Anybody using OpenOffice 2.04 (Linux) under Xandros?
in [Laptops]
|
From: AJL on 29 Jan 2010 11:30 "BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >downloading another Ubuntu version for like the 4th >time in all of these years. I am sure I'll regret it like all of the >other times. :-( This is the first Ubuntu version (9.10) that has worked flawlessly. I've not had the nightmares you've had in the past but previous versions have always had wireless and display troubles for me. So far there has not been one glitch with this version. I've downloaded tens of programs and they all have worked. Ubuntu understands NTFS so even though it has it's own little partition I can still use the whole windows partition for storage. Better than that I can run windows programs (like this newsreader) from the windows partition without having to move them using Wine. I've lost nothing from my Windows OS on the two laptops I've tried this on, but gained thousands of available Linux only apps...like OpenOffice.... ;)
From: S. Fishpaste on 29 Jan 2010 13:32 On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:54:26 -0600, BillW50 in comp.sys.laptops wrote: > In news:slrnhm1lqa.72t.SDA(a)laptop.sweetpig.dyndns.org, > S. Fishpaste typed on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:16:10 -0500: >> Why don't you use a modern Linux distro like Ubuntu? It's made for >> folks like you and works on EEEPCs -- I installed it on several for >> clients. Works out of the box; everything including the camera. You'll >> aslo get a modern version of OOo. Xandros is a POS IMO. > > Tried Ubuntu years ago and it never even loaded on any computer I ever > tried. I still have the CD and I believe it never worked because the CD > was corrupt. So I tried a Windoze install years ago and it never worked -- I still use windows though. ;-D Do yourself a favour, grab the latest Ubuntu, install it and be a happy camper. Re poorly written applications -- You'll find that anywhere. There are a sh*tload of Windoze applicatons written poorly to. There are some great applications that run on Linux, you just have to know what you're doing. If you have UNIX experience it's much easier -- But as a programmer you sure don't seem very familiar with source files ...
From: BillW50 on 29 Jan 2010 16:20 AJL wrote on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:30:25 -0700: > "BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: > >> downloading another Ubuntu version for like the 4th >> time in all of these years. I am sure I'll regret it like all of the >> other times. :-( > > This is the first Ubuntu version (9.10) that has worked flawlessly. Well apparently for me too. Everything seems to be working except playing media files and DVDs so far. And this is the Netbook Remix version. Which is supposed to fit on small screens. Although the default email application doesn't fit on the screen. So I had to find Thunderbird and install that for now. > I've not had the nightmares you've had in the past but previous > versions have always had wireless and display troubles for me. So far > there has not been one glitch with this version. I've downloaded tens > of programs and they all have worked. Ubuntu understands NTFS so even > though it has it's own little partition I can still use the whole > windows partition for storage. Better than that I can run windows > programs (like this newsreader) from the windows partition without > having to move them using Wine. I've lost nothing from my Windows OS > on the two laptops I've tried this on, but gained thousands of > available Linux only apps...like OpenOffice.... ;) Sounds good to me. ;-) -- Bill Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix
From: AJL on 29 Jan 2010 16:47 BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >Everything seems to be working except >playing media files and DVDs so far. And this is the Netbook Remix >version. Which is supposed to fit on small screens. Although the default >email application doesn't fit on the screen. So I had to find >Thunderbird and install that for now. If you can't get the remix working try the standard version. It worked fine on my netbook's small screen (Eee 1000HD with 10" screen). Course if you're using your SSD Eee netbook you may not have the room. HDDs do have their advantages... ;)
From: BillW50 on 29 Jan 2010 18:16
S. Fishpaste wrote on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:32:20 -0500: > On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:54:26 -0600, BillW50 in comp.sys.laptops wrote: >> In news:slrnhm1lqa.72t.SDA(a)laptop.sweetpig.dyndns.org, >> S. Fishpaste typed on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:16:10 -0500: >>> Why don't you use a modern Linux distro like Ubuntu? It's made for >>> folks like you and works on EEEPCs -- I installed it on several for >>> clients. Works out of the box; everything including the camera. You'll >>> aslo get a modern version of OOo. Xandros is a POS IMO. >> Tried Ubuntu years ago and it never even loaded on any computer I ever >> tried. I still have the CD and I believe it never worked because the CD >> was corrupt. > > So I tried a Windoze install years ago and it never worked -- I still > use windows though. ;-D Yeah I heard that before from a few. I guess Windows and some people just doesn't get along too well. > Do yourself a favour, grab the latest Ubuntu, install it and be a > happy camper. Yeah, AJL talked me into that hours ago. It is running and the WiFi, Webcam, mic, sound, etc are all working. Which is a first for Ubuntu. As earlier versions, always something wouldn't work right. Although I need to work on why it doesn't like multimedia files and DVDs right now. > Re poorly written applications -- You'll find that anywhere. There are > a sh*tload of Windoze applicatons written poorly to. There are some > great applications that run on Linux, you just have to know what > you're doing. I sort of doubt that. As I am still looking for the good Linux stuff. > If you have UNIX experience it's much easier -- But as a > programmer you sure don't seem very familiar with source files ... That was years ago when all we had was WordStar, dBase, and SuperCalc. If you wanted anything else, you had to write your own programs. And I sure did a lot back then. Then when applications became plentiful, I was more than happy to let others do it. :-P -- Bill Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix |