Re: [PLUG] LO Calc formatting question

2018-06-05 Thread Dick Steffens
, Other Options, [x] Quoted field as text along with [x] detect special numbers? I have to do this when I import .csv data from the credit union. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [PLUG] LO Calc formatting question

2018-06-05 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/05/2018 03:46 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: Did you try, in the Text Import options, Other Options, [x] Quoted field as text along with [x] detect special numbers? I have to do this when I import .csv data from the credit union. Dick,   No, I didn&#

[PLUG] Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Update Failure

2018-06-08 Thread Dick Steffens
t;OK" but no indication of which package raised the complaint. I clicked on "Settings" and clicked through each of the tabs. When I closed that window the "Software Updater" window returned with the same long list. I clicked "Install N

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Update Failure

2018-06-08 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/08/2018 07:25 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: I'm getting an error message when using "Software Updater" I am presented with a long list of updates. I click "Install Now", type in my password when asked to authenticate, and then get a message that says, "Requ

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Update Failure

2018-06-08 Thread Dick Steffens
ture 'i386' rsteff@ENU-2:~$ Looks like Google Earth is the culprit. Later today, after finishing my work, I'll pursue this. Thanks for the recommendation. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Update Failure

2018-06-08 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/08/2018 08:13 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Fri, 8 Jun 2018 07:49:09 -0700 Dick Steffens dijo: A few minutes later I got a message to the effect that there was some kind of system problem, did I want to report it? I said yes. It came back and said it couldn't be reported becau

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Update Failure

2018-06-08 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/08/2018 12:32 PM, Ben Koenig wrote: On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 9:04 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: On 06/08/2018 08:13 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: sudo do-release-upgrade upgrades to 16.10 or 18.04 Do not attempt to perform a release upgrade while your repository is in a broken

[PLUG] Resolved: Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Update Failure

2018-06-08 Thread Dick Steffens
, which I only use occasionally. Thanks to all for the various pointers, which when combined, solved my problem. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] WiFi not working. Ubuntu 16.04. Lenovo x200

2018-06-14 Thread Dick Steffens
ot;On" for wireless, it jumps from off to on and back again, and that all the listed WiFi connections are "out of range." He knows Ubuntu, and that info is what led him to think it's hardware. I'll take it to him when we get back. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _

Re: [PLUG] WiFi not working. Ubuntu 16.04. Lenovo x200

2018-06-14 Thread Dick Steffens
: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection rsteff@ThinkPad-X200-Tablet:~$ I don't know if the radio is part of one of those. If not, then I'm guessing that is telling me it's a hardware problem. -- Regards,

Re: [PLUG] WiFi not working. Ubuntu 16.04. Lenovo x200

2018-06-14 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/14/2018 04:31 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Thu, 14 Jun 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: [   21.949538] iwlwifi :03:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.   Looks to me that the radio switch is turned off. Rich On 06/14/2018 04:31 PM, Russell Senior wrote: The rfkill looks like the

Re: [PLUG] WiFi not working. Ubuntu 16.04. Lenovo x200

2018-06-14 Thread Dick Steffens
I just cancel. A simple restart wasn't enough this afternoon. I had to do a power down/up. So while it's working, I know something isn't right, and will have to pursue that when we get home. Thanks for all the troubleshooting help. -- Regards, Dick Steffens

Re: [PLUG] WiFi not working. Ubuntu 16.04. Lenovo x200

2018-06-15 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/14/2018 09:13 PM, Russell Senior wrote: Fwiw, this is your radio: On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection $ lspci -k will show you which kernel driver is responsible for the

Re: [PLUG] WiFi not working. Ubuntu 16.04. Lenovo x200

2018-06-15 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/15/2018 05:36 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Thu, 14 Jun 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: Reboot solves the problem. I am able to see a couple of WiFi transceivers, one of which is this hotel. Since I'm hard wired, I'll stick with that for tonight. Tomorrow I probably won't h

Re: [PLUG] Application hijacks desktop

2018-06-21 Thread Dick Steffens
eone has a link to instructions for what you're trying to do and see if there are further details. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Application hijacks desktop

