Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel mini 4 or else

2016-04-15 Thread gramex
I had this problem a few years ago. I took the hard drive out of the laptop I installed it on and put it in a laptop that reports PAE as a CPU feature. The first laptop actually supports PAE, but it doesn't correctly announce it as a feature. If your laptop really doesn't support PAE, then

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel mini 4 or else

2016-04-15 Thread gramex
I just tested some Trisquel discs on the same laptop. The version that didn't boot was 6.0. I was able to boot up 6.0.1 just fine. Trisquel 7 will only boot if you pass a "forcepae" boot parameter. To do that, press F6 after choosing your language on the CD boot screen. Press escape, and

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ubuntu "Spyware" Will Be Disabled In Ubuntu 16.04

2016-02-07 Thread gramex
Or maybe there's actually myths that need to be debunked... :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] is usb 3.0 software free software?

2016-02-07 Thread gramex
I'd guess tonlee is referring to the drivers in the kernel that operate a USB 3.0 flash drive, for example.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the raspberry pi and its accessories meet free software/hardware standards?

2016-02-07 Thread gramex
The official distro, Raspbian, comes with many proprietary programs by default. Mathmatica, Wolfram Alpha, Java (Not the free version, IcedTea,) and Minecraft. There may be more that I'm not aware of. That doesn't even count the proprietary firmware on it that lembas mentioned.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Old Fashioned Tiled Wallpaper

2016-02-07 Thread gramex
Yes. It's called Make Seamless. It's in Filters --> Map --> Make Seamless.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ubuntu "Spyware" Will Be Disabled In Ubuntu 16.04

2016-02-07 Thread gramex
If you install Debian without entering a root password during the installation, sudo will be enabled. The wireless may have been glitchy because Debian doesn't come with proprietary drivers out of the box and the free ones don't work too well, assuming it worked fine in Ubuntu with the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Updates?

2015-09-01 Thread gramex
You could check how often your computer checks for updates. Open up System Settings, then Software & Updates. Go to the Updates tab and see what "Automatically check for updates:" is set to.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for PowerPC

2015-08-30 Thread gramex
I don't think creating a PowerPC build is a simple task. Debian already has a PowerPC build. Perhaps you could try that.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum action needed (and temporary measures taken)

2015-08-27 Thread gramex
I think it's funny too, but it takes the messages out of context. It may reflect poorly on the user's reputation for comments like the example I gave, to the uninitiated reader.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum action needed (and temporary measures taken)

2015-08-25 Thread gramex
I agree. I'd rather have some more advanced forum software here like PHPBB or Simple Machines, anyway.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum action needed (and temporary measures taken)

2015-08-25 Thread gramex
After deleting a certain user's posts it now looks like Magic Banana is giving a curt reply to Chris that has nothing to do with Chris' post. (Image below.) I'm sure there's many other examples. This may be a consequence of the forum software used, but it would be nice to have the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Crowdfunding a game I'm developing: ReTux (Mario-inspired game)

2015-08-15 Thread gramex
Jadedctrl already shared it on /r/opensourcegames. https://www.reddit.com/r/opensourcegames/comments/3giqo6/retux_libre_platformers_indiegogo/

Re: [Trisquel-users] 'Abrowser' behaves strangely after a system update.

2015-07-30 Thread gramex
I tried this and it worked! I'm typing this on the reinstalled Abrowser right now.

Re: [Trisquel-users] 'Abrowser' behaves strangely after a system update.

2015-07-24 Thread gramex
Abrowser 39 crashes on my 32-bit Trisquel 6 machine as well.

Re: [Trisquel-users] 'Abrowser' behaves strangely after a system update.

2015-07-18 Thread gramex
Abrowser 39.0 on Trisquel 7 doesn't work at all. I tried launching it three times and every time it shows the window that checks for add-on compatibility then it crashes. ~$ abrowser (process:6389): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to get an opendesktop.org account?

2015-07-10 Thread gramex
Have you tried contacting the site administrators? http://gnome-look.org/feedback/

Re: [Trisquel-users] What kind of email services are you using and recommend and why?

2015-07-09 Thread gramex
It's recommended on this page: https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems

Re: [Trisquel-users] bypass uk school censorship

2015-07-03 Thread gramex
Maybe you could try setting up a VPN on your home network and connecting to that from school? I haven't tried this tutorial, but it may be useful. https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/457103:install-and-configure-openvpn-server-on-linux

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

2015-07-01 Thread gramex
You'll just be seen as a troll if you join a forum composed of mainly Windows users, and advise others not to use Windows on topics like the one you linked to.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Looking for help with Abrowser flash films

2015-06-12 Thread gramex
Adobe Flash is available for Android. I found plenty of results by searching flash for android in DuckDuckGo. You did say they typically don't have it, but I wanted to make that clear.

