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SleeperGuy:

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SleeperGuy:

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User:SleeperGuy/sandbox/Tonqi

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SleeperGuy:

'''Tonqi''' is the friendly green dragon mascot of the [https://www.trinitydesktop.org Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE)], continuing the classic tradition from early KDE releases. Rendered in charming early 3D style, Tonqi brings a nostalgic touch to TDE, reminiscent of the original mascot artwork from the KDE 2 and 3 eras. Alongside his fellow dragon companions, Tonqi lives in the digital world of TDEvalley, keeping the spirit of the desktop light and fun. <ref>This whimsical backstory is fictional and meant to add a bit of retro charm and personality to the TDE community.</ref>

'''Looking for classic dragon artwork?''' Visit the [[User:SleeperGuy/Artwork/Mascots]] page to see Tonqi and friends in their original 3D glory!
=KDEValley's Story=

[[File:Mascot konqi-logo.png|150px|thumbnail|left|Qt inside]]
Once upon a time, there were cyber creatures known as KDE Dragons. Under their scales were Qt hearts and free software. These dragons were scattered all around Flossland, tending to their own business.. Life was super simple, and things only changed slowly, much slower than what happened in Proprietaryland across the Belief Ocean.

[[File:Kandalf.png|150px|thumbnail|right|Kandalf, the mysterious <s>computer scientist</s> wizard ]]
But one day, a wizard, or pyjama-loving computer scientist, named Kandalf, traveled to the location of what would be today's KDEValley and decided to stay. Using his powers, he gathered the dragons to build a town which they could have never have built alone.
<ref>Matthias Ettrich [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/de.comp.os.linux.misc/SDbiV3Iat_s/zv_D_2ctS8sJ announced] KDE in 1996.</ref>
Kandalf named the place KDEValley and the dragons began to refer to themselves as the "KDE Dragons". Kandalf worked as the new town's ambassador of the time, communicating with other colonies across Flossland as well as inviting more dragons to the town. Konqi was the first dragon who joined Kandalf, and worked under Kandalf as his assistant.
<ref>In April 1999, Konqi was announced as the new animated assistant to the KDE Help Center. This first version of Konqi is designed by Stefan Spatz, in-used from KDE version 2.x to 4.x.</ref>

Years later, the town of KDEValley began to take shape. Seeing his task completed, Kandalf passed the town to the hands of the dragons and continued on his journey. After Kandalf's departure, Konqi was chosen to be the town's next ambassador.
<ref>The community loved Konqi and later he replaced the previous project mascot, Kandalf, from version 3.x onwards.</ref>

==The Great Fork in the Road==

[[File:Konqi-old3D.png|150px|thumbnail|left|The original Konqi, proud and polygonal]]
For a long while, harmony reigned in KDEValley. The dragons crafted tools, painted interfaces, and sipped binary tea under Qt-coded stars. But as time marched on, a wind of change blew through the valley. Some dragons dreamt of sleeker shapes and ever-shifting skies — of plasma storms and neon glows. They called this path "KDE 4."

Yet not all dragons wished to leave the sturdy cobblestones of their old town. Many still loved the classic halls built on KDE 3.5 — halls with reliable scrollbars and chunky charm. So, with great care, a group of these dragons picked up their favorite libraries, scrolls, and widgets, and set off to build a new town, not far away. They called it TDEvalley, the Trinity Desktop Environment.

Leading them was a familiar figure — Tonqi, a cousin of Konqi, sharing the same 3D scales and KDE lineage. Tonqi became the guardian of tradition, ensuring the essence of the classic KDEValley would live on — stable, fast, and friendly as ever.

<ref>The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) forked from KDE 3.5 in 2010 to preserve and continue development of the classic desktop environment.</ref>

And so, while KDEValley continued to grow skyward in ever newer directions, TDEvalley stood proudly on solid foundations — a place where dragons old and new could enjoy the desktop as it was remembered, with Tonqi's smile welcoming all who visit.