2018-06-22 Thread Dick Steffens
bers from backend" and restart Kodi -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Networking Not Working

2018-06-23 Thread Dick Steffens
ere to look for what's going wrong here? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Networking Not Working

2018-06-24 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/24/2018 01:08 AM, King Beowulf wrote: On 06/23/2018 07:06 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: I've always been able to connect various Ubuntu machines here at home using either Nautilus or Caja. We're back from our trip, and I want to move my Thunderbird profile from my laptop back to

Re: [PLUG] ls -d does not work as it should

2018-06-25 Thread Dick Steffens
x27;m curious why it might not be working as expected. Has anyone else run into this issue? Results on UbuntuMATE 16.04: rsteff@ENU-2:~$ ls -d . rsteff@ENU-2:~$ -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] SANE not quite easy

2018-06-27 Thread Dick Steffens
based on my previous experience, I would expect good results from that mailing list. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Interpreting memtest screen

2018-06-27 Thread Dick Steffens
wants more info. Thanks for any advice. Spell check humor: Thunderbird wants to change ThinkPad to Stinkpot, with an alternate choice of Kneecapped. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Thunderbird doesn't take focus sometimes

2018-06-29 Thread Dick Steffens
document opens. It's as if the act of highlighting text in the window does not cause that window to have the focus. Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] Spammers on the plug list

2018-07-04 Thread Dick Steffens
soas.fi, and "Interesting work" from ep...@airtecpneumatics.co.uk. I've never gotten an email from Finland before (psoas.fi). Whois says that domain belongs to Ascio Technologies. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Spammers on the plug list

2018-07-04 Thread Dick Steffens
And now I've received an invite for, "a funny hang out, if you know what I mean," from "Melina Taylor", too. Sigh. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Spammers on the plug list

2018-07-04 Thread Dick Steffens
ach message a little different, and with different pictures. I mark them as Junk in Thunderbird, but it hasn't figured out that "she" is always to be considered Junk. As Richard said, I'll create a filter to put "her" stuff in Junk. -- Regards, Dick Steffens __

Re: [PLUG] Spammers on the plug list

2018-07-04 Thread Dick Steffens
I didn't inspect the link) to get a phone number to call them. (Not gonna happen.) If I get another one I'll collect more details. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Spammers on the plug list

2018-07-05 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/05/2018 06:37 AM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: Nice work Wes. Thank you. Ditto that. The last one I have is from 3:28 this morning, but it's probably still part of the script from yesterday. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing

[PLUG] Boot up, wrong video

2018-07-06 Thread Dick Steffens
ere I should start to debug this? Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Boot up, wrong video

2018-07-06 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/06/2018 09:14 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: I shut off my machine for a couple of hours this morning. When I powered it back up only one monitor was used, and the resolution is lower than normal. I have a two monitor setup running nVidia. I tried running the nVidia X Server Settings program

[PLUG] Resolved: Boot up, wrong video

2018-07-06 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/06/2018 09:24 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: On 07/06/2018 09:14 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: I shut off my machine for a couple of hours this morning. When I powered it back up only one monitor was used, and the resolution is lower than normal. I have a two monitor setup running nVidia. I tried

Re: [PLUG] PLUG (Yes, discussing PLUG)

2018-07-06 Thread Dick Steffens
ryone. What year did the Red Hat guys visit the clinic at Riverdale (the old location of Riverdale)? Plus or minus a few months, and that's my time in PLUG. I appreciate everyone involved, and all the help I've received during that time, and I'm sure into the future. -- Reg

[PLUG] QEMU Win 7 Install Error

2018-07-10 Thread Dick Steffens
-80GB.qcow2' (as uid:64055, gid:133): No such file or directory /var/lib/libvirt/images exists but is empty. Am I supposed to create win7-80GB.qcow2 and run the install again? And should it be a file or a directory? Has anyone run into this befo

Re: [PLUG] QEMU Win 7 Install Error

2018-07-10 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/10/2018 05:14 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Tue, 10 Jul 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: Error continue install: Cannot access storage file '/var/lib/libvirt/images/win7-80GB.qcow2' (as uid:64055, gid:133): No such file or directory Traceback (most recent call last):   File "

