[LAU] New Computer

[David W. Jones]

On May 20, 2018 12:31:33 PM HST, "David W. Jones" <gnome at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On May 20, 2018 8:17:40 AM HST, Will Godfrey
> <willgodfrey at musically.me.uk> wrote:
> > On Sat, 19 May 2018 22:57:51 +0200
> > Fons Adriaensen <fons at linuxaudio.org> wrote:
> > 
> > >I installed devuan on a Lenovo X240 a few days ago (and I'm using
> it
> > to
> > >write this). So far it's working very well. Happy to get rid of
> > systemd,
> > >which may have been a good idea at the start but by now has become
> a
> > >uncontrolable mess (and therefore a security risk). Startup doesn't
> > seem
> > >to be slower. I'll install another laptop next week, and if all
> goes
> > >well devuan makes a very good chance of replacing archlinux as my 
> > >preferred distro.
> > 
> > It was the network startup that was causing the delay -sorted now.
> 
> FWIW, I've seen to

Sorry, that's supposed to be NO

> startup speed difference on my systems between
> Debian (init) and Debian (systemd).
>  
> But I can't guarantee that. When Debian first switched to systemd, I
> had problems with it trying to mount my CIFS shares before it had set
> up the network connection. And during updates, it still announces that
> start/stop is no longer supported for a couple of running services.
> How long ago did Debian Testing switch to systemd?
> 
> I think I'll put Devuan on one of my desktop partitions and see how it
> goes. Init I understood much better than the complexities of systemd!
> 
> > >See you at the LAC !
> > 
> > :)
> > 
> > Looking at the provisional schedule, I'm wondering when I'll be able
> > to fit in essential feeding and watering :o
> 
> Especially beering! ;)
> 
> Closest I get to LAC is having a Linux-using friend who is currently
> in Germany attending an Early Music Festival somewhere along the Elbe.
> I tease him that he's going to come back 800-1000 years ago.
> 
> I'll have to bombard him with brand new music from LAC and the list
> when he gets back. Although he liked Jeanette's Bach recordings
> earlier.
> 
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