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Check & update your Android version - Pixel Phone Help
by Andrew McGlashan 15 Dec '17

15 Dec '17

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi, This is probably why I stopped seeing updates.... https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705#pixel_phones&nexus_ devices Minimum update & support periods Device -- Nexus 6P No guaranteed Android version updates after -- September 2017 No guaranteed security updates after -- November 2018 No guaranteed telephone or online support after -- November 2018 So... insofar as official updates go, my phone will likely expire it's useful life in November, 2018. Unless I go with non-stock ROMs by then. I was a bit annoyed not to get the 6th Novebmer patch that was the one that fixes the KRACK problem, but it's all good now; pity anyone whom has this phone and [probably] won't get updates without sideloading though :( Kind Regards AndrewM -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF4EAREIAAYFAloxEm0ACgkQqBZry7fv4vtb7gD9F+s9gHTVeIEzQSbdTnZ8JEwH +bixCCuW8HgBXJ/SEvkBAKO0WVjvVV0rccOS5aGgIsKFWV9CIrQJWwBOR338PcpT =CyHw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google APIs for Android | Google Developers
by Andrew McGlashan 13 Dec '17

13 Dec '17

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi, My Nexus 6P was stuck on 5th November security level, I knew there was a 6th November update, but I never got it for some reason; then the 5th December update come out. Android version 8.0.0 So, I found this page and downloaded 8.1.0 for the phone and sideloaded the update (no root required). https://developers.google.com/android/ota#angler Now it is all up to date again. Kind Regards AndrewM -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF4EAREIAAYFAloxD1sACgkQqBZry7fv4vtDvAEAmGlljNQaVZQVUSym1TCtXV3W aBdQ08Ugk7bbVlNh7aUBAKeZzK14f+Igtwjc7kX12QTZbJBT3qWhUiV+n+e6oVh3 =SgBC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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laptop suspend in Debian/Testing
by Russell Coker 13 Dec '17

13 Dec '17

I've just installed Debian/Stretch on a new (to me) laptop and upgraded it to Testing. When I close the lid it doesn't suspend, instead it gives the message "authentication is required for suspending the system while other users are logged in" (presumably due to "ssh user@localhost" but also happens when I've logged out of the ssh session). https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/492950-how-get-rid-of-quot-authe… Above is one Google hit about this, it references a program set_polkit_default_privs which doesn't seem to exist on Debian. https://askubuntu.com/questions/543921/authentication-required-before-suspe… The above page recommends changing /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/ org.freedesktop.login1.policy which doesn't work for me. Any suggestions on what to do? One suggestion that I haven't yet tried is to change XDM programs. I'm happy with sddm and it should work. Ideally I would be able to discover enough about this to file an adequate bug report against sddm.

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Free to a good^H^H^H^H home - not quite vintage hardware
by cory seligman 11 Dec '17

11 Dec '17

Hi All, just in case anyone has some obscure legacy hardware requirements, I have a (probably working) Pentium III class HP Vectra desktop machine up for grabs. No idea how much RAM it has. No HDD. It has a PCI USB2.0 and firewire (maybe 800) card in it and a very nice National Instruments Data Acquisition Card on an ISA bus. Last time I used it was probably 10 years ago for some legacy data acquistion work. I have the proper hardware interface cards and hardware programming manual. From memory, linux drivers for the DAQ weren't hard to get going. Anyone want it?

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Wi-Fi device firmware
by Mark Trickett 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

Hello All, Thanks to not having ADSL, but a mobile broadband modem instead, it has wi-fi connectivity, I have yet to get the optional cradle I would like for wired ethernet connectivity. I have a USB wi-fi device from AusPi which comes up as the following from sudo lsusb: Bus 001 Device 006: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter My question is whether I can get the Debian 7 package and unpack for the firmware, then use that on a Debian 9 system. The reason is that the Debian 7 is a laptop with built in wi-fi, whereas the Debian 9 is a desktop that currently does not have net access, until I can implement wi-fi, or get the cradle for the mobile modem. I am not averse to networking the two computers, but the laptop is using Network Manager to get the wi-fi connection, and Network Manager prioritises the wired connection for the external network connection and assumes that the wi-fi is a local network. Yes, I can set the wired ethernet as unmanaged and set manually, but that too has issues, along with current desk space to run both computers. Regards, Mark Trickett

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Re: luv-main Digest, Vol 75, Issue 3
by MikeH 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

I use one that is marked shintaro and is available for about $20 from http://www.stonecomputers.com.au/contact/ I have had success (and fun) with blueman-manager and for working at a lower level gtkterm Mike H On 30/11/17 12:00, luv-main-request(a)luv.asn.au wrote: > Send luv-main mailing list submissions to > luv-main(a)luv.asn.au > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > luv-main-request(a)luv.asn.au > > You can reach the person managing the list at > luv-main-owner(a)luv.asn.au > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of luv-main digest..." > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. USB Bluetooth dongle (Michael Schams) > > > > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > luv-main(a)luv.asn.au > https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main >

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USB Bluetooth dongle
by Michael Schams 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

Hi all, Can anybody recommend a "common" USB Bluetooth dongle, that works pretty much out-of-the-box with Debian 9 and can be picked up locally at JBHifi or a similar retail shop around the corner? I have two or three Bluethooth devices, predominantly headphones or ear plugs, which work perfectly fine with my Android phone. Now I'd like to pair these with my Linux-powered machine at work, which does not have Bluetooth on-board. Any recommendations or good/bad experiences? Cheers Michael

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Humble Bundle: O'Reilly Java ebooks (ends 3 Dec)
by Rodney Brown 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/java-books >=USD1 Think Java Java Generics and Collections Java in a Nutshell 6th ed. Java Pocket Guide 4th ed. Java Message Service 2nd ed. >=USD8 Learning Java 4th ed. Java Threads 3rd ed. Java 8 Lambdas RESTful Java with JAX-RS 2.0 2nd ed. Minecraft Modding with Forge >=USD15 Java Network Programming 4th ed. Java Web Services: Up and Running 2nd ed. Java Cookbook 3rd ed. Java Performance: The Definitive Guide Jenkins: The Definitive Guide

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Interesting Open Source event in Moreland
by Ben M 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

Hi all, There is a fantastic looking event coming up in Moreland on Thursday the 2nd of November at 8pm: http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/libraries/library-events-and-activities/read… ... Margaret Gordon was the reporter who visited FSM during our August meetup, and she is presenting some of the work she has been doing with the Linux Foundation, Wikipedia and VLC. Looks to be a fantastic presentation. Even more exciting we may get the opportunity to do a short presentation or lead a discussion group... get in touch if you can make the event and want to get involved and we'll keep you updated with developments (including a sneak preview of the videos being presented... Exciting!). ~~ Ben Minerds

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usermod weirdness
by Paul van den Bergen 28 Oct '17

28 Oct '17

Hi Folks, Hoping to get some clarification as to what I'm missing here... I ran the following command: sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER} Which resulted in the following entry in /etc/group docker:x:133:bulwynkl OK, all nice and as it should be. su - bulwynkl then id shows I am a member of group docker. but. when I close terminal and restart it OR when I log out and log back in again and run terminal, the group hasn't taken. running id shows no docker group membership. once again - if I run su - bulwynkl, then id, I DO get docker group... so... what am I missing - presumably something is holding onto the old session data even for a logout? N.B. rebooting solved the issue. but that isn't very satisfactory - fine on a home laptop - annoying, but fine - less so on a production machine... IIUC, openning a new terminal SHOULD re-read the .bashrc &etc config files... -- Dr Paul van den Bergen

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