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by bdz
2023-01-30 09:29
Forum: System and Network configuration
Topic: [Software] How to use memtest86+ (can't find doc)
Replies: 7
Views: 761

Re: [Software] How to use memtest86+ (can't find doc)

Thanks to all. I've never had memory fail before, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Looks like I have to buy some ram.
by bdz
2023-01-29 20:47
Forum: System and Network configuration
Topic: [Software] How to use memtest86+ (can't find doc)
Replies: 7
Views: 761

Re: [Software] How to use memtest86+ (can't find doc)

Thanks, I had the terminology wrong. I've read that there is a kernel option (memmap ?) that can be used to have the kernel skip certain areas of memory. I'm still looking for documentation on it that's current and appropriate for kernel debian uses.
by bdz
2023-01-29 19:48
Forum: System and Network configuration
Topic: [Software] How to use memtest86+ (can't find doc)
Replies: 7
Views: 761

[Software] How to use memtest86+ (can't find doc)

I need to test my system's memory and have installed memtest86+. However, I can't find any documentation on basic usage. Specifically, I need to know (i) How to run memtest86+ and save the list of bad blocks it finds. (ii) How to mark the bad blocks so that they are not used. (As I understand it, me...
by bdz
2022-05-25 23:30
Forum: General Questions
Topic: How to manage/support multiple versions of a library?
Replies: 2
Views: 697

Re: How to manage/support multiple versions of a library?

Thanks. I haven't had to deal with lib versions much in the past and your explanation helped a lot. It appears that rstudio does not follow the lib naming convention. It may have used explicit library versions numbers (although I could be wrong about this). symlinks don't solve the problem but addin...
by bdz
2022-05-25 19:23
Forum: General Questions
Topic: How to manage/support multiple versions of a library?
Replies: 2
Views: 697

How to manage/support multiple versions of a library?

I need to run an old version of a package. The old version requires libssl.so.1.0.2. I'm running debian 11 (bullseye) which uses libssl.so.1.1. Simply replacing the library (by linking libssl.so to the older version) would likely break many things. Is there any mechanism that allows a particular app...
by bdz
2021-06-25 06:24
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Which graphics cards are supported without adding drivers?
Replies: 2
Views: 2531

Which graphics cards are supported without adding drivers?

I'm putting together a system using an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Unfortunately, these chips don't (yet) come with graphics so I need to get an actual graphics card, something I've never needed before. I'd like to a get card that works with one of the drivers in the Debian distribution - I'd rather not have...
by bdz
2021-06-25 06:06
Forum: System and Network configuration
Topic: Can I move system disk to new hardware?
Replies: 6
Views: 2594

Re: Can I move system disk to new hardware?

Thanks, that clear things up.
by bdz
2021-06-24 18:01
Forum: System and Network configuration
Topic: Can I move system disk to new hardware?
Replies: 6
Views: 2594

Can I move system disk to new hardware?

I'm going to be assembling a new AMD Ryzen 5 5600X based system. I'm wondering if I can simply install my current system drive on the new system. I.e. not buy another ssd drive and not reinstall debian. I'm currently running Debian 4.19.181-1 on an Intel Core i7-4790K system. I would think that the ...
by bdz
2020-11-14 08:59
Forum: Graphical Environments & Desktops
Topic: gnome-alsamixer on Buster?
Replies: 3
Views: 3612

gnome-alsamixer on Buster?

Has anyone installed gnome-alsamixer on Buster (Debian 10)? There is a package for Debian 9 but not for 10. I haven't found a tarball for building from source either.

thanks
by bdz
2020-08-30 00:57
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Exclude a package from 'aptitude full-upgrade'?
Replies: 5
Views: 2538

Re: Exclude a package from 'aptitude full-upgrade'?

