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Trinity Desktop Environment R14.0.2 Released!

by Timothy Pearson

9 years, 3 months

Service Shutdown

by Timothy Pearson

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA224 Due to a continued lack of funding and difficulty sourcing an Internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to sustain all of the services currently offered, the Trinity Desktop Project is regretfully announcing the temporary shutdown of the following services to the general public: * PPA access to nightly builds for Debian and Ubuntu * Weekly LiveCD builds While work will continue to secure a faster Internet connection, it appears that a physical move of the server cluster will be required; as a result, it will be several months at minimum before the above services can be reinstated. Moving all services to the cloud is not an option for multiple reasons including high recurring costs, security concerns, and the usage of highly complex software (Launchpad) that cannot be feasibly hosted on such a system. It is hoped that by temporarily disabling the listed services, reliable access to more important services (such as the official release PPAs, main Web site, Wiki, and GIT repositories) will be restored. Thank you all for your continued support! Timothy Pearson Trinity Desktop Project -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iFYEARELAAYFAlXyBTgACgkQLaxZSoRZrGEvoADgkgQ77TW5AX/7d/J1NZmmGfO5 NaLMKw4zsTJcggDglsK5YmvB9pBMq1ohRkJ2a/g7Z0hqPM4bpzwWjQ== =Wh0P -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

9 years, 6 months

Trinity Desktop Environment R14.0.1 Released!

by Timothy Pearson

9 years, 6 months

Trinity Desktop Environment R14.0.0 Released!

by Timothy Pearson

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA224 The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the new TDE R14.0.0 release. The Trinity Desktop Environment is a complete software desktop environment designed for Unix-like operating systems, intended for computer users preferring a traditional desktop model, and is free/libre software. Unlike previous releases TDE R14.0.0 has been in development for over two years. This extended development period has allowed us to create a better, more stable and more feature-rich product than previous TDE releases. R14 is brimming with new features, such as a new hardware manager based on udev (HAL is no longer required), full network-manager 0.9 support, a brand new compositor (compton), built-in threading support, and much more! Version scheme change Also new in this release is a change from the KDE v3.5.x series versioning. In line with our new, separate identity, and to avoid incorrect comparisons with KDE SC based on version number alone, we are dropping the old versioning scheme and replacing it with our new R-series versioning scheme. Each new release from this point forward will be identified with three numbers prefixed with an R (standing for "Release"); the first number is the major series, the second is the minor series, and the last is the Stable Release Update (SRU) identifier. A stable series will be indicated by a single Rxx.yy identifier, e.g. R14.0. Major overhauls of the codebase that significantly and permanently change the way TDE functions, such as the transition from HAL to the TDE Hardware Library or the new style engine, will only occur when the major series number increments. Normal, incremental development, including new features, will be indicated with an increment of the minor version number. Bug fixes backported to a stable series (Rxx.yy)--with no new features or changed functionality--will be indicated via an increment of the SRU identifier alone. Getting TDE Installation instructions and binary packages are immediately available for Debian and Ubuntu. Packages for RedHat/CentOs, Fedora, Mageia, OpenSUSE, and PCLinuxOS are being built by their respective maintainers and will be made available at a later date. Live CDs with TDE R14.0.0 preinstalled are available at https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/LiveCDs . Major Improvements from 3.5.13.x The following is a list of the major improvements TDE R14.0.0 includes. * New HAL-independent hardware support based on udev. HAL support is still available for those systems (such as *bsd) that require it. * Significant renaming of applications, libraries, and packages to avoid conflicts with other desktop environments (most notably KDE). This allows TDE to be installed in parallel with other desktop environments without significant negative interaction. * Upgrades to TQt3 (TDE's fork of Qt 3.3.8). TQt3 upgrades include a new, modern style engine, multi-threading support, and improved speed and stability. * Support for network-manager 0.9 and newer. * Switched compositor from Kompmgr to Compton-TDE, a fork of Compton with TDE-specific features. * Added builds for armel/armhf architectures on Debian and armhf on Raspbian Wheezy. * File mimetype detection system now based on libmagic. To see more highlights of this release, please visit the TDE R14.0.0 information page at https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Release_Notes_For_R14.0.0 . About TDE The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) was forked by Timothy Pearson in 2008 from the last official release of the K Desktop Environment's third series (KDE3), version 3.5.10. It existed as a set of modified KDE3 packages for Ubuntu until 2009, when it was merged onto a proper source control system (KDE SVN) and rebranded as TDE. Shortly thereafter, TDE's core infrastructure was created utilizing spare computing capacity from Raptor Engineering; these infrastructure resources currently include the world's only Launchpad system based outside of Canonical Ltd. As the project grew, the TDE team migrated off of KDE's SVN server onto our own GIT server and has been completely independent from KDE from 2011 onward. - From the beginning of the TDE project, individuals from around the world have contributed to TDE, and our original desire to provide a powerful, functional desktop environment in the traditional style has been upheld. The TDE project still is led by Timothy Pearson utilizing Raptor Engineering's computing resources. TDE currently is growing faster than it ever has before, with many new contributors--and our dependable core team of developers--helping to add new functionality, repair bugs, answer questions on the mailing lists, and increase TDE's overall quality. TDE fits into a niche similar to that of the MATE project for Gnome, but TDE is geared more toward those who want a productive, efficient interface with a high customization potential. Our dedicated team is continuing to refine TDE instead of rebuilding it from scratch; this prolonged development is something rarely seen in the open source applications arena. While our niche position may not be as glamorous as some of the larger projects such as KDE and Gnome we believe TDE is no less important to those who rely on it and use it in their daily work, and we hope that in the future our niche will continue to grow. Developers Wanted The TDE development team is small but friendly. If you wish to participate in the TDE development process, please visit https://www.trinitydesktop.org/helpwanted.php for additional information. User Feedback Feedback from our users is an integral part of a large, user-experience oriented project such TDE. Whether you want to report a bug, suggest an improvement, or simply let us know your opinion of TDE, please feel free to contact us. Two good places to start communication are the project's mailing lists at https://www.trinitydesktop.org/mailinglist.php and its bug tracker at https://bugs.trinitydesktop.org . Contribute to the TDE Project Creating TDE requires significant computing resources and bandwidth. Please consider helping to keep us online with a donation at https://www.trinitydesktop.org/donate.php . Without your financial assistance, TDE would not be possible! 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10 years, 2 months

TDE R14.0.0 Release Candidate 2 Available

by Timothy Pearson

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA224 TDE R14.0.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) is now available for download! R14 has been over 2 years in development. This delay has allowed us to create a better, more feature-rich and more stable product than previous TDE releases. R14 is brimming with new features, such as a new hardware manager based on udev (HAL is no longer required), full network-manager 0.9 support, a brand new compositor, significantly improved compliance with XDG specifications, a revamped, modern style engine, built-in threading support, and much more! TDE R14 RC2 is available as either a LiveCD built on Ubuntu Trusty or as a set of packages for Ubuntu (Lucid, Precise, Trusty) or Debian (Wheezy). While the final TDE R14.0.0 release will support additional series this limited set was chosen to both increase reliability (all of these series are Long Term Support or equivalent) and shorten time-to-release (the TDE servers are still bandwidth-limited). Installation instructions and Known Issues are available here: https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Ubuntu_Trinity_Beta_Repository_Installation… Note that the LiveCDs may take 24 hours to become available. Please test and report any regressions to the bug tracker. Please do not report issues listed under the Known Issues section; we are already aware of them and most, if not all, will be fixed in RC2. As always the TDE project needs your financial support. Developing and building TDE is expensive; your support helps shorten release cycle times, add new features, and improve the quality of the TDE codebase. If like what you see please consider donating to the project at https://www.trinitydesktop.org/donate.php Let us know what you think on the mailing lists, and enjoy! Timothy Pearson Trinity Desktop Project -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iFYEARELAAYFAlR+OHoACgkQLaxZSoRZrGGaLQDeMpfW8PSLpKBS81kmSC34C2l7 D6GyYXjyeh9IIgDfXvifX1vOE+YF8I1RvAf3VpwAJWo4NSJq5n0hbg== =onF4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

