Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
> I could run it from a tarball but > I'm not savvy enough to install it from one. If you're running it from the tarball, here's what I suggest doing so that you can launch it from a terminal or from menus as if it were installed. If you have Icecat 52 installed from the Trisquel repos, remove it. $ sudo apt remove icecat Download and extract the tarball to your home folder $ cd ~ $ wget https://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/60.3.0/icecat-60.3.0.en-US.gnulinux-x86_64.tar.bz2 $ tar xf icecat-60.3.0.en-US.gnulinux-x86_64.tar.bz2 $ rm icecat-60.3.0.en-US.gnulinux-x86_64.tar.bz2 Create a script with which to launch Icecat from a terminal. $ mkdir ~/.local/bin $ echo "/home/$USER/icecat/icecat > ~/.local/bin/icecat $ chmod +x ~/.local/bin/icecat After this you can run "icecat" in a terminal to launch Icecat. Create a desktop file with which to launch Icecat from menus. Use your preferred text editor to create "~/.local/share/applications/icecat.desktop" containing the following (replace both instances of "chaosmonk" with your username): [Desktop Entry] Name=Icecat Exec=/home/chaosmonk/icecat/icecat Terminal=false Type=Application Icon=/home/chaosmonk/icecat/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png Categories=Network;WebBrowser; After this Icecat should appear in menus and launchers. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
I could run it from a tarball but I'm not savvy enough to install it from one. You just need to unpack the tarball and run the icecat file from the folder. $ cd icecat-directory $ ./icecat
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
Does Trisquel contain a new enough version of WebKit to meet Midori's requirement (Hyperbola doesn't)?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
> Midori released new releases in the last 6 months - versions 6.0 and 7.0 > use a newer WebKit. You can install it via Snap: > github.com/midori-browser/core Snap was removed from Trisquel due to freedom issues.[1] I have submitted a merge request to backport Midori 7,[2] but I'm not sure if/when it will be merged. In the meantime I have just uploaded the source to a PPA,[3] which the OP or whoever can install with $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chaosmonk/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt install midori [1] https://trisquel.info/en/issues/23918 [2] https://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel/package-helpers/merge_requests/215
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
Similar to Debian stable, general policy is to freeze package versions on the release of a given Trisquel version and then apply only security patches/bug fixes. But the version number remains frozen. I personally like this policy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
OH. Midori moved to github. Hunnh. Alright. That's weird. So is there a special reason why the regular Icecat can't be in he repos? I could run it from a tarball but I'm not savvy enough to install it from one.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Abrowser update issues
I can report that I also have the problem with abrowser.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Abrowser update issues
I've noticed that Disqus comments aren't loading on any of the sites I frequent. Not sure how to fix that. Also, on another computer, but not my main one, lots of websites are asking me to disable adblocker. I don't have any adblocker running that I'm aware of, and I'm not getting that problem on my main computer. Trisquel 7 on both computers, btw.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
Oh jeeze, I got that mixed up.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Abrowser update issues
> Hang/freeze during downloads I also have this problem but with Icecat.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
Midori released new releases in the last 6 months - versions 6.0 and 7.0 use a newer WebKit. You can install it via Snap: github.com/midori-browser/core There's also a newer version of Icecat (60.3) which you can install manually by unpacking the tar.bz2 file: ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/60.3.0/
[Trisquel-users] Re : Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
Abrowser is "the browser that normally comes with Trisquel". It is another Firefox derivative and is updated little after a new version of Firefox is released. Currently, it is at version 64.
[Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
I've installed Trisquel Mini and I love it. I love Trisquel mini. It's so much faster than Trisquel on my Libreboot X60. The browser it comes with is Midori, a browser I fell in love with when it came around but the project died like 4 years ago and AFAIK it still uses a build of webkit that has a bunch of secuirty issues, which will never be fixed since the project is dead. I did [ sudo apt-get install icecat] to use the browser that normally comes with Trisquel and I've found that it and some of it's addons are outdated. As of yesterday installing Icecat means you can't visit *any* websites using HTTPS, you will always get a 'content encoding error' which can only be fixed by disableing all addons. I'm not sure which one is doing it, I can only tell that it's not spyblock or httpseverywhere. I tried to use the links icecat provides to install AdblockEdge and got a 404. I tried to install Ublock Origin from the mozilla website. I can't install it, it gives me this: This add-on requires a newer version of Firefox (at least version 55.0). You are using Firefox 52.0. I tried to use github and my schools website for homework, github renders a little weird, my school website is entirely broken. Both give errors saying my browser is outdated. So, what *should* I be using? What are you all using with Trisquel?
Re: [Trisquel-users] I need CWirc packaged
On 02/09, Caleb Herbert wrote: > I already tried the deb. And I'm guessing it didn't work because you were missing dependencies? It wants xchat and xchat-common, which as discussed aren't in Xenial/Flidas. You can try to grab deb files for xchat and xchat-common, and any dependencies of those, etc. One of two things will happen: - eventually all dependencies are satisfied - you hit a dead end where a Trusty package is compiled against a different version of some library than the one in Xenial, at which point you need to build these things from source or have them repackaged for Xenial/Flidas However, since cwirc seems intended for use with xchat, and since you have not asked anyone to package xchat for you, just cwirc, I wonder if perhaps you plan to use cwirc with hexchat? If this is correct, the proper solution is to repackage cwirc to depend on hexchat and hexchat-common instead. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] I need CWirc packaged
> However, since cwirc seems intended for use with xchat, and since you > have not asked anyone to package xchat for you, just cwirc, I wonder if > perhaps you plan to use cwirc with hexchat? If this is correct, the > proper solution is to repackage cwirc to depend on hexchat and > hexchat-common instead. Nevermind, looks like it might not be so simple to use with hexchat. https://lists.debian.org/debian-hams/2016/01/msg00026.html Since you'll need xchat to use cwirc, I'd start with that. Try grabbing deb packages for the dependencies, and if that doesn't work we'll have to try to build or repackage it. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] I need CWirc packaged
I use HexChat too, but CWirc is the only program that allows people to have CW Morse code conversations over the internet. There is a proprietary program for Windows, but I won't use that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I need CWirc packaged
I already tried the deb.
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[Trisquel-users] Re : I need CWirc packaged
It has not in Trisquel 6 and 7 (and it is absent from Trisquel 8): https://trisquel.info/issues/5994
Re: [Trisquel-users] I need CWirc packaged
Inferior and not recomened is that a serious rumbling or disappointment,, is it gpl or variant to it that matches., gpl code...
Re: [Trisquel-users] I need CWirc packaged
Hexchat is what I use too! Agree wholeheartedly that xchat is not to be used. I wondered why it was in trisquel 7, when it was said to have freedom issues. I forget where I read they had freedom issues... https://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#XChat Ah yes... look at the Xchat on here. I don't know if it still has those issues, but like you said its inferior.
