Re: looks like I need an hid interface
On Thursday 22 April 2021 17:07:05 Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> 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/amd6
> > > > >4/ji gdo- cd/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.jigdo
> > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/bullseye_di_rc1/amd6
> > > > >4/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-ne
> > > > >tins t.ji gdo
> > > > > file:///home/someusersomewhere/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-ne
> > > > >tins 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.
>
They aren't "new dells" but offlease 7010's with 4 core i5's. Works just
fine on one of my milling machines running a buster with a realtime
kernel.
> 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.
Thank you Andy C. Take care and stay well.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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