Re: [Trisquel-users] New Updates: Opensource/Free FPS standalone mod of Xonotic (ChaosEsque) version 42 etc.

2015-01-01 Thread franparpe
Sorry, I have to disagree: Believe it or not, there are very good games in the free software world and Battle For Westnoth, Megaglest, The Mana World, Colobot Gold, Nethack, Openarena, The Dark Mod, Freedoom, 0.A.D, Sthendal, Powermanga, Redeclipse and Aleph One are examples of good free

[Trisquel-users] Stallman uses Trisquel GNU/Linux for computation.

2015-01-01 Thread lakbk89
Howdy, fellow trisquel hackers? I am an avid follower of Richard M Stallman and Free Software Foundation, in perticular. These days, RMS is using a Thinkpad X60 computer with a free initialization program (libreboot) and 'Free as in Freespeech' Trisquel GNU/Linux to carryout his daily

Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs

2015-01-01 Thread riley
Okay, thanks. It's annoying, but still do-able.

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNOME does not work properly with my Trisquel 7

2015-01-01 Thread thunderstormpolska
I think the problem is in your graphics card glxinfo | grep OpenGL Send me a result of this command (if you can) Fervi

[Trisquel-users] Installing libreboot on a Thinkpad T60....myself?

2015-01-01 Thread shiretoko
Hey guys, i didn't buy a gluglug but a normal T60 (i would have loved to buy a gluglug but money is quite a problem at the moment and I needed a working laptop really fast...) and I think about installing libreboot myself. Is there somebody with information / experience on this? How

Re: [Trisquel-users] Software Replacement on Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread maestro
i use unar because of the subs that come often with that format and if i try any file with two or more words, try to unar it - nothing! i have to rename every file to be a single word and i just name it a.rar , b.rar ... and then it works.. weeeird

Re: [Trisquel-users] Software Replacement on Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread onpon4
You need to escape spaces with a backslash or it'll be interpreted as several arguments. For example: unar My\ file\ that\ has\ spaces.rar

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing libreboot on a Thinkpad T60....myself?

2015-01-01 Thread maestro
http://www.libreboot.org/gitdocs/install/ i...@gluglug.org.uk (mail) do it do it do it :)

[Trisquel-users] Hosting large files distributed gratis to all comers

2015-01-01 Thread J.B. Nicholson-Owens
chaosesquet...@yahoo.com wrote: (The dev environment doesn't seem to download from sf.net, anyone know of a host that can handle 17 GB files) Consider archive.org.

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNOME does not work properly with my Trisquel 7

2015-01-01 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
What exactly lags? GNOME is a huge project with dozens of component programs.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Cant install trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread tomlukeywood
i installed lilo and all is fine now if anyone knows how to deleate posts i will deleat this one!

Re: [Trisquel-users] stallman's speech

2015-01-01 Thread maestro
dude use minitube simple as that sudo apt-get install minitube yes?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wine is broken

2015-01-01 Thread calmstorm
You may mark solved as I have my solution.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best Libre os for a old computer?

2015-01-01 Thread marioxcc . MT
That seems like a very old computer. Congratulations for the considerate spirit of anti-consumerism. I don't think that much modern graphical software is developed targeting systems with a small RAM capacity such as 12 MB (or MiB). Running old software is also problematic because it's

[Trisquel-users] Best Libre os for a old computer?

2015-01-01 Thread tomlukeywood
hello i have a netbook(sadly running win95) and i am trying to install a free operating system on it the only problem is... it is max out at 12mb ram with a 33mhz prosessor 256mb hard drive and pcmcia externel floppy disk drive dose anyone know of free os that will run on this machine? that

Re: [Trisquel-users] Some general questions about Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread onpon4
What Trisquel uses by default is now called Flashback, not Fallback (as of GNOME 3.8, I think). Support duration really has nothing to do with the size of the Trisquel team; keep in mind that Trisquel is based on Ubuntu and benefits from all the work done by Canonical on Ubuntu. Trisquel

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best Libre os for a old computer?

