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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 1866

Today's Topics: 

  Re: Detecting disk drives from an in  [ Michelle Konzack  ]
  Re: web proxy settings                [ Pol Hallen  ]
  Re: It was new to me, even if it was  [ Kevin Mark  ]
  Re: samba q                           [ Hugo Vanwoerkom  ]
  Re: opinions on package descriptions  [ Andrew Sackville-West  ]

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:29:48 +0200
From: Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
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Am 2007-06-20 11:54:02, schrieb Orestes leal:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:29:12 +0200
> Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de> wrote:
> > Can you tell me which version of "fdisk" you are using?
> > "fdisk -l" returns nothing at all (=B6USER or root)
>=20
> fdisk v2.12r

Do you need help?X

:-/ I have v2.12p

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day

    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant

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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:45:00 -0000
From: dijlle <dijlle@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: lenny: KDE menus disappeared after upgrade Message-ID: <1183124700.710277.102350@k29g2000hsd.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I noticed in the meanwhile that /var/cache was full. After resolving this, and running an aptitude dist-upgrade again, my problem is solved :-)

Regards,

Jeroen

On Jun 29, 3:10 pm, "Jeroen Dijkmans" <dij...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,

>

> I performed an dist-upgrade of my lenny system this morning. After that, I
> noticed that starting up my wife's KDE, gives a lot of trouble. I get the
> following two error pop-ups:

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:18:31 +0200
From: Pol Hallen <debianen@fuckaround.org> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: web proxy settings
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> Hello All. I installed my debian while behind a web proxy and now
> I want to run it with a direct connection. What config file do I need
> to change to remove the proxy info I entered during install. My system
> is headless so I will need a command line way of removing the
> information.

Hi,
i'm not sure, but u should see in /etc/apt/sources.list and remove proxy references.  

Can we help you?X

Pol

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:37:17 -0400
From: Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: testing if Ubuntu deb file for ASCEND works in Debian.... 

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On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 09:46:18AM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote:
>
>
>
> >From: Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com>
> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >Subject: Re: testing if Ubuntu deb file for ASCEND works in Debian....
> >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:20:24 -0700
> >
> >On Mon, 2007-25-06 at 13:54 +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> >
> >Sorry, this was meant fort the list.. :)
> >
> >> Dear Debianists,
> >>
> >> I have been working with an engineering modelling program called ASCEND.
> >> You can get it from sourceforge and it has a wikipedia page.
> >>
> >> See:
> >>
> >> http://ascendwiki.cheme.cmu.edu/
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a version of it compiled on my AMD64 box here that works OK
> >courtesy
> >> of the kind assistance of one of the developers, John Pye.
> >>
> >> I have been distracted with stuff for a while but I am eventually going
> >to
> >> try to make a deb file for Etch for the AMD64 version of ASCEND and
> >> distribute it.
> >>
> >> I have read a few web pages on making deb files and I guess there will
> >be a
> >> steep learning curve involved to get the deb file checked out and
> >registered
> >> (or whatever happens to them) by the Debian community.
> >
> >Good idea. If the package is useful to others why not try to get one of
> >the debian developers or package maintainers to package it and have it
> >added to the debian archive. They will need your assistance if they
> >don't use the software themselves. They could likely roll it out without
> >much further ado whereas you or I would lose some of our hair.. :)
> >
> >It would need to enter experimental or unstable first so it may take
> >time for it to become "stable".
> >
> >I forget exactly how to ask that a package be added to debian, something
> >along the lines of a bug report requesting the software be packaged.
>
> I have started to read the Debian policy tome and will then move on to the
> maintainers guide tome. I will need to find out exactly what kind of
> license this software has got. Then I can figure out whether it belongs in
> Debian free or non free.
>
> >
> >> However, the developers have made an Ubuntu deb file and put on the
> >> sourceforge site where it can be downloaded. One of them suggested I
> >try to
> >> get it to work under Debian Etch and see if it succeeds. I have a 32
> >bit
> >> machine at work (AMD Duron 1200 MHz) that is running the i386 version of
> >> Debian Etch 4.0 (r0) and I am going to try installing the deb file and
> >see
> >> how it goes.....
> >>
> >> I downloaded the deb file from the following link:
> >>
> >>
> >https://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=167528&filesize=4682680&filename=ascend_0.9.5.109-1feisty_i386.deb&36060585
>
> I tried installing it on the i386 machine at work and I discovered that it
> needs llibsundials-serial0, python-matplotlib python-numpy and libktable.
> I couldn't find the sundial libraries anywhere in Synaptic in Etch 4.0 r(0)
> i386. Maybe they are there but under some different package name I don't
> recognise. I couldn't see python-matplotlib or python-numpy in there
> either. I guess libktable might be part of tktable. I am not sure if
> tktable is around in i386 Etch.
> I am going to nose around on the internet and find individual deb files for
> these packages and copy them on to a CDROM. I will take them to work and
> manually install them on my machine with the dpkg command.
>
> If you read the Debian policy tome then it says that there is a general
> email packages@debian.org or something that goes to a whole tribe of
> package maintainers somewhere.....
> Is that where you are supposed to send an email asking if anyone is
> interested to help turn it all into a proper Debian package?
>

