Anno domini 2019 Sat, 6 Apr 04:12:36 -0700 William Morder scripsit: > > On Friday 05 April 2019 15:35:53 Michael wrote: > > On Friday 05 April 2019 04:53:15 pm William Morder wrote: > > > On Friday 05 April 2019 14:04:16 Dave Lers wrote: > > > > William Morder wrote: > > > > > > regarding Michael's suggestion: > > > > >Hey Bill, > > > > > > > > > >I did a very successful Devuan 2 / TDE build by installing NO desktop > > > > > in Devuan and then booting and using root prompt to install TDE. > > > > > Worked very well, granted you need a second box to be able to read > > > > > the commands from or have them in files on the install USB. > > > > > > > > > >I believe this is most of the files I used, lets see if they attach… > > > > > > > > > >Do check them against the current TDE wiki, they're possibly stale by > > > > > now. > > > > > > > > > >Best, > > > > >Michael > > > > >tdedevuan.tar.gz > > > > > > * I'll definitely check out your packages! > > > > > > I did try something like this, but installing my TDE system from a root > > > prompt (I think you mean the shell that is available in the "expert > > > install - no gui" version?) > > > > Hi Bill, > > > > Ah, no, not "expert install." A regular install using the Devuan ISO. > > > > I used this one: > > > > /devuan/devuan_ascii/installer-iso/ > > devuan_ascii_2.0.0_amd64_dvd-1.iso > > > > Probably overkill, I just wanted something to install the base Devuan with. > > > > The steps I took were: > > > > - Make a Devuan USB install stick and copy those files to it (and my > > .bashrc, my ~/bin folder, and a bunch else as I needed propitiatory wifi > > drivers). - Connect to your router with an Ethernet cable before booting > > the Devuan installer. > > > > In the Devuan install process: > > > > - Select a mirror (this auto adds the correct Package repositories) > > - And in the Software Selection only select: > > - - Console productivity > > - - Standard system utilities > > (Uncheck everything else!) > > - Finish Devuan install > > - Boot > > > > - Install TDE through root command line (all you have at this point). > > - Boot > > > > - Presto TDE is the only desktop on the system. > > > > > as I have a lot of > > > packages; sort of my own private repository. > > > > Stick them on the USB stick? Okay, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by > > this. > > > > Best, > > Michael > > I mean, in my sources.list, rather than the usual URL for repositories online, > e.g, > > deb http://fi.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie main backports backports-sloppy > testing > > I would like instead to be able to point apt-get to a system address, e.g., > > deb ????://media/trinity/jessie main backports backports-sloppy testing > deb ????://media/devuan/jessie main backports backports-sloppy testing > > but I don't know what to put in place of ???? or http, or even if this will > work. And this is just a folder in a hard drive in my desktop; I haven't yet > networked my computers here, which will make it even more fun. > > It can take me hours and hours to download packages when I do a fresh > installation; I really would like to be able to get my system back up and > running in under an hour ... like I used to be able to do when running > Kubuntu Hardy. (Nowadays, a new installation takes a minimum of 5-6 hours, > sometimes a couple days if I miss a step.) > > That was about 2004 or 2005; then I discovered aptoncd, which solved the > problem in a different way, and I didn't think about it again until I tried > to create DVDs of Devuan and Trinity packages with aptoncd; only to discover, > alas, that 1) aptoncd has been removed from the repositories, and 2) the > aptoncd package that I have, which still works, will not recognize Trinity > packages, but seems to believe that they belong to an older system or another > distro, so they are rejected. > > And this is why I seem to recall that I had set up apt to use a system folder > address as my own personal repository. But this was about 15 years ago, when > I first started running Linux, so I probably followed some paint-by-numbers > guides, and I can't recall all the steps, and also did not save the web page, > or cannot find it. > > This, too, is unusual for me, as I save everything that might be useful later, > categorize, organize, etc. If only I could keep my house as orderly as my > computer files. > > Sorry if I ramble on, but it's 4 am here, and this boy needs his sleep. Hi Bill! This might be a starting point: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD - but I do not know it this helps in changing spirces.list I personaly prefer to modify the netinst installer image, it's all in the initrd.gz. Unpack, modify, repack :-) Nik > > Bill > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ > Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
