How to install vim in Devuan Linux?
Installation of one the most powerful terminal text editors is very simple in Devuan Linux:
$ sudo apt-get install vim
Installation of one the most powerful terminal text editors is very simple in Devuan Linux:
$ sudo apt-get install vim
Trident linux is based on Void linux, let's check, how system identifies itself by running different commands (lsb_release, uname etc):
$ uname -a
Linux computer 4.9.0-11-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.189-3+deb9u2 (2019-11-11) x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ cat /etc/*-release
PRETTY_NAME="Devuan GNU/Linux ascii"
NAME="Devuan GNU/Linux"
ID=devuan
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.devuan.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://devuan.org/os/community"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.devuan.org/"
$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 4.9.0-11-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 6.3.0 20170516 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.9.189-3+deb9u2 (2019-11-11)
Bulk rename is very simple and fast in Trident Linux, because we can use only terminal and rename tool (which is already installed by default in Trident as a part of util-unix package):
Let's check if rename tool is installed:
$ rename --version
Great, now we can use it.
In order to change screen resolution in Triden Linux, just click Right Mouse Button. You will see menu -> Select "Display" option:
VIm is very powerful text editor for Linux system. Trident Linux is using xbps package manager, we can use it to install vim:
$ sudo xbps-install vim
The wait untili all needed packages are downloaded and installed:
3 packages will be downloaded:
3 packages will be installed:
xxd-8.2.0496_1 vim-common-8.2.0496_1 vim-8.2.0496_1
Size to download: 8857KB
Size required on disk: 32MB
Space available on disk: 280GB
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
[*] Downloading packages
[ 0%] xxd-8.2.0496_1.x86_64.xbps.sig: [512B 100%] 6757KB/s ETA: 00m00xxd-8.2.0496_1.x86_64.xbps.sig: 512B [avg rate: 6757KB/s]
xxd-8.2.0496_1.x86_64.xbps: 13KB [avg rate: 68MB/s]
xxd-8.2.0496_1: verifying RSA signature...
[ 0%] vim-common-8.2.0496_1.noarch.xbps.sig: [512B 100%] 7692KB/s ETAvim-common-8.2.0496_1.noarch.xbps.sig: 512B [avg rate: 7692KB/s]
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[*] Collecting package files
xxd-8.2.0496_1: collecting files...
vim-common-8.2.0496_1: collecting files...
vim-8.2.0496_1: collecting files...
[*] Unpacking packages
xxd-8.2.0496_1: unpacking ...
vim-common-8.2.0496_1: unpacking ...
vim-common-8.2.0496_1: registered 'vi' alternatives group
vim-8.2.0496_1: unpacking ...
vim-8.2.0496_1: registered 'vim' alternatives group
Creating 'vim' alternatives group symlink: vim -> /usr/bin/vim-normal
[*] Configuring unpacked packages
xxd-8.2.0496_1: configuring ...
xxd-8.2.0496_1: installed successfully.
vim-common-8.2.0496_1: configuring ...
Updating GTK+ icon cache for /usr/share/icons/hicolor...
Updating GTK+ icon cache for /usr/share/icons/locolor...
vim-common-8.2.0496_1: installed successfully.
vim-8.2.0496_1: configuring ...
vim-8.2.0496_1: installed successfully.
3 downloaded, 3 installed, 0 updated, 3 configured, 0 removed.
Privoxy is very popular customizable proxy server for Linux.
In Trident Linux you can install it using xbps package manager. To install privoxy, run:
$ sudo xbps-install privoxy
output:
Flameshot is a popular Screenshot manager for Linux. Installation in Trident Linux is very fast and simple - direcly from Trident's repo using xbps package manager:
$ sudo xbps-install flameshot
output:
How to change font size in Flameshot in Linux [with screenshots]
CUPS is a very popular open source printing system in most Linux disributions. Normally CUPS is a part of default Trident Linux installation. Let's see, how to work with CUPS in Trident.
Trident Linux uses Runit init system (instead of systemd init system like in most linux distros).
$ sudo sv up cupsd
Now CUPS service is up, let's check it:
$ sudo sv status cupsd
Output:
Trident Linux distribution (newly based on Void Linux) is coming with Lumina desktop environment and using Fluxbox for window management.
$ sudo ls /usr/share/xsessions
output:
Lumina-DE.desktop fluxbox.desktop
Trident linux is based on Void linux, let's check, how system identifies itself by running different commands (lsb_release, uname etc):
$ lsb_release
LSB Version: 1.0
$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: 1.0
Distributor ID: VoidLinux
Description: Void Linux
Release: rolling
Codename: void
$ uname -a
Linux Trident 5.4.33_2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 18 14:32:17 UTC 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ cat /etc/*-release
NAME="void"
ID="void"
DISTRIB_ID="void"
PRETTY_NAME="void"
$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 5.4.33_2 (void-buildslave@a-hel-fi) (gcc version 9.3.0 (GCC)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 18 1