[Trisquel-users] Re : How would I go about launching Icecat from firetools through a tar?
Bravo SuperTramp83!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bright control on Trisquel
I have never had those problems with lxde. Your problem must be computer specific. I say this because none of my computers have had this problem. whether I had debian 9, or trisquel 8 or trisquel 7 or debian 8. even on my kororapenguin and heck even my acer aspire one notebook hasn't had all those issues. what model is your computer perchance?
Re: [Trisquel-users] How would I go about launching Icecat from firetools through a tar?
tx... mangy dawg :P
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bright control on Trisquel
Well, I haven't used LXDE a lot but I can confirm I did not have the issue which is affecting OP with it. Must be specific hardware related. A DE that is as lightweight but more 'complete' is Xfce. You can install it very easily on Trisquel. (And here I go again advertising Xfce, heh)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison
Solidarity Chris. Nice to see this here. Freedom is not just an issue in software. It's an issue in software because it's an issue in *everything* that involves people. I haven't had time to read this whole thread yet, but I expect to see support from both sides of the aisle. Police throwing their weight around, far beyond their actual legal powers, is something I hope is just as offensive to right-libertarian and @-cap types as it is to civil libertarians on the left, if not more so. Kia kaha (stand strong) Strypey
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there a good free alternative to Mendeley?
Give Zotero some time. My fiancee used it while writing her Phd thesis. Although she was quite new to free code software at the time, she found it superior to EndNote, which is what she used before. She paid the very reasonable annual free that gave her access to the remote storage and sharing features. If you don't want to help fund ongoing development, that's fine, AFAIK all the source code required to set up your own remote backup and sharing server is here: https://github.com/zotero I've not tried, but I imagine there's a way to integrate Zotero with a full-featured, free code PDF reader. Something like Zotfile? https://github.com/jlegewie/zotfile
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is this as good as it seems? FWGS/xash3d that is a cross-platform libre engine for Half Life 1
Have you contacted the people involved in the code release to ask them? Do they have a FAQ somewhere? I've heard great things about HalfLife and I'd love to have a go at running it on Trisquel! Also, this would be something we'd definitely want to make available in GOLD if that project ever gets off the ground. Keep us informed.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Bright control on Trisquel
Xfce** To complement Soon.to.be.free's article CHANGE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS IN LXDE https://linuxcritic.wordpress.com/2015/03/29/change-screen-brightness-in-lxde/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is Banshee Media Player Dead?
Banshee haven't released a stable version since Feb 2014 (2.6.2), which makes it seem abandoned on the surface. But keep in mind that Banshee is a UI that sits on top of GNOME, GStreamer, Mono, SQlite, and a bunch of other free code components. It may be that most of the active development goes on in these dependencies, so Banshee doesn't need to release new versions very often. Feb 2014 was just before an Ubuntu LTS release, so that's probably why they put out a stable release then. It is true that there's been two LTS releases since then, but perhaps the Banshee UI just hasn't needed any updates? The crashing problems you are having might be related to outdated versions of some dependencies, and may be solved when Trisquel 8 drops.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Proposed Project: GOLD - Gaming on Linux Distribution
If those commenting here are really keen to understand the ins and outs of CC licensing, I highly recommend getting involved in the community consultation for the next version of the licenses. These involve users of CC licenses from different communities based on artistic, governmental, GLAM (Gallery, Library, Archive, Museum), educational, and many other communities of practice. The discussion are certainly informed by free/ libre/ "open" values, but they mainly revolve around real world use cases. There was a proposal in the 4.0 consultation to drop all the NC and ND clauses, which I supported, but the majority of the community concluded that this would be more likely to drive people back to ARR copyright, than to the free culture CC licenses. If we are going to apply the same standards to artwork that we apply to software, almost no art is libre, because editable source files are almost never made available. The question is not; are licenses with NC and ND clauses ideal. No, they're not, but they exist, and for a range of complicated reasons, many people use them. The question is; are they ethically acceptable in a free system distribution? Debian says no. I disagree.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Proposed Project: GOLD - Gaming on Linux Distribution
