Re: new computer

2024-02-25 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
SSD ram cache does not prevent wear and tear on your SSD, it is used stop the bottleneck slowdown when writing lots of data to the SSD. The best way to prevent wear and tear is system ram, if you have enough ram the system may not even have to swap anything out, The three things that I always move

Re: Stammtisch Tuesday

2023-11-21 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
At one time we had one case of Ebola make it to the US and all the health people dealing with it were wearing biosuits. Can you imagine if Ebola got loose in the United States? What kind of comments we would have? Look that guy's wearing a biosuit and he's driving in a car by himself. LMAO On

Re: Stammtisch Tuesday

2023-11-21 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I wonder who these medical professionals are, if the masks are only 2% effective while adding other issues. Why is it that doctors have been wearing them during surgery forever? You you would think someone in the medical profession would have blown the whistle a long time ago at least way before

Re: .com

2023-09-01 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
NET, fishing basketball soccer :-p Sorry, I couldn't resist On Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 9:13 AM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > COMmercial > ORGanization > EDUcation > GOVernment > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On

Re: web file caching question

2023-05-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
What about setting up a CGI script on the Linux server that you pass the URL to, it could do a wget to retrieve the file to the directory you specify. On Sun, May 14, 2023, 8:50 PM David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I’m building a web app that uses a

Re: TDD w/ Python, ch 9

2023-01-25 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I'm not sure about web hosting. But as for domain names, I use Google Domains, it's $12 for a year. On Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 7:53 AM trent shipley via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I'm on the bench with my employer asd studying test driven development > using Harry

Re: sudo cd... command not found?

2022-12-22 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
n I have had for decades: what is the reason for using tcsh (or, for > that matter, any terminal other than the usual default of bash)? > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 10:49 AM Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Lol, I have an alias for cd o

Re: sudo cd... command not found?

2022-12-21 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Lol, I have an alias for cd on my system, which uses chdir otherwise it would loop. I'm using tcsh. It turns out chdir is just a synonym for cd built into tcsh. I knew What would happen if you did a sudo cd, but I was so focused on finding another way to type in cd I completely forgot about it.

Re: sudo cd... command not found?

2022-12-20 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Try. Sudo chdir Cd is builtin to the shell On Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 6:27 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Not sure what is going on here: > > cd results in message "-bash: cd: : Permission denied". > > Then I add sudo : sudo cd results

Re: Special-Use Domain 'home.arpa.'

2022-11-23 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
What I did for mydomain.net I set up imydomain.net The i stands for internal On Wed, Nov 23, 2022, 12:53 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > General rule of thumb is not to spoof real domains, as you'll break anyone > using it elsewise, just about

Re: Special-Use Domain 'home.arpa.'

2022-11-23 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
If you're going to use the host file then you'll have to copy it to every machine you have every time you update it. As far as the domain name goes, you can use anything you want, .com .gov .myown The only problem you'll have is if it is already being used which would cause a conflict. As long as

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Run the command route -n and check the gateway IP, it should be pointing to your Internet router. Check on your real machine and on the VM Then check on the VM machine when you're running in NAT mode I'm curious how the NAT mode gets out In bridged mode, both machines should point to the

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
If you're using DHCP to get your IP address who's giving it out and what are the IP addresses? If you're local IP address was 192, where did the 10 address come from? On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 7:19 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
This sounds more like a network problem than a virtual box problem. When I set up my virtual machines I use bridged networking and let DHCP give out the address it should also tell the virtual machine the route to the internet. What IP address are you getting when you have access to the internet,

Re: Cheap Laptop

2022-10-11 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I'd say STAY AWAY from it About Windows 11 in S mode Windows 11 in S mode is a version of Windows 11 that's streamlined for security and performance, while providing a familiar Windows experience. To increase security, it allows only apps from Microsoft Store, and requires Microsoft Edge for

Re: Proxmox Hypervisor, vCPU, RAM... etc

2022-10-07 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I believe it is 1 core has 2 threads. So cores x 2 = thread So (2 x 2) x 1 = 4 vCpus On Fri, Oct 7, 2022, 4:35 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > I just watched a video that covered the Proxmox Hypervisor. Seems > simple enough. I've used

