UNOFFICIAL Devuan Excalibur Xlibre JWM Files

UNOFFICIAL Devuan Excalibur with Xlibre and JWM

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This is an UNOFFICIAL release of Devuan Excalibur with Xlibre and JWM window manager. This distribution is not officially endorsed by the Devuan project.

We extend our sincere thanks to the Devuan developers for their outstanding work in creating a systemd-free Debian fork. Devuan provides users with freedom of choice in init systems while maintaining Debian compatibility.

Official Devuan Website: https://www.devuan.org/

JWM Quick Guide

USERNAME: test PASSWORD: test

There is no root username and password. This iso is setup for new users of linux.

Installation

You do not need a network connection for the installer to work.

You need to start the installer from the terminal for the calamares installer to run successfully.

In the terminal type the command pkexec calamares and press enter. You will be prompted for a password, which is test (NOTE, when typing the password in the terminal nothing will appear, no dots or **** just type test and press enter, this will launch the graphical installer). The terminal can be opened from two locations. 1. The black rectangle icon in the panel at the bottom of the screen. 2. From the menu > settings > lxterminal. The menu is accessed by clicking the white D icon from the panel at the bottom of the screen. Can't see the panel? The panel is set to autohide. Hover your mouse cursor over the bottom of the screen for the panel to appear.

Graphical Installer

Click on the world map to select your location > click next

Select your keyboard layout (by default it matches your chosen location) > click next

Select Erase Disk > click next WARNING THIS WILL DELETE ALL DATA ON YOUR DEVICE!

Enter a username and password for your system > click next REMEMBER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD, WITHOUT IT YOU CAN NOT LOGIN OR INSTALL SOFTWARE

You will be presented with a summary of your choices. You can use the back button to go back and make changes. CLICKING NEXT WILL INSTALL THE SYSTEM AND DELETE ALL DATA THAT IS ON YOUR DEVICE, CANCEL AND BACK UP YOUR DATA IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO DELETE IT!

When the installation is complete you will be presented with a checkbox to restart your device. It might be less confusing to just close the installer and shutdown from the menu. Once powered off, remove the live usb and power on.

IMPORTANT. After powering back on and logging in, the first thing you need to do is open a a terminal and run sudo apt update.

Network Configuration

WIFI SETUP (Wireless Networks)

To connect to a WiFi network using the graphical interface:

1. Open wpa_gui (available in the menu > internet > wpa_gui)
2. In the "Adapter" field, select: wlan0
3. Click "Scan" to search for available networks
4. Click on your desired network from the list
5. Enter the password in the "PSK" field
6. Click "Add" then "Connect"

Your connection will be saved for future sessions.

ETHERNET (Wired Connection)

Ethernet connections are configured automatically via DHCP when a cable is connected. No additional configuration is required.

NVIDIA DRIVER

Xlibre supports proprietary Nvidia driver Versions from 570 onwards. How to install the proprietary Nividia cuda driver if your gpu supports driver versions above 570.xxx.xxx Open the terminal and run commands one at a time

sudo apt install linux-headers-amd64

wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/debian13/x86_64/cuda-keyring_1.1-1_all.deb

sudo dpkg -i cuda-keyring_1.1-1_all.deb

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install cuda-drivers

sudo reboot Keyboard Shortcuts

SCREENSHOTS

All screenshots are automatically saved to: /home/user/Pictures/

Print Screen Key - Capture entire desktop Super (Windows) + Print Screen - Capture active window (cursor becomes crosshair, click window) Alt + Print Screen - Capture selected area (cursor becomes crosshair, click and drag)

Applications Guide

IMAGEMAGICK (Image Viewing)

To view images using ImageMagick:

1. Right-click on any image file (JPG, PNG, etc.)
2. Select "ImageMagick"
3. The image will open in the display viewer

MONITOR SETTINGS

To adjust your monitor resolution and display settings:

1. Navigate to: Menu > Settings > Monitor Settings
2. Adjust resolution, orientation, and positioning as needed

DESKTOP SETTINGS

To change the desktop background:

1. Navigate to: Menu > Settings > Desktop Preferences
2. Select the folder icon and add the path to your picture.

TEXT EDITOR

Right click a document and select Pluma to open. Menu > Accessories > Pluma

FILE MANAGER SETTINGS

To customize the file manager (PCManFM):

1. Open the file manager
2. Click "Edit" in the menu bar
3. Select "Preferences"
4. Adjust settings such as:
5. Default view mode
6. Show hidden files
7. Single or double-click to open files

LXTERMINAL SETTINGS

To customize the terminal appearance:

1. Open LXTerminal
2. Click "Edit" in the menu bar
3. Select "Preferences"
4. Adjust settings such as:
5. Font size and family
6. Background and text colors
7. Scrollback buffer size (how far back you can scroll)

Install software

Installing software on Linux is easy. There are many different ways and methods such as using a .deb file, AppImage or Flatpaks. You will use whatever you need to get the program you want to work, but first try using the repository. It contains thousands of packages and is really easy. Here is an example on how to install a complete office suite.

Open a terminal and type sudo apt install libreoffice, enter your password click enter and it will list everything it needs to install. Then confirm you want to proceed with Y or just click enter, and it will install.

The menu is automatically updated when new applications are installed

What does sudo apt install libreoffice mean? sudo > super user do, apt > advanced package tool > install > name of program to install.

For a user friendly software graphical installer you can install synaptic package manager. This gives you the ability to search packages. Again to install it, open a terminal and type the command sudo apt install synaptic You can then open it from the menu.

License Information

This distribution contains free software. Each component is distributed under its respective license. Devuan and Debian packages are primarily under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and other DFSG-compliant licenses.

JWM is released under the GNU General Public License version 2.

Thank you for using Devuan Excalibur!