So let me summarize.
Suppose for a moment that Trisquel is built in such a way that...
* Trisquel follows Debian testing (therefore also stable) main repository in
a tight lockstep. Since Debian's main repository is composed of -wishfully-
FSF cleared packages, there's no need to create a
Re, Debian vs. Ubuntu. (I'll be partly reiterating myself)
1. Debian is the kitchen, Ubuntu is the restaurant. Ubuntu itself follows
Debian. The original recipe cooks in the Debian kitchen and then Ubuntu
serves it with a time lag. So, following the leader itself is always a step
ahead
Re, plain distro strategy.
A quick question. I got this whatever distro, customized it to my own taste
and re-released it as Abdullah Linux 1.0 - actually what have I achieved? Not
much really, just converted it from Ali's taste to Abdullah's taste. Both
tastes turns out unpalatable to
Hi Alberto, +1 for all your points generally. Things tend to get more
complicated depending on the details, though.
Hi Soon,
I too haven't tried gNewSense yet, and I don't know its release policy. But
all I say here in this forum should equally apply for them as well.
Let me go backwards from 3 to 1. :)
Such a compromise is one way, without turning back for corrections. So yes I
agree, due care should
Hi guys, sorry I haven't been posting on here, final exams for college, you
know how it is lol. I'll provide some updates now
1. My friend (who I mentioned a few days earlier) is not interested in
changing from skype to a free software, I wish I could convince her.
2. The Toshiba laptop I
Sounds like a network problem, because the repository is operational.
I can see your point about moving to Debian, and am largely inclined to agree
with you. That said, there is already the free software distro gNewSense
based on Debian, which I haven't tried, so I'm not sure it would be necessary
to switch bases.
I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but
Not to be a pedant, but did you mean "guides" in the title?
Studying the features of proprietary products is not in itself bad at all,
and (as you mentioned) can be a great way to gain ideas for free software
equivalents. If you're paying for the guide with money or your personal data
(or
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That may be why you think that. Although I may be mistaken. I am not
entirely sure if there is a difference between how much 32 bit and 64 bit eat
up ram.
Enlighten me if I am wrong.
You are making a very easy distinction complex. Debian in its current form
is not libre. It is Debian that would need to make changes to meet that
standard, stop hosting non-free and contrib, remove recommendations and
instructions on how to enable them, etc... You are advocating for FSF
You mean reverse engineering? Yeah, I love reverse engineered projects like
GNU was. Though Gimp was never trying to be a Photoshop clone. If I could
spare the cash, I would pay the Gimp Project and Kdenlive what Adobe normally
charges. Money gets stuff done.
This is a default install, with Trisquel taking the entire disk. Thanks for
grub repair suggestion. If I can ever get a recovery disk to boot, I'll try
that and, maybe,
dpkg-reconfigure mdadm
Thanks,
Dave
If I write sudo apt-get download abrowser on a trisquel computer, an abrowser
debian file will be downloaded on the computer and I can install and test it
on another gnulinux system?
Trisquel is what it is and its a distro for those who value the ethics of
libre software and more current software, neither too old or too bleeding
edge. gNewSense and Parabola fit the other ends of the spectrum.
Sorry, but it will most likely never be a distro for the masses. Its more of
I tried again a couple times but I still can't install it using this command
sudo apt install linux-libre-4.1. The command is from the guide, I did
everything again from begging to end according to the guide, but it's just
stuck to 0%
Could yo please send a picture of the screen :)?
Do you have more partitions?
Did you try grub repair?
Do you have more that one hard drive?
Free Software Foundation is not against using proprietary software if you
are using it to make a Free Software replacement :)
I think there are a lot of pros using free software, and now even some
universities are ditching Adobe in favor of Krita, Gimp, Synfig, Pitivi,
Kdenlive, etc :)
1.- Debian is already free software by Default.(Just use with caution do not
add non free repository)
2.-I think you are talking about Trisquel development but I am not sure. I
think a developer has all the right to work in a way that feels comfortable.
