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
Pulsar33
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) :
Hope this can help
Pulsar33
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
@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
Pulsar33
@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
OTA-19 : install libtls-padding0 via the Preferences/Libertine GUI works well
BR
Pulsar33
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
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
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.
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
Pulsar33
Hi
From the security point of view, just one remark ...
... and two questions : isn't it dangerous or at least a limitation that :
Why do developpers always want to change what is working fine ?
is there not enough things to repair ?
BR
Pulsar33
@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
Hello guru
I don't know but someone will certainly answer you.
I hope removing someone's posts is not possible as it would create unconsistancy in the threads.
Morevover, you have posted some messages I consider interesting.
What is often possible on forums is that the nickname of leaving users is replaced by "guest".
Best regards
Pulsar33
Hello,
I don't understand what is the problem. I've already written in two places here what should be at least a Linux Mobile, according to what a smartphone is nowadays.
My phone is a phone so :
My phone is built over Linux so :
My phone has I/O interfaces so :
My phone is smart and connected so :
I removed or adjusted some points that were not consensual.
Many users will says "I want this or that" but here above is the pure simple definition of what should work immediately without drawbacks after installing a Linux Mobile Operating System.
What is the status today for Touch or Others ?
Best regards
Pulsar33
NOTA : Ubuntu Touch OTA15 from Canonical had a ALL OK status for that
Looking for the reason why libertine-container-manager exec ... and libertine-launch ... don't work, either in a .desktop file and in a Terminal, I found that parts of the UBports documentation :
The first option is based on libertine-container-manager exec. It lets you run your commands as root. The drawback is that the container is not completely set up. So far we know that the folders mentioned above (Documents, Music, …) are not mounted i.e., the /home/phablet/ directory is empty. Likewise the directory referenced in TMPDIR is not available, which may lead to problems with software trying to create temporary files or directories
The second option is based on libertine-launch. It will execute your commands as user phablet in a completely set up container. You may use this option to modify your files using installed packages.
However, in the second option, there are problems with the DISPLAY and it fails too.
There's at least a third option : ubuntu-app-launch xenial_checklog_0.0 provided that the 2 .desktop files exist in the 2 folders
/home/phablet/.cache/libertine-container/xenial/rootfs/usr/share/applications/
/userdata/user-data/phablet/.cache/libertine-container/xenial/rootfs/usr/share/applications/
However, the icon is not found either
I don't know what should be reported as an issue or not in all what I said since the beginning of this subject ...
Pulsar33
@dtarrant :
It seems more complicated because it is more generic and powerfull. This suggest was to verify what's working or not and you can do it ...
Use this :
To configure that :
Then click connexion and you're done
Hi,
This one does it on my BQ E5
This one, I don't know (maybe)
Regards
Pulsar33
@peter-gamma you should read this and check that ...
@Lakotaubp : can you please move this thread to Libertine categorie ?
BR
Pulsar33
@lakotaubp : no problem, this is a local only exchange and WiFitransfer changes the password each time you launch it 
This is by the way one of the boring things with WiFitransfer. I use mainly uFtp instead (but that one needs to install a server on the laptop)
Best regards
Pulsar33
@Opolork : Hello
WifiTransfer :
uFtp :
Confinement :
WifiTransfer and uFtp are confined as usual so they can only access to the .local/share/<appname>/ folder.
The only choice is to use UT file manager and enable show hidden files and full access.
Using Terminal, you can create symbolic links for easier access :
Firewall :
Depends on your PC OS and configuration ... Might be necessary to modify.
Hope this helps
Pulsar33
@lakotaubp Yes I got a popup and I didn't think it was a good idea to follow the advice. As said above, a forum has to be optimized to retrieve the information you're looking for and too many threads make this difficult or impossible. I you search "Signal" your get more than 400 entries. Do you think this is a good thing ?
If you're looking only for fresh information, use chat or facebook or similar social application. A forum should be a reference database, not a diary and unfortunately, it's not the case here
BR
Pulsar33
CheckLog v1.3 real time analysis and Gnome System Monitor in Windowed mode :
Good evening
Pulsar33