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Tde on Freebsd
by PMnemo 28 Oct '23

28 Oct '23

Re Tde on Freebsd Please note I'm not sure if this is the right place for this request, if it is not could you inform me or move to to the correct place Background I built tde from ports then put the resulting packages onto a usb stick Then by editing Freebsd.conf to read from the usb I was able to install tde onto another machine from the usb In the same way as if it was a linux machine Request Therefore as you (TDE) have to do the same ie: build to ensure they compile ok it would mean you have tde freebsd source & packages Could you then treat these packages the same as you do the linux ones ie make available via http(s) All a freebsd user would have to do then is add it (the http(s) info ) to Freebsd.conf as a repo & install tde the same as any other freebsd desktop pkg This would also mean we don't have to wait for freebsd to decide to host tde packages PMnemo Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email.

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network issues
by William Morder 28 Oct '23

28 Oct '23

Now I have developed issues with my network connection. And, just to be clear, I tried a basic reinstallation of my system, devuan chimaera, downloaded TDE packages from the stable repositories, didn't do anything weird, nor any self-styled hacks. The tdenetworkmanager now will not permit me to deactivate my connection, but defiantly autoconnects. I went into the settings and disabled the autoconnect, yet it still reappears. When I went into the xfce desktop (which I never use, except for troubleshooting, such as times like this, I got a message that said that I was not authorized to change network connections. The only way that I am able to turn off the wifi connection is by using iwconfig and ifconfig. I am thinking of uninstalling the tdenetworkmanager and the gnome networkmanager on which I believe it relies, and to go back to using wicd for a while. I feel like I am losing my mind. I have not changed anything in my basic settings or installation patterns in *years*. And I mean, years and years and years. I've been doing it exactly like this since about 2012 or so, when I first changed over from the old KDE3 desktop (on Kubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04) to the earliest versions of the TDE desktop, once I figured out how to get it working. I've done it like this through Kubuntu, Debian, and now Devuan. If something major has changed which is affecting all these different applications, I have not seen anything in the tech news and gossip. Furthermore, as I said earlier, my new keyboard/mouse combon will not work at all with TDE's Secure Attention Key, so it looks like I will be returning it to exchange for something that is explicitly made to work with a Linux system. Please, if anybody has even a clue what's going on, say something, as I am lost here. Bill

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Add search domain with TDENetwork
by Gianluca Interlandi 28 Oct '23

28 Oct '23

Hi! Is there a way to add an additional search domain to /etc/resolv.conf using TDENetwork? Somehow I was able to do it on my laptop with openSUSE 15.2 but I can't remember what exactly I did. I have a desktop with openSUSE 15.4 connected only with wired ethernet and DHCP. I tried adding the search domain manually to /etc/resolv.conf but at the next reboot it disappears. I also tried setting in /etc/sysconfig/network/config NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY="" but after the next reboot it completely erased the content of /run/netconfig/resolv.conf to which /etc/resolv.conf is linked. So I had to set it back to NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY="auto" and reboot and then resolv.conf was back. Thanks! Gianluca ----------------------------------------------------- Gianluca Interlandi, PhD gianluca(a)u.washington.edu +1 (206) 685 4435 http://gianluca.today/ Department of Bioengineering University of Washington, Seattle WA U.S.A. -----------------------------------------------------

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half-baked devuan installation - please help
by William Morder 26 Oct '23

26 Oct '23

I have finally got round to attempting to install the current stable version of Devuan Daedalus. I had tried a testing version, which wasn't working so well, then I installed Devuan Chimaera again (which is old stable), then just upgraded to Daedalus by changing my sources.list. But now I have run into a snag which I've only encountered a couple times before, don't have a clue how to get past this. It seems to be something to do with a low graphics installation, maybe? In any case, I went into the bios, enabled legacy support, uefi first (which has normally worked just fine for me in all previous installations), but I got a weird messed-up screen of illegible garbage. So I went into the bios again, tried a different tack: enabled legacy support, legacy first, and this was only a little better. I also tried just using the OS defaults, enabling uefi, but as I'm sure everybody knows, this won't allow me to install a Linux system at all. I realize that Microsoft and Apple are concerned for our safety and well-being, and wish at all costs to protect us from the dangers of installing Linux, but I can't help wanting to dabble in the dark arts of software freedom. For what it's worth, I am working on a Lenovo Ideapad 3.15 15.6" laptop. The only hardware change was to swap the internal 128 gb SSD drive for a 2 tb SSD. Otherwise, the only changes were to void my warranty before I ever booted into a Windoze system. I installed Linux on first boot. And no, by the way, I have no other computer with which to get on the internet, and never use my phone for internet. Someday perhaps I will get another machine, but at present I have about six more machines packed away in storage. Attached are some screenshots (taken with my phone) to show what's happening. I have a funny feeling that others on the mailing list have experienced something like this, and I know, too, that there are some dedicated users of Devuan or Devuan-type systems, so maybe somebody can tell me how to get past this barrier, or at least point me in the right direction. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated, and you will get rewarded in tons of good karma. See attachments for screenshots. thanks in advance, Bill

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Do we want to participate in social networks?
by Slávek Banko 10 Oct '23

