Expirion is alive again
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theLegionWithin
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ill toss it in a vm and take a look.
fyi sourceforge hates my adblocker plugin
fyi sourceforge hates my adblocker plugin
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GatorsFan
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Well happy to report Expirion Linux is no longer on the DistroWatch "Waiting List" but is now mainstream
see here - https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=expirion
see here - https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=expirion
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GatorsFan
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Refracta Installer bug fix - hopefully as of 06 July 2025, I have finally fixed an install bug with refractainstaller - it seems on GPT formatted NVME type drives the boot files were not getting stored in /boot/efi without either coping and pasting the files or by running grub-install at chroot
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=debian --recheck /dev/nvme0n1p1
then running
update-grub
It now does well at least on my GPT formatted NVME 1TB drive it is working correctly
Cheers - GatorsFan
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=debian --recheck /dev/nvme0n1p1
then running
update-grub
It now does well at least on my GPT formatted NVME 1TB drive it is working correctly
Cheers - GatorsFan
Maybe, maybe not?
I can't find it.
I have downloaded Expirion-6.0-Xfce-250706.iso, burned it with Ventoy and tried, and then Etcher and tried, but the Installer is not to be seen anywhere (desktop of Live, or Menu contents)
Let me know if I am holding my mouth the wrong way, lol.
Cheers
Wizard
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GatorsFan
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Yep - my bad - I forgot to copy the installer to the desktop - the 250707 is fixed - getting old I guess cannot remember everything - it is being uploaded right now should be good in a few minutes
Aah, good, it wasn't just me going crazy (crazier).
Ta, Mate.
Ta, Mate.
I have my Expirion 6 XFCE installed now.
... and I have 3 - 4 questions related to the configuration of sources for adding additional software and the like.
- apps of the nature of Timeshift, Alacarte, Menulibre, and the Whisker Menu.
I can start them in a separate thread if you prefer this to be focused on News Releases.
I am in no hurry, the Grub Menu you see is part of about two-and-a-half screens, so I can keep out of mischief.
Wiz
... and I have 3 - 4 questions related to the configuration of sources for adding additional software and the like.
- apps of the nature of Timeshift, Alacarte, Menulibre, and the Whisker Menu.
I can start them in a separate thread if you prefer this to be focused on News Releases.
I am in no hurry, the Grub Menu you see is part of about two-and-a-half screens, so I can keep out of mischief.
Wiz
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GatorsFan
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Instead of TimeShift there should be DejaDup (Backups) - Alacarte & Menulibre are not installed - the Whisker no longer can be resized using Wayland resizing with the mouse does not work in Wayland - So the latest release or any future releases the old resizing feature has been removed - https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/-/issues/112I have my Expirion 6 XFCE installed now.
... and I have 3 - 4 questions related to the configuration of sources for adding additional software and the like.
- apps of the nature of Timeshift, Alacarte, Menulibre, and the Whisker Menu.
I can start them in a separate thread if you prefer this to be focused on News Releases.
I am in no hurry, the Grub Menu you see is part of about two-and-a-half screens, so I can keep out of mischief.
Wiz
OK now there I am confused (I only get confused on days ending in 'y')
I am not on Wayland, I am on Xorg, so we can call that
ISSUE ONE
Code:
chris@expirion6:~$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
x11
chris@expirion6:~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
lightdm-xsession
chris@expirion6:~$ echo $WAYLAND_DISPLAY
chris@expirion6:~$For readers, the absence of a response to the last commands means Xorg, for Wayland presence it would show
wayland-0
Brings up
ISSUE 2
Typically, under Xorg environment, I should be able to install either of Alacarte or Menulibre, and then with or without needing to use them (depending on the distro), the line 2nd top on right-clicking the Menu icon, greyed out currently, should show as Edit Applications. I need that to use for launchers with my appimages, including Waterfox.
ISSUE 3
Timeshift.
Yesterday, my Thursday (another day ending in 'y'), I ran
Code:
apt policy menulibre alacarte timeshift aisleriotand it returned not found errors. I did not record the errors because I thought I could reproduce them today.
Today, I ran those again and all operated fine (go figure), so I installed Menulibre ran it and got my Waterfox set up, then aisleriot and Timeshift. Timeshift worked fine for me to take a snapshot and save it on an external drive.
So my three issues are issues no more, and I can enjoy my Expirion.
I have enclosed a screenshot - Waterfox is the blue icon right of Firefox, and you can see the resizing of the menu works fine under Xorg.
Avagudweegend
Wizard
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GatorsFan
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Well I have just uploaded a new Expirion - now with the Advanced Mate Desktop
available here https://sourceforge.net/projects/expirion-linux/files/
Kernel is 6.12.37
available here https://sourceforge.net/projects/expirion-linux/files/
Kernel is 6.12.37
What's the difference between that and just the regular Mate DE?
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GatorsFan
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The menu - here is original Mate desktop
Here is Advanced - as you can see it is laid out differently
You can add the menu-mate (Advanced MATE menu) from the Synaptic Package Manager - it is not installed by default
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