Re: [DNG] dosemu package missing (SOLVED)
On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 10:35:39PM +0200, Irrwahn wrote: > Joel Roth wrote on 10.07.2018 20:50: > > Irrwahn wrote: > >> Joel Roth wrote on 10.07.2018 19:55: > >>> Hi maintainers > >>> > >>> I notice that dosemu is available through debian (all > >>> releases), but the packages are not in the devuan repo, > >>> at least for the ascii release. > >>> > >>> May be worth looking into > > > >> Hi Joel, > >> > >> dosemu version 1.4.0.7+20130105+b028d3f-2+b1 is in Devuan 2.0 ASCII. > >> > >> As it's in the contrib division, section otherosfs, you might have > >> to tweak your sources list to include 'contrib' in order to install > >> it via apt(-get|titude). > > > > Thanks, Urban. > > > > I followed a tutorial for upgrading to ascii. I think the > > instructions for setting up /etc/apt/sources.list for devuan > > could benefit from including contrib. > > > > You're welcome, Joel. > > Well, just as in Debian, the contrib and non-free sections are not > considered part of the distribution, and as such it's not particularly > surprising to find those not heavily advertised in (semi-)official > documents. (Although many of us have to rely on their presence, be it > to drive a particular piece of hardware or for other individually > important reasons.) > > The case of dosemu piqued my interest, as it being placed in the > contrib section would imply it is free software in itself, but depends > on packages from the non-free section. However, looking at the list of > dependencies I cannot make out anything coming from non-free. I'm not > sure what to make of this. Either I'm missing some important connection, > or it is some kind of glitch, possibly for historic reasons?! > I genuinely don't know. > > I have no experience with dosemu, and I do not know for what special > purpose you're using it, but just in case someone is looking for an > alternative from the free main (i.e. neither contrib nor non-free) > section, there's also dosbox, which I have successfully used in the > past to revive ancient software written for DOS. Okay, I'll try this. I had a few numbers to put in a spreadsheet, and for some reason reached for InstaCalc, a DOS spreadsheet. greetings, > Best regards, > Urban > -- Joel Roth ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] dosemu package missing (SOLVED)
Joel Roth wrote on 10.07.2018 20:50: > Irrwahn wrote: >> Joel Roth wrote on 10.07.2018 19:55: >>> Hi maintainers >>> >>> I notice that dosemu is available through debian (all >>> releases), but the packages are not in the devuan repo, >>> at least for the ascii release. >>> >>> May be worth looking into > >> Hi Joel, >> >> dosemu version 1.4.0.7+20130105+b028d3f-2+b1 is in Devuan 2.0 ASCII. >> >> As it's in the contrib division, section otherosfs, you might have >> to tweak your sources list to include 'contrib' in order to install >> it via apt(-get|titude). > > Thanks, Urban. > > I followed a tutorial for upgrading to ascii. I think the > instructions for setting up /etc/apt/sources.list for devuan > could benefit from including contrib. > You're welcome, Joel. Well, just as in Debian, the contrib and non-free sections are not considered part of the distribution, and as such it's not particularly surprising to find those not heavily advertised in (semi-)official documents. (Although many of us have to rely on their presence, be it to drive a particular piece of hardware or for other individually important reasons.) The case of dosemu piqued my interest, as it being placed in the contrib section would imply it is free software in itself, but depends on packages from the non-free section. However, looking at the list of dependencies I cannot make out anything coming from non-free. I'm not sure what to make of this. Either I'm missing some important connection, or it is some kind of glitch, possibly for historic reasons?! I genuinely don't know. I have no experience with dosemu, and I do not know for what special purpose you're using it, but just in case someone is looking for an alternative from the free main (i.e. neither contrib nor non-free) section, there's also dosbox, which I have successfully used in the past to revive ancient software written for DOS. Best regards, Urban -- Sapere aude! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] dosemu package missing (SOLVED)
Irrwahn wrote: > Joel Roth wrote on 10.07.2018 19:55: > > Hi maintainers > > > > I notice that dosemu is available through debian (all > > releases), but the packages are not in the devuan repo, > > at least for the ascii release. > > > > May be worth looking into > Hi Joel, > > dosemu version 1.4.0.7+20130105+b028d3f-2+b1 is in Devuan 2.0 ASCII. > > As it's in the contrib division, section otherosfs, you might have > to tweak your sources list to include 'contrib' in order to install > it via apt(-get|titude). Thanks, Urban. I followed a tutorial for upgrading to ascii. I think the instructions for setting up /etc/apt/sources.list for devuan could benefit from including contrib. Joel > HTH, regards > Urban > > -- > Sapere aude! > > ___ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng -- Joel Roth ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] dosemu package missing
Joel Roth wrote on 10.07.2018 19:55: > Hi maintainers > > I notice that dosemu is available through debian (all > releases), but the packages are not in the devuan repo, > at least for the ascii release. > > May be worth looking into > Hi Joel, dosemu version 1.4.0.7+20130105+b028d3f-2+b1 is in Devuan 2.0 ASCII. As it's in the contrib division, section otherosfs, you might have to tweak your sources list to include 'contrib' in order to install it via apt(-get|titude). HTH, regards Urban -- Sapere aude! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
[DNG] dosemu package missing
Hi maintainers I notice that dosemu is available through debian (all releases), but the packages are not in the devuan repo, at least for the ascii release. May be worth looking into cheers, -- Joel Roth ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
