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#1101 Re: Other Issues » refractasnapshot-base build segfaults in chimaera » 2021-08-26 18:35:33

if ssh server is installed in the snapshot, add the following to the qemu line:

-device e1000,netdev=user.0 -netdev user,id=user.0,hostfwd=tcp::5555-:22

And then you can ssh in with

ssh -p5555 user@localhost

where user is the actual username.

Note: in the qemu options above, 'user' does not get changed to the real username.

#1102 Re: Other Issues » refractasnapshot-base build segfaults in chimaera » 2021-08-26 15:59:58

Wow. I'm stumped. The chimaera snapshot iso boots in vbox in beowulf but not in chimaera?
Things to try:

Boot the iso in chimaera using qemu. You might need more that 1024mb of RAM.
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -cdrom snapshot.iso

Add 'set -x' to the top of /etc/init.d/saned to see if you get more information from the script.

There is no init script for colord, but there is a systemd service file. I don't know if the lack of an init script is the problem. Was there ever one for colord?

Not sure what to do with this. I'll ping jaromil. He's the maintainer of colord.

apt-file find colord-sane
colord: /usr/lib/colord/colord-sane       
colord: /usr/libexec/colord-sane

#1103 Re: Installation » Encryption in chimaera » 2021-08-23 20:58:13

1GB? A standard system install uses around 900MB, so I guess that can work. I have noticed that encrypted installs in qemu require 2GB RAM to boot. Is that limited, too?

Did you have to edit /etc/crypttab and /etc/fstab to get it to work?

#1104 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Wicd in Chimaera (It's not, but...) » 2021-08-23 19:25:44

Here are error messages when trying to run the experimental version of wicd in chimaera.

$ wicd-gtk
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/gtk/wicd-client.py", line 41, in <module>
    import gtk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gtk'

$ wicd-cli
Please use --wireless or --wired to specify the type of connection to operate on.
No operations performed.

$ wicd-cli --wired
No operations performed.

$ wicd-cli --wireless
No operations performed.
$ wicd-curses

Runs
I can connect and disconnect wired. Sometimes.
It sees the one router in the house, but doesn't see the second router, which is 2 meters away. It also sees my neighbor's router. Also, iwlist does see the router across the room.

Select my router from the list and press right-arrow to configure gives the following error message.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/overrides/GLib.py", line 664, in <lambda>
    func_fdtransform = lambda _, cond, *data: callback(channel, cond, *data)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1148, in call_update_ui
    self.update_ui(True)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 97, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1161, in update_ui
    self.handle_keys(input_data)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1039, in handle_keys
    self.diag = WirelessSettingsDialog(pos, self.frame)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/netentry_curses.py", line 502, in __init__
    self.encrypt_types = misc.LoadEncryptionMethods()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/wicd/misc.py", line 368, in LoadEncryptionMethods
    parsed_template = _parse_enc_template(enctype.strip())
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/wicd/misc.py", line 408, in _parse_enc_template
    cur_type["required"] = __parse_field_ent(parse_ent(line, "require"))
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/wicd/misc.py", line 380, in __parse_field_ent
    for val, disp_val in grouper(2, fields, fillvalue=None):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/wicd/misc.py", line 655, in grouper
    return zip_longest(fillvalue=fillvalue, *args)
NameError: name 'zip_longest' is not defined

#1105 Re: Other Issues » Missing LSB tags under Chimaera » 2021-08-23 18:31:25

Check these first:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgrepo … age=openrc

Edit: Hm, no response on one since February and no response on the other since May 2020. I guess bug reports don't help in this case. Maybe talk to parazyd or Adam Borowski. They might have more information.

#1106 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Wicd in Chimaera (It's not, but...) » 2021-08-23 18:12:32

In addition to the possibility of unknown breakage, there is the possibility of security vulnerabilities that will never be fixed and probably not even reported.

I tried wicd-gtk and wicd-cli from experimental. The gtk program does not start. The cli program gives an error message. (I'd have to try it again to get the message, but I gave up after five minutes.)

HELP! Is there a python programmer in the house?

