Trisquel 3.5 Release Candidate published

I'll be burning and testing it.

Will the updater automatically install the released version over dwyn?

The link to the awen Wiki entry is broken, BTW.

Everything appears to be in good working order. :)

As usual, I have some elegance concerns:

That simple pulsating logo will surely result in faster booting, but I hope we can polish it to make it more attractive. The look of a single small, grainy triskelion weakly pulsating against dull black doesn't hold a candle to stuff like this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Boot

I had a feeling the USB Startup Disk icon I submitted wouldn't be used... What gives?

2010/3/3, Rubén Rodríguez Pérez <name at domain>:
>
> The iso images are here:
> http://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel_3.5RC_amd64.iso
> http://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel_3.5RC_i686.iso
>
> The checksums are:
> 2f874e12b73b5ac155611e4da71cf41a trisquel_3.5RC_amd64.iso
> 27c80cd20518c45833457737e3533608 trisquel_3.5RC_i686.iso
>
> This images will become the final release if no serious bugs are found.
> The list of changes from the beta images include:
>
> - All known bugs fixed
> - New artwork included
> - Scim moved to iBus
> - Dependencies cleaned, we freed the required 10MB
>
> Please report any bug you find, but the package selection is now closed.
> We will probably apply a larger set of replacements for the next
> release based on the ideas we have been discussing, but most of them
> can't be properly applied yet.
>
> This RC release will be fully supported: if any change is done to it
> before it becomes the final release, it will be applied via the
> automated updating system so you will not need to reinstall it.
>
> The beta is now discarded. Due to some versioning errors, updating from
> it to the RC or final version is not supported and not recommended.
>
> I've started a wiki entry with the Trisquel 3.5 "Awen" release notes at
> http://trisquel.info/wiki/awen

Thanks Ruben.

Will the final version make it for FLISoL on april 24?

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I had no problems with burning this image: everything seems to be working perfectly...thanks!

One thing I have observed: after installation on hard disk you still find the option to install (again) under system/administration ("instalar RELEASE"). Should it not be removed?

PS.- Would it be fine to report possible problems on this thread?

A couple of issues:

1) When dragging a file from desktop to home folder it does copy it instead of move it (i.e. it does not delete the original file from desktop).

EDIT: note that the above issue has happened only once. After deletion of the file in /home and repeating the operation it has worked fine.

2) Open Office: when selecting a portion of text to specify a different language, it does not accept the new language specification (keeps indicating spelling mistakes) until you close Open Office and open it again.

The os does not work with my school's wi-fi but used to. The beta of 3.5 worked with my wireless for both home and school. The new RC works with wireless at home but not school. It either does not connect, or it connects and disconnects right away.

I do like the new os a lot, just want to let people know of this because it worked fine on the beta

Also, the usb disc creator seems have the ubuntu icon in the task manager still and need replacing I think.

Thank GNU.

I have found several issues, but that may just be because I went out of my way to look for them.

System > Preferences > Preferred Applications refers to the web browser as "Firefox".

System > Administration > Install RELEASE is still available. It probably shouldn't be.

System > Administration > Update Manager says "Welcome to Ubuntu" and "These software updates have been issued since Ubuntu was released." It should probably say Trisquel instead of Ubuntu.

System > Administration > USB Startup Disk Creator: Help does not work. Clicking on "help" generates the following error: The requested URI "ghelp:usb-creator" is invalid.

Internet > Web Browser: Help does not work. Clicking on Help > Help Contents opens the web page http://trisquel.info/en/wiki/firefox-help, which apparently does not exist.

Internet > Web Browser: When I open Web Browser, the first time I type something in a text entry field, the screen briefly flashes black and white. It's not a big problem, but it is distracting.

Internet > Web Browser: Occasionally, when I middle-click on a link to open it in a new tab, in addition to opening the link in a new tab, it will change my current tab to the site I was previously at.

