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#401 Re: Devuan » desktop-live chimaera beta isos » 2021-09-04 16:43:32
Many thanks for the new (beta2) .iso - will try it probably tomorrow. 
EDIT: Change of plans - made time to try it - worked perfectly - (after I remembered how to with the UEFI installer 
) - many thanks, chromebook now running 'beta2'.
#402 Re: Devuan » desktop-live chimaera beta isos » 2021-09-03 14:49:04
Actually, I had the same problem when I tried to boot from my dd'ed pendrive on my UEFI chromebook - the same pendrive has installed to 2 other MBR 64bit computers perfectly.
devuan_chimaera_4.0.beta_2021-08-27_amd64_desktop-live
Edit: Just to say that Beowulf (live desktop) installed to my chromebook before without any problems.
#403 ARM Builds » Any Chimaera Rpi3/4 builds in the pipeline? » 2021-09-02 14:18:51
- Camtaf
- Replies: 16
Would really like an upgrade of the original CLI images, if possible, the Beowulf ones have been working great.
#404 Re: Devuan » desktop-live chimaera beta isos » 2021-09-02 14:07:28
Just installed 64bit live to my old HP-G62, (2GB ram/2GB swap) - also installed 32bit live to an old Toshiba Satellite Pro, (1GB ram/2GB swap), both seem to be working fine.
#405 Re: Devuan Derivatives » JWM Kit Linux build 20210828 (WOW! What an improvement) » 2021-08-31 17:26:48
The doas program is an updated sudo basically, with less options making for more security, first appeared on OpenBSD.
#406 Re: Installation » Beowulf Live Image Booting Problem » 2021-08-06 08:37:19
Did you check that your download/s was/were good?
(Personally, never had a problem with the 'live' image.)
Possibly, your graphics aren't supported, but rare these days.
Check all physical connections, etc.
#407 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] New kernel adoption policy in Debian » 2021-07-27 08:21:02
They tend to stick with tried & tested kernels, if you want the latest, you might have to use 'sid'.
#408 Re: Devuan » [SOLVED] (Problem) Trying to update package list... » 2021-07-20 15:26:19
Many thanks!
I was needing the extra parameter with apt-get, (my 'usual' way of package management).
#409 Devuan » [SOLVED] (Problem) Trying to update package list... » 2021-07-20 13:17:17
- Camtaf
- Replies: 2
What exactly do I need to do, please.
:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-security InRelease [26.3 kB]
Get:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf InRelease [33.8 kB]
Get:3 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-updates InRelease [26.7 kB]
Reading package lists... Done
E: Repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-security InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing-security' to 'stable-security'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
E: Repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing' to 'stable'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
E: Repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-updates InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing-updates' to 'stable-updates'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
~$ uname -a
Linux devuan 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2 (2020-04-29) x86_64 GNU/Linux
#410 Re: Devuan » Windows 11 will _enforce_ Secure Boot » 2021-07-14 08:59:57
I think, if I remember right, you have only bought the right to use MS Windows, a kind of lease, you don't own it outright - which was another reason for using Linux for me.
I would prefer to use totally open software & hardware, but it won't happen, because companies spend billions to bring new products to market, to stay ahead of their competitors.
#411 Re: Devuan » Windows 11 will _enforce_ Secure Boot » 2021-07-12 09:21:36
But.......don't all processor chips have proprietary code in them......I really can't see much difference - but blobs can be updated by a user, or maybe even replaced by different code.
#412 Re: Devuan » Windows 11 will _enforce_ Secure Boot » 2021-07-11 09:19:33
Not sure what to make of your comments, I have Devuan on all my RPi, 3A+ / 3B+ / 4B / 400, works well as a basic desktop computer for me.
#413 Re: Devuan » Windows 11 will _enforce_ Secure Boot » 2021-07-10 17:29:42
For a regular desktop user, i.e. internet, photos, music, movies, wordprocessor, spreadsheet user, a Raspberry Pi 4B is the answer, & we have Devuan to put onto it - a win/win situation!
