Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
Yes, I have a brand new LibreCMC mini router from ThinkPenguin. I don't have any experience setting static IPs and have rarely touched the defaults on my old proprietary router so this is a good reason to start playing with my new toy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] No background image when "Show icons on desktop" is unticked - Trisquel 7
Feh is one such viewer that can also set the background. sudo apt-get install feh
[Trisquel-users] Re : alternatives to samba
I would use SFTP then. Again, the most difficult part is to find how to configure your router so that it always gives the same private IP address to the same Ethernet or Wifi card (identified by its MAC address that 'ip addr' outputs after "link/ether"). Do you know how to access its configuration interface? It usually is a Web interface. The rest is installing the "ssh" package on all computers and adding bookmarks to the file manager (like I explained earlier).
[Trisquel-users] Re : alternatives to samba
Gigolo is a really a great & easy SSH / SFTP application one can also use the command ssh -X to have a graphical login. For security it's good to use GnuPG for authentification.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism working on libre phone
> I need more power for some things and trying to accomplish that without giving up on my freedom. Like Magic Banana kind of implied, the most powerful "least bad" systems you can get right now are from Think Penguin, particularly the desktop computers. Note that they're still not as good freedom-wise as e.g. the X200 or the Libre Tea computer card (in fact they're about identical to the Purism laptops), but Think Penguin has done a lot of useful work toward that front, including pushing for libre wireless devices (cooperation between Think Penguin and a guy who was working at Atheros was responsible for those wireless devices that got RYF certification); and Chris, the CEO of Think Penguin, has always been quite frank about the imperfect state of the computers Think Penguin sells. > Here's what purism said to me; This to me is proof that Purism hasn't changed. They talk about the ME "neutralization" as if it's somehow "freed" most of the ME, and then state that most of it has been neutralized with the implication that it can be removed entirely in the near future, which would be bogus. The ME neutralization only eliminates *non-essential* parts of the ME. What's left is necessary for the CPU to function properly. You can't remove it or you'll have n utterly broken system. They also imply that they have done this work, when they didn't. They just picked it up from someone else. And then they have the audacity to say this: > it’s still the furthest anyone has ever gotten in the industry, with modern x86 that people can just purchase conveniently and a “99%” solution. Total bullshit. I don't know if Think Penguin runs the ME neutralization script (they ought to, but there might be some fear that maybe it could cause unforeseen problems in the future), but in any case, they've been around waay longer than Purism and were, and realistically speaking Think Penuin and Purism laptops respect the users' freedom just as much (or rather, just as little).
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
Syncthing is working for me to keep folders synchronized among different computers. I am excited about maybe being able to share folders with other users over the internet and not having to worry about owncloud/openmailbox drama after all, but that is not the immediate issue. What I need to find another way of doing is to access my own files that are on the hard drive of "living room computer" from "bedroom computer", "kitchen computer", "basement computer", etc.
Re: [Trisquel-users] No background image when "Show icons on desktop" is unticked - Trisquel 7
To be sure, I am not trying to "set the background". To do that I use right click on the desktop, or the Tweak Tool, or select the proper option while viewing the picture. As I explained, it is precisely when using the Tweak Tool to switch off "show icons on "desktop" that the problem occurs. The workaround is indeed to deselect all default icons and never save anything in the "Desktop" file, but the expected behavior would be that the background image should be drawn whether icons are shown or not.
[Trisquel-users] Re : alternatives to samba
It may be a solution too. But, please, first tell us whether you want to have folders copied to different computers and kept synchronized (Syncthing is a solution) or do you want to access files that are kept on the sole system you access (SFTP and NFS are solutions), not copied? And do you only want to access your own files or to share files with third users?
Re: [Trisquel-users] free PDA running JMP
I'm responding to comment #46 down here because things were starting to get a little too scrunched to read. (It would be great if the indent width of comment replies were halved so that it would take twice as long for this to happen.) After making deblob-check executable, running ./deblob-check CHIP-linux.tar.gz gives CHIP-linux/firmware/WHENCE within CHIP-linux.tar.gz WHENCE is a text file containing incomplete license information. I'm not sure exactly what the output should look like since I can't find sample usage anywhere, but I would have expected to get a list of source code files that contain blobs.
