Hi all, i am trying to copy and paste info from a text file on my
laptop, to an echo mail. i am using syncterm for telnet BBS'ing.
i am trying to copy and paste info from a text file on my laptop, to an echo mail. i am using syncterm for telnet BBS'ing.
You could try using Syncterm 1.0 or switch to Netrunner. I use
I don't very often want to paste anything but when I do that on my
desktop running syncterm in SDL mode I simply right click and it pastes the contents of the clipboard into the message. That doesn't work when I am running in a terminal in curses mode since there is no clipboard.. :)
I can also import a file with SlyEdit by pressing <CTRL> O.
Hi, ya i actually use syncterm. however i think i am using a beta version which i downloaded by accedent.
i tried netrunner, but it doesnt seem to like ubuntu 20.04 very well. when i tried to launch it, it gives an error message that it could not connect to the X11 server... my guess is it has something to do with wayland not being compatable with it yet....
Interesting, i will have to check that out... for my desktop i am using Openbox so i dont know if it has SDL integration on it or not... i usually run it to make my old laptop run faster lol.
Openbox may or may not use SDL but if it's installed your apps should
be able to use it. Netrunner should run from an openbox session, I
think.
Netrunner is a bit hit and miss on Linux I've found, some times it works, some times it doesn't depending on distribution your using compared to what it was compiled on (but then to be fair, so is syncterm binaries at times).
I'm sure syncterm > 1.0 supports copy and paste - I'm sure I've seen Rob explain how to do it numerous times. I don't remember how, as I hardly
use it nowdays..
Magiterm also supports copy and paste :P
Al wrote to gcubebuddy <=-
i tried netrunner, but it doesnt seem to like ubuntu 20.04 very well. when i tried to launch it, it gives an error message that it could not connect to the X11 server... my guess is it has something to do with wayland not being compatable with it yet....
Netrunner is a desktop app. It depends on xorg and friends. It won't
run from a terminal. I'm not sure but maybe that is the issue?
I suspect it is because netrunner depends on xorg, and ubuntu has "upgraded" to wayland, which replaces xorg entirely and isn't 100% backward-compatable.
If ubuntu has gone that route, other distros will likely follow in the future (unless they can find developers to maintain X). netrunner will eventually need to be updated to support the new tech.
If that is even the issue. :) I don't know much about wayland but have seen some articles where either someone is complaining that things don't work the same, or where someone is pointing out that "wayland is not X" so you can't expect everything to work the same. :)
If there is no xorg or X server support in ubuntu then apps that don't support wayland directly won't run. That could impact any number of
apps like SyncTERM and MagiTerm. I don't know if those apps have
support for wayland.
SDL2 supports wayland, so it should just run..
If you need X11 then XWayland should be able to run it.
I did note that using NVIDIA drivers with wayland, the XWayland part
isn't working yet, but should be soon.
That's good to know. I think all the important stuff here (Quake*) and
BBS terminals are using SDL2 now.
that wrong). I'm installing ubuntu 21.04 now in a VirtualBox to test
things out. I forgot Magiterm does use XBell for beeping, so I am
Al wrote to Blue White <=-
If there is no xorg or X server support in ubuntu then apps that don't support wayland directly won't run. That could impact any number of
apps like SyncTERM and MagiTerm. I don't know if those apps have
support for wayland.
Looks like stormy seas ahead!
Looks like stormy seas ahead!
Hopefully it isn't as bad as we suspect, but I do agree it is best to have some sea sickness remedies ready just in case! :)
If ubuntu has gone that route, other distros will likely follow in the future (unless they can find developers to maintain X). netrunner will eventually need to be updated to support the new tech.
I use 1.1 on my desktop just because I haven't updated there yet. I use the current beta 1.2a on my plain plain old terminal and I find it works well.
That is where Deuce adds and tests new features, so..
Looks like he is adding support for RIP graphics, just saw that today. Netrunner is a desktop app. It depends on xorg and friends. It won't run from a
terminal. I'm not sure but maybe that is the issue?
Nodespy has a telnet/rlogin/ssh terminal built in that will run from the terminal. Run nodespy and hit the spacebar and you can connect from
there to other BBSs.
Ttyl :-),
Al
Openbox may or may not use SDL but if it's installed your apps should be able to use it. Netrunner should run from an openbox session, I think.
Yeah, it doesn't matter what window manager you're using.
Although, KWin (KDE window manager) detects SDL2 and turns of
compositing. I guess because it thinks you're playing a game. You can override it though.
Netrunner is a bit hit and miss on Linux I've found, some times it works, some times it doesn't depending on distribution your using compared to what it was compiled on (but then to be fair, so is syncterm binaries at times).
I'm sure syncterm > 1.0 supports copy and paste - I'm sure I've seen Rob explain how to do it numerous times. I don't remember how, as I hardly
use it nowdays..
