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#277 Re: Packaging for Devuan » Repository not found. » 2024-10-21 19:24:20

someone@somewhere:~$ curl -I https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/f/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_4.3.8-0+deb11u1_amd64.deb
HTTP/2 200 
server: nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)
date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:22:46 GMT
content-type: application/octet-stream
content-length: 1602824
last-modified: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:32:21 GMT
etag: "671665f5-187508"
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
referrer-policy: strict-origin
accept-ranges: bytes

#278 Re: Packaging for Devuan » yt-dlp is very outdated » 2024-10-19 14:51:23

this looks interesting as well but haven't had a chance to experiment with it yet:

https://github.com/mhogomchungu/media-downloader

found that after stumbling across this webpost:

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/comments/qsw5pv/ytdlp_different_options_for_different_websites/

edited: cleaned up a url

#279 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Xorg: libseat1: failure to reclaim USB input devices » 2024-10-19 10:38:18

@ralph.ronnquist,

humble request. for my personal benefit/betterment could you(if possible) relate what specific logged data allowed/allows you to find the solution to this question(am assuming others might find it interesting as well). thanks either way!

#280 Re: Packaging for Devuan » yt-dlp is very outdated » 2024-10-18 19:32:39

yt-dlp works with many different websites and is updated as frequently as is necessary and as such it is best to use the stand-alone version.

The stand-alone version is labeled "Platform-independent zipimport binary. Needs Python (recommended for Linux/BSD)" get it here:
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?tab=readme-ov-file#release-files

they also recommend using their modified ffmpeg, ffplay, and ffprobe(all three are in "ffmpeg"):
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?tab=readme-ov-file#strongly-recommended

and you can get the modified version of ffmpeg here:
https://github.com/yt-dlp/FFmpeg-Builds/releases

at the date/time of this post "ffmpeg-n7.1-latest-linux64-gpl-7.1.tar.xz" is the most current and the one we are using presently.

with the stand-alone version use python3 with yt-dlp so to check for available updates:

python3 yt-dlp -U

and to download a video

python3 yt-dlp video-url-goes-here

this is done in a terminal and is easiest if you are working in the directory where yt-dlp is located(to minimize length of command lines)
(just keep it in a directory/folder on your desktop and it will be close at hand for when you choose to utilize it)

make sure you don't have the debian/devuan version of yt-dlp installed as that would probably be/get confusing and the same can be said for ffmpeg/ffplay/ffprobe(which on our daedalus installation are all three located in /usr/bin/).

the yt-dlp github webpage is huge and has an incredible amount of information so you will probably want to scan the whole thing briefly but only focus on whatever your current task-at-hand is(and save the rest for your next adventure).

ps- i see there have been a few posts while i have been putting this together so there will probably be more than one method suggested.

#284 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Firefox 128.3.1esr *not* clearing history on closing » 2024-10-17 06:02:24

if you are comfortable using Firefox "about:config" area, then you can start investigating by searching these one at a time. "resume" "reload" "restart" and any other keywords/phrases that might show what is happening.

please keep us posted on your progress as i am sure others will have the same situation!

#285 Re: Installation » HP 2133--Device freezes when connected to WLAN » 2024-10-15 15:26:36

wikipedia says those came with either a Broadcom 4311AG or Broadcom 4322AGN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_2133_Mini-Note_PC

here is a link to a debian webpage referencing "bcm43xx":
https://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx

#287 Re: Installation » how restore default permissions root folder after copy OS to SSD? » 2024-10-10 15:24:15

regarding post number 8 in this thread.

i can no longer recommend PartedMagic after discovering multiple reports of very poor customer service.

see these links for just a few such instances:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/8k61r6/partedmagic_anyone_else_still_using_it_any/

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/partedmagic.com

edited: added more content

#288 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Beowulf to Chimaera - precautions » 2024-10-10 15:23:26

regarding post number 11 in this thread.

i can no longer recommend PartedMagic after discovering multiple reports of very poor customer service.

see these links for just a few such instances:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/8k61r6/partedmagic_anyone_else_still_using_it_any/

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/partedmagic.com

edited: added more content

#289 Re: Off-topic » Thank you Devuan » 2024-10-08 16:17:15

Eric S. Raymond commentary from a few years back but still right on point:

slashdot snippet:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/20/09/27/193250/eric-s-raymond-is-microsoft-switching-to-a-linux-kernel-that-emulates-windows

eric's commentary at his website:
http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8764

edited post: added content

another much earlier post regarding "Teen Sex vs. Adult Resentment" as food for thought and introspection:
http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=78

#292 Re: Devuan » takes 23 seconds to login or "su" [recent change] » 2024-09-29 10:20:33

perhaps adding a new user and checking for the delays there might yield insight?

#293 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Daedalus MATE freezes sometime » 2024-09-22 21:52:00

when we worked on used equipment, we were always amazed at the poor condition of some units and that they even continued to provide functional operations. a good visual inspection(preferably with magnification and sufficient illumination) may offer some clues. cabling and their plugs should also be inspected(and perhaps switched with other "known-good" components). batteries and power adapters can also create intermittent problems.

sometimes searching for others who are also having similar problems(with your specific hardware or otherwise) may give additional clues to pursue possible corrective actions.

good luck and keep us posted on your progress!

#296 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] deb.devuan.org doesn't respond » 2024-09-17 14:14:15

i keep my /etc/resolv.conf from being changed by forcing it with /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/90-dns-none.conf

here is the note to myself that i left in /etc/resolv.conf

# created file with sudo nano
# /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/90-dns-none.conf
# with contents:
# [main]
# dns=none
# then check with command:
# sudo NetworkManager --print-config

and the only active line in /etc/resolv.conf is "nameserver 192.168.1.1"

i don't remember where i found out about that particular solution but this link might be helpful to future thread visitors:

https://www.networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/NetworkManager.html

as always, your mileage may vary

#298 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] safely remove xfce » 2024-09-05 08:48:25

searching the forum for "task-xfce-desktop" gives over a page of results.

adding "metapackage" narrows it down to three.

one of those three contained this threadpost by administrator fsmithred:

https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=321#p321

it should also be noted that there is a difference between using "purge" and "remove"

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