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;Printers
== Issues and To Do ==
;Canon MG5300
Go to http://localhost:631, select add printer:
* Don't pick the driverless driver (the printer connection must start with <code>dnssd://...</code>
* Next, find the correct printer model, and don't pick the driverless driver.

== Status ==
=== Issues ===
=== Issues ===
See [[Common Issues]].
See [[Common Issues]].
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=== Done ===
=== Done ===
* '''{{green|Done}}''' — Description
* '''{{green|Done}}''' — Description

=== VirtualBox ===
;6.0.4-dfsg-2 (Debian sid)
* Enable EFI + <code>VBoxSVGA</code> gives black screen at boot. Must use <code>VBoxVGA</code>.
* Mouse scrolling issue, very sluggish. Huge latency, slow feeling.

;6.0.5 r129923 (Oracle)
* ''See below''.

;6.0.6-dfsg-2 (Debian sid)
* Same mouse issue as 6.0.4.

;6.0.6 r130049 (Oracle)
* Changed display to <code>VBoxSVGA</code>: '''Lot of issues'''. Mouse click not working (drag&drop enabled, like in Win7 vbox). Display artefacts (eg. in Skype). Unstable. Jerky.
* Changed back to <code>VBoxVGA</code>. Seems better.
* Black screen freeze in guest. Windows does not react anymore when going in black screen. Must reboot. Occured 3x.

;Reverted to 6.0.5 r129923 (Oracle)
* Using Stability ok-ish.
* Vbox always consuming ~80% single CPU on host. This is new? Link to 3D accel?
* Reverted to 6.0.5, mode <code>VBoxVGA</code>.


=== Stability ===
=== Stability ===
;uptime
;uptime
* We use <code>uptimed</code>, and our own crontab script that writes to {{file|~/uptime.log}}
* We use <code>uptimed</code> (queried via <code>uprecords</code>), and our own crontab script that writes to {{file|~/uptime.log}}
<source lang="bash">
uprecords -a -B
# uptimed: no useable database found.
# # Uptime | System Boot up
# ----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------
# -> 1 3 days, 11:58:25 | Linux 4.19.0-2-amd64 Sat Mar 16 21:12:05 2019

cat ~/uptime.log
# 20190320-090357: #1 SMP Debian 4.19.16-1 (2019-01-17): 09:03:57 up 3 days, 11:51, 1 user, load average: 0.75, 0.92, 0.89
</source>

Latest revision as of 07:51, 17 May 2019

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Debian Testing/Buster 10 partition on ZAVCXL0006.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

Common applications

See Common configuration for Linux.

Essential

Application (package, repo Repository)
sudo apt-...
Application (package)
  • [YYYY-MM-DD] Update to vX.Y
  • TBC

Local

Thunderbird (thunderbird)
  • Use Maildir as data store [1]: set pref mail.serverDefaultStoreContractID to @mozilla.org/msgstore/maildirstore;1
  • Add-on Virtual Identity
uptimed (uptimed)
  • Enable email in /etc/uptimed.conf
-SEND_EMAIL=0
+SEND_EMAIL=1
uptime cron
crontab -l | grep uptime
# 00 12 * * *      echo "$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M%S'): $(uname -v): $(uptime)" >> ~/uptime.log

Uninstalled

Application (package) [YYYY-MM-DD] Update
Additional configuration settings

System Settings

1st install
  • TBC
File system
  • TBC
Network
  • TBC
Preferences
  • TBC
Miscellaneous
  • TBC
Printers
Canon MG5300

Go to http://localhost:631, select add printer:

  • Don't pick the driverless driver (the printer connection must start with dnssd://...
  • Next, find the correct printer model, and don't pick the driverless driver.

Status

Issues

See Common Issues.

To Do

  • To Do — Description

Done

  • Done — Description

VirtualBox

6.0.4-dfsg-2 (Debian sid)
  • Enable EFI + VBoxSVGA gives black screen at boot. Must use VBoxVGA.
  • Mouse scrolling issue, very sluggish. Huge latency, slow feeling.
6.0.5 r129923 (Oracle)
  • See below.
6.0.6-dfsg-2 (Debian sid)
  • Same mouse issue as 6.0.4.
6.0.6 r130049 (Oracle)
  • Changed display to VBoxSVGA: Lot of issues. Mouse click not working (drag&drop enabled, like in Win7 vbox). Display artefacts (eg. in Skype). Unstable. Jerky.
  • Changed back to VBoxVGA. Seems better.
  • Black screen freeze in guest. Windows does not react anymore when going in black screen. Must reboot. Occured 3x.
Reverted to 6.0.5 r129923 (Oracle)
  • Using Stability ok-ish.
  • Vbox always consuming ~80% single CPU on host. This is new? Link to 3D accel?
  • Reverted to 6.0.5, mode VBoxVGA.

Stability

uptime
  • We use uptimed (queried via uprecords), and our own crontab script that writes to ~/uptime.log
uprecords -a -B
# uptimed: no useable database found.
#      #               Uptime | System                                     Boot up
# ----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------
# ->   1     3 days, 11:58:25 | Linux 4.19.0-2-amd64      Sat Mar 16 21:12:05 2019

cat ~/uptime.log
# 20190320-090357: #1 SMP Debian 4.19.16-1 (2019-01-17):  09:03:57 up 3 days, 11:51,  1 user,  load average: 0.75, 0.92, 0.89