=Tonqi=

[[File:Konqi-old3D.png|thumbnail|right|250px|Tonqi, the classic 3D dragon]]

Tonqi is the ambassador of TDEvalley, proudly carrying the legacy of the original KDE Dragons. With pixel-perfect determination and a firm grip on simplicity, Tonqi ensures that the spirit of the classic desktop thrives — fast, stable, and charmingly old-school. While his cousin Konqi wandered off toward shinier skies, Tonqi stayed grounded, helping dragons build a desktop that Just Works™.

Tonqi may not have fancy animations or plasma magic, but he has something better: reliability, and a red scarf that hasn’t changed in over a decade.

===Name===

Tonqi’s full name is often debated — some say it was “Tonqi” before a keyboard glitch rebranded him. Officially, though, he’s known simply as Tonqi of TDEvalley, the guardian of traditions and tidy toolbars.

Unlike his cousin Konqi the Konqueror, Tonqi never got too carried away with grandeur. He preferred panels that don’t wiggle and windows that remember their size. But don’t let his modesty fool you — Tonqi knows every config file by heart.

===Appearance===

Tonqi maintains the noble appearance of the original dragon design:

* A classic green polygonal body, full of 2000s charm.
* Two strong yellow antlers, looking like sideways "K"s.
* A proud red scarf with a white "T", now retro in the best way.
* Golden tail spikes, still untouched by vector graphics.
* Rendered with love using early open-source 3D tools.

===Personality===

Tonqi, like most classic KDE dragons, is:

* Dependable
* Calm and focused
* Practical
* Detail-oriented
* A bit grumbly about unnecessary changes
* Extremely loyal to his community

=Katya=

[[File:Katie-old3D.png|thumbnail|right|250px|Katya, wise and sharp-eyed]]

Katya is the calm voice of reason in TDEvalley — graceful, no-nonsense, and always five configuration steps ahead. Inspired by Katie, the original KDE mascot for women contributors, Katya continues her legacy in TDE by championing clarity, accessibility, and tidy code.

Although she's often mistaken for Tonqi's assistant, Katya is actually his equal in every sense — and occasionally the one who has to reboot him when he gets stuck in a loop.

===Role===

Katya ensures that the user experience in TDE remains consistent and clean. She’s the first to test new tools and the last to approve a patch that breaks tab order. If Tonqi is the heart of TDEvalley, Katya is the mind.

<ref>Katya is a tribute to Katie, KDE's original mascot for women contributors, created around the time of the [https://timeline.kde.org KDE Women] initiative in 2001.</ref>

===Personality===

Katya's traits include:

* Wise
* Responsible
* Patient (especially with Tonqi)
* Analytical
* Supportive
* A bit sarcastic when tired

Together, Tonqi and Katya represent the living memory of the classic K Desktop — not frozen in time, but thoughtfully preserved, improved, and still very much alive in TDEvalley.

===Appearance===

Katya generally looks like:
*A bright green, cartoonish dragon with classic 3D charm.
*She has short, rounded wings and long fangs protruding from her upper jaw.
*Wears a simple white sleeveless dress that reaches her feet.
*She accessorizes with a bracelet on her wrist, a necklace with a star pendant, and a stylish headband holding back her horns.
*Her horns are curved backward and colored white, distinct from most dragons.
*Big expressive eyes and simple eyebrows add to her calm but confident appearance.

''(She doesn’t bother with trends — Katya prefers timeless, functional style.)''

