Re: [PLUG] <Solved!> No space left on device

On Wed, October 25, 2017 21:48, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:42:37 -0700 > Dale Snell dijo: > >>Ah, okay. You'll have to unplug the Synology in order to find >>those movies. They're in whatever filesystem the Synology mounts >>in. Say you have a

Re: [PLUG] Compile issue: libraries present but not seen [FIXED]

On 2017-09-03 10:18, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Sun, 3 Sep 2017, Rich Shepard wrote: > >> I'm trying to build gnucash-2.6.17 on my Slackware-14.2/32-bit >> system. The >> build fails because make cannot find libgnc-gnome, which is in turn >> dependent on libgtk-x11. Both are present on this

Re: [PLUG] newegg security

d are guaranteed to fail validation. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Linux / Android Security?

broad set of topics and many might bore you... tim On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 07:36:29PM -0700, Mike C. wrote: > Perhaps I've missed Security oriented threads and/or PLUG Talks, but I'm > very interested in connecting with other security wonks. It's one of the > many reasons I chose Linux

Re: [PLUG] What does this message mean?

to download now, and it finished > the installation. > > Bruce > > On 01/16/2017 10:04 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >> I keep getting this message from the Ubuntu 16.04 package upgrader: >> >> quote --> >> >> Failure to download extra data files >>

[PLUG] What does this message mean?

ler The download will be attempted again later, or you can try the download again now.  Running this command requires an active Internet connection. <-- unquote Various light messing around with apt (update and upgrade, nothing more) hasn't cleared the problem. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesi

Re: [PLUG] My Firefox 50.1.0 hack

On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > Is there anybody here who is willing to explain (to a novice) how this is > possible? I too have encountered a similar behavior, but was fortunate > enough to not have any tabs I needed to save. I believe when

Re: [PLUG] My Firefox 50.1.0 hack

The best course of action is probably to report the site with Google's Safe Browsing Service: https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/?hl=en Firefox uses Google's Safe Browsing Service [1] so reporting there will also help Firefox users. Ideally you would also file a bug

[PLUG] Coffee mug

I know this is outside of what the list is for -- but it's entertaining.  Just smack me if I'm going too far, and I'll remember.  The ad is interactive; you have to mouse over the mug for maximum effect. https://www.gearbubble.com/changcoffeez -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control

[PLUG] Old storage -- stand down

"this is how big an 8" floppy is, right?".  Everyone descended from my dad has a built-in tape measure in our heads -- so the notion that someone wouldn't have an instinctive grasp of how big an eight inch floppy was kind of caught me by surprise.  But then, it does every time.) -

[PLUG] Anyone got old storage?

My wife will be giving a talk next Tuesday about storage technology. She's looking for late '70's, early '80's computer storage media that she may have used in her youth -- 8" floppies, paper tape (preferably with something punched on it), punch cards, etc. She did mention that she's not

Re: [PLUG] Java jar file does not run as expected

it should be the *1212* version rather than the 9.4-1201 Version I specified. I just haven't tired it yet. YMMV Tim -- Timothy J. Bruce visit my Website at: http://www.tbruce.com Registered Linux User #325725 On Tue, December 27, 2016 12:02, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 27 Dec 2016, Timoth

Re: [PLUG] Firefox: remove incorrect 'place'

I would think that the solution is to remove that entry from your history (by navigating to your history in the Firefox UI and deleting the entry there). I'm not in front of my machine to test that theory. On Dec 6, 2016 14:37, "Rich Shepard" wrote: >Some time in

Re: [PLUG] I have an Ansible joke...

iler (can't attach to a running > > process, AFAIK), but it's an option. > > Obviously I haven't. As in: https://docs.python.org/2/library/profile.html ? Yup, exactly. I haven't used them a lot, but that would be a good starting point. > Thanks! No prob. tim

Re: [PLUG] I have an Ansible joke...

ou looked at the Python profilers? This may require you to run the process again under the profiler (can't attach to a running process, AFAIK), but it's an option. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Word List

Even if none of them seem to have "phonon" (speaking of Richard's reference to Scrabble). On Mon, 2016-08-01 at 14:29 -0700, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 01:58:51PM -0700, Tim Wescott wrote: > > I feel a need for some concentrated word play. > >

