Hello I'm new here!! How to install the system?
I have Windows Vista and I want to try this OS, so I have download it, so my question is: how can I install the OS??
How I must use it beside windows???
Because I want use it both :)
Hello.
Here is installation manual:
http://trisquel.info/en/wiki/install-trisquel
Trisquel GNU/Linux has a liveCD image, so you can try it and use it without installing it on your hard drive (but in that case you can not save your settings, etc.).
If you want to install 2 or more operating systems, you need to install them on separate partitions, also, before doing this, you need to find and read grub2 recovering manual (in web search engine like dukgo.com type "grub2 recovering").
Also here is the guide on how to burn a Trisquel CD from windows
http://trisquel.info/en/wiki/burn-trisquel-cd-images.
Basically you will burn the CD. Then put it in your CD drive and reboot. Make sure you have your CD or DVD drive set to be the first bootable drive in your BIOS. Then it should boot up and you can either select try trisquel or install. If you select try trisquel you will be booted into a the system (don't worry it loads into memory and won't overwrite your windows) and you can install from there.
There is this video too.
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While you can do nearly anything in Trisquel that you can do in Windows (assuming you have the right hardware), there are important reasons to choose Trisquel instead of Windows, namely that it completely respects your freedom. If you're new to the idea of free software, visit fsf.org and gnu.org to learn more.
Welcome to the Trisquel community and the world of GNU/Linux. We hope you'll stay with us.
I know what free software is. I'm a developer :)
I have looking on the internet no free partition manager available.
Do you know guys were I can download a good partition manager?
Because I have only one station C:
Thanks for the help anyway :P
I'm glad.
Remzi Cavdar
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When we talk about free software we mean freedom (libre) and not price (gratis), just so we're clear about that.
Anyways, you don't need a partition manager or anything exotic like that. Trisquel uses the same installer as Ubuntu, and this installer includes the capability to partition and set up a dual boot system. When you run the installer it will show you your currently installed OS's and give you the option to install Trisquel beside them. You shouldn't even have to manually set up the partitions.
I have install it!!!!
It's works great!!! And fast!!!!!!
But how can I instal Firefox I have download it.
Because I'm a Windows user I don't know how I do it in this system?
Firefox is Free software but it recommends the installation of proprietary plugins. Trisquel's Web browser is Firefox without those recommendations. And Mozilla's policy is not to let derived version of Firefox be named Firefox and use its icon, hence the alternative name and icon in Trisquel GNU/Linux.
So, basically, the browser you want is already installed.
When it comes to installing softwares on GNU/Linux, it is much easier than on Windows. You do not need to grab them from the Web and go through an interactive installation process. Most of the software you want (there are thousands) are installable from the related entry in the menu ("Add/remove applications", a translation from French though). You can select many of them and install them in one click and your password. Trisquel's package manager takes care of the rest (among other things: selecting their dependencies as well, downloading the packages, verifying them, installing them and creating entries in the menu). And when there are security or bug-correction updates for any of the installed applications, the package manager warns you and you are offered the possibility to do them in, again, one click and your password.
That much simplicity often confuses the newbies from Windows. They have taken the habit of a much complicated process!
Yes I had look of that, but when I want to install other software how I most install it??
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Of course, but you don't want proprietary software on a clean system !!!
Yes I have install Wine a special Linux program that's allows me to run Windows programs on Linux.
I have Install Office nearby everything works fine, but only powerpiont doesn't work??
What to do???
Remove this proprietary software that harms your freedoms, use OpenOffice.org, which should already be installed, and take a look at that: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Why do you want to use MSOffice. OpenOffice can do everything you would expect from MSOffice, including saving to latest MSOffice formats such as docx,xlsx,pptx etc. Though we recommend using free formats like odf, you can save in these proprietary formats if you wish too. And running native apps is definitely better than using a compatibillity layer.
Regards
And a other question how can I download or install to newest GNU Flash movie player???
I have looked at this website http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/
In its base install, Trisquel has the latest version of Gnash. Another Free Flash player is available from the repositories of Trisquel: swfdec-mozilla. If you want to try it, remove mozilla-plugin-gnash first (you can easily do that all from the "Synaptic Package Manager" you will find in the "System/Administration" menu). Swfdec is not developed anymore but it may work better than Gnash on some sites. If it is about playing Flash videos, you should also consider the many alternative methods.
I have install Windows 7, I stop with this OS, because I can't do everything in it.
Bye guys,
Windows for ever!!!!!!!
That is fundamentally the opposite. You cannot modify proprietary softwares to do what you want. You cannot profit from the modification from someone else either. You usually cannot even be given this software from her. You cannot know what your computer is doing (spywares, backdoors, etc.). You are basically dominated by your computation instead of dominating it.
And being a software engineer myself, let me tell you that you certainly lose a lot of time not using grep, awk, sed, etc.
... and with GNU/Linux you also save yourself a lot of time and hassle installing endless MS updates, patches, patches for the patches, security updates and fixes. Plus you also save yourself installing separate office apps (at a price of anything up to €600), updates for those office apps, anti-virus, anti-virus updates, daily virus definition updates, malware protection, firewall and security software, etc ...... and the list goes on .....
All this extra software and the updates are, in almost all cases, essential not optional, if you want to run a fully secure system that can access the internet.
Although GNU/Linux does need updating, the updates are far smaller and fewer. Plus the initial system install is more complete with everything you need. GNU/Linux is also more secure, because there's 6-12 month release cycles for most major distributions.
For these reasons, and those stated above by MagicBanana, I believe GNU/Linux to be the superior choice by far.
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Am I the only one that suspects remzicavdar is a spoofing troll who's trying to push our buttons?
No you're not the only one. I also think so..