<ref>Content from KDE Wiki [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)]. All contributions to the KDE Wiki are licensed under this license unless stated otherwise.</ref>

User:SleeperGuy/sandbox/Tonqi

2025-06-16T13:32:37Z

SleeperGuy: Create sandbox

'''Tonki''' is the friendly green dragon mascot of the [https://www.trinitydesktop.org Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE)], continuing the classic tradition from early KDE releases. Rendered in charming early 3D style, Tonki brings a nostalgic touch to TDE, reminiscent of the original mascot artwork from the KDE 2 and 3 eras. Alongside his fellow dragon companions, Tonki lives in the digital world of TDEvalley, keeping the spirit of the desktop light and fun. <ref>This whimsical backstory is fictional and meant to add a bit of retro charm and personality to the TDE community.</ref>

'''Looking for classic dragon artwork?''' Visit the [[User:SleeperGuy/Artwork/Mascots]] page to see Tonki and friends in their original 3D glory!
=KDEValley's Story=

[[File:Mascot konqi-logo.png|150px|thumbnail|left|Qt inside]]
Once upon a time, there were cyber creatures known as KDE Dragons. Under their scales were Qt hearts and free software. These dragons were scattered all around Flossland, tending to their own business.. Life was super simple, and things only changed slowly, much slower than what happened in Proprietaryland across the Belief Ocean.

[[File:Kandalf.png|150px|thumbnail|right|Kandalf, the mysterious <s>computer scientist</s> wizard ]]
But one day, a wizard, or pyjama-loving computer scientist, named Kandalf, traveled to the location of what would be today's KDEValley and decided to stay. Using his powers, he gathered the dragons to build a town which they could have never have built alone.
<ref>Matthias Ettrich [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/de.comp.os.linux.misc/SDbiV3Iat_s/zv_D_2ctS8sJ announced] KDE in 1996.</ref>
Kandalf named the place KDEValley and the dragons began to refer to themselves as the "KDE Dragons". Kandalf worked as the new town's ambassador of the time, communicating with other colonies across Flossland as well as inviting more dragons to the town. Konqi was the first dragon who joined Kandalf, and worked under Kandalf as his assistant.
<ref>In April 1999, Konqi was announced as the new animated assistant to the KDE Help Center. This first version of Konqi is designed by Stefan Spatz, in-used from KDE version 2.x to 4.x.</ref>

Years later, the town of KDEValley began to take shape. Seeing his task completed, Kandalf passed the town to the hands of the dragons and continued on his journey. After Kandalf's departure, Konqi was chosen to be the town's next ambassador.
<ref>The community loved Konqi and later he replaced the previous project mascot, Kandalf, from version 3.x onwards.</ref>

==The Great Fork in the Road==

[[File:Konqi-old3D.png|150px|thumbnail|left|The original Konqi, proud and polygonal]]
For a long while, harmony reigned in KDEValley. The dragons crafted tools, painted interfaces, and sipped binary tea under Qt-coded stars. But as time marched on, a wind of change blew through the valley. Some dragons dreamt of sleeker shapes and ever-shifting skies — of plasma storms and neon glows. They called this path "KDE 4."

Yet not all dragons wished to leave the sturdy cobblestones of their old town. Many still loved the classic halls built on KDE 3.5 — halls with reliable scrollbars and chunky charm. So, with great care, a group of these dragons picked up their favorite libraries, scrolls, and widgets, and set off to build a new town, not far away. They called it TDEvalley, the Trinity Desktop Environment.

Leading them was a familiar figure — Tonki, a cousin of Konqi, sharing the same 3D scales and KDE lineage. Tonki became the guardian of tradition, ensuring the essence of the classic KDEValley would live on — stable, fast, and friendly as ever.

<ref>The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) forked from KDE 3.5 in 2010 to preserve and continue development of the classic desktop environment.</ref>

And so, while KDEValley continued to grow skyward in ever newer directions, TDEvalley stood proudly on solid foundations — a place where dragons old and new could enjoy the desktop as it was remembered, with Tonki's smile welcoming all who visit.

=Tonki=

[[File:Konqi-old3D.png|thumbnail|right|250px|Tonki, the classic 3D dragon]]

Tonki is the ambassador of TDEvalley, proudly carrying the legacy of the original KDE Dragons. With pixel-perfect determination and a firm grip on simplicity, Tonki ensures that the spirit of the classic desktop thrives — fast, stable, and charmingly old-school. While his cousin Konqi wandered off toward shinier skies, Tonki stayed grounded, helping dragons build a desktop that Just Works™.

Tonki may not have fancy animations or plasma magic, but he has something better: reliability, and a red scarf that hasn’t changed in over a decade.

===Name===

Tonki’s full name is often debated — some say it was “Tonqi” before a keyboard glitch rebranded him. Officially, though, he’s known simply as Tonki of TDEvalley, the guardian of traditions and tidy toolbars.

Unlike his cousin Konqi the Konqueror, Tonki never got too carried away with grandeur. He preferred panels that don’t wiggle and windows that remember their size. But don’t let his modesty fool you — Tonki knows every config file by heart.

===Appearance===

Tonki maintains the noble appearance of the original dragon design:

* A classic green polygonal body, full of 2000s charm.
* Two strong yellow antlers, looking like sideways "K"s.
* A proud red scarf with a white "T", now retro in the best way.
* Golden tail spikes, still untouched by vector graphics.
* Rendered with love using early open-source 3D tools.

===Personality===

Tonki, like most classic KDE dragons, is:

* Dependable
* Calm and focused
* Practical
* Detail-oriented
* A bit grumbly about unnecessary changes
* Extremely loyal to his community

=Katya=

[[File:Katie-old3D.png|thumbnail|right|250px|Katya, wise and sharp-eyed]]

Katya is the calm voice of reason in TDEvalley — graceful, no-nonsense, and always five configuration steps ahead. Inspired by Katie, the original KDE mascot for women contributors, Katya continues her legacy in TDE by championing clarity, accessibility, and tidy code.

Although she's often mistaken for Tonki's assistant, Katya is actually his equal in every sense — and occasionally the one who has to reboot him when he gets stuck in a loop.

===Role===

Katya ensures that the user experience in TDE remains consistent and clean. She’s the first to test new tools and the last to approve a patch that breaks tab order. If Tonki is the heart of TDEvalley, Katya is the mind.

<ref>Katya is a tribute to Katie, KDE's original mascot for women contributors, created around the time of the [https://timeline.kde.org KDE Women] initiative in 2001.</ref>

===Personality===

Katya's traits include:

* Wise
* Responsible
* Patient (especially with Tonki)
* Analytical
* Supportive
* A bit sarcastic when tired

Together, Tonki and Katya represent the living memory of the classic K Desktop — not frozen in time, but thoughtfully preserved, improved, and still very much alive in TDEvalley.

===Appearance===

Katya generally looks like:
*A bright green, cartoonish dragon with classic 3D charm.
*She has short, rounded wings and long fangs protruding from her upper jaw.
*Wears a simple white sleeveless dress that reaches her feet.
*She accessorizes with a bracelet on her wrist, a necklace with a star pendant, and a stylish headband holding back her horns.
*Her horns are curved backward and colored white, distinct from most dragons.
*Big expressive eyes and simple eyebrows add to her calm but confident appearance.

''(She doesn’t bother with trends — Katya prefers timeless, functional style.)''

<ref>Content from KDE Wiki [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)]. All contributions to the KDE Wiki are licensed under this license unless stated otherwise.</ref>

Ubuntu Trinity Repository Installation Instructions

2024-06-19T16:03:17Z

SleeperGuy: /* Configure the package manager */ Changing the terminology for Ubuntu

[[Category:Documentation]]
[[Category:Installation]]

This page provides instructions to '''install''', '''upgrade''' or '''remove''' Trinity Desktop Environment on your Ubuntu system.
__FORCETOC__

=Available versions=

==R14.x.y series==

===Stable versions===

Packages for stable versions are available for the following Ubuntu distributions (green rows indicates latest version):