2015-01-01 Thread onpon4
You could install Trisquel without a desktop environment (by doing a net-install). I don't know if the amount of space taken up by a base install is too much for a 256 MB hard drive or a floppy disk, but anyway, it's something you could try.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Stallman uses Trisquel GNU/Linux for computation.

2015-01-01 Thread infieles . agraviado
I think it's still Trisquel 6 because he's still using LibreOffice 3 on this picture last Dec 27, 2014 at 313c. However, feel free to correct me on this one.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Stallman uses Trisquel GNU/Linux for computation.

2015-01-01 Thread tegskywalker
Its too bad he doesn't specify if he was using 6 or 7 of Trisquel.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6: updates break GRUB

2015-01-01 Thread ruben
Fixed in version 1.99-21ubuntu3.17+6.0.1trisquel5

[Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6: updates break GRUB

2015-01-01 Thread secondnature
After installing updates to trisquel 6, GRUB will no longer load Trisquel 6. Previous Linux versions (i.e. previous kernels) still show up as options, but when selected, an error appears citing the --unrestricted parameter. I have this exact same problem on 2 different machines, so should be

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6: updates break GRUB

2015-01-01 Thread marioxcc . MT
Report it as a bug. See the item “issues” at the navigation bar that appears to the right and include all relevant information (Exact error message, and attach the file “/boot/grub/grub.cfg”.

Re: [Trisquel-users] stallman's speech

2015-01-01 Thread J.B. Nicholson-Owens
maes...@openmailbox.org wrote: dude use minitube simple as that I'm aware of how to get to YouTube videos without visiting the site in the typical fashion. That's not the point. Such workarounds ignore the speaker's request, the reasons for that request, and how most people will use

Re: [Trisquel-users] stallman's speech

2015-01-01 Thread shiretoko
Those users will end up visiting the site and taking on nonfree Javascript programs, being asked to install nonfree software Yeah, and those are exactly the users that don't know about the issue and have to be informed about it - precisely the right audience. It's important that people don't

Re: [Trisquel-users] Software Replacement on Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread marioxcc . MT
The shell (GNU Bash or similar) breaks the command line into arguments on unquoted spaces. To quote, you can use the backslash to quote a single character, or surround the whole string between single or double quotes. E.g: rm filename\ with\ spaces rm filename with spaces rm 'filename with

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing libreboot on a Thinkpad T60....myself?

2015-01-01 Thread shiretoko
Ok, i tried to find out the name of my lcd display; none of the options on http://www.libreboot.org/docs/misc/index.html#get_edid_panelname work for me, so i guess the dream is already over (if i try to remove the display physically, i will damage my device for sure). I had a look at the

[Trisquel-users] Cant install trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread tomlukeywood
hello i am posting this from a live cd i tried to installed trisquel 7 LTS (on my ssd) but whenever i get to the end of the installation it tells my that it cant install grub and that it is a fatal error dose anyone know what this could be casued by? also i have sucsessfully installed debian 7

Re: [Trisquel-users] Popcorn-Time wishes you merry gravmassssssssssss

2015-01-01 Thread shiretoko
I don't like the sound of tor-like network. Why not just design a bittorrent client that uses tor in a secure way?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing libreboot on a Thinkpad T60....myself?

2015-01-01 Thread shiretoko
I can't... there is no way for me to find out if my LCD is supported or not. Did you do it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Popcorn-Time wishes you merry gravmassssssssssss

2015-01-01 Thread svhaab
what about http://www.tribler.org/?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Software Replacement on Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread maestro
had no idea that i needed to type it like that thx

Re: [Trisquel-users] stallman's speech

2015-01-01 Thread J.B. Nicholson-Owens
shiret...@web.de wrote: I think that it's legit to publish a video on youtube in order to steer people away from youtube - just as legit as writing free software for a proprietary operating system so people can easier make the transition. Substituting another program or some other service

Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs

2015-01-01 Thread riley
Thanks for the advice. I won't have to worry about rebranding Firefox and Thunderbird yet, since this release doesn't contain a libre ports tree. As for the escrow, I've contacted the FSF, and they aren't willing to assist in this regard. However, alimiracle has expressed interest. Do you

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best Libre os for a old computer?

