Re: [Trisquel-users] Partition table suggested for installing three GNU/Linux systems

2015-05-07 Thread greatgnu
It wouldn't **prevent** you from using popcorntime. Unless maybe you stream a 1080p movie that is 4 hours long.. But yeah - better make it 3 gb or 4 gb. That way you can stream 2 fullhd movies without having to close and reopen popcorntime in between

Re: [Trisquel-users] will there be an updated 6.0 iso ?

2015-05-06 Thread greatgnu
What is wrong with electrum? It is only a bitcoin wallet. It's not like it needs a process always running on your computer and listening to some port!? How difficult it is to run in terminal apt-get remove --purge tor electrum?? I really don't get you..

Re: [Trisquel-users] The end of YouTube API v2

2015-05-06 Thread greatgnu
And..no minitube and no smtube works right now! stupid api! Just an empty list. no vids at all. no one vid. :( ay ay ay Need to solve this!

Re: [Trisquel-users] tor process

2015-05-06 Thread greatgnu
sudo apt-get remove --purge tor

Re: [Trisquel-users] Plank docky

2015-05-10 Thread greatgnu
I tried cairo dock and docky. Ughh, so heavy an full of useless nonsense! Really didn't like them. I finally managed to solve the issue with plank (which is a great dock - fast and simple, only 20 mb ram usage..great!). Right click on desktop - create launcher. You create your launcher,

Re: [Trisquel-users] The end of YouTube API v2

2015-05-10 Thread greatgnu
Here is the beta of the new smtube. It's in early developement (you can't downloads the vids, for instance) but it works great for searching and streaming. http://sourceforge.net/projects/smplayer/files/SMTube/15.5/ compile with: qmake make Also if you fancy a GUI for youtube-dl:

Re: [Trisquel-users] Plank docky

2015-05-11 Thread greatgnu
viejito

Re: [Trisquel-users] Need help with ClamTK GUI update.

2015-05-08 Thread greatgnu
Welcome to the Trisquel community! If you are concerned about passing windose malware to your friends who use the proprietary OS, an antivirus makes sense. Otherwise you don't need that when you use GNU. Don't blindly trust external .debs and repositories. Install software using the

[Trisquel-users] Plank docky

2015-05-08 Thread greatgnu
I installed the plank docky and I like it very much. It's lightweight, simple and nice. The problem is I can't find a way to keep in the dock custom launchers - example - I'd like to place the launcher for musique or for Popcorn-Time in the docky, so I open musique and right click on the

Re: [Trisquel-users] The end of YouTube API v2

2015-05-08 Thread greatgnu
Hi onpon! VLC works just fine. I'm talking about the searching function yes. Anyway there is a good news - http://smtube.sourceforge.net/

Re: [Trisquel-users] The end of YouTube API v2

2015-05-12 Thread greatgnu
don't repo nuff' - compile! also take a look at this handy solution for downloading the vids - http://blog.smplayer.info/how-to-download-videos-with-the-new-smtube/ mao!

Re: [Trisquel-users] anyone using Trisquel for music production?

2015-05-13 Thread greatgnu
Almost forgot to post this: The current version of GNUetertics by default contains an Iceweasel addon video download helper that is not free software. The addon will be removed from the next release. If you decide to try this distro and find anything other that is not libre, please post here

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video plugins Abrowser

2015-05-16 Thread greatgnu
https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/play-videos-without-using-flash

Re: [Trisquel-users] Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542X Wireless

2015-05-14 Thread greatgnu
I see. Try searching on the net, although it is somehow a difficult and rare issue to search on, being that opensourcerers just install non-libre drivers and solve their issues by putting proprietary code into their boxes..

Re: [Trisquel-users] Mic won't work for voice chat - running Trisquel 6 on Acer Aspire One

2015-05-14 Thread greatgnu
I did a search. There are several posts dealing with Bubbuntu and acer one (not your exact model but they're all very similar I guess). Here are the links I found. I didn't read them (just the first one). I have no idea if they suggest installing some proprietary driver. If they do..

Re: [Trisquel-users] Bypassing JavaScript Requirements

2015-05-14 Thread greatgnu
nice!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Italian forum for Trisquel: is anyone interested?

