[olug] InstallFest Flier

Thu Apr 13 23:40:30 UTC 2006

Hmmm... So what IS good for multimedia now anyway?  I
just had a massive crash in Windows, it's a good thing
the most important thing I ever do there is play
games.  Otherwise I could have lost some REAL data. 
It's a bad sign when you try to run a program and
Windows says it the C: drive can't be accessed... 
It's even worse when that program is chkdsk...  WinSCP
became my best friend there, since I'd backed up all
my important data to my server with it.

--- Carl Lundstedt <clundst at unlserve.unl.edu> wrote:

> SuSE is just as bad or worse about these codecs. 
> Even though I ponied
> up for the box set all the multimedia stuff was
> crippled.  There are
> instruction in linux journal on where to point Yast
> to to get the goods,
> but its still a pain.
> 
> Carl Lundstedt
> UNL
> On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 12:12 -0700, Eric Lusk wrote:
> > I'd actually be tempted to go with Suse, or
> something
> > similar, in that case.  Unless you get a
> membership to
> > the Mandriva Club, you have to download the light
> > version of Mandriva, which is missing a lot for
> > multimedia. (Codecs and even some of the media
> > players)
> > Thw light version is fine if you're running a
> server,
> > but no good if you plan on playing music, videos,
> and
> > games.  It can take hours to locate, download, and
> > install all the applications that the Club version
> has
> > included.
> > Also, 10.1 will, by default, try to fetch the list
> of
> > update servers from www.linuxmandrake.org, which
> now
> > appears to have been snagged by someone other than
> > Mandriva.
> > 
> > --- Alan McGreer <armmcg at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Eric
> > > 
> > > I just checked the disks and it is MandradeLinux
> ver
> > > 10.1.  I have the disks
> > > and books.  But not the expertise to do a
> complete
> > > install.
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > 
> > > On 4/13/06, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If it's still called Mandrake, then it's an
> older
> > > > version; Mandrake has changed to Mandriva. 
> > > Someone
> > > > should have the CDs/DVD for an
> upgrade/install, or
> > > one
> > > > of the many other versions out there.
> > > > I personally use Mandriva, I like the tools
> that
> > > come
> > > > with it, even the "light", or free, version is
> > > good.
> > > > But there may be others that come bundled with
> > > more
> > > > software anymore; if you get the free version
> you
> > > may
> > > > find yourself looking for packages that are
> free,
> > > but
> > > > they just don't bundle with it anymore...
> > > >
> > > > --- Alan McGreer <armmcg at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Jon
> > > > >
> > > > > Question, I have a laptop, (already
> partitioned
> > > for
> > > > > Linux) with Mandrake on
> > > > > it. Can you help me reinstall Mandrake (I
> have
> > > the
> > > > > disks) or can you install
> > > > > your preferred version of Linux?  I don't
> have a
> > > > > preference as I am trying
> > > > > to learn Linux...
> > > > >
> > > > > The Mandrake version I have has issues with
> my
> > > > > laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000)
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Alan
> > > > >
> > > > > On 4/13/06, Jon H. Larsen
> <relayer at levania.org>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have put a copy of the InstallFest flier
> on
> > > the
> > > > > OLUG website.  Please
> > > > > > download a copy and pass it around to
> friends,
> > > > > co-workers, computer
> > > > > > stores, etc!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.olug.org/installfest/april2006/OLUG_Installfest_apr_large_06.pdf
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.olug.org/installfest/april2006/OLUG_Installfest_apr_large_06.sxw
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jon L.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
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