Posts by Copper36

Copper36 · Desktop and Multimedia

Thanks bgstack15 :-)

Not really desperate, and I'd choose terminal over KDE stack :-)
The package from oldoldstabe has unresolvable dependencies linked to python, so it does not install. Strangely, this tool is absent even in the relatively recent Ubuntus, which is weird because it does not really have non-KDE alternatives...

Copper36 · Desktop and Multimedia

Hi guys,

I used to use this GUI for a pretty long time (before), but I do not find it either in ASCII or Stretch repos (only in oldoldstabes). Do you think it worth trying to install it? Maybe anyone can suggest another GUI for cron jobs?

Than you!

Copper36 · Desktop and Multimedia

My 50 cents:
Also all-intel laptop (no nVidia), pretty old one, so no expected driver issues, etc
As far as I remember, redshift is supposed to do both dimming the screen and changing its color temperature based on sunrise and sunset times at your location. I've never been able to make it work automatically, however it was a way to set manual settings for dimming and temperature and to engage them (also manually). But it was an older Xubuntu distro and I suspect there is a problem with newer versions of libs, etc, because I (like you) can't make it work any way in Devuan ASCII.

Copper36 · Hardware & System Configuration

Thank you very much!
BTW, I completely forgot about the backports (which I did not activate).
I doubt that I'll ever upgrade my system on this machine, so I simply resorted to making an executable script, starting Lazarus 1.8 and put it right into the /usr/bin where the links to Lazarus binaries are. Everything seems to work fine now, thanks again!

Copper36 · Hardware & System Configuration

Hi,
I've got a problem with a (rather old) Lazarus installation (ver.1.6, from Devuan repos). Briefly, whatever symbol I type into the fields, appears doubled (i.e. "aa" instead of "a"). Lazarus developers claim it is due to a number of bugs in ibus, and since it is all not new, there are a number of workarounds for it.
The general description is here:
https://wiki.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Faq … te_letters:

In order to do that you have a number of options, namely:
1 - Disable (or set to "none") the Input Method in System Settings->Preferences->Input Method
2 - Add the three following lines in /etc/profile (system wide)
export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple
export QT_IM_MODULE=simple
export XMODIFIERS=@im=none
3 - Add a file named input_method.sh containing just the 3 lines above in /etc/profile.d (system wide)
4 - Add the 3 lines above in the home directory ~/.xprofile (per user). If there's no ~/.xprofile in your home directory, you should create one.
5 - Create a Lazarus launching script containing the same 3 lines. (affects only Lazarus)
Methods 1 and 2 may not survive after a system update, while 3,4 and 5 will.
Be aware that both GTK and QT applications may change dynamically the IM. If you experience the problem in an apparently random way, chances are good that some other application is enabling again an IM and fails to set to default when terminates. If such is the case method 5 is the only one suitable.

What would you suggest to choose? I incline to point 5 as I do not have (apparently) any other ibus-related issues.
And then, how do I create a launching script?

Thank you!

Copper36 · Desktop and Multimedia

Hi,
In the past, using Xubuntu, I often enjoyed the sounds of nature via pretty brilliant program called Anoise (https://anoise.tuxfamily.org). One distinct feature of which is that you had download (quite big though) sound files but did not need continuous Internet connection. Of course I tried to use in under Devuan, and, not surprisingly, it did not work.
So may I ask the community if anyone knows if it's possible to run it on ASCII or has heard about any reasonable alternative?
Thank you.

Copper36 · Hardware & System Configuration

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

Create your own file at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-custom-evdev.conf — that location works for both Devuan ASCII and Debian buster.

Thanks a lot, worked out perfectly!

Copper36 · Hardware & System Configuration

Thanks, fsmithred! At least the touchpad is now OK, though I'd prefer to configure my wireless mouse...

Copper36 · Hardware & System Configuration

Hi,
I have found a possible work-around for this issue, but not sure how it applies to Devuan.
Te link is here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … ug/1758023
the very last post (#31), but I can't find the location of xorg conf files in my ASCII, looks like it's different from Debian 10.

Maybe post #10 is of some help, but:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  task-desktop task-xfce-desktop xserver-xorg-input-all
  xserver-xorg-input-libinput

and I am not sure if I want to do that.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Copper36 · Hardware & System Configuration

Hi,
I have a problem with mouse and touchpad settings: they both work, but both sensitivity and acceleration are locked. I can set any position on the bar, but nothing changes and the button "Restore to defaults" is greyed out. On the other hand, switching left/right-hand mouse works just fine. It looks like some settings can't be accessed using XFCE Settings GUI...
Would be grateful for any help.
Devuan ASCII 64bit.
Thank you.

