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    Pulsar33

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    • Shouldn't Libertine have its own category ?

      Hello,
      Quite all is in the title.

      I am very motivated to search for bugs of Libertine. I have already found and commented some of them in the Support category.

      However, I think that it would be good to group the topics that are going to bloom about Libertine in order to make the work easier for the people in charge of its development, so that they can at least say if it is necessary to create an issue or not.

      BR
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      posted in Libertine
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    • RE: UBports for BQ E5 : all you need to know

      Hello,
      Here is the abstract of the install process made for my daugther on a BQ E5 Ubuntu Edition
      To succeed, we widely did otherwise than explained in the official informations.
      This is why I think that this could be usefull for you.

      We started here and had a close look to this video. We (hardly, because it's fleeting) got a false information about how to go in bootloader mode. We have known later that this was not usable for BQ E5 ... But let's tell the story.

      According to this, that, then that, and finally that we didn't know what to load. We finally found this. Well ! Having Mint 18.3, we downloaded ubports-installer_0.1.12-beta_amd64.deb and tried to launch. But my desktop is 32 bits, not 64 so it failed. I tried also Appimage and looked to snappy without succes. So I decided to install a Mint 18.3 64 bits fresh disk and was able (some time later) to install the deb file ...

      What did not work :
      Following the instruction of UBports installer, keeping in mind the video seen above, there was no detection. We tried a manual selection, launched the install process but were not able to switch to bootloader mode. As we discovered later here we switched in Factory Mode instead.
      What is not clear too in the video is if the device must be on or off when connecting it.
      We tried several times without luck, and saw that the "Developper Mode" was not persistent after some reboot so beware about that.

      What succeeded (with UBports-installer and Mint 18.3 64 bits) :

      • Power on the BQ E5 and set Developper Mode (SystemPreferences/About/DevelopperMode)
      • Open a terminal and type adb devices : this launches the adb daemon
      • Connect the BQ E5 (always powered on) to the desktop
      • Type adb devices once more : the device is listed
      • A question appears on the BQ E5 with a key : you have to grant the connexion
      • At this point, launch UBports installer : quick automatic detection !...
      • The installer displays a "Switch to UBports" option : select it then install
      • The BQ E5 is switched to Bootloader Mode automatically
      • Then follow the indications (the password requested is the one of your desktop, not the one of your BQ)
      • 12 files Downloaded (the first one is long with ADSL), then 13 files pushed to the device (quicker)
      • Then the device reboots and installs the files (about 5 minutes), then reboots once more running UBports
        You're done !

      Hope this can help
      Pulsar33

      posted in General
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    • RE: The State Of Ubuntu Touch.

      I don't like scopes and never used them.
      I want a desktop with only my favorite picture(s).
      I'd be very happy if the background image could be a slideshow, switching every 10 or 15 minutes (for example)
      It's exactly what I have for my Desktop PC with Cinnamon. No garbage on the screen and powerful menus
      BR
      Pulsar33

      posted in Design
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    • RE: How to set Desktop Mode off and make it stick?

      @dtarrant mispellings ...

      Use

      gsettings set com.canonical.Unity8 usage-mode Windowed
      gsettings set com.canonical.Unity8 launcher-width 6
      gsettings set com.canonical.Unity8 autohide-launcher true
      

      The opposite of Windowed is Staged

      BR
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      posted in Lenovo Tab M10 X605F/L
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    • RE: Add more modern and popular devices to offical supported list

      @xqqy said in Add more modern and popular devices to offical supported list:
      Maybe is time to drop some old device to newer one.

      This is a totally irresponsible idea at a time when the danger of destroying the planet through over-consumption is so high and finally recognized by a growing number of people.

      Desperate 😞
      Pulsar33

      posted in Off topic
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    • RE: libertine complains about LD_PRELOAD libtls-padding.so

      OTA-19 : install libtls-padding0 via the Preferences/Libertine GUI works well
      BR
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      posted in Libertine
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    • RE: "Desktop" should be background-picture + Icons

      Yes, this forum is for discussion and this is your opinion.
      Many people have another feeling. I don't want anything polluting my background picture

      screenshot20211004_170256018.png

      And moreover, I would like that this background picture can change automatically.
      This is why I created an issue (but nobody seems to have time to work on it)
      BR
      Pulsar33

      posted in Design
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    • Gently setup a Libertine container and some applications

      This is a following of a @ublique request in Administering the router and firewall on your phone while usb tethering ...

