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#26 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How do you encrypt files? » 2018-10-21 18:02:34
I usually encrypt files, directories not so much. Do you guys use Veracrypt for files as well?
I know how to use gpg. I does the job but it is not remotely as handy as 7zip on Windows, you know what I mean? I only had to tick one or two boxes and that was it! I don't say command line tools are difficult to use but they don't beat 7zip in that area, because there is nothing like 7zip when you are in a hurry.
@Giorgos you know every trick in the book. Could you please show me the XZ package you mentioned? https://pkginfo.devuan.org/ This one? https://pkginfo.devuan.org/stage/ascii/ … .2+b1.html
I thought the 7zip port was p7zip. Also, clamtk is a GUI for clamav (antivirus). What did you mean son?
I am still looking for something easy to use and not time consuming but encryption quality is more important. Can I have it all?
I will look into Tomb and Veracrypt.
Thank you for all your suggestions by the way.
#27 Re: Intergalactic Communities » French Speaking Forum » 2018-10-13 11:34:54
@golinux > I am going to report the bug today. May I attach a screenshot to the email or send a link to the screenshot?
#28 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How do you encrypt files? » 2018-10-10 12:45:20
I did not want to create another topic for this question. I wonder whether it is necessary to hide passwords with asterisks. All password managers hide passwords by default and I do not understand the point of this functionality. Is it only useful in public places?
Password manager's databases are encrypted with a Master Key but aside from that, I cannot find another reason to use them. Then, I thought of the hidden password functionality...
#29 Re: Documentation » Como crear tu propio repositorio con Amprolla » 2018-10-09 12:15:47
which word?
Don't mind me. I did not read your message in the DNG mailing list so I was wondering why you wrote the tutorial in Spanish.
I hope someone will help you with the translation. Your tutorial will give us a head start for sure.
#30 Re: Other Issues » Dualboot Devuan with FreeBSD » 2018-10-09 10:56:55
Hello
Read 12.2.1. The Boot Manager: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/bo … ction.html
I have done this but it was a while ago and it is all blurry now. I can tell you this:
1. Install Devuan first without GRUB
2. Then, install FreeBSD with boot0
This ought to do it. It is fairly easy as long as you don't install GRUB.
#31 Re: Documentation » Como crear tu propio repositorio con Amprolla » 2018-10-08 15:10:46
I don't understand a single word son. This looks useful so I guess we need to find someone who can read Spanish to translate your guide?
#32 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Tried to Install libav-tools then I got this message » 2018-10-08 09:32:50
I changed pkgmaster to deb in the file sources.list and the error messages are gone.
Good to know, thanks for sharing. No problem with pkgmaster on ascii: https://ibb.co/ef66KU
Also, I thought read somewhere in Devuan official site that deb.devuan.org or something else (auto.mirror?) was getting depreciated. Can anyone tell me which one is getting depreciated so I would not use the one that is being taken down.
auto.mirror is depreciated and it does not appear in the ascii installer.
#33 Re: Off-topic » I am new to Linux however i dislike systemd » 2018-10-07 11:52:40
Hello cynicfm. I have just read your posts and something surprised me: how can you have 30 minutes of battery life with Antergos/Manjaro, while you have 3-4 hours with Devuan? I would say you have installed proprietary Nvidia drivers for your Optimus graphic card. This would explain why you had such a short battery life. I don't think it has anything to do with the OS, the DE - or systemd, for that matter.
If Devuan meets your requirements, you don't need to look elsewhere. The community is not as big as Debian's but you will always get quality answers here. There are other distributions without systemd of course: antiX, Gentoo based distros or you could just check out Devuan derivatives: https://devuan.org/os/partners/devuan-distros I don't know them all but I recommend one of those: Crowz, Miyo, Refracta, Star, Fluxuan.
#34 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Tried to Install libav-tools then I got this message » 2018-10-05 20:20:27
ralph.ronnquist: could you explain why we should use deb.devuan.org instead of pkgmaster.devuan.org? This is useful information but I do not understand what you mean. Thanks.
#35 Re: Installation » [Solved] image verification: bad signature » 2018-10-01 10:10:47
Hello
I cannot retrieve the fingerprint anymore, while it worked two days ago. I have tried your GPG key and Katolaz's.
gpg --fingerprint GPGkey/email address
gpg: error reading key: no public key#36 Re: Off-topic » Show your desktop (rebooted) » 2018-09-30 10:40:27
fanderal: There is no Fluxbox guide in the documentation and I have never tried this desktop environment. Did you create a file that explains the necessary steps to get a similar result? I am going to give it a try.
#37 Re: Installation » [Solved] image verification: bad signature » 2018-09-29 03:38:46
Ok, it makes sense.
I am surprised --ignore-missing returns "unrecognized option". Do you have jessie installed?
sha256sum --ignore-missing -c SHA256SUMShttps://ibb.co/iW5h49
They use the same option in the Wiki: https://friendsofdevuan.org/doku.php/de … rom_debian
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS#38 Desktop and Multimedia » XFCE performance on old hardware? » 2018-09-28 17:45:24
- HextorBRX
- Replies: 4
Hello
Have you tried the default XFCE desktop on old computers, such as a Pentium Dual-Core with 2GB of RAM?