2015-05-16 Thread greatgnu
:)

Re: [Trisquel-users] A new ConnochaetOS release

2015-05-13 Thread greatgnu
ha! if what you say is true, that's plain stupid! Trisquel is open source!! Now I'll send the link to this page to the FSF. I expect Trisquel to be taken out of the fsf approved list by tomorrow!! I used open source as word related to Trisquel just now! I really don't think what you are

Re: [Trisquel-users] Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542X Wireless

2015-05-14 Thread greatgnu
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/not-all-wifi-access-points-listed See if what Banana Magique did there can help, that is - changing the channel and restarting the Wifi router.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Italian forum for Trisquel: is anyone interested?

2015-05-15 Thread greatgnu
Da un paio di giorni sto cercando di contattare Ruben in IRC ma è sempre AFK. Secondo me Bill Gates l'ha sequestrato. La prossima versione di Triskello si chiamerà Windello 8. Sarà libre al 99%. L'uno che rimane sara proprietario e sarà un grazioso backdoor chiamato Windello Update! Ci

Re: [Trisquel-users] Watching live streaming video without Flash

2015-05-20 Thread greatgnu
When I want to see a sportsing event (baketball) I stream it with VLC. You need to find an address and you want to paste it in VLC (ctrl+v). This page contains some addresses - http://iptv-zak.blogspot.it/ There are several websites like this one on the net. Problem is most streaming

Re: [Trisquel-users] Watching live streaming video without Flash

2015-05-20 Thread greatgnu
You are welcome! I would be interested too to know if it is possible to curl a stream.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Portuguese-language forum please

2015-06-08 Thread greatgnu
I was serious about it. Having more language support means potentially having more free software users. So Portuguese and Italian forums! Germans already have a forum deavmi!!

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do bug upgrades work in Trisquel?

2015-06-07 Thread greatgnu
My rule is: whatever software external to the OS repository goes compiled! I don't trust external debs becuse I'm maaad and paranoid :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do bug upgrades work in Trisquel?

2015-06-07 Thread greatgnu
Yes Trisk Spellian - https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=760853

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do bug upgrades work in Trisquel?

2015-06-07 Thread greatgnu
compile it! Jitsi wasn't included in Debian 8. I had to compile it. Sid's version is 2.4. The latest stable source code is 2.8.

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNU Savannah Package Name

2015-06-07 Thread greatgnu
https://savannah.gnu.org/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free Software Continuous Intergration Software?

2015-06-07 Thread greatgnu
akin adj: similar in quality or character.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Cheap servers to buy?

2015-06-05 Thread greatgnu
I think I'm gonna buy me a new English dictionary for I have NOT understood a single word of the last post. EDIT - I just checked the dictionary I've been using all these years. It says printed in 1987. I guess the language has changed a lot during all these years. I ordered a new one.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Cheap servers to buy?

2015-06-06 Thread greatgnu
nah, it's ok. was joking. I do make errors too when I write in English. I'm much better speaking than writing. cheers

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Intel graphics will require non-free firmware

2015-06-06 Thread greatgnu
If this is really the case, it is a big problem for us. A mate in the Spanish forum was just writing about it. https://trisquel.info/en/forum/la-nueva-microarquitectura-de-intel-skylake-va-requirir-un-blob-binario-en-el-m%C3%B3dulo-i915-drm#comment-70941 We agree that we, as libre software

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do bug upgrades work in Trisquel?

2015-06-08 Thread greatgnu
Yes. And the debs in Ubuntu are cooked by the same people who provide the sourcecode of the same. I trust their sourcecode. I don't trust their debs. Who guarantees you that nothing was added to the deb?

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do bug upgrades work in Trisquel?

2015-06-08 Thread greatgnu
The question was: Do you have any idea why it's no longer in Debain 8 repo? The answer was: Yes Trisk Spellian - https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=760853

Re: [Trisquel-users] Portuguese-language forum please

2015-06-08 Thread greatgnu
me too. and an italian one.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Nouveau and dual-monitor setup in Trisquel 7 (help)

2015-06-08 Thread greatgnu
can't help you with nvidia. welcome to the triskello community though!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom Certified Hardware

2015-06-03 Thread greatgnu
javascript required just to display the website..

