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#376 Re: Off-topic » Greetings and some questions » 2020-02-09 20:57:01

Ron

l_orontius wrote:
And on another note, I was looking at security in GNU+Linux, but the guides I found are focused on servers and not on desktop users. Could you tell me how to start on the subject of security?

Here's a link for a write-up on security. It's focused on Ubuntu and Mint, but a lot of what's written can apply to any distro.

https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c … urity.html

#378 Re: Devuan » make TDE desktop default and sothen devuan as different distro option » 2020-01-21 18:47:39

Ron

golinux wrote:
Perhaps something is getting lost in translation.  I do not always understand what you are trying to say like "sothen" in the topic of this thread.

I'm just guessing here but I think he means "so then Devuan as [will become] different [another] distro option," i.e., so then Devuan will become another distro option for people to consider.

#379 Re: Other Issues » Is VirtualBox (or alternative) in the repo? » 2020-01-12 16:11:06

Ron

Thanks to all for your help. If I have any problems, I'll be back. wink

#380 Re: Other Issues » Is VirtualBox (or alternative) in the repo? » 2020-01-11 22:46:08

Ron

In Synaptic, kvm is described as "QEMU Full virtualization on x86 hardware." My rig is 64 bit. Can I use kvm on it? Also, would a guest 64 bit OS work on it?

#381 Other Issues » Is VirtualBox (or alternative) in the repo? » 2020-01-11 19:07:36

Ron
Replies: 19

Am I missing it, or is Virtualbox not in the repo? Any alternatives in the repo?

#382 Re: Devuan » Debian considering going systemd init only » 2020-01-08 20:42:33

Ron

pj1967 wrote:
But if not, we're looking at forking at the kernel level, no?

Hyperbola already got plans just for that, albeit forking the OpenBSD kernel. I wish them success.
https://www.hyperbola.info/news/announc … d-roadmap/

#383 Re: Devuan » Debian has fallen. What now? » 2019-12-28 20:00:30

Ron

yeti wrote:
Should Devuan switch to a different foundation now?

Why not be totally independent?

fsmithred wrote:
I don't forsee any immediate changes. Yesterday's vote leaves us in a slightly better position than before. There was no commitment at all to work with us. Now there is.

It wasn't my favorite proposal, but it's something we can work with. It could have been worse.

You're making the assumption that this option was put forth in good faith. I have a hard time believing that.

#384 Re: Devuan » Clarification of the relationship between Dyne and Devuan » 2019-12-01 18:13:40

Ron

As someone who is only a user of the OS, but would like to see it become one of the "big" distros, I'd say it wasn't the accusations that damaged the project, but the dumb April Fool's joke that did (in full agreement with ChuangTzu). I just hope 4 months from now nothing like this happens again.

#386 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Choosing an email client » 2019-10-27 21:06:17

Ron

32-bit Linux is going the way of the Dodo bird. How long will it be before Devuan drops it?

#388 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] Update on the Update Notifier » 2019-09-18 21:49:41

Ron

So is the updater now ready for prime time?

#389 Re: Installation » firefox 52.9 esr » 2019-09-15 04:05:40

Ron

Well, DRM used to work in Basilisk, but it currently does not. Not sure if it will again.

I would advise anyone using an old browser version to use Firejail, a sandboxing app:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/firejail/

#390 Re: Installation » firefox 52.9 esr » 2019-09-14 16:18:10

Ron

It really isn't safe to use older browser versions. Have you considered using browsers that support legacy extensions and are still maintained with security and bug fixes? There's Pale Moon, Basilisk, and Iceweasel-UXP to choose from (and the upcoming Borealis Navigator). There are still choices out there. smile While it can't be said that all legacy extensions will work on them, the vast majority will.

#391 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] Update on the Update Notifier » 2019-09-07 21:19:16

Ron

I had updates today and I didn't get any icon in the panel. I am using the original download. I followed the instructions to a tee but it still didn't work.

#392 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] Update on the Update Notifier » 2019-09-04 23:05:55

Ron

Is there supposed to be an icon in the panel? I don't have one. I copied the files/folder according to the instructions and rebooted. I didn't have any updates (checked in Synaptic) so is that why?