[Trisquel-users] Re : alternatives to samba
But you end up with the same files on all computers (a potential problem if we are talking about accessing the movies from all computers, for instance), right? It may be what Heather wants. But it is not what she asked for: an alternative to Samba. Sure: backups are needed. Do you use Syncthing on your whole home directory to backup your files? If not, you need a backup system anyway. I do not quite understand your point. Are you talking about letting a third user access some files/directories you want to share with her? It is possible to create a user on the system, a group containing you and this user, and to give read/write access to this group on files/directories you share with this third user. Really not that convenient... but I did not understand it was what Heather wanted. Interesting.
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
That definitely looks interesting. Thank you!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism working on libre phone
If your goal is to have more modern computing without compromising freedom, Purism seems like a non-solution, as they do compromise freedom and don't appear genuinely interested in solving the problems they insist are temporary. Leah and Chris contribute part of their profits to the development of libreboot and Trisquel respectively. Supporting them might be a better investment than supporting someone who is attempting to minimize the importance of the work of the free software movement while profiting from it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
What about nfs? I've never gotten very far trying to set that up before, but it's been awhile since I've tried.
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
What about nfs? I've never gotten very far trying to set that up before, but it's been awhile since I've tried.
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
If you decide to use SSH you should use rsync to sync files through it. It'll compare files by date, size, etc. and make sure directories are the same... if not, it syncs them together. Pretty great program.
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
I won't suggest SSH because: 1.- Too much work to autome sync between multiple devices 1b.- Syncthing already does this. 2.- No protection against removing files. 2b.- syncthing automatically saves several copies and previous versions of files. 3.- If you do SSH you can't share files. You need to use a different terminal or session and do scp. So you can edit remote files or edit them. But not both. I think that in this case synching is a much better option.
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
Thank you. Syncthing and SSH look like the directions I want to go. SSH is going to take a bit of work/growth on my part so there may be more questions.
[Trisquel-users] Re : 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Well, you do not want Trisquel on the external drive, right? It is possible but I do not really know how (in particular how to get Windows to boot when the external drive is not plugged in) and it would be slower. So, if I were you I would use GParted to "delete" /dev/sdj3 (the root partition, where the Trisquel system is), /dev/sdj4 (the swap, an extension of the RAM if it becomes full, or to hibernate) and /dev/sdj5 (where the user files would be) and then "resize" /dev/sdj2 to take over the whole free space (as it used to). See if my analysis in the previous post is correct, looking at the files on the different partitions. If I am right about /dev/sda2 containing data and not an operating system, then try to take the "boot" flag off /dev/sda2 and see if Windows properly boots. If it does, we can then proceed to installing Trisquel on an internal hard drive (/dev/sdc?).
[Trisquel-users] Re : alternatives to samba
You can install SSH clients (probably already installed) and servers on all computers. The hardest part is configuring the router so that every computer always is given the same IP address. If we are talking about computers on different networks, the router must also be configured to transmit incoming connections to the correct computer (SSH's default port is 22 but you can use a different port; you have to do so to access different computers in a network that is not the one you are in). You can finally add bookmarks in the file managers to connect to your home folders on each of the remote computers. In GNOME's file manager, click on the gear button, then on "Connect to server.." and specify "sftp://; followed by the IP address (the private address of the computer inside the same network, the public address of the router if in another network), optionally followed by the path to the folder. The port, if not 22, has to be specified at the end, after ":".
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Magic Banana Ha-ha, I have a surprise for you! Earlier, You called something perfectly, PRECISELY what I should look for, that I missed. See my comment below.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Hi everyone, I am embarrassed to say how important something I forgot is.
I totally forgot about something that I thought had no bearing on what we
were attempting to do.
Remember I had a unexpected result when I attempted to backup windows?
Evidently, the external drive kit I assembled for the windows-backup
connected by a USB remained connected when later I returned to attempt the
Trisquel Install alongside Win7.
WHY should that even matter?
Because for some reason Trisquel wanted that newly partitioned drive for
itself!
Never mind that cramped C: drive alongside Windows.
LOL, you can laugh at me, but I ask your forgiveness for forgetting to even
reconnect the M: drive and include it in the search for the missing installed
Trisquel.
So the mystery of the lost Trisquel drive has been solved.
My oh my - what a gaff on my part, and I am amazed by not realizing that just
maybe I should reconnect all drives just to double check and search.
