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Re: [nmglug] freeBSD
by Brian O'Keefe 01 Jan '19

01 Jan '19

Hey Jonathan, Why on earth did it take 12 hours indeed! Primarily because I started with a .vdi on virtualbox and that was useless so then I snagged an .iso and installed that. Many attempts to download ports because of network errors, which I obviously resolved. I didn't want to be root user but have my user account and that was made more difficult by having to get X11 working as I also wanted a GUI and had to set up conf files that weren't automagically set up. (It is a 20 minute install with no GUI!) I had to append several of them, adding glarb from my google searches to them and also using my sad intuitive abilities to determine where these files were or if they needed to be created. Yes and yes. I'm using MATE primarily because of the modifications and additions, again, to files to get Gnome3, according to the wiki (not ready for 11 apparently from the messages on the forums. I'd like to know how you installed it) or KDE, which I don't care for. I also added the guest additions which are not installed as they are for any other guest OS. I only do this to play with a UNIX OS and to learn from that. Linux is not UNIX, as you know, so I'm interested to expand my knowledge base. I have installed and played with Slackware and tried Gentoo but it is not easy (Gentoo). My FOSS ? is to get a sense of it. I'm all FOSS as much as possible but veer from time to time for ease of use. Like, is there a FOSS version of googleearth? No. and I used GE to create maps that I needed for my defense in a felony case against me from Standing Rock. Blew the prosecution away as the maps completely contradicted the affidavits of the "witnesses" and police. I would have had a very difficult time doing that work otherwise. So power to FOSS! But when push comes to shove and there's no real alternative....well? On 12/31/18 2:31 PM, Jonathan Haack wrote: > Brian, > > Why on earth did it take 12 hours? I have freeBSD 12 (recently > upgraded) running on a 2GB Core 2 Duo and it took maybe 30 minutes to > install freeBSD on it (10 and 11). > > I am also curious ... have you thrown a GUI on it? I got GNOME3 on my > instance, but I saw that they finally upgraded to a respectable version > of KDE (not my thing)._[Update - I read closer, you used MATE, but spelled it Mate so I > missed it.] _ > Lastly ... what are you doing with this? And why freeBSD instead of > Slackware or Gentoo? Is it just preference or are there technical reasons. > > Also ... imho, the BSD license is not FOSS. Its OS (open source) - and > I think post-TIVOization, that open source and free software mean > different things now. Sorry if I trigger anyone ... just my opinion. > Free to use to anyone without restriction is different than building a > set of compacts around freedom that guide something's use. > > All the best - feel free to email me atjonathan(a)jonathanhaack.com ... > but I included the list at first since GLUG is this Thursday ... and I > still think freeBSD is cool. > > Jonathan --

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freebsd
by Brian O'Keefe 30 Dec '18

30 Dec '18

Hi all, of course I meant FOSS, not FOS in relation to FreeBSD. Brian --

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freebsd
by Brian O'Keefe 30 Dec '18

30 Dec '18

Just celebrating that I survived the 15 or so hours to install freebsd into virtualbox and get a Mate GUI plus guest additions so that it's a fully functional OS for me. I had lost my previous VMs after my OS went bonkers from the surveillance boys antics. Anyway it's a trip to install and all I can say is thank gawd for google! Brian Oh, and do we not like freebsd? You know, FOS and all? --

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wp password recovery
by a 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Using wp password recovery informs me I do not have an account and by extension do not have the site I visited briefly yesterday, most perplexing.anyone have any spare change.plus is it still yesterday or is it today yet? Thanks, Anthony

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Meeting tonite
by Ted Pomeroy 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Nmgluggers, We meet tonight, so maybe a few of us can re-hash the limits on browser and OS placed by certain commercial entities. I have no hardware hard luck story this week, but if you do bring it to the group. Thank you, Ted P.

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copy page from libre office to word press media?
by a 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Online, the answer eludes me, Thanks to the intrepid brave heart who can offer the simple solution. anthony

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Search results: Kaluta.us "We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us "
by a 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

NMglug Alas,Looks like my recent wordpress login was a one time event.Last usewordpress has an online presence but no published content,My solution while working on the site.Now returning several months later site has a 404 statement and my stored password/user name did not work except once while manually tinkerin. Well old good buddies, any less than sarcastic comment and laughter will be appreciated. Thanks, Anthony *kaluta.us* <http://kaluta.us/> We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.

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Chase bans Gnu/linux
by J. Marsden DeLapp 19 Dec '18

19 Dec '18

I have had Chase credit cards for a really long time. There has been a recent change to their web site that blocks me from accessing my accounts using my laptop running Debian and Mozilla Firefox web browser. I called them and they told me that I have to use either Windows 7 or higher or Mac OS 10.10 or higher. I have no desire to downgrade to an inferior operating system. It looks like Mordac the Preventer of Information Services got a job at Chase. Finally I figured out that I can get access though this login page https://chaseonline.chase.com/Logon.aspx instead of chase.com. But still I am seriously thinking I should change credit card companies. Anyone have any recommendations of companies for a business credit card that are not anti Gnu/Linux? Thanks, Mars -- ============================================================= J. Marsden DeLapp, PE President DeLapp & Associates, Inc. dba DeLapp Engineering. Providing lighting and power planning, design and analysis services for commercial, industrial and large residential facilities. 1190 Harrison Road Ste 3a Santa Fe NM 87507 (505) 983-5557 https://DeLapp.com =============================================================

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Re: [nmglug] Chase bans Gnu/linux
by chochoms＠earthlink.net 19 Dec '18

19 Dec '18

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Comcast mail DNS resolution
by Akkana Peck 16 Dec '18

16 Dec '18

Someone on another LUG list I'm on is also having Comcast mail problems, on Ubuntu running Systemd-resolvd, which apparently has some sort of bug affecting DNS for Comcast mail servers. I'm fuzzy on the details, but since someone here was having a similar problem, if this sounds like it might be related, you might want to check out the (long) thread: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2406399 ...Akkana

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