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#1 Re: ARM Builds » Booting on USB on Raspberry pi 4 » 2024-12-06 09:32:59

Remove the sd card & it should boot from USB, (pendrive or HDD/SSD), otherwise you need to change the boot order....

https://www.raspberrystreet.com/learn/h … om-usb-ssd

#2 Re: News & Announcements » November 27 is a day to celebrate! » 2024-11-27 17:32:37

Hadn't realised it had been that long!

Systemd was the cause, & I'm so glad that the devs forked it to Devuan, long may it outlive Debian!

Heartfelt thanks to all who make it possible for us mere users to continue using Linux without systemd.... big_smile

#3 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Vuu-do Linux! *New Openbox-64 iso's (1.0.7) up 2-02-18*!! » 2024-11-27 10:16:08

Maybe, if you really want to add 'persistence', have a discussion with  antiX/MX Linux developers, they're a friendly lot.

#4 Re: Installation » live iso not booting into graphical environment » 2024-11-27 10:10:15

Apt-get purge is what you need to run, adding the program name that you wish to remove.

#5 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Firefox 128.3.1esr *not* clearing history on closing » 2024-11-03 12:01:12

I found more or less the same problem, FF won't delete recent history, but I found this to work, use Show all history - Select all - Delete

#6 Re: Packaging for Devuan » about debian, a warning » 2024-10-30 18:00:43

I don't like it!

It isn't the 'unix way', those programs were kept separated for a reason, the root user only could access the system programs, which kept things safe.

Linux is becoming more & more like a proprietary system letting crackers/hackers easier access to damaging programs; maybe so that they can sell more antivirus software, who knows, but they are undermining a secure O/S by doing this...

So, the next edition of Devuan is to followi suit - thanks for the warning - I might have to start looking toward Slackware based distros.... that's a shame, because I have been an apt user nearly all my Linux time, it'll be awkward having to relearn a different package manager....or perhaps I'll just take the leap & go full time BSD.

Whatever I choose, I wish to thank the Devuan people for my time using it.

#7 Re: Devuan » RISCV support » 2024-10-24 16:24:32

Well, there's no official support for ARM, so I would guess not....

#8 Re: Off-topic » Thank you Devuan » 2024-10-09 09:01:29

Personally, I am very grateful to those who manage to keep Linux as it was meant to be, I'm not a programmer, but I know programming is non trivial.

That is why I try to help in these & other forums, it is my way of giving something back to the community, in a way that I am able.

If it weren't for the likes of AntiX & Devuan, I would have gone over to the BSDs full time a while ago, when systemd arrived on the scene, but thanks to the programmers that though like myself, I am still able to use a familiar O/S.....

Also, if it wasn't for people setting up & maintaining forums such as here, where would we even be able to discuss our preferred O/S, so my thanks also go to our forum maintainers....

#9 Re: Off-topic » Thank you Devuan » 2024-10-06 16:48:03

Regarding distros being forced to follow their path, Linux might have to eventually, but people who know what they are doing will just gravitate to the BSDs.

Thankfully, Linux hasn't been corrupted beyond redemption just yet though..... wink

#10 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Security updates of Devuan compared to Debian » 2024-10-06 09:14:46

Devuan uses the Debian repositories for everything except systemd related software.

#11 Re: Devuan » Why has no one enhanced sysvinit? » 2024-10-01 13:51:49

Because it does what it was programmed to do...

#12 Re: Other Issues » Book buying » 2024-10-01 08:29:48

Depending on how deep you intend going, but O'Reilly Server Hacks 1 & 2 might fit the bill, otherwise, perhaps, The Linux Command Line might suit.

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/li … 596004613/

https://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php (Downloadable as a free PDF)

#14 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Something rather bizarre regarding ram has happened, » 2024-09-14 16:40:45

Probably, most of your ram is just being used as a cache.....

#15 Re: Other Issues » I propose that the developers of the Devuan community take the obsolet » 2024-09-14 08:20:50

Probably(?) needs systemd - this is how it is described in a search - both systemd distros. - other than that, you could just add all those yourself.

Kodachi OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution that integrates VPN, TOR, disk encryption, secure chat and more tools for privacy protection and anonymity.

Linux Kodachi is a live operating system based on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS that aims to preserve your privacy and anonymity. It features VPN, Tor, DNScrypt, i2p, GNUNET, Exodus wallet, and many other tools and applications.

#16 Re: Off-topic » desktop market share » 2024-08-31 12:35:30

If you were to include derivatives, it is quite a bit higher than 4.45%.

(Android tablets & phones, for instance.)

#17 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » all my partition auto mount after using gparted » 2024-08-31 12:28:36

That depends on your distro, some have automount as default, check in your system settings.

#18 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] AMD Installation, » 2024-08-17 08:27:45

Devuan installs to either MBR or UEFI, so it will be that your laptop needs to be set to boot from external USB before internal disk.

#19 Re: Off-topic » Why cloud dependency and push updates is a bad thing » 2024-07-20 09:37:29

Not only am I against The Cloud & push updates, but have always been against systemd, & the way it is creeping into everything it can, we still have a few distros that understand how bad systemd is, but if they ever cease to exist, I'm prepared & ready to transfer everything over to one of the BSD systems. wink

#20 Re: Off-topic » Why cloud dependency and push updates is a bad thing » 2024-07-19 16:40:49

Never liked the idea of The Cloud, nor pushed updates, & this outage just proves my point...

#21 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » What working environment would you recommend? » 2024-06-30 16:26:44

XFCE is a very good desktop - it will run in just 2GB ram quite happily, & Firefox runs at a reasonable speed - 2011 HP G62 (i3) laptop / 2.4G wifi. wink

#22 Re: Off-topic » Just for fun ... » 2024-06-28 17:10:58

Maybe that's why they are talking immutable systems....

#23 Re: Off-topic » How World Leaders are Scrambling to Secure Food in the Shadows » 2024-06-27 08:46:00

Reminds me of the Russian tactic of burning crops as they retreated in WW2....

#24 Re: Off-topic » Virgin Media blocking Open-Source Sites » 2024-06-26 08:34:48

I have no, (have not had),  problems online using Virgin, through their router, so would suspect it is something with your routing - other than that, I can't help.

#25 Re: Off-topic » The Crappiness of Modern Laptops » 2024-06-21 09:03:01

@ nahkhiirmees

Go into the BIOS/UEFI setup & make USB booting the first choice, internal drive the second choice, then you can use a USB optical drive, if you want to, else a pendrive or external disk.

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