On 07/02/2017 02:51 PM, zap wrote:
>
> I appear to be getting conflicts, so I must need sysvinit-utils in deb
> form.
> this probably is the last thing I need at the moment to make it work...
Actually, sysvinit-utils and util-linux refuse to upgrade.

I keep getting a dumb error that says:

Error: no longer provides util-linux
>
> On 07/02/2017 11:09 AM, Svante Signell wrote:
>> 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
>>>
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