Requesting Osmo 4.4

[arm45]

I'm running MXLinux 19.4 using LXDE as my dm. I want to install Osmo 0.4.4 but Synaptic tells me that 0.4.2-2 is the latest vsn in MXLinux's repositories (I'd use the MX Package Manager but, LXDE...)

Can Osmo 0.4.4 be added to the repositories?

The author of Osmo says 0.4.4 contains fixes for numerous bugs found in Osmo 0.4.2-2

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https://sourceforge.net/projects/osmo-pim/

My system:

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 4.19.0-16-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.19.0-16-amd64 
           root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: LXDE 0.10.0 info: lxpanel wm: Openbox 3.6.1 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19.4_x64 patito feo March 31  2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 2055CTO v: ThinkPad T500 serial: <filter> 
           Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: LENOVO model: 2055CTO serial: <filter> BIOS: LENOVO v: 7VET94WW (3.24 ) 
           date: 12/13/2011 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 48.1 Wh condition: 48.1/56.2 Wh (86%) volts: 12.5/10.8 
           model: Panasonic 42T4622 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo T9600 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn 
           family: 6 model-id: 17 (23) stepping: A (10) microcode: A0C L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 11171 
           Speed: 1564 MHz min/max: 800/2801 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 850 2: 822 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages 
           Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: EPT disabled 
           Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled 
           Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2a42 
           Device-2: AMD RV635/M86 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A 
           bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:9591 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express v: 2.1 Mesa 18.3.6 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:293e 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-16-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Intel 82567LF Gigabit Network vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k 
           port: 1820 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:10bf 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 2000 
           bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:4236 
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 631.23 GiB (45.2%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MQ01ACF050 size: 465.76 GiB block size: 
           physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> 
           rev: 1D temp: 44 C scheme: MBR 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD10JPVX-22JC3T0 size: 931.51 GiB 
           block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm 
           serial: <filter> rev: 1A01 temp: 40 C 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 463.21 GiB size: 454.94 GiB (98.21%) used: 25.72 GiB (5.7%) 
           fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0 
           ID-2: /boot raw size: 512.0 MiB size: 487.9 MiB (95.30%) used: 150.7 MiB (30.9%) 
           fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 1.98 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60) 
           cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/dm-1 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0 C mobo: 58.0 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 3038 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           2: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/testrepo/ buster test
           3: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ buster ahs
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list 
           1: deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ stable main
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 216 Uptime: 10h 19m Memory: 7.69 GiB used: 1.72 GiB (22.3%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

Thanks for your time.

Alan M.

[SwampRabbit]

@arm45 sorry for the delay, wanted to make sure backporting the newer version was possible before posting, it looks like it is... I'll give it a go in the next day or few days, then post back in here.

[Stevo]

Why doesn't MX PI run in LXDE, by the way?

[arm45]

Thanks for your reply Stevo.

Why doesn't MX PI run in LXDE, by the way?

I don't know why MX PI doesn't run under LXDE. When I observed this behavior I assumed that XFCE provided capabilities, or had requirements, that weren't available under LXDE as, when I login using XFCE, the tools do work.

Several other MX Tools exhibit timeout/non-executing behavior (the cursor gains the rotating circle (indicating pgm loading), a few moments pass, then the cursor returns to normal after what I assume is a timeout); these are: MX Boot Options, MX Boot Repair, MX Cleanup, MX Codex Installer, MX Date and Time, MX Fix GPG Keys, MX Live Boot Maker, MX Network Assistant, MX Package Installer, MX Repro Manager, MX Snapshot, and MX User Manager.

MX Tools that do work under my instanced of LXDE are: MX Menu Editor, MX Remaster CC, MX Select Sound, MX Tools, MX Tweak.

HTH.

Thanks again,

Alan M.

[arm45]

@arm45 sorry for the delay, wanted to make sure backporting the newer version was possible before posting, it looks like it is... I'll give it a go in the next day or few days, then post back in here.

Many thanks.

Alan M.

[asqwerth]

The list that doesn't work are those that require elevated privileges. Maybe you don't have/didn't install an authentication program that works with lxde.

[arm45]

The list that doesn't work are those that require elevated privileges. Maybe you don't have/didn't install an authentication program that works with lxde.

Hello Asqwerth,

Thank you for your reply.

Using Synaptic I went to see what was installed when I installed LXDE. I'm not entirely sure that I didn't use apt-get to install LXDE but, when using Synaptic to see what I could see, I noticed that numerous support programs for LXDE had been marked as installed as part of the original LXDE install except for the 'Authentication package' lxpolkit 0.5.4.1 so, naturally, I installed that package then, upon logging out and back in, found that several of the MX Tools that hadn't been working were now working (sure that it was unnecessary I didn't check all the tools).

So, that issue is now fixed.

Oddly Slimjet, the browser I use, then started failing on Reddit logins. Whatever the cause (doubtless something with lxpolkit), a reboot fixed that issue.

So, thank you for your help. No longer having to logout and login using the XFCE dm to use MX Tools certainly helps with work-flow.

Thanks again,

Alan M.

[SwampRabbit]

@arm45 as a follow up to your PM, it looks like I didn’t post back in here after Osmo 4.4 made it to the MX Test Repo.
That’s my bad.

But please let us know if it works properly and everything. Thanks!