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#101 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-26 12:42:55
On another note, I get thumbnails for everything in Mate except for when I attach my digital camera via cable,
When connecting my cell phone (yes, I have one and I hate it) I don't get any thumbnails either. I wish I knew what to install for it, if anything.
#102 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-25 00:41:49
#103 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-24 22:32:57
I'm beginning to wonder if it's even worth it to disable it. What could (theoretically) happen leaving it enabled?
#104 Re: Installation » Upgrade to Daedalus from Chimera was incredibly easy! » 2023-12-24 22:21:04
Maybe I would have had an easier time doing this than a clean install. 
I've been messing with it for 23 hours now (not nonstop, of course).
#105 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 22:15:40
I found it just as you were responding. 
#106 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 21:59:00
Well, as it turns out, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin generates thumbnails for images and pdfs, but not video files, so this issue is only partial solved. Anyone have any idea what I need for video thumbnails?
EDIT
Okay, that was easy. ffmpegthumbnailer did the trick.
#107 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-24 18:02:47
Here's what I see in / and /boot. What do I do with info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'? I tried that in the terminal and nothing happened (sorry for my ignorance).
#108 Devuan Derivatives » [Found another way] Disable ipv6 using Grub - new wrinkle » 2023-12-24 12:17:12
- Ron
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One of the first things I do on a fresh install is to disable ipv6 using Grub by doing this:
Open /etc/default/grub as administrator. Find the line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
and change it to:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="ipv6.disable=1"
Then in terminal run:
sudo update-grubBut when I go there I see this, something I've never seen before:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz"What does this do? I've searched it, but what I've read seems to be above my pay grade. And how can I add "ipv6.disable=1"? Should I overwrite "initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz" or just add "ipv6.disable=1" after/before it?
#109 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-24 11:55:21
Thanks to everyone who replied. Everything is recognized when I log into the Mate DE.
Is your Trash icon missing as well? Then you want to install gvfs. Udisks2 will be installed along with it.
Yes it is missing (in Mate, I don't remember if it is missing in Openbox). But these 2 apps you mentioned are already installed. I remember having this problem last time with a Mate install. I just manually create a link on the desktop to Trash and find a suitable trash icon for it. Thanks.
#110 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 11:43:44
see if this gives any insight:
I owe you a beer. Installing libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin did the trick. Thanks again.
#111 Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] Not getting thumbnails in Mate » 2023-12-24 04:25:56
- Ron
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I installed Crowz/Devuan 5 and put Mate on it. I'm not getting any thumbnails on any type of files, pictures, videos, or pdfs. I never had this problem before. I did a search and read that I might need compiz? Does that sound right? Any help would be appreciated.
#112 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-23 22:54:40
So I just installed Crowz and have a problem . . . the system is not recognizing when I plug in my flash drive nor my external hard drive. How do I fix this? I need to access a couple of text files on them to set up the OS the way I like it.
EDIT
So it shows up in gparted, but the "mount" option is greyed out.
#113 Off-topic » Xfinity Data Breach » 2023-12-22 20:21:33
- Ron
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If you are an Xfinity customer, they recently had a major data breach.
#114 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Upcoming browser changes » 2023-12-22 20:01:52
The thing about completely independent browsers is that the browsers of today are no longer merely some app, they are an OS unto themselves (for better or for worse). That means a one-person dev team isn't gonna cut it.
I don't know if you wrote this with Pale Moon in mind, but the "nay-sayers" have been saying this about Pale Moon for at least as long as I've been using it, which is about 12 years now.
Some sites outright don't work on FF, you have to use Chrome/Chromium.
Unfortunately this is true, and more so for Pale Moon, which is why one should always have a secondary browser anyway.
#115 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-18 00:52:44
Thanks to Camtaf, zephyr, and golinux for your replies. I will try the install in about a week, when I have some extra time off from work. If I encounter any problems, I'll be back.
#116 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-17 16:49:32
How easy to use is the installer that comes with Crowz? I'm used to the refracta installer, and am a little concerned about goofing something up, as I have 2 hard drives in my rig.
#117 Re: DIY » Announcement of the OpenMATE desktop environment » 2023-12-16 01:12:18
Good news. I've been using Mate since I started with Linux, but with each new Mate release have been a little disappointed. Based on your screenshot, should we assume that the version of Mate you forked from is 1.4?
#118 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-12 18:37:20
Thank you.
#119 Re: Devuan Derivatives » New Refracta ISOs » 2023-12-11 23:08:21
Okay, I think I have a better understanding now. I assumed that "nox" meant only no Xfce.
#120 Re: Devuan Derivatives » New Refracta ISOs » 2023-12-11 21:59:22
That should give you some info output....
Here's what it shows. Hope it's not too blurry.
#121 Re: Devuan Derivatives » New Refracta ISOs » 2023-12-10 20:08:07
I downloaded the "nox" version of Refracta and burned it to a DVD. But I have no idea how to get it to start running. After everything appears to load, I get what looks like a promp, but I don't know what to do at that point. I typed in "user" but that didn't do anything.
#122 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-12-10 20:03:18
Can you please provide sha256 sums for those of us who are a bit paranoid?
#123 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] New Releases Uploaded » 2023-12-06 21:43:33
They're still available here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/miyoli … allpapers/
I'm going to download most / all of them.
#124 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] New Releases Uploaded » 2023-12-05 21:14:11
Thanks. Will give it a try soon.
#125 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] New Releases Uploaded » 2023-12-04 21:17:28
Sorry to hear this. Should I take "atm" to mean development may resume in the future?
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