tde-users October 2023

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11 discussions

by Felix Miata

I see this error popup on various installations. The instant one is a 32bit Bookworm freshly upgraded from Bullseye with 14.0.12. Bullseye does it too. The trigger is left clicking on the menu starter. On those where it ever occurs, it only happens once. Trying again after dismissing the popup always works. Anyone familiar with it, what to do to eliminate it? -- 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

5 months, 1 week

ImageMagick import freezes keyboard I/O in opensuse 15.4

by Gianluca Interlandi

Dear TDE users list, This is a problem probably outside of TDE. I often use ImageMagick import to take a snapshot of part of my screen, such as a particular image. With previous installations, up to openSUSE 15.2 (and TDE), I have always been able to enter something like: import test.ppm and then either use for example Ctrl+F4 or Alt+Tab to switch to a different desktop or window. However, with openSUSE 15.4 (tested with TDE and LXDE) after entering the command for import the keyboard freezes and I cannot switch desktop or window, neither I can exit import by pressing Ctrl+C. The mouse still works and I can still take a screenshot of whatever is on the screen. However, this makes it more combersome to take a screenshot. The interesting thing is that it seems like whatever I type on the keyboard is "queued" and executed once import exits (by drawing a rectangle with the mouse). So eventually it still switches but only after import is done. If anybody has encountered this same problem and has a possible solution, I would be glad to hear. 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. -----------------------------------------------------

5 months, 3 weeks

TDE R14.1.1 is here!

by Slávek Banko

Hi all, for those who are not subscribed to tde-announcements, you might be interested in information about the release of R14.1.1: https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/announcements@trin… https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Release_Notes_For_R14.1.1 Cheers -- Slávek

5 months, 4 weeks

Project Roadmap? Wayland Support?

by jacobheinrich＠hotmail.com

Hey all. Is there a project roadmap that is updated? Mostly looking to see the projects perspectives on things like Wayland for example? I know that X11 is still around, but its development isn't exactly lively anymore. Most of the team has migrated over to Wayland which is catching up quick. Im curious to see how a project such as this could tackle such an issue.

5 months, 4 weeks

Packages for openSUSE 15.4

by Gianluca Interlandi

Hi! The distribution openSUSE 15.4 will be supported until the end of November. I wonder how long the TDE packages for openSUSE 15.4 (the current ones are R14.1.0) will be available online and can be downloaded past the official end of support of the distribution? 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. -----------------------------------------------------

6 months

Tde on Freebsd

by PMnemo

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.

6 months

network issues

by William Morder

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

6 months

Add search domain with TDENetwork

by Gianluca Interlandi

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. -----------------------------------------------------

6 months

half-baked devuan installation - please help

by William Morder

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

6 months

Do we want to participate in social networks?

by Slávek Banko

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

6 months, 2 weeks

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