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Trisquel 7 Released
An anonymous reader writes: Trisquel 7.0 Belenos has been released. Trisquel is a "free as in freedom" GNU/Linux distribution endorsed by the FSF. This latest release includes Linux-libre 3.13, GNOME 3.12, Abrowser 33 (based on Firefox), the Electrum Bitcoin client and many more new features and upgrades. Trisquel 7.0 will be supported until 2019.
Interested users can check out the screenshots and download the latest release. The project also accepts donations.
Interested users can check out the screenshots and download the latest release. The project also accepts donations.
Not trolling (much?)... a distro with a high-profile release, avoiding systemd, might be the opportunity to 'fork' that lots of people are looking for (for better or worse).
I looked through the FAQ quickly and didn't see any mention so maybe I just didn't RTFA sufficiently. What exactly is GNOME 'fallback'? Is that a version pre-systemd?
"GNOME Fallback" is what Ubuntu called GNOME 2 around the 11.10 era when it decided to all but force Un(usabil)ity on users who haven't already done sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop. Since then, "Fallback" has had another meaning related to GNOME 3: a simpler desktop that originated in support for machines without the 3D acceleration needed for GNOME Shell. Now the port of GNOME Panel UI to GNOME 3 is called GNOME Flashback, and it's developed in parallel with GNOME Shell, which now uses llvmpipe software rendering on machines without 3D acceleration.
But is there any IDE for Arduino and is there any support for RepRap 3D printers?
Get free satoshi (Bitcoin) and Dogecoins
Trisquel 7 is still using Upstart, so no need to worry about it until ;-
2016+.
HERETIC! BURN FOR YOUR LIES
At least mention what package system is used, if Debian derivative or whatever.
Nah, but they have their own browser now
http://www.blackbirdhome.com/downloads/
not racist at all.
It should have been "free" as in "freedom", not
"free as in freedom"
Their definition of free and freedom isn't necessarily what you would find in a dictionary.
I've been using the Trisomy GNU/Linux 7 prereleases for some time now, and I couldn't be happier. It's a really good distro. Even if some of the software isn't the latest and the greatest, what they have chosen is stable and reliable. While there are some Linux distros that include newer software but it doesn't always work, the software included with Trisomy GNU/Linux 7 does work. It provides a really good workstation environment for somebody who needs to get work done, but doesn't want all of the flash and glitz of certain unnamed other Linux distros. Trisomy GNU/Linux 7 is conservative, yet progressive in the ways that matter. If you're considering it, I'd say give it a try. It may just be the Linux distro that you've been looking for.
When some random thing is released in a new version, MAKE US CARE please - give us some reason to read about it and get involved. Don't just dump a $random $ver released non-summary. Tell us what it is, and why it's news.
Sample:
The latest version $ver of the new Triwhatever Linux distro was released today, filling an important need for that is not met by other releases. Triwhatever meets a need for a Bitcoin client that can't be installed or used on other Linux distros by just installing a package, or it wouldn't be singled out in the summary. Triwhatever is not simply reinventing the wheel by creating yet another Linux distro no one cares about, it's . The distro's name is a portmanteau of Twi'lek, Tricare, and SQL.
I think the notable part is that Trisquel is FSF-endorsed. Few Linux distributions are FSF-endorsed, because most support the use of proprietary firmware. If you care about that sort of thing, then a rare update to one of the totally free ones is notable.
For the purists. debian do 99.9% the right thing but give the user the discretion to add 'nonfree' at their whim.
For example, I downloaded the mini installer iso to attempt to install debian on my machine.
It couldn't connect to the network to complete the install! Culprit - My usb wifi dongle, which worked fine under Ubuntu. Acquiescing to load a firmware and I was up and running.
My otherwise 'pure' system is thus tainted but this wifi dongle has served me 5+ years already, so the pragmatist favours working hardware. :)
http://www.gnu.org/distros/com...
OK there M$ shill.
Traitor.
Trisquel is not only the best Libre GNU/Linux distros, but one of the finest all-around. Libre distros generally require sophisticated knowledge to get the things to work, but Trisquel is by light years the easiest to install and actually use. I have used pretty much all the major distros including Arch, Slackware, Suse, Puppy, Fedora, Gentoo, and Debian, as well as all the 'buntus to name a few. They are great, but am very happy with Trisquel. Trisquel is based off of Ubuntu, but it is far more stable. Ubuntu tends to have update diarrhea, while Trisquel, has far less while remaining secure and relevant. While lots of things break under Ubuntu, not so with Trisquel. As a Libre enthusiast, I am thrilled to get a Libre distro that filters out proprietary crap, YET STILL WORKS. If I want proprietary, I can run my Mac and Windows machines. Kudos to the Trisquel team to somehow make the OS/software more stable than Ubuntu. Yes, for my laptop I did have to buy a wifi usb from ThinkPenguin (a person pointed out the wifi issue), but now it works! I like that the OS exclusively runs Libre software so I can compare and contrast my other GNU/Linux software experience and understand just how much proprietary pervades the user experience while great Libre alternatives exist. While Trisquel does have Gnome as default, I did type in the terminal 'sudo apt-get install kde-standard' and got my KDE environs (yeah, I know--but I like it). No way I am knocking the other distros, but if you want a Libre distro that works well (better than the 'buntus), then Trisquel is satisfying.
"SO we bide our time, waiting for a purer kick to bloom and the future is still bleak, uncertain and beautiful" -GSYBE
I agree with you. I don't run Trisquel either, and for the same reasons. I want to live in a world where proprietary software is laughed at, but right now if I insist on fully open source software from top to bottom I'll be kneecapped with respect to what I can do. And if I want to insist on a job working on only fully open source software (ideally free-as-in-freedom software, GPL, AGPL, or MPL) I have to get good enough to attract the attention of someone at Red Hat or Mozilla Foundation, or maybe start my own company.
Out of boredom I googled "Microsoft Linux", and found this ancient joke site. A joke news from 2000: "MS Linux to have Start Button". Well, with fairly minor differences and a different name such as "Menu" button, damned if it isn't right there at the bottom left corner, on quite a few Desktop Linux themes nowadays, e.g. the standard on Mint Mate.
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/g... Wireless enabled now. : - )
"SO we bide our time, waiting for a purer kick to bloom and the future is still bleak, uncertain and beautiful" -GSYBE