Re: [Trisquel-users] Anybody ever used ReactOS (a non-GNU/Linux-libre system)

2015-06-03 Thread greatgnu
I always React badly to that OS!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Portuguese-language forum please

2015-06-09 Thread greatgnu
go to IRC #trisquel on freenode and ask quidam.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does Vimeo run non-free Javascript??

2015-06-10 Thread greatgnu
same as ssdclickofdeath

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7.0 Questions

2015-06-09 Thread greatgnu
grimlok: XFCE is grr8! I think it would look better if you installed the package qt4-qtconfig and then set the gui style to GTK. cheers

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7

2015-06-06 Thread greatgnu
why did you downvote onpons post? he's right! Jxself (he certainly knows about kernels) was speaking about this just a day ago in IRC. It's an excellent defect in the linux libre kernel. +1 onpon.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to custom a trisquel installer

2015-06-23 Thread greatgnu
your English is awesome!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Group chat

2015-06-22 Thread greatgnu
pidgin + OTR

Re: [Trisquel-users] New free user

2015-06-22 Thread greatgnu
ciao kernellume panicoso! Benvenuto nel mondo del free software! Divertiti e propaga la buona novella!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Security Enhanced Linux Kernel? Eh? What's going on here? O.o!

2015-06-21 Thread greatgnu
Someone said Unnunntu Kylin? http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-kylin An OS made for Chinese people and very welcomed by one of the greatest dictatorships of the entire stupid World.. I wouldn't trust Ubunnuntu on anything. But then again, I am paranoid and that is just my thought..

Re: [Trisquel-users] Translation Issue

2015-06-21 Thread greatgnu
Answered in the Spanish forum.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I turn on and use the Tor network and browse with IceCat using it?

2015-06-21 Thread greatgnu
GNU

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could systemd be an inconvenient on portability?

2015-06-21 Thread greatgnu
I hereby mark this thread as solved

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why Can't I Use The New Firefox Reader In Abrowser?

2015-06-21 Thread greatgnu
Your logic doesn't seem quite all right to me deavmi. There are hundreds of free software addons for Firefox. Does that mean that all of them should come pre-installed?? What about the philosophy (particularly fit in the security models) of the less is better and if you don't use it, remove

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I find out which mixed licenses DuckDuckGo is running under in GNUIceCat?

2015-06-20 Thread greatgnu
I use https://searx.me hidden instance: http://www.ulrn6sryqaifefld.onion/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Nvidia FX5200, GeForce 7200 GS

2015-06-20 Thread greatgnu
This is a libre software forum. Please stop recommending proprietary software and distros containing proprietary software. Consider that proprietary software (firmware included) is never a solution but a huge problem. Forums like this and distros like Trisquel were made in the first place to

Re: [Trisquel-users] C3TV - Hardening hardware and choosing a #goodBIOS - Peter Stuge

2015-06-20 Thread greatgnu
watched yesterday after you posted it on diaspora. Very interesting speech indeed! thx

Re: [Trisquel-users] Nvidia FX5200, GeForce 7200 GS

2015-06-20 Thread greatgnu
I see no problem in using any libre (100% libre) OS. I do see a problem when someone recommends non-free distros on a Trisquel forum. There are better solutions to this particular problem rather than recommending elementary OS and similar nonsense. Did the OP try Trisquel 6 for instance?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could systemd be an inconvenient on portability?

2015-06-22 Thread greatgnu
Ha! It's true! You can up-vote your own posts. Just did that with the hamster and cookie. That is soo 90210! And now, if you excuse me I have some own-posts to up-vote.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Security Enhanced Linux Kernel? Eh? What's going on here? O.o!

2015-06-22 Thread greatgnu
The Debian project as a whole is pretty big on privacy, security, and software freedom-- as much as Trisquel is, I'd say. Just because the module was written by the NSA doesn't mean it's malicious. The module's been pretty much eyed by many people, so you've nothing to worry about. well

Re: [Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Assange on google

2015-06-25 Thread greatgnu
If by did you make it? you are asking if I added the cartoon cloud (or whatever that is called in English language) and inserted the text hypothiosist whaaa? the answer is: yes! :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat 31.7.0

2015-06-25 Thread greatgnu
He is asking (I presume): why Trisquel's Icecactus wasn't updated to the latest version, being that the latest version came out 15 days ago?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Offtopic: Assange on google

