Re: [Trisquel-users] Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread enduzzer
VB is non-free. The OP is trying Trisquel as a guest in VB or what? What is the host OS? There must be somethig I don't get here. Anyway, one doesn't install drivers inside a guest OS. The VB host provides for the drivers.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread enduzzer
You need Guest Additions to get a better resolution in VB.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread eronchel
Thanks, that is the kind of help I am maybe needing. I will try that QEMU/KVM, there is a lot information on browsers about all this matter but it is filterless so it is not easy for me to discern which info is more or less serious.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread eronchel
Thanks, that is the kind of help I am maybe needing. I will try that QEMU/KVM, there is a lot information on browsers about all this matter but it is filterless so it is not easy for me to discern which info is more or less serious.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread lcerf
They are non-free: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-guest-additions-iso/virtualbox-guest-additions-iso_5.1.38-0ubuntu1.16.04.1/copyright

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread eronchel
Thanks for other replies, I tried GuestAdditions but it does not solve 100% graphic sizing issues. Anyway now I know there is another freedom tagged alternative I will try to do it that way.

Re: [Trisquel-users] ibus can only switch between two ?

2018-11-01 Thread Caleb Herbert
Do you use plain IBus, or the MATE applet and settings?  Plain IBus works fine; MATE only lets me have four input methods, but I need nineteen.

[Trisquel-users] Mouse click problems using trisquel 8 on T400s

2018-11-01 Thread lcotton
Hi I have recently purchased a T400s which came with Trisquel installed. Release information comes up with: DISTRIB_ID=Trisquel DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.0 DISTRIB_CODENAME=flidas DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0, Flidas" NAME="Trisquel GNU/Linux" VERSION="8.0, Flidas" ID=trisquel

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread Mason Hock
> in my case I am zero skilled so > I think I should start from a full installation. I was completely new to GNU/Linux when I installed Trisquel. There were a couple of challenges at the beginning, but this community guided me through them. Since you have a macbook your WiFi card probably wont

Re: [Trisquel-users] ibus can only switch between two ?

2018-11-01 Thread Patrick
Hi Caleb Thanks very much, I found a work around. I left a trail of bread crumbs for others here: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=5920576#post5920576 Have a great day

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video driver for a newbie

2018-11-01 Thread eronchel
yes, it is true I did not post full info. Host is MacOS, guest is Trisquel and I was trying t use it by means of Virtualbox. Now I am trying to do it by using QEMU, which has taken me to new obstacles I am trying to solve. I am new to GNU/Linux and I am trying to learn so I think I should do

Re: [Trisquel-users] Mouse click problems using trisquel 8 on T400s

2018-11-01 Thread dknight
I also got problems with mouse and clicks. I solved the problems by upgrading more recent kernel 4.18.16-gnu. I have now 4.19-gnu no problems as well. How to upgrade your libre kernel you can read here https://jxself.org/linux-libre/ It is very easy to do.