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word perfect
by donald vitkus 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

can not install word perfect 8.0 on united linux any ideas

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Charter Telephone reviews, boylston?
by John Stoffel 29 Sep '18

29 Sep '18

Hi, Anyone on here using Charter Telephone VOIP service? I've currently got Verizon, but the wife hates it because our phone lines get flaky all the time, esp when it rains. So I'm thinking to save money and combine all my stuff onto Charter. I've already got High Speed internet and regular old cable. Not wild about Digital Cable since I'm happy with Tivo and I don't want yet another set top box to have to deal with... So, any horror stories about Charter Phone VOIP quality and service? Thanks, John

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Great BBQ!
by Tim Keller 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

To all those who attended, Thanks! It was a great time, there was good food and much reminiscing. To all those who couldn't attend, there's always next year! I'd like to lastly thank Doug and Maureen for graciously opening their home. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Reminder! 20th Anniversary BBQ this Thursday!!!
by Tim Keller 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

Hey Gang, Just a reminder, we've got a BBQ on Thursday! Location: 540 Linden St, Boylston MA Time: 7pm. Topic: Marvel at 20 years of WLUG and where linux has come in 20 years! Food: Hot Dogs / Burgers / Chips / Soda... the usual BBQ food. Doug has mentioned his pool is open, so bring appropriate swimwear/towel if you'd like. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] 20th Anniversary WLUG BBQ August 10th!!!
by Andy Stewart 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

On 08/04/2017 02:10 PM, Tim Keller wrote: > Hey Gang, > > I want to start by thanking long time member Doug Mildram for graciously > offering up his home for the 20th anniversary WLUG BBQ! HI gang, I am looking forward to seeing all of you that evening! Please look around and see if you have any photos/jpegs/pngs from past WLUG events, and bring them if you can. Maybe you have one of our WLUG Install Fest CDs that Tim silk screened for us way back when? Perhaps you have a copy of Doug Waud's network slides (with the two paper cups and a string). Whatever you have that reminds you of great WLUG times of the past, please bring it to the party. See ya then! Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

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Re: [Wlug] DNS not resolving
by Richard Klein 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

I hate to admit that I'm using Kali for a daily driver, but it usually works fine. Plus, it's based on debian. Anyway, I created /etc/resolvconf containing: nameserver 8.8.8.8 and that did the trick. I have connectivity now. I still want to understand the mechanics. As you can see, the NetworkManager GUI doesn't agree with /etc/resolvconf, and the file seems to take precedence over the GUI. http://imgur.com/a/Rngbf On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 9:16 PM, John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > Richard> I did a dist-upgrade on my computer. Afterward, I got an > Richard> error related to a broken link for resolvconf. I read > Richard> somewhere that the file gets created if it doesn't exist, so > Richard> I unlinked and deleted the offending file (I think it was / > Richard> etc/resolvconf, but I don't remember). > > Sounds like your on a debian style system. Details please? For > example, on Ubuntu (recent ones I think) you need to add a line like: > > dns-nameserver 8.8.8.8 > > into your /etc/network/interfaces file so that on bootup it will > populate /etc/resolv.conf properly. > > Richard> Now I don't seem to have any DNS. I can still access my > Richard> routers menu by typing in the dotted quad, but no alpha > Richard> URLs. Any ideas? > > cat /etc/resolv.conf first off. > > Richard> I entered the Google DNS addresses: 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.8.4 in the > network settings > Richard> GUI. That looks good, but addresses still aren't resolving. > > You might need to reboot, but first just tell us the Distribution and > version you're using. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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20th Anniversary WLUG BBQ August 10th!!!
by Tim Keller 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Hey Gang, I want to start by thanking long time member Doug Mildram for graciously offering up his home for the 20th anniversary WLUG BBQ! Date: August 10th, 2017 @ 7pm. Location: 540 Linden St, Boylston MA Topic: Marvel at 20 years of WLUG and where linux has come in 20 years! Food: If you have special dietary requirements feel free to bring your own stuff. I don't believe that Doug keeps a kosher home so please take that into consideration as well. I'm going to bring an assortment of Hotdogs / Hamburgers / Brautwurst, etc. As well as Chips / Dips / Soda. Doug has also mentioned that his pool is fully operational so if you're inclined to swim, bring appropriate gear. Please email me directory (turbofx(a)gmail.com) that you're coming so I can accurately purchase food and drink. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] DNS not resolving
by Eric Martin 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Can you ping 8.8.8.8? If you can’t ping it, that would explain why you can’t resolve even if resolv.conf is correct. The syntax that others mentioned is good, you should be set if you can ping. If you can’t ping that, can you ping your gateway, what’s you up if you can’t? Hope that helps. On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 9:24 PM Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> wrote: > Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> writes: > > > I did a dist-upgrade on my computer. Afterward, I got an error related > > to a broken link for resolvconf. I read somewhere that the file gets > > created if it doesn't exist, so I unlinked and deleted the offending > > file (I think it was /etc/resolvconf, but I don't remember). > > Don't confuse resolv.conf with resolvconf. > The file /etc/resolv.conf is the traditional > configuration file that says where to find a name server. > > Try putting this in there: > > # cat /etc/resolv.conf > nameserver 8.8.8.8 > > Depending upon your distribution, there may be magic > whizz-bang stuff that automatically rewrites this file > based upon other configuration files or guis. > I think resolvconf is one of those. It may overwrite > /etc/resolv.conf, but if a handwritten resolve.conf > works, that gives you a place to start. > > At least that's my first guess. > > -- Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Re: [Wlug] DNS not resolving
by Keith Wright 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> writes: > I did a dist-upgrade on my computer. Afterward, I got an error related > to a broken link for resolvconf. I read somewhere that the file gets > created if it doesn't exist, so I unlinked and deleted the offending > file (I think it was /etc/resolvconf, but I don't remember). Don't confuse resolv.conf with resolvconf. The file /etc/resolv.conf is the traditional configuration file that says where to find a name server. Try putting this in there: # cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 8.8.8.8 Depending upon your distribution, there may be magic whizz-bang stuff that automatically rewrites this file based upon other configuration files or guis. I think resolvconf is one of those. It may overwrite /etc/resolv.conf, but if a handwritten resolve.conf works, that gives you a place to start. At least that's my first guess. -- Keith

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Re: [Wlug] DNS not resolving
by John Stoffel 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Richard> I did a dist-upgrade on my computer. Afterward, I got an Richard> error related to a broken link for resolvconf. I read Richard> somewhere that the file gets created if it doesn't exist, so Richard> I unlinked and deleted the offending file (I think it was / Richard> etc/resolvconf, but I don't remember). Sounds like your on a debian style system. Details please? For example, on Ubuntu (recent ones I think) you need to add a line like: dns-nameserver 8.8.8.8 into your /etc/network/interfaces file so that on bootup it will populate /etc/resolv.conf properly. Richard> Now I don't seem to have any DNS. I can still access my Richard> routers menu by typing in the dotted quad, but no alpha Richard> URLs. Any ideas? cat /etc/resolv.conf first off. Richard> I entered the Google DNS addresses: 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.8.4 in the network settings Richard> GUI. That looks good, but addresses still aren't resolving. You might need to reboot, but first just tell us the Distribution and version you're using. John

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