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Author: aitor
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] [devuan-dev] Libseat support for xorg
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.