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by MrFlibble
Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:59 am
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

Its a slightly older model. This is the spec.... https://www.acer.com/gb-en/chromebooks/acer-chromebook-714-cb714-1w/pdp/NX.HAYEK.007 i3, not i5.. Still 8th Gen with 8G RAM. Still perfectly adequate. Please from a terminal type "glxinfo -B" and paste the result. You may need to "sudo...
by MrFlibble
Tue Feb 18, 2025 9:43 am
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

Good morning! Its an Acer Chromebook 714 CB714-1W-390Y Model No: N18Q10 Have a good day! 8th Gen Core i5 with ample ram and reasonable graphics. Sweet! It has the gumption. So it's the container/VM issue that's bogging down things. ChromeOS is getting in the way. I hope we can find a workaround. I'...
by MrFlibble
Tue Feb 18, 2025 12:26 am
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

So, believe it or not, I am in the game! It never really went as planned, and there are issues(!), here is what transpired!... I don't have the Debian log on screen - just the regular Chrome log on screen. There are no options to log into a different environment etc? I thought "do i need to ha...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 8:56 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

Apologies... it's not a cog on the Debian login screen.. rather a spanner.. top right near the clock. https://i.imgur.com/7lvg1mQ.png Either way. My latest concoction is brewed. Please open an XFCE Terminal (no need to be in XFCE DE), as I know it should work. In the code block below, use the "...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 8:01 pm
Forum: Testing and Bug reports
Topic: github build woes
Replies: 11
Views: 27192

Re: github build woes

GitHub: We will soon start the deprecation process for Ubuntu 20.04. While the image is being deprecated, you may experience longer queue times during peak usage hours. Deprecation will begin on 2025-02-01 and the image will be fully unsupported by 2025-04-01. Which basically means we'll have to eit...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:37 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

*Obligatory thanks for time and effort!..... Not a problem. Thanks for sticking around and helping me to troubleshoot. It's given me an excuse to make this work for a platform I'd not been testing. Disclaimer: I don't understand a lot of the detail contained at 3.19pm post I'm afraid. Fair enough. ...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:13 pm
Forum: Testing and Bug reports
Topic: github build woes
Replies: 11
Views: 27192

github build woes

I've just updated the linux static libraries bundle on my fork, which as far as I can see is otherwise much the same as the 'proper' master. I confess I've simplified the doxygen bit in actions, using the one in ubuntu rather than grabbing ti and building. Seems adequate, builds faster. The build to...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:19 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

My findings so far: Simplest take.. wait for my next post, I'll have updated my fork. LXTerminal indeed does NOT support dropping files. I set up my VM with LXDE and XFCE4 DE's. I found that "XFCE terminal" does support drag and drop even under LXDE, using the LXDE file manager. I set up O...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 2:35 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

As above. By all means peek, but don't worry about answering any of it.. The next post is more relevant. I usually use LinuxMint with xfce4, so I'm setting up a Deb12 VM for my own education and to see what's up. I have a bunch of debian VM's, but they're all headless servers. To help me emulate you...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 2:07 pm
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: Save file is 216KB!
Replies: 10
Views: 1924

Re: Save file is 216KB!

Perhaps we should have optional "save file compression", complete with suitable filename suffix for clues. Even the venerable gzip can squish these down to <10% original size, though it is my understanding that zstd is the current weapon of choice for both speed and compaction. That'd save...
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:10 am
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: Save file is 216KB!
Replies: 10
Views: 1924

Re: Save file is 216KB!

Sleek... Mine are about 3 megs now!
by MrFlibble
Mon Feb 17, 2025 2:46 am
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

Edit: I've set up a VM, and am exploring this more deeply. Please stand by. Folding the posts into a spoiler for now to reduce pointless faffing for all. Will simplify presently. So - a degree of success! Yay!! I have managed to install the game (raw method - drag and drop into the terminal didn't w...
by MrFlibble
Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:16 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

One more thing... :) If you encounter any issues with the above, i.e. the installer refuses to launch, please paste or type the next two commands into a terminal and post the results. This will tell me the exact OS version, and verify the machine architecture. cat /etc/os-release uname -m Thank you.
by MrFlibble
Sun Feb 16, 2025 4:12 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

MrF - firstly (again!) - thank you for your time and patience! No problem. I think I need a little more hand-holding (Who knows how I might cope with a docking computer if I ever get to it?!!!) I have downloaded the "test" file as you suggest - it appears in my "Files" app in th...
by MrFlibble
Sat Feb 15, 2025 6:37 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: Oolite + Chromebook
Replies: 38
Views: 64392

Re: Oolite + Chromebook

MrF - thanks for swift reply. I think this "may" be more of a "user" error than programme one?! I don't think I'm completely(!) sure of what I need to download - and then what I do with it?! I have the .tgz file downloaded - but cant seem to do anything with it except open the c...