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#251 Re: Installation » "Warning": Failed to connect to lvmetad » 2019-12-31 14:19:02
/etc/mtab should be a symlink to /proc/self/mounts
If you're not using LVM then remove the package and re-configure GRUB:
# apt purge lvm2 # update-grub
Im not using LVM but have the package installed and do not get this error. Im on Beowulf Refracta though.
I dont believe removing lvm2 is a solution head on a stick.
#252 Re: Installation » "Warning": Failed to connect to lvmetad » 2019-12-31 11:52:02
from reading up on this it sounds like a grub erroneous message. From the gentoo forum its quite possible this is the problem.
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1 … art-0.html
That's a feature, not a fatal error. Internal scanning will work for some time yet.
When you install grub, it wants to consult /etc/mtab, which is missing in the chroot, since all the mounts happened and were recorded in the /etc/mtab outside the chroot.
/etc/mtab is not usually a file any more, its a symbolic link.
I wonder what the output of /etc/mtab is ?
cat /etc/mtaband
ls /etc/mtab -l #253 Re: Devuan » Debian has fallen. What now? » 2019-12-30 13:11:21
HevyDevy wrote:what foundation would be possible for a fork of debian ?
devuanBSD? Go hyperbolic..
It sound like "Oh no! They have killed sysvinit! Therefore we should go BSD-kernel-only and screw everything at all because I don't care it's irrelevant to the kernel!"
Only time will tell, as i read on the debian forum, someone said debian is a slow moving ship. Ive already made the move to BSD's and know how they work, planning on getting hardware more suited to them but Devuan for the time being is still in number 1 position on my current hardware as it just works and works well.
#254 Re: Installation » Haveged is or is not recomended? » 2019-12-30 13:08:08
Im not sure on this as im running refracta linux beowulf and i think it is part of of refracta.
as head on a stick mentions use rng-tools if you are a crypto enthusiast, its in the repos.
#255 Re: Devuan » Debian has fallen. What now? » 2019-12-28 15:10:52
what foundation would be possible for a fork of debian ?
devuanBSD? Go hyperbolic..
#256 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-28 14:57:48
hey altoid, if it is working with a few failures on some trivial plugins then i would keep it around if you are familiar with it. linux/unix does not do everything i would like it to, but it is a lot better than some alternatives out there, i also come from an XP background, started out in win98 and had no idea how to use it, wish i had of been exposed to unix and or linux back then in the mid 90's but we were mostly playing around with nintendos and playstations, the personal computer was a really expensive item i was only able to purchase in 1998 when i came into some money. Pretty much boom time back around the late 90's for computing, the focus was on multimedia.
fast forward... I like to be able to configure my systems minimally where i know what programs do what instead of having a suite handle all the tasks. For example i run openbox and dwm as window managers for X. So i know how to configure window management to work with the X display software. It has its limits but to me those limits are worthwhile.
#257 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-28 13:52:19
xfce does many things well but fails in some areas that have been accomplished by simpler means, i used it awhile ago but it never lasted long on my disks. Xfce has the multi monitor display working well i believe, or so i have read.
#258 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-28 13:01:39
you need to put the command in your autostart file, for xfce i think it is .xprofile if you are not using a login manager. I dont use desktop managers or desktop environments so im just guessing here.
#259 Re: Devuan » Debian considering going systemd init only » 2019-12-28 12:47:35
Focus is on systemd and it sounds as if other inits will only be picked up if enough volunteers are actively working on exploration of other inits, otherwise would it be a case of just not be supported at all but a side interest?
Explore; to travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
#260 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-28 12:20:27
have you tried setxbmap as a workaround to see if it fixes the issue? Not with the plugin, just your keyboard layout.
#261 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-27 15:58:10
maybe try to configure the keyboard with setxbmap ?
#262 Re: News & Announcements » Merry Christmas » 2019-12-25 04:33:15
Merry Xmas/Soltice to all at devuan
#263 Re: Off-topic » Music » 2019-12-24 15:18:02
#264 Re: Other Issues » [resolved] wpa_supplicant » 2019-12-21 16:31:07
Thanks for your help Head on a stick
#265 Re: Off-topic » Show your desktop (rebooted) » 2019-12-21 16:00:32
simple minimal refracta with openbox, tint2, spacefm, lxterminal. Ive grown accustomed to tiling window managers but revisiting openbox again to float around, modified the key shortcuts to emulate my dwm setup. Openbox has to be one of the most versatile window managers ever created.
