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ThinkPad on last legs
by Brock Wolfe 22 Nov '14

22 Nov '14

I am looking for any recommendations for a Laptop to run Linux. My Thinkpad is on its last legs. Brock

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Re: [RndTbl] Roundtable Digest, Vol 119, Issue 2
by Michael Doob 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Using Opera, the site gives a message: The certificate for "Entrust Certification Authority - L1K" is signed by the unknown Certificate Authority "Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2". It is not possible to verify that this is a valid certificate. Cheers, Michael On 14-11-21 12:00 PM, roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca wrote: > Send Roundtable mailing list submissions to > roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > roundtable-owner(a)muug.mb.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Roundtable digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. weird cert problem (Trevor Cordes) > 2. Re: weird cert problem (Hartmut W Sager) > 3. Re: weird cert problem (Gilles Detillieux) > 4. Re: weird cert problem (Gilles Detillieux) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:14:00 -0600 > From: Trevor Cordes <trevor(a)tecnopolis.ca> > To: MUUG RndTbl <roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca> > Subject: [RndTbl] weird cert problem > Message-ID: <20141121001400.2528e690(a)pog.tecnopolis.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Does anyone else get a cert error on this site: > > https://taxcess.gov.mb.ca/ > > It's invalid in Firefox (latest F19 version: 33.1, just came out today) > on Linux. But it works ok on Chrome in Windows. Chrome shows the cert > is brand new this month (I had never had a problem with their site > before). > > Weird that a trust-validated site like that would have cert problems, > unless they chose a no-name CA? > > Unless someone is MitM'ing me... > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:24:54 -0600 > From: Hartmut W Sager <hwsager(a)marityme.net> > To: Continuation of Round Table discussion <roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca> > Subject: Re: [RndTbl] weird cert problem > Message-ID: > <CAGQr3cUs_WSN+HAEVFHh+0TZ-VtzAc5ve0Noo2-r_pv2g+SJVQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I just tested it, and I also get the "untrusted" treatment, using Windows > Vista and Firefox 33.1.1 (which is a Firefox upgrade I just got in the last > 2-3 days). > > Hartmut W Sager - Tel +1-204-339-8331 > > > On 21 November 2014 00:14, Trevor Cordes <trevor(a)tecnopolis.ca> wrote: > >> Does anyone else get a cert error on this site: >> >> https://taxcess.gov.mb.ca/ >> >> It's invalid in Firefox (latest F19 version: 33.1, just came out today) >> on Linux. But it works ok on Chrome in Windows. Chrome shows the cert >> is brand new this month (I had never had a problem with their site >> before). >> >> Weird that a trust-validated site like that would have cert problems, >> unless they chose a no-name CA? >> >> Unless someone is MitM'ing me... >> _______________________________________________ >> Roundtable mailing list >> Roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca >> http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable >> >

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[Muug] MUUG Meeting, Nov 18, 7:30pm -- LiveCode
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 18. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: LiveCode This month, Brad Vokey will give a demonstration of LiveCode: an open source, cross-platform, rapid application development language. LiveCode evolved from MetaCard (the original Unix HyperCard clone) into becoming a true cross-platform IDE capable of running on iOS, Android, OS X, Windows, and several variations of Unix including Linux, Solaris, and BSD. It can be used to write mobile, desktop and server/CGI applications and is the most widely used HyperCard/HyperTalk clone. LiveCode uses a high level, English-like programming language that is dynamically typed and tightly integrated to your program's interface. The language and compile-free work flow generate code that is self-documenting and very easy for casual programmers to comprehend. As this month's RTFM topic, Wyatt Zacharias will compare and contrast the curl(1) and wget(1) commands. Please note change in meeting date for this month. This month's meeting is also the Annual General Meeting, where we will have an election (most likely by acclamation) for the new MUUG board of directors for the 2014-2015 year. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ***************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location for this month: Room 1L08, Lockhart Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ***************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Fwd: [Board] Rockstor: A Linux and BTRFS based NAS solution
by Adam Thompson 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