I suggest you have a close look at the way "commercial use" is defined in version 4.0 of the CC licenses. It is a very narrow, very specific definition. For example, an ad-supported search site where torrent files or magnet links can be found to download works under an NC clause does *not* count as commercial use in CC 4.0.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Community feedback is needed on whether Libreboot should re-join GNU
This is a rare and special event. It gives me great hope for the future. It makes me question some of the hardline positions I have taken my own past activism, and the bridges I may have unnecessarily burned in the process. I trust we have all learned some important lessons about how to handle and resolve conflict. I wish the Libreboot community all the best, and I hope the reunion with the GNU Project is as smooth and mutually beneficial as possible.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Proposed Project: GOLD - Gaming on Linux Distribution
The reason is that I think there's a much greater chance of convincing commercial game studios to release their source code if they can keep their artwork under an ARR license, or an NC. NC artwork allows a game to be legally distributed gratis as part of fully libre distros/ repos, increasing their appeal to end users. ARR licensed artwork doesn't help us right away, but it does allow a modding community to create their own artwork files for a clone, and it allows new libre games to be built on the engine. Ideally, a number of commercial game studios can be convinced to experiment with developing game engines in the open, rather than chucking the code from obsolete ones over the wall, which will also benefit downstream libre game development. My hope is that if we make some progress with getting code released, and the companies see the benefits of making their code available for review, outside contributions, and organised cross-company collaboration, then this will encourage them to take more steps. The companies that are using ARR copyright might be convinced to switch to NC, and the ones using NC clauses might be convinced to switch to a free culture license. The hardest rock can be dissolved by the softest drops of water, if they are persistent enough.
[Trisquel-users] Icedove - can't open attachments
This seems to be a long solved issue, since answers I have found on the net are quite old. and none of the answers I have found solve the problem in my case. And this is a 'new' problem that has turned up today. I can't remember exactly the last time I opened an attachment, but it can't that long. Anyway, when I click on the attachment I see the usual bow to choose if I want to save the file or open it with the appropriate program (i.e. okular for pdf, writer for odt, doc etc). When I choose I get a new dialogue box (I translate from Danish, it might be open application). From here I again have to choose which programme should open the attached file. Since this dialogue opens on my desktop, I have no idea of how to choose the appropriate application. And it shouldn't be necessary, since I have already chosen that in the settings of Icedove. What am I overlooking?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Proposed Project: GOLD - Gaming on Linux Distribution
Thanks for doing this. This is all useful information. The main thing missing from libre systems that we need for GOLD is at the UX level. I haven't had a chance to have a play with Lakka (or any of the other projects I mention in the OP), and I'm interested in whether you think any of the UI components of Lakka could be repurposed as part of a GOLD DE offering a replacement for the Steam UI in SteamOS.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bright control on Trisquel
I bought a new laptop. On debian 8 64bit brightness controls worked. On ubuntu 14.04 64bit they did not. I used these instructions to get brightness controls to work about ubuntu 14.04 64bit. https://itsfoss.com/fix-brightness-ubuntu-1310/ If they work on trisquel, I do not know.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Proposed Project: GOLD - Gaming on Linux Distribution
"That may be, but the effect of the NC clause is to make it impossible for poor artists to make money from their derivatives of the covered work." No it doesn't. It means the poor artist has to find another artwork to make derivatives of, one that is not covered by an NC license. Or they have to negotiate a commercial license with the artist using the NC clause, who is probably also a poor artist. This would give the original artist the chance to ask for a fair revenue-sharing deal, but depending on the situation, they might also just give them permission, and supply a bank account number for an optional donation. The point is, commercial use means there's going to be money involved, and its not unreasonable for some of it to go back to artists who did the original work. "If I sell tables and tell you that, therefore, you are not allowed to sell tables, I'm sure you would be able to see why that is unjust." I do. But tables are like buckets in my example above. What we are talking about is not NC clauses on tables (or buckets), but NC clauses on paintings of tables (or buckets).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Proposed Project: GOLD - Gaming on Linux Distribution
