Re: [Trisquel-users] ebook reader advice

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
True, but that refers to the *specific* exploit they tested. I'm sure you know better than to think that malware can never infect a GNU-Linux system. Getting a user to open an untrusted file from a random website, when the file type is one that is a *known vector for malware* on at least one

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does PlayOnLinux work with Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread mason
When you quote text this way, the two left angle brackets you use to end the quote and all text following get left out of the message sent to the mailing list. I don't know why this is, but if you stick with only the two right angle brackets at the beginning of each quoted paragraph this won'

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trouble with add-ons on ABrowser

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
So you said, but as I indicated in the comment you're replying to, that didn't work for me.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel needs to be rebooted and based on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
MSuzuqi wrote: "But I have thought that it is difficult for me to translate that since my English skill." Your understanding of written English seems pretty good to me. As long as you can understand the English text that needs translating, I'm sure you'd do a great job of expressing its me

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does PlayOnLinux work with Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
onpon wrote: >> There's no use for it. The whole point of PlayOnLinux is to play proprietary games that are only available for Windows.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Mini is super nice !

2018-04-08 Thread Mason Hock
> I did have trouble > with installing a downloaded ppd driver. The system freezes up. I > stopped after three failed attempts. Did you check to see if the driver is already in the repo? Try installing all of the printer drivers $ sudo apt-install printer-driver-all and see if your printer star

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Mini is super nice !

2018-04-08 Thread mjmhogg5
Sorry, but what's a "ppd" driver ? I always install from dvd, installing from usb seems to have it's problems ...

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel needs to be rebooted and based on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-04-08 Thread Mason Hock
> I am interest in translating of course. It seems fun. But I have > thought that it is difficult for me to translate that since my > English skill. How comfortable do you feel with understanding the English documentation yourself? For example, this page: https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/how-create

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to permanently disable/remove Orca Screen Reader?

2018-04-08 Thread Mason Hock
Another solution might be to have two versions of each ISO, one with assistive techonlogies enabled by default and another with them disabled. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does PlayOnLinux work with Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
>> Wine is just a Windows API compatibility layer; it's useful for running proprietary programs that aren't available for GNU/Linux

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does PlayOnLinux work with Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread onpon4
No, PlayOnLinux uses Wine. PlayOnLinux is literally just designed to give proper configuration values for particular proprietary programs people want to install. Wine is just a Windows API compatibility layer; it's useful for running proprietary programs that aren't available for GNU/Linux,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does PlayOnLinux work with Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread calmstorm
Then why bother with making wine... Isn't that the same concept...?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does PlayOnLinux work with Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread onpon4
There's no use for it. The whole point of PlayOnLinux is to play proprietary games that are only available for Windows.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Mini is super nice !

2018-04-08 Thread owdavid1020
I was able to download it and install it on a usb. I did have trouble with installing a downloaded ppd driver. The system freezes up. I stopped after three failed attempts.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Does PlayOnLinux work with Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread calmstorm
Why does no one, make a winetricks-libre/playonlinux-libre for trisquel/parabola?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Flidas Artwork

2018-04-08 Thread pablo96es
New Trisquel Mini

Re: [Trisquel-users] Flidas Artwork

2018-04-08 Thread pablo96es
Customizing Trisquel 8 Flidas

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel needs to be rebooted and based on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-04-08 Thread msuzuqi
Thanks. It cleared my questions some degree. But I can think that testing and reporting are very important and helpful works, but I also want a something gaudy and jolly work like a festival which we all can join and excites us..., if can. Though just using Trisquel excited me. I am interest

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to permanently disable/remove Orca Screen Reader?

2018-04-08 Thread Mason Hock
> I think it's great that Trisquel > supports non-visual users in this way, after all it's much harder for > them to turn it on, than for the rest of use to turn it off. That > said, it would also be great if there was a *very* obvious way to > turn Orca off when beginning installation if it isn't

Re: [Trisquel-users] ebook reader advice

2018-04-08 Thread enduzzer
...one has Windows 7. I do not want to pay for Windows 8. Free upgrade to win 10 still works. Just saying. I don't think you should use win but MS gives it out for free contrary to their marketing hype that the free upgrade days are done and over with. https://www.techradar.com/news/windows

[Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel 8 codename "Flidas" Release Candidate is ready for testing

2018-04-08 Thread lcerf
We have those manuals: https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/installation-guide Checking whether the instructions still work (if not, correcting them) would be nice. In particular, the last update on https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/install-trisquel-windows-dual-boot-0 is almost five years old. But

[Trisquel-users] Re : ebook reader advice

2018-04-08 Thread lcerf
The link you gave say: Check Point researcher Liad Mizrachi has conducted research showing that .chm files can be used to execute code on a victim computer running Microsoft Windows Vista, and higher. Although GNU/Linux is certainly "higher" than any version of Windows, I do not think tha

Re: [Trisquel-users] ebook reader advice

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
Thanks for the tip MagicBanana. So I need to install xchm from the Trisquel repos? You are confident I am not putting my system at risk by using that to open a .CHM file from a random website, even give its capacity for malware delivery (as shown in the link I gave)?

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to permanently disable/remove Orca Screen Reader?

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
Orca is turned on by default to make Trisquel more accessible to users who cannot see the screen. I think it's great that Trisquel supports non-visual users in this way, after all it's much harder for them to turn it on, than for the rest of use to turn it off. That said, it would also be gre

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8 codename "Flidas" Release Candidate is ready for testing

2018-04-08 Thread strypey
Given that Trisquel, like its Ubuntu base, is meant to be the most user-friendly distro for people new to GNU-Linux, what are the recommended methods for installing Trisquel for people currently using: * Windows * Mac * Ubuntu Is there any kind of 'introducing Trisquel' wiki page or document

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to install Wine in Trisquel 8?

2018-04-08 Thread jodiendo
How to install Wine in Trisquel 8? DONT INSTALL IT BUT DRINK IT SLOWLY AND COLD! iT IS WINE!!