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    Next good workhorse release ?

    About 3 months ago I downloaded the current version and having been using it 99% of the time 14 hours a day!

    Just Office stuff and Firefox. Plus Gimp.

    Can't get You-tube to work or any BBC News video clips.

    So I downloaded the latest a greatest 8.10 release and errr,,,,, it was empty of applications.

    I was hoping for more day to day applications and a nice generous Application downloader but obviously I missed the point..

    So two questions:-

    1) Any ideas on getting the missing Video clip functionality working ?

    2) How can I tell when the next release of a version that is better than the one I've been using is offered ? (Better as in more applications that are integrated and working ( ?



    Tim
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    Re: Next good workhorse release ?

    1) Any ideas on getting the missing Video clip functionality working ?
    you need to install the flashplugin-nonfree from Adept.


    2) How can I tell when the next release of a version that is better than the one I've been using is offered ? (Better as in more applications that are integrated and working ( ?
    http://www.kubuntu.org or http://distrowatch.com


    So I downloaded the latest a greatest 8.10 release and errr,,,,, it was empty of applications.
    what apps were not included?
    &quot;Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it&#39;s from Neptune.&quot; ~Noam Chomsky<br /><br />Gigabyte MB, AMD 64x2 6000, 2 Gigs Patriot DDR2, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX, 400Gig WD SATA HDD &amp; 1TB WD SATA HDD.
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      Re: Next good workhorse release ?

      Originally posted by Tim036

      So I downloaded the latest a greatest 8.10 release and errr,,,,, it was empty of applications.
      That's an odd comment.

      Could it be the case that you did not enable the package repositories? Open KMenu>System>Adept Package Manager, click the top left icon on the side and then the "Sources" tab, disable the CD ROM as a source, and enable "Universe" "Multiverse" "Restricted", then "quit" followed by "fetch".

      There are actually over 25,000 packages available, that's why I found your comment unusual.
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        Re: Next good workhorse release ?

        [quote=CVPunk ]
        1)

        you need to install the flashplugin-nonfree from Adept.

        Tried to do that using add.remove programs and it could not find it using search.

        I must be doing something wrong ?

        What do I put in search?

        Any thoughts greatly appreciated !

        Tim
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          Re: Next good workhorse release ?

          First, There's a bug in 8.10 which prevents displaying packages from third-party repositories. open Konsole... and type sudo update-apt-xapian-index and hit enter, then put in your password.

          Open Adept Package Manager (KMenu >Applications >System >Package Manager)
          click on the Sources button (globe), click Edit Software Sources, make sure all the boxes are checked in the Kubuntu Software tab, click on the Third-Party Software tab and check all the boxes (uncheck cdrom:.. ) , click Close and it should update your software sources automatically.
          Then click on Search and type in flas (you only need the first four letters of a package)
          click the package and it should expand then put a check in the box where it says install this package


          You might also want to add the Medibuntu repos..
          to do this, open Konsole...
          type sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list and hit enter, then put in your password.
          then type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update



          &quot;Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it&#39;s from Neptune.&quot; ~Noam Chomsky<br /><br />Gigabyte MB, AMD 64x2 6000, 2 Gigs Patriot DDR2, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX, 400Gig WD SATA HDD &amp; 1TB WD SATA HDD.
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            Re: Next good workhorse release ?

            Originally posted by CVPunk
            First, There's a bug in 8.10 which prevents displaying packages from third-party repositories. open Konsole... and type sudo update-apt-xapian-index and hit enter, then put in your password.

            Open Adept Package Manager (KMenu >Applications >System >Package Manager)
            click on the Sources button (globe), click Edit Software Sources, make sure all the boxes are checked in the Kubuntu Software tab, click on the Third-Party Software tab and check all the boxes (uncheck cdrom:.. ) , click Close and it should update your software sources automatically.
            Then click on Search and type in flas (you only need the first four letters of a package)
            click the package and it should expand then put a check in the box where it says install this package


            You might also want to add the Medibuntu repos..
            to do this, open Konsole...
            type sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list and hit enter, then put in your password.
            then type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update



            What is:- Medibuntu ?

            Tim
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              Re: Next good workhorse release ?

              Originally posted by CVPunk
              First, There's a bug in 8.10 which prevents displaying packages from third-party repositories. open Konsole... and type sudo update-apt-xapian-index and hit enter, then put in your password.

              Open Adept Package Manager (KMenu >Applications >System >Package Manager)
              click on the Sources button (globe), click Edit Software Sources, make sure all the boxes are checked in the Kubuntu Software tab, click on the Third-Party Software tab and check all the boxes (uncheck cdrom:.. ) , click Close and it should update your software sources automatically.
              Then click on Search and type in flas (you only need the first four letters of a package)
              click the package and it should expand then put a check in the box where it says install this package



              It was the pre- Oct version I was updating . And it didn't work.