> I think there's a much greater chance of convincing commercial game studios to release their source code if they can keep their artwork under an ARR license, or an NC. I seriously doubt this happening unless the distro becomes so astronomically popular that not having a game included on it makes the game sure to fall into obscurity. If the distro actually manages to be so insanely popular, it would be better to use that popularity to push fully libre games. Also, please consider that the video game industry is engaged in the war on sharing and that's the whole reason why making the games proprietary is desired by them. If people can legally share, then the situation is no better for them than if the game was 100% libre. In the few cases where they might not mind sharing (e.g. MMORPG clients), they aren't going to mind being libre culture either, for this same reason. > My hope is that if we make some progress with getting code released A distro aimed at making libre gaming easy isn't going to do that. Personally, I don't think you'll ever get much code released, especially by companies, until copyright is abolished. Until then, we just have to work on our own ecosystem of libre games and reject (or, at the very least, refuse to fund) proprietary games.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Proposed Project: GOLD - Gaming on Linux Distribution
> "That may be, but the effect of the NC clause is to make it impossible for poor artists to make money from their derivatives of the covered work." > > No it doesn't. It means the poor artist has to find another artwork to make derivatives of, one that is not covered by an NC license. You just restated the exact same thing I said in a different way. > the artist using the NC clause, who is probably also a poor artist Why on Earth would you presume this? Poor artists don't make art and then put non-commercial clauses on them. Licensing is a question that only middle-class and well-off people have the luxury to consider. The poor artist is too busy working actual jobs to go on a crusade against capitalism. But all this stuff about poor artists is a side issue. I mentioned it in passing. Even if poor artists can extort money from other poor artists by using non-commercial licenses, it's still an unethical practice at the base level. > What we are talking about is not NC clauses on tables (or buckets), but NC clauses on paintings of tables (or buckets). You're splitting hairs here. Fine, then. I sell you a painting, and you are never allowed to sell it to anyone else. Either you give it away, or you keep it. I'm sorry, exactly what sort of good it is doesn't change the ethics of ordering you not to do something with it. If you feel that, yes, an artist should be able to order you to not resell a (physical) painting they gave to you, then to be consistent, you must also find it acceptable for the artist to order you not to hang the painting on a wall, or for the artist to order you to never transport it to another state, or for the artist to order you to never say anything about it. All of these are unjust. If you have been sold anything, and it is yours, you deserve the right to do anything you want with it. The same applies to digital copies of works. If you are sent a copy, morally, you are the owner of that copy. It is wrong to place conditions on it. The only exception I will grant is copyleft, and that is not because copyleft is morally any different; rather, it's because this is an imperfect world and we need to be pragmatic.
[Trisquel-users] Battery for x200, t60, t500 etc
I need a new battery for my x200. Later on I might by batteries for my t60 and t500 as weel. Do you know 1) How to be sure to buy high quality (for a good price) and/or 2) Where to buy a such?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Battery for x200, t60, t500 etc
You could buy one on lenovo, amazon, or you can do a search via duckduckgo/searx regardless, I understand if you hate the idea of buying from amazon or lenovo. but do what you think is going to be best for you and your conscience. by the way, is x200 the only libreboot device that leaks battery life when it isn't on?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Battery for x200, t60, t500 etc
Thanks for your advise, but I will absolutely try to avoid those two. by the way, is x200 the only libreboot device that leaks battery life when it isn't on? I haven't heard about that. What does it mean?
