At the moment the database for MX includes only 22 occasional computers. Once it reaches a significant size, it will be possible to generate the report and save it to a git repository.
Thanks.
EDIT: The hw-probe package can now be installed from the http://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/. You can install it by MX Package Installer / MX Test Repo.
Last edited by linuxbuild on Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:39 am, edited 1 time in total.
$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
acpica-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
acpica-tools
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 843 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,720 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 acpica-tools amd64 20181213-1 [843 kB]
Fetched 843 kB in 0s (1,882 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package acpica-tools.
(Reading database ... 342859 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../acpica-tools_20181213-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking acpica-tools (20181213-1) ...
Setting up acpica-tools (20181213-1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/acpixtract-acpica to provide /usr/bin/acpixtract (acpixtract) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/acpidump-acpica to provide /usr/bin/acpidump (acpidump) in auto mode
Setting up hw-probe (1.4-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.5-2) ...
Could have also used gdebi to install hw-probe, it installs the acpica-tools dependency automatically.
However, seems strange that Debian is encouraging people to install non-stable-repo software (hw_probe) in order to collect this info. Why not make hw_probe available in the stable repo? This from the people who brought you https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
imschmeg wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:34 pm
acpica-tools is available in the Buster repo.
However, seems strange that Debian is encouraging people to install non-stable-repo software (hw_probe) in order to collect this info. Why not make hw_probe available in the stable repo? This from the people who brought you https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
acpica-tools is also available in the Stretch repo.
My opinion on all this is that it constitutes a terrific hardware resource for MX, and that I hope people will make use of it. I added my personal machine and the whole process was quick and impressive.
Sure beats a Wiki entry...
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