The board received this recently, and we're forwarding it for your information. MUUG makes no assertion or comment on this project whatsoever... maybe someone would like to evaluate it and do a short presentation about it? -Adam -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Board] Rockstor: A Linux and BTRFS based NAS solution Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 07:13:45 -0700 From: Suman Chakravartula <suman(a)rockstor.com> To: volunteers(a)lists.svlug.org, bellevuelinux(a)gmail.com, linux(a)oclug.on.ca, linux(a)lists.oregonstate.edu, lalugs(a)yahoogroups.com, oclug-owner(a)oclug.org, brian(a)zimage.com, sfvlug(a)sfvlug.org, svglug(a)svglug.net, sblug-announce(a)lists.sblug.com, officers(a)linux.ucla.edu, vclug(a)lists.actusa.net, webmaster(a)lalugs.org, officers(a)lists.svlug.org, general(a)brlug.net, joey(a)joeykelly.net, officers(a)blu.org, gaf(a)blu.org, lkvam(a)venix.com, dlslug-announce(a)borlaug.bfccomputing.com, gnhlug-announce(a)mail.gnhlugNoSpam.org, nylug-announce(a)nylug.org, cowlug(a)cowlug.org, info(a)nanlug.org, vanlug(a)robomod.net, pres(a)vlug.org, vp(a)vlug.org, secretary(a)vlug.org, treasurer(a)vlug.org, program(a)muug.mb.ca, sig(a)muug.mb.ca, monctonlug-general(a)lists.sourceforge.net, nslug(a)nslug.ns.ca, barrielug(a)bluglists.barrielug.org, group(a)bglug.ca, ottawa-gosling(a)list.goslingcommunity.org, announce(a)gtalug.org, dmitton(a)klug.on.ca, kwlug-announce(a)kwlug.org, oclug-announce(a)lists.oclug.on.ca, westtlug(a)yahoogroups.ca Hi, I'd like to introduce a project/product of mine called Rockstor. It is a Linux and BTRFS based open source NAS solution that runs on commodity hardware and provides enterprise level features with easy to use management interface and much more. Rockstor is suited for advanced home users/offices and businesses with Storage needs looking for enterprise class open source alternatives. I hope members of your LUG find Rockstor interesting and useful. Please spread the word. I'd love to have other Linux fans like me join Rockstor community, benefit from it's value and help make it better. For a live demo, download, blog and more information about Rockstor, please go to: http://rockstor.com Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks -- Suman Chakravartula Rockstor, Inc. _______________________________________________ Board mailing list Board(a)muug.mb.ca http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/board -- -Adam Thompson athompso(a)athompso.net Cell: +1 204 291-7950 Fax: +1 204 489-6515

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weird ssd image issue
by Trevor Cordes 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

I made a drive image of an SSD using dd a while back. I had to go back to the image to do a repair, and something is wrong with the image. When put back on the SSD and a boot is attempted, Windows7 won't boot. I check it with linux and it says the main NTFS FS is corrupted. I run fixes on it and I can mount it and look at many files, but every 50 or so files generates an I/O error when listing the directory entry, let alone trying to read the file. I do these types of images all the time and consider myself an expert at it, and never have these types of problems (even on source disks that are already dying). One of the only things I could come up with is I noticed while doing this image restore that the customer (who built it themselves) had used a SATA2 cable on a 6Gb/s SATA3 port (and the SSD is 6Gb/s). Could this have caused corruption of data "on the wire"? Is that even possible? Would wire-caused errors be detected by the mobo, or is it just the drive that does checksums? Do 6G mobos and drives detect when a 3G cable is used and downshift to 3G? The system seemed to run fine for a year setup this way, so perhaps the errors are very infrequent but doing the image at full-blast reading the whole 120GB in a few mins caused this problem? The SSD died (actually, is dying) 3 weeks after the image was made, so there is also a chance the drive was just screwing up already and giving me back bad data. However, the customer had no problems with Windows during the 3 weeks until I/O started showing up in Windows. Lastly, can a mis-wiring like this kill an SSD? This is an OCZ Vertex 420 drive (a brand I don't sell, but they bought elsewhere) and we already have RMA'd the drive once, and it definitely is dead a 2nd time now. Either OCZ SSDs suck bad, or perhaps something else is going on? Perhaps a mis-wiring can cause the SSD to detect errors and request re-dos from the OS causing a multiplication of writes? Just guessing here. Most likely the OCZ just sucks rocks. I read some other people on the net having real big problems with dying OCZ SSDs.

