First steps

Get a feel for how free software can replace proprietary software that you're using...

• Adium — replaces iChat
• Burn -- Disc Burning -- GPLv2
• Camino -- Web Browser -- MPL/LGPL/GPL Tri-License
• Cyberduck -- FTP/SFTP/WebDAV Client -- GPLv2
• Thunderbird — replaces Apple Mail
• VLC — replaces iTunes and QuickTime
• Inkscape — replaces Adobe Illustrator
• GIMP — replaces Photoshop
• GrandPerspective -- Disk Visualizer --GPLv2
• Handbrake -- Video Encoder -- GPLv3
• Frostwire -- Gnutella Client -- GPLv3
• Miro -- Video Player -- GPLv2 or later; LGPL / BSD
• NeoOffice -- OS X Port of the OpenOffice Office Suite -- GPLv2
• LibreOffice -- -- LGPLv3
• Xiph QuickTime Components -- Plugin that allows QuickTime to play Ogg Theora / Vorbis -- LGPL
• Pomodoro -- Time Management -- BSD
• Q --Virtualization -- GPLv2
• QuickSilver -- Launcher -- Apache
• Stellarium -- Planetarium -- GPLv2
• Transmission -- BitTorrent Client -- GPLv2/MIT
• Blender -- 3D Creation Suite GPLv2 or later
• Seashore -- End-User Image Editing Based on the GIMP -- GPLv2
• Scribus -- Desktop Publishing -- GPLv2
• Audacity -- Audio Editor -- GPLv2

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Trisquel 6.0 on MacBook Air

The installation process of the latest version of Trisquel has turned out to be relatively straightforward with only a few minor bumps along the way. Here are the steps for installing Trisquel 6.0 on MacBook Air MD231LL/A, based on Ubuntu instructions available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation

1. First, install rEFIt, an EFI bootloader, or burn a rEFIt CD. You will need
   rEFIt for synchronizing partitions once Trisquel installation is finished. For more
   information about how to install and use rEFIt, see <http://refit.sourceforge.net>.
2. Next, you need to repartition your hard drive. Log into MAC OS system and
   use Disk Utility to shrink your OS X partition creating free space for Trisquel
   at the end of the disk.
3. Boot into a Trisquel LiveCD by holding down the ALT-key and selecting
   "Windows" CD.
4. Once you boot using the LiveCD, you can choose to install Trisquel in two
   different modes: grapical mode or text mode. Select text mode and follow the
   instructions of the installer.
5. In the partitioning step of the install, make sure to select 'partition
   manually' to create partitions for Trisquel in the space freed earlier.
6. At the end of the installation process, I encountered the following problem
7. with installing GRUB: "can't execute grub-probe- no such file or directory." In spite of this issue, however, the installation completed
8. After finishing the installation, boot into rEFIt, select the "partition
   tool" to sync your partition tables. With partition tables synced, you may
   elect to uninstall rEFIt (again, see <http://refit.sourceforge.net> for
   instructions).
9. To deal with the GRUB issue during install, boot live Trisquel environment
   from a CD, chroot into the newly installed system to install and configure GRUB
   manually.
10. Finaly, restart and boot into Trisquel by holding down the ALT-key again and
    selecting "Windows" (don't let that confuse you).  When you see the Trisquel
    Logo, dance and celebrate!