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#26 Re: Freedom Hacks » The Absurdist Comedy » 2026-10-01 12:02:57
Hello:
I am also in agreement.
... hear a lot about how sysvinit was "old" and antiquated.
... users who swallowed it and became useful idiots. Some of these even joined the "sysvinit needs replacing" herd and embraced other alternative init systems - simply because they had bought into the "sysvinit is old" propaganda ...
Indeed, this same thing has been on my mind for the longest while.
The "throwing the baby out with the bathwater"* fits just right.
* first seen ca. 1512
The problem is that it was not by accident.
It was planned and executed deliberately.
Sysvinit also seems fine.
Being the default init package in Devuan since my first installation (jesse), it has always been what my systems used.Other pre-systemd distributions I went through also had it as the default, again with no issues.
I never saw/noticed/came across any problem found to be related to sysvinit.
I cannot see a use case for any other init package.
ie: works as expected out of the box with no issues.
---
... anything other than the default Devuan [ext4] filesystem implies that you are absolutely sure that you have a use case that really justifies your doing so, a second implication being that you are sufficiently versed in the options being considered.... also applies to choosing any init package other than the default Devuan [sysvinit], something of a trend in the last few years.
... keeping the default options is a basic part of the KISS principle.
ie: if it works as advertised / needed, is adequately supported and has not given you any grief, use the default.... as a 100% Linux user for the last 14 years (the last 8 or so with Devuan), I have never (ever) had any isssues with [sysvinit] or [ext4].
---
... 'choice' is a good thing to have.
For when it is needed and you absolutely know why you need it.Not just for the sake of it.
Best,
A.
#27 Re: Packaging for Devuan » chimaera is going to archive? » 2026-09-30 11:32:24
Hello:
... seem to have the same problem ...
Looking for the [*.deb] files I am needing I found two possible sources:
https://miroir.blueline.mg/debian-security/dists/
https://debian.sipwise.com/debian-security/dists/
Are these legitimate Debian mirrors?
Best,
A.
#28 Re: Packaging for Devuan » chimaera is going to archive? » 2026-09-29 20:21:41
Hello:
I seem to have the same problem with the headless [Chimaera] VM I run exclusively for [pihole]+[unbound], which I won't upgrade to [Daedalus]. Also for reasons, main one being that it works perfectly well.
An example, to be clear in case it is something else:
[unzip_6.0-26+deb11u2_amd64.deb] is not in http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/p … in/u/unzip.
Q: If I download the 13 packages, install them manually and (if*) this issue gets fixed, will the eventual upgrades (if any) be installed as usual? ie: no downloading the packages manually.
*I checked the link IdeaFix posted but those last two are it, from 07/09 and 08/09. ie: no activity from maintainers/packagers since then.
Best,
A.
#29 Re: DIY » Install extlinux on devuan » 2026-09-19 12:21:19
Hello:
Welcome to Dev1.
... issues with installing extlinux bootloader on my machine.
... first time I'm trying to set a new bootloader.
Have you tried installing Devuan with the default/standard [GRUB] package?
If so, was there something that you found lacking with it?
I have been running Linux in my boxes for ~12 years (Devuan since 2017) and have never had any issues with [GRUB].
To the point of being practically transparent to me, except for custom boot screen configurations I needed.
Best,
A.
Edit:
You will get valuable insight from this post by [fsmithred].
Point to remember: the forum's [Search] function (between [User list] and [Profile]) is your best friend.
#30 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Recurring captcha from Google. » 2026-09-17 21:26:11
Hello:
... difficulty with their picture captchas ...
Thanks, but the difficulty is putting up with them when there is no reason.
I do not mind captchas when a site needs to use them to filter out bots and such.
If you use google services ...
No, I don't use any of that.
... that you give up and disable it, to allow their content.
Not until hell freezes over.
Twice. 8^°
Just use https://startpage.com ...
Thanks, I'll have a look at that one.
... switched from firefox-esr to tor-browser and got right to the page I wanted.
Interesting, thanks.
Many years ago (2009/10?), when Tor was a new-ish thing, I downloaded it and had the bright idea to use it to log into my bank account from my netbook+office network, just like I did with my ministry issued PC.
