echo 'GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`' >> /etc/default/grub
Sorted, menu now shows "Devuan" after update-grub. This file is also missing some other (mostly commented but informative) lines. On 8 May 2016 at 12:24, David Hare <davidah...@gmail.com> wrote: >> please test also the install and other functionalities > > OK, I just did (step 1, the installer). Writing from my new install on > real hardware. The installation took 6 minutes on an old core2 with 2G > ram. > > One glitch, simple to fix.. on first boot slim puked, the installer > had failed to sort etc/slim.conf for the new username. I used startx, > edited manually and rebooted, now all is good. > > One more. The rather elegantly styled grub menu lists "GNU/Linux" or > "Unknown Linux Distribution", it didn't parse "Devuan". This was > discussed before, I can't remember just now how I fixed that on my > other install.. > > On 8 May 2016 at 11:05, fsmithred <fsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 05/07/2016 08:36 PM, David Hare wrote: >>> >>> http://refracta.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=569 >>> >> >> SPOILER ALERT!!! For anyone who didn't follow the link that David provided. >> >> >> David, >> >> Thanks for posting instructions on creating a grub entry to boot the iso >> directly from hard drive without virtualization. I always forget about >> that method, and it occurs to me that I should start doing that on the >> laptop. I've locked up my system more than once by running too many VMs at >> the same time. >> >> -fsr >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dng mailing list >> Dng@lists.dyne.org >> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng