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 -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
