Devuan Chimaera - Back to the future, forward to the past

Discussion in 'all things UNIX' started by Mrkvonic, Nov 12, 2021.

  1. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Blue Friday. I've scribbled a short, unsuccessful review of Devuan 4.0 Chimaera, tested in a multi-boot Windows and Linux setup on a laptop with UEFI, AMD Ryzen processor and Vega graphics, covering live session, unfriendly installation (twice) and no post-install usage due to botched bootloader setup. Take a look.

    https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/devuan-chimaera.html


    Cheers,
    Mrk
     
    Mrkvonic, Nov 12, 2021
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  2. fblais

    fblais Registered Member

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    I’ve tried Devuan a few times in the past too, and hated it as well.
    Debian OTOH has evolved quite a bit, and it’s what I use today.
    The default XFCE install is as ugly as Devuan’s but that’s not their fault, it’s XFCE default desktop.
    Gnome and Cinnamon DEs offer a much better default desktop in Debian.
     
    fblais, Nov 14, 2021
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