November 2016 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

Cyber Monday cheap netbook
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

<https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msca/en_CA/pdp/ASUS-EeeBook-E402SA-UB0…> Typical netbook, with twists Points of interest: ++ FullHD resolution (1920x1080). I don't know any other notebook with this kind of resolution under about $500. + $249.00 today (list price is $399.00) + if you collect AirMiles, and you go through the AirMiles site, you can get about $25 worth of AirMiles back + 4G RAM (2G seems standard in netbooks so this is very good) - 14", so larger and heavier than I'd like. But you might like the size. - 32 eMMC "disk". Small, but enough for a full Linux distro. Normal for netbooks due to Microsoft's licensing model. - slow but useable: "Intel Celeron N3060 1.60 GHz with Intel Burst Technology up to 2.48 GHz" Might have problems with the Linux/Atom bug I keep pointing at. + free delivery (and return). MicrosoftStore's policies are pretty good + comes with 64-bit Windows 10 so it must have 64-bit UEFI firmware. Makes Linux installation a lot easier. I bet that this can run Linux well, but I haven't tried it. Nor have I googled to find other's experiences.

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Experience Upgrading From Fedora 24 to Fedora 25
by CLIFFORD ILKAY 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Hello All, I've been using Fedora for a few years on my primary workstation, though I use Debian (stable) for servers. Whenever Fedora released a new major version, I'd do a fresh install, which based on past experience with attempts to upgrade in place was the best way. I just followed the directions here <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DNF_system_upgrade> to upgrade from 24 to 25. Within 20 minutes, I had a flawlessly working system. I'm very impressed. Hardware specs, in case you're wondering, are as follows. ASUS P755D with Intel i5-750 CPU, 16GB RAM /boot, /, and swap on a 120GB Samsung 750 EVO SSD /home on a 960GB SanDisk SSD /data on an 8TB Western Digital Red HDD nVidia 960GT video card (using nouveau driver) -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay + 1 647-778-8696

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Linux box to run Ubuntu Server
by Paul Allen 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

Hi I'm looking to buy a Linux tower with Ubuntu Server preinstalled - anyone interested in selling to me - or any recommendations? I'm in Toronto. Sent from my iPhone

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Packtpub Black Friday Sale - $150 per year
by CLIFFORD ILKAY 26 Nov '16

26 Nov '16

Hello All, Packt is having a Black Friday sale. Annual subscriptions are $150 ($12.50/month). -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay + 1 647-778-8696

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unexpected firefox "server not found" messages
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Once in a while I've been getting "Server not found" errors from Firefox that surprise me. The links are to real sites. Other browsers can see the site. I thought that the problem might have to do with some tightened security rules. No, the problem is IPv6. I don't have IPv6 at home. But Fedora has it enabled normally. This generally doesn't cause problems. But now it has. Fix: <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/server-not-found-connection-problem?re…> type URL "about:firefox" Change the setting of network.dns.disableIPv6 to true. (Setting Fedora (glibc?) to not try IPv6 might make other things faster. I don't remember how to do this.)

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Ubuntu
by Irwin Barrer 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Dear Talk List Members I am brand new to Linux, open source, etc. I am a user, not a developer. I am interested in buying a laptop and installing Ubuntu on it—I like the idea of a free alternative to Windows or MacOS, and price is a big factor. A while back I saw some relatively inexpensive laptops on Dell with Ubuntu preinstalled. Unfortunately these are no longer available and only a high-end developer system is available with Ubuntu preinstalled. So I have started looking into laptops with Chrome OS (Chromebooks) and installing Ubuntu. I’ve done some research, but still uncertain. Intel processors seem to be a must and 4GB RAM—which is the most I can find on a Chromebook. Does anyone have any experience with Ubuntu? Any help/advice would be appreciated. Best IB Irwin Barrer irwin(a)irwinb.com

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Re: [GTALUG] unexpected firefox "server not found" messages
by lsorense＠csclub.uwaterloo.ca 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 05:32:25AM +0200, ac via talk wrote: > On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:52:43 -0500 (EST) > "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: > > Once in a while I've been getting "Server not found" errors from > > Firefox that surprise me. The links are to real sites. Other > > browsers can see the site. > > I thought that the problem might have to do with some tightened > > security rules. No, the problem is IPv6. > > I don't have IPv6 at home. But Fedora has it enabled normally. This > > generally doesn't cause problems. But now it has. > > > > Fix: > > <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/server-not-found-connection-problem?re…> > > > > type URL "about:firefox" > > firefox ver 50.0 about:firefox = The address isn’t valid about: works, and is what I always used. -- Len Sorensen