2015-01-01 Thread mprodrigues
You could try this one, is an awesome distro http://rlsd.dimakrasner.com/ I don't know why it is not in the FSF distro, maybe the author didn't asked it, seems even the kernel is linux libre.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6: updates break GRUB

2015-01-01 Thread nuevodesorden
Quidam it's show me this: GNU GRUB VERSIÓN 1.99-2UBUNTU3.17+6.0.1TRISQUEL4 PREVIOUS LINUX VERSIONS And i can't do anyting.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing libreboot on a Thinkpad T60....myself?

2015-01-01 Thread myself600
for this incredibly useful comment.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing libreboot on a Thinkpad T60....myself?

2015-01-01 Thread albin
Hi! I've got both good and bad experiences with installing libreboot on the T60. The first attempt was a success. I ordered all of the hardware from Ebay: a C2D T60, docking station, wifi card, screen (IDtech IAQX10N (15.1 2048x1536) + an inverter board. Of all these components the screen

Re: [Trisquel-users] stallman's speech

2015-01-01 Thread J.B. Nicholson-Owens
shiret...@web.de wrote: Yeah, and those are exactly the users that don't know about the issue and have to be informed about it - precisely the right audience. It's important that people don't *have to* use non-free software in order to watch the video, and that it's available in an free format.

[Trisquel-users] Open Trisquel-site for people

2015-01-01 Thread thunderstormpolska
Welcome! I noticed Trisquel hanging out on the forum that is basically everything and nothing, no harmony - all in one place. Personally, I suggest the introduction of new Forum rules. Perhaps the integration of people under the GNU Social (and instruction to me how it works) or the

[Trisquel-users] Some general questions about Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread dudu9020
Hello, I've heard about Trisquel GNU/Linux and saw some screenshots and got interested in it. So far it seems nice, but I've got some questions: 1) are there any native German speakers translating the website? I'd say there isn't since the poor translation. 2) how big is the Trisquel

Re: [Trisquel-users] stallman's speech

2015-01-01 Thread shiretoko
It's important that you behave in a manner consistent with what you endorse I don't see any reason why it's not perfectly possible to agree on some points of a speech and disagree on others; I think that it's legit to publish a video on youtube in order to steer people away from youtube -

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing libreboot on a Thinkpad T60....myself?

2015-01-01 Thread shiretoko
Thank you very much, suitsmeveryfine, for your detailed report! I see that it's a non-trivial and risky task, and since it indeed is my main computer and i can't really afford to brick my device, i will refrain from installing libreboot at the moment, even if it's VERY unpleasant for me to

Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs

2015-01-01 Thread riley
Thanks, that would be great. I have two questions: 1) Are you generally trusted within the community? Is there anyone who can agree to that? 2) Do you accept credit card or Paypal, and if so, would you be willing to convert the money to BTC before sending it to me?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Some general questions about Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread thunderstormpolska
3) I think this is Gnome-session-fallback clone. Technically in new distros; Fallback mode is avaliable like a Gnome-Shell Mod 4) No German language in this news; what do you want to know? Fervi

[Trisquel-users] Antwort: Some general questions about Trisquel

2015-01-01 Thread dudu9020
Sorry, forgot to mention before posting: 5) is the team, or at least some of the Trisquel team actively reading this forum or are they rather using the mailing list?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6: updates break GRUB

2015-01-01 Thread nuevodesorden
Te same for me here. After instaling updates give me the error: Unknow argument --unrestricted

Re: [Trisquel-users] Stallman uses Trisquel GNU/Linux for computation.

2015-01-01 Thread albin
Thank you! It was nice to read that page again. It now contains a lot of new stuff.