Re: [Trisquel-users] Freed-ora vs Trisquel
I guess in that regard you have a point. Seems unfair to ditch a distro that really tries to make things right for another one that doesn't support the ideology. Although Fedora claims freedom, in reality it's no practiced. Thank you, I'm sticking with Trisquel.
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
His only chance is probably... if he can clean the intel me, which he shouldn't do without special knowledge of how to modify a bios via external flashing. Of course... that is very dangerous, so I don't recommend it. That being said, he may have to learn what I learned back around 7 years ago, which is, that hardware by big names doesn't support total software freedom without modifications usually... I hope this isn't the case and I hope he doesn't give up on GNU/Linux though. I myself admittedly am guilty of using some proprietary software, such as dos games and wine-staging games. But yeah, never play games from software the way their creators originally intended them to be played. That is a security issue, privacy issue and makes the developers out there way too happy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I connect to Private Internet Access?
To be honest, I think any free software license would be an improvement for a VPN service. As long as it is at the standard of MIT or higher. aka permissive is a good start. But, obviously copyleft is better. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
Its an Acer Aspire One 1-131 cloudbook system bios v1.05 VGA BIOS Version: Intelv10007
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
> Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 (rev 83) Unfortunately, I think that all Intel WiFi cards require proprietary firmware. If your BIOS allows it, maybe you can replace the WiFi card. What is the vendor and model of your computer? signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
Thanks! The output of that command was: Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 (rev 83)
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
>Anyway, I installed Trisquel on a usb stick and on one computer the > wifi doesn't work. The other I booted it on the the wifi worked fine. > From what I gather, that might mean the one it didn't work on probably > doesn't have a free wifi driver available, and, the one it does have a > free wifi driver available. Anyone know if that's correct? Specifically it means that there was no free driver when Linux (the kernel) version 4.4 (the default version in Trisquel 8) was released. It is possible (no promises) that upgrading to a newer kernel version could get your WiFi card working. Try booting back into Trisquel on the computer without working WiFi, open a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T, and run $ lspci | grep Network (Type "lspci | grep Network" and press Enter) This will print information about your WiFi card to the terminal. Copy/paste that information to this thread. If there is still no free driver for your WiFi card, you might be able to replace it with a WiFi card for which there is a free driver. However, sometimes the computer's proprietary BIOS will not allow you to install an unauthorized WiFi card, so if none of the approved WiFi cards have free drivers either then you are out of luck. What is your laptop model? If all else fails, you can buy a USB WiFi dongle like this one.[1] However, since WiFi works on one of your computers, you might as well start by installing Trisquel on that one. [1] https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[Trisquel-users] wifi driver
Hey there I just joined this forum. Its been great reading thru all the posts, there's a wealth of info. I really like the free software idea and want to get everything libre! Alas, I'm still trying to work out the kinks. Anyway, I installed Trisquel on a usb stick and on one computer the wifi doesn't work. The other I booted it on the the wifi worked fine. From what I gather, that might mean the one it didn't work on probably doesn't have a free wifi driver available, and, the one it does have a free wifi driver available. Anyone know if that's correct? Thanks
Re: [Trisquel-users] VirtualBox, Eclipse Java
"One problem with VirtualBox is that only a proprietary compiler, Open Watcom, can compile the code of its BIOS" One word: Frightening!
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I connect to Private Internet Access?
Have in mind that this name, Private Internet Access (PIA), is a registered trademark of an ISP company; not a protocol or security convention at all. El 26/4/19 a les 7:17, Cal ha escrit: > The official PIA client is not yet free/libre software. > > https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/news/posts/upcoming-changes-february-2019 > > So, I looked to other means. Someone in #privateinternetaccess on > freenode mentioned the Ubuntu OpenVPN tutorial. I tried that, but even > though it got me connected to PIA, I could not ping anything or load any > basic sites. > > https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/guides/linux/linux/ubuntu-openvpn-setup > > Also, pia-nm.sh has no license, which means it is proprietary software. > I told someone about it, but it may help if more people ask nicely for a > license to be added to the script, since it falls under copyright law. I > recommended the GNU All-Permissive License for its brevity and simplicity. > > That said, I still ran the script. I'm sure the lack of a license header > on such a simple script was merely an accident. > > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#GNUAllPermissive > > Right now, I have an unprotected connection. Network Manager is all > gray, as if I'm not connected at all or have a very low signal. How can > I get connected to PIA without losing my connection? > >
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I connect to Private Internet Access?
