Debian

Using LightScribe on Debian? <Getting OT now>
John Jason Jordan wrote: On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:54:36 -0800 Bob McGowan <bob_mcgowan(a)symantec.com> dijo: John Jason Jordan wrote: I still want to be able to put an image on a CD or DVD, but I guess the only way to do that properly is with an inkjet. But if I do it <--Deleted--> My desk... 6 Jan 2010 14:17

building a mesh+star topology vpn
I am new to VPNs but it seems to be what I need for the following scenario: - Host A is a main system with public IP - Host B is an extra system with a public IP - Host C is a laptop often behind masquerading firewalls - Host D,E,F... could be behind any sort of firewalls; no port forwarding - C should be able... 7 Jan 2010 10:09

Two computers in one: two users each with their own accounts, monitor, and keyboard?
Dotan Cohen wrote: Thanks, Boyd, that was actually ver informative. As there is no room for a second tower, I will see about modding the existing tower for two motherboards. There actually is room, only the CPU cooling tubes might be problematic Thin clients do come in very physically thin sizes - I've s... 6 Jan 2010 11:57

Two computers in one: two users each with their own accounts, monitor, and keyboard?
I have a desktop computer with onboard VGA and option to add a discrete video card. It has plenty of spare USB ports for mice and keyboards. Does Debian support using this computer for _two_ workstations, each with their own user accounts, monitor, and keyboard? The goal is to save space, electricity, and mainte... 12 Jan 2010 16:19

slow workspace switching ATI Radeon 3850 fglrx/non-free RandR
Hi, I recently switched from Xinerama to RandR to use my two monitors in a dual head configuration. After doing that the switching between workspaces is taking a lot of time (3-5 seconds), which was (almost) instantaneous with Xinerama. Is this a known feature for this card/driver or is there a magic setting ... 6 Jan 2010 08:55

What is the right way to fix LANG or locale such that quotes appear properly?
On my terminal (PuTTY terminal), I see that the quotes are displayed incorrectly. They appear as a with a caret over it. Here is an output: debian:~# echo $LANG en_IN debian:~# gcc a.c a.c: In function âmainâ: a.c:6: error: âasâ undeclared (first use in this function) a.c:6: error: (Each undeclared identifier ... 6 Jan 2010 08:55

Debian repos via ipv6
Hi I seem to have great dificulty access the debian repos via ipv6 Connecting to ftp.au.debian.org (2001:388:1034:2900::25) and security etc. I have to wait till ipv6 times out and then it falls backs to ipv4. Any one else having this issue ? Who to contact re problem A ... 6 Jan 2010 22:08

problemi con gestore pacchetti
Salve chiedo il vostro aiuto per il seguente errore: dopo aver provato alcuni codec con aptitude mi da il seguente errore ogni volta che provo ad aprire il gestore pacchetti E: Tipo "“deb" non riconosciuto alla riga 54 nel file /etc/apt/sources.list E: Impossibile leggere l'elenco delle sorgenti. Correggere il pr... 6 Jan 2010 08:54

Showing only files on a virtual desktop
Hi All, I am running sid and kde desktop and I want to see only the files associated with a particular virtual desktop and not all open files on other virtual desktops in the panel. I have checked the online kde manual but I did not see anything on this issue. Is it possible to do that? I want to avoid clutter of... 6 Jan 2010 08:54

set apache ulimit
how can I set apache [1.3] ulimit from the default 1024? thanks ... 6 Jan 2010 08:53