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by Bulkley
2024-03-05 19:45
Forum: General Debian
Topic: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?
Replies: 25
Views: 1330

Re: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?

Uptorn wrote: 2024-03-05 18:24 Debian's repositories enjoy having numerous maintainers. It's not the package management software or which mirror it talks to, but having all that man power to maintain such an exhaustive repository of packages.
Absolutely.
by Bulkley
2024-03-05 16:49
Forum: General Debian
Topic: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?
Replies: 25
Views: 1330

Re: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?

Hetzer wrote: 2024-03-03 20:28 There's no real alternative to Debian.
There's no real alternative to APT. Debian is built around package management, including those massive repositories. Without APT Debian would be just another minor distro.
by Bulkley
2024-03-02 17:41
Forum: General Debian
Topic: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?
Replies: 25
Views: 1330

Re: [Discussion] What change, if implemented, would cause you to leave Debian?

Forced adoption of systemd . . . Agreed. As long as Debian allows me the freedom to use my machines the way I want, with the software I want, without undue interference from proprietary software or corporate overlords, I'll be using some version or derivative of it. The moment that goes away, so do...
by Bulkley
2024-02-29 23:53
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [Discussion] Psychoanalysing proponents of two wheels
Replies: 33
Views: 1362

Re: [Discussion] Psychoanalysing proponents of two wheels

Many years ago I was driving on northern highway, following a couple on a big road bike (Harley or Goldwing; I can't remember). Everything was smooth driving until a black bear tore up out of a ditch and charged the motorcycle. The biker slammed on his brakes and downshifted raising a lot of dust an...
by Bulkley
2024-02-14 16:54
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: VirtualBox vs 'another user account'.
Replies: 16
Views: 805

Re: VirtualBox vs 'another user account'.

I've done both and find virtual to be easier. It can be useful to create a virtual install and then transfer data into it from your host. It's very easy to compare when you have both running. There are some issues, such as hardware, that you can only test with a bootable USB.
by Bulkley
2024-02-08 23:47
Forum: Testing And Unstable
Topic: [SID - Unstable] [SOLVED] Problem updating packages on Debian Sid
Replies: 21
Views: 1310

Re: [SID - Unstable] Problem updating packages on Debian Sid

What I did was change the mirror of the repositories . . .
DontBreakDebian
by Bulkley
2024-02-05 20:32
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: Installing a needed package that isn't in Debian repos
Replies: 16
Views: 881

Re: Installing a needed package that isn't in Debian repos

Most, if not all, of us have installed a non-Debian package. The important thing to remember is to block the repo after installing. If you leave a source open every time you do an upgrade you can have little surprises sneaking in.
by Bulkley
2024-02-01 01:11
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [Off-Topic] Tech nostalgia
Replies: 25
Views: 1525

Re: [Off-Topic] Tech nostalgia

Remember telephones before dials? Party lines?

HiFi (high fidelity) before stereo?

45 records?
by Bulkley
2024-01-31 01:13
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [Off-Topic] Tech nostalgia
Replies: 25
Views: 1525

Re: [Off-Topic] Tech nostalgia

Vacuum tube diodes. ... and TV's radios for that matter. Diodes, triodes and a slew of other configurations. My parents had one of those entertainment consoles with AM radio, shortwave and a turntable for records. I loved trolling the shortwave but much of it was in Morse code and unintelligible to...
by Bulkley
2024-01-30 00:41
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [Off-Topic] Tech nostalgia
Replies: 25
Views: 1525

Re: [Off-Topic] Tech nostalgia

Vacuum tube diodes.
by Bulkley
2024-01-25 21:27
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no Linux experience?
Replies: 44
Views: 2718

Re: Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no Linux experience?

Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no Linux experience?
If you do you better be prepared to rescue him frequently.
by Bulkley
2024-01-20 20:16
Forum: System and Network configuration
Topic: How to diagnose system "freezes"?
Replies: 32
Views: 38519

Re: How to diagnose system "freezes"?

@techsavvy: Did you make any progress ? Negative. Years ago I had a faulty mother board that caused random system freezes. I found it by searching the Internet for that particular mother board looking for problems and freezes came up. Change the cheap stuff first and do the obvious but keep in mind...
by Bulkley
2024-01-16 17:25
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Solved] Deleted from my home folder Download
Replies: 4
Views: 3146

Re: [O/S] Deleted in home folder folder

How can i make a new one folder in /home/user/ What have you tried so far? Many years ago I accidentally deleted one of the major directories, /var if memory serves me. I mounted a live CD of another distro and copied its /var directory complete with contents to my installed Debian. It worked. Anot...
by Bulkley
2024-01-15 20:46
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [Installation] A program, why install it when archives exist?
Replies: 17
Views: 15159

Re: [Installation] Archive vs deb, which is better?

For most stuff, use deb. Some things are better not fully installed. For example I have the Tor bundle in my ~/user directory which has no access to anything root. There are programs from non-Debian sources that I want to test without installing that I run as app in ~/user or install to a VM.
by Bulkley
2024-01-07 17:05
Forum: Debian Development Discussion
Topic: [Discussion] So ... Debian 12 ... Nightmare or Glorious Bliss? (or you just wish to post ITT with ellipsis ...)
Replies: 32
Views: 64476

Re: [Discussion] So ... Debian 12 ... Nightmare or Glorious Bliss? (or you just wish to post ITT with ellipsis ...)

Marie SWE wrote: 2024-01-07 16:46 I do consider going back to Debian 10 if future updates makes it even heavier. :|
I'm still using Debian 10. I'm old, my computer is old and I'm using old software. Newer versions of Debian aren't backward compatible with some of my treasured programs. I see no reason to upgrade.
by Bulkley
2023-12-31 01:34
Forum: General Debian
Topic: Which non-hp printer for my deb laptops?
Replies: 8
Views: 3778

Re: Which non-hp printer for my deb laptops?

Can you turn off the automatic update feature? plug the printer's IP address into your browser and see what comes up. You might be able to access all sorts of settings. I know this will sound counter intuitive but bear with me. We have a Canon MX30. It's old. It's so old that it hasn't been infected...
by Bulkley
2023-12-25 06:40
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: [O/S] New guy trying to learn :)
Replies: 5
Views: 2767

Re: [O/S] New guy trying to learn :)

Being new to Debian, do yourself a favor and use Stable, at least until you are fairly fluent. You should know that Testing and Unstable are development releases, not upgrades in the true sense of the word. Testing breaks occasionally. That's how developers fix it before the next release. Debian wil...
by Bulkley
2023-12-13 17:24
Forum: Beginners Questions
Topic: run xfce software as root
Replies: 12
Views: 9071

Re: run xfce software as root

UberPrutser wrote: 2023-12-13 16:59 I would like to run gnome software as root.
That's a really bad idea. It is an invitation for an awful lot of problems.
by Bulkley
2023-12-05 01:27
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [SOFTWARE] how do you turn off power management in neptune os?
Replies: 2
Views: 2371

Re: [SOFTWARE] how do you turn off power management in neptune os?

TalionRanger117 wrote: 2023-12-05 00:03 hi, how do you turn off power management in neptune os aka debian?
Neptune may be based on Debian but it is unique. You would be better to ask there.
by Bulkley
2023-11-25 22:25
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [Software] Browser won't load my fave weather page!
Replies: 5
Views: 2015

Re: [Software] Browser won't load my fave weather page!

It gives me a problem too. (Using Firefox-esr.) If I remove /maps/radar the site works. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/british-columbia/vancouver works. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/14-day-weather-trend/british-columbia/vancouver?from7day=1 works. https://www.theweathernetwork....