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    #1

    Guess what ardvark did?

    Are ya ready, kids?!

    Well, for a while now, I have been seeing my Windows Vista install slowly go down the tubes since I deleted Kubuntu and gave the entire HDD back to Vista. Bad move. Had to get the MBR repaired by a shop because I didn't have a Vista DVD. Then, after a while, my systems sounds and my ability to see any kinds of pictures suddenly went away one day, including any kind of wallpaper. It was still usable, since I still had sounds for all my programs.......that is, until today when out of nowhere (as I'm playing mp3's) Vista bluescreens and proceeds to dump the memory. I can see the handwriting on the wall.........

    So, as of tonight, My laptop is running Kubuntu 10.04 100%, no version of Windows of any kind, save for the restore partition in case I may need Vista in the future, (which, Lord willing, won't be necessary.)

    Although I repair Windows systems exclusively, I am finding myself drawn to "Open Source" OS's and software in general mostly for the fact that whatever I install, for the most part, I can do with it as I please. I own it as opposed to merely purchasing a right to use it.

    I am following the pattern of installation based on what I had before, except for now I have a few questions:

    1. [FIXED ITSELF]

    2. What is the best program to burn CD/DVD's with?

    3. I installed RealPlayer 11 but it didn't add a plugin for Firefox. How do I rectify that?

    4. How do I get the Windows Media Player plugin for Firefox? It's in the Ubuntu system, although I don't know how I got it on there.

    5. Is there a mp3 player for Linux that will display album covers or art with each song like WMP did?

    Thanks in advance for your help....

    Regards...
    Last edited by ardvark71; Feb 07, 2012, 02:06 AM. Reason: Updated information
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    #2
    Good ON! Aardvark!

    woodsmoke
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      #3
      Originally posted by woodsmoke View Post
      when I FINALLY retire at 86,
      Your avatar doesn't look a day over 3 years old!

      Damn! I accidentally deleted part of your post woodsmoke when quoting your reply. Blame it on the beer and wine (that's my story and I'm sticking to it)!
      Last edited by Snowhog; Feb 06, 2012, 11:12 PM.
      Windows no longer obstructs my view.
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        #4
        LOL
        Thank you, but I edited my post so as to not steal Aardvark's story.

        woodsmoke
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          #5
          Originally posted by woodsmoke View Post
          LOL
          Thank you, but I edited my post so as to not steal Aardvark's story.

          woodsmoke
          Well, I still say it was the beer and wine.
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
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            #6
            Originally posted by ardvark71 View Post
            1. I have Firefox 10 now instead of 3.6. when I backspace (like when I'm writing in this post,) the backspace button only goes back once per hit. I can't just hold it down and have it delete everything at once. How do I fix that?

            2. What is the best program to burn CD/DVD's with?

            3. I installed RealPlayer 11 but it didn't add a plugin for Firefox. How do I rectify that?

            4. How do I get the Windows Media Player plugin for Firefox? It's in the Ubuntu system, although I don't know how I got it on there.

            5. Is there a mp3 player for Linux that will display album covers or art with each song like WMP did?
            1. I assume you mean inside text editing fields, right? Does this one-character-per-press problem occur on all web pages, or just in the KFN editor?

            2. Try K3b. Should already be installed with Kubuntu.

            3. Real is still around?

            4. "How do I get..." vs. "...how I got it..." --which question are you asking?

            5. Amarok does this.
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              #7
              Originally posted by steveriley View Post
              1. I assume you mean inside text editing fields, right? Does this one-character-per-press problem occur on all web pages, or just in the KFN editor?

              2. Try K3b. Should already be installed with Kubuntu.

              3. Real is still around?

              4. "How do I get..." vs. "...how I got it..." --which question are you asking?

              5. Amarok does this.
              1. The problem fixed itself somehow.
              2. Ok, I will try it.
              3. Yes, version 11 even. The filename is "nphelix.so."
              4. "How do I?"
              5. Thank you, I'll give it a shot.

              Regards...
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                #8
                Originally posted by steveriley View Post
                5. Amarok does this.
                Hi Steve...

                It's a bit buggy with this particular job. I can't figure out how to stop it from associating three songs with the wrong covers.

                Regards...
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                  Congratulations! Getting rid of windows is my best move since I bought my first (own) machine ~12 years ago.

                  Originally posted by ardvark71 View Post
                  Hi Steve...

                  It's a bit buggy with this particular job. I can't figure out how to stop it from associating three songs with the wrong covers.

                  Regards...
                  I've noticed that some albums show other covers then I have and I think it is because of these are fetched from the net and that not all albums have the same covers in US, Europe &/or Asia .. all that "branding" stuff companies put so much effort in these days.

                  You could also give clementine a go - a fork of amarok 1.5.x - I prefer Amarok but occasionally Clementine does the job better especially in a gnome environment, but I haven't played so much with cover art etc.

                  B.R

                  Jonas
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ardvark71 View Post
                    4. "How do I?"
                    I presume you mean the package gecko-mediaplayer. Have you installed it? I've never used it, so I can't offer any suggestions as to how it ought to behave.
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                      #11
                      Sounds like you're getting all the answers you needed, ardvark, so I'm just going to say this: CONGRATULATIONS!! Being windoze-free is a wonderful thing. Open source is an even MORE wonderful thing.
                      Xenix/UNIX user since 1985 | Linux user since 1991 | Was registered Linux user #163544

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Snowhog View Post
                        .......

                        Damn! I accidentally deleted part of your post woodsmoke when quoting your reply. Blame it on the beer and wine (that's my story and I'm sticking to it)!
                        You pulled a "GreyGeek". I've done that several times. Aggravating, isn't it? It was a lot easier on the old forum.
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                          Congratulations, Ardvark!!! :cool:

                          Since your new Kubuntu is so new, why don't you take a small step to get ahead of the game and never have to do another install for the next FIVE years? Simply download the latest daily image of Kubuntu 12.04, and install it instead. In my experience it is, including the 120 mb update today, very stable and very nice. KDE 4.8. The new 3.2-014 kernel which runs my CPU and average of 5 degrees cooler in idle and 10 degrees F under load. All in all, FEATURE RICH and VERY NICE!
                          "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
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                            #14
                            Thanks, guys!

                            @GreyGeek: Perhaps at some future point, 10.04 works very well on this system and I'm hesitant to leave it.

                            Regards...
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by steveriley View Post
                              I presume you mean the package gecko-mediaplayer. Have you installed it? I've never used it, so I can't offer any suggestions as to how it ought to behave.
                              Thanks, Steve. I will have to look at the file name for this plugin when I get the chance.

                              Regards...
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