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by bgstack15
21 Mar 2024, 12:56
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I stuck forever with FreeFileSync 13.3?
Replies: 8
Views: 328

Re: Am I stuck forever with FreeFileSync 13.3?

Hm, perhaps that can be a feature request: to ignore trailing spaces with a checkbox in the settings dialog.
by bgstack15
19 Mar 2024, 00:35
Forum: Help
Topic: Activating GUI with a crontab
Replies: 4
Views: 167

Re: Activating GUI with a crontab

Depending on your cron implementation and where your cronjob is, you might need to add the username. For example, you wouldn't need to add the user if you are using `crontab -e`. But if you are editing `/etc/cron.d/80_freefilesync_cron` you probably would need to specify the user: 0 * * * * ineuw en...
by bgstack15
24 Feb 2024, 23:16
Forum: Help
Topic: Cron Problem Yet Again - openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux
Replies: 11
Views: 339

Re: Cron Problem Yet Again - openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux

@daviank, what you missed is that the user ran crontab -l as a regular user, so it was just going to use his user, with no field for setting it because he cannot change it. Otherwise, in a root-controlled /etc/crontab or /etc/cron.d/ file, you can set the username.
by bgstack15
23 Feb 2024, 13:59
Forum: Help
Topic: Cron Problem Yet Again - openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux
Replies: 11
Views: 339

Re: Cron Problem Yet Again - openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux

Does SUSE Tumblewood/your setup use Wayland? Does KDE still use SDDM for the display manager (login screen)? Maybe you can do this, from https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SDDM#X_authority_(aka_MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE)_file: 33 0 * * * DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY="$( find /var/run/sddm/ -type f )" /usr/l...
by bgstack15
22 Feb 2024, 12:54
Forum: Help
Topic: Cron Problem Yet Again - openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux
Replies: 11
Views: 339

Re: Cron Problem Yet Again - openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux

Is it possible that flatpak needs more environment variables to correctly connect to the desktop or otherwise run? Have you tried with some other flatpak program in cron, to see if it operates? Can you try inserting the DISPLAY=:0 on the same line with the command, in front of the command flatpak ? ...
by bgstack15
18 Feb 2024, 01:30
Forum: Help
Topic: How do I restore the default User Interface?
Replies: 2
Views: 198

Re: How do I restore the default User Interface?

Look for the config file. It's probably in ~/.config/FreeFileSync (Linux) or %APPDATA% (Windows). I think it's named GlobalSettings.xml.
edit: did you try the Tools menu -> "Reset layout" option?
by bgstack15
01 Feb 2024, 13:58
Forum: Help
Topic: Question about updating FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 20.04
Replies: 4
Views: 851

Re: Question about updating FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu tends to fork from Debian unstable (sid), which does have FreeFileSync 13.3 . Not sure which version(s) of Ubuntu would still be tracking this closely to Debian unstable, but FreeFileSync of any version number is at least in the two previous "stable" releases of Debian (as seen on t...
by bgstack15
28 Dec 2023, 13:10
Forum: Help
Topic: Run on cronjob
Replies: 4
Views: 3054

Re: Run on cronjob

You are probably missing the DISPLAY environment variable. See my old post.
by bgstack15
09 Dec 2023, 17:00
Forum: Help
Topic: FFS as Docker under Unraid
Replies: 1
Views: 4168

Re: FFS as Docker under Unraid

You might try wrapping FreeFileSync with Xvfb, which you will need inside your docker container. It sets up a "X virtual frame buffer" which can also be called a dummy display.
by bgstack15
26 Nov 2023, 23:32
Forum: Help
Topic: Installation failing on Arch Linux Steamdeck
Replies: 8
Views: 3678

Re: Installation failing on Arch Linux Steamdeck

In Arch Linux the package to install gtk2 is named gtk2, based on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GTK#Installation
by bgstack15
22 Nov 2023, 00:29
Forum: Help
Topic: А BIN extension is required
Replies: 6
Views: 5586

Re: А BIN extension is required

If somebody were to bother to go through the steps required to convert the FreeFileSync package into a WD My Cloud app (https://community.wd.com/t/my-cloud-os5-app-template/286542) it could be done. A list of available apps for that series of devices is listed at https://support-en.wd.com/app/answer...
by bgstack15
29 Sep 2023, 23:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Open Source? Is it true ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1676

Re: Open Source? Is it true ?

