> HDMI monitors may be a little difficult to come by?
Not really (I bought one yesterday). Even if the monitor you want is DP
only, you only need an HDMI→DP cable.
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> official website) but it does not work - they tell me that the
> installer complains about missing index files.
So the people who have taken on this work - presumably for a fee - don't
know enough to complete it, and somehow that's your
On Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:56:47 + (UTC), hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk
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> > Debian 11 ("Bullseye") isn't quite released yet, but it's stable
>
> Perhaps I should wait until it is officially released and allow
> a little time for any bugs to be fixed. I understand KDE is still
>
On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:04:14 + (UTC), hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk
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> I understand a new Debian version has just been produced.
Debian 11 ("Bullseye") isn't quite released yet, but it's stable - I'm
using it every day.
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> At the moment, I am using a laptop with Ubuntu. I doubt it would be
> fast enough to make multiple desktops practical
I don't think CPU speed will impact the ability to run multiple desktops.
Memory probably would.
On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 11:11:20 + (UTC), hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> KDE: multiple desktops, focus
> follows mouse and Konqueror
You may already realise this, but any Linux distro can do all of those.
Konqueror is the only one even vaguely related to KDE, and it
(Konqueror) can be
On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:10:29 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> I've flashed a couple of old routers.
In some environments, that would get you upvoted. In others, arrested.
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> What I need to know is if I've missed an "obvious" solution? Is SD card
> reliable for long term storage.
Buy a NAS, set up RAID-5 (or similar), backup then put NAS in the loft /
friend's house / bury in the garden with
On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 18:39:04 +, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> Actually the issue is more likely naturally collisions on the network.
Changing a cable wouldn't fix that (although I agree with your post in
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On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:49:03 +, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> With cat6E you are also future
> proofing a little as well as home routers and network interfaces improve.
With the caveat that CAT6e is not a recognised standard, so there's no
guarantee what you're getting.
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> Are rails interchangeable within a manufacturer? I.e. Will any Dell
> rail fit any Dell server? Will any HP rail fit any HP server?
No.
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> Do rackmount server rails “come with” the
> server or with the cabinet?
Server.
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son, which may be outside the scope of this list)?
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> I assume after installing everything then install cubecart and it will
> find everything and ask to setup a new database.
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> So is there a real simple idiots guide to setting up php and a mysql
> database ?
Start with:
# apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php php-mysql mariadb-client
mariadb-server
(MariaDB is a replacement for MySQL).
Then try
The answer to almost every WAP question is "Ubiquiti". Simply the best, as
Tina would say. The ones I use have a "guest" login, which only allows
Internet access and blocks access to other LAN system. LinITX is the
supplier to use:
On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:39:29 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> Any news about the licensing?
What news are you expecting? If it's Linux, it needs to be GPL (or as
appropriate for the various applications).
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Given that Debian supports in-place upgrades, and that they work very
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:55:27 +0100, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> Is DAT still a viable backup medium if you want USB and to avoid optical
> disks?
What is the reason for the backups? (Yes, that's a serious question).
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On Wed, 4 May 2016 22:42:26 -0700, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> It’s not much data, and I think you can just let Wordpress find the
> assets on disk
I concur. You're trying to fix a problem you don't have (yet), and
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> But the procedure back then was
> to edit the sources and run 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade'
I don't think that's ever been the recommended way (at least since Woody).
Mike, suggestion: edit sources.list and put in the
Adam, I've found HP Laserjets generally reliable and work well under
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That's shocking. I met Damian a few times, and he did some work from time
to time for the company I run. He was one of the good guys.
Not much else to say, except to observe that this is a reminder to us all
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it really narks the establishment and companies that software peeps get
paid more than senior managers
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Use Mailchimp. Free for up to 2000 recipients; does exactly what you need.
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Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux.
I use a PCTV nanoStick T2 290e (http://stevekerrison.com/290e/). It's USB
rather than a card, but it receives HD Freeview nicely.
Preferably with dual tuners.
The
I kept out of the systemd debates at the time, but once the decision was
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:42:19 +0100, stephen.dav...@ultraconsulting.co.uk
said:
most
people are not using the mandatory [redacted] filters at the ISP's.
I like AA's approach. When you sign up for an account with them, you're
asked (as you must be now) whether you want a filtered connection. If
On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:54:19 +0100, j...@lincore.com said:
but more often than not these laws save lives
Citation, to quote Wikipedia, required.
and in respect of breaches of trust.. we have a long heritage of good
political oversight to intercept abuses of power.
That's a matter of
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 08:55:32 +, lugaddr...@gmail.com said:
I have converted the
FLACs into MP3s using that as the output folder (there wasn't enough room
on the NAS to do them in-situ).
Next time, you need mp3fs (http://khenriks.github.io/mp3fs/), which
transcodes FLAC to MP3 on the fly.
Hi Roger, I'm hoping to start by 13:30.
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Anyone else using an old Aspire one, what do you run
on it?
Hi Andy
I'm running Debian + XFCE on mine, which works pretty well. Not tried any
RH derivative, sorry.
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:12:17 +, james.dut...@gmail.com said:
My first thought due to is apparent random affect, run a memtest86+.
+1
I'd run it overnight.
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On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:56:34 +, a...@strugglers.net said:
if using Linux software RAID consider RAID-10 for the HDDs - it works
with only two devices
How are you doing RAID-10 with two devices?
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 07:03:13 +0100, k...@midnighthax.com said:
How are you doing RAID-10 with two devices?
Answered my own question (http://neil.brown.name/blog/20040827225440).
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It's not really RAID-10 in the commonly-understood sense, and whilst it
may have good read performance, I suspect it will be significantly slower
writing. I've not used that version of RAID-10, and I don't think I
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On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:58:24 +0100, arturla...@gmail.com said:
try Ubuntu (or K/X/Lubuntu) - it is Debian based, have very good support
and work just out of the box while Debian needs much more configuration.
In what way does Debian need much more configuration? (Genuine question)
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:27:01 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said:
I'd be very grateful for any advice about securing the site
Have a human question; for example, What is two plus three in words?.
I know of a phpbb3 site that reduced spam accounts from around ten a week
to zero for the the last
I'm looking for a simple-to-use camera that is Linux compatible. It's for
my mum, who is in her 70s, so point, click is about as complex as it needs
to be. Her PC runs Linux, supported by yours truly from 165 miles away, so
ideally she would connect the camera to the PC with a USB cable and it
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:38:38 +0100, a...@popey.com said:
I have a Logitech Pro 9000 which Just Works (TM).
Thanks Alan, but that's a webcam - I'm looking for an ordinary camera.
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On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:54:36 +, gor...@gscott.co.uk said:
I think probably all of them now look like a USB memory stick.
Sadly not; my mum's current camera (she dropped and broke it) doesn't
appear as a USB memory (sorry, not sure offhand what make/model).
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:38:55 +0100, cas...@gmail.com said:
As a septuagenarian myself, I'm not entirely sure how I should react to
this.
You should be grateful, although I apologise if it came across as
demeaning (it probably did). My mum has lost her confidence in the last
few years with her
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:42:39 +0100, james.dut...@gmail.com said:
Simply take the sd card out of the camera and put it in the sd card
reader.
I don't think simply is the right adverb in the situation I'm describing.
Anyway, thanks all: camera ordered.
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On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:34:27 +0100, li...@fractal.me.uk said:
Other than changing the default port can anyone recommend anything else
I should be doing to increase network security?
- disallow root logins via ssh
- disable password authentication: use keys only
- use something like
On Thu, 23 May 2013 18:39:23 +0100, t...@xendistar.co.uk said:
I am trying to access a web site via a different IP address
You're also cross-posting on multiple LUG sites (I was going to say
spamming). Start with one, only.
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On Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:15 +0100, phi...@stuphi.co.uk said:
I want something like Python or PHP, and a really simple UI
construction like HTML/CSS.
I don't know how well it will fit what you want, but I use
http://www.web2py.com/ for database-backed web applications. There's some
pretty good
On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 10:25:31 +0100, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said:
not playing nicely
Hmmm. Bit more detail, maybe?
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On Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:37:42 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said:
I know a USB disk isn't the ultimate in disaster recovery planning,
but 'my client' isn't a multinational corporation, he's just the
self-employed bloke down the road.
Does that make the loss of his data less of a problem for
On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:27:51 +, cgden...@btinternet.com said:
What's the current thinking regarding the best filing system to use for
an external USB backup disk?
That's a bit like asking which single engined aircraft is best for flying
the Atlantic. You talk about your client: if they
On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 22:44:58 +, peterthevi...@users.sourceforge.net
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Anything I can try to speed things up or learn more about what's going
on?
Run iotop (you may need to install it first) to see which processes are
causing disk activity.
