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#626 Desktop and Multimedia » Strategies to deal with .xsession-errors » 2023-11-10 21:22:44

golinux
Replies: 25

I don't check .xsession-errors often and when I did a few days ago, it had grown to over 32mb. This is unacceptable. Is it possible to set a size limit or delete every x number of days?

Here are some of the offenders filling it up:

[31798:22:1026/153257.134355:ERROR:webrtc_voice_engine.cc(2678)] Attempting to get contributing sources for SSRC:507546440 which doesn't exist.

This is the worst offender by the tens of thousands. I thought it might be from jitsi but I just connected and there was no error recorded. Maybe it's triggered by incoming data from other users?

Then I poked YouTube. No action on the file.

Maybe incoming data is triggering it?

Then there is this pattern of long lists with different % of whatever . . . A search draws a blank on this one . . .

[K
[KA: 00:00:06 / 00:00:07 (82%)
A: 00:00:06 / 00:00:07 (82%)

[K
[KA: 00:00:06 / 00:00:07 (83%)
A: 00:00:06 / 00:00:07 (83%)

[K
[KA: 00:00:06 / 00:00:07 (84%)
A: 00:00:06 / 00:00:07 (84%)

Other entries are repeated warnings and errors for GTK*, dbus*, xfce4*, theme parsing, application errors etc.  I am surprised it works at all!

Please share your knowledge and favorite remedies . . .

#627 Documentation » Revert recent changes to file viewing options in FF » 2023-11-10 16:51:27

golinux
Replies: 3

Recently, FF has changed how to view PDF files from an internet source. Instead of opening in atril as directed and expected, they were actually being permanently downloaded to various locations in my home directory. sad

Thanks to DelTomix, there is a way to revert to the previous behavior by altering these 5 files in about:config:

- browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel - set to false
- browser.download.useDownloadDir - set to false
- services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.download.useDownloadDir - set to false (I don't sync)
- browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir - set to true
- browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel - set to false

Additionally, you might also want to double check the FF Settings options. It seems that FF would prefer that you open those documents in your browser rather than in your local environment and that 'local' option is getting harder to find. Sneaky!

I'll punt to DelTomix to fill in additional details.

#628 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Firefox no sound. » 2023-11-08 21:43:07

/me doesn't often have to block an avatar . . .

#629 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Nightly versions on Devuan » 2023-11-03 20:44:36

That's just asking for frustration and pain . . .

#630 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Daedalus on Dell Inspiron fails » 2023-10-31 19:44:51

P1nky wrote:

. . . ensured I included the nonfree-firmware) . . .

If that is a typo, it needs to be corrected. If that is what you actually tried to install, try non-free-firmware instead.

#631 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » no sound on gnuinos » 2023-10-31 15:11:20

@Charin795 . . . done. You could probably have edited the post yourself . . .

#632 Re: Installation » Systemd-boot(it's actually not tied to systemd) possible in devuan? » 2023-10-26 00:35:55

Perhaps this thread will be helpful?

Ustable and Testing Systemd.

It is not on the banned packages list so we must do something creative to transform it.

#633 Re: Installation » Systemd-boot(it's actually not tied to systemd) possible in devuan? » 2023-10-25 23:39:05

UnixMan1230 . . . What exactly do you mean by "systemd source". Are you talking about files like these?

#634 Re: Documentation » Woo-hoo! Got my print server/printer working on Daedulus » 2023-10-24 15:31:42

From the Beowulf release notes. It's always a good idea to read them.  wink

Changes in su
- The behavior of su has changed. Use 'su -' to get root's path or use
   the full path to commands if you use only 'su'.
   
- There are several ways to get the old behavior. The easiest is to
   edit /etc/default/su to add the line:

    ALWAYS_SET_PATH yes

   See the following for more information:
   https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/ … -variables
   https://wiki.debian.org/NewInBuster
   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … bug=905564

#635 Re: Off-topic » Show your desktop (rebooted) » 2023-10-24 03:35:51

Of course not but that's not where most of your posts should be. At least it seemed like most this morning were not help-related.

