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Trisquel GNU/Linux
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Reader supplied reviews for Trisquel GNU/Linux
Average rating
8.3 from 24 review(s)
Version: 11.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-01-31
Votes: 5
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Installed AMD64 on a 2 CPU HP Laptop with a dead display, and not working wifi. Encrypted the disk, and is up and running using an external display, USB keyboard, and USP mouse. Replaced the CMOS battery to keep time (important as incorrect time will cause web browsing errors). Must say the install was a snap, and desktop apps along with Abrowser a free version of Mozilla works quite well. Will be using this to take with me teaching using a projector for presentations. Performance is fine. Zoom call application was installed as Ubuntu package and functions normally.
I would have no problem using this on my other laptops as well. Like the fact that it is GNU.
I give this a solid thumbs up!
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Version: 11.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-03
Votes: 3
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Trisquel is very stable, fast and free. What more could you want?
It is the best option for reliability and day-to-day work. It also starts and shuts down in a few seconds.
I am agree with previous reports that MATE has a good collection of usefull apps and not too much like other big desktop environments. It is the best option for reliability and day-to-day work. It also starts and shuts down in a few seconds.
I changed my wifi card of the laptop (Atheros didn't worked I replaced for an Intel wifi card from an old computer) and for me there is no reason to install non-free software again on my machines. Intel worked out-of-the-box.
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Version: 11.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-27
Votes: 14
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I use Triqsuel 11 Mate on my laptop. It works absolutely stable. Even Fn-keys (Brightness, Sound etc.) work out of the box. Just having a free (as in freedom) Ubuntu. Trisquel is very mature and fast. I don't know about Wi-Fi, because I use a wired connection with Ethernet.
The default Abrowser is a debranded Firefox with a free add-on section and is on the same version like Firefox (currently 117). Icedove is the mail app and Libreoffice makes the small private office complete.
The Mate desktop has a good collection of usefull apps and not too much like other big desktop environments.
The installation was with full encryption and without any issues like expected. I use it for some time now and did not have one crash. I only use a free Linux for ethical reasons and the next step is to order a free laptop to install Trisquel there to have a complete free system (free as in freedom).
The linux-libre kernel prevents from accidentally installing non-free software. Currently installed is v. 5.15.0-79.
VPN is working fine and for testing other free linux, I installed Qemu/KVM, which works also very stable. For me there is no reason to install non-free software again on my machines. Free alternatives could be Parabola (Free Archlinux) or Guix System.
Trisquel is as easy as Ubuntu but free. Perfect.
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Version: 11.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-21
Votes: 9
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Hi, actually I give 10/10 to Triskel (with KDE desktop), but I have an unclosed gestalt with Trisquel and Trisquel-mini, so my rating is 9/10.
I use Trisquel as my daily driver last 3 years. I started from Trisquel-mini 8.0 and Trisquel classic 8.0, but I had some problems with screen tearing and Orca (I failed to disable it). I was a bit sceptic to try Triskel, bacause I thought I would be too heavy for my old laptop, but I was wrong.
Finally, I installed Triskel 8.0 and everything worked perfect! Since then I used Triskel on both of my laptops and every version from 8.0 to 11.0 works perfect. They works much faster and smoother than my more modern and powerful PC with Windows 10 (unfortunately, I need it for work).
If you tried Trisquel or Trisquel-mini, and had some issues, try Triskel. It might help you.
The distro itself is very user-friendly (especially Triskel) and may be the best choice to switch from Windows to Linux. Somehow, Triskel works better than Linux Mint and Uduntu, thougth it has no proprietary blobs. Also, I tried Fedora and Debian, but Debian was not really stable (suprisingly) and not so user-friendly, and Fedora uses Gnome and I really didn't like it.
Every user is different and every computer is different, but Triskel is worth a try at least.
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Version: 7.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-04-17
Votes: 14
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My very first try of Linux was Ubuntu... that I dropped within a week for Trisquel.
