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#2776 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Frequent indexing thrashes HDD » 2017-12-21 00:01:39

greenjeans wrote:

Doesn't thunar have a search function?

Nope.  Not a native one.  An external search function can be added as a thunar custom action. This from the archwiki:

Search for files and folders
To use this action you need to have catfish installed. The optional dependency mlocate should be installed as well.
Name          Command            File patterns        Appears if selection contains
Search     catfish --path=%f           *                                Directories

To kill unwanted start-up services, try Boot-Up-Manager (BUM) from the repo for a nice GUI tool to enable/disable services at startup and/or kill/start them during session.

Thanks for the suggestion.

#2777 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Frequent indexing thrashes HDD » 2017-12-20 18:03:08

cynwulf wrote:

It's not (usually) a file system thing, so I'd imagine you have some kind of 'indexing service' running?  Without more details, it's going to be difficult to say.  If it's something which starts with a particular desktop you're running, just disable it.

If I did have an indexing sevice I wouldn't know how/where to find it.  wink  AFAIK it's just a standard Xfce.  I do have catfish search tool installed.  That's the only thing I can think of that might be responsible.  If anyone knows of a better GUI search tool, please do share.

#2778 Hardware & System Configuration » Frequent indexing thrashes HDD » 2017-12-19 19:18:00

golinux
Replies: 10

My system indexes several times a day.  Moving files around triggers it which makes sense but does it have to do it so often?  It's not only annoying (at the most inconvenient times), it makes the system unusable until it finishes doing it's thing.  I can't remember exactly when this started but it's been happening for a while.  I've just been lazy about attending to it.  Is there a conf somewhere to regulate this behavior?

#2780 Re: Off-topic » The Joke Thread » 2017-12-19 00:18:08

You guys need a life . . .

#2781 Re: Off-topic » The Joke Thread » 2017-12-18 23:13:22

fungus wrote:

I also think moderators should be banned from this area smile

You misjudge the mods here.

#2782 Re: Off-topic » The Joke Thread » 2017-12-18 23:08:56

That's half of the vulcan salute!

#2783 Re: Other Issues » Becoming a Devuan Maintainer (cut) » 2017-12-18 03:20:28

I had a better Subject, but taking to long lost it.

If you click the option to stay logged in, you won't get bit by the timeout issue.

#2784 Re: Off-topic » Getting to know you » 2017-12-17 07:12:40

fungus wrote:

You should start new topics on appropriate sections for technical matters so other people can locate questions and answers easier as a reference.  If you do a search for D1h chances are that on an off-topic with getting to know you as a title there will not be any relevant information.

Otherwise poor golinux has to go around all day cutting and pasting posts to threads.

This is true.  I've been debating what to do with the ramblings in this topic . . . I really don't have time to sort this mess.  I will leave it to the individuals in this thread to self-moderate by moving technical content to more appropriate topics and then deleting the posts here.

#2785 Re: Devuan » [Closed] <Ascii> Release time » 2017-12-16 08:27:22

The same old same old BS and this time from an unknown person who has not a clue how to design a website.  makh, you need to get a life . . .

Anyways, whats holding the Stable release of Ascii, despite now debian current progress to the 4th point release?

You really have no idea what it takes to do what we're doing do you . . .

#2786 Re: Off-topic » Getting to know you » 2017-12-15 23:40:53

Have you seen this? https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=549

Since we're back on topic, I guess I'll move the last two posts back to the original thread if there are no objections.

#2787 Re: Installation » Is Devuan Ryzen? » 2017-12-15 04:07:30

Split the personal chatter to Off Topic and forgot to leave a link.  Sorry . . .

#2788 Re: Off-topic » Getting to know you » 2017-12-15 00:23:45

ghaverla wrote:

I sure hope nobody is giving you stick because you are female.

Good grief no!  The devs here don't think in terms of chromosome hierarchy.

#2789 Re: Installation » Is Devuan Ryzen? » 2017-12-14 02:44:53

ghaverla wrote:

I did use apt-get to get the lm-sensors source package, so it would have been a Devuan source package.

Oh . . . that's a good thing then.  smile

You didn't miss anything, I normally talk to people who are not pedantic enough, and stuff slipped.

There are pedants here and especially on the dng list. I am not one of them.  I am a gui-girl who couldn't package my way out of a paper bag.  I do a pretty good job of playing with crayons though . . .   wink

What differences can be realised between a Debian package, and a Devuan package?

The thing we're most concerned with is removing systemd dependencies.   But there are also versioning differences that make packages compatible with the Devuan repos for continuity of upgrading.

I am unqualified to comment on the rest of what you posted.  wink

#2790 Re: Installation » Is Devuan Ryzen? » 2017-12-14 00:52:59

It is not recommended to use Debian packages except those that have been monitored by amprolla for Devuan.  Even if it seems to work, you will not get security or other updates via Devuan and there may be incompatible changes as Devuan moves forward.  Was lm-sensors not in the Devuan repos?  Maybe in backports or ascii?   (Apologies if I missed something above)

#2791 Re: Other Issues » Question on kernel upgrades » 2017-12-13 22:16:51

My jessie does not save older kernels - at least they're not listed at boot.  I would like to know what grub file needs to be tweaked to tell grub to save 2 kernels.  Used to be easy to do that with the old grub.   This is not progress . . .

#2792 Re: Other Issues » Software packages aging issue » 2017-12-12 17:07:02

Shiny new is greatly over-rated.  Devuan Jessie will be available until Debian Jessie LTS expires in 2020.  If you want something newer, upgrade to ascii or ceres (which you can think of as a rolling release).  It is certainly possible to install openrc on ascii and will likely become the default in following releases.  Devuan will never be a rolling release because we value stability.  Perhaps you are in the wrong camp.  Why exactly are you here?

(I won't state the obvious)

#2793 Re: Installation » Is Devuan Ryzen? » 2017-12-12 01:01:57

ghaverla wrote:

I hope I didn't offend fsmithred.

He is pretty unoffendable . . .   wink

#2794 Re: Off-topic » Firefox Quantum » 2017-12-11 20:29:14

FreeBSD might have taken care of the problem.  Did you check for apulse?

#2795 Re: Installation » Is Devuan Ryzen? » 2017-12-10 21:25:44

So happy to hear that you're making progress!  Your persistence is impressive.   Guess we're just a stubborn bunch in this camp.  wink

#2796 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » configure scanner brother dcp197c » 2017-12-10 20:10:55

Do you have CUPS installed?  Unless your hardware is really new, that should do it.

#2797 Re: Documentation » some Devuan wiki? » 2017-12-09 19:18:21

yeti wrote:
golinux wrote:

When did you register?

2017-09-23

As yeti?

yeti wrote:
golinux wrote:

Try to catch FlibberTGibbet on irc.

Ok.

I think that msiism and blinkdog also are admins  now too.

yeti wrote:

Installing some traps soon... :-)

Spam traps are much needed.  Work it out with those mentioned above.  You could even email them via this forum.

#2798 Re: Documentation » some Devuan wiki? » 2017-12-09 17:01:11

Due to spammers, all new users are moderated.  When did you register?  Try to catch FlibberTGibbet on irc.

#2800 Re: Installation » Is Devuan Ryzen? » 2017-12-08 21:27:29

@ghaverla . . . looking forward to your report of how it went.

fsmithred to the rescue yet again!!

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