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#751 Re: Devuan » [SOLVED] Stop LXDE from being automatically started » 2024-01-05 01:42:32

quickfur wrote:

Maybe Devuan should take up the mantle and publish more info on these things online.

Or maybe that is something that quickfur might want to explore and curate?

#752 Re: Installation » Howto install dual-boot Windows Linux best method » 2024-01-04 18:44:45

@andyp67 . . . you are ballooning the forum logs with personal ramblings that have no place in a technical forum.  Please find a more appropriate venue to do that . . .

#753 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Fresh Installation of Devuan Wifi Not Working & Grub Issue » 2024-01-04 18:39:54

Good grief! A full quote post in response to clear instructions NOT TO FULL QUOTE POST. What am I missing here?

#754 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » merged /usr » 2024-01-02 19:33:26

@steve_v . . . Thank you for trying to bring order and focus to the chaos . . .

#755 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] How to fix unicode text, it's showing as a box » 2024-01-01 18:25:35

You can install LibreOffice Writer without installing all of LibreOffice. Cuts down on the bloat . . .

#756 Re: Devuan » Debian Farm? » 2023-12-30 21:05:43

/me notes how annoying it is to have to keep blocking gifs

#757 Re: Installation » KDE Desktop » 2023-12-28 21:43:58

sisqonrw wrote:

one question. which init has the xfce iso live version?

Same as the installer isos sysvinit.

sisqonrw wrote:

and is there also a kde iso live version?

No. But you can download and add KDE after installation.

#758 Re: Off-topic » The Joke Thread » 2023-12-28 17:10:08

Hahaha! Thanks for the stats!! Just shows how accurate our perceptions are . . . Carry on with making us smile!

#759 Re: Off-topic » The Joke Thread » 2023-12-28 15:33:19

What's with all the wife jokes . . . ? How about some husband jokes for balance?

#760 Re: Installation » Bookworm -> Daedalus migration nscd network-manager failed » 2023-12-28 15:30:43

paculino wrote:

I do not think libsystemd0 is harmful

Yes, it is just an annoyance but removing it would be wasted effort for no benefit. That's why it may still present in Devuan.

paculino wrote:

but I seem to be unable to have it, as holding it when installed would not allow installing these packages (well, dummy-elogind allowed some of them, but not all).

Unless something has changed, there is no need to have libsystemd0 present in Devuan.

#761 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » merged /usr » 2023-12-28 03:09:10

There are extensive discussions on the DNG mail list. The takeaway (if I understand it correctly) is that unless we have a huge influx of devs to fork the necessary packages, usrmerge will be unavoidable. Read and draw your own conclusions.

#762 Re: Devuan » Wifi setup in devuan » 2023-12-28 03:01:04

@quickfur . . . Did you follow either of the migration instructions posted here? Apologies if you mentioned that you did previously . . .

Also the wireless prefixes are the old ones not the ones in Debian. Don't ask me what they are. I don't have wireless enabled.

#763 Re: Installation » Bookworm -> Daedalus migration nscd network-manager failed » 2023-12-28 02:56:34

This this forum post titled Why are systemd files present in Devuan? will help you understand that those files that are bothering you are harmless and necessary. Note that I posted that statement but did not write it. Take care . . .

#764 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] transmission-gkt ( release version) » 2023-12-27 18:05:35

@stopAi . . . tread carefully. That was uncalled for.

#765 Re: Installation » KDE Desktop » 2023-12-25 16:18:45

From https://www.devuan.org/get-devuan :

desktop-live: Explore the default Xfce desktop before installing. Then install easily and quickly from the live session using the refractainstaller. Firmware is installed but can easily be removed.

#766 Re: Devuan » Malicious Programs, and Malicious People On Devuan » 2023-12-24 21:02:14

Kristof12 wrote:

AI will destroy humanity and we are doomed, rest in piss

No! Don't blame AI!! It is stupid humans who always have and always will find creative ways to destroy even their own species.

#767 Re: Other Issues » Security updates for forked packages? (e.g. xorg-server) » 2023-12-23 20:48:07

It looks like xorg-server comes directly from Debian so you shouldn't have to do anything special if you sources.list is in order.

#768 Re: Installation » KDE Desktop » 2023-12-23 20:37:40

Welcome to Devuan. Please refer to the Install Guide which includes screenshots of the installer options. #17 lists the options available for DE or WM.

#769 Re: Installation » linux-image-6.1.0-16-amd64 » 2023-12-23 20:33:42

Perhaps they are wanting to see if anyone will notice on the way to deprecating these functions entirely? Maybe you could file a bug with the kernel folks . . .

#770 Re: Off-topic » Xfinity Data Breach » 2023-12-22 22:20:48

quickfur wrote:

Has anybody done this before?  And I mean done it to the point that's actually usable for day-to-day use, not just a proof-of-concept "see I can do it" deal.

Yes . . . this Devuan derivative. It has been around for many years. May not work on you device though . . .

#771 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » trying to keep my 100yr-old father computing for another year » 2023-12-22 15:44:55

Note that to get to Daedalus from Beowulf you have to go through Chimaera first and that might be a good place to hang for a year or two . . .

#772 Re: Devuan » New Devuan user here » 2023-12-19 18:38:03

@greenjeans . . . It's looking like there won't be any more Devuan custom themes for you to bitch about . . . so you can do a happy dance . . .   wink

#773 Re: Devuan » New Devuan user here » 2023-12-18 19:12:02

Sigh . . . that wasn't the point either . . .

#774 Re: Devuan » New Devuan user here » 2023-12-18 17:31:50

@quickfur . . .  That wasn't the point. The point was that some of the packages in that list are not connected to Devuan's "magic" to work around systemd.

#775 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-17 20:35:28

zephyr wrote:

If it is all possible, isolate the other drive by disconnecting it physically for a good measure.

I have done this more than once. It 'just works' to have only one drive available for the install. smile You can also use uuid magic to sort it . . .

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