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:28:51 +, stu...@sjsears.com said:
£5 to try it for a month to see what the signal/data speeds were like
seemed like a decent deal to me and so far the nexus7 is quite content.
Does the Nexus 7 take a SIM card? I thought it was wifi only (or are you
tethering it
On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:27:32 +, p...@noc4.net said:
^^^ yes, but you chaps would appear to be quite a trek away
from Portchester, Hampshire :)
If you're working from home, does that matter?
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 +, bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk said:
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular
as Windows in the desktop market.
Does it matter? Google runs on Linux; Amazon runs on Linux; there is
considerable pressure from Government for more
There are other ways of dealing with this problem, depending on how far
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:56:41 +, b...@fineby.me.uk said:
So, if the callers are UK based they can be penalised.
But they seldom are. Reporting companies to the TPS is like reporting them
to /dev/null. Unfortunately, the legislation doesn't provide for
compensation to the callee, which might
On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:53:56 +, s...@funkygibbins.me.uk said:
I suspect that they are offered a job [[...] and take it with no
questions asked
That is their choice and their responsibility. It doesn't excuse them
being dishonest.
Excuse me, I see you're booked on the flight to Heathrow.
OK, I can agree naive rather than dishonest. However, that does not
absolve them of responsibility for their actions.
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A secondary question: is it better to go with Myth or XBMC?
Better is subjective; however, the Myth backend coupled with the latest
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On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:17:12 +, kevin.saff...@gmail.com said:
What's my best way forward from here? When I've swapped disks, can I use
dd to write my rescued information to the new hard drive?
Here's how I would do it (so best for me; not necessarily best for
you).
Put both disks in
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:55:05 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said:
I have been using the apostrophe
incorrectly all this time.
Rob, there are so few people who would have the balls to come back and say
what you said. I certainly respect you for doing so.
Let's move on...now, have you fixed
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:51:28 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said:
#!/bin/bash
#needs the if exsits thing but haven't got the time right now
if ! [ -e /mnt/cnbackup ]; then
echo cnbackup not mounted
exit 1
fi
#needs running as root
if [ $(whoami) != root ];then
echo
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:09:25 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said:
Anybody know of a way to bypass this and force it
to copy the file every time?
cp?
BTW, you don't need a trailing apostrophe on its. It's is a
contraction of it is or it has; otherwise, it is just its.
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On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 19:33:56 +, james1...@gmail.com said:
...which will create /mnt/goo/foo as an exact replica of /mnt/foo.
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replica of /mnt/foo
Isn't that what I said?
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On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:53:42 +0100, adam.trick...@iredale.net said:
I think your basic problem is that you can't have two DHCP servers
or routers on the same subnet at the same time.
On the contrary, one can easily have two DHCP servers or routers on the
same subnet at the same time.
It is
On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:22:53 +0100, kevin.saff...@gmail.com said:
I've learnt a heck of a lot about Linux through doing this, and it's
made a big difference to mum.
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I've had a few such issues with ext4.
+1
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:37:39 +0100, li...@pern.co.uk said:
Isn't it easier to buy a 2GB card?
I think, for a lot of Linux enthusiasts, the process of solving the
problem is more important than having the problem solved. Probably a
boy/girl (Mars/Venus) thing.
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On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:24:13 +0100, ichaud...@gmail.com said:
What do you do to
manage multiple terminal windows open on a Gnome desktop?
This doesn't answer all of your questions, but I use 'konsole', which I
find more capable that Gnome terminal, and I simply use multiple tabs
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On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 02:51:42 +0100, j...@jesoftware.freeserve.co.uk said:
To restore the video link with good video and good sound I have to
excite skype
I can only imagine how you do that...
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:59:56 +0100, gor...@gscott.co.uk said:
I guess if one wants one without the other one needs a docking
station :-
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:43:44 +0100, b...@fineby.me.uk said:
If BT attend and no fault is found,
it's a minimum of £80.
I believe it's £130. I can't help thinking BT would take a lot more
interest if, when they attended and found there WAS a BT fault, they had
to pay the subscriber £130. That
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:11:14 +0100, b...@fineby.me.uk said:
Well, I did say it's probably more now.
Yes, sorry Brad, I meant to quote that bit too.
