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#3351 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » LXDE user upgrades to Devuan Jessie » 2017-01-01 14:37:54
gksu works just fine. 
#3352 Re: Forum Feedback » SEO / URLs » 2016-12-28 04:07:08
@bobemoe: Well, you're just trying to improve the forum. No apologies needed for that. I'll let Chanku sort it out - backend so isn't my thing . . .
#3353 Re: Forum Feedback » SEO / URLs » 2016-12-27 03:50:18
http://forums.debian.net does not have keywords added to the URLs and it does just fine. 
In fact, I've never seen that done on a forum. But blogs do often add titles to the URL . . .
#3354 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] 64bit only - Update Notifier Icon missing. » 2016-12-26 22:51:09
golinux wrote:Does Clearlooks-Phenix-Purpy play nicely (or at all) with MiyoLinux ?
golinux,
After further consideration, I thought you might appreciate a visual to see your Purpy theme on MiyoLinux.
For the screenshot, I Purpy-ized MiyoLinux to show how it works in widgets, window borders, and the menu; however, instead of using the Mate icons that were included with the update, I used Fabo-Mono...I thought their purple shade might blend in well with your Purpy theme. Just click the image to enlarge it.
Thank you for this! Yes, it is nice and purpy now. Good to hear that the Mate icons were default. Where can I dl the "Fabo-Mono" icon set? Not one hit on google for it. I would like to recolor them to a more compatible hue (currently too pink and those bright blue ones would have to go). That would give users another option. Was the DMZ (white) mouse icon theme also default? Cheers for all your excellent contributions!
#3355 Re: Installation » How to downgrade from unstable to testing ... » 2016-12-26 17:35:37
It won't be empty once you add the pinning information. Why on earth would you be running ceres when you have to ask basic questions like in this thread? Maybe you should stick to stable . . .
(Note that I have never had to pin a package so can't confirm if the above info is correct.)
#3356 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] 64bit only - Update Notifier Icon missing. » 2016-12-24 17:00:18
Just noticed that with the most recent update, the Devuan "Purpy" theme and Mate icons are included.
Oh, thanks for posting that. Centurion_Dan was working on the packaging for desktop-base but I haven't see a default install yet. Does Clearlooks-Phenix-Purpy play nicely (or at all) with MiyoLinux ? And . . . I don't know if MiyoLinux uses slim but if yes, that should now be purpy too.
#3358 DIY » Resource for DIYers » 2016-12-21 16:51:08
- golinux
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Steve Litt is a tinkerer extraordinaire. His Linux experiments and experiences are collected on the troubleshooters.com website. His init discussions are relevant to Devuan's future. More reading there than I'll ever be able to get around to!!
#3359 Re: Devuan Derivatives » List of Devuan derivatives » 2016-12-21 14:33:15
Here's the link to figos. It hasn't been posted in the list because there is not one mention of Devuan on that page and Puppy/Refracta seems a little too far afield.
#3360 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » LXDE user upgrades to Devuan Jessie » 2016-12-20 17:19:51
OK. I missed that subtlety. FWIW, I have both consolekit and upower installed.
#3361 Re: Forum Feedback » Auto-logout » 2016-12-20 17:13:11
I wonder whether we can use the preview button as a sort of save/keep me logged in facility?
Geoff
Trying right now. Started this 3 hours ago and left it sitting. Preview just refreshed properly. Let's try to post!
Well, it worked here. Don't know whether being an admin had anything to do with it. Anyone else want to give it a try?
#3362 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » LXDE user upgrades to Devuan Jessie » 2016-12-20 16:36:40
golinux wrote:Do you have upower installed? Read through this for suggestions.
Yes I have "upower 1:0.9.23-2+devuan1.2" installed. I notice from the reference, which you give, that someone reports that installing upower made the shutdown options appear with logout. I also notice that lxsession depends on "consolekit | upower (<0.99) | systemd". I am not too clear on version numbers, but does that mean that lxsession will not use the version of upower that I have installed?
Geoff
I don't know about the upower version compatibility but do you really want to use an app that had a systemd dependency? Perhaps there is another option that will work with lxde?
#3363 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » LXDE user upgrades to Devuan Jessie » 2016-12-19 15:54:42
Temporary mounting of usb devices such as camera/phone. I assume that used to be handled by gvfs and I have started to look at Thunar, which I think I saw mentioned in this context.
