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#26 Desktop and Multimedia » amdgpu-pro drivers » 2018-07-22 14:34:55

Terence
Replies: 15

Dear All,
it was time for new hardware (actually LGA 775 + LGA 1336) and I have bayed parts for complete new system, one part is an AMD RX 580 graphic-card. I know, it's overkill for Linux but I want to live within next 10 years like last one.

On AMD-site is neither a driver for 'Devuan' nor for 'Debian' https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articl … Notes.aspx but for Ubuntu.

Here https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install- … etch-linux just tell to modify the '/etc/apt/sources.list' but in the comments is written that's buggie.

On this German thread https://www.kde-neon.de/topic/amdgpu-pr … tallieren/ recommend to download (for Neon) the drivers for Ubuntu 16.04, to read the 'ID' of

/etc/os-release

in my/our case

ID=devuan

and modify accordingly

amdgpu-pro-install

from:

case "$ID" in
ubuntu)
PACKAGES="amdgpu-pro amdgpu-pro-lib32 amdgpu-pro-dkms"

to (in my/our case):

case "$ID" in
devuan)
PACKAGES="amdgpu-pro amdgpu-pro-lib32 amdgpu-pro-dkms"

I know that drivers are written for certain 'kernels' and my:

uname -a
Linux devuan 4.9.0-7-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.110-1 (2018-07-05) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Fact: I have no idea, can someone help me please?

Thanks in advance for any newbie explanations, links.

#27 Desktop and Multimedia » KDE-5/Plasma-5 homogeneous Appearance, missing Icons & irregular Fonts » 2018-07-22 12:58:30

Terence
Replies: 3

Hello,
To whom is interested: Preamble:

Since KDE-5/Plasma-5 is very difficult to get a homogeneous desktop appearances, for me as lover of 'breeze-dark' is much more difficult. After long recherches I found the solution and don't want to deprive you.
Under KDE-4 was 'qt4config' app (or something similar) , under KDE-5 I think the name was 'qt5ct' but to be installed over a PPA.
Since we cannot use PPAs... we need another solution also practicable for newbie like myself.

1. Tell DE (KDE-5/Plasma-5) to use always is own session. That was reported as bug for 'kdesudo' https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353263 but is necessary also for the appearances especially if you want 'Gtk'-apps have exactly same appearances like the 'Qt's, don't ask me why but without this you can stop go further. If not...:
1.a. Create a text-file e.g with Krusader as admin or over konsole

/etc/sudoers.d/workaround_kde5

1.b. Open the new created file, insert following text/code, one emty line @ end, save and close.
Note: by creating file with 'krusader' the editor will opened automatically!

Defaults env_keep += "KDE_SESSION_VERSION KDE_FULL_SESSION"

2. Rename following two files preserving you to change the configuration @ your intent

mv /etc/xdg/Trolltech.conf /etc/xdg/bak.Trolltech.conf
mv /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini /etc/gtk-3.0/bak.settings.ini

3. Create SymLinks to the modifiable configurations-files

ln -s ~/.gtkrc-2.0 /etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
ln -s ~/.config/Trolltech.conf /etc/xdg/Trolltech.conf
ln -s ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini

4. Logout and login again or restart the system, finish. Enjoy

From now on you will get the same Colors, Icons, Fonts, etc. configured through 'systemsettings5' and Systemsettings as admin/root. Start 'systemsettings' over 'KickOff' or 'Alt+F2' and insert:

systemsettings5

Start 'systemsettings' as admin/root through 'konsole' with:

sudo -i systemsettings5

Note: A restart of system or logout/in is not necessary, sometime you are recommended to restart the actual running apps

Test: Start both 'Qt' and 'Gtk' (Dolphin, Kate, Krusader, Gimp, etc) apps to see the results even with admin-rights like 'Synaptic' over 'KickOff' or:

sudo -i krusader

Note: Some apps like 'Kate' need 'appearances' to be configured in the app same or sometime 'synaptic' don't overtake the Fonts properly. Those issues are very old and as said can be changed in the app same.

