On 07/11/15 20:32, dev1fanboy@??? wrote:
> All that info is right as far as I can tell.
>
> gcc versions from /proc/version are labelled as debian for me too.
>
> Try cat /etc/devuan_version
>
> Also try switching to the stock 4.x kernel that comes with testing, you
> can do it by installing linux-image-amd64 package which I guess you
> don't have. Watch carefully the output though, I managed to mess up my
> testing system that way because I didn't notice it wanted to remove
> things, which was due to dependencies not having the right version yet
> which I think is happening occasionally.
>
> But it looks like you migrated properly :-)
>
> There's probably several solutions somewhere to purge old configuration
> files for packages already removed, or maybe /etc/debian_version should
> be there too idk.

Thanks dev1fanboy

I've responded to Didier about these matters you bring to my attention,
but I should have responded specifically to you too.

I appreciate your advice and apologise for burdening you with matters
that I was already aware of. I should have thought about it a little
more before flagging it as an anomaly.


>> Hello dev1fanboy, and everyone else.
>>
>> This is just an F.Y.I. I'd like to let you know that I've just carried
>> out what so far appears to be a successful Debian -> Devuan
>> conversion. You prudently advised that the
>> upgrade/transformation/conversion should be from either Debian Wheezy
>> or Jessie, and that was for very good reason. However, my Debian
>> system was of the Stretch/Sid flavour:
>>
>> /etc/debian_version
>> stretch/sid
>>
>> /proc/version
>> Linux version 4.1.0-2-rt-amd64 (debian-kernel@???) (gcc
>> version 4.9.3 (Debian 4.9.3-3) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.1.6-1
>> (2015-08-23)
>>
>> Alas, I am far too impatient, impetuous and imprudent to methodically
>> downgrade my system to the appropriate level before I attempted such a
>> foolish thing, so I proceeded regardless. I even went so far as to
>> configure minimalism in the system as you suggested, and that almost
>> went off without a hitch. I say almost, because in the process my
>> nvidia graphics driver and kernel module were trashed. But reinstating
>> those was in principle easy owing to the brilliant SGFXI script,
>> however I did need to re-boot (sorry KatolaZ) into a non-real-time
>> pre-emptive kernel (i.e. non -rt-) otherwise the the sgfxi script
>> complained and barfed.
>>
>> I can provide more detail if you're curious, but for the minute, I
>> just wanted to thank you for your exceptionally clear and prescriptive
>> instructions and perhaps to say that, if one is as brave or foolish as
>> I am, it is eminently possible to jump across to Devuan from Debian
>> Stretch/Sid by following your guide.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> p.s. there is (at least?) one annoying relic of the old Debian system
>> lingering on my new Devuan OS, however: /etc/debian_version still says
>> stretch/sid, and /proc/version now says:
>>
>> Linux version 3.16.0-4-amd64 (debian-kernel@???) (gcc
>> version 4.8.4 (Debian 4.8.4-1) ) #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3
>> (2015-08-04)
>>
>> Is my triumphant declaration of success premature?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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