Re: [Trisquel-users] Migration from Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy) to Trisquel 6.0 (Toutatis)
@huanglao:I suggest you to install Trisquel 6.0 from USB device in your Xubnutu box 13.10 and by default it won't erase any of your Xubnutu stuff. Here's more similar steps for your case from my experience: === 1) When it asks about which partition to install , make it install along with Xubuntu. 2) Resize the partition of either your Xubnutu /home or / for Trisquel 6.0 3) Trisquel 6.0 won't delete/overwrite Xubuntu's files. But it's always better to take important files. I did for mine ~500GB! 4) Once installation done , you can loaded with Dual boot (Trisquel 6.0 / Xubuntu 13.10) 5) You can go into Trisquel 6.0 and copy/access all your stuff inside mounted Xubuntu partition 6) Anytime , you can go to your Xubuntu 13.10 from boot-loader.(You can keep this for your historical reference and/or alternate choice) 7) Once you satisfied with the Trisquel 6.0 setup and files, you can go-ahead remove the Xubuntu's partition. Refer the attached screen-shot for how I able to access my Ubuntu 13.10 files from Trisquel 6.0 . Attachment #1 : Showing my Ubuntu's 89GB of /home and 21GB of / . Attachment #2 : Showing my Disk utility report. Once again , it's always better to take important files.Good luck. !!! Freedom matters !!! Thanks, Kesavan Muthuvel kesavan.info
Re: [Trisquel-users] How to wipe the flash drive
Hi triser, I found this really helpful when wiping my USB drive: http://techthrob.com/2009/03/02/howto-delete-files-permanently-and-securely-in-linux/ I'm sure I used the sswap command. Hope it is helphul!
Re: [Trisquel-users] The NSA and the likes do use radio waves to get inside someone's computer, through the use of spy hardware
I've just remembered that I had to change my USB mouse some time ago as it interfere with my screen for a PS/2 one. Also, most home theaters has inside the manual an inscription saying that the equipment has something (not remember I think it's a lead) in order not to interfere with screens.
Re: [Trisquel-users] easy-to-follow Postfix guide?
If you know your computer's IP address, you'll know the addresses of your network. There are many ways to check your computer's address. From the network icon in your desktop panel, select Connection Information. There you'll see IP Address: and your IP address next to it. What I do is use a terminal, by typing: ip addr There you'll see a numbered list of devices and information about them. Each device has a label such as lo, eth0, eth1 or wlan0. Devices like eth are used when you are connect via a LAN cable. Devices like wlan are for WiFi connection. The lo is a special virtual device, used for connecting to yourself. If you're using a wireless connection, then read the information of wlan0. There you should see inet and your IP address. If your IP address is 192.168.1.107, then your network is 192.168.1.0/24. The /24 means your local network is the addresses from 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255. If it was /16, that would mean from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255. As I understand, if you set Postfix's mynetworks option this way, computer's on your you'll local network will be able to send emails from your server.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Migration from Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy) to Trisquel 6.0 (Toutatis)
El dom 19 ene 2014 20:49:49 ECT, tegskywal...@hotmail.com escribió: Its like saying something is free software vs open source where the majority of the time they are the same. Apache is both. The GPL/LGPL licenses are both. BSD and MIT are both. Its about choosing a side and a religion to argue about the same things. But in the business world, it is open source much like GNU/Linux is straight up Linux no matter how much you want to fight it. People get confused when you say free software and think its about price. Use open source instead. Please don't do that. The open source people promote the use of free software for economic and functionality reasons. They ignore the freedom issue. It doesn't matter wether it is bussiness or personal: freedom matters or it doesn't. Ignoring the question of freedom makes our objetive useless. Thinking about price is like thinking that we can eat $100 bills. It is objectives that matters, not money. Money is just a tool just like any other. Tegskywalker, why are you promoting notions that are against the objective of this group? If you disagree it is fine. But fighting to do everything against our goals is nothing but trolling. If you do not agree, why do you stay here? Do you want to troll? -- Saludos libres, Quiliro Ordóñez 600 8579
[Trisquel-users] coreboot flashing
In few days I will recieve a thinkpad T60 with non free BIOS I decided to flash by myself the machine, this is the instruction: https://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation I read it, and I cannot understand well what I have to do... If any of you has some more detailed infos on how to proceed will be very helpful
Re: [Trisquel-users] OLinuXino - free alternative to raspberry pi?