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Ubuntu -> Kubuntu
by Kevin McGregor 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

I just installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, and I was wondering what Kubuntu would be like on the same system. Is it as easy as apt-get install kubuntu-desktop and logging out/in (or rebooting)? Are there any gotchas to look out for? I've installed a couple of apps, specifically VMware Workstation and Google Chrome. Will they continue to work transparently? That is, I don't need to re-install them, do I?

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Re: [RndTbl] Roundtable Digest, Vol 118, Issue 9
by Michael Doob 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Why not just install kubuntu? Cheers, MichaelOn 14-10-27 12:00 PM, roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca wrote: > Send Roundtable mailing list submissions to > roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > roundtable-owner(a)muug.mb.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Roundtable digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Ubuntu -> Kubuntu (Kevin McGregor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:07:46 -0500 > From: Kevin McGregor <kevin.a.mcgregor(a)gmail.com> > To: Continuation of Round Table discussion <roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca> > Subject: [RndTbl] Ubuntu -> Kubuntu > Message-ID: > <CACBFUzipkNLYUiPueQvcDOzmioyi28EF5-uS_Se03c=6iNHvcg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I just installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, and I was wondering what Kubuntu would > be like on the same system. > > Is it as easy as > apt-get install kubuntu-desktop > and logging out/in (or rebooting)? Are there any gotchas to look out for? > I've installed a couple of apps, specifically VMware Workstation and Google > Chrome. Will they continue to work transparently? That is, I don't need to > re-install them, do I? >

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wanted: Seagate 2TB
by Trevor Cordes 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

Do you own a Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB drive? That's their cheap desktop line of which they have sold zillions. For a project, I need a close match to an existing drive. If you have one of these drives that matches what I need, I would be willing to trade you your old drive for a brand new 3TB ST3000DM001 drive! You can't lose! So check if your drive (the sticker on the top) matches: PN must be 1CH164-575 date code should be very close to 13493, preferably one that starts with "13" (the year) and maybe between 1320 and 1350 (year plus week). As a bonus, if you have a way to weigh the drive, that would really help out also (though not required). If you think you have a match, email me all the numbers on the sticker, or a pic of the sticker. Only the first close drive someone offers to me will get the deal, sorry! Thanks!

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[Muug] MUUG Meeting, Oct 14, 7:30pm -- Network Hosting - 100% UNIX
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 07 Oct '14

07 Oct '14

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 14. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Network Hosting - 100% UNIX This month, Adam Thompson will talk about setting up a 100% UNIX- and Linux-based network and hosting environment from scratch. Adam will give a high-level overview of each major component, including Routing with BGP, Firewalling, VM Hosting, DNS, Mail, Monitoring with SNMP and more. Check out the web site for further updates, including this month's RTFM topic. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ***************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location for this month: Room 1L08, Lockhart Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ***************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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World Record Attempt
by Robert Keizer 05 Oct '14

05 Oct '14

Hey. So I'm making a world record attempt starting Monday. Specifically the longest journey by car inside a single country [1]. I've got a live map up [2] where you can track my progress while I've got data on my cell phone. [1] http://goo.gl/TAQs5P [2] http://canada2014.ca

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