When doing a clean install (switching from Lubuntu xenial to Lubuntu bionic) I prepared myself this way:
comm -23 <(apt-mark showmanual | sort -u) <(gzip -dc /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz | sed -n 's/^Package: //p' | sort -u)
The result of that command went into a txt-file, like results.txt.
Thus I had a list of all programmes I installed after the initial setup of Lubuntu.
The beauty of that list is that it lists just the programmes without any dependencies.
After that:
xargs -a path-to-results.txt sudo apt-get install
That worked like a charm.
But this procedure was good for Lubuntu —> Lubuntu.
Now (if using trisquel) I´d have to figure out for myself what else I have to install.
Never mind. Trisquel seems to be a hot candidate still.
Many greetings.
Rosika
P.S.:
I supopose it might be possible to download Trisquel with Mate (even if 2.6 GB download) and after its installation perform either
sudo apt-get install lxde # for DE environment onlyor
Hi Fossers - As we all should know maxing out system stress or loading is as simple as editing a large 10 mega-pixel photo with quality set high. The next obvious consideration is for how long is the extreme loading lasting - a minute or two? Few of you will get to use FEA – Finite Element Analysis or SolidWorks… Safety critical components subject to 45g with safety factor of two gives 90g. When you have set all the parameters and click calculate it loads the computer to max in some cases for in excess of 24hrs when I tend to power off to crash out and devise another stratagem.
As you know I have pleaded (#76) for others to replicate my simple apps plus browser video; practical test and think I now know why there have been no takers! So I did the same test on my ubuntu-Dell and guess what ….?
Firstly take note that Trisquel 8 is based on the same ubuntu 16.04 as the Dell uses so the test could not be more fair – I am not comparing apples and oranges!
Instead of two slow CPU cores running at 28% each under HP-Trisquel we now have four cores running at 20% each under Dell-ubuntu. CPU conclusion - ubuntu requires more resource.
Regarding RAM memory we can see that 1.1GiB was required with HP-Trisquel whereas Dell-ubuntu requires 55% more at 1.7GiB. Pretty conclusive I would say and perhaps the same with Mint…? Looking at it another way my ancient HP with Trisquel gets the job done fast and snappy, with the same amount of resources as the more modern Dell-ubuntu standing at idle without a single application being loaded let alone running. …
I was intrigued by your comments on Trisquel, so I downloaded the ISO and flashed it on a USB stick with Etcher. The opening screen asked me to try the distro without installing it. So far, just like anything else. But, to my surprise, I was treated to an opening screen for Ubuntu MATE 16.04, in the wrong resolution. Any idea what I did wrong?? Any advice from anyone is welcome.
Thanks, Mina, I know how to adjust resolution. I’ve tried ISOs from three sources for Trisquel now and they all start up normally until they get to the screen where the user can try without installing. From there, the install routine hiccups, flashes a tight orange pattern, and opens a trial version of Ubuntu MATE 16.04 in an incorrect resolution. I remember a trial version of UbuntuDD (with a Deepin DE) that did the same thing. The only thing that I can figure is that my particular machine needs one of the parameter adjustments–the only one I can remember is ‘nomodeset’–or there is some other discrepancy.
While you’re puzzling on that, I’ll try loading the Trisquel USB on my Windows game machine–who knows? it might work.
Alas I cannot say anything with regard to this issue.
I used trisquel-mini with ventoy and the resolution seems to be fine with me.
These images are taken from running trisquel-mini in a VM using the command:
So resolution works fine with me; but trisquel-mini uses LXDE. No idea whether that should make any difference.
Sorry I can´t be of any further help.
@all again:
Testing trisquel-mini worked quite well. With ventoy on my physical machine and also as a VM (both live sessions).
After sudo apt-get update I would have been able to install pretty anything I wanted, except for playonlinux. sudo apt install playonlinux
wouldn´t work as it doesn´t seem to be in the repositories.
So I navigated to Downloads - PlayOnLinux - Run your Windows applications on Linux easily! and fetched the deb-file for ubuntu which I then installed from the terminal.
It worked but playonlinux threw the message
PlayOnLinux is unable to find 32 bits OpenGl libraries.
You might encounter problems with your games.
