Re: [Trisquel-users] Can't seem to make bootable install USB
Try 'status=progress' with dd (without quotes).
[Trisquel-users] Can't seem to make bootable install USB
I'm using Trisquel 8.0 and trying to create a bootable USB with the Trisquel mini ISO. I've used Startup Disc Creator but it gives an error, saying "Could not write the disk image to the device". Oddly it asks for authentication twice, saying policies prevent mounting. I also tried the command-line approach with dd as described in the Trisquel documentation. dd ran for at last 15 minutes before I finally stopped it. I must be missing something very simple. Anyone have any ideas? I'm not quite a newbie but my administrative knowledge isn't very deep. Thanks, -Jim
Re: [Trisquel-users] LIbreboot grub asks for LUKS password twice
I'm not sure that's the case... I mean, it only asked for one password during the Trisquel 8 installation process, the Full Disk Encryption password. Maybe it is the case of being necessary to unlock both boot and swap? However according to the Parabola guide, it is possible to automate that process, and I am trying to do that. However it doesn't seem to work for Trisquel, and that's what I need some help with. I attach a picture of the second time the system asks for the password. Thanks.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
You may have quit Déjà Dup because its automatic backup is buggy. When I plug the external hard drive, Déjà Dup almost always notifies of a problem. But, then, firing the backup from Déjà Dup's has always perfectly worked for me.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
I definitely have. Ok, ill take another look at Dejadup again to see if it can compress everything as youve stated. It could very well be that I switched to backintime for another reason in the past, but I can't recall. Thanks for the assistance.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
By default, Déjà Dup does "smart delete" if, by that, you mean removing the oldest backups if space is missing. At least, that is what is written in its "help" (I do not think I have ever reached the capacity of my backup disks).
Re: [Trisquel-users] What do you do to keep your browser from consuming too much memory
war on Javashit it is then ! Thanks
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install from PPA rather than repo
What is the output of $ apt policy torbrowser-launcher ? signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install from PPA rather than repo
Thanks. I got this output: ~$ apt search torbrowser-launcher Sorting... Done Full Text Search... Done torbrowser-launcher/flidas,now 0.2.4-1 amd64 [installed] helps download and run the Tor Browser Bundle I suppose it means that the version from the PPA is not accessible somehow? As can be seen in the attached pic, the PPA is registered and active.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install from PPA rather than repo
It seems that the version from the PPA is not even accessible: ~$ apt search torbrowser-launcher Sorting... Done Full Text Search... Done torbrowser-launcher/flidas,now 0.2.4-1 amd64 [installed] helps download and run the Tor Browser Bundle
Re: [Trisquel-users] Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
To clarify, I create images, music, video, etc. So, naturally the output files I generate can be compressed or uncompressed. Sometimes when you make a final output file, you need to make a few uncompressed versions of the file before mastering. Regarding, BackInTime -- my current backup software, it does not compress the files do to a problem with hard-links when restoring the file. I think the reason why I left Déjà Dup behind was that it does not "smart delete" backups when the drive is full. I used to use it but I stopped using it years ago in favor of BackInTime.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
We are not talking about the same thing. I thought you were talking about end-user multimedia files (jpeg, png, mp3, vorbis, mp4, webm, etc.): those are formats that are compressed with algorithms that take into account the specifics of the medium, thereby reaching better compression ratios that what generic algorithms (gz, bzip2, etc.) achieve. Trisquel's default tool for backup, Déjà Dup, is incremental too. It is a graphical interface to 'duplicity'. Unless DéjàDup, 'duplicity' can be tuned and probably can do what you want.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
Thats definitely not true. Especially for source files -- I know this from experience. I will look into another program that compresses files as it backs them up. The default program in Trisquel is too simple for what I need.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
The Backup utility in Trisquel compresses, by default. But you are talking about video, audio and pictures: such files are typically already in compressed formats: there is basically no more space you can save.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
... thinking on this, Perhaps what I need is a backup solition that compresses the data as it backs up. Right now, it all uncompressed.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
Well, you can acquire an additional larger disk.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
Right now, I use BackInTime with an external RAID1. Its too little space.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Large Volume FOSS Backup Options
An external hard drive you store away from the computer (so that they do not get robbed together, they do not burn in a fire in the same room, etc.) is probably the easiest option. Better (but slower): backup on a remote computer, through the network. You can use the "Backup" utility that is shipped by default with Trisquel.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8: exporting and importing Pidgin configuration files
Thanks for thinking with. I searched and found a lot of files throughout the system. After a fresh configuration of Pidgin it now works.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8: exporting and importing Pidgin configuration files
Try also copying the pidgin folders in (I have no idea of the actual name of the path..but you will find it..) -> ~/.config/pidgin , ~/.config/purple , ~/local/share/pidgin , ~/local/share/purple cheers o/
Re: [Trisquel-users] What do you do to keep your browser from consuming too much memory
>What do you do to keep your browser from consuming too much memory I do not allow javashit in my browser. That's exactly the reason why it is always smooth, low mem usage and relatively secure. o/
Re: [Trisquel-users] LIbreboot grub asks for LUKS password twice
On 13/01/19 04:21 wrote: > SO, I installed my SSD in my T400 Libreboot laptop. I followed the > instructions on the guide for doing so, and after some adjustements I > got the system to boot just fine. However, I am having the issue of > having to input my full disk encryption password twice! I searched > around and found this > https://wiki.parabola.nu/Installing_Parabola_on_Libreboot_with_full_disk_encryption_(including_/boot) > As it seems the folks at parabola have the same issue and explain > why. SO far so good, I tried using their solution for the problem (see > under 11 Bonus: Using a key file to unlock /boot/) but they issue a > command that does nothing in Trisquel, namely mkinitcpio > Is there anything that I have to install in order to get this to work > under Trisquel 8? That's a feature not a bug. It isn't asking for the same password twice but asking you for two passwords: the password for the encrypted boot partition and the password for the other encrypted partition. You happened to set the same password for both partitions. -- Ignacio Agulló · agu...@ati.es 0xC6AB2D51.asc Description: application/pgp-keys signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
