trisquel8 setup

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# set the date and time via NTP
$ ntpdate cn.pool.ntp.org


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# Personal
Backups - Startup Applications

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# Language Support
Language - Regional Formats

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# Onboard Settings
# An onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users
# and for mobility impaired users.

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# Orca Walkthrough - audio guides for blind users
# disable-orca-screen-reader-startup-without-uninstall-it
you can follow the instructions below:

$ kill $(ps -ely|grep -i orca|awk '{print $3}')

$ ps aux|egrep -i [o]rca|awk '{print $2}'|xargs kill

1. Go to start menu - Go to System
2. Select Control Center

3. Go to Assistive Technologies - Go to preferred applications
OR
3. Go to Common Tasks - Set Preferred Applications - Accessibility
OR
3. Go to Personal - Preferred Applications - Accessibility

4. Go to Personal - Startup Applications - uncheck Orca screen reader
5. Visual - uncheck run at start, and problem solved.


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# Administration
Add/Remove Applications - Software Updater - Software & Updates

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# Installing and Removing Packages

# Install a package with the following command
$ sudo apt install package-name

# Remove a package with the following command
$ sudo apt remove package-name


# Updating Software

# Check for available updates with the following comand
$ sudo apt update

# Install available updates with
$ sudo apt upgrade

# Upgrade to a newer version of Trisquel with
$ sudo do-release-upgrade

# Clean the system of unnecessary packages with
$ sudo apt autoremove


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# Hardware
Keyboard Shortcuts

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# Internet and Network
Network Connections - Network Proxy

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# Look and Feel
Appearance - Main Menu - Screensaver
MATE Tweak - Interface - Save Panel Layout(Save your current panel layout)

#  Adding a New Launcher
- Click Super + Alt + Right Click on the bottom panel.
- Select Add to Panel ...
- The Add to Panel dialog will appear.


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# Other - Fcitx
1. Open Terminal
- You simply run im-config and choose the input method.
2. You need to logout to get all setting works.
3. Go to start menu - Go to System - Select Control Center - Other
4. Fcitx Configuration - Click Plus icon - uncheck Only Show Current Language
- You can search for input method on a key word by typing: pin
5. Click the keyboard icon - set Default keyboard layout
6. After you install - First you need to restart Fcitx
- You can simply exit with menu and run fcitx again
- or you can use fcitx -r (Bad Choice)
7. You need to logout to get all setting works.

8. Global Config (to avoid conflicting hotkeys between fcitx and emacs)
Hotkey - Trigger Input Method - Alt+Super+F
Scroll between Input Method - ALT_SUPER

9. Troubleshooting
Q: Input Method Configuration - Appearance - display:
No configuration option for Kimpanel

clue:
c1. Go to start menu - Go to Accessories - fcitx-qimpanel-configtool
- open Skin Design Tab
- There is no Preview out there, and you cant save your changes.

open Terminal - run:
$ dpkg -S fcitx-qimpanel-configtool
fcitx-ui-qimpanel: /usr/share/applications/fcitx-qimpanel...
...

c2. Fcitx Configuration - open Addon Tab
- select Kimpanel - The Configure Button is grayed out

c3. Go to start menu - Go to System - Select Control Center
- Go to Personal - Startup Applications
- select Fcitx Qt IMPanel - Edit - Command: /usr/share/fcitx-qimpanel

open Terminal - run:
$ dpkg -S fcitx-qimpanel
fcitx-ui-qimpanel: /usr/share/fcitx-qimpanel...
...

$ man dpkg
-S, --search filename-search-pattern
Search for a filename from installed packages.

$ apt-cache showsrc fcitx-qimpanel
Package: fcitx-qimpanel
Binary: fcitx-ui-qimpanel
...

$ apt show fcitx-ui-qimpanel
Package: fcitx-ui-qimpanel
Version: 2.1.2-1
...
Source: fcitx-qimpanel
...
# Flexible Input Method Framework - Qt IMPanel user interface.
# This package provides the Qt IMPanel user interface developed by Ubuntu Kylin Team


A: There are three ways to solve this problem
A1. Go to start menu - Go to System - Select Control Center (Best Choice)
- Go to Personal - Startup Applications - uncheck Fcitx Qt IMPanel
A2. open Addon Tab - check Advance - uncheck Kimpanel
A3. open Terminal - run:
$ killall fcitx-qimpanel

A4. open Terminal - run: (Bad Choice)
$ sudo apt remove fcitx-ui-qimpanel

X. configure Input Method as you wish

# lower end hardware

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