Not a thing anyone was allowed to do but I could because I was in charge of 1st. tier TS for 60+ PCs. 8^°
Next morning I received a severely worded email from the bank summoning me to see my account officer -no option to decline the invitation- and when I got there the very annoyed chap told me that my PC had malware and that I had to sign this long waiver full of legalese because otherwise I would lose my account.
He did not have a clue so explaining all the protections my PC had in detail made no difference whatsoever.
So I signed the waiver and never used Tor again.
I recall that at that time it was rather slow to fetch pages.
But I will check it out.
The problem is that Google seems to have better/more complete search returns, or at least, more of them.
You (obviously) have to filter out the crap and this captcha thing is just the new recipe/texture/flavour available crap.
Unfortunately, I have the feelng that it will only get worse.
BTW:
Looking at the [about:config] from my LibreWolf I found these entries when I did a search for the term [captcha]:
captchadetection.actor.enabled true
captchadetection.hasUnsubmittedData true
captchadetection.lastSubmission 1789597
captchadetection.loglevel WarnAny idea as to what these do?
The first and the fourth are default settings.
But the second and third are probably modified during each (?) session as they are in bold letters.
Thanks to all.
Best,
A.
#31 Desktop and Multimedia » Recurring captcha from Google. » 2026-09-17 12:08:08
- Altoid
- Replies: 21
Hello:
Box running on Devuan Daedalus and [Librewolf 148.0-1] as the browser of choice.
Have [firefox-esr 140.14.0esr] installed/pinned but do not use it.
For the last month or so and at least once a day I am getting taken to a page from Google requiring a captcha to continue browsing / a search.
About this page
Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen?
IP address: xxx.xx.xx.xxx
Time: 2026-09-17T12:26:45Z
URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=recurri … sQP9Nuq6Ak
This page appears when Google automatically detects requests coming from your computer network which appear to be in violation of the Terms of Service. The block will expire shortly after those requests stop. In the meantime, solving the above CAPTCHA will let you continue to use our services.
This traffic may have been sent by malicious software, a browser plug-in, or a script that sends automated requests. If you share your network connection, ask your administrator for help — a different computer using the same IP address may be responsible. Learn more
Sometimes you may be asked to solve the CAPTCHA if you are using advanced terms that robots are known to use, or sending requests very quickly.
If I solve it, I can continue but if ignore it, sometimes I can also continue.
I looked like I could continue because it on retry it was with the default search engine, [duckduckgo].
But I cannot recall this happening before.
Could it be due to my having [webext-ublock-origin-firefox] installed?
Anyone know why it happens and how to avoid* this?
* besides not using the Google search engine. 8^°
Best,
A.
#32 Re: Documentation » Changes in sudo (upstream) » 2026-09-15 23:16:03
Hello:
Thanks for that link ...
You're welcome.
... hope he's still around somewhere.
No way to find out, not been able to find a trail to follow.
And if Texstar (of all people) says he has no contact info, it seems to be a dead end.
Best,
A.
#33 Re: Documentation » Changes in sudo (upstream) » 2026-09-14 17:43:57
Hello:
... a blast from the past ...
... when Old Polack wrote it, PCLOS was really popular at the time ...
Quite so ...
... a brilliant guy, don't know if he's still around ...
Yes, I agree.
It seems that there was a fire/accident that took down the servers and a new forum had to be set up.
Apparently some stuff was lost and I cannot log-in or recover my PW.
Will try again when I have time.
Don't understand ...
No reliable off-site back-ups? 8^°
In any case, Texstar [packager/main dev] posted this earlier this year.
Seems he does not have contact information for one of his forum's senior admins. (?)
Go figure ...
Best,
A.
#34 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] Virgin Money Refuses Help to Provide Desktop App » 2026-09-14 12:45:10
Hello:
Apropos of the original post:
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UK.gov begins killing off passwords for 23 million users
Passkeys promise fewer phishing headaches – and £600 a day off Whitehall's SMS bill
by Carly Page @The Register - Mon 14 Sept 2026 // 09:16 UTC
https://www.theregister.com/security/20 … rs/5296088
---
There is also a less glamorous incentive for Whitehall: text messages cost money. The switch is already saving taxpayers nearly £600 a day in SMS costs, according to the government.
