Re: [DNG] Migrating from debian stretch/ openbox
On Sat 04/Jan/2020 03:00:43 +0100 golinux wrote: > > Have fun!! Ok, I did it! I slavishly followed migrate-to-ascii[*], except * I skipped install and config of xfce4, since I had openbox, * I skipped install sysvinit-core and reboot, as sysvinit was already running, * I also added contrib and non-free to the four lines in sources.list, * in order to install devuan-keyring I removed /etc/apt.conf.d/99default-release (was APT::Default-Release "stretch"), Everything went like a breeze, except on shutting down the system, instead of rebooting it froze in a loop printing: printk messages dropped ** [numbers] IO_PAGE_FAULT device=00:12.0 domain=3 address=0x80 flags=0x20 I powered off. The boot was fine, except for wicd. After openbox started, it displayed a window asking for a password. Then it claimed the password was wrong. I hit "cancel", and it quit, threatening that the UI wouldn't work until I made it work. The box is a wired desktop, and works perfectly nevertheless. Suspending ans resuming works fine. Thank you all for the tips and a great thank to all Veteran Unix Admins who created Devuan! best Ale -- [*] https://devuan.org/os/documentation/dev1fanboy/migrate-to-ascii ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] Migrating from debian stretch/ openbox
On 2020-01-03 19:24, Steve Litt wrote: On Fri, 3 Jan 2020 13:27:56 +0100 Alessandro Vesely via Dng wrote: Furthermore, neither that guide[*] nor the os/ page[†] mention openbox. I have a minimal openbox installation, but it works for me. Hi Ale, I can't say for certain that Devuan has an Openbox package, but would be very surprised if they didn't. Easy peasy to find out: https://pkginfo.devuan.org/cgi-bin/d1pkgweb-query?search=openbox=any Steve, you should know because you tested the purpy openbox theme for me years ago. Ascii had a darkpurpy theme and now beowulf has cinnabar for openbox: https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=16279#p16279 Have fun!! golinux ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] Migrating from debian stretch/ openbox
On Fri, 3 Jan 2020 13:27:56 +0100 Alessandro Vesely via Dng wrote: > Furthermore, neither that guide[*] nor the os/ page[†] mention > openbox. I have a minimal openbox installation, but it works for me. Hi Ale, I can't say for certain that Devuan has an Openbox package, but would be very surprised if they didn't. The only distro I ever saw without Openbox is CentOS, and, well, Redhat. In the very unlikely event that Devuan doesn't have an Openbox package, I think it's simple enough to compile yourself. And if somehow that were not possible, I *know* it's pretty easy to compile ctwm, which can be made to be a lot like Openbox. By the way, according to https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=devuan , all modern Devuans have an Openbox package. > Should I really change it in order to migrate? HECKNO! Openbox is the simplicity you use to defend yourself against the creeping complexity with which in-it-for-the-money "free software" organizations try to take control away from you. > > Any other hint? Completely divorce yourself from Debian. They're proving rotten to the core. SteveT Steve Litt December 2019 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] Migrating from debian stretch/ openbox
On Fri, Jan 03, 2020 at 01:27:56PM +0100, Alessandro Vesely via Dng wrote: > Hi all, > > After the latest GR, it seems to be time to migrate. Is ASCII the right > planet > to go? I found migrate-to-ascii[*] but no equivalent guide for beowulf. Ascii is stable and derived from stretch. Beowulf is nearly ready. I do have some draft instructions for migrating from buster to beowulf that work for me and you are welcome to try that, if you wish. Although, you might be safer to go stretch -> ascii -> beowulf. > Furthermore, neither that guide[*] nor the os/ page[†] mention openbox. I > have > a minimal openbox installation, but it works for me. Should I really change > it > in order to migrate? I have openbox installed in a beowulf vm alongside xfce and it works fine. So you should be able to stick with it. Mark ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