10 Oct '23

Hi all, some time ago I was thinking about whether we want to become an active member of social networks with our project. Things like Facebook and Twitter have always been "no go" zones for me. However, I've been thinking about the Mastodon platform for a long time. Mastodon is a decentralized platform for publishing short messages and pictures. It is based on open source architecture and therefore this platform is close to our ideas. You can see profiles of other projects like @kde@floss.social, @gnome@floss.social, and others. I assume that it would help to "make us visible" and information could be published there, for example about the release of new versions, or some useful information regarding development, screenshots, solving issues and community info. Does it seem like a good idea for us to have an official communication channel for our project on Mastodon? What is your opinion on this? Cheers -- Slávek

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disappearing Konsole text during copy for pasting
by Felix Miata 07 Oct '23

07 Oct '23

This has been going on too long to remember, probably more than a year now, but at least since 14.0.13. I haven't been able to create a reliable reproduction scenario. Typically, I start a session that has remembered Konsole (at 0,0) with a plain shell tab and an MC tab. With quite some frequency, I wish to copy and paste the first command of the session, and its output, that I have entered in the shell tab, into some text file in MC. The problem is that swiping the mouse from bottom to top to select that output commonly blanks the first Konsole line, which is usually something that produces multiple lines of text output, such as inxi, so that when pasted, the first line of the paste is also blank. The instant case causing me to write this is in Mageia 8/14.1.0, but it IIRC it happens in Debian, Fedora, openSUSE & *buntu also. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata

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Kate configuration
by D. R. Evans 29 Sep '23

29 Sep '23

I have a simple mind, so I have an equally simple requirement for Kate... when I click on a text file in konqueror, I want kate to open with only one pane: the edit pane showing the contents of the file on which I clicked. I am sure it used to work exactly this way, but somehow it seems that my configuration now is wrong: what happens now when kate opens is that there is an extra pane on the left hand side, containing the names of several recently-edited files. I suspect, given the amount of time that kate is now taking to open, that kate is actually reading those files into memory. I don't want any of that to happen: I want just a clean view of the contents of the file I want to edit. I'm sure it's a simple thing to fix, but I've wasted a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure out, without success, how to change the configuration so that kate doesn't occupy screen space with a list of recently-edited files. So if someone can give me the magic configuration item(s) to change, I would very much appreciate it. Doc -- Web: http://enginehousebooks.com/drevans

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14.1.1 Development Upgrade woes
by Michael Howard 27 Sep '23

27 Sep '23

Upgraded to 14.1.1 [Development] and now the system is pretty CRAP. Can only have one 'Desktop', can't move any windows around the screen (but can use/interact with them in any other way). 'konsole' app looks weird (borderless). Have moved old .trinity out of the way but no difference. Anybody seen the likes before? Cheers, -- Michael Howard.

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Laptop installation
by John Logsdon 24 Sep '23

24 Sep '23

Dear TDE list I have used tde for some time now, but mainly on desktops. I standardise on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS version but unfortunately the desktop version comes bundled with a desktop that takes ugly to new levels and does not offer multiple desktops, which are very useful as I have an additional screen plugged into the HDMI port. So I start by installing the server version, then add the trinity repositories and install as directed. That's always worked on my desktops. The platform is a Dell 7737 laptop with 16GB memory - quite old but reliable, nice display, etc and I have replaced the drive with a 1TB SSD so it is a completely new box. There are 2 display controllers, VGA compatible Intel Haswell-ULT and a 3D controller nVidia GeForce GT 750M. Now the issues: 1) I have no wifi or ethernet tools. The machine is currently working with the installation settings in /etc/netplan via the wired networking. Thus, if I want to use it elsewhere I cannot select wireless network without editing the installation file(s). Network settings just tells me that the platform is not supported and offers quite an old list of options. What is missing from my installation? 2) There is no suspend or other power options. As I use it as an effective desktop that is permanently plugged in, this may not matter but again, what can be missing? 3) If I go to the power settings and try to change anything, the display on the laptop goes bananas with for example the nice plain blue xterm header turned into a rainbow, blotchy characters etc. Moving the offending object to the external screen . I've seen this before and the answer with an nVidia graphics card was to install the nVidia-418 drivers from the Ubuntu repository and block nouveau. Initially, with nouveau, this happened which is why I installed the nVidia bundle but it happens with that as well. Could this be a confusion between the two display controllers because the extension screen is not affected, or the missing power options? Puzzled. -- John Logsdon Quantex Research Ltd m:+447717758675/h:+441614454951

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Porting remaining KDE3 (window) styles
by Hunter Graham 08 Sep '23

08 Sep '23

Haldo! Long time user, first time poster! It's weird looking back at all the different windows decorations and styles for KDE 3, knowing full well how much they not only had to be designed, but also coded. It's also weird knowing that some Trinity users haven't been exposed to some of these, however impractical or redundant they may be. xD Me personally, I've been wanting to get the Fahrenheit windeco working in TDE (and not through lack of trying, mind you -- I really tried to figuring out porting, thank you to the wiki contributors, though I've not had much success. Possibly out of general inexperience with porting, makefiles, and development in general, but I digress....) To be honest, I want to get the community's (or at least the devel list's) opinion on how feasible they think it is to get all the other Qt3 and KWin styles ported over to Trinity. I imagine the best starting point for this would be within openSUSE for a couple reasons: - their interoperability with multiple distros and their respective package formats - the fact that (as of this message) they still maintain a KDE3 repo, even in 2023 with Plasma 6 on its way - some windecos don't have much documentation outside of guesswork and the obvious "made over a decade ago for a much different version" disclaimer (...hello again, Fahrenheit!) Of course, my programming experience only extends beyond my use of Scratch as an elementary school young-un in the late-aughts, so I honestly don't know -- wdyt? - hunter graham

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