Re: [gentoo-user] Video card, splitter and issues.

2019-06-22 Thread Dale
ere to set it to be seen on all desktops.  I dug around until I found it.  It's in the upper left hand corner on my KDE. I think that is the default.  When one puts their mouse pointer on it, it says "On all desktops".  If you click that, it then makes the video going to the

Re: [gentoo-user] Ethernet card for puter

2021-11-07 Thread Dale
well but my hard drives need room to breath.  lol  So, if I leave the 100Mb/sec card in and use it, it will be the bottleneck for my network.  Right now, the connection to the puter is the last upgrade I'll need to be ready to surf like lightening.  I learned my lesson on SMR a while back.  I go

Re: [gentoo-user] Google privacy changes

2012-01-26 Thread Dale
y will want a camera on my rig so they can watch me surf. I found a > search engine that may work. It is here: > > www.ixquick.com > > Does anyone have a better search tool? I don't like Yahoo either. I do > like froogle so that would be a bonus. You know, shopping tool

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Best way to restrict home web browsing

2010-11-07 Thread Kfir Lavi
tp://www.linux.com/archive/feature/113733 > [3] http://packetprotector.org/ > > Cheers and good luck, > Matt > -- > Matthew W. Summers > quantumsummers | trustee, gentoo foundation > > I'm using this tool for general filtering of stuff. http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/Mo

Re: [gentoo-user] Gmail and that stupid spam filter. :-@

2008-12-26 Thread Dale
nline when I need to not when >> they think I should. I also plan to keep my OS up to date even if it >> means a 10 hour download. If they can't handle that, I'll find someone >> who can. Already found my new ISP just waiting for word from my current >> one. T

Re: [gentoo-user] Changed monitor and even the BIOS screen doesn't show up.

2010-12-14 Thread Dale
I try to find something good in everything, except hal. lol When I set up my old rig for my Mom, she will have a pretty nice size monitor to surf the net on. Thanks for all the ideas. I think we can put this to rest now. The monitor just didn't like me building a new rig. Oh well. D

Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless connection-sharing with networkmanager problem

2012-10-02 Thread J. Roeleveld
x27;s notebook does. >However it is seen in a different way: the windows 7 recognize it as if >it >were a wired conection ( 3 PCs icon instead of a usual signal bar). But >when connected it still can't surf the net. > >Any help would be appreciated. :) > >2012/1

[gentoo-user] Re: internet/lan access control

2005-10-27 Thread James
3), but if employees are here late they should work, not surf * Downloading files is not allowed (.exe, .com, .arj, .zip, .asf, .avi, .mpg, .mpeg, etc) * We do not like banners, so they are filtered and replaced with a transparent gif (this is where you get creative!). * All other connec

[gentoo-user] Re: rpm or deb package installs

2015-02-13 Thread James
est and look at in the cluster and hpc world, as a rpm or deb package; so I'm looking for a time saver, to surf thru the myriad of codes I'm getting; many look very cool from the outside, but once I run them, they are pigs... Then a slick way to keep them secure and clean it out.

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: rsync internal mirror configuration

2005-07-12 Thread Dave Nebinger
er the world of normal humanoids. That will > force the Gentoo community to make Gentoo a commodity technology for > the world's normal folks.gentoo's destiny in my opinion. Oh, I'd tend to disagree. Source-based distributions IMHO would be a huge pain in the neck for th

Re: [gentoo-user] Google privacy changes

2012-01-26 Thread Mick
like Google > > since they seem to be doing things that I'm just not comfy with. Next > > they will want a camera on my rig so they can watch me surf. I found a > > search engine that may work. It is here: > > > > www.ixquick.com > > > > Does anyone

Re: [gentoo-user] Google privacy changes

2012-01-26 Thread Florian Philipp
RL is below. I'm sort of getting to where I don't like Google >>> since they seem to be doing things that I'm just not comfy with. Next >>> they will want a camera on my rig so they can watch me surf. I found a >>> search engine that may work. It is here:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: rpm or deb package installs

2015-02-13 Thread Alan McKinnon
uld just put up a RH/centos box > and evaluate codes there. It seems *everything* I want to test and look at > in the cluster and hpc world, as a rpm or deb package; so I'm looking for a > time saver, to surf thru the myriad of codes I'm getting; many look very > cool from the

Re: [gentoo-user] Mounting Question...

