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ETA on Debian whois client compatible with new ARIN whois service
On Jul 19, 2010, at 11:03 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Anyone know when the Debian whois client will be upgraded to be compatible with the changes in the ARIN whois service? http://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-announce/2010-July/001044.html -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to deb... 20 Jul 2010 00:32

CARTE SON PCI EXEPRESS
At the moment, it would seem that it is preferable to buy an external sound "card" USB to have a sound with a new generation of PC (64 bits): http://www.terratec.net/fr/produits/technical-data/produkte_technische_daten_fr_52787.html Regards. Message du 19/07/10 16:25 De : "Dominique Pautrel" A : "... 23 Jul 2010 01:39

usernames that start with capital letter?
Why aren't they recommended? $ sudo adduser Guest [sudo] password for ron: adduser: Please enter a username matching the regular expression configured via the NAME_REGEX configuration variable. Use the `--force-badname' option to relax this check or reconfigure NAME_REGEX. -- Seek truth from facts. ... 22 Jul 2010 04:52

Debian cd supporting ext4.
Good day. Is it possible to obtain a cd image of the stable Debian w/ a kernel supporting ext4 so that I can install it on the FS and then boot from the HDD? Thank You for Your time. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listm... 30 Jul 2010 08:35

Debian cd supporting ext4.
On Ma, 20 iul 10, 00:09:53, Sthu Deus wrote: Good day. Is it possible to obtain a cd image of the stable Debian w/ a kernel supporting ext4 so that I can install it on the FS and then boot from the HDD? The "kmuto installer" was mentioned earlier on the list. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discus... 19 Jul 2010 13:33

ftp client that understands utf8
Hi, Is there a ftp client in Debian that understands utf8, i.e, handling utf8 file or directory names correct? Thanks -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org ... 20 Jul 2010 00:32

ftp client that understands utf8
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 05:03:02PM +0000, T o n g wrote: Hi, Is there a ftp client in Debian that understands utf8, i.e, handling utf8 file or directory names correct? I am not sure, but lftp might work[1]. HTH. Kumar [1]: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=436566 -- C:\> WIN ... 19 Jul 2010 13:33

Vim yank paste
In Ubuntu it was possible to yank some lines of text, exit Vim, open a new Vim instance and paste the yanked lines. In debian it is necessary to use the * register. How can I reproduce the Ubuntu behavior? Regards, Panayiotis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a ... 20 Jul 2010 03:45

Vim yank paste
On 7/19/2010 10:49 AM, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: In Ubuntu it was possible to yank some lines of text, exit Vim, open a new Vim instance and paste the yanked lines. In debian it is necessary to use the * register. How can I reproduce the Ubuntu behavior? Not sure what "the * register" is, but I've always... 19 Jul 2010 13:33

startx can't get into VT7 any more
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:26:57 +0000, T o n g wrote: Due to some unknown error to me, having quit my malfunctioning X, my startx can't get into vt07 any more, but only into vt08. Correction and further reports. 1st correction, this happens even after I quit X normally -- .. I use startx to start my flu... 19 Jul 2010 12:27