September 2020 - nmglug - lists.coactcloud.com

Favorite Shell?
by William Pearson 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

So, been trying out Fish and been enjoying it so far. Got me wondering what people's favorite Shell is and why? Will

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Bootable flash media
by Don Crowder 29 Sep '20

29 Sep '20

One of the biggest hassles for me, as a Linux user and hobbyist, has been creating bootable flash drives to use as live and/or installation media. Unetbootin works but "not always" and figuring out the proper syntax to use from the command line always boggles my mind. Here's the solution. Seriously, this stand-alone app worked for me and was super easy to use. It's also available for both Windows and Linux. https://www.balena.io/etcher/

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E Waste day at BRRT
by Ted Pomeroy 28 Sep '20

28 Sep '20

NMGLugers, Oct 3rd is the E Waste morning at the Burrt. See here: https://www.sfswma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Fall-2020-E-Waste-Wanted-… I have two small items which I would like help with getting to the E waste collection, a power brick bricked and an old laptop. Anybody interested? Thank you, Ted P

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aBackup, a Sunday puzzle.
by a 27 Sep '20

27 Sep '20

Hi OS: Debian 10, Firefox, Cinnamon. aBackup when attempted a backup --initially showed list of previous backups- now (where did it go), cannot re-access that list. anyone know watsa mata? FINDINGS: 1) When opening, file flashes on then disappears within fraction of second. 2) Properties: Basic: all listings -Unknown, Permissions -"could not determine aBackup 3( /home/a/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh: #!/bin/bash echo "backup of a home" rsnapshot alpha echo "done" read -n 4) owner read,write, allow execute as a program yes

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Youtube dl on Debian 10 update/upgrade?
by a 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

Hi OS specifics--Debian 10, firefos, cimmanon. Youtube -dl needs upgrade/ update? Functionally illiterate linux user wishes youtube -dl update/update? advice. Thanks a

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[ABQLUG] Raspberry Pi event is delayed until October 6th
by ABQLUG 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

Sorry for the short notice on this one. ABQLUG is going to delay the Raspberry Pi event until the next scheduled meetup. Which is on October 6th at 6 PM. There were several project that ended up eating away all of my time. Including my wedding that will be happening in two weeks. If you have any questions, please ask away! Thanks for understanding! ~ Jared

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Recommendation for Screen recorder
by a 20 Sep '20

20 Sep '20

Hi: Unemcumbered Stable Debian 10 user seeks to encounter compatible screen recorder, fashionably with web cam support. Thanks, a

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what disk drives these days?
by Mark Galassi 14 Sep '20

14 Sep '20

I see that I blinked for a bit and disk drives went from 6 terabytes to 10 or 12 terabytes. What considerations should I consider? Is there an obvious choice for something that does not have to be high performance but should be "nice"? Or is it one of those situations where you have to really balance separate factors...

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zoom, jitsi, hippa, no mic.
by a 10 Sep '20

10 Sep '20

Hi. I would prefer using Jitsi on Debian 10, however, I require an application meeting HIPPA compliance for which zoom certifies, unfortunately, for which jitsi does not. OS Debian 10, firefox, cinnamon Anyone have used zoom with firefox, cinnamon issue: Does not support sound in (mic), Checked pulse audio. cked sound on Cinnamon.org existing app, initially using zoom via browser notice: does not support sound in nic0. Ted assisted with zoom install still no sound on in (mic). Flummoxed.

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Request for Mars
by Brian O'Keefe 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Hello Mars. I have need of a small engineering (structural) look-see. Is this something you might be up for? If so call me 470-2971 Thanks Brian --

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