In the end, in 90% of cases it is all about money, be it the government (in this case the UK), banking or [fill in] institutions needing to use authentication.
Where I live, most banks, both public and private, have been closing branches all over.
Eventually, there will be none and banking will be a *smartphone thing*, where you have ended up being the banks' employee.
But worry not, you will still be paying through the nose for their 'services'.
The requirement of facial recognition to set up a bank/[fill in] provided application on a phone is a huge red flag for me: it is nothing but a metadata farming hustle in disguise and hidden behind a security measure, many times for a service which by any measure does not need that level of security. ie: looking up how much your bonds are worth once or twice a year.
More so if your PW expires in six months if you do not log in during that period.
The state owned bank (highly coveted by the usual privatising suspects) where I had chosen to have my salary deposited for over 25 years and where my pension was also deposited for 6 or so, one day decided that I could no longer do any sort of remote banking if not via a phone and their centralised application.
Being to all intent and purposes locked out of my account and not able to find a reasonable answer to the problem their actions generated for me and countless thousands of other pensioners, I told them in no uncertain terms to fuck-off and shove it.
The private bank I have used for the last 34 years or so is slowly heading that way.
For the time being, I can still choose to use a five digit F2A that is sent (after logging in) either to my cell phone or to the email address I have registered with them, which works just fine. The credit card account I have with that bank uses the same system, albeit with a six digit number.
Another account I have with a broker provided me with an application (Aegis) that runs on my phone.
It is set up with a unique QR code provided by them to set it up with and gives me a six digit F2A to enter after logging in to their secure web page.
That said, I have an absolute level of distrust for any and all banking applications wanting to run in a 'smartphone' as I consider the combination to be a recipe for disaster.
Best,
A.
#35 Re: Documentation » Changes in sudo (upstream) » 2026-09-14 10:41:54
Hello:
... to run a command in /usr/local/(s)bin, you must now give the full path ...
Right, thanks for that.
... have the full path to the command already in my /etc/sudoers.d/ ...
... sudo NOPASSWD set for a few commands.
That is how I have it set up.
Best,
A.
#36 Re: Documentation » Changes in sudo (upstream) » 2026-09-13 23:04:45
Hello:
... as a "run everything you want as root" tool on a single user desktop ...
Not the way I use it, mostly thanks to my learning about it when on PCLinuxOS.
One of the main admins was quite adamant about it.
See: https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201205/page11.html
But yes, I agree that a great many people use it in the wrong way.
Mainly thanks to the Ubuntu distribution.
I am, of course, also interested in the implications of the announced change.
Best,
A.
#37 Re: Intergalactic Communities » Spaced Linux » 2026-09-12 17:36:52
#38 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xorg and wall (usr/bin/wall) » 2026-09-09 17:21:08
Hello:
Very good find ...
With a very mislaid reply.
> Egmont, do I understand correctly that you have no plans on restoring utmp support in vte?
Yup.
> What about using libutempter which you've mentioned?
Not planning this one either.
And that was that.
Why am I not surprised?
Best,
A.
#39 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Update of nvidia drivers failed in Daedalus » 2026-08-25 23:50:25
Hello:
... manually editing resolv.conf to use something else, like Google's 8.8.8.8 ...
TL;DR
Edit [resolv.conf] to what you need.
eg: the same [resolv.conf] used by the properly working systems.
That done, save the file and then make it immutable.
ie:
as root
# chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf
#This because [/sbin/dhclient-script] has instructions to change the contents of the [/etc/resolv.conf] file.
It is part of the [DHCP] protocol.
See here: https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=52247#p52247
You will find it between lines [38] and [42]
--- snip ---
# update /etc/resolv.conf based on received values <---- ####### this
make_resolv_conf() {
local new_resolv_conf
--- snip --- Now, check if it is working as intended (the package [ifupdown] must be installed):
1. log out and back in.