I was immediately charmed... until I had to get in touch with the community requesting help because the wifi didn't work...
And the joy was gone for 2 reasons:
1) "Community doesn't provide help to support non-free driver"
> This attitude let the newbie circumspect & helpless
2) The tone was way too much categorical!
> which is confusing for someone coming to Linux especially for the "freedom aspect"
No other choice left than buying a new component... or drop their distro!
Choice has been quickly made...
So I fully agree with Jesse's review (April'23) on his second tought that: "it's a shame I'll probably never be able to use Trisquel as my daily operating system. It's unfortunate, but most devices these days need non-free firmware to access the Internet and are not much use without this key feature."
Even almost 10 years after, I still have the feeling that their diktat ends in a "lose-lose" situation.
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Version: 11.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-28
Votes: 6
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Trisquel is great !
I tried this version today, that is 28th March 2023. The size of the iso I choosen is 3.1GB.
I use a USB stick, with ventoy.
My computer is quite old, using DDR ram version 3.
This Operating System is super fast!
The version of Browser is 110, almost the most updated browser.
The welcome screen will pop up in seconds, it looks good, it works fine.
The system comes with Libreoffice. It is a lovely Operating System to me. Thanks a lot !
One of my favorite distros so far. It's a fully free and open source distro.
If the default font size is a little bigger, that will be great!
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Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-11-20
Votes: 6
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This completely free (as in freedom) and open source OS is the best alternative if you're looking for a system without blobs and with Linux-libre kernel. It has a very nice interface, it's easy to easy, and works seemlessly. I didn't give a 10 because what is missing in my opinion is a better Software Manager; it has one but the UI is not very cool. One more reason for my 9 is that I'd like the possibility of having an update icon, signalling you that updates are available, such as the icon in Linux Mint. I really like it and it would help to keep track of updates, you can choose which one to install etc...
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Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-11-08
Votes: 3
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Trisquel offers a very good user experience, while being totally free. Having only free software by default tranquilizes me as I'm sure there will be no spying software and I'm always using safe firmwares. Some people may prefer making configuration changes to the default behavior and this is generally very easy to do. The community is active, support is good and the forum offers a good playground to learn how to secure one's privacy and take good control over the hardware.It is also well adapted to newcomers.
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Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-25
Votes: 12
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One of my favorite distros so far. It's a fully free and open source distro. I and runs very well on older hardware. It's super simple to use and comes with all the basic stuff you need. I tired the LXDE and MATE, which both run great. It comes with it's own fork of Firefox called Abrowser. Tresquel also has a awesome and dedicated community.
Just be aware , you may need to do some research if your PC/Laptop is compatible with Tresquel . Also you may need to see if your WIFI card is complatible . A good place to start is H-Node to see what works with Tresquel.
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Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-09
Votes: 0
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I had a similar experience with Trisquel as a previous reviewer. I had worked with 8 and 9 also with little problems. I did a clean install of 10 and my resolution was terrible. 800 x 600 was where I was stuck too. I had a similar problem getting help. None of the Trisquel community seemed interested in helping and told me to switch to Ubuntu also. However, I went to the Ubunutu community and had someone walk me through adding an Ubuntu repository and getting a proprietary driver installed that fixed my issue for a while until the next upgrade.
For me, free software is not a religious sort of devotion thing, so unless you are one of those that just can't stand the idea of proprietary software (which you aren't paying for, by the way......this is Linux......proprietary is still free, just not open source) I would stick to another distro. Ubuntu is a good alternative, but I went with MX.
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Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-05
Votes: 2
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I worked with 8 and had really no problems. 9 had a few quirks that needed ironing out. 10 is just frustrating and was too annoying to deal with. The first thing that went wrong on 10 after installation (upgrade and then a clean install) was the resolution on my HD monitor was stuck on 800x600. Flashbacks to Windows 95....