I tried aptitude -s full-upgrade libreoffice-base-core= but it comes back with No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed whereas there are 12 package that should be updated. Should I be using hold with a different aptitude command? Or will libreoffice-base-core be skipped the next time I r...
by bdz
2020-08-29 23:53
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Exclude a package from 'aptitude full-upgrade'?
Replies: 5
Views: 2538

Exclude a package from 'aptitude full-upgrade'?

Is there a way to exclude a package from 'aptitude full-upgrade' or 'aptitude safe-upgrade'?

I normally run 'aptitude full-upgrade' regularly but there is one package I need to keep locked at an old version. The aptitude man page doesn't say anything about this.

thanks
by bdz
2018-01-11 01:44
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [GAVE UP]How to get JavaFx to work in Netbeans (on stretch)?
Replies: 1
Views: 886

Re: How to get JavaFx to work in Netbeans (on stretch)?

I gave up, removed the netbeans deb package and installed netbeans directly. Not the solution I'd prefer, but it's not clear how else to get JavaFX support in netbeans.
by bdz
2018-01-08 21:42
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [GAVE UP]How to get JavaFx to work in Netbeans (on stretch)?
Replies: 1
Views: 886

[GAVE UP]How to get JavaFx to work in Netbeans (on stretch)?

JavaFx support appears to be missing from my Netbeans installation. I've installed java (java-common, openjdk, etc.), openjfx, and Netbeans on a stretch 9.3 system, using standard deb packages. Netbeans works, but there's no 'JavaFx Application' option in Netbeans 'File -> New Projects'. According t...
by bdz
2017-12-19 07:50
Forum: Graphical Environments & Desktops
Topic: What's automounting my usb drives and how can I stop it?
Replies: 3
Views: 1568

Re: What's automounting my usb drives and how can I stop it?

The culprit was Thunar. It wasn't actually automounting (that's disabled by default). But the current version (unlike the one I'm used to) displays clickable icons for some volumes, just below the "File System" icon. Apparently I clicked one by mistake, mounting a usb drive. Now that I und...
by bdz
2017-12-19 06:36
Forum: Graphical Environments & Desktops
Topic: What's automounting my usb drives and how can I stop it?
Replies: 3
Views: 1568

What's automounting my usb drives and how can I stop it?

I've just installed a new debian system (stretch 9.3). Something is automounting usb drives. I need to figure out what's doing this and how to stop it. mount is showing /dev/sda1 on /media/moi/f59fe131-f7c3-4e6e-b1d8-291e74e2be67 type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,stripe=8191,data=ordered,uhelper=u...
by bdz
2017-02-09 20:14
Forum: Installation
Topic: What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?
Replies: 18
Views: 8496

Re: What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?

I get for the essential packages: ... Thanks for the lists. Seeing them is very helpful. I need to go through them, but at first glance, they look pretty compact. Well, yes--it's also what pbuilder sets up as a base package build platform in the openSUSE Build System for a Debian package, for examp...
by bdz
2017-02-09 19:13
Forum: Installation
Topic: What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?
Replies: 18
Views: 8496

Re: What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?

A base system is just a command line system and it is extremely unlikely that someone asking this question will want that. You would have no Desktop (GUI). That is exactly what I want. Generally speaking, you would end up with a command line prompt and not know what to do next. Oh, I think I would....
by bdz
2017-02-08 21:54
Forum: Installation
Topic: What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?
Replies: 18
Views: 8496

Re: What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?

Do you mean Standard System Utilities? http://csmojo.com/posts/what-debian-standard-system-utilities-include.html The Debian Installation guide refers to a Base System . Is this the same as the "Standard System Utilities"? I don't currently have a debian system, so I can't test what dpkg-...
by bdz
2017-02-08 19:12
Forum: Installation
Topic: What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?
Replies: 18
Views: 8496

What, exactly, is in the "Base System"?

I'd like to setup a minimal Debian system and want to know exactly what packages are in the "Base System" before I start. There must be a list of this somewhere, but I've looked all over and can't find it. There is a Debian page entitled File list of package linux-base in jessie of archite...