Copper36 · Desktop and Multimedia

golinux wrote:

I thought I'd have a look at #10: Custom CSS for Article Rendering and the link is dead:

Right, it looks like the whole "trick" is everything above that 10-bullet list... the full name of the page I provided link to in my post is:

https://lzone.de/liferea/blog/2016/08/23/Liferea-Trick-10-Custom-CSS-for-Article-Rendering.html

So that's probably it.

Copper36 · Desktop and Multimedia

Sorry for bringing it up here, but I have not been able to find out how to contact Liferea devs (who would be the first choice to ask)...
The older version that was OK used to have black text on a clean white background in its reading pane. Now it is dark grey or light grey, which makes it simply painful to use. I have not found any tips on how to change it back except for this brief description on editing its CSS files:
https://lzone.de/liferea/blog/2016/08/2 … ering.html
Found both of them, tried to alter the settings but it does not seem to work (I do not see any effect). I suspect I'm doing something completely wrong.
Is there anyone having experience with configuring CSS files who could advise on what exactly should be done?
Thank you.
Liferea 1.12-rc3
Devuan ASCII 64 bit

Copper36 · Other Issues

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

The Exec line in the .desktop file doesn't understand parameters, try this command instead:
sh -c "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skypeforlinux"

Thanks!

Copper36 · Other Issues

Hi,

Just bumped into a problem, maybe something related to file ownership. I need to start Skypeforlinux on my box with preloading of the library which flips the image (my webcam is installed upside-down).
So when I run this from terminal:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skypeforlinux

everything is OK, Skype starts, image is correct (which means preloading works, because without it the picture is upside-down).
But if I edit the entry in the Main Menu with exactly the same command, I get this error:

Failed to execute command "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skypeforlinux".
Failed to execute child process "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so" (No such file or directory)

What might be a problem?

Thank you.

Copper36 · Other Issues

MiyoLinux wrote:

If you want 32 bit packages on a 64 bit system, run these commands as su or sudo...

Thanks a lot, added the necessary 32bit reps!

Copper36 · Other Issues

Hi guys,

How do I install 32bit wine on a 64bit ASCII (via Synaptic)? Only 64bit packages are available by default and I can't figure out how to enable 32bit packages install... I've had pretty bad experience with 64bit wine so far, so don't want even try it, just in case.

Thank you!

Copper36 · Installation

Thank you guys for all your input!
The bottom line is that I'll do a clean install and will copy all the needed config files from the backup. There is a lot of unnecessary stuff in /home that have been accumulated over the years, so it needs cleaning anyway...
Thank you!

Copper36 · Installation

Thanks a lot!
Do I understand it correctly that the default user ID for a new ASCII installation is 1000 and I do not need to double-check it?

Copper36 · Installation

fsmithred wrote:

If you're planning on using refractainstaller's "keep old home" option, my advice is "Don't do it!"

And the reason is? Just curious.

fsmithred wrote:

Install everything to one partition and then manually move your home to the old home partition. Or make a symlink in your new home that goes to the old home. If you want more details on how to do it manually, just ask.

Wouldn't it be easier to do a clean install first and then replace whatever is needed in /home with the copies from the backup? Looks pretty much the same to me, both time-wise and safety-wise.
BTW, I guess the ownership will be preserved in either case if I keep the same username?

Thank you!

Copper36 · Installation

Hi,
I am planning to install ASCII on a laptop to replace old and venerable Xubuntu 14.04 and I would like to keep my old /home. Except backing everything up, are there any recommendations (general and Devuan/Refracta-specific)? I've never tried it before, but generally it should not be a big problem AFAIK...
Thank you!

Copper36 · Installation

Thank you zephyr,

One more question - after I had put them on hold I do not see any changes in their status in Synaptic. It is still in the "upgreadable" list. Is it how it's supposed to be?

Thank you.

Copper36 · Other Issues

Thank you guys for your assistance, really appreciate it. However, as I mentioned, I do not have that much time (and enthusiasm too, to be honest) to dig into the more-than-one-year-old bug...
UGENE offers its online installer (of the most recent version of the suite), so I gave it a shot. It took some time (mostly waiting), but it was installed without problems, and is now up and running. It's weird of course, but at least it works...
Thank you again!