2007-12-20 Thread Benjamen R. Meyer
lot of this depends on what you are doing with the box tho. It's just > something you have to sort of work out as you go which may be why some > recommend EVMS or LVM. I have read up on it but just never got up the > nerve to try it yet. This is a desktop mostly used to surf the net

Re: [gentoo-user] How many people use KDE?

2006-01-20 Thread Shawn Singh
ger appeal to her than Gnome. Although, the environment she really took to was XFCE (though it's not a choice in this discussion). In looking at Holly's post, I'm inclined to agree. Being that most of the stuff I do (besides surf the net), but things like programming, moving files,

[gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread Hans
rub static is no problem if you don't mind that its slw. I use 2TB USB drive with Gentoo Xfce installed to back up my families Laptops. Plug in the USB drive. Power on the Laptop, Login as Laptop-1. Click the Backup or Restore Icon to start the required rsync session. Have lunch or surf

Re: [gentoo-user] Switching default tmpfiles and faster internet coming my way.

2020-12-06 Thread Dale
27;m desktop so I'd have a ethernet plug for mine.  Wifi for my cell phone tho.  Oh, printer too.  I assume I can use my router.  It has a ethernet cable going from modem to router.  Looks pretty simple to me.  If I can use my existing router, don't know why I can't, then it should be

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: internet/lan access control

2005-10-27 Thread Michael W. Holdeman
y particularly to you. > > > In this case, my policy states: > * Surfing (HTTP/HTTPS) is allowed during work hours (mon-fri 8-17 and > sat 8-13), but if employees are here late they should work, not surf > * Downloading files is not allowed (.exe, .com, .arj, .zip, .asf

Re: [gentoo-user] which keymap and keyboard setup

2015-06-06 Thread Alan Mackenzie
are for "obscure" keys, use showkey. If you'd like a copy of my keyboard layout to help you on your way, just drop me a personal email. > The keyboard shows up as: "Unicomp Inc. Surf Ruffian USB 122 Keyboard v > 2.50". Xev shows that the function keys F13--F24 yie

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "New to aliexpress" pop up - how to block it?

2017-07-16 Thread tuxic
; R0b0t1. > >> > > > > Hi R0b0t1, > > > > For "normal browsing" I created a profile for firefox which is privacy > > enhanced -- blocking all sorts of things. This profile works half > > with the sites I normally visit. > > Aliexpress get sc

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)

2006-01-07 Thread Michael Sullivan
x27;t > been run to > attach a channel to the port and to the rest of the setup. That step is not > detailed in > the wiki. You need to assign the those via mythsetup, before running the > front end > > Surf to - http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html and

[gentoo-user] XSESSION="Xsession" doesn't work!

2007-07-17 Thread Stroller
e years ago) and stage3 (more recently) tarballs in the past. This stage4 is quick to set up and the basics seem to work very well - I can log in at the framebuffer & surf the internet using elinks :D. This stag4 also includes fluxbox, which I haven't used before & am not really

Re: [gentoo-user] revdep-rebuild is giving me fits

2005-11-03 Thread Dale
was complaining about it. Everything seems to be working OK. It's the reboot I worry about. I ran for almost 10 months just to reboot and find out my inittab was blank. It wasn't happy at all and I was very worried. >It's really not a big deal. Relax. > > I'

Re: [gentoo-user] XSESSION="Xsession" doesn't work!

2007-07-17 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
o for the PS3 is supplied as a LiveCD for chrooting and a stage4 > tarball - I've only ever used stage1 (3 or more years ago) and stage3 > (more recently) tarballs in the past. This stage4 is quick to set up > and the basics seem to work very well - I can log in at the > framebuffe

[gentoo-user] Re: ATI Radeon 9550

2007-01-11 Thread James
but, who knows? Ati driver referred to a radeon? C. 'modules-update' needs to be ran after building kernels and after rebuildling xorg-x11? (or something like that). D. Graphics acceleration (dri, drm, fglrx, glxgears, opengl etc etc) and many more specific are still a little confusing to

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "New to aliexpress" pop up - how to block it?