Re: [PLUG] Word List

Bingo. /usr/share/dict/ has several word lists. I knew it was in there, someplace. On Mon, 2016-08-01 at 14:29 -0700, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 01:58:51PM -0700, Tim Wescott wrote: > > I feel a need for some concentrated word play. > > > > Is t

Re: [PLUG] Word List

directory T -- Timothy J. Bruce visit my Website at: http://www.tbruce.com Registered Linux User #325725 On Mon, August 1, 2016 13:58, Tim Wescott wrote: > I feel a need for some concentrated word play. > > Is there a word list (i.e., a spelling dictionary or similar) that would >

[PLUG] Word List

searches on all the words in the English language. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control & Communications systems, circuit & software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell: 503.349.8432 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.

[PLUG] Limiting memory to a program

, is there a way to launch a program under Linux that limits its memory access, either by total amount or in a way that'll throttle down just that program when it goes to swap? -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control & Communications systems, circuit & software design. Phone: 503.631.7

Re: [PLUG] Kernel panic?

___ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control & Communications systems, circuit & software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell: 503.349.8432 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Slightly OT: Good HTML design books

On 2016-04-15 07:05, Louis Kowolowski wrote: >> On Apr 14, 2016, at 4:56 PM, Joe Shisei Niski <joeni...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> On 04/14/2016 12:31 PM, Tim Wescott wrote: >>> All my web pages are pre-cellphone, and Google has al

[PLUG] Slightly OT: Good HTML design books

of that I'd like to start updating. Thanks. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control & Communications systems, circuit & software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell: 503.349.8432 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.

Re: [PLUG] Guiding a geographically remote friend from Windows to Linux

thing Microsoft-like... [snip] Tim operating on information you didn't have. He's known  for several years. I also assume he agrees with the logic behind your reply to my post. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/m

Re: [PLUG] Guiding a geographically remote friend from Windows to Linux

From: Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> Date: 03/27/2016 1:38 PM (GMT-07:00) To: plug@lists.pdxlinux.org Subject: Re: [PLUG] Guiding a geographically remote friend from Windows to Linux On 3/27/2016 11:05 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: > > > Check Xubuntu for usability. M

[PLUG] Joomla! Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

-released.html https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/12/remote-command-execution-vulnerability-in-joomla.html tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] imap server that allows ssl certificate based authentication?

ver. I love that it can connect to just about > any kind of file or socket. So much more flexible than 'nc'. Ok, good to know about the lack of client cert handling. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] imap server that allows ssl certificate based authentication?

unless they know the pre-auth symmetric key. (This is kinda like a group password checked on the very first packet before certificate authentication is performed.) tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] imap server that allows ssl certificate based authentication?

l. > In past trials I've found Thunderbird to be slow and ugly and web mail > options to be cumbersome. sshfs might be an option, though probably slow... HTH, tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Multi host init system?

Would something like Rundeck work for you? http://rundeck.org/ T -- Timothy J. Bruce On Thu, July 9, 2015 16:34, Michael Rasmussen wrote: On Thu, Jul 09, 2015 at 01:17:15PM -0700, Michael Rasmussen wrote: I have an app that is distributed across a dozen servers. There are several processes

Re: [PLUG] EMF help needed

It's more likely that the fan is causing a power drag that is affecting your monitor. A UPS may be your best bet, if you can stand the beeping when the fan acts up. On 2015-06-25 17:24, Fred James wrote: I live on the top floor of an apartment building with a flat roof ... apparently under a

[PLUG] Advanced Topics Tonight?

Is there a plug Advanced Topics meeting tonight? I don't remember seeing an announcement -- Timothy J. Bruce visit my Website at: http://www.tbruce.com Registered Linux User #325725 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] RAM Hammer

. Or better yet, just use the userspace tool that the Google guys released: https://github.com/google/rowhammer-test tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Vulnerable Hardware (was: Internet of Exploitable Things (was Seagate NAS))

. With that said, I'm definitely planning on buying ECC from now on. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Vulnerable Hardware (was: Internet of Exploitable Things (was Seagate NAS))

Here's a related issue, but far far worse than Seagate/TLS issues: http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html Thanks hardware companies for making it impossible to provide local security on any PC with any OS! tim

Re: [PLUG] Five year old unpatched vulnerable in code? That's OK, we're Seagate.

