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Fwd: [mdlug] Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers
by Ron 10 Aug '25

10 Aug '25

Someone on this list and also on the fediverse might want to mention the list: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers. I just thought this was interesting. https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/114949209070855062 -------- Forwarded Message --------

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Debian 13 "Trixie" is now out
by Colin McGregor 09 Aug '25

09 Aug '25

Subject more-or-less says it all, Debian stable has now moved from version 12 "Bookworm" to version 13 "Trixie" and is now available for download via the usual sources. Colin.

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How to display my name instead of my email?
by Sam K 05 Aug '25

05 Aug '25

Hi all I'm a new joiner. I have been trying to find a way to display my name or change my name from my email that is being shown. Is there a way to do this? Thanks ! Sam

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The Y2038 issue and Debian 13 (aka: "Trixie")
by Colin McGregor 04 Aug '25

04 Aug '25

Below is a story about where Debian 13 (aka: "Trixie") stands regarding the Y2038 issue. In quick summary the Y2038 issue is that time in the current stable Debian release (and to the best of my knowledge all other Linux distributions) stores time as a 32 bit number with the number of seconds since January 1st, 1970 AD. After 03:14:07 UTC on January 19, 2038 you may have Linux systems thinking it is 1970. "Trixie" will be the first Debian release to use 64 bit time. so they will be kicking the issue of running out of time from 2038 to 40,000,000,000 A.D. which should be good enough for most applications :-) . Trixie is in final testing with a final release date not yet announced, so this is in the "coming soon" class... https://lowendbox.com/blog/starting-to-catch-up-linux-finally-addresses-the… For anyone who is saying to themselves this doesn't matter to me because I run ..."<<Blah>>"... Linux remember that a bunch of other Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi OS are based off of Debian, so this change will ...echo... well outside just Debian.

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Workaround for flaky LibreOffice macros
by William Park 04 Aug '25

04 Aug '25

Hi all, Macros in LibreOffice is still flaky. For simple key macros, you can use 'xdotool' as a workaround. Eg. 1. On terminal xdotool selectwindow 2. Click LibreOffice Calc window. Its windowid (say, 12345678) will be printed on the terminal. 3. Click a cell. 4. On terminal xdotool key --window 12345678 --clearmodifiers F2 1 2 3 4 Enter will put '1234' into that cell.

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Re: The Y2038 issue and Debian 13 (aka: "Trixie")
by Scott Allen 30 Jul '25

30 Jul '25

This discussion reminded me about the GPS week number rollover problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_week_number_rollover I have an old Magellan GPS 2000 handheld receiver that suffers from this. Other handheld and portable automotive units I've owned have required firmware updates to address it. Coincidentally but unrelated, the next occurence will be in 2038, the same year (but a different month and day) as the Unix issue. -- Scott

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Re: The Y2038 issue and Debian 13 (aka: "Trixie")
by Nick Accad 29 Jul '25

29 Jul '25

Trixie is the purple dinosaur Bookworm is green worm from the 3rd movie On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 22:10 Karen Lewellen <klewellen(a)shellworld.net> wrote: > Really? there is a toy story character named bookworm? > Time to read some screenplays. > For a moment I felt someone was a fan of Harry Potter fanfiction. > Trixie is sometimes a nickname for Bellatrix LeStrange. > > > > On Tue, 29 Jul 2025, Nick Accad wrote: > > > All Debian releases are named after Toy Story characters > > > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 22:01 Karen Lewellen via Talk < > talk(a)lists.gtalug.org> > > wrote: > > > >> ..trixie? > >> Who decides these distribution names? > >> Kare > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2025, Colin McGregor via Talk wrote: > >> > >>> My bad, I was looking at some old stuff... There is currently a > >>> planned release date for "Trixie", so barring some huge strange / > >>> bizarre last minute issue "Trixie" will be out August 9th, 2025. > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM Colin McGregor <colin.mc151(a)gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Below is a story about where Debian 13 (aka: "Trixie") stands > >>>> regarding the Y2038 issue. In quick summary the Y2038 issue is that > >>>> time in the current stable Debian release (and to the best of my > >>>> knowledge all other Linux distributions) stores time as a 32 bit > >>>> number with the number of seconds since January 1st, 1970 AD. After > >>>> 03:14:07 UTC on January 19, 2038 you may have Linux systems thinking > >>>> it is 1970. > >>>> > >>>> "Trixie" will be the first Debian release to use 64 bit time. so they > >>>> will be kicking the issue of running out of time from 2038 to > >>>> 40,000,000,000 A.D. which should be good enough for most applications > >>>> :-) . Trixie is in final testing with a final release date not yet > >>>> announced, so this is in the "coming soon" class... > >>>> > >>>> > >> > https://lowendbox.com/blog/starting-to-catch-up-linux-finally-addresses-the… > >>>> > >>>> For anyone who is saying to themselves this doesn't matter to me > >>>> because I run ..."<<Blah>>"... Linux remember that a bunch of other > >>>> Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi OS are based off > >>>> of Debian, so this change will ...echo... well outside just Debian. > >>> ------------------------------------ > >>> Description: GTALUG Talk > >>> Unsubscribe via Talk-unsubscribe(a)lists.gtalug.org > >>> Start a new thread: talk(a)lists.gtalug.org > >>> This message archived at > >> > https://lists.gtalug.org/archives/list/talk@lists.gtalug.org/message/CCOICK… > >>> ------------------------------------ > >> Description: GTALUG Talk > >> Unsubscribe via Talk-unsubscribe(a)lists.gtalug.org > >> Start a new thread: talk(a)lists.gtalug.org > >> This message archived at > >> > https://lists.gtalug.org/archives/list/talk@lists.gtalug.org/message/CXMFJD… > >> > >

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(hardware) PC speaker brand
by William Park 28 Jul '25

28 Jul '25

I'm looking to replace my 30-year old PC speakers. I just need basic, nothing fancy. I know of Logitech and Creative brand, at the low end. Are there other brands that have come along in the last 30 years?

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Bash syntax checking
by Ron 28 Jul '25

28 Jul '25

Dave at YSAP has a nice little 3 minute video on syntax checking bash scripts. He introduces the `bash -n` feature and compares and contrasts it with https://www.shellcheck.net/ for doing that (and more). If 3 minutes is too long, `bash -n` syntax checks without executing the script. It's matched to *your* specific version of bash. It considers an empty file valid (as no errors occurred).

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Ghosted?
by James Tobin 28 Jul '25

28 Jul '25

Hi, if you were represented by a recruiter (headhunter, recruitment consultant, agent, or whatever they prefer to call themselves) for a potential job with an employer, would you *want* them to do everything possible to get feedback on your resume, skills, experience, overall application, and suitability directly from the employer after you'd been presented?

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