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#376 Re: Installation » Devuan: Existential issues. » 2022-11-19 09:02:40
GlennW wrote:ok, fair enough.
There is a package called ...
accountsservice*.debquery and manipulate user account informationhope this helps.
Hi Glenn,
AccountsService is a D-Bus service for accessing the list of user accounts and information attached to those accounts, so it wont be a gui for adding and configuring users.
I installed it anyway, but it is clearly not for that purpose.
KDE/Plasma has user controls in systemsettings, but only lets me choose admin or user.
should be able to buy one somewhere.
#377 Re: Installation » Devuan: Existential issues. » 2022-11-18 23:48:03
ok, fair enough.
There is a package called ...
accountsservice*.deb
query and manipulate user account informationin my repo, but I am using daedalus(5) not chimaera(4)...
but the names should be similar.
I havent used it, It's just me here on these machines. :-)
hope this helps.
#378 Re: Installation » Devuan: Existential issues. » 2022-11-18 23:21:29
Package name... adduser*.deb
I have not had to do this, but, and just in case you didn't know...
Would editing this line sort it.. ?
the file /etc/adduser.conf
# check user and group names also against this regular expression.
# Default: NAME_REGEX="^[a-z][-a-z0-9_]*\$?$"
#NAME_REGEX="^[a-z][-a-z0-9_]*\$?$"I don't run servers, (so) you probably already know this stuff.
#379 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-16 22:11:04
aluma wrote:If we talk about the speed of different releases without systemd, then subjectively, the fastest, with the same version of DE , PCLinuxOS works for me.
It's not a competitor to Devuan, just a roling release, a rollback is possible if you took a snapshot before the update, but all the latest innovations appear in the repo immediately.
In general, if you are bored, it is quite possible to try.
I am offended at pclinuxos. I am somthing ask at their forum and they baned me without any reasons. My nick is Procenko on pclinuxos forum.
I had a browser setup just for pclinux forums, because it was so flakey (pc would generally fail to boot...
Well, well. Sad to say, but I also used pclinux for quite a few years and eventually I left because my computer would be hacked, broken, fail to start... corrupt bios... after a session at pclinux forums. (I haven't worked out how, I'm not hacking others) I always warn peeps about the trolls there.
I think there's some coward 7331's there who operate within the community only to destroy others efforts.
To all of those who know but allow it to continue, the future is yours, I hope you get your own back!
Anyhow, Devuan is a much better product.
:-)
#380 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-15 04:57:08
I like open-rc because it's faily simple to manage.
I don't know if it's faster or more customable, I have little experiences with runit and a few others.
#381 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-15 00:36:59
to get a list...
service --status-allI use openrc init, so it may be different for you, but
show status...
rc-updateto edit a service's runlevel, to add, delete or modify the runlevel of each service
rc-update del ssh default
rc-update add ssh offBe aware that service package updates may modify the runlevels, so you need to check periodically.
edit, couldn't locate this.
The old way was with chkconfig... but I can't find it anymore... but here's some info (link) about it.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/chkconfig-command-in-linux-with-examples/
#382 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-13 23:40:59
One thing I do, and check from time to time is services that load at boot.
rc-update, I turn off as many server services as possible...
ie, sudo, squid, openvpn, ssh, savecache, nethack-common, haveged, fancontrol (stops error spam), exim4, dictd, avahi-daemon and bluetooth.
Because I tether my phone as a modem, squid and openvpn are started after I connect to the phone long after the boot processes are done...
:-)
#383 Other Issues » Hdd CHS values... recover files » 2022-11-13 23:03:57
- GlennW
- Replies: 4
Hi, I had a small hdd fail.
The mini/laptop sized 3 terrabytes was in a portable enclosure (retail store) with a usb interface.
Now, ...
When I check and see the CHS values when using dd(_)rescue the values lead to only about 4 Gb of space.
So, I figure... when I get the correct values I may be able to scrape some music files off it.
ST3000LM016-1N217V
Disk /dev/sde - 4142 MB / 3950 MiB - ST3000LM016-1N217V
CHS 503 255 63 - sector size=512There was only one partition on the disk. It was originally fat32, but I changed it to ext4 for my purposes.