N.B. The RPi4B with 2GB ram is only about £35/$35 & is silent in operation - 4GB is about £55/$55 - 8GB about £75/$75.
#414 Re: Off-topic » Today I Learned » 2021-06-20 16:17:19
Disappointingly, no Flytech Carry1 twin 3.5" floppy, my first computer. 
#415 Re: Other Issues » At the shut down menu screen I choose shut down, but it reboots. » 2021-06-17 14:48:54
Sometimes, when you change a setting, all your options get removed, so when you return, you may have lost your options that you had previously set, that's why I asked whether you reset them when you returned to the previous WM theme.
(It was just a thought.)
#416 Re: DIY » Minimalism Tips » 2021-06-17 09:28:34
Normally, I'll use xmms in a GUI, & just mc/mpg123 in the CLI....
#417 Re: Off-topic » What will happen to Windows? » 2021-06-17 09:18:38
Camtaf wrote:so far, no hacked backend on ARM that I'm aware of
I think the relative bit is,
a Chinese ARM system-on-a-chip maker, which has recently been caught shipping a version of Linux Kernel with an incredibly simple and easy-to-use built-in backdoor.
That is a 'Chinese' built kernel, not the hardware - your choice of distro to run on a RPi is up to you, not dictated by a manufacturer.
#418 Re: Off-topic » What will happen to Windows? » 2021-06-16 09:08:23
The hardware is sound, no buggy CPU - just about every computer will use some proprietary equipment or software driver - so far, no hacked backend on ARM that I'm aware of.
Remember too, I'm running Devuan on mine - (no MS repository).
#419 Re: Off-topic » What will happen to Windows? » 2021-06-15 09:11:51
Linux on Raspberry Pi is the way forwards - for me at least.....especially as I can now have Devuan on them. 
#420 Re: DIY » Minimalism Tips » 2021-06-15 09:05:56
"Minimalism" - is that which allows you to do what you want with the least amount of fuss - not necessarily the absolute smallest program.... 
#421 Re: Off-topic » A peek into the future of distros » 2021-06-13 17:56:54
I've kept my hand in with BSD ever since systemd became a reality - too much Corporate interference going on in Linuxland - I'll be ready, if I have to...
#422 Re: Other Issues » At the shut down menu screen I choose shut down, but it reboots. » 2021-06-13 17:45:38
I did not do anything weird in between those period. What I did was change the Window Manager theme from 'Clearlook-Phenix-Cinnabar' to 'Default-hdpi,' then I changed to 'Default' I mention this because this funny rebooting thing started to happen right after I changed the theme.
Perhaps when you changed to 'Default' it also changed back whatever you set to its default values - did you try resetting what you wanted again(?).
I know from personal experience, with another distro, that changing WMs would reset everything to their default values, even though I'd only just switched - used to annoy me no end.
#423 Re: Devuan » Cinnamon desktop will be unmaintained after bullseye » 2021-06-13 17:32:35
Just use Fluxbox.....
#424 Re: ARM Builds » Installer images for armel, armhf and ppc64 need testing » 2021-06-13 09:33:14
devuan_beowulf_3.1.0_arm64_rpi3.img.zip 04-Mar-2021 22:44 576M
devuan_beowulf_3.1.0_arm64_rpi4.img.zip 04-Mar-2021 22:46 573M
Working well on my RPi3A+ / RPi3B+ // RPi4B / RPi400
Excellent work, thank you.
#425 Re: Other Issues » relying on aptitude to keep an OS up to date with security patches » 2021-06-10 18:00:53
Is my interpretation of your statement correct?
Yes.
Most problems seem to come from some program or other, so upgrading installed programs is mainly what I do - I'm just a 'desktop user''.
P.S. By the way, I use apt-get, always have, but there's no difference.
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