Re: [Trisquel-users] improving experience on viewing pictures
ohh, the question is: can you suggest something that full fills the goals above?
[Trisquel-users] improving experience on viewing pictures
my setup: * I am using Xmonad for window manager * pcmanfm for filemanager * gthumb as image viewer this setup is not really a great marriage. The problem is: I usually have some images in a folder, that; surprise: I would like to look at. so I use the filemanager, and browse to the pictures, I then press enter, xmonad handles the layout... everything is great. After this; I would like to open another image by clicking on it from the filebrowser... this only works if I close gthumb. Or, I would like to change the image I am looking at using the arrow keys, which doesn't work Basicaly what I would like to do. 1) open a picture using some filemanager + mouse click... 2) open another image using the filemanager, the image should open in the same window 3) change image in the imageviewer using the arrow keys 4) using the scrol wheel to zoom (preferable centering arround the cursor when zooming above the window size) Nice to haves 5) it would be nice to also be able to crop and resize the image like gthumb can.
[Trisquel-users] Unable to boot when NFS share is unavaliable
The title sums it up, I was unable to boot, and notices that my NAS was of, I have some shares from my nas. This is from my fstab santalucia:/volume1/music /mnt/music nfs bootwait,nouser,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,nosuid 0 0 santalucia:/volume1/web /mnt/web nfs bootwait,nouser,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,nosuid 0 0 I like to have them mounted automatically, but I sure don't like that I can't start if I have problems with my NAS, luckily I could just power the NAS up and then my PC booted... Any ideas if I could set up a tiemout?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Unable to boot when NFS share is unavaliable
thanks lembas, that fixed it.
[Trisquel-users] ncurses equalizer for pulseaudio
Do you know about any ncurses equalizer working with pulse audio?
[Trisquel-users] where is xclock?
I am missing xclock. and I can't seem to find it using aptitude, or even duckduck. how can I get xclock?
Re: [Trisquel-users] where is xclock?
mmm xclock, thanks :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] A company tracked 530 million mobile phones in Asia with drones
My take on this: Ads should be illegal in public space.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Abrowser's Language
what risk are you thinking of? I would think the only difference is the interface (graphical/command-line)
Re: [Trisquel-users] replacement for adobe after effects?
I used this some time ago http://www.heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php it takes a bit getting used to, but then it it really powerful. there is a feature list if you scroll down a bit, this includes # Brightness/Contrast # Chroma Key # Color balance # Histogram # Hue/Saturation you can also mix multiple video tracks + masks etc etc etc.
Re: [Trisquel-users] replacement for adobe after effects?
ok, I was trying to build it in trisquel, but sadly there is a dependency to libfaac-dev which is non-free. that non-free library is to make it possible to process aac, I would expect the program to be able to work without it. I guess more serious hacking than anticipated would be necessary to remove that.
[Trisquel-users] sudo default behaviour
This is actually a follow up in another thread, but to avoid hijacking the thread I will post it in a new thread. it /is/ possible to let sudo change the HOME enviroment variable. either by specifying the -H argument or it could be set by the policy. According to http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/man/1.8.11/sudo.conf.man.html the policy should be in /etc/sudo.conf, but in trisquel I do not have one there. I tried sudo -H env | grep HOME HOME=/root without the -H switch sudo doesn't change HOME If it is true that for graphical application it is best to change the HOME environment, then is it not the same for for commandline applications also? I am wondering what the pro/cons of this behaviour is. what you think?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Abrowser's Language
thanks, that is good to know.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Browser windows disappears
in lxde I sometimes by accident minimize/shade the application by using the scroll wheel (actually double finger drag) on the title bar.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wa can change, but not in one day
its pretty insany, if I search (on duckduckgo) for libregames, that libregamewiki doesn't show up, only some crap Philippine sinkhole shows up!
Re: [Trisquel-users] changing default filemanager
thanks slacker that worked :) note that the mimeapps.list is in ~/.local/share/applications/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Spying software hidden deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers
I guess this solves the mystery why windows boots slower and slower ehh?
