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Trisquel 7 Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the lucky-seven dept.

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.

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  1. Does it use systemd? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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?

    1. Re: Does it use systemd? by eneville · · Score: 5, Informative

      It will run systemd, in 2015/2016.

      If you don't like that, then do as I does:

      # apt-get install sysvinit-core && reboot

      or, for Ubuntuers:

      $ sudo apt-get install sysvinit-core && sudo reboot

      you choose.

      --
      Why UNIX?
  2. Fallback was GNOME 2, now it's Flashback by tepples · · Score: 4, Informative

    "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.