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How to install Flameshot in Devuan Linux [with screenshots]

Flameshot screenshot manager is not included in standard Devuan repositories, so we need to add Stretch-Backports repository (from Debian) in order to install it on your Devuan Linux system.

Adding Stretch-Backports repository

Open file /etc/apt/sources.list .

$ sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list

In my case:

sources.list file in Devuan

and add this line:

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main

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Written by Administrator on Thursday April 23, 2020

Devuan apt-get installer asking to insert installation disc - Solution [with screenshots]

You've fresh installation of Devuan and trying to install package, but system is asking for installation media?

Media change: please insert the disc labeled
 'Devuan GNU/Linux 2.1 (ascii) amd64 DVD1 - 2019-12-21 07:24:54 UTC'
in the drive '/media/cdrom/' and press [Enter]

If you continue to click buttons in terminal, system will start downloading packages from repositories, because in your /etc/apt/sources.list file, where all installation media (and their priorities) internet repositories are present as well.

But in case you want Devuan to not ask you for installation media every time, you can edit sources file this way:

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Written by Administrator on Wednesday April 22, 2020

How to install vim in Trident Linux (Void linux)?

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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....
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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.

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Written by Administrator on Sunday April 19, 2020