petition "Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype".
Why?
Microsoft's only interest in Linux is minimizing the damage it can do to
their revenue stream.
If you want to run Skype, run Windows. If you want a VoIP
On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 11:50:02 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said:
> Are there any other bash commands that rely on X to work
There are NO bash commands that rely on X to work (although, of course,
you may run other programs from bash that, in turn, do require X).
Windows running bash is
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