Trisquel has replaced the Ubuntu name since software update
Since my last software update of Ubuntu 16.04, the name Gnu/Trisquel has replaced Ubuntu at the top of the bootloader menu. Error reports now read "Sorry, Trisquel 6.0.1 has experienced an internal error."
Trisquel GNU/Linux is not an official version of Ubuntu. Why did this happen? What should I do about it? Can someone forward my questions to the maintainers of Trisquel?
The output of sudo apt-get update:
sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for j:
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
Ign:5 http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb stable InRelease
Hit:6 http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb stable Release
Hit:7 http://deb.bitmask.net/debian xenial InRelease
Hit:8 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:9 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:10 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:11 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Hit:12 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease
Hit:13 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease
Hit:14 https://downloads.iridiumbrowser.de/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:15 https://repo.windscribe.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:16 https://downloads.iridiumbrowser.de/deb stable InRelease
Get:19 http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel toutatis-updates InRelease [5,487 B]
Ign:19 http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel toutatis-updates InRelease
Fetched 5,487 B in 4s (1,293 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: Target Packages (multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Packages (multiverse/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Packages (multiverse/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Translations (multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_IE) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Translations (multiverse/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target DEP-11 (multiverse/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target DEP-11-icons (multiverse/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https*://downloads.iridiumbrowser.de/ubuntu xenial InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
W: GPG error: http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel toutatis-updates InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY B4EFB9F38D8AEBF1
W: The repository 'http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel toutatis-updates InRelease' is not signed.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: Target Packages (multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Packages (multiverse/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Packages (multiverse/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Translations (multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_IE) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target Translations (multiverse/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target DEP-11 (multiverse/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Target DEP-11-icons (multiverse/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in etcapt/sources.list:93 and etcapt/sources.list:134
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable Release
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If you were running Ubuntu 16.04 and added the Trisquel repositories, this is entirely expected. As an unofficial version of Ubuntu, with an explicit goal to avoid endorsing the differing values of that project, Trisquel is both legally and morally required to remove references to the OS from *all packages*- which means that, when you 'update'- replace packages with their most current Trisquel equivalents- every reference to Ubuntu is replaced.
Of course, I'm presuming that's what happened in the first place. If I've misinterpreted, please do say.
> Trisquel is both legally and morally required to remove
> references to the OS from *all packages*- which means that, when you
> 'update'- replace packages with their most current Trisquel
> equivalents- every reference to Ubuntu is replaced.
I completely agree, this issue should be reported to the bug tracker.
First of all, oof, that's a lot of non-free software repositories.
Second, you added the Free Software Foundation's mirror of the Trisquel toutatis repositories to your /etc/apt/sources.list file. So, like Soon.to.be.Free said, your computer will try to replace packages with a package from the Trisquel toutatis repositories. This will probably also create a lot of conflicts since Trisquel toutatis is the equivalent of Ubuntu 12.04.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think opening up a terminal and typing sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list then your password, then removing the entry "http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel toutatis-updates" and after that typing sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade in the terminal window would solve your problems. Be careful when adding repositories in the future, as you can see this can really mess up your system.
One more thing, I highly recommend getting rid of the Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, Windscribe, Bitmask and Skype repositories, these are all non-free and most of them are probably spyware, too.
The command sudo nano etcapt/sources.list results in an error message: Directory 'etcapt' does not exist
>Fom: <[anonymous]@null.net>
> Sent: Thu Aug 03 11:33:24 CEST 2017
> To: <name at domain>
> Subject: Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel has replaced the Ubuntu name since software update
>
>
> First of all, oof, that's a lot of non-free software repositories.
>
> Second, you added the Free Software Foundation's mirror of the Trisquel
> toutatis repositories to your /etc/apt/sources.list file. So, like
> Soon.to.be.Free said, your computer will try to replace packages with a
> package from the Trisquel toutatis repositories. This will probably also
> create a lot of conflicts since Trisquel toutatis is the equivalent of Ubuntu
> 12.04.
>
> Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think opening up a terminal and typing
> sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list then your password, then removing the entry
> "http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel toutatis-updates" and after that typing sudo
> apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade in the terminal window would solve
> your problems. Be careful when adding repositories in the future, as you can
> see this can really mess up your system.
>
> One more thing, I highly recommend getting rid of the Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi,
> Windscribe, Bitmask and Skype repositories, these are all non-free and most
> of them are probably spyware, too.
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It is /etc/apt/sources.list and you can use any text editor (here GEdit):
$ gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Or you can use the "Software & Updates" utility in the "System Settings".
But you had better backup your files and do a clean install of Trisquel 7. Without adding any proprietary software. And please stop doing advertisement (your signature) for both proprietary JavaScript and SaaS. It is against our community guidelines: https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/trisquel-community-guidelines
>you can use any text editor (here GEdit)
You're right, it's been such a long time since I used Ubuntu and I knew nano is installed for sure. But using GEdit is a better suggestion in this case.
>I tried this but It did not solve the problem:
> >opening up a terminal and typing
> > sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list then your password, then removing the entry
> > "http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel toutatis-updates" and after that typing sudo
> > apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade in the terminal window would solve
> > your problems.
The "Software & Updates" utility in the "System Settings" isn't working.
Apologies I can't remove the signature.
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Again: you had better backup your files and do a clean install of Trisquel 7; without adding any proprietary software.
And I see no reason why you would not be able to remove your signature. Unless you are paid to do advertisement for proprietary software here, in which case you are not welcome.
>Again: you had better backup your files and do a clean install of Trisquel 7; >without adding any proprietary software.
Listed, you should definitely do this.
>And I see no reason why you would not be able to remove your signature. Unless >you are paid to do advertisement for proprietary software here, in which case >you are not welcome.
The thing in his signature is probably added by the proprietary email client he is using to post here.