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#301 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Cannot delete application icon on the Panel(Widget) » 2023-08-27 04:05:27
See how you go.
That is the same folder I saw after my last post.
But I wonder if it is a permission issue, ie read/write to folder or linking.
#302 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Devuan 5.0 VLC cannot play some mp4 files well, many mosaics. » 2023-08-27 04:02:13
Hi, uncomment (#) this line in your sources.list...
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus main non-free-firmware non-free contrib...and, you may remove the first line with just "main", as it is now in the un-commented line. It won't hurt but will cut down on the noise (complaints) in logs and on screen when running
apt update
I hope this helps.
#303 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Cannot delete application icon on the Panel(Widget) » 2023-08-26 22:56:07
Hi, do you have a /home/(user)/Desktop folder in your file manager?
You might find the icon there.
Otherwise, you might search for the (program-name).desktop file for that program in the $USER directory.
#304 Re: Other Issues » Lazarus package broken? » 2023-08-25 22:30:38
a few things I sometimes use, not mentioned here...
# apt auto-remove -y
# apt --fix-broken install #with no packages (or specify a solution).
# dpkg -i --auto-deconfigure
# dpkg -i -G # -G do not down Grade
of course, with dpkg you need the package's location.
I hope this helps.
#305 Re: Devuan » Learned something new about devuan, after foolishness » 2023-08-23 02:38:26
On an experimental system... as an experiment.
Biggest hurdles was when glibc version changed between install and upgrade.
#306 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Daedalus, seatd, can’t have multiple X sessions » 2023-08-22 20:29:52
I remember being able to have more than one GUI running on different tty's... but that went away and couldn't be done the same way.
Hoping for innovation.
#307 Re: Devuan » Can anyone fill me in on why and how exactly systemd took over Linux? » 2023-08-22 05:27:13
What was a big thing at the time was multimedia on desktops and laptops and the fragmented sound device specification(s).
The same code writer was involved.
From what I read... (quite a while ago, if my memory serves me well.) the code was not conforming to FOSS standards,
but seemed to work so well it was adopted (capitalist style).
That mess is pulse, followed up with systemd...
1st thing I noticed was, now all your text logs are in binary (1s and 0s)
Also was the introduction of more security measures
(EUFI, secure-boot, apparmor(maybe not this one, but pretty insiduous))
which seem to divide the community rather than unite us.
So, imho I think it's money.
#308 Re: News & Announcements » The Register's OS desk writes about Devuan Daedalus » 2023-08-22 05:10:17
Any advertising is good advertising.
I don't agree with much of what was written.
#309 Re: Devuan » Learned something new about devuan, after foolishness » 2023-08-22 03:43:35
I feel for ya. I've tried on many distros and found the same to be true.
#310 Re: News & Announcements » Daedalus is stable » 2023-08-15 20:54:43
Thank you for the email this morning... (Australia)
I'm excited.
#311 Re: Freedom Hacks » [SOLVED] HOWTO make pysolfc work in Daedalus » 2023-08-15 20:40:40
I don't use it (yet) but thanks for the hack.
regards, Glenn
#312 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Deleted top window bar » 2023-08-14 22:47:56
also, Alt+F3 may bring up the menu to set the bar, etc.
#313 Re: Installation » How/what is at step "Detect and mount installation media" » 2023-08-03 23:27:03
Hi, Thank you for your post.
at step "Detect and mount installation media" ...
this is a filesystem check of the installation media (cdrom, usb, ...) and could take a while, but from my experience only about 20 to 40 seconds.
I hope this helps.
#314 Re: Installation » Strange netinstall.iso behaviour » 2023-07-30 20:52:08
The installer has been picking up swap files from any attached drive. since I remember, but also other distros I have used.
When I had windows I put the swap on a separate HDD and really noticed (benchmark-able) a speed increase.
That's all I got for now. Devuan is good.
(the second swap on my system is from a ubuntu-studio install that I'm playing with)
Thank you
#315 Re: Installation » Strange netinstall.iso behaviour » 2023-07-29 22:48:15
It takes a few minutes to go through that part of the install session, and fstab (my files) will be ready ready for access.
I remember with one of the installers I used (ascii ?) you could cut and paste the directories.
It comes out Like this,
/etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# systemd generates mount units based on this file, see systemd.mount(5).
