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#301 Re: ARM Builds » [SOLVED] Have been arm images dimissed? » 2023-03-20 09:11:49
I've used both RaspiOS & Devuan ARM on my Raspberry Pi computers, they work well - I've yet to run any BSD successfully on them, it seems to be a more complex installation process - I'll get around to it one day though, as some do use BSD on RPi. 
#302 Re: Devuan Derivatives » big memory stick 2 TB and refracta (or an other Devuan real or derivat » 2023-03-04 09:43:03
Does it say that it is backwards compatible(?) (USB 2.0/USB 1.1), if not it may only work with USB3 ports.
(I've been tempted to try one of these small external drives, but, they used to not be the supposed size, so am still dubious...)
#303 Re: Off-topic » Share your photography! » 2023-03-02 08:57:51
Pretty much gave up snapping when everything went digital.....
There was skill in judging the light/aperture/Fstop - & then there was the darkroom....
Those were the good old days......
Edit: I do have a 'modern' hybrid & a 'modern' compact, but they rarely get used, for one thing they are so small, I can barely hold/use them!
#304 Re: Devuan » Increasing need for RAM » 2023-02-21 09:50:10
I've always favoured Window Managers over Desktop Environents....
#305 Re: Installation » Interesting article - systemd reaches out further » 2023-02-18 10:01:43
All that this means is that a lot of knowledgeable computer users will either build their own or buy pre used equipment free from this crap, so a Windows machine will be like buying a ChromeOS/Android machine, & therefore just have a smaller market potential - computer manufacturers will see their profits fall exponetially.
I have a stock of useable MBR thin clients, & a few UEFI, that can be used in MBR mode too, so I'll be alright...... 
Also I am using BSD & Haiku on some of these machines, so even if the Corporates take over Linux, I'll be fine....
#306 Re: Devuan » Increasing need for RAM » 2023-02-18 09:50:27
Using XFCE/Firefox, & having been on the internet for some time now, here is my memory usage.....
$ free -m
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 3731 993 1693 255 1044 2251
Swap: 255 0 255This shows that the problem is really the KDE desktop.
#307 Re: Other Issues » sha512sum... » 2023-02-17 09:57:30
You seem to be replacing the content each time you 'cp' to the file 'b'.
cp a/*.xx b;cp a/*.yy b;cp a.zz b;cp part*.txt b
#308 Re: ARM Builds » [SOLVED] Have been arm images dimissed? » 2023-02-14 09:59:55
There's this old one, you could install & upgrade, but there should be a link to chimaera one too, somewhere, I'll need to take another look online.
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dists/beowulf/main/installer-armhf/current/images/netboot/mini.iso
Found them!
https://arm-files.devuan.org/
#309 Re: Off-topic » Out of respect... » 2023-02-11 18:10:46
In the UK, August is the 'silly season' in the press....I'm guessing it must be February on here! 
Now, can we go back to discussing Devuan...thankyou.
#310 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Unity desktop environment » 2023-02-05 09:58:31
I abandoned KDE/GNOME many, many years ago, they are just so bloated; normally I would run a WM, but it is very convenient to install from the Devuan Live version of this distro, that I now use XFCE as my primary desktop; I certainly wouldn't want anything heavier/bigger.
#311 Re: ARM Builds » PeppermintOS Devuan arm64 possible testing. » 2023-01-20 19:43:27
I'd be interested in trying an ARM release on my Raspberry Pi 4.
#312 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] dkpg error » 2023-01-19 18:21:54
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock. It is held by process 2652
Try killing 2652 - sudo kill -9 2652
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/kill.1.html
#313 Re: Installation » "target_home" dir after installation? » 2023-01-19 15:40:51
fsmithred wrote:..Please be aware that the default action is to format any partitions you select. If you select a partition with data you want to keep, you will lose it.
In my experience, this is the first installer that formats the /home partition.
This is wrong and I can give examples of other distributions that don't do this by default.
What is the need for such a solution?
Refractainstaller is just that, it installs the distro, (originally just Refracta), as that was what it was written for - the fact that other distros choose to use it as well is proof that it works for its intended purpose.
It's simple enough, just install to your system partition, & then add your old /home partition to /etc/fstab.
