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Re: Void Linux

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xeno74 wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 7:35 am I think no. Is the package "xf86-video-fbdev" installed? I didn't need to install it because it was installed automatically.
Yes, it is installed. I was able to load lxdm, so the problem is only with lightdm. But the mate control center was missing many of usual prefs tools (like 'users & accounts').

For some reason, only the 'root' partition was accessible via caja. Not even USB sticks with FAT partitions were shown.
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Re: Void Linux

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Hi Roland,

Please try my ROOTFS or my img. Don’t forget to copy your favorite kernel and the correct dtb file to the FAT16 partition if you use the img. Of course you can also load them from other partitions.

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Re: Void Linux

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Roland wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:05 pm Yes, it is installed. I was able to load lxdm, so the problem is only with lightdm.
Good to know! Thank you for the hint!
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Re: Void Linux

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xeno74 wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:59 pmPlease try my ROOTFS or my img. Don’t forget to copy your favorite kernel and the correct dtb file to the FAT16 partition if you use the img. Of course you can also load them from other partitions.
I tested the updated rootfs... It works much better than the first one - thanks!-) There was no need to use lxdm with fbdev, it worked also with the default dm.

File systems are now accessible from caja but for some reason NTFS partitions cannot be mounted (EXT and FAT are ok.). Is there possibly some component missing...?

VLC seems to have the same problems with Void as with as MintPPC. This is surprising as Void is totally independent of the Debian branch...

Is there a graphical front-end available for xbps? It would be nice to check easily what packages are available for Void...

What is the simplest way to create a new user/account, with ALL possible priledges enabled?

How did you manage to install all the browsers? I did not find them them with xbps.
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Re: Void Linux

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Roland wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:56 pm I tested the updated rootfs... It works much better than the first one - thanks!-) There was no need to use lxdm with fbdev, it worked also with the default dm.
Thanks for testing! :-) Great, that the default dm works!
Roland wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:56 pm File systems are now accessible from caja but for some reason NTFS partitions cannot be mounted (EXT and FAT are ok.). Is there possibly some component missing...?
I think yes. Please install the package "ntfs-3g" and try it again.
Roland wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:56 pm VLC seems to have the same problems with Void as with as MintPPC. This is surprising as Void is totally independent of the Debian branch...
Yes, there is somewhere a bug. I think it is a qt5 related bug. If I save my videos and playlist files in the video folder then I can open them with the Playlist window via My Videos.
Roland wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:56 pm Is there a graphical front-end available for xbps? It would be nice to check easily what packages are available for Void...
Yes there is. It's called OctoXBPS but unfortunately it only runs on the X1000.
You can look for the packages on the following web page: repo.voidlinux-ppc.org or you use the command "xbps-query -Rs <name>".
Roland wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:56 pm What is the simplest way to create a new user/account, with ALL possible priledges enabled?
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    # useradd -m -s /bin/bash -U -G wheel,users,audio,video,cdrom,input amigaone
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    # passwd amigaone
These are only two commands. Very easy way. ;-)
Roland wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:56 pm How did you manage to install all the browsers? I did not find them them with xbps.
I use the deb packages. You need to install the package "dpkg". Then you can install deb packages with "dpkg -i".
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Re: Void Linux

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xeno74 wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 3:00 pm I think yes. Please install the package "ntfs-3g" and try it again.
Ok, that fixed it. Thanks!
Yes, there is somewhere a bug. I think it is a qt5 related bug.
Have you reported that bug somewhere...?
Yes there is. It's called OctoXBPS but unfortunately it only runs on the X1000.
Also that must be a bug... if run from terminal it gives 'stack smashing detected' error message.
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# useradd -m -s /bin/bash -U -G wheel,users,audio,video,cdrom,input amigaone
That command does not create the usual subfolders ('downloads' etc) into the home folder. Is there missing some parameter from your string?
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Re: Void Linux

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Roland wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:55 pm That command does not create the usual subfolders ('downloads' etc) into the home folder. Is there missing some parameter from your string?
There is the Void installer on the img. With this installer you can create an user for a new system.

Is there the /etc/skel directory in your installation?
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Re: Void Linux

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xeno74 wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:25 pm Is there the /etc/skel directory in your installation?
Yes, with six files in it.
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Roland wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:02 pm Yes, with six files in it.
Please try the option -k with the argument /etc/skel.

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Re: Void Linux

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I figured somebody in my condition shouldn't try to mess with Void, but I couldn't resist. And a lot of failures so far.

First try, I stupidly put both the 2020 and 2021 void archives in dev/sda8. I may have extracted both of them, I don't remember (not remembering things any more is the worst part of "my condition"). Whatever, I proceeded with the install instructions and I got as far as "reboot" after "sudo ln - /etc/sv/lightdm /var/service/lightdm." Then I had to figure out how to run it. My best guess was to copy my fienix boot script with "dev/sda8." It looked like it was working, lots of info going by on the screen, but I ended up (after logging in?) with a dark screen lit by red and green pixels and a movable cursor arrow in the middle. Mistakes in the installation procedure had included missing the "visudo" part.

Second try, I reformatted dev/sda8 and copied the archives in again but was careful to extract only the 2020 one, and went through the install. This time I used "visudo" but that was as far as I got because I didn't know the right way to save and get out of visudo. So the boot script didn't work and I had to start from scratch again.

Third try this morning. At one of the "reboot" points, trying to run the thing only succeeded in turning the computer off, right after the line "Attached SCSI removable disk." I tried three times with that result.

So clean out dev/sda8 and try again. The lines of "sudo xbps-install -S" for "xorg xterm" and "mate" both ended with "ERROR: [trans] failed to download 'font-alias-1.0.4_2 ..." and the like, with "Transient resolve failure." It now reboots OK but only back to the terminal. It looks like I'm going to have to start over again, but no more time today.
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