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#1526 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-28 13:27:28
Hello:
... put the command in your autostart file ...
Done.
Applications -> Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart -> Add
Name: keyboardmap (or whatever)
Description: sets kb layout (or whatever)
setxkbmap latam
Thank you very much for your help.
That this issue is still a problem after so many years is not a good omen, not for Xfce and certainly not for the Linux ecosystem.
Cheers,
A.
#1527 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-28 12:52:49
Hello:
... tried setxbmap as a workaround ...
Yes, it works.
I can set the layout with setxkbmap.
But it does not survive a reboot.
Where can I set it to make it permanent?
Thanks for your input
Cheers,
A.
#1528 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-28 11:21:07
Hello:
rant
This is the type of thing that gets on Linux users' nerves: a straightforward configuration glitch in something that (at this stage in Linux time) should not be happening.
After all, how long has Xfce been a desktop option?
/rant
The issue I am having with the keyboard settings in Xfce seems to be related to a well known bug from back in 2010.
Nine (9) years ago and counting ....
https://askubuntu.com/questions/66096/h … er-reboots
Like someone else posted on that thread:
... u understand now why linux share in desktops is ~1%
A simple stupid language switcher applet is bugged for years...
I'll see if I can make one of the workarounds (evidently considered a permanent fix by the developers) work for me.
Cheers,
A.
#1529 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-27 21:13:46
Hello:
... configure the keyboard with setxbmap ?
Hmm ...
What I want is to be able to configure it via the desktop settings like it should be done.
ie: Applications -> Settings -> Keyboard -> Layout
rant
This is the type of thing that gets on Linux users' nerves: a straightforward configuration glitch in something that (at this stage in Linux time) should not be happening.
After all, how long has Xfce been a desktop option?
/rant
So if it wants to use the system defaults (the previous setting), I guess I'll have to try setting the system defaults to what I want.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your input.
Cheers,
A.
#1530 Re: Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-27 13:00:36
Hello:
... Xfce?
Yes.
... desktop is overriding your configuration.
Thought that could be the case, so tried Applications -> Settings -> Keyboard -> Layout, un-checked Use system defaults and chose Generic 105-key PC (intl.) with Spanish (Latin American) layout and Spanish (Latin American, no dead keys) variant.
But no, no cigar.
Thanks for your input.
A.
#1531 Installation » Keyboard configuration issue » 2019-12-26 16:40:39
- Altoid
- Replies: 12
Hello:
My Sun 7 keyboard went south, the second one this year.
Nice but not so trusty after all.
So I pulled an old Lenovo backup from the closet: KU-0225 / P/N: 41A5312
It's a standard 105-key Latin American layout keyboard.
But something is not right and I cannot figure out what it is.
I have set the layout with dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration and my /etc/default/keyboard file reads accordingly.
# KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE
# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="latam"
XKBVARIANT="nodeadkeys"
XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch,compose:menu,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
BACKSPACE="guess"It seems that the keyboard configuration setting is being ignored and the keyboard is working as if it were a Spanish layout (like if it had a ç / Ç at the end of the third row).
eg: The key that should give me an accent ` or two types of brackets { or } and [ or ] gives me a ç or a Ç.
Rather annoying.
Any idea what might be happening here?
Thanks in advance,
A.
#1532 News & Announcements » Merry Christmas » 2019-12-24 21:43:46
- Altoid
- Replies: 9
Hello:
A hearty season's geeting (Merry Christmas / other celebrations, etc.) to all here at Dev1, especially to those who keep the Devuan project moving forward.
Cheers,
A.
#1533 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Apt-get show one package per line? » 2019-12-17 02:29:19
Hello:
... always been overwhelmed by the blob of text too.
+1
Yes, it is a pity.
Keeps me from being more confident in using apt-get.
Maybe maintainers could find a way to make the output (more) readable by default, like dnf?
A.
#1534 Re: Installation » Refracta Snapshot VM mount points question. » 2019-12-07 15:15:10
Hello:
I use optical media, too.
... directories under /media that are needed get created automatically. I think udev takes care of that.
OK
... directories you made under /media, take a look at the rsync excludes ...
... comment out one or more of the following lines, as needed.
Like this:#- /cdrom/* #- /media/*Do the same with /usr/lib/refractainstaller/installer_exclude.list
Great ... =-)
To add a line to fstab in the installer, you just need to add this line:
echo -e "/dev/sr0\t/media/cdrom\tauto\tnoauto,owner,ro,users\t0\t0" >> /target/etc/fstab... right after the section that adds the swap line to fstab.
... starts around line 1430 in /usr/bin/refractainstaller and around line 1570 in /usr/bin/refractainstaller-yad.The last two lines in the following code block are what you need to add.
# add entry for swap to fstab if needed if [[ $use_existing_swap = "yes" ]] ; then if [[ $use_uuid = yes ]]; then swap_part="$(/sbin/blkid -s UUID $swap_dev | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/\"//g')" else swap_part="$swap_dev" fi echo -e $"\n Adding swap entry to fstab...\n" echo -e "$swap_part\tswap\tswap\tdefaults\t0\t0" >> /target/etc/fstab else echo -e "/swapfile\tswap\tswap\tdefaults\t0\t0" >> /target/etc/fstab fi # Make entry for cdrom in fstab echo -e "/dev/sr0\t/media/cdrom\tauto\tnoauto,owner,ro,users\t0\t0" >> /target/etc/fstab
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain/write all this up.
I'll try it and see how it goes.
Just in case, this time I'll have a snapshot of the VM available.
Fortunately, I have backintime installled so I did not have to redo all my previous work after I went edit-happy with /ect/fstab.
With respect to seeing the devices in Xfe, I remembered gnome-disk-utility and decided to try it out on the VM and things got easier.
Not too heavy on the file system but certainly dangerous to use without the proper attention.
eg: that readily available delete selected partition button ...
Have a good week-end.
Cheers,
A.
#1535 Re: Installation » Refracta Snapshot VM mount points question. » 2019-12-06 22:55:03
Hello:
fstab is excluded in the rsync copy ...
... gets created when you install with refractainstaller.
OK.
Sort of makes sense.
The live *.iso would take a large portion of boot time figuring out why it was not being able to mount what fastab said was there and may not be.
But what I am referring to is the fact that the mount points I generated in /media ie: /media/cdrom and /media/usb on the VM are not copied over to the *.iso.
ie: there are no files in /media on the live *.iso.
They survive a reboot of the VM and belong to root.
And I can mount a cdrom or usb to them as root.
If they do not get carried over to the live *.iso, I have to generate them everytime I boot the *.iso file.
Make sense?
There's no entry for cdrom.
I haven't needed that in years.
I still have a score or so of DVDs and CDs with data and need to access them every so often.
... you'd need to add a line of code to refractasnapshot.
That's rather over my head.
Would it be possible to (eventually) add an option for that to refractasnapshot.conf?
--- ot ---
One of the very good things that TinyCore linux has is an application called mount tool.
A very simple desktop panel with a button for each of the drives in the system you are booting into.
Click on a drive and it gets mounted, click again, it gets unmounted.
I wonder if it was specially written for TCore or it has its origins in some linux application.
--- ot ---
Thanks in advance,
A.
#1536 Re: Installation » Refracta Snapshot VM mount points question. » 2019-12-06 21:31:57
Hello:
... is that a typo in this post, or a typo in "fstab"?
It's a typo in fstab.
But the cdrom gets automatically mounted in the VM nevertheless.
[Changing it now]
Done.
groucho@devuan:~$ cat /etc/fstab
rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
/dev/sr0 /media/cdrom auto noauto,owner,ro,users 0 0
groucho@devuan:~$ Thanks for the heads up.
Best,
A.
#1537 Installation » Refracta Snapshot VM mount points question. » 2019-12-06 16:41:42
- Altoid
- Replies: 6
Hello:
I have set up two mount points in my Devuan ascii 2.0.0 VM ...
