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  using apt-get remove to purge out a particular application
Posted by: GMlinux - 05-12-2015, 08:34 AM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (2)

Hi
Following commands supplied by Atlassian (trying to install Confluence), all of my packages have been removed. The command given was:-
sudo apt-get -purge remove apparmor apparmor-utils libapparmor-perl libapparmor1

The -purge command was give an error message by the system so I retyped without. The system did ask whether I was sure and again but as I was disabling a firewall I thought this was normal. However all of my apt-get packages were removed.

Is there an easy way for me to put back the standard packages without overwriting any particular setup created by jetbrains TeamCity which is installed and has not been backed up prior to this incident. I have used Clonezilla to do an image backup of the drive, so all will not be lost if mistakes are made.

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  Canon Pixma MP495
Posted by: newtusmaximus - 05-11-2015, 06:11 PM - Forum: Printing and Scanning - Replies (9)

Looking to "convert" a family member to LL. However they are concerned as to whether they can get their Pixma MP495 to work ( scan & print) Also the  original "non linux" software has utilities that instructs the Pixma to clean and maintain the jets on the ink cartridges and then carry out print test routines. -  Does anyone know whether the linux package for these Canon  "all in ones" has the same maintenance options for keeping the cartridges clean etc?  Thanks.

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  Whisker Menu Button Disappears
Posted by: northwestgordon - 05-11-2015, 05:23 PM - Forum: Other - Replies (3)

I have not been able to find a solution to a problem in which the Whisker Menu Button Disappears when dragging a window button on the panel.
The problem has been reported by another XFCE user in a Youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAxa_0hbBCg

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  Modifying Cursor
Posted by: marnav1 - 05-11-2015, 11:11 AM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (7)

Hi all. Thought I might try the crosshair cursor. Could not seem to change it over. I did a search but came up empty. Thanks .......

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  Intel Compute Stick Quad Core Atom 8GB HDMI PC Dongle Linux Ubuntu OS
Posted by: Wirezfree - 05-11-2015, 05:51 AM - Forum: Off Topic - No Replies

So you can pre order the new Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu 14.04.

They have a higher spec version, seems they only do it with Win8.1.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-com...mi-wifi-80

I got a little excited over a LL Media Centre...
Somebody's tried putting Mint/Fedora on the 2GB version.
Apparently a note in the BIOS for Win8.1 & Ubuntu Only
http://liliputing.com/2015/04/intel-comp...eview.html

Dave

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  Serial ports to IP
Posted by: Quinco - 05-10-2015, 11:44 PM - Forum: Network - Replies (10)

I have a need to be able to map a serial port to an IP address. The situation is a Linux lite machine connected via USB to a GPS, this machine is connected to a router via Ethernet, a laptop is connected to this router via WiFi. The laptop needs to get the GPS data via an IP port. In windows this can be done using virtual serial port emulator. The laptop is not a problem, the Linux lite machine on the Ethernet is where I need a solution. Have tried without success to use serial port to network proxy.. Any ideas please?

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  Add gstreamer components to Linux Lite 2.6 to fix broken HTML5 Firefox Audio
Posted by: Gooplusplus - 05-10-2015, 07:42 PM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (1)

[Image: html5test.png]

Solution to fix broken HTML5 MP3 and M4A Firefox audio in Linux Lite, Ubuntu, Ubuntu-Gnome, Ubuntu-Mate and Lubuntu

Test sites: (1) https://html5test.com/
(2) http://hpr.dogphilosophy.net/test/
(3) http://www.gooplusplus.com/jukebox

SYNAPTIC - add gstreamer1.0-libav (or gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly)
or Ubuntu Software Center - add Gstreamer extra plugins

BTW, Xubuntu and Kubuntu Firefox HTML5 audio already works fine and plays MP3 and M4A files (instead of downloading).

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  amd omega driver linux lite 2.4 kernel 4.0
Posted by: pablojet - 05-10-2015, 04:18 PM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (2)

i, im trying to install last driver omega form amd and the log show this error .

"NOTE: If your system has logged the missing packages required for installation, install them in the order as per the log file to resolve package-dependency issues.
fglrx installation requires that the system has kernel headers.  /lib/modules/4.0.0-linuxlite/build/include/linux/version.h cannot be found on this system.
Install kernel headers using the command apt-get install linux-headers-4.0.0-linuxlite."

the headers are already installed  , this the question ?
my graphic card is r9 290  whit a amd 8150 processor  i will try whit kernel generic .....

pd: im on linux lite 2.4 64 bits  , kernel 4.0 ....


Im very happy whit linux lite i start using on a netbok aspire one without a problem , then  i installed on all my pcs..... thanks guys for a awesome work

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  File permissions
Posted by: anon222 - 05-09-2015, 04:01 AM - Forum: Scripting and Bash - Replies (2)

A script for the thunar custom action that displays the file permissions and can change them.
Technicaly, it will work with directories but will not change them recursively. The files and directories inside will remain unchanged.
Also it works only for a single file.
This is not something I would recommend to someone who doen't understand file permissions.
Be carefull about symbolic links! Never use this on them! chmod changes the permissions of the pointed-to file.
Thunar custom action
Name:

Code:
Permissions
Description:
Code:
Displays and changes file permissions
Command:
Code:
/path/to/the/script %n
Appearance conditions:
Pattern:
Code:
*
Everything

The script:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
file="$@"

