Its been nice meeting you all,

I'm going to try again to use it. Thanks for the help.

On 05/06/2016 05:22 PM, name at domain wrote:
> Yea, as root_orca said, you don't need to use Trisquel to chat with us!
> Heck, I haven't used Trisquel in about eight months or so at this point. :p
> If you do decide to leave anyway-- good luck, mate. :)
>

>Mate, OP, it's not like we are a cult of the midnight lamb here - you can contribute to the forum even if you use MS/DOS.. Just respect the forum rules.

Oh dont get me wrong, I didnt mean to imply that you guys were cult like, not that there'd be anything wrongs wtith that ;) and I have no problem acknowledging the forum rules.

>What's the fuss? This forum is about free software and helping people to use it, and everybody who respects the few forum rules and loves free software should be able to contribute.

I was mistaken then, as I thought this forum was for Trisquel users only. I do have much to learn about free software, and I'd be honored to continue learning from you. I may stick around then.

Before you burn, you should check the authenticity of the downloaded image. There are checksums on the download page.

http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/

https://www.debian.org/CD/verify

How to install Ubuntu with only free software. I suppose they still have the option to select "Free software only".

https://askubuntu.com/questions/144208/how-do-i-make-ubuntu-use-only-free-software

https://askubuntu.com/questions/426160/what-is-the-free-software-only-option-when-installing-ubuntu

Here is a start:

Install the "Synaptic Package Manager" (if not installed by default). You can remove "Ubuntu Software Center", which fulfills the same purpose but recommends proprietary software.

Remove anything that was installed from the "restricted" section. The "Synatptic Package Manager" can show those packages: click the "Origin" button in lower-left corner of the window, then the related section above and the "S" (for "status) button right above the list of packages to move the installed package at the beginning.

Then, disable the "restricted" and the "multiverse" (I assume no package was installed from "multiverse" but you can check) sections, e.g., using "Software & Update" (accessible from the "System Settings" or within the "Synaptic Package Manager": menu Settings/Repositories).

I guess you would like to disable Ubuntu's spyware too: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do

As far as I understand, some packages "unity-lens-*" must be removed.

And there may be other packages that raise more subtle issues. See https://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines for instance.

Be aware that the extensions to Firefox may be free or proprietary. If you do not want to check the licenses by yourself, you can restrict yourself to https://trisquel.info/en/browser/addons (these extensions work on Firefox).

Finally (well, it could be the first step), the kernel. Ubuntu's kernel is full of proprietary software. You can install another Linux-libre kernel from Jxself's APT Repository. Just follow the instructions on https://jxself.org/linux-libre/

Boot that kernel and see if everything works. If something does not works, you can still boot the previous kernel (choosing it at the bootloader) and you can remove the malfunctioning kernel. Again: there is no need to reinstall the whole distribution because you booted a malfunctioning kernel (what you did with Trisquel)! Just boot another one, remove the malfunctioning kernel... and try another version of Linux-libre!

If you find a version that properly works, then, after some time of testing (say, a few months for safety), remove the kernel that comes with Ubuntu. But, then, there was a far simpler and better answer to your question: install Trisquel 7 and the exact same kernel from Jxself's repository! The kernel basically is the sole component responsible for hardware support...