Re: T-Mobile Home Internet via ethernet connection tip

2022-08-19 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
lling. > > It’s NOT my hardware. > > -David Schwartz > > > > > On Aug 18, 2022, at 11:08 PM, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > I don't know the path you're taking to test the speed, but if one of the > devices

Re: T-Mobile Home Internet via ethernet connection tip

2022-08-19 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
, 2022, 9:49 PM David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I wouldn’t be getting 700 Mbps with the WAP/Range Extender then (insted of > 92), would I? > > -David Schwartz > > > > > On Aug 18, 2022, at 9:40 PM, Bob Elzer

Re: T-Mobile Home Internet via ethernet connection tip

2022-08-18 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Are you sure it's not your nic or a switch on your network that's 100mb ? On Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 8:57 PM David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I dunno if anybody here has T-Mobile Home Internet, but I do and I really > like it. I only have one beef: the spec

Re: Need help speeding up a backup

2022-07-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I don't know why your copy is slow, but I know how to make it take less time. I think you are defeating the purpose of rsync, you are creating a new directory every time, which means it needs to copy everything every time. What I do is do an rsync -rau --delete from the directory I want to copy

Re: flv to ogg

2022-04-23 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
t;>> >>>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 9:37 PM Snyder, Alexander J < >>>>>> alexan...@snyderfamily.co> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> No. The "mp" in "mp4" stands for Moving Picture Experts Group >

Re: flv to ogg

2022-04-21 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
OK, the file you are trying to convert is already as small as it is going to get.This from fileinfo.com: Before 2007, OGG files were used to store various types of media, but since then the Xiph.Org Foundation recommends that OGG files store only audio data. Now, you will most likely

Re: flv to mp4

2022-04-21 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
add this to the ffmpeg command to scale to 720 -vf scale=-1:720 for 480 -vf scale=-1:480 On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 9:58 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > well, I searched the man page for 'resolution', '720' & '480' but to my > uneducated view there was

Re: NICs on a virtualization box

2022-04-20 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no NAME="System enp6s0" BOOTPROTO=none IPADDR1=10.1.1.8 PREFIX1=16 NETMASK1=255.255.0.0 On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 8:59 AM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > yes > NIC teaming? > > On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 08:58:0

Re: NICs on a virtualization box

2022-04-20 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I know you can assign multiple IP's to one Nic, but I don't know how each VPS can run a service on the same ports. On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 8:51 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > Hi, > I'm wondering how VPS servers are configured. I have a VPS with a >

Re: convert to x264

2022-04-08 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
ffmpeg -i 2022-04-02 darktabletraining.flv -channel_layout 5.1 -c:v libx264 -vf yadif -crf 28 -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*4)" -c:a aac -b:a 192k -preset fast -strict experimental -loglevel warning -stats 2022-04-02 darktabletraining.mp4 On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 10:26 AM Michael via

Re: flv to ogg

2022-04-08 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
en it finished converting to an ogg the size is 530MB but the video >>> sucked though the audio was fine. could you send me the x264? >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 11:14 AM Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < >>> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >>

Re: flv to ogg

2022-04-08 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
a stupidly over >>> powered desktop with an Nvidia RTX A5000. It's got muscle, if you need >>> some. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Alexander >>> >>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S22+ >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 07:53 Bob Elzer via PLUG

Re: flv to ogg

2022-04-07 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
various parts that make up your video (or audio) file. > > Brian Cluff > PS > My personal favorite container format is MKV since it seems to be able to > hold just about anything you throw at it without limitation. > > > On 4/7/22 08:46, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > &

Re: size difference

2022-04-07 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
It all depends on your settings, you'll have to play around with them to see how good they look vs size These are the settings I use for x264 ffmpeg -i infile.mp4 -channel_layout 5.1 -c:v libx264 -vf yadif -crf 28 -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*4)" -x264-params log-level=none -c:a aac

