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#1 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Shift from Silverblue to Devuan » 2026-06-03 23:58:55

yaser

Hi @kajko
thanks for sharing your setup, actually i got so close to this.

it took me some time but i tested various setups and the biggest one was escaping years of using gnome!

First Install: Failure

- sysvinit: very simple and fast
- xorg: just works
- fs: standard ext4
- vm: qemu + virtmanager
- tailscale: failed, tho with a wrapper script i could use it.
- xfce: feels like winxp but very customizable (last only 1 week!)
- i3: getting use to tilling + insane amount of newbie ricing! + testing almost any wm on the planet.
- dev: docker + ddev + bloated vscode

==> i messed up thing by upgrading to ceres branch smile
but learned alot and took tons of hand writings!

Second Install: current

- installation: installed a minimum base + xorg + pipewire (later on installed xlibre)
- openrc: i miss sysv but at least tailscale works perfect
- dm: bspwm + polybar
- fs: ext4 + swap (noatime)
- vm: incus
- dev: neovim + lampp

sadly I didn't know about Nebula (thanks for recommending) tail was only reason i chose openrc. no issue so far. we will see, i will update if i fail again smile

#2 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Docker: fsconfig fails and cgroup says unknown subsys » 2026-06-03 23:31:20

yaser

I can confirm using @mr-addams 's script to install docker on devuan 6 with standard sysv init system works perfect.
I didn't find out a way around my problem with cgroups but following this guide recreates the issue.

#3 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Docker: fsconfig fails and cgroup says unknown subsys » 2026-05-28 15:37:49

yaser

Thanks @mark0x01 and @mr-addams

i tried to install docker with updated script (thanks for providing this tho). there is a bug i guess:

6. Adding Docker repository...
Hit:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur-security InRelease
Ign:3 https://download.docker.com/linux/debian excalibur InRelease
Hit:4 http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur-backports InRelease
Err:6 https://download.docker.com/linux/debian excalibur Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 108.138.7.88 443]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://download.docker.com/linux/debian excalibur Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

#4 Other Issues » [SOLVED] Docker: fsconfig fails and cgroup says unknown subsys » 2026-05-12 05:45:29

yaser
Replies: 7

Hi,

newbie here!

I just installed docker.io on Devuan 6 sysvinit. doing sudo service docker restart gives:

Stopping Docker: docker.
mount: /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset: fsconfig() failed: cgroup: Unknown subsys name 'cpuset'.
       dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.
mount: /sys/fs/cgroup/memory: fsconfig() failed: cgroup: Unknown subsys name 'memory'.
       dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.
Starting Docker: docker.

What step i missed? what version of cgroups  we are using?

#5 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Shift from Silverblue to Devuan » 2026-04-25 16:01:19

yaser

i saw that github issue but i thought no one managed to use those scripts, good to know.
going to test it on a vm and share results here.

#6 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Shift from Silverblue to Devuan » 2026-04-25 14:50:58

yaser

I'll go with ext4 and openrc (tailscale still has issues with sysv)
for desktop i downloaded 4G desktop iso to mess around with cinnamon and others.
docker and xlibre are well documented too.

Thank you guys, couldn't make decision without you and a lot of other solved posts on the forum.

#7 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Shift from Silverblue to Devuan » 2026-04-25 12:52:16

yaser

So just a default installation would be good to go.
I forgot about cinnamon, that might be more feature rich
thanks to mention it.

i am exploring forum actually, biggest question for me is still which init should i pick, for example i saw some posts on using tailscale and it look likes openrc maybe has a better support for this kinda not supported stuff. i know i am overthinking this...

#8 Other Issues » [SOLVED] Shift from Silverblue to Devuan » 2026-04-25 12:05:55

yaser
Replies: 9

Hi everybody,

I've decided to move out of my comfort zone because corporate Linux dramas reached a level I can't take anymore!
I read about multiple options without systemd, and decided to go with Devuan (mostly because of the chill and welcoming community).

Long story short:

- As a I am new here, what init system do you recommend? I saw dinit is super fast, but it's not available here.
- I think going with Xfce + xlibre would be nice, but I'm open to recommendations for other setups that might work better for a former GNOME user.
- Is there any benefit to using btrfs here, or should I just stick with ext4?

Finally,
I was using podman and podman quadlets a lot. I know quadlet can't be used anymore, so do you recommend Docker?

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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