Debian

GDM won't unlock screen
I recently installed Debian Testing on my laptop, an HP dv6-1355dx, which had been running Ubuntu. Once I got past the missing wireless tools and drivers things have been pretty smooth. However, there is an oddity in GDM regarding screen locking which I cannot seem to figure out. With the default settings, u... 27 Jun 2010 13:54

dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (--configure):
I am having the following error while upgrading lenny. Any help would be greatly appreciated. debian:/home/mizanur# aptitude safe-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task... 27 Jun 2010 15:00

IPP client-error-document-format-not-supported II
Good day. I do continue to work out my problem with printer - it rejects working on client-error-document-format-not-supported error. Googling I have found that I miss important files relating to the file types as mime.convs mime.types in /etc/cups dir. I have checked and found them in /usr... 26 Jun 2010 15:13

Which version for CPU Intel Double Cores 64bits ?
Hello, I just ordered a laptop with following CPU and vendor specifications - CPU: Intel Double Cores 64bits (ULV SU4100) - 2Mo cache - UltraLowVoltage 10W 1.3Ghz Which version (I intend to use Squeeze) is the best recommendation ? Thanks for your advice. Bye, Bruno -- Linux Counter #353844 http:/... 27 Jun 2010 16:06

portmap error during upgrade from etch to lenny
I tried to upgrade to lenny using an ethernet connection. The process stopped when the monitor displayed "trying to update portmap 5-26" After a few minutes, I pressed control-C and the upgrade seemed to continue. The resulting system seems to work, but when I try to use aptitude to get new software, it a... 26 Jun 2010 10:48

umapper, linux, and YOU!
last night i made a map on umapper from my windows box. was able to create and view it fine. this morning i went to view it from my lenny machine and i am unable to pan / view the map. the site is flash based, but i am able to look at other flash sites without issue. are there other versions of flash that are o... 27 Jun 2010 15:00

OpenOffice.org tries to print to Letter instead of A4
Hello everybody, I am stuck with this, hopefully someone else knows what's going on. system: Debian testing (squeeze) locale: ro_RO.UTF-8 openoffice.org: 1:3.2.1-3 (most recent in testing) cups (local): 1.4.3-1 (most recent in testing) cups (remote): 1.3.8-1+lenny8 (lenny-proposed-updates) printer: HP LaserJ... 27 Jun 2010 05:15

Viewing some webpage's content on the Desktop (GNOME)
Hi, Is there a way to show some webpage's content on my Desktop? (I use GNOME.) Thanks. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. There is a thin line between love and hate. ... 26 Jun 2010 17:24

Unable to use wifi
Dear All, I am using Debian 5.0 amd64 version (2.6.26-1-amd64). I would appreciate any help on the following problem: The wifi starts up fine but after a few minutes, the computer simply hangs and all LED indicators are on. Package versions: iwlwifi (0.14+lenny), wpasupplicant (0.6.4-3) I did find an old bu... 26 Jun 2010 19:35

change system behavior upon IP address conflict
Hello. In case IP address conflict is detected, different system behave differently. I recall in my campus days FreeBSD would ignore it as if IP address conflict never happened, while Windows system would disable eithernet interface for a while and try it later. Having used Debian for a few years I wonder if this b... 27 Jun 2010 20:30