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

2015-06-09 Thread gramex
I get a Sorry: This Video Does Not Exist message on every video with JS disabled. I just use youtube-dl to download the video. https://yt-dl.org/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-05-24 Thread gramex
What version of XFCE is that, and is that a custom icon theme? I'm drooling. ;-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-05-23 Thread gramex
I don't think so.

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

2015-05-20 Thread gramex
I cURL'd the Libreplanet 2015 streams. A stream can also be dumped in VLC: Media -- Convert/Save... Go to the network tab of the new dialog box, paste the URL in, then customize the encoding settings.

Re: [Trisquel-users] 5 more LibrePlanet videos made available

2015-05-14 Thread gramex
That's great. I was waiting for when they would publish the videos so I won't have to watch the unedited streamdumps.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software

2015-05-03 Thread gramex
Are these (http://ubuntu-tutorial.com/ultra-flat-icon-theme-on-my-ubuntu-14-10-utopic-unicorn/) the icons used? Unfortunately, they restrict commercial use. (They are licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.)

Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software

2015-05-03 Thread gramex
The window border doesn't change even though I have M.E.1 selected as the window theme. (I installed it as Cleiton suggested.) Here's a screenshot (Indexed to 256 colors to save space.)

Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software

2015-05-03 Thread gramex
What's the purpose of posting this link? His window/GTK theme is properly licensed under the GNU GPL.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software

2015-05-02 Thread gramex
I love how clean it looks. I'll try installing it tomorrow.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software

2015-05-02 Thread gramex
Never mind, I'll do it today. :-) I installed it in my ~/.themes/ directory, and was able to change the GTK theme, but not the window or icon themes. Is this theme supposed to include icons, or do I have to install them elsewhere to get the look in the preview image?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Mozilla - Deprecating Non-Secure HTTP

2015-05-01 Thread gramex
This probably won't work out too well for old websites that aren't maintained anymore.

Re: [Trisquel-users] colord maxing out CPU

2015-05-01 Thread gramex
I don't know why this happened, but restarting my computer solved it.

[Trisquel-users] colord maxing out CPU

2015-04-30 Thread gramex
I noticed that a daemon called colord seems to be locked up and is taking up most of my CPU load. This happened after I woke my computer up from sleep mode. If it's relevant, I have my computer set to lock the screen awhen the computer is locked.

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread gramex
Yes. Both of those versions of the site work without JS.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Bypassing JavaScript Requirements

2015-04-25 Thread gramex
Does anyone have any idea on how to load disqus comments without JavaScript?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Bypassing JavaScript Requirements

2015-04-23 Thread gramex
I made a stylesheet for YouTube that automatically expands the description box under the video for you so you don't have to do it manually every time by editing the page. To use it, first install Stylish. https://trisquel.info/en/browser/addons/stylish After restarting your browser, open

Re: [Trisquel-users] OFFTOPIC Launchy

2015-04-22 Thread gramex
Could you give an example of ways you have used the addon?

Re: [Trisquel-users] OFFTOPIC Launchy

2015-04-22 Thread gramex
I don't know JavaScript, but wouldn't a Greasemonkey script be more suited for this task?

Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs

2015-04-15 Thread gramex
You actually spelled everything correctly, and unusually have capitalized the first letter of your sentence. :-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-12 Thread gramex
For some reason I assumed the SDL2 source included that. I installed those libraries and successfully compiled Starfighter. After running it I get odd warnings in the terminal, such as: nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 30 A window titled Starfighter appears, but it is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-12 Thread gramex
It's a Nvidia card. I'll try installing the program on my Mac Mini with Intel GMA and Trisquel 7.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-12 Thread gramex
UPDATE: I installed it on my desktop computer and it works fine. I was surprised that I didn't hear any sound until after I started a new game and fired the first shot. Is this normal?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-04-11 Thread gramex
Who cares when I have an awesome-looking desktop!