[Trisquel-users] changing default filemanager
hello fellow humans et al. As you might know, I am using fluxbox as my window manager and have trimmed down on some of default stuff that comes with trisquel... I have removed nautilus, since it gave problems overriding fluxboxes 'right click' in practice making fluxbox unusable. also I like PCmanFM better. which is now installed. but it seems I have some problems getting it propper integrated. Example; from my text editor (atom), If I right click a file or directory and selects 'reveal in file manager' it now opens the directory in Abrowser. Also, from ABrowser, after having downloaded a file... well I was about to write nothing happens, but now after rechecking it does work... I swear it didn't work one minute ago... I did ofcourse manually start PCManFM in between I will restart and update, one sec
Re: [Trisquel-users] google analytics everywhere
that piwik thing seems really good :) I am going to look into that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
LoL That IS my mouse!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
Hi Tom, Thanks for the reply, it is nice to know that it will be removed beforehand :), I guess I am a bit untrusting regarding package management. The idea with a virtual machine is good so I will try that when I have some time.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
it looks good. The only thing I am not to happy about is that it relies on 'gnome-desktop-data'... So if I install it, and don't like it, how do I clean out the packages that I don't require anymore?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Brother DCP-7055 printer
you assumption is correct.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
hi Magic the machine was actually an older install of Debian server that I intended to use for some development but never got around to :) regarding leafpad, I am sure she is going to prefer that before abiword... On her w1ndow$ machine, she has lots of text editing software, and she always use notepad. Although, when pressed she sometimes start open office calc when she needs to make spreadsheets. a recommendation for a standalone spreadsheet application would be nice though. by the way, it is in the pipeline to get rid of windows in her other work machine!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
hi Tom, Thanks for the recommendation with the memory, it is a good explanation. Allow me to get lost in memory :) I had the following computers in sequence 1) one with an integrated green monitor; I found it in the junkyard when I was... I don't know 6 or 7 years, I wasn't able to run any software on it. but I could type on the keyboard and it would trusty reply with some error message like syntax error or something :), I think I at some point broke it when I disassembled it 2) an Olivetti 8086 with two floppy drivers, I think it had starwars and wordperfect 5.1 3) MEMOTECH mtx 512 http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=168 (Awesome machine, my mother ruined it by twisting the power cable!) 4) Commodore 64 (I had a couple because I broke them :) ) 5) IBM PS-1 486sx 25Mhz with 129MB harddrive - OS Was IBM DOS and OS2, usually just DOS because with OS2 I 1) could't play any games, 2) it took up all the HD space - Upgraded from 4 to 8 MB memory to make doom map7 episode 3 run smooth. (well not really smooth, but I was playing that at something like 1fps) - upgraded with SCSI controller + 2x512MB external drive + CDROm drive + Soundcard, - Upgraded with INTEL Overdrive to DX75MHZ, that odly enough actually made it faster than many 100mhz dx4 - Upgraded with SCSII CDrom drive and sepperate burner 6) IBM Aptiva 120MHZ Pentium I, the model with a processor that hade some calculation error... didn't give me any problem though - Also running DOS and OS2. - Still using ALL SCSII Gear from above! - I am sure I upgraded the memory, but I actually don't remember to how much - Upgraded with 3DFX voodoo 1, Quake 3D with Glide. 7) Supermarket brand Pentium II 450MHz (This PC lasted a loong time!) - Dual booting DOS and Redhat GNU/Linux - And Still using ALL SCSII Gear from above! - Upgraded with 450MB tape streamer - Upgraded with 3DFX voodoo 3. 