Saturday, February 27, 2016

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to learn Linux

 

On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 07:44:57PM +0100, 'highskywhy@yahoo.de' highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> We started 2012 to leave win and use linux.
> We did buy video workshop including live CD
> also we tried 20 Linux distributions
> and best help is the mailgroup here
> Regards Sophie

If you bought software, didn't they offer support? That would probably be
better than some guy on a mailing list who only plays casually with ffmpeg.
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Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Illussion of a dirty screen

 

On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 07:43:44PM +0100, 'highskywhy@yahoo.de' highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
>
>
> Im sorry again.
>
>
> Could You see the png?

Ok, looking again I see what you mean, the stuff to the right.

Usually that's a font issue, but the only way I know to play with that is
to add fonts till it stops looking bad. You can also try a different
browser to see if that helps as sometimes, one browser's fonts work better
than another's.

(See, my German is so bad I didn't realize it was saying upload photos and
share, and instead, though it was an error message.)

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Re: [LINUX_Newbies] video questions III video audio

 

On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 07:42:11PM +0100, 'highskywhy@yahoo.de' highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> I am sorry.
> I dod ask wrong:
>
> What kind of container is good for share worldwide videos
> for Linux Mac and Win?

Mp4 is playable by most things, but last time, I believe you said that
some of your friends couldn't use mp4. You really have to experiment--if
you take a small file, like the one you gave me, and try different
containers, and have your friends test, you'll have your answer.
>
>
> and what kind of sound and video?

Whatever video codec I used last time. I think the audio was aac, but you'd
have to look at my old emails, because honestly, I don't remember.

>
> What kind of container and what kind of video and what kind of sound
> need the smallest space.

x265 is smallest space, but it's still relatively new, so some things
can't play it. Not sure about sound, but video tends to take more room
than audio.

This seems like a reasonable article about it.

http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1203/video-compression-secrets-smaller-files-better-quality

Generally, ogg will be the smallest audio size. One reason you have to try
with different formats is because each person has different taste--through
low quality laptop speakers, I can't tell much difference between audio
format, but on good speakers, I probably could.

>
> For ourselves
> we do now try and error.

That's what you have to do. If I were doing this for someone, I would use
libx265 and ogg, or possibly aac and tell them to figure out how to play
it, but I'm a nasty human being who is dead inside, and basically hang out
with other tech people.

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Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to learn Linux

 

We started 2012 to leave win and use linux.
We did buy video workshop including live CD
also we tried 20 Linux distributions
and best help is the mailgroup here
Regards Sophie

Am 25.02.2016 um 18:54 schrieb Michael Sullivan msulli1355@gmail.com
[LINUX_Newbies]:
> This seems like a VERY general question, and I've probably lost about
> half of you, but this is something I very much would like to know. I've
> found hundreds of websites offering tutorials for how to learn Linux,
> but every one of them give a tiny bit of information and no clear step
> how to continue. Basically, I'm at point A. I want to get to point C,
> but have no clear idea where point B is. I have been using Gentoo since
> 2005, but not because it's the "expert" distribution. I use it because
> it's fairly easy to find software that works with my hardware. I
> started using Gentoo shortly after I got the PC I'm typing this message
> on. I seem to have problems all the time, and I'd very much like to
> learn how to solve them myself. I'm the type that would rather do
> without than beg for help from strangers normally, but I feel like I'm
> ALWAYS having problems with Gentoo. I need help, and not a handout. I
> need a hand-up. Can anyone recommend a (free) website or book series to
> help me reach my goal: not to be a noob anymore?
> -Michael Sullivan-
>

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Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Illussion of a dirty screen

 



Im sorry again.

Could You see the png?

You dont need the png
but You can see I hope

the letters are not clear and is looks like dirty letters.

Regards

Sophie

all other windowos outside of claws look the same.

