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#126 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-12-01 20:50:13
Devarch wrote:What's about battery life on Gnome?
No idea about that. I use my laptop for games so I've pinned the charging to stick to 50% and leave it plugged in at all times.
Just installed GNOME and tried powertop with that & sway:
archie:~$ grep discharge power.{sway,gnome} power.sway:The battery reports a discharge rate of: 10.1 W; power.gnome:The battery reports a discharge rate of: 6.69 W; archie:~$So GNOME is looking good. This is v43.1 though, it's lighter & seems more responsive than earlier versions.
Thanks. I was thinking to do the same check but have not done it yet 
#127 Re: Off-topic » Google in trouble again » 2022-11-19 19:59:34
Head_on_a_Stick wrote:To stop Google's Analytics tracking you across the web simply install the official GA opt-out add-on for your browser:
You can also block Google Analytics using your hosts file or, like I do, using dnsmasq.
Why not dnscrypt-proxy?
Blocklists are not enough. Ublock or smth else is a must.
#128 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-19 19:51:25
Nothing wrong with GNOME.
Does it drain battery as before? I was using Gnome for a while a couple years ago. To my taste it's quite usable with extensions. But... I don't understand why, but everybody in this world is talking about RAM usage not about CPU usage and battery drain.
I've discovered that TDE is great but not good for HDPI, Budgi and Mate are also good. XFCE is more power greedy, Cinnamon is close to XFCE and Gnome is the hungriest. Unfortunatelly Mate (and XFCE) does not support my HDPI at 100%, Budgie is obsolet in Chimaera. Pity. Budgie is Gnome whithout excess CPU usage. The world is not perfect.
Is it still the case? What's about battery life on Gnome?
#129 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-17 18:28:24
Devarch wrote:You can disable FS check if it's enabled.
It is not a good idea. It is highly recommended to run it when the system requests to avoid file system errors. If you permanently disable fsck checks on the partition, errors that come up in the future may get through undetected and break your kernel or corrupt your data.
We are talking about speed up. FS check can be done manually and it's a good idea to have some full backups.
Anyway, almost all accelerations have a price. Even mitigations=off (which is good 
)
I run the system on top of overlayfs. So the system is immutable and does not require FS check. It costs me some additional time to shutdown but it's good for security and performace. Also it helps to protect ssd.
#130 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-17 18:21:42
Devarch wrote:To speed up devuan I've disabled anacron. Sometimes it slows down shutdown.
Anacron is useful on personal PCs ...
I don't use cron.
There is a bug or some problem with it. Sometimes it blocks shutdown. Quite seldom, but annoying.
#131 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-17 18:18:30
Hmm. After disabling anacron i always have this error after booting
https://i.imgur.com/lZB72tt.png
all working again after enabling anacron
I've no problem with Cinnamon or Budgie.
#132 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-16 22:23:51
To speed up devuan I've disabled anacron. Sometimes it slows down shutdown. You can disable FS check if it's enabled.
#133 Re: Off-topic » Google in trouble again » 2022-11-16 22:19:11
all these mainstream media websites and news corporations are evil,
xD
100%
Aslo WASM is pure evil, not only "1000" scripts. I had to disable it in all browsers.
#134 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Can you suggest some tips and tricks for speed up Devuan? » 2022-11-16 22:12:12
I am talking about responsiveness overall of system.
On Devuan now i using Trinity DE and its much faster than default xfce de. I have several DEs installed its can slowdown on my Devuan?
I don't think having multiple DE will slowdown your PC. It's more abour running services.
Trinity is good and very battery effective, but its network manager can not reconnect (or I did not found) and not sure whether it supports pipewire and hdpi displays.
#135 Re: Off-topic » Google in trouble again » 2022-11-04 00:34:18
I agree with first part but not with the second.
All *isms are wrong.
#136 Re: Off-topic » We all aware the interweb is problematic, deranged, imbalanced. » 2022-11-03 01:18:59
I seem to be more of a fossil than you. I do not have a working cell phone. Only one which has never had a working account for 911 emergency use only . . .
The web is deranged because it magnifies the reality that our species is deranged with greed, hatred and delusion. I vote for extinction . . .
Or one can have 3+ cell phones with different profiles for different tasks.
#137 Re: Off-topic » Lennart Poettering (Systemd) Lands at Microsoft After Leaving Red Hat » 2022-11-03 00:26:44
Welcome home, Lennart))
#138 Re: Off-topic » Google in trouble again » 2022-11-03 00:17:35
I have to say that this article makes me like Google more:
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free- … buries-gop
@OP: I find your links to far-right propaganda websites disturbing.
“Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.” Mark Twain
Capitalism is somewhat similar to communism - different approach but the same result: mass-elite system.
Sorry
#139 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How disable apparmor? » 2022-11-01 01:05:26
Apparmor may offer sand-boxing for programs but it has cost me performance.
Slow boot times, slow shutdowns, and very slow program launches.