[Trisquel-users] Re : Wireless not working
https://h-node.org/wifi/catalogue/ (but a same model can have different chipsets and there is no way to know without testing) https://h-node.org/notebooks/catalogue/ (same as above) Install the latest version of the Linux-libre kernel; if Wifi still does not work, acquire a Wifi adapter with a supported chipset. As you can see, "we", as you write, do not ignore the problem. You, on the contrary, ignore the answer you have already been given: https://trisquel.info/forum/problem-external-wifi-adapter-d-link Because of cognitive dissonance. You installed proprietary firmware (as admitted in the thread linked above, and here again: "I am now switching for Debian") and now want to be told that it is OK, that you are still control of your Wifi, that firmware is out of the scope of the free software movement. It is not. Do not get me wrong: you do whatever you want with your system. Including installing proprietary software/firmware. But, please, do not then try to use the free software movement to justify it: installing proprietary software obviously goes against the free software principles. So we must also avoid compromises that involve doing or legitimizing the things we aim to stamp out. For instance, experience shows that you can attract some users to GNU/Linux if you include some nonfree programs. (...) These compromises are tempting, but they undermine the goal. If you distribute nonfree software, or steer people towards it, you will find it hard to say, “Nonfree software is an injustice, a social problem, and we must put an end to it.” And even if you do continue to say those words, your actions will undermine them. The issue here is not whether people should be able or allowed to install nonfree software; a general-purpose system enables and allows users to do whatever they wish. The issue is whether we guide users towards nonfree software. What they do on their own is their responsibility; what we do for them, and what we direct them towards, is ours. We must not direct the users towards proprietary software as if it were a solution, because proprietary software is the problem. A ruinous compromise is not just a bad influence on others. It can distort your own values, too, through cognitive dissonance. If you have certain values, but your actions imply other, conflicting values, you are likely to change your values or your actions so as to resolve the contradiction. Thus, projects that argue only from practical advantages, or direct people toward some nonfree software, nearly always shy away from even suggesting that nonfree software is unethical. For their participants, as well as for the public, they reinforce consumer values. We must reject these compromises if we wish to keep our values straight. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/compromise
[Trisquel-users] Re : Make PC a streaming server
Use 'ssh -X'. It can be too slow though.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Bright control on Trisquel
Do function keys work with another desktop environment?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there a good free alternative to Mendeley?
I am doing a PhD thesis and find no reason to look for alternatives to Zotero. I Second Strypey's comment on space - it's rather cheap and you can pay by credit card (i.e. without paypal). The only possible negative thing I can find is if you have to share with fellow researchers not using Zotero. I suppose though - but this I am not sure about - you can merge references if you write in LaTeX or the like. By he way, Zotero can be used for a number of other things than academic references.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bright control on Trisquel
So far I tried only LXDE and XFCE. None of them worked. This might suggest it isn't a DE problem, right?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bright control on Trisquel
I changed to XFCE, might give it try,since I see you frequently talking about it so good, right? Unfortunately, bright controllers and audio controller still not giving response.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Battery for x200, t60, t500 etc
It is an error related to the EC firmware within libreboot. yeah... I understand if you avoid those two. personally, I have very little trust for amazon myself.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bright control on Trisquel
what company is the device and what model might help to answer if you can do something about it or not...
[Trisquel-users] Re : Bright control on Trisquel
Right. The function keys may work after a kernel update: https://jxself.org/linux-libre/
[Trisquel-users] cpu:0 DISABLED - (message on librebooted MacBook2, 1
On my librebooted MacBook2,1 I ran sudo lshw and got this: *-cpu:0 DISABLED description: CPU [empty] product: Pentium Pro vendor: GenuineIntel physical id: 4 version: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz configuration: cores=2 *-memory description: System memory physical id: 1 size: 3196MiB *-cpu:1 product: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 2 bus info: cpu@0 size: 2GHz capacity: 2GHz width: 64 bits Is this as it should be, or am I having a disabled cpu?
[Trisquel-users] Cinnamon from T8.0 onT7.0?
Cinnamon is packaged in Trisquel 8.0. Can I install it on Trisquel 7.0 from the 8.0 archives?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Trisquell/Disk Encryption Problem
Did you protect grub usb-boot option with a password? If that's the case, and if you're not able to correctly put the password in, then there's only one chance, and it's to reflash libreboot and its grub payload the hardware way.. If you didn't, then you should be able to boot from usb. If it doesn't boot, the issue probably lies in the usb itself. Try to burn a new usb iso, maybe on a different stick, and using a different method (e.g. if you used unetbootin, try using the "dd" method). Or, maybe try a different bootable image, or another distro (debian maybe?) If still no luck.. I fear hardware flashing is the only way left..