Nothing I would do would fix the issue. I went to the community and was told that the problem was in the free drivers and that if I wanted to fix the issue I needed to switch to Ubuntu. Why was the resolution fine in 8 but not in 10? It is more that just the free drivers, because 8 had free drivers too, right? Well, that's what I was thinking. I was wrong.
I worked on this and even went to the Ubuntu community (who were very helpful, but unable to really find a solution unless I installed drivers from Ubuntu, which meant adding Ubuntu repositories and converting the distro to Ubuntu). Other problems crept in too, but the screen resolution was the most annoying. I had wifi problems, but managed to work that out with help from the Ubunutu community, oddly enough.
Yep, when I went to the Trisquel community, I was told to switch to Ubuntu...again.
The monitor issue would not go away. HD monitor and Low Def OS were just incompatible. I changed monitors, that was not the problem. The problem is that Trisquel chokes with older graphics cards and certain models of graphics cards, even newer ones, because the open source drivers aren't real good with certain equipment.
What I learned from the community is that hardware support is fading out for some hardware and the free stuff is not doing like the proprietary drivers and maintaining that support for older hardware in the new drivers. The bottom line? Programmed obsolescence is worse in the free drivers than in the proprietary ones, apparently. What is the point of having a distro based on all free and open source material if it doesn't work?
I ultimately took the Trisquel community's advice and switched to Ubuntu.
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Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-16
Votes: 2
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Impressed by full functionality .. anydesk, xmouse .. all deb packages run without problem .. i am happy with a light distro, small footprint on resources, nice look .. run well in virtualbox, definitely i will install it on a laptop for more tests ..for the moment in a virtual environment I do not have problems with the wifi card, I will see on a laptop if a problem show up .. on wine, last chaos generic name 02 can not be installed but maybe i do something wrong ... i will try once again to install it .. today it is 16 june 2022.
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Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-02
Votes: 1
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Must be the best independent Linux distro at the moment. It's follows Free Software Foundation Guidelines.
Mate desktop is so easy and logical to use, based on ubuntu but without all of this for what ubuntu is hated.
With apt package manager you will feel right at home installing your applications.
It's used as a server too, being based on ubuntu it's a future of GNU Linux distributions.
The only downside for the beginner it might be that wifi does not work out of the box on most cards.
But you should be connecting with Ethernet anyway.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-05-05
Votes: 4
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A good replacement to ubuntu mate.It's snaps free.
There's need some work to improve apps launching because it's too long.It's base on u.buntu mate with modifications.
Now, ubuntu impose the use of firefox with snap this is contrary to philosophy of linux spirit which is freedom.
Trisquel complies with the free software foundation philosophy.
You should give it a try.The installation is the same as unbuntu mate.
I use it with 9 other linux distros on my laptop.
I like it.I'm in the linux world since december 2020.I love to learn how things work.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-21
Votes: 3
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As I've tried a fair few distro's lately (antix, MX-21, ubuntu, tails, peppermint, bodhi, kodachi and in the past, suse, manjaro, arch, debian) but have found Trisquel really nice and productive to use. Installing was straightforward (some other distros would not, or fail to restart) and relatively fast.
Ok, your laptop Intel wifi might not work, but a usb wifi or power-line connection would be the solution. On desktops, it is worth changing to a different card.
Hint: you would like to try many distros easily, Ventoy is your friend.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-11
Votes: 259
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I'm very impressed with Trisquel 10. Glad they decided to release a KDE Plasma (with 5.18.8) version; it has been rock-solid stable and fast on the desktop, boots quickly and idles at about 460MB! If you don't need proprietary wifi drivers or other non-free software such as multimedia codecs and such, it makes for a great system. The browser and email client, Abrowser and Icedove, are basically Firefox and Thunderbird, so that's covered. I installed my favorite music player (Strawberry), and everything works great. I'm able to focus on my writing and getting stuff done, the OS just stays out of my way. As I said: stable, solid, and fast. I have found no "cons" so far.