Re: [PLUG] QEMU Win 7 Install Error

2018-07-11 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/10/2018 05:14 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Tue, 10 Jul 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: Error continue install: Cannot access storage file '/var/lib/libvirt/images/win7-80GB.qcow2' (as uid:64055, gid:133): No such file or directory Traceback (most recent call last):   File "

[PLUG] DHCP with QEMU

2018-07-12 Thread Dick Steffens
3 and 192.168.122.1. I think I've discovered that QEMU provides a DHCP server. What I haven't found is how to tell QEMU not to be a DHCP server but to use my router. Any clues as to where to make that change will be gratefully received. -- Regards,

Re: [PLUG] DHCP with QEMU

2018-07-13 Thread Dick Steffens
st environments. But I haven't tried it, maybe it's easier than it looks That's what I'm finding, too. But, it's available to me, and I can still work with my VirtualBox setup until I get QEMU working. Thanks! -- Regards, Dick Steffens __

Re: [PLUG] DHCP with QEMU

2018-07-13 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/13/2018 12:32 AM, King Beowulf wrote: On 07/12/2018 10:26 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: While I've got Win7 up and running, the network setting are screwy. I have my router set to be a DHCP server, with 192.168.0.1 as the default gateway. I also assigned 192.168.0.104 as a static lease fo

[PLUG] HP Pavillion DM4?

2018-07-14 Thread Dick Steffens
Any experience with one of these? https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/sys/d/hp-pavilion-dm4/6626591009.html -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] HP Pavillion DM4?

2018-07-15 Thread Dick Steffens
erprise grade" e.g. run them untill they croak and dispose of them. But I havent see HP "glue" their laptops shut like other manufactures yet; I'd check that upon purchase if you hope to install up graded parts. Thanks. That's all good to know. -- Regards, Dick Steffens

Re: [PLUG] HP Pavillion DM4?

2018-07-15 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/15/2018 12:06 PM, Matt McKenzie wrote: On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 4:40 PM Dick Steffens wrote: Any experience with one of these? https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/sys/d/hp-pavilion-dm4/6626591009.html -- Regards, Dick Steffens I don't know about this exact model but I do have

Re: [PLUG] Filesystem problems with new USB drive

2018-07-21 Thread Dick Steffens
n for that yet. https://resolutioncenter.ebay.com/ -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] reccomendations for domain providers

2018-07-25 Thread Dick Steffens
structions on what to do. They helped me see my confusion and got me going again in a short period during one day. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Program installed but not showing up in Ubuntu MATE 18.04 menu

2018-07-31 Thread Dick Steffens
u for VirtualBoxVM returns empty. How do I find out where it was installed? And, how do I get it into the menu? I suppose I don't really need it in the menu if I can put a launch icon in the panel. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing

[PLUG] Resolved: Program installed but not showing up in Ubuntu MATE 18.04 menu

2018-07-31 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/31/2018 11:10 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: I just downloaded and installed virtualbox-5.2_5.2.16-123759~Ubuntu~bionic_amd64.deb using the GDebi Package Installer on my Ubuntu MATE 18.04 machine. The package installer indicates that the program was installed, but there's no entry for

Re: [PLUG] Resolved: Program installed but not showing up in Ubuntu MATE 18.04 menu

2018-07-31 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/31/2018 02:44 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:28:35 -0700 Dick Steffens dijo: On 07/31/2018 11:10 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: I just downloaded and installed virtualbox-5.2_5.2.16-123759~Ubuntu~bionic_amd64.deb using the GDebi Package Installer on my Ubuntu MATE 18.04

Re: [PLUG] Three questions - Google Fiber in PDX ? Consider AWS or using IPv6 + DNS + 1Gb/s @ $70/month CenturyLink.? City of Portland & Dark Fiber ?

