Auto starting applications

Using Deluge as an EXAMPLE

1. Goto

Menu —> Settings —> Session and Startup

In the video I am looking to see if the application is listed, (which it wasn't) then I click add and then fill in the details.

2. Off screen I used the Menu Editor application

Menu —> Settings —> Menu Editor

to find the executable binary file I needed to copy and paste in to the command field

1. This process is fairly simple and is outlined below. It is sometimes useful to be able to disable or enable start up to help with troubleshooting.

#debian,#xfce4,#autostart,#applications

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Add new users to Debian

To do this you need to install gnome-system-tools then from the menu select Users and Groups

apt install gnome-system-tools

The video below illustrates the, short, simple process of adding new users to your system.

#debian,#add,#new,#user,#howto,#help,#support,freesoftware

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Xfce4 multiscreen support

As my netbook is running Debian 10 + XFCE 4 desktop then plugging in a vga cable which is attached to my TV gives me the option to use the TV as a display too.

So this gives various options, extending the display will then allow windows to be dragged over, so I can watch a full screen peertube video on the tv for example.

Clicking the advanced option gives you the ability to fine tune this setup

Note Upon plugging in the VGA cable, the screen resolution will change and the dialogue box mentioned above will be displayed, removing the cable should restore the display.

As with anything Your mileage may vary with this*, but it seems to work really well.

This article will be shared via rss and on Mastodon, if you need any help then I will do my best to help with this, but you may want to follow XFCE on Mastodon

#debian,#buster,#xfce4,#desktop,#windowmanager,#gui,#screen,#multiscreen,#peertube,#video.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

APG password generator

Debian comes with a useful command line utility called apg for generating passwords, based on criteria set when it is run.

You may need to install with apt install apg

Running just apg produces

ag"OnAub3 (ag-QUOTATION_MARK-On-Aub-THREE)
yissheav-Flas6 (yis-sheav-HYPHEN-Flas-SIX)
rek_OfDot6ly (rek-UNDERSCORE-Of-Dot-SIX-ly)
yorthIs0Ot; (yorth-Is-ZERO-Ot-SEMICOLON)
NapOl{aj6 (Nap-Ol-LEFT_BRACE-aj-SIX)
9Knyhik. (NINE-Kny-hik-PERIOD)

Where as using -m 16 produces a min length of 16 characters

apg -m 16

cryhejIryoatEpBi
DuVospewjopOtsye
veldIc@Ogguckeys
IalNexBeckOdjav1
drureroarAkucEdd
WinquivadLitsUk4

As a good password should be made up of Letters (upper and lower case) Numbers (0-9) Other characters ( !“£$()%^&* )

Then you need to run something like

apg -M sncl -m 16 -n 5

apg  -M sncl -m 16 -n 5 
EgUrr1slaibzydAr
IrgiOcyibgauvKan
jemUndafMinvieHo
Fliadweuldyeebup
enyaighKuedoobr3

The program man page also gives more info and an example shell script to help with the process.

man apg

shell script

[begin]----> pwgen.sh
       #!/bin/sh
       /usr/local/bin/apg -m 8 -x 12 -s
       [ end ]----> pwgen.sh

#linux,#debian,#shell,#password,#generation,#security,#help,#scripts,#secure,#unix,#gpl,#fsf,#freesoftware,#manpage, #manual,#web,#internet,#links,#letters,#numbers, #alphanumeric,#specialcharacters

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Debian 11 installer Alpha 3 released

The 3rd alpha release of the Debian 11 (Bullseye) has been released. More details can be found here

• Download Alpha 3
• Download Alpha 3 non-free

IMPORTANT

The current release which is Debian 10 Buster is available here.

Follow debian on Mastodon IRC – #debian-next on oftc

**I am just making a post on this blog about the alpha 3 release,please see the Debian website for ALL official announcements and information.