I am going to install Devuan on a few computers which will fulfill different tasks. I usually go for LXDE/LXQt or Openbox for this kind of hardware but some users claim that LXQt is not significantly faster than XFCE. Also, overall performance may vary significantly according to the Linux distribution. This question has a strong sense of déjà vu but I would appreciate your feedback and suggestions since I cannot experiment myself.
#39 Re: Installation » [Solved] image verification: bad signature » 2018-09-28 15:34:21
I copy and paste the correct procedure since the devuan-devs.gpg method is used in the Wiki and the Release Notes: https://friendsofdevuan.org/doku.php/de … rom_debian
Feel free to add some commands if I have missed any. Thanks again.
sha256sum --ignore-missing -c SHA256SUMS
sha256sum <isoname>
open SHA256SUMS.txt with a text editor and compare the checksums
install the "dirmngr" package
gpg --fingerprint <key-id> https://devuan.org/os/team/
gpg --keyserver=pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys "wholefingerprint"
gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc
double-check that the fingerprint of the key matches that of the developer reported on https://devuan.org/os/team
gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMS
gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc <isoname> only if the ISO is signed, which is not the case
alternative (not recommended)
gpg --import devuan-devs.gpg
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring ./devuan-devs.gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc#40 Re: Devuan Derivatives » CROWZ 32-bit i386-686 support » 2018-09-28 14:11:13
It looks like you've got some new customers 
#41 Re: Installation » [Solved] image verification: bad signature » 2018-09-28 13:06:26
Did you try that?
https://ibb.co/nHZbwp
https://linuxmint.com/verify.php gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key "27DE B156 44C6 B3CF 3BD7 D291 300F 846B A25B AE09"
I got the whole fingerprint when I verified the signature: gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc or gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring ./devuan-devs.gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc after importing devuan-devs.gpg
Is there a way to find the whole fingerprint beforehand? It only appears in the installer-iso README.txt (I have checked them all).
Edit: fetching the public key via the trusted keyserver requires the following package: dirmngr
#42 Re: Installation » [Solved] image verification: bad signature » 2018-09-28 10:35:21
I understand everything except the public key part.
You do that:
fsmithred: gpg --keyserver=pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 094C5620
Katolaz: gpg --keyserver=pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 0B5F062F
Since it's possible for two keys to have the same ID, the fingerprint gives you a more reliable indicator of whether it's the right key or not.
Then, why don't you do this instead?
fsmithred: gpg --keyserver=pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys "67F5 0132 1627 1E85 C251 E480 A738 23D3 094C 5620"
#43 Re: Devuan Derivatives » CROWZ 32-bit i386-686 support » 2018-09-27 23:09:08
My favorite Openbox OS, now with 32-bit support Just what I needed, thank you.
#44 Installation » [Solved] image verification: bad signature » 2018-09-27 15:29:58
- HextorBRX
- Replies: 11
Hello
I read "bad signature" for every image I download when I run gpg --verify SHA256SUMS nameoftheiso
Here is what I do, in that order:
Verify the integrity of SHA256SUMS
sha256sum --ignore-missing -c SHA256SUMS
Verify the integrity of the ISO by comparing the output with that of the SHA256SUMS.txt
sha256sum nameoftheiso
Download and import the public key from https://files.devuan.org/
gpg --import devuan-devs.gpg
Verify the signature
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring ./devuan-devs.gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc
double-check that the fingerprint of the key matches that of the developer reported on https://devuan.org/os/team
Verify that SHA256SUMS is signed by one of the devs
gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMS
Verify that the ISO is signed by one of the devs
gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc nameoftheiso
There are quite a few things I would like to understand.
Firstly, I would like to understand why the last command returns "bad signature". That would be great!
https://ibb.co/hvADrp
Secondly, I would like to know the "correct procedure" to import the public key. I quote the Release Notes:
The 'devuan-devs.gpg' keyring is provided only for convenience. The most correct procedure to verify that the signatures are authentic is by downloading the relevant public keys from a trusted keyserver
So far, I have always downloaded the devuan-devs.gpg from the Devuan Download Zone.
Thirdly, I do not quite understand the primary key fingerprint on the screenshot below, more particularly the following numbers before the developer's GPG key: 67F5 0132 1627 1E85 C251 E480
https://ibb.co/fyyGBp
The 'devuan-devs.gpg' keyring is provided only for convenience. The most correct procedure to verify that the signatures are authentic is by downloading the relevant public keys from a trusted keyserver, double-check that the fingerprint of the key matches that of the developer reported on https://devuan.org/os/team and then use that key for verification.
Am I doing this right? I wonder
Many thanks
#45 Re: Installation » Migration from Bunsenlabs debian to ASCII » 2018-09-26 23:43:01
Have you read this? https://github.com/BunsenLabs/bunsen-netinstall
https://www.bunsenlabs.org/installation.html Click on the README link in the Netinstall script section at the bottom of the page.
