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scanner under Windows under Linux?
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 04 Aug '22

04 Aug '22

This message is also a test of the list. CZUR makes interesting page scanners: <https://shop.czur.com/> We actually have a couple. Until recently, all of their scanners' software only runs under Windows. The latest one has support for Linux but is very expensive. Can I easily run Window under Linux in a way that would drive these scanners? I think that the Windows system would need control of the USB port to which the scanner is connected. I seem to remember that long ago Sun/Oracle Virtual Box was the only VM that gave decent USB access to a virtual Windows. I don't know the state of the art now. Answering some of my questions (but not USB): <https://www.windowscentral.com/how-setup-windows-10-virtual-machine-linux> <https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-install-windows-10-in-a-vm-on-a…>

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List was down
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 04 Aug '22

04 Aug '22

Thanks, Stewart, for asking. I don't know what was wrong. I did updates and rebooted and it seems to work.

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GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts
by Stewart C. Russell 04 Aug '22

04 Aug '22

Remember when everyone ditched github when MS bought them? This from The Reg, so take with the appropriate quantity of low-sodium seasoning: GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts — https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/gitlab_data_retention_policy/ "Exclusive: GitLab plans to automatically delete projects if they've been inactive for a year and are owned by users of its free tier. The Register has learned that such projects account for up to a quarter of GitLab's hosting costs, and that the auto-deletion of projects could save the cloudy coding collaboration service up to $1 million a year. The policy has therefore been suggested to help GitLab's finances remain sustainable. People with knowledge of the situation, who requested anonymity as they are not authorized to discuss it with the media, told The Register the policy is scheduled to come into force in September 2022. ..."

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Visiting GTA in 2 weeks and looking to say hi
by Zenko Klapko Jr. 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

LUG as a must see on a trip? Yes. A casual meetup for dinner/beers, talking about Linux, and the scene in the GTA. Not sure what the group's current process during COVID-19 is so feel free to say virtual meetup. I'm also interested in geeky destinations to visit while I'm in the area. I'm staying in Mississauga (2022-08-01 to 2022-08-15) and will have a car. I ran the Charleston, SC, USA Linux Users Group for about a decade. Also ran Makelab Charleston for ~year. Then life happens - moving, family things, etc. Less time for personal projects but still use it as #1 choice for work and at home. I still feel inspired by the philosophy and community -- both highlight positivity in humanity. Cheers! -- “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” ― James Baldwin

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Davinci Resolve for Linux
by Evan Leibovitch 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

Hi all. Is anyone using this? Iḿ trying to make it work (current Ubuntu, new AMD GPU) but it won´t recognize the graphics card. Any suggestions? Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56

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Did this week's meeting even get announced here?
by Lennart Sorensen 15 Jul '22

15 Jul '22

Is the announcement list being moderated again and messages left behind? I don't recall seeing any messages this week about the meeting that I think happened 3 days ago. My procmail log also agrees it didn't see any such emails. -- Len Sorensen

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Fedora 36's gnome display of notebook battery status
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

I like the battery status displayed as a percentage. This is not the default. Not a mainstream option It used to be something you could get through the GNOME "Tweaks" program. (That's a great tool for a few nice options.) In Fedora 36, Tweaks no longer has that option. Instead you can use the shell command gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface show-battery-percentage true That sure seems like a dumb change!

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option pricing quirks on Dell's XPS 13 plus laptop
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 05 Jul '22

05 Jul '22

I just got an ad for this. The XPS line from Dell is quite nice but also quite expensive. To use marketing terms, "XPS" is the top "prosumer" line from Dell. The top non-flashy line is "Precision". My main laptop is an older XPS 15 that I bought used. You can configure an XPS 13 plus here: <https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/laptops-ultrabooks/xps-13-plus-laptop/spd/x…> - Ubuntu Linux 20.04 is an option! - Note: "Ubuntu Linux", not "Ubuntu". This seems to be against Ubuntu branding strategy (unless that changed) - Ubuntu Linux reduces the price from Win 11 home by $130 -- an astonishingly large difference since Win 11 home probably costs Dell almost nothing. (Windows 11 Pro costs $110 more than Windows 11 Home.) - these days, most notebooks have soldered RAM so you cannot upgrade the RAM after purchase. So (1) you have to buy with as much RAM as you think that you will ever need, and (2) RAM can be priced rather high. When I bought my XPS 15 three years ago, I replaced the 8G of RAM with 32G for well under $200: I love socketed memory. - if you choose 32G of RAM, you cannot chose an i5 processor, you must choose one of the two i7 options. This is not a technical requirement: the i5 chip can handle up to 64G of RAM (not an option) - 16G costs $150 more than 8G. You can only choose 8G with an i5. This has no basis in technical requirements. - 32G costs $100 more than 16G. You can only choose 32G with an i7-128OP This has no basis in technical requirements. But it adds to the cost of 32G since the processor upgrade from i7-1260P is $175. - you can choose Ubuntu Linux only if you have chosen i5. So you can only have 8G or 16G of RAM with Ubuntu Linux. These are not technical requirements of Ubuntu Linux. This seems odd since Linux models are aimed at developers. - Oddly, when you flip between Ubuntu Win 11 Home and either Linux or Win 11 pro, the i5 option's legend changes but there is no difference in the processor. - All display choice are very good but some are great. OLED! UltraHD! All but OLED are 500 nit! Being a bottom feeder, I'm not going to buy any of these. They start at $1669.

