[OCLUG-Tech] Lazy Keyboard Habits (WAS: path completion query)

me/shawn/.faves and I have symlinks to all my favourite directories in `~/.faves` With this, I can `cd` to them without typing their full path, just their symlink. And yes, it does tab-completion. -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn H Corey

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] gnu make: the superfluous use of "||:"

suspenders. -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn H Corey ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Consistency (was Re: is "xargs" really still useful just for limiting command line size?)

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:31:33 -0400 Dianne Skoll <d...@roaringpenguin.com> wrote: > On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:26:36 -0400 > Shawn H Corey <shawnhco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > git ls-files -z | xargs -0 grep 'function_name' > > > The -z separates the names wit

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] is "xargs" really still useful just for limiting command line size?

n/listinfo/linux git ls-files -z | xargs -0 grep 'function_name' The -z separates the names with a ASCII NUL and the -0 (minus zero) allows xarg to read them correctly. This is useful if the files have spaces in their names. -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn H Core

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] is there a FHS/LSB rationale for installing in /usr/bin vs /usr/sbin?

on.ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux Modern computers are either a PC, which has only one user that needs to maintain the system, or a server, which should not be accessible by regular users. -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn H Corey ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what is the meaning of leading "_" in gcc function calls?

in a separate file which can be translated. Then the program can automatically load the correct translation file for the user's locale. https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/ -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn H Corey ___ Linux mailing

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to format a USB drive for windows to get at an ISO image?

On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 16:39:20 -0500 (EST) "Robert P. J. Day" wrote: > so what's the secret? Usually, I use `gparted`. It's a graphical disk partitioner and formatter. Downloadable as a package in most distros. http://gparted.org/ -- Don't stop where the ink does.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone ever taken training from nobleprog?

On Sun, 10 May 2015 20:11:34 -0400 David Manouchehri da...@davidmanouchehri.com wrote: I'm guessing their business model is to mostly do nothing, and then hope they find the occasional non-technical client who doesn't know any better. They hire contract teachers for their courses, so I'm

[OCLUG-Tech] FYI: Phone Scam for Windows Support

I just got a phone call by a woman with an Indian accent for Windows phone support. This is a scam to get you to give them your password. Warn your friends and co-workers who are running Windows not to fall for it. Nobody should give their passwords over the phone. -- Don't stop where the ink

[OCLUG-Tech] Computer Hardware Stores

I have decided that I need a new motherboard. Can anyone recommend a store in eastern Ontario? Also, my power supply has one 12v supply but I noticed that most motherboards have 2 12v sockets. Do I need worry about this? What requires the 12v supply? -- Don't stop where the ink does.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] GPX Files

On Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:41:14 -0400 Jean-Luc cooke jean-luc.co...@trustificorp.com wrote: https://www.google.ca/search?q=bash+find+matching find / -name *.gpx | xargs rm This assumed there are no spaced in the paths produced by find. This version handles spaces in names. Also, use single

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to make a single PDF of a simple, lengthy text file?

On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:20:24 -0500 (EST) Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.ca wrote: ok, it's early and i'm tired so i'm sure i'm missing a simple solution, but i have a moderately lengthy text file i want to convert to PDF. if it was short, i'd just take a screenshot, then use convert to

[OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

Every now and again, my computer freezes. Nothing works. Then, when I reboot, it freezes during BIOS, so it can't be a software issue. I ran a memory check; everything's OK. I replaced the CMOS battery. I replaced the thermal paste on the CPU. I re-seated everything that can be re-seated. The

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems From: Stephen Gregory oc...@kernelpanic.ca Date: Wed, November 20, 2013 1:12 pm To: Shawn H Corey shawnhco...@gmail.com Cc: Ottawa Linux Users Group linux@lists.oclug.on.ca Sounds like a bad power supply. Well, I never took a power supply apart before

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:51:07 -0800 (PST) Jeffrey Moncrieff jeffrey.moncri...@yahoo.ca wrote: It Could also be Caps on the Motherboard.  It is relative to check this. Open the case and if see Caps with a bulge on the mother board you'll have to replace the caps or the whole mother board/.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Help recovering a (software-dead, not hardware dead) hard-drive

On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:55:26 -0500 Prof J C Nash (U30A) nas...@uottawa.ca wrote: Indeed. sudo needed. I tend to run sudo su before doing this sort of work, but recognize the hazards. Ouch. BTW, try this instead: sudo -s -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Further on email woes

On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:50:31 -0500 Prof J C Nash (U30A) nas...@uottawa.ca wrote: I'm beginning to think there's something seriously wrong somewhere inside current Tbird, but really would like to nail down what is actually happening before simply saying it doesn't work. I stopped using

