Yeah, this is becoming more trouble than it's worth. At least now I kind of
know how to build packages, though.
I'm assuming that you're using GNOME, the default desktop environment in
Trisquel.
To edit the launch menu, go to 'System Settings->Main Menu'.
To add an item to you bottom panel, right click on a blank part of it and
select "Add to Panel."
If you are using Trisquel 7 and haven't gone out of your way to install a new
desktop environment you are almost certainly using GNOME. See Magic Banana's
comment.
It sounds like you have figured out how to manage the bottom panel.
As for the launch menu, does the editor look like the
Great resource. Thank you!
Many of the packages in the Belenos repository are outdated and I've had to
install programs without the package manager. For the most part this is less
convenient but not a huge problem. However, I am a beginner and the messiness
of doing everything manually is starting to get a little
I think I screwed up really bad. In following a tutorial on clearing a USB
drive using 'dd' I accidentally typed 'sda' instead of 'sdb' and cleared the
ext4 partition instead because I am a f*cking idiot. I don't have enough
knowledge to know exactly how bad this is, but I believe that I
Thanks. I reformatted the USB drive and re-burnt the ISO and now I'm able to
boot it and am installing.
If you're referring to Lilypond, stable versions have an even second number
and devel versions have and odd second number. The current stable version is
2.18 and the current devel version is 2.19.
Thanks, I'll try this.
It also appears that all devices supported by Replicant require nonfree
firmware to use WiFi, unless this list is out-of-date.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicant_(operating_system)#Supported_devices
I thought I had found the Pandora for sale here, but not knowing German I did
not realize at first that it is out of stock. It appears they are only
selling the Pyra.
However, I feel better about the Pyra after reading the link you included.
I'll take a look at the PocketChip too.
I've done step 8. When I run guix package -i glibc-locales I get guile:
warning: failed to install locale
warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument
guix package: warning: Consider running 'guix pull' followed by
'guix package -u' to get up-to-date packages and security updates.
The
Does that mean I should add export
GUIX_LOCPATH=$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale to '~/.profile' instead of
executing it in the terminal? If so what should be different after I do that?
I don't know what it looks like when Guix is working correctly so I don't
know how to check if something
Guix was recommended to me as a solution to a particular problem in another
thread, and it seems promising in general. I have enough questions that it
seemed worth opening a new thread.
1. Configuring installed files for use? For example, if I install Icecat via
Synaptic it is immediately
Good advice. Thank you.
Yep, reinstalling worked.
All of that worked perfectly. Thanks for your help.
What exactly is the WiFi-only version and where can I find it? Does it
literally have no modem?
It sounds like until the Pyra is released my options are the PocketChip and
the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 WiFi-only version.
The PocketChip's CHIP OS is apparently based on Debian. If like Debian it is
"optionally free" but not FSF-free I am fine with that, but since freedom
appears not to be an
Again, I don't want to start a debate, but compare prices as specializations
for all of these vendors (except ThinkPenguin, I did not realize that their
computers are nonfree).
Thanks. Are you using the default OS on your PocketChip? I don't mind
carrying a charger and I have a USB WiFi adapter, so that seems like a good
inexpensive option to use until the Pyra is released. Is WiFi the only
nonfree component?
After this recent thread I have decided to try to replace my smartphone with
a PDA running JMP and only free software. I'm now trying to find on a good
fully free device to use.
The Ben Nanonote looks ideal, but I can't actually find a source from which
to buy one. The wiki says that as of
I plan to use this primarily for JMP and email, so that shouldn't be a
problem. What would be the best way to disable the GPU? Deleting the
firmware? Would that cause other problems?
> pocket chip i think comes with yucky non-free bootloader
Can it be replaced?
Thanks. I made it to step 8. When I try to run
$ guix package -i glibc-locales
I get
guile: warning: failed to install locale
warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument
guix package: error: build failed: the group `guixbuild' specified in
`build-users-group' does not exist
I get
... Nope. My bad. I went back and did that, after which I was able to run
$ guix package -i hello
(side-note, how does one do code blocks in this forum?)
I now run
$ guix package -A lilypond*
and see Lilypond 2.19.58, which the current unstable version. The current
stable version is
I am trying to install Trisquel 7.0 on my ThinkPad x60 from a USB stick. I
was able to boot and select "try without installing" and everything worked
fine (except wifi, so I got the ThinkPenguin external wifi card and now that
works too). However, I have had trouble actually installing it.
Thanks for your hard work, Leah. Just flashed libreboot on my x60 and
everything works flawlessly. Looking forward to your x220 port.