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Version: 9.0.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-11-08
Votes: 4
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Wow, what a nice distro! I had no idea what I was getting into with this distro but in the end, everything worked from out of the box. The Abrowser was a big setback, but luckily Firefox 93 installed effortlessly. From then on everything was peachy!
There is a limited software choice, but there are plenty possibilities to add your favorite applications. The only glitch I could discover was that when the system goes into sleep modes, some modules, like the internet connection, disappear. A quick reboot settles that problem.
The system, despite its 600 mb footprint, feels very light and nimble. I had no trouble going through my daily business with text editing, posting on the net and getting word processing done.
So big score for this relatively unknown Bask distro. Cudo's!!!
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Version: 9.0.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-10-28
Votes: 7
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First install attempt booted to a desktop with wallpaper but no panel or anything else. After wiping the drive with a third party tool instead of using the installer and setting the partitions manually the new system booked OK but the monitor resolution arrived in HD instead of FHD although this did correct itself after another reboot. Trying to do any sort of multitasking (system settings at the same time as copying files from a secondary internal drive or right-clicking on a folder) on a Dell OptiPlex with an NVMe drive and the KDE desktop just freezes. No ability to control or disable the screensaver unless you install the necessary tool. No Wi-Fi possible except for a handful of obscure dongles and even then their forum is full of issues so you either need a cable connection of a spare router to use as an extender. This system is just not robust enough to warrant all the added pain of being able to use designated free software.
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Version: 9.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-10-28
Votes: 1
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Seems to work alright apart from a few minor bugs and beetles. One wonderful feature that has to be mentioned is the continued presence of "gnome-commander" in "synaptic". I am delighted !
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-05
Votes: 9
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Very flexible. Allows and properly uses a particular ppa (non-Ubuntu, non-Debian) for sane (my Canon scanner is not ACTUALLY supported in mainstream sane, although claimed to be supported). I have had no major issues with Trisquel, all updates since installing 8.0 have never broken my system, boots nicely on my i7 based Dell Optiplex. When I tried the live boot method (dd the iso to a spare flash drive), the live session saw all my hardware and used all my hardware, and then, most importantly, the installed distribution ALSO used all my hardware (can't say that for Debian - live works. installed has no wifi - wth?). Not being Ubuntu based means Trisquel has no statically compiled binaries (aka Snaps). I've used Trisquel since 8.0, but am reviewing only 9.0, updated as of today, 2021 07 05
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-06-28
Votes: 3
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The Mate dictionary seems to be lacking in word definitions. Everything else seems to work good, better than Linux Mint because this is Debian.
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-02-24
Votes: 7
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I love it though it boots a little bit slowly and the Orca screen reader is annoying until you find out how to turn it off. Also I found out that it's important to turn on your Atheros WLAN switch before installation else it will not recognize it, thanks.
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-12
Votes: 11
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I'm a neo-bit to the G'nux world (about a year). I'm trying to shake off all the tracking and privacy invaders off from my life (nothing to hide and I'm a volunteer for humanitarian causes). That started me on this track.
I'm getting rid off all the goofles, facepoops and other tracking-evils little by little. I've tried about 10 distros, including Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Debian (most have been Debian derivatives), including Parrot, Kali, Tails, and for fun I tried Puppy Linux flavors among many others.
These are all fine distros, each with its pros and cons--it all depends what the user wants to use them for.
So far I feel very comfortable with Trisquel 9 and I like its "free" and Linux-libre philosophy. This distro is going in the right direction and I will be supporting it for a long time. I want to encourage users to get involved and/or support Trisquel.
I liked the live version so much I decided to install it in one of my old 32 bit computers, replacing Winblows XP.
So far I have installed a firewall, macchanger, Abrowser (Firefox) and customize it, and VLC. My plan is to install Tor and some sandboxing utilities, and a VPN, maybe even VirtualBox if my old 32 bit computer can deal with the overhead.
Thanks,
G'nuxBandit
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Version: 8.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-08
Votes: 5
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I used Trisquel Mini. It was fast and stable. User friendly (for beginners). One thing I didn't like was difficulties to setup wifi connection due Trisquel freeware policy.
When I set up wifi everything was well.
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Latest Reviews
Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 11.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-01-31
Votes: 5
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Installed AMD64 on a 2 CPU HP Laptop with a dead display, and not working wifi. Encrypted the disk, and is up and running using an external display, USB keyboard, and USP mouse. Replaced the CMOS battery to keep time (important as incorrect time will cause web browsing errors). Must say the install was a snap, and desktop apps along with Abrowser a free version of Mozilla works quite well. Will be using this to take with me teaching using a projector for presentations. Performance is fine. Zoom call application was installed as Ubuntu package and functions normally.
I would have no problem using this on my other laptops as well. Like the fact that it is GNU.
I give this a solid thumbs up!
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 11.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-03
Votes: 3
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Trisquel is very stable, fast and free. What more could you want?
It is the best option for reliability and day-to-day work. It also starts and shuts down in a few seconds.
I am agree with previous reports that MATE has a good collection of usefull apps and not too much like other big desktop environments. It is the best option for reliability and day-to-day work. It also starts and shuts down in a few seconds.
I changed my wifi card of the laptop (Atheros didn't worked I replaced for an Intel wifi card from an old computer) and for me there is no reason to install non-free software again on my machines. Intel worked out-of-the-box.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 11.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-27
Votes: 14
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I use Triqsuel 11 Mate on my laptop. It works absolutely stable. Even Fn-keys (Brightness, Sound etc.) work out of the box. Just having a free (as in freedom) Ubuntu. Trisquel is very mature and fast. I don't know about Wi-Fi, because I use a wired connection with Ethernet.
The default Abrowser is a debranded Firefox with a free add-on section and is on the same version like Firefox (currently 117). Icedove is the mail app and Libreoffice makes the small private office complete.
The Mate desktop has a good collection of usefull apps and not too much like other big desktop environments.
The installation was with full encryption and without any issues like expected. I use it for some time now and did not have one crash. I only use a free Linux for ethical reasons and the next step is to order a free laptop to install Trisquel there to have a complete free system (free as in freedom).
The linux-libre kernel prevents from accidentally installing non-free software. Currently installed is v. 5.15.0-79.
VPN is working fine and for testing other free linux, I installed Qemu/KVM, which works also very stable. For me there is no reason to install non-free software again on my machines. Free alternatives could be Parabola (Free Archlinux) or Guix System.
Trisquel is as easy as Ubuntu but free. Perfect.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 11.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-21
Votes: 9
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Hi, actually I give 10/10 to Triskel (with KDE desktop), but I have an unclosed gestalt with Trisquel and Trisquel-mini, so my rating is 9/10.
I use Trisquel as my daily driver last 3 years. I started from Trisquel-mini 8.0 and Trisquel classic 8.0, but I had some problems with screen tearing and Orca (I failed to disable it). I was a bit sceptic to try Triskel, bacause I thought I would be too heavy for my old laptop, but I was wrong.
Finally, I installed Triskel 8.0 and everything worked perfect! Since then I used Triskel on both of my laptops and every version from 8.0 to 11.0 works perfect. They works much faster and smoother than my more modern and powerful PC with Windows 10 (unfortunately, I need it for work).
If you tried Trisquel or Trisquel-mini, and had some issues, try Triskel. It might help you.
The distro itself is very user-friendly (especially Triskel) and may be the best choice to switch from Windows to Linux. Somehow, Triskel works better than Linux Mint and Uduntu, thougth it has no proprietary blobs. Also, I tried Fedora and Debian, but Debian was not really stable (suprisingly) and not so user-friendly, and Fedora uses Gnome and I really didn't like it.
Every user is different and every computer is different, but Triskel is worth a try at least.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 7.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-04-17
Votes: 14
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My very first try of Linux was Ubuntu... that I dropped within a week for Trisquel.
