Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8... where are you?

2017-12-06 Thread joel
IrishUSA, I've been lurking for sometime now...but I couldn't resist suggesting a name. How about "Purish"?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Pydio, File Sharing Software...Alts?

2015-11-13 Thread joel
Thanks MB!

[Trisquel-users] Pydio, File Sharing Software...Alts?

2015-11-13 Thread joel
Anyone have any experience with Pydio? Thoughts on it? https://pydio.com I'm curious what alternatives there are to Dropbox, and others' thoughts in general.

Re: [Trisquel-users] GIMP Forums - Suggestions?

2015-11-10 Thread joel
Going to give gimpforums.com a shot!

Re: [Trisquel-users] GIMP Forums - Suggestions?

2015-11-09 Thread joel
Thanks. It looks like Gimptalk.com is one of the biggest, and gimpforums.com seems the most active.

[Trisquel-users] GIMP Forums - Suggestions?

2015-11-09 Thread joel
Hey Community, I'm interested in becoming active on a GIMP forum, and I found the "Clubs" list on Gimp.org (http://www.gimp.org/links/). Any suggestions for a good GIMP forum, on or off that list?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Question about thinkpenguin:

2015-02-02 Thread joel
I purchased several of their Wifi USB devices and have received incredible support.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Volume "Filesystem Root" Warning, lack of space and huge log files

2015-01-24 Thread joel
OK. Great. I will give it a shot.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Volume "Filesystem Root" Warning, lack of space and huge log files

2015-01-24 Thread joel
I deleted the logs, and everything is running fine. Thanks. I also ran a software update. Will that take care of old kernels?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Volume "Filesystem Root" Warning, lack of space and huge log files

2015-01-24 Thread joel
Thanks!

[Trisquel-users] Volume "Filesystem Root" Warning, lack of space and huge log files

2015-01-21 Thread joel
I received a warning today: "The volume "Filesystem root" has only 39.1 MB disk space remaining. You can free up disk space by removing unused programs or files, or by moving files to another disk or partition." I have 20GB allocated for my system files partition. I used the Disk Usage Analy

Re: [Trisquel-users] Imac fan control

2015-01-10 Thread joel
Hi Iman, I've been with the community for over a year now, and just a few months ago I finally fully transitioned to Trisquel for daily work - also switching from Mac. Learning the ins and outs of Free software (plus the command line here and there) has been a gradual and rewarding process.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Home Directory in Dedicated Partition, Pros & Cons?

2014-12-24 Thread joel
I'll keep this in mind. Thanks!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Home Directory in Dedicated Partition, Pros & Cons?

2014-12-23 Thread joel
Thank you, this was very helpful.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Home Directory in Dedicated Partition, Pros & Cons?

2014-12-23 Thread joel
I didn't remember seeing a seperate partition when installing. I used rEFIT when installing dualboot, following these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation#Dual-Boot:_Mac_OSX_and_Ubuntu Could mine being on the same partition be because I instal

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless N USB Adapter (TPE-N150USB)

2014-12-23 Thread joel
The N USB just went out on me, unfortunetly just before I got to the new firmware. It had the same symptoms as the last few times. Fortunately, I have the G and it is working fine. It has really great reception too. Should I use the new firmware with the G, or should I stick with the older

[Trisquel-users] Home Directory in Dedicated Partition, Pros & Cons?

2014-12-13 Thread joel
I'm using Trisquel about ninety percent of the time now! I'm currently using a dual boot, and I have a seperate partition for my files, i.e., to share between the OSs. Since I've been using Trisquel much more, I was considering moving my files to the Trisquel partition. But then I became cu

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless N USB Adapter (TPE-N150USB)

2014-12-13 Thread joel
Chris, thanks. The N is still running fine. Do you recommend that I update the firmware as a precaution? Or should I only do so if symptoms arrise? Finally, how do I install the firmware? Do I just drop the files into the /lib/firmware directory?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless N USB Adapter (TPE-N150USB)

2014-12-08 Thread joel
Sounds great! Thanks!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless N USB Adapter (TPE-N150USB)

2014-12-07 Thread joel
I have since received the two adapters, the Wireless N and G. They were promptly shipped, and - shortly after Thanksgiving - I was back to working in Trisquel. I ordered the N again to compare and contrast, and to see how it would react if I did things a bit different. Plus, if it does happ

[Trisquel-users] Wireless N USB Adapter (TPE-N150USB)

2014-11-27 Thread joel
My second Think Pinguin adapter Wireless N USB Adapter (TPE-N150USB) stopped working with my Macbook Air 2011. It happened in a very similar fashion to my last USB adapter; which was the same model. I hadn't used the adapter because I was still working in OS X. But after a year of gradually

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 and new homepage - gratz!!

2014-11-03 Thread joel
I just want to say the new site looks great, and I'm so happy to be a member and to be apart of this. Thank you!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Can't believe I missed this, but ODF won in the UK to be default

2014-08-29 Thread joel
Great news! Thanks for the links.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Munich gives up on GNU/Linux and free/open source software

2014-08-27 Thread joel
I believe it may be possible to override the convenience factor by providing informative and free (actually as in gratis) classes with FREE software. This could be foundation courses such as image manipulation, video/audio editing, basic web development, and—importantly—computer programming (

Re: [Trisquel-users] Munich gives up on GNU/Linux and free/open source software

2014-08-19 Thread joel
I'm sorry to hear this. I also think t3g made an important point, that is, it's "...essential to get younger people educated..." This made me ponder. Perhaps this education includes creativity. Artists need to be free, and they aren't on propriety software. It's a conundrum. Tech compan

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-08-01 Thread joel
I'm glad I asked! Thanks.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-08-01 Thread joel
Jabjabs, OK. Cool, thanks! So, because I'm still a rookie at this, I have another question; should I go with the 944M "triskel_7.0-20140629_i686.iso" version? I'm assuming that the "i" signifies "Intel." Also, I understand the Apple shame. I remember being mocked when having an Apple in p

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-08-01 Thread joel
OK. Cool, thanks! So, because I'm still a rookie at this, I have another question; should I go with the 944M "triskel_7.0-20140629_i686.iso" version? I'm assuming that the "i" signifies "Intel." Also, I understand the Apple shame. I remember being mocked when having an Apple in public. Bo

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-07-31 Thread joel
OK, thanks! So I have another question too—I'm still a bit new with this. Some time ago, I managed to install Trisquel 6.0 on my Macbook Air, dual boot, via reEFit. Similarly, I'd like to install a pre-release of Trisquel on an older MacBook Pro, i.e., MacBookPro5,1 with a 2.66 Intel Core 2

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-07-28 Thread joel
I'm on Trisquel 6, and I just want to make sure I understand this correctly. So, if I install a pre-release, then when 7.0 is officially released I can upgrade from within my pre-release install? That is, instead of a installing from another new ISO? Is that correct? And also, is the follow

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-07-27 Thread joel
Does anyone, perhaps from the event, have some news?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-07-26 Thread joel
I wasn't aware of these developments. Thanks for the links!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!

2014-07-25 Thread joel
I'm looking forward to hearing the news! I've been anticipating 7 for some time, especially with news of a newer version of Pitivi in the mix.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to found a Free Software company?

2014-06-01 Thread joel
I've been thinking about this too. Could more grass root efforts like this be the key? Most major propriety companies have a strong hold on small business solutions, e.g., just about every small office has the MS suite. But perhaps providing continual support, e.g., transition and then cond

Re: [Trisquel-users] Crazy Icon

2014-05-29 Thread joel
Ah great! I ran into a very similar problem at one point; I'm glad the link helped.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Crazy Icon

2014-05-29 Thread joel
Hi Joavig, Per Andrew in another thread, "You should be able to press ALT+Super+right-click and then move one of them. Then do ALT+Super+right-click and delete the duplicate one." https://trisquel.info/en/forum/i-messed-my-task-bar This may help.

