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System: Host: t420 Kernel: 5.2.21-antix.2-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.2.21-antix.2-amd64-smp
root=UUID=febac3d5-2073-40ba-a381-2670c4b145a9 ro vga=791 quiet
Desktop: IceWM 1.5.5+git20190610 dm: SLiM 1.3.6
Distro: antiX-19_x64-full ...

ah right, sorry, i'm using antiX, does the same apply?`:/

hi Stevo
which test repo should i use?
e.g. http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing InRelease ?

more vpn questions...

in my eagerness to disappear, i am trying to configure connman so that i can use proton VPN.
according to the connman manual, i need to have a Host = IP address value.
however, the .ovpn file provided by proton doesn't seem to provide this: or at least i can't see it ...

...is it a better idea to try one of the VPNs listed in the popular packages?

2019-11-14-044540_1366x768_scrot.png

as you can see from the screenshot, the package installer run from the control centre seems to conflict in some way with other windows... in this case firefox... the dialog box "falls behind" a square in the non-active window

i havent noticed this happening ...

following https://riseup.net/en/vpn/linux instructions, i installed and tried to run riseupVPN:


echo "deb http://deb.leap.se/client release buster" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/leap.list
curl https://deb.leap.se/apt.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ...

Thanks for your reply.
Yeah I had a bit of a poke around and tried changing some of the random hashes in the profiles.ini file but it almost seemed like Firefox knew I was trying to do that and restoring its stupid online profile demand.
What I ended up doing was copying over the essential bits of ...

It's not needed for internet connectivity or anything like that?

Btw I am really enjoying using the distro. Should/can I let you know if I come across any bugs?

I'm running antiX-19 on a Thinkpad T420.
The bluetooth on my machine doesn't work at all so i turned the bluetooth service off in the "Choose Startup Services" app.
Can I do the same with Ofono if I'm not going to do any mobile telephony? It seemed to take ages to switch off at shutdown. Or is it ...