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layout: post
title: 'Rant: Devuan Upgrade'
date: 2021-10-28 19:58 +0200
categories: tech
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Gna. So I upgraded my Devuan installation from Beowulf to Chimaera. Process was a bit tricky,
especially since I apparently had packages installed from Debian Multimedia installed
that caused some problems (since these are considered "newer"). Apt-Pinning to
the rescue, downgrading everything to the official repos.

So, only now, after the update, I realized the UI looks odd. (XFCE4). And what do I now,
after looking up the appearance settings - ALL THEMES ARE GONE!!!

God, I'm pissed. Apparently, the `xfwm4-themes` package is no longer there, and even installing
the deb manually doesn't help - from what I've read this has to do with the GTK (version 2 to 3) engine.

Great, now I'm stuck with an Ugly looking desktop / window decorations. I couldn't find anything I like
over at [XFCE looks](https://www.xfce-look.org/), too. So, tough luck.

Also, it looks like the task bar items are occasionally "greyed out", which in confusing as well.