Re: [DNG] A better default windows manager

On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 11:18:58PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > You can roll your own automount with one day's work using inotify-wait, > dmesg, sudo, lsblk, and the mount command. Works without X or window > manager. Heck, I'll do it myself if more than 20 people want it. Or you can do it with moun

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 11:09 PM, James Powell wrote: > Eventually, and I kinda realized this, work may be needed to write a > udisks replacement for vdev that can work off vdev without loosing > functionality to udisks using applications and file managers, especially > for non-Linux systems. >

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:09:06 -0700 James Powell wrote: > > From: Hendrik Boom > Sent: ‎7/‎28/‎2015 7:45 PM > To: dng@lists.dyne.org > Subject: Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks > > On Tue, Jul 28,

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

Eventually, and I kinda realized this, work may be needed to write a udisks replacement for vdev that can work off vdev without loosing functionality to udisks using applications and file managers, especially for non-Linux systems. Nothing fancy, but as long as it works and allows for some level

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 01:08:26PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 03:17:11PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > Of course I have to guess whether the device has > > been plugged in as /dev/sdb, or /dev/sde, or whatever. In case of > > (frequent) doubt, I switch to a root conso

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

- Original Message - > From: "Hendrik Boom" > Over the years the state of mounting USB drives has steadily > deteriorated on my Debian Jessie laptop. > As far as I can tell, that was caused by the introduction of systemd as a requirement for mounting removable media (at least the "stand

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 03:17:11PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > Of course I have to guess whether the device has > been plugged in as /dev/sdb, or /dev/sde, or whatever. In case of > (frequent) doubt, I switch to a root console with control-alt-F1 and a > login, unplug the device, and plug it i

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 09:29:09AM +0100, kpb wrote: > On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:09:45 -0400 > Steve Litt wrote: > > > Cheer up Svante. This isn't for your corporation's web servers, it's > > for the guy with a desktop, the system's only user, a guy who already > > has root but just doesn't want to

Re: [DNG] automount Was: Re: A better default windows manager

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:51:08 +0100 KatolaZ wrote: > > xfce4 can be made to look like Windows XP (panel at the bottom, > > notifications on the right and applications on a menu on the left) > > which almost all of my family, friends, neighbours and students are > > familiar with. That reduces the

Re: [DNG] A better default windows manager

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:22:26 -0300 John Jensen wrote: > I know it's decided that XFCE will be the default, which is fine, and > as a simply end user I'll be happy with a functional system. I do > have a question though. I find JWM to be quite flexible, although > I've still much to try and learn

Re: [DNG] automount Was: Re: A better default windows manager

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:38:08 +0200 Svante Signell wrote: > On Tue, 2015-07-28 at 00:09 -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:10:29 +0200 > > Svante Signell wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 2015-07-26 at 23:17 -0500, T.J. Duchene wrote: > > > > > Mounting should be restricted to only the

[DNG] Devuan infrastructure mirror

Hi! I'm interested in mirroring the Devuan build infrastructure in case my galaxy is disconnected from universe. Could you please keep in mind this option while building the infrastructure now. To my understanding the project source code and documentation (some knowledge base also) should be r

Re: [DNG] A better default windows manager

I know it's decided that XFCE will be the default, which is fine, and as a simply end user I'll be happy with a functional system. I do have a question though. I find JWM to be quite flexible, although I've still much to try and learn about configuring it. It seems to do about everything a person w

Re: [DNG] automount Was: Re: A better default windows manager

On Tue, 2015-07-28 at 00:09 -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:10:29 +0200 > Svante Signell wrote: > > > On Sun, 2015-07-26 at 23:17 -0500, T.J. Duchene wrote: > > > Mounting should be restricted to only the most experienced users, > > > never embedded in the software so every use

Re: [DNG] automount Was: Re: A better default windows manager

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 09:29:09AM +0100, kpb wrote: > On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:09:45 -0400 > Steve Litt wrote: > > > Cheer up Svante. This isn't for your corporation's web servers, it's > > for the guy with a desktop, the system's only user, a guy who already > > has root but just doesn't want to

Re: [DNG] automount Was: Re: A better default windows manager

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:09:45 -0400 Steve Litt wrote: > Cheer up Svante. This isn't for your corporation's web servers, it's > for the guy with a desktop, the system's only user, a guy who already > has root but just doesn't want to do su all the time, who just wants > automounting to happen. >