8) IBM Server P III 800MHZ with 515MB Rambuss RIMM-ramm - Dual booting, windows (I think 98 (The games required that now :( ) + Slackware and Gentoo - Motherboard support dual processor SLOT A, that was a beast :) - The RIMM ram was sadly a failing technology, DDR was much cheaper, as I remember it, they where slower, but RIMM ramm was never adopted. My RIMM ram was running at 600MHZ (actually the slow speed RIMM), I think drr was running at 133, so even if they did two opperations pr cyckle the RIMM ram would munch em. 9) Pentium4 2.4GHz without hyperthreading, In my mind, I had the first Asus P4C800 Motherboard with a Pentium 4 in Denmark, I called a supplier and explained that I needed to test the new precision timer in the pentium 4 to make them rush the delivery... I actually just wanted to play Command Conquer Generals. - Dual booting, windows (I think 2000 (The games was working fine in 2000 despite all the talk, don't mix 2000 with ME! :( ) + Slackware and Gentoo - I do not really remember if I still was using the SCSII hardware in this machine, but I do miss those physically huge disks. Each disk had its own fan running at rather high speed, and they where heavy, I remember I once created a partition for each game I installed. the reason I do not remember... 10) My current system, Intel I7 920 with 6GB of ram, it's only problem today I guess is its power usage I actually had Windows 7 since beta and Updated to Windows 8 when that come... But I just got feet up with all the crap software that I constantly had to navigate around and actually saw some talks with RMS about libre software :) And here I am now :) that was the good time :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
well... my better half wasn't to happy with the laptop... It apparently had nothing to do with gnome but simply that it was to small and light! So I gave her a older asus laptop... Pentium M 2GHz single core, 1GB of ram. Nice 1650*10?? 4/3 monitor... I set it up to run LXDE + claws mail, and everything is insanely fast... she is using leafpad as text editor! and she is finally happy with her GNU/linux install... I am now setting up another laptop with LXDE for her co-worker :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Brother DCP-7055 printer
I think you need to configure the printer. I guess that after 'make install' what you have is the driver installed in the system... meaning the drivers are sitting there waiting for something... that something is configure the printer. what does hinzufögen mean? It is basically the same as Legimet said in post #20 :) Now I haven't installed a printer in like... 15 years in linux, ahh yes, that was in redhat, and a postscipt printer, with 2mb font add in card, those where the days... damn time is flying.
Re: [Trisquel-users] using fluxbox does not read proper keymap
nope, doesn't work :( I Tried your suggestion of adding setxkbmap dk before exit 0 in /etc/gdm/Init/Default and was about to add XKBLAYOUT=dk to /etc/default/keyboard, but it was already there :( I also Do have Danish keybaord using the terminal via ctrl+alt+F1
Re: [Trisquel-users] using fluxbox does not read proper keymap
thanks SuperTramp Turning of Ibos did the trick :) Lembas, thanks for the link also, As supertramps suggestion already solved my problem. I think I will leave it at that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] using fluxbox does not read proper keymap
I just tried to login as guest... and Then I do have Danish keyboard...
[Trisquel-users] using fluxbox does not read proper keymap
Hi People I am using a Danish keyboard, and it works fine with gnome, But now I have installed fluxbox instead, but it seems that it somehow forgets my keyboard configuration. and advice
Re: [Trisquel-users] using fluxbox does not read proper keymap
Hi Magic, It didn't help, I am able to change keyboard after startup using setxkbmap dk I have tried to add that to ~/.fluxbox/startup right before [exec] fluxbox but that doesn't change anything either I have also tried to add the following Section InputClass Identifier system-keyboard Option XkbLayout dk EndSection to /etc/X11/xorg.conf but that didn't help either... I am using the horrible gnome3 login manager (the one that slowly fades while testing my patience :) ) and I have gnome3 installed...
Re: [Trisquel-users] An annoying thing that happens when upvoting a post here in the forums.
true, anchor is the name :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] An annoying thing that happens when upvoting a post here in the forums.
This is possible without javascript. each post could have a bookmark and the up/downvote could redirect to that after reloading the page.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
well so far so good for gnome3, I myself really like the overview you have from the activities since I have problems recognizing those small icons for the running applications that flashback provided, and for some reason, this is the first time I ever feel that using multiple desktops really works... Now for my better half, See seems to like it, but when asked if it was intended that she was using multiple desktops then it was a no... And when I came home yesterday she was watching Nutflix on her mac :/ (apparently the problem with her Trisquel laptop was that it had run out of power... ) ohh the powerlessness...