There is a psuedo-package in Debian called WNPP and you file a special bug called an ITP or RFP. ITP is intent to package, meaning that you are going to do it. RFP is request for package, meaning you want someone else to do it. As usual, most packages require additional libraries or software to work, so you may need to add a few more 'dependencies' and file a few more RFP or ITP bugs. You can also look for mentors.debian.net for some help with your packageing effort.

-K 

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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:40:15 -0400 From: Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: It was new to me, even if it was 3 years old... Message-ID: <20070629144015.GC6067@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 01:43:20AM -0700, Bert Schulze wrote:
> > apt-cache madison ...
> > apt-cache's madison command attempts to mimic the output format and
> > a subset of the functionality of the Debian archive management tool,
> > madison. It displays available versions of a package in a tabular
> > format. Unlike the original madison, it can only display information for
> > the architecture for which APT has retrieved package lists
> > (APT::Architecture).
> >
>
> Don't you think the list will be able to read the apt-cache manpage? (;
>
Many things in plain sight are overlooked or skimmed over, thats how I missed it. Some folks never have ever read all the man pages on their system or all the docs in /usr/share/docs. If you have, then I'd say youre in the minority and very luck and have a lot of time. -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______|

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:02:34 -0500 From: Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: samba q Message-ID: <f636ub$ck9$1@sea.gmane.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Owen Townend wrote:
> Hugo,
>
> First step is probably ensuring that you have
> encrypt passwords = true
> set as a [global] option, if you're using swat then it's a check box on
> the main config page.
> Try that first, hopefully it fixes the problem.
>
I don't know why that doesn't show up in the config but it is in a list box under globals and security options and it always was "yes". That was set so with the dpkg-config at the beginning. Hugo
>
> On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 11:17 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>> Hi, >> >> I installed samba and apparently Debian automatically creates a share >> for the first user that is created. >> >> I created a share for a second user, but it never shows up on XP. >> This is the config: >> >> # Samba config file created using SWAT >> # from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) >> # Date: 2007/06/28 11:13:46 >> >> [global] >> workgroup = SAMBAWORK >> server string = %h server >> obey pam restrictions = Yes >> passdb backend = tdbsam >> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u >> passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n >> *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . >> syslog = 0 >> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m >> max log size = 1000 >> dns proxy = No >> panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d >> invalid users = root >> >> [homes] >> comment = Home Directories >> valid users = %S >> create mask = 0700 >> directory mask = 0700 >> browseable = No >> >> [printers] >> comment = All Printers >> path = /var/spool/samba >> create mask = 0700 >> printable = Yes >> browseable = No >> >> [print$] >> comment = Printer Drivers >> path = /var/lib/samba/printers >> >> [pablo] >> comment = pablo >> path = /home/pablo >> guest ok = Yes >> >> What do I have to do for pablo to show up on XP? >> >> Hugo >> >>
>
>

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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:17:44 -0700 From: Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: GRUB not loading kernel image Message-ID: <20070629161741.GI20688@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="TA4f0niHM6tHt3xR" Content-Disposition: inline --TA4f0niHM6tHt3xR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 03:23:52PM +0200, Kim Christensen wrote:
> Hey list,
>=20
> I came across a really pesky problem when installing Debian on one of
> our servers today. An installation like any other, with our standard
> setup:
[...]
> /dev/sda3 reiserfs (the rest)
>=20
> The installation went fine. I installed GRUB as a boot loader, and
> continued to reboot the server. However, after the GRUB loading screen
> nothing happened.=20
>=20
> GRUB echoes out its boot command list (like always), but hangs where it
how about the actual verbatim output from GRUB?=20
> should load the actual kernel image. I have done a few reboots, no luck.
> I also tried mounting the partitions in a rescue shell
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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:59:31 -0600 From: Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Cc: Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net> Subject: Re: It was new to me, even if it was 3 years old... Message-ID: <20070629155931.GB7625@big.lan.gnu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 10:40:15AM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 01:43:20AM -0700, Bert Schulze wrote:
> > > apt-cache madison ...
Thanks, Kevin. I, for one, haven't yet discovered a workable method of tracking updates to all the man pages on my system. -- Paul E Condon pecondon@mesanetworks.net