That's the tale of my forgetfulness and ineptness.
Trisquel is my lil' rascal from now on - I see it as a prankster :)
Look at the images and doublecheck that Trisquel installed ("linux
swap")itself on sdj4(23GB free)?
But my folder claims 809.02GB free - LOL, ha-ha does that mean my Lil' rascal
wants the entire drive, including other partitions?
I am still at the step of getting boot to work properly.
Can we take it step by step from the images of my files?
Will passwords, partitioning, and upgrading packages be involved?
Again, I do apologize for adding to our conundrum and not checking this
drive.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Purism working on libre phone
Computers sold on http://libre.thinkpenguin.com are modern and as free as Purism's, i.e., they perfectly works with Trisquel GNU/Linux, the default OS, but they do not have a free UEFI (like Libreboot). Chris, ThinkPenguin's CEO, is at the origin of the liberation of the ath9k_htc firmware, used by all these computers.
[Trisquel-users] Re : 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
So many hard drives! /dev/sda contains data you access from Windows (I believe from the label: "Data"). I believe from the "boot" flag that the bootloader (GRUB) was installed on this drive. If /dev/sda2 really contains data (look at its files, double-clicking on "Data", on the desktop), then it is not right. If I understood well, you cannot boot Windows anymore. I would try to remove the "boot" flag from /dev/sda2. You can do that from GParted, right-clicking on the row for /dev/sda2, then on "Manage Flags" and finally unchecking "boot". /dev/sdb contains a small (100 MiB) system partition for Windows (I believe from the label "System Reserved"), whatever this is (again, I have not administrated any Windows system after Windows XP), and a rather large (119.14 GiB) Windows partition. It may be the actual Windows system because the "boot" flag is set on this drive too. You can check by looking at its files, double-clicking on "128 GB Volume" on the desktop. /dev/sdc contains a small recovery partition (I believe from the flag "msftres") and a very large (3.64 TiB) partition where are most of your user files you access from Windows, I believe (you can take a look at these files by double-clicking on Jun2014, on the desktop). /dev/sdc2 has quite a lot of unused space: 1.24 TiB. You could take some to install Trisquel. GRUB could then be in /dev/sdc's Master Boot Record (MBR)... but I do not know if GRUB would to be able to boot Windows, on another drive (I have never worked with systems installed on different drives). /dev/sdd contains a small partition with Windows' backup system (I believe from the label: "Backup Sys Rsrvd"), whatever this is, and a quite large (232.69 GiB) partition, which is a backup of the Windows' C: drive (I believe from the label: "Archive C Drv"). It is full what probably explain that the problem you face when you try to backup Windows (but you could copy the files somewhere else, not using Windows' backup system or configuring it to use another drive if it is large enough). You can look at the backup by double-clicking on "Archive C Drv" on the desktop. The filed in the backup may not be directly readable in this way though (the backup may be compressed, incremental, etc.). As you wrote, /dev/sdi is your USB key. I am quite surprise of the name /dev/sdi. I believed the letters of the drives were following the alphabet: don't you have a /dev/sde, /dev/sdf, /dev/sdg and /dev/sdh? Not that four hard drives is too few! No trace of GNU/Linux. Did Trisquel's install go all the way? It normally takes (tens of) minutes.
[Trisquel-users] Clock applet displays normal, not bold text
Is it possible to get the clock applet use bold font instead of normal font, in order to make the time and date more visible? Where can these preferences be tweaked?
Re: [Trisquel-users] No background image when "Show icons on desktop" is unticked - Trisquel 7
So the question is still hanging: how do you get the background to be drawn if you do not want nautilus to handle the desktop?
Re: [Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
Syncthing. Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet. https://syncthing.net/
Re: [Trisquel-users] customizing trisquel.
What for? Either use Tails or use Heads, why would you spend countless hours of your time securing Trisquel (and probably fail in the process - compared to Tails anyway) when you can use a secure by default distro. Heads is Tails without blobbery btw.
Re: [Trisquel-users] customizing trisquel.
