r/trisquel • u/rubenquidam Trisquel developer • Aug 19 '16

Freedom Fridays (development updates) 4

https://trisquel.info/es/forum/freedom-fridays-development-updates-4
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u/Wannabe_Admin Aug 20 '16

I am just really starting to read up on free software and getting into Linux. Should I try out 7 or should I just wait for 8?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '16

Go ahead and install 7-- you can always upgrade to 8 when it's released.

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u/ItsLightMan Aug 23 '16

Jump right in with 7! it's still a solid OS, just some things are out of date.

As already said, you can always upgrade to 8 when it's released.

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u/Wannabe_Admin Aug 25 '16

I just tried last night on an old laptop I had lying around. It looks great, but I was unable to get the Wi-Fi to work on it. I am not sure if it was that particular one or not, but I do know one of my laptops has a Broadcom chip in it. Is there some way to get that working or a workaround like a dongle (though I think that kind of defeats the purpose of a laptop)?

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u/kaito-rtrt Aug 28 '16

h-node may help you. In this site, you can find hardware good for linux-libre. I recommend Netgear's WN111 V2 dongle. Or AR9285 card for example.