Am 25.02.2016 um 17:55 schrieb Scott scottro@nyc.rr.com [LINUX_Newbies]:
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 04:29:02PM +0100, 'highskywhy@yahoo.de'
> highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> > http://www.img-load.de/display-i1832530b3qq7m.html
> >
> > Good afternoon. What did I do wrong. It is the gui of debian lxde.
> > Sometimes this did happen. Regards Sophie
>
> Ich habe alles meines Deutsche vergesste.
>
> And I don't know enough German to say, would you please translate the text?
> As it is an image, we can't even put it in Google translate.
>
> Vielen Danke. :)
> (And don't answer me in German, I just gave you all the non-dog training
> related German I know except for
>
> Sprechne Sie Langsamer bitte, und sprechen wie Sie sprechen zu Kinder und
> verleicht Ich kann verstehe. :)
>

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Re: [LINUX_Newbies] video questions III video audio

 

I am sorry.
I dod ask wrong:

What kind of container is good for share worldwide videos
for Linux Mac and Win?

and what kind of sound and video?

What kind of container and what kind of video and what kind of sound
need the smallest space.

For ourselves
we do now try and error.

Thank You for help.
Regards
Sophie

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Am 24.02.2016 um 21:05 schrieb Scott scottro@nyc.rr.com [LINUX_Newbies]:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 03:31:28PM +0100, 'highskywhy@yahoo.de'
> highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> > good afternoon
> >
> > What kind of video codec is good to use?
> >
> > MPEG"-2
> > or
> > MPEG-4
>
> Again, you are best off, with all of this, trying a few re-encodes with
> both, then testing if they can be played where you need them to play, is
> the best way to test it.
>
> The same for audio codecs.
>
> You can use the -t as in time option to test with a minute or so of the
> video
>
> ffmpeg -i myfile.whatever -vcodec <yourchoice> -acodec <yourchoice> -t 60
> myfile.avi
>
> --
> Scott Robbins
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Friday, February 26, 2016

Re: [WAS: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to learn Linux]

 

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:09:54AM -0600, Michael Sullivan msulli1355@gmail.com [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> >
> I think the Windows box is 64-bit.

Slackware publishes both 32 and 64 bit versions..

I run 32 bit versions on all 64 bit supported machines because I don't need
the terabyte addresses of 64 bit..

I'm thinking that, in my case, 32 bit is better because of half the address
bytes whilst running, if that makes any sense.. I know we're talking about
millions of bytes per second but there may be a bottom line difference??

I've often looked for comments along those line; maybe someone here can
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Re: [WAS: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to learn Linux]

 

On 02/26/2016 09:58 AM, HalX halinux@frontier.com [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 05:58:40PM -0600, Michael Sullivan
> msulli1355@gmail.com [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> >
> > I've got a newer computer with Windows 8.1 in the living room that my
> > wife bought for me in 2012 so that I could play Final Fantasy XI with
> > her. It has virtualbox installed on it. I thought I'd try Slackware
> > on that. I downloaded an ISO of Slack 14.1. I got the install-dvd iso.
> > When I tried to boot it, it said that I needed an image for my kernel.
> > I ran memtest and that told me that my kernel is an AMD A6-5200 APU
> > with Radeon HD graphics. Where do I find an image with a kernel that
> > would fit that particular processor? I knew Slack was old, and in my
> > experience, old is usually better than new, but I expected the DVD image
> > to contain everything I needed to at least boot it.
> >
>
> My experience with VB is that it might throw more curves than a straight
> install.. Having some discarded free HD's it's easier, for me, to use
> multiple HD's for trials..
>
> Many times when installing Linux on a previous M$ box, you need to zero the
> drive first to be sure it's "clean," I've read and practice..
>
> Slack 14.1 is not obsolete of course and is still supported and used by
> thousands.. Downloading an .iso version, burning a DVD of that file, and
> booting/installing 14.1 has never burped in many older 32 bit machines.. I
> have it running on a RasPiB too.. In short the DVD should boot with no
> fuss..
>
> --
>
> GNU-Linux/UNIX - Slackware 14.1 JFS X86
>
>
I think the Windows box is 64-bit.

