Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

Le 06/01/2022 à 22:00, Bob Proulx via Dng a écrit : Didier Kryn wrote: Hendrik Boom a ecrit : software that isn't properly packaged as a .deb, but instead has an "installer" that needs to be run as root. Immediately I think of all of those script "installers" that request the user do this and

Re: [DNG] xdg-desktop-portal

Le 06/01/2022 à 22:30, Ken Dibble a écrit : At the risk of confirming that I am none too smart, I have the following question.\ Why is xdg-desktop-portal in a fresh install of Chimaera?\ It can be safely uninstalled, as it no devuan packages in the base install require it, and as far as I c

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

Le 07/01/2022 à 10:18, Didier Kryn a écrit : Le 06/01/2022 à 22:00, Bob Proulx via Dng a écrit : Didier Kryn wrote: Hendrik Boom a ecrit : software that isn't properly packaged as a .deb, but instead has an "installer" that needs to be run as root. Immediately I think of all of those script "

[DNG] request for assistance

Greetings Basic question is: what happened? I wanted to update a beowulf system. So did the apt update, apt upgrade, apt dist-upgrade after changing the references in /etc/apt/sources.list from beowulf to chimaera. After reboot - - - well - - - screen says devuan but uname -r is 4.19.xx and not

Re: [DNG] xdg-desktop-portal

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 22:48:16 +0100 - Antony Stone : > On Thursday 06 January 2022 at 22:30:58, Ken Dibble wrote: > > > Why is xdg-desktop-portal in a fresh install of Chimaera? > > I have a Chimaera machine here, freshly installed, without any graphical > desktop environment - just a command-line

Re: [DNG] request for assistance

Anno domini 2022 Fri, 7 Jan 05:01:46 -0600 o1bigtenor via Dng scripsit: > Greetings > > Basic question is: what happened? > > I wanted to update a beowulf system. > So did the apt update, apt upgrade, apt dist-upgrade > after changing the references in /etc/apt/sources.list > from beowulf to chima

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

Hi Didier, Didier Kryn writes: >     My first investigations indicate that there is provision in > Freedesktop.org to put icons and launchers under $HOME/.local, but > nothing for /usr/local. I do not think that ~/.local is related to /usr/local in any meaningfull way. /usr/local is for the adm

Re: [DNG] request for assistance

> On 7 Jan 2022, at 22:02, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > Greetings > > Basic question is: what happened? > > I wanted to update a beowulf system. > So did the apt update, apt upgrade, apt dist-upgrade > after changing the references in /etc/apt/sources.list > from beowulf to chimaera. > > A

[DNG] Fwd: request for assistance

-- Forwarded message - From: o1bigtenor Date: Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [DNG] request for assistance To: Olaf Meeuwissen On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 5:12 AM Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > > Hi, > > o1bigtenor via Dng writes: > > > Greetings > > > > Basic question is: what

Re: [DNG] request for assistance

On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 5:14 AM Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via Dng wrote: > > Anno domini 2022 Fri, 7 Jan 05:01:46 -0600 > o1bigtenor via Dng scripsit: > > Greetings > > > > Basic question is: what happened? > > > > I wanted to update a beowulf system. > > So did the apt update, apt upgrade, apt dist-upgr

Re: [DNG] request for assistance

On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 6:14 AM wirelessduck--- via Dng wrote: > > > > On 7 Jan 2022, at 22:02, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > Greetings > > Basic question is: what happened? > > I wanted to update a beowulf system. > So did the apt update, apt upgrade, apt dist-upgrade > after changing the refere

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 11:44:59AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: > Le 07/01/2022 à 10:18, Didier Kryn a écrit : > > Le 06/01/2022 à 22:00, Bob Proulx via Dng a écrit : > > > Didier Kryn wrote: > > > > Hendrik Boom a ecrit : > > > > > > > software that isn't properly packaged as a .deb, but > > > > > >

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

On 1/7/22 8:59 AM, Hendrik Boom wrote: On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 11:44:59AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: Le 07/01/2022 à 10:18, Didier Kryn a écrit : Le 06/01/2022 à 22:00, Bob Proulx via Dng a écrit : Didier Kryn wrote: Hendrik Boom a ecrit : software that isn't properly packaged as a .deb, but

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

Hi Didier, Didier Kryn writes: > Le 07/01/2022 à 10:18, Didier Kryn a écrit : >> Le 06/01/2022 à 22:00, Bob Proulx via Dng a écrit : >>> Didier Kryn wrote: Hendrik Boom a ecrit : >>> software that isn't properly packaged as a .deb, but instead has an >>> "installer" that needs to be

Re: [DNG] request for assistance

Hi, o1bigtenor via Dng writes: > Greetings > > Basic question is: what happened? > > I wanted to update a beowulf system. > So did the apt update, apt upgrade, apt dist-upgrade > after changing the references in /etc/apt/sources.list > from beowulf to chimaera. > > After reboot - - - well - - -

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

Le 07/01/2022 à 13:06, Benjamin Riefenstahl a écrit : Hi Didier, Didier Kryn writes:     My first investigations indicate that there is provision in Freedesktop.org to put icons and launchers under $HOME/.local, but nothing for /usr/local. I do not think that ~/.local is related to /usr/local

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

Le 07/01/2022 à 12:13, Olaf Meeuwissen a écrit : Concerning installation in /usr/local: --     My first investigations indicate that there is provision in Freedesktop.org to put icons and launchers under $HOME/.local, but nothing for /usr/local. Therefore the

Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage

On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 05:48:08PM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: > Le 07/01/2022 à 12:13, Olaf Meeuwissen a écrit : > > > Concerning installation in /usr/local: > > > -- > > > > > >     My first investigations indicate that there is provision in > > > Freedesktop.or

Re: [DNG] Fwd: request for assistance

Hi, o1bigtenor via Dng writes: > On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 5:12 AM Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> o1bigtenor via Dng writes: >> >> > Greetings >> > >> > Basic question is: what happened? >> > >> > I wanted to update a beowulf system. >> > So did the apt update, apt upgrade, apt dist-upgra

Re: [DNG] xdg-desktop-portal

Hi, al3xu5 via Dng writes: > [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]] > Thu, 6 Jan 2022 22:48:16 +0100 - Antony Stone > : > >> On Thursday 06 January 2022 at 22:30:58, Ken Dibble wrote: >> >> > Why is xdg-desktop-portal in a fresh install of Chimaera? >> >> I have a Chimaera machine here, freshly installed

Re: [DNG] request for assistance

Hi, o1bigtenor via Dng writes: > On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 6:14 AM wirelessduck--- via Dng > wrote: >> >> On 7 Jan 2022, at 22:02, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: >> >>> Greetings >>> >>> Basic question is: what happened? >>> >>> I wanted to update a beowulf system. >>> So did the apt update, apt upgra

[DNG] Group for /usr/local (was Re: merged /usr breakage)

Hi Ken, Hendrik, Ken Dibble writes: > On 1/7/22 8:59 AM, Hendrik Boom wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 11:44:59AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: >>> Le 07/01/2022 à 10:18, Didier Kryn a écrit : Le 06/01/2022 à 22:00, Bob Proulx via Dng a écrit : > Immediately I think of all of those script