{| class="wikitable"
! Version
! Architectures
! Notes
|-style="background:lightgreen"
| 24.04 - Noble
| amd64, ppc64el, arm64, armhf
|
|-style="background:lightgreen"
| 23.10 - Mantic
| amd64, ppc64el
|
|-style="background:lightgreen"
| 23.04 - Lunar
| amd64, ppc64el
|
|-style="background:lightgreen"
| 22.10 - Kinetic
| amd64, ppc64el
|
|-style="background:lightgreen"
| 22.04 - Jammy
| amd64, ppc64el, arm64, armhf
|
|-
| 21.10 - Impish
| amd64, ppc64el
| up to R14.1.0
|-
| 21.04 - Hirsute
| amd64, ppc64el
| up to R14.0.13
|-
| 20.10 - Groovy
| amd64, ppc64el
| up to R14.0.12
|-style="background:lightgreen"
| 20.04 - Focal
| amd64, ppc64el, arm64, armhf
|
|-
| 19.10 - Eoan
| amd64, i386, ppc64el
| up to R14.0.10
|-
| 19.04 - Disco
| amd64, i386, ppc64el
| up to R14.0.9
|-
| 18.10 - Cosmic
| amd64, i386, ppc64el
| up to R14.0.8
|-style="background:lightgreen"
| 18.04 - Bionic
| amd64, i386, ppc64el, armhf
|
|-
| 17.10 - Artful
| amd64, i386, ppc64el
| up to R14.0.6
|-
| 17.04 - Zesty
| amd64, i386, ppc64el
| up to R14.0.5
|-
| 16.10 - Yakkety
| amd64, i386
| up to R14.0.4
|-
| 16.04 - Xenial
| amd64, i386, ppc64el, armhf
| up to R14.1.1
|-
| 14.04 - Trusty
| amd64, i386, armhf
| up to R14.0.11
|-
| 12.04 - Precise
| amd64, i386
| up to R14.0.8
|-
| 10.04 - Lucid
| amd64, i386
| up to R14.0.6
|}

===Rolling versions===

Rolling builds are available for a broader set of versions.

* [[Preliminary_Stable_Builds|Preliminary Stable Builds]] - rolling version of current stable branch (maintenance releases)
* [[Preliminary_Testing_Builds|Preliminary Testing Builds]] - rolling version of main development branch (major/minor releases)

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==TDE v3.5.13.x==
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
Packages for older TDE versions are available for the following Ubuntu distributions:

{| class="wikitable"
! Version
! Architectures
! Notes
|-
| 13.04 - Raring
| amd64, i386
| up to v3.5.13
|-
| 12.04 - Precise
| amd64, i386
| up to v3.5.13
|-
| 10.04 - Lucid
| amd64, i386
| up to v3.5.13
|}
</div></div>

=Setup Ubuntu Universe and Multiverse repositories=

As root (e.g. using sudo), uncomment (remove the # marks from) the lines of your <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt> file that include Universe and Multiverse

If your system does not contain entries for Universe and Multiverse, append "universe multiverse" to your main Ubuntu repository line.

Alternatively, you may use graphical tools or other tutorials to enable the Universe and Multiverse repositories.

=Setup Ubuntu Recommended Updates repository=

As root (e.g. using sudo), uncomment (remove the # marks from) the lines of your <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt> file that include <tt>-updates</tt>.

If your system does not contain entries for <tt>-updates</tt>, copy your main Ubuntu repository line to the end of the <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt> file and append <tt>-updates</tt> to the distribution name.

Alternatively, you may use graphical tools or other tutorials to enable the Recommended Updates repository.

=Configure the package manager=

Add the following lines to your <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt> file.