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Re: [WAS: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to learn Linux]

 

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 05:58:40PM -0600, Michael Sullivan msulli1355@gmail.com [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
>
> I've got a newer computer with Windows 8.1 in the living room that my
> wife bought for me in 2012 so that I could play Final Fantasy XI with
> her. It has virtualbox installed on it. I thought I'd try Slackware
> on that. I downloaded an ISO of Slack 14.1. I got the install-dvd iso.
> When I tried to boot it, it said that I needed an image for my kernel.
> I ran memtest and that told me that my kernel is an AMD A6-5200 APU
> with Radeon HD graphics. Where do I find an image with a kernel that
> would fit that particular processor? I knew Slack was old, and in my
> experience, old is usually better than new, but I expected the DVD image
> to contain everything I needed to at least boot it.
>

My experience with VB is that it might throw more curves than a straight
install.. Having some discarded free HD's it's easier, for me, to use
multiple HD's for trials..

Many times when installing Linux on a previous M$ box, you need to zero the
drive first to be sure it's "clean," I've read and practice..

Slack 14.1 is not obsolete of course and is still supported and used by
thousands.. Downloading an .iso version, burning a DVD of that file, and
booting/installing 14.1 has never burped in many older 32 bit machines.. I
have it running on a RasPiB too.. In short the DVD should boot with no
fuss..

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

PHP [WAS: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Apache issue]

 

I got really annoyed because my apache server wouldn't start, so I
opened up /etc/conf.d/apache2 and deleted the -D PERL bit from the
APACHE2_OPTS line. I don't really NEED perl right now. Apache started
as expected. What I REALLY need right now is PHP to work. I remerged
php earlier today, but still when I issue php at the command line, it
just sits there without any output. At this point I'm thinking the
problem is not PHP itself, but rather something it depends on. There's
nothing in /var/log/messages about PHP and no man page. I'm at a loss
as to what to do at this point. Please help!

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Slack [WAS: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to learn Linux]

 

On 02/25/2016 05:58 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> On 02/25/2016 02:13 PM, Scott scottro@nyc.rr.com [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 01:59:27PM -0500, HalX halinux@frontier.com
>> [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
>> >
>> > I'll go out on a limb to recommend, at your point in time, fetching
>> the
>> > Slackware 14.1 iso file or purchase a DVD; installing it on a HD..
>> >
>> > The distribution DVD is loaded with help and once running much much
>> more..
>> >
>> > I've been running Slackware for 20 years now and learn something new
>> every
>> > day.. It's one of the few distributions that's really "Linux."
>> >
>>
>> Are you familiar with Gentoo? It's another very handson distribution.
>>
>> Slackware is another great system too. Arch isn't bad for learning
>> either,
>> though my personal opinion, (and it's no more than that) is that from the
>> 3, I felt I learned the most from Gentoo.
>>
>> --
>> Scott Robbins
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>>
>>
>
> I've got a newer computer with Windows 8.1 in the living room that my
> wife bought for me in 2012 so that I could play Final Fantasy XI with
> her. It has virtualbox installed on it. I thought I'd try Slackware
> on that. I downloaded an ISO of Slack 14.1. I got the install-dvd iso.
> When I tried to boot it, it said that I needed an image for my kernel.
> I ran memtest and that told me that my kernel is an AMD A6-5200 APU
> with Radeon HD graphics. Where do I find an image with a kernel that
> would fit that particular processor? I knew Slack was old, and in my
> experience, old is usually better than new, but I expected the DVD image
> to contain everything I needed to at least boot it.

Sorry about that subject line thing. I saw a squirrel....

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[WAS: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to learn Linux]

 

On 02/25/2016 02:13 PM, Scott scottro@nyc.rr.com [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 01:59:27PM -0500, HalX halinux@frontier.com
> [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> >
> > I'll go out on a limb to recommend, at your point in time, fetching the
> > Slackware 14.1 iso file or purchase a DVD; installing it on a HD..
> >
> > The distribution DVD is loaded with help and once running much much
> more..
> >
> > I've been running Slackware for 20 years now and learn something new
> every
> > day.. It's one of the few distributions that's really "Linux."
> >
>
> Are you familiar with Gentoo? It's another very handson distribution.
>
> Slackware is another great system too. Arch isn't bad for learning either,
> though my personal opinion, (and it's no more than that) is that from the
> 3, I felt I learned the most from Gentoo.
>
> --
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>
>

