Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-11 01:51
Nice system you have there, should keep you going for quite a few years more. Good luck with the ISO rebuilds.Innovate wrote: damn, I've to rebuild iso again.
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Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-12 13:29
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dave@hal9000:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.4 (stretch)
Release: 9.4
Codename: stretch
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-12 14:40
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lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.4 (stretch)
Release: 9.4
Codename: stretch
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Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-12 17:59
rebuild the ISO...... hmmmm
how about Firefox V.58, and LibreOffice 5.4 ?
and include Oracle/Virtualbox?
I just got VirtualBox installed here and got my appliance imported.
I'm using it for this message
the "appliance" -- is a Win8.1 system. it didn't even complain that I was running it on a different machine. I'm not, really: same MoBo different sd
how about Firefox V.58, and LibreOffice 5.4 ?
and include Oracle/Virtualbox?
I just got VirtualBox installed here and got my appliance imported.
I'm using it for this message
the "appliance" -- is a Win8.1 system. it didn't even complain that I was running it on a different machine. I'm not, really: same MoBo different sd
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-13 10:35
Reflecting
"Time waits for no one", or so I'm told. And this is a significant factor in my recent work with the "Straight" Debian 9.
I rely on Oracle/VirtualBox to support certain apps that I have to run in Windows: TurboTax, Epson V500/V700 scanners, Photoshop/Elements, Canon DPP
LMDE/2 is Jessie related. Last time I tried to apply the update to OracleBox it rejected: wrong version. On checking: the downloaded update was for Stretch. Not applicable to the Jessie based OS
no activity on the MINT board.
This is when I downloaded the Debian 9.30+non-free option and updated my "Straight" Debian system. This all went rather well and I continued working with it. Yesterday I completed the update to the Oracle/VirtualBox package. As usual, I forgot to add myself to Vboxusers and couldn't connect a USB device (Epson V500) until I rectified my Error of Omission. And, of course, install the Epson driver package. Packages, actually, for the V500 and V700 scanners and also the WF-4630 printer. Epson is good about providing Linux drivers. What's that command we are supposed to issue after installing a driver ? CRS. I just re-booted the box; after that the Linux scanner software kicked in and then when I got myself added to vboxusers the Windows Epson Scanner package connected.
The Epson scanner package is necessary if you want to scan negs. or slides. Just plain flat-bed scanning doesn't work when the source is transparencies.
after this little run I went back and switched the default drive in the MoBo boot options list.
I'm a Debian 9 user now.
Elsewhere I see some posts fussing over teething troubles with the new RYZEN chips and related MoBo chipsets. Looks to me like these systems are really needing kernel 4.14 or better.
By this time next year I hope to be putting Debian 10 on the Research box and moving on to kernel 4.14. At some point we will all want to move on to the next generation of chips. We need to put the troubles with speculative execution behind us. While we're at it we need a little added transparency: we need to be able to read the status of the "Management Engine" -- and apply control to same. Hopefully that's "in the cards" for us, too.
"Time waits for no one", or so I'm told. And this is a significant factor in my recent work with the "Straight" Debian 9.
I rely on Oracle/VirtualBox to support certain apps that I have to run in Windows: TurboTax, Epson V500/V700 scanners, Photoshop/Elements, Canon DPP
LMDE/2 is Jessie related. Last time I tried to apply the update to OracleBox it rejected: wrong version. On checking: the downloaded update was for Stretch. Not applicable to the Jessie based OS
no activity on the MINT board.
This is when I downloaded the Debian 9.30+non-free option and updated my "Straight" Debian system. This all went rather well and I continued working with it. Yesterday I completed the update to the Oracle/VirtualBox package. As usual, I forgot to add myself to Vboxusers and couldn't connect a USB device (Epson V500) until I rectified my Error of Omission. And, of course, install the Epson driver package. Packages, actually, for the V500 and V700 scanners and also the WF-4630 printer. Epson is good about providing Linux drivers. What's that command we are supposed to issue after installing a driver ? CRS. I just re-booted the box; after that the Linux scanner software kicked in and then when I got myself added to vboxusers the Windows Epson Scanner package connected.
