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#1 Re: Off-topic » The need for cooperation as central motivation in Unix and GNUproject » Yesterday 03:41:19

Don Marti was editor-in-chief at Linux Journal once upon a time and his website is absolutely overflowing with very interesting intriguing thought-provoking stuff!

https://blog.zgp.org/

once on his main webpage find the "Start here" and/or the "About me" sections/sub-headings and have a go!

way down in the "Bonus links" area is a link to a long but must-read commentary regarding the sorry state of search:

https://travellemming.com/perspectives/ftc-letter-google-censors-indie-publishers-with-ai/

#2 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » How are 'live' disks that can boot on many systems created? » Yesterday 03:14:38

generally speaking the linux kernel continues to grow in size partially because of new devices being added as time marches on:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/driver-model/index.html

so for example, devuan installed on an ssd could be moved between different machines as long as they were the same architecture

also you might find these interesting as well:
https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/20/redbean_2_a_singlefile_web/
https://justine.lol/cosmo3/
https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan

#4 Re: Other Issues » Unable to connect to devuan laptop server on local network » 2025-07-05 07:13:31

since you don't have the same issues when using a _livecd/dvd/usb_ (no tailscale)

you'll need to know what tailscale has done and that might depend on how you installed tailscale.

perhaps see this for possible clues:

https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/blob/main/scripts/installer.sh

also wasn't able to find "orbi32" at:

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/orbi/

but maybe it is eos:

https://www.netgear.com/about/eos/

other links of possible interest to future forum/thread visitors:

https://www.netgear.com/home/services/orbilogin/
https://www.netgear.com/home/services/orbi-app/

#5 Re: News & Announcements » Chrome based browsers and uBlock Origin » 2025-07-04 19:00:49

looks like it is/was at their end as per this thread:

https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=160616

and specifically this post:

https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=818332#p818332

My repo and key setup is correct. Librewolf has somehow messed up their repo setup.
I removed arm64 from the Architecures section, but apt search is still showing only the arm64 version. I decided to ignore this and checked whether I could install librewolf via synaptic - nope, the arm64 version shown by synaptic is really the wrong architecture. Then I tried apt install librewolf - which worked. With the correct amd64 version. Synaptic now shows both versions, one unnamed version installed and the arm84 version as uninstalled.
Thanks @sunrat for their help that enabled me to circumvent the upstream repo mess. I should really report this to upstream but that would require me to create another account somewhere ... if anybody else stumbles over this error they'll find the solution here.

edited to add: This worked for me. Thanks to @rrq and all!

#7 Re: News & Announcements » Chrome based browsers and uBlock Origin » 2025-07-04 11:04:28

@rrq, reference your steps in reply number 22 and i have done all steps except "apt-get install librewolf"

now when do a package search for "librewolf" using synaptic it shows "librewolf:arm64" and also shows "Conflicts:librewolf" in the dependency/conflicts tab of the Properties subsection

version: daedalus

posting here in case others in the present/future see the same thing.

please advise. thanks!

#8 Re: Installation » How to Install XLibre on Devuan Daedalus (MATE)? » 2025-07-03 05:02:30

as of this post/date/time, the pclinuxos website only seems to resolve to a new/blank/wtf wordpress webpage. nothing lasts forever. as always, your mileage may vary.

#13 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Transfering an OS from HD to SSD » 2025-07-01 07:42:07

regardless of what you do, when you do it, and/or how you do it.

do a fresh and complete backup and if it is at all important, have a backup backup.

it isn't a question of IF, it is a question of WHEN you will have some kind of problem(failure/fire/flood/theft/tornado/etc).

as always, ymmv.

#15 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Installer *.iso problems - again ... » 2025-06-27 14:34:42

the installation area of the readme seems particularly pertinent:

https://github.com/pftf/RPi3/blob/master/Readme.md#installation

Create an SD card (or USB drive if you plan to use USB Boot) in MBR mode with a single partition of type 0x0c (FAT32 LBA) or 0x0e (FAT16 LBA). Then format this partition to FAT32.

Note: Do not try to use GPT for the partition scheme or 0xef (EFI System Partition) for the type, as these are unsupported by the CPU-embedded bootloader.

#17 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Could not write to external drives after update » 2025-06-21 11:03:57

is this the same install as what you were referring to in this previous post?

https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=56173#p56173

This explains why I was unsuccessful in converting Trixie to Excalibur by eliminating systemd (the process was challenging as well).

#19 Re: Off-topic » GNOME is taking the scum bag approach still... » 2025-06-18 09:46:43

hat-tip to @fanderal for referencing:

https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/xlibre.html

always enjoy dedoimedo and "turdling" was a big rotflmao. priceless.

snippet:

I do not hate Wayland. I have no personal beef with it. I don't really care. I'm not a developer. I am not bothered by software. It's a means to an end.

What I don't like is ANY, I repeat ANY software solution that champions mediocrity.

For example, Skype 8 over Skype 7. Microsoft removed the sane desktop-oriented Skype 7, which let you do multiple chat windows at the same time, and replaced it with a pseudo-touch "modern" turdling that could not do this thing, and many other things. New solution, inferior to old solution. Missing functionality. The end user suffers. Simple.

indeed...sigh.

#20 Re: Freedom Hacks » Switching to GTK2 from GTK3 on Post-Beowulf Devuan Releases » 2025-06-13 05:36:06

referencing RSS Feed Readers, please go to https://rachelbythebay.com/w/ and do a page search for "feed reader" since she has done a fairly exhaustive review over the course of 22 commentaries.

#21 Re: DIY » Need advice, building a small server for city-library-Devuan mirror » 2025-06-12 15:53:57

think i have some thinkstation S20 workstations that i believe are pre-uefi if you would be interested in good serviceable free stuff.

naturally there would be some S&H unless you're close enough for a pickup/delivery/meet-in-the-middle-exchange. what is your zip?

#22 Re: DIY » Does anyone here use Mintstick for making livUSB's? Need testers. » 2025-05-29 07:39:57

mostly for future thread visitors and with respect to OPOT, just wanted to make others aware of EasyOS by Barry Kauler of PuppyLinux fame.

EasyOS

https://bkhome.org/news/tag_easy.html

#24 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » ddr3 sdram upgrade » 2025-02-24 07:23:06

OP doesn't state current amount of ram, nor type/performance of main/boot HDD/SDD

is OP having a specific issue or just desire to update/upgrade machine?

what about watching for a newer/better used machine to become available at the right price?

#25 Re: News & Announcements » The dev1galaxy.org (almost) No Code of Conduct » 2025-02-24 07:04:35

5. Remember, this is a meeting place every that shares a love of Devuan, and Linux (without systemd).  So please play nice.

perhaps this has error/miskey/omission around "this is a meeting place every that shares" area? <grinning-emoji-polishing-spoon>

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