[DNG] booting devuan minimal live on MSI laptop
Hello everyone. I need to backup a windows 10 laptop which I don't use, but need to provide support for. This is a UEFI machine with secure boot enabled. When I plug in a custom devuan install I have on a pen drive which I've setup for such things, the system doesn't even recognize the drive is plugged in when in the boot menu. This is most likely because this is a system with grub2 booting from MBR which works for my other use cases. So, I decided to dd the devuan Chimaera minimal live amd64 UEFI iso to a pen drive. When I try to boot with the minimal live drive attached, the drive is recognized, but I get a message about invalid signature, secure boot violation. Pressing enter on that just takes me back to the boot menu. Is there some way for me to get a valid signature from the existing windows 10 install on that machine, and remaster the minimal live iso to include that? Removing the MVME drive and just backing it up on another system is something else I've considered. However, to do so, I need to remove a sticker over one of the screw holes in the case, which would void the warranty. This is something I don't want to do, and I also don't look forward to cracking open this thin laptop case. I also hesitate to disable secure boot. Even if I could do that on this laptop, I would need someone else to read the UEFI screens to me while I did that. From what I've read, disabling and enabling secure boot isn't just a simple toggle operation. I also don't want to make the existing windows install unbootable before I backup the machine. So, remastering the minimal live image to have a valid secure boot signature seems the simplest way forward. Any help on figuring out on how to get a valid signature, and remastering the iso image would be much appreciated. Pointers to web pages are good enough. This is my first time dealing with secure boot, so please excuse me if I'm slow on the uptake. In case it matters, the machine in question is an MSI GF63 Thin 10SCXR-222. Thanks in advance for any help. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
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o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > I had just previously deleted the folder python3.9 but python3.10 was > right beside so thought deleting the previous would make more room (which I > desperately need!!). > > The solution *might* be as simple as creating a new symbolic link "python3" -> "python3.10" ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
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o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 6:37 AM Antony Stone > wrote: >> On Wednesday 20 April 2022 at 13:17:48, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: >> >>> Greetings >>> >>> In the process of upgrading my system I now am stuck at a point where >>> I don't know how to resolve the conundrum. >>> >>> /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found >>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 >>> returned an error code (1) >>> E: Failure running script /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 >>> >>> when I go to look at the files and folders in /usr/bin/ I can find >>> this apt-listchanges but somehow the apt 'system' isn't seeing it or >>> is seeing it poorly. >>> >>> When I try apt --fix-broken install I the same message. >>> >>> How do I resolve this - - - - -please? >> I found myself in exactly this situation recently. >> >> I had a machine running Beowulf with all mounted file systems as LVM logical >> volumes. I created a duplicate LV of the root file system and rebooted from >> it, then performed an upgrade to Chimaera. >> >> I wasn't happy (for reasons that don't matter here) with the result, so I >> simply re-booted back into the untouched Beowulf root FS. >> >> Unfortunately I had neglected to consider the consequences of my having >> created a separate /var partition in the first place, which got used by the >> Chimaera upgrade, and was then thoroughly corrupted as far as Beowulf was >> concered (mainly due to /var/dpkg, I'm sure). >> >> It turned out that the "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found" message is >> highly >> misleading, and means that the script could not find the Python interpreter >> it >> expected to, not that the script itself could not be found. >> >> So, I think if you look at the first line of that script on your system, it >> will point to something like /usr/bin/python3, which is probably a symlink to >> something else in /usr/bin, which does not exist. >> >> I hope this should at least give you some pointers as to what it is you need >> to fix - get the correct version of Python3 installed. >> > I had just previously deleted the folder python3.9 but python3.10 was > right beside so thought deleting the previous would make more room (which I > desperately need!!). > > When looking at the first lines in apt-listchanges - - - well I'm no > programmer > but the code looks more like Perl to me with the use of the :: directives but > I dunno much about programming so that could be right out to lunch!!! > > Not seeing anything like what you're describing - - - sorry. > > When the tools to fix the broken tools don't work - - - - what are the > options? > Is there only a re-install? > (That would be scary - - - - this is a complicated system and I've got piles > of software installed!! - - - last time I did this things were quite hairy for > quite a while Not fun at all!) > > Thank you for the information - - - good to know that the error message > really doesn't connect with the real world - - - - I wasn't even able > to find any > references on the web - - - - ZERO - - - which - - I thought was sorta > unusual! > > Regards > I'm running on beowulf... your results may be slightly different Let's not worry about the code inside apt-listchanges, at this point. Just check the script interpreter for now ~$ head -n 1 /usr/bin/apt-listchanges should give a result similar to this: #!/usr/bin/python3 then, taking the result given, ~$ file /usr/bin/python3 should give another result similar to this: /usr/bin/python3: symbolic link to python3.7 then, check the target of that symbolic link: ~$ file /usr/bin/python3.7 the result is: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, . if any of these fails (for example, python3 may be a broken symbolic link to python3.7), then reinstalling python3 should fix the issue, hopefully. on the other hand, if this all checks out good, the problem may lie elsewhere. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] information request