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:53:46 -0600 From: Keith Christian <keithchristian@yahoo.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Trouble configuring an Hp Officejet 6310 with Etch Message-ID: <46852B0A.9070602@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Running Debian Etch. I've had this 6310 all in one Officejet working with Etch before but it doesn't work after I installed Etch on a different machine. The printer has been working fine with the previous Etch system and with Windows. 1. /usr/bin/hp-setup says: (keith@jupiter) ~>sudo hp-setup HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 1.6.10) Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 3.1 Copyright (c) 2003-6 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. 0 error: Unable to connect to hpiod. error: Unable to connect to HPLIP I/O. Please (re)start HPLIP and try again. I have executed sudo /etc/init.d/hplip restart on numerous occasions, powered the 6310 printer on and off, etc., still can't print or scan. 2. scanimage -L reports nothing to the terminal, but the following message appears in /var/log/messages: Jun 29 09:43:58 jupiter scanimage: unable to connect hpssd socket 3203: Connection refused: prnt/hpijs/hplip_api.c 719 3. Desktop / Administration / Printing / New Printer detected the Officejet 6310, but the test page won't print due to an error. The gnome-cups-manager utility status window shows Stopped: job-stopped for the test page. 4. Detection messages from /var/log/message: Jun 29 09:37:54 jupiter kernel: Vendor: HP Model: Officejet 6310 Rev: 1.00 Jun 29 09:37:54 jupiter kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Jun 29 09:37:54 jupiter kernel: sd 19:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda 5. Below is the output of dpkg -l \*hp\* if that will help: (keith@jupiter) ~>dpkg -l \*hp\* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-========================-========================-================================================================ ii foomatic-db-hpijs 20061031-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - database for HPIJS driver un hp-ppd <none> (no description available) ii hpijs 2.6.10+1.6.10-3 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS driver (hpijs) ii hpijs-ppds 2.6.10+1.6.10-3 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - HPIJS PPD files ii hplip 1.6.10-3 HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP) un hplip-base <none> (no description available) ii hplip-data 1.6.10-3 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - data files un hplip-doc <none> (no description available) un hplip-ppds <none> (no description available) un hpoj <none> (no description available) un not+hppa <none> (no description available) This printer has previously worked with Etch, as I said earlier. ======Keith

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:03:32 -0400 From: "David Ondzes" <dao@pobox.com> To: "Pol Hallen" <debianen@fuckaround.org> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: web proxy settings Message-ID: <76fea8b80706290903j6e95623ek7eaa869282ba505c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline >/etc/apt# find . | xargs grep proxy_server Did not find "proxy_server" in any of the files below /etc/apt On 6/29/07, Pol Hallen <debianen@fuckaround.org> wrote:
> > Hello All. I installed my debian while behind a web proxy and now
> > I want to run it with a direct connection. What config file do I need
> > to change to remove the proxy info I entered during install. My system
> > is headless so I will need a command line way of removing the
> > information.
> Hi,
> i'm not sure, but u should see in /etc/apt/sources.list and remove proxy
> references.
>
> Pol
> >
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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:24:52 -0700 From: Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: opinions on package descriptions Message-ID: <20070629162451.GJ20688@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="OX7PPUk8qMPP4++R" Content-Disposition: inline --OX7PPUk8qMPP4++R Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 01:02:42PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> I use "apt-cache search" when I'm looking for a package which may suit
> my needs. I was amused to get:
>=20
> $ apt-cache search power | wc -l
> 791
>=20
> $ apt-cache search "power " | wc -l
> 159
>=20
> $ apt-cache search " power " | wc -l
> 151
It can definitely be a little overwhelming. The thing to remember is that apt-cache search can use regex's so brush up on those to get better information from it. or do what I do 'cus I'm too lazy to properly learn regexs (though I'm getting there, Florian puts us all to shame) and grep the heck out of the output. A --OX7PPUk8qMPP4++R Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGhTJTaIeIEqwil4YRAoHMAJwMNrGtkeGx4oRtamxMmxoCFjjw4QCeN8KN 6HQuEgdMQGC0mROnwv0wNwk= =z0Nz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OX7PPUk8qMPP4++R--

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:11:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> To: debian user <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: Re: web proxy settings Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0706290910570.12104@proto.technobounce.com> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed On Fri, 29 Jun 2007, David Ondzes wrote: >> /etc/apt# find . | xargs grep proxy_server >
> Did not find "proxy_server" in any of the files below /etc/apt
>
> On 6/29/07, Pol Hallen <debianen@fuckaround.org> wrote:
>> > Hello All. I installed my debian while behind a web proxy and now >> > I want to run it with a direct connection. What config file do I need >> > to change to remove the proxy info I entered during install. My system >> > is headless so I will need a command line way of removing the >> > information. >> Hi, >> i'm not sure, but u should see in /etc/apt/sources.list and remove proxy >> references. >> >> Pol >> Try looking for just proxy, not proxy_server -+- 8 out of 10 Owners who Expressed a Preference said Their Cats Preferred Techno. End of debian-user-digest Digest V2007 Issue #1866 ************************************************** Received on Fri Jun 29 12:30:42 2007

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