Re: [Trisquel-users] US Patent Office Grants 'Photography Against A White Background' To Amazon

2014-05-23 Thread joel
My word. What's next? Water in a cup?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 Alpha Images

2014-05-20 Thread joel
I'm not quite at the level to test, but I just wanted to say I'm looking forward to the official release of 7...and playing with a more stable version of the newer Pitivi!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Mozilla to adopt support for digital restrictions: help with the protest!

2014-05-15 Thread joel
I just recently received this news from FSF also. This reminds me of when Adobe released its Creative suite, free of charge, to students at my University. Shortly after, they started pushing their cloud software. In hindsight, I question their intentions and the effects. I know that I am st

Re: [Trisquel-users] Work On Trisquel 7 Has Begun

2014-05-10 Thread joel
This is great news. I look forward to giving it a try.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.92 and cairo)

2014-04-19 Thread joel
So after Pitivi released version 0.93, with "All-in-one distro-agnostic bundles", I decided to give it another go. http://www.pitivi.org/?go=download I unpacked a 64 bit version into a folder on my desktop. The unpacked documents/programs didn't include a Pitivi icon (still attached). After f

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-04-19 Thread joel
axgb, I didn't bash it, so I think it may have just been a bad apple. The new adapter was less expensive, shipped fast, and has been working very well. alguien, I normally wear a hazmat suit when descending in the silicon maze, but this is a USB (plug-and-play) adapter.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-04-07 Thread joel
I received the new adapter and it connected to the Internet immediately.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video editing

2014-04-05 Thread joel
I discovered this summary: http://www.zdnet.com/non-linear-video-editing-software-open-source-alternatives-to-abobe-premiere-pro-cc-727201/ Also, Kdenlive recently posted some news; they're still kicking: http://www.kdenlive.org/node/9177

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-04-05 Thread joel
lammi87, thank you. I ran the command and this was the output: 3.2.0-57-generic Also, thanks for the link. I believe it may be best to wait for the other USB adapter to arrive before making any changes to the OS/kernel. This may help diagnose whether or not it is the hardware. I will foll

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-04-02 Thread joel
Hi Chris, I'm running on the 6.0.1 version. Is that the latest kernel? I'm new to some of the terminology, by the way. I'm gradually learning. I also recently ordered another adapter for testing.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-03-28 Thread joel
Yes, I tried both USB ports and had the same results. I just did it again for good measure. I even tried blowing in it, like I used to with my old Colecovision game cartridges. Still, no luck. The wi-fi was going in and out several months ago. Perhaps, during inactivity, what ever was going

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-03-28 Thread joel
Also, I haven't gotten over my spelling mishap.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-03-28 Thread joel
OK. Here are the results. mYself ~$ md5sum /lib/firmware/htc_*.fw 9158b6bde3e458cb027028eaac776bad /lib/firmware/htc_7010.fw d0e6c63ca68b89f8c874bbff3ebde09a /lib/firmware/htc_9271.fw ~$ uname -r 3.2.0-57-generic ~$ lsusb -d 0cf3:9271 (no output) sebelius ls /lib/firmware | grep htc_.* htc

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-03-27 Thread joel
OK. I will get to this later today, if not early tomorrow. Thank you!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-03-27 Thread joel
Oh man, embarrassing, I just realized that I fell victim to OSX auto correct...followed by a copy and past. Could a moderator please correct the name of the adapter so that it reflects the swimming bird and not the prickly plant?

[Trisquel-users] Help With My Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter

2014-03-27 Thread joel
I purchased a Think Pinguin Wireless USB Adapter (TPE-N150USB) sometime ago. I then re-installed Trisquel with an updated iso image (6.0.1). This got me up and running online. However, after several months, I restarted Trisquel and it was no longer able to connect to a wireless network. I'm

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video editing

2014-03-10 Thread joel
Also, the VideoLan Movie Creator looks very promising too; however, they do not have a stable release. It appears simple to use, which is a huge plus. And just another thought, video editing in Blender is kind of like word processing in Gimp. You can do it, with amazing control and options, b

Re: [Trisquel-users] Video editing

2014-03-09 Thread joel
I've been a user of Final Cut Pro (FCP) since version 1; it is actually why I had original switched to that evil empire, before they were so notorious. But after dumping thousands into their software, version X made me sick. It wasn't so much because I hated it interface, but it is because I

