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Username: Not_Oles
Email: Not_Oles@metalvps.com
Joined: January 2020
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@vyas

Thanks for the video link! I watched the entire video. I think it's definitely a worthwhile video for people who want to put Linux on their Chromebooks! I especially liked that …

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> [@vyas said](/discussion/comment/210026/#Comment_210026): Happy reading if interested..link below

>Video recommendation at the end..

>the lady is funny, punn…

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> @cmeerw said:
> @Not_Oles are you using atop?

No, not using atop at the moment.

> Noticed https://lobste.rs/s/jaxxly/you_might_want_stop_running_atop …

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Hetzner CPX11, 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB Disk, 20 TB, €3.85 /mo

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root@nbg:~# curl -sL yabs.sh | bash
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Hey @Mason!

Thanks for carefully and completely answering my question with your terrific chart! :star:

Maybe, going forward, the chart could live in the [What the FAQ?…

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@AuroraZero getting ready to come to LES:

![](https://lowendspirit.com/uploads/editor/6s/0yl4tb3xkocz.gif "")

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Thanks! Much appreciated! 🌹

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Looks like there was a release yesterday,

https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/releases/tag/2025.003 says:

> OSS Release 2025.003
> We are going to move to …

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Let's suppose we have an existing server with an existing tunnel. We upgrade to a new server at the same prorivder, for which the provider gives us a new IPv4. We delete the existing tunnel in the Tu…

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linveo# which wireshark
/usr/pkg/bin/wireshark
linveo# ls -l /usr/pkg/bin/wireshark
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10364096 Mar 16 14:26 /usr/pkg/bin/wireshark
lin…

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> [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/comment/209236/#Comment_209236): Actually try the newly built X.

Well, X does seem to work:

![](https://lowendspirit.com/uploads/edito…

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So, pkg_rolling-replace finished successfully. Quite a few packages were recompiled and reinstalled.

I also hand installed x11vnc from pkgsrc. Just headed over to /use/pkgsrc/x11vnc/x…

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Lots of new packages! (Compare with before modular xorg was built and installed!)

What happens if I run pkg_rolling-relace now?

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linveo# cd /usr/pkgsrc
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Updating all of pkgsrc. Unsure if that's wise, given being in the middle of a make and install. But, I can easily revert to the backup from just prior to today's shenanigans. :)

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Hmm. Why don't I have that patch? :)

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linveo# cd /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/MesaLib/patches
linveo# cat patch-src_util_u__qsort.h
cat: patch-src_util_u__qsort.h: No s…

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> [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/comment/209223/#Comment_209223):

> `In function 'void util_qsort_r(void*, size_t, size_t, int (*)(const void*, const void*, void*), void*)'`
…

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While the compile was running, I was looking around and trying to understand basic questions about X and NetBSD, such as why are there two versions of X (the main `/usr/xsrc` version and the pkgsrc m…

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Okay, the build broke.

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FAILED: src/util/libmesa_util.a.p/u_qsort.cpp.o
c++ -Isrc/util/libmesa_util.a.p -Isrc/util -I../src/util -Iinclude -I../include -Isrc -I../sr…

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> [@mikho said](/discussion/9239/wanted-moderator-extraordinaire):

> Are you a legendary multitasker with the patience of a saint?

No x 2. But I can try! :star:<…

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> @Otus9051 said:
> Update on ThinkPad: Amazon helped me return it, whew
> Now that I'll have the money back within 2-3 days, I'll probably get a decent enough new laptop.

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> [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/comment/208930/#Comment_208930):

> Next up is pkgsrc.

>@Not_Oles said: Just found two articles from the pkgsrc section of the Ne…

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open.vanillaforums.com has a March 1, 2025 post from @Linc, an Admin, titled [Higher Logic has terminated open source Vanilla.](https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/39620/higher-logic-has-termin…

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While NetBSD was compiling I was messing with the [NetBSD evbaarm-aarch64 install ISO](https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/images/10.1/NetBSD-10.1-evbarm-aarch64.iso) on another VPS at netcup.
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TIL that I can read LES without Chrome's High Contrast Extension if I enable Dark Theme in my LES profile.

Haha, I didn't even realize that LES had a Dark Theme available! Duh! :)

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> [@Ympker said](/discussion/comment/208898/#Comment_208898): DNS shouldn't be bound to any rule limitations like MV3 extensions are, so it seems like it may be more efficient.

I h…

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> [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/9142/more-netbsd-current-fun-at-linveo):

> * **VPS Share**

> Would anybody be interested in sharing my free Linveo AMD Ryzen 9 9…

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Does anyone use Lynx browser here at LES?

(This was posted with Lynx.)

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![](https://lowendspirit.com/uploads/editor/ex/y4znzk619kng.png "")

[Manifest V2](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv2) is a specification for Chrome browser extensions.

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![](https://lowendspirit.com/uploads/editor/61/q6yaym054n48.png "")

**What?**

[Plan 9 from Bell Labs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Bell_Labs) is an operatin…

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Just found two articles from the pkgsrc section of the NetBSD wiki:

* [how to upgrade packages](https://wiki.netbsd.org/pkgsrc/how_to_upgrade_packages/)

and

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NetBSD uses [pkgsrc](https://pkgsrc.org) to compile and install self-compiled binaries for [approximately 28,000](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2025/01/03/msg040778.html) third-party pro…

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Here is the new kernel install, followed by a reboot to run the new kernel.

Then, with the new kernel running, we install the new userland and reboot again so that we are running both…

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Wow! This VPS is fast! Both builds seem to have completed successfully!

So, sleep now, and install tomorrow.

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===> Summary of results:
bui…

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![](https://lowendspirit.com/uploads/editor/8k/l1g5b7sorvmp.png "")

Hello!

* **VPS Share**

Would anybody be interested in sharing my free [Linveo](https:…

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