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fsmithred

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## refracta-wheezy-beta3 - betaN bugs

Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:58 pm

Forgot to edit -etc-wicd-manager-settings.conf to make wlan0 the default wireless interface.
Here's a repeat (from the beta2 thread) of changes:
Installed: xfce4-power-manager pm-utils gtk-theme-switch bleachbit galternatives winff winff-doc gecko-mediaplayer libgpod-common gnome-keyring gkdebconf libgtk2-perl cryptkeeper ccrypt pacpl abcde parted wicd
Installed from sid repo: live-boot live-boot-initramfs-tools live-config live-config-sysvinit live-boot-doc live-config-doc live-tools
Removed set-tzk script, created time-sync script, which runs ntpdate-debian, and can use yad or zenity. All 'dpkg-reconfigure whatever' can be done graphically with gkdebconf.
Removed murrine-themes, but had to keep gtk2-engines-murrine.
Turned off numlock in .config...xfwm4.xml (in user and skel directories)
Did not remove any portions of gnome-icons. Most of the space is taken up by icon-theme.cache, and I don't know what to do with that.
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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:27 pm

services.desktop is pointing to repsit (Refracta Extra Package Selection and Installation Tool) instead of services-admin. I renamed it to repsit.desktop and then purged and install gnome-system-tools. And I edited services.desktop to remove "Services" from the Settings menu. Trying to keep the Settings menu for desktop settings, and keep the system settings in the System menu.

Code:
  `as root
  cd /usr/share/applications
  mv services.desktop repsit.desktop
  apt-get purge gnome-system-tools
  apt-get install gnome-system-tools
  nano services.desktop
  - remove "Settings;" from the Categories line`

dzz

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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:16 pm

UK keyboard here but this might apply to other non-us keyboards
In console mode the keyboard behaves always as "us". I boot with "config=keyboard-configuration keyboard-layouts=uk" and have verified that [slash]etc/default/keyboard has the correct entry. There are enough differences to make it difficult or impossible to use.
The workaround is <loadkeys uk> but I so far failed to find the proper solution.
Is a package missing (or mis-configured)?
One pointer running dpkg-reconfigure console-setup:

Code:
  `/usr/bin/ckbcomp: Can not find file "symbols/uk" in any known directory`

If I run <bash -x [slash]etc/init.d/console-setup reload> I can see the same error right after "setupcon --save" and see it too if run <setupcon -v>
BTW what is the recommended way to boot to console-only?
Please add to inclusion wishlist : gpm (for mouse functionality in console)
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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:58 pm

I think I tested the keyboard back in beta1, and I used either de or fr, and it worked. Right now, I have no idea what could be wrong or missing.
To boot into console-only, I thought the 'no probe' option would do it, but I was wrong. At the boot menu, hit TAB and add the word, single, to the boot line. You'll be asked to enter the root password or hit ctrl-D to continue. That sucks. I didn't consider it before, but I guess I need to edit runlevels to have multi-user without X.
I tried the de keyboard in console using the config options as you showed, and it didn't work. If I add 'locales' and set the locales to de_DE.UTF-8 along with the keyboard-configuration, it does work. Is that different from the way it was in squeeze?
Gotta run - will play some more later.
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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:49 pm

Adding a single digit, 3, to the boot command results in booting to runlevel 3. Right now, that's the same as runlevel 2 (the default), but it's easy to set runlevel 3 to be multi-user, console mode.
Adding gpm will add 234 kb. Consider it done.
Another thing I thought of - I didn't add build-essential or linux-headers, which will be needed if I put the debs for wireless drivers in the user's home, as it was in the squeeze version. That might put us over the 700mb limit. We'll see.
dzz

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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:27 pm

Keyboard issue seems solved. it wants "keyboard-layouts=gb" not uk. I'm (almost) certain that is different from squeeze. It's looking for it in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
It is quite possible for locale and keyboard to be different. You (or another user) might want to work in a different language or have a laptop with a different keyboard.
I tried switching keyboards from boot prompt and can't reproduce that error here, I can now set whatever keyboard I want with any locale (or none, which is default US), that's how it should be. That applies of course only to console, XFCE has it's own keyboard config.
Re console-only boot: "single" is no use except for maintenance, for normal use many needed services are shut down. I really don't get why Debian starts X in runlevel 2, it seems nuts but is simple enough to change, I do with all my custom Squeeze images like this:

