December 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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Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
by William Park 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Hi all, I just tried "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows" (yes, it's real title). With this, there are now 4 ways of running Unix tools on Windows. 1. busybox -- single binary running on Windows. 2. Cygwin -- you download and install bunch of programs, like bash, bc, awk, sed, etc, that will run natively on Windows. 3. VirtualBox -- full VM. 4. Bash on Ubuntu on Windows -- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS command line on Windows 10 (64bit only). I kind of like it, because it's "official" and will replace Cygwin, at least. Busybox is still useful for other Windows, but as Windows10x64 becomes the standard, it will be replaced too. -- William

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What Not To Backup
by John Moniz 27 Dec '16

27 Dec '16

Hi everyone, I'm backing up my system on a more regular basis and am trying to fine tune the files that I backup. I am looking for advice on what NOT to bother to backup on the /home directory. I am using rsync (took a long time and lots of trials to figure out the man page - and still don't know 90% of it) and presently have the following on my exclude_list.txt: (Note: multiple items shown on one line are just for readability, each line in the file only has one item) tmp* TMP* .cache* cache* Cache* CACHE* *CACHE *Cache *cache .cookies* cookies* Trash Trash* TRASH* Junk* junk* .gvfs Backups backups Crash* .xsession-errors* .macromedia .thumbnails .mozilla/firefox/*/thumbnails *.corrupt minidumps .local/share/gvfs* I'd love to exclude things that perhaps one would never use from a backup to rebuild a system after an accidental clean wipe of all data. Similarly, any recommendations of what I should back up outside of /home? I am thinking of things like /etc/fstab, files that would make it easier to recover from a crash or to upgrade a distro. Thanks for any advice. John.

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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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@ Re: What Not To Backup
by Stewart Russell 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

On Dec 23, 2016 3:58 PM, "William Park via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: Our audience is GTALUG members, so they know what we're talking about. I dunno; certainly wouldn't include me. Rsnapshot is about the limit of what I can handle. You can set it to do daily, weekly and monthlies. For me, that's to a NAS that is (or was, until Crashplan pulled compatibility) backed up online. The only thing that's fiddly is the config file: it's very particular about tabs vs spaces. Stewart

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Wireless Access Point Question
by phiscock＠ee.ryerson.ca 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

I recently extended our household network using a couple of TP-Link TL-PA8030P powerline adaptors. So far, that seems to work fine. The link speed at the far end is essentially the same as it is at the DSL modem. I just plugged them in and they worked. There is also a 'pair' button that creates an encripted link between the units on the network. Questions: - I'm going to add a third adaptor to the network, but these things are only sold in pairs. So I'll buy the kit of two for around $100 and have a spare one. Anyone here interested in a single unit? - The existing Sagecom modem-router has resonably decent wi-fi coverage, but to fill in a dead spot I'd like to plug in a wireless access point to one of these powerline adaptors. The Canada Computer sales person suggested the TP-Link WA901ND, but that one has terrible reviews. Does anyone have a suggestion for a suitable device? Ease of configuration is a consideration ;). Best wishes of the season to GTALug, and thanks for the advice- Peter -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325

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Testing Restore of mySQL Database
by Stephen 23 Dec '16

23 Dec '16

With the discussion about backups, I would like to raise a question I have had for some time. Having backups does no good if you cannot restore them. Files are rather easy to test. But how do you test restoring a database? I back it up with the usual tool. I have the docs to do the restore. But how to test to make sure that restoring works, without clobbering the active database? Thank you -- Stephen

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Quantum Encryption Article
by Russell Reiter 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Canadians, fuzzing data for future generations. https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/canadians-use-photons-t… Russell Sent from mobile.

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Resizing FAT32 filesystem?
by William Park 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

Hi, How do you resize FAT32 filesystem? For ext2/3/4, there is 'resize2fs'. But, for msdos, GParted is the only program I can find. There must be some command-line program that can resize msdos filesystem. -- William

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on 10 January at 7:30pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2017-01/> # Round Table Q&A Session A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table. ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socializing. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardize the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <http://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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