I was immediately charmed... until I had to get in touch with the community requesting help because the wifi didn't work...
And the joy was gone for 2 reasons:
1) "Community doesn't provide help to support non-free driver"
> This attitude let the newbie circumspect & helpless
2) The tone was way too much categorical!
> which is confusing for someone coming to Linux especially for the "freedom aspect"
No other choice left than buying a new component... or drop their distro!
Choice has been quickly made...
So I fully agree with Jesse's review (April'23) on his second tought that: "it's a shame I'll probably never be able to use Trisquel as my daily operating system. It's unfortunate, but most devices these days need non-free firmware to access the Internet and are not much use without this key feature."
Even almost 10 years after, I still have the feeling that their diktat ends in a "lose-lose" situation.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 11.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-28
Votes: 6
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Trisquel is great !
I tried this version today, that is 28th March 2023. The size of the iso I choosen is 3.1GB.
I use a USB stick, with ventoy.
My computer is quite old, using DDR ram version 3.
This Operating System is super fast!
The version of Browser is 110, almost the most updated browser.
The welcome screen will pop up in seconds, it looks good, it works fine.
The system comes with Libreoffice. It is a lovely Operating System to me. Thanks a lot !
One of my favorite distros so far. It's a fully free and open source distro.
If the default font size is a little bigger, that will be great!
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-11-20
Votes: 6
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This completely free (as in freedom) and open source OS is the best alternative if you're looking for a system without blobs and with Linux-libre kernel. It has a very nice interface, it's easy to easy, and works seemlessly. I didn't give a 10 because what is missing in my opinion is a better Software Manager; it has one but the UI is not very cool. One more reason for my 9 is that I'd like the possibility of having an update icon, signalling you that updates are available, such as the icon in Linux Mint. I really like it and it would help to keep track of updates, you can choose which one to install etc...
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-11-08
Votes: 3
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Trisquel offers a very good user experience, while being totally free. Having only free software by default tranquilizes me as I'm sure there will be no spying software and I'm always using safe firmwares. Some people may prefer making configuration changes to the default behavior and this is generally very easy to do. The community is active, support is good and the forum offers a good playground to learn how to secure one's privacy and take good control over the hardware.It is also well adapted to newcomers.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-25
Votes: 12
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One of my favorite distros so far. It's a fully free and open source distro. I and runs very well on older hardware. It's super simple to use and comes with all the basic stuff you need. I tired the LXDE and MATE, which both run great. It comes with it's own fork of Firefox called Abrowser. Tresquel also has a awesome and dedicated community.
Just be aware , you may need to do some research if your PC/Laptop is compatible with Tresquel . Also you may need to see if your WIFI card is complatible . A good place to start is H-Node to see what works with Tresquel.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-09
Votes: 0
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I had a similar experience with Trisquel as a previous reviewer. I had worked with 8 and 9 also with little problems. I did a clean install of 10 and my resolution was terrible. 800 x 600 was where I was stuck too. I had a similar problem getting help. None of the Trisquel community seemed interested in helping and told me to switch to Ubuntu also. However, I went to the Ubunutu community and had someone walk me through adding an Ubuntu repository and getting a proprietary driver installed that fixed my issue for a while until the next upgrade.
For me, free software is not a religious sort of devotion thing, so unless you are one of those that just can't stand the idea of proprietary software (which you aren't paying for, by the way......this is Linux......proprietary is still free, just not open source) I would stick to another distro. Ubuntu is a good alternative, but I went with MX.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-05
Votes: 2
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I worked with 8 and had really no problems. 9 had a few quirks that needed ironing out. 10 is just frustrating and was too annoying to deal with. The first thing that went wrong on 10 after installation (upgrade and then a clean install) was the resolution on my HD monitor was stuck on 800x600. Flashbacks to Windows 95....
Nothing I would do would fix the issue. I went to the community and was told that the problem was in the free drivers and that if I wanted to fix the issue I needed to switch to Ubuntu. Why was the resolution fine in 8 but not in 10? It is more that just the free drivers, because 8 had free drivers too, right? Well, that's what I was thinking. I was wrong.
