[DNG] problem installing JRE

2016-04-17 Thread Haines Brown
I'm running devuan alpha4 on a Thinkpad x250, and so far everything has worked well. But now a problem. I need to convert PDFs to Word, and the obvious utility is (proprietary) easyConverter. Problem is that I can't install default-jre because the tzdata-java package on which it depends can't be f

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Go Linux
Do you know that debian-u...@lists.debian.org allows non-registered users to post to their lists? I've been checking that list for followups to this post. Was hoping to see some of your responses there but it seems I'm the only one who sent to there. Perhaps some late responders will consider

Re: [DNG] simple-netaid-gtk3

2016-04-17 Thread aitor_czr
Hi Boruch, On 04/17/2016 10:10 PM, Boruch Baum wrote: I'd be game to try it. 1] What are its design goals, and what deficiency in other options (eg package 'wi-cd') is it trying to address? Simple-netaid-gtk3 uses the backend of simple-netaid. 2] Is there a packaged version? Is it expectin

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Daniel Reurich
Hi, I'm using Devuan both personally for devuan development and on some production systems. Sadly there is nothing particularly notable about running it on production systems. It just works. I'm currently completing the deployment of a server running kvm with libvirt and managing it via virt ma

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Fernando M. Maresca
I've dist-upgraded my laptop from debian wheezy to devuan jessie without any problem. I use lightdm and awesome WM. Have some devuan VMs for months, no problems there neither. I'm planning on deploy a production devuan server over the next weeks or so. I'll let you all know of anything worth di

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Antonio Trkdz.tab
Dear All, I have been using Devuan (upgraded from wheezy) for several months on my desktop PC: I am using XFCE as Desktop environment. I use Gimp and imageJ for the occasional image manipulation work. Keeping chrome open with dozens of tabs, toying with HTML and Javascript (debugging). I use an U

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread メット
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2016年4月17日 10:00:44 JST, Steve Litt wrote: >Hi all, [snipped] I figure maybe if he heard a few of your use cases, he >might feel more confident about his future in Linux. Please copy >Patrick in your replies. > >SteveT > >=

Re: [DNG] Systemd criciticized for malfunctioning OS

2016-04-17 Thread Go Linux
On Sun, 4/17/16, Edward Bartolo wrote: Subject: [DNG] Systemd criciticized for malfunctioning OS To: "dng" Date: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 5:21 AM > Hi, > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&p=613376#wrap > > This post is from a forum member who used to combat for systemd > ridicu

Re: [DNG] simple-netaid-gtk3

2016-04-17 Thread aitor_czr
On 04/17/2016 12:45 PM, Edward Bartolo wrote: Hi, I looks quite elaborate, well done. Edward On 16/04/2016, aitor_czr wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm advancing with simple-netaid-gtk3. You can download the following >video: > >wgethttp://gnuinos.org/simple-netaid-gtk3/snetaid > >Cheers, > >Aitor

Re: [DNG] simple-netaid-gtk3

2016-04-17 Thread Boruch Baum
On 04/16/2016 01:22 PM, aitor_czr wrote: > I'm advancing with simple-netaid-gtk3. You can download the following > video: > > wget http://gnuinos.org/simple-netaid-gtk3/snetaid I'd be game to try it. 1] What are its design goals, and what deficiency in other options (eg package 'wi-cd') is it try

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 09:00:44PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > Hi all, > > I know many of you are using Devuan in production and as your Daily > Driver. Patrick from debian-user expressed some trepidation about > moving to Devuan in his impending escape from a systemd-encumbered > Debian, and I fig

Re: [DNG] simple-netaid-gtk3

2016-04-17 Thread Edward Bartolo
Hi, I looks quite elaborate, well done. Edward On 16/04/2016, aitor_czr wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm advancing with simple-netaid-gtk3. You can download the following > video: > > wget http://gnuinos.org/simple-netaid-gtk3/snetaid > > Cheers, > >Aitor. >

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread hal
Steve Litt wrote on 04/16/2016 08:00 PM: > Hi all, > > I know many of you are using Devuan in production and as your Daily > Driver. Patrick from debian-user expressed some trepidation about > moving to Devuan in his impending escape from a systemd-encumbered > Debian, and I figure maybe if he hea

[DNG] Systemd criciticized for malfunctioning OS

2016-04-17 Thread Edward Bartolo
Hi, http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&p=613376#wrap This post is from a forum member who used to combat for systemd ridiculing critics of systemd. Just read his post especially the closing part, I cannot believe what I read! Criticism of systemd is not only the result of political disa

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Edward Bartolo
Hi, I also use Devuan without issues. My open source projects were all written, compiled and tested on Devuan. Edward On 17/04/2016, KatolaZ wrote: > On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 09:00:44PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I know many of you are using Devuan in production and as your Daily

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread KatolaZ
On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 09:00:44PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > Hi all, > > I know many of you are using Devuan in production and as your Daily > Driver. Patrick from debian-user expressed some trepidation about > moving to Devuan in his impending escape from a systemd-encumbered > Debian, and I fig

Re: [DNG] Fw: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]

2016-04-17 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 17/04/2016 05:44, Gregory Nowak a écrit : On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 09:00:44PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: >I know many of you are using Devuan in production and as your Daily >Driver. Patrick from debian-user expressed some trepidation about >moving to Devuan in his impending escape from a system