Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-15 Thread Irrwahn
On Sun, 15 May 2016 00:46:05 +0200, Emninger wrote: > Am Sat, 14 May 2016 19:21:29 + > schrieb Irrwahn : > >> Short list of Devuan repository URLs: >> ## testing (ascii) >> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged testing main contrib non-free >> deb-src http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merg

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread emninger
Am Sat, 14 May 2016 19:21:29 + schrieb Irrwahn : > Short list of Devuan repository URLs: > > ## stable (jessie) NB: I ommitted the deb-src entries here! > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged stable main contrib > non-free deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged stable-updates >

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 14/05/2016 22:41, . fsmithred a écrit : wicd remembers ssids and keys. They're stored in /var/lib/wicd/connections. I've never had to do anything with wpa-supplicant beyond installing it. -fsr Thanks fsr. I understand I must definitely give it a try. Next time I install a laptop.

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread . fsmithred
wicd remembers ssids and keys. They're stored in /var/lib/wicd/connections. I've never had to do anything with wpa-supplicant beyond installing it. -fsr On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Didier Kryn wrote: > Le 14/05/2016 17:04, emnin...@riseup.net a écrit : > >> Am Sat, 14 May 2016 07:55:35 -

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 14 May 2016 21:37:27 +0200 wrote: > Am Sat, 14 May 2016 19:21:29 + > schrieb Steve Litt : > > > > In Voidlinux, wpa_supplicant is > > > started as a hook of dhcpcd ... > > > > Yeah, what's up with that nonsense? And then the hook isn't enabled > > by default, so you have to eit

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread emninger
Am Sat, 14 May 2016 19:21:29 + schrieb Steve Litt : > > In Voidlinux, wpa_supplicant is > > started as a hook of dhcpcd ... > > Yeah, what's up with that nonsense? And then the hook isn't enabled by > default, so you have to either ask, do 3 hours searching contradictory > web info, or do

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 14 May 2016 17:04:37 +0200 wrote: > In Voidlinux, wpa_supplicant is > started as a hook of dhcpcd ... Yeah, what's up with that nonsense? And then the hook isn't enabled by default, so you have to either ask, do 3 hours searching contradictory web info, or do 6 hours tracing obscure sc

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Irrwahn
On Sat, 14 May 2016 17:18:56 +0200, Emninger wrote: > Am Sat, 14 May 2016 12:00:02 + > schrieb ". fsmithred" : >> DO NOT run any kind of upgrade (apt-get upgrade or dist-upgrade, or >> aptitude safe-upgrade or full-upgrade) while the backports repo is >> enabled. > > Thanks a lot for this exp

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 14/05/2016 17:04, emnin...@riseup.net a écrit : Am Sat, 14 May 2016 07:55:35 -0400 schrieb ". fsmithred" : I've installed devuan beta from the amd64 netinstall and DVD, and from the i386 CD, and in all cases, when I got to the tasksel window, there was a checkbox for default devuan desktop f

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Go Linux
On Sat, 5/14/16, . fsmithred wrote: Subject: Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release To: emnin...@riseup.net Cc: "dng" Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 10:58 AM > > Stick with the repos that are in sources.list plus ba

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread . fsmithred
ally happen with the dist-upgrade. Then you must reboot. -fsr On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 11:30 AM, wrote: > Am Sat, 14 May 2016 15:13:38 + (UTC) > schrieb Go Linux : > > > On Sat, 5/14/16, emnin...@riseup.net wrote: > > > > Subject: Re: [DNG] Some questions re the

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread emninger
Am Sat, 14 May 2016 15:13:38 + (UTC) schrieb Go Linux : > On Sat, 5/14/16, emnin...@riseup.net wrote: > > Subject: Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release > To: ". fsmithred" > Cc: "dng" > Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 10:04 AM > >

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread emninger
Am Sat, 14 May 2016 12:00:02 + schrieb ". fsmithred" : > You can get a newer kernel from devuan jessie backports repo, but be > careful. The apt priority of backports is set as high as the main > repo, so it's very easy to accidentally get a flood of packages from > backports. Add the followin

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Go Linux
On Sat, 5/14/16, emnin...@riseup.net wrote: Subject: Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release To: ". fsmithred" Cc: "dng" Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 10:04 AM > > > Ceni, you can get from launchpad ubuntu or via aptosid (as .deb > packages). >

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread emninger
Am Sat, 14 May 2016 07:55:35 -0400 schrieb ". fsmithred" : > I've installed devuan beta from the amd64 netinstall and DVD, and > from the i386 CD, and in all cases, when I got to the tasksel window, > there was a checkbox for default devuan desktop followed by a list of > desktop environments to c

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Irrwahn
On Sat, 14 May 2016 13:20:52 +0200, Emninger wrote: > Am Sat, 14 May 2016 05:28:42 + > schrieb Irrwahn >> Sounds reasonable to mention the default desktop flavor. It >> really doesn't already? (I didn't pay attention last time I >> installed.) > > No. When it comes to choose the software to

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread Daniel Reurich
On 14/05/16 23:55, . fsmithred wrote: > Note/Request for devuan devs: Can you please lower the apt-priority of > backports? It's set to 990. In Debian, it's set to 100 to prevent > accidental upgrade of all packages in backports. Thanks. > create a ticket in git.devuan.org Todo project D -- D

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread . fsmithred
I've installed devuan beta from the amd64 netinstall and DVD, and from the i386 CD, and in all cases, when I got to the tasksel window, there was a checkbox for default devuan desktop followed by a list of desktop environments to choose. I chose xfce in all cases. Do the other choices not work? Fo

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-14 Thread emninger
Am Sat, 14 May 2016 05:28:42 + schrieb Irrwahn > Sounds reasonable to mention the default desktop flavor. It > really doesn't already? (I didn't pay attention last time I > installed.) No. When it comes to choose the software to install, it says Devuan default desktop (i should have known,

Re: [DNG] Some questions re the devuan release

2016-05-13 Thread Irrwahn
On Sat, 14 May 2016 00:13:28 +0200, Emninger wrote: > Finally i succeeded in installing devuan to this odd samsung ultrabook > (it's nice but beeing amd based it's getting crazily hot with the > standard free video drivers) and now i have some questions: > > Is there a place where to ask "dumb" qu