I compile this software from the source tarball for every new release. But that's on a development-friendly operating system (GNU+Linux). Perhaps compiling on Windows is easy for Windows developers. But on GNU+Linux, it's easier for someone like me to compile software. Normally you just need gcc and...
by bgstack15
07 Sep 2023, 23:42
Forum: Help
Topic: Drag and Drop?
Replies: 4
Views: 977

Re: Drag and Drop?

In Bodhi Linux, you will want to install a few packages: sudo apt-get install cifs-utils This will allow you then to run sudo mount -t cifs . CIFS is another name for SMB/Samba. You might want something like: sudo mount -t cifs //hp/photos/Miscellaneous /net Where /net is the mount point (empty dire...
by bgstack15
25 Jul 2023, 20:21
Forum: Help
Topic: FTBFS for 12.5
Replies: 4
Views: 662

Re: FTBFS for 12.5

Thanks, Zenju!
by bgstack15
24 Jul 2023, 20:17
Forum: Help
Topic: FTBFS for 12.5
Replies: 4
Views: 662

FTBFS for 12.5

Hello Zenju, I am trying to compile 12.5 on Devuan GNU+Linux as always, I get this error: g++-12 -std=c++23 -pipe -DWXINTL_NO_GETTEXT_MACRO -I../.. -I../../zenXml -include "zen/i18n.h" -include "zen/warn_static.h" -Wall -Wfatal-errors -Wmissing-include-dirs -Wswitch-enum -Wcast-a...
by bgstack15
17 Jul 2023, 18:13
Forum: Help
Topic: Installation failing on Arch Linux Steamdeck
Replies: 8
Views: 3678

Re: Installation failing on Arch Linux Steamdeck

Ah, so the FreeFileSync installer wants to control /usr/local/bin (normal behavior), but on this device, /usr/local/bin/ is mounted read-only. Perhaps you should try the per-user installation option. I expect it would deploy the binaries to ~/bin or ~/.local/bin/ (suggested by https://specifications...
by bgstack15
23 May 2023, 18:58
Forum: Help
Topic: SOLVED: New version 12.3 automatically updates my .ffs_gui config files?
Replies: 6
Views: 566

Re: New version 12.3 automatically updates my .ffs_gui config files?

I haven't examined the latest version, but I know that the config files themselves are versioned at least for config-version. Perhaps FFS 12.3 updated to a newer version of the config file (which determines which attributes about the sync job are stored, as the app has added features over time), and...
by bgstack15
21 May 2023, 12:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Open Source? Is it true ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1676

Re: Open Source? Is it true ?

Zenju uses the GPL-3.0 primarily for his source code ( version 12.3 , the current version listed at the Download page). Additionally some components he licenses under the OpenSSL license , curl license , something labeled the libssh2 license (which vaguely resembles the MIT to me at first glance; I'...
by bgstack15
08 May 2023, 12:01
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is there a guide of how to compile the source code ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1680

Re: Is there a guide of how to compile the source code ?

It's a tough question. A few years ago, the make target "install" was removed as well! Would following instructions for Debian or Fedora Linux help you? https://gitlab.com/bgstack15/stackrpms/-/tree/master/freefilesync
by bgstack15
09 Feb 2023, 12:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Board Layout
Replies: 26
Views: 1941

Re: Board Layout

Dear Zenju, why is the "unread messages" icon now a gray envelope?! It blends in with the background. Please stop making these changes. Please revert to the original design and color scheme. The only reason I knew this thread had new content was because it said "Zenju, 56 minutes ago&...
by bgstack15
08 Feb 2023, 13:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Board Layout
Replies: 26
Views: 1941

Re: Board Layout

I was being polite. This new forum layout is unpleasant and makes me want to visit less often.

Perhaps you could make a poll to ask the users if they like the new layout better than before? Perhaps I'm in the minority.
by bgstack15
08 Feb 2023, 00:35
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Board Layout
Replies: 26
Views: 1941

Re: Board Layout

It appears that mousing over the "5 hours ago" section will take you to the "#unread" part of a thread, which actually sounds like it could be incorrect. If the thread has multiple unread posts for a signed-in user, I would expect the list of threads would show the most-recent co...
by bgstack15
27 Jan 2023, 02:55
Forum: Help
Topic: No rule to make target ../../zen/argon2.cpp.o
Replies: 5
Views: 417

Re: No rule to make target ../../zen/argon2.cpp.o

Ah, what you misunderstand is that when Zenju says it is fixed, he has updated the FreeFileSync_12.0_Source.zip file available for download. Just download the latest asset and it has it.
by bgstack15
25 Jan 2023, 20:51
Forum: Help
Topic: Donation Edition 12.0 does not install on Linux Mint
Replies: 7
Views: 559

Re: Donation Edition 12.0 does not install on Linux Mint

Ah yes, that happens too. I spent an hour troubleshooting an app build and deployment (firefox) only to eventually figure out my big zip download was incomplete, so some of the files were "empty" incorrectly. Glad you got it working!
by bgstack15
24 Jan 2023, 04:40
Forum: Help
Topic: Donation Edition 12.0 does not install on Linux Mint
Replies: 7
Views: 559

Re: Donation Edition 12.0 does not install on Linux Mint

Ah, the file is still inside the zip file. If you do not have a graphical archive manager (program to open zip files, among other things), you can use unzip or p7zip. sudo apt-get install p7zip-full 7za x FreeFileSync_12.0_[Donation_Edition]_Linux.zip I believe inside that, is the .run file to chmod...
by bgstack15
23 Jan 2023, 14:18
Forum: Help
Topic: No rule to make target ../../zen/argon2.cpp.o
Replies: 5
Views: 417

Re: No rule to make target ../../zen/argon2.cpp.o

Thanks, Zenju. Thanks also for the latest and greatest FreeFileSync!
by bgstack15
22 Jan 2023, 20:21
Forum: Help
Topic: No rule to make target ../../zen/argon2.cpp.o
Replies: 5
Views: 417

No rule to make target ../../zen/argon2.cpp.o

Dear Zenju, Would you please check on the source zip file to see if it should include a zen/argon2.cpp file? The Makefile suggests such a file should exist. This is for version 12.0 cppFiles+=../../zen/argon2.cpp make[2]: *** No rule to make target '/tmp/FreeFileSync_Make/ffs/src/../../zen/argon2.cp...
by bgstack15
22 Jan 2023, 03:18
Forum: Help
Topic: Donation Edition 12.0 does not install on Linux Mint
Replies: 7
Views: 559

Re: Donation Edition 12.0 does not install on Linux Mint

In Linux (all of them, not just Mint), permissions on a file are organized into three groups: user, group-owner, and other. Each permission set contains flags: Read, Write, eXecute. You should confirm that the rwx flags are set correctly. ls -al Where -l means that ls should make a long listing, and...
by bgstack15
19 Dec 2022, 13:23
Forum: Help
Topic: Synchronization with NAS on Fritz.box (Linux Mint)
Replies: 1
Views: 477

Re: Synchronization with NAS on Fritz.box (Linux Mint)

Ah yes, Nemo (default file manager on Cinnamon, the default desktop environment for Linux Mint) has special functionality that lets you connect to SMB shares in the file manager. For other applications, you should bother to mount an SMB share the "proper" way so the filesystems are availab...
by bgstack15
18 Dec 2022, 01:03
Forum: Help
Topic: V 11.29 failure
Replies: 4
Views: 759

Re: V 11.29 failure

You can test by installing version 11.28 and checking!