Internet > Web Browser: Spell checking does not work correctly. Language is set to either Spanish / Guatemala, or Galician / Spain (I forget which), even though I selected English as the system language during installation.

Graphics > GIMP Image Editor: Help plugin is not installed. A web browser needs to be used to view help, instead.

Proper screen resolutions are not detected. I have been using GNU/Linux in various forms for about five years now, and none of the distributions I have used have ever gotten this right. I know how to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but most average users probably don't, and they shouldn't have to.

After going to System > Administration > Language Support > Install / Remove Languages, adding support for Japanese, then logging out and logging back in, I still cannot type in Japanese. The keyboard shortcuts for switching input methods do not work, and if I click on the iBus icon in the system tray, it says "No input window."

Attempting to install packages from the command line using aptitude causes many packages to be removed. This is what it says:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
acpi-support{u} acpid{u} at{u} avahi-autoipd{u} devicekit-power{u}
dmz-cursor-theme{u} dnsutils{u} dosfstools{u} evince{u} file-roller{u}
finger{u} foo2zjs{u} ftp{u} gcalctool{u} gconf-defaults-service{u}
gconf-editor{u} gdebi{u} gdebi-core{u} gdm{u} gedit{u} gedit-common{u}
gnome-app-install{u} gnome-nettool{u} gnome-power-manager{u}
gnome-screensaver{u} gnome-themes{u} gnome-themes-selected{u}
gnome-utils{u} gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps{u} gstreamer0.10-tools{u}
gtk2-engines{u} gtk2-engines-pixbuf{u} gvfs-fuse{u} info{u}
iputils-arping{u} iputils-tracepath{u} jfsutils{u} language-selector{u}
laptop-mode-tools{u} libelf1{u} libevdocument1{u} libevview1{u} libfs6{u}
libgdict-1.0-6{u} libgnome-bluetooth7{u} liblzo2-2{u} libnm-glib2{u}
libnm-util1{u} libntfs-3g54{u} libpam-smbpass{u} libpciaccess0{u}
libpcsclite1{u} libpkcs11-helper1{u} libspectre1{u} libusplash0{u}
libx86-1{u} libxp6{u} lshw{u} ltrace{u} mobile-broadband-provider-info{u}
mscompress{u} nano{u} nautilus-sendto{u} nautilus-share{u}
network-manager{u} network-manager-gnome{u} network-manager-openvpn{u}
ntfs-3g{u} openfwwf{u} openprinting-ppds{u} openssh-server{u}
openssl-blacklist{u} openvpn{u} openvpn-blacklist{u} pkg-config{u} ppp{u}
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth{u} pulseaudio-module-gconf{u} pxljr{u}
python-cups{u} python-cupshelpers{u} python-gtksourceview2{u}
python-sexy{u} python-smbc{u} reiser4progs{u} rsync{u} screen{u} splix{u}
sreadahead{u} ssh{u} ssh-askpass-gnome{u} strace{u}
system-config-printer-common{u} system-config-printer-gnome{u} time{u}
trisquel-base{u} trisquel-base-data{u} trisquel-desktop-common-data{u}
trisquel-gnome-base{u} trisquel-gtk-theme{u} trisquel-screensaver{u}
trisquel-sounds{u} trisquel-wallpapers{u} ttf-droid{u} update-manager{u}
update-manager-core{u} update-notifier{u} update-notifier-common{u}
usplash{u} usplash-theme-trisquel{u} whois{u} wireless-tools{u}
wpasupplicant{u} x11-apps{u} x11-session-utils{u} x11-xfs-utils{u}
xcursor-themes{u} xfonts-100dpi{u} xfonts-75dpi{u} xfonts-base{u}
xfsprogs{u} xinit{u} xinput{u} xorg{u} xorg-docs-core{u} xserver-xorg{u}
xserver-xorg-core{u} xserver-xorg-input-all{u}
xserver-xorg-input-evdev{u} xserver-xorg-input-mouse{u}
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics{u} xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse{u}
xserver-xorg-input-wacom{u} xserver-xorg-video-all{u}
xserver-xorg-video-apm{u} xserver-xorg-video-ark{u}
xserver-xorg-video-ati{u} xserver-xorg-video-chips{u}
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus{u} xserver-xorg-video-fbdev{u}
xserver-xorg-video-geode{u} xserver-xorg-video-i128{u}
xserver-xorg-video-i740{u} xserver-xorg-video-intel{u}
xserver-xorg-video-mach64{u} xserver-xorg-video-mga{u}
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic{u} xserver-xorg-video-nv{u}
xserver-xorg-video-openchrome{u} xserver-xorg-video-r128{u}
xserver-xorg-video-radeon{u} xserver-xorg-video-rendition{u}
xserver-xorg-video-s3{u} xserver-xorg-video-s3virge{u}
xserver-xorg-video-savage{u} xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion{u}
xserver-xorg-video-sis{u} xserver-xorg-video-sisusb{u}
xserver-xorg-video-tdfx{u} xserver-xorg-video-trident{u}
xserver-xorg-video-tseng{u} xserver-xorg-video-v4l{u}
xserver-xorg-video-vesa{u} xserver-xorg-video-vmware{u}
xserver-xorg-video-voodoo{u} zip{u}

