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#76 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Sudden change in repositories » 2026-07-14 23:57:15
Maintenance of bookworm-security got moved to the LTS team. They'll probably hear about it soon and fix it. FWIW, you can still do upgrades, and the nonfree firmware doesn't change often, so you're probably not missing anything.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-announc … 00007.html
#77 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Sudden change in repositories » 2026-07-14 18:56:09
It's not listed here for daedalus-security like it is for the other daedalus repos.
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged/dis … /InRelease
Origin: Devuan
Label: Devuan-Security
Suite: oldstable-security
Version: 5.0
Codename: daedalus-security
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:50:06 UTC
Valid-Until: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:15:06 UTC
Architectures: amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 ppc64el
Components: main contrib non-free <---- missing "non-free-firmware"I'm guessing it got left out by mistake. You didn't spell it wrong.
#78 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] BCM4312 wifi chip kernel: b43 ssb0:0: firmware: failed to load b43/uc » 2026-07-13 15:19:44
This is what I get searching for that device.
apt search BCM4312
broadcom-sta-common/stable 6.30.223.271-26 amd64
Common files for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
broadcom-sta-dkms/stable 6.30.223.271-26 amd64
dkms source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
broadcom-sta-source/stable 6.30.223.271-26 amd64
Source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
firmware-b43-installer/stable 1:019-14 all
firmware installer for the b43 driverTry this page for instructions to use packages available in the devuan repository.
https://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx
#79 Re: Other Issues » Kernel 6.1.0-50 for daedalus got a bug it seems... » 2026-07-12 21:02:24
I'm not seeing much difference in df output with 6.1.0-48 vs. 6.1.0-50 and also 7.1.3 in freia. Only about 1-2mb difference. Try it without the '-h'.
/dev/mapper/root_fs 199450960 137851664 6.1.0-50
/dev/mapper/root_fs 199450960 137850896 6.1.0-48
/dev/mapper/sda4_crypt 199450960 137853112 7.x
/dev/sda5 29367400 24062932 6.1.0-50
/dev/sda5 29367400 24062712 6.1.0-48
/dev/sda5 29367400 24060396 7.1.3#80 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] How can I make "xhost +" the default at every boot? » 2026-07-11 23:30:00
Another approach would be to only use 'xhost +' when you want to be the other user and then 'xhost -' when you're done. Put the following script in your path, make it executable and use it like this. I'm calling it 'swu'. You can call it whatever you like.
Open a terminal.
swu <otheruser>
(run some commands as the other user)
exitHere's the magic sauce:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# swu
otheruser="$1"
xhost +
su "$otheruser"
xhost -
exit 0#81 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xlibre-deb or xlibre-debian PART TWO » 2026-07-09 18:10:49
I switched to xlibre-debian a few months ago. At that time, there had not been any updates on xlibre-deb since the end of last year.
Here are the xlibre versions I have as of today (2026-07-09)
ii x11proto-dev 2025.1-1+xlibre1 all X11 extension protocols and auxiliary headers
ii xlibre 1:7.8+5 amd64 XLibre X Window System
ii xlibre-archive-keyring 1.0.0-1 all OpenPGP archive certificates of XLibre
ii xlibre-x11-common 1:7.8+5 all X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure
ii xlibre-xutils 1:7.8+5 all X Window System utility programs metapackage
ii xserver-xlibre 1:7.8+5 amd64 XLibre X server
ii xserver-xlibre-common 2:25.2.0-3 all common files used by various X servers
ii xserver-xlibre-core 2:25.2.0-3 amd64 XLibre X server - core server
ii xserver-xlibre-input-all 1:7.8+5 amd64 XLibre X server -- input driver metapackage
ii xserver-xlibre-input-libinput 1:25.0.1-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- libinput input driver
ii xserver-xlibre-video-all 1:7.8+5 amd64 XLibre X server -- output driver metapackage
ii xserver-xlibre-video-amdgpu 25.1.1-3 amd64 XLibre X server -- AMDGPU display driver
ii xserver-xlibre-video-ati 1:25.0.1-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- AMD/ATI display driver wrapper
ii xserver-xlibre-video-fbdev 2:25.0.0-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- fbdev display driver
ii xserver-xlibre-video-nouveau 2:25.0.0-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- Nouveau display driver
ii xserver-xlibre-video-qxl 1:25.0.0-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- QXL display driver
ii xserver-xlibre-video-radeon 1:25.0.1-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- AMD/ATI Radeon display driver
ii xserver-xlibre-video-vesa 2:25.0.0-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- VESA display driver
ii xserver-xlibre-video-vmware 2:25.0.0-1 amd64 XLibre X server -- VMware display driver
ii xserver-xlibre-xephyr 2:25.2.0-3 amd64 nested X server#82 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xlibre-deb or xlibre-debian PART TWO » 2026-07-09 17:16:54
Apparently, I can only split off the posts that are on the same page into the same thread. To read the beginning of this thread, go to https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=8088
#83 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xlibre-deb or xlibre-debian? » 2026-07-09 14:34:20
This discussion is continued here:
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=8089
#84 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Chromium 150.0.7871.46 Will Not Load After Password Update » 2026-07-07 22:26:00
Read the last post in the bug thread I linked. The fix has been merged. Package soon.
