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isometric 05-30-2017 10:59 PM
[SOLVED] Devuan: Which browser am I supposed to use?
 
Hi, how are you guys?

I was testing devuan and after configuring the network, I tried to install firefox, but it was not possible, there were certain dependencies that could not be solved with the existing packages in the Devuan repositories.

My question is, am I supposed to mix Debian repositories with Devuan ?, if not, what am I doing wrong.

Thanks.

====== Solution

Add into /etc/apt/sources.list

Code:
deb    http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main
deb-src http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main
Thanks :).

frankbell 05-30-2017 11:14 PM
It's been a while since I tested Devuan, but, as I remember, it came with Iceweasel, which is pretty much Firefox with some of the branding removed, as Debian is aggressive free as in FLOSS. Check whether Iceweasel is on the menu.

Debian has since resolved its differences with Mozilla and now ships with Firefox (I'm running Debian Sid) and Iceweasel based on Firefox ESR.

Let us know what happens.

isometric 05-30-2017 11:20 PM
Iceweasel is not installed.

frankbell 05-30-2017 11:46 PM
Drat.

Are there any browsers on the menu and what desktop environment or window manager are you using?

(I'm probably done for the night, but one hopes others will join the thread.)

isometric 05-30-2017 11:51 PM
Xfce> web browser
Does not open anything and the submenu
Xfce> Internet
does not exist

frankbell 05-31-2017 12:00 AM
When you open the package manager and search for "web browser," what turns up?

What version of Devuan is this? If I can find the time, I will fire it up in a VM tomorrow and take a look. That's a big if, but if I can find the time . . . .

isometric 05-31-2017 12:34 AM
1 Attachment(s)
I attached the capture of what aptitude responds to when searching for "web browser".

Devuan Jessie 1.0.0 amd64 (CD)

Turbocapitalist 05-31-2017 01:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by isometric (Post 5717227)
My question is, am I supposed to mix Debian repositories with Devuan ?, if not, what am I doing wrong.
Which version of Devuan are you running, Jessie or Ascii? And how did you install it? As mentioned, Devuan now comes with Firefox ESR.

isometric 05-31-2017 02:06 AM
1 Attachment(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbocapitalist (Post 5717260)
Devuan now comes with Firefox ESR.
Installation does not work.

Turbocapitalist 05-31-2017 02:19 AM
Ok, but which version of Devuan? And from which image did you install Devuan itself?

Have you laid the groundwork for the installation to ensure you have all the current packages?

Code:
apt-get update
apt-get -y upgrade
apt-get install firefox-esr

isometric 05-31-2017 02:29 AM
1 Attachment(s)
Devuan Jessie 1.0 stable

hydrurga 05-31-2017 02:43 AM
Which of these did you download - the CD, DVD or NETINST version?

https://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan/d...installer-iso/

isometric 05-31-2017 07:47 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by hydrurga (Post 5717275)
Which of these did you download - the CD, DVD or NETINST version?

https://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan/d...installer-iso/
amd64 CD

frankbell 05-31-2017 12:52 PM
I just threw Devuan into a VM. I used this image: devuan_jessie_1.0.0_amd64_CD.iso

I chose the defaults in all the installation dialogs, including the "Devuan" default desktop (Gnome), and enabled fetching packages from the internet.

Firefox and Iceweasel ESR with both in the menu. You can see a screenshot here: http://pineviewfarm.net/weblog/wp-co...an_Desktop.jpg

I have only two theories at this point: Something went wrong during the install, or some choices were made during install that resulted in installation of a minimal set of applications.

isometric 05-31-2017 03:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by frankbell (Post 5717507)
I just threw Devuan into a VM. I used this image: devuan_jessie_1.0.0_amd64_CD.iso

I chose the defaults in all the installation dialogs, including the "Devuan" default desktop (Gnome), and enabled fetching packages from the internet.

Firefox and Iceweasel ESR with both in the menu. You can see a screenshot here: http://pineviewfarm.net/weblog/wp-co...an_Desktop.jpg

I have only two theories at this point: Something went wrong during the install, or some choices were made during install that resulted in installation of a minimal set of applications.
I selected all the options that the installation shows, but I installed it without connection to the network, that's the reason why I do not have Firefox installed?

Timothy Miller 05-31-2017 03:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by isometric (Post 5717570)
I selected all the options that the installation shows, but I installed it without connection to the network, that's the reason why I do not have Firefox installed?
Most likely yes. Can you post your sources.list file? Most likely the mirrors aren't there or are disabled.

isometric 05-31-2017 03:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Timothy Miller (Post 5717579)
Most likely yes. Can you post your sources.list file? Most likely the mirrors aren't there or are disabled.

/etc/apt/sources.list

Code:
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 1.0-final _Jessie_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-1 20170522-03:46]/ jessie main non-free
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 1.0-final _Jessie_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-1 20170522-03:46]/ jessie main non-free

# jessie-security, previously known as 'volatile'
# A network mirror was not selected during install.  The following entries
# are provided as examples, but you should amend them as appropriate
# for your mirror of choice.
#
deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-security main non-free
deb-src http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-security main non-free
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/devuan.list

Code:
# autogenerated by devuan-baseconf
# decomment following lines to  enable the developers devuan repository
#deb http://packages.devuan.org/devuan jessie main
#deb-src http://packages.devuan.org/devuan jessie main

*These are disabled, I enabled them, I updated the list of aptitude packages, I tried installing firefox-esr and it didn't work either.

Timothy Miller 05-31-2017 05:03 PM
Try switching to the auto.mirror...not experienced with Devuan, but worth using it to make sure that you're getting an up to date mirror

Code:
deb    http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main
deb-src http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main

isometric 05-31-2017 05:35 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Timothy Miller (Post 5717616)
Try switching to the auto.mirror...not experienced with Devuan, but worth using it to make sure that you're getting an up to date mirror

Code:
deb    http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main
deb-src http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main
Working, thank you :) .


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