Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:03:45 -0400, Steve wrote in message <2017062345.0e897...@mydesk.domain.cxm>: > On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:10:04 +0200 > Didier Kryn wrote: > > > > On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:55:40PM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: > > > > > > [cut] > > > > > >> I support getting GNOME to be

Re: [DNG] reportbug, unable to connect to devuan bts

2017-06-19 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:36:11 +0100, KatolaZ wrote in message <20170424183611.gv14...@katolaz.homeunix.net>: > Hi Greg, > > thanks for your patience. Your issue was already in bugs.devuan.org > (since the 24th March): > > https://bugs.devuan.org/db/31/31.html > > and has been closed on April

Re: [DNG] ..setnet.sh, wicd and heads-0.2 scorn, was:..vdev box recovery ideas?

2017-06-19 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:18:48 +0100, KatolaZ wrote in message <20170424201848.gw14...@katolaz.homeunix.net>: > On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 09:14:23PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > [cut] > > > > > ..in both cases we end users get tricked into bad things, the only > > real difference is, systemd en

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 00:39:45 +, Bruce wrote in message : > I don't see any problem with a generic interface to the things that > libsystemd does , if one could be arrived at, or if the current API is > sufficiently generic. ..similar things was said a year back of Donald Trump's run for pres

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:10:04 +0200 Didier Kryn wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:55:40PM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: > > > > [cut] > > > >> I support getting GNOME to be available out-of-the-box Devuan. The > >> counter-arguments were not compelling. > >> > I'm allways surprised when

Re: [DNG] apt-file update fails to update

2017-06-19 Thread Dmitrii Kashin
Jaromil writes: > dear Joel, > > tl;dr : known bug since long. CenturionDan is working on it with a > final strategy to solve it. Please use bugs.devuan.org next time! > > > On Sun, 30 Apr 2017, Joel Roth wrote: > >> E: The cache is empty. You need to run 'apt-file update' first. >> You

[DNG] Valid-Until in release of jessie

2017-06-19 Thread Ismael L. Donis Garcia
Because if jessie is stable still has in the release the Valid-Until line? This creates problems for me in PCs that do not have access to the Internet. In debian, they eliminate this line when they declare the distribution stable. How can I remove this line from the release without the reposi

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread Bruce Perens
> Like it or not (and I pretty much dislike it), the way systemd went > down incorporating almost everything is a "natural" way to try to > tackle complexity, i.e., by centralising things in the hands of a > minimal number of actors and creating a whole lot of > interdependencies. Hi KatolaZ, Thi

Re: [DNG] what looks for gsettings?

2017-06-19 Thread Haines Brown
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 02:37:42PM +0200, Joachim Fahrner wrote: > Am 2017-06-19 13:26, schrieb Haines Brown: > >I found no gsettings in Devuan, but there is one in Debian: > >/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/gsettings. It is a simple > >non-executable script. > I suspect a missing dependen

Re: [DNG] Uninstallable packages on ascii

2017-06-19 Thread Hleb Valoshka
On 6/19/17, Tom Cassidy wrote: > I'll try installing lightdm to see how that goes on Devuan compared to > Ubuntu. Devuan has lightdm from Debian, without any changes, but if you want to use light-locker with it, then enable jessie-proposed repo. ___ Dn

Re: [DNG] Uninstallable packages on ascii

2017-06-19 Thread Rowland Penny
On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 22:38:54 +1000 Tom Cassidy wrote: > FWIW, I've joined a Devuan machine to a Windows AD domain with > samba/winbind and have no problems logging in with a domain user from > slim when properly setup. I'll admit it's not as nice as lightdm in > that it doesn't show a list of pre

Re: [DNG] Uninstallable packages on ascii

2017-06-19 Thread Tom Cassidy
FWIW, I've joined a Devuan machine to a Windows AD domain with samba/winbind and have no problems logging in with a domain user from slim when properly setup. I'll admit it's not as nice as lightdm in that it doesn't show a list of previous login names, but it is basically functional as a GUI lo

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 05:16:34AM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: > On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 3:19 AM, Joachim Fahrner wrote: > > > > systemd is not not only an init system, it is expanding to a whole eco > > system around the linux kernel, creating apis for everything you can think > > of. > > > Syst

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 12:08:47PM +0200, info at smallinnovations dot nl wrote: [cut] > > > >In prior discussions in this space concerning libsystemd0, there was a > >futile confrontation between people who (correctly) pointed out that it > >does nothing if systemd isn't present, and others who

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread Joachim Fahrner
Hi Didier, Am 2017-06-19 12:10, schrieb Didier Kryn: I'm allways surprised when people seem to find Gnome is compelling. I never found it compelling. A dozen years ago I moved to KDE, because Gnome was so ugly. Later I turned back to Gnome when KDE went crazy; then Gnome-3 went mental also

Re: [DNG] Uninstallable packages on ascii

2017-06-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 08:34:49PM +1000, Tom wrote: > Both slim and rsyslog are uninstallable on ascii. Thankfully I have > rsyslog still installed from jessie, but I accidentally uninstalled slim > and now can't re-install it. Wha'ts involved in updating package > dependencies to get these (and

Re: [DNG] Uninstallable packages on ascii

2017-06-19 Thread Rowland Penny
On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:34:49 +1000 Tom wrote: > Both slim and rsyslog are uninstallable on ascii. Thankfully I have > rsyslog still installed from jessie, but I accidentally uninstalled > slim and now can't re-install it. Wha'ts involved in updating package > dependencies to get these (and othe

[DNG] Uninstallable packages on ascii

2017-06-19 Thread Tom
Both slim and rsyslog are uninstallable on ascii. Thankfully I have rsyslog still installed from jessie, but I accidentally uninstalled slim and now can't re-install it. Wha'ts involved in updating package dependencies to get these (and other packages) installable on ascii? Does it require exten

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread Didier Kryn
On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:55:40PM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: [cut] I support getting GNOME to be available out-of-the-box Devuan. The counter-arguments were not compelling. I'm allways surprised when people seem to find Gnome is compelling. I never found it compelling. A dozen years ago

Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,

2017-06-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:55:40PM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote: [cut] > > I support getting GNOME to be available out-of-the-box Devuan. The > counter-arguments were not compelling. > I am not an expert in Desktop Environments, but my uninformed guess is that getting GNOME available out-of-the-b