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How do I determine the apt package name for a given PyPI package?

How do I determine the apt package name for a given PyPI package? Suppose I want to install a Python package system-wide on a Debian/Devuan system. Some PyPI packages have DEB packages available via the repository’s apt sources, with package names prefixed by python3- (or python-, depending on Debian version). But – not all of …

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Install a Python package on Debian/Devuan when apt has no package for it

Install a Python package on Debian/Devuan when apt has no package for it I want to install some Python package pandasql system-wide, on a Devuan (or Debian) system. It’s in the Python Package Index, but – there doesn’t seem to be a (dpkg) package for it; let’s assume that there actually isn’t. Now, if I …

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How to make dhclient run when wlan0 is brought back up (but already has an old address)

How to make dhclient run when wlan0 is brought back up (but already has an old address) With the following configuration on Devuan Chimaera Linux: /etc/network/interfaces auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp pre-up /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf post-down /usr/bin/killall -q wpa_supplicant /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf network={ ssid="MySSID" psk="redacted" } ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant update_config=1 dhclient only runs when …

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unable to install `wine` in Devuan due to "supposedly identical version of libwine:amd64"

unable to install `wine` in Devuan due to "supposedly identical version of libwine:amd64" I’m in Devuan Chimaera. I had installed it in two machines before the current one. So I have also installed WINE before on Devuan. Somehow, strangely, I get this warning: sudo apt install wine wine64 wine32-preloader winbind winetricks –no-install-recommends blah…blah… W: Sources …

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HDMI sound output not coming

HDMI sound output not coming I’m on Dell Latitude 3420; it came with pre-installed Ubuntu 20.04. I am dual booting with Devuan Chimeara uname -a Linux devuan-Latitude 5.10.0-22-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.178-3 (2023-04-22) x86_64 GNU/Linux I am able to connect to the external TV display; but no sound in the external TV display. The HDMI …

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No inittab.d directory found during boot log?

No inittab.d directory found during boot log? After upgrading a non-systemd VM from Debian 11 Bullseye to Debian 12 Bookworm, I started seeing upon boot, the message: init: No inittab.d directory found during boot log What to do? Asked By: Rui F Ribeiro || Source The message is only a warning, and not a blocking …

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apt complains about change of Suite from testing to stable

apt complains about change of Suite from testing to stable I’m trying to apt-get update my Debian or Devuan distribution, but am getting an error: Get:14 http://deb.devuan.org//merged beowulf InRelease [25.6 kB] E: Repository ‘http://deb.devuan.org//merged beowulf InRelease’ changed its ‘Suite’ value from ‘testing’ to ‘stable’ N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository …

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What is the meaning of the Name "Devuan" (the debian forked distribution)

What is the meaning of the Name "Devuan" (the debian forked distribution) What is the meaning of the name “Devuan”? (It is the “systemd”-less distribution forked from debian!) The same way I wanted to know what debian means (and I was disappointed after I found out ^^) I would like to know what “Devuan” means. …

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