# Please run 'systemctl daemon-reload' after making changes here.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sdc2 during installation
UUID=2f62f5a2-14f6-405d-8849-9fa7e3210d08 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sdc7 during installation
UUID=0bd195fc-4031-4b5c-a4c9-c807a749c60e /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# /tmp was on /dev/sdc5 during installation
UUID=f6c50808-b2c7-4ece-8d5a-52e1fc520771 /tmp ext4 defaults 0 2
# /usr/src was on /dev/sdc6 during installation
UUID=56eb9205-18e7-43b7-89dd-60f55a8c60cc /usr/src ext4 defaults 0 2
# /var was on /dev/sdc3 during installation
UUID=ab8dfd96-4930-42d8-b07a-3212ab1bc60d /var ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sdc4 during installation
UUID=f0eccce4-0bf9-4238-a477-c13d46a0814d none swap sw 0 0
# swap was on /dev/sdd3 during installation
UUID=e1d942bf-0f66-4294-980f-293c3815ef31 none swap sw 0 0
# /home/glenn/local/archive was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=e5747e43-525b-4311-b53b-f66fc7b81809 /home/glenn/local/archive ext4 defaults 0 2
# /home/glenn/local/data was on /dev/sdb2 during installation
UUID=4a130c74-c9a0-4369-af07-3f6954939073 /home/glenn/local/data ext4 defaults 0 2
# /home/glenn/local/free was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=7c682119-06c5-4f9d-bdc2-a7c6bbddb2f7 /home/glenn/local/free ext4 defaults 0 2
# /home/glenn/local/media/circus was on /dev/sdb7 during installation
UUID=913582e9-3f2d-40f6-8494-7136a81db07d /home/glenn/local/media/circus ext4 defaults 0 2
# /home/glenn/local/media/movies was on /dev/sdb9 during installation
UUID=d02d15fb-b266-4fe1-bc49-d341b1984610 /home/glenn/local/media/movies ext4 defaults 0 2
# /home/glenn/local/media/music was on /dev/sdb8 during installation
UUID=bf2c2b46-6cb1-4677-b613-b6763be457ea /home/glenn/local/media/music ext4 defaults 0 2
# /home/glenn/local/other was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
UUID=fcf78297-e13b-4b96-9acf-8f6a5465a3eb /home/glenn/local/other ext4 defaults 0 2
# /home/glenn/local/spare was on /dev/sdb3 during installation
UUID=d2a98357-069d-420c-9722-904268da1538 /home/glenn/local/spare ext4 defaults 0 2
# mount install.iso as a directory
# /mnt/storage/debian-8.2.0-i386-CD-1.iso /mnt/debian-cd/ udf,iso9660 loop 0 0
/home/glenn/My_system/system-isos/devuan/devuan_daedalus_5.0.preview-20230601_amd64_desktop.iso /home/glenn/local/archive/debs/iso/devuan_daedalus_5.0.preview-20230601_amd64_desktop udf,iso9660 loop 0 0
/home/glenn/My_system/system-isos/devuan/devuan_daedalus_5.0.preview-20230601_i386_desktop.iso /home/glenn/local/archive/debs/iso/devuan_daedalus_5.0.preview-20230601_i386_desktop udf,iso9660 loop 0 0
# DVD burner.
/dev/sr0 /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,auto 0 0a pet hate on a (brand) new SSD drive the installer auto matically selects "dos mbr" .
So I did the partitioning before the installation with a live devuan session.
I prefer GPT and using UUIDs. My drives change order all the time, UUIDs help.
Next... every time you format a partition it get a new UUID. So you should get one for that "swap" that was reformatted.
It adds a quite a bit of time to the install (and sometimes wont start) if I don't format / and /var.
This is a single user PC.
I used to have more separate system partitions, /usr /boot /usr/src /var /home
all the best.
#316 Re: Installation » How to get a deployable full install media set » 2023-07-23 03:20:23
I use synaptic package manager to save the packages (there's a "file" setting)
and then when restoring a backup, I have a list of packages to go along with the config files.
( keep the packages too, in case I can't connect to the networks.)
This speeds up my recovery time.
I clean the cache after a clean install, or at the beginning of an install I want to monitor.
There is also a list of packages you can generate with dpkg
dpkg --listsee how you go.
#317 Re: Installation » Install with Runit as the init » 2023-07-12 22:58:37
Hi, you'll have to install runit after you setup all the sources for upgrades etc. /etc/apt/sources.list
#318 Re: Installation » Synaptic suddenly won't start on Chimeara » 2023-07-05 22:01:15
At first I thought it may be caused by the gtk package(s) but it maybe a permission test.
#319 Re: Devuan » Devuan 5 Daedalus Release (Debian 12 - Bookworm) | Looking for info » 2023-07-04 19:15:50
Thank you
#320 Re: Installation » Synaptic suddenly won't start on Chimeara » 2023-07-04 19:06:38
Hi, I was getting the same error for a few days on Daedalus.
I think it lasted a week, but eventually began to work again.
I have no solution.
#321 Re: Off-topic » Doas and Sudo - Bash-Completions » 2023-06-30 03:24:31
Great!
I'd call that a "Freedom Hack", because you have restored your freedom to use doas.
Thank you for sharing.
#322 Re: Other Issues » gets stuck on shutdown or restart, have to manually force shutdown » 2023-06-27 19:07:11
Hi, my system is no longer using the login/out screens as well.
I find shutdown by staying logged-in, and away from those screens...
open a terminal/console and type with sudo or as root...
shutdown -h now # -h=halt (-r = reboot)
If I do it this way I only have to do it once. (I don't have sudo)
#323 Re: Other Issues » Update manager? » 2023-06-24 04:10:09
I thought discover does that, I use plasma5 (kde)
There is a hardware assistant with a similar name...
#324 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » So what's the right way to install Steam and GOG in 2023? » 2023-06-24 03:54:36
Hi, I have steam running ok.
I think it still needs 32bit libraries.
Enable multiarch:
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt-get updatethen install steam with...
apt install steamthat'll get you started.
#325 Re: Installation » Updating from ASCII » 2023-06-22 05:42:04
you could edit your /etc/apt/sources.list
but it's a long way, reboots and dependency hell could arrise.
get a new source here and write it to a flash drive with dd
https://files.devuan.org/devuan_chimaer … esktop.iso
there are updates available for it after you've booted a couple of times.
It'll be much cleaner system as well, because many of the structural programs and libraries have evolved.
My 2c
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