#1107 Re: Installation » Encryption in chimaera » 2021-08-23 18:05:17

I've done single partition encrypted installs, with or without lvm, and they worked. Maybe some more details about your setup would give us a clue to what went wrong.

Welcome back.

#1108 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Security question about Devuan 4 in its current state » 2021-08-22 18:46:34

mu wrote:

Will it eventually just morph into the release by doing the updates?

Yes. And it's almost there. The desktop theme is still partly broken and there may still be some bugs in the installer isos. I don't think there's much else that needs to be done. Oh yeah. Write the docs.

#1109 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Questions Regarding Beowulf Netinstall » 2021-08-22 18:11:10

If you answer 'yes' to that first firmware question, you are expected to provide the actual files (not packages) on removable media (usb stick).

We use a modified version of debian-installer. Debian does not provide non-free firmware in their official isos, so they have that question for people who need the wireless firmware to do the install.

We put the firmware packages in the iso, but we still have to keep that question there for people who have hardware that requires firmware that we don't include for legal reasons, like some broadcom chips.

Even if you say 'no' to that first question, non-free firmware will be installed if you need it. That's because the packages are in the iso and the installer will install what's in the iso. (Unless you choose expert and decline the later questions.)

#1110 Desktop and Multimedia » Wicd in Chimaera (It's not, but...) » 2021-08-22 17:56:27

fsmithred
Replies: 12

Wicd is no longer maintained and is not in chimaera or ceres repos. However, someone in IRC yesterday mentioned that wicd did not get removed when they upgraded from beowulf to chimaera. So I decided to try it.

On my laptop running chimaera with xfce, I removed connman, added a single line for beowulf main repo, ran 'apt update' and then 'apt -t beowulf install wicd-gtk'. Below is posted a copy of my apt history.log showing what else got pulled in. (Disclaimer: I have not checked versions of any those packages to see which repo they came from.)

I tested wired and wireless connections, and wicd seems to be working normally. I commented out the beowulf line and ran 'apt update' again when I was done.

Start-Date: 2021-08-21  18:57:13
Commandline: apt -t beowulf install wicd-gtk
Install: python-gtk2:amd64 (2.24.0-5.1+b1, automatic), wicd-gtk:amd64 (1.7.4+tb2-6+devuan1.1), python-is-python2:amd64 (2.7.18-9, automatic), python2-minimal:amd64 (2.7.16-1, automatic), python2:amd64 (2.7.16-1, automatic), libglade2-0:amd64 (1:2.6.4-2+b1, automatic), libpython2-stdlib:amd64 (2.7.16-1, automatic), python-dbus:amd64 (1.2.8-3, automatic), python-pkg-resources:amd64 (40.8.0-1, automatic), python-glade2:amd64 (2.24.0-5.1+b1, automatic), python-cairo:amd64 (1.16.2-1+b1, automatic), python-numpy:amd64 (1:1.16.2-1, automatic), wicd-daemon:amd64 (1.7.4+tb2-6+devuan1.1, automatic), python-gobject-2:amd64 (2.28.6-13+b1, automatic), python-wicd:amd64 (1.7.4+tb2-6+devuan1.1, automatic)
End-Date: 2021-08-21  18:57:28

Edit: OK, I checked two packages. python-gtk2 and python-dbus are from beowulf. I don't yet know if I broke anything that depends on python3.

#1111 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Questions Regarding Beowulf Netinstall » 2021-08-22 17:20:40

KDE and lxqt are choices in the tasksel menu. If you have a network connection during installation, you can install them. The statement about CD and DVD only apply to off-line installs.

Ignore that first question about missing firmware. There's wireless firmware in the iso, and it will be installed if you need it. If you don't want non-free firmware, choose Expert install to get some extra questions about that.

