[Trisquel-users] Tox chat ? can you install on trisquel?

2016-12-08 Thread silver
Hi can you install tox chat on trisquel ? and is it totally free source? https://tox.chat/ Thank you

Re: [Trisquel-users] INstalling Latest Verison of Kdenlive

2016-12-08 Thread lourenco . azevedo
Thanks, I will wait then for the new T8 The old package can be installed via the add programs option in trisquel Is there a preview when T8 will be launched?

Re: [Trisquel-users] INstalling Latest Verison of Kdenlive

2016-12-08 Thread kkpengboy
Newer versions of kdenlive require KDE Framework 5, which is only coming in Trisquel 8. You can try an oldish version if packages still exist or you're willing to compile them...

Re: [Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread onpon4
You're mistaking unar (command-line version of The Unarchiver) with unrar. There is no such thing as "unar-free". unar supports all versions of RAR.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could a Lutris fork be used to create a libre replacement for SteamOS?

2016-12-08 Thread onpon4
> I recall reading about its use in training for employees in some occupation (medicine?), acting as a kind of simulator. I see two problems with this: 1. Any simulation done this way is not the same as actually doing the job. You don't actually feel anything, so how could it be? It's still

[Trisquel-users] INstalling Latest Verison of Kdenlive

2016-12-08 Thread lourenco . azevedo
Greetings, did someone installed the latest version of Kdenlive? I tried this following the site advice and didn't work with trisquel. For Ubuntu >= 15.04 and other *buntu based distros like LinuxMint you can download latest Kdenlive from our official PPA’s: sudo add-apt-repository

Re: [Trisquel-users] aspell-ptl and hunspell-pt

2016-12-08 Thread lourenco . azevedo
Thanks for the reply. This will do.

Re: [Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread thunderstormpolska
unrar-free "Can't handle some archives in the RAR 3.0 format natively." Unar is very interesting alternative that should be in Trisquel. Why? Because we must create the best, libre, GNU/Linux distro ever. If we can support printers - we should add support to system (cups), if we can scan, we

Re: [Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread megver83
Unar is on the Parabola's repos. Of course it should be on Trisquel's too! I use it and it's very useful

Re: [Trisquel-users] What *academic* search engine do you recommend?.

2016-12-08 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
I do have a list of places to use for searching, but I almost always find such specific search engines to actually be missing most of the findings I make, specially because they apparently only deal with text, not other forms of scientific resource. So, instead I suggest you to search on normal

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best Choice for a Single Board Computer (Today)

2016-12-08 Thread Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross
On 08/12/16 18:55, mywa...@hotmail.com wrote: > Yes, I am excited about the eoma68 product, but I can't wait that long. arr ok > > Aren't pretty much all SoC makers objectional? I suppose this is about > minimizing freedom violations rather than eliminating them. yes they are :). amlogic i

Re: [Trisquel-users] Development of Trisquel 8.0 "Flidas" Software proposal by category : Accessories

2016-12-08 Thread jbar
Atril, the mate document viewer, works very well. I think it's logical to use the default mate applications, since they offer good environment integration, same gtk version, etc. http://mate-desktop.org/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8 alpha iso has been released!

2016-12-08 Thread stevegeemaggio
Hello, This is fantastic news!! I booted up this bad boy and I like it so far. I just played around with the live session. There is no Gui Application for to install Trisquel 8 yet is there? I saw no sign of one in the live session anyway... Keep up the great work! Steve

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread tegskywalker
"Sadly a few users seem to have forgotten this, and have decided to stop using Trisquel because they seem to care more about how new and shiny the software is, more than the ethics on the software." Besides the optional non-free repository, stock Debian is free software and both the

Re: [Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread tegskywalker
I heard unar-free cannot do v3 of RAR files, but unar can. Maybe newer versions of unar-free can now. I just don't use RAR files anymore.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread arielgnu
You now, I never got involve in the discussion because I was very happy with trisquel 7. If I needed a newer software I was just able to compile it. Security wise, Trisquel 7 life cycle has still a long way too, so no reason to worry about that either. It wasn't until a few days ago that I

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation shortcuts in Trisquel 8 instead of pre-installed apps?

