MX Ascii Respin - Devuan (final)

[rasat]

It was requested to upload this MX Ascii (stretch) version due to MX Beowulf immaturity, unstable buster. Beowulf was upgraded from this respin.

How-its-done: "Migrating from Debian to Devuan":
https://mn3m.info/posts/migrating-from- ... to-devuan/

MX18.2 install and Devuan repos added.

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apt-get update
apt-get install -y --force-yes devuan-keyring
apt-get update
apt-get install -y sysvinit sysvinit-core
apt-get remove --purge --auto-remove systemd
apt-get install -y base-files
apt-get -y dist-upgrade
apt-get -y autoremove --purge
apt-get -y autoclean

There was another attempt by installing 8 necessary Devuan packages but removes important MX tools, synaptic, network-manager, etc. Actually becomes 100% non-systemd, whereby with the above "dist-upgrade" seem to have some systemd traces.
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-replace- ... bian-linux

Download:
https://archive.org/details/mx-ascii-respin

[GuiGuy]

Thanks - downloading now.

P.S. Surprised that I'm the only one interested so far.
Will report on this thread when I have it running (possibly tomorrow).

[rasat]

P.S. Surprised that I'm the only one interested so far.

The Interest / aim is in finding a replacement for systemd-shim in buster, not stretch. :) With this respin, to know if MX tools and functions are still working. Waiting for your feedback.

[GuiGuy]

OK, posting from the live (USB) respin now.
So far so good.

Still working after applying 3 upgrades.

Codecs installer cannot connect (not surprising).

[rasat]

Thanks, also in my test it works well. Only inconvenience that its currently running completely by Devuan repos.

I think MX devs prefer Debian, which I also do. So, we need to find what packages in Devuan makes things work, and make mx-devuan backport, as I tried with the 8 packages. Or to use antiX repo + devuan packages which enable to run all DE including Gnome. Its a "try and error" process.

Thanks for taking interest in this effort.

EDIT
There are already 130 views in this thread, we are not alone. :)

[GuiGuy]

My screen now

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[rasat]

Great!!
Here are links I am using in this experiment. If other links, post here.

How to Replace Systemd With SysV Init On Debian Linux
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-replace- ... bian-linux

Migrating from Debian to Devuan
https://mn3m.info/posts/migrating-from- ... to-devuan/

Installing GNOME on Devuan Ceres
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=1581

[GuiGuy]

IMHO Devuan is very usable already, but not yet by newbies (or perpetual newbies like me).

[GuiGuy]

Installed on hd

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Have installed Seamonkey from (temporarily enabled) AntiX repo: seems to be working OK.
Installed claws-mail OK from Devuan default repos.

[rasat]

Here is the final fully functional ascii respin (v0.3) based on MX18.3. Includes 2 MX and 3 Devuan repos. Once beowulf (buster) is stable, easy to upgrade by changing the repos.

Download: