So what would is the number 1 issue when it comes to the devuan installers ?

I run fairly old hardware by todays standards so im thinking its current models of computers that are the main issues, newer systems and even newer newbies coming in for the linux experience. I started off using ubuntu years ago, back in 2006 or 7 i think, didnt get it and went back to windows then came back to linux in 2009 and started using linux lite i think and then distro hopped from there to arch, debian etc. If you are prepared to put the time and effort into learning how to setup your machine with linux in different ways it is well worth it and as time goes by if you havent fried your motherboard or put one too many zeros and ones on your hdd the you will have gained an education of sorts free of charge.

I admit when i came to debian and tried to figure out how to install a desktop environment i was bamboozled on what to download, put to cd or usb and install. First time i did i downloaded the live only image that didnt have an installer. When i came to devuan i saw they had a nice torrent file that had all the needed files you could want in one download, but first make sure you know what happens with torrents before you download them and look at the file tree.

More than anything in the realm of linux one needs to implement a fair amount of due diligence before commiting it.

I just have to point this out.

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So if you have never done a Debian install, your frustration it seems is not really based on any facts is it, or am i missing something here?

Hi Keos,

Maybe MX17 has control over grub configs. Are you modifying the config files from MX17 or Devuan?

If you have installed MX17 first and installed grub to /dev/sda with MX17 then you need to modify the theme from MX17 i believe.

Currently i have Crows Devuan installed 1st to boot and use Crowz Devuan grub boot files, so if  were to modify any other dual booting systems grub configs (themes etc) on other partitions i would need to install grub to the HDD from those partitions and have the grub configs run from there.

The grub tips and tricks area is a helpfull resource ,

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … and_tricks

Hi, ive always thought that eject disk to be the better option to safely remove usb's. Im pretty sure eject makes it safe to remove where as unmount just unmounts the drives partition or partitions, dont really know the specifics of either in a technical sense.

James, to be optimistic i believe that devuan will find a way through this and continue init freedom.

Slackware has been around for a very long time and will continue to do so, Devuan seems to be heading in the same trajectory.

Well said Altoid.

systemd is very much akin to ms registry, never really thought of it that way.

I get this too, i thought it was just my mouse.

Only happens in my xfce4 box as i tested this out today in my lxqt openbsd partition and didnt happen.

In xfce4 thunar, it will either open a new tab or create a new folder as soon as i right click into white space sometimes, i usually have to hold the right button down to ensure it stays within the rightclick menu there, most times its just a fidily fuck about nusance.

^ i will have to look into it, thanks && thanks golinux.

^ I used to use 7zip to encrypt files but then i found veracrypt a better way and it is pretty much distro agnostic not to mention it has the ability to use keyfiles and more advanced cryptography.

bitmap fonts maybe?

I dont really understand the issue?

Maybe something like a Lua script, ala conkyrc to conky.config ?