10 years, 3 months

TDE R14.0.0 Release Candidate 1 Available

by Timothy Pearson

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA224 TDE R14.0.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available for download! R14 has been over 2 years in development. This delay has allowed us to create a better, more feature-rich and more stable product than previous TDE releases. R14 is brimming with new features, such as a new hardware manager based on udev (HAL is no longer required), full network-manager 0.9 support, a brand new compositor, built-in threading support, and much more! TDE R14 RC1 is available as either a LiveCD built on Ubuntu Trusty or as a set of packages for Ubuntu (Lucid, Precise, Trusty) or Debian (Wheezy). While the final TDE R14.0.0 release will support additional series this limited set was chosen to both increase reliability (all of these series are Long Term Support or equivalent) and shorten time-to-release (the TDE servers are still bandwidth-limited). Installation instructions and Known Issues are available here: https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Ubuntu_Trinity_Beta_Repository_Installation… Note that the LiveCDs may take 24 hours to become available. Please test and report any regressions to the bug tracker. Please do not report issues listed under the Known Issues section; we are already aware of them and most, if not all, will be fixed in RC2. As always the TDE project needs your financial support. Developing and building TDE is expensive; your support helps shorten release cycle times, add new features, and improve the quality of the TDE codebase. If like what you see please consider donating to the project at https://www.trinitydesktop.org/donate.php Let us know what you think on the mailing lists, and enjoy! Timothy Pearson Trinity Desktop Project -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iFYEARELAAYFAlRs618ACgkQLaxZSoRZrGEdyADgmnBSi+bp5lobk05DVj2EtIvO 3PZ2dHreCgj5pwDggssksazlyXpvR1+nkfLc3WWvIuJj1eTJ/0wWSw== =6IVt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

10 years, 3 months

QuickBuild TDE archive signing key change

by Timothy Pearson

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA224 The QuickBuild TDE archive signing key was updated 06/08/2014 to increase the key strength from 1024 bits to 4096 bits in accordance with a recent security advisory. RSA key strengths of 1024 bits are considered brute-forcable in 2014. The new Debian and Ubuntu archive key fingerprint is: 7F50DB56CED55BBC58FF3E0E96C95152F5CFC95C You may add this updated signing key to your system with this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net - --recv-keys F5CFC95C It is also recommended that you remove the old signing key from your system: sudo apt-key adv --delete-keys 2B8638D0 Thank you for using TDE! Timothy Pearson Trinity Desktop Project -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iFYEARELAAYFAlOUzXYACgkQLaxZSoRZrGHefwDfRnJrne1r21AVKEzGKsh1eHkz I1QGZrO2QilNQQDeOaa3+oS13XnIir4ompkkm5WCAK4BOKv1aqAQCA== =PiXu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

10 years, 9 months

Trinity Desktop Environment 3.5.13.2 SRU Released!