2015-06-25 Thread greatgnu
Saying that google is very much entangled with the US gov is neither a conspiracy nor a theory. It is rather a mere fact. We know that from the Snowden files.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Inactive swap partition

2015-06-25 Thread greatgnu
I bet you have the /home partition encrypted! This happened to me and onpon (if I recall correctly, which then pointed to a link, explaining that it was a know bug) and we both had the /home encrypted. I used the same fix provided by alonso.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat 31.7.0

2015-06-25 Thread greatgnu
You **can** help! https://devel.trisquel.info/groups/trisquel I agree with you on one thing though: trisquel needs more developers. There are never too much developers.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat 31.7.0

2015-06-25 Thread greatgnu
:)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Security Enhanced Linux Kernel? Eh? What's going on here? O.o!

2015-06-24 Thread greatgnu
nah..

Re: [Trisquel-users] iwlist scan problem

2015-06-24 Thread greatgnu
The card works. The signal is weak. You need to increase the signal. How? I have no idea other then some pretty obvious stuff like getting the lappy near the router or pointing the antennas of the router in the lappy's direction. Or buying another wifi adapter (they are very cheap on ebay. you

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre alternative to skype

2015-06-24 Thread greatgnu
Enter customize option.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Linux Libre and Debian Linux

2015-06-18 Thread greatgnu
Yes. Debian is by default 100% libre (it has been since Debian 6). The kernel is deblobbed. Yes. You can install the jxself's kernel in Debian. In fact I am using 3.10.80 in Debian 8 stable Xfce and everything works flawlessly. I get all the updates. I have an ati crap and recent kernels

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat 31.7.0

2015-06-26 Thread greatgnu
it's just that Ruben is pretty much the only person who does everything here. that part? That is not true. In fact several dudes work on Trisquel and everyone can help.

Re: [Trisquel-users] ar9285 free software hardware?

2015-06-26 Thread greatgnu
tonlee: that wifi adapter will work perfectly with a libre OS. cheers!

Re: [Trisquel-users] X200 and battery save

2015-06-24 Thread greatgnu
XFCE is pretty lightweight. You may want to give it a try.

Re: [Trisquel-users] installing apps with app get?.

2015-06-10 Thread greatgnu
GNU linux aptitude search is a very useful command too.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could Trisquel 8 switch to MATE?

2015-06-16 Thread greatgnu
I used many DEs but nothing comes close to the XFCE environment!!! Fast, easy to use and customize, lightweight, beautiful. There is no other DE but Xfce! :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Can't install Trisquel 7 because of Resolution Problems

2015-06-17 Thread greatgnu
Netinstall and then when you manage to boot into the OS install the old kernel 3.10. Jxself maintains a FRESH repository for that (and it is a very fresh repo indeed!) https://jxself.org/linux-libre/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Haldol | No Dr Buy Cheap Pills

2015-06-17 Thread greatgnu
this sucker has been posting this shit for a while. Just ignore him and don't comment on his stupid nonsense. Eventually he'll understand that his effort is very useless.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Gnewsense and Blag

2015-06-17 Thread greatgnu
Compile?? Icecat? What for? You need the latest tar, extract it, open the folder and run the executable.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Intel graphics will require non-free firmware

2015-06-13 Thread greatgnu
thx bananna magique for that link! tom too!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could Trisquel 8 switch to MATE?

2015-06-13 Thread greatgnu
I always wait for the laptop to shut down before closing the lid. After all it is GNU and not windose, this meaning you don't have to wait 3 minutes for the stupid thing to shut down!! :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] new to trisquel, linux-libre kernel, and the free software ethic

2015-06-12 Thread greatgnu
welcome to the community!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Searx metasearch engine

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
Oooh I see. Contact Ruben and ask.

Re: [Trisquel-users] what repositories in debian 8 are free software?

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
hi tonlee! REMEMBER: only main. NO contrib and ABSOLUTELY NOT non-free. This page will help you understand how to set your sources.list properly - https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList I can already tell you to set it like this (no need for backports unless you want to mix stable components

Re: [Trisquel-users] How inconvenient freedom can be?

