Taranis development
Testing Taranis
Beta images available at http://devel.trisquel.info/taranis/
There are currently three methods for installing Trisquel 4.0:
- Updating from Trisquel 2.2 or 3.5, with this command
sudo update-manager -d
- Doing a fresh install using the netinstall images
- With the Live CD installer, for those editions with beta live images available.
- Currently available for Trisquel and Trisquel mini.
Minimal requirements
- Live CD installer: 384MB RAM, i686 processor (Pentium Pro or later).
- Network installer: 32MB RAM, i686 processor.
- Standard GNOME desktop environment: 256 MB RAM, 4GB HD.
- Mini LXDE desktop environment: 96MB RAM, 2GB HD.
Planned Releases
Trisquel
- Standard, GNOME based, desktop installation for home users.
- BETA images available
Trisquel Edu
- GNOME based desktop and server education oriented installation for schools.
Trisquel Pro
- GNOME based desktop and server professional oriented installation for enterprises.
Trisquel Server
- Console based server oriented installation.
- Trisquel directory server
- Virtualization with trisquel-vm-builder
- LTSP server
Trisquel Mini
- Light, LXDE based, desktop installation for laptops and old computers.
- BETA images available
Trisquel on a Sugar Toast
- Sugar Learning Plataform on a live installable CD/USB media.
Trisquel Gamer
- A GNOME based live DVD full of free games. Community maintained.
Netinstall images
- Minimal network installer images. Provides advanced installation methods.
- Dump disk image available, use this command to dump it into a -ready to be erased- USB drive, replacing X with your drive letter:
dd if=image.img of=/dev/sdX
- BETA images available
FSF membercard images
- The standard GNOME based Live CD with FSF text, audio and video advocacy goodies.
Known Bugs
- Repo translations missing (fixed)
Network installer
- It should use the i386 kernel instead of the i686 one
Drivers
- wireless-compat package pending
Live CD
Boot process
- Plymouth skin missing
Installer
- Slides missing
- The live mini installer requires 4GB disk
Programs
- USB creator unbranded (fixed)
- GNOME terminal is transparent (fixed)
- Clicking the top right corner does not close the maximized window (fixed)
- Gnome-app-install duplicate menu entry (fixed)
- Gnome-app-install categories messed up (fixed)
- Print test page shows the Ubuntu logo (fixed)
- The multimedia player in Preferred Applications is "Custom (rhythmbox)"
- In the help browser, left-clicking html links does not work
- In Exaile, CD tracks fail to be identified; installing the python-cddb package (115kb) fixes this problem. (fixed)
Browser
- Java plugin missing
- From now on we will follow with java the same rule applied to mono: included in the repos but not preinstalled.
- Gnash can't play youtube videos (fixed)
Mini Edition
- ntfs-3g not installed
- gnome-media not installed
- browser proxy not configurable
Misc. Notes
Included updates
- Gnash 0.8.8, plays Youtube videos out of the box
- VLC 1.1.0, plays WebM
Recommended Applications
- Déjà Dup is a good choice for a simple backup utility.
- shotwell (included)