, it shouldn't be much of a risk to leave them enabled, provided you have stronger preferred suites, since they'll almost never be used. But then the downgrade did happen, didn't it? tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] Spyware in hard drive firmware - a reality for 10+ years

finding out about it. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] GIMP alternatives (grump)

On 2015-01-23 12:18, Keith Lofstrom wrote: On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 07:42:20AM -0800, Damon Getsman wrote: More than should be possible, it's been done. http://www.gimpshop.com/ Now that is some fine news. I'll pass that on a bit; thank you for sharing that valuable tidbit. Oops - did

Re: [PLUG] GIMP alternatives (grump)

On 2015-01-21 14:19, Rich Shepard wrote: On Wed, 21 Jan 2015, Rich Shepard wrote: ImageMagick. It's the Swiss army knife (or Leatherman tool, if you perfer a local analogy) for image manipulations. You can even script them!! Should have provided the URL http://www.imagemagick.org/.

Re: [PLUG] GIMP alternatives (grump)

Complaining that GIMP is too feature-rich is like complaining that your new semi tractor doesn't have enough rear-seat legroom and that damn trailer hitch always gets in the way. GIMP is supposed to be an and the kitchen sink app. If Rich's suggestion doesn't work for you, consider these

Re: [PLUG] Server-to-SMS text message service

On Wed, January 21, 2015 16:04, Brian Martin wrote: I have a server that sends me SMS messages for important events. To date I've just sent e-mail to my phone's e-mail-to-text address, but T-mobile is suddenly having problems getting those messages through to me. Now I'm looking for a

[PLUG] email address obfuscation

@example.com, if my sources are correct) It's been around forever, it would seem that the slimeballs would have upgraded by now. TIA -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control Communications systems, circuit software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell: 503.349.8432

Re: [PLUG] email address obfuscation

I still use this approach on some sites. A few months back I set up a new site with a never-before-used contact email address that was obfuscated in this way and I have not yet received spam on the address. YMMV. tim On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 05:46:44PM -0800, Tim Wescott wrote: Does anyone

Re: [PLUG] Run graphics apps from the command line, but suppress graphics.

On Fri, 2014-12-12 at 15:56 -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: On 12/12/2014 03:43 PM, Tim Wescott wrote: This is a medium-bizarre question, but an answer would be of great help to me. I've actually asked it on the Scilab list, but if there's not a Scilab answer to it, I'd be happy with a Linux

[PLUG] Scanners that work?

a difference) -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control Communications systems, circuit software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell: 503.349.8432 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Run graphics apps from the command line, but suppress graphics.

the figure), but hides that environment from me (so that I can keep designing a circuit, answering my mail, or whatever it is that engineers do)? Thanks in advance. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control Communications systems, circuit software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell

Re: [PLUG] Run graphics apps from the command line, but suppress graphics.

On Fri, 2014-12-12 at 15:56 -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: On 12/12/2014 03:43 PM, Tim Wescott wrote: This is a medium-bizarre question, but an answer would be of great help to me. I've actually asked it on the Scilab list, but if there's not a Scilab answer to it, I'd be happy with a Linux

[PLUG] Web Hosting

the login. Thank you for your suggestions. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control Communications systems, circuit software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell: 503.349.8432 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] Web Hosting

On Tue, 2014-12-02 at 15:28 -0800, King Beowulf wrote: On 12/02/2014 02:36 PM, Tim Wescott wrote: I've had the job of webmaster for my model airplane club thrust upon me. This is the site I'll be taking over: www.funflyers.org. Currently it's just a simple static web site

[PLUG] Junque Mail

An email just made it by SpamAssassin: Are you in need of replacement windows? Why no, thank you -- I have Linux! I will now resume regularly scheduled productive work... -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control Communications systems, circuit software design. Phone: 503.631.7815 Cell

Re: [PLUG] keyboard mapping change

A quick google on keyboard F-21YQ Fujitsu keyboard Turned up a couple of small images -- Timothy J. Bruce visit my Website at: http://www.tbruce.com Registered Linux User #325725 On Mon, October 27, 2014 14:44, Denis Heidtmann wrote: On the back it says SOFT F-21YQ (SPK-2000). It has a

Re: [PLUG] cross-platform bash vulnerability widespread

a try. tim PS- Once again, you really do need to patch even with this mitigation. The maintainers of dhclient, in their infinite wisdom, decided that simple shell scripts must rely on bash non-standard features for the most menial of tasks, so if you don't patch, you're still vulnerable