#85 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Failed to check for processor microcode upgrades(x86_64) » 2026-07-07 19:38:21
This is just a guess, but maybe...
apt install intel-microcodeor if one had amd hardware...
apt install amd64-microcodeBut like I said, that's a guess. I could be way off-base. Maybe I don't really know what the question is.
#86 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » xlibre-deb or xlibre-debian? » 2026-07-07 19:31:12
@fredbird67: I just tried extrepo to install xlibre, and it didn't work. The install command gave me an error message about an undefined subroutine. I also figured out that I probably need to run 'extrepo enable xlibre' and it added a file to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ that points to the wrong (unmaintained) xlibre repository.
The correct way to get xlibre in devuan is to follow the instructions here, provided by NexusSfan:
https://xlibre-debian.github.io/
That way you'll get updates as more things get fixed.
#87 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Chromium 150.0.7871.46 Will Not Load After Password Update » 2026-07-06 12:24:46
Thanks for the warning. I downloaded the 149.x version before doing the upgrade. Chromium-150 appears for a fraction of a second and disappears. No keyrings here. I get a message when I try to start it from command line:
$ chromium
[0706/080813.360978:ERROR:third_party/crashpad/crashpad/snapshot/elf/elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:64] tag not found
Trace/breakpoint trapIf anyone knows what that means, I'd be interested to hear about it.
Meanwhile...
### Download these (or from your favorite debian mirror)
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/chromium/chromium_149.0.7827.196-1~deb13u1_amd64.deb
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/chromium/chromium-common_149.0.7827.196-1~deb13u1_amd64.deb
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/chromium/chromium-sandbox_149.0.7827.196-1~deb13u1_amd64.deb
### And force-install them
dpkg --force-downgrade -i chromium*.debIt's been reported (multiple times) and there's a suggested patch.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … ug=1141488
I expect there will be a new version very soon.
#88 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Devaun Excalibur not booting after instilation » 2026-07-03 20:04:00
I'm glad you got it installed. The netinstall iso gives you some software choices. The live install just gives you whatever is in the iso.
@Camtaf: The live installer does not need internet to work and does not download anything. If you notice that something is missing for it to work, let me know and I'll add it to the next build.
#89 Re: Packaging for Devuan » yt-dlp in excalibur-backports » 2026-07-03 17:20:00
excalibur-backports tracks trixie-backports. Any delay should be no more than a couple hours. Are you sure it's really in trixie-backports? Searching at packages.debian.org still shows 2026.03.17-1~bpo13+1 in trixie-backports.
Regardless of that, any updates will likely be too late. I just copy the yt-dlp script to my user's bin/ so I don't have to be root to update it, and I update it whenever I use it. (run: yt-dlp -U)
From here: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
#90 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Devaun Excalibur not booting after instilation » 2026-07-03 17:04:55
Sometimes the bootloader doesn't install correctly. If you know how to chroot, you could boot the live, chroot into the installed system and install grub and then run update-grub to get a boot menu. I left a few steps out of this.
Easier method might be to get the netinstall iso, boot into Rescue mode from the boot menu, and reinstall the bootloader. Those are all menu choices.
For more detailed instructions, we need to know if you're booting uefi or legacy bios (CSM) and whether or not you have a separate partition for /boot.
#91 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Refractasnapshot – Comparison of different Compression Algorithms » 2026-07-02 16:35:45
Thanks for that info. I made a note to myself to try a few different settings when I next make some live-isos. Faster builds and faster boots would be nice.
#92 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] upgrade to Excalibure partly succesful » 2026-07-02 10:51:25
This is what I have for programs with logind in the name after a recent upgrade to excalibur. Make sure you have all of these.