There's some file associations missing in the Web Browser and the spell check doesn't work.

* Missing file associations for Natilus Explorer for opening files in folder view and while Rhymthbox is correctly associated with mp3s, it doesn't seem to actually open and play them. For example, download a file right-click it in Downloads and choose open folder and a dialogue appears. PDFs are working fine.

* Web browser spell check is flagging correctly spell words as wrongly spelt (in English anyway), even with the English dictionary installed and enabled under Tools > Add ons > Languages. Right-click the flagged word and what looks like Spanish spellings are shown.

* Also some freezing of Web Browser when multiple tabs are open. Maybe related to Swfdec or memory use. I hadn't noticed this as much in Dwyn.

* Same issue is still there with Swfdec as in Dwyn, ie. flash heavy pages can freeze the entire application, so I have to close Web Browser process using System Monitor, this is time consuming and inconvenient. The same tabs re-open though .... including the Flash one that caused the crash! This can lead to a crash loop if I'm not quick with the mouse and close the offending tab immediately.

* Change in SuperMount? Different icons appear for USB flash drives now. Also USB drive is called "xGb filesystem". Looks like the drive device is detected but not mounted, but is actually mounted, can be doubled clicked. Screenshot posted. New screenshot gadget is great.

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3789/screenshotzgz.png

When you install extra language support after the main installation, over 500mb of languages is installed that is never asked for. The bulk of it seems to be for OpenOffice. Firefox also has a lot of languages never asked for. As do gnome and gimp.

For me this happened when asking for danish language support. It seems that if you ask for language support for a language within EU, it also installs all other languages associated to the EU.

It should not do that, as it is using up disk and bandwidth unnecessary.

Also when installing package gdb-doc, I got the following warnings:

Processing triggers for install-info ...
Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 3 added doc-base file(s)...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Sætter gdb-doc (6.8.50.20090628-1) op...
Ignoring install-info called from maintainer script
The package gdb-doc should be rebuild with new debhelper to get trigger support
Ignoring install-info called from maintainer script
The package gdb-doc should be rebuild with new debhelper to get trigger support
Ignoring install-info called from maintainer script
The package gdb-doc should be rebuild with new debhelper to get trigger support

Also when starting gdb, there is the following reference to Ubuntu:
GNU gdb (GDB) 7.0-ubuntu

When trying to configure HP 1005 Laserjet, system-config-printer offers installation of HP proprietary plugin as reported for 3.0 (http://trisquel.info/en/issues/configurador-de-impresoras-ofrece-instalacion-de-software-propietario-hplip).