Re: looks like I need an hid interface
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 03:37:02PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Thursday 22 April 2021 15:10:34 Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 02:47:43PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > On Thursday 22 April 2021 14:23:13 Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 01:18:06PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday 22 April 2021 13:00:42 deloptes wrote:
> > > > > > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> > > > > > > The bullseye-RC1 iso files are out: Bullseye is frozen so
> > > > > > > there aren't many files moving at the moment - now would be
> > > > > > > quite a good time to try an installation - and tell folks
> > > > > > > how it went.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > tried, but there are things not working, missing etc. Nothing
> > > > > > unusual, but now I plan upgrades for late summer or even later
> > > > >
> > > > > I think after my attempt, as I stopped the iso from the central
> > > > > european region, and tried jigdo-lite, but its not ready for
> > > > > prime time. Stuck on a machine at carrol which doesn't exist,
> > > > > see my previous post.
> > > >
> > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/bullseye_di_rc1/amd64/ji
> > > >gdo- cd/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.jigdo
> > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/bullseye_di_rc1/amd64/ji
> > > >gdo- cd/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.template
> > > >
> > > > And
> > > >
> > > > http://deb.debian.org/debian/
> > > >
> > > > [In other words the CDN - content distribution network - and it
> > > > "just works"]
> > > >
> > > > I had also tried it with my local mirror - which is faster because
> > > > it's less than 20 metres away - same result.
> > > >
> > > > It does, however, do the right thing and warn that MD5 is no
> > > > longer a secure hash.
> > > >
> > > > For DVD, substitute the DVD .jigdo files - I generally find that I
> > > > download the .jigdo and .template files into my home directory and
> > > > then use
> > > >
> > > > file:///home/someusersomewhere/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netins
> > > >t.ji gdo
> > > > file:///home/someusersomewhere/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netins
> > > >t.te mplate
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > >
> > > > Andy C.
> > > >
> > > > > I'm with deloptes, let us know when it does work.
> > >
> > > And it did, I'm writing a R/W dvd right now. It appears I have 2 100
> > > spindles of dvd's, been kept in the dark in a closed file cabinet
> > > drawer, that have aged out and are unusable now. But R/W sony's
> > > still work. I think, k3b tried to erase a blank R/W and reported it
> > > failed, but went ahead and wrote it anyway.
> > >
> > > I'll see if the sums are correct, and if it boots but I need to
> > > collect TDE for bullseye before I install.
> >
> > If you install and get it on the network - then you can just pull in
> > TDE by adding the ppa in your apt sources.
>
> This isn't ubuntu.
>
> > Alternatively - there's a bunch of desktops that are lighter than
> > GNOME available to you at install.
> >
TDE isn't packaged in Debian - so it is a ppa / from another Debian-based
distribution: you are creating a slight FrankenDebian :) Try installing
it on one of your spare new Dells.
In Bullseye - so Debian repositories only -you've got LXDE / LXQT - both
vaguely old KDE like and based on QT. You've got Cinnamon and Mate which
are older lighterweight Gnome-alikes and you've also got XFCE.
> Go warsh yur fingers now Andy :), gno* is not my cup of tea. Neither is
> the new kde. TDE, generally Just Works, they've fixed tons of bugs Ingo
> K. couldn't be bothered with back in the day. He was always too busy
> herding cats. :(
>
> I been using kmail for nearly 20 years now, some original mail traffic in
> my email corpus dates to 2002, so I know its warts well.
>
Take care now, Gene. Good luck with it all.
All best, as ever,
Andy C.
> Thanks Andy C.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
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