I've been using Trisquel as my only OS for almost two years now. I used
Ubuntu briefly and then found Richard Stallman. Was lucky with my hardware in
that it worked without problems. Then I was inspired to get a free bios in
the form of libreboot and got a gluglug http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/
Both very good links right there, I would recommend the person who posts this
thread reading them. Even I am going to read them :D.
As in the RMS analogy?
Trisquel is my only OS and has been since 2010
But I' not coming from windows
I'm come from Solaris and net bsd
for me Trisquel is user-friendly
I love it
Especially if its Python. Lol.
Compiling one single Python script is easy.
What are delta updates?
..and free beer..
Proprietary software is terrible.
Plus the terminal is a helpful tool. Learn it (in mynhumble opinion).
GNU/Linux-libre does not require a user to always use the terminal (if you
have a desktop environment).
We are all about Freedom over convenience.
We are all about Freedom over convenience.
and hopefully
freedom and convenience
Well, you don't need to (and shouldn't) think about it, so that's not really
a meaningful example. If you actually manually compile your Python code,
you're doing it wrong; you're supposed to let the interpreter handle that for
you (and pass -O or -OO if you want optimizations).
But even C
Though initially you realize Terminal (command-line) is hard and difficult,
But I am sure you will find it powerful, fast and secure. For new user visit
Introduction to The Command Line.
Have a look: Why we must insist on free software.
Well OSX does have the advantages of entire programs being packaged up into
what appear to the user as a single object
Wait for Snappy.
Usually, if you're a software developer, you distribute source and possibly
run-in-place binaries, and let distro maintainers package them. The only
reason debs are distributed by upstream developers, usually, is to let users
of Debian and Ubuntu get the latest release more easily.
Compiling is much easier than it first appears to be. Just start with easy
ones. Read the instructions. And try to understand the outputs of the
messages. When you reach a point of no-go in compiling it will output an
error message that contains the answer to solve it.
Compile happy people,
It's not usually Trisquel that people find difficult. It's usually that
without the proprietary bits (not included in Trisquel) there are certain
things you just can't do/figure out. Sometimes there is a solution and asking
here is the first step, but sometimes there is no good solution- or
Yeah but installing from a .tar file still gives me chills. Why can't they
just make .debs?
Is there anyone who has used this operating system everyday as his/her only
OS?Not me but if I'm pretty close to and if I had to I won't mind a bit.
Is it hard to make Trisquel as user friendly as Windows or Mac are? It
already is in my opinion. I use the terminal for a few tasks but they're
When one opts for the terminal instead of the GUI and calls oneself dumb for
it then one is dumb for not realising how otherwise un-dumb one is :P
I'm sure there are many people here, who use Trisquel as a main and only
everyday OS. :)
I've used exclusively Trisquel for 5 years now, judging by how old my account
is.
Well OSX does have the advantages of entire programs being packaged up into
what appear to the user as a single object... that is about the end of its
usability features that benefit most people. :P
too much of a dumb blonde
please do not reinforce this stereotype
In a trisquel workstation you don't need to run periodically anti malware
software or defrag the disks. Just update the system when required.
And install/remove software is very easy with tools like synaptic.
In my opinion, this makes trisquel very user-friendly. Although freedom is
more
Agree!
On 05/26/2015 09:25 PM, tomlukeyw...@fastmail.co.uk wrote:
too much of a dumb blonde
please do not reinforce this stereotype
I also switched to Trisquel this year after being annoyed with Windows 8, and
I haven't looked back since! GNU/Linux is very customizable and there are
always tons of options for getting things done.
I'm also not an IT guy and I installed Trisquel because of the free software
philosophy :)
Trisquel is my only OS and has been since 2012. I do not write code and would
be considered an average end user rather than a power user by most people
who work in IT.
I've been using Windows since I was a kid, from Windows 95 to now Windows 8.
I had never heard about free or proprietary software until a few months ago.
It all started when I searched for alternative operating systems as I was
very disappointed with Win 8.
Then I stumbled upon GNU/Linux
Purely free GNU/Linux operating systems have been the only ones I've used
over the past 41 weeks and 6 hours (How long I've been on this forum :p)-- I
was a beginner, and found Trisquel to be quite user-friendly. You won't ever
need to touch the terminal unless you want to, so don't worry
I can't comment on Mac OS X, but I think Trisquel is much more user-friendly
than Windows. You just don't see it that way because you're used to Windows.
:) Granted, the GNOME Flashback environment is a little more primitive; you
might appreciate GNOME Shell, KDE Plasma, or Cinnamon, which
Thanks for you replies so soon. And I appreciate you being so supportive. Is
there anyone who has used this operating system everyday as his/her only OS?
How many of you users are beginners like me?
Consider if learning a couple of terminal commands (you don't need to by the
way, with Trisk) or dumping a couple of proprietary applications to do your
computing in freedom is better than using an OS which as you said makes you
outraged about the commercial practices and surveillance that
Hello, I would like to congratulate you on taking the first step. The sooner
you get out from the proprietary software trap, the less hooked you will be
on these applications that seem out of reach and the less inconvenient free
software will feel to you.
I am not the stereotype that
You should dislike proprietary applications for the same reasons you dislike
proprietary operating systems.
Instead of SPSS check out https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/
Don't fear the terminal. But if you don't want to use it, you don't need to.
Just expect to be limited by the boring GUIs.
I can't comment on user friendliness compared to Windows or OS X because I
don't use them. I can comment, however, that Trisquel is derived from Ubuntu
which has the reputation of being “user-friendly”.
I do not like the term “user-friendly”, but I do not oppose it on ethical
reasons. It
Good mate! :D Trisquel's been the best distro I've used! Thanks to the
people who made it, especially Ruben!
On 05/26/2015 12:09 AM, m...@jadedfs.net wrote:
Purely free GNU/Linux operating systems have been the only ones I've
used over the past 41 weeks and 6 hours (How long I've been on this
Do you guys think Trisquel is already user-friendly enough for the
masses? You know, like will it be as user friendly as Windows? People
who aren't really familiar with Windows tend to get a grip on it easily,
same goes with Mac OS. Something tells me the hype behind those OSes
helps them to get a
Super agree on that! Hype indeed is a major player on both of those
distros I said.
On 05/26/2015 12:53 AM, onp...@riseup.net wrote:
Unless there's been substantial improvement with Windows 8, I don't
think Windows is as user-friendly as GNOME Flashback, let alone GNOME
Shell. Windows just has
Unless there's been substantial improvement with Windows 8, I don't think
Windows is as user-friendly as GNOME Flashback, let alone GNOME Shell.
Windows just has a lot of users, so whenever someone is confused, they ask
the person next to them.
There is a list of free software applications in the FSF website. It will be
of great use to you in future. The list is well categorized.
http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page
As often as not, I'm just too lazy and too much of a dumb blonde to bother
opening Synaptic when it is so much easier to just type sudo apt-get
install (name of program) into a terminal window.
I don't have enough recent experience with windows to have a valid opinion
since I haven't
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