I've created a port of linux-sunxi-libre and I will announce new versions of linux-sunxi-libre on linux-li...@fsfla.org. The download link is here http://platen-software.de/linux-sunxi/
Re: [Trisquel-users] coreboot flashing
В 21:13 +0100 на 20.01.2014 (пн), debianli...@libero.it написа: In few days I will recieve a thinkpad T60 with non free BIOS I decided to flash by myself the machine, this is the instruction: https://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation I read it, and I cannot understand well what I have to do... If any of you has some more detailed infos on how to proceed will be very helpful I haven't done it for the x60, though that was the idea when I bought the laptop. Lack of time and too many tasks. :/ I've flashed Coreboot on a desktop motherboard, where there is one advantage - the flash chip can be replaced (in some cases). Basically, Coreboot has a sister project which is a general purpose flash ( EEPROM) chip programmer. You have to use it to install Coreboot. It communicates with the flash/BIOS chip over a system bus from GNU/Linux. The procedure describes how to change flashrom source code to work-around the proprietary BIOS restrictions which prevents BIOS flashing on the entire chip. It seems the modification is flash chip specific. The proprietary BIOS is read from the chip for backup (recovery if necessary). The Coreboot image is prepared and the flash chip is programmed with the special image. When Coreboot is flashed and the laptop boots, the entire chip is reprogrammed. This procedure uses the internal system bus for programming. If an external programmer and a SO-8 IC clip mentioned in the recovery section is used, the modifications should not be needed. The external programmer approach is more complicated. If you need more help, I would be glad to help. You can also find me on the Trisquel IRC channel as thedreamer. I'm usually online most of the time (UTC+2:00), but during work hours I'm at work, (duh! :)) so I won't be able to spare more than 10 minutes. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [Trisquel-users] coreboot flashing
A few days ago I did the same with a x60. It took me about a week to 1) read, 2) understand most parts, or at least understand enough for success and 3) actually upgrading the BIOS. Once you know which steps to do, it will take a few minutes only. You might want to read a few more pages. GNUtoo has a spearate coreboot branch with removed microcode and a so-called native vga code that replaces the non-free vga code. this branch is used by gluglug too, as far as I understood and thus this branch is what is ryf-certified by fsf http://www.coreboot.org/User:GNUtoo https://www.gitorious.org/gnutoo-for-coreboot/coreboot/source/0c4ce5539a16ea32c903e7596f12a412f9afe2ca: make sure to checkout the production-x60+v5 branch, not the master branch. On GNUtoo's page the description is mostly about how to flash (this means write) the new BIOS to the eeprom chip (aka flash chip). To my understanding you should not skip the step that says: get to know which chip is installed in you computer by inspection. I had to remove almost all parts from the x60 inside to find this chip and I had to use a magnifier glass and good zoom photo to be able to read the chip name. The lenovo hardware manual is a very good resource for how to install and deinstall all the parts. For actually learning how to build coreboot, which results in a file named coreboot.rom and which is to be flashed/written to the eeprom chip you might read the generic HowTo http://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO and for me this was even more helpful: http://www.coreboot.org/User:Fchmmr it uses GNUtoo's code. For me it was very new that the bootloader grub now is stored in the eeprom chip, it is not stored at the hard disk anymore. well there are other possibilities, you should read about it. hope this helps a little, cheers Mono
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing packages without internet connection
Please describe the problem that occured in more detail. In general it's perfectly possible to copy a .deb file on another computer and install it with sudo dpkg -i path/to/yourfile.deb There is one big problem: the package will probably have dependencies which dpkg doesn't take account for. In the case of a disconnected pc I recommend the Debian operating system with only free repositories enabled because this way you can download all the debian dvds which contains their whole repository and use apt for installing software. So you won't have to struggle with dependencies. I don't know if trisquel has images of the whole repository, too.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing packages without internet connection
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 11:44:55PM +0100, shiret...@web.de wrote: In the case of a disconnected pc I recommend the Debian operating system with only free repositories enabled because this way you can download all the debian dvds which contains their whole repository in fact, even debian doesn't really use DVDs for the entire repo anymore (it is possible using jigdo somehow). it was viewed as a waste of space. I don't know if trisquel has images of the whole repository, too. trisquel doesn't offer anything similar.
[Trisquel-users] Program that speaks every keyboard key pressed
Do you know of one? Might be going blind later on as my vision is decreasing dramatically more and more. So i need to research how i can possibly use the computer efficiently without the need of eyes.