#314 Re: Installation » "target_home" dir after installation? » 2023-01-19 10:58:41
I suggest that you read/re-read the installation instructions, I only ever went wrong when trying to reuse a /home directory, which as stated, isn't supported.
If using refractainstaller, just install to one partition, then alter the /etc/fstab to mount your original, 2nd partition, on /home.
#315 Re: Installation » "target_home" dir after installation? » 2023-01-18 10:34:16
I've always run 'live' & installed from it to disk, & never had any problems.
I've found installing from live distros to be the easiest way to install distros, not just Devuan, to get up & running quickly.
It's been a long time since I've installed from an installation disk!
Edit: The OP's problem may well have been from having his 'home' mounted at the time of installing.
#316 Re: Off-topic » Haiku r1/b4 » 2023-01-14 11:12:04
Wonderfully cohesive desktop experience. Just a shame it's so ugly.
That had always been my thought too, but evidently, it's how BeOS used to look, & the weird menu system, but I've started to get used to it, having been trying this O/S off & on over the years.
Another thing that I've read about Haiku, is that it has less code, for the whole system, than there is in the Linux kernel!
It certainly boots up faster!
#317 Re: Off-topic » Haiku r1/b4 » 2023-01-13 18:56:57
I'm quite impressed with this beta4 release, wifi was one of the things that clinched it for me, to make it worthwhile installing to bare metal - I now have it installed to an old HP G62 laptop as well.
#318 Off-topic » Haiku r1/b4 » 2023-01-13 14:05:10
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If you like to try other operating systems, give this one a go, I've got it running on one of my desktop thin clients, & it looks like it is almost ready as a release candidate, but be warned, it is quite a different O/S.
https://www.haiku-os.org/
Runs 'live' if you want, just copy to a pendrive, else install to bare metal.
#319 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » No sound from speakers - VIA VT8237A/VT8251 HDA » 2023-01-09 15:08:07
Check F6 in alsamixer, it may be trying to use the wrong output....
Also, if using pulseaudio, again, check that it is using the right output....
(Default output is HDMI if I remember.)
#320 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] DEVELOPERS: don't hardcode GPT on installation » 2023-01-07 09:59:25
GPT is easy enough, but getting familiar with EFI took a bit of time, for me, but most of my hardware is MBR, & Devuan Live/XFCE (& NetBSD) work/install on them fine - Devuan also installs to EFI without any problems on my 'newer' machines.
#321 Re: Devuan » Brave New Trusted Boot World » 2022-12-15 17:59:03
I'd like to see/have a live/installable WM based Devuan - call it Light/Basic/or whatever, just needs a WM, terminal, file browser, web browser to start with, allowing most things to be done that a basic O/S needs - all other software can/could easily be added by the user, as & when needed - with the possibility of persistence, (that would be a big bonus) - but I know we only have a small team who could/can make these things happen, so not expecting it anytime soon......
#322 Re: Off-topic » Revival of the Linux Framebuffer & DirectFB » 2022-12-13 17:49:17
Yes, if I remember right, you could play video with the likes of mplayer, & maybe have graphics in a text type web browser in a command line installation - it's been a long time since, but I'm pretty sure I used to watch videos.
#323 Re: Off-topic » Revival of the Linux Framebuffer & DirectFB » 2022-12-13 15:02:52
I think frame buffers allow graphics in the (virtual) terminals, don't they(?).
#324 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] I don't know about hardware but need a PC » 2022-12-05 18:27:47
By the way, do you guys find these fanless machines o.k.? For example something like this?:
https://www.shuttle.eu/de/products/slim/ds10u
That is pretty much what my HP T520 thin clients are, they take an M2 SSD, are silent, & fan free too.
I have been using fan less computers for quite some time now, can't remember when I got my first one, but must be about 5 years ago, maybe more, it's a MSI, about 4" square & 2" high - my most used computer.
#325 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] I don't know about hardware but need a PC » 2022-12-05 14:37:22
Lots of older computers available online pre used, that's where I get all of mine these days.
Towers go quite cheaply, as everyone seem to want small quiet computers these days, (me included).
Take a look at the resellers of company pre used computers on Ebay.
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