Trisquel serves a different purpose than TAILS. If you are looking for a libre privacy-focused distro, this might be of interest to you: https://heads.dyne.org/ signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
[Trisquel-users] alternatives to samba
I've been using Samba for awhile and have found myself so dependent on it that it limits my choices. I understand that there are some serious security issues with this file sharing program and that this is why updates sometimes break it. I don't really need to communicate with windows machines any more, or with enough regularity that sneakernetting is not a "good enough" option. What I want to do is be able to open and edit the same file on multiple Gnu/Linux machines throughout the course of an average day, i.e., if I notice we are running low on flour, I don't want to have to walk into another room and disturb my kid's minetest game to access grocerylist.txt. I'm not virtualizing atm, so I will be using tiny drives for distro hopping and will also need to access configuration files, notes, tutorials, etc. on a different machine in a different room while the minor child is safely occupied with his own work or play. Another regular use of Samba is to unobtrusively keep an eye on minor children's hard drive space, etc., to prevent crises. Does anyone have any suggestions on the next stage in my networking self-education? FTP seemed like the lowest hanging fruit but the tutorial I found was not appropriate for my crisis/survival mode brain function at the time, lol. TIA
[Trisquel-users] customizing trisquel.
How can configure trisquel as like as tails?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Uruk GNU/Linux 2.0 (Alpha)
But It is not 64 bit.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism working on libre phone
I'm not trying to fan the flames with this and I think this is an important post as not everyone has been around here for a long time or is as knowledgeable on the subject as some of you more experienced long time members. and even though it is publicity for purism, this thread made me hold off on a purchase with them. So in the name of freedom this must be discussed. By the way libreboot Leah, I have nothing but respect for what youve accomplished and bring to the community. As someone that has a libreboot x200, I recently looked at purism because I need more power for some things and trying to accomplish that without giving up on my freedom: I wrote purism on their forum and asked why they aren't endorsed by FSF and il post their response below. The thing that bothered me about the interaction is that they moved the thread I started to a private round table board on the forum instead of leaving it public which is a big turn off for transparency. After talking to a pretty knowledgeable IT person I met recently he claims to be able to accomplish a similar level of freedom on a modern computer for me, however the cost would be a little more than going through purism and not quite as much power so I'm still on the fence about what to do. Purism seems to be deceptive in their marketing which is a.big turn off but the simple fact is that I need more power and can't afford a libreboot desktop around 5k. Looking to spend about 2 grand max on my setup. Here's what purism said to me; There is no such thing as a middle-ground with the FSF. The FSF will not endorse any post-2008 Intel-based (or AMD-based, until further notice) computer, until every last kilobyte of the Intel Management Engine (or AMD PSP) has been reverse engineered or zeroed out (currently Purism can zero out somewhere between 90 and 95% of the IME). In terms of software: it’s an excruciatingly slow process (months long, and moving targets), even if we already go above and beyond any requirements for GNU Linux distro endorsement. To be clear for anyone reading my previous reply: I’m not blaming the FSF for sticking to their principles (it’s their job), I’m just stating the current state of things, factually speaking. i.e. 99% free isn’t 100% and therefore there is “no middleground” when it comes to certification—but then nobody else is even remotely close to 100% with modern mainstream hardware, either. So eventually we’ll get to the point where we meet the FSF RYF requirements, in the meantime people have to understand that this middle-ground is the reason why the certification has not yet been obtained, but it’s still the furthest anyone has ever gotten in the industry, with modern x86 that people can just purchase conveniently and a “99%” solution. if it’s any indication we were able to retroactively port the version 1 of of the Librem 13 to coreboot with a neutralized ME, so it is possible to provide updates “after shipping”. The remaining part of the IME, which needs to be “freed”, is a matter of reverse engineering the remaining binary (hopefully into source code form, as I understand it) to be able to audit what it does, which would probably satisfy the FSF. So my expectation is that this remaining part is an academic exercise that will not require a firmware update (unless we find something really nasty in those hardware bring-up routines).
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
If you really don't want to lose your windows partition that is fine. If you have the money you can buy a clean HDD or SDD and put trisquel there. I kinda don't want you to because I see you have 2 HDD and one SSD and space more than enough. But you said those disks are important and I understand and respect that. So at the end I would incline for you to buy a new disk. That way you won't risk losing any data and can have a safe trisquel installation.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Hi heather
I lost my edit additional comment - sigh so much typing in vain, I won't do
it justice with my retry LOL
Yes, I'm on a budget but I should be able to get additional hardware if
needed, the laptop was the big expense.
