Does anyone know if it is possible to install a devuan gnu/linux ?
#1
I get a bit lost with architecture, I can't find image for pinebook pro.

You know if you can install a devuan. You know freedom software

Without systemd 8=]

a greeting
#2
Idk about devuan. Probably more luck with artix linux (manjaro openrc's successor) since it is more active.
#3
(10-10-2019, 11:48 AM)erosketak Wrote: I get a bit lost with architecture, I can't find image for pinebook pro.

You know if you can install a devuan. You know freedom software

Without systemd 8=]

a greeting


If you are only interested in the systemd aspect, then you are lucky. The preinstalled OS is Debian 9. I don't know about Debian 10, but it's quite easy to run Debian 9 without systemd. Just uninstall it and apt-get automatically pulls in sys-v. The only remains is the systemd shim layer libsystemd0.

On my intel laptop, I run Debian 9 with sys-v and it works like a charm. I expect this to be true for the Pinebook Pro, although I have not tried it.
#4
Has anyone had any luck with Artix on the PBP?
#5
Short answer: yes. There's a thread in the tutorial section of this forum (and actually, a number of them across the web) explaining how to convert a Debian install into Devuan. I've done it successfully with the original (Mr Fixit) Debian image, but don't see why it wouldn't work with a newer build.

You can simply Replace systemd as your init system and leave systemd in place to appease app dependencies (apt-get install sysvinit-core sysv-rc-conf - this automatically de-installs systemd-sysv. I believe this is basically what MX-Linux does). Or you can wipe systemd completely and switch to the Devuan repositories (this is a bit more involved. Best to read through the tutorials)
#6
hack danielt's debian installer and use a devuan debootstrap instead.


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