[PLUG] Using less on a growing file

of myfile.txt -- I want to be able to look at the full extent of the file AS IT GROWS, to monitor ongoing long computations to see how they're doing. If you're tempted to just answer with you don't want to do that -- no, I do indeed want to do that, and I have good reason. -- Tim Wescott

Re: [PLUG] Using less on a growing file

I need to be able to navigate around the whole file, not just look at the end. Bill's answer sounds like my solution. On Thu, 2014-09-25 at 14:18 -0700, Ronald Bynoe wrote: Why not just tail -f myfile.txt? On Sep 25, 2014 2:17 PM, Tim Wescott t...@wescottdesign.com wrote

Re: [PLUG] Using less on a growing file

On Thu, 2014-09-25 at 14:52 -0700, Bill Barry wrote: On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Tim Wescott t...@wescottdesign.com wrote: I need to be able to navigate around the whole file, not just look at the end. Bill's answer sounds like my solution. According to the less man page will do

Re: [PLUG] Staten 76 Recommendations or Dislikes

I'm writing this on a System 76 laptop that lives next to my easy chair in the family room, and which sees tons of use. I've had it for about 8 years now. It's got a bum optical drive which I haven't cared to fix, and bum audio hardware, ditto. Aside from that, it's been trouble-free. The

[PLUG] DHCP, NetBios, and identifying machines by name

could ping servo.local, ssh tim@servo.local, svn command svn://servo.local/repository, etc. I had Samba running on the office machine, and could see it from this computer's file browser. The need to upgrade to 14.04 was pressing, so I upgraded the office machine to Lubuntu 14.04, and installed

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu Long Term Support?

On Tue, July 29, 2014 17:51, Tim Bruce - PLUG wrote: On Tue, July 29, 2014 17:26, Dick Steffens wrote: On 07/29/2014 05:03 PM, Mike Witt wrote: On 07/29/2014 04:58:35 PM, Mike Witt wrote: I'm also running Ubuntu 12.04, and I'm now confused and/or concerned ... On 07/29/2014 04:37:49 PM

Re: [PLUG] Intrusion detection on desktop

to make sure there's no memory seating problems or a variety of power problems, try running memtest86+ on it or something similar. Hope that helps, tim On Sat, Jun 07, 2014 at 01:40:38PM -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I had posted earlier that random chassis intrusion halts during boot prompted

Re: [PLUG] Accounting Software -- anyone doing their books with Linux?

On May 1, 2014 9:38 AM, Tim Wescott t...@wescottdesign.com wrote: To date, I've been doing my accounting in Peachtree, on Windows XP, in Virtual Box, under Linux. :: snippity :: Thank you all for your replies so far: please don't stop if you've got something more useful. The notion

Re: [PLUG] OpenSSL 'Heartbleed' Bug Exploited

or otherwise not affected. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] April Meeting

And the ticket has been claimed and passed on. Tim / TJ -- ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] April Meeting

I have a schedule conflict (because I didn't look at the correct calendar) and cannot attend the April meeting. So, since I have one ticket for the April meeting, I will offer it up to the first person who wants it. Please reply to THIS email address if you're interested. Thanks Tim

Re: [PLUG] Are dependences obsolete?

by default on a task-specific distro can be installed without too much trouble on a general purpose distro, with the added bonus that most dependency issues are better dealt with. Failing that, just use VMs to avoid the dependency headaches. HTH, tim On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 09:05:33AM -0700, Darren

Re: [PLUG] Are dependences obsolete?

software package that bundled a vulnerable version needs to be updated. It is a nightmare. Your software distribution does you a grand service by managing this for you. Use a distro that does it right, buy into it and use their framework, and many of the headaches you describe become minor. tim

Re: [PLUG] rm -rf somedir/ curiosity

thrashing, where two processes are fighting for access and causing the disk head to perform seeks a great deal. The ultimate throughput is much much slower than having one process do its thing, followed by the other one doing its thing after the first has finished. Just a thought. tim

Re: [PLUG] Using a SSD

outright crash immediately. By default, the OOM reaper comes to town and makes a mess of things, but it tries to make things fail gracefully, in a way. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Using a SSD

servers, I always turn off swap though. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Mount point of optical drive

! ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug cdda is a Music CD. So you might want to check .gvfs directory in your local directory and see if it is in there. $ cd ~/.gvfs/ Tim -- Timothy J. Bruce Registered

[PLUG] Movies from Stills

Is there a tool out there that will make an mpg or other 'movie format' file from a sequence of stills? I'm making movies in Scilab that I can only watch in Scilab. I can export each frame as a gif or whatever, but I want to be able to compile an mpg, hopefully smaller than an animated gif,

Re: [PLUG] Movies from Stills

On 2013-11-16 10:25, Russell Senior wrote: Russell == Russell Senior russ...@personaltelco.net writes: tim == tim t...@wescottdesign.com writes: tim Is there a tool out there that will make an mpg or other 'movie tim format' file from a sequence of stills? I'm making movies in tim Scilab

Re: [PLUG] IPv6 web testing

Seems to work for me. Where did you get your v6 from? Doesn't look like 6to4 or Teredo. A tunnel or Comcast/native? tim On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 06:42:50PM -0700, Paul Heinlein wrote: Caveat: this is a blatantly self-interested post. Feel free to ignore it. I've recently been working

Re: [PLUG] Conferences, Powerpoint, and freedom

subsets of the information, each in a different slide, but that's not flexible and it takes time to cut them all up in just the right way. I don't have this issue since I'm not presenting on coding or other software subjects. Ok, makes sense. Thanks for the suggestion though. tim

Re: [PLUG] Conferences, Powerpoint, and freedom

alternatives that I maybe haven't investigated? tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Conferences, Powerpoint, and freedom

to LaTeX/Beamer? tim On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 03:45:49PM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 26 Jul 2013, Tim wrote: Can anyone suggest other alternatives that I maybe haven't investigated? tim, The beamer class in LaTeX (or LyX if you prefer the GUI front end). I've prepared

Re: [PLUG] Conferences, Powerpoint, and freedom

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 04:50:07PM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 26 Jul 2013, Tim wrote: Back to your suggestion: do you know of an easy way to go from ODP to LaTeX/Beamer? Yeah, so if that's not possible/easy, then that'll prevent me from making a transition. Of course, it's

Re: [PLUG] Powerpoint replacement

, and the stand-alone web standard fileglob. Unix. Simple little tools, piped together. So sayeth Saint Ritchie, so sayeth POSIX, so sayeth my LART stick. Have you looked at S5? tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] python boggle

To check for this, try: print(repr(SERVER_NAME)) tim On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:55:11AM -0700, John Meissen wrote: Un-printable characters (including cr/lf) in the data read from the file? I'm trying to read the content of a file to specify the name of a server to a python script

Re: [PLUG] Javascript on Client Side

never been hugely popular, though it has always been there, waxing and waning depending on what frameworks support it. Lately it has been waxing. tim On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 05:24:11PM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: I'd like some insights from you folks who know Web applications from the server

Re: [PLUG] Samba access - different results from different machines

On Mon, March 18, 2013 13:36, Mike C. wrote: snip I'd like to set things up so that all of the machines are able to access the shared directories of any of the other machines. I don't know how to phrase the question for Mr. Google. I get lots of instructions for installing Samba, but

Re: [PLUG] Where did Arial go? Ubuntu 12.04 LibreOffice Writer

@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug I think you need to install the Microsoft true type fonts, which aren't installed by default. If I remember correctly, the following command will start the process: sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer Tim -- Timothy J

Re: [PLUG] Where did Arial go? Ubuntu 12.04 LibreOffice Writer

On Wed, February 13, 2013 10:25, Richard C. Steffens wrote: On 02/13/2013 09:44 AM, Tim Bruce - PLUG wrote: On Wed, February 13, 2013 09:35, Richard C. Steffens wrote: Upgrades sure are annoying. I've migrated to my Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bit) machine. I'm diving into a real project this morning

Re: [PLUG] Where did Arial go? Ubuntu 12.04 LibreOffice Writer

On Wed, February 13, 2013 12:49, Richard C. Steffens wrote: On 02/13/2013 11:25 AM, Tim Bruce - PLUG wrote: Mine are installed in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/ so I'd check to see if they are located in there. If they are, maybe you can run something to fix the fonts. Check

Re: [PLUG] Where do I find more properties of menu items in Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome Classic Applications menu?

