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Arcade Machine Problem

by Dennis Payne

My son's cub scout den put together an arcade machine for the Build It pin. It worked great. Then the day of the Blue & Gold where we were demoing it, it didn't work. I ended up using my laptop instead of the intended machine. I have now set it up four times on three computers and have discovered the cause of the problem. The machine is running Fedora. It has only one user and he automatically logs in. It is running wayland. Gnome is configured to automatically start EmulationStation. From there you can launch Ostrich Riders or Super Tux Kart. (I wanted only open source games with two players simultaneous preferably cooperative but more games can be put on.) The problem occurs if the machine does not have a mouse plugged in. EmulationStation starts normally but launching either game brings up the login screen. Any idea why a mouse is required and how that restriction can be removed? -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://social.freegamedev.net/channel/dulsi

April 2, 2019

aging/free books for DNS,LDAP,TCP...*NIX+BSD

by Doug Mildram

"Old" books in some cases, but some protocols never age out! (some of below maybe did...) Free books on my desk here at work/WPI, if unwanted I'll end up tossing: (2005) Addison-Wesley "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD OS" I got glassy-eyed diving into most of this kernel,fsys,devices,IPC,etc gore. (2003) ORA/O'Reilly "DNS & BIND Cookbook" (bind8,9) Cricket Liu 200+ pg paperback (2003) ORA "LDAP System Administration" Gerald Carter 290pg paperback (1994) Addison-Wesley "TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1" W. Richard Stevens 550pg hardcover (1990) Prentice Hall "UNIX Network Programming" W. Richard Stevens 750pg hardcover ( things like fork/exec ; basic I/O ; FIFO,IPC,Sockets,TLI...ending in rlogin :) TOO OLD (1993) ORA "sendmail" ( v8 ) too old AND too nasty, though I like the Intro sec1+2 titles "MUA vs MTA" and "Why is sendmail so complex?"

April 2, 2019

Reminder: WLUG Meeting TODAY! March 14th, 2019

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, After a comedy of email errors, the meeting it actually today.. seriously I just checked the calendar for the fourth time... Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) Topic: Containerized applications Appimage, snaps, flatpack... I plan to talk about what they are and what they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make applications distribution agnostic. Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off for dinner to continue the conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 14, 2019

Reminder: Next Meeting is THURSDAY March 14th, 2019 @7PM

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, We've got a meeting on Thursday!!! I don't know how I managed to screw up the date on the subject line and then send a follow up email thinking it was already Wednesday.. Sorry about that! I blame a lack of sleep... Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) Topic: Containerized applications Appimage, snaps, flatpacks... I plan to talk about what they are and what they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make applications distribution agnostic. Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off for dinner to continue the conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 13, 2019

Re: Reminder: Meeting TOMORROW March 14th 2019 Location:

by Ernie Hadley, Jr.

Isn’t tomorrow Wednesday, March 13? Ernie Hadley, Jr. > On Mar 12, 2019, at 9:53 PM, Anderson, Charles R via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya! Tomorrow! > > March 2019 > Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa > 1 2 > 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 > 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 > 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 > 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 > 31 > >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 09:47:19PM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: >> Hey Gang, >> >> We've got a meeting tomorrow! I don't know how I managed to screw up the >> date on the subject line.. Sorry about that! >> >> Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. >> Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) >> Topic: Containerized applications >> >> Appimage, snaps, flatpacks... I plan to talk about what they are and what >> they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make >> applications distribution agnostic. >> >> Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off for >> dinner to continue the conversation. >> >> Thanks, >> Tim. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

March 13, 2019

Sorry...

by Tim Keller

My daughter got her tonsils out and it's been a long week.. already... I seriously thought it was Wednesday... The meeting isn't tomorrow, it's Thursday... Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 13, 2019

Re: Reminder: Meeting TOMORROW March 14th 2019 Location:

by Tim Keller

Yes. The meeting is on Thursday. It's been a long week. My daughter got her tonsils out and it's been a couple of very late nights... Sorry for the confusion. Tim. On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 9:55 PM Ernie Hadley, Jr. via WLUG < wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Tim, > Tomorrow is Wednesday - did you mean the meeting is on THURSDAY, which is > MARCH 14? > > Best, > Ernie Hadley, Jr. > > > On Mar 12, 2019, at 9:47 PM, Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > > > > Hey Gang, > > > > We've got a meeting tomorrow! I don't know how I managed to screw up the > date on the subject line.. Sorry about that! > > > > Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. > > Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) > > Topic: Containerized applications > > > > Appimage, snaps, flatpacks... I plan to talk about what they are and > what they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make > applications distribution agnostic. > > > > Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off > for dinner to continue the conversation. > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > > > > > > > -- > > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > _______________________________________________ > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 13, 2019

Re: Reminder: Meeting TOMORROW March 14th 2019 Location:

by Ernie Hadley, Jr.

Tim, Tomorrow is Wednesday - did you mean the meeting is on THURSDAY, which is MARCH 14? Best, Ernie Hadley, Jr. > On Mar 12, 2019, at 9:47 PM, Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > Hey Gang, > > We've got a meeting tomorrow! I don't know how I managed to screw up the date on the subject line.. Sorry about that! > > Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. > Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) > Topic: Containerized applications > > Appimage, snaps, flatpacks... I plan to talk about what they are and what they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make applications distribution agnostic. > > Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off for dinner to continue the conversation. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

March 13, 2019

Re: Reminder: Meeting TOMORROW March 14th 2019 Location:

by Anderson, Charles R

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya! Tomorrow! March 2019 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 09:47:19PM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > Hey Gang, > > We've got a meeting tomorrow! I don't know how I managed to screw up the > date on the subject line.. Sorry about that! > > Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. > Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) > Topic: Containerized applications > > Appimage, snaps, flatpacks... I plan to talk about what they are and what > they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make > applications distribution agnostic. > > Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off for > dinner to continue the conversation. > > Thanks, > Tim.

March 13, 2019

Reminder: Meeting TOMORROW March 14th 2019 Location:

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, We've got a meeting tomorrow! I don't know how I managed to screw up the date on the subject line.. Sorry about that! Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) Topic: Containerized applications Appimage, snaps, flatpacks... I plan to talk about what they are and what they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make applications distribution agnostic. Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off for dinner to continue the conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 13, 2019