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#201 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

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

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

#203 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.

#204 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

#205 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

#206 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.

#207 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.

#208 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.

#209 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.

#210 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

#211 Re: Off-topic » make desktop looks like windows 11 » 2023-08-17 08:36:42

I have to ask - why do you want it to look like MS Windows?

Lots of people seem to think that if they make it look the same, it will act the same.......wrong! big_smile

#212 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Deleted top window bar » 2023-08-16 08:21:25

Was this on XFCE, the default desktop environment?

(If not, you should have said which environment you were using!) wink

#214 Re: Installation » Devuan 5.0 netinstall failed [loading boot loader] » 2023-08-16 08:11:12

Connected to the internet, or not, if not it may not install grub, I found this on one Devuan based distro that I was using - (might be worth trying).

(Probably not related but, if using GPT partitioning, I found out that you need a small (4MB) partition for the bios/boot.)

Just a couple of my thoughts. smile

#215 Re: News & Announcements » Daedalus is stable » 2023-08-15 17:18:11

Downloaded this afternoon - many thanks to the team for all your hard work.....

#216 Re: Installation » Newer hardware, don't install Chimaera, install Daedalus. » 2023-08-10 09:11:07

Always best to use slightly older tech than the latest with Linux/BSD as drivers have to be reverse engineered, & this can take some months. smile

#217 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Browser for netbook running Devuan » 2023-07-30 09:41:04

I sometimes run Dillo, but it doesn't work on all websites.

When I had a netbook, I'd give it a 2GB swap partition in addition to its 2GB ram, because it let me use FF at a reasonable speed, not so slow as to drive me nuts waiting. wink

#218 Re: Off-topic » Is systemd still bad in 2023? » 2023-07-30 09:35:53

Waste of time asking that here!!! big_smile

We are here because we want nothing to do with systemd - Debian's biggest mistake was to try & force it onto its users, that's why Devuan exists. wink

#219 Re: Installation » Strange netinstall.iso behaviour » 2023-07-29 09:43:56

As I said earlier, if he selects manual partitioning he should be able to do that; or change the whole layout completely. wink

#220 Re: Installation » Strange netinstall.iso behaviour » 2023-07-28 14:00:34

Partition your disk manually, seems to be an option, so I'd take a look at that.

#221 Re: Installation » Strange netinstall.iso behaviour » 2023-07-28 08:32:05

I've not used a net install, so can't say, but, I usually use one pendrive for the install media, & a separate pendrive to install it to, just like I do when installing to internal disks. wink

Could it be the fact that you are trying to install it to the same pendrive as you are booting from(?), I've never tried to do that.

#222 Re: Devuan » How can I run another OS from a Devuan running from a live USB stick? » 2023-07-26 09:25:47

If I remember, qemu needs an image file to use - https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/images.html

(You can create an empty image file & install a distro to it, & then run it in qemu.)

#223 Re: Installation » How to get a deployable full install media set » 2023-07-23 08:41:12

Sounds like a 'snapshot' is what you want - set up the machine how you want it, take a 'snapshot' of your system, put it onto an external disk, & use it to (re)install from.

Check out refractasnapshot.

#224 Re: Devuan » How can I run another OS from a Devuan running from a live USB stick? » 2023-07-21 08:15:21

Image write the .iso to your pendrive, make sure your computer will boot from USB first, insert pendrive, reboot - computer should load from pendrive.

#225 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Crowz 4.0 Test build Chimaera » 2023-07-20 18:23:49

Hi oui, yes, I am very much a  believer in using old computers, with lightweight distros.

I used to use #! (Crunchbang Linux) until its demise, when I turned to AntiX Base, but they started to add too many things to their menus, at which time I moved over to Devuan Live, it was easy to install, but I still prefer the smaller distros, & Crowz fits the bill very nicely. smile

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