2016-12-08 Thread mcz
Hey I remember Crunchbang had in the openbox menu entries for, say Libo, and it could be installed from there. I thought this was rather nice. It was easily installable, but not installed yet. The Openbox menu (I gotta find a way to integrate it to i3wm, I like it this much) isn't

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best Choice for a Single Board Computer (Today)

2016-12-08 Thread myway . 1
Yes, I am excited about the eoma68 product, but I can't wait that long. Aren't pretty much all SoC makers objectional? I suppose this is about minimizing freedom violations rather than eliminating them.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best Choice for a Single Board Computer (Today)

2016-12-08 Thread Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross
avoid amlogic. gpl voilators. i made a pledge for https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop I would strongly recommend it for you too. you can use the computer card on its own as a SBC, using the usb otg port and micro hdmi and for extra ports maybe the breakout connector or the micro

[Trisquel-users] Re : Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread mtlben
You are correct, and i would just add a precision, because some people are not aware of the following point (I, for one, wasn't until recently). The five years of support only apply to the packages in Ubuntu's Main repository. There is no support from Canonical for the packages in Universe,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread agullo
Trisquel 7 is at the half of his life, in fact. Trisquel is largely a subset of the Ubuntu distribution (though with Linux-Libre instead of Linux), so updates are provided from Ubuntu repositories, which for LTS versions provide five years of support. Trisquels life is Ubuntus life minus

Re: [Trisquel-users] Updating to Trisquel 8.0 without reinstalling…

2016-12-08 Thread noordinaryspider
Yep. https://trisquel.info/en/forum/trisquel-8-can-now-be-debootstrapped (most relevant post here: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/trisquel-8-can-now-be-debootstrapped#comment-99648

[Trisquel-users] Best Choice for a Single Board Computer (Today)

2016-12-08 Thread myway . 1
Hi, There was a thread from over a year ago about single board computers which has been closed. There have been developments since then. If there is another forum more suitable for this topic, please let me know. I haven't been able to find one. I need a single-board computer with: 1. A

[Trisquel-users] Updating to Trisquel 8.0 without reinstalling…

2016-12-08 Thread stas . mihaylenko
Trisquel updater is updated today but I cannot see 8.0. Can I update it now (without reinstalling)? I want to build GLFS distro on newer software.

Re: [Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread albertoefg
https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Unar

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread albertoefg
I've been using Trisquel for about a year my friend :) that's why I didn't even think about Trisquel 6.0 but you qust gave a better reason than I did that we can use Trisquel 7.0 a few more :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread albertoefg
Honestly I was never sure about those security updates, every time I do sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade there is something new there. :/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread albertoefg
I can asure you my friend that even in Parabola they care way more about freedom than updates :) I am not against using a different distribution, in general my point is "please let's give time to trisquel, is not like Trisquel 7.0 is useless", not "do not use another distribution".

Re: [Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread mohammadi
no, 'unar' it can also extract 'rar' files.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread davidpgil
According to wikipedia Trisquel 6 is supposed to be supported until 2017. People need to chill. If there are Trisquel people who need the bleeding edge there is always Parabola GNU/Linux.

Re: [Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread stas . mihaylenko
Do you know "unrar-free"?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread autumnlover
I am still using Trisquel 6 at one of my older PCs, and it run just fine too. Probably I will use it for some time after its EOL date. Actually I do not use Trisquel 7.0 right now :) So yeah, please do not forget about version 6 too.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Development of Trisquel 8.0 "Flidas" Software proposal by category : Accessories

2016-12-08 Thread davidpgil
ClamAV

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread mkl80
Overall I absolutely agree with what you write, especially this part: Free Software is about ethics and respect freedom of the user. Free Software is more important than convenience or shiny. But I think you miss one point: people were asking a lot by security updates. And that is most

[Trisquel-users] [Trisquel 8.0] - Unar

2016-12-08 Thread thunderstormpolska
Hello. I can't report issue, but maybe somebody can report it :P Unar is FOSS software to unpack archives - ZIP, 7zip etc. but also RAR (unrar is not free software so ...). We should add them to Trisquel ISO 8.0 Fervi

Re: [Trisquel-users] "fork" trisquel

2016-12-08 Thread mtsio
Ok, maybe after all it seems to have serious problems this idea (from a security perspective). If tomorrow lots of people are willing to help Trisquel, they all have to wait until their contributions are reviewed and merged from those that have the authority to do so. A hybrid model

Re: [Trisquel-users] Just a friendly reminder that Trisquel 7.0 is not outdated

2016-12-08 Thread trinux
"Sadly a few users seem to have forgotten this, and have decided to stop using Trisquel because they seem to care more about how new and shiny the software is, more than the ethics on the software." Seriously? Parabola...