On Fri, February 8, 2013 17:23, Richard C. Steffens wrote: On 02/08/2013 04:43 PM, Dale Snell wrote: On Fri, 8 Feb 2013 23:41:24 + (UTC) rst...@comcast.net wrote: Today's exercise is trying to get the python program footpedal to work. Try running it from a shell window, and see

[PLUG] Open source dwg to dxf converter?

Does anyone know of any open-source dwg (native AutoCAD format) to dxf (openly-specified drawing format) converters? I can't seem to find any, which is sensible. But frustrating. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control Communications systems, circuit software design

Re: [PLUG] Linux(ubuntu) Motherboard

I've generally had good luck with Tyan motherboards in terms of Linux compatibility and stability. Most of their boards are server-oriented, which seems to be what you need. tim On Tue, Jan 01, 2013 at 05:16:57PM -0800, Chaz Sliger wrote: Looking for motherboard recommendations and a good

Re: [PLUG] Linux(ubuntu) Motherboard

Oh, I tend to buy most stuff hardware. Newegg is good for comparing various hardware specs and reading reviews written by competent people. tim On Tue, Jan 01, 2013 at 05:57:58PM -0800, Chaz Sliger wrote: Any pointers on where to obtain one? I went to Frys but they seem to be very Windows

Re: [PLUG] Bitcoin

I've been meaning to research the crypto involved for a while. If/when I get around to it, I could put together a short talk describing it. If someone else is already an expert, I'd love to hear an in-depth talk on it too. tim On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 03:53:56PM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote

[PLUG] Video editing software -- recommendations?

any compatible file into the finished job, then independently dub in audio as I see fit. Stills may be nice, a way to do titling would be very nice, special effects like running slow or backward is totally unnecessary. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control Communications systems, circuit

Re: [PLUG] Your turn to talk!

source tool (bletchley) I'm working on which helps pentesters perform black box cryptanalysis. Kinda niche also, though. Chime in if there is any interest... tim On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 12:19:17PM -0800, Michael Dexter wrote: Hey all, The holidays have proven disruptive for everyone

Re: [PLUG] Victor upgraded to Ubuntu 12.something

Navigator) which give me a Macintosh like look (along with Unity). Maybe you want to take a look at some of the screen shots of that and see if that fits your bill rather than a full re-install or trying to fix it. Tim -- Timothy J. Bruce visit my Website at: http://www.tbruce.com Registered Linux

Re: [PLUG] Configuring GTK2 File Dialog Box Entries

with the parameter ShowHidden. Change it from True to False Tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Linux Laptop Reviews

76 machine, for which it is getting hard to find batteries. Given that this thing has carried me for somewhere in the neighborhood of ten years, I'm mightily tempted to go with another System 76, but I'd like to do at least _some_ research first. -- Tim Wescott www.wescottdesign.com Control

Re: [PLUG] PLUG Webmin?

Did you say you might want to present something on Webmin? Definitely not. You must be thinking of someone else... =P tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] shell script equivalent to #if 0 ... #endif

if false; then {commands} fi ?? tim On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 04:09:21PM -0700, Galen Seitz wrote: Hi, Is there some sort of Bourne or Bash shell equivalent to #if 0 ... #endif? I've got a group of commands in my script that take a long time to execute, so I'd like to temporarily

Re: [PLUG] Old Ubuntu Iso?

On 2012-08-08 09:40, Russell Johnson wrote: On Aug 8, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Tim Wescott t...@wescottdesign.com wrote: Does anyone know where to get previous-version Ubuntu iso images? I went looking on the Ubuntu website and their alternate and previous version site only had alternates

Re: [PLUG] System load/utilization monitoring

some issues on a non-flat network (multiple VLANs) that I didn't take a lot of time to investigate. Both have a variety of plug-ins for various things and were fairly easy to install and use. And both had ways to add your own data into the system fairly easily. Tim -- Timothy J. Bruce visit my

Re: [PLUG] a LEAN linux using apt-get or yum

they lead to a long chain of bloat that you don't need. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Linux, IPv6, and Comcast

discovery fails, which may explain that. I know Apple has been pretty aggressive about adding support for that kind of thing. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Linux, IPv6, and Comcast

, of course, lots of sites turned on v6 and left it on for good instead of just testing it for a day. tim ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

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