2017-07-16 Thread R0b0t1
your browser session. It's impossible to use most >> >> pages without having cookies enabled (this makes automating things >> >> with web libraries infuriating). >> >> >> >> R0b0t1. >> >> >> > >> > Hi R0b0t

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "New to aliexpress" pop up - how to block it?

2017-07-16 Thread Urs Schütz
some privacy related things enabled. Aliexpress works -- including poping up this [beep] "Are you new to Aliexpress?" popup. Cookies are enabled with this profile. Does it do this on every page load or just the first time you interact with it? I did the following: *** Surf to www.aliexpre

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "New to aliexpress" pop up - how to block it?

2017-07-16 Thread tuxic
t; > them when you close your browser session. It's impossible to use > > > > > > most > > > > > > pages without having cookies enabled (this makes automating things > > > > > > with web libraries infuriating). > > > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "New to aliexpress" pop up - how to block it?

2017-07-16 Thread Urs Schütz
first time you interact with it? I did the following: *** Surf to www.aliexpress.com (no popup and no way to search despite the fact that a search bar is shown.) *** Click on any product -- product will be displayed and popup pops up (hence the name), click the popup to remove it. Search bar now wo

[gentoo-user] Re: Daniel Robbins' come back ?

2008-01-12 Thread James
responsibilities. No, surely you are pulling my leg here.? This is rather simple. Anyone with strong to elite skills send me your resume and tell me what kind of business you'd like to own. I'll surf through the desires and ideas and pick one (or use one I like) and fund the startup a

[gentoo-user] Re: A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread James
dress massive machine control. Technical persons will be managing tens of thousands of processors, via computer, and consumers and other users will not be able to surf thru thousands of vendor supplied software applications. For exammple, just go and try to find your copy of a manual to some

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "New to aliexpress" pop up - how to block it?

2017-07-16 Thread tuxic
> like > > > > > > > > disable cookies. I'd not suggest doing that, at most delete all > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > them when you close your browser session. It's impossible to > > > > &

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "New to aliexpress" pop up - how to block it?

2017-07-16 Thread tuxic
> > > > > > I feel like I need to ask whether or not you've done > > > > > > > > > something like > > > > > > > > > disable cookies. I'd not suggest doing that, at most delete > > > > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] which keymap and keyboard setup

2015-06-07 Thread lee
quot;obscure" keys, use showkey. Yes, if I can get the keys that now send combinations to work correctly, I could start by putting together a keymap in a single file from what's already there and adjust that to what I need. If I can't get those keys to work correctly, is there a wa

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Mozilla & Google behind the scenes payola

2005-08-11 Thread Holly Bostick
conceal what I do. But once I am put in that position, I'm out of the realm of my 'rights', and into the realm of setting my desires above the 'rights' of others. I desire to take your television, so I must conceal what I do because you have the 'right' to ret

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Slightly OT: favorite window manager/desktop environ?

2005-09-05 Thread Matt Randolph
st place, but once that was done it can perform reliably without further administrative intervention," is what I said about Knoppix. There was an admin, but there isn't one now. I don't know what I said that led you to believe I thought something different. The more that is asked of a sy

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Slightly OT: favorite window manager/desktop environ?

2005-09-06 Thread Holly Bostick
ould never be an admin" ever. But for > certain sorts of users, there need to be products that don't require > that an admin be present in order to keep things working properly > (enough). If a box is configured well and it can be made to be > static, does it real

Re: [gentoo-user] CONFIG_SCSI_WAIT_SCAN=m I don't want modules here.

2008-03-22 Thread Dale
ake modules_install` so we can see stuff for ourselves. You'll notice that I look to check things like the /usr/src/linux symlink here and that the .config used is actually the same one as I suggest he posts. Stroller. True, you may have to read between the lines but I do not have any

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