by Timothy Pearson

The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 3.5.13.2 of the Trinity Desktop Environment. The Trinity Desktop Environment is a complete software desktop environment designed for Unix-like operating systems, intended for computer users preferring a traditional desktop model, and is free/libre software. The 3.5.13.x releases, also known as "SRU", are focused on maintaining and stabilizing the classic 3.5.13 branch of TDE, which was originally based on KDE 3.5.10. This stable release is the 3rd 3.5.13 release and it is comprises of 91 bug fixes and 530 patches, including: * SAK (Secure Attention Key) improvements * Desktop locking improvements * Taskbar improvements * Kickoff style menu improvements * Faster session termination * Better stability for some applications External improvements include support for: * automake 1.13 * clucene 2.x * libwpd 0.9 * mp4v2 * ruby 1.9 * xine 1.2 This release adds support for newer versions of Linux distributions. It should be a smooth update for everyone currently using a previous release of TDE v3.5.13.x. To learn about the details of this release, visit the information page (http://www.trinitydesktop.org/wiki/bin/view/Documentation/Releases_3_5_13_2) Getting TDE Premade binary packages have been made available by our contributors for Debian Squeeze, Wheezy; Ubuntu Lucid, Maverick, Natty, Oneiric, Precise, Quantal, Raring; Fedora 15, 16, 17, 18; RedHat Enterprise/CentOS 4, 5, 6; Mandriva 2011; Mageia 2, 3; openSUSE 11.4, 12.2, 12.3; and PCLinuxOS 2013. You can find these packages and more at our homepage, http://www.trinitydesktop.org/. Hacking TDE You too can join the community! Help support our desktop and what we do by joining the mailing lists, and get user support from others like you! The lists are available here: (http://trinitydesktop.org/mailinglist.php). Help is always welcome! Helping the TDE Project Creating TDE requires significant computing resources and bandwidth; please consider helping to keep us online with a donation at http://www.trinitydesktop.org/donate.php ! About TDE The TDE project began as a continuation of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) version 3. The name Trinity was chosen partly because the word means "three" and TDE was formerly a continuation of KDE 3. Now its own desktop environment project, it continues to gain features, fix existing bugs, and provide a stable desktop to all. The TDE project was founded by and is still led by Timothy Pearson. Timothy is an experienced and skilled software developer and was the KDE 3.x coordinator of previous Kubuntu releases. Note: The correct reference to Trinity is "Trinity," "Trinity Desktop Environment," or "TDE"; not "KDE3," "Trinity KDE3," "KDE3 Trinity," "KDE3 (Trinity)," "Trinity (KDE3)," or "KDE3 forked." The Trinity Desktop Environment project is not a continuation of KDE 3.5 by KDE e.V., members of which no longer support the KDE 3 series. Trinity is an independent fork provided by a separate developer community. Thank you for using the correct name! Press Contact Information Project Lead: Timothy Pearson, kb9vqf(a)pearsoncomputing.net SRU Release Coordinator: Slavek Banko, slavek.banko(a)axis.cz

11 years, 7 months

GTK3/TDE theme engine added to the TDE repository!

by Timothy Pearson

We are pleased to announce the public release of a full TDE theme engine for GTK3! This engine allows GTK3 applications to use your current TDE widget style, creating a more unified experience across multiple toolkits. The source code is now accessible via TDE GIT, with binary builds for Debian and Ubuntu coming shortly. The full release announcement and screenshots are available here: http://www.trinitydesktop.org/newsentry.php?entry=2012.11.18 As always, if you like what you see please consider making a donation to the Trinity Desktop Project; your donations help keep the site online and allow more time to be spend on development work such as this new engine. Timothy Pearson Trinity Desktop Project

12 years, 3 months

New LDAP/Kerberos components added to the TDE repository!

by Timothy Pearson

We are pleased to announce the public release of two components of a TDE LDAP/Kerberos toolkit! The two components released today are libtdeldap and kerberostray, both of which are now accessible via TDE GIT with binary builds for Debian and Ubuntu coming shortly. Additionally, other portions of this suite of LDAP/Kerberos tools are being offered through the TDE bounty program. These tools are geared towards enterprise users, and cover all aspects of creating, managing, and using LDAP/Kerberos realms. For more information, screenshots, statistics, and demo videos, please visit the TDE RFE page at http://www.trinitydesktop.org/crfe/. Timothy Pearson Trinity Desktop Project

12 years, 4 months

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