Copper36 · Other Issues

Thank you Ralph,

Especially for the link to the filed bug report. If I understand everything correctly, it is dated summer 2017 (and "grave" severity), i.e. is more than a year old. So it looks like nobody really cares. I have neither expertise nor time to dig into this, so I am going to try the online installer provided by UGENE itself. My hunch is that I'll get a huge blob containing everything, but at least it might work... No offense, but don't you guys find it a bit ironic? It used to work just fine in a bunch of Debian derivatives like Xubuntus 12, 14, it works in Windows, but not in the stable Debian itself...

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Copper36 · Other Issues

Thank you Chris,

I am a bit puzzled with the result since I do not quite understand the syntax of the script. So I had changed the last but one line, so it looks like this:

# Workaround for UGENE-4619
export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=

if [ -z $IS_KDE ]; then
    "$dirname/$appname" "${params[@]}"
else
    echo "$dirname/$appname" "${params[@]}" -style cleanlooks
fi

The attempt to start the program results in the same error message:

~$ ugene -ui
Translation not found: transl_en
/usr/lib/ugene/ugene: line 69:  5363 Segmentation fault      "$dirname/$appname" "${params[@]}"

Running echo with the everything following it:

~$ echo "$dirname/$appname" "${params[@]}" -style cleanlooks
/ -style cleanlooks

The only thing which looks suspicious to me is that there is no "cleanlooks" theme in this installation (as well as in another Xubuntu 14.04, where UGENE however does not have problems). There is "clearlooks" instead.

Copper36 · Installation

Hi,
Not sure if this qualifies for a bug - Devuan ASCII 64bit is installed on an iMac 5.2 and runs OK until GRUB update. There are 6 packages version 2.02~beta3-5 intended to upgrade to 2.02~beta3-5+deb9u1. Some (or maybe all) of them are the culprit. I do not see how I could block their update via Synaptic, but probably there is a way to do it in a terminal straight with apt.
So. If there is an easy way to fix it, I'd be glad to follow it. I'm just afraid I might forget about these packages and update them automatically some time...

Thank you.

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#27 Desktop and Multimedia » Gnome-schedule » 2020-06-11 16:57:43

#28 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Using redshift » 2020-04-12 16:38:06

#29 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » IBUS issue » 2020-04-12 16:27:37

#30 Hardware & System Configuration » IBUS issue » 2020-04-08 15:18:51

#31 Desktop and Multimedia » Anoise or anything similar? » 2020-03-09 01:18:54

#32 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Mouse/touchpad settings in XFCE » 2020-02-08 18:35:59

#33 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Mouse/touchpad settings in XFCE » 2020-02-06 03:02:41

#34 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Mouse/touchpad settings in XFCE » 2020-02-02 21:13:20

#35 Hardware & System Configuration » Mouse/touchpad settings in XFCE » 2020-01-28 03:20:47

#36 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Configuring Liferea » 2019-11-19 03:21:13

#37 Desktop and Multimedia » Configuring Liferea » 2019-11-19 02:49:28

#38 Re: Other Issues » Running an app from menu vs terminal » 2019-10-12 03:13:04

#39 Other Issues » Running an app from menu vs terminal » 2019-09-29 04:19:01

#40 Re: Other Issues » 32bit packages on a 64bit system » 2019-09-29 04:09:10

#41 Other Issues » 32bit packages on a 64bit system » 2019-09-21 18:01:00

#42 Re: Installation » Installation keeping old /home » 2019-06-13 01:27:48

#43 Re: Installation » Installation keeping old /home » 2019-06-12 01:52:23

#44 Re: Installation » Installation keeping old /home » 2019-06-11 18:05:20

#45 Installation » Installation keeping old /home » 2019-06-11 02:40:12

#46 Re: Installation » GRUB update renders the machine unbootable » 2018-12-11 02:39:47

#47 Re: Other Issues » Can't start UGENE » 2018-12-08 02:56:26

#48 Re: Other Issues » Can't start UGENE » 2018-12-06 04:19:13

#49 Re: Other Issues » Can't start UGENE » 2018-12-06 02:33:26

#50 Installation » GRUB update renders the machine unbootable » 2018-12-05 03:50:30

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