Re: [Trisquel-users] installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread pinmaritim
Even if you do not wish to build Debian packages "build-essentials" installs all the packages you mention above, https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/build-essential for you ( gcc, gcc++, make, libc-dev, dpkg-dev).

[Trisquel-users] OpenFest 2017

2017-10-24 Thread marco
Next week there will be OpenFest 2017 https://www.openfest.org/2017/en I will be there, is any of you coming? It will be nice to meet other Trisquel users in real life.

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNU Ring on Trisquel

2017-10-24 Thread csh
cal@leela:~$ GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH="/home/cal/Desktop/ring.scm" guix package -i ring-client-gnome guile: warning: failed to install locale warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument guix package: warning: cannot access `/home/cal/Desktop/ring.scm': Not a directory guix package: error:

[Trisquel-users] Re : installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread lcerf
"build-essential" is for those who build .deb packages. The description of "build-essential" starts with: If you do not plan to build Debian packages, you don't need this package. The "make" package provides GNU Make, the "gcc" package provides GCC, "libc-dev" provides the GNU C library,

[Trisquel-users] Re : installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread lcerf
I was actually talking about the options the developers propose, typically to enable/disable optional modules. About the generic optimizations the compiler makes, you had better stick to at most -O2 because some programs show problems with -O3. The options -march=native an -mtune=native

Re: [Trisquel-users] Guix on Trisquel

2017-10-24 Thread csh
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2017-10/msg00043.html

Re: [Trisquel-users] Guix on Trisquel

2017-10-24 Thread masonhock
This post got me to look at Guix again, which has far more packages than the last time I checked, pretty much everything I need. I might switch back to Trisquel from Parabola and do the same thing you're doing.

[Trisquel-users] Guix on Trisquel

2017-10-24 Thread csh
I've decided to use Trisquel the way ADFENO does, by installing most things from Guix and only going to the repos as a last resort. But, I've run into a few questions. I wrote about them on the Guix mailing list. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2017-10/msg00039.html

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?

2017-10-24 Thread csh
I've just returned to Trisquel from Slackware because I need a system I can depend on when someone needs me to do something with a computer.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?

2017-10-24 Thread arc
Slackware? But I suppose for that distro, "convenience" and "features" is different than the convenience and features of most common distros, hah.

Re: [Trisquel-users] installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread ivan . baldinotti
I think it is very hard but not a bad idea. I am following the linux from scratch build. Very complex, many dependency. Maybe for learning and building the essential...

Re: [Trisquel-users] installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread pinmaritim
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential Will install GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection & other essential softwares you’ll need to compile from source. https://gcc.gnu.org/ read the enclosed “README”, “INSTALL” or other documentation provided by the developers, and you won’t go too far

Re: [Trisquel-users] installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread greatgnu
>I know hurd is under active development yeah.. over 30 years of active development.. :D ayyylmao it hurds so much.. >If the laptop has 1GB of RAM, consider Trisquel Mini. 1gb of RAM was enough for me running the gnome-flashback standard ISO triquaello.

Re: [Trisquel-users] installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread marco
I have 4gb of ram, its x200s, got it for cheap on the net, thanks Magic Banana for the explanation, I think I will try the source, I am freaking curios to see. After I plan in the future to add libreboot, probably just buying the service since looks pretty hard. What compilation options

[Trisquel-users] Re : installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread lcerf
Besides not having to trust anybody (whoever builds the software could use different sources, possibly including malware), the main advantage of installing software from source is that you can choose the compilation options to get exactly what you want. On the other hand, compiling is very

[Trisquel-users] installing from source vs normal install

2017-10-24 Thread marco
Hello, I got an old laptop, that I want to run free on it, so Trisquel gnulinux is my choice. Should I install from the source? Never did that, I would like too since I am curios, any advantages? waiting for Trisquel/hurd!!! I know hurd is under active development but once it will done