2018-08-03 Thread Dick Steffens
end of a glass fiber, but should you be exposed to one, do be careful because they can puncture the skin and break off. Not a comfortable thing to have to deal with. I remember technicians with EC's Voice and Data department grousing about that from time to time when I worked there 20 years ag

[PLUG] Caja always on top

2018-08-04 Thread Dick Steffens
find a setting for "always on top" like I've seen in other programs. Does anyone know where to look to find that setting and unset it? Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Brother Printer Woes

2018-08-05 Thread Dick Steffens
files printed. We've tried shutting down the printer, waiting a couple of minutes, and starting it back up, but the results are the same. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this? Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pd

[PLUG] Resolved: Brother Printer Woes

2018-08-05 Thread Dick Steffens
Thanks to you both for the ideas. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Caja always on top

2018-08-08 Thread Dick Steffens
On 08/04/2018 11:38 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: I must have done something, because I don't think this happened earlier this week, but when I open a file from Caja, the replacement for Nautilus in Ubuntu MATE 18.04, the Caja window stays on top of the window for the file I opened. I've

Re: [PLUG] Caja always on top

2018-08-08 Thread Dick Steffens
On 08/08/2018 10:17 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Wed, 8 Aug 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: However, that tool only shows a check mark next to Click to Focus, Dick,   Am I correct that you un-checeked that checkbox and saw no difference in the behavior? No. There is no checkbox, just a check

Re: [PLUG] Caja always on top

2018-08-08 Thread Dick Steffens
On 08/08/2018 11:14 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Wed, 8 Aug 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: No. There is no checkbox, just a check mark.   Well, that's strange. Is there a settings menu somewhere that might control window focus following the cursor? That's what I'm hoping exists.

Re: [PLUG] Caja always on top

2018-08-08 Thread Dick Steffens
;s less of an issue than focus. Thanks for the pointer. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Caja always on top

2018-08-10 Thread Dick Steffens
ng it was something dependent on more processing speed or memory and it won't show up now. In any case, I'll be working with Compiz for now, and I might be able to call this one fixed. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Compiz save to desktop placement behavior

2018-08-11 Thread Dick Steffens
e large enough that I can see them and get them, but it's annoying. Looking at the CompizConfig Settings Manager, I see there are lots of things to adjust, but I don't know what they call what I'm trying to do, so I don't know what option to fiddle with. Any

[PLUG] Reliable long term, off-line storage

2018-08-27 Thread Dick Steffens
other alternatives are there? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Reliable long term, off-line storage

2018-08-27 Thread Dick Steffens
s long as there's someone paying attention to them, which isn't guaranteed. but these alternatives seem like the best ones. Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Reliable long term, off-line storage

2018-08-27 Thread Dick Steffens
On 08/27/2018 01:43 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:15:40 -0700 Dick Steffens dijo: Are thumb drives good for that? I don't know how many bytes of space you need, but I just bought a couple of 256GB PNY USB-3 Generation 1 thumb drives from Best Buy via eBay for $50

Re: [PLUG] Reliable long term, off-line storage

2018-08-27 Thread Dick Steffens
On 08/27/2018 01:43 PM, Galen Seitz wrote: On 08/27/2018 01:15 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: What are the current preferences for long term, off line storage of photo files? (At this point I don't know how many, or how large the files are.) Are thumb drives good for that? Here's a dis

Re: [PLUG] Reliable long term, off-line storage

2018-08-27 Thread Dick Steffens
think of it, maybe making a set of decent prints (photo service) on archival paper would be a good idea for historical purposes. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Reliable long term, off-line storage

2018-08-27 Thread Dick Steffens
On 08/27/2018 01:56 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Mon, 27 Aug 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: So, be sure to run a refresh every so often. :-)   That's what coffee and a shower do. Yeah, that's for short term. I'm thinking more like a weekend at the coast. -- Regards,

Re: [PLUG] Reliable long term, off-line storage

2018-08-27 Thread Dick Steffens
do the job. Even the organ tech doesn't have a copy anymore. Fun with advancing technology. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Comcast/Xfinity experiences?

2018-09-12 Thread Dick Steffens
also possible to "negotiate" the increase back. We've done it a couple of times now. As I recall, my wife told the Comcast rep she didn't want to pay what they were asking, and after a conversation, the rate was reset to what we've been paying for the last year.

[PLUG] I hadn't heard this before

2018-09-17 Thread Dick Steffens
I knew about occasional "put down" kinds of remarks, but didn't know it was this intense: https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2018/09/linux_creator_linus_torvalds_t.html#incart_river_index -- Regards, Dick Steffens _

[PLUG] How do we know who to trust?

2018-10-04 Thread Dick Steffens
The story about Elemental's computers having a spy chip on their motherboards raise the question, how can we know if our computers are compromised? https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2018/10/chinese_planted_spy_chips_insi.html -- Regards, Dick Ste

Re: [PLUG] How do we know who to trust?

2018-10-04 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/04/2018 12:51 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Thu, 4 Oct 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: The story about Elemental's computers having a spy chip on their motherboards raise the question, how can we know if our computers are compromised? Dick,   We probably cannot. But, motherboards by Asus

[PLUG] MIDI on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-10-13 Thread Dick Steffens
elieve that there's more to configure somewhere in order to get the "Instrument: choir aahs" but I don't know where to do that. Are there any musicians with Ubuntu 18 MIDI experience who can point me to the right documentation? Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _

Re: [PLUG] MIDI on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-10-13 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/13/2018 04:28 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:36:31 -0700 Dick Steffens dijo: Are there any musicians with Ubuntu 18 MIDI experience who can point me to the right documentation? I'm nowhere close to being a musician, but I can suggest Audacity. If Audacity can

Re: [PLUG] MIDI on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-10-13 Thread Dick Steffens
ready knew? I would load a soft synth into an instrument track in Ardour and place the midi file in that track. Where do I find soft synths? Are they things that are generic to the OS, or specific to audio applications? -- Regards, Dick Steffens __

Re: [PLUG] MIDI on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-10-13 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/13/2018 08:14 PM, Ali Corbin wrote: On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 3:38 PM Dick Steffens wrote: I tried timidity: $ timidity 1.midi Requested buffer size 32768, fragment size 8192 ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 32768, period size 8192 bytes Playing 1.midi MIDI file: 1.midi

[PLUG] Tracing delayed email

2018-10-15 Thread Dick Steffens
te an email takes? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Tracing delayed email

2018-10-15 Thread Dick Steffens
to me, is there some way for me to trace the route an email takes? ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug I suspected that was the case. Thanks for confirming. -- Regards, Dick Ste

[PLUG] Resolved: MIDI on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-10-18 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/13/2018 08:14 PM, Ali Corbin wrote: On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 3:38 PM Dick Steffens wrote: I tried timidity: $ timidity 1.midi Requested buffer size 32768, fragment size 8192 ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 32768, period size 8192 bytes Playing 1.midi MIDI file: 1.midi

[PLUG] Odd Laptop Behavior

2018-10-23 Thread Dick Steffens
icon no the top bar shows, "Wi-Fi Networks   device not ready" I restarted with the thumb drive again, and  again I was able to connect to the house Wi-Fi. And again, 16.04 booted up with Wi-Fi working. Any thoughts on what's going on? This is a Lenovo X200 Tablet, if that

[PLUG] How long does the Plug List try to send an email?

2018-10-23 Thread Dick Steffens
so I know some services try to resend when the message doesn't go through right away. I'm just curious how long the Plug List tries? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Odd Laptop Behavior

2018-10-25 Thread Dick Steffens
hat makes sense. I'm getting a new SSD this weekend and will be putting 18.04 on it, so I expect the problem to go away. Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Odd Laptop Behavior

2018-10-25 Thread Dick Steffens
live with. I just try to remember to restore Firefox before clicking on a link in an email. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-28 Thread Dick Steffens
hey don't mention how to fix the broken packages. I tried running Fix Broken Packages in Symantic. I says they're fixed, but the error continues. Clue stick appreciated. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http:/

Re: [PLUG] Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-28 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/28/18 6:27 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 15:16:09 -0700 Dick Steffens dijo: Is anyone using VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19? No, but I have long used it on Ubuntu. I usually install things with the GUI, normally Synaptic, but sometimes gDebi. And while I did not have

Re: [PLUG] Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
ing the version made for Ubuntu 18 from Oracle and see if that works. That's what I have on my desktop and it's working well. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
pen source alternatives would also require a steep learning curve, and since I don't need them often, it's just easier to use the old familiar ones. I have these in a VirtualBox .ova file. So once I have VirtualBox installed, it's pretty easy to import the .ova. -

