Re: [gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread Meino . Cramer
the...@sys-concept.com [17-02-23 02:57]: > On 02/22/2017 03:12 PM, k...@aspodata.se wrote: > > Thelma: > >> I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). > >> Trying to reduce the size of the file I [...] > > > > Why don't you extract the images

[gentoo-user] Cleanify a Firefox Profile - how?

2017-02-22 Thread Meino . Cramer
Hi, to install a profile I made and tested with my Firefox on another computer *) I want to "cleanify" that Profile to wipe all data left bu using this surfing. Is that possible? And if so -- how can I do this? Cheers Meino *) by tarring and unpacking it on the target computer at the

Re: [gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread thelma
On 02/22/2017 03:12 PM, k...@aspodata.se wrote: > Thelma: >> I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). >> Trying to reduce the size of the file I [...] > > Why don't you extract the images with pdfimages from the pdf and > compress them with xv or convert (imagemagic)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 22 Feb 2017 21:07:59 Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2017-02-22, Walter Dnes wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 03:39:36PM +, Grant Edwards wrote > > > >> I wasn't proposing that you could easily build 32-bit packages in a > >> 64-bit root (though in theory I

Re: [gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread karl
Thelma: > I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). > Trying to reduce the size of the file I [...] Why don't you extract the images with pdfimages from the pdf and compress them with xv or convert (imagemagic) and maybe gimp can comress them also. Don't know how to

[gentoo-user] compressing pdf file

2017-02-22 Thread thelma
I have scaned pdf file (88-page) 23MB in size (downloaded this way). Trying to reduce the size of the file I use some on-line web-page and it did a good job. PFD file went from 23MB to 13MB looking at both files there is not difference in quality. I was trying to duplicate the result via linux

[gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-02-22, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 03:39:36PM +, Grant Edwards wrote > >> I wasn't proposing that you could easily build 32-bit packages in a >> 64-bit root (though in theory I think you could). What I was >> questioning was the assertion that

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Walter Dnes
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 03:39:36PM +, Grant Edwards wrote > I wasn't proposing that you could easily build 32-bit packages in a > 64-bit root (though in theory I think you could). What I was > questioning was the assertion that you must reboot into 32-bit mode > instead of just chrooting

[gentoo-user] Re: Binary package server questions

2017-02-22 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-02-21, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 03:50:41PM +, Grant Edwards wrote >> On 2017-02-21, Mick wrote: > >> > You'll need to run in 32bit mode when chrooting of course: >> >> Why? >> >> Is this some odd restriction in