Debian

Enabling remote logon - any decent intro docs?
Hi all I have a guest account on my machine and want to enable that user to access that profile from another Debian machine on my LAN. This task is called remote networking, right? And as far as I can tell OpenSSH is probably the way to go. How can I give this user the experience (i.e. desktop, icons, fil... 13 Aug 2010 17:57

Why do i get this when trying to list files on usbkey?
stuckey(a)debian:/mnt/usb$ ls ls: cannot access σ┼G╖╓┴½.cα▄: Input/output error ls: cannot access £ñ└╠üî└t.Θö£: Input/output error ls: cannot access çlmφnxo.3S░: Input/output error ls: cannot access iε('▓3.αg8: Input/output error ls: cannot access ▄n█iìg^µ.⌐¥: Input/output er... 13 Aug 2010 17:57

Creating a bootable USB key
Hello, I'm trying to use a usb key as installation media. I followed the instructions given here earlier but Unetbootin but did not produce a bootable stick. When trying to boot with that stick I get an error that says "*No* DEFAULT or *UI configuration* directive found". I tried running it again but that didn't... 13 Aug 2010 15:46

audacious won't change vol of WMA
Evening all Just been trying to work out why my audacious install ii audacious 1.5.1-4 small and fast audio player which supports l won't change the vol of any WMA file. Any thoughts? This is on amd64 kernel: Linux amd64 2.6.26-2-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Jun 20 20:16:30 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux ... 13 Aug 2010 14:40

Samba matchname: host name/address mismatch: ::ffff:127.0.0.1 != localhost
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Roger Lynn <Roger(a)rilynn.me.uk> wrote: Since upgrading from etch to lenny when it came out, all my Samba logs have been full of lines like: [2010/08/13 15:07:11,  0] lib/util_sock.c:matchname(1749)  matchname: host name/address mismatch: ::ffff:127.0.0.1 != localhost ... 13 Aug 2010 14:40

Why is /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/sun-java6-6-12/jdk1.6.0_12 not recognized in update-alternatives?
On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:45:54 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: Some months ago, I installed a Sun VM and SDK (I think this is so): jdk 1.6.0-12. I think that it was a .bin, and it resulted in the whole being installed at /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/sun-java6-6-12/jdk1.6.0_12. The problem is that it looks like unre... 13 Aug 2010 17:57

Samba matchname: host name/address mismatch: ::ffff:127.0.0.1 != localhost
Hi, Since upgrading from etch to lenny when it came out, all my Samba logs have been full of lines like: [2010/08/13 15:07:11, 0] lib/util_sock.c:matchname(1749) matchname: host name/address mismatch: ::ffff:127.0.0.1 != localhost [2010/08/13 15:07:11, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_name(1870) Matchname fa... 13 Aug 2010 13:35

Why is /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/sun-java6-6-12/jdk1.6.0_12 not recognized in update-alternatives?
Hi, Some months ago, I installed a Sun VM and SDK (I think this is so): jdk 1.6.0-12. I think that it was a .bin, and it resulted in the whole being installed at /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/sun-java6-6-12/jdk1.6.0_12. The problem is that it looks like unrecognized by update-alternatives: # update-alternatives --co... 13 Aug 2010 13:35

trinity
I installed the trinity apps, per the email, tried to log in, and got hung. So I renamed .kde3 .trinity, and lkderc files and tried to log in again. It said it completed the initialization, then I got a empty blue screen. am I missing the desktop manager? menus? this is basically what I did, and I refreshed the i... 13 Aug 2010 17:57

Installing Debian from USB stick
Could someone please provide me with directions for installing Debian from a usb stick? Please reply to my address as I'm not subscribed to the debian-user list. ... 13 Aug 2010 13:35

Installing from USB stick
Could someone please provide me with directions for installing Debian from a usb stick? ... 13 Aug 2010 11:24

Strange google chrome gdk error.
Hey, I have this odd error that has been bugging me, and I haven't been able to google up anything to help me fix it, only stuff I could find was from 2002 on a freeBSD mailing list. To summarise my problem; I have a quite resource heavy windows program i run in WINE via playonlinux, after running it for quite... 13 Aug 2010 11:24

How to boot machine with newly installed kernel using presseed.cfg
On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:07:19 -0400 (EDT), Ravi Roy wrote: I am installing new debian machine debian 5.0 - 64-bit. Everything goes well; as a part of installation using presseding, I am installing new kernel 2.6.33.3 into this machine, but I can not make to boot the maching using this kernel. It only boo... 13 Aug 2010 14:40

Trinity KDE 3.5.11 was-BSOD
On Thu August 5 2010, John A. Sullivan III wrote: Install desktop-base-trinity, kdebase-trinity, and kdepim-trinity. I use a preferences file such as: installed these packages, and it brought in a BUNCH more *.trinity packages.. tried to log on with trinity-KDE desktop. the KDE pack came up where it init... 13 Aug 2010 10:18

Android phone is not recognized by Android SDK, despite udev conf
Hi, I've got an HTC Desire that I generally connect to this computer, and sharing pictures, videos, etc., works great. Some weeks ago, I tried using the Android SDK for x86. After having installed it, Say that my Android SDK is located at ~/android-sdk/. Then, I directly noticed that ~/android-sdk/tools/ddms wro... 13 Aug 2010 09:12

Android phone is not recognized by Android SDK, despite udev conf
I should have also mentioned that == # lsusb | grep High Bus 008 Device 005: ID 0bb4:0c87 High Tech Computer Corp. == which is a direct mapping to my udev's rules file. Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, I've got an HTC Desire that I generally connect to this computer, and sharing pictures, videos, etc.,... 13 Aug 2010 10:18