/media/cdrom and /media/usb, the first one listed in /etc/fstab:
groucho@devuan:~$ cat /etc/fstab
rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
dev/sr0 /media/cdrom auto noauto,owner,ro,users 0 0
groucho@devuan:~$ ... but when I boot the *.iso image made with RS, the mount points are not there.
Is this how it is supposed to be or am I missing something with respect to Refracta Snapshot's configuration or VMs in general?
Thanks in advance,
A.
#1538 Re: Installation » Xfe + isomount question » 2019-12-05 21:25:55
Hello:
... you could make a hookscript that will run when you boot the live iso and inject the necessary lines into /etc/fstab.
No idea how to do that.
... won't work for a rescue usb that you're booting on some other box.
It's always the same box but as this *.iso (fortunately) is not used with any frequency, the disk configuration is likely to change so to all effects and purposes it is/could well be another box.
... better off doing it manually in a root terminal.
... fdisk, df and blkid to get information ...
... figure out which one you want to mount.
Yes, you might be right.
I have found that doing things in the terminal is helping me become, slowly albeit steadily, a bit more proficient with in use of the command line.
But it is hard to shed years point&click muscle memory and the apparent convenience it brought along.
I'll see what I can rig up.
Thanks for your input.
Best,
A.
#1539 Re: Installation » Xfe + isomount question » 2019-12-04 22:54:55
Hello:
... can set up the boot menu before or when you make the snapshot.
OK
... set up the extra partitions in fstab with 'noauto,user' options, then you can mount/unmount by right-clicking on the mountpoint.
Yes, that should do it.
Excuse my ignorance, but how do I set that up in a live *.iso when I don't know what drives will be in the box when I use it?
If xfe won't do what you want ...
Xfe is really lean, quick and most importantly, desktop agnostic.
I'd rather stay with Xfe.
Thanks for your input, much appreciated.
Best,
A.
#1540 Re: Installation » Xfe + isomount question » 2019-12-04 18:42:32
Hello:
... don't understand why you need to mount the isos.
To tell the truth, neither do I.
So I tried to recall how that came about and then it came back to me: I was trying out mounting (in general) with Xfe.
I was having the issues I have mentioned with USB drives and was also having problems mounting CD/DVDs.
So I then tried an *.iso I had at hand in /home/snapshot.
That is what happened and ho it came about.
Sorry ...
... planning to do frequent editing of the iso's boot menu?
No, not really.
I can do that before generating it in refractasnapshot.conf, right?
You are (as usual) right and I stand corrected: the title of the post should have been different.
But the issue is common to mounting an *.iso, a USB drive or system drives are similar or the same.
According to the xfe docs ...
Yes, read them.
... mount filesystems with ctrl-M and unmount with ctrl-U.
What I can't figure out is how/where you find these unmounted filesystems.
Right.
That is exactly what I need to find out how to do.
... don't see anything in the preferences about volume management or devices.
Neither do I.
... adds custom mount / unmount commands ...
Yes, it was a feature someone asked for and the author implementes a couple of years later.
And that's what I want to use but I can only select to mount something Xfe can see/show as available.
Maybe it has to look in /etc/fstab?
I have two mount points /media/cdrom and /media/usb but my /etc/fstab only has rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0.
Thanks and sorry for the *.iso confusion.
Best,
A.
#1541 Re: Installation » Xfe + isomount question » 2019-12-04 09:04:39
Hello:
... Xfe is recognizing that the /home/groucho/Desktop/Example1 is a separate mount point.
... why it is giving you options (that don't work ...
Yes, if I mount the *.iso with the script as user and then open another instance of Xfe as root, I am able to unmount the *.iso with the icon from there.
I can also mount the *.iso with the script (mounts in /root/Desktop) but not with the the icon as it is also greyed out when as running as root.
Command line mounting of the iso on /media/cdrom is only possible as root.
groucho@devuan:/home/snapshot$ sudo mount snapshot-20191203_1428.iso /media/cdrom
mount: /dev/loop0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
groucho@devuan:/home/snapshot$groucho@devuan:/home/snapshot$ sudo umount snapshot-20191203_1428.iso /media/cdrom
umount: snapshot-20191203_1428.iso: not mounted
groucho@devuan:/home/snapshot$ Can you write a custom xfe function to fusermount -u the selected directory?