We were without a telephone or Internet for 3w2d a couple of years ago. BT
didn't pay us anything :-(
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:06:44 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said:
But that leaves no easy way to turn off the (headless) server other than
holding the power button for four seconds
$ ssh server sudo poweroff
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On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 01:52:40 +0100, bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk said:
someone really needs to write a plain English guide on how to deploy and
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On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:52:40 -0500, testerm...@knology.net said:
Correct me if I am wrong, I do not believe I have upgraded the kernel,
simply various packages to squeeze. Otherwise the udev wouldn't have
issue the warning would it?
You're probably right.
It's worth reading the release
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:44:42 +0100, hants...@http-420.co.uk said:
Also would M$ Windoze be more acceptable?
No: as others have explained at some length and more politely than perhaps
me, it's childish. If you prefer: it isn't big, and it isn't clever.
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On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:19:22 +0100, hants...@http-420.co.uk said:
Thoughts?, suggestions?, general derision?, want to look at my cute dog?.
Thoughts: ensure that what you would like to do meets with what the client
wants. Don't impose a more technical solution upon them unless it meets a
need
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:32:26 -0500, testerm...@knology.net said:
Is there anything i can do to roll back to my earlier version please?
Restore from the backup you made before upgrading? [:-)]
I don't know how comfortable you are with the command line, but in essence
what it worth trying is:
On Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:05:47 +0100, l...@grody.me.uk said:
shorewall too.
Neither firestarter nor shorewall fulfil the requirements of the original
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On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:52:45 +, li...@fractal.me.uk said:
So apt-cache and aptitude search find the package, but aptitude show
doesn't and aptitude install does, but doesn't!.
Do the first two actually show a package called 'skype'? Those commands
will match parts of the package name or,
On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:26:37 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said:
Are 24 month contracts for mobile voice packages now the norm?
By voice packages do you mean telephones or sim-only? The latter are
widely available on a rolling monthly basis (and some good deals too:
unlimited texts, unlimited
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:05:06 +, l...@discoverlinux.co.uk said:
I see open source really taking off this year with normally M$ centric
organisations.
I can believe that will happen.
The desire to save money will turn to realise how stable
and flexible the systems are.
That too.
This
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:40:33 +, l...@discoverlinux.co.uk said:
The majority of code is still in house and not for sale
Citation?
At work, we support companies running Linux on servers and, in a few
cases, desktops too. Only one of those companies has developed any Linux
code themselves. I
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:10:24 +, s...@funkygibbins.me.uk said:
Is it just me or was there more by way of hardcore Linux posts pinging
back and forth in those days, too?
It's not just you. I think the big difference is Ubuntu: before it was
available, the discussions were technical and
On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:34:51 +, pet...@gmail.com said:
It was late. Give me a break! Had enuf that night to sink a boat.
I enjoy a drink as much as most other people, but I take responsibility
for my actions. You, on the other hand, are asking others to make
allowances for the fact that
On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:46:37 +, s...@funkygibbins.me.uk said:
Utter bollocks maybe Keith, but hardly offensive.
Yes, fair comment. I would maintain that we all should take responsibility
for what we say online, regardless of our self-imposed condition. I've
made many acerbic,
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:09:38 +, li...@fractal.me.uk said:
I'm going to do a reinstall of my home server which currently runs
debian stable. I want to put a more up-to-date distro
What problem are you trying to solve?
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:26:54 +, li...@fractal.me.uk said:
As a counter, I would not advise RAID for this ... it will protect
against hdd failure but that's all.
And that is all it is meant to do (OK, some RAID configurations will also
provide increased throughput).
Do not confuse RAID
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:34:20 +, gor...@gscott.co.uk said:
After some questions on this list a little while back, I'm using
BackupPC to take overnight backups
Good choice! Highly recommended.
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Try:
# dpkg-reconfigure mdadm
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Who did you help today?
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On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:17:07 +, aecl...@candt.waitrose.com said:
real
people using GNU/Linux operating systems.
Nobody outside geekdom uses GNU/Linux: they use Linux. I've been using
Linux since 1993, and working with it on a daily basis for more than ten
years. The only people I have ever
On Sun, 6 Nov 2011 14:14:43 +, ro...@rtwilson.com said:
my Debian installation
What are the contents of:
/etc/debian_version
and
/etc/apt/sources.list
Do you have any files in /etc/apt/sources.d? If so, what are their
contents?
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On Sun, 6 Nov 2011 15:22:48 +, ro...@rtwilson.com said:
I'm finally trying to get round
to sorting out my server.
What's it running?
I'm sure last time I used the server I could
get to a text-console by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F* - F1, F2 etc, and then
back to the GUI by using Ctrl-Alt-F7.
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