do you suppose that the terminal/console screen is after X shuts down
[and has modified the fonts/dpi? for the system]
OR is it a terminal emulater while inside of X??

okaky - got a ceres setup -created a chroot for the 'mate' desktop -used lightdm
it hangs with a terminal window AND unplugging/plugging keyboard/mouse  NO HELP
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I inadvertently installed lightdm in the host(ceres) and sjome X stuff for the chroot
did a startx and got locked up - had to pwr cycle.
rebooted - removed lightdm -still locks up?? iirc
rebooted - removed the /lib/modules/4.9 series of directories - no lockkup on 'startx'
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(in chroot-mate)tried removing the /lib/modules/4.9 stuff NO HELP
reboot - removed lightdm   --- so now I "startx mate" and sort-of good news
no lockkup  but I am dropped to my console !!!
E:  /usr/bin/xterm: no absolute path found for shell: mate
                                                                                    xinit: connctin to X server lost
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I did notice there were several files missing in the /etc/X11/Xsession.d folder
as compared to a jessie-mate setup!! will list them shortly

@fungus  - I did an ascii  and made a partition for ceres.
Do you just do a basic Jessie install - apt-get dist-upgrade to ascii [changing sources.list!]
{{rsyslog replacement in there also}}
then change the sources.list again for ceres , then dist-upgrade again ??

@brday  -- just in case -- once you add the above mentioned repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list
do a [sudo ] apt-get update   then do the [sudo] apt-get install midori
apt or apt-get will both work - [sudo] means whichever option you use from @fungus
then as per @golinux - remove the 'backports' from the sources.list  [or just '#' it out ]
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thanks golinux for the 'backports' info

here is a link with several possibilities -- I use a BeagleBone Black so I can't help - no wifi  - different processor
https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/to … -networks/
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it's going to be a trial and error routine !!

Is xfce4-volumed updated to a devuan package or is it a debian package?

Welcome to Devuan !! I am having fun also!  building for Beaglebone Black and doing some different Devuan installs -
32bit/64bit different desktops
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this link https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=715 should shed some light on many of your questions.
I do know they are working on the next release - ASCII - its named after a star. 
rsyslog is an issue - but there are two other loggers that work --(i did the  something-ng one without an issue)
and there is another workaround mentioned.
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I think ASCII will be a little slower coming - due to the complete removal of systemd stuff (dbus ? udev?)
- some of that I believe is still in the Jessie:: I have upgraded to ASCII per a guide on dev1galaxy -
but I am not a heavy user - Internet search\youtube   Internet email ; some mp3/cd audio; a
little printing and libre-office writer.
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HTH and have some more fun!

I just go down the 'last post' column and click !!!
roughly translated:
I light up a beacon and overcome a shadow in the bay

I am thinking of contributing to translation, but because of extraordinary circumstances and temporary inability to commit and consistent, I postpone it. 

BTW - I too lose attention 'inability to commit and consistent, I postpone it.'  committing is hard -- I have electronic pieces I have picked up for a 'possible' project and won't use them in another project
- just in case i do the original idea!!

Well my face is red.
Per the Trinity website -- They QT3, not planning on QT4 or 5.
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Q4os took the Trinity package, and seemed to work out some of the issues
(for their base Linux).
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whatever

@FOSSuser - I too use the antiX distro - long time, in fact yesterday I was looking for one of their wallpapers
from maybe '09/'10  - it was the sepia toned , foggy mountain and water.
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Still running Devuan through its paces - it has all the apps (so far) that I use - well HP printer hasn't been
tackled yet.
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Did try Q4OS for about 8 months - it got me wanting to test (and learn coding/packaging) Linux so
here I am at DEvuan!!  Linux is not the Linux of my more youth/simple days!!!!
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Regards - gz
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OH and welcome aboard Sector11 , have fun with your freedom!

I'm not quite ready for a pure cli
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the eject seems to fix the issue - [ logged in as 'root']
I ran it once. -a) it ejected the music cd, b)I inserted a new iso cd,
c)let the frontpanel light quit flashing and d) hit the eject button and - e) Voila!