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usb camera for skype & etc.
PETER EASTHOPE wrote: Folk, Video in Skype works well for friends using Imacs and MS-Win. I'm thinking of buying a camera. USB webcams must use USB 2 by now. So does a Firewire camera retain any advantage over current USB cameras. Some, they're apparently better supported and better qualit... 19 Jun 2008 09:35

A symlink that stays
Hi. I am installing ewire on a customers server and it needs a symlink from libssl.so.0.9.8 to libssl.so, I am worried if apt updates the version and the symlink suddenly stops working. Any suggestions as to how to keep track of this? Or another clever solution? I am going to forget about this symlink in 5... 19 Jun 2008 20:54

selecting desktop when installing
Hi This is probably a very basic question but i'd appreciate any tips. I installed lenny recently and selected my iso image from here: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-kde-CD-1.iso I didn't have any problem installing it's just the desktop is gnome not kde. ... 19 Jun 2008 18:51

Some images not displayed by Iceweasel
Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Edward C. Jones wrote: I use Debian unstable, amd64 port, on a PC with a 64 bit AMD chip. The latest version of Iceweasel, iceweasel_3.0~rc2-1, sometimes fails to display images. I suspect that javascript is invol... 19 Jun 2008 01:20

minimalist window managers [was Re: Preferred applications: IDE, text-editor, music player.]
A, On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: if you decide to investigate other minimalist WM's you might look at xmonad. It's all keyboard controlled, tiled with a variety of customizable tiling layouts. pretty fun(unctional). Actually, I was using xmonad before switching to DWM. I'll take ... 19 Jun 2008 01:20

minimalist window managers [was Re: Preferred applications: IDE, text-editor, music player.]
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 01:38:42PM -0500, Kevin Monceaux wrote: Nuno, On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Nuno Magalhães wrote: The thing is i have a few requirements: i want applications that are not desktop-dependant (i.e. Gnome or KDE) and do not rely upon Java. This rules out a lot of text editors. For c... 19 Jun 2008 01:20

can't print from adobe reader
I wanted to print a 1-page coupon that was a PDF doc. Tried adobe reader and it gave me a whole error page output. kpdf printed it just fine adobe error: the following error occured while printing... `usage: lpr [-cdfghlmnpqrst][-#num][-1234 font][ -C class][-i [numcols]] [-j job][-Pprinter][-T title][-U user][-... 20 Jun 2008 18:25

Mysql fails to install after "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused"
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 18:34:53 -0700, S D wrote: Hi, For some reason mysql fails to install after running "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused". I want a clean, fresh mysql installation and don't care about what happens to the old mysql data/config files/etc. It appears the install scrip is ... 19 Jun 2008 18:51

CAD software for PCB engineering and routing
Am 2008-06-18 13:24:06, schrieb al davis: Yes. Be more respectful of people who are trying to help you. I have gotten no reponse from Developers and others... You say "not expensive" indicating your willingness to pay something. How about paying for improvements you want? I have payed arround 20.000... 18 Jul 2008 12:22

Preferred applications: IDE, text-editor, music player.
I know, it's a religious question and i'm bound to get replies of different people telling me their choice is the best, but, why not... The thing is i have a few requirements: i want applications that are not desktop-dependant (i.e. Gnome or KDE) and do not rely upon Java. This rules out a lot of text editors. Fo... 19 Jun 2008 01:20