Enjoy & best regards.

#28 Re: Other Issues » Devuan + paralleized OpenRC + KDE » 2018-07-22 06:42:12

golinux wrote:

This is good news!  Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!
If so, please make it available for everyone, even if you retain opportune to make corrections, also outside this forum.
The biggest argument of 'SystemD' supporters is the 'parallelism' and that has within no validity anymore... Enjoy and good luck to you and the project.

#29 Re: Other Issues » Devuan + paralleized OpenRC + KDE » 2018-07-21 16:09:16

Dear All, dear Devs,
thanks first for releasing Devuan 2 (Ascii), it was time, ti's works flawlessly and is great, GREAT JOB!

@ my side I would say 'mission accomplished', that's mean I have now 'Devuan' + parallelized 'OpenRC' + KDE and I done it too:

1. Download  Devuan-DVD-ISO https://files.devuan.org/devuan_ascii/i … _dvd-1.iso
2. Choose 'Graphical Expert Install'
3. Choose 'Init  Select'
4. Choose 'KDE'-Desktop

After Install... update System and parallelize ' OpenRC' as follow:
1. Edit 'OpenRC' configuration file with:

sudo -i kate /etc/rc.conf

2. Search for 'parallel' or look @ line N° 10, Original text:

#rc_parallel="NO"

and modify as follow:

rc_parallel="YES"

Save and close file, restart system to reload 'OpenRC', ENJOY!
Note the '#' must be deleted in order to activate the whole line.

Is the system faster with parallelized 'OpenRC'? YEA absolutely! and not only by booting but by using it too.

Counter-check everything is like you want!
1. Check 'OpenRC' is up and running:

pidof /sbin/init && echo "openrc" || echo "other"

Output:

1
openrc

2. Check 'OpenRC' is parallelized:

(ps -eo "ppid,args" 2>/dev/null || echo "ps call error") \
| awk 'NR==1 || $1==1' | less

Output:

PPID COMMAND
1 udevd --daemon
1 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd
1 /usr/bin/sddm
1 /usr/sbin/irqbalance --pid=/var/run/irqbalance.pid
1 /usr/sbin/cron
1 /usr/sbin/minidlnad -f /etc/minidlna.conf -P /run/minidlna/minidlna.pid
1 /usr/sbin/lircd
1 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
1 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd
1 /usr/sbin/elogind -D
1 avahi-daemon: running [devuan.local]
1 /usr/sbin/cups-browsed
1 /usr/sbin/cupsd -C /etc/cups/cupsd.conf -s /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
1 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
1 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd --no-debug
1 /usr/sbin/ModemManager
1 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
1 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
1 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
1 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
1 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
1 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
1 dbus-launch --autolaunch f0a310180b0074f3045bafdf5b5212db --binary-syntax --close-stderr
1 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
1 /usr/lib/udisks2/udisksd --no-debug
1 /usr/lib/upower/upowerd
1 /usr/bin/kwalletd5 --pam-login 15 3
1 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session --sh-syntax
1 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 15 --session
1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kf5/start_kdeinit --kded +kcminit_startup
1 kdeinit5: Running...

YEA! Is parallelized! Process-Identification-Number (PID) is 1 = first process = 'init-system'.

I hope this could help someone else, I'm absolutely satisfied! Thanks guys & girls

#30 Re: Other Issues » Devuan + paralleized OpenRC + KDE » 2018-03-21 09:32:32

Now I'm completely confused (GPU-Drivers) roll I read following:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/question … for-rx-470
https://packages.debian.org/stretch/xse … deo-amdgpu
https://packages.debian.org/stretch/amd … u/download

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch main

https://talk.devuan.org/t/upgrading-dev … -ascii/363

cat /etc/*version
results in ascii/ceres

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devuan
So it sames the line in '/etc/apt/sources.list' should be:

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian ceres main

but if I change the address of second and third link in 'ceres'... the pages do not exist.
Nonetheless, no 'signing-key' for 'ceres' repository? that's main Debian-Repo! should i deactivate after driver is installed  or will come undesirable packages in the system!?