I worked on this and even went to the Ubuntu community (who were very helpful, but unable to really find a solution unless I installed drivers from Ubuntu, which meant adding Ubuntu repositories and converting the distro to Ubuntu). Other problems crept in too, but the screen resolution was the most annoying. I had wifi problems, but managed to work that out with help from the Ubunutu community, oddly enough.
Yep, when I went to the Trisquel community, I was told to switch to Ubuntu...again.
The monitor issue would not go away. HD monitor and Low Def OS were just incompatible. I changed monitors, that was not the problem. The problem is that Trisquel chokes with older graphics cards and certain models of graphics cards, even newer ones, because the open source drivers aren't real good with certain equipment.
What I learned from the community is that hardware support is fading out for some hardware and the free stuff is not doing like the proprietary drivers and maintaining that support for older hardware in the new drivers. The bottom line? Programmed obsolescence is worse in the free drivers than in the proprietary ones, apparently. What is the point of having a distro based on all free and open source material if it doesn't work?
I ultimately took the Trisquel community's advice and switched to Ubuntu.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-16
Votes: 2
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Impressed by full functionality .. anydesk, xmouse .. all deb packages run without problem .. i am happy with a light distro, small footprint on resources, nice look .. run well in virtualbox, definitely i will install it on a laptop for more tests ..for the moment in a virtual environment I do not have problems with the wifi card, I will see on a laptop if a problem show up .. on wine, last chaos generic name 02 can not be installed but maybe i do something wrong ... i will try once again to install it .. today it is 16 june 2022.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-02
Votes: 1
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Must be the best independent Linux distro at the moment. It's follows Free Software Foundation Guidelines.
Mate desktop is so easy and logical to use, based on ubuntu but without all of this for what ubuntu is hated.
With apt package manager you will feel right at home installing your applications.
It's used as a server too, being based on ubuntu it's a future of GNU Linux distributions.
The only downside for the beginner it might be that wifi does not work out of the box on most cards.
But you should be connecting with Ethernet anyway.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-05-05
Votes: 4
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A good replacement to ubuntu mate.It's snaps free.
There's need some work to improve apps launching because it's too long.It's base on u.buntu mate with modifications.
Now, ubuntu impose the use of firefox with snap this is contrary to philosophy of linux spirit which is freedom.
Trisquel complies with the free software foundation philosophy.
You should give it a try.The installation is the same as unbuntu mate.
I use it with 9 other linux distros on my laptop.
I like it.I'm in the linux world since december 2020.I love to learn how things work.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-21
Votes: 3
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As I've tried a fair few distro's lately (antix, MX-21, ubuntu, tails, peppermint, bodhi, kodachi and in the past, suse, manjaro, arch, debian) but have found Trisquel really nice and productive to use. Installing was straightforward (some other distros would not, or fail to restart) and relatively fast.
Ok, your laptop Intel wifi might not work, but a usb wifi or power-line connection would be the solution. On desktops, it is worth changing to a different card.
Hint: you would like to try many distros easily, Ventoy is your friend.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 10.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-11
Votes: 259
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I'm very impressed with Trisquel 10. Glad they decided to release a KDE Plasma (with 5.18.8) version; it has been rock-solid stable and fast on the desktop, boots quickly and idles at about 460MB! If you don't need proprietary wifi drivers or other non-free software such as multimedia codecs and such, it makes for a great system. The browser and email client, Abrowser and Icedove, are basically Firefox and Thunderbird, so that's covered. I installed my favorite music player (Strawberry), and everything works great. I'm able to focus on my writing and getting stuff done, the OS just stays out of my way. As I said: stable, solid, and fast. I have found no "cons" so far.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-11-08
Votes: 4
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Wow, what a nice distro! I had no idea what I was getting into with this distro but in the end, everything worked from out of the box. The Abrowser was a big setback, but luckily Firefox 93 installed effortlessly. From then on everything was peachy!
