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#426 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] USB refusing to connect to one device » 2022-01-25 10:26:21
> Thanks for the tipp: I've compiled the USBcore as a module now. Before
> it was compiled into the kernel. In the file /etc/modprobe.conf I've
> added the line: > options usbcore old_scheme_first=y <.
Suggests that it is a recompile of a kernel module, with a line added to /etc/modprobe.conf to make it work.
#427 Re: Devuan » Devuan look and feel » 2022-01-19 10:06:20
Why not just stick to what we have(?).
Why do we need to keep on changing it(?).
You could always include the release name in small letters at the bottom right or left of the 'official' background.
(If you wanted it identifying as a new release).
#428 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » pulseaudio » 2022-01-13 09:51:59
Use a 'down loader' program instead - Youtube has lost sound, yet again, so it is the only way I get to hear videos, plus I can watch at a time more convenient to me.
#429 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] USB Memory stick issue » 2022-01-12 10:02:00
Sometimes this does happen, but if you use fdisk, & give it a new mbr, then partition it, & put a new filesystem on it, it becomes what it really is, sizewise - but it could just be a fake.
#430 Re: Other Issues » Escaping the Kiosk » 2022-01-07 10:18:32
I dumped the 'blue screen of death' way back in 1999. 
Linux or BSD will do everything a normal user requires.
There is no 'defrag' necessary, because of the way Linux handles the data using inodes.
I always keep my data on my discs, having a back up is also advisory, for any O/S.
Go for it!
#431 Re: Installation » install does not find wifi » 2022-01-04 10:21:54
Check dmesg to see if it is being seen by the O/S.
#432 Re: Installation » adduser ? » 2022-01-03 18:14:38
Easiest way to get up & running is to install from the 'live' version - basically, everything that works on Debian also works with Devuan.
(Try sudo useradd.)
#433 Re: Installation » I am shocked: The most official way to install Devuan is TERROR pure! » 2021-12-31 11:11:51
Simple solution to get up & running quickly, use the 'live' installable image!
Takes next to no time, then you can add what you want, & even remove that which you don't.
All distros have an easy option these days, but if you want to 'feel clever', just install from the basics of the DVD, & add all the bits you want.
Of course, if you feel Devuan isn't for you, feel free to use another distro.
#434 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Interesting article - Ventoy » 2021-12-12 18:48:20
Why use Ventoy, because you can demo various live distros to potential users, you can have one pendrive with different distros for different machines, think 32bit & 64bit, or even have a command line distro.
For personal 'rescue' purposes, I would use the same distro as was installed, if possible.
Is Ventoy really 'needed'? Probably not, but why not use it when it is available.
#435 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Interesting article - Ventoy » 2021-12-11 17:57:57
I tried it when it was first announced, but it used MS file system Exfat, so didn't get very far with it, but now it uses an ext filesystem & works great.
(I only use a 16GB pendrive, but have plenty of choices to select from.)
#436 Re: Installation » How to have updated firefox-esr in Chimaera? » 2021-12-02 09:47:06
@rdav
Found the requested (up above) link for Firefox-ESR - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/a … esktop-esr
#437 Re: Installation » How to have updated firefox-esr in Chimaera? » 2021-11-29 09:54:01
I just tried/looked at their site, & you are right, they only seem to have the .tar.gz now - but I expect it will work just the same, it should just create a folder in your /home, from where to run it.
#438 Re: Installation » How to have updated firefox-esr in Chimaera? » 2021-11-27 10:29:53
I merely downloaded Firefox from their site, used the .deb file, & run it from the created folder in my home directory.
#439 Re: News & Announcements » How you can help Devuan » 2021-11-17 18:35:35
Also I am good at helping people figure out problems with computers and networks
I'm just wondering if any of that is considered a conribution?
That would help in the forums, (like I do when I can), & just promoting the distro is also of value, we aren't all coders. 
#440 Re: Devuan Derivatives » List of Devuan derivatives » 2021-10-13 08:52:40
@ einpoklum
These are ready made versions of Devuan - live/installable - saves people having to decide what to install for themselves from the vast collection of programs available - & very quick to install from the live media, usually.
I used to install from Debian CDs/DVD, until I found suitable live/installable media - now I nearly always use live distros to install from.
(To see what they look like, just go to their home pages.)
#441 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] swap using file rather than partition » 2021-10-10 08:39:01
Unless you are really short of memory, (i.e. 1GB or less), & only use it as a standard desktop type of system, you don't even need swap.
I run Devuan on an old 1GB ram laptop, & I give it 2GB of swap, it works well enough as a basic machine, it even goes online with Firefox, if a little slowly, but perfectly usable. Two other old laptops with just 2GB ram, I don't even bother with swap.
If you have a laptop, & want it to hibernate, you will want a swap partition of equal size to your ram.
#442 Re: Devuan » As Debian 11 moves closer to Devuan. Is there any reason to stay on De » 2021-10-09 09:14:15
I"m an OpenBSD user and I"m eating this up. My choice would be Devuan if I were to use Linux ,,, or maybe Slackware 15 in the next century.
I keep OpenBSD in reserve, as it were, with the ever increasing amount of crud being put into some distros - Devuan is my choice for ease of use.
I was a long time Debian user - until they forced systemd on us, that made me look around for an alternative, first, AntiX, for many years, (after the demise of #! (Crunchbang) Linux), then the move to Devuan, full time, as I now am.
#443 Re: Off-topic » It's a sad day . . . » 2021-10-09 09:02:36
Well, Chimaera seems to be pretty stable, so I'm guessing, nobody has much to say really.... 
#444 Re: Off-topic » Hello new neighbour » 2021-10-01 09:06:24
Welcome, once you have something you like it is difficult to change, but XFCE is a good compromise between heavy weight desktops like Gnome & KDE, which use a lot of resources, & a Window Manager, which is my preference, especially Fluxbox.
If it is a lack of swap, you could create a swap file; but it's always better to have a partition if it is needed.
#445 Re: News & Announcements » devuan 4 » 2021-09-30 12:45:02
Seems to be pretty stable already, I have it on 4 laptops, not on my regular desktop yet, but that's cause I'm a bit lazy, & I use it for Zoom, (so need to ensure it remains stable).
#446 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How to change locale for user ? » 2021-09-30 08:59:20
I think, on XFCE, it is,
Settings > Keyboard > Layout
#447 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » incorrect screen size and keyboard not working after lid closure » 2021-09-29 16:59:41
Ctrl+L might redraw the screen for you.
#448 Re: Installation » When did Legacy BIOS cease to exist? » 2021-09-29 08:35:39
I don't know, but I'm with you, IIRC it's a Microsoft deed.
That's pretty much my recollection too, & when that didn't stop us putting Linux on our machines, they introduced Secure Boot, but our community managed to beat that too, I'm very glad to say.
#449 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Desktop.iso install: multiple problems » 2021-09-27 09:56:41
I have installed to 5 machines from the 'live' Chimaera image, all working fine as desktops, so yes, it is likely the best route.
#450 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Laptop cannot finish booting - Again! » 2021-09-23 08:15:02
I'm using Chimaera, & it seems to be perfectly stable - maybe, back up all your personal data, (which you should do anyway), & do a clean install of Chimaera.
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