On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:58:35 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 6:37 AM Antony Stone > wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 20 April 2022 at 13:17:48, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > > > > Greetings > > > > > > In the process of upgrading my system I now am stuck at a point where > > > I don't know how to resolve the conundrum. > > > > > > /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found > > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 > > > returned an error code (1) > > > E: Failure running script /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 > > > > > > when I go to look at the files and folders in /usr/bin/ I can find > > > this apt-listchanges but somehow the apt 'system' isn't seeing it or > > > is seeing it poorly. > > > > > > When I try apt --fix-broken install I the same message. > > > > > > How do I resolve this - - - - -please? > > > > I found myself in exactly this situation recently. > > > > I had a machine running Beowulf with all mounted file systems as LVM logical > > volumes. I created a duplicate LV of the root file system and rebooted from > > it, then performed an upgrade to Chimaera. > > > > I wasn't happy (for reasons that don't matter here) with the result, so I > > simply re-booted back into the untouched Beowulf root FS. > > > > Unfortunately I had neglected to consider the consequences of my having > > created a separate /var partition in the first place, which got used by the > > Chimaera upgrade, and was then thoroughly corrupted as far as Beowulf was > > concered (mainly due to /var/dpkg, I'm sure). > > > > It turned out that the "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found" message is > > highly > > misleading, and means that the script could not find the Python interpreter > > it > > expected to, not that the script itself could not be found. > > > > So, I think if you look at the first line of that script on your system, it > > will point to something like /usr/bin/python3, which is probably a symlink > > to > > something else in /usr/bin, which does not exist. > > > > I hope this should at least give you some pointers as to what it is you need > > to fix - get the correct version of Python3 installed. > > > > I had just previously deleted the folder python3.9 but python3.10 was > right beside so thought deleting the previous would make more room (which I > desperately need!!). > > When looking at the first lines in apt-listchanges - - - well I'm no > programmer > but the code looks more like Perl to me with the use of the :: directives but > I dunno much about programming so that could be right out to lunch!!! > > Not seeing anything like what you're describing - - - sorry. > > When the tools to fix the broken tools don't work - - - - what are the > options? > Is there only a re-install? > (That would be scary - - - - this is a complicated system and I've got piles > of software installed!! - - - last time I did this things were quite hairy for > quite a while Not fun at all!) > > Thank you for the information - - - good to know that the error message > really doesn't connect with the real world - - - - I wasn't even able > to find any > references on the web - - - - ZERO - - - which - - I thought was sorta > unusual! > > Regards Hi, as a last resort option you could try AT YOUR OWN RISK: rename apt-listchanges to apt-listchanges.bak create a dummy apt-listchanges by coping /bin/true to /usr/bin/apt-listchanges pray and restart your upgrade when/if done delete /usr/bin/apt-listchanges and rename /usr/bin/apt-listchanges.bak to /usr/bin/apt-listchanges Just to be sure reinstall apt-listchanges apt install --reinstall apt-listchanges Hope this helps. Ciao, Tito ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] information request
To: x
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The PATH variable of your environment, or the environment that script is
running in, doesn't seem populated. Presumably, you had other issues
prior to that error and you may not have noticed them.
Now, there is an easy way to resolve a broken update. All you have to do
is list all the packages installed, store it in a file. Reinstall the OS
from scratch, and then feed the list of packages back to
apt/aptitude/apt-get (your choice).
To list the packages, you could run:
dpkg-query -l | awk -F' ' '/ii/ {print $2}' > packages.txt
And to feed the list back:
cat packages.txt | tr '\n' ' '
Cheers,
Ludovic
On Wed, 20 Apr 2022, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
Greetings
In the process of upgrading my system I now am stuck at a point where
I don't know how to resolve the conundrum.
/bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10
returned an error code (1)
E: Failure running script /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10
when I go to look at the files and folders in /usr/bin/ I can find
this apt-listchanges but somehow the apt 'system' isn't seeing it or
is seeing it poorly.
