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Set Limine default in UEFI

July 13, 2026 — BarryK

Reviewing Limine Installer, this code adds the new installation of Limine to the UEFI (/usr/local/limine-installer/limine-installer, line 572+:

    DRVdest="$(echo -n "${ESPdest}" | sed -e 's%[0-9]*$%%' -e 's%p$%%')" #ex: sdb
    efibootmgr -c -d /dev/${DRVdest} -p ${ESPdest/*[a-z]/} -L limine -l "\EFI\limine/"${EFIname}".EFI" 2>/tmp/limine-installer/efibootmgr-install-error.log

...where "-c" is the short form of "--create", "-d" is the drive, "-p" is partitition number, "-L" is the label, and "-l" is path the to Limine .efi file.

According to online documentation, this new entry should become the default at next bootup. However, I seem to recall, from testing sometime ago, that might not have been the case, so have added extra code to ensure it is first in the boot order:

     ENTRY="$(efibootmgr 2>/dev/null | grep ' limine' | grep -o '000[0-9A-Z]')"
     BO1="$(efibootmgr 2>/dev/null | grep '^BootOrder:' | cut -f 2 -d ' ' | tr ',' '\n' | grep -v "${ENTRY}")"
     BO2="${ENTRY}${CR}${BO1}"
     BO3="$(echo -n "${BO2}" | tr '\n' ',')" #ex: 0005,0000,0001
     efibootmgr --bootorder ${BO3}

I have started to think about a graphical installer for EasyOS, and Limine Installer will be part of it. So, checking the code in Limine Installer, that it looks sane.    

Tags: easy

Wayne is homeless

July 12, 2026 — BarryK

Wayne is from Perth, Western Australia, and today travels in Asia, staying in cheap accommodation. He makes a living, just enough, from his YouTube channel "Fiasco da Gama" (a take on the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama).

In this video, Wayne explains about his lifelong desire not to accumulate possessions, to just be a wandering spirit:

"60 And The Freedom Of Having Nothing. Goa."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUa_SSz29Mo

I've been turning over Wayne's philosophy in my mind...

He does come back to Perth sometimes. I think the last time was for dental treatment. He stays with his sister, who is a regular married person with a home.

Can't say that I agree with him, not 100%. A person can be very happy owning a home, and have pleasure in having kids. Just as, alternatively, those things could be a not-so-happy experience. I think, mostly, it is where you are in your own mind.

Wayne will qualify for the Age pension when he reaches 67, as long as he has been resident in Australia for 10 years, 5 of which must be continuous. There is something called "Australian Working Life Residency" (AWLR), which is how many years you have been resident in Australia since age 16; a figure of 35 or more confers the full Age pension. below that, it declines proportionally -- which could be a problem for Wayne.

However, as far as I can make out, this AWLR rule only applies if you are living overseas while retired. Google AI says this:

The 26-Week Rule:
You can receive your full Age Pension rate while traveling overseas for up to 26 weeks, regardless of your AWLR.
After 26 weeks:
Your AWLR calculation kicks in to determine your ongoing rate.

...so it looks like that 26-week rule will suit Wayne.   

Tags: general

EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.4.4 released

July 11, 2026 — BarryK

Bug fixes! Release notes since 7.4.3:

...and of course, more videos.

If you are a newcomer to EasyOS, recommend read the 7.4 announcement, as it has more details:

Download:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/excalibur/2026/7.4.4/

Feedback welcome on the forum:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=173649#p173649

Have fun!   

Tags: easy

Another fix to unmount all partitions

July 11, 2026 — BarryK

See forum:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=173635#p173635

Have modified /sbin/fixlayers in the initrd to force redraw all partition icons at version update.   

Tags: easy

Typo in EasyShare

July 11, 2026 — BarryK

Sigh, these things do happen when there is a moment of inattention:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=173634#p173634

Will build Easy 7.4.4 tonight.   

Tags: easy

yff rolled back to 2.7

July 11, 2026 — BarryK

Posted earlier that had updated yff to 3.1; however, bug:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=173598#p173598

Need to build Easy 7.4.4 today, so temporarily rolling yff back to 2.7.   

Tags: easy

Bonnie Tyler has passed away

July 11, 2026 — BarryK

Oh wow, age 75, one year younger than me.

The main songs I remember are "It's a heartache" and "Total eclipse of the heart"

"Total eclipse of the heart"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yziRK36wTU

"It's a heartache"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62aHuVz0brQ

Loved the gravelly voice!   

Tags: general

Fix flipout container not work

July 11, 2026 — BarryK

Forum member NNI has reported that if type "shift+ctrl+c" in a sakura terminal, inside a container, to copy selected text to the clipboard, it then broke flipout of the container.

Found a fix, reported here:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=173615#p173615

That's good, because other people have reported this problem previously, and we never determined why.   

Tags: easy