#393 Re: Off-topic » Knoppix 8.6 — first wide public release to abandon systemd » 2019-08-21 20:46:12

Ron

This is good news. Hopefully more distros will follow in ditching systemd.
Now next on the chopping block, pulseaudio. wink

#394 Re: Off-topic » Life after Firefox » 2019-07-23 02:45:59

Ron
SmokeyGrey wrote:

I've encountered one addon that I can't seem to get working. I downloaded Redirector from the Classic Add-ons Archive, and it just gives me an error "Redirector does not work in Private Mode", even when I'm just using a regular window. This could be because it's built for Firefox and is running in Firefox compatibility mode.

I looked that up and I see that there are 24 versions of it. Which version did you try? It might be worth a shot to try an earlier version. Or, try changing to Gecko compatibility. That's the setting I use.

#395 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » PulseAudio? Seriously!? » 2019-07-06 17:41:01

Ron
dxrobertson wrote:

I think the --installed option shows only whats actually installed-

Thanks.

I also ran this command for libpulse0 and it shows that of the apps I have installed, that simple screen recorder, mpv, mplayer, and mate-settings-daemon (among others) depend upon it. Looking at the description for libpulse0 in Synaptic it says it is PulseAudio client libraries. Why would these apps depend on libpulse0 especially since a lot of people on Linux don't use Pulseaudio? I find that disturbing, even though I don't fully know why.  hmm

#396 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » PulseAudio? Seriously!? » 2019-07-06 02:13:46

Ron
dxrobertson wrote:

You can see what packages depend on a package via rdepends:

apt rdepends gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio

And you can "try-out" a purge of a package by use of the -s option, to see what would be removed along with it:

apt -s purge  gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio

I ran apt rdepends gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio and this is the result. What does the line before some of the items on the list mean, if anything? At first I thought it meant that those are installed apps since I noticed Handbrake has one, but I checked some of the others and they weren't installed. Is there a way to get results of only installed apps on my system?

gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio
Reverse Depends:
  Depends: gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-dbg (= 1.10.4-1)
  Recommends: totem
  Recommends: rhythmbox
  Depends: quodlibet
  Recommends: plainbox-provider-checkbox
 |Depends: pitivi
  Recommends: pidgin
 |Depends: phonon4qt5-backend-gstreamer
  Depends: phonon-backend-gstreamer
  Recommends: mopidy
 |Recommends: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37
  Depends: knowthelist
  Depends: kazam
 |Recommends: handbrake
  Depends: gnome-core (>= 1.10)
  Recommends: gst123
  Depends: gnome-sound-recorder
 |Depends: banshee
  Suggests: gnome-control-center
  Depends: empathy
  Recommends: clementine
  Suggests: cinnamon-control-center
 |Depends: buzztrax
  Recommends: banshee

#397 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » PulseAudio? Seriously!? » 2019-07-05 02:07:56

Ron

Out of curiosity I checked what I had installed. While I don't have pulseaudio installed, I do have gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, libpulse-mainloop-glib0, and libpulse0 installed. Can I delete these 3 without any adverse effects? Thanks.

#398 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Codec needed for Handbrake » 2019-06-28 01:25:48

Ron
clnr wrote:

Handbrake uses ffmpeg already so you could look around in the Handbrake documentation for options on the codec you are looking for.
BTW SMPplayer is also using ffmpeg for playing your video.

I look around in Preferences and there's nothing there to select/switch codecs. I'll see if I can find anything on their website.

#399 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Codec needed for Handbrake » 2019-06-26 21:24:27

Ron

Thanks. I'm used to Handbrake, but maybe I'll give ffmpeg (i.e., winff) a try.

#400 Desktop and Multimedia » Codec needed for Handbrake » 2019-06-15 20:31:21

Ron
Replies: 4

Handbrake doesn't recognize the audio portion on videos made with my camera. I have to first convert the audio with Audacity to m4a format, then mux that new audio together with the original camera video, then use that new file to reencode the video to a manageable size (I use passthrough for the audio since it has already been converted with Audacity). I noticed when I play the original video file with SMPlayer that is uses the pcm_mulaw codec (which I guess is an internal SMPlayer codec). Is there a codec I can install via Synaptic that Handbrake would use to recognize this? I searched Synaptic for "mulaw" but that search came up empty. Then I search "pcm" and that gave a few hits, but I'm clueless if anything there would solve this problem. One entry, morse2ascii, says "tool for decoding the morse codes from a PCM WAV file." This seems to be what I need (EDIT: on further research, this does not seem to be what I need). Any ideas? Thanks.

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