Re: [Trisquel-users] rmdir unable to remove directory than is 0wned by me and has me as group
same problem as above (which I guess is good)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Kernel
yrk, I looked some more at the GNU/hurd website, and it seems you need quite a lot of time to play around with, and then you will be working on hurd and not working as usual. If only there was infinite time :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Kernel
Does anyone know what would work and what would not switching to GNU/Hurd on my Trisquel I have * gnome3 * atom text editor * apache + mysql + php5 + mcrypt + gdimage and then all the stuff that comes with Trisquel 7.
Re: [Trisquel-users] rmdir unable to remove directory than is 0wned by me and has me as group
yep, the thing is, that when I start atom from the shell, it doesn't block the shell as 'normal' application does... and it doesn't output anything. so I don't see any error messages at all from it. It is apparently supposed to write some messages to it's internal debug console, but nothing goes there either. I am wondering if there somewhere is send a message to 'X' that results in an error... I just don't know where to look
[Trisquel-users] rmdir unable to remove directory than is 0wned by me and has me as group
rmdir unable to remove directory than is 0wned by me and has me as group it might just be some finer details that I misses about the filesystem... could you please fill me in :) I did sudo mkdir /usr/share/test sudo chown christian:christian /usr/share/test rmdir /usr/share/test rmdir: failed to remove ‘/usr/share/test’: Permission denied whaaat??? ls -la /usr/share/ | grep test drwxr-xr-x2 christian christian 4096 jan 30 22:09 test I even did: chmod 777 /usr/share/test rmdir /usr/share/test rmdir: failed to remove ‘/usr/share/test’: Permission denied sudo rmdir /usr/share/test removed the file with no problem...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
I actually switched to that wallpaper now, it is quite nice :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
Hi Trisquelian. The Cairo docks looks a lot like mac os, which we both here happens to find a fight to use, so that is not going to happen :) also, we both like to simplecity of the current menu. For most parts I really like gnome flashback as it is, and I think she will too, she haven't really used the computer so I don't know yet. About getting lost, I was as surprised as any... But my point is actually that the background selection, you made a screenshot of, is focused on minimalism, while a descriptive text would make it clear that the pictures are not just pictures. There is no indication that the images are clickable widgets. A button below each picture would also make it more clear. I actually just asked her about the background-screen, what do you see... She saw the pictures of my current background, and lock screen, when telling here they where clickable she asked 'how am I supposed to recognize that', so I guess that is the real question :) thank you for mentioning easy stroke, I might look into that when I have some more time on my hand, it surely sound like it could be fun to play around with. I would especially like to be able to scroll in the browser window using the touch screen and simply dragging the content as where used to from other devices. I don't know if easy stroke would be the component too look at for that, or if that should be in the browser or window manager itself?
Re: [Trisquel-users] all-in-one computer options
I know that is what is being requested. that is what the velcro is for! In all seriousness. I do not see any downside in having a solution where you attach the mini to a normal monitor, compared to a traditional all in one solution where there is a slab of plastic covering those parts. Actually I only see benefits in this setup as you can switch the parts as you like.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
That is also my feeling, I think that lowering the barrier at every point is a good thing, so I am using this opportunity to observe these interesting user difficulties that are hard to imagine when you are on the other side. that being said, I would like to point out, that I am very pleased by how gnome flashback looks and feels.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
I am right now trying out the normal Gnome, and it looks like at have some advantages on touch screen. But it is quite fun, that the background selection thing is the exact same as in the Flashback :) I will see what she thinks
[Trisquel-users] 'Files' (the file manager) stopped accepting input on file rename
well the title says it all. for some reason 'files' the gnome filemanager, has right now stopped accepting keyboard input, but as you can see here, my keyboard works just fine. I was able to rename some files, then suddenly the symbols didn't show up while renaming one file... I just now tried to logout and login again, and that seems to have solved the problem... for now I guess... any experience with this?