There is a limited software choice, but there are plenty possibilities to add your favorite applications. The only glitch I could discover was that when the system goes into sleep modes, some modules, like the internet connection, disappear. A quick reboot settles that problem.
The system, despite its 600 mb footprint, feels very light and nimble. I had no trouble going through my daily business with text editing, posting on the net and getting word processing done.
So big score for this relatively unknown Bask distro. Cudo's!!!
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-10-28
Votes: 1
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Seems to work alright apart from a few minor bugs and beetles. One wonderful feature that has to be mentioned is the continued presence of "gnome-commander" in "synaptic". I am delighted !
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-10-28
Votes: 7
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First install attempt booted to a desktop with wallpaper but no panel or anything else. After wiping the drive with a third party tool instead of using the installer and setting the partitions manually the new system booked OK but the monitor resolution arrived in HD instead of FHD although this did correct itself after another reboot. Trying to do any sort of multitasking (system settings at the same time as copying files from a secondary internal drive or right-clicking on a folder) on a Dell OptiPlex with an NVMe drive and the KDE desktop just freezes. No ability to control or disable the screensaver unless you install the necessary tool. No Wi-Fi possible except for a handful of obscure dongles and even then their forum is full of issues so you either need a cable connection of a spare router to use as an extender. This system is just not robust enough to warrant all the added pain of being able to use designated free software.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-05
Votes: 9
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Very flexible. Allows and properly uses a particular ppa (non-Ubuntu, non-Debian) for sane (my Canon scanner is not ACTUALLY supported in mainstream sane, although claimed to be supported). I have had no major issues with Trisquel, all updates since installing 8.0 have never broken my system, boots nicely on my i7 based Dell Optiplex. When I tried the live boot method (dd the iso to a spare flash drive), the live session saw all my hardware and used all my hardware, and then, most importantly, the installed distribution ALSO used all my hardware (can't say that for Debian - live works. installed has no wifi - wth?). Not being Ubuntu based means Trisquel has no statically compiled binaries (aka Snaps). I've used Trisquel since 8.0, but am reviewing only 9.0, updated as of today, 2021 07 05
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-06-28
Votes: 3
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The Mate dictionary seems to be lacking in word definitions. Everything else seems to work good, better than Linux Mint because this is Debian.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-02-24
Votes: 7
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I love it though it boots a little bit slowly and the Orca screen reader is annoying until you find out how to turn it off. Also I found out that it's important to turn on your Atheros WLAN switch before installation else it will not recognize it, thanks.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-12
Votes: 11
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I'm a neo-bit to the G'nux world (about a year). I'm trying to shake off all the tracking and privacy invaders off from my life (nothing to hide and I'm a volunteer for humanitarian causes). That started me on this track.
I'm getting rid off all the goofles, facepoops and other tracking-evils little by little. I've tried about 10 distros, including Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Debian (most have been Debian derivatives), including Parrot, Kali, Tails, and for fun I tried Puppy Linux flavors among many others.
These are all fine distros, each with its pros and cons--it all depends what the user wants to use them for.
So far I feel very comfortable with Trisquel 9 and I like its "free" and Linux-libre philosophy. This distro is going in the right direction and I will be supporting it for a long time. I want to encourage users to get involved and/or support Trisquel.
I liked the live version so much I decided to install it in one of my old 32 bit computers, replacing Winblows XP.
So far I have installed a firewall, macchanger, Abrowser (Firefox) and customize it, and VLC. My plan is to install Tor and some sandboxing utilities, and a VPN, maybe even VirtualBox if my old 32 bit computer can deal with the overhead.
Thanks,
G'nuxBandit
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-08
Votes: 5
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I used Trisquel Mini. It was fast and stable. User friendly (for beginners). One thing I didn't like was difficulties to setup wifi connection due Trisquel freeware policy.
When I set up wifi everything was well.
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