I ended up reinstalling entirely and selecting "trisquel" instead of
"triskel." I'm sure that the other suggestions would have been more time
efficient, but being new to GNU/Linux I felt more comfortable repeating a
process I had already learned.
I am attempting to use a StarTech 7.1 USB external sound card to get 7.1
surround in Trisquel. It should work with Belenos as it is internally
identical to this:
https://h-node.org/soundcards/view/en/1724/Aureon-7-1-USB
VLC recognizes the device, but plays in stereo instead of 7.1. I had
Thanks for your response.
I'm trying the text installer, and it seems to want to download the installer
components from a mirror. Because my wifi card is proprietary, I need to use
my external wifi adapter to access the internet. While Trisquel had no
problem detecting it automatically
I deselected "triskel," selected "trisquel," ran, and restarted my computer.
The login screen was different, but after logging in everything else is still
kubuntu/KDE Plasma. Is there another step? Thanks.
It was suggested in a previous thread that I use the text installer because
the graphical installer kept crashing. The text installer did not crash, but
when the installation was complete and I rebooted it appeared to have
installed kubuntu instead of Trisquel, so apparently I did something
Thank you! So it's because I selected "Triskel desktop environment?" Would
selecting "Trisquel desktop environment" have given me what I was using when
I tried out Trisquel from a USB drive before deciding to install? Will
installing GNOME and removing KDE give me exactly the same result as
Fixed. Thanks everyone for your help!
I'm now having another issue with detection of my wifi adapter. Since it's
unrelated to my initial problem I'm starting a new thread. If 1 topic/thread
isn't protocol for this forum let me know and I'll stop doing it.
This worked. Thanks so much! I've been very impressed by the responsiveness
of this community.
I recently installed Trisquel on my ThinkPad x60. Since the wifi card is
nonfree and will not work with Trisquel, I got a USB wifi adapter from
ThinkPenguin. I tested it while running Trisquel from a USB drive without
installing, and Trisquel recognized the device immediately and I was able
When I tried Ctrl+Alt+F1 from the login screen I got the "missing free
firmware" message for about 20 minutes, after which the computer froze up.
How would I go about trying this?
Everything was working for a while, but now whenever I try to log in I get
the same "missing free firmware" message for a few minutes and then return to
the login screen. From the login screen I am able to see ATHEROS UB93 and
connect to wifi, so the device still seems to be working, but the
This worked! I had to use 'sudo apt-get purge thunderbird*' to get clear up
some disk space because running 'update-initramfs -u' gave me 'cp:fails to
extend ...: No space left on the device' but after that I was able to restart
and rerun that command, and after one more restart I can log in
Ctrl+Alt+F2,F3,F4... all have the same result.
ESC toggles the splash screen on and off and Shift doesn't do anything,
whether the splash screen is on or off. Is there another key that could work?
Should I do something differently from the libreboot menu?
I am new to GNU/Linux and don't really understand what grub is. When I power
up, I see the libreboot menu. It has two options that mention grub:
-Load test configuration (grubtest.cfg) inside of CBFS
-Search for GRUB2 configuration on external media
The first of those options makes the menu
I didn't realize all of those messages were being logged, but it explains why
as we worked on this my remaining disc space shrank from a few hundred MB to
0. I'll try your other suggestions as well. Thanks!
I deleted the mail itself by finding it via
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird#Linux_and_Unix
although after reading Magic Bannana's comment and taking a look at my log
folder I believe that the repeating firmware error was the real cause of my
shrinking disk space.
Thanks for clarifying.
If you're still trying to use Gmail with IceDove without "allowing less
secure apps" in Gmail, you can enable 2-step Verification in Gmail
https://www.google.com/landing/2step/
and then set up an App Password
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en
to use in IceDove. I just
I had the same issue and resolved it by downloading the latest version of
Thunderbird.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/installing-thunderbird-linux
I'm new to GNU/Linux as well and could easily be wrong, but it's my
understanding that the the Mozilla branding issue has been resolved
On IRC #libreboot they said that libreboot just loads the distro's grub menu
so it's a Trisquel issue.
Brother HL-2270DW. I just plugged in the USB cable and it worked. If a driver
was installed it happened so quickly that I didn't notice.