Nevertheless remain the 'Wayland' questions still open. Reading the first link appear that Debian and Devuan (maybe too) don't support it, but KDE and many others DE (mentioned in your install-instructions-link) support it and I know (e.g. KDE) stop developing x-apps (only maintenance since Qt 5.12).
Even KDE 4 was also used in FreeBSD, Arch, Fedora, Mint, Kubuntu, etc. but my Ku 14.04.1 crashed (first crashed Linux I ever seen) as Ku 17.10 appear and I find 'systemd' in it. Besides I write just now under KDE-Neon-User-Edition (Qt 5.12.3) in X-11 and (believe me) is not yet finished and I had to switch from KDE-Neon-LTS-Edition (Qt 5.8...) cause of malfunctioning (no 'kdesudo', DE-inconsistencies, etc.)

I get slowly cold feet! Can someone help me? Or better to wait until all those things are solved!?

#31 Re: Other Issues » Devuan + paralleized OpenRC + KDE » 2018-03-21 06:50:18

If PPAs like Ubuntu (Kubuntu, KDE-Neon) are not possible, and I understand this, how can I install all the staff inside this list?

file:///etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb apps games
# deb-src http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb apps games

file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/audio-recorder-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/freecad-maintainers-ubuntu-freecad-stable-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/gambas-team-ubuntu-gambas3-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/gezakovacs-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics-drivers-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/librecad-dev-ubuntu-librecad-stable-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/libreoffice-ubuntu-libreoffice-5-3-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/maarten-baert-ubuntu-simplescreenrecorder-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozillateam-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/neomilium-ubuntu-heekscnc-devel-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/nilarimogard-ubuntu-webupd8-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/otto-kesselgulasch-ubuntu-gimp-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/team-xbmc-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-desktop-ubuntu-ubuntu-make-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntuhandbook1-ubuntu-dvdstyler-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/videolan-ubuntu-stable-daily-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-ubuntu-java-xenial.list
file:///etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-ubuntu-tor-browser-xenial.list

#32 Re: Other Issues » Devuan + paralleized OpenRC + KDE » 2018-03-20 19:30:03

Thanks a lot fsmithred and sorry to bother you again.

I read the installation-instructions but there is no mention how to install KDE. The second point about PPA, how to install proprietary (at least) GPU-drivers on 'Devuan'? Can you propose additional links for those two topics? Is there a guide anywhere?

On the search for OS without 'systemd' discover 'TrueOS' and there i found https://www.trueos.org/handbook/using.html#tuneables can run (experimental) parallelized. Thankfully found finally  Devuan

Thanks again and best regards

#33 Other Issues » Devuan + paralleized OpenRC + KDE » 2018-03-20 11:56:28

Terence
Replies: 39

Hello,
I'm new in this Forum and also no experienced on Devuan (or once Debian). I start with 'Linux Ultimate' (8 years ago), after six months change to 'Ubuntu' and since them stick with KDE (Kubuntu till few months ago and now KDE-Neon). My favorite is KDE 4 but also acclimate (a little bit) with Plamsa 5.

If I well understood for KDE is recommended to use 'ascii' , nevertheless many questions make a round in the head cause of lack of experience in config-files and deep knowledge of Linux in general . I'm mouse-clicker and not programmer but want to joint 'systemd'-free OS and I know that much to learn is on front of me. At end looking for (at least) best links to reach my goal and here the questions/detailed-link-request:

1) Newbie-Link (please) with instructions for install 'Devuan' and switch to 'ascii' (if necessary/recommended).
2) Newbie-Link (please) to set 'OpenRC' as default and parallelize it (parallelized services-start and applications?).
3) Wish to know witch Kubuntu-/KDE-Plasma-Version-s correspond to 'ascii' and the 'PPA' i have to insert.

An additional question is: Will 'Wayland' take place (a day) /come to 'Devuan'?

Thank you very much in advance for any answer and best regards, Terence.

Note: I can abdicate to parallelized 'openrc' if it not work.

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