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] looking for perl(?) script to convert list of URLs to PDF files

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:43:26 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.ca wrote: for anyone who knows perl, i'm sure this will be trivial given the right perl module. if anyone can help me out, i would be grateful to the extent of a beer or three, or something along those lines.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] late delivery of oclug mail

On Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:00:44 -0400 John C Nash nas...@uottawa.ca wrote: Eric may not be only afflicted by digest. I got a msg this morning (Sept 8) from Aug 28. Yeah, some of the routers in Ottawa take a long time. I stopped using NCF because of this. -- Just my 0.0002 million dollars

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] late delivery of oclug mail

On Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:50:20 -0400 John C Nash nas...@uottawa.ca wrote: OK thanks. That was the one. JN On 09/08/2012 09:15 AM, Dave O'Neill wrote: If you mean the message about ARM development, it was caught in the spam filter and released this morning. ARM development = body

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Linux in the Wild 2012

On 12-07-10 09:14 PM, Greg wrote: An email from Ottawa Flyfishers last week about this location contained the warning : Note: waders are*strongly* suggested unless you enjoy taking a skin rash home with you. I will ask around re what kind of skin rash, but it may take a while.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Use of libreoffice to do high school work

On 12-06-20 04:13 PM, John C Nash wrote: The insistence on a proprietary format shows a distinct lack of intellectual integrity. One is sorely tempted to supply such teachers with additionally featured files that clean their hard drive for them. Just a nice extra from the student. Which is

[OCLUG-Tech] Changing ISPs

I'm currently using Bell for my ISP but I thinking of changing; they are charging too much money for too little performance. I am looking for an ISP to provide DSL at home. Any suggestions? Also, I have looked at this site from comparisons: http://www.canadianisp.ca/ Does anyone have

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how does current email protocol support mail receipt verification?

On 12-01-06 10:12 PM, Brenda J. Butler wrote: The email protocol does not include any way to check if the email has been read. People have used other tricks to tell if the email has been opened. One is the include a link and if the person clicks on it, the email has been read. Another is

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how does current email protocol support mail receipt verification?

On 12-01-06 07:26 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: the lawyer took it one step further, asking whether there was a way to absolutely*guarantee* that someone you emailed had read that email. Don't hire this guy. He should know enough about the way people act to realize that you can guarantee

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how does current email protocol support mail receipt verification?

On 12-01-06 10:48 PM, Brenda J. Butler wrote: On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 10:42:47PM -0500, Brenda J. Butler wrote: On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 10:28:34PM -0500, Shawn H Corey wrote: On 12-01-06 10:12 PM, Brenda J. Butler wrote: The email protocol does not include any way to check if the email has

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Can I get a most recent copy of Ubuntu CD

On 11-10-03 10:45 AM, paul wrote: I am wondering if anyone at oclug can provide me a copy of the linux os CD I would like to install it on a older laptop. I had ubuntu installed on a laptop before and it works v. v. good. My copy is a few years old so for another laptop I would like to

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] internet service in US

On 11-09-06 07:34 PM, John C Nash wrote: Wondering if I'm missing some possibility. Internet cafés? -- Just my 0.0002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of understanding. Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. The

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] strange interaction of wireless

On 11-07-21 02:00 PM, John C Nash wrote: Has anyone seen any such strange happening.\? We suspect possible h/w issue or maybe a driver bug. When I was running Windows 95, whenever the RAM filled up, it corrupted the OS. Not just the parameters it uses, the OS files on disk. This is

[OCLUG-Tech] SECURITY ALERT: Phishing Attack (Fwd: Email Security Upgrade)

Hi, If you get an email like this one, don't respond. It's a phishing attack. Original Message Subject:Email Security Upgrade Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:49:48 -0700 From: Gmail verifiesen...@gmail.com Dear Valued Member, We have received several complaints

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] SECURITY ALERT: Phishing Attack (Fwd: Email Security Upgrade)

On 11-07-08 12:06 PM, Bill Strosberg wrote: Richard was perhaps trying to let you know gently that a majority of people on this list are professionals that have been dealing with these issues long before phishing got a cute name. Worry more about what you write than that of others. In which

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Possible support?

On 11-06-30 08:39 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: before anyone actually helps out here, they should first require legal documentation that shows that the person/people above have the legal right to access that information -- salient excerpt of the will identifying the executor, or something

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what are the five myths about open source?

