A Debian derivative without systemd.
Questions tagged [devuan]
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After switching to Devuan, how do I remove systemd?
So, I've also switched from Debian to the Devuan pseudo-fork. But - this doesn't get rid of systemd... I've followed the instructions here, and did:
# apt-get install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils
but when I then tried:
# apt-get remove --purge…
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apt complains about change of Suite from testing to stable
I'm trying to apt-get update my Debian or Devuan distribution, but am getting an error:
Get:14 http://deb.devuan.org//merged beowulf InRelease [25.6 kB] …
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How can I change my webcam's power line frequency setting?
I'm using a Logitech C720 webcam with my PC, which runs Devuan Beowulf GNU/Linux (~= Debian 10 Buster but without systemd).
In a related, but not Linux-specific, question on SuperUser, it turns out that I need to change my webcam's power line…
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The Devuan machine-id patch - solving a problem or blowing smoke?
As reported on SlashDot, Devuan has recently introduced a patch with the following description:
A few days ago Devuan ASCII 2.1 was announced and one update has been overlooked by most media outlets: our dbus patch to re-generate machine-id at…
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Devuan... Reduce time to wait while internet interfaces being configured during boot
I am using devuan linux for my laptop after leaving debian back due to the first's better sequrity and its simplicity compared to debian.
I am really happy with it but I have the next problem:
When the OS starts, if my ethernet cable is not plunged…
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Cron is trying (and failing) to open env file: /etc/environment
I'm using Devuan ASCII (which is more or less Debian 9, Stretch). Now, my /var/log/auth.log has a bunch of these entries:
Jan 6 09:45:01 mybox CRON[20951]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/environment: No such file or…
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Is it possible to run Devuan Ascii with OpenRC init?
I have Devuan Ascii with SysVinit installed. I see that the openRC version is much older in Devuan ascii repository. Has anyone tried Devuan with openRC? Is the parallel starts enabled for openRC?
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Installing and running Devuan over serial console
I have a laptop with a broken screen and I am using it as a home server. So I would like to install Devuan GNU/Linux on it by using a serial console.
I have a null-modem serial cable and I have successfully used it to connect to the serial console…
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What is the meaning of the Name "Devuan" (the debian forked distribution)
What is the meaning of the name "Devuan"?
(It is the "systemd"-less distribution forked from debian!)
The same way I wanted to know what debian means (and I was disappointed after I found out ^^) I would like to know what "Devuan" means.
Is it (like…
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Do snaps require systemd?
Do snaps and the snapd daemon require systemd? I am running Devuan right now, and wonder about the labor required to install applications from snaps. The snapcraft home page is content-free when it comes to discussing the subject.
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Where can I get Devuan testing version installation images?
For Debian, you can get weekly-generated ISO installer images of the current "testing" release, from here. But for Devuan, I could only find installation images for the stable and oldstable versions (here).
Are there installation images of Devuan…
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PXE boot debian-installer preseed.cfg - how to get to present only certain questions (eg. hostname)
I'm currently playing around with debian-installer at home (using Devuan Linux) over PXE boot and would like to have the installer ask for a hostname and domain with pre-set default value for the domain only and unsure if this is possible? The…
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PulseAudio changes default device occasionally
I run Devuan GNU/Linux 3 Beowulf. My system uses pulseaudio. I have an on-board audio device, 2 GPUs with their own audio capabilities (e.g. via HDMI) and on-board HDMI which goes to my monitor (that does not support sound). Naturally I want to use…
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Is it safe to dpkg --set-selections on a newer version of a distro?
I saved my dpkg --get-selections on my Devuan ASCII (~= Debian Stretch). I've now reinstalled my system cleanly and dist-upgraded to Devuan Beowulf (~= Debian Buster).
Is it safe for me to now dpkg --set-selections? If not, can I filter out the…
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Cannot start Devuan/Debian installation
I have a problem installing Devuan Linux 2.0 from an USB memory stick.
What happens is that after the first menu, where I have to select graphic/textual installation, all I get is a blank screen.
I tried with all combinations of the following…
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