Comments on: All Current UBUNTU Problems Solved http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/ "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." - James Dean Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:01:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27102 Don Ray Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:12:15 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27102 Thanks for the update Henry. I think I will stick with what I have. Thanks for the update Henry. I think I will stick with what I have.

]]> By: Henry http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27101 Henry Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:09:42 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27101 Just a quick heads-up. IBM is offering their own version of OO.o as Lotus Symphony. I downloaded it and got it to "run" just once, and it was agonizingly slow on my 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 with 1 GByte of RAM and Kubuntu 6.1. I could never make it run again, and uninstalled it, but I still get offers to start document downloads in Lotus Symphony, so it's ghost is still on my computer. I give it three thumbs down. Henry Just a quick heads-up. IBM is offering their own version of OO.o as Lotus Symphony. I downloaded it and got it to “run” just once, and it was agonizingly slow on my 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 with 1 GByte of RAM and Kubuntu 6.1. I could never make it run again, and uninstalled it, but I still get offers to start document downloads in Lotus Symphony, so it’s ghost is still on my computer. I give it three thumbs down.

Henry

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27091 Don Ray Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:09:51 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27091 Hi Mark. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I have never played around any with SPARC hardware. Sorry that UBUNTU didn't work out in your environment. I have brought it up on Intel and AMD environments and also on a Intel MAC. Hi Mark. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I have never played around any with SPARC hardware.

Sorry that UBUNTU didn’t work out in your environment. I have brought it up on Intel and AMD environments and also on a Intel MAC.

]]> By: Mike http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27090 Mike Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:00:56 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27090 Hi Don, I tried UBuntu based on your findings here. My only problem was that I installed on my old SPARC 5 that was running Solaris 8. After I got it installed, I was really impressed with the interface. As I got things up and running I cam across one big problem. There is no java support for UBuntu and SPARC!!! Doh!! So I am stuck. I would highly recommend UBuntu for Intel. I abandoned my attempt after I found out there was no java plugin for ubuntu and sparc. I think I am going to go to Solaris 10 now. But thanks for the UBuntu updates. I agree that it is a nice os. When my current xp box dies then I will move it over to UBuntu. Hi Don, I tried UBuntu based on your findings here. My only problem was that I installed on my old SPARC 5 that was running Solaris 8. After I got it installed, I was really impressed with the interface. As I got things up and running I cam across one big problem. There is no java support for UBuntu and SPARC!!! Doh!! So I am stuck. I would highly recommend UBuntu for Intel. I abandoned my attempt after I found out there was no java plugin for ubuntu and sparc. I think I am going to go to Solaris 10 now.

But thanks for the UBuntu updates. I agree that it is a nice os. When my current xp box dies then I will move it over to UBuntu.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27088 Don Ray Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:30:59 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27088 Hi Dan. Thanks for taking the time to comment. If I remember correctly, the Google pack requires you to be on a M$ O$ (XP or Vi$$ta). It is probably a worthwhile download for anyone that is using XP or Vista. I think you still have to pay for Sun Office if you want it for a Linux environment. Hi Dan. Thanks for taking the time to comment. If I remember correctly, the Google pack requires you to be on a M$ O$ (XP or Vi$$ta). It is probably a worthwhile download for anyone that is using XP or Vista. I think you still have to pay for Sun Office if you want it for a Linux environment.

]]> By: Dan Miller http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27086 Dan Miller Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:12:13 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27086 Hi. I had been using Open Office for several months, when I read that Sun was offering Star Office 8 for free. It has all of the Open Office stuff and a tad more. I have no idea whether it works on a non-windows platform. I have read that it does not, but that may not be true. Here is a link explaining how to get Star Office 8: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-pack-adds-staroffice.html One small problem I had: I downloaded Star Office and it worked fine. Then, to free up space on the hard drive, I deleted Open Office. Then Star Office didn't work, so I had to uninstall it, download again, and reinstall. Now it works just fine. Apparently, when downloading, the computer senses the presence of Open Office and does not download certain components. Good luck, Dan PS: the "Dan" referenced in the link is not me. Hi.

I had been using Open Office for several months, when I read that Sun was offering Star Office 8 for free. It has all of the Open Office stuff and a tad more. I have no idea whether it works on a non-windows platform. I have read that it does not, but that may not be true. Here is a link explaining how to get Star Office 8:
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-pack-adds-staroffice.html
One small problem I had: I downloaded Star Office and it worked fine. Then, to free up space on the hard drive, I deleted Open Office. Then Star Office didn’t work, so I had to uninstall it, download again, and reinstall. Now it works just fine. Apparently, when downloading, the computer senses the presence of Open Office and does not download certain components.
Good luck,

Dan

PS: the “Dan” referenced in the link is not me.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27083 Don Ray Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27083 Thanks Tuxi. Thanks Tuxi.

]]> By: Tuxi http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27082 Tuxi Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:19:17 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/27/all-current-ubuntu-problems-solved/#comment-27082 Don Ray, http://libinklevel.sourceforge.net/ may have a program which will allow you to monitor ink levels (you may be able to install kink, qink, or ink from Synaptic). If you spend enough time with Google, you might be able to find a utility to clean the cartridges. I stumbled across several useful utilities for my Epson photo printer and now have all the utility I want within Linux. :-) Don Ray,

http://libinklevel.sourceforge.net/ may have a program which will allow you to monitor ink levels (you may be able to install kink, qink, or ink from Synaptic). If you spend enough time with Google, you might be able to find a utility to clean the cartridges.

I stumbled across several useful utilities for my Epson photo printer and now have all the utility I want within Linux. :-)

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