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Trisquel Review:
Brought to you by: System76
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The 5.5 STS edition, codename Brigantia, was released on April 16, 2012.
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Brigantia is an STS (short term support) version, which will be supported for one year after release.
Software versions and distro editions:
This release is based on Ubuntu 11.10 and as always it contains only free software, including:
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GNOME 3.2
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Very elegant reintroduction to the LXDE desktop.
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Ubiquity Installer
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Ubuntu Updater, use PPAs, Ubuntu underpinnings… But Ubuntu never gives back?
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Which version of Ubuntu is trisquel based off of? | Trisquel GNU/Linux – Run free!
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How much does Trisquel benefit from being a Ubuntu based distro? | Trisquel GNU/Linux – Run free!
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Why not Debian? Debian doesn’t use FSF definition for free software, but its own instead.
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Ubuntu’s main and universe repositories contain only free software as defined by FSF (but some packages require cleaning up so they don’t recommend non-free software).
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Trisquel GNU/Linux does not have 100 associate members | Trisquel GNU/Linux – Run free!
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Associate membership program | Trisquel GNU/Linux – Run free!
Chris:
A great distro, that is pleasant to use, and easy on the eyes with smart choices made. However, it does feel a bit heavy with its message if a few spots (might be off putting to some switchers) and with it’s probable GNU/Power user target demographic, perhaps being based on Arch might draw more interest.
Matt:
As you can see in the video I recorded during my testing, the hardware support is fantastic and mirrors Ubuntu proper. That said, Gnash is painful to use and the firmware restrictions did affect the abilities of some wireless devices. This distro is otherwise, no different that Ubuntu, from which it is based on. As for seeking help in their forums, be prepared for attack of the RMS clones when asking ANYTHING to do with proprietary options such as firmware, etc. . If I was a new user, I’d be looking elsewhere. For myself, I am keeping it on an old mini-tower running LXDE.
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