Re: [Trisquel-users] What is linux and how can i use it to get some nice young girls

2015-04-09 Thread gramex
Unfortunately, the posts being allowed to stay with no counter-argument (which is, of course, useless to do) could make it look like the viewpoint is generally accepted around here, which could put off new community members quite quickly.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-08 Thread gramex
It looks like this software may be Trisquel 7 only. A search in Synaptic for libsdl2 returns no results.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-08 Thread gramex
~/code/SDL2-2.0.3$ pkg-config --cflags sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer Package SDL2_image was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `SDL2_image.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'SDL2_image' found Package SDL2_mixer was not

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-08 Thread gramex
I compiled SDL2 according to the instructions (./configure; make; make install, the last one as root) and it apparently compiled correctly, but the compilation of Starfighter returns the same error.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-08 Thread gramex
I tried these two commands and I got the same error after running make: PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig export PKG_CONFIG_PATH

Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter

2015-04-07 Thread gramex
I am trying to compile the game on Trisquel 6, but it fails because I don't seem to have the right libraries installed. ~$ make g++ -O2 -Wall -g `pkg-config --cflags sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer` -c -DVERSION=\1.3\ -DDATADIR=\/usr/share/games/parallelrealities/\ src/alien.cpp Package sdl2

Re: [Trisquel-users] trisquel 7 weird spying voice

2015-04-04 Thread gramex
Welcome to Trisquel! You may have accidentally enabled the screen reader. To disable it, open up the system settings, open the Universal Access category, and flip the screen reader on/off switch to off.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone else getting a CPU spikes when you edit anything in Gedit?

2015-03-30 Thread gramex
Okay, how do I set Mousepad as my default text editor, so files open in it by default instead of gedit?

Re: [Trisquel-users] bbc iplayer

2015-03-30 Thread gramex
That's implied around here. :-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone else getting a CPU spikes when you edit anything in Gedit?

2015-03-30 Thread gramex
Thanks for the help. I feel dumb when there's an easily searchable wiki page that explains what I want to do. :-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] ***POSSIBLE SPAM*** Is webmail a service as a software substitute (SaaSS)?

2015-03-30 Thread gramex
The Basic HTML Gmail is still available.

Re: [Trisquel-users] This site is almost compatible with IceCat

2015-03-26 Thread gramex
There is a link on the bottom of the home page to https://github.com/imgbi , and this link, https://github.com/imgbi/img.bi can be reached from the previous one. The source code is apparently licensed under the GNU GPLv3.

Re: [Trisquel-users] TorBirdy Presentation

2015-03-25 Thread gramex
The addons are written in Javascript, so they should work fine.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is IceCat that secure that I don't need the Tor Browser anymore?

2015-03-25 Thread gramex
I believe there is a plan to make Icecat private mode go through Tor though. It already does. :-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone else getting a CPU spikes when you edit anything in Gedit?

2015-03-23 Thread gramex
Yes, this happens to me too, including onpon4's mention of the cursor disappearing. I just tried out Mousepad. I notice it has many similar features to gedit, but is a fork of Leafpad.

Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!

2015-03-22 Thread gramex
Additionally, I'd recommend scaling the video down if you recorded it in 1080p. This can be done easily in avconv/ffmpeg (read the manpage.)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Something I don't get about jamendo.com licenses

2015-03-19 Thread gramex
The commercial license could be for producers that want the attribution requirement waived. I am just guessing.

Re: [Trisquel-users] gitbull is ready

2015-03-18 Thread gramex
Can you please start https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitbull ? I doubt Gitbull is yet notable.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Notabug: free/libre hosting for free/libre projects

2015-03-18 Thread gramex
I think I found a hosting service I'd like to use. :-) On a side note, I downloaded all your minetest mods from Gitorious to save them, but it turned out that you were aware of the shutdown. Better safe than sorry, I guess?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories

2015-03-17 Thread gramex
Now I will try to make the script put each project's repositories in separate directories. Accomplished!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories

2015-03-17 Thread gramex
I got it working now, and pushed the fixed version to the git repo. Now I will try to make the script put each project's repositories in separate directories.

Re: [Trisquel-users] kernel speed - antiquated protocol

2015-03-17 Thread gramex
I've never heard of that before, so I don't know if it exists or not.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories

2015-03-17 Thread gramex
Does anyone know how to make this script work? I still don't know what main $* means. I know that main runs the function main, what does the $* mean? Is it a wild card variable?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-17 Thread gramex
???

Re: [Trisquel-users] Getting an obsolete package with apt-get

2015-03-17 Thread gramex
Are you using Trisquel 6 or Trisquel 7?

Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!

2015-03-17 Thread gramex
There is a company called Elphel that makes cameras that record in the Theora format, but they are very expensive. As far as I am aware, no major camera manufacturers make cameras that support that format.

[Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories

2015-03-16 Thread gramex
I am trying to save some Gitorious repositories before Gitorious shuts down. I am working on modifying a script that batch-downloads GitHub repositories to work with Gitorious instead. https://gist.github.com/ssdclickofdeath/34855c86910b63c50413 (Please don't tell me GitHub is proprietary.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories

2015-03-16 Thread gramex
As far as I know, Gitorious users have to opt-in (and become a paying customer) to have their code moved to GitLab. In case you misunderstood, I'm not going to put a mirror of the repositories on GitHub, I am just hosting the script there.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-16 Thread gramex
Does using that theme make your computer as stable as Windows 3.1?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Better Website Privacy Policies

2015-03-16 Thread gramex
Yes, unlike Android, most programs running on an unmodified Trisquel system are not sandboxed. I think Abrowser is sandboxed using apparmor.

Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!

2015-03-16 Thread gramex
I hope they actually record the conference this time, so we have something to watch besides lousy 10 FPS streamdumps.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Better Website Privacy Policies

2015-03-14 Thread gramex
There is a project called Terms of Service; Didn't Read that rates website Terms of Service on a scale of Class A to Class E. There is a TOS;DR Browser Add-on that can get the ratings for a site you are on (Affero GPLv3 Licensed.) https://tosdr.org/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Better Website Privacy Policies

2015-03-14 Thread gramex
I am having a hard time understanding your question. Are you asking if there is a database of how trustworthy programs are?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-12 Thread gramex
Because this sounds like a troll post, I will respond with a troll reply. Open GIMP, click on the menu option File--Create--Screenshot. Check the radio button with the caption Take a screenshot of the entire screen, then press the Snap button. Use the menu option Image--Scale Image... Make

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-12 Thread gramex
My laptop is a Pentium M, which is a mobile version of a Pentium 4. I also have a disused desktop computer with a P4 inside it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-12 Thread gramex
My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 8600 with 1 GB of RAM, a 1.5 GHz CPU, and a 40 GB HDD.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-12 Thread gramex
Thanks. I'm wanting to build a desktop computer. It was out of stock at Newegg, but I found it on Ebay. I'm having second thoughts about it though. I don't want have a computer that requires me to wear a HAZMAT suit while using it. :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-12 Thread gramex
Tomlukeywood, what motherboard are you using that supports 8 cores and (presumably) works with free software?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-11 Thread gramex
Here is the desktop of my woefully underpowered laptop.

Re: [Trisquel-users] 3G modems coming integrated with Next Gen Intel Atom (for real this time)

2015-03-11 Thread gramex
Suspicious activity like that would certainly be grounds for a ban, wouldn't it? It should be easy to detect.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-10 Thread gramex
If it was, why is it so obvious that you are being watched? :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-10 Thread gramex
Here's my desktop computer's screen. Just the default GNOME 3 environment that comes with Trisquel 7.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!

2015-03-10 Thread gramex
Yes, I knew it was a joke, that's what the Colon-capital P indicated.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator

2015-03-09 Thread gramex
I'm not experienced with making Debian packages, but perhaps I could do it in the future.

Re: [Trisquel-users] 3G modems coming integrated with Next Gen Intel Atom (for real this time)

2015-03-08 Thread gramex
I've heard about the MikeeUSA troll before, but never connected him to chaosesqueteam/vpro. Thanks for the info.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator

2015-03-08 Thread gramex
I find a typo right after I start the thread. Command-line only has two ms, not three. Typical.

[Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator

2015-03-08 Thread gramex
I have been casually writing a small program for nearly a year, a GUI-based QR code generator imaginatively titled Qrgui. It is only a bash script less than 120 lines long that passes arguments to qrencode, a commmand-line based QR code generator, but it is a lot easier to use than qrencode

Re: [Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator

2015-03-08 Thread gramex
I haven't used riseup, so I don't know. Openmailbox is a pretty nice service, though.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Migrate from Ubuntu to Trisquel

2015-03-07 Thread gramex
@Dave_Hunt I don't see a script. Did you forget to attach it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Electrum

2015-03-03 Thread gramex
It's python, so it doesn't need to be compiled. :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs

2015-02-26 Thread gramex
What's the password for the FTP server? I can't log on.

Re: [Trisquel-users] The truth about Purism

2015-02-25 Thread gramex
What are you talking about? Your post didn't get downvoted.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SMPlayer doesn't play youtube vids

2015-02-23 Thread gramex
You could try youtube-dl to download videos. (http://rg3.github.com/youtube-dl/) It's in the repos.

Re: [Trisquel-users] client side search engine?

2015-02-18 Thread gramex
Unfortunately, the index will become outdated even as it is being collected, so it could never be complete.

Re: [Trisquel-users] client side search engine?

2015-02-18 Thread gramex
True...

Re: [Trisquel-users] An annoying thing that happens when upvoting a post here in the forums.

2015-02-07 Thread gramex
I right-click--Open link in new tab on the upvote/downvote button, then close the new tab after it loads. It's not ideal, but it works.

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