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#1 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » No move to trash can on symbolic linked folders » 2026-09-16 18:52:46

Created a test file in my documents folder which is basically static data.

~$ LC_ALL=C gio trash /home/rolf/Dokumente/Test.txt
gio: file:///home/rolf/Dokumente/Test.txt: Unable to find or create trash directory /mnt/HomeDaten/.Trash-1000 to trash /home/rolf/Dokumente/Test.txt

A .Trash-1000 did not exist, copying the one from my dynamic home did not help.

#2 Re: Devuan » Devuan Server compromised » 2026-09-16 11:11:10

In a small private network it may be advisable to configure ssh to a non-standard port. E.g instead of 22 use 1223.

#3 Re: Devuan » packagit vulnerability » 2026-09-16 11:06:48

On my manually pulled up Excalibur with Cinnmon DE packagekit isn't installed (--no-install-recommends used).

#4 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » No move to trash can on symbolic linked folders » 2026-09-15 19:28:05

Follow up, I haven't gotten any useful hint so far.

@Dutch_Master: thank you for trying to help. Unfortunately, all my drives are luks encrypted, no exception. That means that in operation they are decrypted, normal ext4 partitions.

#5 Re: Installation » Devuan without refracta » 2026-09-12 11:47:56

Use the installer-iso path to get to the options with the traditional installer. I typically use the netinstaller.

#6 Re: Installation » Devuan without refracta » 2026-09-12 11:09:16

Look at the top of this page, there is a link to "Download | Devuan.org | .... ".

#8 Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Replace/remove OpenRC » 2026-09-10 20:07:52

rolfie
Replies: 2

On my travelling laptop openrc is installed as init system. I would like to replace it by pure sysvinit (same setup as my main system). When I look at what Synaptic shows installation does not seem to replace openrc.

What do I need to do?

The laptop was installed with Daedalus and upgraded to Excalibur.

#10 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » What DE do you prefer to use on Devuan? » 2026-09-07 18:51:22

I started off with Mate desktop on ASCII and switched to Cinnamon on Beowulf which I am still using.

#11 Re: Installation » Test report Freia netinstall 20260819 » 2026-09-06 16:36:46

Testing the 20260903 iso at first glance shows no new topics. logrotate is present.

#12 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » syslog-ng will replace rsyslog as default logging system? » 2026-09-04 21:48:26

Well, I do create my own starter in the menu. No problem with that.

#13 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » syslog-ng will replace rsyslog as default logging system? » 2026-09-04 20:57:14

mate-system-log is part of mate-utils. gnome-logs nowadays is meant only for systemd systems.

Is there anybody who has other solutions to display log files?

#14 Installation » Test report Freia netinstall 20260819 » 2026-09-04 19:39:08

rolfie
Replies: 6

Is my second test in a VBox VM. My setup: German language, keyboard, timezone, expert install to cli with sysvinit, luks encrypted. Manual installation of Cinnamon DE on X11 w/o recommends to reduce the usual bloat and to get a system with that sw I like and need. I am using my notes so the result is mostly reproduceable.

Installer: no comments

German language in DE wasn't set: fixed.
Time zone not set: problem still present. There is a discussion ongoing on github LinuxMint/Cinnamon #13922. Fixed locally by installing ntpsec.
Call up of several graphical applications on the DE only worked once (bug #972): solved by adding accountservices to cinnamon as a dependency (upstream).
syslog-ng installed now, solves bug #973. I have to have a look at logrotate on the next ISO.

So far so good, no further comments.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your work.

#15 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » syslog-ng will replace rsyslog as default logging system? » 2026-09-02 06:02:35

Used the same iso for my text in a VBox VM. Was my second go, in an earlier iso from end of June no logger was installed.

What the performance concerns: Nothing that caugth my eye in this short test. It works with mate-system-log as displayer.

#16 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Xorg error on Devuan freia » 2026-08-27 17:53:43

trabant-asb wrote:

... however all based on gnome (that would be gnome 4, gnome-flashback and cinnamon) ...

The fork of Cinnamon from Gnome is way back. Some apps are the same like gnome-terminal, but I would see them as two different beasts nowadays. BTW: I am Cinnamon user on my desktop, and on xorg. I have tried xlibre in a VM, but was not really successful.

#17 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xrdp. Update request » 2026-08-24 13:32:37

With a bit of luck the patched upgrade will go into Trixie-Backports.

#18 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xrdp. Update request » 2026-08-24 12:53:05

I fear you are in the wrong place here, this is a native Debian package. Can be seen on this +deb13u1.

You should ask the Debian maintainers to update this package.

#19 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Kernel command line not saved by [update-initramfs] » 2026-08-17 14:23:04

When you use grub, edit /etc/default/grub to add the new parameter, perform an

# update-grub

That should do the job.

#20 Re: Installation » Some stupid questions to prepare for Devuan installation » 2026-08-14 13:02:27

Welcome to Devuan.

To your questions:
1.) I don't use ZFS, no idea how this is supported. I am on ext4, grub and luks encryption. Works for me.
2.) The current state of Nvidia/Nouveau/amdgpu drivers is exactly the same as for Debian. Devuan is a Debian - systemd + support for sysvinit and various other init systems. https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=3192

I guess this old GT730 is loosing support by NVidia, and older driver packages do no more build with current kernels.

3.) I use hibernation, it works fine on my grub system, Excalibur, encrypted, LightDM/Cinnamon DE.

#21 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] GRUB_TIMEOUT is being ignored » 2026-08-09 10:28:19

Well, there is one more effect we did not mention so far: modern GPUs and LED/LCD screens typically take a few seconds before they display a clear picture when waking up from power save mode and switching resolutions. Have a look at the grub screen, you should see a countdown in the bottom.

On my system set to 8s it is at 5s or lower when I get to see this screen.

#22 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] GRUB_TIMEOUT is being ignored » 2026-08-08 08:24:01

Strange behaviour.

My first suspect would be the grub-customizer. This package can be a system killer app. The customizer replaces grub configs with an own version and only by a complete new installation you may get rid of the effetcs.
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c … s.html#ID7

My default setting on Excalibur without any specials reacts to my 8s setting.

When looking at what you did, yours:

GRUB_DEFAULT="0"
GRUB_TIMEOUT="10"

Mine:

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=8

#23 Re: Packaging for Devuan » [SOLVED] Can't install nvidia-driver-libs:i386 in devuan freia » 2026-08-07 16:46:10

Well you have used the simple way. Why haven't you extended the Architectures: line as proposed by me?

#24 Re: Packaging for Devuan » [SOLVED] Can't install nvidia-driver-libs:i386 in devuan freia » 2026-08-07 14:39:40

Make it look like this:

Architectures: amd64 i386

AFAIK that shoud work. I am wondering why your  sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 did not add that entry. Maybe dpkg can't deal with the deb822 sources?
Make a check:

# dpkg –print-foreign-architectures

#25 Re: Packaging for Devuan » [SOLVED] Can't install nvidia-driver-libs:i386 in devuan freia » 2026-08-07 11:24:25

Well, the devuan.sources as shown in post #1 does only contain amd64 as architecture. There is no i386. While non-free is in there.

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