I'm sorry but my scripting abilities are non-existent so I'd need a more detailed explanation.
The isounmount script uses fusermount and is called from Xfe by selecting the *.iso file and right-click -> scripts -> isounmount
#fxe script iso-umount
#!/bin/bash
FILE=$(basename "$1")
MOUNTPOINT="$HOME/Desktop/$FILE"
fusermount -u "$MOUNTPOINT"What I don't understand is why the mount icon does not go 'live' when I select the *.iso file with the pointer.
ie: Xfe is not identifying it as 'mountable' but then it does identify it as 'unmountable' once it is mounted.
Similar thing happens ith a USB stick:
I can mount it as root via command line and then the unmount icon is 'live' but the operation is not permitted.
Xfe is highly configurable, maybe this is all related to Edit -> Preferences -> Programs where Volume management is configured?
Mount: mount
Unmount: umount
Thanks for your input.
Cheers,
A.
#1542 Re: Installation » Xfe + isomount question » 2019-12-04 00:44:13
Hello:
... commands are correct ...
Yes ...
I thought so too, because ...
... one thing I tried actually worked? ;-D
Why do you want to mount the isos?
If you recall, this live Devuan ascii *.iso will live inside my box in a small capacity USB plugged into a motherboard USB port and will be used as a sort of rescue installation.
The drive will also have one or maybe two separate logical partitions inside an extended partition to hold a few *.iso files which I may need.
This is why I consider it important to be able to mount an *.iso image from within the live installation.
eg: imagine a rig with disabled boot drive and a failing CD/DVD unit with the backups/images in another drive in the box or on a portable external drive.
That said, why the difference in behaviour I mentioned earlier?
ie: Why can I mount and unmount an *.iso made with Refractasnapshot using the scripts I set up as the logged in user but cannot unmount it from Xfe?
On a related subject:
My Devuan ascii 2.0.0 installation works with four internal SAS drives, a DVD drive and four additional USB/FireWire ports, all of which I have to be to be available in Xfe to mount as needed via the live.iso.
It would have to be always there, to be awakened if I have a problem.
This means it has to be oblivious as to which drives are living inside the box when booted or to the ID any of the USB/FireWire drives that could be plugged in at any time.
ie:
When I boot the live.iso and start Xfe, I need to see the on-board drives present in the box at that time and any USB/FireWire drive I plug in so I can mount any of them.
Just like with my main Devuan ascii installation, where I can see all my drives in Thunar and mount/unmount them (w/pw) as needed.
How can I get that done?
With autofs?
Thanks in advance,
A.
#1543 Installation » Xfe + isomount question » 2019-12-03 23:44:45
- Altoid
- Replies: 10
Hello:
Continuing with my ongoing tune up of a minimal Devuan ascii live *.iso, I am stuck ith the issue regarding automounting the drives.
While trying to see how to mount an *.iso image, I installed the isomount package as it had a much smaller footprint then other available options.
I found a couple of adequate scripts on the isomount project page which I set up in /home/groucho/.config/xfe/scripts:
#fxe script iso-mount
#!/bin/bash
FILE=$(basename "$1")
MOUNTPOINT="$HOME/Desktop/$FILE"
fuseiso -p "$1" "$MOUNTPOINT"
and
#fxe script iso-umount
#!/bin/bash
FILE=$(basename "$1")
MOUNTPOINT="$HOME/Desktop/$FILE"
fusermount -u "$MOUNTPOINT"Now I can right-click on an *.iso file and do scripts -> mount or scripts -> unmount.
The surprise was that doing a right-click on the image mounted in /Desktop also showed me a greyed out Mount and an Unmount option, the latter bringing up a pop-up that said Permisison denied when clicked on.
So I can mount and unmount an *.iso made with Refractasnapshot using the scripts I set up as the logged in user but cannot unmount it from Xfe.