{{WarningBox
|text=Make sure to replace <span style="color:#ff0000">'''<your-distribution-release-name>'''</span> with your actual distribution release name (for example 'jammy' or 'noble')
}}

===TDE R14.1.x series===
<syntaxhighlight lang="sourceslist">
deb http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-r14.1.x <your-distribution-release-name> main deps

# Optional sources
deb-src http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-r14.1.x <your-distribution-release-name> main deps
</syntaxhighlight>

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===TDE R14.0.x series===
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
<syntaxhighlight lang="sourceslist">
deb http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-r14.0.x <your-distribution-release-name> main
deb http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-builddeps-r14.0.x <your-distribution-release-name> main

# Optional sources
deb-src http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-r14.0.x <your-distribution-release-name> main
deb-src http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-builddeps-r14.0.x <your-distribution-release-name> main
</syntaxhighlight>
</div></div>

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
===TDE v3.5.13.x===
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
<syntaxhighlight lang="sourceslist">
deb http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-v3.5.13 <your-distribution-release-name> main
deb http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-builddeps-v3.5.13 <your-distribution-release-name> main

# Optional sources
deb-src http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-v3.5.13 <your-distribution-release-name> main
deb-src http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-builddeps-v3.5.13 <your-distribution-release-name> main
</syntaxhighlight>
</div></div>

=Import GPG signing key=

The best way to install GPG key is to manually download and install package <code>trinity-keyring</code>. The advantage is that this method of installation is not dependent on the availability of the key server. Another advantage is that the key is not integrated into the global apt keyring, but is installed as a separate file:

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ wget http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/deb/trinity-keyring.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i trinity-keyring.deb
</syntaxhighlight>

=Install Trinity=
* If you are doing a '''fresh TDE installation''', please follow the steps listed below.<br>
* If you are '''upgrading''' from an existing version, please follow the instruction under the [[#TDEUpgrade|upgrading]] section.<br>

==Fresh installation==

The following steps are suggested for installing the latest version.

{{WarningBox
|text=<span style="color:#0000ff">''tde-trinity''</span> package is a comprehensive meta-package. To install only a basic environment, replace <span style="color:#0000ff">''tde-trinity''</span> with <span style="color:#0000ff">''tdebase-trinity''</span> in the instructions below.
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo aptitude install kubuntu-default-settings-trinity kubuntu-desktop-trinity
</syntaxhighlight>

===Localization===
{{TipBox
|text=After installing the environment, it is also a good idea to install the localization packages so that you can switch the environment to your native language. For example, for Czech you would run: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">$ sudo apt-get install tde-i18n-cs-trinity</syntaxhighlight>
}}

==<span id="TDEUpgrade"></span>Upgrading from an existing installation==

The following steps are suggested for upgrading to the latest version.

{{TipBox
|text=Before upgrading from v3.5.13.x (or even KDE3), please make sure to go through this [[Tips_And_Tricks|page]] for useful tips suggested by other TDE users.
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo aptitude full-upgrade
</syntaxhighlight>

This will upgrade TDE to the newer version and should complete smoothly.

If you are upgrading from an existing R14.0.x installation, you are done.

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
If you are upgrading from v3.5.13.x, after these two steps some dummy packages may still be installed on your system and could be safely removed.
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">

'''A.''' If you had previously installed some <span style="color:#0000ff">''kde meta packages''</span>, (such as kde-core-trinity, kdeadmin-trinity, ...) use the command below, where <span style="color:#0000ff">''<tde-equivalent-metapackage>''</span> is the equivalent package in R14.0.x (tde-core-trinity, tdeadmin-trinity, ...). Repeat for all meta packages there had been installed.

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo aptitude install <tde-equivalent-metapackage>
</syntaxhighlight>

'''B.''' Run aptitude in interactive mode, limit the display to <code>~i-trinity~ddummy</code> and manually check/delete/upgrade unneeded packages from the ones displayed.
</div></div>

=Upgrading both Ubuntu and TDE from a previous version=
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{{WarningBox
|text=Using a live CD to upgrade both Ubuntu and your Trinity installation may break your installation.<br>Instead, please follow these instructions.
}}
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">

1) Make sure you have ''update manager'' installed.

