Re: guix deploy: modinfo.sh doesn't exist error

[Dmitry Matveyev]

Hi, Tobias!

Tobias Geerinckx-Rice  writes:

> Dmitry Matveyev 写道：
>> /gnu/store/ch9q9w5zbvgq8srr6dscq6hdf03pfqb4-grub-efi-2.06…
>
> Note the ‘-efi’.
>
>> …/lib/grub/i386-pc/modinfo.sh
>
> Note the ‘i386-pc’, i.e., non-UEFI.
>
> This GRUB thinks it's installing in BIOS/CSM mode, but was not built to 
> support
> this, and fails.
>
> Is the ‘minimal ISO image’ booted in UEFI mode, that is, does 
> /sys/firmware/efi
> exist there?
>
> If so, is the ESP actually mounted at /boot/efi?

It was indeed not booted in the UEFI mode, as I gathered from Vultr's
tutorial[1] on installing Gentoo, the volumes should use MBR anyway, so
my attempt to use both UEFI for ISO image and installation failed as
well.

[1]: https://www.vultr.com/docs/installing-gentoo-linux-on-a-vultr-server/

I have changed both ISO and deploy config to using MBR, now it is a
different error, so some progress at least. Thank you!

Best,
Dmitry.


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Re: What are you doing for a screen locker?

[Benjamin Slade]

I've been using slock, which seems to work with AwesomeWM and StumpWM. I'm not 
sure how I feel running suckless things though. The setup Leah mentioned on the 
Fedi [ 

 ] sounds interesting, if more complicated.

-B.

Re: What are you doing for a screen locker?

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi,

kiasoc5  writes:

> On 1/21/23 13:44, Christine Lemmer-Webber wrote:
>> I used to use xscreensaver.  I kinda miss it.  It's still broken, see
>> bug #57919.
>> But really, the lack of xscreensaver has made me move back to Gnome
>> and
>> recently Gnome started having weird bugs on my hardware, so then I
>> wanted to move back to stumpwm.  But I simply don't understand how to
>> get screen locking to work right without xscreensaver, which at least
>> had made it relatively easy.
>> The cookbook contains some info on how to use session locking with
>> xorg
>> but it doesn't seem like complete information.  I'd be interested if
>> people would share their configurations.  Thanks!
>> 
>
> xlockmore and slock are installed in %base-packages and should work
> out of the box on Xorg.

I use xlockmore, but beware that it'll peak one of your core 100% while
used.  Perhaps there's something better?

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Re: not about downloading videos in Guix

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Yep.  Their mark is simply GUIX, though.

(To forestall another common objection: trademark registrations are not 
case-sensitive, and conventionally rendered as uppercase.)

Kind regards,

T G-R

Sent on the go.  Excuse or enjoy my brevity.

Re: guix deploy: modinfo.sh doesn't exist error

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Hi Dmitri,

Dmitry Matveyev 写道：

/gnu/store/ch9q9w5zbvgq8srr6dscq6hdf03pfqb4-grub-efi-2.06…


Note the ‘-efi’.


…/lib/grub/i386-pc/modinfo.sh


Note the ‘i386-pc’, i.e., non-UEFI.

This GRUB thinks it's installing in BIOS/CSM mode, but was not 
built to support this, and fails.


Is the ‘minimal ISO image’ booted in UEFI mode, that is, does 
/sys/firmware/efi exist there?


If so, is the ESP actually mounted at /boot/efi?

Kind regards,

T G-R


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Re: not about downloading videos in Guix

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Heyo,

[I've un-CC'd poor Gottfried.]

Akib Azmain Turja 写道：
Excuse me, what does that "®" (REGISTERED TRADE MARK SIGN) 
means?


Mostly that you took me too seriously.  Although registration *is* 
worth considering IMO.  I would like to discuss this in Brussels.



Who trademarked Guix?


Microsoft.


As far as I know, even GNU isn't a trademark...


Sure it is.  Why wouldn't it be?  It's even a registered one, at 
least in the US.  You can ask TESS.


Kind regards,

T G-R


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Re: how can I download a video in Guix?

[Akib Azmain Turja]

Gottfried  writes:

>  Guix® Support :-)

Excuse me, what does that "®" (REGISTERED TRADE MARK SIGN) means?  Who
trademarked Guix?  As far as I know, even GNU isn't a trademark...

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Re: Tilix launches fine from a terminal but fails to launch from GNOME main app launcher (window key press tilix)

[Luis Felipe]

Hi jgart

On Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 at 03:03, jgart  wrote:

> Tilix launches fine from a terminal (I tested on gnome-terminal) but fails to 
> launch from the GNOME main app launcher (window key press tilix).

I'm not sure I understand what "window key press tilix" means, but, for what 
it's worth, I just installed tilix in guix fb3085e and I can go to the list of 
applications, click on Tilix, and it starts normally. For example:

1. Open the applications view (press the Super key twice quickly on the 
keyboard)
2. Page through the list until you find Tilix icon 

3. Click on Tilix icon

The application starts. 


The only problem I see is that the app icon is not displayed correctly; 
instead, you see a generic application launcher icon. Although this problem is 
not specific to Tilix.



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Re: how can I download a video in Guix?

[Gottfried]

Hi Guix,

 please try to use packages in the documented way before engaging Guix® 
Support :-)


 yes, you are right, sorry for my too quick question.

I acted according to my experience of trying yt-dlp earlier on, and it 
didn't work.(it was not in Guix SD, but in an other Distro)


and also in using other Guix commands and I lost a lot of time.
So I dicided to ask quickly.

I beg your pardon.


Kind regards

Gottfried




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Re: how can I download a video in Guix?

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Hi again,

On 22 January 2023 13:00:46 UTC, Gottfried  wrote:
>Hi Guix,
>
>I just tried and it worked
>
>in the terminal:
>
>yt-dlp and the url of the video
>
>and it downloaded the video

Yes... that's... that is how it's documented to work.

I'm happy for your success, but please try to use packages in the documented 
way before engaging Guix® Support :-)



Happy downloadings,

T G-R

Sent on the go.  Excuse or enjoy my brevity.

Re: how can I download a video in Guix?

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Hi,

It's just:

  $ yt-dlp https://URL

where URL is copied from the address bar of your browser, or a hyperlink, or...

Are you having trouble with that?  If so, please share details.

yt-dlp will extract the video from the Web page, you do not have to extract the 
video URL yourself.

Some ('obscure') Web sites aren't supported, but the most common are.  All are 
moving targets so keep yt-dlp up to date.

The version of yt-dlp in Guix is generally recent but might suffer from not 
having the latest Python version.

One tip: install ffmpeg too.  It's optional, as it should be, but without it 
each YouTube video I've downloaded was reported as 'malformed'.

Kind regards,

T G-R

Sent on the go.  Excuse or enjoy my brevity.

how can I download a video in Guix?

[Gottfried]

Hi Guix,

I just tried and it worked

in the terminal:

yt-dlp and the url of the video

and it downloaded the video

Kind regards

Gottfried




Am 22.01.23 um 13:50 schrieb Gottfried:

Hi Guix,

I have  yt-dlp installed in order to download videos

But how can I now download videos?
With which commands?


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how can I download a video in Guix?

[Gottfried]

Hi Guix,

I have  yt-dlp installed in order to download videos

But how can I now download videos?
With which commands?
--
Kind regards

Gottfried



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