#debian,#os,#bullseye,#alpha3,#computer,#os, #operatingsystem,#hardware,#software,#testing,

Debian 10.7 released

The latest update to Debian 10 (“buster”), taking it from 10.6 to 10.7 is scheduled for Saturday 5th December 2020

• Debian Website

You can check the current version by either adding:-

echo "You are running :"
cat /etc/debian_version

To your .bashrc file.

Or running

cat /etc/debian_version

Update in the usual way apt update apt upgrade (for interactive) or apt upgrade -y to accept everything

Upgrade video

#debian,#release,#update,#buster,#106,107

Creating an archive

In order to submit levels for rocks and diamonds, I needed to archive all the levels together. Under Debian 10 xarchiver, is one tool that can be used for this.

It should be a case of

1. Goto folder with files in
2. Select all files you would like to add
3. right click on one of the selected files and select create archive

I have added a short video below, other than the slight hiccup with selecting the files, this will produce a tar.gz archive file.

#Debian,#Buster,#xfce,#xfce4,#archive,#xarchiver,#creation.

Debian Developer update 8/11/2020

Freeze is near, prepare for it ==============================

On 12 January 2021 we're hitting the first milestone of the bullseye release: the Transition and (build-)essentials Freeze. If you made plans for the bullseye release, now is the time to evaluate if it's realistic to go ahead or if time is running too short. Remember you always have experimental to stage changes. If there is a unfixed bug that is nagging you, remember to fix it (e.g. via an NMU) now rather than later.

When the Transition and (build-)essentials Freeze starts, we'll be expecting maintainers to not start new transitions, and to avoid large and/or disruptive changes in their uploads. Maintainers of packages that are part of (build-)essentials are expected to stop uploading these packages, or in case something is really needed to align with us before uploading.

Please consult the bullseye freeze policy and timeline [BULLSEYE-FREEZE] for detailed information about the different types of freezes and what they mean for you.

[BULLSEYE-FREEZE] https://release.debian.org/bullseye/freeze_policy.html

Help fixing bugs ================

We know that many people would like short freezes (we do as well). We can achieve this if we all pull up our sleeves and fix RC bugs in testing before the transition freeze starts (or help remove packages with RC bugs from testing). You can do that now, by looking at the list of RC bugs BUGS or joining the #debian-bugs irc channel on irc.oftc.net.

Bug Squashing Parties =====================

Normally we would now encourage you to join one of the planned Bug Squashing Parties BSP. However, due to Covid-19, that page doesn't list any yet. So, we are seeking volunteers to (help) organize those, as in most places the traditional strategy won't work HOSTINGBSP. At first sight, having some jisti rooms available at blocked times based on topic or language might be pretty much all that's needed. To lower the bar to step up, we'll be organizing a brainstorm meeting JITSIMEETING on Saturday 14 November 19:30 UTC.

Debian 13 =========

The release team has decided that the release after bullseye and bookworm will be called “trixie”.

Grub boot menu

By default Debian using the Grub bootloader, if you want to change a few settings you can either edit the configuration files manually

There is a section in the Debian Administrators Handbook which covers Grub, and also the LILO boot loader(s).

If you are not comfortable with this then you can use a program such as grub-customizer.

apt install grub-customizer

So the first screen you see is a list of installed operating systems.

So you can fine tune which kernel or add extra parameters.

The next tab

Allows you to customize how Grub works, you can change how long the Grub menu appears for, or hide it altogether.

You can also change how grub looks

Advanced tab should only be touched if you know what you are doing, here for reference anyway.

Don't forget to save your settings, however if you exit without saving then you will lose changes. This is good if you think you may have messed something up.

#debian,#boot,#Grub,#Configuration,#grub-customizer

Adding items to the XFCE Panel

This is a quick video, created with Vokoscreen to illustrate the process of adding an item to the XFCE4 Panel

• Vokoscreen Homepage
• Video on peertube
• Peertube Channels

#video,#peertube,#debian,#xfce4,panel,#add,new,#item