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo apt-get install update-manager
</syntaxhighlight>

2) Run the update-manager through console. Open a terminal and run:

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ update-manager
</syntaxhighlight>

3) Check for updates and install all updates before proceeding. You need to have the latest packages to proceed.

4) Run the distribution upgrade tool. Click the upgrade button. Read the release notes, then let it download the upgrade tool. Authenticate with your password and let the upgrade run.

5) If you are upgrading from KDE 3 or TDE 3.5.x series, on the verification screens make sure there are no kde* packages anymore (for example, kdebase-kde3, kdelibs-kde3, kdebase-trinity, kdelibs-trinity).

6) You can allow the upgrade tool to check for obsolete packages. It should not remove TDE related ones.
</div></div>

=Removing Trinity=

{{TipBox | caption = Note | text = Please read the following instructions completely before starting the removal process.}}

Removing the Trinity Desktop Environment involves the following four steps:

# Uninstalling packages
# Removing the Trinity repository from the list of available package sources
# Cleaning up the package cache
# Removing left-over files from your home directory

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==Uninstalling packages==
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">

===Using aptitude===

If you have ''aptitude'' installed, you can simply run

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo aptitude purge '~i~Otrinitydesktop'
</syntaxhighlight>

===Using apt-get===

Using the standard ''apt-get'' utility to uninstall TDE and its dependencies involves the following three steps:
# Generating a list of all packages available from the Trinity repository
# Using that list to uninstall all installed packages originating from that repository
# Uninstalling all packages that were installed as dependencies of Trinity

To generate a list of all packages available from the Trinity repository, you will need to filter out just the package names from two files in <code>/var/lib/apt/lists</code> and write the result to a new file. The names of these files depend on three factors: The Ubuntu release in use, the processor type the system is running on, and whether you're using the stable series or rolling-release packages. So, for example, when running the R14.1.x series on the i386 variant of Ubuntu Lunar, the names are as follows:
* <code>mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org_trinity_deb_trinity-r14.1.x_dists_lunar_main_binary-i386_Packages</code>
* <code>mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org_trinity_deb_trinity-builddeps-r14.1.x_dists_lunar_main_binary-i386_Packages</code>

First, let's create a new empty file in <code>/tmp</code>, using <code>mktemp</code>:

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ mktemp /tmp/tde.XXXX
/tmp/tde.fB6B
</syntaxhighlight>

Generating a list of all Trinity packages and writing it to that file now works as follows:

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sed -n '/^Package: / s/^Package: //p' /var/lib/apt/lists/mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org_trinity_deb_trinity-*Packages > /tmp/tde.fB6B
</syntaxhighlight>

Be sure to replace the output file's name with the actual name of the file <code>mktemp</code> created on your system.

Now that we have a list of all TDE packages, we can hand that to <code>apt-get</code> for uninstallation:

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo apt-get remove $(cat /tmp/tde.fB6B)
</syntaxhighlight>

Replace <code>apt-get remove</code> with <code>apt-get purge</code> to also remove the configuration files that came with those packages. And, as above, be sure to replace the output file's name with the actual name of the file <code>mktemp</code> created on your system.

Apt will figure out which of the packages in the list are actually installed and present them for uninstallation. It will also already notify the user of a bunch of packages that "were automatically installed and are not longer required" and suggest using <code>apt autoremove</code> to uninstall them. We will take care of that in the next step. So, for now, just confirm the uninstallation of the TDE packages.

If Apt asks whether to stop the tdm deamon, say yes. We're removing TDE, after all. This will land you on the TTY that TDM was running on before. Need to switch back to the one you ran <code>apt-get</code> from using Ctrl + F1..7.

Finally, to uninstall all remaining Trinity dependencies, you will need to run

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo apt-get autoremove
</syntaxhighlight>

In case you also want to remove the configuration files that came with these packages, append <code>--purge</code> to the <code>autoremove</code> command.