I cannot mount it either as the Mount and Unmount icons in the bar are greyed out and the Unmount icon appears only if I have previously mounted the *.iso file with the isomount script.
Same thing happens if I change the ownership of the *.iso file to the logged in user.
What am I missing here?
Thanks in advance.
A.
#1544 Re: DIY » ascii VM to ascii live *.iso » 2019-11-30 12:49:06
Hello:
Let me know if you need more information.
Problem solved.
Modified the settings.
Now the Details screen reads:
Display
Video Memory: 70MN
Remote Desktop Server: Disabled
Video Capture: Disabled
Machine -> Settings -> Display
Enable 3D Acceleration -> unticked
Enable 2D Acceleration -> unticked
Saved, remade the snapshot and burned to USB.
The error I reported earlier is not there anymore and both Synaptic and Pluma work as expected.
It seems that there is a bug in Vbox with 3D acceleration and it does not work properly.
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=85589
Cheers,
A.
#1545 Re: DIY » ascii VM to ascii live *.iso » 2019-11-30 11:32:47
Hello:
... don't understand the error ...
... shouldn't need 3D acceleration ...
Not that I understand much, but the same thought crossed my mind.
I mean, a permissions issue I can see but ...
... never gotten 3D to work in vbox.) How are you starting synaptic?
I can start it through the OB menu or through the terminal.
I can only see the error message via the terminal.
The OP command (from Obmenu) is lxterminal -e sudo synaptic.
Works perfectly well in the VM.
With respect to 3D in the VM ...
The Details screen reads:
Display
Video Memory: 70MN
Acceleration: 3D
Remote Desktop Server: Disabled
Video Capture: Disabled
Machine -> Settings -> Display
Enable 3D Acceleration -> ticked
Enable 2D Acceleration -> unticked
I can untick Enable 3D Acceleration but if I then tick save the setting and tick Enable 2D Acceleration, I get an error message at the bottom that reads Invalid settings.
This is the installed VBox version:
groucho@devuan:/$ vboxmanage --version
5.2.24_Debianr128122
groucho@devuan:/$ groucho@devuan:~$ sudo dmesg | grep -i video
[ 0.758742] pci 0000:00:02.0: Video device with shadowed ROM at [mem 0x000c0000-0x000dffff]
[ 1.505705] ACPI: Video Device [GFX0] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
[ 1.506254] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A03:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input3
[ 6.221301] vboxvideo: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 6.525508] vboxvideo 0000:00:02.0: fb0: vboxdrmfb frame buffer device
[ 6.540221] [drm] Initialized vboxvideo 1.0.0 20130823 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
groucho@devuan:~$ groucho@devuan:~$ cat /proc/modules | grep -i video
vboxvideo 36864 2 - Live 0xffffffffc069f000 (O)
ttm 98304 1 vboxvideo, Live 0xffffffffc062d000
drm_kms_helper 155648 1 vboxvideo, Live 0xffffffffc0653000
drm 360448 5 vboxvideo,ttm,drm_kms_helper, Live 0xffffffffc05d4000
video 40960 0 - Live 0xffffffffc0220000
groucho@devuan:~$ More data that may be useful:
groucho@devuan:~$ glxinfo -i | grep render
OpenGL Warning: vboxCall failed with VBox status code VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: Chromium
groucho@devuan:~$ groucho@devuan:~$ glxinfo -i | grep direct
OpenGL Warning: vboxCall failed with VBox status code VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW
direct rendering: Yes
groucho@devuan:~$ groucho@devuan:~$ glxinfo -i | grep openGL
OpenGL Warning: vboxCall failed with VBox status code VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW
groucho@devuan:~$ But GLX gears will run (I see it on the screen) albeit with the same OpenGL Warning:
groucho@devuan:~$ glxgears
OpenGL Warning: vboxCall failed with VBox status code VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW
XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0.0"
after 1669 requests (1669 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
groucho@devuan:~$ groucho@devuan:~$ glxgears -info
OpenGL Warning: vboxCall failed with VBox status code VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW
GL_RENDERER = Chromium
GL_VERSION = 2.1 Chromium 1.9
GL_VENDOR = Humper
GL_EXTENSIONS = GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture3D GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_fragment_program GL_NV_fragment_program_option GL_NV_fragment_program2 GL_NV_register_combiners GL_NV_register_combiners2 GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_NV_vertex_program2 GL_NV_vertex_program2_option GL_NV_vertex_program3 GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod GL_CR_state_parameter GL_CR_cursor_position GL_CR_bounding_box GL_CR_print_string GL_CR_tilesort_info GL_CR_synchronization GL_CR_head_spu_name GL_CR_performance_info GL_CR_window_size GL_CR_tile_info GL_CR_saveframe GL_CR_readback_barrier_size GL_CR_server_id_sharing GL_CR_server_matrix GL_EXT_stencil_two_side
VisualID 33, 0x21
302 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.305 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.014 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.179 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.045 FPS
288 frames in 5.0 seconds = 57.418 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.013 FPS0
--- snip ---Not much acceleration there, no?