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
, see: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-acquire-red-hat-completely-changing-cloud-landscape-and-becoming-world%E2%80%99s-1-hybrid-cloud-provider -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinu

[PLUG] Resolved: Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/29/18 7:46 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: When next I have time, which might not be until tomorrow, I'll try getting the version made for Ubuntu 18 from Oracle and see if that works. That's what I have on my desktop and it's working well. I finished today's work ear

Re: [PLUG] Resolved: Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
'n Dirty 2) Correct and Clean Can you point to both of those? I only see one at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Resolved: Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/29/18 4:17 PM, Ben Koenig wrote: Scroll down to where it says "Debian-based distributions" Okay. I see that. But what tells me it's the better way than the one above that says Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 10  AMD64? -- Regards,

Re: [PLUG] Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/29/18 4:26 PM, Tomas Kuchta wrote: If you are installing Oracle VirtualBox version. Do not forget to uninstall the standard version before you start. Yeah. I found that out when I forgot to uninstall before installing. -- Regards, Dick Steffens

Re: [PLUG] Resolved: Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 19

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
hich means you will avoid lots of stupid errors when checking for updates. Okay. That makes sense. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] In the market for a printer/scanner

2018-11-01 Thread Dick Steffens
What are people happy with in the area of printer/scanners these days? I'm not interested in ink jet, just laser. And while I probably don't really need color printing, I'll consider it. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG ma

Re: [PLUG] In the market for a printer/scanner

2018-11-01 Thread Dick Steffens
-- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] In the market for a printer/scanner

2018-11-01 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/1/18 7:48 PM, Edward Koenig wrote: On Nov 1, 2018, at 10:18 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: What are people happy with in the area of printer/scanners these days? I'm not interested in ink jet, just laser. And while I probably don't really need color printing, I'll consider

[PLUG] Issue while trying another distribution

2018-11-05 Thread Dick Steffens
lid. Thanks for any help. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Paper tape?

2018-11-11 Thread Dick Steffens
t seen any of that in ages. Used to have a collection of model 28's and a model 35. Miss that stuff for some strange reason. Those mechanical things are what we'll need if Skynet takes over our fancy machines. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _

[PLUG] GUI Rename Oddity

2018-11-14 Thread Dick Steffens
file. When I move it back to the directory open in Caja, I can now rename other files. Then, later on, the issue comes back. Any ideas on what's causing this? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.o

Re: [PLUG] GUI Rename Oddity

2018-11-14 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/14/18 2:44 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 11/14/2018 03:46 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: Ubuntu MATE 18.04, Compiz. From time to time, when I try to rename a file using Caja, when I right-click on the file, the filename and the extension are highlighted, but typing something has no effect, and

Re: [PLUG] GUI Rename Oddity

2018-11-14 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/14/18 3:40 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:49:50 -0800 Dick Steffens dijo: It's intermittent. Sometimes it works fine. Other times not. The files are copies of template files I use, which I created, and which I never changed any properties on. I use Xfce which

Re: [PLUG] GUI Rename Oddity

2018-11-14 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/14/18 4:20 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: Good point. I have various problems with different parts of Ubuntu MATE 18.04, Compiz or Marco, and with Linux Mint 19 MATE. When I get some free time I'm going to give Rich's favorite distro, Slac

Re: [PLUG] GUI Rename Oddity

2018-11-15 Thread Dick Steffens
time, rename doesn't work. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] GUI Rename Oddity

2018-11-15 Thread Dick Steffens
n I get some time. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Startup Disk Creator issue -- Ubuntu MATE

2018-11-16 Thread Dick Steffens
le is slackware-live-xfce-current.iso I have another iso that Startup Disk Creator will put in the source panel, linuxmint-19-mate-64bit-v2.iso Any ideas what I'm missing? Does it just mean that there's something wrong with the file and I should download it again

Re: [PLUG] Startup Disk Creator issue -- Ubuntu MATE

2018-11-16 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/16/18 3:16 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: Any ideas what I'm missing? Does it just mean that there's something wrong with the file and I should download it again? Dick,   Did you check the md5sum after downloading the file? That will te

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