No worries, ignore my stated impatience, it is the idle hand syndrome when
I'm in front of my computer with unsolved problems I start fidgeting to try
out my ideas. If the laptop was already here I would have something to occupy
my computer fixation with Trisquel.
Besides, now that I know it is a battle of the OSs I shall not quit until
microsoft is vanquished - even if I used the weapon of last resort to format
the C: drive - that would be brutal. Ouch!
-Break-
Okay, this is to Magic Banana
I had a long typed reply to you but it was lost to the internet transit.
So this is the brief version, Gparted reports 5 devices (from top to bottom
sequential order) the last is the USB 16GB Sandisk trisquel ISO image.
I took detailed photos, take your leisure to make sense of them, hopefully
they will give hint to a easy fix:
/dev/sda1 model ATA ST...[931.51GB(94%)full 53.03GB free boot Label Data]
{Pic1}
/dev/sdb model ATA M...[sdb1 100MB(74%)FREE Label sys rsrvd] [sdb2
119GB(95%)used 5.83GB(5%)free no Label] {Pic2 and Pic3}
/dev/sdc model model ATA ST...3.64TB[sdc1 unk 128MB msftres not mounted
warning] [sdc2 ntfs 2.39TB(66%)used 1.24(34%)free mounted Label Jun2014]
{Pic4 and Pic5}
/dev/sdd [sdd1 14.36MB(7%)used 185.64MB(93%)free not mounted Label Backup Sys
Rsrvd] [sdd2 232.68GB(100%) mounted Label Archive C Drv] {Pic6 and Pic7}
/dev/sdi model Sandisk Cruzer Glide 14.61GB [sdi1 fat32 3GB(21%)used
11.59(79%)free boot lba(USB) mounted on cdrom Label UUI] {Pic8}
Re: [Trisquel-users] No background image when "Show icons on desktop" is unticked - Trisquel 7
Thanks. I first tried the obvious way, by switching off the option through the Tweak Tool, and got this grey background. That's why I tried to fix it through dconf-editor, but what seemed to be the relevant option there (org.gnome.desktop.background draw.background) is commented as "deprecated and ignored". Doing some research I found out that nautilus was involved. At the moment it seems that nautilus has to be controlling the desktop for the background image to be proplerly displayed, and that deactivating icons on the desktop also takes the control of the desktop away from nautilus. I could not find what the fallback is (i.e. who's in charge of the desktop if not nautilus), so I did precisely what you are suggesting. NB: the "Have file manager handle desktop" option is not available in this version of the Tweak Tool, hence my guess that it might be set according to the "show icons" option.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism working on libre phone
I could respect Purism more if it weren't for their company's name (and the name of their OS, PureOS). It's one thing to present yourself as offering the most free product currently possible with modern specifications and styling, while being up front that modern specifications and styling currently require some compromises to freedom, which you are working to overcome in the future but which is not available right now. A name consistent with that would be something like FreedomChasers, or FreedomPath, or something like that. But the use of Pure and any derivative of that word misleadingly implies 100% pure, total software freedom, no asterisks, no fine print, no compromise, as the company's top priority over everything else, including specs, style, you name it, and that that purity exists in their products NOW. And that's just NOT what they do, and not what they offer.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Hang in there, Ron; you're doing great. My advice with the i7 would be not to stress out over a small outlay of cash (I picked up some used 80 gig drives for my kids for $10 and can usually find 160 gig refurbished for $20) for the huge peace of mind of knowing that your data is safe and sound in an antistatic bag in the back of your closet. I don't know your financial situation so I have no way of knowing what that "small outlay of cash" would be for you, of course. $10 can be food out of some people's kids' mouths and no offense intended to anyone of any socioeconomic situation. You may or may not table the i7 when the Taurinus gets here, so do keep that in mind. You mentioned upthread that you have health issues and a wife, both of which need to be prioritized over computers. It's a marathon, not a sprint. I personally got rid of microsoft in 2005, got rid of non-free software in 2011ish, and am still trying to clean up family and close friends' machines. Please don't stress over verboseness. We all know you are trying to squish a talent into a foreign culture. Putting your own experiences into the printed word is going to give you the material to write some wonderful documentation someday. That will save us boardies the time and boredom of writing the same posts over and over again to help other newcomers who could not find answers in the wiki or by searching the existing posts of the forum.
