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  1. [SOLVED] Re: xrdp causes xfce4 Window manager to crash

    I installed fluxbox. At the end of /etc/xrdp/xrdp.conf:


    # test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession
    exec startfluxbox
    Now xrdp works. I only have to configure fluxbox now.
  2. [SOLVED] xrdp causes xfce4 Window manager to crash

    When I start xfce4 normally from the console or with startxfce4 using ssh and X11 tunneling, xfce4 seems to work fine. When I use xrdp/rdp, it seems to crash.

    I see the start/logout bar come up,...
  3. [SOLVED] Re: DNS broken when I went to Ubuntu 20.04 from 18.04

    I should have looked in /etc/systemd/resolv.conf on working systems to get the nameservers on the public internet. Thanks.
  4. [SOLVED] Re: DNS broken when I went to Ubuntu 20.04 from 18.04

    Not sure why this thread was moved to Debian, when my problem was Ubuntu upgrade, though maybe the packages are common to both.

    I was originally using the address of my router as the name server,...
  5. [SOLVED] DNS broken when I went to Ubuntu 20.04 from 18.04

    So Debian Sarge, using dig and my comcast DNS server:


    dig @100.115.92.193 google.com

    ; <<>> DiG 9.16.37-Debian <<>> @100.115.92.193 google.com
    ; (1 server found)
    ;; global options: +cmd...
  6. [ubuntu] How do I get a session with XRDP in Ubuntu 20.04

    I was using XFCE4 with an older version of UBUNTU, but it appears this no longer works:



    Nov 05 21:54:09 jklugDesk kernel: xfsettingsd[249915]: segfault at 21 ip 00007fbc76098420 sp...
  7. [ubuntu] How to enable mouse/trackball features in Ubuntu 20.04?

    I saw this man page:

    https://www.mankier.com/4/libinput

    But where is the file I am supposed to configure? I would like to emulate the middle button. I would like to be able to use my trackball...
  8. [ubuntu] Re: How to configure media-default response from CUPS

    This is a large corporate printer. Needless to say it works fine with windows. The printer configuration is out of my control.

    The default paper size is set to A4 in the ppd file. Is there a...
  9. [ubuntu] How to configure media-default response from CUPS

    I have investigated KDE Kate, and it uses http to request from cups the printer settings. One of the responses from CUPS is media-default, and it is currently set to iso_a4_210x297mm in the URL...
  10. [SOLVED] Re: 16.04 to 18.04 Obsolete Software libdvdcss apt-get check failed

    My upgrade had not stopped. The terminal window didn't show anything happening. I should have checked with TOP. I came back 9 hours later and it had some checkbox, said OK, and a few minutes later...
  11. [SOLVED] 16.04 to 18.04 Obsolete Software libdvdcss apt-get check failed

    My upgrade seems to have stopped. I am seeing the message (Searching for obsolete software)
    /usr/src/libdvd-pkg/libdvdcss_1.4.2.orig.tar.bz2: OK
    libdvd-pkg `apt-get check` failed, you may have...
  12. Re: Problems Opening a PDF with a Permissions Password

    Do you know of any keywords that might indicate a password stanza? Remember that the password is to prevent update, not reading the document.

    strings 49700_S.PDF | grep -i pass
    // Nothing...
  13. Re: Problems Opening a PDF with a Permissions Password

    The key is supposed to prevent the file from being edited, not opened. So there is probably some kind of hashing going on.

    jklug@jklugDesk:~/JAK/NXP$ pdftotext 49700_S.PDF >49700_S.txt
    Syntax...
  14. Re: Problems Opening a PDF with a Permissions Password

    I tried downloading with the download button inside the PDF viewer in Firefox, and with Okular I was solicited for a password.

    How does one find and delete the password stanza? This is a file of...
  15. Problems Opening a PDF with a Permissions Password

    The document is protected with a permissions password according to Acrobat, but "Document Open Password" is set to no.

    Firefox and Chrome can open the document. I do not possess the password.
    ...
  16. [SOLVED] Why does the problem reporter say that things are always out of date?

    I have automatic updates turned on. It runs regularly. I have for years. The problem reporter always says things are out of date. Seems to complain every time I boot, yet things seem to be fine. ...
  17. Arrow keys now working with kde & xrdp, but GTK is fine

    For instance, if I try to edit in kate, and use the down-arrow, this is converted to enter, but only if I use the dedicated arrow keys. Number keypad arrow keys are fine.

    konsole is the same with...
  18. Google cloud print connector -- printer offline

    The printer works from cups.

    I have tried chrome://devices and click manage. This doesn't do anything.

    I used it for a long time in gentoo.

    Now on the google web site reports the printer as...
  19. [ubuntu] Left Mouse button fails after video is played

    I have 14.04 LTS with Intel video. I have a kensington orbit USB trackball.

    When I bring up a video, the left button appears to no longer be associated with the current location of the mouse...
  20. boot stops at "* restoring resolver state"

    I use 14.04 UEFI, and dual boot using the BIOS/UEFI selection.

    Of course "* restoring resolver state is just the last thing that printed". Most LSB scripts and upstart daemons print nothing, so...
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    [ubuntu] Video playback issues with 12.0.4 LTS

    I have Xeon Intel video, and usually videos will not play the 1st time. The exception seems to be Fox News. With and without Flash, Fox News works, but it is very difficult to get a Youtube, Vimeo,...
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    Re: Input parameters to winff for flv

    I am trying to create a video that plays reasonably well on Citrix, which I believe runs over flash, and they claim to have flash optimization. Maybe that has nothing to do with flv? The original...
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    Input parameters to winff for flv

    I am trying to convert a 1080i video to flv from a camera that uses the AVCHD format. The error is that flv does not support that sample rate, choose from (44100, 22050, 11025), but I have chosen...
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    [ubuntu] Sleepy Microphone

    Is there anyway to keep a USB wireless microphone/headset awake? It appears that I need to play something in the background to get my microphone to do anything. I suppose it is saving power, since...
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