It might work with Devuan netinstall.
Also, W10 works really well in a virtual machine if you only need it for work.
#46 Re: Installation » Migration from Bunsenlabs debian to ASCII » 2018-09-26 17:37:25
You may want to contact kleiner_husar because he has done it already: https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=2120 Please send me a message if you know how to do it. It will give me a head start.
P.S. I am reading the Release Notes (better late than never) and I guess I was wrong about the default DM for KDE and LXQt.
XFCE: slim + consolekit
Cinnamon: lightdm + elogind
KDE: lightdm + elogind
LXQT: lightdm + elogind
MATE: slim + consolekit
Weird, sddm has been developed by KDE and LXQt teams.
#47 Re: Installation » Migration from Bunsenlabs debian to ASCII » 2018-09-24 17:05:50
Wrong. Slim is the default DM for Xfce and works perfectly. Did you have a problem with it?
I have read here (and on Debian forums) that XFCE does not work properly with lightdm. Since we only have two choices via the regular installer-iso (namely lightdm and sddm), I figured we should select the latter
I could not shut down nor restart the computer on my LXQt installed system via the lightdm login screen. I can with LXQt/sddm. I always choose the default display manager from now on.
The issue with using deb.devuan.org on jessie has been fixed:
I have had this issue since July with fr.deb.devuan.org on ascii. "Temporary error" "Cannot fetch this package" Nothing wong with pkgmaster so far.
Please report issues to bugs,devuan.org.
I wish it were that easy. (It is not my computer.)
fsmithred is amazing!
Frankly, the live iso is the easiest way to go.
#48 Re: Installation » Migration from Bunsenlabs debian to ASCII » 2018-09-24 10:26:46
Nothing ventured, nothing learnt.
Actually, there are a few options you should know about prior to installing the OS.
1) The "installer-iso" will prompt you to select a session manager, namely lightdm or sddm. Choose the default session manager for your desktop environment (e.g. sddm for KDE and LXQt). Also, XFCE only works properly with sddm.
2) deb.devuan.org is a little bit buggy. I would select pkgmaster if I were you.
3) GParted may crash in the desktop-live ISO. It happened a few times to me in a virtual machine, so create your partitions prior to running the installer. Also, the cli installer has better wording. Run "sudo refractainstaller" in the terminal.
4) You can decide which non-free firmwares you are going to install. It is explained in the readme files.
The desktop-live ISO works out of the box and it is my favorite way of installing Devuan.
You will find everything you need in the Devuan Download Zone: https://files.devuan.org/
ISO, SHA256SUMS, key.gpp, SHA256SUMS.asc + Readme files
#49 Re: Installation » [Solved] non-free firmware: desktop-live/installer-iso » 2018-09-23 22:10:50
Feel free to send me other firmwares to look up if it saves you time. Here is your list, so that you only have to copy and paste it:
Ethernet
firmware-bnx2
Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII
firmware-bnx2x
Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb
firmware-myricom
Binary firmware for Myri-10G Ethernet adapters
firmware-netxen
Binary firmware for QLogic Intelligent Ethernet (3000 and 3100 Series)
WiFi
firmware-atheros
Binary firmware for Atheros wireless cards
firmware-brcm80211
Binary firmware for Broadcom 802.11 wireless cards
firmware-intelwimax
Binary firmware for Intel WiMAX Connection
firmware-iwlwifi
Binary firmware for Intel Wireless cards
firmware-libertas
Binary firmware for Marvell wireless cards
firmware-ti-connectivity
Binary firmware for TI Connectivity wifi and BT/FM/GPS adapters
firmware-zd1211
binary firmware for the zd1211rw wireless driver
Ethernet&WiFi
firmware-realtek
Binary firmware for Realtek wired/wifi/BT adapters
Miscellaneous
firmware-amd-graphics
Binary firmware for AMD/ATI graphics chips
firmware-linux-nonfree
Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel (meta-package)
firmware-qlogic (connecting servers and storage)
Binary firmware for QLogic HBAs
#50 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] New Releases Uploaded » 2018-09-23 14:03:54
Still kicking around 32 bit images idea, understand that 32bit images are in decline and yet with so many users rely on 32 bit images! sad
Appreciate your input, will take in consideration and reexamine doing 32 bit images, thank you!
I am interested in your work because it is really original. There are many distros that look exactly alike but yours stands out, whether we like it or not. I only have positive things to say about your distro, honestly! Nothing counts before the but ... but I wish you had a 32 bit ISO. Those who want to revive their computers will always try to find distributions like yours. You will always find users who rely on 32 bit ISOs because this is the whole point of these desktop environments.
Also, people like me want to check the integrity and authenticity of ISOs prior to installing the OS, even on https websites such as Sourceforge. I usually look for the following files:
SHA256SUMS
key.gpg
SHA256SUMS.sign/asc
It is a token of quality and I am sure many users will appreciate it.
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