Max-P on #privateinternetaccess (freenode) said That's weird, it seems to be failing doing IO on the VPN adapter try these: sudo sed s/comp-lzo=no/comp-lzo=yes/ -i /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA* sudo nmcli conn reload Then you can try reconnecting otherwise you might need to update OpenVPN, 2.3 is pretty ancient I entered the commands. So far, so good! $ sudo sed s/comp-lzo=no/comp-lzo=yes/ -i /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA* [sudo] password for cal: $ sudo nmcli conn reload $ exit Now, I do as I'm told, to try reconnecting again. I keep another log, just in case. Script started on Fri 26 Apr 2019 01:13:24 AM CDT $ sudo journalctl -fu NetworkManager.service [sudo] password for cal: -- Logs begin at Thu 2019-04-25 23:48:22 CDT. -- Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.8042] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - AU Sydney (ce6a8e07-345b-4fd3-a7ea-fec694fda763,"PIA - AU Sydney") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.8249] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - Austria (b5fd6341-af0e-4a90-8790-b80eb52fb281,"PIA - Austria") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.8457] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - Belgium (31496633-10a0-499f-b8e0-4a3312000135,"PIA - Belgium") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.8664] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - Brazil (55a1aa48-57f3-4473-b3a5-b45304bfe8ea,"PIA - Brazil") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.8872] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - CA Montreal (200b492c-8ee1-4231-b8c4-c2c05fff1bd2,"PIA - CA Montreal") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.9078] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - CA Toronto (948077d5-b556-4064-976a-d7296ba9b59d,"PIA - CA Toronto") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.9287] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - CA Vancouver (048cda37-c906-40c2-8afa-e746c034f857,"PIA - CA Vancouver") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.9499] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - Czech Republic (35f3061a-926d-4845-bbc5-950f39430483,"PIA - Czech Republic") Apr 26 01:09:47 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258987.9708] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/PIA - DE Berlin (2d844c22-38bd-4afb-a4d5-93e0a5e2d64e,"PIA - DE Berlin") Apr 26 01:09:48 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556258988.1384] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Fairpoint7FFC 1 (91a6330f-3717-4013-b563-b5a3a46ab04d,"Fairpoint7FFC 1") ### Trying NetworkManager -> VPN Connections -> PIA - CA Toronto ### Apr 26 01:17:37 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556259457.1394] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="948077d5-b556-4064-976a-d7296ba9b59d" name="PIA - CA Toronto" pid=1141 uid=1000 result="success" Apr 26 01:17:37 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556259457.1571] vpn-connection[0x223f5b0,948077d5-b556-4064-976a-d7296ba9b59d,"PIA - CA Toronto",0]: Started the VPN service, PID 10655 Apr 26 01:17:37 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556259457.1803] vpn-connection[0x223f5b0,948077d5-b556-4064-976a-d7296ba9b59d,"PIA - CA Toronto",0]: Saw the service appear; activating connection Apr 26 01:17:37 potato NetworkManager[806]: nm-openvpn-Message: openvpn[10662] started Apr 26 01:17:37 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556259457.4355] vpn-connection[0x223f5b0,948077d5-b556-4064-976a-d7296ba9b59d,"PIA - CA Toronto",0]: VPN plugin: state changed: starting (3) Apr 26 01:17:37 potato NetworkManager[806]: [1556259457.4356] vpn-connection[0x223f5b0,948077d5-b556-4064-976a-d7296ba9b59d,"PIA - CA Toronto",0]: VPN connection: (ConnectInteractive) reply received Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mOpenVPN 2.3.10 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [MH] [IPv6] built on Jun 22 2017[0m Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mlibrary versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2g 1 Mar 2016, LZO 2.08[0m Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mWARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.[0m Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mNOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts[0m Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mNOTE: chroot will be delayed because of --client, --pull, or --up-delay[0m Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mNOTE: UID/GID downgrade will be delayed because of --client, --pull, or --up-delay[0m Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mUDPv4 link local: [undef][0m Apr 26 01:17:37 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mUDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]172.98.67.94:1197[0m Apr 26 01:17:38 potato nm-openvpn[10662]: [0;1;39mWARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu
