Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-26 Thread hd-scania
$ apt source libqt5webengine-data libqt5webengine5 libqt5webenginecore5 libqt5webenginewidgets5 # Not Trisquel, but I've run this to get the PureOS sources for Qt5-WebEngine for liberating the same package for Parabola in [nonprism] Thanks jxself and I now can start liberating Qt5-WebEngine to

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-24 Thread greatgnu
I see. Although, if you have a malicious user with physical access to a machine..it's always bad, that's why I let only my dog use my computer, and no one else. :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-23 Thread jason
Keep in mind that the package manager offers the keys to the kingdom in terms of getting software onto the system. If you could do do apt update without root that means the package manager's database can be updated by anyone. If the database can be changed by anyone it introduces potential

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-23 Thread greatgnu
But you don't make changes to packages or the repos, without sudo. How can just updating the repo be of any harm? The users can not upgrade or install without sudo, so just updating the repo would be ok? Or am I missing something?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-22 Thread jason
It updates system stuff. In particular the database of installed and available packages. Imagine what sorts of things become possible if anyone on the system can make changes to that.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-22 Thread greatgnu
That's true, you are not applying any change to your system by downloading the source code.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-22 Thread legimet . calc
No need for the sudo.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-17 Thread hd-scania
Thanks and however, in Parabola, how to get sources using pacman and guix? :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-17 Thread ethancrist96
I figured using a VM would be best. Where can I find the source code?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-17 Thread jason
Most people get the source using the package manager. That's what it's for. :) I'm not sure what you mean by "real time" though. This isn't an HTML document that you can just reload in your browser once you make a change. :) Depending on what you're doing you might need to compile the

[Trisquel-users] Editing Trisquel Source

2018-06-17 Thread ethancrist96
I'm a programmer interested in making changes to the OS, mainly for shiggles but also to change minor quirks to my liking. What's the most efficient way to edit the source and test the changes in real time?