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sirfer

Root PATH was not changed to exclude /sbin. What was changed since Buster is the way to change to root environment now needs to be made with su - . If you do su without the dash it elevates privileges but retains the user environment. Read this: https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14...

sirfer

I don't understand. Whose PATH do you expect it to be in? It is definitely in my root PATH by default. /sbin is now a symlink to /usr/sbin BTW. # echo $PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin It is not and should not be in user PATH. /usr/sbin/ only contains executables wh...

sirfer

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PATH=$PATH:/sbin

Pisses me off every time I do a fresh install that this isn't in the PATH variable by default

sirfer

As a long time openbox user, I prefer to do a minimal netinst and roll my own from there. Initially CrunchBang was my inspiration but having always been a DIY guy, I took that look and learned to configure it myself in a minimal fashion which wasn't hard as I don't have a wallpaper and have very lit...

sirfer

dcihon wrote: ↑2022-01-11 15:56 Is the answer use KDE instead of something that looks like Windows from the 90's?

FWIW I don't see it either.

From the looks of OP's desktop, it looks like he got ripped off

sirfer

I don't necessarily trust Debian or GNU/Linux per se, I just like the way it works, like most computers used to work before MS came along and despoiled the ecosystem.

Windows makes me wanna take a hammer to my PC even though I only run it in VBox ... I'm just glad there are alternatives

sirfer

asifnaz wrote: ↑2020-10-08 04:25 Another question . Debian boots to commandd line and I have to write my username and password . After that I have to give command
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startx
to boot into GUI . how to solve the issue

Add the following to ~/.bashrc

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alias x='startx'

to save typing 5 letters when starting the GUI...

sirfer

It's not an alias, but I'll share anyway as it saves me a lot of typing when doing updates. I run testing and sid from the same boot drive so like to update often... #!/bin/bash apt update && apt dist-upgrade && apt autoremove --purge && apt autoclean I used to use sx for sta...

sirfer

FWIW i have a small script I run every time I turn my computer on... #!/bin/bash apt update && apt dist-upgrade && apt autoremove --purge && apt autoclean ...which sits in /sbin Granted it's not automatic but I always have a terminal open by default (openbox + tint2) so login...

sirfer

For example, years ago I installed Icedove to handle my email, just email. Icedove became Thunderbird and grew. Now it has a calendar and a task manager and a chat function none of which I use or need in an email client. Most alternatives are also bloated. What to do? I've tried a lot of OSs during...

sirfer

Brilliant! Disabling ipV6 worked a treat!

Thanks so much

sirfer

steve@ssda3:/~$ curl -v https://www.netflix.com * Expire in 0 ms for 6 (transfer 0x55724d72fdc0) ....etc * Expire in 8 ms for 1 (transfer 0x55724d72fdc0) * Could not resolve host: www.netflix.com * Expire in 10 ms for 1 (transfer 0x55724d72fdc0) * Closing connection 0 curl: (6) Could not resolve ho...

sirfer

This is what I get using dig... steve@ssda3:~$ dig www.netflix.com ; <<>> DiG 9.11.5-P4-5.1+deb10u2-Debian <<>> www.netflix.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45701 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 11, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OP...

sirfer

None of the above

I swear I tried them all by typing them in manually

Also used the trick of starting Netflix using mobile data then switching to the copper line and still can't ping netflix.com even when it is working :/

sirfer

Sorry, my bad, yes I have tried http vs https and the result is the same. No proxies or VPNs are involved. Just a regular copper line ADSL connection with pretty much default settings. Just to emphasise my last edit: I start Netflix by tethering to mobile internet via my phone and then switch to the...

sirfer

Here's a tricky one. I went to watch netflix and I get this message in Chromium and Firefox. This site can’t be reached http://www.netflix.com’s server IP address could not be found. Try: Checking the connection Checking the proxy, firewall, and DNS configuration ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED The thing is, ...

sirfer

IMO it depends which generation of amd64 hardware you're using. I recently upgraded from a ddr2 system to an i3 ddr3 system and the difference is very noticeable. I write java apps for windows computers and run WinXP and 7 in a VM and have noticed VirtualBox and everything it runs starts *much* fast...

sirfer

Java is great, but not for OS/Windowing stuff, just for high-level apps.

My 2 cents

sirfer

mardybear wrote:Can't even move the reload button to a preferred location.

you had me right there, couldn't agree more.

sirfer

Debian Sarge with KDE on 2 DVDs was my first distro....I was hooked from the first install Had a brief affair with Ubuntu as rt73usb wifi worked out of the box, but once I figured out how and why, I was back on Debian and although I have tried other distros, I have always had a Debian partition. It ...

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