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Re: Void Linux
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 7:31 am
by sailorMH
Chimera linux: ( void successor )
It is first experimental release, for 64-bit big-endian ( Powermac G5 ). I am not tested, if it can be run with xeno74's kernels
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:32 am
by xeno74
FYI:
q66 wrote:
just a heads up, the domain will expire in about 4 weeks and I will not be renewing it, so that means the repos will go fully dead (the https cert already expired months ago)
Link:
Void Linux for PowerPC -- macrumors.com
If you need some packages then try to download it as soon as possible.
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:12 am
by Hypex
Is the follow up Chimera affected or here to stay?
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:49 am
by xeno74
Hypex wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:12 am
Is the follow up Chimera affected or here to stay?
Chimera isn't a successor of Void. It is a new Linux distribution.
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:12 am
by Hypex
xeno74 wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:49 am
Hypex wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:12 am
Is the follow up Chimera affected or here to stay?
Chimera isn't a successor of Void. It is a new Linux distribution.
viewtopic.php?p=55914#p55914
That means Chimera should make for a good successor of the project.
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:15 pm
by xeno74
XscreenSaver instead of MATE Screensaver:
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kill $(ps ax | grep mate-screensaver | head -1 | sed s/^[[:space:]]*// | cut -d " " -f 1) ; xscreensaver & xscreensaver-command -activate
One click to activate it in the background. It would start after some minutes without activity. With the second click it starts immediately.
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:51 pm
by xeno74
There are backup mirrors that will allow you to install software and updates, but be aware the repository has not been upgraded/updated since December of last year.
Repo link:
mirrors.servercentral.com
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:39 am
by xeno74
xeno74 wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:15 pm
XscreenSaver instead of MATE Screensaver:
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kill $(ps ax | grep mate-screensaver | head -1 | sed s/^[[:space:]]*// | cut -d " " -f 1) ; xscreensaver & xscreensaver-command -activate
One click to activate it in the background. It would start after some minutes without activity. With the second click it starts immediately.
Better solution:
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kill $(pidof mate-screensaver) ; xscreensaver & xscreensaver-command -activate
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:00 pm
by xeno74
xeno74 wrote: Wed May 10, 2023 10:50 am
Hi All,
There isn't a TV card software available for Void PPC. Therefore I created a
TVtime package for Void PPC today.
Download:
TVtime_1.0.11_linux-powerpc.tar.gz
Installation:
- Unpack the package and create the directory /usr/share/tvtime with the following command:
- After that copy the font tvtimeSansBold.ttf to the directory /usr/share/tvtime/ with the following command:
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sudo cp usr/share/tvtime/tvtimeSansBold.ttf /usr/share/tvtime/
- Then you can start TVtime with ./tvtime.
A radio software for TV cards is also available for Void PPC now.
Download:
radio_void-ppc.tar.gz
Re: Void Linux
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:23 am
by xeno74
xeno74 wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:52 pm
There are backup mirrors that will allow you to install software and updates, but be aware the repository has not been upgraded/updated since December of last year.
Repo link:
mirrors.servercentral.com
I was able to configure the repositories from this backup mirror.
vim /usr/share/xbps.d/00-repository-main.conf
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repository=https://mirrors.servercentral.com/void-ppc/current/ppc/
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repository=https://mirrors.servercentral.com/void-ppc/current/ppc/nonfree/
After that I was able to install unrar.
xbps-install -S unrar
Output:
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[*] Updating repository `https://mirrors.servercentral.com/void-ppc/current/ppc//ppc-repodata' ...
[*] Updating repository `https://mirrors.servercentral.com/void-ppc/current/ppc/nonfree//ppc-repodata' ...
ppc-repodata: 2777B [avg rate: 54MB/s]
Name Action Version New version Download size
unrar install - 6.2.2_1 189KB
Size to download: 189KB
Size required on disk: 388KB
Space available on disk: 42GB
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
[*] Downloading packages
unrar-6.2.2_1.ppc.xbps.sig: 512B [avg rate: 9804KB/s]
unrar-6.2.2_1.ppc.xbps: 189KB [avg rate: -- stalled --]
unrar-6.2.2_1: verifying RSA signature...
[*] Collecting package files
unrar-6.2.2_1: collecting files...
[*] Unpacking packages
unrar-6.2.2_1: unpacking ...
[*] Configuring unpacked packages
unrar-6.2.2_1: configuring ...
unrar-6.2.2_1: installed successfully.
1 downloaded, 1 installed, 0 updated, 1 configured, 0 removed.