When I try apt --fix-broken install I the same message.
How do I resolve this - - - - -please?
TIA
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Re: [DNG] information request
On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 6:37 AM Antony Stone wrote: > > On Wednesday 20 April 2022 at 13:17:48, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > > Greetings > > > > In the process of upgrading my system I now am stuck at a point where > > I don't know how to resolve the conundrum. > > > > /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 > > returned an error code (1) > > E: Failure running script /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 > > > > when I go to look at the files and folders in /usr/bin/ I can find > > this apt-listchanges but somehow the apt 'system' isn't seeing it or > > is seeing it poorly. > > > > When I try apt --fix-broken install I the same message. > > > > How do I resolve this - - - - -please? > > I found myself in exactly this situation recently. > > I had a machine running Beowulf with all mounted file systems as LVM logical > volumes. I created a duplicate LV of the root file system and rebooted from > it, then performed an upgrade to Chimaera. > > I wasn't happy (for reasons that don't matter here) with the result, so I > simply re-booted back into the untouched Beowulf root FS. > > Unfortunately I had neglected to consider the consequences of my having > created a separate /var partition in the first place, which got used by the > Chimaera upgrade, and was then thoroughly corrupted as far as Beowulf was > concered (mainly due to /var/dpkg, I'm sure). > > It turned out that the "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found" message is highly > misleading, and means that the script could not find the Python interpreter it > expected to, not that the script itself could not be found. > > So, I think if you look at the first line of that script on your system, it > will point to something like /usr/bin/python3, which is probably a symlink to > something else in /usr/bin, which does not exist. > > I hope this should at least give you some pointers as to what it is you need > to fix - get the correct version of Python3 installed. > I had just previously deleted the folder python3.9 but python3.10 was right beside so thought deleting the previous would make more room (which I desperately need!!). When looking at the first lines in apt-listchanges - - - well I'm no programmer but the code looks more like Perl to me with the use of the :: directives but I dunno much about programming so that could be right out to lunch!!! Not seeing anything like what you're describing - - - sorry. When the tools to fix the broken tools don't work - - - - what are the options? Is there only a re-install? (That would be scary - - - - this is a complicated system and I've got piles of software installed!! - - - last time I did this things were quite hairy for quite a while Not fun at all!) Thank you for the information - - - good to know that the error message really doesn't connect with the real world - - - - I wasn't even able to find any references on the web - - - - ZERO - - - which - - I thought was sorta unusual! Regards ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
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On Wednesday 20 April 2022 at 13:17:48, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > In the process of upgrading my system I now am stuck at a point where > I don't know how to resolve the conundrum. > > /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 > returned an error code (1) > E: Failure running script /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 > > when I go to look at the files and folders in /usr/bin/ I can find > this apt-listchanges but somehow the apt 'system' isn't seeing it or > is seeing it poorly. > > When I try apt --fix-broken install I the same message. > > How do I resolve this - - - - -please? I found myself in exactly this situation recently. I had a machine running Beowulf with all mounted file systems as LVM logical volumes. I created a duplicate LV of the root file system and rebooted from it, then performed an upgrade to Chimaera. I wasn't happy (for reasons that don't matter here) with the result, so I simply re-booted back into the untouched Beowulf root FS. Unfortunately I had neglected to consider the consequences of my having created a separate /var partition in the first place, which got used by the Chimaera upgrade, and was then thoroughly corrupted as far as Beowulf was concered (mainly due to /var/dpkg, I'm sure). It turned out that the "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found" message is highly misleading, and means that the script could not find the Python interpreter it expected to, not that the script itself could not be found. So, I think if you look at the first line of that script on your system, it will point to something like /usr/bin/python3, which is probably a symlink to something else in /usr/bin, which does not exist. I hope this should at least give you some pointers as to what it is you need to fix - get the correct version of Python3 installed. Good luck, Antony. -- "I think both KDE and Gnome suck - I'm quite unbiased in that, because I use a Mac." - Jason Isitt Please reply to the list; please *don't* CC me. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
[DNG] information request
Greetings In the process of upgrading my system I now am stuck at a point where I don't know how to resolve the conundrum. /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 returned an error code (1) E: Failure running script /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10 when I go to look at the files and folders in /usr/bin/ I can find this apt-listchanges but somehow the apt 'system' isn't seeing it or is seeing it poorly. When I try apt --fix-broken install I the same message. How do I resolve this - - - - -please? TIA ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
