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#3176 Re: Devuan » Palemoon in oficial repository » 2017-06-07 19:46:38
I have used Steve Pusser's repo's on occasion with no problem. However one thing concerns me and that is that the repo is somewhat tied to MX. And MX although claiming to be systemd-free has only enabled sysvinit as per Debian's instructions. This means that systemd hooks will remain in the packages in his repo and may bring in unwanted dependencies.
#3177 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » SSD Drive » 2017-06-07 15:46:26
#3178 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » SSD Drive » 2017-06-07 14:10:53
@rob630 . . . Please use BBCode tags to make your post more readable.
#3179 Re: Installation » Devuan for Raspberry PI 3 ? » 2017-06-06 21:41:40
You could leave an issue on parazyd's repo at git.devuan.org. Chances of him coming here are almost nil. Or post to DNG. He's chatting on #devuan as of the timestamp above.
#3180 Re: Installation » Devuan for Raspberry PI 3 ? » 2017-06-06 21:35:23
Talk to parazyd on #devuan-arm or #devuan-dev or even #devuan.
#3181 Re: Intergalactic Communities » SPANISH devuan install guide, instalacion en español » 2017-06-06 19:32:40
@mckaygerhard . . . have you ever considered writing posts in your native language and then passing it through a translator? Some of what you write makes little sense. Hopefully, we will have places for the international community to communicate soon. 
#3182 Re: Off-topic » Is Blackbox still today a recommended or outdated WM ? » 2017-06-06 14:06:08
Moved as requested . . .
#3183 Re: Off-topic » Life after Firefox » 2017-06-05 15:17:57
Being free software is a must-have for me--I just cannot trust an internet-facing "blackbox" running on my system. Vivaldi is proprietary software, unfortunately.
Yeah. I just left them a note on their forum . . .
Here's a short list of free software alternatives available today:
- GNU Icecat
- Waterfox
- Chromium
Waterfox is only 64 bit. Will take a look at Icecat. At a minimum the icons might be less fussy . . .
#3184 Re: Other Issues » policykit-1, polkit, polkitd authentication problems » 2017-06-04 20:43:01
It worked for me when policykit was being headstrong. I just hopped on a different horse. Just ignore if you want to solve within policykit. Sorry for the noise.
#3185 Re: Other Issues » policykit-1, polkit, polkitd authentication problems » 2017-06-04 19:43:01
Have you tried gksu?
#3186 Re: Off-topic » Life after Firefox » 2017-06-04 16:40:55
Probably been over a year since I tried Vivaldi. I liked it, but there were hardly any plugins available for it at the time. Perhaps I should revisit it?
It's using plugins from the Chrome app store. Isn't that the road that FF has taken also?
One of my favorite alternative browsers is Slimjet. Built off Chromium, but it uses less RAM than Chromium and Firefox. One downside is that it has to be reinstalled when new versions are released. It's easily done with .deb packages though.
Hmmm. . . Never heard of that one . . .
#3187 Re: Installation » Devuan for Raspberry PI 3 ? » 2017-06-04 16:04:15
#3188 Off-topic » Life after Firefox » 2017-06-04 15:49:47
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We all know the time is coming. There is a thread over at Mozillazine - Which Browser for You After Firefox 57? - that I occasionally look at. Last night a mention of Vivaldi caught my eye and I did something I rarely do . . . I installed it! I was prepared for a quick uninstall but was surprised that I actually am liking it. First thing was to get Adblock Plus on there. The syntax is a little different than I'm used to but workable. There is a nice neutral gray theme. Video works ootb and even jitsi! Not too happy with the licensing though. Has anybody else given it a spin?
#3189 Re: DIY » X11 Programming Development Forum? » 2017-06-04 14:48:09
I'm not understanding this. Is it a question (about an existing forum somewhere) or a request (for a space on this forum)? If you want to discuss that here, the DIY forum would be a good place. Moving since it is not a support question regarding Devuan Jessie.
#3190 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » PostgreSQL 9.6 and pgAdmin4 v1.5 Installation » 2017-06-04 02:42:24
#3191 Re: Other Issues » What is best way to install latest version of Firefox? » 2017-06-02 19:44:56
This is wrong and it makes me angry.
Pissed a lot of people off. Don't get angry. Get busy and create an alternative. Don't expect corporations to do it for you . . .
#3192 Re: Other Issues » What is best way to install latest version of Firefox? » 2017-06-02 19:23:24
Spass wrote:(Note: New versions of Firefox (52 and up) require PulseAudio for audio playback, see here.)
Is this a bad joke? I hope so. The linked-to page says nothing about PulseAudio.
You certainly are out of the loop:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/03/1 … h-no-sound
Search here and on dng for apulse which is a solution
#3193 Re: Installation » [Solved] Conversion from Debian Stretch to Devuan Ascii » 2017-06-01 23:06:48
Could I change these sources somehow to perform a conversion to devuan ascii? If so, what would the process be?
I don't think it's possible to go from stretch to ASCII. The upgrade feature was only intended for going from Debian Wheezy or Jessie to Devuan Jessie. I think ASCII will require a new install.
#3194 Re: Off-topic » Xfwm4 (and Openbox) Window Themes » 2017-06-01 15:17:24
It is, somewhat halfly still is mostly gtk2 but wants gtk3 some mate apps are gtk3... while current MATE upstream is all gtk3.
Xfce has also jumped the gtk3 shark . . .
#3195 Re: Off-topic » Xfwm4 (and Openbox) Window Themes » 2017-06-01 13:59:16
(Shouldn't this be under Desktop?)
It's OK here. It's a show-and-tell not a support question. 
#3196 Re: Off-topic » Xfwm4 (and Openbox) Window Themes » 2017-06-01 05:05:27
Ooo! Do these affect Synaptic too? (I read somewhere it needs GTK 2 theme files or something).
Synaptic needs a compatible GTK3 theme or it breaks badly. I keep sending folks to this link to help them understand the magnitude of the problem (which just keeps getting worse).
#3197 Re: Off-topic » When Wayland will fully replace the old X11? » 2017-05-31 20:54:43
We are maybe too old for Linux. Linux is getting heavy, bloated, ... and it is ready for cool kids. Don't you think that we shall consider using BSD rather than Linux?
I say let's teach those kids what Linux should be. I know I'm not going down quietly . . .
#3198 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Devuan 1.0.0 XFCE Thunar search » 2017-05-31 19:55:17
Whew . . . that was a novella!
I have a catfish search launcher in the Xfce panel with this command:
catfish --path=%f%dBut just now I added a new launcher by typing "catfish" in the dialog and the command "catfish" and the catfish icon were automatically entered. Both launchers seem work the same - will search wherever/whatever I want. I have NEVER been asked to update the database or for root PW when using catfish.
So that's not launched in Thunar but here's something I discovered by accident the other day. Go to a directory in Thunar. Then if you "ctrl + s" a "search pattern" dialog should pop up. Has not yet failed to find what I need but it's localized to that directory.
#3199 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Is It safe to use linux libre on devuan ascii or devuan jessie? » 2017-05-30 15:36:35
Discussion here: https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=606 Why not download from here https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/ ? Be careful with third party repos . . .
#3200 Re: Devuan » The future of 32bit and Devuan? » 2017-05-29 01:46:34
Perhaps the motivation to deprecate support of older hardware comes from (new) hardware vendor "contributions"?
Contributions? Maybe. That somehow seems very old fashioned. I think it's more complicated than that. There are those eager to have us use newer hardware that is compromised by trackers and snoopers and phone home 'features' that compromise our privacy and freedom . . .
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