I've got a newer computer with Windows 8.1 in the living room that my
wife bought for me in 2012 so that I could play Final Fantasy XI with
her. It has virtualbox installed on it. I thought I'd try Slackware
on that. I downloaded an ISO of Slack 14.1. I got the install-dvd iso.
When I tried to boot it, it said that I needed an image for my kernel.
I ran memtest and that told me that my kernel is an AMD A6-5200 APU
with Radeon HD graphics. Where do I find an image with a kernel that
would fit that particular processor? I knew Slack was old, and in my
experience, old is usually better than new, but I expected the DVD image
to contain everything I needed to at least boot it.

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Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Apache issue[WAS How to learn Linux]

 

On 02/25/2016 04:51 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> Nevermind.
>
> camille ~ # grep apache /var/log/messages | grep 'mod_perl'
> Feb 23 16:31:57 camille kernel: apache2[12148]: segfault at c ip
> b7076394 sp bfe3a150 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b7056000+37000]
> Feb 23 16:55:05 camille kernel: apache2[31336]: segfault at c ip
> b7010394 sp bfbcaf60 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b6ff0000+37000]
> Feb 23 17:00:14 camille kernel: apache2[31490]: segfault at c ip
> b70d2394 sp bfc89f60 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b70b2000+37000]
> Feb 25 14:43:30 camille kernel: apache2[8925]: segfault at c ip b701a394
> sp bfe8b9e0 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b6ffa000+37000]
> Feb 25 16:33:57 camille kernel: apache2[23804]: segfault at c ip
> b70e3394 sp bfdeac40 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b70c3000+37000]
>

I finished rebuilding mod_perl, restarted apache, got the same errors:

> On 02/25/2016 04:49 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>>
>> My PHP IS messed up. The curl issue doesn't affect me. But when I
issue
>>
>> michael@camille ~ $ php
>>
>> it just sits there until I Cntrl+C it. I read over that thread on the
>> website and it definitely pointed his problem toward a curl problem. At
>> least now (once the php rebuild gets done) I'll have access to
>> curl-capable php. Afterward I'll rebuild mod_perl. Out of curiosity
>> why do you think the culprit is mod_perl? I didn't see any reference to
>> mod_perl anywhere. Not that I doubt you, I just want to know how you
>> know so that if something like this comes up again, I can skip this step
>> of the process by doing it myself...
>

I gave the tab remerging php a Control+Z while mod_perl was finishing.
Once I finish php, I'll do a perl-cleaner --all. Want to keep my bases
covered...

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Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Apache issue[WAS How to learn Linux]

 

On 02/25/2016 04:49 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>
> My PHP IS messed up. The curl issue doesn't affect me. But when I issue
>
> michael@camille ~ $ php
>
> it just sits there until I Cntrl+C it. I read over that thread on the
> website and it definitely pointed his problem toward a curl problem. At
> least now (once the php rebuild gets done) I'll have access to
> curl-capable php. Afterward I'll rebuild mod_perl. Out of curiosity
> why do you think the culprit is mod_perl? I didn't see any reference to
> mod_perl anywhere. Not that I doubt you, I just want to know how you
> know so that if something like this comes up again, I can skip this step
> of the process by doing it myself...

Nevermind.

camille ~ # grep apache /var/log/messages | grep 'mod_perl'
Feb 23 16:31:57 camille kernel: apache2[12148]: segfault at c ip
b7076394 sp bfe3a150 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b7056000+37000]
Feb 23 16:55:05 camille kernel: apache2[31336]: segfault at c ip
b7010394 sp bfbcaf60 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b6ff0000+37000]
Feb 23 17:00:14 camille kernel: apache2[31490]: segfault at c ip
b70d2394 sp bfc89f60 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b70b2000+37000]
Feb 25 14:43:30 camille kernel: apache2[8925]: segfault at c ip b701a394
sp bfe8b9e0 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b6ffa000+37000]
Feb 25 16:33:57 camille kernel: apache2[23804]: segfault at c ip
b70e3394 sp bfdeac40 error 4 in mod_perl.so[b70c3000+37000]

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