#1112 Re: Devuan » Missing init scripts » 2021-08-22 01:30:03

This package is in debian and devuan:
orphan-sysvinit-scripts

apt-file list orphan-sysvinit-scripts
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/lib/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/mapping
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/lib/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/update_init_d.sh
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/doc/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/README.Debian
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/doc/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/changelog.gz
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/doc/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/copyright
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/dirsrv
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/dirsrv.md5sum
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/dnscrypt-proxy
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/dnscrypt-proxy.md5sum
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/gpsd
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/gpsd.md5sum
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/iwd
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/iwd.md5sum
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/network-manager
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/network-manager.md5sum
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/nftables
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/nftables.md5sum
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/tomcat9
orphan-sysvinit-scripts: /usr/share/orphan-sysvinit-scripts/tomcat9.md5sum

#1113 Re: News & Announcements » Migrating from Bullseye to Chimaera - feedback needed » 2021-08-19 16:29:59

Nixer, big thanks for the report.

libreoffice should have been taken off the autoremove list along with other things when you installed task-xfce-desktop. You're sure it's still there and didn't get removed again behind your back?

#1114 Re: Other Issues » Can I share a "data" LVM logical volume in a multi-boot linux setup? » 2021-08-19 14:24:45

The commands I posted for you are from the release notes of refracta gnu/linux. I wrote that part about 10 years ago, and I've used it multiple times over the years. It really is just like mounting any other data partition.

On the other hand, if you try to share system files between two different systems, you'll probably run into some interesting problems we've never seen before. But that would happen with or without lvm.

#1115 Re: Other Issues » Missing LSB tags under Chimaera » 2021-08-18 18:58:23

I don't know if it's related, but I had 'Debian' in my boot menu until I installed lsb-release so that the lsb_release command in /etc/default/grub worked, and I then got 'Devuan' in the boot menu.

#1116 Re: Other Issues » Can I share a "data" LVM logical volume in a multi-boot linux setup? » 2021-08-18 01:46:30

I've booted a live-usb and mounted lvm many times. it's just like mounting any other block device, with a few extra commands. Once it's attached to the filesystem, you can read and write files as you normally would.

I've also mounted lvm from another installation on a different hard drive in the same computer. It works the same way.

A few extra commands. (Leave out the cryptsetup lines if your lvm is not encrypted.)

___ MOUNT/UNMOUNT ENCRYPTED LVM ___

sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdxY label  # then run lvdisplay to get the vg name and lv name
sudo vgchange -a y <volume_group_name> 
mount /dev/mapper/<vg_name-lv_name>  <mountpoint> 

umount <mountpoint>
sudo vgchange -a n <volume_group_name>
sudo cryptsetup luksClose label

#1117 Re: Other Issues » Can I share a "data" LVM logical volume in a multi-boot linux setup? » 2021-08-17 18:50:08

The host system does not need to be lvm to mount the data lvm. You just need lvm2 to be installed, and you can open the volume and mount it with a few commands.

A howto on keeping the configs separate on a shared home would probably be useful for a lot of people.

#1118 Re: Installation » how to install on big memory card (128 or 256 GB) with grub and » 2021-08-17 16:49:55

Install to the card like it's another hard drive. Make sure the bootloader gets installed to the mbr of that drive. If you want it to be uefi compatible, you will have to do some different things.

Once the installation is done and you know you can boot into it, copy the live-iso into that system and create a grub menu entry to boot the .iso file directly. See these:
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=2334
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=6176#p6176

#1120 Re: Installation » pls help me to find a way to move the minimal live CD to the HD » 2021-08-17 16:21:07

The only reason the live isos are named 'alpha' right now is because they were the first set that I uploaded. You can consider them to be betas. I will probably make new live isos in a week or two.

#1121 News & Announcements » Migrating from Bullseye to Chimaera - feedback needed » 2021-08-16 14:19:34

fsmithred
Replies: 10

I installed Debian Bullseye from a debian-live xfce iso in a qemu VM and then proceeded to migrate to Devuan Chimaera.

CAVEAT - These are NOTES. They are NOT instructions. With a few more data points (supplied by you) we can hammer out some real instructions. (Hint: the yellow-highlighted commands might end up being the instructions.)

