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by golinux
2021-09-27 21:07
Forum: Graphical Environments & Desktops
Topic: Bonkers Gnome
Replies: 40
Views: 40226

Re: Bonkers Gnome

Indeed.AFAIK Gentoo is the only major distro that provides GNOME3 without systemd, and getting such to work is not a minor undertaking. Running Gnome 3 without systemd on Devuan Beowulf was possible last year. Unknown whether it still is or not: Gnome 3.30 on Beowulf working in wayland & Xorg
by golinux
2021-09-19 18:50
Forum: Graphical Environments & Desktops
Topic: Bonkers Gnome
Replies: 40
Views: 40226

Re: Bonkers Gnome

Perhaps some historical context would be useful. This gem from nearly a decade ago puts all the pieces together quite nicely:
GNOME (et al): Rotting In Threes
by golinux
2021-09-04 14:56
Forum: Graphical Environments & Desktops
Topic: I need a system call to change the desktop background
Replies: 21
Views: 8221

Re: I need a system call to change the desktop background

Also on Xfce, you can right click on any image and set it as the desktop wallpaper. Can't be easier than that. I'm surprised that Mate doesn't have a function like that.
by golinux
2021-09-03 23:25
Forum: Graphical Environments & Desktops
Topic: I need a system call to change the desktop background
Replies: 21
Views: 8221

Re: I need a system call to change the desktop background

Xfce has a desktop function (just right click on the desktop) to change the wallpaper every X minutes. Caveat . . . I'm still on jessie and not going to boot up an iso to see if it's still there in later releases because dinner is ready. Also I have never used it.
by golinux
2021-08-10 22:46
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Leaving systemd...
Replies: 41
Views: 19080

Re: Leaving systemd...

. . . Has anyone heard from him? Edit: Somehow, I missed this thread from 2018: https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=137576 :cry: The PM I mentioned in that thread remains in my outbox 3 years and some months after it was sent to him. His absence is a great loss to this community . . .
by golinux
2021-07-31 05:48
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Leaving systemd...
Replies: 41
Views: 19080

Re: Leaving systemd...

tynman wrote: 2021-07-31 05:02 MXLinux uses SysV init.
Indeed! It is included in this list of GNU/Linux distributions as well as other Free Unices using alternate init options.
by golinux
2021-07-20 22:07
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: New Update Is Counter-Productive
Replies: 23
Views: 30473

Re: New Update Is Counter-Productive

it [the like button] gathers data about your habits and goes into your "social" profile I don't think it's tied to Facebook, at least not for now. I said nothing about Facebook. I was referring to individual users' actions which could expose their social groupings/affinities on this forum...
by golinux
2021-07-19 18:12
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: New Update Is Counter-Productive
Replies: 23
Views: 30473

Re: New Update Is Counter-Productive

Weird, because peeking over at your forums where you are shown as the administrator you have tons of edits in your comments to users, so taking that into account I feel you are being disingenuous. You know what the feature does and why it is there....in fact you've explained it to your own users a ...
by golinux
2021-07-19 13:18
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: New Update Is Counter-Productive
Replies: 23
Views: 30473

Re: New Update Is Counter-Productive

I do no social networking. I don't own a cell phone. So I'm probably more sensitive than most to the appearance of this intrusive "feature". Why? Because as Eben Moglen noted in his presentation at re:publica in 2012, it teaches the machine (and their uberlords) about YOU! IOW . . . it is ...
by golinux
2021-07-18 12:41
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.
Replies: 99
Views: 1192193

Re: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.

[*] Was it ever considered to switch from the generally good phpBB to some "next-gen" platform? Say Discourse or Forem (what is powering dev.to). Oh hell no. Many times no. I can handle the likes of discourse, with its dynamic-loading pointless-animation-slinging avatar-filled insanity, f...
by golinux
2021-07-18 06:48
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.
Replies: 99
Views: 1192193

Re: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.

sunrat wrote: 2021-07-18 06:05Haha, Bookmarks bar is something I really don't care for.
Why doesn't everybody like the same things? :mrgreen:
Because humans are infinitely diverse?
by golinux
2021-07-18 06:03
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.
Replies: 99
Views: 1192193

Re: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.

sunrat wrote: 2021-07-18 05:55 No issue with the hamburger menu, in fact I like being able to refresh "Unread Posts" using it rather than having to go back to index page to do it.
A link in my Bookmarks bar is always right in front of me and just one click away . . . :)
by golinux
2021-07-17 15:12
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.
Replies: 99
Views: 1192193

Re: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.

I like the default theme along with prosilver both are easy for me and my failing eyes to read, but have no Idea how to apply the css fix for 100% width. Could I request both these be available as flatstyle-100 and prosilver-100 this would fix the dead space poor efficiency issue and the vision iss...
by golinux
2021-07-17 00:36
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.
Replies: 99
Views: 1192193

Re: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.

I have icons! I had a * in my custom font configuration that was fubaring them. I am quite happy with the look now that the forum is surrounded by #333333. Here's a screenie!! I just checked and that image should be there for 14 days. Then poof . . .. https://transfer.sh/1eNzgDJ/icons.png Would be n...
by golinux
2021-07-16 17:22
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.
Replies: 99
Views: 1192193

Re: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.

steve_v wrote: 2021-07-16 11:54Maybe even use the other third of my screen-width for something other than whiteness perhaps? That'd be swell too...
A minor css tweak eliminated that whiteness for me:

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  body {
  width: 100%  !important ;
  background-color: #333333 !important;
  }
by golinux
2021-07-16 02:31
Forum: General Debian
Topic: Removed
Replies: 7
Views: 12758

Re: New debian.org website (if you can call it that)

Well, it's new to me because I haven't been to the Debian website in a very long time. I spend my Debian time here on the forum. I read a comment earlier today about the not-so-new site from someone who obviously assumed the same as I did. You can just delete this post then as it is not timely.
by golinux
2021-07-16 02:10
Forum: General Debian
Topic: Removed
Replies: 7
Views: 12758

Re: New Debian website (if you can call it that)

donald wrote: 2021-07-16 02:02What Debian website?
debian.org
I edited the topic for clarity. Was so stunned I'm not thinking quite straight . . .
by golinux
2021-07-16 00:53
Forum: General Debian
Topic: Removed
Replies: 7
Views: 12758

Removed

Thread was about changes to the Debian website that apparently happened some time ago though it was news to me. So really nothing to report or discuss.
by golinux
2021-07-16 00:14
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.
Replies: 99
Views: 1192193

Re: Forum and server updates - Moving, fixes, and new admins.

Ganneff wrote: 2021-07-15 20:32 We now have http2 support and TLS1.2 and 1.3 (thanks to some typo we only had 1.3 initially, oops).

Ganneff
Yes and thank you! I can now access with Chromium and Palemoon.