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#2 Re: Devuan » Devuan and gaming, any benefits? » 2025-06-02 18:14:56

I've got Steam, Lutris and Playonlinux working with PC games. But of course, not all games/versions. Devuan seems to have good support for those and the underlying Wine. Been running this Devuan setup for years.

By the way, you are allowed to play as much as you want. But I also recommend Hiking and Biking as compliments.

#3 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] .xsession-errors file » 2025-05-27 15:34:16

Or take a look at this crude script I use at boot:

#!/bin/bash
for i in {9..1}; do
    if [[ -f /home/USER/.xsession-errors.${i} ]]; then
        mv -f /home/USER/.xsession-errors.${i} /home/USER/.xsession-errors.$((i+1))
    fi
done
mv -f /home/USER/.xsession-errors /home/USER/.xsession-errors.1
touch /home/USER/.xsession-errors

You'll always have the last ten boot-up logs available. I had a problem too with xsession-errors, but it was the Xfce weather applet gone crazy (bug).

#5 Re: Devuan » [SOLVED] The 'snap' package in Devuan belongs to biology » 2025-05-21 16:32:58

Devuan is a systemd-less distribution.
snapd requires systemd -> because of this, snapd is a banned package.
Hence the lack of snapd or anything snap related in the Devuan repository.

I'm sorry but this makes me very happy. smile

#6 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] MBR and efi booting issue » 2025-05-10 03:47:54

Good stuff! Thx guys! For my two most recent installs I had to install Chimaera first and then immediately upgrade it to Daedalus. Couldn't get Daedalus to boot without going this route.

#7 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Desktop locking up / temp freezes » 2025-04-13 07:51:18

I don't really know, but ads can be taxing and multpile tabs/pages. Try Ublock Origin adblocker, if you haven't already. Works nicely with Firefox on my rig [Daedalus]. Blocks all ads on Youtube.

#8 Re: Other Issues » Audio over HDMI not working » 2025-03-18 20:20:45

Thx PedroReina! You might have solved a problem for me too! VLC it is......

#9 Re: News & Announcements » Chrome based browsers and uBlock Origin » 2025-02-24 20:22:38

Firefox and uBlock Origin works very well. Recommend it.

#11 Re: Installation » Some problems after upgrading to Daedalus » 2024-12-05 10:52:27

Common problem and setting default sound card in Pulseaudio might solve it.

Look here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1038490 … -in-ubuntu

But since Alsa is always there and the basis for Pulse, you might have to set it there too. Try the Pulse way first.

#13 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Kernel 6.10 bpo and Nvidia 535.183.06-1 problem - heads up » 2024-11-26 16:05:20

Solved today with new Nvidia package  535.216.01-1~deb12u1

Ok with kernel 6.11.5 bpo!

Thank you package maintainer!

#16 Re: Off-topic » A Reflection on Kindness » 2024-10-11 06:52:47

Great thinking goat! Than you!

#17 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Kernel 6.10 bpo and Nvidia 535.183.06-1 problem - heads up » 2024-09-30 07:58:11

I might be able to run Nvidia 550.x or up, but haven't tested it yet.

#18 Installation » [SOLVED] Kernel 6.10 bpo and Nvidia 535.183.06-1 problem - heads up » 2024-09-29 14:37:57

swanson
Replies: 5

Heads up - Nvidia 535.183.06-1 and backported kernel 6.10.xxx seems not be working. It is indicated here:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430639
and seems to be a dkms/Nvidia build problem.

The build log (/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.183.01/build/make.log) partly translated:

make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.10.6+bpo-common/Makefile:1959: /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.183.01/build] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.10.6+bpo-common/Makefile:252: __sub-make] Error 2
make[2]: Lämnar katalogen ”/usr/src/linux-headers-6.10.6+bpo-amd64”
make[1]: *** [Makefile:252: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Lämnar katalogen ”/usr/src/linux-headers-6.10.6+bpo-common”
make: *** [Makefile:82: modules] Error 2

With the earlier 6.9.7 bpo all is well. So it's no problem.

It is good to configure Grub to always use the last saved kernel, instead of the newest last installed one. Saves some headaches.

#19 Re: Documentation » Some question about the great Devuan » 2024-09-14 10:15:53

Other nice apps are sysv-rc-conf for sysvinit management. And Synaptic for a GUI to app management. Also, there's an alternative to apt and that is aptitude, which some prefer.

#20 Re: DIY » Update script for script hobbyists » 2024-06-27 17:56:50

@tux2bsd THANKS!

A spelling mistake!!!! Facepalm....

#23 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Synaptic and sources list » 2024-05-21 14:56:10

It's a pity that touchscreen devices took the niche of Netbooks. I still have one laying around but I guess the bottleneck today, is RAM.

#24 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Synaptic and sources list » 2024-05-21 11:47:51

I loved the Netbooks! Go for Xfce as desktop, or even lighter; IceWM . IceWM is nice but craves more work with configuring, but that's fun too!

Good Luck!

#25 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] crontab has no effect » 2024-05-18 20:45:04

OT: On my Devuan machines, the problems are always at the keyboard. Don't know why...

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