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bright control on Trisquel
It worked now. Updating kernel + Installing xfce power manager (turns out it won't come installed as default). I'm working on the audio controllers now.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless not working
It was in fact cognitive dissonance of mine. Sorry I was wrong, you are right. Sorry, I got it know!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is this as good as it seems? FWGS/xash3d that is a cross-platform libre engine for Half Life 1
Hi strypey. I sent a mail to the developer. If I receive an answer I will update you. Half Life is wow.. I will never forget when it came out, the game blew my mind. I think I finished it 20 times. I know it by heart, each texture, each sound, and still I want to play it again and again. :)
[Trisquel-users] Help with encrypted partition (Warning: n00b bonanza!)
Hello everybody, disclaimer first: I dont have any business toying with such voodoo magic like encrypted file systems. Yet, I did. I love Trisquel, and when making a fresh install of my favorite libre distro, I chose encryption option. Not sure if only home folder or whole file system, but I got my 32-character key. I wrote it down and I keep staring at it while writing this. Two days ago I used Software updater (new kernel revision) and after mandatory reboot I got Kernel Panic. And not only kernel: the 400 gig partition holds my whole digital part of me. I have erased swap, installed fresh Debian stable, but my GNU cred is awful: cant mount the old file system (gparted shows it as xfs). I have googled, addressed various deities and saints (including St.IGNUcius), but still cant mount it. Any hint, including link to appropriate man page, will be a treat in my current digital misery. Thanks! hK
Re: [Trisquel-users] Cinnamon from T8.0 onT7.0?
I really think that would be a bad idea. I could understand the reverse working (given it has worked for me in the past for certain software. (cough* virtual *cough box *cough 4.1 *cough Trisquel *cough 7 *cough) if you want more feedback just reply and maybe other people will aid you. That though is my opinion.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help with encrypted partition (Warning: n00b bonanza!)
I don't know the answer to your question but just by replying hopefully someone will see that you need some help. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] cpu:0 DISABLED - (message on librebooted MacBook2, 1
I shall bump this thread for you.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Help with encrypted partition (Warning: n00b bonanza!)
Can you boot a previous version of Trisquel's kernel from the "Advanced options" of GRUB's menu (you may have to press a key, shift maybe?, to be displayed this menu right after the computer powers on)? The user and password you will be asked to enter are (unencrypted, if I properly understand your setup) in /etc/grub.d/01_PASSWORD. You can read that file from the live system (i.e., this GRUB password only is an annoyance, it provides no real security, unless no live system can be booted, such as on kiosk computers). The user is "grub" and the password is a number at the very end of the file.
[Trisquel-users] Re : cpu:0 DISABLED - (message on librebooted MacBook2, 1
The following command returns the number of processors which are currently online (i.e., available): $ getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN
Re: [Trisquel-users] Make PC a streaming server
can you stream content with owncloud?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Trisquell/Disk Encryption Problem
No I didn't use a password to protect grub usb-boot option. I would have no idea how to do that even. I may try another usb stick to see if that works along with using another method. Do you think that the usb being a Sandisk brand rather than say a ThinkPenguin usb could be the problem? I can ask Leah about this issue but I'm sorry I do not know who Leah is. Can you direct me to her? Also maybe I should mention, I need my laptop functioning again in less than a week. I have to be very strategic with my time right now to make sure I have a functioning laptop for a class I'm about to begin next Monday. I had no way to predict this would happen otherwise I would have waited to install Trisquel.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Make PC a streaming server
VLC is a solution: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Streaming_HowTo/
Re: [Trisquel-users] cpu:0 DISABLED - (message on librebooted MacBook2, 1
Thanks. I wonder what that message meant then? By the way, the command you gave me is slightly different from the one in text you linked to. Is there a good reason/explanation for that?