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inexpensive mini-PC with four 2.5G ethernet interfaces
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 03 Jul '22

03 Jul '22

These should make good routers. This deal will last until 2:00AM Saturday. After that, the price will probably be a bit higher. Beware: AliExpress. I've ordered one but I cannot vouch for it. <https://forums.redflagdeals.com/aliexpress-com-mini-pc-fanless-bare-bones-f…>

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Old DOS NFS client won't talk to Linux NFS server
by Kevin Cozens 29 Jun '22

29 Jun '22

Greetings, all. I'm wondering if someone may have some insight in to an NFS related problem. I have an embedded system running Linux. I set it as an NFS server. I have been able to have the server mount its own share and I have also been able to mount the share on my desktop. That tells me the NFS configuration is fundamentally working. The problem is when I try to mount the from an old industrial system running Hummingbird NFS Maestro DOS based software from 1997. That system is able to ping the server so I know it has a network connection. However, when the "nfs link Z: \\192.168.100.110\/share" command is issue I just get the message on the server saying "No response from server". The Linux NFS server is supposed to support NFS v2 through v4. The old system is probably v3 at best and the logs only seem to indicate v2. I haven't figured out how to disable v4 support on the NFS server. I used tshark to capture the NFS traffic. When the "exports" command was issued on the old machine: 909 873.726802357 192.168.100.101 → 192.168.100.110 Portmap 98 V2 GETPORT Call MOUNT(100005) V:1 UDP 910 873.727576161 192.168.100.110 → 192.168.100.101 Portmap 70 V2 GETPORT Reply (Call In 909) Port:53625 911 873.728326009 192.168.100.101 → 192.168.100.110 MOUNT 110 V1 EXPORT Call 912 873.731315731 192.168.100.110 → 192.168.100.101 MOUNT 142 V1 EXPORT Reply (Call In 911) When the "nfs link" command was issued on the old machine: 915 929.199301001 192.168.100.101 → 192.168.100.110 Portmap 98 V2 GETPORT Call HCLNFSD(788585389) V:1 UDP 916 929.199993392 192.168.100.110 → 192.168.100.101 Portmap 70 V2 GETPORT Reply (Call In 915) PROGRAM_NOT_AVAILABLE 917 929.200757113 192.168.100.101 → 192.168.100.110 Portmap 98 [RPC retransmission of #915]V2 GETPORT Call (Reply In 916) HCLNFSD(788585389) V:1 UDP 918 929.201092226 192.168.100.110 → 192.168.100.101 Portmap 70 [RPC duplicate of #916]V2 GETPORT Reply (Call In 915) PROGRAM_NOT_AVAILABLE 919 929.201744034 192.168.100.101 → 192.168.100.110 Portmap 98 [RPC retransmission of #915]V2 GETPORT Call (Reply In 916) PCNFSD(150001) V:2 UDP The output from rpcinfo is: $ rpcinfo -p program vers proto port service 100000 4 tcp 111 portmapper 100000 3 tcp 111 portmapper 100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper 100000 4 udp 111 portmapper 100000 3 udp 111 portmapper 100000 2 udp 111 portmapper 100024 1 udp 57318 status 100024 1 tcp 46225 status 100005 1 udp 53625 mountd 100005 1 tcp 40199 mountd 100005 2 udp 53980 mountd 100005 2 tcp 53443 mountd 100005 3 udp 50848 mountd 100005 3 tcp 49067 mountd 100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs 100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs 100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs 100227 2 tcp 2049 100227 3 tcp 2049 100003 2 udp 2049 nfs 100003 3 udp 2049 nfs 100227 2 udp 2049 100227 3 udp 2049 100021 1 udp 42943 nlockmgr 100021 3 udp 42943 nlockmgr 100021 4 udp 42943 nlockmgr 100021 1 tcp 44539 nlockmgr 100021 3 tcp 44539 nlockmgr 100021 4 tcp 44539 nlockmgr Is the DOS based NFS client compatible with current day Linux NFS server? Any idea why I see messages saying PROGRAM_NOT_AVAILABLE? If something is supposedly missing, what program is it looking for? It would have been a lot more helpful if whatever program is reporting a "missing program" said what program it couldn't find, or couldn't talk to. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick

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