Re: [Trisquel-users] JMP-compatible Gajim
I had this same problem. Only flatpak fixed it. I'd rather it work as a read install from the Trisquel repos.
Re: [Trisquel-users] No suspend or hibernate options in GnomeShell
I use almost exclusively hibernation (vs. suspending or shutting down). I can pause the computing process and then dump the memory to internal disk (when I have to leave my current location). When I arrive at my new location, I can resume my mobile workstation and commence the computing. (For this reason, I don't use SSD. The massive writing may wear out the SSD quickly.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Server
I still manage several workstations in my lab. I plan to replace the originally installed Mint with Trisquel 8. The standard Trisquel installer with MATE should be good. Though I don't actually need a DE, some students may have difficulties with the terminal.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
Snap is a bug, not a feature. So is Ubuntu (or Canonical)... And I was extremely disappointed when I upgraded my (manually liberated) Mint 18.3 to 19. The updater program automatically re-installed many non-free software, firmware and even codecs without my consent. It also re-enabled the non-free repositories of Ubuntu which I disabled as soon as I initially installed the system. I backed up my files and then trashed the entire system.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
:) This should be a beautiful process.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
Paper is indeed more durable. I already clone my disk to a paper file system.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
It looks like Debian testing introduces a plugin[1] for Snap integration, which Ubuntu has included[2] since 17.10. If this means that Ubuntu has removed Snap integration from gnome-software itself, then p erhaps this will not be an issue in Ubuntu 18.04/Trisquel 9. In the meantime, I was interested to see what would happen if I installed gnome-software without libsnapd-glib1, so I modified the deb package to no longer require libsnapd-glib1 and installed. $ apt download gnome-software $ tar x gnome-software_3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11_amd64.deb $ tar -xzf control.tar.gz $ sed -e s/"libsnapd-glib1 (>= 0.9), "//g -i control $ tar -cvzf control.tar.gz control $ ar rcs newpackage.deb debian-binary control.tar.gz data.tar.xz $ sudo apt install libappstream-glib8 libfwupd1 libgtkspell3-3-0 $ sudo dpkg -i newpackage.deb gnome-software was successfully installed. Upon launching it, I found that it no longer recommends proprietary software as it did before libsnapd-glib1 was removed from the repo. However, it also does not display any software that has not already been installed. This bug has also appeared in Fedora[3] and Ubuntu[4]. If I recall correctly, prior to the removal of libsnapd-glib1 gnome-software only showed installed packages and Snap packages, so it could also be related to this[5]. None of the workarounds suggested in these threads worked for me. After messing around with packagekitd for a while I gave up. I also found many threads about gnome-software not displaying any programs at all, which is the problem I ran into with gnome-software when I tried Fedora. I tried some of those workarounds, even though it's a slightly different issue, and had no luck. TL;DR: If libsnapd-glib1 were removed as a dependency of gnome-software, then gnome-software would be installable again and no longer recommend proprietary software, but it would still not work do to another bug that seems to be from upstream. [1] https://packages.debian.org/buster/gnome-software-plugin-snap [2] https://packages.ubuntu.com/artful/gnome-software-plugin-snap [3] https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/307983/gnome-software-packagekit-lists-only-installed-packages [4] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1548933 [5] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1050694/the-gnome-software-center-shows-few-apps/1050938 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Server
Thanks again both. I have a few more questions on the Server front: I currently have a ZFS pool running in another server-type machine that I would ideally move over as-is. Is it possible to run ZFS (OpenZFS) under Trisquel? Secondly, what is the preferred/recommended means to run Virtual Instances/Machines/Containers in this regard? It is again intended to run multiple instances of whatever method is used, including a website, 'cloud', VoIP, Media Serving etc. From my time here I only tend to see requests or advice requested on standalone machines, usually Laptops. I hope any discussions here are useful to anyone in a similar situation as myself! Thanks.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
Yeah, I know. I'm sure it can help to work together with the Debian and Fedora communities, though. They've been really helpful when it comes to this sort of thing in the past (especially Fedora). The point is, if we only have a downstream solution, we'll be constantly patching the upstream code, and that should be avoided if possible.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
> Modifying Software to fix this problem would be a very nice thing indeed. > Until then, it's probably easiest to just stick to other tools. Do > contribute to a solution, though, preferably as far upstream as possible. Unfortunately, upstream probably sees it as a feature rather than a problem. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
I haven't stopped using computers, but I've progressively been removing my dependency on them. Not for freedom's sake, mind, but just because paper is much more durable than magnetic hard drives. Who knows? I might even go so far as to print my passwords and GnuPG keys on paper and then shove that in a lockbox.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cannot install GNOME Software
I used Ubuntu 16.04 before switching back to Trisquel 7 recently, and it was a nightmare specifically because of the problem with Snap packages. I simply could not search for libre software in GNOME Software; every time I did a search, I would get all these Snap packages, completely unmarked, and scarcely any results from the actual software repository. So even though I'd disabled the "Multiverse" and "Restricted" repositories, it was completely useless; it was like Linux Mint all over again, with a jumbled mess of libre software I might want to install and proprietary software that I definitely don't. I ended up abandoning Software entirely and using the command-line tools exclusively. Modifying Software to fix this problem would be a very nice thing indeed. Until then, it's probably easiest to just stick to other tools. Do contribute to a solution, though, preferably as far upstream as possible.