#636 Re: Off-topic » Is systemd still bad in 2023? » 2023-10-24 03:32:28

The person responsible for systemd now works for Microsoft after he wormed systemd into Linux. The Debian vote was a sham:
Combatting revisionist history https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=120652

Embrace : Extend : Extinguish in action

#637 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Lenovo Ideapad 100e F-Keys Work in Mint/Ubuntu but not Devuan/Debian » 2023-10-23 21:15:24

Reminder from https://www.devuan.org/os/packages lest you want a 'Franken-devuan'

Devuan package repositories are exclusive. Other repositories, including Debian, Ubuntu, Mint etc, should NOT be used directly.

#638 Re: Off-topic » Show your desktop (rebooted) » 2023-10-23 17:21:42

@WDstudios . . . Please keep in mind that the main purpose of dev1galaxy is TECHNICAL assistance. Please keep nonsense posts like the ones greeting me this morning to a minimum. They just bloat our logs for no useful purpose. Please try to restrain yourself . . .

#639 Re: Off-topic » Google in trouble again » 2023-10-23 14:51:15

Necro-posting is a bit silly. Especially since HoaS has long since left the building . . .

/me yawns . . .

#640 Re: Devuan » Happiness is finding people with the same mental illness as you... » 2023-10-23 14:48:34

And here I was hoping you might want to jump in and take over the Devuan theming! LOL! Sorry . . . my theming days are over and if they weren't I would still only do tasks specifically related to Devuan not unrelated "wish-list" stuff. wink

#641 Re: Devuan » Happiness is finding people with the same mental illness as you... » 2023-10-23 01:44:40

Indeed, it is a special pond in which we all swim at Devuan. Welcome to our world!

As to the theming . . . all the past themes should be available in the Devuan repository but it is uncertain how much longer they will be viable. I am getting lots of xsession-errors because the gtk3 elements are being deprecated/replaced. I have been responsible for all the theming since the fork but someone else will need to take on that task going forward or we'll just recycle the old ones.

#645 Re: Devuan » Devuan ASCII wallpapers » 2023-10-11 04:26:58

Welcome to Devuan but please don't double post. Your duplicate in Off-topic has been deleted. Thanks.

#646 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Thanks! from the Peppermint Team » 2023-10-07 21:39:01

I have added it to the beta staging branch.  You can see it here:
https://beta.devuan.org/os/devuan-distros

I'll let someone else move it to the published site.

Thanks again for your contribution! See you next time . . .

#647 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Thanks! from the Peppermint Team » 2023-10-07 16:12:00

Great! I have already added you to the derivatives list on this forum. Will add you to the list on WWW after b'fast. Cheers!

#648 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Thanks! from the Peppermint Team » 2023-10-06 23:56:44

@grafiksinc . . .

I have been looking through the Peppermint site and collected a few points to include with your listing which I hope aren't too far off the mark. Feel free to make corrections and/or suggestions. Should the calamares installer be mentioned?

"Peppermint OS Devuan comes with an xfce desktop and essential core packages needed to run a system out of the box. This gives users an opportunity to build a system that best fits their needs. The Devuan build offers 64 and 32 bit versions as well as a choice of SysVinit (default), Runit or OpenRC."

Thanks!

#649 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Thanks! from the Peppermint Team » 2023-10-05 14:43:39

Excellent!  Expanding available options is always a good thing! Do let us know if you want to be added to the Devuan derivatives list.

#650 Re: News & Announcements » Non GNU Linux Chimera » 2023-10-05 00:54:12

zapper wrote:
Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

...

Edit: Inhale!
<pause>
Exhale!

Hello there!

I am sure golinux wouldn't mind, because I was just doing some ghost writing...

xD O.o

zapper . . . iirc I have corrected you before on the assumption that HoaS wrote that text. He did not. That post was edited and the original text replaced by an administrator. This was the complete edited post:

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

    ...

Edit: Inhale!
<pause>
Exhale!

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