      @ublique said :
      So @pulsar33 could you briefly outline the steps for an average linux user to get your Libertine container set up and working? Anything would be helpful.

      After some disappointments following the documentation about the shell commands with OTA-18, I came to the following :

      My best suggest is to use the Preferences/Libertine GUI as many as possible. In order to succeed, my second suggest is to always look at the messages scrolling during the installation. The spinning wheel only says that it is not ended but can let think that something was wrong. Often, it is just not ended and we are too impatient.

      As it was my spare BQ E5, I was able to reinstall it freshly and I suggest to do so if you can (save your data if needed). At the very least, if you have a container in the GUI, remove it to (try to) avoid any residual problem. Swipe the name of the container to the right and hit the "trashcan". When you see "Get started" create a new container and let it do its job. To see what's happening, swipe the container name to the left and hit "information" then "view" if necessary and go down to see the log. Wait until completion ...!

      Once it's over, the GUI shows the name that you proposed but you have now a clean container named "xenial". The name you proposed is ignored, as well as the root password if you defined it (I'm not sure). Here is your new container :
      root folder : ~/.cache/libertine-container/xenial/rootfs/
      data folder : ~/.local/share/libertine-container/user-data/xenial/

      You must be aware that you are running applications as root, but inside the container, except for some home folders.

      Install for example gnome-system-monitor (good tool to see what's happening on you phone). Hit the spinning wheel to see the log as above and wait until completion ...!

      At this time, I don't think that Libertine Tweak Tool is usefull and I suspect that changing the dpi has a bad impact on the sensitivity of widgets in the right part of the screen. see comments here
      According to me, you should preferably set the font to the right size in each software you install (this option generally exists).

      Here is the list of what I've installed after gnome-system-monitor. All this works despite a few drawbacks.

      • hardinfo
      • pcmanfm (FM)
      • lxterminal (term) : some problems with software and bluetooth keyboards
      • libtls-padding0 (for error message in terminal)
      • gedit
      • pkg-config (before the libraries !)
      • libgtk-3-dev
      • libxml2-dev
      • my CheckLog source code => compiled and linked OK => running
      • net-tools
      • nmap
      • curl
      • host

      If you compile your code from your source, you can put the launcher in :
      /home/phablet/.cache/libertine-container/xenial/rootfs/usr/share/applications/ and in
      /userdata/user-data/phablet/.cache/libertine-container/xenial/rootfs/usr/share/applications/

      Keyboard :
      it is better to remove the automatic correction in the general keyboard settings. When using a Bluetooth keyboard, it is also better to disable the software keyboard

      Windowed mode if you don't have UTTT :
      In the UBtouch Terminal (not in Libertine), type :
      gsettings set com.canonical.Unity8 usage-mode Windowed
      gsettings set com.canonical.Unity8 launcher-width 6
      gsettings set com.canonical.Unity8 autohide-launcher true

      Can launch but unusable or quite :
      nemo (FM), emelFM2 (FM), spacefm (FM), caja (FM), Xfe (FM), Xfe-i18n (FM), gentoo (FM), scite (edit), xterm (term), sakura (term), gpsprune, gpsbabel ...

      Doesn't launch :
      htop, gnome-terminal, freeplane, filezilla, fs-uae, thunar (FM), pcmanfm-qt (FM), Konsole (term), Terminator (term), xsensors

      Doesn't install :
      Konqueror (FM), Dolphin (FM), Polo (FM), Pantheon (FM), 4pane (FM), fman (FM), peazip (FM)
      Wireshark (NPA) is a special case. When installing from the GUI, the process asks a question and you can't answer it, unfortunately. So the installation process never ends. And if you try to install it otherwise, you can't create the Wireshark group that is required for it to work. it's really a shame.

      Here is another list of applications published by @TotalSonic in Running desktop applications on UBTouch

      I hope all this will be usefull and without (too many) errors !
      BR
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      posted in Libertine
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    • RE: New lock screen circles

      Hi

      From the security point of view, just one remark ...