Re: [Trisquel-users] 'Files' (the file manager) stopped accepting input on file rename
hmm, I don't remember, I will try if it happens again.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lenovo X61s WiFi
Honestly, I don't think so :) in 32bit, each program can access 2GB of memory. most program use less than 2GB of memory I dont see why larger registers by itself should be faster... unless, and this is just thoughts, the program allocates lots of small memory pieces and deallocates them again in a pattern that creates a lot of memory fragmentation. Hmm but I don't think this would actually be 'slower' with less memory, you would just hit the wall faster (according to avaliable memory size)...
Re: [Trisquel-users] all-in-one computer options
this https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-pocket-wee-gnu-linux-desktop (you can select dvd-rw as option) + monitor + velcro (put velcro on the monitor and on the 'pocket wee', then just stick it to the back ~= all in one PC :)
[Trisquel-users] Tweaks to optimize user friendliness
I don't really know if this is the right place to talk about this, but here goes. I recently installed Trisquel, first on my machine, then on my better-halfs laptop. I was impressed with how everything works, even the touch-screen. (it is a asus-s200e wich sadly comes preinstalled with Windows 8) I gladly handed over the laptop after setup... Alas, she has some strange user patterns, * first of all she right click everything, (also in MS Windows), using the context menu as main navigation... I had to (again) inform here that right clicking is the way to go... * Then she wanted to change the background, and she right clicked the desktop, selected 'change background', and was greeted with the 'background' screen. I was actually surprised that it was so easy at this point, but the next thing she did was click 'all settings' (Notice, I am freely translating the menu points since I am running a Danish setup) and asked where the images where. I told her to select the background again, and after some strugling she came to the background screen. Now the thing is, on the backogrund screen, you only see two large images, 'one' saying background, and the other saying 'lock screen' now to me it is clear that it is buttons, but even after statin that it was buttons, it didn't help, she was actually just staring at that screen... I then clicked the background button and it showed some avaliable images and she was happy... Long story short; a text above the two images would certanly have made it simpler for her to change that background. Text suggestiong 'Select wheter you wan't to change the 'desktop background' or the 'lock screen' background, making it possible also to click the text 'desktop background' and 'lock screen' what are your take in this? oh, another interesting fact was that she tried to find the shutdown by doing that windows 8 gesture from the side of the screen to bring in whatever they call that thing... but she was glad to find it was in the lower right 'start menu' anyway :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] new vulnerability affects most gnu/Linux Systems
Is this only applicable if you are running an email server then?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lost my keys - not in sudoers anymore
Agreed, that is a stupid default...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lost my keys - not in sudoers anymore
thanks Magic Banana, it looks the groups are fine then :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lost my keys - not in sudoers anymore
Hi Legimet, it works! seems we can learn a bit everyday... That little -a is really important here... Trying to modify the command line from grub promted me for root password... so that was a nogo. so, as you suggested, I had to start from the livecd. I modified the /etc/group by hand and added my user to the same groups that the trisquel user was in from the live cd. but there are some of the groups i have no idea what the reason is for. can someone verify that the groups i have added myself to are sane. cat /etc/group | grep christian adm:x:4:syslog,christian dialout:x:20:christian cdrom:x:24:christian floppy:x:25:christian sudo:x:27:christian audio:x:29:pulse,christian dip:x:30:christian www-data:x:33:christian video:x:44:christian plugdev:x:46:christian users:x:100:christian lpadmin:x:108:christian christian:x:1000: sambashare:x:120:christian especially 'dip','adm' and 'dialout'
[Trisquel-users] Lost my keys - not in sudoers anymore
Hello Freedom fighters! I have just installed Trisquel and likes it. But I have already f*cked up. I have somehow managed to get me out of the sudoes group. what I have done; was to add myself to the www-data group could this be related? (sudo usermod christian -G www-data) More importantly, how can i get myself back in the sudoers group??
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lost my keys - not in sudoers anymore
Thanks supertramp, look like a good link, I will have a go