I also found the splash screen a little strange, as it wasn't there the first
time I installed Trisquel, but appeared when I after installing libreboot,
If you're referring to the error that I get when I try to log in or use
Ctrl+Alt+F#, I get the following three lines over and over again
iwl3945 ... : /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ firmware file req failed: -22
iwl3945 ... : Could not read microcode: -22
Missing Free firmware
Sometimes the "microde" line
I am able to open a terminal as guest using Ctrl-Alt-T (Ctrl-Alt-F* causes
the same problem as before). When I enter "su - mason" I am prompted for a
password, but when I enter my pass word it says "setgid: Operation not
permitted." I'm sure that I'm typing my password correctly because I
PulseAudio solution (should work for other CM6206 devices as well):
to configure device
- install PulseAudio Volume Control from repository
- open PulseAudio Volume Control
- find device under Configuration (for me it is labeled “CM106 Like Sound
Device”)
- change profile to “Analog Surround
No, I haven't installed a new desktop environment. I can think of only two
changes I made shortly before the problem began.
(1) Installing Thunderbird and making the mistake of letting it download all
of my emails, which took up all of my remaining disk space. I'll delete these
once I can
With the Wifi disabled, I no longer get the "missing free firmware" error.
Instead I just get "Starting LightDM Display Manager, Stopping Send and event
to indicate plymouth is up" and then I am returned to the login screen.
However, I am now able to open a terminal with Ctrl-Alt-F1. I was
Do any of these support custom domain names? ProtonMail does, but its site
requires nonfree js and it doesn't work with email clients.
Does anyone know what issue the FSF has with Fastmail?
https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems
It's listed under "Not Recommended" with the comment
"Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly. This is a paid service with
a 60-day free trial. - UPDATE: was notified that this is not
autoconfig gave me
configure.ac:4: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.ac:8: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PROG_AR
configure.ac:10: error: possibly
I hadn't heard of OsmocomBB. I was under the impression that no one has
liberated a modem. It's hard to tell from their website how complete or
active the project is. Is a free/libre mobile phone in fact feasible? RMS
seems to think not.
Is there such a thing as a PDA or other small, non-telephone device that can
run a free operating system with JMP, an email client, and maybe some kind
OpenStreeMap viewer? For me and probably some others that would replace
pretty much everything I use my phone for.
This is not necessarily a Trisquel-specific topic, but seems relevant given
that Evolution is one of Trisquel's default programs.
After installing evolution-rss from the repository, the RSS plugin appears in
Evolution but clicking on it does not enable it as with other plugins. When I
run
Thanks for your response. Both './configure' and './configure.ac' (the latter
is what I see in the extracted folder) give "command not found."
I emailed Protonmail a while back. I don't think they have any interest in
making their webmail LibreJS compliant, but they are working on IMAP.
Is Coreboot + neutralized ME free with missing features, or is it still
nonfree? My librebooted x60 runs well, but I wouldn't mind being able to use
my x230 if I can do so freely.
https://www.xkcd.com/936/
https://trisquel.info/en/users/tonlee/track
I am using JMP with Pidgin. When I add a phone number to my roster and text
my JMP number from that phone, I receive the message. However, if the phone
number is not in my roster I receive nothing. Is it possible to receive
messages from a phone number not in my roster, or at least receive a
Actually, what's the problem with the bootloader? It appears to be GPLv2.
I'm curious as to why you'd want to use it with a cellular modem. What would
be the advantage over a smartphone running Replicant?
A USB modem would be neat. You'd still give away some info about your
location whenever you use it, but you'd have much more control over what and
how much information you give away. Since I can't call 911 with JMP I might
even like to carry one in case of emergency even if I never use it
Of course. I only asked because I after reading their comment I am likely to
switch to Fastmail or Lavabit, and if there was something wrong with the
information they gave I'd have liked to know.
I'm running Trisquel 7 on a librebooted ThinkPad x60. I may switch to
Parabola because as a musician it does make a difference to have the latest
version of some software, but for a typical user I would recommend Trisquel
100%. It's stable, it's intuitive for beginners, and the community
This device looks neat,
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-laptop-ubuntu-or-win-10-os-laptop--2#/
and once Flidas is released one could migrate from Ubuntu 16.04. I would
expect that as USB dongle will be needed for WiFi. What else would it take to
liberate this device?
According to that link Hyperbola is LTS, not rolling like Parabola.
There are
(1) desktop users for whom Trisquel/Ubuntu 14.04 is sufficient,
(2) desktop users for whom Trisquel/Ubuntu 14.04 is insufficient, but Ubuntu
16.04 is sufficient
(3) desktop users for whom Ubuntu 16.04 is insufficient.
I'm in group (3) because I am a musician. The audio and
How would the kernel determine the license of an arbitrary binary file?
Thanks for the information. If you ever change your mind about sharing the
howto, I think having the information consolidated in a clear guide would be
very valuable as well. I have wanted to deactivate the ME on my x230 for a
while but haven't had the courage yet.