groucho@devuan:~$ xvinfo
X-Video Extension version 2.2
screen #0
no adaptors present
groucho@devuan:~$ Let me know if you need more information.
Best,
A.
#1546 DIY » ascii VM to ascii live *.iso » 2019-11-29 11:00:11
- Altoid
- Replies: 4
Hello:
Just to test making a snapshot, I made one of the modified basic ascii VM downloaded from the repository.
I thinned it down a bit and it is working perfectly:
https://files.devuan.org/devuan_ascii/v … box.vdi.xz
I have tried testing the few applications I have installed on the VM, but when I try to run Synaptic (which will not be in the final version) I get this message:
OpenGL Warning: Failed to connect to host. Make sure 3D acceleration is enabled for this VM.This warning does not appear when running the VM in my Devuan installation.
This is the package list from the refractasnapsot files in the *.iso
(is there a better way to add this data to a post?)
groucho@devuan:~$ cat /home/groucho/virtual-drives/1/pkglist_snapshot-20191129_0109/package_list
Name
acetoneiso
adduser
adwaita-icon-theme
alsa-utils
apt
apt-utils
at-spi2-core
audacious
audacious-plugins:amd64
audacious-plugins-data
avfs
base-files
base-passwd
bash
binutils
bsdmainutils
bsdutils
btrfs-progs
btrfs-tools
build-essential
busybox-static
bzip2
ca-certificates
cdrdao
clearlooks-phenix-darkpurpy-theme
consolekit
coreutils
cpio
cpp
cpp-6
cron
curl
darkpurpy-icon-theme
dash
dbus
dbus-x11
dconf-gsettings-backend:amd64
dconf-service
dctrl-tools
debconf
debian-archive-keyring
debian-goodies
debian-keyring
debianutils
deborphan
desktop-base
desktop-file-utils
devuan-baseconf
devuan-keyring
dh-python
dialog
dictionaries-common
diffutils
dkms
dmidecode
dmsetup
dmz-cursor-theme
docbook-xml
dosfstools
dpkg
dpkg-dev
e2fslibs:amd64
e2fsprogs
eject
elogind
emacsen-common
enchant
eudev
exfat-fuse
exfat-utils
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xdg-utils
xfe
xfe-i18n
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xli
xml-core
xorriso
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xserver-xorg-core
xserver-xorg-input-all
xserver-xorg-input-libinput
xserver-xorg-input-wacom
xserver-xorg-legacy
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xserver-xorg-video-ati
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-radeon
xserver-xorg-video-vesa
xserver-xorg-video-vmware
xterm
xxd
xz-utils
yad
zenity
zenity-common
zlib1g:amd64
groucho@devuan:~$ The VM is up to date and apt-get install -f does not show anything missing.
Now, is there something missing or did I skip a step somewhere in the process from VM to *.iso?
Thanks in advance.
A.
#1547 Re: Installation » Thinning down the ascii installation » 2019-11-27 18:32:16
Hello:
If you can devote 1 GB of that usb stick ...
Sure, but the idea is to get the slimmest possible live *.iso.
Have you seen this guide for minimal install?
