Re: [Trisquel-users] How to manipulate graphics settings from CLI?

2017-09-07 Thread blogstory
I had thought to myself what will I do in this menu, days ago. The Color menu ("profile"?) displays a window with two columns: "Device" and "Calibration" Below device: "unknown - "STD HDMI TV" (AND below that is:) "STD HDMI TV" (selected button active) Below the "Calibration" is:

Re: [Trisquel-users] [HOW TO] Install the latest Linux-Libre kernel in Trisquel

2017-09-07 Thread calmstorm
It also works on debian/devuan... (devuan though works better in my experience for linux libre. not sure why. I tried debian stretch and devuan stretch back when it was four months from being stable. Devuan unstable which I am using now works fine with linux-libre as the kernel. :) I

[Trisquel-users] [HOW TO] Install the latest Linux-Libre kernel in Trisquel

2017-09-07 Thread nickth
If for some reason we need the latest linux-libre kernel in Trisquel, we can follow this guide to achieve our goal. Add the Official repository. This repository comes from FSFLA (Free Software Foundation Latin America) the part of the FSF that maintaining the linux-libre kernel. sudo vim

Re: [Trisquel-users] why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread masonhock
How does I2P avoid sending your IP address?

Re: [Trisquel-users] why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread svhaab
Thank you. >whistle blowers, journalists, political dissidents, etc. I think they could use an anonymous torrent service too. >Torrenting via Tor is NOT anonymous. What I have read too. Can you tell why tor does not make the torrent system anonymous. I read it was about the torrent client

Re: [Trisquel-users] why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread svhaab
Thank you. >whistle blowers, journalists, political dissidents, etc. I think they could use an anonymous torrent service too. >Torrenting via Tor is NOT anonymous. What I have read too. Can you tell why tor does not make the torrent system anonymous. I read it was about the torrent client

Re: [Trisquel-users] why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread gpast_panama
The reason I2P is more safe and ethical than Tor for torrenting is the fact that it was built for that purpose- unlike Tor, which is primarily designed for standard client/server systems (with clearnet access being part of the system, unlike for I2P). They do share parts of their

Re: [Trisquel-users] free PDA running JMP

2017-09-07 Thread gpast_panama
Tell us how it goes!

[Trisquel-users] [NEWS] QupZilla has become a KDE Project - Renamed to Falkon

2017-09-07 Thread nickth
"I'm happy to announce that QupZilla is becoming a KDE project! What this effectively means for users is that everything (source hosting, bug tracking, continuous integration, wiki, ...) will move from GitHub to KDE infrastructure. There will be no changes in project goals - all platforms

Re: [Trisquel-users] why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread masonhock
So is the use of encryption what makes it safer than Tor for torrenting? To a layman the "tunnels" sound very similar to relay nodes. I'll take a look at GNUnet too. Thanks.

[Trisquel-users] Re : why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread lcerf
https://geti2p.net/en/about/intro

Re: [Trisquel-users] why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread masonhock
What does IP2 do differently that makes it safe?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Parabola Gnu/Linux

2017-09-07 Thread b_e_n
That's a problem with the MATE live desktop ISO. It hasn't been updated since xf86-video-* packages were changed to simply be xf86-video-intel, xf86-video-nouveau, and so on. I've tried manually changing the packages in the install script, but there were some other hiccups I don't recall.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Movie streaming/downloading with free software

2017-09-07 Thread greatgnu
>lightweight software such as lxde and vlc I can agree completely on LXDE but VLC is everything but lightweight.. :P Mpv for the WIN. Mplayer for the superwin on very old hardware. \o/

[Trisquel-users] Re : why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread lcerf
Fair enough. But a VPN is enough to escape Hollywood lawyers making examples.

Re: [Trisquel-users] why is anonymous torrent software not available?

2017-09-07 Thread greatgnu
Torrenting via Tor is NOT anonymous. Torrenting with a VPN is not anonymous. Torrenting with I2P is absolutely anonymous and very very safe. https://geti2p.net/en/ Expect slowly slow slowness though :///

[Trisquel-users] Re : Movie streaming/downloading with free software

2017-09-07 Thread lcerf
A second reason programmers think that their code is a mess is that it is inefficient. The rendering code in Netscape was rumored to be slow. But this only affects a small part of the project, which you can optimize or even rewrite. You don’t have to rewrite the whole thing. Mozilla is

Re: [Trisquel-users] How can I watch youtube videos?

2017-09-07 Thread greatgnu
>there are some vids it doesn't seem to be able to pull and it seems to crash True, the search is not very thorough although I find my vids most of the time. It never ever crashed here, not once, and I've been using it for a year or so.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Parabola Gnu/Linux

2017-09-07 Thread someone
I know what U mean .. it took me 4 installations before get it right. But then I wrote it down, step by step. This file was not meant to be general o to be published. It was for my personal use only and it reflects my choices and opinions. Comments are in my native language (Italian) but the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Movie streaming/downloading with free software

2017-09-07 Thread leoo
Uh oh. See this classic article about why rewriting an app from scratch is nearly always a disastrous idea: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ Then again, if I recall correctly, that guy predicted that the iPhone would be a flop. Strange that

[Trisquel-users] Re : How to manipulate graphics settings from CLI?

2017-09-07 Thread lcerf
Have you tried changing the color profile in "Color" (in "System Settings")?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Movie streaming/downloading with free software

2017-09-07 Thread eloi . igor
Isn't it better to download it using torrent? I've always used torrent, never wanted nor tried to get used to streaming, so this issue you raised never really bothered me.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to manipulate graphics settings from CLI?

2017-09-07 Thread enduzzer
LXDE uses Randr as a frontend but there's a missing package. Install package 'x11-xserver-utils' to make it work. sudo apt-get install x11-xserver-utils

Re: [Trisquel-users] Movie streaming/downloading with free software

2017-09-07 Thread leestrobel
Ok, this is good to know! Hopefully, this new version will make it into Icecat before too long :-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to manipulate graphics settings from CLI?

2017-09-07 Thread leestrobel
I've been wondering about screen settings as well. I'm using LXDE with Trisquel 7 on a Macbook 2,1. If I click on 'Monitor Settings' on the 'Preferences' menu, I just get an error box saying "Unable to get monitor information!". The brightness buttons at the top of the keyboard don't seem