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Trisquel is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It is endorsed by the Free Software Foundation as containing only free software.

Trisquel is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS and recognised by the FSF (Free Software Foundation). It reuses Ubuntu packages and avoids using non-free packages. Thus, it uses the linux-libre kernel.

Editions:-

  • Trisquel
  • Trisquel Mini
  • Trisquel NetInstall
  • Trisquel Sugar TOAST
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Is it safe to remove ~/.cache?

When I scanned my $HOME directory with baobab (Disk Usage Analyzer), I found that ~/.cache is consuming about half a GB. I also tried to restart and again check size but no difference. So, I am planning to rm -rf ~/.cache. Let me know Is it safe to…
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How do I stop/disable unattended upgrades from being launched automatically?

I recently installed Trisquel 8.0 LTS (Flidas) on my Desktop PC which was running on Trisquel 7.0 for 4 year. The system became very slow. When I check the RAM and CPU Usage, I found that CPU is almost at 100 % I tun top to see what is going wrong…
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Understanding & setting up different input methods

I use Trisquel GNU/Linux 7.0 LTS with GNOME 3 Flashback Environment. I heard about three different input methods viz. ibus, xim and uim. And it seems ibus is pre-installed on my system. $ cat trisquel_7.0_i686.iso.manifest | grep…
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How to print Metadata of a file with the help of command-line?

I am using Trisquel 7.0 with Nautilus 3.10.1 installed. Whenever I display properties of a file, I've one file-specific tab like: Image,Audio/Video,Document etc. which displays special information about it. Example for a Image: Example for a PDF…
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Changing monospace fonts system-wide

By default, the monospace font for my distribution (Trisquel) is Font A. I would like to change it to font B. Some time ago, I managed to make a partial change to Font C, but I have since forgotten this method and cannot reproduce it. The trouble is…
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Udev rule: ACTION=="add" is working, but ACTION=="remove" isn't working!

I've written file 90-usb.rules under /etc/udev/rules.d/ containing: ACTION=="add", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTR{idProduct}=="2008", RUN+="/bin/mkdir /home/pandya/Desktop/testdir" ACTION=="remove", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTR{idProduct}=="2008",…
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Modem is not being detected (Why I've to usb_modeswitch?)

I am using Trisquel 7.0 LTS and mobile broadband (Net-Setter) to establish connection. Following states (1-4) are showing different conditions/situations for clear understanding of problem. State-1:- After Installation of Trisquel 7.0 LTS,…
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Devanagari (combined) words are not displaying correctly

I use Trisquel 7.0 LTS with GNOME 3 Flashback installed. Combined devanagari fonts like: श्री is not displaying (and hence printing) correctly. Example- The latter should be displayed as follows: But currently displaying as follows: So, how…
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Unable to access Apache webserver from local home network

I am running an Apache web server on a desktop machine running Trisquel 8 (based on Ubuntu). I would like to make the server accessible to other machines/devices on my local network, but I can't figure out how. When I try to connect from another…
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Started with Ubuntu, apt-get upgrade, now I have Trisquel?

I was considering moving to Trisquel (although, to be clear, I never downloaded anything related to it), so I'm not necessarily heartbroken, but I'm very unsure of what happened with this. I used Ubuntu 14.04LTS for my work computer, and I decided…
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List explicitly removed packages (apt)

The question unix.SE/3595 asks how to list packages that I explicitly installed. By explicit it means, packages that I choose, not including anything installed by default, or pulled in by the dependencies. Is there a similar command to find packages…
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Run a script that displays an X window from an udev rule

I found several questions on http://unix.stackexchange.com & on http://stackoverflow.com related to launch script by udev rules. But I can't find exact solution or certain answer for executing Bash script. So, I'm asking the (canonical) question:…
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What is preventing me from recording the output of my speakers?

I am using Trisquel GNU/Linux 6.0.1 (a modified version of Ubuntu) on the XFCE desktop environment. I am trying to record the output of my speakers. I do not have a microphone, and so cannot use it for this purpose (and I don't want to, anyways, due…
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xkb keyboard layout not showing up in trisquel and unity

I followed these instructions to form a keyboard layout which can be found here. Adding the keyboard-file to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols and adding the relevant information to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml worked in (at least) two systems with…
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Intel 5100 AGN card doesn't work on Trisquel 8

I recently installed Trisquel 8 on a Thinkpad X200T with an Intel 5100 AGN card, and the WiFi did not work after my initial installation. I searched across various other forums for instructions to enable Trisquel to use the card, and I attempted to…
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