2. open a terminal and (as root or with privileges) do:
$ sudo ifdown eth0
Killed old client process
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.3-P1
Copyright 2004-2022 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp
$$ sudo ifup eth0
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.3-P1
Copyright 2004-2022 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Listening on LPF/eth0/00:14:4f:4a:a2:81
Sending on LPF/eth0/00:14:4f:4a:a2:81
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
DHCPOFFER of 192.168.1.10 from 192.168.1.1
DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.10 on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK of 192.168.1.10 from 192.168.1.1
/sbin/dhclient-script: 88: cannot create /etc/resolv.conf: Operation not permitted #### < you should see this string.
bound to 192.168.1.10 -- renewal in 11808 seconds. < your IP address
$ Edit:
Correction in above printout and added additional information.
Now find what DNS server your system is using:
$ dig dev1galaxy.org
; <<>> DiG 9.18.49-1~deb12u2-Debian <<>> dev1galaxy.org
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 16884
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;dev1galaxy.org. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
dev1galaxy.org. 3156 IN A 136.243.229.210
;; Query time: 4 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.11#53(192.168.1.11) (UDP) #### < this should be the DNS server you edited into [/etc/resolv.conf]
;; WHEN: Wed Aug 26 06:00:06 -03 2026
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 59
$ Now check if the system works as you expect it to work.
Just a shot in the dark.
Best,
A.
#40 Re: Freedom Hacks » grafana » 2026-08-24 11:36:35
Hello:
... aptitude reported that it was broken because of a missing dependency from systemd.
Well ...
I think the [aptitude] printout says it all.
ie: missing dependency from [systemd].
If my memory serves me right, three or four years ago I read that the devs at Debian decided that packages containing [sysvinit] scripts would no longer be accepted in their repositories.*
That decision eventually bore fruit:
Since sysvinit is not enabled by default in Debian, I do not consider this bug as release-critical.
Downgrading the bug severity to "normal".
See:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … ug=1034328
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=44938#p44938
But it could well be (?) that the package you need is still in the process of being sanitised by the Devuan packagers.
Give it time.
Best,
A.
* sorry, cannot find the link to that.
#41 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xhost error » 2026-08-22 12:31:40
Hello:
... on Devuan Ceres with sysvinit.
Right ...
You don't mention having previously attempted doing the same with Excalibur (stable) or Freia (testing).
Asking because Ceres (unstable) does not seem a good first choice to figure out how/if [Hyprland] works with Devuan and [x11] applications.
That said, these links may help:
https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/wiki
https://wiki.hypr.land/
Best,
A.
#42 Re: Other Issues » yt-dlp in Debian 13 / Devuan 6 affected by serious CVE (Score: High) » 2026-08-20 20:28:58
Hello:
... how many other long known CVEs are there in other Debian packages that have not been fixed yet?
Cannot but agree that you do have a point.
That said, I have not noticed that CVEs get slept on.
From memory (make what you will of that), the CVEs I have read about have usually been solved/worked out in three or four days.
This from using Devuan since ~2017.
Best,
A.
#43 Re: Other Issues » Xsane bad scan image quality » 2026-08-18 19:30:52
Hello:
How do I install Document Scanner?
* listed as [simple-scan] in the repositories.
Like any other package from the devuan repositories.
As [root], you open a terminal and do:
apt install simple-scan That should do it.
Best,
A.
#44 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Kernel command line not saved by [update-initramfs] » 2026-08-17 17:49:13
Hello:
When you use grub, edit /etc/default/grub to ...
Right ... 8^°
Just why did I get tangled up in/with [update-initramfs] when I should have been doing [update-grub]?
What a DH ...
Thank you so much.
Best,
A.
#45 Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Kernel command line not saved by [update-initramfs] » 2026-08-17 13:39:46
- Altoid
- Replies: 2
Hello:
Up until today, my kernel command line was this one:
acpi_osi=Linux intel_pstate=disable pci=noaer reboot=pci,force numa=off security=0 apparmor=0 nmi_watchdog=0 tsc=nowatchdog agp=off ipv6.disable=1 enable_mtrr_cleanup=1As I am still searching for a solution for a bad shutdown I have with my Sun Ultra 24 WS, I added [igb.EEE=0] to the kernel command line ...
acpi_osi=Linux intel_pstate=disable igb.EEE=0 pci=noaer reboot=pci,force numa=off security=0 apparmor=0 nmi_watchdog=0 tsc=nowatchdog agp=off ipv6.disable=1 enable_mtrr_cleanup=1... and then did the usual [update-initramfs -u], shut down and then rebooted the box.
