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#26 Re: Off-topic » Your thoughts on: TheCaseForTheUsrMerge » 2022-10-05 21:19:24
@hunter0one: The option has been here for a long time.
#27 Re: Off-topic » Your thoughts on: TheCaseForTheUsrMerge » 2022-06-09 20:21:10
I did the usrmerge Feb 26 2021 when still on Debian Buster and have since been through an upgrande to Debian Bullseye and then a move to Devuan Chimaera, and have seen no problems. The change seems inevitable given the momentum.
Apt and/or dpkg do seem to have obscure issues related to this and I think stuff can happen when installing a package built on a merged system on a non-merged system.
Edit 1: Read this when you've got a few hours to kill: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/890219/12423853bab9657d/
#28 Re: Devuan » Former Debian leader Bruce Perens gives Devuan v2.0 a big thumbs up » 2022-06-07 02:29:29
High praise indeed!
#29 Re: Installation » Upgrade from debian bullseye to chimeara, no init! » 2021-11-08 14:40:21
In my case, "apt-get install eudev sysvinit-core" was the key. Even after that though, the "apt-get -f install" did not complete. I did a "dpkg --configure --pending" to get sysvinit-core and sysv-rc configured (plus a couple other packages), rebooted, then did another "apt-get -f install" which then completed. "apt-get dist-upgrade" was successful and I have a working Chimaera system!
After reinstalling a bunch of stuff I will have successfully moved from Debian Lennax to Devuan Linux. FTW!
#30 Re: Installation » Upgrade from debian bullseye to chimeara, no init! » 2021-11-07 23:23:07
Migrating from Bullseye using https://www.devuan.org/os/documentation … o-chimaera seems to result in no init system getting installed to replace systemd. I wonder if
apt-get install eudevshould be
apt-get install eudev sysvinit-coreinstead?
The guide also says "The last command may cause package breaks..." so answering "yes" to "wreck my machine" can seem reasonable to someone that hasn't been through this process before.
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