{{WarningBox | caption = CAUTION | text = Beware that running <code>apt-get autoremove</code> without care can leave certain software on your system or the system as a whole in an unusable state. The command simply uninstalls all packages that were installed as dependencies of packages that are no longer installed, which might lead to the uninstallation of packages that you wanted to keep.

Be sure to read the list of packages that Apt will want to uninstall, carefully. If you want to continue to use any of the packages in that list, abort the operation, mark that package as manually installed, and then run the command again.

If you're not sure how to handle the situation, ask in the Trinity IRC channel or on the mailing list.}}
</div></div>

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
==Removing the Trinity repository from package sources==
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">

Open <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> and either remove the Trinity repository lines or comment them by adding a hash symbol (<code>#</code>) at the beginning of each line. Then save the file and run <code>sudo apt-get update</code>.
</div></div>

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
==Cleaning up the package cache==
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">

If you deactivated/removed the repo from source.list, at least run

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo apt-get autoclean
</syntaxhighlight>

This will remove all Trinity packages from the local cache.

To get rid of other packages as well, you'll have to clean out the whole package cache using

<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
$ sudo apt-get clean
</syntaxhighlight>
</div></div>

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
==Removing left-over files from your home directory==
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">

Remove TDE files in <tt>$HOME</tt>. Usually these are the <tt>.tderc</tt> file and the <tt>.trinity</tt> and <tt>.qt</tt> directories. (The latter is still mistakenly used by some applications.)
</div></div>

LiveCDs

2024-06-18T00:57:17Z

SleeperGuy:

[[Category:Documentation]]

Each of these LiveCDs comes with the Trinity Desktop Environment preinstalled, so that you can try it out without having to mess around with installing it in your main environment. Unless otherwise marked, all of them contain the most recent version of Trinity.

===Distributions===
*[https://dragora.org/en/index.html Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre] - <i>independent, [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html FSF-approved libre distribution]</i>
*[http://exegnulinux.net/ Exe Gnu/Linux]
*[http://trinity.mypclinuxos.com/ PCLinuxOS (external)]
*[http://www.q4os.org/ Q4OS]
*[https://www.ttoslinux.org/download.html TTOS Linux]
*[https://sleeperos.sourceforge.io/ Sleeper OS]
====Outdated====
*[[ALTLinuxInstall|ALT Linux]]
**[http://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/p7/images/starterkits/ P7 starterkit] (based on stable branch)
**[http://en.altlinux.org/Regular Regular TDE] (weekly build based on Sisyphus the dev repo)
*[http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/cdimages/pclinuxos/ PCLinuxOS (internal)]
*[[Slax with Trinity]]
*[http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/cdimages/ubuntu/ Ubuntu Releases]

LiveCDs

2024-06-13T23:30:33Z

SleeperGuy:

[[Category:Documentation]]

Each of these LiveCDs comes with the Trinity Desktop Environment preinstalled, so that you can try it out without having to mess around with installing it in your main environment. Unless otherwise marked, all of them contain the most recent version of Trinity.

===Distributions===
*[https://dragora.org/en/index.html Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre] - <i>independent, [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html FSF-approved libre distribution]</i>
*[http://exegnulinux.net/ Exe Gnu/Linux]
*[http://trinity.mypclinuxos.com/ PCLinuxOS (external)]
*[http://www.q4os.org/ Q4OS]
*[https://www.ttoslinux.org/download.html TTOS Linux]
*[https://sleeperos.sourceforge.io/#Features Sleeper OS]
====Outdated====
*[[ALTLinuxInstall|ALT Linux]]
**[http://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/p7/images/starterkits/ P7 starterkit] (based on stable branch)
**[http://en.altlinux.org/Regular Regular TDE] (weekly build based on Sisyphus the dev repo)
*[http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/cdimages/pclinuxos/ PCLinuxOS (internal)]
*[[Slax with Trinity]]
*[http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/cdimages/ubuntu/ Ubuntu Releases]