Re: flv to ogg

2022-04-07 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
d 2 hour downloads. The >>> 1099 ogg file stuttered. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 7:10 PM Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < >>> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >>> >>>> I would try the mp4 versions too >>>> >>&

Re: flv to ogg

2022-04-06 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I would try the mp4 versions too On Wed, Apr 6, 2022, 3:07 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > After further investigation I found 720p_stereo.ogg > > and 480p_stereo.ogg

Re: flv to mp4

2022-04-06 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
to convert it. On Wed, Apr 6, 2022, 1:52 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > dude those videos will take 4 hours apiece to download > > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 12:49 PM Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.o

Re: flv to mp4

2022-04-03 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
You need to figure out what your system can play without it stuttering, I would suggest you go here https://download.blender.org/peach/bigbuckbunny_movies/ and download each of the versions of the movie and play each one. If it stutters, then rule out the settings for that format. When you find a

Re: external U.S.robotics fax modem

2022-03-11 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
If you still have the problem of connecting it to a Serial Port you could try an internal fax modem, I found this on tiger direct. https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6598119=_21 Funny thing, I had to submit paperwork recently and get would only use USPS or

Re: System Monitoring

2021-10-29 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Take a look at monitorix it come with CentOs but runs on all the major installations On Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 6:20 PM AZ Pete via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a growing network of Linux servers in my home network (3 Raspberry > Pis, 1 Ubuntu, 1 Linux

Re: processors on system

2021-09-12 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Damn spell check more /proc/cpuinfo On Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 10:18 AM Bob Elzer wrote: > Run this > more /proc/flying > > Look for the model name and CPU cores > > > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 10:06 AM Donald Mac McCarthy via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.p

Re: processors on system

2021-09-12 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Run this more /proc/flying Look for the model name and CPU cores On Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 10:06 AM Donald Mac McCarthy via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hyper threading often shows up as 2. You may have a single core, dual > thread processor. > > Mac > > -- > Donald

Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/59-million-americans-prohibited-buying-high-end-dell-gaming-pcs

2021-08-03 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I'd like to point out that while you say global warming is bunk (I'm not saying it is or it isn't) but then you throw out a crazy theory of Bill Gates taking control because he has about 300k in acres of farmland. Having the most doesn't mean all, there are still 910 million more acres of farmland

Re: Electrical costs to run a home web server

2021-07-21 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Well if you think about it, before you decided to run your computer 24/7 you probably have been running it about half that. Say 8-12 hours a day. So your actual cost is most likely only half of what you calculated. On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 7:34 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <

Re: CentOS 8 error

2021-07-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Just do dnf install mariadb-server On Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 8:53 AM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hello, > as per my previous email here is more details on the error I am getting: > How to register and subscribe a system to the Red Hat Customer Portal

Re: Fw: linux error for my CentOS 8

2021-07-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Just do dnf install mariadb-server On Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 8:37 AM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hello, > Thanks to all to replied to my request for help. > I have tried a few new steps to resolve this and as you can see in this > email I am still at

Re: Libre office

2021-05-10 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
What is in U127 ? And what is in T127 I'm assuming N125 = 16 On Mon, May 10, 2021, 9:00 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Why do these two formulas produce the same result? > > =(U127-2200)*0.01*16 =SUM((U127-T127)*0.01*$N$125) assuming t127 is not > 2200

Re: Creating PDFs on CentOS 7

2020-11-17 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I use a combination of fpdf and PHP to generate reports from a MariaDB database. On Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 5:01 PM Retro64XYZ via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > LaTex will let you create PDF files programmatically. > > On 11/17/20 4:05 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss

Re: swap file vs swap partition

2020-10-29 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Oct 2020 17:08:03 -0700 > From: Matt Graham > To: > Subject: Re: swap file vs swap partition > Message-ID: <064f92165a42d6f88a3430b42a521...@crow202.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > On 2020-10-28 16:24, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote: >

Re: swap file vs swap partition

2020-10-28 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
The biggest difference is, files can become fragmented while partitions don't. On a hard drive this can make a big difference. On an SSD I would tend not to use a swap partition or file. If you use a swap partition on an SSD it would confine the writes to a smaller area of the disk and wear it out

Re: start zoom from command line

2020-09-29 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Try putting the first quote after the = On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 8:47 AM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Thanks. I tried using the instructions there to connect to the test > meeting at > https://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09. > Here's

Re: Stammtisch Tonight

2020-09-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
You can, it's a virtual meeting click the link Hans posted the big blue meeting one. On Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 3:38 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Wish I could come > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 6:16 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < >

Re: messed up network manager.