Magiterm also supports copy and paste :P
Andrew
Arelor wrote to Blue White <=-
I am not sure Ubuntu is the one everybody is following, as used to be
the case. A bunch of the stuff they have done has been ignored and they have pretty much declared they are going to stop doing "special"
efforts for desktop/mobile.
I think the modern Linux trend maker is IBM with Fedora and all the satellite projects IBM is funding through Red Hat's pet projects
(Gnome, SystemD, Pulseaudio).
Oh ok, so it might be an SDL issue then? i will check that out.
Netrunner is a desktop app. It depends on xorg and friends. It won't run from a terminal. I'm not sure but maybe that is the issue?
I suspect it is because netrunner depends on xorg, and ubuntu has "upgraded" to wayland, which replaces xorg entirely and isn't 100% backward-compatable.
If ubuntu has gone that route, other distros will likely follow in the future (unless they can find developers to maintain X). netrunner will eventually need to be updated to support the new tech.
If that is even the issue. :) I don't know much about wayland but have seen some articles where either someone is complaining that things don't work the same, or where someone is pointing out that "wayland is not X"
so you can't expect everything to work the same. :)
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I had thought Fedora 34 used wayland by default also, but it appears I am using X11. (Maybe because I am using the XFCE spin - or maybe I just got that wrong). I'm installing ubuntu 21.04 now in a VirtualBox to test things out. I forgot Magiterm does use XBell for beeping, so I am curious Andrew
I think the modern Linux trend maker is IBM with Fedora and all the satellite projects IBM is funding through Red Hat's pet projects (Gnome, SystemD, Pulseaudio).
I think the modern Linux trend maker is IBM with Fedora and all the satellite projects IBM is funding throu
Red Hat's pet projects (Gnome, SystemD, Pulseaudio).
Ya, unfortunatly though, i had to switch from CentOS to Ubuntu LTS, as IBM is now no longer producing Stable LTS
releases for CentOS. they are now only
doing a "Rolling-release" and support of CentOS 8 will end at the end of 2021. there is word that someone is going to try and start up another RHEL splitoff called ROCKY. however, i
changed to ubuntu due to the prospect of having to migrate anyways once CentOS 8 is EOL. I have used ubuntu in t
past for A.I. type projects (trying to build my own Jarvis system lol). but i went back to CentOS due to most fe
state, and corp jobs 9 times out of 10 they are using RHEL. RHEL does work awesome with Mystic. however, im not
holding my breath that IBM will let CentOS have a LTS version again.
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Hi, i finally got netrunner going on ubuntu. i had a quick question
though,
for saving an echo or netmail text to your HDD, what keys should i
try? i
know in Syncterm its [Alt] + X which saves it... does netrunner do
that too?
It could be. These days what you need installed is SDL2 for Netrunner, Syncterm
and Magiterm.
had a chance yet to mess with Magiterm. when i was looking over the
source
code, it looked like it was wanting to make a Docker image or
something...
when you have used it, was it in a stand alone binary or did it make
you
compile the whole thing, and run it as a docker image?
Ya it turned out to be the case. I was able to run Syncterm with out it installed.
I have not had a chance yet to mess with Magiterm. when i was looking over the source code, it looked like it was wanting to make a Docker image or something... when you have used it, was it in a stand alone binary or did it make you compile the whole thing, and run it as a docker image?
I am starting to think the business model for Red Hat clones is to
create a viable alternative, and then have IBM
buy them :-P
Ok, not really (I mean, look at Oracle Linux, right?). But I am sure it worked well for the CentOS people.
Anecdotically, I've found that human resources people in Spain who are looking
for RH/Centos admins tend to be
impressed if you have experience with distributions with a reputation
for nerdiness, even if you have never touched
yum or dnf :-)
I think you might be looking at the wrong magiterm. There is another project called magiterm that turns up in google search results these
days.
The code for magiterm is available here: https://gitlab.com/magickabbs/magiterm
There is also packages/repositories for the popular linux distros on the opensuse build service (debian, ubuntu, opensuse, fedora, centos and raspberry pi)
You can find the url via my webpage here:
https://happylandbbs.com/
Andrew
gcubebuddy wrote to Blue White <=-
I did some troubleshooting on this yesterday. it turns out it was the
SDL2 lib i needed to install: sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev that seemed to be the magic bullet that let it work. i am actually using it right now. I also re-installed LuBuntu Ubuntu on my laptop. i was
wanting to take some of the bloat out of my OS so i changed from
standard ubuntu to lubuntu. however i did the sdl2 install on both my
old install and the current one.
Apparently for AmigaOS yo need a PowerPC processor.
Apparently for
AmigaOS yo need a PowerPC processor.
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