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.92 and cairo)

2013-12-15 Thread joel
I decided to throw in the towel on this for now. I read another thread about how Pitivi 0.92 is an Alpha version. This thread also mentioned that Pitivi 1 will eventually be packaged for the repositories. I'm more in the user arena, and it seems the Alpha version is out of my reach. It also

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.92 and cairo)

2013-12-08 Thread joel
Just a quick update: I'm going to create a second installation of Trisquel to play with—this way I won't effect my already working installation. I will be working on this little-by-little overtime.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I messed up my task bar...

2013-11-29 Thread joel
Yes, same thing happened to me. I then discovered that on a Macs track pad, you need to use two fingers to right click.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.92 and cairo)

2013-11-29 Thread joel
OK. Thanks. I check into this. I wish Piviti had a newer version in the launchpad.net repositories. It appears that they make the jump from 0.15 all the way to the 0.92 compilable installation. Hopefully there is a small tweak that will get it up and running. I know I have a lot to learn.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-28 Thread joel
Magic Banana, that solved the panel issue. I also discovered that to right click on a Macbook Air, you need to use two fingers on the touch pad. Is the second suggestion you mentioned for the panel issue? Or is that regarding Pitivi? Is that because I may have thrown off some other applicat

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-28 Thread joel
Also, would it be possible for a moderator to change the title of this thread to Pitivi 0.92 instead of Pitivi 0.9?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-28 Thread joel
Lembas, I tried installing GES based on the Pitivi wiki: http://wiki.pitivi.org/wiki/Building_with_GES However, I'm still seeing the same problem and recieving the same error. I'm not sure where to go from here. Any thoughts are always appreciated.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-25 Thread joel
Lembas and Magic Banana, thanks for the feedback. It may be some time before I can get to this, but I will follow-up as soon as I do.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-24 Thread joel
Thank you! I just discovered the movement several weeks, but I'm very determined. I know it will be a gradual process. I discovered Trisquel at fsf.org. I really look forward to digging into their Philosophy. Here is the output from the terminal when trying to run Pitivi: ERROR:root:Could n

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-24 Thread joel
Magic Banana, I started that package route and got three packages deep before hitting a block. I then discovered an Ubuntu repository and a wiki about Pitivi's dependencies (http://wiki.pitivi.org/wiki/Dependencies). I first tried adding the repository and upating my system: sudo add-apt-

Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-23 Thread joel
I apologize, I meant Pitivi 0.92. I was interested in working with their latest edition and, perhaps, joining in for feedback. Any help installing would be appreciated. Also, I have been using Anki 2 for sometime in another OS. There are some pretty big differences between 1 & 2—so I opted

[Trisquel-users] Installing Applications (Pitivi 0.9 and cairo)

2013-11-23 Thread joel
I was able to install the Anki application from a 'deb' file. This was using the '$ sudo dpkg -i' command with the file, but I'm having a little trouble with intalling Pitivi 0.9 from a directory. I 'cd' into the pitivi-0.9 directory and ran the './configure', and the following error was ou

Re: [Trisquel-users] Think Penguin Wireless TPE-N150USB on Ductbook Air

2013-11-23 Thread joel
I went the re-installation route with 6.0.1, and that did it! I'm up and running with wireless! Thank you! I'm still breaking the chains from my prior OS and habits. I know it will be a gradual process. I may have some questions about installing software soon—and, if so, perhaps it would be

Re: [Trisquel-users] Think Penguin Wireless TPE-N150USB on Ductbook Air

2013-11-22 Thread joel
One problem, my laptop isn't connected to the internet and I don't have an Ethernet port. Is there a way to do the update with out a direct connection from inside Trisquel? Could download the update on another set-up and then transfer it to Trisquel via a USB stick?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Think Penguin Wireless TPE-N150USB on Ductbook Air

2013-11-22 Thread joel
icarolongo, here it is: Linux focus 3.2.0-38-generic-pae #0trisquel1 SMP Wed Feb 27 18:10:11 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux smiley, could you post the link here?