2020-09-14 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I was thinking of doing this to my CentOs system a while ago, before doing it I read the install script. I saw that it was going to make changes to DNS, so i decided not to install it. You could read the script to see what changes it did and try undoing them. On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 6:01 AM Aaron

Re: Raspberry Pi uses on a home network

2020-09-09 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Garage door opener Home security with a camera On Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 3:22 PM Steve B via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I've been offered a Raspberry P 3B+ with a POE hat, but am having > difficulty deciding if I really need it. Currently the uses I can see for > it

Re: After Linux Mint update, numerous problems ...

2020-09-02 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Could the page be a blank page ? Have you tried typing in a working web page address like www.google.com ? On Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 5:29 PM joe--- via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Thanks Stephen ... > > I did everything that you suggested and I still get > a black window

Re: DSL bonding

2020-08-20 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I'd brush up on fiber splicing lol On Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 1:40 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > AT is still fscked up. The tech came out today and told me that the > cutoff for the service is 4800 feet and I'm 5136 feet from the box the > modem talks to. He

Re: New computer.

2020-07-20 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
020 at 12:24 PM Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > > > > My only suggestion on this machine is to use a 16gb stick, just so if > you ever decide you need more memory you won't have to replace the smaller > sticks. With 16gb sticks you can have 64gb total. If you ever

Re: New computer.

2020-07-20 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
hese days will > read the RAM in pairs for a speed increase. The testing in the article > below saw a 17.7% speed increase by using dual channel memory on some loads. > > > https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel > > Brian Cluff >

Re: New computer.

2020-07-19 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
My only suggestion on this machine is to use a 16gb stick, just so if you ever decide you need more memory you won't have to replace the smaller sticks. With 16gb sticks you can have 64gb total. If you ever think you might like to have 128gb of memory the you could get a 32gb memory stick. On

Re: OT: How to make this simple html menu work?

2020-05-10 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
"No video with supported format and MIME type found. If you are getting this error, your video is probably not in mp4 format, while you can link any video file, html5 will only work with certain videos formats. It might be named mp4 but you'll need to check. You can still right click and copy

Re: ssh

2020-05-07 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
< > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> > >> apparently it is not on MINT and it is not available in apt. > >> > >> sudo apt-get install vnc > >> [sudo] password for bmike1: > >> Reading package lists... Done > >>

Re: ssh

2020-05-07 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Team viewer runs on Linux too. Vnc is already installed on most Linux distro's On Thu, May 7, 2020, 7:51 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Thanks for telling me about nomachine. that is what I was looking for! > it is like team viewer but made for linux

Re: NUC as new drive?

2020-04-30 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
If all you want is an extra drive for your PC then just get an extra drive. How much data/files are you planning to put on this SSD ? The closer an SSD gets to being full, the faster it starts wearing out. If you are going to make it a Nas, I would put a bigger drive in it.. think of the nuc as a

Re: BBB testing Sunday evening

2020-04-26 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Hey Hans, I set a reminder for tonight, I don't have a camera which is where I got stuck last time but I'll give it a try. Bob On Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 1:58 AM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > moin moin, > > If you're interested in helping me test

Re: wine temp files question ...