[Trisquel-users] Re : No background image when "Show icons on desktop" is unticked - Trisquel 7
That does not look "expected". Have you tried to set the background in more normal ways (you may not do it right using the DConf Editor), right-clicking on the background or through "GNOME Tweak Tool" (same tab where you disabled the icons on the desktop)? If it is a bug, you can simply remove the individual icons for "Home folder", "Network servers", "Trash", "Mounted volumes" (again from the same tab in "GNOME Tweak Tool") and never put icons on the desktop.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Magic Banana I'll play with gparted to search all drives if I grasp how - thanks for patiently reminding me :)
[Trisquel-users] No background image when "Show icons on desktop" is unticked - Trisquel 7
If I try to deactivate desktop management by Nautilus through switching off the "show icons on desktop" option in the Tweak Tool, the background image is replaced by the grey default backround at reboot (or logging off and back in). I have tried to set it right through dconf-editor without success. Any idea if this is a configuration option that I missed, or if it is the expected behavior?
[Trisquel-users] Re : 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
I would first take a look at the partitions on the disk to understand what did or did not happen: https://trisquel.info/forum/13aug2017-buy-trisquel-laptop?page=1#comment-120080 (GParted is in the "System Settings" on the live system; you can choose another disk with the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of GParted's window).
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Hi happy_gnu, So, Trisquel installation deceived me; hmm Arc seems to thinks so too. Wow, even the OS is laughing at my ineptness, okay I can laugh too :) I should have considered that possibility, after Trisquel's install script asked me to input my user name and password then reboot and never asked for my password again or ofer my user name. Sounds plausible, so lets go with the premise that Trisquel failed to install. Here is my challenge: My 128 GB SDD is being held hostage by Microsoft, there is no room/free space for Trisquel to enter, and I don't have the tools at hand to fully remove the invader. OPTIONS: 1. WAIT for Trisquel laptop to arrive (feels like eternity)... 2. Get a helpful application to "safely" mirror the current state of the 128 GB SDD (archive has failed or is suspect at this stage). 3. FORCE the removal by reformatting the 128 GB SDD and installing Trisquel. I am influenced by recent battle experience against Win7 to attempt option #3, that would be brutally gratifying, BUT... I hesitate because the other drives are too important to me and I am uncertain if the data on those larger drives may be damaged or corrupted. There is a disturbing configuration with how the games on the other drives are installed with Win7 on the 128GB SDD - that is likely to cause them to not function. I could remove the 128GB SDD then install another drive and boot from the usb to install Trisquel. Maybe there is another option you gals and guys can offer?
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
Hi SuperTramp83 and Magic Banana
I searched the internet to find the meaning of "chroot", too bad I can't put
Win7 in jail ("chroot") if I am using the term correctly?
Thanks everyone, this experience is akin to learning to swim by drowning -
full Immersion - jump in I guess.
But as you say, a learning experience.
Anyway, I haven't decided what I will do right now, I'll pause to consider my
options...
PS:
SuperTramp83, I didn't consider your comments rude, but internet chat culture
is lost on me with most comments so terse that I often fail to grasp their
meaning, and I know I am verbose in comparison to the culture I am not part
of.
Thank you, and everyone for the assistance - the saga is not over until
microsoft's OS has been defeated by Trisquel ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
That is usually what shows up when there is no bootloader. Looking at the previous screenshots, I don't think your attempt to install Trisquel was even successful, as there seems to be no partition on your desired drive or any of them that could be holding it. That is why, earlier, GRUB gave you the "Error: no such device." GRUB was fine all along and just couldn't find the non-existent Trisquel. And I am guessing the grub-repair somehow got rid of GRUB. As for why Trisquel didn't actually install, I think it is because the target drive, that 128GB drive, is almost full, if I am looking at the screenshots correctly. If you can get some of your data off of it, maybe around 30GB worth, the automatic "Install alongside Windows" option would probably work fine. As for why it LOOKED like it installed successfully and actually didn't... who knows! In essence, you are back to square one.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 13Aug2017 buy Trisquel laptop
It looks like Trisquel wasn't installed. I bet because disk space was to small. Maybe if you don't care about Windows and you don't have any data that you care about on the SSD you can just wipe it and install Trisquel forgetting about Windows for good :)