The drive failed originally from a broken usb connector. Remove drive and use as sata.
From what I can figure out, the drive had 3 (three) platters = 6 heads(?)
I've tried to guess/estimate but haven't been able to get it just right.
Has anyone here any knowledge of what the chs values are?
I tried changing the superblock (the original error was "can't find superblock"), but none were productive.
I haven't tried photorec yet.
It seems like the chs setting of the drive have been changed (I don't know how).
Manuf date... 21July2016
Verifying with the serial number at seagate's website...
https://verify.seagate.com/verify/?bpid=657649689011
Sep 28, 2021
Bytes per Sector (logical/physical) 512/4096
https://hddfaqs.com/seagate-st3000lm016/
Hard Disk Model: SEAGATE ST3000LM016
Disk Family: Laptop HDD
Form Factor: 2.5″
Capacity: 3 TB (3 x 1 000 000 000 000 bytes)
Number Of Disks: 3
Number Of Heads: 6
Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM
Rotation Time: 11.11 ms
Average Rotational Latency: 5.56 ms
Disk Interface: Serial-ATA/600
Buffer-Host Max. Rate: 600 MB/seconds
Buffer Size: 131072 KB
Average Seek Time: 12 ms
Width: 69.85 mm (2.75 inch)
Depth: 100.35 mm (3.95 inch)
Height: 15 mm (0.59 inch)
Weight: 200 grams (0.44 pounds)
Required Power For Spinup: 1200 mA
Power Required (Seek): 2.1 W
Power Required (Idle): 1.9 W
Power Required (Standby): 0.18 W
Manufacturer: Seagate TechnologyI have looked at LBA mode and smartctl but have no success.
Any advice appreciated.
#384 Re: Off-topic » Is wayland the new systemd ? » 2022-11-13 08:58:13
https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:project:downloads
"en/project/downloads.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/02 23:22 by emulatorman"
#385 Re: DIY » [SOLVED] make xstarfish randomize the names, » 2022-11-13 08:57:01
I bring this, wondering how many files in a folder would cause me the same problem I have when I read a /etc/hosts type adblock filterlist with 1 million, or one hundred thousand lines on it...
One million takes a bit to load, on T430...
A lot Longer time on X230 but loadable.
hi, Have you seen a noticable difference with host addblock?
I had been using ...
# This MVPS HOSTS file is a free download from: #
# http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm #but unloaded it about 2 months ago and haven't really noticed a flood of adds. offtopic I know, but... ?
#386 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Install Exe GNU/Linux. » 2022-11-13 08:34:39
I only have .dbus session bus.
/home/glenn/.dbus/session-bus there is about 342 items... from june to now... looks like a file for each boot.
Probably safe to delete old files.
If it's the .dbus dir you mean, otherwise seek more advice .
#387 Re: Off-topic » Is wayland the new systemd ? » 2022-11-10 22:01:47
zapper wrote:Hence why I usually don't use devuan and instead use Hyperbola which finally removed all this crud,
Actually, xorg and wayland while both being bad, have an alternative, its called xenocara.
I cannot find Hyperbola-BSD anywhere.
I do find Hyperbola-Linux.
Did the BSD version get canceled and they stayed with the Linux kernel after all?
I'm pretty sure I have test driven Hyperbol BSD...
I saw this just now... "The developers cite the Linux kernel's adoption of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), use of the Rust programming language and forced adoption of features in common GNU/Linux components like PulseAudio and systemd as reasons for abandoning Linux and the ecosystem around it.
written by 윤채경 (Yoon Chae-kyung) 2012-12-24 - last edited 2019-12-26. © CC BY "
ref. https://linuxreviews.org/HyperBola_Linux_Ditches_Linux,_Goes_All-In_BSD
last edited 2019...
I like their direction... I've had FreeBSD-12.1 installed... but I ended up using proprietary drivers anyway and had kde5/Plasma looking and behaving the same as my Dev-1 system.