Thanks. May be I should get rid of it too. Nothing is slow, but speed is a matter
#140 Re: Installation » chimaera 4.0.0 amd64 netinstall iso is made of cheese » 2022-11-01 01:01:39
The best way imo is to convert debian netisntall to whatever you need. To chimaera, daedalus, ceres.
It has beautiful GUI installer, firmware image contains wifi drivers and it's never broken.
The best way to prepare boot flash drive is to use ventoy one time only. To add an .iso to ventoy just copy it.
#141 Re: Off-topic » Google in trouble again » 2022-10-31 21:46:43
The best is to use many search enginees at once (except google )
#142 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » How disable apparmor? » 2022-10-31 21:40:22
What is wrong with apparmor?
#143 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Using debian repos for non systemd related packages? » 2022-10-30 23:48:36
You can nano /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
Package: systemd
Pin: release *
Pin-Priority: -1
Package: *systemd*
Pin: release *
Pin-Priority: -1
Package: systemd:i386
Pin: release *
Pin-Priority: -1
and than use as many compatible repos as you like. It should be ok. For example I have LMDE chimaera edition))
But if some package from another repo requires systemd as dependency than you are out of luck with this package.
#144 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Zoom in Devuan » 2022-10-30 23:42:31
5.19 is dangerous. It can damage intel laptop display. To avoid.
#145 Re: Other Issues » Broken after dist-upgrade Daedalus » 2022-10-30 23:38:51
I did almost the same, decapitate gnome-keyring-daemon :
chmod -x $(type -p gnome-keyring-daemon)
But it means that it's broken.
#146 Re: Installation » 2 installations alongside - EFI » 2022-10-05 20:38:10
I have tried this solution: copy old "debian" to EFI as "daedalus" than
efibootmgr --create --disk=/dev/nvme0n1 --part=1 --label="daedalus" --loader='EFI\daedalus\shimx64.efi'
It appears in refind menu and it boots new chimaera!
#147 Re: Installation » 2 installations alongside - EFI » 2022-10-05 20:19:37
The default efi entry is called debian. As long as you work without Secure Boot, you may boot your install media in rescue mode and write individual efi entries for your installations, e.g.:
# grub-install --bootloader-id=devuan4 --no-uefi-secure-bootI have used devuan4 for Chimaera and devuan5 for Daedalus.
Where should I do it? in chimaera (the only which boots)?
#148 Re: Installation » 2 installations alongside - EFI » 2022-10-05 20:18:19
Devarch wrote:Now I can not boot daedalus.
Why not? What happens when you try? What do you see?
Devarch wrote:The boot manager is refind
Please post your rEFInd configuration(s) and also the full output of
efibootmgr -uv
Before I had windows (on veracrypt), daedalus and space for other linux to test: 1 partition for boot and one for encrypted root. In my very first partition, EFI partition I had many folders: refind, debian (which means devuan). When I installed ubuntu I had ubuntu folder and the same name appeared in refind's menu.
All my devuan installation are made from debian, so the folder name is debian.
So, I've installed one more debian, converted it to chimaera and all of this alongside daedalus.
Now I cannot boot daedalus. All my important staf is in daedalus. Boot partition is ok, luks with daedalus is ok. I also had old folder EFI/debian. I've renamed this folder and put it in /EFI/daedalus. It did not help. I've installed refind again and got the same result.
# efibootmgr -uv
BootCurrent: 0003
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0003,DC5B,0000,0002
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,b152e14e-61f7-4570-b496-29920c69a074,0x800,0x200000)/File(\EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI)䥗䑎坏S
Boot0002* debian HD(1,GPT,b152e14e-61f7-4570-b496-29920c69a074,0x800,0x200000)/File(\EFI\DEBIAN\SHIMX64.EFI)
Boot0003* rEFInd Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,b152e14e-61f7-4570-b496-29920c69a074,0x800,0x200000)/File(\EFI\REFIND\REFIND_X64.EFI)
BootDC5B* VeraCrypt BootLoader (DcsBoot) HD(1,GPT,b152e14e-61f7-4570-b496-29920c69a074,0x800,0x200000)/File(\EFI\VERACRYPT\DCSBOOT.EFI)
Changed boot menu in bios from refind to hard drive - the same
#149 Re: Freedom Hacks » Replacing sudo. » 2022-10-05 19:18:00
Head_on_a_Stick, hhank you for this hint.
What is wrong with using XAUTHORITY? Almost every linux distribution lets run editor as root? I use it to edit system files. Is there some security problem?
#150 Installation » 2 installations alongside - EFI » 2022-10-05 19:07:52
- Devarch
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I've decided to install chimaera alongside daedalus.
Both installation have been made by converting debian installation.
The problem is that folder "debian" already existed in the 1th EFI partition.
Now I can not boot daedalus.
I have copied "debian" folder from efi partition before install to backup. I tried to copy it in EFI with different name, but it boot the new install "chimaera"!
How can I restore it?
The disk layout is:
EFI Boot-Chimaera(grub) Boot-Daedalus(grub) Luks-Chimaera Luks-Daedalus
The boot manager is refind
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