Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
... Nope. My bad. I went back and did that, after which I was able to run $ guix package -i hello (side-note, how does one do code blocks in this forum?) I now run $ guix package -A lilypond* and see Lilypond 2.19.58, which the current unstable version. The current stable version is

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread happy_gnu
Did you follow step 4? https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Build-Environment-Setup.html#Build-Environment-Setup

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread happy_gnu
Fair enough. I should had chosen my wording better. What I meant is installation using Guix is completely safe and all the packages there would be OK. Of course that doesn't mean that the bugs that the software has won't be there for Guix. Neither that the Guix packages will have more

[Trisquel-users] Re : getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread lcerf
Use Parabola GNU/Linux if that is what you want. But first read https://wiki.parabola.nu/Rolling_vs._LTS to have an answer to your question, about the drawbacks of rolling releases.

[Trisquel-users] Re : getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread lcerf
Guix allows rollbacks and so on but that does not mean the programs installed through Guix are stable! They is not in the sense that they are recent versions, hence less tested.

[Trisquel-users] Re : deleted ext4 partition

2017-08-10 Thread lcerf
You overwrote with zeros ("if=/dev/zero") the beginning of /dev/sda1 ("of=/dev/sda1"), 2048 blocks ("count=2048") of size 1k ("bs=1k"). 2 MB. Almost nothing! There is much to be rescued if you want to: the other partitions are intact and a program like PhotoRec can recover almost all

[Trisquel-users] Re : Studing for a GNU/Linux certification.

2017-08-10 Thread lcerf
C++ is not specific to GNU/Linux. About Shell scripting, you may have to know what is POSIX and what is not (the "Bashisms"). But, as albertoefg wrote, the exam will certainly focus on the working of an operating systems in general, on system administration (including the basic

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
Thanks. I made it to step 8. When I try to run $ guix package -i glibc-locales I get guile: warning: failed to install locale warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument guix package: error: build failed: the group `guixbuild' specified in `build-users-group' does not exist I get

Re: [Trisquel-users] deleted ext4 partition

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
Thanks. I reformatted the USB drive and re-burnt the ISO and now I'm able to boot it and am installing.

Re: [Trisquel-users] deleted ext4 partition

2017-08-10 Thread legimet . calc
Well, you have a backup, so it's not that bad. Reinstall Trisquel, and restore your backup. To boot from your USB drive, just use your BIOS options. You can also use GRUB (edit one of the existing entries).

[Trisquel-users] deleted ext4 partition

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
I think I screwed up really bad. In following a tutorial on clearing a USB drive using 'dd' I accidentally typed 'sda' instead of 'sdb' and cleared the ext4 partition instead because I am a f*cking idiot. I don't have enough knowledge to know exactly how bad this is, but I believe that I

Re: [Trisquel-users] trouble configuring nordvpn/openvpn

2017-08-10 Thread chasepc
It's not there unfortunately, I have the unzipped file in downloads and can see all the certificates but none are available in those files you mentioned or others when I'm looking for them through network manager. I tried to extract the files into those folders and get a error message.

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread leoo
This issue keeps coming up. Why? What is the barrier to keeping already approved software packages updated in the repositories? Why can't the Trisquel project just automatically pull in the software package from the Ubuntu or Debian repositories as soon as those are updated? Is there

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread andre
https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Installation.html#Installation

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread happy_gnu
Guix uses functional programming (Guile) and a mathematical approach to gave reproducible builds no every package is both secure and corruption free. So don't worry Guix packages are completely stable

Re: [Trisquel-users] PROBLEM: Tor, Firefox, and linux-libre 4.12?

2017-08-10 Thread greatgnu
bump! still very curious

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread greatgnu
Frescobaldi! That's without any doubt the best sounding name I ever heard so far. Amazing.. Frescobaldi, can you savor the beauty of the sound in Frescobaldi? God dammit, I will need to change my name now, and all of my user names to Frescobaldi. Ahh, Frescobaldi.. Amazing. Absolutely

Re: [Trisquel-users] low priced devices which surveillance you

2017-08-10 Thread greatgnu
All Your Baseband Are Belong To Us! http://www.youtube.com/embed/fQqv0v14KKY

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread andre
I'm referring to Guix

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
Thanks, I'll try this.

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread andre
Is it true that if the version number starts with 0 that it's then in beta?

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
If you're referring to Lilypond, stable versions have an even second number and devel versions have and odd second number. The current stable version is 2.18 and the current devel version is 2.19.

Re: [Trisquel-users] PROBLEM: Tor, Firefox, and linux-libre 4.12?

2017-08-10 Thread greatgnu
>Plus, not everyone with with a distro using APT is on Debian. Oh, that was meant for the OP, not you, jxself. OP is on Debian. >And so, contrary to what you seem to be implying, I stand by my position that there are valid use cases for my APT repository. I'm not implying anything other

Re: [Trisquel-users] What's the best vpn for trisquel

2017-08-10 Thread greatgnu
Yeah, it's a very detailed analysis. yw :)

[Trisquel-users] can a website see from which folder firefox uploads a file?