The Epson scanner package is necessary if you want to scan negs. or slides. Just plain flat-bed scanning doesn't work when the source is transparencies.
after this little run I went back and switched the default drive in the MoBo boot options list.
I'm a Debian 9 user now.
Elsewhere I see some posts fussing over teething troubles with the new RYZEN chips and related MoBo chipsets. Looks to me like these systems are really needing kernel 4.14 or better.
By this time next year I hope to be putting Debian 10 on the Research box and moving on to kernel 4.14. At some point we will all want to move on to the next generation of chips. We need to put the troubles with speculative execution behind us. While we're at it we need a little added transparency: we need to be able to read the status of the "Management Engine" -- and apply control to same. Hopefully that's "in the cards" for us, too.
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-14 10:38
Firefox updated to Vers. 59 this morning.
I'm running from their non-installed download; the update just snapped right in.
I'm running from their non-installed download; the update just snapped right in.
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-16 20:32
Re-installed Stretch using 9.4 image, no problems whatsoever. It's hard to cure my distro-hopping "illness", but if anything can cure it, it's Debian.
Thank you for this solid rock in the middle of an ocean.
Thank you for this solid rock in the middle of an ocean.
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-17 13:26
The Mint forums are utter garbage. I'm guilty of posting there myself but the [now deleted] "let's respect everyone's gender identity" thread was the last straw. It's a huge community with over 50 subfora but the problem with that is that there are too many unknowledgeable posters and a large amount of pointless attention-seeking contributions. The official Slackware forums on LQ are a nice example of the other end of the scale: one subforum for installation, one for ARM and one for general support, that's it. People ask specific, targeted questions and help is always forthcoming from the very knowledgable and articulate userbase. There is no 'fluff' [though there is currently a beer thread but that's fun].mike acker wrote:
no activity on the MINT board.
I won't. If you're using an i3/i5/i7 you have even less privacy than if you're using one of the older processors. I currently run a 2.6 Ghz quad-core Q8400 on my Debian box, which is absolutely fine for my needs and still makes mincemeat out of whatever I throw at it. Whenever I upgrade, probably in years to come, it will likely be to a QX9770, which is 3.2Ghz.mike acker wrote:At some point we will all want to move on to the next generation of chips.
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-17 17:51
I settled on Debian a while back and use virtualbox for my distro-hopping fix. Best of both worldsWheelerof4te wrote:Re-installed Stretch using 9.4 image, no problems whatsoever. It's hard to cure my distro-hopping "illness", but if anything can cure it, it's Debian.
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-31 18:06
Well saidWheelerof4te wrote:Re-installed Stretch using 9.4 image, no problems whatsoever. It's hard to cure my distro-hopping "illness", but if anything can cure it, it's Debian.
Thank you for this solid rock in the middle of an ocean.
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-31 18:32
This morning I started a fresh build for my wife, this time I used the "firmware-9.4.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso" and selected Mate desktop ... it went quite well, faster than using "debian-live-9.4.0-amd64-mate+nonfree.iso" as I have in the past. The big download was worth the effort.sdibaja wrote:I guess new ISOs will be available in a week or two
update: bad guess. new ISOs are delivered:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unof ... -firmware/
(I am replacing SolydX- with mate, that replaced her LMDE2 Mate that was totally borked by Mint's infamous May 1, 2017 Level 1 "update")
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-31 18:33
Question: what is the preferred method of getting Firefox Quantum?
I tried Apt Pinning and had trouble.
Most reliable for me, so far, has been to add the Sid and Buster repos, install FF with synaptic, then disable Sid and Buster
it works but is prone to Human Error (I make lots)
I tried Apt Pinning and had trouble.
Most reliable for me, so far, has been to add the Sid and Buster repos, install FF with synaptic, then disable Sid and Buster
it works but is prone to Human Error (I make lots)
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-31 18:45
Wiki has the most viable answer:
https://wiki.debian.org/Firefox#Firefox ... nd_Nightly
https://wiki.debian.org/Firefox#Firefox ... nd_Nightly
Re: Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.4)
Posted: 2018-03-31 19:09
thank you Sir, I will try that in my new build when I get back to itWheelerof4te wrote:Wiki has the most viable answer:
https://wiki.debian.org/Firefox#Firefox ... nd_Nightly