2020-04-24 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
The fact that the name of the directory is temp means you can delete it. I wouldn't give the files a second thought. I would try and figure out which program is leaving them. If it is PSP then maybe it has something to do with running it in wine. Delete all the files run PSP and then check it

Re: video card for watching videos

2020-04-24 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I have an Nvidia Geforce GT 520. I can't spend more than $150, but would > like to keep it lower if possible. > On 4/24/20 8:19 AM, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > You haven't said what you want to spend, or wh

Re: video card for watching videos

2020-04-24 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
You haven't said what you want to spend, or what you currently have ? This link compares Nvidia vs AMD video cards and groups them in tiers so you can see the counterparts https://www.logicalincrements.com/articles/graphicscardcomparison I prefer AMD, on the 580 vs 5600 I think the new draws less

Re: video conferencing last night

2020-04-08 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
Out of last night's test, I think jitsi went the best, On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 7:26 PM Bob Elzer wrote: > I'm currently connected to last night's jitsi stream this time using > chrome if anyone wants to try it again > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 7:13 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss &

Re: video conferencing last night

2020-04-08 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
I'm currently connected to last night's jitsi stream this time using chrome if anyone wants to try it again On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 7:13 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Am 08. Apr, 2020 schwätzte Stephen Partington so: > > > I am an SSL certificate away

Re: standalone mic

2020-03-28 Thread Bob Elzer
Just my two cents or rather 99 cents I have a teamspeak server so i use that a lot and before I used a headset to talk with people in game. What bugged me was that expensive headsets would always wind up breaking the wires with no way to fix it. So I got tired of buying new ones. I wound up

Re: How to get different wallpapers on linux mint kde 18.3

2020-03-09 Thread Bob Elzer
Abby, good point thanks Stephen On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 12:41 PM Stephen Partington wrote: > Like me he was at one time a google + user is my guess. My picture likely > will show up there as well. > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 11:41 AM Bob Elzer wrote: > >> Sorry to crash this

Re: How to get different wallpapers on linux mint kde 18.3

2020-03-09 Thread Bob Elzer
Sorry to crash this subject, but Micheal how did you get your picture to come up in my gmail when you're not in my contacts lol On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 10:15 AM Michael Butash wrote: > KDE loves different wallpapers, for some unfathomable reason. Apparently > they haven't heard of high-resolution

Re: A lot for CentOS 7, but for 8?

2020-03-03 Thread Bob Elzer
I waited a long time before going to CentOs 7 from 6 and by then there was lots of information available. Since CentOs 8 is fairly new there's a lot still needed. I for one am hoping that mate desktop gets ported, I really don't like gnome 3 Given a little time I think you'll start seeing more

Re: Filesystem Optimization

2020-02-06 Thread Bob Elzer
Well if you create a new filesystem and do an rsync then there is nothing to compare so the copy should go fast. If you have 46k files and they need to be compared before overwriting then that may take a little longer. Try copying a 2gb file across your nfs and see how long that takes. I once

Re: Creating a kdenlive intro

2019-12-17 Thread Bob Elzer
If you mean making it look like old home movies here is a quick tutorial https://youtu.be/qoly_IIyqyI On Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 6:37 PM Aaron Jones wrote: > What’s the easiest way to make a retro themed intro in kdenlive? > > Are there templates available or a place to get premade video stuff? >

Re: Learning Python

2019-12-16 Thread Bob Elzer
I have so many O'Reilly books I used to lear programming and Systems. My first were Learning Perl and Perl Cookbook. While I haven't learned Python, I would think the Learning Python and Python Cookbook would be good books. On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 6:31 PM Phil Waclawski wrote: > VS Code is

Re: recovery

2019-11-15 Thread Bob Elzer
ing about the recovery kernels. > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:29 AM Bob Elzer wrote: > >> There is a setting that lets you specify how many previous versions of >> the kernel to show on the boot screen. Whenever the kernel is updated the >> new kernel will be listed as

Re: recovery

2019-11-15 Thread Bob Elzer
There is a setting that lets you specify how many previous versions of the kernel to show on the boot screen. Whenever the kernel is updated the new kernel will be listed as the first and selected kernel on the boot screen, with the previous kernels listed below it followed by the recovery kernel.

