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#26 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » (devuan 6) caja no longer opening - apps unresponsive » 2026-03-30 16:57:19

I think the router is an external device, the interface to the internet. I do not see any relation to your PC and the software its running.

Bit rot, disk error, hw fault. I would check the smart values of the disks first of all.

#28 Re: Freedom Hacks » How will life be without gvfs? » 2026-03-24 19:01:10

On my Excalibur with Cinnamon DE, I will keep gvfs as neccessary toolkit for the connection of my PC with my smartphone.

#29 Re: Installation » Forgot login/sudo password » 2026-03-19 15:30:09

Duke Nukem wrote:

I didn't even know that Firefox could save passwords.

Every sort of main stream browser does that if configured to do so, but only for web pages.

I have some passwords saved in FF, but the relevant ones are not stored in FF but in a password manager I do use for many years now.

#30 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Accidental Success: Revived 2008 Toshiba with Devuan 6 & AI (Non-Tech) » 2026-03-17 13:31:07

tyder wrote:

I think using AI is essential, ...

I don't trust any AI, I try to use my Brain 1.0.

#31 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Removing/purging Network Manager » 2026-03-09 18:54:10

You either define everything in /etc/network/interfaces or you exclusively use NM for both. As you have seen a mix won't work.

#32 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Display problems with 6.1.1 live » 2026-03-01 19:46:52

This is common behavior on Debian live for years.

You know this is a Devuan forum? Why do you pick here on the Debian live behaviour? If its a bug file it against the Debian bug tracker.

#33 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Two HDDs: Which is sda1? » 2026-03-01 17:54:32

Naming pattern is:

First detected drive = sda, second detected drive = sdb, ... Attention: the detection order is subject to change from boot to boot.

First partition on first disk = sda1, second partition on first disk sda2, ...

I would first look into the bios what that says, then start a gparted live medium and check that, then only use manual partitioning (requires some understanding).

For a newbie: read very carefuly the displays you are getting to relate physical disk with display by software.

#34 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Inability to install printer » 2026-02-22 08:56:18

when I accept the license in the license description box, ideographic characters from another alphabet appear (Chinese, Korean, or Japanese, I'm not sure) and the option to download the drivers disappears.

I think its simply Firefox fooling you. Use Chromium or the wget-command steve_v posted.

#36 Re: Other Issues » Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default? » 2026-02-20 13:38:30

Look on your login screen (assuming you use lightdm). It tells you e.g. "default Xsession" meaning its running on X11.

#37 Re: Other Issues » Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default? » 2026-02-20 13:15:13

Your question does not make any sense the way its phrased.

Its not Debian/Devuan using X11 or Wayland, it depends on the DE you are using. I.e. Gnome in Testing is Wayland only meanwhile. Cinnamon can work on both. .....

#38 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Inability to install printer » 2026-02-19 23:27:14

1) I download the printer and scanner drivers from the official Epson website. I verify the architecture (64-bit), and the only ones available for download are those labeled DEB X 64 (ARM).

If you really mean ARM as architecture then that is wrong, cannot work. You need an AMD64 deb package.

3) I go to the localhost 631 website and register as a user.

I am used to administer my printer as root.

#39 Re: Packaging for Devuan » (HowTo) install Mkusb for Devuan 6 (or Debian) » 2026-02-17 17:17:39

Yes, you can use cp to write an ISO image to a USB device.

From an old HowTo and still valid:

# cp debian.iso /dev/sdX
# sync

I prefer to use dd instead with the option status=progress to get an idea how long it still may take.

#40 Re: Devuan » Devuan 6.0 has no 32-bit edition? » 2026-02-15 16:41:09

Yes. Debian has dropped 32bit kernels with Trixie.

There are discussions on the forum about this.

#41 Re: Freedom Hacks » About installers » 2026-02-11 16:56:59

Isn't Calamares used on Devuan Live media? Or am I wrong here?

When I tried a Live once in a VM I figured that I couldn't install encrypted. A NoGo for me.

Edith: yes I was wrong. Calamares is used on Debian Live.

#42 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Using apt to find the package I want... » 2026-02-11 16:49:29

First comment: what you are getting back strongly depends on what you have specified in the sources.list.

Second comment: like you when I run "apt search firefox" I am getting an endless list of packages. Adding a grep might help.

I personally prefer to use "apt list" and sometimes "apt policy" to search for specific packages.

"apt list firefox" returns no output. When you add a * so that you use "apt list firefox*" you will get a longer list of firefox-esr related packages.

And firefox-esr is what is available on Debian/Devuan. If you want the latest firefox, you may need to go to the Mozilla web page.

#43 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Devuan 6.1.0 desktop installer has no options for modern filesystems » 2026-02-10 16:00:11

Known problem (got trapped myself and saw posts from others with the same issue). Sounds like you have used the expert mode and skipped the topic "load extra modules". You need to go through this topic to get the full selection of file systems.

#44 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] Shutdown without being prompted for sudo password » 2026-02-07 13:38:57

I would give this a try:

myusername ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/shutdown

#45 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » any way to convert MBR to UEFI boot ? » 2026-01-31 16:12:28

Yes, there are procedures how to do that. Please search the internet.

#46 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] how start ntp? » 2026-01-29 13:40:31

steve_v wrote:

Why. Does. Nobody. Read. The. Manual.

They all "know how its supposed to work".

#47 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] how start ntp? » 2026-01-28 13:34:08

I am simply using npt. No graphical tool above, since at least the gnome-system-tools are broken since about 2022 or even longer.

With Daedalus ntpsec was introduced as replacement for the simple ntp, with Excalibur I have installed

ntpsec
ntpsec-ntpdate
ntpsec-ntpdig

The time server(s) to be used are configured in /etc/ntpsec/ntp.conf

That setup is working flawlessly.

#48 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] how start ntp? » 2026-01-26 15:25:27

gnome-system-tools is broken, no maintainer any more.

#49 Re: Installation » Some Concerning Bugs » 2026-01-02 12:05:27

Camtaf wrote:

Ventoy has worked for me with Devuan, no problem. (Chimera, Daedelus, & Excalibur)

Ventoy works with ASCII, Beowulf, Chimaera, some older pre-release-builds of Daedalus, but not with the released ISO's, and again with Excalibur (6.0.0, 6.1.0 not yet tested).

#50 Re: Devuan » Excalibur - is it really stable? » 2026-01-01 18:21:39

To Evolution: I am using Evolution on Excalibur w/o any issues. My setup is an upgrade from Daedalus on sysvinit, LightDM and Cinnamon.

I have installed Excalibur from the netinstall into a VM and on real HW via a Ventoy stick, works fine.

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