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App-Indicator Installation
by CHRIS M 06 Oct '25

06 Oct '25

When launching dropbox, I get an error saying that I need to install app-indicator for the dropbox icon to show up in the system tray, and that if I don't install it, Dropbox will run in the background, I just won't be able to see what it's doing. What do I need to install? I am using Debian 13. Thanks, Chris

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Monitor Standby broken
by CHRIS M 05 Oct '25

05 Oct '25

I woke up this morning to my screen still being blacked out, but the backlight was on even though I have TDE set to: https://imgur.com/a/hVRnLMl The only way I can get it to turn off completely is by checking the " DISABLE SCREENSAVER" box, but by doing that, when you come back to the computer and move the mouse, instead of being asked for a password, you're taken straight to the desktop. What am I doing wrong? Its like down to the point where, I don't have time to tinker with things that constantly break so its like: 1 > I just leave the monitor on a screensaver at night and cover up the screen with something to make it dark in my bedroom. Because I hear, using the power switch on the monitor will age the monitor components faster. And Yes, I know leaving it on, with a screensaver will age the bulbs too.... But, its like Damned if you do, and Damned if you dont!!!!!!! 2> Tinker and figure out why the power settings are broke in TDE Thanks, Chris Platform: Linux Distribution: Debian 13 Desktop Environment: Trinity

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Sound coming from Internal Speaker instead of bluetooth device.
by CHRIS M 04 Oct '25

04 Oct '25

I got TDE installed, I am using the same user account as I was Plasma 6. I installed Blueman, deleted my speaker's connection, paired it to blueman. But instead of sound coming from the bluetooth Alexa speaker, I am only getting sound from the internal speaker. HELP! I've looked in KMIX and don't see anything about switching to bluetooth for sound output! Thanks, Chris

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Website is down, yet again..
by Chris M 04 Oct '25

04 Oct '25

"Hello, are the lights still on? or did TDE go out of business?" I'm afraid to nuke my system to install TDE, because I tried installing openSuse in a VM, and when running the commands to install TDE, they all errored out. So I guess I will just wait it out, until everything is fully functional again. https://imgur.com/a/ssuJ523 Thanks, Chris

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Darkness - new version :)
by Dr. Nikolaus Klepp 01 Oct '25

01 Oct '25

Hi all! I just finished uploading the latest version of "darkness". Biggest changes: - TDE 14.2-DEVELOPMENT - Xlibre instaed of Xorg - new background images - kernel 6.16.8 - own repository for darkness-specific packages (ATM a package for the repo and the wallpapers) Issues solved: - EFI installation on blank disk works now - TDE language packs of unused languages are removed when booting from iso, so that translations of missing texts come from english and not from any other language pack. - Crashes on Intel GM965/GL960 (Lenovo X61) Download (I got myself a bigger webspace): - https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928.iso - https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928.iso.sha256 Some Images: https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-0.png https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-1.png https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-2.png https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-3.png All the new wallpapers: https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-wallpapers.png Please feel free to download and try .. and post your experience ;) Nik -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ...

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I want to try TDE again, but don't know much about openSuse Leap.
by Christopher Marlow 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

I am interested in trying TDE again, but like, how do you update Leap? I know in Tumbleweed it was "sudo zypper dup" Thanks,Chris Current OS: Debian 13.0.0 with Plasma 6.

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trinitydesktop.org down?
by Dr. Nikolaus Klepp 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Is by chance http://trinitydesktop.org/ down? I get a timout since yesterday. Nik -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ...

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Kate toolbar has become scrambled, almost unusable
by J Leslie Turriff 28 Sep '25

28 Sep '25

My Kate toolbar has become seriously deranged, with items out of order or missing. I tried using Toolbar Menu => Configure Toolbars... to fix it, but removing/readding/rearranging/resaving the icons does nothing. I'm reluctant to just erase the various .trinity/share/*/kate*rc files and start over because of the amount of toolbar customization involved. <https://c.mail.com/@649596501445582267/Z3aOiUr9-kbhFojWHpDOzg> is a link to a screenshot showing the difference between the toolbar and its supposed configuration. Note how the buttons are rearranged, and how the Open File button is completely missing. Leslie -- Platform: Linux Distribution: openSUSE Leap 15.6 - x86_64 Desktop Environment: Trinity Qt: 3.5.0 TDE: R14.1.4 tde-config: 1.0

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Live CD with Debian/TDE?
by dep 28 Sep '25

28 Sep '25

Hi, everybody! We're two months away from Microsoft Corp. discontinuing "support" of Windows 10. In conjunction with this, Windows 11, which is not just awful but also invasive, requires that many people purchase new computers. No doubt some will do this -- there will always be people who have more dollars than sense -- but many may be ripe for an alternative. I'll be in the next couple of days writing a piece on that alternative. The best choice, in my view, is Debian and TDE. So I'm seeking an installable live CD that provides just that. I thought there was one, "Matrix OS," but when one follows the link on the LiveCDs page -- https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/LiveCDs -- it throws a "your account is suspended" error. Is there another Debian spin containing TDE? It would be good if TDE were included in DEbian already -- Enlightenment is in the repository -- but I am not here to solve that problem. I'm here to rescue those whose computers have been abandoned by msft and, with luck, increase the TDE user base a bit. Thing is, I cannot recommend any other distribution or desktop. -- dep Pictures: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/depscribe/album Column: https://ofb.biz/author/dep/

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Darkness - new version :)
by Dr. Nikolaus Klepp 28 Sep '25

28 Sep '25

Hi all! I just finised uploading the latest version of "darkness". Biggest changes: - TDE 14.2-DEVELOPMENT - Xlibre instaed of Xorg - new background images - kernel 6.16.8 - own repository for darkness-specific packages (ATM a package for the repo and the wallpapers) Issues solved: - EFI installation on blank disk works now - TDE language packs of unused languages are removed when booting from iso, so that translations of missing texts come from english and not from any other language pack. - Crashes on Intel GM965/GL960 (Lenovo X61) Download - oh jes, I got myself a bigger webspace: - https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928.iso - https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928.iso.sha256 Some Images: https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-0.png https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-1.png https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-2.png https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-3.png https://www.klepp.cn/darkness/iso/darkness-20250928-wallpapers.png Please feel free to download and try .. and post your experience ;) Nik -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ...

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