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
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,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Logjam browser fix breaks Trisquel's website

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
Don't think so.. I suspect some other config combined with those negatives you listed is responsible for the Trisquel site fail. :(

Re: [Trisquel-users] Configuring Openbox

2015-05-28 Thread greatgnu
h the pleasure to install using only apt (no get).. and those colors in the terminal and the bar telling you the progress.. ah.. and the even sweetest pleasure of using apt update to update, displaying the info All packages are up to date h...ladies fainting.. :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] How inconvenient freedom can be?

2015-05-31 Thread greatgnu
..and free beer..

Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom Certified Hardware

2015-06-01 Thread greatgnu
ohh, you didn't post this one twice! just when it was getting interesting. Don't be patanioid! Stay fres!

Re: [Trisquel-users] New user switched from OSX

2015-06-01 Thread greatgnu
Ciao ThunderDee e benvenuto nella comunità di Trischello!

Re: [Trisquel-users] New user switched from OSX

2015-06-01 Thread greatgnu
Thunderdee - Io ho usato gnome flash per vari mesi pero non ho mai investigato molto su di esso.. Per quanto riguarda la personalizzazione di Xfce posso sì spiegarti come si fa. Pero chiaramente devi avere installato l'ambiente desktop Xfce. Se tale è il caso, sentiti pure libero di mandarmi

Re: [Trisquel-users] Searx metasearch engine

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
Bananna Magique - I asked him if he meant this.. I think my senility is getting worse.. By the way the procedure you describe is the common one found in all major search engines. It requires allowing javascript. You can do that without javascript..

Re: [Trisquel-users] question about IceDove

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
You can send the emails you want to delete to us - we will delete them for you! NSA Headquarters

Re: [Trisquel-users] X60 Libreboot Trisquel 7 Overheating

2015-05-31 Thread greatgnu
Is the package cpufrequtils installed by default on Trisquel 7?

Re: [Trisquel-users] what repositories in debian 8 are free software?

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
I thought I was making my self clear.. NO contrib!!! REMOVE contrib from all the lines! :(

Re: [Trisquel-users] Logjam browser fix breaks Trisquel's website

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
Geshmy - Well, I guess Iceweasel is no more secure than Abrowser. By default I would say Icecat is the best broz out there. I don't think Trisquel site is vulnerable. It is a complicated matter. You shouldn't just change your browser because of that.. Maybe try asking in IRC?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Logjam browser fix breaks Trisquel's website

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
The server rejected the handshake because the client downgraded to a lower TLS version than the server supports. (Error code: ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert) nice link!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icedove hangs (window goes gray) frequently in Trisquel 7.0

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
I have no idea but a quick search gave me these links: A couple of them is talking about an alert sound that points to an inexisting file. http://gotoanswer.com/?q=Thunderbird+freezes+on+12.04 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1265209 Basically in few words that is this: Hi again,

Re: [Trisquel-users] question about IceDove

2015-05-27 Thread greatgnu
Glad you solved it! BTW we are not really NSA. We are GCHQ! :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat 31.7.0

2015-07-01 Thread greatgnu
ha! it hasn't yet been updated, Gnu? btw: nice nick!

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to shut up Windows users

2015-07-01 Thread greatgnu
I'm not gonna click on that link. I don't care much about windo$e users. I find them boring. You shouldn't waste your time with those who don't care and don't listen. I will tell you the big points you should use to educate someone you care about to switch to the magnificent GNU OS: - free

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat 31.7.0

2015-07-01 Thread greatgnu
Nice Tomlukey! And very nice wallpaper! Btw I heard that the dude who made that wallpaper is a very talented genius.. X-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat 31.7.0

2015-07-02 Thread greatgnu
YAYY ICECACT! :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Rejected games list

2015-07-03 Thread greatgnu
good idea pizzaman! If only your pizza was half as good as this list you made.. arr :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] A mail provider based in Bulgaria, using 100% open source software, Tor-friendly and no javascript friendly.

2015-07-03 Thread greatgnu
Jei: sure! But many don't have the knowledge or just don't want to take the trouble of setting their own server. But I agree that it is the best possible solution. I personally trust and use riseup. But this one seems pretty decent too (the ruggedinbox mail). I didn't try it (yet) but this

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could systemd be an inconvenient on portability?

2015-06-29 Thread greatgnu
http://archive.rebeccablacktech.com/g/thread/44610176 is fine too

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