              Seem to be installed OK but still you tube/BBc news video clips say this:-

              Cannot play media.You do not have the correct version of the flash player. Download the correct version

              _________________________________

              Oh well......



              Tim
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                Re: Next good workhorse release ?

                What is:- Medibuntu
                another repository for things like Adobe Reader and such.
                I'd say to try and put in the Medibuntu repos and try to do a search in Adept for the flashplugin-nonfree
                &quot;Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it&#39;s from Neptune.&quot; ~Noam Chomsky<br /><br />Gigabyte MB, AMD 64x2 6000, 2 Gigs Patriot DDR2, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX, 400Gig WD SATA HDD &amp; 1TB WD SATA HDD.
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                  Re: Next good workhorse release ?

                  Originally posted by CVPunk
                  What is:- Medibuntu
                  another repository for things like Adobe Reader and such.
                  I'd say to try and put in the Medibuntu repos and try to do a search in Adept for the flashplugin-nonfree
                  The software updated itself ! and on youtube this is the error message:-

                  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.

                  ________________________________
                  I'm using the 64 bit version of Kubunti, is that a different download?

                  Also how do I remove any failed attempts so I have a clean start? On the pre Oct version of this OS ?

                  Many thanks,

                  Tim
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                    Re: Next good workhorse release ?

                    I'm using the 64 bit version of Kubunti, is that a different download?

                    Also how do I remove any failed attempts so I have a clean start? On the pre Oct version of this OS ?
                    64bit and 32bit all grab from the same repositories. If your system is up to date then it should not matter if it was a pre-Oct. download. Don't download the Adobe Flash Player from the Adobe website... use Adept Package Manager.

                    open Adept package manager. (not add/remove) in the package manager make sure you have all the repositories selected in the Kubuntu software and Third-party software tabs. Add the Medibuntu repositories. After you have done those steps (that I posted in detail above) click on the Source button to update the sources list.
                    then, click on Search and do a search for Flashplugin-nonfree, Sun-java6, and kubuntu-restricted extras.
                    install those and everything should work.
                    &quot;Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it&#39;s from Neptune.&quot; ~Noam Chomsky<br /><br />Gigabyte MB, AMD 64x2 6000, 2 Gigs Patriot DDR2, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX, 400Gig WD SATA HDD &amp; 1TB WD SATA HDD.
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                      Re: Next good workhorse release ?

                      Originally posted by CVPunk
                      I'm using the 64 bit version of Kubunti, is that a different download?

                      Also how do I remove any failed attempts so I have a clean start? On the pre Oct version of this OS ?
                      64bit and 32bit all grab from the same repositories. If your system is up to date then it should not matter if it was a pre-Oct. download. Don't download the Adobe Flash Player from the Adobe website... use Adept Package Manager.

                      open Adept package manager. (not add/remove) in the package manager make sure you have all the repositories selected in the Kubuntu software and Third-party software tabs. Add the Medibuntu repositories. After you have done those steps (that I posted in detail above) click on the Source button to update the sources list.
                      then, click on Search and do a search for Flashplugin-nonfree, Sun-java6, and kubuntu-restricted extras.
                      install those and everything should work.
                      Wow ! It all works now both in video and sound ! I do hope on the next serious release all that stuff works out of the box !

                      I had to coax Gimp into life and Stellarium but that needed the most support !

                      Thank you so much for your patience ! It was very very greatly appreciated !



                      Tim
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                        Re: Next good workhorse release ?

                        no problem, glad I could help.

                        I do hope on the next serious release all that stuff works out of the box !
                        not so sure that will happen with with any of the actual *buntu desktop OS's. There are other distro's based on Ubuntu that put in a lot of the multi-media codecs.. Linux Mint springs to mind.
                        &quot;Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it&#39;s from Neptune.&quot; ~Noam Chomsky<br /><br />Gigabyte MB, AMD 64x2 6000, 2 Gigs Patriot DDR2, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX, 400Gig WD SATA HDD &amp; 1TB WD SATA HDD.
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                          Re: Next good workhorse release ?

                          Ah !

                          Linux mint here I come !



                          Tim
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                            Re: Next good workhorse release ?

                            Linux Mint is actually pretty decent. My 7yr old daughter uses Linux Mint 5 with the XFCE desktop environment. Linux Mint 5 is available with Gnome, KDE3.5, or XFCE.
                            I believe the newest Linux Mint 6 is only available in Gnome with the others coming soon.

                            You can find out more here... http://linuxmint.com/
                            &quot;Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it&#39;s from Neptune.&quot; ~Noam Chomsky<br /><br />Gigabyte MB, AMD 64x2 6000, 2 Gigs Patriot DDR2, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX, 400Gig WD SATA HDD &amp; 1TB WD SATA HDD.
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