#388 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Chimaera: "apt purge slim" will remove "task-xfce-desktop*" +much more » 2022-11-10 20:45:44
I use Lightdm as well, but I just leave slim alone except for switching off slim at start time.
rc-update del slim default
rc-update add slim offMy system is single user, I set lightdm to auto login (kde5/Plasma).
When in "dependency-hell" I usually re-install all the removed packages if I can copy and paste the list of packages that were/are scheduled to be removed.
That way I can at least then I can begin the cull (of un-wanted packages) again.
This is where the "--no-suggests" may be handy with the apt command. (edited for clarity, GW)
#389 Re: Installation » Daedalus install into Virtualbox Q » 2022-11-07 01:55:47
I have a feeling the preview is a non-boot image. Or at least with ver 4 it may have been.
you may search these pages.
but here it is. all the best.
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=5114
(edit) After re-reading that post, I think the booting problem was solved.
#390 Re: Other Issues » Recovery after a badly failed update » 2022-11-07 01:45:18
Hi, in my experiences because it is a separate device it won't get hosed (deleted or formatted) unless you command it.
I think even a "set partitions automatically for..." depends on the device /dev/sda, /dev/sdb ,
I sometimes put an empty filename as a signal for similar devices. (edit hosed)
#391 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How disable apparmor? » 2022-11-03 05:58:36
So if i use security=none it should only be for SELinux, Smack, Tomoyo, and AppArmor ?
I think they are all kernel "security" modules. That way you can leave out the apparmor=on/off command from the boot line.
I don't know if there are any others.
#392 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Locate cannot search for files with brackets? » 2022-11-03 05:54:19
this may be off topic, bvut I did notice a message this morning with apt update, a
grep package went through and a notice was given, but I didn't read it all... But,
The note said something like "grep has changed the escape key.. backslash, do I want to continue or use the old/new version.
hth GW
#393 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How disable apparmor? » 2022-11-01 23:58:10
Evenson wrote:
Is it really needed to have boot command security=none ?
... was not aware of this extra step.
the security module could be apparmor, selinux, ...
ref. https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/LSM/index.html
"Examples include SELinux, Smack, Tomoyo, and AppArmor."
so, security= , requires none.
#394 Re: Devuan » [SOLVED] The Devuan Ethos » 2022-11-01 22:40:49
Hi I too miss these tools, GNU/Linux is getting too much like another OS... seems we'll require a savvy tech to change a bash script, because they have slowly taken away all the tools that make GNU/Linux GNU/Linux!
Where is the virtual console shift, alt f1 f6.
What if I want to run shutdown -h now, or killall, or process stop start, or tail -f /var/log/messages, or zcat a man file, or ifup in root and startx in user; etc etc etc etc etc etc.
...
...
P.s., alas, back in the day we used to have shift fn pgup pgdn in console!!
or have networking, and all the hardware operating GUI or not!
...slowly they erode what freedom you/I/we thought we/you/I had.
How can I get these tools (vt, scrolling, wifi and basic networking) back?
#395 Re: Off-topic » Google in trouble again » 2022-10-31 23:29:17
+1
aluma wrote:Why?
The capitalist mode of production is predicated on the growth which is destroying our planet. IMO.
But this is off topic here :-)
it will require co-operation rather than domination... It should be interesting.
#396 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How disable apparmor? » 2022-10-31 23:17:44
Apparmor may offer sand-boxing for programs but it has cost me performance.
Slow boot times, slow shutdowns, and very slow program launches.
#397 Re: Off-topic » Music » 2022-10-31 06:26:47
Lari Basilio - Your Love
#398 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How disable apparmor? » 2022-10-30 21:16:02
Hi, I add this to grub, similar to HoaS advice above... if apparmor has been setup before...
security=none apparmor=0All the best.
#399 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Info gathering for mce: [Hardware error] » 2022-10-23 23:33:25
I think you need a newer kernel version... greater than 5.18
#400 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Perfomance Devuan Ceres vs Windows 7 » 2022-10-22 05:25:30
tell me, is your appamor setup engaged? My is slow as... a 386sx /4Mb ram while waiting for programs to open. I hope it's apparmor.
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