      • When I enter the passcode on my laptop/desktop, I have to end it with Enter and all this seems normal to anyone

      ... and two questions : isn't it dangerous or at least a limitation that :

      • the keyboard is automatically set to numeric if a number is expected ?
      • the number of expected digits is indicated by the circles ?

      Why do developpers always want to change what is working fine ?
      is there not enough things to repair ?

      BR
      Pulsar33

      posted in Design
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    • RE: WifiTransfer not connecting to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

      @dtarrant : Hello
      Please read again what I said to you sometimes ago.
      Maybe the FTP client of Nautilus in 18.04 has an issue or a more protected way to connect to the server, I don't know. However, FTP works with clients and servers and you have several solutions, at least to test and detect which element is faulty. For exemple, give a try to Filezilla Client on your laptop. This one should connect to WiFitransfer.
      Good luck
      Pulsar33

      posted in Support
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    Latest posts made by Pulsar33

    • RE: Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      OK, this time it's fine
      Thanks to all
      Good evening
      Pulsar33

      posted in Support
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    • RE: Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      @Keneda said in Any fix planned for the boot bug ?:

      to recognize the file, low number, under or equal to 25 is xenial stable, RC is much like 100, and dev can be 800 or so

      Arrrg ! I never used channels until today, I always tested the Stable versions as soon as they were available. According to what you say above, I understand that I have the Dev version (987) installed, not the Stable one (23). So let's go for another installation and cross the fingers to see it good at last ...
      BR
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      posted in Support
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    • RE: Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      @Keneda Good evening,
      It has been laborious. I don't even know if we can declare this issue as solved because I had to install and reinstall several times the versions without being sure which ones were really installed at a given time. After installing the RC version, the Stable version would not reinstall. I think I installed the Developer version having engaged Developer mode for all intents and purposes. I was finally able to reinstall the Stable version (at least I think so, as the channel selection seems to be unstable or even random).
      I just turned the phone off and on again without having to force a reboot. The problem seems to be solved but I am unable to specify how.
      Unless I am mistaken, the versions installed successively are :
      RC version 150 OS number OTA-25 peripheral ..._1023known
      Dev version 23 OS number OTA-25 peripheral ...
      1023known
      Stable version 987 OS number 2023-04-14 peripheral ...
      1987_known

      Above list is false, see below
      I don't know if this is normal and understandable for you
      Best regards
      Pulsar33

      posted in Support
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    • RE: Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      @Keneda ok thanks
      I try that as soon as battery is over 70% and come back
      BR
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      posted in Support
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    • RE: Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      @lduboeuf ok, I will give a try and comment here (I need first to upgrade my Mint Desktop which is a more urgent operation)
      Have a nice day
      Pulsar33

      posted in Support
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    • RE: Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      @lduboeuf sorry if I missed something about a previous issue.
      If you think the only way is to reinstall, I think I will only do it if I'm sure that No Wipe keeps my Libertine setup unmodified.
      Thanks for your answer too
      Pulsar33

      posted in Support
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    • RE: Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      @arubislander : I didn't notice any boot problem with OTA-24 and I don't remember if I seriously check OTA-23 before that. But since OTA-25 was automatically distributed and updated, each time my BQ is switched off, then on, the boot fails :
      After displaying a white screen with BQ, the Ubuntu screen appears and some dots go highlighted, then the screen goes almost black (but not switched off) and the phone stays like that.
      I have to force a new boot thanks to the three buttons maintained about 15 seconds in order to get a proper start up of the phone.
      No, I didn't try reinstalling with the UBports installer because I have many personnal settings among which a very important Libertine installation (tools, code, applications, ...) and it would be hard to reinstall all this in exactly the same way as it is.
      Thanks for your answer
      Pulsar33

      posted in Support
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    • Any fix planned for the boot bug ?

      OTA-25 was supposed to be the last version for BQ's unfortunately it brings a very unpleasant bug at startup (screen almost turned off, forced startup required).
      Do you have a fix planned and how would it be distributed?
      Best regards
      Pulsar33

      posted in Support
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    • RE: Copy file out of libertine container to normal file system

      Read the doc ...

      Libertine applications have access to these folders:
      Documents
      Music
      Pictures
      Downloads
      Videos

      BR
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      posted in Libertine
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    • RE: deeper embed of libertine??

      @developerbayman I've never needed any command line for Libertine and it works nice !
      Just do that
      BR
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      posted in Libertine
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