Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree now selling libre routers with libreCMC preinstalled :)

2018-10-10 Thread hd-scania
But also, any libre NAS aka mini servers, technically named network-attached storages?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree now selling libre routers with libreCMC preinstalled :)

2018-10-10 Thread hd-scania
If MiniFree also offers Bitcoins payments it isn’t that hard to get, unless you nation doesn‘t have Bitcoin ATMs at all.

[Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread erbperbp
I have a problem with Flidas I don't know how to explain without using what I call the "deepness of the location of a file". Do you understand me when I use that expression to make my question?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread erbperbp
For example, I would say that initrd.img is not deeply located in the file structure because its location is / I would also say that it is located in the first level of deepness. On the other hand, I would say that dao.h 's location is quite deep, because its location is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread greatgnu
16th level of deepness

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread greatgnu
you gotta go deep

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread erbperbp
I discovered the problem when trying to link an .HTML document that is at the 16th level of deepness to another .HTML document that is also at the same level of deepness but of another folder. I have linked other .HTML documents before without problems. I currently don't recall the deepness

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread Mason Hock
> I'm getting an error Please copy/paste or screenshot the error. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [Trisquel-users] trying to install required software for MIT opencourseware

2018-10-10 Thread figosdev
"You should develop under CPython, and only use PyPy if some weird issue arises. This document walks you through installing both flavors." im a fan of pypy but it seems like you should be using cpython. do you have pip installed? i believe it is available in trisquel. pypy is also

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread erbperbp
Thank you for asking I'm getting an error and I don't know if long paths are compatible with Flidas. This is what I would like to know: Does Flidas have some limit regarding the length of the paths that are used with it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread enduzzer
Are you saying the path is too long and you are getting an error?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread erbperbp
@ loldier Thank you for trying to help. I have made so many attempts to solve the problem and changes in the address of the starting link that currently when I click on it I'm not receiving an error screen and I am able to access folders that have a much longer path than the one with which

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why is Trisquel 8 so much bigger than Trisquel 7?

2018-10-10 Thread calmstorm
Not quite, I do care about program size. Because most likely, the larger the program size, the more ram used which means... More battery life used. And that I care about a whole lot.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why is Trisquel 8 so much bigger than Trisquel 7?

2018-10-10 Thread figosdev
its incredible how much of the iso is just locales. ive watched icons reach absurd proportions too. to the point where im like: do we even need icons? i get that some people want icons. i havent consider icons useful in ages. when the old expected size of a distro is 0.6gb (note: thats still

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why is Trisquel 8 so much bigger than Trisquel 7?

2018-10-10 Thread figosdev
"the larger the program size, the more ram used which means... More battery life used." im having a difficult time figuring out the likelihood that youre right about this. it would be an interesting way to stretch the battery usage:

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why is Trisquel 8 so much bigger than Trisquel 7?

2018-10-10 Thread dhood
It boggles the mind that so many "light" or in Trisquel's case "mini" distros can't fit on a cd anymore. All I want is a base system, reasonable window manager, and the ability to install what I want via wifi out of the box. I've taken to mini-ISO's and net-install so I can opt into the

Re: [Trisquel-users] users group

2018-10-10 Thread zonyon
I have the same problem. I can only access my laptop on guess session, I have lost my administrator privilege. I have pressed all the keys (Shift, Esc, Spacebar ...) nothing works for me. I have read all the links posted on that thread and tried multiple time over and over again, nothing

[Trisquel-users] lock on guess session

2018-10-10 Thread zonyon
I can only access my laptop on guess session, I have lost my administrator privilege. somebody on this forum had the same problem as me, and I took the time to read through all the comments and follow the directions, but nothing works out for me. I have pressed all the keys (Shift, Esc,

[Trisquel-users] Re : Why is Trisquel 8 so much bigger than Trisquel 7?

2018-10-10 Thread lcerf
it would be an interesting way to stretch the battery usage I do not understand the rationale: the large program has to be read from the disk to be loaded into main memory. if more ram = less swap = less hdd use and the hdd uses way more power than the ram, then installing more ram could

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread erbperbp
@ Magic Banana Thank you for the link! I also distrust my keyboard skills and therefore I haven't ruled typos out. But I also suspect of the shallowness of my knowledge on links and on the way in which I configured the storage media I am using. I am trying to gather evidence about these

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread erbperbp
@ loldier This is the sort of reply I received from Abrowser when the problem began

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread figosdev
this table says it doesnt have a path limit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems the filename limit is 255 bytes. youll want to show the error you got. even though the filesystem doesnt have a limit, its possible you found one in a program. this seems unlikely, but

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread figosdev
try going to file:/// and then clicking on media, then the next folder, until you get to the file you wanted to open. that will save you the hassle of typos. you can probably drag the file onto the url bar (or browser window) as well. you can probably drag the file to the bookmarks bar and

[Trisquel-users] Re : Does the "Deepness of the location of a file" matter when using Flidas?

2018-10-10 Thread lcerf
There exists a maximal number of characters in the URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/417142/what-is-the-maximum-length-of-a-url-in-different-browsers However, your long URL should not even be close to reaching the limit. Probably a typo...

[Trisquel-users] Re : users group

2018-10-10 Thread lcerf
If you cannot boot into a root terminal, then try to get one from a live system: https://trisquel.info/forum/users-group#comment-134959