But for whatever reason (no idea, never seen this before) the kernel command line in the [dmesg] printout does not include the addition:
[ 0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-52-amd64 root=UUID=d6841f29-e39b-4c87-9c52-3a9c3bafe2d3 ro acpi_osi=Linux intel_pstate=disable pci=noaer reboot=pci,force numa=off security=0 apparmor=0 nmi_watchdog=0 tsc=nowatchdog agp=off ipv6.disable=1 enable_mtrr_cleanup=1Can anyone tell me what is happening?
The only difference I have noticed is that [update-initramfs -u] takes a bit longer than usual.
Do not think it is the character count -> there are 258 characters and IIRC the limit is 1MB (?)
What is tampering with my [igb.EEE=0] stanza?
Best,
A.
#46 Re: Off-topic » AI and programming. » 2026-08-17 11:05:36
Hello:
... many of you fail to realise is that it's all for profit.
... exists to make money for shareholders.
... while the billionaires laugh at the real "tools" who bought into it all.
+1
Have a read:
https://www.theregister.com/columnists/ … ay/5288275
Best,
A.
#47 Re: Off-topic » AI and programming. » 2026-08-17 01:20:10
Hello:
... a tool. It's a really useful one too if you control it.
Yes, it is indeed a tool.
A badly thought out / designed one.
And yours is also a huge "if".
I'd say it is already running amok.
And as no one bothers to control anything, soon there will be no control possible.
So it will get worse.
... deep wisdom not a roller coaster of titillation with shiny new s**t to survive the future ...
+1
Best,
A.
#48 Re: Other Issues » Xsane bad scan image quality » 2026-08-15 12:19:07
Hello:
... Document Scanner, version 46.0
Xsane should do the same ...
I have never been able to get [Sane] to work.
Maybe something related to the [sane-backends] file?
A complicated configuration process?
No idea.
The latest version can be downloaded from the [fossies.org] website.
See: https://fossies.org/linux/sane-backends … -scanner.c
Be aware that it is not a [*.deb] file, you have to compile it (?).
In any case, [sane] has proven to be too complex for me and [Document Scanner] served my simple needs:
- scan documents/objects to max definition with my Umax S-6E SCSI scanner.
- save as [*pdf] or graphic formats.
It worked out-of-the-box when I first installed it on [ascii] years ago, no issues ever.
[sane] needs to be installed for [Document Scanner]* to work.
* listed as [simple-scan] in the repositories.
This app works by using the SANE API to capture images.
It chooses the settings it thinks are appropriate for what you are trying to do.
Drivers have many options and are of differing quality - it is useful to work out if any issues are caused by the app or the drivers.
To confirm it is a driver issue you can use the graphical tool (XSane) or the command line scanimage provided by the SANE project - these allow to to easily see and control all the settings your driver provides.
Best,
A.
#49 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Errors and warnings during booting » 2026-08-08 09:33:53
Hello:
... thank you all for your suggestions and your kindly help.
You're welcome.
If there are no more questions/issues, you can mark your post as solved.
Best,
A.
#50 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Errors and warnings during booting » 2026-08-07 21:59:12
Hello:
... Macbook Pro 9.1 Mid 2012 2.3GHz.
Right ...
I repeat: if the box runs as expected, there may be nothing wrong.
Linux works around most all of the 'quirks' the BIOS 'cut&paste' brigades produce.
The [dmesg] printout just informs the user of what the system is doing.
That is exactly what it is there for, along with all the other log files available in Linux.
But I am not a fan of suppressing boot time printout.
You may be choosing to ignore some new glitch that could (eventually) come up.
The thing is to get used to the stuff that will never go away because ACPI / BIOS is not precisely top notch.
ie: it was not written to work with (most) OSs that your Intel box could run.
Once the version of the Apple OS intended for that hardware booted with no errors, the task was finished.
That said, do have a look at this video*: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhNg-dSIA9k
It is quite recent and comments seem to be quite favourable.
* I have only skimmed across it, may have valuable information, hardware wise.
Best,
A.
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