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Re: [GTALUG] unexpected firefox "server not found" messages
by o1bigtenor 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 9:32 PM, ac via talk <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:52:43 -0500 (EST) > "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: >> Once in a while I've been getting "Server not found" errors from >> Firefox that surprise me. The links are to real sites. Other >> browsers can see the site. >> I thought that the problem might have to do with some tightened >> security rules. No, the problem is IPv6. >> I don't have IPv6 at home. But Fedora has it enabled normally. This >> generally doesn't cause problems. But now it has. >> >> Fix: >> <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/server-not-found-connection-problem?re…> >> >> type URL "about:firefox" > > firefox ver 50.0 about:firefox = The address isn’t valid > > not sure if I care enough to figure out why they removed that. > > I may just change to chrome > > I find that the common trend in software is over development. > > Developers simply cannot accept that a product has reached a level of > maturity and functionality where the use is optimal in relation to the > issues that additional functionality would presume. > If it were only about functionality! I found firefox to bork regularly give my usage style. Now I am using Opera limiting myself to at most a couple or three pages and being diligent about limiting the number of tabs and it works OK. I use min for my normal working browser as I can have a much larger number of windows open, called tasks, and seem to be able to get away with having large numbers of tabs open (varying in number) per task - - - YMMV! I despise Chrome for its reporting to the alphabet company all my browsing!! Regards Dee

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Re: [GTALUG] unexpected firefox "server not found" messages
by David Collier-Brown 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

On 23/11/16 10:32 PM, ac via talk wrote: > On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:52:43 -0500 (EST) > "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: >> Once in a while I've been getting "Server not found" errors from >> Firefox that surprise me. The links are to real sites. Other >> browsers can see the site. >> I thought that the problem might have to do with some tightened >> security rules. No, the problem is IPv6. >> I don't have IPv6 at home. But Fedora has it enabled normally. This >> generally doesn't cause problems. But now it has. >> >> Fix: >> <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/server-not-found-connection-problem?re…> >> >> type URL "about:firefox" > firefox ver 50.0 about:firefox = The address isn’t valid > > not sure if I care enough to figure out why they removed that. > > I may just change to chrome > > I find that the common trend in software is over development. > > Developers simply cannot accept that a product has reached a level of > maturity and functionality where the use is optimal in relation to the > issues that additional functionality would presume. > > It is as if all huge and well funded software projects are trying to > become everything to everyone instead of doing the best job of that > which is supposedly its core focus. > > Another recently encountered example is wordpress. I think they all > want to be everything. > > Which means that in 10 years firefox will be wordpress and wordpress > will be firefox. > > ridiculous as one or the other will fail and fail dramatically and miserably. > > ac > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk(a)gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk Every so often, you have to change OSs to kill off the dinosaurs. The same disease struck MVS when it was new, and it became a trueism that no program was complete until it could send email (;-)) --dave -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest davecb(a)spamcop.net | -- Mark Twain

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Looking for SSD HD
by Kevin Cozens 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Greetings, everyone. I have a laptop that I don't use that often which runs Windows 10. It has killed 3 regular hard drives since I've had it. I don't know if it is getting bumped and causing a head crash, or if it is a power related thing. Windows will seem to lock up on me so I force a power off by holding down the power button. After that I have trouble with the HD when I try to turn the machine on again. I don't think the laptop has been getting any more shock or vibration than my old laptop which had a mother board failure. These newer higher capacity drives may be more sensitive or it may be related to forcing power off when the machine locked up. I'm thinking of switching to an SSD instead of a regular HD. I don't want to spend a ton of money as I don't use the laptop much. It would be to run Windows natively on occasion instead of via emulation. (I run Win XP via virtualbox on my main computer to use a Windows only 3D modelling program). I would like an SSD with a capacity of around 250GB (or more) and not spend too much more than $100. I don't really want to get in to spending $200+. I might be able to get away with a 120GB HD as I don't expect to put a lot of programs on the machine. I'm still concerned about how SSDs can wear out with use. My knowledge of SSDs may be a bit out of date. When using Linux I remember people saying you have to turn off atime and mtime (IIRC) to minimize wearing out the SSD too quickly. I don't know what equivalent tweaks may be needed when running Windows. Any suggestions for drives I should consider? Any ones I should avoid? -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick

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