Do you have upower installed? Read through this for suggestions. Note that I have gvfs installed also.
There is no GUI method to shutdown the system as lxde only allows logout/lock and slim does not have any options to shutdown. I have a quick kludge with xmessage and sudo.
Geoff
'man slim' offers suggestions for alternate actions. Note that I have not tried any of them. YMMV.
#3364 Re: Forum Feedback » Auto-logout » 2016-12-19 14:59:35
We have all been bit by that at one time or another. Did you check "keep me logged in" at login? Apart from that, I suggest you write longer posts in a text editor then just c/p to avoid losing work. I don't remember seeing an option to increase timeout but will double check. I hope you will take the trouble to rewrite your response.
#3365 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » LXDE user upgrades to Devuan Jessie » 2016-12-18 15:23:43
I don't use Libre Office often. When I build a desktop from scratch I only install the Writer element. But Devuan includes the whole thing. I should probably nuke it and just install the part that I need. Maybe some rainy day . . .
#3366 Re: Forum Feedback » site organization » 2016-12-18 00:31:29
Yes. DIY = Do It Yourself
#3367 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [Solved] Occasional reboot waking up from suspend » 2016-12-14 22:20:06
Thanks for your thoughts.
I got three: firstly, this is well beyond my expertise;
Mine too. It's an annoyance but nothing seems to be harmed from it except I have to reset all my desktops. 
secondly I tend to prefer using the shift key or ctrl key to wake a sleeping computer; and
I will try with those keys. figosdev also mentioned something about using a different key in a discussion elsewhere.
thirdly, the beep-beep-beep behaviour might suggest BIOS level concerns, which perhaps could be a dead battery. But again, I'm not expert on this (and I use a laptop, with acpid lid action).
This never happened with wheezy or the other OS I have installed on this board over the years so I think unlikely it's the BIOS. Battery? Why would it fail only after days/weeks of no reboots? Then be fine again for a longish time?
#3368 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [Solved] Occasional reboot waking up from suspend » 2016-12-14 22:11:11
When I looked I didn't see anything. But that was a while ago and I never thought to look again. Will do next time it happens. (If I can remember LOL!)
#3369 Hardware & System Configuration » [Solved] Occasional reboot waking up from suspend » 2016-12-14 19:34:32
- golinux
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I really, REALLY don't like to reboot my PC. Thankfully, suspend works well on Devuan Jessie. Very fast going down and coming back up (except for eth0 which takes a few seconds to find).
But every so often it goes into a spontaneous reboot accompanied by rapid system beeps when waking up. I usually use the spacebar to wake up but it seems any key will do the trick. Is there a specific key I should be using? Last failure, I had resumed with a key other than spacebar (not paying close attention) and the next time I used the spacebar, it rebooted. I only have 4 gb ram but only about half of that is ever used so can't imagine that is the problem.
figosdev has also observed this behavior but can't remember whether he's on a PC or lappy.
Thoughts anyone?
golinux
#3370 News & Announcements » We have an IRC channel too » 2016-12-13 17:08:17
- golinux
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Just to let you know that dev1galaxy has another communication venue. You can find us on freenode #d1g-users. Not much going on there yet but for a possibly quick answer, give it a try.
#3371 Re: News & Announcements » Spam begone! » 2016-12-12 13:47:19
It looks like we have indeed foiled the spammers! Not a one got through while I was sleeping!! Now let's get on with building this community and sharing our collective knowledge of Linux and Devuan.
#3372 Re: Off-topic » A little bit about me. » 2016-12-11 21:12:47
Nice to have you here FOSSuser!
#3373 Re: News & Announcements » We're live » 2016-12-11 19:54:14
#3374 News & Announcements » Spam begone! » 2016-12-11 17:09:38
- golinux
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I think the onslaught may be over!! The newly installed mod seems to be preventing bot registrations. Not one has come through in the last 30 minutes! Keeping fingers crossed . . .
golinux
#3375 Re: Forum Feedback » I'm on strike! » 2016-12-11 16:51:44
Yes, Oldmoss . . . you are right about those three. I'm watching them.
Good news is that we just got a mod installed to prevent bot registrations and it seems to be working.
Apologies to everyone for the drama. We can all have a good laugh now . . .
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