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Author: Svante Signell
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To: zap, dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] How long should I expect to wait for openrc to be ready in devuan ascii
Hi,

Seems like max file size is 40k for the mailing list, so the mail to
the list is blocked. zap, did the attached files reach your private
mail?

On Sun, 2017-07-02 at 16:59 +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> On Sat, 2017-07-01 at 19:54 -0400, zap wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > Hi zap,
> > > >
> > > > As I wrote earlier, you can install openrc by:
> > > > 0) Enable ascii in /etc/apt/sources.list
> > > > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged ascii main
> > > >
> > > > 1) add to /etc/apt/sources.list
> > > >  deb http://packages.devuan.org/devuan/ ascii-proposed main
> > > >
> > > > 2) apt-get update
> > > >
> > > > 3) apt-get download sysvinit-utils
> > > >
> > > > 4) Build* and install libfdisk1 and util-linux
> > > > (2.29.21+devuan1).
> > > > If
> > > > you are in i386 I can send you them. Otherwise see below.
> > > >
> > > > dpkg -i libfdisk1_2.29.2-1+devuan1_i386.deb util-linux_2.29.2-
> > > > 1+devuan1_i386.deb sysvinit-utils_2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2_i386.deb
> > > >
> > > > 5) apt-get upgrade: Installs latest initscripts:
> > > > initscripts (2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2)
> > > >
> > > > 6) apt-get -s install openrc
> > > > Check that all is OK, then remove the -s
> > > > The following additional packages will be installed:
> > > >   libeinfo1 librc1
> > > > The following packages will be REMOVED:
> > > >   sysv-rc
> > > Okay, this is a better way to know how to do so. I didn't
> > > understand the
> > > instructions before. that's all... thanks
> >
> > Actually I have to make an edit, I am using an x86_64 bit
> > machine.  and
> > some of the packages in the list for needed, debian/control, I
> > cannot
> > find. odd though it may be...
>
> Attached are the needed .debs for amd64. Just follow the instructions
> above. (I hope the attachment limit is too low, file sizes are 221 kB
> and 979 kB)
>
> In point 3) you might have to add -t ascii-proposed to get the right
> version. 
>
> In point 4) do
> dpkg -i libfdisk1_2.29.2-1+devuan1_amd64.deb util-linux_2.29.2-\
> 1+devuan1_amd64.deb sysvinit-utils_2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2_amd64.deb
>
> In point 5) do
> apt-get install initscripts -t ascii-proposed
> or
> apt-get upgrade -t ascii-proposed
>
> HTH
>