Re: [Trisquel-users] Thunderbird install instead of IceDove on Trisquel8

2019-11-24 Thread adfeno
So it's still non-free? It seems to be the case, since https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Thunderbird still redirects to https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Icedove .

Re: [Trisquel-users] IBM ThinkPad T40 GRUB menu not loading (most of the time)

2019-11-24 Thread onsemeliot
Well, I am happy how it worked out so far. And I just have the systems that where easy to get. The last one I bought was just for 15 Euros. So there was not much to lose. The only annoying thing is that I need to get new CMOS batteries. They are very cheap too but most of the time they are

Re: [Trisquel-users] IBM ThinkPad T40 GRUB menu not loading (most of the time)

2019-11-24 Thread xliang9550
Debian buster is 3 years newer than Trisquel 8, so lots of bugs could have been fixed. The newly-fixed bugs may affect legacy platforms as well. Unfortunately, T40 doesn't have usable Atheros card (unless whitelist can be removed), and doesn't have Intel's integrated graphics model. So you

[Trisquel-users] Bug report in the right place?

2019-11-24 Thread erbperbp
I'm on Trisquel8, and have tried to use a printer I have used before with other GNU/LINUX operating systems without problems. Because I can't use it with Trisquel8 I have traveled the following path up to its end: Trisquel's Main

Re: [Trisquel-users] Bug report in the right place?

2019-11-24 Thread enduzzer
Open your browser, go to URL localhost:631 and set up your printer.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Support request upgrade Trisquel 7 to 8

2019-11-24 Thread anatom
yes, apt-get takes these options. However, it doesn't help clearing space... Thanks for your help anyway.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Thunderbird install instead of IceDove on Trisquel8

2019-11-24 Thread lcerf
In case of derivatives of Debian, Firefox branding can be used as long as the patches applied are in the same category as described above. Ubuntu having a different packaging, this does not apply to that distribution. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815006

Re: [Trisquel-users] Thunderbird install instead of IceDove on Trisquel8

2019-11-24 Thread enduzzer
Get Ubuntu's package and install with gdebi or dpkg. https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/thunderbird Or download a tarball from the official page. https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/ Debian's deb should work the same. https://packages.debian.org/stretch/amd64/thunderbird/download

[Trisquel-users] Thunderbird install instead of IceDove on Trisquel8

2019-11-24 Thread sokolgeo
Hello! I have Icedove installed in my Trisquel8 system. But it seems: - Icedove is not the latest one - 52.9.1 version from Trisquel8 repository seems to be over a year old? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird#Releases I am worried for security updates - is our mail client

Re: [Trisquel-users] IBM ThinkPad T40 GRUB menu not loading (most of the time)

2019-11-24 Thread onsemeliot
Oddly enough I could get rid of the problem by installing Debian Buster in the end. Everything seems to work now. I don't get how this could even be relevant. And I tried with an other T40 which I recently got very cheap. There I had similar problems with Trisquel but not with Debian. (And