Ubuntu ---Resources...GETDEB

GETDEB Support Group ^ | March 2009 | GETDEB Support Group

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

There is no "company" behind this project - it is managed, maintained, developed and supported by a volunteer group and by the users themselves.

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You are browsing software for Ubuntu Intrepid (64 bits), you can select other version .
Browsing software for

Desktop

, the following types are available.

[sionnsar]

How did I guess the logo would be green?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This might be interesting:

LXDE - Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment for Ubuntu

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Since this is a resource thread:

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Where to search Ubuntu Personal Package Archives (PPA)

Not sure what we are talking about with this....?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And :

ubuntu-tutorials

[sionnsar]

“Personal Package Archives (PPA) allow you to upload Ubuntu source packages to be built and published as an apt repository by Launchpad.”

Presumably you have written an application; this allows you to upload the source to a location where it will be built and made available along with other packages that can be downloaded and installed using the “apt” package manager (or managers such a Kubuntu’s “Adept” that build on apt).

[Squantos]

I love the 8.10 version .....works well in my older and new computers !

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I have just put up 9.04 Alpha 6 64 bit version and it seems a bit quicker...by a tad....but what I really like is how much better the Freerepublic pages look...not quite sure just what is different...although I think they have a new Xorg at least...but it really is more readable for me at least.

I also have a 32 version of 8.10 up ...see the thread on Super Ubuntu...and it is good....

I am running both on a Phenom AMD 2.2 Ghz with 4 Gigabyte of Ram,...

[Squantos]

Nice !

Gonna go look for 9.04 Alpha 6 64 bit version now !

[Harold Shea]

Just installed 8.10 on an elderly Gateway,updated
from 8.04.Works great.

Now if I can only figure out how to run Clamav in
root.

New to this Linux stuff,there seems to be a bit of
a learning curve

Love the mail program,my 84 yo mom likes it too

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just an update from the release notes on Alpha 6:

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X.Org server 1.6

The latest X.Org server, version 1.6, is available in Jaunty. For a little while, this will again cause increased instability for some users while the proprietary video drivers catch up.

Font size optimization

Font dot-per-inch settings are now optimized based on your monitor's capabilities, rather than defaulting to 96 dpi. You can further customize your dpi settings via System → Preferences → Appearance → Fonts → Details... 

[Squantos]

Downloaded it late last night and have the iso file .......will burn a disc later this week and giver a try !!

Thanks again !

Stay safe !

[Squantos]

I have friends that had old computers that they were going to replace etc and I told em to try 8.10 and they were very very happy at what I believe is a life extension OS for older hardware that in some cases makes a old cpu faster than new and improved for surfin the net .

I took a friends tower and cleaned it up real good, added a cooling fan and cleaned the HD and installed 8.10 and gave it back. We hooked it up, got her on line showed her what and where and how and she was hooked on ubuntu !

Stay Safe !

[joseph20]

You do realize that GNOME is far different now than it was back in the 1.0 release days?

[sionnsar]

LOL, of course.

[joseph20]

So how can you hold some dislike of GNOME 1.0 against the current version of GNOME?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just came across this reource....maybe you have not seen it:

Debian/Ubuntu Tips & Tricks

It seems to be large and many rather technical topics....but I did find these that interest me:

• How To: booting another Grub from Grub

• How-To: Customize your Ubuntu Live CD

• How-To: Find files on your computer with find

• How-To: Find missing packages with apt-file

• How-To: Install Ubuntu on LVM partitions.

• Sync Firefox with Google Browser Sync in Ubuntu

• How-To: Play DVD under Ubuntu

• How-To: Compiz Cube on multiple desktops

• How-To: Recover root password under linux with single user mode

• How-to: Installing Ubuntu Linux on a usb pendrive

• How-to get your removable device mounted under an explicit and persistent name

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  Well that was from the first 10 pages or so...but it goes back to 2006 and some specific items and notes on earlier Ubuntu releases.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And there is this:

Medibuntu

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Medibuntu (Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu) is a repository of packages that cannot be included into the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons (copyright, license, patent, etc).

Some of these packages include the libdvdcss package from VideoLAN and the external binary codecs package (commonly known as w32codecs) used by MPlayer and xine.

[Squantos]

I am in ubuntu kindergarten as far as skills go with that OS ....... but I am learning with your help and hiredhands ! It is great !! Please keep me on yer ping list Ernest !!!

Thanks you guys !

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just ran across this which is for more than ubuntu....have no idea how well it works,.....sounds good though...

Welcome to Emergence Software

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The mission of Emergence Software is to simplify deployment and configuration of Open Source applications. Emergence Software's Configurator (ESC) provides a powerful, collaborative, and web-enabled platform for users to quickly install LAMP, WAMP, Joomla, and any other Open Source applications. To get started, Sign up now and you are few clicks away from running your favorite Open Source applications. The service is FREE!

[DaGman]

QCad is a great cad program. It’s in the repositories.