$ dpkg -l | grep logind
ii elogind 255.17-2 amd64 user, seat and session management daemon
ii libelogind-compat:amd64 255.17-2 amd64 user, seat and session management library compatibility
ii libelogind0:amd64 255.17-2 amd64 user, seat and session management library
ii libpam-elogind:amd64 255.17-2 amd64 elogind PAM module
ii libpolkit-gobject-elogind-1-0:amd64 126-2devuan1+excalibur1 amd64 polkit Authorization API#93 Re: Installation » install s6 init system » 2026-06-30 22:06:56
Devuan has systemd-standalone-tmpfiles which Provides systemd-tmpfiles. I don't know if that's helpful in this situation.
#94 Re: Other Issues » Xorg devuan forks » 2026-06-29 18:43:22
seatd support was added to xlibre a few months ago. I made a freia test live iso with seatd and without elogind or consolekit. Also there's no display manager. Use 'startx' to get a graphical session.
https://get.refracta.org/files/experime … 4_1517.iso
login: user, password: user
root password is root
#95 Re: Installation » Iso to install latest Devuan on UEFI » 2026-06-29 09:59:14
You used the desktop-LIVE iso that camtaf suggest you not use. Try one of the installer isos - either the netinstall or desktop iso found here: https://files.devuan.org/devuan_excalib … aller-iso/
The desktop iso has all the packages you need in case you want to install something without a network connection. The netinstall iso only has the base system and needs network to install other stuff. Both of those will use the network to pull packages from the repo when you install. Both of those use the debian-installer (for devuan) and will let you choose a different desktop environment.
#96 Re: Installation » New Install » 2026-06-23 19:42:55
Here's the full list for autofs. I've only ever used stop|start|restart. :
# service autofs
Usage: /etc/init.d/autofs {start|forcestart|stop|restart|forcerestart|reload|force-reload|status}There might be commands on the other end, depending on what you're automounting. (e.g. commands for samba or nfs)
You shouldn't need to set the defaults with update-rc.d unless you changed them.
Any packages that require systemd should not show up in our repo. If you run into one, let us know about it.
#97 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Test ISO: refracta freia xlibre turnstile pipewire » 2026-06-20 19:43:09
You can add turnstile to the no-elogind build. I just tried it, and it doesn't pull anything else in.
https://get.refracta.org/files/experime … 4_1517.iso
#98 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/ » 2026-06-17 17:35:15
If you want the missing packages, you need to add non-free-firmware to sources.list and then 'apt update'. You probably don't need firmware-intel-misc, but the -graphics package has firmware for i915. I don't know if it will make it work better.
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged freia main non-free-firmware#99 Re: Packaging for Devuan » Repackaging Debian packages » 2026-06-15 18:31:47
You do not use the banned list. Amprolla uses that list to prevent you from installing systemd so you don't screw up your system.
Recompiling a debian package for devuan makes no sense. For 99% of the packages in the repository, that's like saying you want to recompile a debian package for debian. They are the exact same packages. Whenever you install something in devuan, if it's not one of our forked packages, apt pulls it from the debian repository. Amprolla stands between you and the debian repo to filter out the banned packages.
Certainly, if you want to change something in the package, then yeah, you can recompile it with your changes.
That's what we do with the packages we fork. We recompile them to remove the systemd dependency.
Here's some documentation about that: https://git.devuan.org/devuan/documenta … ngGuide.md
#100 Re: Installation » Upgrading to Excalibur - lxdm and /boot » 2026-06-15 15:13:30
After reading your post I realized that I don't have an excalibur install with a separate /boot partition, but I do have a couple of daedalus installs with boot partitions that are 500M or smaller. I'm not ready to upgrade those, so I did a test in a VM. Results below:
200M /boot was too small. I'm not sure why it failed to boot and dropped me to initramfs prompt. I rebooted with a live iso, went into chroot to reinstall grub, update-grub and then run 'update-initramfs -u -k all'. It ran out of disk space and failed.
360M /boot works. I don't recommend using such a small size, but only because we're getting so many kernel upgrades lately, it's easy to accumulate too many to fit. (I think 300M will hold three kernels)
Disk /dev/sda: 8 GiB, 8589934592 bytes, 16777216 sectors
Disk model: QEMU HARDDISK
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x460d0caf
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 739327 737280 360M 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 739328 16777215 16037888 7.6G 83 Linux
Disk /dev/mapper/root_fs: 7.63 GiB, 8194621440 bytes, 16005120 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/root_fs 7.5G 4.2G 3.0G 59% /
/dev/sda1 328M 65M 242M 21% /bootBoard footer