FIRST ATTEMPT

Failed. I tried to use nixer's method for buster to beowulf migration. Briefly, that involves doing the full migration to devuan with systemd still installed and running, and then rebooting into devuan with sysvinit at the end. See https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=3044

This failed because it wanted to remove systemd while it was running. I also had a problem with apt wanting to remove the running kernel (5.10.0-7) because there's a newer one. I didn't bother to upgrade the debian system before the migration, but still, this is the first time I've ever seen an upgrade try to replace the running kernel. In the past, any dist-upgrades I did were happy to keep using the older kernel, even after the reboot.

SECOND ATTEMPT

Switched back to debian sources and apt-update failed, saying that bullseye-security doesn't have an InRelease file. I didn't get that error earlier, so it was probably a network glitch. I got around it by only enabling the one main repo line for bullseye.

Ran apt -f install as advised by apt.
apt install sysvinit-core
apt install linux-image-amd64 (which got removed earlier)
rebooted to sysvinit and linux-image-5.10.0-8 (still in debian)

Re-edited sources.list to chimaera
apt update (had to run dhclient to get network back)
apt dist-upgrade  (no errors!)
reboot (still had a large autoremove list, including Atril)

-----------------------------------------------------
This section should only be needed after installing from debian-live,
but you may still need to reinstall task-xfce-desktop

Got to console login on reboot. Lightdm was removed but slim was not installed.
task-desktop and task-<language>-desktop are installed, but not task-xfce-desktop.
To remove all the language packs, apt remove task-* (This is only needed after installing from debian-live.)
then
apt install task-desktop task-xfce-desktop  (this brinds in slim, synaptic, network-manager)
apt autoremove
reboot
OK! No network connection and boot menu still says Debian.
-----------------------------------------------------

I messed with network-manager and /etc/network/interfaces.d/setup in every way I could think of, and I still can't get a network connection.

Rebooted a live-iso with the virtual disk attached.
In chroot:
installed lsb-release and ran update-grub. That changed the boot menu to say Devuan.
also installed dnsutils thinking that might help.

After reboot, I still couldn't ping by name or number (even as root) but I tried a web browser, and I do have network.

#1122 Re: Installation » My chimaera install issues #2: Can't abort LXQt WM choice » 2021-07-31 16:39:34

Here's a screenshot of the window in question.
https://transfer.sh/rg1/Screenshot_lxqt-first.png

The default window manager for lxqt is currently xfwm. Muffin is there because cinnamon was also installed. This window comes up on the first login to lxqt. I don't recall seeing it in a system that had only lxqt installed. In that case, I assume there was only one window manager installed, so there was no need to ask.

The only way "back" would be to kill the desktop that's in the middle of loading itself and restart the display manager to log into one of the other desktops. It's probably easier and safer to just press ENTER, let it load, and then log out. As it says on the screen, the choice can be changed later.

#1123 Re: Installation » My chimaera install issues #10: We will take Jerusalem! » 2021-07-29 14:41:24

Can anyone reproduce this? I just tried and failed. I chose English, American English, and Israel for language, keyboard and timezone. On reboot, 'date' tells me that it's 17:36 IDT. By my count, it's 14:36 UTC. Looks like it works the way it's supposed to work.

#1124 Re: Installation » My chimaera install issues #9: meld'ing as root gives errors » 2021-07-25 12:04:50

It might be a mismatch between versions of meld and gtk3. That's not a surprise, because gtk3 devs are notorious for changing APIs with every minor version, repeatedly causing problems for app developers.

Searching for one of the error messages, I found this:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld/-/issues/224

If meld is working, I would ignore the error messages.

BTW, I can get the same "Error creating proxy..." message running meld as root from terminal in debian with cinnamon desktop.

Try xinomilo's suggestions. There's also probably a way to do it with pkexec, but I don't know how to do that.

#1125 Re: Installation » My chimaera install issues #9: meld'ing as root gives errors » 2021-07-24 11:50:18

I think it's a gtk3 issue, not necessarily meld. See if changing the desktop theme makes a difference. Since it mentions the scrollbar, maybe try installing or uninstalling gtk3-nooverlayscrollbar or gtk3-nocsd.

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