One of the great things about Free
If anyone wants to try it he has to fetch the source code of pip
(python-pip-1.5.4) and replace req.py and _vendor/distlib/locators.py with
the ones from gitlab. Sorry for the inconvenience but I couldn't push all the
files to gitlab.
In my first couple of posts I've erroneously used DFSG (Debian Free Software
Guidelines - by Debian) where I actually meant FSDG (GNU Free System
Distribution Guidelines - by FSF). Please read them all as FSDG. Sorry for
the confusion.
Software not respecting the essential freedoms of the users is bad, whatever
the processor executing it. Trisquel should not distribute it. Trisquel
cannot do anything for the firmware already in the hardware. If it is not
free software, it is evil as well.
And, no, using packages from
Can someone remind me please why are people buying laptops with 8 gb?
That really depends. For example, I work a lot with software development and
video editing, so I'd like 8GB, but I can survive with 4GB running Plasma 5.
>I believe that Trisquel should follow Debian, instead of Ubuntu.
I haven't read the rest for I am very lazy right now (will read more
tomorrow), but..
... my man! welcome! :D
This is a neat command OP can use. It generates fewer and cleaner lines :)
cat /var/log/dpkg.log | grep "\ install\ "
why, of course, becausenecroing is so much fun
as explained here
32bit, old laptop, no 64 bit support.
Hi Magic, I should say upfront that I'm not criticizing Trisquel, nor am I
trying to derail it. I just liked the idea and am trying to find some ways
for mass adoption. That's all. I'm aware of the question of producing a free
OS with best user experience with as low workload on developers
It does not make much sense that installing OpenJDK 8 would alter your
resolution. Something else must have come along. Probably a kernel image.
Could you attach /var/log/apt/history.log to a reply to this message?
I have installed Trisquel on my computer a few days ago. I installed OpenJDK
8, as I need it for my work. My process was the following:
-Add the repository.
-sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-*
This installed the proper components to my computer, but the next time I
rebooted, my resolution
Firmware is 100% software. And proprietary software is unacceptable. It is
not a gray area. It does "really derail or spoil the free software
guidelines". For those who consider proprietary firmware is OK, several
popular distributions are an option, e.g., Debian (optional nonfree
Why bump it if it has an answer?
Thank you Majin :) also thanks for gNewSense pointer. I'll be looking at
there too.
As for Debian vs. Ubuntu, I didn't mean to favor being leading edge over
stability or freeness, just wanted to point out that there is a possibility
of being both LTS and rolling distro at the same time.
Hello, and welcome to the forum! :)
1.If you want a FSF-endorsed GNU/Linux distro based on Debian, you can see
for gNewSense: gnewsense.org
Ubuntu LTS also has 5 years of support.
The Trisquel main goal isn't be steps ahead in technology. Instead, is to
provide a fully free operating system
Example: Say if you watch a video or read a book on how to do x in Photoshop
or Premiere and you're like "Hey, let's see if Gimp or Kdenlive can do that".
You get the idea, you just implement the idea in something else. I know
there's plenty of guides on free tools, but that's not what the
Anticipating that Flidas may not be available for some time, let me expand a
bit more on preliminaries. In future I intend to start a separate thread on
each one of them.
1. I believe that Trisquel should follow Debian, instead of Ubuntu. Reasons
being;
* Debian is the kitchen and Ubuntu
Can someone remind me please why are people buying laptops with 8 gb? And
above all, why do people think 4 gb is "only" 4 gb?
i.e. relative to maximum
So, I just opened all of this:
mousepad, claws mail, evince, TorBB, gimp, goldendict, inkscape, libreoffice
writer, links2, mirage, pidgin,
PS: Why are the redish/yellowish rectangle split?
Thanks.
The latter part, I'll leave to Tehnoetic!
Hello friends,
I've recently been aware of Trisquel from GNU free distributions list. Thumbs
up for your high aim and efforts. I've not yet tried Trisquel (waiting for
Flidas) but been reading around here in this forum and elsewhere.
I'd like to contribute a few suggestions (maybe some
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