2017-08-10 Thread gnuser
When using webmail or a forum or something like that, we can use an upload feature to send a file from our pc to the website. when we do so, the full path becomes visible in the "upload from" window in those pages. I was thinking, could it be seen by the site? either directly or using a

Re: [Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread happy_gnu
You could install Guix the package manager, not the distribution, Frescobaldi is part of the repositories and you will get more up-to-date packages :)

[Trisquel-users] getting newer versions of programs/packages in the repository

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
Many of the packages in the Belenos repository are outdated and I've had to install programs without the package manager. For the most part this is less convenient but not a huge problem. However, I am a beginner and the messiness of doing everything manually is starting to get a little

Re: [Trisquel-users] Studing for a GNU/Linux certification.

2017-08-10 Thread mjmhogg5
If it's a standard certification, it's very likely to be the "CompTIA Linux+ Certification" !! Try and get hold of recent(!) Linux+ study guides or workbooks, and then do as much as you can - there pretty tough though !

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to be free

2017-08-10 Thread andre
At the end of 2014 I decided not to need a mobile phone. I watched: 1 https://media.ccc.de/v/31c3_-_6249_-_en_-_saal_1_-_201412271715_-_ss7_locate_track_manipulate_-_tobias_engel 2

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to be free

2017-08-10 Thread masonhock
Great resource. Thank you!

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your books?

2017-08-10 Thread pinmaritim
On the beach again :) Library at the beach https://www.anglet-tourisme.com/diffusio/fr/a-voir-a-faire/ocean-plages/sable/anglet/bibliotheque-des-plages_TFOLOIAQU064FS000IM.php

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your books?

2017-08-10 Thread pinmaritim
On the road again :) http://www.bibliobus.ch/

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your books?

2017-08-10 Thread nuevodesorden
Art Books! https://archive.org/details/guggenheimmuseum

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your books?

2017-08-10 Thread nuevodesorden
Dictionary of Untranslatables: A Philosophical Lexicon I donwloaded interesting articles. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10097.html And also i just read about "vending library" :0

Re: [Trisquel-users] Studing for a GNU/Linux certification.

2017-08-10 Thread albertoefg
How can they certificate you in something you don't even know what is about :/ Anyway, I'll learn more about Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Shell Scripting, and the way a GNU/Linux system works. What type of users can it have, what type of permissions what is /bin/ /dev/ /boot/ /etc/ (I do mean

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to be free

2017-08-10 Thread sleepruim
I have not owned a mobile phone for two years but I encountered the following “inconvinience”: During my holiday my daughter and I were cycling in the Alps in Italy and during a descent she fell. Result: Severe bleeding from the abdomen and 6 teeth missing I sure was glad someone with

Re: [Trisquel-users] Questions about Libreboot T400 from Minifree

2017-08-10 Thread info
Hi You can email me and ask this too, but I will answer here. Yes, most of them have bluetooth by default, and it works perfectly. I use it myself, sometimes. ~Leah

[Trisquel-users] Studing for a GNU/Linux certification.

2017-08-10 Thread usernamev . 0
Hello Guys. Today id send a request for a technological Gnu/Linux certification in a professional institute from my country. This is a knowledge certification for people who has experience in a certain area outside of formal education and never got any kind of certification for it. This will

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to be free

2017-08-10 Thread gpast_panama
The Zipit is apparently similar to the Pandora: https://www.libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Freest#Zipit_Z2.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to be free

2017-08-10 Thread gpast_panama
*If* you're making a call, the landline might- but that's not the point. If an individual leaves the house with their cell phone and goes on an outing, the amount of information they have provided to their local telecommunications company is staggering. Firstly, the location metadata. Not

[Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel won't boot on a Thinkpad 11E

2017-08-10 Thread pinmaritim
UEFI is Bios firmware that prevents people from installing Freedom :-( ..or gives them a hard time.. General principles https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI https://wiki.debian.org/UEFI One has to disable certain parametres in the BIOS like disabling secure boot. You might also need to

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : How to be free

2017-08-10 Thread Ignacio Agulló
On 10/08/17 02:17, wrote: > Even Paul Kocialkowski, Replicant's main developer, explains in his > conferences that the best solution, in terms of freedom, is to not use > cell phones: > https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Conferences Ha. Because using fixed phones is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Priority free design hardware for free software people

2017-08-10 Thread gpast_panama
Personally, I'd like some sort of (low-power) portable server which, as for you, uses a non-geolocalizing network. If it were part of a small PDA-like device with an attached light and e-ink screen... that would be a dream come true. Every computing need I have a laptop cannot satisfy-