Themes; adwaita-dark gtk and customised obtheme nightmare with minimal decorations.
#266 Re: Other Issues » [resolved] wpa_supplicant » 2019-12-21 14:57:41
so if calling wpa-ssid and wpa-psk from the interfaces file then /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf can be deleted ?
that seems more secure considering /etc/network/interfaces is set (set myself) to restricted permissions as per https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#W … d_WPA2-PSK
#267 Re: Other Issues » [resolved] wpa_supplicant » 2019-12-21 13:09:30
seems one needs to remove this line #psk="PASS" in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
and then setup /etc/network/interfaces like so..
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid SSID
wpa-psk w9n2d5930w60fabaaebkodabbf42777069520c3811472bd041e84017d550dl559#268 Other Issues » [resolved] wpa_supplicant » 2019-12-21 12:42:37
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Not sure if there is something ive done wrong or wpa_supplicant itself.
Im using latest refracta nox beowulf (now openbox) iso on bare metal.
did the following from the root account,
wpa_passphrase <SSID> <PASS> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
/etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conffrom the user account i can fully see the output of below command, surely this is a security flaw?
~:$ cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
ssid="SSID"
#psk="PASS"
psk=ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
}#269 Re: Off-topic » new encroachments of our least favourite init » 2019-12-20 14:16:48
venenux is debian-based, distrowatch says debian-based and also devuan-based, but the latest download looks like systemd is the future of venenux.
if anybody gets or has more information, that would be nice to know.
I wonder what devuan elements they have put into this venenux. Distrowatch has them using systemd only but also saying part devuan part debian. Confusing??
#270 Re: Off-topic » new encroachments of our least favourite init » 2019-12-16 10:21:18
HevyDevy wrote:what are you not impressed with?
the repos and the reliability of upgrades.
fair enough, though in my experience voidlinux has gotten a lot better in this regard.
#271 Re: Off-topic » This should be fun... » 2019-12-16 10:18:28
With extensions/packages. I don't think it would be appropriate to take up space on Devuan's servers to go into great detail here. If you decide to try it and need help, start a thread on forum.tinycorelinux.net or send me a personal message there (my user name is GNUser there, too).
Everything you need to know to get started is in the gratis e-book "Into the Core":
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/corebook.pdf
Ok fair enough, thanks.
#272 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Passwordless root execution in scripts » 2019-12-15 13:21:56
HevyDevy wrote:Tried this out today, parazyd version. Would be even better if it were hooked into bash-completion somehow.
Bit tedious getting all the programs you want run as root via the user.do you mean having "sup [tab]" and complete with a list of commands configured?
interesting feature indeed, shell code could be generated by sup.
yes that would be a nice patch.
#273 Re: Off-topic » new encroachments of our least favourite init » 2019-12-15 13:13:52
not too impressed with void, its one of the distros ive remixed. using that to type this. wouldnt recommend it to anybody.
the one thing i will say for it is that there basically isnt a shred of systemd. good job there.
# find / | grep temd find: '/run/user/1000/gvfs': Permission denied /run/cgmanager/agents/cgm-release-agent.systemd /usr/share/mime/text/x-systemd-unit.xml #
what are you not impressed with?
#274 Re: Off-topic » new encroachments of our least favourite init » 2019-12-15 13:10:04
Yes, Void is more focused on desktop use and their musl version will also be immune to infection :-)
Im looking forward to seeing how trident goes forward with voidlinux as base, they are testing out musl libc on their alpha stage, so they may have something in beta next year with zfs on root and musl libc.
#275 Re: Off-topic » new encroachments of our least favourite init » 2019-12-15 12:36:33
Just by way of reassurance, Alpine Linux currently dominates the container market and that is fundamentally incompatible with systemd thanks to their musl libc base.
Voidlinux a close second imo. Ive tried alpine in the past but everynow and then i would get lockups using it and also on the voidlinux musl libc iso's, only on my laptop though, i have a nuc that void musl is on and has been going really well for the past few months.
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