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#1 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Inability to install printer » Yesterday 08:56:18
when I accept the license in the license description box, ideographic characters from another alphabet appear (Chinese, Korean, or Japanese, I'm not sure) and the option to download the drivers disappears.
I think its simply Firefox fooling you. Use Chromium or the wget-command steve_v posted.
#3 Re: Other Issues » Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default? » 2026-02-20 13:38:30
Look on your login screen (assuming you use lightdm). It tells you e.g. "default Xsession" meaning its running on X11.
#4 Re: Other Issues » Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default? » 2026-02-20 13:15:13
Your question does not make any sense the way its phrased.
Its not Debian/Devuan using X11 or Wayland, it depends on the DE you are using. I.e. Gnome in Testing is Wayland only meanwhile. Cinnamon can work on both. .....
#5 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Inability to install printer » 2026-02-19 23:27:14
1) I download the printer and scanner drivers from the official Epson website. I verify the architecture (64-bit), and the only ones available for download are those labeled DEB X 64 (ARM).
If you really mean ARM as architecture then that is wrong, cannot work. You need an AMD64 deb package.
3) I go to the localhost 631 website and register as a user.
I am used to administer my printer as root.
#6 Re: Packaging for Devuan » (HowTo) install Mkusb for Devuan 6 (or Debian) » 2026-02-17 17:17:39
Yes, you can use cp to write an ISO image to a USB device.
From an old HowTo and still valid:
# cp debian.iso /dev/sdX
# syncI prefer to use dd instead with the option status=progress to get an idea how long it still may take.
#7 Re: Devuan » Devuan 6.0 has no 32-bit edition? » 2026-02-15 16:41:09
Yes. Debian has dropped 32bit kernels with Trixie.
There are discussions on the forum about this.
#8 Re: Freedom Hacks » About installers » 2026-02-11 16:56:59
Isn't Calamares used on Devuan Live media? Or am I wrong here?
When I tried a Live once in a VM I figured that I couldn't install encrypted. A NoGo for me.
Edith: yes I was wrong. Calamares is used on Debian Live.
#9 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Using apt to find the package I want... » 2026-02-11 16:49:29
First comment: what you are getting back strongly depends on what you have specified in the sources.list.
Second comment: like you when I run "apt search firefox" I am getting an endless list of packages. Adding a grep might help.
I personally prefer to use "apt list" and sometimes "apt policy" to search for specific packages.
"apt list firefox" returns no output. When you add a * so that you use "apt list firefox*" you will get a longer list of firefox-esr related packages.
And firefox-esr is what is available on Debian/Devuan. If you want the latest firefox, you may need to go to the Mozilla web page.
#10 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Devuan 6.1.0 desktop installer has no options for modern filesystems » 2026-02-10 16:00:11
Known problem (got trapped myself and saw posts from others with the same issue). Sounds like you have used the expert mode and skipped the topic "load extra modules". You need to go through this topic to get the full selection of file systems.
#11 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Shutdown without being prompted for sudo password » 2026-02-07 13:38:57
I would give this a try:
myusername ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/shutdown#12 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » any way to convert MBR to UEFI boot ? » 2026-01-31 16:12:28
Yes, there are procedures how to do that. Please search the internet.
#13 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] how start ntp? » 2026-01-29 13:40:31
Why. Does. Nobody. Read. The. Manual.
They all "know how its supposed to work".
#14 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] how start ntp? » 2026-01-28 13:34:08
I am simply using npt. No graphical tool above, since at least the gnome-system-tools are broken since about 2022 or even longer.
With Daedalus ntpsec was introduced as replacement for the simple ntp, with Excalibur I have installed
ntpsec
ntpsec-ntpdate
ntpsec-ntpdigThe time server(s) to be used are configured in /etc/ntpsec/ntp.conf
That setup is working flawlessly.
#15 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] how start ntp? » 2026-01-26 15:25:27
gnome-system-tools is broken, no maintainer any more.
#16 Re: Installation » Some Concerning Bugs » 2026-01-02 12:05:27
Ventoy has worked for me with Devuan, no problem. (Chimera, Daedelus, & Excalibur)
Ventoy works with ASCII, Beowulf, Chimaera, some older pre-release-builds of Daedalus, but not with the released ISO's, and again with Excalibur (6.0.0, 6.1.0 not yet tested).
#17 Re: Devuan » Excalibur - is it really stable? » 2026-01-01 18:21:39
To Evolution: I am using Evolution on Excalibur w/o any issues. My setup is an upgrade from Daedalus on sysvinit, LightDM and Cinnamon.
I have installed Excalibur from the netinstall into a VM and on real HW via a Ventoy stick, works fine.
#18 Re: Other Issues » Refracta Snapshot (Excalibur) is Broken » 2026-01-01 15:25:34
FYI Devuan doesn't work properly with Ventoy, there's some threads about that on here.
Thats true for Daedalus. All older iso's work fine on Ventoy, also does Excalibur (again).
#19 Re: Off-topic » Happy New Year to all you Devuaners » 2025-12-31 17:11:21
Thank you Andre. Same from me.
#20 Re: Documentation » HOW TO: Install XLibre on Devuan » 2025-12-30 20:20:44
Got XLibre with Lightdm/Cinnamon on Excalibur installed in a VM. As far as I can see it works fine. Only minor glitches.
#21 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Removing obsolete keyrings » 2025-12-22 11:21:15
You simply remove them. There is no de-registering required.
#22 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Synaptic problem, or what? » 2025-12-21 15:35:33
Exotic non-essential function that nobody really uses and tests?
#23 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Synaptic problem, or what? » 2025-12-21 15:20:31
Well, that means there is another unfinished installation around. Well you said you tried double-clicking on a deb. I guess that's what triggers this request. No idea how to get around this.
BTW: the same problem already exists on Daedalus. Same as Excalibur. When I ask for a screenshot of a package, I get a square window with a small terminal-like icon. Thats it.
#24 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Synaptic problem, or what? » 2025-12-21 14:39:25
Just try an
apt install -f#25 Re: Installation » LXQt cant install at Ceres » 2025-12-20 10:20:44
Well, Ceres is broken by definition, it is and will remain UNSTABLE in exactly the litteral meaning of this word. The software in Ceres will slowly evolve and mature and end up in Testing at some point in time. And when testing is done, the software finally will become released as stable. It will take a lot of time.
If you want a stable environment use Excalibur. It has some bugs, but it is tested and released for general use.
When you are a bit more daring you may use Testing, which currently is Freia.
Please stop complaing about Ceres is broken.
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