Re: what does it mean

2019-11-13 Thread Bob Elzer
v 13, 2019, 12:45 PM Michael wrote: > I found something that might work. Thanks, Bob. > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:28 AM Bob Elzer wrote: > >> CentOs has a program called gnome-abrt it is the automatic bug reporting >> tool >> >> It shows a list of progr

Re: what does it mean

2019-11-13 Thread Bob Elzer
CentOs has a program called gnome-abrt it is the automatic bug reporting tool It shows a list of programs that have crashed along with the dump data. It also includes kernel crashes. See if you have a similar program on your OS On Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 8:16 AM Michael wrote: > memtest

Re: Is it screw with your admin day?

2019-11-02 Thread Bob Elzer
>From the rm manual page: To remove a file whose name starts with a '-' for example '-foo' use one of these commands rm -- -foo rm ./-foo I knew the double dash one not the other It's nice to know someone realized this could happen and provided a solution. On Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 4:57 AM

Re: CentOS 8

2019-10-21 Thread Bob Elzer
I run 7 with the mate desktop. I'm wondering when that will be ready. I have 8 in a VM as well. What I plan on doing is working on a kick-start script that will install everything that I want and automate some of the initial setup I use iptables now and need to check out nftables to see how

Re: impress?

2019-09-27 Thread Bob Elzer
Here is the site which has plenty of templates https://extensions.libreoffice.org/templates It even has a category for brochure/pamphlet On Fri, Sep 27, 2019, 9:50 AM Michael wrote: > I'm looking for some way to make a pamphlet. What is the best way? Do I > need to download a template?

Re: impress?

2019-09-27 Thread Bob Elzer
Impress is similar to PowerPoint which makes slide presentation's. Use writer, you can probably find a template in there. On Fri, Sep 27, 2019, 9:50 AM Michael wrote: > I'm looking for some way to make a pamphlet. What is the best way? Do I > need to download a template? Where do I download

Re: OT: Non-Geek wants honest Registrar and Host service

2019-08-30 Thread Bob Elzer
Google domains is $12 a year. No extra fees. You can even hide your info for Free. On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 12:51 PM Andrew McRobb wrote: > Sadly a lot of those "button-pressing" hosting services are going to cost > a bit more money vs firing up a instance on AWS or Droplet. Plus if all > your

Re: Printer Time

2019-08-28 Thread Bob Elzer
P.S. I use the brother HL-2170W foomatic driver in my Linux setup On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 5:23 PM Nathan wrote: > > Hey All, > > I'm in the market for a new printer. I tend to only print b/w and about > 200 - 250 pages a month. I would really prefer something with an > ethernet cable over wifi,

Re: Printer Time

2019-08-28 Thread Bob Elzer
Check out this brother laser printer, I have an older model that I'm happy with https://www.amazon.com/Compact-Laser-Printer-HL-L2370DW-Wireless/dp/B076Q1FK19/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_229_t_1?_encoding=UTF8=1=K4W40PV2EHVJSQY0HRJS On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 5:23 PM Nathan wrote: > > Hey All, > > I'm in the

Re: System building trouble

2019-08-12 Thread Bob Elzer
Glad to hear it's working. On Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 11:30 AM Adam Mercer wrote: > Hi > > Just an update regarding this, I initiated an RMA and the replacement > board arrived this morning. Connected it up and it worked first time! > > Thanks everyone for the help with this! > > Cheers > > Adam >

Re: Bootable CD ...

2019-08-04 Thread Bob Elzer
wouldn't it be easier to create a bootable usb drive using unetbootin? https://unetbootin.github.io/ On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 4:24 PM Michael Butash wrote: > I'd check out clonezilla bootable images, I've booted a server on a vm and > started imaging other vms with it before, it's pretty cool.

Re: System building trouble

2019-07-30 Thread Bob Elzer
9 PM, Adam Mercer wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 9:24 PM Bob Elzer wrote: > > > >> You could go to PCPartPicker and build a system with all your exact > parts and see if it gives you a warning about the wattage > > > > I used PCPartPicker to assembl

Re: System building trouble

2019-07-29 Thread Bob Elzer
I agree, but he didn't list his specific hardware he could be interfacing it with a Doc Brown Delorean. On Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 9:40 PM Stephen Partington wrote: > Unless he has an old fury or 8800 ultra the 750 should be fine. > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 9:24 PM Bob Elzer wrote: >

Re: System building trouble

2019-07-29 Thread Bob Elzer
I would think 750w power supply would be enough? But I have older stuff You could go to PCPartPicker and build a system with all your exact parts and see if it gives you a warning about the wattage You could also list your parts here too. Did you get a x570 Mb? I hear those draw more power too.

