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#127 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Deleting and renaming folders on an external hard drive. » 2023-09-19 14:40:17

If your user doesn't own the directory, you need to use sudo or the root account.

But, you could change ownership of that mount point to your user, then you can do what you like with files & directories on it.

sudo chown -R charon:charon /media/charon/seagate backup plus drive/ 

#128 Re: Devuan » Search ranking on Distowatch » 2023-09-19 08:49:51

These rankings are mainly newbies trying out various distros, most actual users already know which distro, & go direct to the website! big_smile

#129 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » devuan xfce: panel elements move » 2023-09-18 12:21:23

Try

Applications > Settings > Panel > Panel Preferences > Items

#130 Re: Other Issues » PySolFC missing from repos » 2023-09-16 16:31:09

Thank you for this insight - I hope someone will manage to restore it to the repos in due course. smile

My 77 year old sister is already missing it, & I only upgraded her computer the other day! wink

Presently, I have xshisen & xpat2 installed, but she doesn't like them....

#131 Other Issues » PySolFC missing from repos » 2023-09-16 11:14:09

Camtaf
Replies: 4

Any idea if & when this might return?

#132 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-09-16 08:30:21

Loving this version of Crowz, & so easy to install. smile

50% of my stack of computers are now running Crowz, the others are using Devuan Live (installed).

Excellent work!

#133 Re: Devuan » Hi » 2023-09-14 14:51:37

Hello everyone
It is my first post to greet the community, I hope to learn and collaborate together with this great SO Devuan Daedalus
Sincerely
Look up details

Welcome aboard. smile

#134 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] kde Menu Editor - Command Lines Not Allowed? » 2023-09-12 11:19:50

Probably need to run it through a terminal.....

...something like xterm -e "command"

#135 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Messed up keyboard characters » 2023-09-07 14:39:17

XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us"

So it is set to the US keyboard layout.

Is your actual keyboard a US model(?).

#136 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Messed up keyboard characters » 2023-09-07 13:34:35

When installing, Devuan default Country is Italian, (because that is where it is produced) - you need to edit that, before installing.

Otherwise, as I just added to my previous post, setxkbmap <yourcountrycode>

(As in setxkbmap uk)

For the Virtual Terminals it is -  loadkeys <your country>

#137 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Messed up keyboard characters » 2023-09-07 13:22:44

It's more likely to be 'country' related - we (in the UK) have to change from American, quite often, as all the symbols are in the wrong place ( wink ).

setxkbmap <yourcountrycode>

(As in setxkbmap uk)

#138 Re: Devuan Derivatives » New Refracta ISOs » 2023-09-07 08:38:49

Ah, don't get me wrong, in no way am I criticizing your distro....... I was just putting forward alternatives for your little netbook..... smile

It would be nice to see a distro using LXQT though.... wink

(P.S. Have downloaded EEE-lxqt & no-dbus to take a look.)

#139 Re: Devuan Derivatives » New Refracta ISOs » 2023-09-06 16:08:00

Maybe try using JWM or IceWM instead of a 'desktop', both are quite lightweight in use, but look like a desktop.... wink

#140 Re: Devuan » Question for devs... Debian 12 can be installed without systemd » 2023-09-06 09:30:58

Devuan is the original 'Debian', the developers were part of the Debian community, until the debacle of systemd - I used to run AntiX, but decided to change over to Devuan, as they were certain to not add systemd, & so here I am today..... smile

#141 Re: Devuan » Question for devs... Debian 12 can be installed without systemd » 2023-09-05 16:48:35

AntiX & MX Linux developers have been supplying Debian systemd free distros since the original debacle. smile

I did hint that they might like to use Devuan instead, but they stuck with Debian, so, yes, it can be done. wink

#142 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Install from foreign sources » 2023-09-05 08:53:28

I'd wait - if your distro includes it, fine, otherwise...... wink

#143 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] No boot device. Press any key to reboot machine » 2023-08-25 13:06:36

Can't remember for sure, but one of the installations I did needed to be connected to the internet for the grub files to download & be installed - it may have been this one, but wouldn't harm trying.

#144 Re: Devuan » Can anyone fill me in on why and how exactly systemd took over Linux? » 2023-08-22 18:47:55

Commercial companies want to own Linux, so far we have been able to keep going, & reject them, but for how long we can, I don't know, so I keep my hand in with the BSDs just in case... big_smile

#145 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 5.0 Daedalus amd64 release » 2023-08-22 09:00:34

Excellent news!

However, Sourceforge is showing 2x fb downloads, & one ob, but no jwm.....

...found it under the Download Button.... wink

#146 Re: ARM Builds » Videos don't play; seat, alsactl, ppdev, parport_pc, crda, hdmi issues » 2023-08-22 08:51:55

If everything works in FF, then it is down to Librewolf developers to catch up - this sort of thing often happens with video down loader software.

#147 Re: Devuan » Can anyone fill me in on why and how exactly systemd took over Linux? » 2023-08-22 08:39:50

RedHat wanted to make money out of support contracts.

Systemd was to be the Linux equivalent of MS Windows Registry - a complex all in one place for configuration - which most people wouldn't understand - so therefore enabling them to sell support contracts to businesses.

#148 Re: News & Announcements » The Register's OS desk writes about Devuan Daedalus » 2023-08-22 08:31:58

He missed the point that Debian forced its followers into using systemd, the reason Devuan came about, because they didn't give a choice - & it wasn't until later that they capitulated, by which time they had lost a considerable amount of users & developers to Devuan - & we have no reason to return to Debian.

#149 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] How to hide Firefox titlebar » 2023-08-18 16:37:17

It should disappear if you press the F11 key - press again to get it back.

#150 Re: Off-topic » make desktop looks like windows 11 » 2023-08-17 17:00:28

I see, but you do know that there are lots of different looking desktop environments available, just a quick apt-get install away..... wink

Then you can configure most to your own idea of perfection..... big_smile

So, welcome to freedom for you & your computer... smile

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