You won't find a silver bullet that that magically removes all non-free
packages and leaves you with a working system. Even if you used deblob-check
to test all source code for blobs and found that everything flagged is either
unnecessary or can be rebuilt with the blobs removed, you would
You can't use Parabola's repository with Trisquel, and there is no reason to
because you can use Parabola's repository with Parabola. The Ubuntu->Trisquel
migration scripts will only work for the intended version of Ubuntu. If you
want to use Debian or Devuan you can just remove "non-free"
Packages from the contrib repository are libre, but have non-free
dependencies, so they can't be used without also using non-free software.
Using a deblobbed kernel is important, but it will not prevent the
installation of other non-free software. In order to be certain that you are
not
Ironically, the reason I know about the free software movement at all is
because the VideoLAN forum guidelines page links to this page:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
If you require frequent software updates then don't use Trisquel or any other
LTS distro. For my purposes I find that I do benefit from having the newest
software, so I've switched to Parabola. However, I still support Trisquel and
highly recommend it for the majority of desktop users who
You're right. I should have been running deblob-main. After compressing the
kernel to "linux-4.4.tar.bz2", changing line 52 of deblob-4.4 to read
"kver=4.4 extra=13", and running $ ./deblob-main 4.4 13 I get Uncompressing
linux-4.4.tar.bz2 into linux-4.4.tar
Extracting linux-4.4.tar into
Compiling on the PocketCHIP using the config file for the existing kernel
/boot/config-4.4.13-ntc-mlc
creates deb files of form
linux-*-4.2.0-rc1-gnu_4.2.0-rc1-gnu-*_armel.deb
When I try to install 'linux-image-4.2.0-rc1-gnu_4.2.0-rc1-gnu-1_armel.deb' I
get
package architecture (armel)
So is the use of encryption what makes it safer than Tor for torrenting? To a
layman the "tunnels" sound very similar to relay nodes.
I'll take a look at GNUnet too. Thanks.
What does IP2 do differently that makes it safe?
How does I2P avoid sending your IP address?
I finally got the script to run all the way through without running out of
memory by splitting up the tar archive and using the awk script instead of
the python one. The awk script flagged the same sun*i files but actually did
not have a problem with crypto/crc32c-pcl-intel-asm_64.S, further
Install Kodi (libre software),
http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Install_Kodi_for_Linux
install the Covenant add-on,
https://addonhq.com/covenant-kodi-addon/
and enable downloads in Covenant.
http://koditips.com/kodi-covenant-tips-tricks-trakt-debrid/
In Covenant, search for the show or film
Thanks for those links. I don't totally understand the details of this one
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=761658
but sending any sort of data to Google without informing the user does seem
troubling. I hope such behavior isn't something that will end up in a libre
distro.
Sharing proprietary recordings is illegal but ethical. Risking the legal
consequences of doing so is your decision. Lying about the license is both
illegal and unethical, as your readers have the right to make their own
informed decision and cannot do so if they have been mislead to believe
Could whoever downvoted FindEssential's comment explain why?
If that's the only reason you're switching, Parabola or Debian 9 (avoiding
the non-free and contrib rebos) might work for you, and unlike Ubuntu will
respect your freedom.
I understand that tor bundle browser ensures that all users have the same
browser configuration in the interest of anonymity and that torifying other
browsers results in uniqueness. I just wish that they'd chosen something
lighter than firefox as their base. What is the best way to achieve
Seconded.
I'm almost done going through the non-debian-main packages that are installed
by default. As expected,
chip-mali-modules-4.4.13-ntc-mlc
chip-mali-userspace
rtl8723bs-bt
rtl8723bs-bt-mp-driver-common
rtl8723bs-bt-mp-driver-modules-4.4.13-ntc-mlc
rtl8723bs-mp-driver-modules-4.4.13-ntc-mlc
are
I should maybe mention that I'm no longer using the default CHIP OS but have
flashed Debian Jessie with xfce via
https://docs.getchip.com/chip.html#setup-ubuntu-for-flashing
https://docs.getchip.com/chip.html#flash-chip-firmware
Luckily the Ubuntu method works for Belenos so I did not need
UPDATE: My PocketCHIP arrived today. I like the device itself. It's a little
bulky but fits in my jeans pocket. The keyboard works pretty well. I'd hate
to write a long document with it, but terminal commands are pretty painless.
Fingers don't work very well with the touch screen, but a
Would replacing the kernel with Debian's break anything? I don't understand
kernels well. I've also always been confused as to how non-free modifications
of the linux kernel can exist without being in violation of GPLv2.
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