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by anticapitalista
2024-06-04 20:32
Forum: General Debian
Topic: [Discussion] Does "based off" Debian Just Mean..
Replies: 4
Views: 1475

Re: [Discussion] Does "based off" Debian Just Mean..

Based on is just that, the root of the system is Debian-based. Yes, there are some changes, different installer, added programs (like Mint has done) etc. But at the root of it, based means just that, the crux, roots, huge part or said linux distro. To clear up one thing you said, Ubuntu is based on...
by anticapitalista
2024-03-11 12:54
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [Derivatives][Unofficial Respin] MX-23.2 KDE 'init-diversity' Edition
Replies: 8
Views: 3611

Re: [Derivatives][Unofficial Respin] MX-23.2 KDE 'init-diversity' Edition

Already then! With the existence of this distro variation, 6 years after the linked good read, means the situation is in good shape. $ ps 1 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 1 ? Ss 0:07 /sbin/init Wow - what a sarcastic post -- and from a Global Mod too :( The init-diversity iso is a showcase of 5 init sys...
by anticapitalista
2023-10-22 13:52
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [Software] apt purge delete all directories
Replies: 21
Views: 14678

Re: [Software] apt purge delete all directories

PS: ever heard of a simple list or a database? Shouldn't be that hard to record, which files and directories are being created upon installation, and removing these upon purging. Sure, to be really sure that no idiotic package messes thing up by creating an identical directory upon installation, yo...
by anticapitalista
2023-03-26 09:25
Forum: Testing And Unstable
Topic: [Testing - Bookworm] using twice the memory bullseye needed
Replies: 12
Views: 12154

Re: [Testing - Bookworm] using twice the memory bullseye needed

Thee have been changes to how free measures memory. procps (2:4.0.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium * New libproc2 library moved into sid library: total new API free: Used field is now Total - Available free: Added Comitted memory option pgrep: -A to ignore ancestors pgrep: Can select version 2 cgroup p...
by anticapitalista
2023-03-16 12:13
Forum: General Debian
Topic: Is Debian "woke"? [POLL]
Replies: 20
Views: 8872

Re: Is Debian....

What's wrong with social justice?
by anticapitalista
2023-02-19 22:06
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [Off-Topic] Grr... Derivatives, based on - or derived from?
Replies: 11
Views: 4924

Re: [Off-Topic] Grr... Derivatives, based on - or derived from?

CwF wrote: 2023-02-19 18:56 ... proprietary magic ...
?? Is this the ultimate insult to derivatives?

I'm sure the vast majority of Debian derivatives are open-source and provide source code of their changes/additions.
by anticapitalista
2022-12-05 11:29
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [Discussion] A world in which Debian uses RPM
Replies: 74
Views: 13598

Re: [Discussion] A world in which Debian uses RPM

To original question - no I can't.
by anticapitalista
2022-10-28 15:38
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Some forum threads don't honour personal style
Replies: 29
Views: 9603

Re: Some forum threads don't honour personal style

The sid forum style gives me a headache and makes me feel dizzy after looking at it for a minute or so. Result - I no longer bother to read any posts in the sid part of the forum. Come on, it isn't that horrible. The point and the joke is to use caution. If you choose not to visit that forum that i...
by anticapitalista
2022-10-28 10:06
Forum: Forum information, requests, and feedback.
Topic: Some forum threads don't honour personal style
Replies: 29
Views: 9603

Re: Some forum threads don't honour personal style

The sid forum style gives me a headache and makes me feel dizzy after looking at it for a minute or so.
Result - I no longer bother to read any posts in the sid part of the forum.
by anticapitalista
2022-06-29 19:45
Forum: General Questions
Topic: CIS debian 11 benchmarked
Replies: 8
Views: 3703

Re: CIS debian 11 benchmarked

"CIS vetted" - what does that mean?
by anticapitalista
2022-06-25 18:07
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] islamic republic blocks Debian Repositories Mirrors for some times , What do You suggest ?
Replies: 10
Views: 4410

Re: islamic republic blocks Debian Repositories Mirrors for some times , What do You suggest ?

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list Iranian mirrors? From your own link - these appear. Iran debian.asis.ai /debian/ amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips mips64el mipsel powerpc ppc64el s390x debian.parspack.com /debian/ amd64 arm64 armhf mirror.aminidc.com /debian/ amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips mi...