Code:
  `# whatever you use
  DM=lightdm
  # can be 2-5
  INITDEFAULT=5
  STOPLEVEL=$(echo "012345" |sed "s/${INITDEFAULT}//")
  sed -i "s/id:[1-5]:initdefault:/id:${INITDEFAULT}:initdefault:/" [slash]etc/inittab /usr/share/sysvinit/inittab
  if [ -e /usr/bin/$DM ]; then
  sysv-rc-conf --level ${STOPLEVEL} $DM off
  sysv-rc-conf --level ${INITDEFAULT} $DM on
  fi`

Then 2, 3 or 4 at prompt gets console only, default is 5 with X
*#!@! Headers and build-essential are needed for other stuff too
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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:09 pm

According to the package-list for beta3:

> inux-headers-3.2.0-3-686-pae
> linux-headers-3.2.0-3-common
> linux-headers-3.2.0-4-686-pae
> linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common
> linux-headers-686-pae
> linux-image-3.2.0-3-686-pae

Two sets of headers already are installed but for one I don't see a matching kernel (and the meta for headers is in but not linux-image-686-pae for the kernel)
linux-image-3.2.0-4-686-pae is the current kernel
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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:29 pm

No bugs, only a few notes.
I booted it as a live-CD, and only for short.
1) Looks good. Really.
2) I see a couple of applications i have not seen yet.
- bleachbit (not sure what to think of it, but it's good it is added)
- alternatives configurator (very good like helpful)
- grub doctor (same like bleachbit)
- gkdebconf (i didn't look yet, sounds good)
- winff (cool)
cryptkeeper has been there (?), but i like that it is there anyway.
3) If possible i would set the password entry box to not remember the password
(ok, that is what i do. I am not sure what to think of it ...)
4) I can't think of a reason why not to edit -etc-inputrc and uncomment this:

Code:
  `# alternate mappings for "page up" and "page down" to search the history
  "\e[5~": history-search-backward
  "\e[6~": history-search-forward`

Very helpful, especially when using it as a live-CD for rescue purposes (where you often have to re-type the same commands often). vim is big, and i doubt a lot miss it.
5) vim-common
- setting to syntax on and background dark doesn't seem to work for vim-common. If it does work it would be good to do so (Nope, not possible it seems: "E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: syntax on". Forget it then.
- Same for this (not sure if it doesn't work or if i don't get it sorted):
" Uncomment the following to have Vim load indentation rules and plugins
" according to the detected filetype.

Code:
  `if has("autocmd")
  filetype plugin indent on
  /autocmd
  `

Fine the way it is (i thought it would be possible to use said settings with vim-common too, started to write it down, then realized it doesn't work). Installing it is fast too. I can't think of anyone not wanting vim to have got syntax-highlighting or auto-intending, so the changes won't hurt.
6) An ego shooter like drop-down terminal would be good.
I use tilda, small and easy on resources. I think yeahconsole is good too (i searched for quake, but could only find tilda, yaquake and yeahconsole. I recall one remembered quake ... might be wrong. Well: tilda works and is there).
With good i mean :yeah. wow. top. thats-what-i-want-for-Xmas. How on earth can one get things done without tilda ?
7) alsamixergui is still ugly ... (but we talked about that and the reason to use it already). Just saying.
8) I think you, fsmithred, objected against adblockplus (for good reasons). ghostery, a cookie-manager and other iceweasel plugins might be an idea (seems clear that i changed to heavy paranoid mode a while ago. This is me, and else it might be an annoyance).
9) Not sure if the bookmarks have grown, but i like what i see.
10 Setting up a dummy lastfm user (lets call her .... mhhhh... refracta ? .... and installing vagalume an setting it up, so the user can listen to a few goodies. vagalume doesn't come with qt but can be set up for lastfm (?), lastfm comes with qt (else isn't bad). Another option, without lastfm and setup user would be streamtuner2 (tuneapie too ... ?). I didn't look at deadbeef yet, btw (perhaps it has such possibilities).
11) If gimp was removed (?) i am happy it is back.
Not of the above is a matter of my heart. Just a few things i think realize (I change immediatly, more or less, or i am happy to find them already done). Some depends heavily on the user (If one starts to add all kind of things all kind of people might like one will have a distro with loads of apps in the end. I am not sure if that is in the spirit of the distro/remix/what-to-call-it? ).
If any of the above was unclear i can try to put it more clear.
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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:17 pm

Re Runlevels: If defaults are left as they are and lightdm disabled in, e,g, 3, then "3" at boot prompt gets console. There seems no actual "order" requirement, didn't know that till I tried it.
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## Re: refracta-wheezy-beta3 bugs

Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:05 am

> I recall one remembered quake

howabout: wazzit maybe Guake, with a "g"
Wow. Takes all kinds.
I tried a couple of those dropdown terminal apps... and didn't care for 'em.
I can't even remember: are they tabbed?
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