Yes, I recall trying to use it once for a different project but I had some issues with it.
This time I decided to start with the ascii VM downloaded from the Devuan repository and trim down.
Like you said, it's much easier than installing and it's coming along quite well.
... better luck with the command-line tools ...
... instead of synaptic.
Yes, I'm slowly getting to be more proficient in cmd line but still lacking.
Using apt/apt-get is one area where I'd rather stick to synaptic for the time being.
But I was going to uninstall synaptic before running the snapshot as I won't need it in the live system.
... remove the locales package ...
Good, I'll try that and see what happens.
Still need to know how to weed out the compilers and the themes I don't wan't.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
A.
#1548 Re: Installation » Thinning down the ascii installation » 2019-11-27 15:37:48
Hello:
removing git should be ok unless ...
OK.
I have not seen any dependency for git.
Like I mentioned, this starts off with the ascii 2.0.0 VM hich I understand is as basic as can be.
... dont know much about git then?
Not really, never used it.
I am not a programmer nor do I know how to compile.
I'm still struggling with understanding basic scripts.
The live install provides me with basic tools to get the rig back up when/if I screw it up.
Practically all my installed applications are from the Devuan repository
Thanks a lot for your input.
Cheers,
A.
#1549 Re: Installation » Thinning down the ascii installation » 2019-11-27 14:31:34
Hello:
g++-6 depends on libc6 ...
Same with libllvm3.9.
OK
Git is always good to have imo. Ive many adhoc programs .,..
Yes ...
But this is a live emergency "as thin as possible" installation I am building.
Being live and non-persistent, I will not be updating anything.
It will reside on a USB drive inside my box, plugged into a USB socket on the motherboard and any updates/upgrades will be done (as needed) to the VM where it is coming from.
I am still on the fence wrt the convenience of having a full scale browser.
It's basically a quick go-to OS I can boot to through my BIOS w/F8 in case something goes awry.
I had a CorePlus installation for a few years for the same purpose, it saved my installation more than once.
But one day I got a pair NVidia FX580 cards and additional monitors.
As TC does not officially support nouveau or have proprietary legacy NVidia drivers available in their repository, I am building this live *.iso which is much better than having to compile a TC kernel or the NVidia drivers.
That said, is it correct to assume that git can be removed?
Thanks for your input.
Cheers,
A.
#1550 Installation » Thinning down the ascii installation » 2019-11-27 13:18:53
- Altoid
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Hello:
While in the process of thinning down my live ASCII 2.0.0 *.iso project, I've been looking at what has been installed in the base VM I used and then by me.
I have tried to be as frugal as I can but I see there are a few applications I could probably remove.
I'm especially interested in removing those I will not use or do will not use, however small, as in the end, it all sums up.
All this within the strict boundaries imposed by the need to keep from breaking something ... 8^;
I ask this here because I do not entirely trust Synaptic's optional label.
A quick look at the 'size ordered' list Synaptic offers on 'Installed' packages, I see there are 895.
And some are quite hefty.
eg:
themes
Looking through the file manager and aside from the one labeled Default, there are 25 other folders in /usr/share/themes.
Opening obconf I realise that I don't like/need 90% of them and would eventually keep just the default option.
Depending on the size, maybe look for and install a different one as an alternative to default.
How can I get rid of all these themes and still keep the default one?
tools
One of them is the git package weighing in at a hefty 29.1 MB.
Do I need to have it if I will not use this live *.iso to compile anything?
Same question would apply to g++-6 (24.5 MB), gcc-6 (25.7 MB) and libllvm3.9 (46.0 MB).
man pages
/usr/share/man has 36 folders but I can manage with english.
Which ones do I have to keep for english language only?
xserver-org-video-XXX drivers.
I use twin logacy NVidia cards, so I can manage with the nouveau drivers for the purpose of this live *.iso, so I removed the ones that would not drag the xserver-xorg-video-all metapackage along with it.
ie:
xserver-xorg-video-intel
xserver-xorg-video-qxl
Anything else that could also be removed?
Thanks in advance,
A.
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