Then I installed sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine32 wine32-preloader
but this didn´t resolve the problem either.
Does anyone know a way to install playonlinux on trisquel-mini
I can’t speak for @Rosika, but for myself: It is true.
I have either done installations on virtual machines or on metal as I don’t see what I can really do with a live version, aside from repartitioning or data rescue.
Actually, Akito, it isn’t that funny. Mina just needs to understand where the DVD or pen drive gets its install files. I took a pen drive flashed with Triskel (the KDE version) by Etcher and it worked perfectly in our old Samsung laptop. That means that the problem lies with my scratch-built legacy boot Intel machine. I’m installing a VM tonight to see if that makes a difference.
I’m a little put out (polite form of pissed off) that Trisquel and others who use *buntu as a foundation can’t seem to create a live disk that doesn’t work on every computer–even Abishek didn’t understand it, either.
I actually do think that the creators of distributions and @abhishek also understand the issue perfectly:
All this is a question of the enormous variety of hardware out there. Despite all bitching from hardcore Linux freaks against it, Canonical, the company which created Ubuntu, has done an absolutely amazing job in providing hardware compatibility, but, in order to support every exotic bit of machinery, there is, you would need developers who are actually in possession of this hardware and are capable and willing to dedicate their time to work on its support.
As I mentioned in another thread, I had severe problems with my Intel graphics card and my WiFi-adapter when I switched from Windows XP to Windows 10, whilst (K)ubuntu never had any issues.
I apologize if you took my comment as less than polite. When I built this computer I made it as non-proprietary as I could. That’s why I’m surprised when ISOs are incompatible. Maybe the problem is that my computer is too old and too generic, since our newer laptop doesn’t have the problem. I had rather hoped that one of the more seasoned members (Akito) could explain the phenomenon. Now I’ll look for a virtual machine; that may be the simplest way to sandbox a distro. But I haven’t found one yet for Linux. I appreciate the efforts you made.
As far as trisquel is concerned: I tried trisquel-mini and this one uses LXDE (which I pesonally really want to). So I think there wouldn´t be any chance of encountering MATE.
Have you tried ventoy yet? (https://www.ventoy.net )
It uses the ISO directly. No need for the ISO to be expanded. If you encounter the same problem/phenomenon here as well I´d say it might be your computer as you suggested …
My favourite is qemu/kvm. I start my VMs with the command
I modified the respective profile for firejail which is a very fine sandbox indeed (https://firejail.wordpress.com/ ). Highly customizable.
That way I double-sandbox my VMs. Works perfectly and provides you with a satisfactory feeling I guess.
“So I think there wouldn´t be any chance of encountering MATE.” The only thing I can imagine is that Trisquel uses a Ubuntu foundation and it’s probably MATE 16.04. If I use a ‘sterilized’ USB stick to burn the ISO image from the Trisquel ISO, there’s no other source for the MATE install–it’s contained in the Trisquel ISO.
Hey @berninghausen Referring to post #87 and Rosika’s first picture did you try “Check Disk for Defects” or the F6 for further options? Regarding your questioning of the validity of ISO images on whatever – LinuxFormat magazine’s DVDs seem to work flawlessly across most if not all hardware. I even posted latest issue to my great niece who is now pentesting with Kali from her Pi 400 and her trendy, trick, Dell thin thingy! As we all know this old MALE git is using old 13 year old outdated ancient – Hi Akito - stuff without any problems to run Trisquel 8 ubuntu 16.04 and THE GIRLS are using Trisquel 9 based on ubuntu 18.04. @Mina… What about cross gender? Mansplaining…PC and women’s liberation sweeping across the planet even invading my Mech Engineering Design – women are doing it for themselves etc. More women the better in engineering so long as they have the same proficiency, enthusiasm and work ethic as displayed on it’sFOSS and don’t weaponise their femininity. I surrender
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One thing for sure: Every issue women encounter is at least ten times more difficult for transgender people.
I reckon, this is a good thing.
I know, we are not supposed to talk in this forum about stuff unrelated to FOSS, but I can’t help it: I deem this comment to be (probably unconsciously) pretty sexist again, as it implies that incompetent, unmotivated and lazy women who use short skirts and deep cleavage in order to make their way are really a noteworthy and statistically relevant category.
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