[frgeek-michiana] Re: Installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Part 2
- From: Tony Germano <tony_germano@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 10:21:48 -0400
I think it actually enables the "partner" repository at archive.canonical.com
that is commented out by default. That repo has things like adobe flashplayer,
acrobat reader, sun java, and a few other things.
From /etc/apt/sources.list:
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner
Tony
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> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 19:34:20 -0400
> From: tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Part 2
>
>> 5. Video/Sound
>>
>> Ubuntu chose 800x600 instead of 1024x768. The desktop gui utility
>> fails to reconfigure X windows at 1024x768 so it can only be done
>> manually. I think Mike pointed this out earlier.
>>
>> I downloaded an AVI format video and tried to play it with the default
>> movie player. Ubuntu automatically asked me if I wanted to install
>> restricted files. I said 'yes', and the package manager downloaded and
>> installed the minimum files to play the video. The libraries also
>> suport mpg/mpeg videos.
>>
>> The sound subsystem is not working. Fr. Robert fixed Marc's sound by
>> disabling the modem. The sound and modem chip are the same chip, a
>> DSP. The modem software had grabbed the DSP and wouldn't let go.
>
> :: Video
>
> The Ubuntu installer chose a refresh rate (85 Hz) that was too high to
> manage any resolution greater than 800x600. I lowered the refresh rate
> to 75 Hz and increased the resolution to 1024x768 using the desktop gui.
> Video works.
>
> I needed Flash to vote for a friend's video submission in the the
> GoDaddy commercial contest. A Flash icon appeared on the blank screen. I
> clicked it. The browser landed at Adobe's Flash site, and a dialog box
> asked if I wanted to install third party software (didn't say
> "proprietary" or "unfree"). I said "yes", and Synaptic added the "third
> party" to the sources list (I think), downloaded Flash and installed it.
>
> [If you'd like to help my friend win the contest and waste some time
> watching GoDaddy commercials:
>
> 1. Go to http://www.GoDaddy.com/Contest.
> 2. In the search box to the right of the Flash window, enter "Bryon
> DeVolder" or "Feeling Trapped". Press the Go button.
> 3. Give Bryon's commercial a 5 rating, please.
>
> Bryon submitted two videos (a) Feeling Trapped: Comic Book Style, and
> (b) Feeling Trapped. He would like everyone to vote for the Comic Book
> version -- again, rate it 5 on the scale. You can vote once per day from
> any unique IP. The contest ends Friday.]
>
> :: Sound
>
> The Ubuntu installer apparently mutes the sound subsystem by default. I
> unmuted the sound and it works.
>
> Tom
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