PERM="$(stat --printf=%a%A "$file")"
USER_="${PERM:0:1}"

if [[ $USER_ = 7 ]]; then TF1="TRUE"; TF2="TRUE"; TF3="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $USER_ = 6 ]]; then  TF1="TRUE"; TF2="TRUE"; TF3="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $USER_ = 5 ]]; then TF1="TRUE"; TF2="FALSE"; TF3="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $USER_ = 4 ]]; then TF1="TRUE"; TF2="FALSE"; TF3="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $USER_ = 3 ]]; then TF1="FALSE"; TF2="TRUE"; TF3="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $USER_ = 2 ]]; then TF1="FALSE"; TF2="TRUE"; TF3="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $USER_ = 1 ]]; then TF1="FALSE"; TF2="FALSE"; TF3="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $USER_ = 0 ]]; then TF1="FALSE"; TF2="FALSE"; TF3="FALSE"
  fi

GRP_="${PERM:1:1}"
if [[ $GRP_ = 7 ]]; then TF4="TRUE"; TF5="TRUE"; TF6="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $GRP_ = 6 ]]; then  TF4="TRUE"; TF5="TRUE"; TF6="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $GRP_ = 5 ]]; then TF4="TRUE"; TF5="FALSE"; TF6="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $GRP_ = 4 ]]; then TF4="TRUE"; TF5="FALSE"; TF6="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $GRP_ = 3 ]]; then TF4="FALSE"; TF5="TRUE"; TF6="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $GRP_ = 2 ]]; then TF4="FALSE"; TF5="TRUE"; TF6="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $GRP_ = 1 ]]; then TF4="FALSE"; TF5="FALSE"; TF6="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $GRP_ = 0 ]]; then TF4="FALSE"; TF5="FALSE"; TF6="FALSE"
  fi

ALL_="${PERM:2:1}"
if [[ $ALL_ = 7 ]]; then TF7="TRUE"; TF8="TRUE"; TF9="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $ALL_ = 6 ]]; then  TF7="TRUE"; TF8="TRUE"; TF9="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $ALL_ = 5 ]]; then TF7="TRUE"; TF8="FALSE"; TF9="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $ALL_ = 4 ]]; then TF7="TRUE"; TF8="FALSE"; TF9="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $ALL_ = 3 ]]; then TF7="FALSE"; TF8="TRUE"; TF9="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $ALL_ = 2 ]]; then TF7="FALSE"; TF8="TRUE"; TF9="FALSE"
  fi
if [[ $ALL_ = 1 ]]; then TF7="FALSE"; TF8="FALSE"; TF9="TRUE"
  fi
if [[ $ALL_ = 0 ]]; then TF7="FALSE"; TF8="FALSE"; TF9="FALSE"
  fi

STAT_="${PERM:3:13}"
ans=$(zenity  --height=450 --width=350 --list  --text "File:\n<b>$file</b>\nPermissions:\n<b>${STAT_}</b>\nchange files permissions" --checklist  --column "pick" --column "options" \
"$TF1" "user-read" "$TF2" "user-write" "$TF3" "user-exec" "$TF4" "group-read" "$TF5" "group-write" "$TF6" "group-exec" "$TF7" "all-read" "$TF8" "all-write" "$TF9" "all-exec" --separator=":")
if [ "$ans" != "" ]; then
    searchuserread="user-read"
    searchuserwrite="user-write"
    searchuserexec="user-exec"
    user1="0"
    user2="0"
    user3="0"
    searchgroupread="group-read"
    searchgroupwrite="group-write"
    searchgroupexec="group-exec"
    group1="0"
    group2="0"
    group3="0"
    searchallread="all-read"
    searchallwrite="all-write"
    searchallexec="all-exec"
    all1="0"
    all2="0"
    all3="0"

    case $ans in  *"$searchuserread"*)
        user1="4" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchuserwrite"*)
        user2="2" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchuserexec"*)
        user3="1" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchgroupread"*)
        group1="4" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchgroupwrite"*)
        group2="2" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchgroupexec"*)
        group3="1" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchallread"*)
        all1="4" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchallwrite"*)
        all2="2" ;;
    esac

    case $ans in  *"$searchallexec"*)
        all3="1" ;;
    esac

    u=$(($user1 + $user2 + $user3))
    g=$(($group1 + $group2 + $group3))
    a=$(($all1 + $all2 + $all3))
    result="$u$g$a"
    chmod $result "$file" || { zenity --error --text="An error occurred!\ncheck if you are allowed\nto change permissions\nof the selected files"; }
fi

Bonus:
If you want to display the full path in the file name use
Code:
/path/to/the/script %f
for the Thunar custom action.
Cheers Smile

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  Installing Adobe Reader in Linux Lite - When Nothing Else Will Do!
Posted by: N4RPS - 05-08-2015, 11:24 PM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (12)

Hello, All!

I recently had to fill out some online fillable PDF forms, totalling almost twenty pages worth. (Back in the day, I didn't fill out NEARLY that many pages to get one of the highest US security clearances available, so go figure!)

I tried Evince, but it doesn't seem to handle fillable forms at this time. The folks at Evince are working on it, but until they figure it all out, it seems as if there are instances (usually government forms) when nothing else but Adobe Reader will do.

Fortunately, as of this date, Adobe Reader is still in the Ubuntu repositories.  In a terminal window [CTRL-ALT-T],

Code:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install acroread

If it's removed from the repositories at some later date, for now, it can also be found here. Again, in a terminal window:

Code:
cd ~/Downloads && wget http://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5./en/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
sudo gdebi AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb

This will download the .deb into the '~/Downloads' folder. From there, the terminal will ask for confirmation, and will then install it if you answer 'y'.

Hope this helps...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

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