On 11-06-28 08:25 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: a colleague wants to write an article along the lines of the most pernicious myths about open source software. so, in your opinion, what would those be? let's stick to the top five, along with their brutal and savage debunking. thanks.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what are the five myths about open source?

On 11-06-28 11:33 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: see my last post. i'm becoming increasingly convinced that simple access to the entire current code base isn't*remotely* as important as access to the entire version control log. and that's what i think i'll emphasize. It does not

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Distro Recommendations

On 11-05-10 10:43 AM, Tim Inkpen wrote: Unless I'm missing something, Mint does not come with the version of Perl that you are looking for, at least according to this matrix: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint No distro I know of comes with Perl 5.12. I'll have to load it

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Distro Recommendations

On 11-05-10 11:06 AM, porpen wrote: But I agree, building and installing from source is probably your best bet. Heck install it to /usr/local or /opt or wherever and add symlinks to your ~/bin. This will keep the distro happy with it's stable version of perl. The best way to install a

[OCLUG-Tech] Slow DSL

Hi, I'm having problems with my DSL. Currently it's running below 20 KB/s and it's suppose to max out at 300 KB/s. This started about a month ago sometime around when I updated my kernel. Before that it averaged from 250 KB/s to 270 KB/s. Since I haven't change my setup, I was wondering

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Linux Digest, Vol 76, Issue 19

On 11-04-28 12:52 PM, Charles Nadeau wrote: I had a problem very similar to yours and it was caused by an MTU mismatch between the modem and the router. My modem and routing is all in one so I don't think that's the problem. I noticed that when the wind picked up, the my connection went

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Slow DSL

On 11-04-28 03:21 PM, Prof. John C Nash wrote: Is it possible to check speed using a live CD or live USB of a different kernel, since that seems to be a concern? Not any more. Since the wind has picked up both the DSL and the POTS have gone flaky. Sometimes they work and sometimes they

[OCLUG-Tech] Beware: Do not let the guys from tech support on your computer

I just got a call from someone from tech support that insisted my computer had a virus that was flooding the net with messages. Which is very strange since I do my own tech support. They also did not name the company they were working for. When I told them I was running Linux, they hung up.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Beware: Do not let the guys from tech support on your computer

On 11-04-11 10:11 AM, Bart Trojanowski wrote: Do you have caller display? No, but they probably disabled it anyway. I did try *57 either. -- Just my 0.0002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of understanding. Programming is as much about organization and

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] VPS Service Providers

I just want to say to be careful when choosing a hosting service. Some of them will register your domain in their name, so when renewal comes up, you have to pay them what they want (or get a new one). :( -- Just my 0.0002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Microsoft's Hand in Novell Deal Bodes Ill for Linux

On 10-11-23 07:27 PM, Paul B. wrote: Another corporate acquisition that Bodes Ill for Linux. I don't see what the big deal is. Let's not forget where Linux came from, UNIX. UNIX was created and licenced by ATT (back before it was broken up). But what ATT did was give it to universities for

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] [Fwd: How to buy a Laptop Best Practices]

On 09-08-24 09:32 AM, Bruce Harding wrote: On August 22, 2009 10:27:20 am Robert Radziwilowicz wrote: BTW. I our dep (Elec. Eng / SITE) some MS spoft is provided for free to grads. It is the same strategy used by drug dealers trying to get new clients. Free has the effect of limitings

[OCLUG-Tech] Can't change default application

I have install Ubuntu 10.04 AMD64 on my new machine but I can't change the default application when I open a file. I tried right-clicking, which brings up the menu and I select Open with Other Application..., select the one I want, make sure Remember this application for... is checked but it

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Can't change default application

On 10-09-17 03:35 PM, Michael P. Soulier wrote: On 17/09/10 Shawn H Corey said: I have install Ubuntu 10.04 AMD64 on my new machine but I can't change the default application when I open a file. I tried right-clicking, which brings up the menu and I select Open with Other Application

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Test from Eric B

On 10-08-26 09:26 AM, Eric Brackenbury wrote: Just testing this address folks Eric B ACK ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] upgrading browser

Marlene Harris wrote: Hello to everyone I currently run Mandriva 2008, with Firefox 2.0.0.6., which is quite outdated now. I want to upgrade the browser to the most recent, version 3.6, but I do not want to upgrade Mandriva at this time. If I install the new browser, will I retain all my

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Volunteering in Ottawa

Sebastian Schöbinger wrote: I already asked there, but they don't have really something I am searching for. And young boys and girls != programming. Sebastian Hi Sebastian, I don't know of any projects that would qualify. Try asking at the Ottawa Volunteer Centre. If you can't get