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Subject:    Re: [DNG] [devuan-dev] Libseat support for xorg
From:       aitor <aitor_czr () gnuinos ! org>
Date:       2023-01-29 12:04:30
Message-ID: be738415-a866-d363-3ef6-43ef742ea7e9 () gnuinos ! org
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Hi,

On 29/1/23 12:56, Mark Hindley wrote:
> Many thanks, that would be very helpful. I think it would only work if you are
> preapred to upgrade to daedalus/testing first. If you can, I suggest:-
> 
> - log out of all X sessions and work from a real console.
> 
> - Upgrade to daedalus
> 
> apt-get update
> apt-get upgrade
> change /etc/apt/sources.list{,.d}
> apt-get update
> apt-get upgrade
> apt-get dist-upgrade
> reboot
> 
> - apt-get install libseat0 and/or seatd itself.
> 
> If you don't install seatd, libseat0 will continue to use elogind as a
> backend.
> 
> - Add your user to the video group
> 
> - log out and back in again
> 
> - Download and install these 2 packages (ceres, but installable in daedalus)
> 
> ii  xserver-common                              2:21.1.6-1devuan1                   \
> all          common files used by various X servers ii  xserver-xorg-core           \
> 2:21.1.6-1devuan1                      amd64        Xorg X server - core server 
> http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEVUAN/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_21.1.6-1devuan1_amd64.deb
>  http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEVUAN/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_21.1.6-1devuan1_all.deb
>  
> - startx as you usually would. Hopefully it will all work fine -- it does for me on \
> my daily driver. 
> - check changing vts, hotplugging devices etc are OK.
> 
> - reportbug xserver-xorg-core if there are problems
> 
> Also you can restore the unforked (daedalus) packages by running
> 
> apt-get install xserver-xorg-core/daedalus
> 
> > Should I be taking a clonezilla backup before doing any of this testing on my
> > primary work desktop?
> Backups are always good, although I don't see an obvious way you might lose
> data. Having alternative (ssh, serial console etc) access in advance may be
> useful if the console locks up and you need to reboot.
> 
> HTH and many thanks.

Thanks for the how-to, Mark.

Aitor.

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    <p><font size="2">Hi,<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font size="2">On 29/1/23 12:56, Mark
        Hindley wrote:</font><br>
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    <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:Y9ZfA92EgcBZP0OT@hindley.org.uk">
      <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Many thanks, that would be very helpful. I \
think it would only work if you are preapred to upgrade to daedalus/testing first. If \
you can, I suggest:-

 - log out of all X sessions and work from a real console.

 - Upgrade to daedalus

   apt-get update
   apt-get upgrade
   change /etc/apt/sources.list{,.d}
   apt-get update
   apt-get upgrade
   apt-get dist-upgrade
   reboot

 - apt-get install libseat0 and/or seatd itself.

   If you don't install seatd, libseat0 will continue to use elogind as a
   backend.

 - Add your user to the video group

 - log out and back in again

 - Download and install these 2 packages (ceres, but installable in daedalus)

   ii  xserver-common                              2:21.1.6-1devuan1                  \
all          common files used by various X servers  ii  xserver-xorg-core            \
2:21.1.6-1devuan1                      amd64        Xorg X server - core server

   <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" \
href="http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEVUAN/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_21.1.6-1devuan1_amd64.deb" \
moz-do-not-send="true">http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEVUAN/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_21.1.6-1devuan1_amd64.deb</a>
  <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" \
href="http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEVUAN/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_21.1.6-1devuan1_all.deb" \
moz-do-not-send="true">http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEVUAN/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_21.1.6-1devuan1_all.deb</a>

 - startx as you usually would. Hopefully it will all work fine -- it does for me on \
my daily driver.

 - check changing vts, hotplugging devices etc are OK.

 - reportbug xserver-xorg-core if there are problems

   Also you can restore the unforked (daedalus) packages by running

   apt-get install xserver-xorg-core/daedalus

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      <blockquote type="cite" style="color: #007cff;">
        <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Should I be taking a clonezilla backup \
before doing any of this testing on my primary work desktop?
</pre>
      </blockquote>
      <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Backups are always good, although I don't \
see an obvious way you might lose data. Having alternative (ssh, serial console etc) \
access in advance may be useful if the console locks up and you need to reboot.

HTH and many thanks.</pre>
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    <p><font size="2">Thanks for the how-to, Mark. <br>
      </font></p>
    <p><font size="2">Aitor.</font></p>
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