Posts by Ron

Ron · Other Issues

I've got Cantarell, I'm missing all the rest.

EDIT
Just added the DejaVu fonts. None of them fix the issue.

Ron · Other Issues

Mate is my DE, and what you describe is found in Control Center >> Appearance >> Fonts tab, and the "Application Font" setting (I already knew that). I tested every font on my system just now (a tedious task), and not one of them got rid of that box.

The thing is I had this file when I was on Devuan 4 (a Miyo install, but added Mate, just like I did for Devuan 5, a Crowz install, but added Mate) and there it displayed correctly. Also, I have a list (a long one) of every file/app to install that applies to Mate, so, besides being on a different version of Mate (1.26 vs. 1.24) everything else is the same as far as Mate is concerned. That leads me to believe that something is different in the OS install, and that this is "probably" not a Mate issue. Then again, I'm not an expert, so anything I think is just a educated guess.

EDIT

Okay, I just thought of something that is different. Miyo did not install with a word processor, so I had added LibreOffice. Crowz installs with AbiWord, so I didn't bother to install LO. I think (but I'm not sure) an install of LO also pulls in a ton of fonts. I wonder if I install LO if that would solve this. I really don't want to, as LO is bloatware compared to AbiWord. Do you think it's worth a shot? Or am I off base here?

Ron · Other Issues

I notice it in my file manager (caja) when a file name contains a unicode character. That's the screenshot I put in my first post. I also noticed it once browsing the web, I think; I may be mistaken on this though. The output of echo $LANG is en_US.UTF-8

Ron · Other Issues

Yeah, I already tried installing fonts-noto-core but that didn't fix it.

Ron · Other Issues

Since installing Devuan 5 (Crowz) I'm getting these strange text boxes. Image below so you can see what I'm talking about. Doing research I found out this is a unicode character. How do I get unicode characters to correctly show? This is in the file manager, and I also once seen boxes like this in my browser.

Ron · Desktop and Multimedia

greenjeans wrote:

On another note, I get thumbnails for everything in Mate except for when I attach my digital camera via cable,

When connecting my cell phone (yes, I have one and I hate it) I don't get any thumbnails either. I wish I knew what to install for it, if anything.

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

I disabled it by running these 2 commands in the terminal:

sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1

That's easier than messing with grub. (FTR, I found this here.)

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

I'm beginning to wonder if it's even worth it to disable it. What could (theoretically) happen leaving it enabled?

Ron · Installation

Maybe I would have had an easier time doing this than a clean install. I've been messing with it for 23 hours now (not nonstop, of course).

Ron · Desktop and Multimedia

I found it just as you were responding.

Ron · Desktop and Multimedia

Well, as it turns out, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin generates thumbnails for images and pdfs, but not video files, so this issue is only partial solved. Anyone have any idea what I need for video thumbnails?

EDIT
Okay, that was easy. ffmpegthumbnailer did the trick.

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

Here's what I see in / and /boot. What do I do with info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'? I tried that in the terminal and nothing happened (sorry for my ignorance).

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

One of the first things I do on a fresh install is to disable ipv6 using Grub by doing this:

Open /etc/default/grub as administrator. Find the line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
and change it to:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="ipv6.disable=1"
Then in terminal run:
sudo update-grub

But when I go there I see this, something I've never seen before:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz"

What does this do? I've searched it, but what I've read seems to be above my pay grade. And how can I add "ipv6.disable=1"? Should I overwrite "initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz" or just add "ipv6.disable=1" after/before it?

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

Thanks to everyone who replied. Everything is recognized when I log into the Mate DE.

aitor wrote:

Is your Trash icon missing as well? Then you want to install gvfs. Udisks2 will be installed along with it.

Yes it is missing (in Mate, I don't remember if it is missing in Openbox). But these 2 apps you mentioned are already installed. I remember having this problem last time with a Mate install. I just manually create a link on the desktop to Trash and find a suitable trash icon for it. Thanks.

Ron · Desktop and Multimedia

stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn wrote:

see if this gives any insight:

I owe you a beer. Installing libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin did the trick. Thanks again.

Ron · Desktop and Multimedia

I installed Crowz/Devuan 5 and put Mate on it. I'm not getting any thumbnails on any type of files, pictures, videos, or pdfs. I never had this problem before. I did a search and read that I might need compiz? Does that sound right? Any help would be appreciated.

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

So I just installed Crowz and have a problem . . . the system is not recognizing when I plug in my flash drive nor my external hard drive. How do I fix this? I need to access a couple of text files on them to set up the OS the way I like it.

EDIT
So it shows up in gparted, but the "mount" option is greyed out.

Ron · Off-topic

If you are an Xfinity customer, they recently had a major data breach.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/1 … passwords/

Ron · Desktop and Multimedia

quickfur wrote:

The thing about completely independent browsers is that the browsers of today are no longer merely some app, they are an OS unto themselves (for better or for worse). That means a one-person dev team isn't gonna cut it.

I don't know if you wrote this with Pale Moon in mind, but the "nay-sayers" have been saying this about Pale Moon for at least as long as I've been using it, which is about 12 years now.

quickfur wrote:

Some sites outright don't work on FF, you have to use Chrome/Chromium.

Unfortunately this is true, and more so for Pale Moon, which is why one should always have a secondary browser anyway.

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

Thanks to Camtaf, zephyr, and golinux for your replies. I will try the install in about a week, when I have some extra time off from work. If I encounter any problems, I'll be back.

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

How easy to use is the installer that comes with Crowz? I'm used to the refracta installer, and am a little concerned about goofing something up, as I have 2 hard drives in my rig.

Ron · DIY

Good news. I've been using Mate since I started with Linux, but with each new Mate release have been a little disappointed. Based on your screenshot, should we assume that the version of Mate you forked from is 1.4?

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

Thank you.

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

Okay, I think I have a better understanding now. I assumed that "nox" meant only no Xfce.

Ron · Devuan Derivatives

Camtaf wrote:

That should give you some info output....

Here's what it shows. Hope it's not too blurry.

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#151 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] How to fix unicode text, it's showing as a box » 2024-01-01 20:19:47

#152 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] How to fix unicode text, it's showing as a box » 2024-01-01 17:30:05

#153 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] How to fix unicode text, it's showing as a box » 2023-12-31 19:33:35

#154 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] How to fix unicode text, it's showing as a box » 2023-12-31 02:35:14

#155 Other Issues » [SOLVED] How to fix unicode text, it's showing as a box » 2023-12-31 01:23:16

#156 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-26 12:42:55

#157 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-25 00:41:49

#158 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-24 22:32:57

#159 Re: Installation » Upgrade to Daedalus from Chimera was incredibly easy! » 2023-12-24 22:21:04

#160 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 22:15:40

#161 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 21:59:00

#162 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-24 18:02:47

#163 Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-24 12:17:12

#164 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-24 11:55:21

#165 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 11:43:44

#166 Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 04:25:56

#167 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-23 22:54:40

#168 Off-topic » Xfinity Data Breach » 2023-12-22 20:21:33

#169 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Upcoming browser changes » 2023-12-22 20:01:52

#170 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-18 00:52:44

#171 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-17 16:49:32

#172 Re: DIY » Announcement of the OpenMATE desktop environment » 2023-12-16 01:12:18

#173 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-12 18:37:20

#174 Re: Devuan Derivatives » New Refracta ISOs » 2023-12-11 23:08:21

#175 Re: Devuan Derivatives » New Refracta ISOs » 2023-12-11 21:59:22

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