Re: System building trouble

2019-07-29 Thread Bob Elzer
How man watts is the power supply? If the the power supply is not enough it won't power up. I had the same thing happen on a previous build. On Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 4:33 PM Adam Mercer wrote: > Hi > > Just started building a new Ryzen 3000 system and having some issues, > after installing the

Re: Configure ktorrent for fastest downloads

2019-06-23 Thread Bob Elzer
sign up for gigabit download speeds actually that won't guarantee anything, what determines down speed is the upload speeds of the hosts. most of the settings are for telling ktorrent how many concurrent downloads you want and and how many connections to each torrent you want. make sure you have

Re: OT: html code to open a document in kwrite?

2019-06-05 Thread Bob Elzer
I think we are getting into overkill, He said he just wanted to click on something to run the command. Desktop icon would be the fastest and easiest to do. On Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 9:34 AM azlobo73 wrote: > A related option that might work depending on the browser used is webdav, > but actually

Re: OT: html code to open a document in kwrite?

2019-06-01 Thread Bob Elzer
My 2 cents So it sounds you just don't want to type the command? Setting this up in a browser makes you open the browser and then open the page and then click on the link. I think the simplest solution would be to add an entry to the system menu or an icon to the panel or desktop. Depending on

Re: Linux Mint mutes parts of music

2019-04-30 Thread Bob Elzer
year > it’s been running. > I hardly look at bitrate, so don’t know. Clementine shows song moving > smoothly with no sound, then sound kicks in at five seconds into the song. > If music is corrupted, why would it play smoothly in several other > programs? > >

Re: Linux Mint mutes parts of music

2019-04-30 Thread Bob Elzer
hard drive or ssd? What size and how much free space? Have you tried running top to see if the CPU is getting overloaded? Are you doing regular updates? You say it was running fine, did you start having problems after an update. If that is the case, do you really need to do the updates? If it

Re: How to migrate Ubuntu to new computer?

2019-02-25 Thread Bob Elzer
first thing I would try is to clone the disks and stick them in the new computer and see if it boots. it would help if you could give the specs of the old and new computers what motherboards, how many disk's, memory and video cards On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 9:03 PM Stephen Elliott How do I

Re: OT : Screen Recording and Editing Software

2019-02-07 Thread Bob Elzer
Check out OBS Studio. https://obsproject.com it runs on windows, mac and linux On Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 11:38 AM Hi, > > This is OT. > > I am looking at Camtasia for Screen Recording and Editing. I want to > create some YouTube videos that will show me coding and I need to be able > to edit the

Re: rsync permission denied

2019-01-30 Thread Bob Elzer
is seagate mounted ? is it write protected ? On Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 7:52 AM > rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/Seagate > > rsync: mkdir "/media/bmike1/Seagate" failed: Permission denied (13) > Mike, this suggests that whatever user is login in to the remote box

Re: sleep and rsync

2019-01-02 Thread Bob Elzer
there are two different things. screen saver and power management. power management will put the computer in suspend mode which will copy memory to a buffer then put the system into a very low power mode waiting to be woke up after wich it will copy the buffer back to memory and resume where it

Re: android question

2018-12-31 Thread Bob Elzer
There are two kinds of unlocking, carrier unlocking which lets you use the phone on any carrier, this is free providing you have paid for your phone your carrier will provide you with a code or an app to unlock it. this has nothing to do with using your phone as a mobile hotspot. the other

Re: I want to download a program (mint 19.1)

2018-12-31 Thread Bob Elzer
go to the website, click on the download link of the version you want simple On Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 11:01 AM Michael sorry. I meant I want to download an ISO. > > On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 6:34 AM wrote: > >> apt-get install and/or dpkg! >> >> >> Michael writes: >> >> > should I use wget? >> >

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