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Trisquel 7 Released 39

An anonymous reader writes: Trisquel 7.0 Belenos has been released. Trisquel is a "free as in freedom" GNU/Linux distribution endorsed by the FSF. This latest release includes Linux-libre 3.13, GNOME 3.12, Abrowser 33 (based on Firefox), the Electrum Bitcoin client and many more new features and upgrades. Trisquel 7.0 will be supported until 2019.

Interested users can check out the screenshots and download the latest release. The project also accepts donations.
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Trisquel 7 Released

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  • Does it use systemd? (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @01:12AM (#48307541)

    Not trolling (much?)... a distro with a high-profile release, avoiding systemd, might be the opportunity to 'fork' that lots of people are looking for (for better or worse).

    I looked through the FAQ quickly and didn't see any mention so maybe I just didn't RTFA sufficiently. What exactly is GNOME 'fallback'? Is that a version pre-systemd?

  • But is there any IDE for Arduino and is there any support for RepRap 3D printers?

    • by gl4ss ( 559668 )

      yea some fwraduino or something like that.

      (arduino org is pretty picky about the use of the name so it's not quite free as in freedom... and the reason they're picky about it is in order to sell any kind of stuff that comes to their heads with arduino label attached for instant 20% price boost. like "their" 3d printer. the org works 100% like a company now)

  • by ikhider ( 2837593 ) on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @02:58PM (#48312359)
    Trisquel is not only the best Libre GNU/Linux distros, but one of the finest all-around. Libre distros generally require sophisticated knowledge to get the things to work, but Trisquel is by light years the easiest to install and actually use. I have used pretty much all the major distros including Arch, Slackware, Suse, Puppy, Fedora, Gentoo, and Debian, as well as all the 'buntus to name a few. They are great, but am very happy with Trisquel. Trisquel is based off of Ubuntu, but it is far more stable. Ubuntu tends to have update diarrhea, while Trisquel, has far less while remaining secure and relevant. While lots of things break under Ubuntu, not so with Trisquel. As a Libre enthusiast, I am thrilled to get a Libre distro that filters out proprietary crap, YET STILL WORKS. If I want proprietary, I can run my Mac and Windows machines. Kudos to the Trisquel team to somehow make the OS/software more stable than Ubuntu. Yes, for my laptop I did have to buy a wifi usb from ThinkPenguin (a person pointed out the wifi issue), but now it works! I like that the OS exclusively runs Libre software so I can compare and contrast my other GNU/Linux software experience and understand just how much proprietary pervades the user experience while great Libre alternatives exist. While Trisquel does have Gnome as default, I did type in the terminal 'sudo apt-get install kde-standard' and got my KDE environs (yeah, I know--but I like it). No way I am knocking the other distros, but if you want a Libre distro that works well (better than the 'buntus), then Trisquel is satisfying.

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