[Trisquel-users] Computer not booting properly
If I boot or reboot my laptop, a Trisquel animation logo appears, but does not go away, no matter how long I wait. I have to force it off with the power button. When I boot again, a GRUB interface with a Debian background appears, and asks me if I want to boot a 3.2.0-57 kernel, or Previous Linux versions. Choosing the immediate option leads to the same boot problem on a black Trisquel 6.0 screen with the four blue/white dots. But choosing Previous Linux versions boots the computer correctly. I'm installing a new kernel version to see if this fixes the problem, but I'll post again if it doesn't.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer not booting properly
Try running, sudo update-grub.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Migration from Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy) to Trisquel 6.0 (Toutatis)
The terms are pretty much the same when using the popular licenses (and hence the catch-all term FLOSS), but if you are in a corporate environment working for one or trying to work at one, they know what open source is. THey think free software is some shareware program with malware you download for Windows.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer not booting properly
with the broken kernel(s) i'd suggesting editing the grub line and removing quiet splash so you can actually see the output. i use encrypted lvm, so i have to do this all the time (but honestly, i don't think hiding the boot messages is a good idea)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Migration from Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy) to Trisquel 6.0 (Toutatis)
Use open source instead - absolutely NOT!!!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Program that speaks every keyboard key pressed
I see Dave_Hunt help people out with this kind of thing once in a while. I heard about Orca because of him. Maybe he'll see this topic. I found these links in the Documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html http://www.gnu.org/accessibility/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Program that speaks every keyboard key pressed
I just tested the application Orca Screen Reader. It speaks the keys that I type on my keyboard. It seems to work system-wide. I tried it in the Trisquel menu, program menus, LibreOffice, Synapse. Orca also reads on-screen text. So if I select a new window, it will tell me the window title, and then start reading its contents to me. Orca comes with Trisquel. You'll find it in the Trisquel Menu - Accessories
[Trisquel-users] Freedom status of software written in assembly language
I know that writing software in assembly language is no trivial matter, but would that make the program nonfree, because there is no source code apart from the binary? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the assembly language can be derived from the binary.
Re: [Trisquel-users] OLinuXino - free alternative to raspberry pi?
Here's a torrent version of linux-sunxi-libre-3.4.75.tar.bz2. Please seed! magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1070a71f0dc1abd2327dfb66b9240f393f1a0b08dn=linux-sunxi-libre-3.4.75.tar.bz2tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftorrent.gresille.org%2Fannouncetr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969%2Fannounce
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing packages without internet connection
Instead of dpkg, you can install gdebi, a GUI based package installer. You will have to connect to a Trisquel repo once to install it, though. http://packages.trisquel.info/toutatis/gdebi
Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom status of software written in assembly language
The source code still exists as text files, so as long as they are distributed with the GPL the software remains free, I believe.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer not booting properly
if you aren't getting the grub menu, hold SHIFT after BIOS. Use e (i believe, it should say) to edit, then ctrl+x to boot after your change.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer not booting properly
How exactly do I edit the grub line?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Program that speaks every keyboard key pressed
I'm blind and use Orca in GNU/Linux sistros. If you need it, Orca can speak typed keys, or word-wise inputs. It reads and works with many applications, including the desktop/menu system, synaptic package manager, terminal, pidgin, libreoffice writer and calc, abrowser (ersions 24 and earlier), and more... Orca is written in puthon and is highly scriptable and customizable. For specific help on daily use of Orca, best contact me off-list.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Program that speaks every keyboard key pressed
Here's a page I wrote for another wiki, on how to use Orca, with examples taken from my use of the thing in Trisquel. http://accessiblefreedom.org/wiki/index.php?title=Orca#Starting_Orca
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing packages without internet connection
Just install aptoncd. -- Saludos libres, Quiliro Ordóñez 600 8579
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer not booting properly
By default this will ask for password randomized at install time. You can see it in /etc/grub.d/01_PASSWORD
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer not booting properly
not sure what you are referring to? i certainly don't get a password prompt?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom status of software written in assembly language
There are free programs in script languages that normally have no separate binaries. The GPL defines object code as non-source forms of the program, free software works and is used for programs where source and binary are the same. Assembly is like other compiled languages: source has comments, labels (function and global variable names), macros, which help understand and modify it while the generated binary and source disassembled from it don't have them. There are some programs written as binary (not assembly), the same form is the source and they are free. pgpSXiFN5v4wv.pgp Description: PGP signature
